OHMYGOSSIP — Stacey Solomon cannot believe Reese Witherspoon even knows who she is.
The ‘Loose Women’ panellist will host ‘Renovation Rescue’, the first UK project made by Reese Witherspoon’s production company and Stacey is still in shock.
She told MailOnline: “Oh my God, what an amazing feeling to be asked. I was genuinely like, ‘How does she even know me?’ I still to this day don’t know how they found me. They just said they wanted me. Maybe some of her researchers and her team had seen the show. Well, they would have had to, I guess, to know anything about me.
“I haven’t actually met her. She wrote a message to say how excited she is and we’re hoping to FaceTime her on the day the show goes out. She seems pretty busy changing the world for women in our industry, so that’s OK, I’ll let her off for not coming to Bradford to see us shooting an episode!”
In ‘Renovation Rescue’ Stacey helps couples who have been abandoned by untrustworthy tradespeople.
She said: “Don’t get me wrong, there are always going to be jobs where the professionals are needed. I can’t build a house myself.
“There are so many amazing tradesmen out there, but they’re hard to find and if you don’t know what you’re looking for, you can end up spending loads of money and never getting anything back, which is just devastating.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Fern Britton wants to find love again but will never remarry.
The former ‘This Morning’ presenter – who split from second husband Phil Vickery in 2020 – is open to falling in love again but doesn’t want to lose her freedom.
Fern, 66, told The Mail On Sunday newspaper: “I don’t want to live with anyone – and I don’t want to get married again.
“I’m a very independent person and the older I get the more I realise I like freedom.
“If someone incredible came along who could put up with me, I’d say yes. It would be the icing on the cake really.
“But I don’t want to have to be cooking and cleaning and taking care of anybody. Separate houses would do me nicely.”
Fern was previously married to TV executive Clive Jones, but they divorced in 2000. She and Clive share twins Harry and Jack, 29, and daughter Grace, 26.
Fern and Phil have a 22-year-old daughter together and she insisted their split was amicable.
She said: “We simply needed to follow our own paths.
“Over time we realised we weren’t necessarily having the kind of life we once did. It seemed right to say thank you and move on.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Fern Britton, Zeze Millz, Nikita Kuzmin, and Marisha Wallace are all facing possible eviction from ‘Celebrity Big Brother’.
The 66-year-old TV presenter, Zeze, Nikita and Marisha are facing the dreaded public vote ahead of the double live eviction on Tuesday (19.03.24).
The news was revealed to Fern, Zeze and Marisha during the latest episode of the show, while Nikita volunteered to take the nomination on Sunday evening.
Marisha received four nominations, from David Potts, Fern, Colson Smith and Bradley Riches.
Fern received four nominations, from David, Colson, Nikita and Marisha, while Zeze received three nominations, from Louis Walsh, Nikita and Bradley.
Two housemates are now set to be evicted from the ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ house ahead of the live final later this week.
Earlier in the episode, Fern was summoned to the Diary Room by Big Brother.
She was then told: “Fern, you’ve just found a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. That means you’ve been granted one wish, the biggest wish of all.
“You must choose one housemate to be evicted. St Patrick famously banished the snakes from Ireland, and now by finding the pot of gold, you have been selected to banish a housemate.”
Fern was given a red snake to place on the chosen person’s pillow and she ultimately decided to evict Louis. But Big Brother then informed her that she had actually given Louis a free pass, meaning that he couldn’t be evicted from the house.
Louis, 71, was later told that an unnamed housemate had wanted to send him home from the show. However, Fern remained tight-lipped when the news was shared with the group.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Kate Garraway’s late husband Derek Draper suggested making a third documentary about his health struggles – because he wanted “to be heard”.
The former political lobbyist passed away in January aged 56, and the idea for a new documentary, ‘Kate Garraway: Derek’s Story’, which documents the final year of Derek’s life, was devised by the man himself.
When asked why he wanted to take part in the upcoming film, which will air on ITV1 on March 26th, Derek said: “I want to be heard.”
‘Good Morning Britain’ presenter Kate hadn’t planned to make a third film, following award-winning documentaries ‘Finding Derek’ and ‘Caring for Derek’.
She said: “Obviously when we started making this documentary early last year, we had no idea the events that would unfold that ultimately took Derek from us.
“And in January 2024, after he had passed, I wondered if it was right that it should ever come to air.
“But I didn’t want to let those who have given us so much support over the last four years down, and the carers paid and unpaid who in their thousands of letters to me, feel Derek’s story has given them a voice.
“Also, I remember so vividly that the idea of making this third documentary at all came from Derek himself.
“I hadn’t planned to make another one. At the beginning of January 2023, he’d been released from a four-month spell in hospital for sepsis and we were very positive about his recovery.
“Derek was determined to keep on getting better and improving. One day, we were sitting together while I was caring for him and he suddenly, from nowhere, asked, ‘Are we making another documentary?’.
“I said, ‘Well I hadn’t really planned to. Were you thinking that you would like to?’. And he said firmly, ‘Yes.’
“I said, ‘Well, if we do, I think we should work on it together and it should be your story, told in your voice.’ ”
Kate has told how Derek became “very emotional” at the idea of the documentary being told in his voice.
She explained: “Derek got very emotional at the idea, because his words and speech were so limited and there were so many things he wanted to say about the struggle we were all having as a family and he wanted to speak up about it.
“I asked Derek, ‘What would be your main message?’ And he said, ‘Never give up fighting for what you believe in and for the people you love.’ ”
Derek had been seriously ill since contracting COVID-19 in the early days of the pandemic in 2020.
He spent 13 months in hospital, making him Britain’s longest suffering coronavirus victim, and his health battle had left him with long-lasting organ damage and requiring 24/7 care at home.
‘Kate Garraway: Derek’s Story’ airs Tuesday 26th March at 9pm on ITV1, ITVX and STV.

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OHMYGOSSIP — ITV has insisted Ekin-Su Culculoglu didn’t cancel her planned appearance on ‘Lorraine’ at the last minute.
The former ‘Love Island’ star – who was evicted from the ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ house last week – had been due to speak to Lorraine Kelly on Monday (18.03.24) but she didn’t appear on the ITV morning show.
In a statement, the broadcaster said last night: “We’d like to clear up a misunderstanding, Ekin-Su did not pull out of the show or throw the programme into chaos this morning.
“We’d love to welcome her back on the programme soon. We apologise for the confusion.”
This is a U-turn from Lorraine’s own comments on the matter, who had confirmed just minutes before the show went on air that her planned guest wouldn’t be joining her.
During a link from ‘Good Morning Britain’, she had been asked about her interview for the reality star.
However, she told Susanna Reid and Ed Balls: “I thought [she would be here] but alas, no. I don’t know what’s happened, I don’t know.
“We’re trying to find out.”
She added that her production team were trying to get to the bottom of the situation, and repeated that Ekin “was due to come in” for a chat.
The confusion comes after Ekin-Su’s explosive interview on ‘Late and Live’ following her CBB eviction, during which she claimed the ITV reality show had been edited to make her appear a certain way.
She argued: “You haven’t seen anything, they’ve cut stuff out… I’m just hurt that I wasn’t portrayed as myself on the show.”
Despite her claims, hosts AJ Odudu and Will Best pointed out that as she’d only just left the house, she couldn’t have seen any of the show yet and so didn’t know what had been aired.
Ekin-Su’s family previously urged ‘CBB’ fans to stop sending her abuse online while she was still on the show.
They said: “Last night was a really sad episode to watch. Ekin-Su has always cared and worn her heart on her sleeve and last night we saw that.
“What made last night a thousand times harder though is seeing and listening to hateful comments, trolling, name calling and physical abuse threats. Nobody deserves this behaviour and to read some of what we did last night.
“@bbuk is a reality entertainment show that is edited to entertain us as viewers. We see an hour of 24 hours each day and the show is a social experiment that has been known to heighten emotions.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ is expected to return for second series on ITV.
The channel’s bosses are said to be “thrilled” by how the current series, the first ever season on ITV, has performed in the ratings, after nearly four million tuned into the launch episode – on TVs, online and mobiles – and it has been streamed more than 12 million times on ITVX.
A TV source told The Sun newspaper’s TV Biz column: “Bosses have been thrilled with how ‘CBB’ has performed.
“They were already looking forward to series two of the civilian series in the autumn and have now added a second series of the ’CBB’ to the pot.”
ITV were said to have forked out huge sums to attract former ‘X Factor’ judges Louis Walsh and Sharon Osbourne to the series, and bosses are said to be pleased with the “buzz” the series has created.
The source added: “The number of viewers watching live has sat solidly above one million all series which is meaty for a daily show at 9pm.
“Of course, the majority of fans these days are watching on catch-up the next morning or on lunch breaks so that’s why execs were particularly chuffed with the consolidated seven-day results.
“The buzz has also been massive, with conversations about the show dominating social media just like the old days.
“It’s the kind of hallmark show that’s in ITV’s DNA.”
A live double eviction will take place on Tuesday night’s (19.03.24) episode of the show – which is co-hosted by AJ Odudu and Will Best – when two of Fern Britton, Zeze Millz, Nikita Kuzmin, and Marisha Wallace will get the boot from the abode.
‘Celebrity Big Brother’ continues tonight at 9pm on ITV1 and ITVX and is available in Ireland on Virgin Media Two and Virgin Media Player.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Olivia Bentley is taking a break from ‘Made in Chelsea’.
The 28-year-old reality TV star has been a regular fixture on the E4 show for the past eight years, but she is set to have a rest from filming.
A Channel 4 spokesman told The Sun newspaper: “Liv Bentley has been sharing her life with ‘Made in Chelsea’ audiences for the past eight years and is now taking a short but well-earned break from the series to focus on her business – JOMO.
“We look forward to welcoming her back to the show later this year.”
While she is stepping away from the cameras for the time being, ‘Celebrity Cooking School’ star Olivia is said to be in “a really great place”.
An insider told the publication: “Liv has been at the forefront of all the drama for years – she’s been there the longest out of everyone.
“It’s been hard-going in recent series with her relationship with Tristan breaking down and she realised she needs to take a step back for her own good.
“She’s in a really great place and still loves the show so is taking a step back for now.
“There’s some new stars joining the cast who are ready and raring to shake things up a bit.”
Six new cast members are expected to join the show.
What’s more, a select few cast members have filmed a ‘Made in Chelsea’ Mauritius special, which will air next month.
Last summer, Olivia said she was “done” dating “Chelsea boys”, following her split with co-star Tristan Phipps, who she was in an on/off relationship with from 2020 until May 2023.
She told OK! magazine: “I think that’s where I’ve gone wrong – no more Chelsea boys!
“I think I’m going to stay single for a bit. I need someone to calm me down…”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Sam Thompson, Bobby Brazier and Erin Doherty are to make their ‘Soccer Aid’ debuts in this year’s match.
The ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!’ winner, ‘EastEnders’ actor, and ‘The Crown’ actress will turn out for the England team against a World XI at Chelsea FC’s Stamford Bridge stadium on Sunday 9th June.
‘Made in Chelsea’ star Sam said: “From watching Chelsea in the stands throughout my life, to walking out at Stamford Bridge and playing in front of thousands of fans!
“As pretty much everyone knows, I am a massive Chelsea fan, so I can’t quite believe this is actually happening.
“I know everyone must say this – but this is my actual dream coming true!
“I live around the corner from Stamford Bridge and have been to so many Chelsea games over the years, watching my heroes – I can’t quite believe I’m about to play with some of them.”
Chelsea legend Frank Lampard will return to Stamford Bridge to make his ‘Soccer Aid’ debut when he manages England alongside his uncle and fellow footballer manager Harry Redknapp.
Current Blues boss Mauricio Pochettino will take charge of the Soccer Aid World XI for the second year running.
Former Chelsea star Eden Hazard, ex-England cricketer Stuart Broad and ‘Gladiators’ star Diamond will also make their ‘Soccer Aid’ debuts, and returning stars will include Robbie Williams, Roman Kemp, Martin Compston, Lee Mack, Steven Bartlett, Paddy McGuinness, Alex Brooker, Tom Grennan and Maisie Adam.
Sports stars Usain Bolt, Jill Scott, Karen Carney, Jermain Defoe, Sir Mo Farah, David James, Tommy Fury, Gary Cahill, David Seaman, Roberto Carlos, Joe Cole and Jack Wilshere will also return to for the charity game.
‘Soccer Aid’ will air live on ITV1, co-hosted by Alex Scott and Dermot O’Leary, while Sam Matterface and Iain Stirling will provide match commentary.
Robbie Williams, who co-created the annual charity event alongside his pal Jonathan Wilkes, said: “Soccer Aid for UNICEF is one of the biggest sources of joy in my life.
“It is an amazing event. When we launched this nearly two decades ago, I would never have dreamed it would raise as much money as it has.
“The main reason the match continues to be such a success, is because the great British public continue to be so generous in supporting UNICEF’s work helping children around the world have happy, healthy, play-filled childhoods.
“Once again, I am kindly asking you to buy a ticket to the game on Sunday 9th June at Stamford Bridge – the line-up is as star-studded as ever! Thank you for all of your continued support.”
Soccer Aid for UNICEF takes place on Sunday 9th June at Stamford Bridge. Tickets are on sale now at socceraid.org.uk/tickets

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OHMYGOSSIP — Dave Myers delivered a heartbreaking final message during his last-ever episode of ‘Hairy Bikers’.
The TV presenter died in February, aged 66, after he was diagnosed with cancer in 2022, and Dave shared a poignant message with viewers during his last appearance on BBC show ‘The Hairy Bikers Go West’.
Sat alongside Si King – his long-time TV partner – Dave said: “Who knows what the future holds but for the moment, I’m living in the present, and it’s pretty fine.”
Dave was undergoing chemotherapy at the time, and Si praised his co-star for shooting the series – which saw them travel around the western half of the UK – despite his health issues.
Si shares: “We’ve done it, but more importantly he’s done it. He’s my mate but I love him like family, like a brother, and I’m lost for words. It’s quite remarkable what he’s done.”
The ending of the episode – which airs on Tuesday night (19.03.24) – also features a heartfelt tribute to Dave.
After the closing credits roll, a statement reads: “In loving memory of our friend, Dave Myers. He’ll be greatly missed.”
In February, Si took to social media to announce Dave’s passing, admitting he was “devastated” by the news.
The 57-year-old TV star wrote on Facebook: “Hi everyone, I’m afraid I bear some sad news. Most of you will know Dave has been fighting cancer for the past couple of years. Last night, on 28th February 2024, with Lili, Dave’s wife, his family, close friend David and myself by his side, he passed away peacefully at home. All who knew Dave are devastated at his passing.
“His beloved wife brought him such happiness as did her children, Iza and Sergiu who Dave loved like his own. Personally, I am not sure I can put into words how I feel at the moment. I wish you God’s speed brother; you are and will remain a beacon in this world. See you on the other side. Love ya. (sic)”

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