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Beverley Callard Forced To Miss I’m A Celebrity Live Final On Medical Grounds

Beverley Callard Forced To Miss I’m A Celebrity Live Final On Medical Grounds

Published by Sam Flores

Former I’m A Celebrity contestant Beverley Callard has shared her disappointment at having to miss the all-star series’ final. Beverley was one of 12 ex-campmates invited back for the latest season of I’m A Celebrity: South Africa, which was filmed last year and has been airing on ITV for the last three weeks. Earlier this week, viewers saw that the Coronation Street legend was forced to leave the series early on medical grounds, which preceded her being diagnosed with cancer back in February. Following this, she shared with her Instagram followers on Thursday that she would not be able to join her co-stars at the live I’m A Celebrity final on doctors’ advice. “Yesterday I should have flown over to England to get ready for the I’m A Celeb final,” she explained. “I was so excited and looking forward to it. And on medical advice, I can’t go, so I’m absolutely gutted. “I was dying to see them all, and it would have been brilliant. But I can’t go… the flights were booked and everything, …

Strictly Come Dancing: Every Star Rumoured To Host BBC show

Strictly Come Dancing: Every Star Rumoured To Host BBC show

Published by Sam Flores

BBC’s weekend TV favourite Strictly Come Dancing will be a noticeably different show when it returns to our screens in the autumn. Over the last few months, a number of the show’s resident professional dancers have parted ways with Strictly under a variety of circumstances, while it’s also been suggested that companion show It Takes Two could be getting something of an overhaul, too. Then, of course, there’s the search for a new presenting team in the wake of Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman’s exits at the end of last year. Before her departure, Tess had been with Strictly since its inception in 2004, with Claudia joining on a permanent basis a decade later, taking over presenting duties from the late Sir Bruce Forsyth. When the duo began hosting together, they made history as the first female presenting team to front a primetime show, and there’s no denying that Strictly viewers are going to miss their unique dynamic on those wintery Saturday nights. But, with Tess and Claudia having now left the ballroom for good, …

Strictly Come Dancing: Every Star Rumoured To Host BBC show

Strictly Come Dancing: 17 Stars Rumoured To Be Replacing Tess Daly And Claudia Winkleman

Published by Sam Flores

It’s looking increasingly like Strictly Come Dancing will be a noticeably different show when it returns to our screens in the autumn. Over the last few months, a number of the show’s resident professional dancers have parted ways with Strictly under a variety of circumstances, while it’s also been suggested that companion show It Takes Two could be getting something of an overhaul, too. Then, of course, there’s the search for a new presenting team in the wake of Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman’s exits at the end of last year. Before her departure, Tess had been with Strictly since its inception in 2004, with Claudia joining on a permanent basis a decade later, taking over presenting duties from the late Sir Bruce Forsyth. When the duo began hosting together, they made history as the first female presenting team to front a primetime show, and there’s no denying that Strictly viewers are going to miss their unique dynamic on those wintery Saturday nights. But, with Tess and Claudia having now left the ballroom for good, …

Mel Schilling, Married At First Sight Star, Has Died Aged 54

Mel Schilling, Married At First Sight Star, Has Died Aged 54

Published by Sam Flores

Married At First Sight star Mel Schilling has died at the age of 54. Earlier this month, Mel disclosed that she had been diagnosed with colon cancer in 2023, which had spread to other parts of her body. She told her followers: “My oncology team have now told me there is nothing further they can do. My light is starting to fade – and quickly.” On Tuesday morning, Mel’s husband Gareth confirmed that she had “passed away peacefully” earlier that day “surrounded by love”. “In her final moments, when I thought cancer had taken away her ability to speak, she ushered me closer and whispered a message for Maddie and me that will sustain me for the rest of my life,” Gareth said. “It took all of her remaining strength, and that gesture summed up our wee Melsie perfectly. Even then, her only thought was for Maddie and me. “This is a woman who became a new mum and a TV star at 42 – and nailed both. This is a woman who, through two …

Strictly Denies Fleur East And Janette Manrara ‘Axe’ Rumours

Strictly Denies Fleur East And Janette Manrara ‘Axe’ Rumours

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Amid widespread rumours about a shake-up ahead of this year’s season of Strictly, The Sun published a piece over the weekend claiming that the spin-off show’s presenters Janette Manrara and Fleur East were being “axed” in further changes to the franchise. However, a spokesperson for the show has now issued a statement to Metro refuting this version of events. “It is factually incorrect to claim that either [Janette or Fleur] has been ‘axed’,” they said, adding that “plans for Strictly Come Dancing 2026 will be confirmed in due course”. Janette was previously a Strictly pro for eight seasons before landing the role as host of It Takes Two in 2021. After two seasons co-hosting with Rylan Clark, he was replaced by former Strictly contestant Fleur. Karen told her Instagram followers over the weekend: “After 14 years on Strictly Come Dancing, I’ve decided this is the right time for me to close this chapter and take on new projects in other areas that I’m passionate about. “Strictly completely changed my life, not only as a performer …

The Traitors Season 5 Won’t Include ‘Secret Traitor’ Twist

The Traitors Season 5 Won’t Include ‘Secret Traitor’ Twist

Published by Sam Flores

The most recent season of The Traitors introduced a new twist that split fans right down the middle. In the latest run’s opening episode, Claudia Winkleman explained that, for the first time, a “Secret Traitor” was being appointed, who even viewers were being kept in the dark about the identity of. Of course, in the end, the twist lasted for just three episodes, before Fiona was unmasked to viewers as the figure in the red cloak. While the efficacy of the “Secret Traitor” twist is definitely still up for debate, Traitors producer Stephen Lambert has insisted it’s not one we should expect to see repeated when the castle reopens its doors. “What I like about The Traitors is there’s so many ways that story can go […] once you add a different cast and once you think of some additional tweaks here and there,” he told an audience at the University Of East Anglia, as reported by IGN. “After the huge success of the Celebrity Traitors, we introduced the idea of a Secret Traitor as …

Danny Dyer Updates Fans On Those Celebrity Traitors Rumours

Danny Dyer Updates Fans On Those Celebrity Traitors Rumours

Published by Sam Flores

In terrible news for Traitors and Danny Dyer fans alike, the former Eastenders star has claimed he’s still waiting for the call up to join the next celebrity series of the show. However, it looks like he and the BBC are yet to have any serious conversations, as the Bafta winner has now insisted the rumours about him donning a cloak for the next Celebrity Traitors are “absolute bollocks”. Appearing on this Saturday’s Jonathan Ross Show, Danny told the host and previous Celebrity Traitor: “I don’t know why they’re saying it.” “If they ask me I’ll do it, but no one’s asked me,” he added. “I would fucking declare it. I’m not on it, you’ll see when it comes on.” Tabloids claimed Danny had been lined up to appear in the next series after watching the show made him want to take part, but BBC reps at the time wouldn’t comment. The Celebrity Traitors will return to our screens later this year, and its renewal came as no great surprise given the first season’s huge …

America’s Next Top Model Documentary Producer Addresses Tyra Banks’ Involvement

America’s Next Top Model Documentary Producer Addresses Tyra Banks’ Involvement

Published by Sam Flores

The team behind the new documentary Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model have opened up about Tyra Banks’ participation. Premiering on Monday, the three-part series charts the rise of America’s Next Top Model in the 2000s, as well as tackling some of its thornier and more controversial moments. Many were surprised to see that Tyra agreed to be interviewed for the series, facing questions about her role as the host, head judge and executive producer of America’s Next Top Model, as well as her involvement in some of the show’s more shocking moments. And in case there was any doubt, executive producer Vanessa Golembewski has now clarified that Tyra was not given any special treatment as an interviewee. “From the beginning, this documentary took an incredible amount of trust,” Golembewski told Tudum. “Tyra’s perspective was always important to the series, but it was just as important that her involvement was as an interview subject only. She afforded us the same level of trust as everyone else who participates in the documentary. “She never asked …

The Celebrity Traitors 2026 Line-Up: Charlotte Crosby Claims Casting Rule Is In Place

The Celebrity Traitors 2026 Line-Up: Charlotte Crosby Claims Casting Rule Is In Place

Published by Sam Flores

It’s only been a few weeks since The Traitors left our screens, but we’re already looking ahead to the next celebrity series. Naturally, speculation is already in full flow about who the next bunch of celebs heading to the Scottish castle could be, but it turns out there’s one casting rule that helps determine just that. Geordie Shore star and Celebrity Big Brother winner Charlotte Crosby has made it clear that she won’t be getting a call-up for The Traitors because of a supposed “no reality stars” rule. “That is a genuine fact,” she told The Sun. “My agent is on the line and he will confirm. They take no reality stars. “A lot of shows have this rule. I’m A Celebrity used to have this rule. But it gets to the point where they’ve obviously run out of big names so they have to start delving into [reality TV]. “So, they’ll have this rule for maybe three or four series, and then they might have to break the mold a bit.” “As soon as …

Prue Leith Explains Why She Quit The Great British Bake Off

Prue Leith Explains Why She Quit The Great British Bake Off

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Dame Prue Leith has opened up about her decision to step down from The Great British Bake Off. In a statement earlier this month, Dame Prue announced she was leaving the show after nine years co-judging with Paul Hollywood, having first joined Bake Off when it moved to Channel 4 in 2017. Now, she has elaborated on her decision in a piece for The Spectator, admitting that she’s been “dithering for years” about the right time to leave Bake Off. “When I joined nine years ago, I thought, since I was in my mid-70s, that I’d be lucky to manage two years,” Prue wrote. “At that age, my mother was deaf as a post and away with the fairies, believing her son was her father and that her cat was the one she’d had 40 years before. But my marbles stayed more or less in place and there seemed no good reason to give up a job I loved.” Dame Prue went on to explain that “the desire to work less and play more” got …