OHMYGOSSIP — Joe McFadden doesn’t have a job.
The 42-year-old actor was crowned the winner of this year’s ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ and, despite winning over the hearts of the nation, he has admitted he’s currently unemployed after his alter-ego Raf di Lucca was killed off in ‘Holby City’ last week.
Speaking after winning the ballroom and latin show over the weekend, he said: “I am [unemployed]. I’ve just finished two jobs, one after the other. I’m very optimistic about the future, things are looking up. I’m feeling really good and looking forward to having a really good rest over Christmas.
“I’m going to lie in a dark room for about a week and sleep. I have no idea. It would be lovely to put all the dancing into practice, it would be a shame to let all of that go.”
And the handsome star is hoping that his fancy footwork will help bag him a girlfriend.
He said: “I haven’t been out in the world. I need to find out.”
Meanwhile, fans were in for a shock at the beginning of the month when Joe’s character was dramatically shot dead by Fredrik Johanssen (Billy Postlethwaite).
He said recently: “We filmed it a couple of months back. It has been hard to keep a secret because I’ve been doing lots of interviews for ‘Strictly’ and people have been asking me about ‘Holby’.
“I always dreaded the day when I would leave. It has been four years since I’ve done a play or been on stage. ‘Strictly’ has certainly given me a hunger.”
Just two weeks ago, Joe revealed that he wanted to leave the medical drama in an “explosive storyline”, but told fans they had a little longer of him on screen.
He said at the time: “If and when it does happen it would be nice to have the big exit, as an actor no-one wants to leave in the back of a taxi even if it means being killed off. And obviously a big stunt would be brilliant!”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Michael Le Vell has got engaged.
The ‘Coronation Street’ star – who has played Kevin Webster in the soap since 1983 – has popped the question to Louise Gibbons, 42, after she helped him through his battle with alcohol addiction.
A source told The Sun newspaper: “Michael has been to hell and back and even now feels the effects of the case.
“But throughout his battle with addiction he’s had Louise by his side.”
Michael – who met Louise in 2014 through a mutual friend – confessed in 2013 he was an alcoholic after he was on trial for child sex abuse offenses. He was found not guilty.
In 2014, the 53-year-old actor announced he had stopped drinking and sought treatment for his addiction.
He signed a new ‘Coronation Street’ contract last year and vowed not to go back to his old ways.
A source said at the time: “He really does now feel that the worst of his problems are behind him.
“Sure, he had a drink to toast new year but there is no way he will return to the bad old days. He knows he has too much to lose.”
In September, the father-of-two is said to have been told he will remain in ‘Corrie’ for at least another year after show bosses opted to extend his current contract – which is worth an estimated £250,000 – by another 12 months.
A source said at the time: “Michael is so pleased because he has worked really hard over the last few years to tackle his problems and concentrate on being Kevin Webster.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Edgar Wright has a secret cameo in ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’.
The ‘Baby Driver’ filmmaker explained that director Rian Johnson is a close friend of his so he ended up in the movie when he went down to the set to watch filming.
He told The Observer: “I’m also in it. [Director] Rian Johnson is a friend, so me, my brother [comic book artist Oscar Wright] and [director] Joe Cornish went down to the set and stood around as a resistance fighters in one scene. I play rebel scum with a gun. You’d have to look hard for me but I’m in a three-second shot. I was very proud of Rian. He did a great job.”
Edgar also spoke about ‘Baby Driver’ star Kevin Spacey, who was sacked from Netflix drama ‘House Of Cards’ after he was hit by multiple allegations of sexual misconduct.
He said: “The truth is, I had a really professional experience with him on set. I certainly wasn’t aware of any misconduct during production. So the stories have been troubling and alarming. All I can do is support the victims who have been brave enough to come forward and be aggrieved on their behalf. For a while, I stopped promoting ‘Baby Driver’ because it seemed insensitive while the story was still developing. But eventually I realised that he’s just one of 200 people who worked on the film. It seems unfair if the private actions of one person tarnish everyone else’s incredible contribution.”
And Edgar confirmed that plans for a sequel are underway.
He said: “The studio actually talked about a sequel before the movie even came out, which was a nice vote of confidence. We haven’t done the deal and I’ve not written it yet but potentially, yes.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Nicole Kidman still finds rejection hurtful.
The 50-year-old actress admits she has no “control” over her career because it’s entirely reliant on other people deciding she is right for a particular project, and even after several decades in Hollywood, she still gets upset if casting directors are not “interested” in her.
She said: “Any actor will tell you that as much as we’d love to say we’re in control of our own destiny, we’re not.
“So much of our time is still spent asking, ‘Are they interested in me?’ And most of the time, your agent will say no. You learn about rejection early, and it’s personal and it hurts.”
But the ‘Big Little Lies’ star – who has kids Isabella, 25, and Conor, 22, with ex-husband Tom Cruise, and Sunday, nine, and six-year-old Faith with spouse Keith Urban – has had an incredibly successful 2017, and she is much more “appreciative” of that now than she was when she was younger.
She said: “It blows my mind actually, because it’s all so unexpected.
“And it means more now. I’m so much more appreciative than I was about success in my twenties.
“Because of the rollercoaster life I’ve had, with ups and downs and contrasts, I know more of what life deals you at different times.
“But it’s also important not to be attached to the success. That’s the kiss of death.”
The ‘Killing of a Sacred Deer’ actress admitted there is a lot of “fear” attached to her work but she likes to push through and make bold choices without worrying about the consequences.
She said: “There’s an enormous amount of fear. It’s just whether I can overcome the fear or push through it. But I probably don’t think of consequences. I don’t play things out. I like to jump off the cliff.
“I just say to myself, ‘What is the worst that can happen?’ So people don’t like it, so I fall flat on my face – that’s OK.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Mark Hamill has praised the new additions to the ‘Star Wars’ cast as “spectacular.”
The 66-year-old actor reprises his role as Luke Skywalker in the new trilogy of the sci-fi franchise, which launched with ‘The Force Awakens’ in 2015, and has continued with eighth overall instalment ‘The Last Jedi’, which was released this week.
And with a new trilogy comes a host of new actors, including Daisy Ridley as Rey, John Boyega as Finn, and Oscar Isaac as Poe, all of which Mark was more than happy to get to work with.
Asked how he felt about passing on the baton to the younger cast, he said: “First of all the cast is spectacular, they are so talented in their own way. I used to be the orphan kid now we have Daisy, I used to be the hotshot impulsive wing fighter now we have Poe. I feel like a kid wanting to stop others playing with my toys! But basically I am at the age where I am happy to let the kids do the heavy lifting.”
Mark’s character has undoubtedly grown up since he first took the role on in 1967, and Luke Skywalker has now become the “hermit Jedi” that was famously portrayed by the late Alec Guinness as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the original trilogy.
When asked if he took any inspiration from working with Alec 40 years ago, Mark praised the legend as “one of the greatest actors ever”.
Speaking during a press conference for the new movie held in London earlier this week, he said: “Well I was so lucky to work with Alec Guinness, I would see him in the West end. He is one of the greatest actors ever. If I was another wise benign Jedi we have already done that. I still say a Jedi would never give up but that is a new film.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Rian Johnson was intimidated by Mark Hamill.
The ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ director grew up watching the original ‘Star Wars’ movies, which feature Mark as Luke Skywalker and admitted that getting the chance to work with the actor left him star struck.
He told The Hollywood Reporter: “I grew up with Luke as my hero, and he meant so much to me, I was a little bit intimidated by Mark. Being thrown into the deep end of the pool in terms of a working relationship with him was great, because when we got on set, we had a shorthand, we had an intimacy. We felt very comfortable together in a way that only going through something like that can buy you. I think he gives a beautiful performance. I’m really excited for folks to see it. He’s so good in the movie.”
And Rian says he and Mark had in-depth discussions on the character, although they did not always agree.
He said: “Mark’s had nearly 30 years now to think in his head what the return of Luke Skywalker would be. First of all, there’s no way what I came up with was going to exactly line up with what you expected, but I think what I came up with is one of the things he least expected, which is kind of this Fisher King-type character, someone who had taken himself out of the fight and genuinely believed that the world was better off without what he has to offer. For me, it was the process of talking to Mark about why the character was the way he was, the process of talking him through it and arguing about it and butting heads and then coming together about it. It was a really good process. It was something that a) made me dig into it more myself through having to justify to Mark, to really understand it on a deeper level myself of why it was going to be that way; and b) it just brought us closer.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Bruno Tonioli has slammed ‘The X Factor’.
The TV star’s show ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ has trounced ‘The X Factor’ in the ratings once again and Bruno says the secret to the BBC programme’s success is simple.
He told Daily Star Sunday: “We beat ‘X Factor’ because we’re better.
“I don’t feel bad for Simon Cowell, no. I didn’t watch ‘X Factor’ this year.”
Meanwhile, Joe McFadden and Katya Jones lifted ‘Strictly’s Glitterball trophy this year and the show was watched by an incredible 13.1 million viewers.
A message on the show’s Twitter account revealed: “An amazing peak of 13.1m watched the #Strictly Final to see Joe and Katya lift the Glitter Ball trophy! Average 11.6m & huge 55.9% share.”
When asked by the show’s hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman if he ever thought he’d win the show, Joe said: “Not in a million years. It’s completely surreal, and I’m so in awe of everyone who started all those weeks ago. We’ve all become such a tight unit and I love them all to bits. Every one of us here are winners because we’ve gotten here. I love every single one of them to bits.”
The 42-year-old actor had nothing but kind words for his dance partner either, whom he dubbed as “utterly amazing”, and thanked her for her work training him every week.
Speaking about Katya, he said: “This woman is the most amazing woman. Thank you so much for sticking with me and persevering with me and being the most amazing artist, and dancer, and counsellor, and slave driver. She’s amazing. Utterly, utterly amazing.”
The pair best finalists Alexandra Burke and Gorka Marquez, Debbie McGee and Giovanni Pernice and Gemma Atkinson and Aljaž Škorjanec to win the trophy.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Chloe Madeley’s boyfriend “stalked” her on Twitter before they got together.
The fitness fanatic revealed that she initially wasn’t interested in dating England rugby star James Haskell but he heavily pursued her and they eventually got together in 2014.
She told The Sun on Sunday: “He stalked me on Twitter after seeing a picture of me lifting weights. He was calling me and calling me.
“I was upfront and said, ‘I don’t want to sleep with you. I don’t want to date you. I’m not interested’.
“He got me to meet up by saying he had a female food supplement line that he wanted me to be the face of.
“At the meeting there wasn’t a supplement in sight but we hit it off and after a few weeks I thought I’d probably end up with him.”
And Chloe, 30, says marriage is on the cards for them.
She said: “We talk about it all the time.
“It will happen. It’s just a matter of when, not if. But I hate the fact that it’s not up to me to decide when. James is so traditional, he’ll take his time. I don’t expect it to be this Christmas.
“Kids terrify both of us at the moment so I don’t think we’ll have them any time soon but I’m thinking about freezing my eggs, as I turned 30 this year.
“We’re still getting used to our quirks – James loves leaving things in piles on the floor, whether it’s wet rugby kit, shoes or all his technology. I have to clean it up. And he says I leave lights on.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘Coronation Street’ actor Bruno Langley is seeking help for alcohol addiction after being sacked for sexually assaulting two women on a night out.
The 34-year-old former soap star pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual assault in court last month and has now opened up about how “ashamed” he feels and said he is getting help for his out of control drinking.
He told the Sunday Mirror: “I have no excuse, no one forced me to drink to such an extreme, but it is hard to explain why I would do anything as dreadful as that. It must have been awful for those women, and I am ashamed of myself. I’m truly sorry.
“I sincerely apologise to the women, from the bottom of my heart. I promise I will never do anything like that again.
“I accept my punishment because I know what I did was wrong. I’m not trying to attribute blame to anyone else other than myself.
“To treat women in the way I did is truly shocking. No one should be subjected to that. I was horrified when I heard what I’d done. My behaviour was dreadful. I’m so sorry for what has happened.”
Bruno also claimed he has been on a “downward spiral” for some time and this has made him see how bad things had gotten.
He said: “I’ve been on a downward spiral for some time but only this made me realise it.
“I’ve been living way too fast for too long. I lost sight of what’s important and it’s only become apparent now.
“I wasn’t particularly happy. I’m still trying to work out the reason why. I never acknowledged it as a problem until this happened. I’ve started going to see a counsellor and been attending AA meetings and that’s helped. In fact, I started going straight away, before I was called for the meeting with ITV because I was so ashamed of my actions that night.
“I knew I needed help. It’s helped me look back and realise I was drinking every day. Blackouts became normal.
“Alcohol has been a problem for at least two years. I was drinking everything – spirits, beer, wine.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — BBC 5 Live commentator Alan Green has apologised for his “childminder” joke about Rebekah Vardy.
The sports presenter was covering the match between Leicester City, who Rebekah’s husband Jamie Vardy plays for and Crystal Palace on Saturday (16.12.17) when he quipped that Jamie “has got his childminder back from the jungle”, after Rebekah returned from Australia, where she was shooting ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!’.
Rebekah slammed Alan on Twitter, calling him “pathetic” and adding “must be desperate for more listeners!”
Alan later tried to claim that he was simply praising both Rebekah and the show.
He said: “By the way I think some people on social media took offence at what I was saying about Jamie Vardy and his wife Rebekah Vardy in relation to ‘I’m a Celebrity’.
“I certainly didn’t mean any offence so I apologise to you if you felt that any was meant.
“I was just trying to reflect the fact that I love the programme and really enjoyed Rebekah’s part in it and the other jungle celebrities. It’s a heck of a show.”
Meanwhile, Rebekah, 35, recently called reading about claims she had bullied Iain Lee on ‘I’m A Celebrity’, the “most horrific experience”.
The star has admitted she found it “absolutely heartbreaking” when she was booted out of the Australian jungle only to be informed about harsh allegations made against her.
She said: “It was the most horrific experience. Coming out and having my dad next to me and my eldest daughter and to be told what had been portrayed in the media and on social media.
“It was heartbreaking for me, absolutely heartbreaking.
“I struggled to deal with it for quite a while. I still struggle to deal with it now.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Lauren Goodger might spend Christmas with her ex-boyfriend’s family.
The former ‘The Only Way is Essex’ star split from her bad boy beau Joey Morrison over the summer after his prison sentence was extended following an incident behind bars but she has admitted their break up won’t stop her from hanging with his relatives.
She told Closer magazine: “I’m still mates with Joey and his family and I see them all the time. Will I spend Christmas with them? We’ll have to see what happens.”
But the 31-year-old beauty is no stranger to spending the festive season away from her family as she views the feel-good time differently because her parents aren’t together.
She explained: “My mum and dad aren’t together, so in a weird way I tend to spend the time with my friends. I find it more fun, but I’ll see my family too. I won’t be cooking, though! I don’t want the pressure and I’ll probably be drunk so no one will want my food! Present wise, I’m not hard to buy for. I love socks and pyjamas.”
Lauren has had her fair share of relationship woes over the years – having previously been engaged to Mark Wright – but this is the first year she’s been single at Christmas.
She said: “I don’t think I’ve ever been single at Christmas before. But I’m always busy with my social life, whether I’m single or not.
“I just want to have fun, bad boys can kiss my booty! I have lots of family and friends I like to excited about Christmas this year. Usually, I’m like, ‘Why are people celebrating so early?’ But I’ve had the festive spirit for ages! It’s an excuse to go out and have fun and friends are trying to book me in to go out. I’ll have to pace myself.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Joe McFadden has been crowned the winner of ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.
The ‘Holby City’ actor and his professional partner Katya Jones managed to take home the coveted glitterball trophy during Saturday (16.12.17) night’s live final, after beating off stiff competition from the likes of Debbie McGee, Alexandra Burke, and Gemma Atkinson.
And Joe couldn’t quite believe his luck when his name was called, as he never thought he would make it to the final, let alone be crowned the winner of the BBC Latin and ballroom dance competition.
When asked by the show’s hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman if he ever thought he’d win the show, Joe said: “Not in a million years. It’s completely surreal, and I’m so in awe of everyone who started all those weeks ago. We’ve all become such a tight unit and I love them all to bits. Every one of us here are winners because we’ve gotten here. I love every single one of them to bits.”
The 42-year-old actor had nothing but kind words for his dance partner either, whom he dubbed as “utterly amazing”, and thanked her for her work training him every week.
Speaking about Katya, he said: “This woman is the most amazing woman. Thank you so much for sticking with me and persevering with me and being the most amazing artist, and dancer, and counsellor, and slave driver. She’s amazing. Utterly, utterly amazing.”
And Katya, 28, couldn’t quite find the words to describe her emotions after finding herself in her first ever final on the show.
When asked how she felt to have steered Joe to victory, she simply said: “I’m sorry it’s just … we did it!”
Whilst the judges – Shirley Ballas, Darcey Bussell, Craig Revel-Horwood, and Bruno Tonioli – still scored each of the couples’ three dances, the overall winner was decided on the public vote alone, as the judges’ scores were merely used as a guide.
Joe had scored 39 for both his Viennese Waltz and his showdance, and a perfect 40 for his Charleston, placing him second on the leaderboard based on judges’ scores, behind Alexandra Burke.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Daisy Ridley believes having a “hero” like her ‘Star Wars’ character Rey to look up to when she was young would’ve meant a “great deal”.
The 25-year-old actress has admitted she was more interested in books than movies as a child, but thinks that if she had been a film fanatic back then, the character she plays in the newest instalments of the sci-fi franchise would have been a role model.
Asked during a press conference for ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ in London what it would have meant to have a character like Rey to look up to, Daisy said: “The thing is I was always a book person not a film person. Books never quite discriminated the way films did. All the heroes I needed were in books. So for me I had everything I needed in my home but obviously if I hadn’t, it would have meant a great deal and I think that’s why I don’t see the disparity that much because I really didn’t have access to so many films but the way people have responded has been wonderful and I think it’s only a good thing to be joined by the wonderful people who have joined this film.”
Daisy has portrayed Rey in two ‘Star Wars’ films as she took on the role for 2015’s ‘The Force Awakens’, and she recently revealed going into the second movie was more nerve-wracking for her because she wasn’t sure how to replicate her past performance.
Asked if she found it any easier the second time around, she said: “I actually felt more nervous because I didn’t know what I was doing the first time around, and you kind of think, how am I supposed to do something again when I didn’t know what I did the first time? And I think because people responded so well to John and I together that was a big thing too, thinking how are people going to respond when we’re not together. So it was nerve-wracking. But again, as relationships grow and you start to get comfortable, it settles into a wonderful six months.”
But the brunette beauty was able to find comfort in the movie’s director, Rian Johnson.
She said: “He’s the chillest guy in the world. He wrote the script and he was chill, and then we went into production and he was chill, just with his crossword on set. And then like he wrapped the picture early and he was chill, and he’s still … I’m sure he’s here being chill somewhere.
“He’s wonderful. He’s very comforting, he has a very comforting presence to have as our captain of the ship.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Mark Hamill was forced to keep the shocking twist that Darth Vader was his alter-ego Luke Skywalker’s real father in the ‘Star Wars’ franchise a secret for a year and a half.
The 66-year-old actor – who plays the main protagonist in the sci-fi fantasy film – was told not to tell anyone about the unexpected turn in the ‘Return of the Jedi’ in 1983 by director Irvin Kershner and he has admitted he felt such relief when the secret became public knowledge because he felt “burdened” with it for such a long time.
Speaking on ‘The Graham Norton Show’ last night (15.12.17), he said: “By the second film, that’s when the scrutiny became more intense. There was a wonderful substitute revelation in that scene. In that scene, the way we filmed it, Vader said, ‘You don’t know the truth, Obi-wan killed your father’. The idea of Alec Guinness being the real villain, I thought, wow, what a spectacular twist! He [Kershner] said: ‘If it leaks, we’ll know it was you.’ He handed me the piece of paper that said, ‘I am your father’. I was shocked. I just said, ‘Is that true?’ He said: ‘Search your feelings and we’re going to play it like it is true!’ Then I was paranoid… It was way before social media and all that, but I had to keep the secret for like a year-and-a-half.”
Hamill even had to keep his lips locked when he was speaking to his late co-star Carrie Fisher – who played his on-screen twin Princess Leia Organa – and Harrison Ford, who portrayed Han Solo, because he knew they’d spill the beans.
He explained: “I didn’t tell [Carrie]. You know, telephone, telegraph, tell-a-Carrie. Harrison and I would test her. If you really wanted to get something out fast, you’d ask Carrie to keep it in her confidence. Then out it would go. So, at the screening, when that happened, Harrison turned to me and said, ‘Hey kid, you didn’t f**kin’ tell me that!’… I was so thrilled [it was out] because I didn’t have the burden of that.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Jean-Claude Van Damme has never made a “bad movie” since ‘JCVD’.
The 57-year-old actor has seen his career reach highs and lows in recent decades, but he learned a lot about his craft making the 2008 movie – in which he played a fictional version of himself – so even if he was cast in “low budget”, straight-to-DVD release projects, he gave his performance his all and is proud of the work.
He said: “I’ve got to say thank you to Mabrouck El Mechri, the director of ‘JCVD’ because he did a great job and he made me understand acting much better and he told me, ‘After this, you can’t do a bad movie any more’ and it’s true, low budget, even if you’re real and consistent, it holds.”
And the ‘Jean-Claude Van Johnson’ actor believes truly great acting relies on telling the “truth” and not having to act.
He said: “When I play a persona today I’m trying to be as truthful as possible.
“If we act, a real actor is supposed to tell the truth, the word acting goes away, acting is like a child who doesn’t want to go to school and says, ‘I don’t feel too good’, I took this very serious.”
Jean-Claude’s new Amazon Prime Video series, ‘Jean-Claude Van Johnson’ – in which, like ‘JCVD’, he plays a fictional version of himself – premiered in Paris earlier this week and it was important for the ‘Time Cop’ star to stage the screening in France because it reminds him of the highs he vowed to get back to when his career was at its lowest point.
He said: “It’s like a rollercoaster, I was here and then I came down – metaphor. And I was with my mum, my mother is very consistent and she works, my father also, they are great people. I told my mother, one day I will come back to theatrical and it will happen in Paris. It was 15 years ago and it truly happened, so when they say a dream come true…”
‘Jean-Claude Van Johnson’ is available exclusively on Amazon Prime Video now.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Gemma Atkinson was told she was “too muscular” to do ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.
The former ‘Emmerdale’ star has poured her blood, sweat and tears into training for the ballroom and latin show over the past three months and, not only is she pleased her hard work has secured her a place in tonight’s (16.12.17) final, she’s thrilled she can rub it in the faces of those who slammed her for being bigger than most dancers.
Speaking to the MailOnline, she said: “Obviously I’m into training and going to the gym, I’m not your typical petite kind of dancer’s physique. I’m broad, I’m tall and everyone said there’s no way you’ll ever be able to do it because you’re too muscular or because I’m too much of a tomboy and I’m too much of this.
“Obviously getting here is a massive achievement but I love the fact, women who perhaps do weight training or do boxing or don’t like wearing dresses at the weekends or don’t like the spray tans have said to me, ‘I’m going to try and do some dancing because you can do it’ and that’s what I like.
“The fact that you shouldn’t be fitted into a stereotype because of your build or what you’re naturally good at or what you gravitate to as a hobby.”
The 33-year-old star never thought she’d ever wear a dress while dancing because she feels more comfortable in a boxing ring but she’s glad she took on the challenge.
She explained: “I never in a million years thought I’d have a frock on dancing, I feel more comfortable in a boxing ring but I’ve done it so I’d like to think that women who aren’t little, five foot and tiny that you can do it at my height and my build and you can enjoy it so that’s what I’ve enjoyed about it.”
And the blonde beauty has admitted it will be the “icing on the cake” if she manages to beat Alexandra Burke, Debbie McGee and Joe McFadden in tonight’s finale.
She said: “Obviously that would be the icing on the cake but as cheesy as it sounds cheesy, I said to my mum the glitterball for me is literally meeting Alijaz [her professional partner] because regardless I’ve got a friend for life.”

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