OHMYGOSSIP — Daniel Mays keeps being pestered to do ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!’.
The ‘Line of Duty’ actor has admitted he’s approached by ITV bosses when the new series of the creepy-crawly show rolls around every year because thy’re “desperate” for him to take part, but he’s adamant he’d never agree to head out to the jungle.
Speaking to You’re Welcome magazine, he said: “I have been constantly asked to be on ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!’. But it’s just not for me, I’m afraid.”
And it’s no wonder he has no intention of living in the Australian outback for three weeks because Daniel can’t stand shows ‘The Only Way is Essex’ and ‘Love Island’.
He said: “The growth of reality TV is there for all to see and it’s a worrying thing in many respects. It suggests that these people’s sole ambition is just to be famous and have nothing credible or substantial to back that fame up.”
And the 39-year-old star doesn’t like his children Mylo, 11, and Dixie, four, watching those type of reality TV shows because he thinks they set the wrong example and he wants to encourage his little ones to obtain a skill and work hard for success.
He explained: “I want my kids to aspire to be good at whatever it is in life they choose to do. I want them to work hard, obtain a skill from doing something, whether it’s playing an instrument or whatever.
“There’s nothing worse than being famous for just having fake tan or being with someone you shouldn’t. It’s mind-numbing, but at the same time it can be entertaining in many ways. I just worry that it doesn’t set a good example.
“And these people make a fortune, they earn millions, don’t they? There’s something sort of wrong about that, isn’t there?”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Jodie Whittaker went up against other actresses for the titular role in ‘Doctor Who’.
The 35-year-old star had worked with the show’s new executive producer Chris Chibnall – who has taken over the reins from Steven Moffat – on his crime drama ‘Broadchurch’ so people believed it was a no-brainer when he nabbed her for the part.
But the brunette beauty has admitted she wasn’t the only one in the running to play the iconic Time Lord and never expected to add the highly-sought after role to her CV.
Speaking to Rolling Stone magazine, she said: “I remember walking through London after that going, ‘What the f**k?!?’ I was like, ‘I want to audition now!’
“As a young girl, I did not think that ‘Time Lord’ would ever be on my CV. I have no idea who, but I know I was up against other actresses. It was very much that [Chibnall] was auditioning people for the first female Doctor.”
Jodie found out she had secured the role in March and knew instantly that she only had a matter of hours before her life was about to change forever.
She explained: “The morning of the reveal. I was just walking about my street, thinking, ‘Oh, this is so weird. Right now, I’m completely anonymous. I’ve got four hours’ time.’ ”
And it’s hardly surprising that Jodie is nervous ahead of her debut as she’s made history by becoming the first ever female to play the time-travelling alien.
She said: “I’m playing an alien and gender is not a part of that. A moment like this, of being the first woman cast as something, it makes you really think about your sex, whereas actually what you want to do is play a part where your gender is irrelevant.
“I’m woman, I don’t need to play that. And for me, this was the most freeing experience because there’s no right or wrong way to do it. The rules went out the window.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Mollie King isn’t “looking for a relationship” on ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.
The Saturdays singer – who split from her on/off boyfriend David Gandy last year – can’t wait to slip into her sequinned frocks and bust a move on the ballroom and latin show later this month but she has admitted, although the programme has a track record of kick starting romances, she’s not planning on falling for anyone on screen.
Speaking to The Sun’s Dan Wootton in a Facebook Q&A, she said: “There is obviously a track record of people finding love on ‘Strictly…’, but I’ve got too much to focus on.
“I’m not really that girl who’s looking for a relationship, so I wouldn’t be looking for it any more on ‘Strictly…’ than I would if I was on a night out with my girlfriends. I just want to enjoy the whole razzle dazzle of it and hopefully learn to dance a bit more sexier.”
But the 30-year-old beauty has also sparked rumours that love is in the air after she was spotted getting cosy to her fellow competitor Holby City’s Joe McFadden.
She joked: “We’ve already got two ‘Strictly…’ WhatsApp groups on the go. Somebody sent that pic of me and Joe and said, ‘Guys, you didn’t tell us there was a romance.’ I said, ‘Joe, you didn’t tell me either, what’s happening?’ We were in hysterics. It was hilarious that everyone was saying we were flirting.
“When we came off stage we both thought we hadn’t done enough and we should have done more moves, but the pictures looked like we are having a really intense conversation. It’s nothing, but he is completely lovely.”
Mollie is just looking forward to learning some new dance routines and has admitted even if she doesn’t make the final, she will enjoy every moment of the competition.
She explained: “What’s not to love?
“You get a cheeky spray tan and glitzed up ready to razzle dazzle.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Georgia ‘Toff’ Toffolo was “sh*t on” by a bird whilst on a date.
The 21-year-old television personality has admitted she endured an embarrassing moment during filming for ‘Celebs Go Dating’, which saw a bird poop on her right in the middle of a romantic moment.
Speaking to New! magazine about the blunder, the ‘Made in Chelsea’ star said: “Well, in this series a bird sh*t on me in the middle of the date.”
And the blonde beauty has admitted she often has awkward meetings because if she drinks too much alcohol she gets “really political” with the person she is enjoying a date with.
She added: “And I get really political when I’m drunk.”
Toff was also left mortified when one potential suitor asked her to pay because he thought she has “enough money” to afford both parties’ meal.
She explained: “One guy said to me, ‘You’ve got enough money. You can get this one, can’t you?'”
Despite the encounter, the reality star believes her time on the upcoming series has made her “a lot stronger” and has helped her to realise she is not a damsel in distress.
She explained: “I think I have this facade that I’m cute Toff and always end up heartbroken, but this process has showed me I’m Georgia and I’m not this damsel that always gets pied off. That was very hard for me to grasp.
“I just thought I was really, really unsuccessful and I couldn’t figure out why. But it now seems the common denominator was the type of guys I was dating.
“[But now] I feel a lot stronger”.

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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘Ready Steady Cook’ is set to return to TV.
Chef James Martin – who regularly appeared on the culinary contest in the past – revealed talks are underway to bring back the “iconic” show, which aired from 1994 to 2010, and he’d love to follow in the footsteps of Fern Britton and Ainsley Harriott and host the programme.
He said: “It’s only a matter of time, it might be coming back.
“I think ‘Ready Steady Cook’ is iconic. I think I’d give it a go. It’s a great format.
“I’d be a lot slower now than when I was doing it, cause I’m a lot older.
“People remember that show ­however old they were. It was the most successful cooking show of its generation.”
The programme saw two teams, each featuring a professional chef and a member of the public, go head to head in the kitchen with a bag of budget ingredients, and James thinks one of the reasons why it was so popular is that it gave viewers at home ideas and tips.
He added to The Sun newspaper: “You learnt something from it as well. I was talking to (fellow chef) Raymond Blanc about this, the night before last.
“We were sat there talking for a couple of hours about food and television and where stuff is going. He’s like me, the chef element of it . . . you want to teach people.
“You don’t really get that teaching part in entertainment shows.”
The former ‘Saturday Kitchen’ star insisted current popular food programmes, such as ‘MasterChef’ and ‘Great British Bake Off’, don’t teach anyone new skills.
He insisted: “They’re not cooking shows. They’re entertainment shows.
“You don’t learn anything from it, or you learn very little from it.
“That’s why they have a budget of millions.
“We don’t. Cooking shows are very different, they’re in a different bracket.
“Entertainment shows have a huge budget with great production values. They’re just very different.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘The Great British Bake Off’ hired script writers because Noel Fielding and Sandi Toksvig “were not funny enough”.
The show re-launched on its new Channel 4 home earlier this week but bosses needed the help of comedy writing team Dawson Bros to ensure the presenters – who replaced Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins – created plenty of “laughs”, because there wasn’t enough “natural chemistry” between the new co-hosts.
An insider said: “There just wasn’t the right natural chemistry between them and it was decided there weren’t enough laughs either.
“It’s hugely embarrassing for Noel and Sandi, but the producers and Channel 4 were determined for the show to be perfect and didn’t want to take any chances.”
Sources close to Love Productions confirmed Dawson Bros – made up of brothers Steve and Andrew Dawson and their friend Tim Inman – worked on the programme, but insisted producers wanted to use Noel and Sandi’s material “as much as possible”.
An insider added to The Sun newspaper: “It’s common industry practice to use writers and lots of TV shows do it.
“‘Bake Off’ brought some experienced people on board ahead of the relaunch to try out new ideas.
“But we wanted to use original material by Sandi and Noel as much as possible.”
The show – which features judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith – launched with a peak viewership of 6.78 million on Tuesday (29.08.17) which will have no doubt pleased Channel 4 boss Jay Hunt, who recently admitted she would be “delighted” with such figures.
She said: “If it gets five, six or seven million viewers then I will be absolutely delighted. We’ve been very clear that this show can break even at Channel 4 at about three million.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Cara Delevingne is set to star in ‘Carnival Row’.
The 25-year-old actress and model has signed up to the eight-episode Amazon Original Series, where she will play a faerish refugee that runs away from her war-torn homeland to come to the Burgue, where she faces prejudice against her kind and is carrying her own secrets.
The eight-episode series will be produced by Legendary Television whilst showrunner René Echevarria will write and executive produce. Joining him will be Travis Beacham, who will serve as executive producer. Beachem also wrote the feature script on which the project is based called ‘A Killing on Carnival Row’. Paul McGuigan will direct and executive produce, with the series scheduled to begin filming in the next few months ahead of a 2019 release.
‘Carnival Row’ is set in a neo-Victorian city and follows the story of mythical creatures, who are fleeing their homeland and heading to the city. However, tensions have started to rise between the citizens and the immigrant population. And with a string of unsolved murders in the forefront of everyone’s minds, the tensions continue to rise.
‘Carnival Row’ is set to be available using the Amazon Prime Video app for TVs, connected devices including Fire TV and mobile devices, or online at www.amazon.co.uk/primevideo.
The series will be a global release for members to watch via the Prime Video app online at Amazon Prime Video in more than 200 countries and territories.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Susanna Reid and Piers Morgan will return to ‘Good Morning Britain’ next week.
The pair have been on leave during the summer holidays and were replaced by a number of special guest hosts filling their shoes when they were away, but they’re looking forward to reclaiming their seat on the sofa and presenting the breakfast show.
Susanna said: “After a calm and peaceful break, I’m sharpening my wits and gearing up for being back in the hot seat next to the only man in Britain who could start an argument in an empty room.
“We live in interesting times and it’ll be good to be back in the newsroom bringing events to our ‘GMB’ viewers.”
Piers has admitted he’s “raring to go” – even though he broke three ribs this week.
He said: “Bad news, Britain… I’m back on Monday morning and raring to go like a ravenous leopard.
“Albeit one with three broken ribs. Brace yourselves… It’s going to be lively.”
Regular presenter Ben Shepherd will also be returning on Thursday (07.09.17), hosting the show with Susanna and Kate Garraway on Friday.
He said: “After a summer hunting for ninjas in Manchester, I’ve got a new pencil case, given my shoes a good polish and once I’ve raided the lost property cupboard for my only tie, I’ll be ready for the new term.
“It’ll be good to wake up with the nation again – frankly Mrs S has got very bored of me.”
Piers and Susanna will present ‘GMB’ from Monday to Wednesday, 6am to 8.30am with guests including Caitlyn Jenner, Lulu, Julian Clary, Freddie Flintoff, Tory MP Jacob Rees-Mog and former pro-basketball player and friend of Kim Jong-un, Dennis Rodman.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Lydia Bright thought she was “stranded” in Italy.
The former ‘The Only Way is Essex’ star was unable to get back home on time after Ryanair allegedly refused to let her and her family board the plane this morning because they’d overbooked the flight and there wasn’t enough available seats.
Taking to her Twitter account shortly after receiving the news at the airport, the 27-year-old beauty ranted: “P1. I have just arrived at the airport with my family to board the @Ryanair flight from Italy to London. I have been informed the flight …
“P2 .. has been overbooked & I can’t board. I have a flight to catch tomorrow morning, which I have been told I won’t make & im stranded ..
“P3 in the airport. This is the second time this has happened to me. Completely ruined my trip @Ryanair & future plans. (sic)”
The blonde babe later added: “Can clearly see @Ryanair has been online and still no reply from my tweets. The customer service online is as poor as it is face to face.”
The low-cost airline denied they’d overbooked the flight and later managed to get the star, her mother, stepdad and sisters on the flight back to the UK.
A spokesperson told the MirrorOnline: “These claims are untrue as this customer boarded the aircraft and flew to London with 7 vacant seats. We apologise for any misunderstanding. Our 131m customers agree, TOWIRyanair! (sic).”
But Lydia still wasn’t happy and was even more annoyed when the company replied to her on Twitter claiming their records had shown she’d boarded without an “issue.”
She fumed: “If the flight wasn’t overbooked, then why wasn’t myself and 4 other passengers allocated seat numbers & prevented from boarding?
“Without an issue!! I wasn’t allowed to board the plane until 2 mins before the already delayed flight departed. I was pacing the airport.
“Trying to rearrange transport for my family, looking into new flights & waiting for somebody to help me. There certainly was a lot of issues. (sic)”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Mollie King thinks Vanessa White will get “stuck in” to the trials on ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!’.
The Saturdays singer can’t wait to see her former band mate in the Australian jungle later this year because she’s convinced she’ll throw herself head first into the gruelling challenges as she’s not scared of much.
Speaking to Dan Wootton on his Facebook page, Mollie said: “I would love to see her in there [the jungle].
“She would be so good because she’s not that scared of much so I reckon she would be in there with the trials. Oh gosh, that would be so good.”
Although the brunette beauty is yet to sign on the dotted line, it’s believed she’s keen to take part in the show following her split from her boyfriend Gary Salter earlier this year following six years of dating.
A source said recently: “Vanessa is a stunning girl from a massive girl band so she’s an exciting first signing for ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!’ The bosses are super keen to have her.
“She’s still focussing on her music career but is up for the challenge since being newly single.”
It comes after the show’s bosses silenced rumours Mike Thalassitis will take part in this year’s show.
The ‘Love Island’ hunk and his fellow reality star pal Johnny Mitchell were recently believed to be in the line-up to star in the upcoming series of the popular programme, which is presented by comedy duo Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, but it’s thought neither have been recruited because they will add “nothing new” to the forthcoming season.
An insider said: “We accept that some of the stars of ‘Love Island’ have now become celebrities thanks to the show – but they’re not for us. Viewers have only just recently seen them for seven weeks in a reality show – they’d add nothing new to our show.”
Other stars who have been tipped to fight for the title of king or queen of the jungle include Ryan Thomas, after his brother Adam came in the top three during last year’s show, Rebekah Vardy, Craig Charles, and former ‘The Only Way is Essex’ star Danielle Armstrong.

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