OHMYGOSSIP — Jordan North will host his first Capital Breakfast show on April 8th.
The former BBC Radio 1 DJ has signed up to replace Roman Kemp on the station, and he will be joined by Chris Stark and Sian Welby to front his first-ever episode next month.
Jordan said: “My alarm clock is on, and I cannot wait to get started on Capital Breakfast! Buckle up as we’re going to wake the nation up with the best tunes, huge interviews and biggest laughs so make sure you tune in!”
Chris added: “Here we go! It’s not lost on all three of us what a huge a privilege it is to wake up the nation. I cannot wait for us to get started together.”
Sian admitted the trio have big plans for a “whole lot of mischief” on the show, as well as “huge guests”.
She said: “There is so much energy for the show, I know our listeners can’t wait to see what we’ve got in store – we’ve got plans for huge guests, huge games and a whole lot of mischief!
“I’ve known Jordan for a long time and its fantastic to be working with him.”
James Rea, Chief Content and Broadcasting Officer at Global, added: “Having heard the preparation for the show, the team here are very excited to get the all new Capital Breakfast show on air.
“The connection and fun between Jordan, Chris and Sian makes for a great listen.”
Listen to Capital Breakfast with Jordan North, Chris Stark and Sian Welby from the 8th April weekdays 6am – 10am across the UK and on Global Player, the official Capital app.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Sir David Attenborough reportedly earned £7,206 a minute for his latest TV shows.
The 97-year-old naturalist and legendary broadcaster – who celebrates his 98th birthday in May – is said to have quadrupled his earnings with a payday of around £4.2 million – with over £833,000 paid in tax – for the 12 months up to last September.
As reported by The Sun newspaper, accounts show a huge rise from the previous year when he pocketed £1.3 million.
Over the 12 months, he had four shows – ‘Climate Change: Drought’ on Amazon Prime Video, ‘Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster’ and ‘Wild Isles’ for BBC One, and Sky series ‘Secret World of Sound’ – which amounts to 578 minutes of television.
As well as his earnings, the recent filing reveals the beloved presenter has a cash pile of £2.3 million and assets worth £2.76 million.
Meanwhile, it’s thought his David Attenborougu Productions company may also have still been receiving fees from work he did in 2021, including voiceovers and writing.
Last year, Sir David insisted less is actually more when it comes to what he can add to his wildlife shows without spoiling the magic.
He told BBC Wildlife Magazine: “You mustn’t be too wordy.
“The one key, I think, is that a picture is more powerful than a spoken word, and if you give people the two things, the thing that they remember is the picture.
“You can’t ignore pictures. I don’t think you could generalise, but you should remember that pictures are more powerful than words.”
David also revealed that he often tosses his script aside in the recording booth to improve the shows.
He said: “Having written a commentary, the first thing to do is to carefully see what you can get rid of.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Vanessa Feltz’s ex Ben Ofoedu is said to be planning to marry his new girlfriend Precious Muir.
The 62-year-old TV star endured a public breakup last year when she discovered her then-fiancé Ben had been unfaithful at times during their 16-year relationship, and it’s now thought the 51-year-old singer is set to marry Precious, 33, who he has been dating for around three months.
Ben and Precious – who previously appeared on Channel 4 show ‘The Circle’ – attended an event in London’s Soho on Monday (25.03.24), and he is said to have introduced her as his “soon to be wife”.
One guest told the Daily Mirror newspaper: “Ben was very open about the fact he is planning to wed Precious – and soon. There was no secrecy. He introduced her as his ‘soon to be wife’ to several people he was speaking to, and gave the air of being as pleased as punch.
“It was a surprise given the length of time they have been together, but they both seemed to be very happy with each other.”
In October, Vanessa – who appeared on ‘Celebs Go Dating’ last June – admitted she would try online dating in a bid to find a new suitor if she wasn’t famous.
Speaking on ITV’s ‘This Morning’, she said: “It’s not that I don’t like online dating, I just don’t really think I can do it. Imagine if I suddenly showed up, people would get the shock of their lives and then it would end up in the papers. If I could, I probably would because I just think it’s the best way to meet the most people.
“Somebody said I just had to hang round the cheese counter in Waitrose. How much cheese can I possibly buy? I was thinking maybe I’d wait outside a prison with a cake and hope someone would come out and marry me. I don’t quite know what to do, quite frankly, I’m quite desperate!”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Louis Walsh has blasted Duchess Catherine’s uncle Gary Goldsmith.
The pair were housemates on the most recent season of ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ but music manager Louis, 71, admitted he was baffled about why Gary was on the show.
He told The Sun on Sunday newspaper: “The person that I would least like to hang out with is Gary [Goldsmith]. He wouldn’t listen, he kept telling the same old joke all the time. There was nothing to the man; he shouldn’t have been there — he should have known not to be there. It is not his world.”
Louis also had harsh words for some of his other fellow contestants.
He said: “Nikita [Kuzmin] and Fern [Britton] wanted it the most — they played to the cameras.
“Fern is OK. I mean she desperately wanted to win. She was wallpaper — she doesn’t give you anything.
“Nikita is very ambitious but I think he will become a star, a TV presenter — he can do it all. I love Levi Roots he is a totally genuine man, very placid, outgoing, and really got on with Colson Smith. We’ve swapped numbers.”
Meanwhile, Gary pulled out of the live ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ final on Friday (22.03.24) after his niece, Catherine, Princess of Wales, announced her cancer diagnosis.
Gary wrote on X (formerly Twitter): “Following today’s news, I will not be attending tonight’s Celebrity Big Brother final. I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to my fellow housemates and to everyone involved in the making of this brilliant show. I hope you all enjoy your special night.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Louis Walsh says his blood cancer diagnosis has changed him.
The 71-year-old music manager has vowed to be less “catty” after undergoing a secret cancer battle a few years ago during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Speaking to The Sun on Sunday, Louis said: “Cancer is a great reality check. This whole experience is going to change me. I’m going to try and be a better person.
“I am going to try and be nicer. I am a bit catty. I always let people know what I think of them, that’s just me.”
Louis was diagnosed with Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia, a rare type of blood cancer, which is incurable, but he is “living with it and managing it”.
And, he has urged others to look after their health.
He said: “Please, for anyone reading this, and you don’t feel well, please, please go and get checked.
“If this interview encourages one person to go to a doctor, then this has all been worth it.”
However, Louis couldn’t stop himself from complaining about his “fake” fellow contestants on ‘Celebrity Big Brother’.
He said: ” You know what really annoys me, though? All this kissing and hugging [on the show]. You don’t even know each other! So fake! They all wanted to win.
“That was the bottom line on the show. There was nothing controversial that happened really because everyone was too wary, too woke, everyone is too careful what they say and it all becomes bland and boring.
“I didn’t want to be like that. I was just sitting there like an observer and telling people what I thought of what was happening in there.
“I was only telling the truth. I wasn’t trying to be catty, I was just reporting what I saw. I was brought up to say it like it is. Some of the housemates were just boring and bland and playing to the cameras.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Derek Draper’s final days will reportedly be shown in a new documentary.
Derek, 56, passed away in January after an almost four year battle with the effects of COVID-19 and a new ITV documentary featuring Derek and his TV presenter wife Kate Garraway will show him speaking about his illness for the first time.
A scene from the trailer shows Derek in bed with a notepad and pen as he says: “My name’s Derek Draper, I want you to hear my story.”
Sitting beside him Kate, 56, says: “You’ve written COVID changed everything. Do you mean for you?”
He replies “yes” and Kate asks “Where’s your story going to end?”
Kate has previously made two documentaries about Derek’s illness but the third ‘Kate Garraway: Derek’s Story’ was his idea.
A source told The Sun on Sunday: “Derek really wanted to make this documentary and have his say.
“It was incredibly brave of him to let cameras into his home.”
And, Kate admitted it is devastating that Derek will not be around to watch the doc with her.
She told ‘Good Morning Britain’: “It’s been pretty emotional actually. Makes you want to jump in the screen and give him a hug.
“You can’t quite believe that he’s not with us to watch his story. But, hopefully, it will be very useful for others who that are going through the same thing. That’s the dream and the wish.
“There’s fragility, vulnerability, obviously deep ill-health and damage, but yeah he was his own man until the end.
“‘It was his idea to make this and his story, so hopefully it will bring a lot of help to a lot of people who are in the situation Derek’s in with long-term illness and those around them that care for them and the professional carers as well.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Former ‘Gogglebox’ star Josh Tapper is engaged.
The 26-year-old star plans to tie the knot with his childhood sweetheart, Hannah Sterman, who he has been with since their early teens.
His sister, Amy, shared the news on Instagram and showed off the diamond engagement ring, writing: “The phone call I’ve been waiting for and the best news in the entire world.
“My friends are engaged. I officially have a sister.”
Josh had rose petals scattered across the floor along with pictures from their holidays and memories together in frames, as well as candles either side of the flowers, and letter lights spelling out Marry Me.
Amy wrote a picture of where the proposal seemingly took place: “Welcome to the family Han, couldn’t wish for anyone better.”
The proposal comes shortly after Josh announced he had been chosen as Labour’s parliamentary candidate for Hertsmere.
He shared: “I’m thrilled and honoured to have been selected as Labour ’s parliamentary candidate for Hertsmere.
“Thank you so much to local members for your support – I won’t let you down. The work to unseat the Deputy Prime Minister starts now!”
When he departed the reality show – which he starred alongside his dad Jonathan, mum Nikki and sister Amy on – in 2017, Josh admitted his “focus” was on his career.
He said: “The option to go back is always there but I want to move away from that and the focus is now very much on my job.
“Of course, I miss it and the sitting on the couch watching TV. But I am more focused on my future … it’s a more a secure path.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘The Masked Dancer’ has reportedly been axed after it was “rested” by ITV.
The show – hosted by Joel Dommett – was a spin-off of hit musical series ‘The Masked Singer’ and featured celebrity guests dancing in disguise with the judges attempting to guess their identities from their dance moves but it was taken off-air following two seasons and now a new report suggests it won’t be returning to TV.
A source told The Sun newspaper: “‘The Masked Dancer’ was always something of a tricky sell. But ITV thought it was worth taking a punt on a concept which had clearly struck a chord with the public as ‘The Masked Singer’.
“But they made the mistake of shifting it from a show that ran every night over a week, to a weekly show that aired on a Saturday night. That saw it go out on the same evening as ‘Strictly Come Dancing’, which is a very challenging rival.”
The previous two seasons featured celebrities including Take That’s Howard Donald, Bonnie Langford, ‘Glee’ actress Heather Morris and ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ judge Bruno Tonioli.
The reported axing is unlikely to affect ‘The Masked Singer’ which has been a huge success since it launched back in 2020. The fifth season wrapped in February and was won by McFly star Danny Jones.
He was crowned the winner of the ITV show after he was unmasked as Piranha. Speaking after his identity was revealed, Danny admitted: “I’ve had the mot amazing time.”
The pop star also claimed his experience on the show has actually improved his musical talents. Danny explained: “I’m able to singer higher now. I’ve gone up a whole tone.”
TV star Alex Brooker was named runner-up after performing as Bigfoot with pop star Lemar coming in third as Cricket.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Lorraine Kelly is being honoured with a special BAFTA in recognition of her 40 years in broadcasting.
The 64-year-old presenter has worked in breakfast television since 1984 and was left “shocked” when her self-titled ITV1 chat show was interrupted by ‘Good Morning Britain’ host Susanna Reid on Monday (25.03.24) morning to deliver the good news.
Susanna told Lorraine: “On behalf of the BAFTA board of trustees, we are delighted to offer you, Lorraine Kelly, the Academy’s special award to be presented at this year’s BAFTA television awards! “With this award, we would like to pay tribute to your outstanding contribution to television during which you have inspired generation viewers, been an advocate for a diverse range of causes and reported on a huge variety of issues and events This award is to celebrate those tremendous achievements!”
The former GMTV host will be honoured with the award at the upcoming ceremony on 12 May and after Susanna had stormed the set with the surprise announcement, joked that it couldn’t be a wind-up because she didn’t see Ant and Dec anywhere and reflected that she got her start in television because someone was willing to “take a risk” on her now-signature Scottish accent.
She said: “That’s nuts. Where’s Ant and Dec? It can’t be a prank if it’s Susanna! It must be true, because it’s you! I’m in shock That’s a bit posh, and grown up!”
“I was a baby and I got my chance in British television because they were willing to take a risk on somebody who had been told they’d never make it on TV because of the way I speak but the boss of TV-AM was Australian and he just said ‘Oh, give her a go!'”
Moments before the surprise was revealed, Lorraine had been hosting a segment with former ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ contestant Tyler West about the 77th birthday of Sir Elton John and the upcoming series of ‘The Traitors’, but the conversation soon faded out and viewers saw Susanna backstage, explaining that the whole item was a “ruse”.
She said: “Your televsion has not malfunctioned, there isn’t a problem with the signal but I’m interrupting Lorraine’s programme, she doesn’t know anything about this but I have an absolutely huge announcement for her.
“I’ve got her very own breaking newsflash to celebrate her 40 years in broadcasting. So I’ve come from the ‘Good Morning Britain’ studio to the ‘Lorraine’ studio next door. Tyler is in on it and so is Dr Hillary, currently the conversation they’re having is just a ruse so that Lorraine doesn’t know anything about it. In a couple of seconds, I’ll break into her programme.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Kate Garraway has admitted she is on “survival mode” and faces up to £800,000 in fees for her late husband’s care.
The TV star, 56 – who presents ‘Good Morning Britain’ – lost her 56-year-old husband Derek Draper in January 2024 following a lengthy battle with Covid and she has opened up about the emotional and financial toll caring for him has taken on her.
Speaking to The Times, she said: “Derek’s needs were clearly so great, yet he didn’t warrant funded care — so you think, ‘If he isn’t getting it, then who is?’
“To be fair to them, no one’s contacted me since he’s passed away to ask for that. They may well still do, but they haven’t as yet. The bigger picture of the further appeals I haven’t addressed yet, because I’m still in survival mode.”
Kate, who was spending £4,000 a week for Derek’s care, then hit out against the system that felt like was “trying to catch” her out.
She said: “It’s supposed to be a system that’s meant to catch you if you fall.
“But actually, it feels like it’s trying to catch you out. You feel like you’re in the dock answering questions about things that will literally mean life or death to someone you love.”
The broadcaster, who is fronting the new ITV documentary about her late husband’s final year – ‘Kate Garraway: Derek’s Story’ – revealed that the programme will feature her husband speaking about his illness for the first time.
Reflecting on the upcoming show, she told ‘Good Morning Britain’: “It’s been pretty emotional actually.
“[It] makes you want to jump in the screen and give him a hug. You can’t quite believe that he’s not with us to watch his story. But, hopefully, it will be very useful for others who that are going through the same thing. That’s the dream and the wish.
“There’s fragility, vulnerability, obviously deep ill-health and damage, but yeah he was his own man until the end.
“It was his idea to make this and his story, so hopefully it will bring a lot of help to a lot of people who are in the situation Derek’s in with long-term illness and those around them that care for them and the professional carers as well.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Jeremy Clarkson hated being “forced” to work out at a gym.
The 63-year-old TV star, who is best known for presenting ‘Top Gear’ alongside Richard Hammond and James May, admitted his “life satisfaction score” dramatically decreased after he was instructed to exercise at a gym by his personal trainer.
In his latest column for The Sunday Times, he wrote: “I was in a gym, being forced by a man in skin-tight shorts to pick things up so I could put them down again. So my life satisfaction score was about minus a million.”
In January, the ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’ host revealed he had underwent an operation to remove a cyst after having a “miserable” time at a spa resort with his girlfriend Lisa Hogan.
He told The Sun newspaper: “I had a five centimetre cyst, which is now not a cyst any more.
“Lisa took me to a health farm and, well, it was so miserable there that I thought, ‘I’ve got to have this cyst taken out at some point, I may as well go now’.
“So I checked out of the whole place and checked into hospital, because it was more fun having an operation than eating juniper berries all day long.
“As I lay under the surgeon’s knife, I thought ‘this is preferable’.
“I did actually lose a stone though — mind you, half of that was probably the cyst. But it wasn’t cancer. It was never going to be cancerous though — I wasn’t in the mood.”
The ‘Clarkson’s Farm’ star then explained that his awful wellness retreat was made even more painful after being forced to eat “gut-retching” wheatgrass.
He wrote in his column for The Sunday Times: “Now, I’ve eaten grasshoppers and tarantulas, and I once had a seven-day egg, which had a bit of beak and an eye in it. All of those things were pretty awful.
“But nothing — nothing — gets close to the gut-retching dreadfulness of wheatgrass.
“The day wore on and soon I wanted a drink. And then I wanted lunch. So I repaired to the communal dining room — the worst three words in the English language — and was given a beaker of celebrity juice. Which wasn’t a drink. Or lunch.
“It was all lost on me. I’d rather spend a week with Greta Thunberg at a kumbaya festival.”

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