OHMYGOSSIP — Happy Mondays star Shaun Ryder is addicted to ‘Coronation Street’.
The 61-year-old musician – who previously battled addiction to drugs including crack cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine – has swapped his hedonistic lifestyle for a more sedate one which includes watching the soaps and cycling.
In an interview promoting his new book ‘Happy Mondays And Fridays, And Saturdays, And Sundays’, Shaun told The Sun newspaper: “I wanted to do it [get clean]as I’d got to 40 and my kids were getting older and I didn’t want them to think I’m this f*****-up old dude.
“I used to be addicted to heroin, methamphetamine, crack cocaine — you name it. Now I’m addicted to cycling and ‘Coronation Street’. Have I had any moments of weakness since then? No, I haven’t, really. My youngest girls, who are teenagers now, are at home with us and have never seen me like that. I’ve not tried to hide it, it’s my story, but they don’t recognise that person today. I’m a big believer in the saying that whatever you get through makes you stronger.”
Meanwhile, Shaun previously revealed he has banned booze from his house and will only have a drink if he’s out.
He told the Guardian newspaper: “We don’t have alcohol in the house. Not even at Christmas. When I go out to work, I’ll still have a drink.
“I partied from the age of 13 onwards. It didn’t end until 2002, when I hit 40 and I thought it was about time I grew up. I got off the heroin and everything else and haven’t been there for 20 years.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Giovanni Pernice is in talks for ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!’
The former ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ pro – who has reportedly quit the BBC series – is said to be in talks with ITV about entering the jungle.
A source told The Sun newspaper: “Giovanni would be perfect for the jungle.
“ITV bosses have wanted him for years and now he is finally free. Everyone is really eager to get him on board – he really would be ideal for those jungle showers.
“They are expected to offer him big money and he’s unlikely to turn it down really.
“He’ll have finished touring and will have those months free now he’s not doing Strictly.
“It’s definitely a very tempting offer and will be surprise if he turns it down.”
Meanwhile, ‘Good Morning Britain’ presenter Kate Garraway recently revealed she thinks Giovanni, 33, will be “deeply missed” if he does leave ‘Strictly’.
Speaking to her co-host Rob Rinder on ‘GMB’, she said: “He was great on the show and people love him.”
Kate had appeared on the BBC show in 2007 where she was partnered up with Giovanni’s close friend Anton du Beke.
The broadcaster added she had “loved” watching their TV outings together, such as their new BBC travel programme ‘Anton and Giovanni’s Adventures in Spain’.
She added: “Giovanni and Anton are great friends and I’ve loved watching those shows as well.”
Earlier this week, it was revealed Giovanni’s future on ‘Strictly’ was uncertain after the dancer became jaded with the “scrutiny” he had faced for the allegations made against him about his teaching methods, and wanted to turn his attention to other shows instead.
A friend of the performers told The Sun: “Gio feels the scrutiny on him has become too much, and now is the time to make a fresh start.
“He wants to focus on other TV projects, and feels he’s achieved all he can on Strictly, having won the trophy back in 2021 and reaching the final an unprecedented four times.”
They added: “He remains adamant he’s done nothing wrong other than being a hard taskmaster but knows his style of training isn’t to everyone’s liking — especially in this day and age. He has a lot of other exciting projects in the pipeline right now, and he’s just super-excited to get cracking on them. This, now, is his priority.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Kaye Adams says she was the victim of sexism at the beginning of her career.
The 61-year-old journalist – who is best known as a long-serving anchor on ITV’s ‘Loose Women’ – claimed she was propositioned by a boss twice her age and slapped on the bottom by another.
On the proposition, she told the ‘How To Be 60’ podcast: “I can remember ¬standing there with this gin and tonic in my hand thinking, ‘Oh, what am I gonna do?’ And I giggled.'”
And, speaking about being groped and slapped, she said: “I was standing up leaning against a pillar and my boss, who was a bit older – he was the boss boss – came out.
“Everyone was terrified of him, and actually I really liked this man and he was really good to me. But as he walked past me he slapped my a*** and really grabbed my a*** and laughed as he went by.
“I was about 24 and I just remember that rush of embarrassment. My cheeks went red, I didn’t know what to do. A bit of you is conflicted, but you didn’t, you just shut up.
“He laughed and he walked out, and everyone else laughed.”
But Kaye said there was nothing she could do about it at the time.
She said: “And the attitudes… casual sexism all the time, you know, slapping women’s a**** and not even thinking about it, it’s not even an issue whatsoever, which you look at now and you think, ‘Oh, my God’, but then you think, ‘Jesus’.
“The other thing… casual ¬racism and also homophobia.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘Coronation Street’s Lisa George fears she is going blind after a shock diagnosis.
The actress – who has played Beth Sutherland on the ITV soap for the past 12 years – revealed she’s been diagnosed with the condition NAION – non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy – which causes sudden vision loss in one eye.
Lisa first suffered an eye injury when a piece of rope hit her eye while gardening, leading to her permanently losing part of the sight at the bottom of her right eye.
She told MailOnline: “‘Corrie’ were great, they printed my scripts in a bigger font to make it easier but I just wasn’t getting any explanation as to what had happened. I had scans, dye put into my eyeball, but the doctors were split as to whether it was the trauma from the rope or something else that had caused the haemorrhage at the back of my eye.”
And, a few years later she began to have trouble with her left eye.
She said: “I had a CT scan on my head, two lumber punctures, and they wouldn’t let me take my medication for my Diabetes which was making feel really poorly.
“No-one seemed to have a clue what had happened, they just said ‘you’ve got nerve clusters’ and after a week they sent me home and told me to take Aspirin for the pain.
“Fortunately I was able to go private but there are so many people out there who are still not getting answers. Eventually I ended up at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London and was seen by a neuro ophthalmologist.”
And, Lisa fears she will never do stage work again.
She said: “I thought ‘I don’t think I’m ever going to be able to work on the stage again’ because there’s no way I’d be able to see if I had to come off the stage in the dark.
“The panic and fear set in and I got really upset. Obviously, I’m sure they put things in place for visually impaired actors but it was a real fear and it really hit me real hard, how am I going to cope in the industry in the future?”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Danielle Harold wants to star in a “crime thriller”.
The former ‘EastEnders’ actress left the soap in May last year and, following a stint on ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!’, she’s now looking for a new acting role and wants to follow in the footsteps of ex-‘Coronation Street’ star Michelle Keegan.
She told the Sunday Mirror newspaper’s No Filter column: “Michelle Keegan in ‘Fool Me Once’ was so amazing.
“I’d love to do a crime thriller.
“I can’t wait to get my head into another character.”
Danielle won a string of awards for her portrayal of Lola, who died from a brain tumour, and she’s finally found a use for her trophies.
She laughed: “You may catch me singing into them doing karaoke in my living room.”
Following her stint on ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!’ last year, Danielle was inundated with messages from men who were keen to woo her with a cup of tea.
She previously explained on the ‘Invite Only’ podcast: “I did have messages about cups of tea. I came out and I was like, ‘What?’
“I had just come out of the jungle, so didn’t really go on my phone too much, I just sort of had a quick look, and saw ‘tea, tea, tea, Yorkshire tea’ and said, ‘What’s with this tea business, Mum?’
“Tony Bellew did a secret mission in the camp and he had to pretend to write a love song to his wife Rachael, and he was going to sing it. I was there embracing the love. But then I just said, ‘I can’t even get someone to get me a cup of tea.’ And then, yeah. I was hoping I’d actually get sent some boxes of tea (by admirers), but that hasn’t happened yet.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Tina Malone’s husband took his own life.
The ‘Shameless’ actress announced in March that her spouse Paul Chase had passed away aged just 41 and she’s told how he had turned to drugs and alcohol after his mental health plummeted while he battled PTSD from his time in the army.
She told the Sunday Mirror newspaper: “I’ve not spoken about this publicly until this minute. It’s the first time I’ve said it and confirmed it. Paul did commit suicide. I believe in transparency.
“I’ll never get over it. I miss him so badly and I love him so much. One thing I know… he’s in a better place than here…
“He felt lost, he felt useless. He couldn’t fight any more. Drugs weren’t recreational. Drink wasn’t social.”
Tina admitted it is only her and Paul’s 10-year-old daughter Flame keeping her afloat in the aftermath of his death.
She said: “If I didn’t have Flame I really wouldn’t want to be here.”
Tina – who also has 42-year-old Danielle from a previous relationship – told how Paul’s mental health struggles spiralled in the last year of his life.
She said: “He’d concealed his PTSD, but imagine if you’ve been at war and you can’t count how many people you killed. How do you come back? He loved the Army but it left him scarred…
“The last 12 months were hell, a rapid downward progression. He was using prescription drugs and cocaine, he borrowed money and he lied. He was desperate.”
They briefly separated but reunited, and Paul was admitted to hospital for psychiatric treatments after earlier attempts to take his own life before being moved to an “under pressure” community facility because of a lack of beds.
Though he received invaluable specialist help, his mood swings still caused rows.
Tina said: “He thought he was a drain on me, he said he was no good for me. It was awful.”
The 61-year-old actress is planning to launch a charity called Paul’s Flame on 28 May, what would have been her husband’s birthday, in order to help other struggling ex-service personnel.
She said: “When he got drunk he’d ramble about the army and I’d tell him, ‘You have depression, you have emotional issues because of what you’ve seen’. But he’d sweep it away. He’d say, ‘How will I get a job if I have that?’ He admitted it in the end but by then things had gone too far.
“This is a man who served his country. The only way I can get through is by fighting for change, addressing the issues facing veterans and soldiers, trying to help others.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘Line of Duty’ actor Brian McCardie died after suffering a tear to a major heart artery.
The 59-year-old, best known for playing underworld boss John Thomas ‘Tommy’ Hunter in the popular BBC police drama, passed away in April, and his family have now revealed he was killed by an aortic dissection – a rare killer condition where a weakened aorta wall rips.
Brian’s sister Sarah said on social media: “Hi all, the McCardie family would like to thank everyone for their overwhelming support regarding the sudden passing of Brian James McCardie, beloved son, brother, uncle and friend.
“Brian died due to an aortic dissection, causing short pain and a sudden death.”
Updating fans about Brian’s final farewell, she added: “There will be a funeral mass held on Thursday 23rd May at 11.30am at St Mary’s Church, 70 Bannatyne Street, Lanark.
“We then move on at 1.30pm to Holytown Crematorium, Memorial Way, Holytown, Motherwell, where we will celebrate Brian’s life before he takes his final bow.
“There will be links available to both the mass and the cremation service for those who cannot attend in person.
“We will feel your support from afar. With love and thanks, The McCardie family, Eddie, Moira, Martin, Ed, Liz and Sarah. Xxx.”
The British Heart Foundation says aortic dissection occurs when the weakened wall of the aorta tears, causing blood to leak between the layers that make up the walls of the arteries – with symptoms including sudden and severe chest pain, pain in the jaw and face, and shortness of breath.
Glasgow-born Brian’s 35-year acting career saw him star alongside Sean Bean in the 2021 BBC prison drama ‘Time’ and in the film ‘Rob Roy’, as well as ‘Trainspotting’ creator Irvine Welsh’s ‘Crime’ TV series.
His film appearances included Irvine’s police thriller ‘Filth’ and ‘Low Winter Sun’ featuring Mark Strong.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Timothy Spall is set to lead the new BBC comedy-drama, ‘Death Valley’.
Following the 67-year-old screen legend’s Best Actor in a Leading Role BAFTA win, for his acclaimed performance as Peter Farquhar in BBC One’s ‘The Sixth Commandment’, Spall has been cast as the “eccentric national treasure John Chapel”, a retired actor and star of hit fictional detective TV show Caesar.
Along with Gwyneth Keyworth’s detective sergeant Janie Mallowan, the duo will solve a case per week.
The synopsis read: “Thrown together by the murder of John’s neighbour, John and Janie are an odd yet hilarious duo with opposing instincts.
“Every week, they get to the bottom of gripping murders, with various stunning Welsh locations providing a backdrop to their investigations.
“When John and Janie are not arguing about a case, they’re inevitably up in each other’s personal business. Despite their differences, they soon realise they are the closest thing each other has to a best friend, and unwittingly help one another move on from the past.”
Spall commented: “I’m relishing the prospect of getting stuck in as we embark on creating this truly oddball detective duo who develop their unusual combined eccentric skills to hilarious and surprisingly successful effect in beautiful rural Wales and its gorgeous towns and villages.
“I’m really looking forward to teaming up with the brilliant Gwyneth Keyworth and the fantastically talented team of creatives and technicians on this new and unique comedy drama.”
Jon Petrie, director of comedy at the BBC, added: “This series has all the hallmarks of a BBC Comedy classic; it’s the perfect comedy drama caper which never forgets the funny. We feel thoroughly spoiled to have such a wonderful cast on board.”
Filming is due to kick-off next month in Wales, and the show, which doesn’t have a release date at this time, is heading to BBC Two and iPlayer.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Amy Dowden feels “proud” of how she’s dealt with her cancer diagnosis.
The 33-year-old dancer has taken to social media to reflect on her journey over the last 12 months, after she was diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2023.
Alongside a series of photos and videos from the last year, Amy said on Instagram: “These past few weeks and especially days I’ve constantly been thinking this time last year I was having this test, or this appointment.
“A year ago today it was confirmed what we thought it was but it became reality and my life changed forever when the Dr said we are sorry Amy it’s cancer. I can’t believe it’s been a year and all what my body has been through and achieved.”
Amy – who is married to professional dancer Ben Jones – has agonised about her diagnosis over the last year.
She shared: “A year ago Ben, myself and my twin sister cried together and had to pull ourselves together as we had to break the news to my parents and just knowing the heart ache and worry it was going to cause.
“I used to lay awake for hours with my mind going to all sorts of places, would I make it to Christmas, would I dance again, how’s Ben going to cope, I don’t want to lose my hair, you name it. I wish I knew then how I would be a year on.
“I told myself constantly this too shall pass and a year on, my hair growing back, my energy getting better and better, back dancing and most importantly spending time with my family and friends and appreciating life.”
Amy ultimately feels proud of how she’s coped with the situation.
The dancer – who underwent a mastectomy after receiving the diagnosis – said: “I have a new body I’m still learning to accept and like, but do you know what it got me through the hardest time and I’m so proud of myself.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Jeremy Clarkson thinks “fatness doesn’t make someone lazy”.
The former ‘Top Gear’ presenter, 64, admitted he is “something of a porker”, but insisted he is not lazy due to the back-breaking work he does on his Diddly Squat farm.
Jeremy has also argued laziness can lead to weight gain, and emphasised he can “think of lots of fat people with a good work ethic” like King Henry VIII.
In his column for The Sunday Times, he wrote: “Lazy people become fat. You may start out looking like Willem Dafoe or one of those heroin chic catwalk models, but if you sit in front of the TV all day, watching ‘Homes Under the Hammer’ and washing the endless frozen pizzas and crisps down with gallons of full-fat Coca-Cola, you will quickly become a human barrage balloon.
“And soon you will be too enormous to work because you can’t even get out of the front door.”
Jeremy added he enjoyed using social media because it helps him get out of the “puddle of self-inflicted misery” he often finds himself in.
But he conceded seeing others making the most of their time could send him on a “guilt trip”.
He went on: “As I have already explained, I wake sometimes on a Sunday morning in a puddle of self-inflicted misery and when I tune into TikTok to take my mind off the pain, I am assaulted with a never-ending stream of videos featuring people making the most of their weekends.
“They’re out for a bike ride, or they’re growing asparagus and radishes.
“There’s one girl in what I suspect is Milton Keynes who goes into her back garden every day and films herself skipping.
“I want to throttle her because I know I should be in the garden skipping too, or making a little house for the blue tits, or climbing Snowdon, or whatever the Labour Party has called it these days.
“These perfect strangers send me on a guilt trip.”

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