OHMYGOSSIP — ‘Dancing On Ice’ professional Vanessa Bauer says the show’s new 24-hour bullying hotline is “very necessary”.
Bosses on the ITV figure skating show sent the 12 celebrities competing in the upcoming series a six-page letter telling them that they can speak out “without fear of abuse” as they seek to avoid the bullying scandal that has engulfed the BBC and ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.
And skater Vanessa admits it’s “comforting” knowing there is support in place for the stars of the show.
She told The Sun: “We were all made aware, all the girls were made aware and the celebrities, that there’s a helpline that we can call at any time of the day, every single day.
“So we are very well looked after at ITV.
“It is comforting to know and I’m putting myself out there – I think it’s very necessary.”
Each of the stars on ‘Dancing on Ice’, which returns to screens in January, will be assigned a producer to ensure their “well-being” after the bullying claims made against Giovanni Pernice by his celebrity partner Amanda Abbington and the sacking of Graziano Di Prima for kicking ‘Love Island’ star Zara McDermott cast a shadow over ‘Strictly’.
A source told the newspaper: “ITV puts the welfare of show contestants at the heart of what they do. No one needs another ‘Strictly’ – and ‘Dancing on Ice’ bosses want their stars to feel like they can speak out if something isn’t right.
“They will have access to a 24-hour hotline manned by professionals to raise concerns about any bullying or to get help with their mental health.
“They have also been given a letter outlining what they should expect from the show and how they should conduct themselves.
“This year’s celebs have said they appreciate the measures. To know they have support like this is reassuring.”
The letter warns contestants – including former ‘EastEnders’ star Charlie Brooks, TV personality Ferne McCann and ex-footballer Anton Ferdinand – that taking part in the series could leave them “mentally and physically drained”.
Michael Barrymore, who was due to take part in the 2020 series before withdrawing due to injury, claimed earlier this year that he saw dancers abused on the show – although this was denied by ITV.
The 72-year-old star said: “I find it bewildering that BBC’s ‘Strictly’ is the only production under fire… when ITV’s ‘Dancing on Ice’ treated their celebrities and dancers exactly the same – if not worse.
“Even I witnessed abuse from producers at ITV and I had a very short stint with them.”
A spokesman for the channel responded: “We do not recognise these unsubstantiated claims.”
Holly Willoughby and Stephen Mulhern will host the 2025 series.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Susie Dent thinks swearing is a good thing.
The ‘Countdown’ lexicographer is fascinated by the origins of cursing and thinks it is a useful way for people to expel pain.
Susie wrote in The Sunday Times newspaper: “Expletives are among the most commonly used words in spoken English, and they are also some of the most versatile.
“F***is used so prolifically that any alien would be forgiven for thinking it is as much a linguistic filler as ‘like’ or ‘basically’.”
The 59-year-old star continued: “We need swearing. Science is proving that when we swear, we engage the body in important therapeutic ways.
“It helps us deal with physical pain, releases endorphins and lowers cortisol levels.”
Susie has appeared in the Dictionary Corner of the Channel 4 show for over 30 years and explained that she still gets a “rush of adrenaline” when she hears the programme’s theme tune.
Asked which piece of music changed her life, she told The Guardian newspaper: “The ‘Countdown’ theme tune, by composer Alan Hawkshaw, no question. Thirty-plus years since I first heard it for real, it still gives me a buzz and a rush of adrenaline.”
Despite being on the programme for so many years, Susie admitted that she still gets nervous when the clock starts ticking in the letter round and revealed that the music for the segment was the ringtone of former presenter Richard Whiteley – who passed away in 2005 at the age of 61.
Speaking on ITV’s ‘Lorraine’, she said: “I still get nervous. When the clock starts ticking, my heart starts racing sometimes! Richard Whiteley, I remember, had it has his ringtone!”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Paddy McGuinness has been pushed to the limit by Sir Chris Hoy for his BBC Children in Need cycling challenge.
The 51-year-old star has started his 300-mile ultra-endurance cycle ride from Wrexham to Glasgow for the charity and underwent a brutal training regime with the legendary Olympian to prepare.
Paddy told The Sun newspaper’s Bizarre column: “I did a bike ride with Chris about three or four years ago now. I’ve still got the mental scars from it. It was so tough and difficult.
“He message me and said, ‘Don’t think I’m going to go easy on you.’
“I know it’s going to be brutal. I know it’s going to be hell. He’s really put me through my paces.”
Paddy revealed that the Hoy has helped him prepare for the prospect of a sore backside as he rides across Britain on his Raleigh Chopper bike this week.
The BBC Radio 2 presenter said: “Sir Chris Hoy has sorted me out with that. We’re talking about a Knight of the Realm here with Sir Chris.
“I woke up two weeks ago to a WhatsApp off a Knight of the Realm, which just said, I have got your a*** cream. I was like, ‘Nice one’.
“They’re the kind of random messages I’ve been getting.”
Paddy hopes to raise as much money as possible for Children in Need with his gruelling challenge, which he will complete before appearing on the TV appeal on Friday (15.11.24).
The former ‘Top Gear’ host said: “The main thing for me is getting people to donate whatever they can to help Children in Need.
“I’m planning on just eating a load of pies afterwards. Honestly, I can’t wait until we’re at that finish line in Glasgow.
“I’ll probably inhale a pint of Guinness when I finish. And then we’re in the back of the car and straight down to Salford for Children in Need on Friday night.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Sam Thompson will “never forget” his time on ‘I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!’
The 32-year-old reality star beat politician Nigel Farage and boxer Tony Bellew to win the ITV1 reality jungle survival show last year and ahead of the latest series kicking off later this month, he has likened his whole experience to going on a school trip to a theme park as he offered advice to new campmates.
He is quoted by the Daily Mirror as saying: “Don’t worry about the sleep! You will sleep, it’s the best goddam sleep you’ll ever have, when you get into the routine, it’s the most unbelievable sleep. Treat dinner as family time because it’s so lovely, that’s when you get to know everyone the best.
“I wouldn’t want to change anything. It went exactly how it was meant to go. I just loved being in there, it felt like a school trip actually, like when you go to Harry Potter World! I wouldn’t change anything because it all happened to formulate the most amazing experience I will never forget.”
The new series of the Ant and Dec-fronted show will launch on Sunday November 17 and famous faces reported to be heading to Australia include WAG Coleen Rooney, former ‘X Factor’ judge Tulisa Contostavlos, and McFly star Danny Jones.
Meanwhile, former ‘Made in Chelsea’ star Sam – who is currently dating ‘Love Island’ contestant Zara McDermott and is also known for his friendship with ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ hopeful Pete Wicks – is heading back Down Under this year to front the new ITV2 spin-off show ‘I’m A Celebrity… Unpacked’.
Asked if he will miss Zara or Pete more, he admitted that it would be his girlfriend but revealed that if former ‘TOWIE’ star Pete is eliminated from ‘Strictly’ in time, he will be flying out to join him.
He said: “Probably Zara because Pete is so stressed with ‘Strictly!’ I’ve never seen a man so stressed with his dancing because he’s having to learn a whole new skill. I’ve got to say my girlfriend, I don’t want to get in trouble!
“Pete did say if he gets booted out of Strictly he might come out and see me! We’ll get to have another bridge reunion.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Linda Lusardi has tried to “hold back” the ageing process with a non-surgical facelift.
The 66-year-old former glamour model started to feel as if she was looking “tired and old” in the runup to her most recent birthday so opted for Neo-Gen Plasma treatment which has left her skin looking “fresher and brighter” as a result.
Linda said: “As I was approaching my 66th birthday I started to feel my face was looking tired and old looking. So when I’d wake up in the morning I would see that my face was sagging. It’s a family trait to get these ‘chollers’, that’s what we call them, the jowly bits of fatty skin hanging down from the jawline. My mum and grandmother both suffered from them around this area.
“So I could see my jawline softening and I was getting more lines around my eyes and it was just a bit depressing really, and I just thought I needed to get something to make my skin look fresher and brighter. Ageing is a process that we all go through but if you can hold it back and have it look natural, then why not?”
Neo Gen Plasma treatment is an electrically charged gas and the NeoGen handpiece directs this thermal plasma into the layers of the skin.
This creates controlled trauma which then boosts the natural regenerative mechanisms, effectively tricking the skin to boost levels of collagen and elastin which are the building blocks of healthy skin.
Linda was also given Tenplus electrolyte sachets to increase skin hydration before and after treatments as well as G Herbal SKIN supplements, which contain high concentrations of Centella Asiatica and turmeric, and a ZENii antioxidant serum and collagen drink, to help boost results from the treatments
Linda said: “I had these NeoGen treatments as a bit of a treat for myself because I was coming up to my 66th birthday. I was excited about getting my pension but not about being 66. I honestly don’t feel 66 inside, and I wanted my skin to match as well. After having the NeoGen treatments I don’t think most people would think I look 66, I don’t know what I’d get away with but I think it’s taken about 10 years off me.”
Prices for the procedure start at £800 for a full face, neck and decollete but there are deals for three treatments for £2,150 and six for £3,850.
The former ‘Dancing on Ice’ contestant was initially concerned that the procedure would be “painful” but found that this was not the case, as she explained that any after-effects dissipated in a matter of days and she now feels like a “different person” having completed the whole course of treatment.
She said: “I had low energy treatments, at around 0.8 Joules, and the downtime was about three or four days. On a couple of occasions I’ve come back on the underground after the treatment and had a few looks from people because I did look a bit red, it just looks a bit like sunburn. By the next day the redness has settled down but in places where you’ve got pigmentation, you might get a bit of crusting and drying, and those bits peeling off, but really after four days to a week you are looking back to normal, but your skin will look so much better even after just one treatment. My friends and family noticed after just one treatment, and I hadn’t told them I was having NeoGen, it was quite unbelievable. I’ve now had the full six, and my skin is like a different person, it’s so tight and so plump.”
Linda visited one of the UK’s top aesthetic practitioners, Dr Johanna Ward at Harley Street for the treatment, who explained that the “slow and low” approach to the procedure was perfect for the 80s TV star because of her busy lifestyle.
She said: “Some clients choose to have higher energy and they generally get their skin rejuvenation results quicker, but there is greater down-time post treatment, sometimes up to 10 days. Linda’s busy work life meant that was not an option for her, so she chose the ‘slow and low’ option. With low energy you will generally start to see a noticeable difference after a couple of treatments, and major changes after three or four.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Tess Daly makes a big effort to keep her children “safe” online.
The 55-year-old presenter has Pheobe, 20, and 15-year-old Amber with Vernon Kay, 50, and explained that while social media usage is almost “second nature” to the younger generations now, she and her husband have always instilled guidelines as a top priority.
She told HELLO! Magazine: “I think kids are a lot more pragmatic about social media than we ever were it’s sort of second nature – but that doesn’t mean they don’t need guidelines.
“We’ve always been big on: ‘You will never communicate with somebody you haven’t physically met or who isn’t a friend of yours.” “As a parent, it’s about keeping your child safe and that is my number one priority for my kids.”
The ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ host explained that her children were never allowed phones in their own bedrooms until they reached a certain age, and believes that children should at least reach the stage of “young adulthood” before they can make an any sort of social media account.
She said: “They were never allowed phones in their bedrooms until they were 15, and we have a cut-off time for the youngest, Amber, at 10pm because she’s got school the next day. We’re vigilant about that. And, like most parents I know, there are no phones at meal times.
“We’ve always limited screen time, but it becomes increasingly challenging when your child socialises online a lot.
“My daughter wasn’t allowed Snapchat until she was 13; if she didn’t have it, she literally would not be able to communicate with
her peers because that’s how they arrange their social plans.
“Phoebe, our eldest, was private on Instagram until she was 17 or 18.
We believe children should be young adults before they become public on social media, because before that, they’re still kids.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Kristina Rihanoff worried she would never dance again when she battled pelvic floor issues.
The 47-year-old star – who competed as a professional on ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ from 2008 until 2015 – suddenly began to suffer from bladder weakness when she lost all sensation in that area shortly after giving birth to Mila , eight, and worried about what would happen to her career as a result.
She told OK! Magazine: “It was scary because you think, ‘Am I ever going to dance again? At the end of the day, it’s my work, and I love it.
“I had no sensation of any kind in my pelvic floor area.
“I’m very body aware so I was like, ‘What is going on?’ I know my body inside out, I have always trained my body and competed at the professional level with very high endurance training so feeling like I couldn’t engage my core, and I couldn’t engage my pelvic floor, it really freaked me out. I was like, ‘What happened to my body? Where is all of that sensation?’”
The former ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ housemate – who has been in a relationship with her former ‘Strictly’ partner Ben Cohen since they met on the show in 2013 – was grateful that she didn’t have post-natal depression following the birth but eventually found her way back to dancing so she could get back to “normal” again.
She said: “Very thankfully, I didn’t have post-natal depression, which quite a few people in my circle did have, but I had worries about the work I love. I was like, ‘Well, if this is not gonna get better, then I’m probably not going to be able to dance.’ So that was all very scary. It’s a scary process of thoughts.
“Lots of women I know want to get back to activity after having a child, because you just want to feel kind of normal again. You want to go for that walk, that run, that yoga class… If you feel like you can’t control yourself so you shouldn’t go, that adds to depression, that adds to mental health issues, that adds to feeling inadequate and feeling bad about yourself.”
Kristina then decided to leave television behind and these days operates a dance school in Northampton.
She said: “I really, really missed it the first couple of years. You have a withdrawal. It was so vibrant and fun working together to make something really cool and amazing. Then you get busy with your life and now I have a dance school which has grown so much. I dance every day with the kids, and I have different ages and levels from ages four and five to adult couples. I take them to competitions constantly.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — GK Barry will miss English pubs while she is in Australia.
The 25-year-old podcaster – whose real name is Grace Eleanor Keeling – has yet to officially confirm or deny whether she will be taking part in this year’s ‘I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!’ but as she arrived Down Under just days ahead of the reality show’s return on Sunday (17.11.24), she joked that she will be yearning for a glass of wine while she is away.
Asked what she will miss about her home country, she told The Sun: “Probably the wine and the pubs. Do they have Wetherspoons over here? I’ll find one and I’ll stay there!”
The ‘Loose Women’ panellist – who found fame on TikTok and regularly posts videos centered around recipes to her millions of followers – is currently dating footballer Ella Rutherford and joked that her girlfriend will “starve” without her there in the kitchen.
She said: “She’s gonna starve, she’s gonna be like a grain of rice when I get back!”
Other stars rumoured for this year’s edition of the survival series include McFly singer Danny Jones, who is said to have been drafted in as a replacement for boxing Tommy Fury, who quit the series before filming began after his split with ‘Love Island’ co-star Molly Mae Hague.
Former ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ professional Oti Mabuse – who quit the dance competition in 2022 – is said to be “very much part of the ITV family of stars” and so has also bagged herself a place in the jungle.
The Sun journalist Jane Moore has become a household name through ITV chat show ‘Loose Women’ and is said to be heading Down Under following her split from Gary Farrow after more than two decades of marriage.
Meanwhile, Radio 1 star Dean McCullough is “sure to be outspoken” on the show, and former ‘X Factor’ judge Tulisa feels that it is finally the “right time” to return to the TV spotlight, more than a decade from when she worked on the ITV1 talent series.
Boxing legend Barry McGuigan and DJ Melvin Odoom are also said to be a part of the lineup, alongside ‘Coronation Street’ star Alan Halsall, who has played Tyrone Dobbs for 25 years.
Former ‘Dancing on Ice’ contestant Maura Higgins will “bring a bit of glamour to the jungle” whilst Rev Richard Coles will bring a “variety of tales” from his colourful life.
It is also claimed that Coleen Rooney – the wife of footballer Wayne Rooney – is being paid a record £1.5 million for an appearance on the show, following her infamous Wagatha Christie battle with Rebekah Vardy.

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OHMYGOSSIP — James Moore thought he would “never find love” because of his disability.
The 32-year-old actor – who plays Ryan Stocks on the ITV soap opera ‘Emmerdale’ recently tied the knot with Sophie Edwards and she revealed that he made an emotional speech on the big day where he spoke about his lack of self-esteem because of his cerebral palsy.
She told OK! Magazine:” When James made his evening speech, he spoke about growing up with disability and how he thought he would never find love or a wife. That really tugged on everybody’s heartstrings because it just proves that love is there for absolutely everybody. It was one of my highlights of the day. “His speech ruined me.”
The soap star noted that it had been such a “busy” day when they actually got to tie the knot and even though they initially met on dating app Bumble, he mentioned in his speech that they are both a little hesitant to confirm that.
He said: “It feels surreal. ”
“It was so busy and so intense, it’s nice to have a bit of time to ourselves. I joked in my speech at the wedding that we don’t tell people we met on a dating app.”
Sophie noted that the pair of them tend to tell others that they just met through mutual friends and while she didn’t know anything about James or his disability – which is characterised by trouble with balance and coordination – her mum is a big fan of the Yorkshire-based soap so was thrilled that her daughter had started dating one of its stars.
She said: “We say we met through friends. didn’t know that James was disabled until he mentioned it and I didn’t know he was on ‘Emmerdale’ until he said. I had to Google ‘Ryan Stocks Emmerdale.’ However, my mum is a big ‘Emmerdale’ fan and she was ecstatic.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Josh Widdicombe is the first celebrity to have been confirmed for the ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ Christmas special.
The 41-year-old comedian is one of six famous faces who will be taking to the dancefloor for the festive edition of the BBC competition and joked that he may be “about to ruin” Christmas for everyone with his participation.
He said: “I am utterly terrified this will end in humiliation and worried I’m going to be so bad I will ruin Christmas for the nation. Why have I done this?”
Over the course of his career, Josh has become known for hosting ‘The Last Leg’ alongside Alex Brooker and Adam Hills for Channel 4 and has also appeared on the likes of ‘A League Of Their Own’, ‘Have I Got News For You’ and ‘Taskmaster’.
He also hosts the ‘Parenting Hell’ podcast with Rob Beckett.
The pre-recorded episode – which airs on December 25 – will see each of the six couples perform a festive-themed routine in the hope of impressing the judges, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Anton Du Beke and Shirley Ballas, as well as the voting studio audience.
The remaining Christmas lineup will be announced on ‘Strictly: It Takes Two’ in due course.
Last year, celebrities such as television presenter Dan Snow, Sugababes singer Keisha Buchanan and BBC Breakfast host Sally Nugent all competed for the festive version of the Glitterball Trophy, but in the end, it was ‘EastEnders’ actor Jamie Borthwick and his professional partner Nancy Xu who reigned supreme.
The soap star is currently competing in the regular edition of this year’s ‘Strictly Come Dancing’, where he is dancing alongside professional Michelle Tsiakkas.
‘Strictly Come Dancing Christmas’ special will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Christmas Day.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Montell Douglas says ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ has helped her to embrace her body.
The 38-year-old former ‘Gladiators’ star admitted that she has spent years being embarrassed over her height but taking part in ‘Strictly’ with professional partner Johannes Radebe has helped her to see that “strong is sexy”.
Speaking to The Sun newspaper, she said: “‘Strictly’ gives me the chance to wear these beautiful gowns and dresses and find the elegance, while believing and embracing that strong is still sexy. That is what I have to remind myself so often. And being with Johannes, honestly, he is a reminder every day that strong is sexy.
“When you’re a little girl and you want to fit in and you do nothing but stand out, you slump your shoulders. I’ve always had bad posture because you’re just big and you can’t hide. I didn’t really like the limelight. I didn’t like people to see me all the time.
“And I really struggled with my body shape, how I was moving my limbs, they were really long and gangly. The confidence just wasn’t there.”
However, sport helped to empower the former Olympian.
She said: “I think going through sport has empowered me because my physicality, my body, has never been because of how I want it to look. It’s always been for performance.
“I’ve never looked and gone, ‘I want this crazy back that I’ve got right now, all this muscle. I want my shoulders to be this way’. I’ve never felt like that. I’ve done it because that’s what made me run fast and that was the priority.”

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