OHMYGOSSIP — Spike Lee thinks ‘Green Book’ winning the Best Picture Oscar was a “bad call”.
The 61-year-old filmmaker was seen trying to storm out of Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre on Sunday (24.02.19) when it was revealed the musical comedy-drama – which is about the true story of pianist Dr. Don Shirley (Mahershala Ali) and his driver Tony ‘Lip’ Vallelonga (Viggo Mortensen) on a concert tour in the Deep South – had taken the evening’s most coveted award and he admitted he was unhappy that his film ‘BlacKkKlansman’ lost out at the honour.
Referring to 1989 Best Picture winner ‘Driving Miss Daisy’, Spike – whose ‘Do The Right Thing’ missed out on a nomination that year – held a glass of champagne aloft backstage and told reporters: “This is my sixth glass and you know why. I’m snake-bit. Every time someone is driving somebody I lose. But in ’89 I didn’t get nominated, so.
“I thought I was courtside at the Garden and the ref made a bad call.”
However, Spike – who took home the Best Adapted Screenplay honour for the movie – praised the Academy’s new leadership as he feels they helped him secure his first ever nominations this year.
He said: “Without April Reign and the former president of the Academy I wouldn’t be here tonight. They opened up The Academy. Three black women won Oscars. Like my brother Jay-Z says: Facts.
“Samuel L. Jackson and I went to the same college. I have known Sam from way, way back. To have him open up the envelope and say my name it was a great thing. Did I jump up on him? That was a genuine reaction.”
When he accepted his award, Spike gave a stirring speech about racism in America, slavery, and urged people to vote in the upcoming presidential election, and apologised that he didn’t get to give the thank yous he had saved for a hopeful second win.
He said: “I had two speeches. One with the list of people I was going to thank and the one that I gave. I said to myself, ‘Self. Your black ass may not be here up here again.’ So I apologise for the people I did not get the chance to thank.
“I am one of the blessed people in the world that gets to do a job I love.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Dianne Buswell is ecstatic Joe Sugg will be joining her on tour.
The ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ pro is super excited her boyfriend will be by her side when she travels with her brand new stage show ‘Here Come the Girls’.
Dianne, 29, told Hello magazine: “He’ll be travelling with me to quite a few of the places. With his job, he can do it anywhere, so no matter whether he’s in Glasgow or wherever, he can still work.
“Things are going well between us. He’s adorable and lovely. We just have such a great connection. We don’t even think about what the secret to it is – it’s just so natural. We both have a very similar personality, so we almost know what each other is thinking. We just get on, so, so well.”
The striking redhead – who met the 27-year-old television presenter when they were paired together on last year’s series of ‘Strictly’ – said the pair got together after the show had finished because there was no time to date during rehearsals.
She said: “It wasn’t really so much while we were on the show because we were so focused. Honestly, when I say there was no time, there really wasn’t. It was heads down, thumbs up, getting the dances right.
“It was more afterwards. We’d spent all this time together and done so well in the show and that’s when we had the time to actually go out on a date. But before that we’d formed a very nice bond together, that’s for sure.”
While the pair came finished in second place to Stacey Dooley on the hit BBC show, Dianne was keen to boast about the fact that they won the live tour – emerging victorious on 28 of 29 shows – and own “two matching Glitterballs”.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Rami Malek gave a passionate speech about finding his identity as he picked up the Best Actor Oscar on Sunday (24.02.19).
The 37-year-old actor – who won the Actor in a Leading Role honour for his portrayal of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ – admitted his younger self would have had his “mind blown” if he’d realised he would one day be picking up the coveted statuette and hoped the movie would pave the way for more stories about proud outsiders.
He said: “I think about what it would have been like to tell little bubba Rami that one day this might happen to him and I think his curly-haired little mind would be blown.
“That kid was struggling with his identity, and I think anyone struggling with theirs and trying to find their voice, a film about a gay man an immigrant who lived his life unapologetically and the fact I’m celebrating him and his story is proof we are longing for stories like this.
“I’m the son of immigrants from Egypt, I’m a first generation American and part of my story is being written right now and I could not be more grateful to each and every one of you and everyone who believed in me for this moment, it is something I will treasure for the rest of my life.”
Rami also gave a touching thank you to his mother, who was in attendance at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre to see him win, and his late father.
He said: “My mom is in here somewhere, I love you lady. My family thank you for all of this.
“My dad didn’t get to see me do any of this but I think he’s looking down on me right now. This is a monumental moment, I’m so appreciative to all of you, to everyone who has had a hand in getting me here.
“The Academy, people who took a chance on me every step of the way.”
And the star joked he was glad his casting in the movie had “worked out”.
He said: “I may not have been the obvious choice but I guess it worked out.
“Thank you Queen, thank you guys for allowing me to be the tiniest part of your phenomenal, extraordinary legacy, I am forever in your debt.
“My crew and my cast, I love you, you are my equals, my betters, I could never have been here without you.”
Before taking to the stage, Rami had shared a long kiss with his co-star and girlfriend, Lucy Boynton, and ended his speech with a special message for her.
He said: “Lucy Boynton, you are the heart of this film, you are beyond immensely talented, you have captured my heart. Thank you so much.”
Rami beat Christian Bale (‘Vice’), Bradley Cooper (‘A Star is Born’), Viggo Mortensen (‘Green Book’) and Willem Dafoe (‘At Eternity’s Gate’) to take the honour.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Alfonso Cuaron was named Best Director at the Academy Awards on Sunday (24.02.19).
The 57-year-old filmmaker scooped the honour – which he previously won for ‘Gravity’ in 2014 – for his work on ‘Roma’, triumphing ahead of Spike Lee (‘BlacKkKlansman’, Yorgos Lanthimos (‘The Favourite’), Pawel Pawlikoswki (‘Cold War’) and Adam McKay (‘Vice’), marking the movie’s third win of the evening.
Taking to the stage after previously winning for Best Cinematography and Best Foreign Language Film, the director joked it didn’t “get old” to be picking up an award at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre.
He then said: “I want to thank the Academy for recognizing a film centered around an indigenous woman, one of the 70 million domestic workers around the world.
“A character that has historically been relegated in the backgrounds in cinema.
“As artists, our job is to look where others don’t. This responsibility becomes much more important in times when we are being encouraged to look away. I want to thank Libo, my family, thank you, Mexico.”
The filmmaker went on to thank the stars of the movie, Yalitza Aparicio and Marina de Tavira, saying “they are the film”.
While Alfonso’s win marked the fifth time in six years a Mexican director has taken the award, it was the first time a Mexican movie has scooped Best Foreign Language Film.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Miley Cyrus was proud of Mark Ronson for winning an Oscar.
The 26-year-old singer heaped praise on her ‘Nothing Breaks Like a Heart’ collaborator – who scooped Best Song for ‘Shallow’ along with Lady Gaga, Anthony Rossomando, and Andrew Wyatt – for his success on Sunday (24.02.19) but despite the prestige of the accolade, she doesn’t see it as being any more special than any of his other successes.
Speaking to E! News at the Vanity Fair after party, she said: “I love seeing friends win whether on a scale like this or just a personal achievement.
“I don’t really gauge things think by what’s like the most massive moment. He has done so many different things, even with ‘Uptown Funk’ or so many songs that have been so massive, so this is just another thing that he has done perfectly and beautifully.”
However, Miley – who is married to Liam Hemsworth – admitted she didn’t actually get to see Mark get up on stage at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre.
She said: “Honestly, I’m not the right person to ask. I take about seven hours to get ready.”
And the ‘Wrecking Ball’ hitmaker then confessed she wasn’t actually getting ready for the party – she was too busy playing with her dogs to tune into the telecast.
She said: “I like to play with my dogs in the meantime. So, I had no TV and I was on the floor with my dogs trying to pull myself together so I am not someone great to ask.”
Although Gaga gave a large part of the acceptance speech for Best Song, Mark briefly stepped up to the mic to praise the singer-and-actress.
He said: “Only because you can’t thank yourself, when you’re in a room with her you don’t have to do too much, she writes, she sings the songs, Lady Gaga, we salute you.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Selma Blair made her first public appearance since revealing she has multiple sclerosis (MS) on Sunday (24.02.19).
The 46-year-old actress attended the Vanity Fair Oscars Party in Beverly Hills wearing a colourful pink, green, blue and black dress while carrying a personalised cane to support her movement at the bash, and she praised her friends for having the stick created for her on her big night out.
She shared a picture of her cane on Instagram and wrote: “This is love. How did I get so lucky?
“I wanted a special cane for #vanityfair dinner. So… @lyon_heartedwent out and found patent leather and @bic_owen and he stitched it on. Hours of love put in. And then #tombachick made it especially magical. I burst into tears. These gifts to get me through. #subtle #chic #love. I can’t thank these three enough. There are angels. (sic)”
The ‘Cruel Intentions’ star revealed in October she had been diagnosed with the disease last August but admitted she had experienced symptoms for 15 years.
She wrote on Instagram at the time: “I have MS and I am ok. But if you see me , dropping crap all over the street, feel free to help me pick it up. It takes a whole day for me alone. Thank you and may we all know good days amongst the challenges.
“And the biggest thanks to @elizberkley who forced me to see her brother #drjasonberkley who gave me this diagnosis after finding lesions on that mri. I have had symptoms for years but was never taken seriously until I fell down in front of him trying to sort out what I thought was a pinched nerve.
“I have probably had this incurable disease for 15 years at least. And I am relieved to at least know. And share. my instagram family… you know who you are. (sic)”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Mahershala Ali dedicated his Best Supporting Actor win to his grandmother.
The 45-year-old actor – who attended the ceremony with his wife Amatus Sami-Karim – scooped the honour for his portrayal of famed pianist ‘Doc’ Don Shirley in the movie and he thanked his relative for always pushing him to strive for success.
Speaking on stage at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday (24.02.19), he said: “I want to dedicate this to my grandmother, who has been in my ear my entire life, telling me if at first I don’t succeed, to try and try again, that I could do anything I put my mind to, always pushing me to think positively, I know I wouldn’t be here without her because she has got me over the hump every step of the way.”
“I’d like to thank my wife, my daughter, I think Universal…. everyone who helped with our movie, thank you so much.”
And as well as Don Shirley himself, Mahershala also paid tribute to his co-star Viggo Mortensen and director Peter Farrelly.
He said: “The Academy, thank you, I want to thank Dr Shirley, trying to capture his essence pushed me to my ends which is a reflection to the person he was and the life he lived, so I thank him.
“I thank my partner Viggo, an extraordinary working partner peter farrelly thank you for your leadership and your guidance and for also giving us space to work it out and come in and tweak it. I really appreciate the love, from Octavia Spencer, Chris Bowers, my double.”
Mahershala was nominated for the award alongside Adam Driver (‘BlacKkKlansman’), Sam Rockwell (‘Vice’), Sam Elliott (‘A Star is Born’) and Richard E. Grant (‘Can You Ever Forgive Me’).

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OHMYGOSSIP — Faye Tozer thought she was “far too selfish” to have children before having her son Benjamin.
The 43-year-old singer admitted that before she fell pregnant with her and husband Michael Smith’s son, who is now nine years old, she was convinced she would never have kids and didn’t feel a family was “ever going to be [part] of her life”.
In an interview with Closer magazine, she said: “Before I had Benjamin, I was a crazy career girl and I thought I’d always be far too selfish to have children. I didn’t feel little kids were ever going to be part of my life.”
“But I met the right person in Michael and the hormones kicked in. Benjamin has been the best thing that happened to me. Having a child changed my perspective on the world – on what really matters.”
The former Steps member went on to confess that although being away from her partner is tough, she and Michel make it work as when they see each other they spend all their time “cosied up on the sofa”.
She said: “It’s tough being away from home. Michael works away as well, but it works and we’re together we spend all our time with each other cosied up on the sofa watching TV or even at a hotel.
Faye added that her partner had to “hold the fort” during her stint on the latest series of ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ and insisted she’ll be taking him away as a thank you.
She said: “Strictly was a tough job and Michael had to hold the fort at home. I’m going to treat him to a nice holiday this year to say thank you.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Armie Hammer worries about money “all the time”.
The 32-year-old actor – who has children Harper, four, and Ford, two, with wife Elizabeth Chambers – may have enjoyed a string of box office successes but he insists that doesn’t mean he is financially secure.
Armie – who is the grandson of oil tycoon Armand Hammer – told Britain’s GQ magazine: “I worry about money all the time.
“I’ve only really been paid twice, ‘The Lone Ranger’ and ‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’ – they were my two big paycheques.
“OK look, there is a version of my life that is a bit like ‘Sliding Doors’, where if I chose a particular path, I wouldn’t have had to worry about anything, least of all money. I didn’t choose that route.”
And the ‘On the Basis of Sex’ star doesn’t even own his own home.
He said: “Currently, right now, and I feel kind of silly for even talking about it but I don’t own a house.
“If someone was like, ‘Well you have to remortgage something’, I don’t have anything to remortgage. Like, I am all in on this.
“Acting is all I have ever wanted to do. And you’re right. Nannies are not cheap. And I don’t just go home and wave a cheque.
“I go, ‘OK, how much is it? How many hours do we owe?’
“While my life has all these amazing opportunities here and there, I worry about money, for sure.”
Though Armie knows he does have the “safety net” of being able to ask his parents for financial assistance if things went wrong, he’d never go to them for help.
He said: “I don’t get any money from my family. I made the choice.
“Let’s be clear here, as we’re being honest and candid. Would I have a safety net, where I could go to my parents, who are now separated and ask for help if I couldn’t pay my rent? Like, ‘I need your help.’ Do I have the opportunity to do that? Yes. Would I ever do that? No.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Hugh Jackman is working on a sequel to ‘The Greatest Showman’.
The 50-year-old actor and the movie’s director Michael Gracey have already started talking about a follow-up to the hugely successful 2017 movie, which is the third highest-grossing musical in history..
Michael told The Sun newspaper: “When a movie becomes as big a success as this, it’s only natural there is demand for a sequel.
“So those discussions have started and we are working on one right now.”
However, Michael admitted getting the original movie made took eight years as investors were unsure about its success.
He said: “There were huge doubts about it for a very long time and some backers withdrew their money.”
A Hollywood source added: “The critics hated it and it was predicted to be a massive flop. But then people power took over and there hasn’t been a box office sensation like it in years.”
Hugh -who portrayed the late American showman P. T. Barnum in the musical movie – previously revealed that would love to do a sequel to ‘The Greatest Showman’ if the script was “right”.
He said: “If a genuine opportunity came up where it felt like the right thing to do, then yep, I’d get the top hat back out.”
However, the ‘Logan’ star admitted that with Disney buying 21st Century Fox – who released the movie – it could prove a challenge to get the much-loved characters, including Michelle Williams’ Charity Barnum, Zendaya’s Anne Wheeler and Zac Efron’s Phillip Carlyle, back on the big screen.
He explained: “We have a situation in the business where the company that did it has been sold to Disney, so there are a lot of spinning plates right now.”
Jackman said that musicals are hard work, but that the experience was one of the “greatest joys” of his life.
He continued: “I’m not sure what they would do, but it did take a while to get the first one up, and it’s not to be underestimated how difficult it is to get a musical up and going.
“But it’s clear to me and to everyone that people love these characters. I loved this movie, I loved this character and it was one of the great joys of my life.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Lamar Odom wants to reach out to heartbroken Khloé Kardashian.
The former professional basketball player is worried about his ex- wife – who he cheated on multiple times throughout their marriage – after her partner Tristan Thompson had a fling with Jordyn Woods, her sister Kylie Jenner’s best friend.
A source told PEOPLE: “Lamar has always cared about Khloé, he still has love for her and he hates that she’s been hurt again.
“He has a lot of regret over how he acted in their marriage. And he feels awful that she is going through more pain. He wants to reach out to her and give her his love and support.”
Khloé, 34, and Lamar, 39, tied the knot in 2009 and she put their divorce on hold to care for him in 2015 after he suffered a near-fatal overdose at a brothel in Nevada.
The pair went on to divorce in 2016.
Khloé and Tristan, 27, welcomed daughter True in April 2018 and Lamar sent them his good wishes after she announced her pregnancy.
He said at the time: “I was really happy for her. If she could take care of a grown man for four years the way she took care of me, I know she could take care of a baby.”
However, there was heartbreak for Khloé after it was revealed just days before the birth that Tristan had cheated.
And sources claim that their relationship never fully recovered.
An insider said: “Since True was born, things never really went back to normal with Tristan and Khloé. She was deeply hurt by him and basically kept him at arm’s length. One of the only reasons she was still seeing him was because of True.
“The fact that her family is breaking apart is a nightmare for her, but it’s been a long time coming. They’ve been living separate lives. She can’t trust Tristan, and she’s known that for a long time. She’s been focused on her daughter and creating a loving healthy home for her. She doesn’t deserve this and she knows it.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — J.K Rowling didn’t give Ralph Fiennes much direction while he was playing Voldemort in ‘Harry Potter’.
The 56-year-old actor revealed that while portraying the main antagonist in the fantasy franchise he didn’t rely too much on the series’ author to create his character and said his acting was an “instinctive, visceral, physical thing”.
In an interview with Empire magazine, he said: “There’s not a huge amount she [J.K Rowling] gives you. She describes his snake-like voice, I think. I had good directors, culminating in David Yates who brought the whole sequence of stories to a fantastic conclusion.
“I trusted Mike Newell, first and then David. There’s a sense of this spirit-monster devil person and some really cool moments, I think.
“Sometimes acting is an instinctive, visceral, physical thing, which you’re not thinking about in terms of an essay.”
The star made his first appearance as the villainous wizard in ‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’ directed by Mike Newell and then worked with David Yates who directed him in ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’ ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’ and ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ – Part 1 and 2.
Ralph went on to explain that he relies on his directors and his “inner monitor” to tell him whether he’s doing a good job.
He said: “You put on a garment; you read a bit. Then the director feeds you and you create something.
“You have an inner monitor which says ‘This feels like it’s doing something’ or ‘This feels like it’s a bit over the top, a bit hokey. So where does it feel like there’s this weird, dark entity that’s manipulating and moving and watching. ‘”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Norah Jones’ latest project was “low-pressure”.
The 39-year-old singer’s last album was 2016’s ‘Day Breaks’ and since then she has concentrated on releasing singles, which she will compile for her latest LP ‘Begin Again’, which will be released on April 12.
Explaining her new method for making music, Norah told Rolling Stone: “I felt inspired to record and try different things. I wanted it to be quick and fun and easy and low-pressure. It’s a great way to collaborate with other people. Just a day or three in the studio and that’s it.”
And Norah loved the collaborative process of working with different musicians on the tracks.
She said: “I try to go in with a few clips of voice memo ideas to have a jumping off point. With each session the little ideas were definitely with those particular musicians in mind, but the hope is to always create in the moment and with each session there were songs that came out of nothing. I was very open and had no real expectations as far as direction, but each session has exceeded my expectations.”
Norah explained that changing her method of working has made her feel “inspired” about her career.
She said: “It’s been so fun and I feel very inspired right now and love all the different directions this is going.”
Meanwhile, Norah recently revealed that Brazilian music was a large part of her childhood and helped form the way she sings, and added that she listens to Neil Young for “comfort”.
She said: “I’ve always listened to Brazilian music. When I was growing up, my mom had a lot of Brazilian records.
“She was married before in her twenties and lived in Rio de Janeiro for a couple of years. She always had that stuff playing, and it helped form the way I sing.
“I listen to a lot of Neil Young for comfort, like when I’m cooking – things like ‘American Stars ‘N Bars’. Country music is a comfort to me. ”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Rob Delaney couldn’t have got through his grief at losing his son without the support of his wife.
The ‘Catastrophe’ star and his spouse Leah were left devastated when two-year-old Henry lost his battle with cancer in January 2018 and he admitted their love for one another helped them through the tragedy.
He told Britain’s Marie Claire magazine: “Our third son, Henry, passed away when he was two. He had cancer.
“Part of our love is navigating grief together and I couldn’t do it without her.”
Rob – who has three other sons, aged six, five, and six months, with his spouse – “instantly” fell in love with Leah when they first met.
He recalled: “We met 14 years ago volunteering at a camp for people with disabilities.
“I fell in love with her instantly.
“She does triathlons and turns me on to great books and writers. She has also given birth to four children that I love desperately.”
The 41-year-old star announced in December that his fourth child had been born and insisted at the time the new arrival couldn’t possibly ease his family’s grief over Henry’s death.
He said: “We likely would’ve had a fourth anyway. But I mean, there’s mixed feelings.
“It’s sort of like they touch each other a little bit, but they almost exist in separate lanes. Having another child in no way, shape or form eases the grief of Henry dying.
“[But it also] doesn’t make our new son any less magical. I want to gobble him up and he deserves our full attention and love, and he grew in the same womb as Henry.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Katie Price is reportedly planning to dump her boyfriend on TV.
The 40-year-old TV star is reportedly ready to end her relationship with Kris Boyson but is planning to do so on her reality TV show in order to maximise publicity.
A source told The Sun Online: “Things have been rocky between Kris and Katie ever since their recent holiday.
“They’re always snapping at each other and Katie’s getting sick of it. She’s telling friends that if he doesn’t buck his ideas up, she’ll be getting rid of him.
“She’s saying she’ll dump him on camera like she did Kieran. It’ll make great telly and at least it’s final then.
“Nobody knows if she’ll change her mind and mend the relationship, but things have hit a real low in the last few weeks.”
Kris began dating mother-of-five Katie after her marriage to Kieran Hayler fell apart and the pair have had an on/off relationship.
The fitness trainer believes she is scarred by her past relationships, in particular her first marriage to Peter Andre, which ended after three years in 2009.
Kris said: “She had such a hard time after Pete, I reckon she has really struggled from that.
“I think that was really mentally hard for her and I think that damaged her the most.”
Kris claimed Katie – who has Harvey, 16, with former boyfriend Dwight Yorke, Junior, 13, and Princess,11, with Peter and Jett, five, and four-year-old Bunny with Kieran – has few real friends and doesn’t trust many people.
He said: “She has a lot of famous friends but her close friends aren’t famous.
“She likes to keep herself to herself. But then when she goes out she likes to talk to everyone.
“Her and Kerry Katona talk all the time, but they never see each other.
“At one party Kerry came up to me and was like ‘I’ve heard all about you.”
“But she hasn’t got many real friends, her social circle is so small, she can’t trust anyone. She is quite paranoid, and I don’t blame her. Everyone slates her.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘The One Show’s Alex Jones is set to be replaced by Oti Mabuse when she goes on maternity leave.
‘The Greatest Dancer’ star Oti, 28, has revealed that she was approached by BBC bosses about taking over from Alex, 41, in May, when the star has her second child.
She told The Sun: “They said to me, ‘How would you feel about working on The One Show?’ And I thought they initially meant somewhere behind the camera. They were like, ‘No, to present!’
“Before they had even finished the sentence I said, ‘Yes, whatever you want! Yes, don’t worry, I will make it work!’ They left the room and I dropped to the floor and screamed at the top of my voice.”
Oti is reportedly set to present an episode of the show in March and bosses will then decide whether to replace Alex with her from May.
Alex – who gave birth to her first child, son Teddy, with husband Charlie Thomson in January 2017 – announced on ‘The One Show’ in December that she is pregnant again.
The star previously admitted she returned to the topic magazine programme just three months after she gave birth to Teddy, now 22 months, because she was worried that bosses would find her a permanent replacement if she didn’t.
She said: “I think women find it hard to be able to admit that they want to go back to work and that they are going to go back a bit earlier than everyone thinks is acceptable.
“It’s ok to say I like my job and I want to continue doing it while I’m a mother. You’ve worked very hard to get where you are. Anyone who respects their job, they are scared about someone stepping in and doing it better. It is a worry.
“People expect you to say the baby is the most important, and of course it is, but side-by-side you still want to be the same person you were before. You’ll never be exactly the same, of course. I think it’s OK to say, ‘Yes I’m going to go back to work’. ”
Alex wished she had waited at least five months before going back because it would have given her more time to bond with her baby.
She explained: “I went back a bit too soon.
“Before you have a baby you don’t really understand how it’s going to change you. I made promises that were a sort of unrealistic. Three and a half months was very early. But we made it work. In hindsight, five and a half months would have been better. But you don’t know before going off on maternity.”

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