OHMYGOSSIP — Jesy Nelson is to take part in ‘Bear Hunt’.
The former Little Mix singer is expected to head to Costa Rica next month for the new Netflix series – which will see famous faces trained by survival expert Bear Grylls embark on a series of challenges – and producers think she’ll be a great signing for the show, particularly as it will provide the 32-year-old star with a springboard to relaunch her solo career.
A source told The Sun on Sunday newspaper’s Bizarre column: “Casting agents have approached Jesy to see if she would be interested and have deep pockets to ensure it’s worth her time financially. She has a huge fanbase and the reality challenge series would be the perfect comeback for her.
“Filming takes place for a few weeks so she won’t even be away from home and her creature comforts for too long.
“Jesy will be incredible.”
Last summer, the ‘Boyz’ hitmaker revealed she was planning to take some time off to see the world.
She wrote on Instagram: “Hey guys! So for a long time I’ve really wanted to go travelling but never had the time to do it.
“I’ve got some really exciting things coming up with work and my music, but until then I’m gonna take the summer off to travel the world.
“I’m going to be off my social media, I love you all so much and I’ll see you when I’m back.”
It was previously revealed Netflix planned to spare no expense when it came to securing bookings for the Holly Willoughby-hosted show.
A source told The Sun newspaper’s TV Biz column: “On similar celebrity-led challenge shows like ‘Strictly’ and ‘I’m a Celeb’, the line-ups often vary from little-known people to established stars.
“Netflix are determined their collection will be largely killer, with very little filler. They’re not scrimping on paying six-figure fees and aren’t afraid to cough up more for the biggest names.
“They’ll be shelling out an eight-figure sum in all, so the cast will be one of the most expensive in reality TV history.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Antony Cotton wrote to ITV bosses begging for a role on ‘Coronation Street’.
The 48-year-old actor first appeared on the soap as Sean Tully in 2003 before becoming a permanent cast member in April 2004 and he admitted he took an unconventional approach to land the part, which he doesn’t think would work nowadays.
Reflecting on his impending 21st anniversary with the show, he told the Daily Mirror newspaper: “Should they have a special to celebrate? I’m just thanking every heartbeat as it comes along. I’m very happy, very lucky.
“I do remember my first day on ‘Corrie’ … as if it was yesterday. But I wasn’t nervous, it felt like coming home because I knew so many people who had been in and out.
“Suranne Jones [who played Karen McDonald] was there, Sally Lindsay [who played Shelley Unwin] was there. I knew some of the writing team, you know, I asked for the job.
“I wrote and asked for the job, which is not a recommended way of getting gainful employment. But that’s how I ended up there, it worked. You can’t do that nowadays.
“Everything’s changing, the world ’s a different place.”
Antony – was awarded an MBE for his efforts to improve the lives of military personnel – loves working on ‘Corrie’ and is “most proud” that it has given him a platform to campaign on issues that are important to him.
He explained: “Corrie is special to me. I love where I work and I’m very, very proud of it.
“I’m most proud of the platform it’s given me for things like my work with the armed forces. I wouldn’t have had that without ‘Queer as Folk’, without ‘Coronation Street’. I’m thankful for every little stage of the way.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘Emmerdale’ actress Olivia Bromley has “challenging and heartbreaking” scenes ahead when her on-screen son is diagnosed with cancer.
The 29-year-old star’s alter ego Dawn Taylor and her husband Billy Fletcher (Jay Kontzle) are to face turmoil when they are told baby Evan has Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL) and though the actress knows it will be a tough plot to play out, she thinks it is an “important” topic for the soap to tackle.
She said: “This is an incredibly challenging and heartbreaking story, but such an important story for Emmerdale to tell. I’ve learnt so much since working with Leukaemia Care and speaking to parents whose children have been diagnosed, and we want to not only raise awareness but to do justice to the experience of families who are blindsided by a diagnosis like this.
“For Dawn and Billy, like many parents, Evan’s diagnosis turns their world upside down so unexpectedly. It’s been inspiring to hear the stories of strength, resilience and also to hear of the incredible NHS staff who do such invaluable work when parents’ are at their lowest, so I hope we can also reflect this as we approach this storyline.”
Soap bosses are working closely with the charity Leukaemia Care on the storyline, to ensure a realistic and authentic depiction, and the organisation praised the ITV show for helping to raise awareness.
Colin Dyer, CEO at Leukaemia Care commented: “Every year 10,000 people are diagnosed with leukaemia in the UK. A leukaemia diagnosis can affect not just the patient, but also their loved ones such as friends and family.
“The Baby Evan storyline being featured on Emmerdale, is helping to deliver a very important message not just about the awareness of the symptoms and the condition, but about how it affects the family and those around them.”
‘Emmerdale’ boss Laura Shaw pledged to handle Evan’s illness “sensitively”.
She said: “Evan’s leukaemia diagnosis will come abruptly and without warning for Dawn and Billy, like it does for many parents who find themselves facing this devastating situation.
“Working closely with Leukaemia Care, it’s vital to us that we portray this story as accurately and sensitively as possible and do justice to those faced with a diagnosis like this and highlight the severe impact a long term illness like this can have on families lives.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — The third series of ‘Euphoria’ is said to have been delayed since Christmas as the plots don’t feel “tonally” right.
Insiders say a new character arc for the main character Rue, played by Zendaya, 27, in which she falls pregnant as a 20-something surrogate were not deemed a good fit by bosses at HBO, which airs the shock teen drama.
Variety has reported about the range of new scripts that have allegedly been offered by co-producer Zendaya and 39-year-old show creator Sam Levinson: “There was a new arc for Zendaya’s Rue, whose character in Levinson’s first pass had been relegated to the background in a somewhat surprising storyline about her working as a private detective, which HBO had immediately vetoed. “Among many other ideas for the rewrites, Zendaya had pitched an idea in which Rue, who is now sober as a twentysomething young woman, would be a pregnancy surrogate.
“But insiders say the new scripts simply didn’t feel like the show tonally.”
Sources also told the publication Sam has been in “overhaul mode” with his series three scripts after actor Angus Cloud – who played drug dealer Fezco on the show – died of an overdose last July at age 25.
In November, ‘Euphoria’ was hit by another tragedy when its producer Kevin Turen died suddenly of heart failure aged 44, which insiders say has also delayed getting the latest run of the show off the ground.
The Variety report comes after HBO stating earlier this week it had officially delayed the third series of the drama, which was set to begin production later this spring.
An HBO spokesperson said: “HBO and Sam Levinson remain committed to making an exceptional third season.
“In the interim, we are allowing our in-demand cast to pursue other opportunities.”
But Variety added: “What the network isn’t saying is that no one at HBO is at all sure a third season of “’Euphoria’ will ever come to fruition given the disparate visions for the show’s next chapter.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Vicky McClure’s new series will see her play a woman who suddenly stops sleeping weeks before she turns 40.
The ‘Line of Duty’ actress, 40, is starring in Paramount+’s new thriller series ‘Insomnia’, in which she plays Emma Averill, who starts to have her sanity stretched to breaking point.
A show synopsis says: “A couple of weeks before her fortieth birthday, Emma stops sleeping – just as her mother had done right before she suffered a violent psychotic breakdown on the night of her own fortieth birthday.
“Emma’s mother always told her she’d go the same way, that she had the same ‘bad blood’ and now Emma’s terrified it’s true.
AAs events worsen, Emma’s world starts to unravel and she realises that only by investigating the truth of her painful past, can she find the answers to her present and prevent tragedy from striking a second time.”
Emma appears to have a dream life and career before she is plunged into the psychological nightmare.
Paramount+ confirmed ‘Insomnia’ will air in the UK from May 23, and has released as string of teaser photos of Vicky in her role in the lead-up to the launch.
In one image, she is seen in blue pyjamas looking distressed.
The show also stars Tom Cullen as Emma’s husband Robert, with her fellow ‘Line of Duty’ star Leanne Best playing her estranged sister Phoebe.
Corinna Malowe portrays Emma’s mother, with Smylie Bradwell and India Fowler appearing as Emma and Tom’s children Will and Chloe.
The screenplay was by Sarah Pinborough who adapted her novel of the same name for screen and is executive producer of the show.
Additional cast members include Lyndsey Marshal, Dominic Tighe, Jade Harrison, Robert Gilbert and Michelle Bonnard.
‘Insomnia’ is directed by Börkur Sigthorsson, whose previous credits include Sky drama ‘The Midwich Cuckoos’ and the BBC’s Baptiste.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Richard Hammond says comedy deemed politically incorrect is actually pointing out the “importance” of controversial issues.
The 54-year-old former ’Top Gear’ presenter, who co-hosted the show alongside Jeremy Clarkson, 63, and 61-year-old James May – argued programmes that may seem shocking are really only playing with the idea of what is “acceptable”.
He said on his ‘Who We Are Now with Izzy and Richard Hammond’ podcast – which he presents with his 23-year-old daughter Izzy: “Comedy is so often sort of at the cutting edge of what‘s acceptable. It’s dancing around (that line) and sometimes it’s standing the wrong side of the line but what it’s actually doing is pointing back at the line and emphasising the importance of it. That’s critical.
“If people are wilfully taking a role in saying, ‘I don’t think this is (funny) but isn’t it funny if somebody does.’
“Because it’s there at the front, should it have a sell-by date after which it’s strictly not seen? Should it be scrapped, should it disappear?”
Richard also admitted he no longer found the sitcoms of his youth funny because society had “moved on”.
He said: “Everything I watched in my youth, pretty much all of it – when I say I wouldn’t find it funny now… I actually mean I wouldn’t find it funny because we’ve moved on.”
Izzy added taking “accountability” of the harmful content in offensive comedy was the key to understanding it.
She said: “It’s accountability. I think it’s not accusatory, it’s saying what you did there you didn’t think it was wrong but you need to understand now that’s not great and that is wrong.”
On a previous episode of his podcast, Richard’s ‘The Grand Tour’ co-star James May weighed in on the cancel culture debate, and argued the men got “a bad wrap” just for “being a bloke”.
He said: “I do feel like men are getting a bit of a bad rap recently. There’s a lot of talk about toxic masculinity and I know there is a lot of it around and it’s right that we confront it and address it… but it’s not all of us.
“We seem to be straying close to a point where simply being a bloke, especially if you’re a sort of older, lower middle-class, white bloke… you’re almost immediately written off.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Davina McCall is reportedly top of a wish-list to compete on the ‘Gladiators’ celebrity spin-off show.
The show was rebooted by the BBC in January after a 24-year hiatus, and the network is now said to be looking into casting the fitness fanatic ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ presenter, 56, in an all-star version – with reality TV regulars Mark Wright, 37, and 35-year-old Spencer Matthews also apparently in the pipeline.
A TV source told The Sun newspaper: “The BBC want big name contestants with the kind of strength and agility needed to compete with the intimidating gang of gladiators.
“Davina is incredibly fit and already looks keen to be involved, even if she has only previously talked about lending her presenting skills.
“As for the blokes, the producers love the idea of getting the fellas in to see if their gym-honed muscles are just for show or if they’ve got genuine brawn.”
A celebrity spin-off of the show was announced last week by ‘Gladiators’ production company Hungry Bear Media.
Head of the firm Dan Baldwin told BBC Radio 4: “I can reveal we are going to do a celebrity special… I think Gladiators is here to stay. “I’m going to say, it’s here to stay.”
The rebooted BBC version of ‘Gladiators’ has been a huge success for the BBC, with viewing figures soaring above the network’s expectations.
Dan added: “We wanted it to be event television so we had to get an audience of 3,000 people every episode.
“The first episode we had almost 10,000 turn up. So at that point, we knew that we had something.
“The first episode got 6.4 million. Now it’s at 9.8 million, the first episode, because of catch-up (TV.) And we didn’t think this show would be something that people would catch up on.
“But so many people catch up on it and it’s gone from strength to strength and we’re really happy with how it’s gone.”
‘Gladiators’, presented by Bradley Walsh and his son Barney, was filmed at Sheffield Arena in front of a live studio audience, which Dan has said has been one of biggest factors in the show’s popularity.
He added: “I think audience is vital and they reflect what is happening.
“We wanted to have families in that audience with their sponge fingers and signs and they really got into the event of it.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘Steph’s Packed Lunch’ star and paranormal investigator Dale Bowes has died aged 28 after fighting terminal cancer.
He was a ‘Lunchmate’ on 41-year-old Steph McGovern’s Channel 4 show in 2023, and had been fighting incurable synovial sarcoma of the left lung since 2021.
In the weeks leading up to his death, he said he was suffering so badly he could no longer enjoy his ghost-hunts in West Yorkshire.
Talk TV’s Gavin Wilson today led tributes to the star on Instagram, posting
alongside a picture of him and Dale: “RIP Mr Dale Bowes. A much loved Lunchmate of our @stephlunch @packedlunchc4 family!”
A GoFundMe page raising funds for Dale’s funeral says his condition worsened last month.
It added: “In March 2024, we got the news we had been dreading. There were no more treatment options for Dale as he had become too unwell.
“Dale was transferred to the care of St Gemma’s Hospice and returned home.
“Within a week, Dale was placed on an oxygen machine at home. Dale continued to get worse until he was admitted into St Gemma’s Hospice on the 25th of March 2024 for end-of-life care.
“Dale continued to fight despite all of the odds and is an inspiration to us all.”
Dale’s bio on Instagram reads: “I used to do bits on TV. Now I have terminal cancer. West Yorkshire Paranormal Investigator.”
He said in one of his final posts on the site at Christmas: “Spent the night with @west_yorkshire_paranormal_ltd_ at Todmorden Unitarian Church. Not very much activity on this occasion from what I saw but nevertheless a beautiful Church. Ice cold and in so much pain, I left a little early to get back to my hotel and rest.”
His last social media post was a tribute to the victims of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
In March 2023, Dale shared his thoughts on assistant dying on ‘Steph’s Packed Lunch’, telling Steph on her now-axed show: “I’ve been told that current treatments will not cure my cancer.
“One of the treatments could help me but at the moment if I deteriorate into a situation where I’m suffering I think it should be the decision of the person who is going through that.”

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