OHMYGOSSIP — Russell T Davies has turned down offers for an ‘It’s A Sin’ musical.
The 61-year-old screenwriter penned the drama for Channel 4 – which saw pop star Olly Alexander star as gay teenager Ritchie Tozer growing up during the HIV/AIDS crisis of the 1980s and 1990s – back in 2021, and while the limited series was a huge success, he has no desire to profit off “something that’s very dark” by giving it the West End treatment.
Speaking at the ‘BAFTA: A Life In Pictures’ event, he’s quoted by RadioTimes.com as saying: “A lot of people came to me after that, saying, ‘make a musical’ and I just wanted to move on.
“I didn’t want to wallow. It was very strange, with its success – it was very hard to celebrate, because it was this enormous success and yet such a tragic true story.
“A lot of good names, posh names, said to me, ‘Do a musical’ and I just didn’t want to stay there. I thought ‘I’ve done it’, and I felt like I’d be treading water or trying to repeat a success or almost profiting off something that’s very dark…”
Russell admitted he “might go back to it one day”, but it’s currently not on the cards.
The series got rave reviews, but the showrunner previousy insisted he has “moved on” with no plans for a return.
According to the Daily Star newspaper, he said back in 2022: “I can see it had an extraordinary resonance but you sit down with the next script and it’s a blank page and I think ‘I’ve got no idea what I’m doing’.
“You think ‘I can’t do that again’, which is why there isn’t a second series. I just like to move on and do something different.”
Meanwhile, Russell only agreed to his current ‘Doctor Who’ return because he has stories he “wanted to write”.
He told the ‘Table Manners’ podcast last year: “It is lovely, I only came back because I had things to do, things I wanted to do and stories I wanted to write.
“It doesn’t feel like I am going back as cliche as it sounds, it feels like I am going forward.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Christine McGuinness, Vito Coppola, Tamer Hassan and Charlotte Crosby are among the stars who have joined this year’s ‘Celebrity MasterChef’ line-up.
In the upcoming 19th series, 20 celebrities from the worlds of screen and stage, sport and arts will be aiming to impress judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace in the famous MasterChef kitchen.
As well as model Christine, ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ pro Vito, ‘Football Factory’ actor Tamer and reality TV queen Charlotte, ‘This Morning’ presenter Craig Doyle, former ‘Love Island’ star Chloe Burrows and ‘The Traitors’ star Diane Carson are also part of this year’s cast.
Katie Attwood, MasterChef Series Editor, said: “‘Celebrity MasterChef’ fans are in for a treat this summer – with a top line-up of celebrities and the ever-thrilling John and Gregg on judging duty.
“These stars will need to pull out all the stops this year as we’re really testing their mettle. It’s one you won’t want to miss!”
What’s more, former ‘EastEnders’ actor Danielle Harold, radio DJ Edith Bowman, Steps singer Ian ‘H’ Watkins, singer Mutya Buena, and ‘Line of Duty’ star Rochenda Sandall will also be part of this year’s line-up.
Former ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!’ stars Jake Quickenden and Snoochie Shy will also be embarking on the MasterChef kitchen later this year, as will make-up artist and TV judge Dominic Skinner, model and TV personality Emma Thynn, comedian and actor Eshaan Akbar, Gladiator and Team GB sprinter Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, comedian Jamie MacDonald, and BBC Radio 2 presenter OJ Borg.
This year’s winner will follow in the footsteps of previous ‘Celebrity MasterChef’ victors Wynne Evans, Lisa Snowdon, Kadeena Cox, Riyadh Khalaf, Greg Rutherford, John Partridge, Angellica Bell, Alexis Conran, Kimberly Wyatt, Sophie Thompson, Ade Edmondson, Emma Kennedy, Phil Vickery, Lisa Faulkner, Jayne Middlemiss, Liz McClarnon, Nadia Sawalha and Matt Dawson.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Joey Essex has banned ‘Love Island’ contestants from mentioning ‘The Only Way is Essex’.
The 33-year-old reality TV veteran – who became the first ever celebrity to enter the civilian version of the ITV2 dating competition at the beginning of this season – became a bit fed up with all the references to the ITVBe reality show flying around the villa, according to recently dumped Islander Patsy Field.
The 29-year-old office administrator told the online edition of Closer magazine: “Everyone was quoting ‘TOWIE’. All of the girls were quoting ‘TOWIE’. Joey put us on a ‘TOWIE’ quote ban at one point and said, ‘We’re going to need to drop it now.’ ”
Patsy defended the habit by pointing out they weren’t poking fun at Joey – who was coupled up with Samantha Kenny, before moving on to Grace Jackson – but paying homage to Gemma Collins, 43, who has made a name for herself as a reality TV icon.
She added: “But we couldn’t help it, and we said, ‘We’re not actually quoting TOWIE, we’re just quoting The GC.’
“She is a living legend, so can you blame us really?”
Joey – who has appeared on several reality TV shows, such as ‘Dancing on Ice’, ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!’, ‘Celebs Go Dating’ and many more – hit the headlines when he entered the ‘Love Island’ villa as a bombshell on launch night.
But he is not receiving any special treatment on the Maya Jama-fronted show.
A source told MailOnline: “Joey is being treated like any other ‘Love Island’ contestant, he’s playing by the same rules and won’t be given any preferential treatment.
“He hasn’t been paid an appearance fee or any money at all for signing up for the show, not a penny.
“On ‘Love Island’, it is all about the exposure and for Joey, it means more than that, too.
“He’s looking for someone to settle down with.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — New ‘Love Island’ bombshell Matilda Draper has set her sights on getting to know Joey Essex, Wil Anderson, and Sean Stone.
The 24-year-old recruitment consultant arrived in the villa on Wednesday night’s (19.06.24) episode, alongside fellow bombshell Konnor Ewudzi.
She said: “Sean seems so kind and has a lovely heart, I think he’s really beautiful too, he’s my number one.
“Wil is fit but I can’t work him out yet.
“Joey is also very good looking but I don’t know if he’s a bit of me.
“I want someone with a kind heart, funny and confident. Looks wise, I like tan, good teeth and muscles.”
Following her arrival in the villa, Matilda shouted up to fellow Islander Ronnie Vint: “Ronnie boy!”
Ronnie was stood on a balcony, but he didn’t appear to recognise her at first, saying: “I don’t know her … I swear I don’t know her …”
He then said: “Oh my god, I do know her. My pal was seeing her for months.”
Konnor, a 28-year-old barber, has set his sights on three girls who seem to be in fairly strong couples, in Grace Jackson – who is coupled up with Joey – Nicole Samuel, who is with Ciaran Davies, and Wil’s partner Uma Jammeh.
He said: “Grace is a very pretty girl. Uma has a cool vibe and Nicole seems really bubbly.
“I am ready to find somebody. I’ve been in a couple of relationships and now feels like the right time as I have learnt from past relationships. I’ll be able to pick out the red flags now.
“I’ve got a different look and style to a lot of people. I’m an ex-holiday rep so I like to engage with people and I’m full of energy.”
‘Love Island’ returns at 9pm tonight on ITV2 and ITVX, and on Virgin Media Two and Virgin Media Player in Ireland.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Katie Piper was “gutted” to miss her ‘Breakfast Show’ after “complications” from eye surgery.
The ex ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ star – who was left blind in one eye following an horrific acid attack in 2008 – confessed via video that she was heartbroken to have to take a two-week break from the ITV programme, after she suffered “quite a bad reaction” and an “unexpected medical procedure”.
The 40-year-old TV personality said on her Instagram: “I just wanted to make a little video to say thank you all for all your messages, DMs, comments and support, and just to let you know, I’m good, I’m doing fine.
“I know lots of you have had trauma and things happen to you that means maybe you live with disease, disability, sickness, or maybe some kind of mental scars if not physical scars. ”
Katie admitted it is “annoying” to accept she does have to undergo medical procedures at times, because she is “different” from her peers.
She said: “And you’ll know that sometimes, as determined as you are to not let come into your present or your future, or make you different from everybody else, sometimes the annoying thing is you are different from other people and medical things happen and they can hold you back even if it is temporary.
“And that is what has happened to me recently unfortunately. I was so gutted to not be a part of the breakfast show.
“Anyone who knows me will know I hate calling in sick for work or letting people down or not showing up, and unfortunately that’s what happened.
“I had further complications and quite a bad infection.
“I’ve had to admit defeat and say as much as I don’t want any of my past to determine my future, sometimes I have to accept that that is part of being a burn survivor, and it’s held me back and got me down for the past couple of weeks, but now I’m recovered and better.”
The ‘Loose Women’ panellist admitted her return to work had left her feeling more like “her old self”.
She added: “I’m learning to be more patient with myself and never take the little things for granted, because they definitely the big things.”
Katie didn’t give any details about the nature of the procedure, but in December, she spoke about having a tarsorrhaphy, explaining that “it’s an operation done in theatre and your eye is fully or partially stitched up”.
She added: “I’ve had a lot of problems with my eye in the last year and a half, I don’t like to go on about it because there’s always somebody worse off,” before saying that the outcome wouldn’t be permanent.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Sue Johnston says being awarded the Freedom of the City of Liverpool has taken her “breath away”.
The ‘Royle Family’ star – who is best known for playing Barbara Royle in the iconic BBC sitcom, and Sheila Grant in defunct Merseyside soap ‘Brookside’ – was honoured in a ceremony at the city’s council chamber, where she was celebrated by Liverpool legends including Beatles singer Sir Paul McCartney and former Liverpool FC manager Jurgen Klopp.
The 80-year-old actress – who was born in Warrington, but lives in Liverpool and is a fan of the Reds – said: “This honour is so deep, we who live in this city love it.”
Musician Paul – who received the same treatment four decades ago for his work with The Beatles, and his wider impact on the music industry – appeared via video to make a joke about how the city allowed its recipients to shepherd their flocks through the Albert Docks.
The 82-year-old rock legend said: “If you need a couple of sheep to borrow, I’m your man,” before adding an “alright, la”.
Jurgen – who said goodbye to Anfield and the Reds at the end of the Premier League season in May, and received the same recognition in 2022 – admitted he was “really proud” to be connected to Sue.
In a pre-recorded message, he said: “I know you really deserve it. Don’t forget, you’ll never walk alone.”
City officials including Lord Mayor Richard Kemp gave a speech about how Liverpool had embraced Sue “into our hearts, big style”, and praised her “outstanding contribution to the TV and film industry”, and Liverpool Council leader Liam Robinson gushed about Sue being not only being a “legend” in Liverpool, but also a “national treasure”.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury aren’t planning to have another baby “anytime soon”.
The former ‘Love Island’ stars welcomed daughter Bambi, who is now 18 months, in January last year, but Molly-Mae has confirmed they are looking to tie the knot before they add to their brood.
When asked by a fan on Instagram if “baby number two” could be on the cards, she replied: “Not anytime soon … wedding first”
Boxer Tommy popped the question to Molly-Mae last summer, but she has now admitted their nuptials don’t look like happening until next year.
Quizzed on whether her wedding will be in 2025, she wrote: “[Crying face emoji] It’s looking that way.”
Molly-Mae also admitted having their daughter has brought her and Tommy “closer”, and she loves parenting with the star.
She said: “I think Bambi has made us closer. Any bickers we have are never actually about her! Parenting together, especially recently has been amazing.”
In May, Tommy admitted he is “in no rush” to marry Molly.
He told Closer magazine: “We’re not putting pressure on it. We’re enjoying being engaged and enjoying that period of our life, so we’re in no rush.”
He also shut down any speculation about whether they will be having another child, adding: “I don’t know. You can’t plan things like that. It just happens, doesn’t it?”
The couple got engaged in July 2023 when Tommy staged a surprised proposal during a trip to Ibiza, and presented his love with a £600,000 ring.
Molly-Mae later admitted the romantic moment came as a huge surprise as she had no idea Tommy was planning to propose.
She had actually been in a bad mood prior to the big moment.
In a video posted on YouTube, she explained: “This vlog was recorded before everything went down but I couldn’t not come on and say hi, say I’m a fiancée!
“It was recorded a couple days before we left for Ibiza, an extremely real day in my life, it’s comedy gold some of the comments, [me asking] why are we going to Ibiza? Stressing about packing because it was so last minute.
“I was completely fooled. I thought we were going for something completely different.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Jake Quickenden has called for Samantha Kenny to return to ‘Love Island’.
The former ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!’ star would like to see the 26-year-old make-up artist make a shock comeback during the Casa Amor stage of the ITV2 dating show.
Jake wrote on Instagram: “Bring Samantha back for Casa Amor she was a great person in there!! Gutted for her (sic)”
Samantha was dumped from the show earlier this week after she was left single when her then-partner Joey Essex was stolen by bombshell Grace Jackson, who is also an ex of the ‘TOWIE’.
Joey smooched Grace on several occasions while still coupled up with Samantha, and her departure from the programme led to a backlash on social media.
One viewer wrote: “pretending he bothered, hope he never on tv again (sic)”
But Jake insisted: “Let’s remember it’s only a tv show! (sic)”
Samantha admitted this week she was “devastated” to have departed the villa.
She said: “Obviously I am devastated to leave all of the girls behind but I am very excited now to see what my future holds and look forward to seeing what is next.
“I was true to myself and didn’t feel like it was a waste of my time because I followed what I felt was right for me. When it comes to Joey, I think if I knew what I know now, I perhaps would have done things differently.”
Samantha now wishes she had got to know Ronnie Vint better.
She added: “Ronnie’s more my type than Joey was, but I feel like Ronnie didn’t pursue anything with me because he didn’t want to go up against Joey.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Lauryn Goodman looks set to appear in ‘Celebs Go Dating’.
The 33-year-old social media influencer hit the headlines this year when England footballer Kyle Walker confirmed in January he was the father of Lauryn’s daughter, whose name is not known, while his wife Annie Kilner was pregnant with their fourth child.
Lauryn – who also has four-year-old son Kairo with Kyle, after they hooked up in 2019 when he was separated from Annie – is said to be excited about looking for love in the 13th series of the E4 show.
A friend close to Lauryn told the Daily Mirror newspaper: “Lauryn going on the show is a big step and shows Kyle and what happened with them is very much in the past.
“She is looking forward to the dating aspect.
“That said you can guarantee Kyle’s ears will be burning when they film the show as his name will no doubt come up plenty of times.
“Lauren is excited to go on the show and just wants to have some fun, but if she can meet a new man on the TV show or a potential boyfriend that will be a bonus.”
Lauren is expected to be the late arrival in the upcoming ‘Celebs Go Dating’ series, which is to air later this year.
A TV insider told The Sun newspaper’s TV Biz column: “She is quite a sensational signing for the show, not least because she now has a huge profile – and she’s one of the country’s best known singletons now.
“Almost every celeb who goes into CGD has some kind of backstory involving their private life, but Lauryn probably has one of the most sensational.
“But she won’t be getting any special treatment from the experts on the show as all the applicants get an equal hand in finding love.”
On the show, ‘dating agents’ Paul Carrick Brunson, Anna Williamson, and Dr Tara Suwinyattichaiporn attempt to help a host of celebrities find love.
Series 13 is also expected to feature former ‘Coronation Street’ star Helen Flanagan, Love Island’s Chris Taylor, former ‘Hollyoaks’ actress and singer Jamelia, ex-‘Gogglebox’ star Stephen Lustig-Webb, Made in Chelsea’s Tristan Phipps, and ‘Married at First Sight’ cast member Ella Morgan.

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OHMYGOSSIP — James Corden and Ruth Jones haven’t handed in the ‘Gavin and Stacey’ Christmas special script yet.
Nearly everyone but the beloved BBC sitcom’s creators – whose characters Smithy and Nessa’s unanswered proposal of marriage left viewers shocked at the end of the 2019 Christmas special – are in the dark about the storyline for the programme’s finale.
The BBC’s Director of Comedy, Jon Petrie, admitted the script is kept within a “very, very tight circle” while chatting at the BBC’s comedy showcase.
He is quoted by the Daily Mail newspaper as saying: “I genuinely still haven’t seen the script, James and Ruth won’t let us look at it yet.
“Which I think is great, they are really keeping it under wraps and don’t want people to see it outside of their very, very tight circle until they’re 100 per cent certain of it.”
Jon admitted the top-secret element might be hard to maintain during filming.
He said: “I think it will be hard when they are filming it because it’s such a huge show and everyone will want to watch, everyone in all the locations where it’s shot, it will be obvious what’s being shot.
“I suppose you have to take it as a compliment that it means so much to so many people.”
The pair agreed to make a finale episode of the show – which debuted in 2007 and ended in 2010, but came back for the festive edition nine years later – after James, 47, returned to the UK from the US after hosting ‘The Late, Late Show’ on CBS.
Most of the cast are said to have signed up to return, including the titular characters – who are played by Mathew Horne, 45, and Joanna Page – along with the fan favourites Rob Brydon, 59, Alison Steadman, 77, and Larry Lamb, 76.

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