OHMYGOSSIP — Hugh Dennis doesn’t “really know anything” about the ‘Outnumbered’ Christmas special.
The beloved BBC sitcom is set to return later this year for the first time since the 2016 festive episode – which came two years after the fifth series came to an end – and with filming set to get underway in November, the 62-year-old actor claimed he’s still largely in the dark about the plans.
Appearing on ITV’s ‘Good Morning Britain’, he said: “It’s great that it’s coming back.
“We are doing this 40 minute special but we don’t really know anything about it. We’ve read in the paper that we’ve got a grandchild but we don’t know who’s kid it is.”
In the upcoming episode, Hugh will reprise his role as dad Pete and Claire Skinner will be back as mum Sue, which will mark their first time on screen together since announcing their real life relationship.
The 40-minute special will follow the chaos in the downsized home of the Brockmans, as they grapple with the challenges of parenting kids who are now adults, with their own lives to lead.
Tyger Drew-Honey is to return as eldest son Jake, while Daniel Roche and Ramona Marquez will be back as the middle child Ben, and daughter Karen respectively.
Hugh added: “I’m really looking forward to it and we’re all looking forward to it. It’s going to be strange, isn’t, it because I don’t think we live together anymore as a family.
“There’s lots of different stuff to reflect and one of the great things about the show was to reflect life as it actually was.”
The show stood out on television by having the younger cast members improvise their line, to make it more authentic.
He pondered: “You’ll never get them to sound like real children unless you let them be real children and the other reason was that when we started, they were so young that they couldn’t read so there was no point in giving them a script.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Jorgie Porter is expecting her second child after suffering a devastating miscarriage.
The ‘Hollyoaks’ star confirmed on Wednesday’s (29.05.24) episode of ITVBe’s ‘Drama Queens’ that she and fiancé Ollie Piotrowsk – who had their son Forest in November 2022 – are due to become parents again.
She told her co-stars: “So guys… guess what? I am pregnant.”
Jorgie admitted: “And I am a little bit moody, not full mood.”
The 36-year-old actress also took to Instagram to share a baby scan video featuring her little boy and their dog and captioned it: “We’ve been keeping a little secret.”
Jorgie tragically lost her quadruplets at 14 weeks back in 2021, and she had never felt a worse pain than when she got the news from doctors that her babies were gone.
In an interview with the Daily Mirror newspaper, she said: “My miscarriage was the hardest thing I’ve had to go through in my life. None of the doctors knew why it happened. I had four times the hormones, and then afterwards, the feeling of being pregnant never went away.
“Ollie and I had felt so ready to be parents. I just didn’t understand how it could be taken away.
“There is no pain like it, and it was the same for Ollie.
“Some think, ‘It’s the woman’s body’, but that’s not true. If anything, it makes the male partner feel he can’t be upset. So it’s important to talk about it.”
Jorgie – who plays Theresa McQueen on the E4 soap and appeared on reality shows ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!’ and ‘Dancing On Ice’ – intends to tell Forest and now her unborn child about their late sibling when they are older.
She said: “I felt very lucky to be able to speak to friends who have suffered miscarriages and got through the other side.
“I don’t think I can ever move away from what happened. It’s about progression. If I talk about Forest it’s important I don’t ignore what happened. If it had not happened, I wouldn’t be mum to Forest.
“When he’s older I’ll definitely tell him about our lost babies.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘The 1 Percent Club’ bosses have investigated claims a contestant was caught cheating on air.
The hugely popular ITV quiz show – which is hosted by comedian Lee Mack – starts with a field of 100 players and whittles them down until one person can try and win the £100,000 cash prize, but it sparked controversy recently after contestant Jason Duckett was seen rubbing his ears.
Presenter Lee had asked a question with the answer “ear” and “hear”, which was when DJ Jason – who appeared on the show with his lawyer wife Rowena – was seen rubbing both earlobes.
Both of the couple had been eliminated when he made the gesture, but viewers still thought something was afoot.
A spokesperson for the show told The Sun newspaper: “Any game show worth its salt attracts conspiracy theories.
“But happily, initial inquiries quickly established that there were no grounds for suspicion.”
Jason, 36, pointing out that both him and his wife were “out”, and he had “nothing to gain” by trying to cheat.
He told the outlet: “I almost admire the creativity of someone to come up with that because I hadn’t thought of that.
“There was nothing to gain for either of us. We were both out. Anything I was doing it was to just sort of calm myself.
“If you spin it, you could say my arms are folded. Was the answer harm and arm?”
Last month, Lee revealed he was planning to work on more of the show, while he recently confirmed his iconic sitcom ‘Not Going Out’ will return in 2025 for a 14th season, 18 years after it was first broadcast.
The show is the longest running UK sitcom currently on air and the 2023 Christmas special marked its 100th episode.
Lee said in a statement: “Once again I’m very grateful that the BBC have trusted in us to keep alive the studio sitcom.
“I grew up watching this genre of sitcom on the BBC, and to be part of it myself is still a dream come true, even after 18 years of doing it. Here we go again…!!”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Alfie Watts and Owen Wood will splash their ‘Race Across the World’ cash on luxury travel.
The pair – aged 20 and 21 respectively – were seen on Wednesday (29.05.24) night becoming the popular BBC show’s youngest winners, landing a £20,000 jackpot prize after racing against three other teams on a trip of 15,000km over 50 days from Japan to the finish line in Lombok, Indonesia.
Alfie said after their victory: “I’m going to the Caribbean!”
Owen added: “I’ll definitely take my parents away? do something nice for them.”
Alfie said about his experience on the Bafta-winning show: “It feels like we took home some incredible memories and unbelievable experiences.
“We did this once-in-a-lifetime thing with each other. And then to win it as well, it’s incredible. It is unforgettable.”
Owen went on: “It was difficult. Incredibly difficult, but incredibly rewarding.”
‘Race Across the World’ has been praised for showcasing emotional storylines, with fans saying it has left them in tears.
Alfie and Owen were crowned winners after narrowly beating mother-daughter duo Eugenie and Isabel, who finished only eight minutes behind the lads
in a final boat race to the finish line in the Indonesian island of Lombok.
Brother and sister Betty and James finished in third place, more than 24 hours and 34 minutes after the winner, while married Stephen and Viv came fourth place – 30 hours and 20 minutes after the winning time.
Contestants crossed six seas and eight borders in the latest series of the show, which saw them forced to navigate their way without smartphones, Internet access or bank cards, and carrying only enough cash for airfares.
Alfie declared the moment he and Owen won: “Best moment of our lives. Undeniably. Can’t believe it.”
Owen added: “We came, and we saw, and we succeeded.”
‘RATW’ is the BBC’s biggest factual title of the year so far, with the first two episodes of the show among its top-rated episodes from any genre this year. Both episodes attracted 7.1 million viewers, an increase of a million from last year, according to the corporation.

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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘Taskmaster’ is launching a new immersive experience.
The attraction, which will be available in London from 18 September, has been backed by the long-running comedy task series’ hosts Alex Horne, 45, and 56-year-old comic Greg Davies, who will appear virtually during contests signed up for by fans.
A website for the experience – taskmasterliveexperience.com – says: “You can compete to be crowned ‘Taskmaster’ champion. Based on the multi-award-winning hit TV show, this is your chance to step inside the iconic ‘Taskmaster’ house and take part in brand new ludicrous and infuriating tasks just like your favourite comedians.”
It adds competitors can pit themselves against friends and family “to battle for points and be crowned the winner” in a contest “led by bespoke video instructions from Little Alex Horne himself”.
Each group completes four individual tasks being scored on each task by Alex, who appears on screens alongside Greg throughout the experience.
The top five contestants from each group will then play the final task on the ‘Taskmaster’ stage and compete to be crowned winner.
Bosses warn on the experience’s site: “We strongly advise you to go to the toilet in advance so as to not miss any of the live action at the experience.
“No food or drink may be taken into the venue. There is lots to enjoy in the ‘Taskmaster Garden’ before and after your Experience.”
Comic and musician Alex told at the start of the year he had lined up “old school” stand-up Jasper Carrott, 79, to make a TV comeback on ‘Taskmaster’.
He said on the ‘Always Be Comedy’ podcast: “There’s a few old school people who I’d love to have, like Jasper Carrott.
“I think he’s fine, he’s not chasing things, but I think Joe Pasquale would do it and I think he would be great.
“But it’s a big conversation because if you’re having Pasquale, you’re not having someone else and it’s 10 weeks – do you want 10 weeks of Pasquale?
“I don’t know Pasquale.”
‘Taskmaster’ appeared on Channel 4 back in 2020, after five years on Dave.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Helen Skelton has opened up about lying to ‘The Great British Bake Off’ judges about serving them food she dropped on the floor.
The ‘Countryfile’ host, 40, took part in the Channel 4 show for Comic Relief with comic Alistair McGowan, 59, and singer Rochelle Humes, 35, a decade ago, and battled to impress its judging panel Paul Hollywood, 58, and 89 year old Mary Berry.
She has now told the ‘Off Menu’ podcast, hosted by comics Ed Gamble, 38, and 39 year old James Acaster, about her food fib: “When I got kicked off, I got thanked for bringing the comedy element. I dropped all my cakes and didn’t realise there were cameras everywhere. I picked them up and put them on the table.
“They asked if I dropped them, I said, ‘No, no, it’s fine’.
“I didn’t think anyone had seen. But they were like, ‘You’ve just dropped them, dusted them off and then offered them to Mary’.
“I wouldn’t have stuck to my lie if I’d have known.”
Helen also told on the podcast how she quit BBC kids’ show ‘Blue Peter’ after having to dress as a chicken for the ‘World Worm Charming Championships’ – an annual contest held in Nantwich, Cheshire.
The presenter, who fronted the series from 2008 to 2013, added: “I came back to the office and they went, ‘Today, you’re going to the ‘World Worming Championships’ and you’re dressing as a chicken’.
“That was the moment when I thought, ‘I need to go soon because it’s fun dressing as a chicken once’.
“Ironically, I literally was like, ‘I don’t do dressing up, singing and dancing on telly’.”
Helen said even though she hated the chicken costume moment, she had fond memories of the show, adding; “My first day I went to Alaska!”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Chrishell Stause is set to play an ambition-fuelled businesswoman on ‘Neighbours’.
The ‘Selling Sunset’, ‘All My Children’ and ‘Days of Our Lives’ TV veteran, 42, will be joining the long-running daily soap as a “series guest star” and is set to arrive in Australia in July to start filming.
She’ll be playing new character Yasmine ‘Yas’ Shields, billed by show bosses as “a glamorous and successful businesswoman in pursuit of an exciting new opportunity”.
Chrishell said about appearing in the show – which launched the careers of Margot Robbie, Kylie Minogue, Guy Pearce and Russell Crowe: “I am honoured and excited to join such a beloved and iconic show.
“Coming from the world of soaps in the US, it’s back to my first love in the entertainment industry.
“They pitched me an idea for a character, and I was immediately excited to figure out a way to make it happen. Ramsay Street here I come!”
‘Neighbours’ executive producer Jason Herbison added: “We are thrilled to welcome Chrishell to the cast.
“We created a character especially for her and we can’t wait for her to bring the storyline alive.
“Expect intrigue and surprises – and many implications for the residents of Ramsay Street.”
‘Neighbours’ recently earned two Daytime Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series.
It marked the show’s first nomination in America, which has already received multiple nominations and wins in Britain and Australia.
Chrishell has also acted in US soap ‘The Young and the Restless’ and the Netflix thriller ‘Staged Killer’ – as well as Lifetime’s ‘A Rose for Her Grave: The Randy Roth Story’ and most recently the TV movie ‘You’re Not Supposed to be Here’, nominated for a GLAAD award this year.
She has received an MTV TV and Movie Award for Best Reality Star and a People’s Choice nomination for Favourite Reality Star for her appearance in ‘Selling Sunset’.
Last year she was recognised by Variety as one of the ‘40 Most Powerful Women in Reality TV’ and by Us Weekly as one of the ‘Top 10 Reality Stars of the Year’.
In February 2022 she released her memoir ‘Under Construction: Because Living My Best Life Took a Little Work’.
‘Neighbours’ is continuing on Amazon Freevee in the UK and US two years after its 2022 TV finale, watched by millions of fans.
New episodes of the show are released Monday to Thursday on Freevee, while the series also streams on Prime Video in Canada, Ireland, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
Australia’s Network 10 has retained first-run rights in Australia for the new chapter of the series and previous seasons of ‘Neighbours’ are available on Freevee.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Rory Kinnear is joining Will Sharpe and Paul Bettany in the upcoming Sky drama about Mozart.
‘The Diplomat’ actor, 46, has been cast as Emperor Joseph in the epic series ‘Amadeus’, based on the story of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, in which Will, 37, features as the iconic virtuoso, while Paul, 53, plays his fierce rival and suspected assassin, the Italian composer Antonio Salieri.
A summary of the show states: “Set within the musical hub of bustling Vienna at the end of the 18thcentury, 25 year old Amadeus arrives in the city no longer a child and determined to carve his own path.
“Recently unemployed and without the management of his father, Amadeus finds an unlikely ally in a young singer who will become his wife, fiery Constanze Weber Mozart.
“Her connections help bring him into the orbit of the Italian opera powerhouse and court composer Antonio Salieri, setting the three of them on a collision course that will ultimately define their lives and their legacies for years to come.”
Rory is famed for his stints in ‘Skyfall’ and a leading role in indie film ‘Men’, and will be joined in ‘Amadeus’ by castmates Lucy Cohu as Cecilia Weber, Jonathan Aris (Leopold Mozart), Ényì Okoronkwo (Da Ponte), Jessica Alexander (Katerina) and ‘Bridgerton’ star Hugh Sachs, who is playing Von Strack.
Paul Bazely, Rupert Vansittart from ‘Game of Thrones’, Anastasia Martin, ‘Masters of the Air’ actress Nancy Farino, Olivia-Mai Barrett, Viola Prettejohn, also from ‘The Crown’ and Jyuddah Jaymes, are also among the cast.
Gabrielle Creevy is playing Mozart’s wife Constanze Weber.
The series is a reimagining of playwright Peter Shaffer’s award-winning theatre production ‘Amadeus’.
It won the 1981 Tony Award for Best Play and Peter adapted it for the 1984 film of the same name, directed by Miloš Forman.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Women in the ‘Star Wars’ film and TV franchises are trolled more than its male stars, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy is warning.
The film studio boss, 70, spoke out about the abuse ahead of the release of the ‘The Acolyte’ – a female-led spin-off TV series of the
sci-fi film favourite that has been slammed by male keyboard warriors for featuring “too many” women.
She told The New York Times she is convinced females are bigger targets for the toxic outpourings of troll ‘Star Wars’ fans as its followers are mainly male.
Kathleen added: “Operating within these giant franchises now, with social media and the level of expectation – it’s terrifying.
“I think (‘The Acolyte’ creator) Leslye (Headland) has struggled a little bit with it.
“I think a lot of the women who step into ‘Star Wars’ struggle with this a bit more.
“Because of the fan base being so male dominated, they sometimes get attacked in ways that can be quite personal.”
‘The Acolyte’ is an original story created by Leslye , 44, set before the events of ‘The Phantom Menace’.
Some fans have dubbed it ‘The Wokelyte’ due to amount of women in the series.
One troll said online: “Why are there so many women, girls and minority characters increasingly dominating the ranks of Jedi?”
But Kathleen said: “My belief is that storytelling does need to be representative of all people.
“That’s an easy decision for me.”
Leslye is renowned for directing films including ‘Sleeping With Other People’ and co-creating Netflix’s popular comedy drama ‘Russian Doll’, and is the first woman to serve as showrunner of a ‘Star Wars’ series.
Her ‘Acolyte’ take on the franchise includes new ‘Star Wars’ characters played by actresses including Amandla Stenberg, Carrie Ann-Moss, Jodie Turner-Smith and others.
Kathleen’s comments come after female ‘Star Wars’ actresses Daisy Ridley, 32, and Kelly Marie Tran, 35, faced online harassment from fans when the most recent ‘Star Wars’ film trilogy was released – with Daisy recently using an interview with Variety to tell fellow women stars involved in the franchise to “tune out” of the criticism and “find the good in it all”.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Camila Morrone was soothed by Al Pacino over her fears about how to cry on screen.
The model, 26, who made headlines for dating Leonardo DiCaprio, 49, from 2017 to 2022, has just been unveiled as the new star of the second series of popular BBC One spy drama ‘The Night Manager’ alongside 43 year old Tom Hiddleston.
Details of her character are being kept secret, but the former Victoria’s Secret model – who grew up in Los Angeles with ‘Scarface’ actor Al Pacino, 84, as her stepfather – has opened up in the past about Al’s mentorship, which she said came when she landed a role as Bruce Willis’ daughter in the 2018 vigilante revenge thriller ‘Death Wish’.
She told ‘The Late Late Show’ in an interview that has resurfaced since news emerged of her ‘Night Manager’ role: “(I spent two hours at Al’s house and asked him) ‘What do I do? How do I cry?’
“(He said), ‘You’re fine, just act. Just be yourself. If you cry, you cry, if you don’t, you don’t. Just act, react, and you’ll be fine. You’re 19 – no one cares.”
Camila was quoted by The Sun saying about how she never thought she would land the ‘Death Wish’ role: “At the time I didn’t think there’d be a chance I’d get it because it was such a big role and such a big studio movie.
“I kind of just went in to the audition thinking, ‘Whatever – I’m not even going to get too into my head about this’.”
Camila went on to land the title role in indie coming-of-age film ‘Mickey and the Bear’ a year after starring in ‘Death Wish’.
Al dated her mother Lucila Sola, 48, from 2009 to 2018, and they have remained close after their break-up.
The actor has been widely reported to have been responsible for introducing his ‘One Upon a Time in Hollywood’ co-star Leo to Camila before they started dating.
She was with ‘The Revenant’ actor from 2017 to 2022, before Leo moved on to a younger model.

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