Kem Cetinay and Amber Davies win Love Island

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OHMYGOSSIP — Kem Cetinay and Amber Davies have won ‘Love Island’.
The 21-year-old hairdresser and his 20-year-old girlfriend beat off competition from three other couples in the live final of the ITV2 reality show on Monday (24.07.17) to be crowned the winners of a whopping £50,000.
The pair – who were stunned into silence when their names were read out – faced the final two alongside nation’s favourite Camilla Thurlow and her partner Jamie Jewitt, whom she dubbed as “too good to be true” just moments before finding herself falling short of the winning spot.
Earlier in the show, Blazin’ Squad’s Marcel Sommerville and his partner Gabby Allen found themselves in fourth place, shortly behind Chris Hughes and Olivia Attwood who were booted off in third.
But just winning the public vote wasn’t all Kem and Amber had to do, as after being told they had won, they were faced with one more task.
Host Caroline Flack had them each pick an envelope, one which contained the £50,000 prize fund, and one which contained nothing. Whoever picked the envelope with the whopping sum inside was able to do what they wanted with the money, and could either keep it for themselves or share it with their partner.
After having the grace to let Amber pick her envelope first, it was Kem who managed to bag the cash, and after an audience member told him to share the money with his pal Chris, the hunk decided to honour his girlfriend by splitting the funds with her.
He said: “Of course I’m going to share it”.
Meanwhile, despite coming in second place, Camilla told Caroline she was pleased with her run on the show, and although she says her break up with former partner Jonny Mitchell – who ditched the blonde beauty in favour of newcomer Tyla Carr earlier in the series – was a “low point” for her, she is thankful for it as it helped shape her throughout the show.

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IT described as ‘one of the five scariest movies ever made’

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OHMYGOSSIP — Andres Muschietti’s re-imagining of ‘IT’ has been described as “one of the five scariest movies ever made”.
The new big screen version of Stephen King’s chilling novel about a child killer on the loose in an American town – which was turned into a 1990 TV mini-series starring Tim Curry as terrifying clown Pennywise – is set to hit cinemas this September.
Reports from the shoot and the reaction to the trailer have set expectations sky high and now horror fiction writer Joe Hill – who is King’s son – has spilled that he has seen the movie and insists it is a frightening as cinematic horror classics like ‘The Exorcist’ and ‘The Thing’.
Hill – whose books include ’20th Century Ghosts’ and ‘Heart Shaped Box’ – said: “Andre’s adaptation of IT is one of the five scariest movies ever made. It’s tremendously humane, you love the characters in it, but it is just relentlessly terrifying. Only ‘Jaws’, ‘The Exorcist’, John Carpenter’s ‘The Thing’ and ‘Let the Right One In’ are scarier. It’s that good. It’s that brilliant.”
‘IT’ follows a group of young children who are faced with their biggest fears when they square off against evil clown Pennywise in Derry, Maine, after multiple children go missing.
The surviving children mature into adulthood and are forced to revisit their horrors as one by one they encounter Pennywise again.
‘Allegiant’ star Bill Skarsgard, 26, has been cast to play Pennywise and Muschietti has revealed that he absolutely freaked out his child co-stars during the shoot.
The filmmaker said: “He didn’t stay in character when the camera stopped, but we did try to maintain distance between him and the kids.
“We wanted to carry the impact of the encounters to when the cameras were rolling. The first scene where Bill interacted with the children, it was fun to see how the plan worked. The kids were really, really creeped out by Bill. He’s pretty intimidating because he’s six-four and has all this makeup.”
Muschietti has already revealed that a plan for a sequel is in the works.

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Captain Marvel to be set in early 90s

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OHMYGOSSIP — Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige has revealed that ‘Captain Marvel’ will be set in the early 1990s.
The 44-year-old film producer used his appearance at San Diego Comic-Con to spill that directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck’s Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero adventure will show Carol Danvers and her titular alter ego, played by Brie Larson, fighting enemies almost three decades ago.
Feige says the reason for the time setting is that it’s an era that hasn’t been explored in the MCU and also it was an era in which he had a lot of “fun”.
He said: “There is an unexplored period of the Marvel Cinematic Universe that we wanted to showcase. Almost anything else is a spoiler other than to say that the 90s would be a fun period to make a superhero movie in. I graduated high school in 1991 and the thought that I’m now making a period piece is unbelievable. How old am I now? It’s just gonna be a lot of fun.”
At Comic-Con it was also revealed that the main villains in the movie will be the Skrulls, an extraterrestrial race of shape shifters hellbent on invading and conquering Earth.
‘Captain Marvel’ will also star Samuel L. Jackson as super-spy Nick Fury.

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Tessa Thompson is in awe of Thor’s Chris Hemsworth and Mark Ruffalo

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OHMYGOSSIP — Tessa Thompson is in awe of how Chris Hemsworth and Mark Ruffalo have managed to bring a “sense of freshness and newness” to the forthcoming ‘Thor Ragnarok’.
The third instalment of the superhero series will show what Marvel Cinematic Universe fans what the hammer-wielding god (Hemsworth) and the Incredible Hulk (Ruffalo) were doing during the time of ‘Captain America Civil War’, and the 33-year-old actress – who plays Valkyrie in the new movie – has learnt a lot from the duo because she thinks it takes talent to be able to bring a new level of acting when they’ve been playing the roles for seven years.
Speaking to Comingsoon.com, the brunette beauty said: “It’s really exciting. I mean, for me it’s like a modern day – it’s like being part of a company of actors. And now, particularly in the next phase of Marvel where you see these characters intersecting, and the same with ‘Avengers: Infinity War’, and you see that suddenly Thor is with all these folks, this new group of folks, you get the sense that you as an actor might get the chance to work with someone you really admire and that you root for from afar.
“So that’s been tremendously exciting for me. And then to get to work with the director Taika [Waititi], I’m just such a fan of his work. And then to work with Chris and Mark, who have been playing these characters for a long time, that are imbuing them with a sense of freshness and newness. You know, they’re always trying to reach for something that is exciting. It could be easy to spend seven years in a franchise and just sort of do the same thing, but they’re always reaching for the next thing that feels like it’s evolving. And that makes it feel like it’s a living organism to be a part of.”
Waititi previously admitted he wanted to make an “awesome” standalone film so hasn’t paid much attention to 2011’s ‘Thor’ or 2013’s ‘Thor: The Dark World’, and has “no idea” whether his motion picture will blend with the first two.
He said: “I made an effort to ignore the fact there are other Thor films. I honestly know nothing outside of what I’m doing. I’m trying to ignore the rest of the universe and just make my own awesome movie. It will be a nice addition to the Taika Waititi box-set though.”

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Jada Pinkett Smith wants Girls Trip sequel

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OHMYGOSSIP — Jada Pinkett Smith is confident a sequel to her new comedy ‘Girls Trip’ will be made.
The Hangover-esque film about four female friends who go on a weekend away together to a New Orleans music festival has reviewed well and banked over $30 million in its opening weekend at the box office.
Jada is sure that Universal Pictures will reunite the cast, which as well as herself includes Regina Hall, Queen Latifah and Tiffany Haddish, for another outing of outrageous antics.
In an interview on UK TV show ‘Lorraine’, she said: “We’ve talked about doing a sequel, so we’ll see if it happens, but I think with the success of the movie it will happen … It’s just done $30 million at the weekend, so I’m so proud. They’re saying that we’ve taken rated R comedies out of their slump so it’s a nice moment for us for sure.
“The movie has a lot of heart and great messages about empowerment and living your truth so you get a little bit of everything.”
Jada, 45, believes the secret to the success of the movie is that the four main stars and the rest of the cast had so much fun during shooting and that spirit of fun and camaraderie comes through on the big screen.
She added: “Making the movie was a girls’ trip we really had a special bond and I think that audiences can feel that. It’s naughty.”
Jada’s husband Will Smith is yet to see his the film as he’s been busy working in Britain but he’s going to watch it with his wife this week at a screening in London.
The screen star – who has son Jaden and daughter Willow with her spouse Will – said: “He hasn’t seen it yet, he will see it it’s just that he’s been in the UK filming so he’s going to a screening tomorrow.”

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Lupita Nyong’o proud to be in tweet-inspired movie

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OHMYGOSSIP — Lupita Nyong’o thinks it’s “really cool” that a tweet brought her and Rihanna together for a movie.
The ‘Black Panther’ actress is teaming up with the ‘We Found Love’ singer for an upcoming heist movie, the idea for which came after a fan shared a photo of them sitting together at a fashion show in 2014 and suggested a potential plot.
And Lupita is very proud to be a part of a project – which will be directed by Ava DuVernay and written by Issa Rae – which has its origins entirely in what people want to see on screen.
She said: “You know what’s really cool, is that people spoke up about the kind of movie they wanna see and this is a great example.
“Like, ‘Black Panther’ is being embraced because people are really hungry for this kind of film, and that movie with me and Rihanna and Issa and Ava is another one of those examples where people want to see something like themselves, and something different something they’re not being offered yet, and I’m honoured to be a part of that conversation.”
The 34-year-old actress can next be seen as Nakia in ‘Black Panther’ and she and her castmates underwent “extreme” workouts to become Wakandan warriors.
She explained to ‘Entertainment Tonight’: “The story was something that was really important to all of us, and we needed to get our bodies ready for it so our workouts were extreme!
“We did a special kind of workout. We would work out to live drumming by a great drummer. And he would sit there and drum as we worked out, so that brought in the African flavour, you know? And that was incredible, it totally changes your sense of movement, you know, the core of where you move from – it just shifts. And it was a lot of different martial arts.”
And Lupita got to see first hand how co-stars Chadwick Boseman and Michael B. Jordan transformed their physiques for the film.
She said: “We worked out together, so I saw some of the muscle being built around me.”

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Chris Hemsworth initially intimidated by Cate Blanchett

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OHMYGOSSIP — Chris Hemsworth found it “wildly intimidating” working alongside Cate Blanchett.
The 33-year-old actor stars alongside the blonde beauty in ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ and whilst she is “one of his favourite people on the planet”, he admits he was a bit nervous working with her at first.
He said: “It was wildly intimidating but she is one of my favourite people on the planet. It’s nice to meet your heroes and it be as good as you’d hoped.
“She’s just incredibly wonderful and generous and fun and that was one of the best experiences. She has the same sort of attitude that I like to think I follow, which is just to kind of turn up, do the work, have fun, treat everyone with respect, get on with it.
“There’s no sort of garbage with it. With someone at that level you’d sometimes expect it to come with problems – but, no, she’s just fantastic. It’s the Australian way.”
And Chris was excited about “pushing the envelope and experimenting” in his latest outing as Thor as he confessed he was getting a “bit bored of himself” having played the character five times already.
He added to news.com.au: “I’ve played this character five times … and for me personally I got a bit bored of myself and thought we’ve got to try something different. I spoke with Taika, spoke with Kevin and all of us agreed that if we’re going to make a third Thor we have to really push the envelope and experiment and take it to another level.
“So that’s was what this film was: cut his hair, break his hammer, change his clothes, change the world and I think that’s what you’re going to see – the excitement of something incredibly unique and different for not only the Thor world but the Marvel universe.”

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TJ Miller: I want to distract people from the tragedy of their lives

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OHMYGOSSIP — TJ Miller’s ambition is to “distract people from the tragedy of the impermanence of everyday life”.
The 36-year-old actor, who has starred in movies such as ‘Deadpool’ and ‘Office Christmas Party’, has been criticised by some of his fans for quitting the widely acclaimed TV comedy series ‘Silicon Valley’ to focus his attention on Hollywood – but TJ is convinced he made the right career move.
He shared: “My goal is to distract people from the tragedy of the impermanence of everyday life. And I can do that best by over-saturating the market.
“Statistically, I give people a better chance of laughing if I do film, stand-up, improv, podcasts, TV, advertising than if I just say ‘What’s a bigger TV show I can be on?’ I’m not making things for wannabe intellectual hipsters complaining on Reddit.”
TJ wants to make movies that appeal to a broad range of people, and has claimed there is “no Zeitgeist” in America at the moment.
Speaking to New York Magazine, he explained: “I’m doing ‘The Emoji Movie’ and ‘Deadpool 2’ for people en masse.
“In the American Zeitgeist, you have to recognise that there is no Zeitgeist.”
Despite this, TJ insisted he doesn’t obsess about his TV and movie career because stand-up comedy remains his central passion.
As a result, the American funnyman wouldn’t be too fussed if he never worked in the industry again.
He said: “I know it’s hard for people to understand, but I don’t really care about movies or TV.
“Stand-up is always going to be the foundation of what I do. If Hollywood fired me tomorrow, I would be like, ‘Finally, I can relax.'”

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Steven Moffat won’t start Dracula script for a few months

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OHMYGOSSIP — Steven Moffat won’t start “hammering out” the script for ‘Dracula’ for another few months yet.
The 55-year-old writer announced last month that he was teaming up with Mark Gatiss and Sue Vertue to create a collection of BBC specials based on the 1897 novel about a blood-thirsty count, but he has admitted production is a long way off as the trio are yet to sit down together and plan the project, but he’s convinced they’re “on to something” with the idea.
Speaking to Deadline.com, he said: “It’s far too early for us to say anything outside of the tiny little circle of me and Mark and Sue about how we’re going to handle it, but I think we’ve got good ideas. We’ve discussed what we think are the key things that should be done with Dracula, but I don’t think we’ll be sitting down for a few months yet to actually start hammering that out. We’re just putting a flag on it and saying we’re going to do it really, but I think we’re on to something.”
‘Dracula’, which is expected to hit screens in 2019, will represent the first collaboration between Moffat and Gatiss since ‘Sherlock’ last aired in January and, although fans are hoping to see another series of the crime detective drama, he is still unsure if it’ll return.
He explained: “At this point we honestly don’t know. I sort of vaguely assumed that we do it again at some point. I haven’t had time to think about ‘Sherlock’, and Mark’s been hugely hard at work of course a range of projects including ‘Doctor Who’. So we haven’t had time to sit down and work out what we do with a series five.”
However, it’s thought the departing ‘Doctor Who’ showrunner will want a little downtime once he hands over the reins to Chris Chibnall – known for his work on ‘Broadchurch’ – later this year as he’s worked on the sci-fi series solidly since 2008.
Asked what his highlight of the show is, he said: “I think given that we just walked out of the studio for the last time a few days ago it may be a little early for me to try and work that out.”

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Vicky Pattison doesn’t want kids

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OHMYGOSSIP — Vicky Pattison doesn’t want to have any children.
The 29-year-old TV star has just got engaged to her beau John Noble after he popped the question earlier this month but, although they can’t wait to become husband and wife next year, they’re not planning to add any kids to their family.
Speaking to new! magazine, she said: “I haven’t softened and John doesn’t want them either. Don’t get us wrong, we could see this gorgeous family and the little boy has the same outfit as his dad but the mini version and we’re like: ‘That’s cute, that could be us.’ But then we get on a flight and it screams all the way up to Marbella and I’m like: ‘That’s the reality!’ It’s a no at the moment but I’m not saying no definitely.”
The brunette beauty dated John almost a decade ago but their lives at the time lead them down different paths, but they’re so pleased they’ve fallen back together now.
Vicky explained: “You know, we can’t remember our lives before each other and I don’t think I want to. I think I was quite sad and lonely and I knew he was what I wanted, but I just couldn’t find him. We went out years ago when we were like 20, but we went our separate ways. He was always the right one, it just wasn’t the right time.”
Meanwhile, the former ‘Geordie Shore’ babe admitted she burst into tears when her partner got down on one knee because she thought he was going to dump her.
She said recently: “I was spending a few days at John’s house, which is just outside Newcastle and surrounded by lovely countryside. One morning he suggested we take his dog Roxie out for a walk. After a while we stopped for a sit down on a bench overlooking some lovely scenery. I was playing with Roxie when she shook her head and got slobber all over my face. When I wiped it away, John was in front of me on one knee. I couldn’t believe it, I burst into tears. I said yes and then I looked at the ring and I was blown away, it was amazing … In the days leading up to the proposal I was convinced that he was about to break up with me! We’d had a difficult few weeks because I had been really busy with work and couldn’t make it to see him.
“I was hoping he would come to see me [in Essex] but he kept saying he had too much on. It was so out of character for him that I started panicking, thinking he was going to finish things with me. I was crying to all my friends all the time and arguing with him on the phone because I was so sure he didn’t want to be with me anymore.”

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Zoe Hardman is married

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OHMYGOSSIP — Zoe Hardman has got married.
The 34-year-old presenter tied the knot with Paul Doran-Jones in a beautiful ceremony in Ibiza, Spain, last week surrounded by their friends – including the queen’s granddaughter Zara Tindall, Caroline Flack and Heidi Range – and their family.
Speaking to HELLO! magazine, she said: “Our friends are like family to us and we wanted everyone we love to be there. I wanted a relaxed boho vibe, where family and friends could party until dawn.
“Marrying the man of my dreams on an island we both adore was amazing. Our wedding day was absolutely perfect; we had the best four days of our lives.”
But the blonde beauty – who has 10-month-old daughter Luna with Paul – didn’t grow up thinking about her wedding day and was worried she’d never find someone.
She said: “I was never one of those girls who grew up thinking about the dress and the big day. I’d hoped to experience those things one day, thought, having grown up with two parents who were very much in love. Our household was so happy and I wanted to recreate that feeling with a family of my own. That moment came when I fell for Dozza, as I affectionately call him, and I knew he was the right man for me.”
Paul – who also has four-year-old daughter Isla from a previous relationship – popped the question to the former ‘Take Me Out: The Gossip’ host last Christmas Eve outside Bath Abbey with a 3.2-carat diamond ring but they had already decided they wanted their wedding to follow shortly behind and not stay engaged for ages.
She said: “We both wanted a quick engagement and it took us only six months to organise the wedding.
“We’re a laid-back couple; the most important part of our plans was to create a party atmosphere and be surrounded by family and friends in a great setting.”

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Joe Swash disappointed with EastEnders exit

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OHMYGOSSIP — Joe Swash was “disappointed” with his ‘EastEnders’ exit.
The 35-year-old actor played Mickey Miller in the BBC One soap from 2003 to 2008 and then briefly again, for two episodes, in 2011, and wasn’t happy with the way he exited the show, according to his girlfriend Stacey Solomon.
She said: “When I speak to Joe, he’s always disappointed that he didn’t get that duff duff [the EastEnders iconic theme tune] when he left.”
Stacey made the comments as she and her fellow ‘Loose Women’ panellists – Nadia Sawalha, Saira Khan and Anne Diamond – interviewed Deena Payne, who played Viv Hope in ‘Emmerdale’.
Deena also admitted it would have “been nice” to get a more dramatic ending for her character.
She said: “I had a little bit too much wine and all of a sudden I was burnt to death but there we are.”
And when asked if she wanted a more dramatic ending, she added: “It would’ve been nice. When you’ve worked in a soap and ridden the waves for 18 years it’s quite nice to be remembered for your exit, which I will be because I didn’t shout for help.”
Deena would have loved for Viv to have had an exit similar to that of Ashley Thomas, played by John Middleton, as addressing his dementia on the soap brought it to the forefront of people’s minds.
Asked what kind of exit she wanted, she said: “A nice build up to something like Ashley Thomas had. And something topical that you can get your teeth into.”

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Stacey Solomon wouldn’t do online dating

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OHMYGOSSIP — Stacey Solomon would have never tried online dating when she was single.
The 27-year-old television personality is now happily in a relationship with Joe Swash but if she was still looking for love, she insists she’d never be one to try out any apps in a quest for the right man.
Speaking on ITV’s Loose Women on Monday (24.07.17), she said: “I couldn’t go online and do online dating. It would really intimidate me. I’d find it very difficult.
“And then how do you meet people outside of your Tinders and your other apps and whatever, it’s not like you can just go and meet the man of your dreams if you’re someone that’s got like 20 guys that could be perfect.”
Meanwhile, Stacey previously admitted she knows her boyfriend Joe is “The One”.
She explained: “We’re not living together yet but we’re working on it. I certainly won’t be getting married until we are in it forever. We are really serious about each other so we want to do things slowly. I can definitely see myself walking down the aisle with Joe – he really is The One.
“I’m not looking forward to the things people will say when I do have another baby. They’re quite opinionated on me having children with different men! It doesn’t put me off. I will have one but I just want it to be right for me and my boys. It won’t be on a whim. Maybe when I’m 30 and I’ve done the groundwork with Joe and we’re a proper couple.”
However, Stacey wishes Joe was a little more affectionate.
She added: “He’s getting better! Yesterday we had cuddles on the sofa, which never happens because he’s got his own chair in my living room and he doesn’t like to move from it. I’ll show him if I’m feeling needy and he’ll just look at me with a funny face. I love attention, romantic gestures, cuddles and Joe’s just not that guy, but he is really making an effort, which is sweet. He’s cery cute and he’s got such an attractive personality. It’s hard not to love Joe!”

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Nadia Sawalha is finally happy with her body

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OHMYGOSSIP — Nadia Sawalha is finally happy with her body at the age of 52.
The actress was getting ready for the ITV Summer Party over the weekend when she suddenly had an “epiphany” and now freely admits she feels 100 per cent comfortable in her body.
She said: “I was just getting ready and I had an epiphany out of nowhere … We very rarely say it, do we? I’m 52 now and I’ve never really said those words and meant it …
“I’ve done all sorts of things, I’ve done six prong approaches, I got to Overeaters Anonymous. I’ve tried every diet under the sun. I try and have positive thinking about everything but really a couple of things have done it, finally, the last penny dropping.
“It’s because I just want to be what I say I am to my kids. I want to be positive about this amazing body that grew babies and run a marathon and did all these incredible things. I know we all worry so much about the pressure that our children have about how they look.”
And her fellow ‘Loose Women’ panellist Stacey Solomon finds it such a “sad situation” that other people don’t get a chance to feel comfortable in their own skin until later life, if at all.
Speaking on the show on Monday (24.07.17), she added: “To me, it’s such a sad situation that for most people in their lives are unhappy about the way that they look. I think it’s an awful way to feel.”

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Lydia Bright is dating a car mechanic

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OHMYGOSSIP — Lydia Bright is dating a car mechanic.
The former ‘The Only Way is Essex’ star revealed a few weeks ago that she had started dating again but was determined to keep the lucky man’s identity a secret because their romance wasn’t “serious”, but it looks like things are heating up between the pair as she uploaded a photo of her sharing a smooch with her beau over the weekend.
Although the 27-year-old beauty left fans guessing over who her new man is by hiding his face, The Sun Online has revealed she’s romancing garage owner Lee Cronin.
Alongside the sweet shot, uploaded on her Instagram account, Lydia wrote: “Sunday funday with all my favourite people. Happy birthday my [love] (sic).”
And, although she’s found love with someone else, Lydia is adamant she’ll always have a lot of respect for her ex-boyfriend James ‘Arg’ Argent , who she dated on and off for 10 years, and she wants to remain good friends with him.
She said previously: “Even though it didn’t work, we had some good times and I’ve learned a lot. I look back and think, ‘We became famous together.’
“We’re friends but not overly friendly. I can’t hold on to anger. You’re never going to move on with that, it’s bad energy.”
But fans won’t get to see Lydia’s blossoming romance on television as she recently announced her decision to leave the ITVBe show in order to follow other ventures.
She explained: “I’m taking a break but I’d never say never to a return. We will see how things go. I just want to focus now on other things. If I had more friends on the show and more time, I would never rule out going back.”
Lime Pictures – the production company who produce the show – previously confirmed they would welcome Lydia back to the show in the future if she wanted to go back.

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Shaun Williamson to take part in Celebrity Big Brother

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OHMYGOSSIP — Shaun Williamson is reportedly set to take part in ‘Celebrity Big Brother’.
The 51-year-old actor – who is known for playing the role of Barry Evans in the longstanding soap ‘EastEnders’ for 10 years – has signed up to compete on the Channel 5 programme when it airs on August 1.
And it is believed Shaun’s appearance in the infamous house will go down a treat with viewers because he is a recognisable character.
Speaking about this year’s line-up to the Sun Online, a source said: “‘Celebrity Big Brother’ bosses are delighted to have Shaun as part of the line-up.
“He played an iconic character and everyone recognises him.
“Soaps fans will love him in the house and he’s going to go down a storm with viewers.”
However, Shaun will not be the only soap star in line to go head to head with fellow housemates to win the series as ‘Coronation Street’ actress Shobna Gulati is also in talks with the creative team to join the line-up.
It has also been leaked former Girls Aloud band member Sarah Harding, 35, as well as ‘The Only Way Is Essex’ heartthrob Pete Wicks, ‘Geordie Shore’ star Nathan Henry, ‘Ex On The Beach’ contestant Jemma Lucy, as well as disgraced TV presenter John Leslie and former ‘X Factor’ contestant Amelia Lily, have signed up for the show.
But the line-up may change because of the leak, which was a “nightmare” for the show’s bosses to deal with.
Speaking previously about the mishap, a separate source said: “This is a nightmare for producers. They only want the housemates to know who they’ll be living with once they walk into the house.
“Now they will have the chance to find out about each other online. It could ruin the dynamic producers were hoping for.”

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