OHMYGOSSIP — Lorraine Kelly, Martin Kemp and Deborah Meaden have joined the cast of ‘Murder in Successville’.
The comedy crime show got the green light for a third series earlier this year and its writer Tom Davis has revealed he’s nabbed stellar lineup of household names to play the rookie recruits who give DI Sleet more crimes to solve in the world of celebrity.
He said: “This year we wanted to try and have people who felt like they were going to be a bit different and bring something new to it. Although it’s often hard to guess how each rookie will perform beforehand. When we were telling people we’d booked Deborah Meaden, they were just like, ‘Really? Is she funny?’ And she turned out to be one of the funniest people we’ve had on the show.”
The third series of the BBC Three show was filmed in Dagenham and Tom revealed some of the guest stars were freaked out by the “really creepy, really horrible” set.
He told the Telegraph newspaper: “I think [this year’s] was an old medical testing facility. It was really creepy, really horrible. No one wanted to go anywhere on their own.
I think [this year’s] was an old medical testing facility. It was really creepy, really horrible. No one wanted to go anywhere on their own.”
Professor Green and Reggie Yates have also signed up to ‘Murder in Successville’ and Tom says they’d love to have Victoria Beckham or Ant and Dec in the near future.
He added: “I’d love Victoria Beckham. I think she’d be really fun. Or either of the Beckhams. Ant and Dec would be amazing. They would be a dream.”
‘Murder in Successville’ will air tonight on BBC Three at 10am and will be shown on BBC One on Saturday 22 April at 11.20pm

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OHMYGOSSIP — Kym Marsh thinks she’s up against some “tough” competition in the Best Actress category at the British Soap Awards.
The ‘Coronation Street’ star has been nominated for the prestigious trophy at this year’s forthcoming event, held in Manchester, for her portrayal of Michelle McDonald in the long-running soap and has admitted it’ll be amazing if she does bag the win because she’s going head-to-head with some incredible talents.
Speaking on ‘Lorraine’ on Thursday (20.04.17), she explained: “It’s going to be a tough one [the award show]. Not to mention all the others that are nominated in the same category. Let the best woman win.”
Kym’s nomination comes just weeks after she was praised for her portrayal of her stillborn storyline in which her alter ego tragically gave birth to her son Rory at 23 weeks.
The heartbreaking storyline was particularly difficult for the 40-year-old beauty as the scenes mirrored a similar tragedy she and her ex-husband Jamie Lomas experienced in 2009.
The then-couple tragically lost their son Archie just minutes after he was born prematurely at 21 weeks eight years ago.
She said: “Obviously there were times when I was transported back to a time that I’ve tried to get away from but when I was approached about the story I was told there was no way that I had to do the storyline.”
Meanwhile, Kym is up against her co-stars Jane Danson (Leanne Battersby) and Lucy Fallon (Bethany Platt) for Best Actress, as well EastEnders’ Lacey Turner, Hollyoaks’ Anna Passey and Coronation Street’s Zoe Henry.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Michelle Keegan will start filming for the third series of ‘Our Girl’ next month.
The 29-year-old actress is meant to be celebrating her second wedding anniversary with her husband Mark Wright in May but the pair will be forced to spend the occasion apart as she will be busy shooting the next instalment of the modern war drama.
Speaking on ‘Lorraine’ on Thursday (20.04.17), Mark explained: “It’s Nepal, South Africa, I think they’re going to Malaysia. They’re going everywhere for the next few months. It is difficult [to be separated from Michelle] and obviously in drama, the drama that she does, it takes ages to shoot an episode – compared to what we do in entertainment. It’s so much long winded so that’s why she has to be there for so long.”
But the couple – who tied the knot in Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, England in front of their celebrity guests – are trying to spend as much time together before she leaves.
The 29-year-old hunk said: “We live in Essex but work takes us everywhere and when we can get little weekend breaks then we do. Home is our favourite place. We prefer that to date nights any day. Shutting the door, takeaway, pyjamas on, movie, we love it!”
Michelle joined the army drama last year as Corporal Georgie Lane after Lacey Turner – who was chosen to lead the first ever series in 2013 – turned her back on the programme as Molly Dawes in order to return to ‘EastEnders’ as Stacey Fowler.
The former ‘Coronation Street’ actress received rave reviews from viewers right from the first episode as fans fell in love with her portrayal of the bolshie army girl.
The series followed Georgie as her ex-boyfriend Special Forces Officer Elvis Harte (Luke Pasqualino) attempted to save her from being shot by the Taliban – a Sunni Islamic fundamentalist political movement – before the pair went on to prevent a terrorist attack in their home city of Manchester.
A few weeks after the series concluded, bosses confirmed that they were planning to do another instalment but refused to divulge any more details at that moment in time.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Ferne McCann has dumped her boyfriend.
The former ‘The Only Way is Essex’ star has called time on her short-live romance with Arthur Collins after he went on the run when police put out an appeal to speak to him following the shocking acid attack, which injured 20 people, at the nightclub Mangle in Dalston, east London, over the weekend.
A source told the Daily Mirror newspaper: “She is sending a clear message that their relationship is over – it’s like she’s wiping him from her life by erasing any trace of their time together. The past few days have been devastating, and this is a way of showing Arthur is no longer part of her life.”
The 26-year-old beauty sparked rumours she had disowned her beau yesterday (19.04.17) when she deleted all traces of him from her social media sites after the appeal was put out.
Upon hearing that officers wanted to speak to Arthur about the attack, which saw footballer Jamie O’Hara’s cousin injured and a model suffer chemical burns to her arms, Ferne begged Arthur to “co-operate” with investigators.
A representative for the star said in a statement yesterday morning: “Ferne is aware that the police wish to speak to Arthur Collins and the nature of the accusations against him. Obviously these are highly shocking and Ferne has co-operated with the police in their inquiries. She was not with Arthur on Sunday night; was not at Mangle; and has no direct knowledge of the events that unfolded.
“As much as anybody she wants to know the truth and urges Arthur to co-operate fully with the police and attend a police station immediately.”
Police raided Arthur’s £1 million home in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, yesterday and reportedly found cannabis, drug-farming equipment and illegal firearms.
A 52-year-old woman and a 54-year-old man were arrested on suspicion of growing cannabis but were later released from police custody under investigation.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Mel Giedroyc has landed a new gig hosting new BBC Two quiz show ‘Letterbox’.
The former ‘Great British Bake Off’ co-host – who was last on the BBC on Gary Barlow’s ‘Let It Shine’ talent contest – is thrilled to have been accepted by creator David Young to present the new style factual entertainment programme and is hoping she will master the format of the word game.
In a funny statement, the 48-year-old beauty said: “I played a version of this game and was a) extremely competitive at it, b) annoyingly bad at it, c) strangely addicted to it, d) needed to do more of it, e) asked the big cheeses if I could present it, f) was delighted when they said yes, g) can’t wait to start recording the shows and meeting the contestants, h) hoping to get seriously skilled at playing it so that i) I’ll be able to SMASH IT if the board game comes out. Now how many letters have I used up? (see what I did there).”
David said ‘Letterbox’ is for all the family because you don’t need to be a brain box to play along.
He explained: “It’s a word game designed to appeal to a family audience because it doesn’t contain any general knowledge questions. On ‘Letterbox’ you don’t need to be an ‘Egghead’ to walk away a winner!”
The afternoon show is already on to a winning start, as the BBC’s daytime controller Dan McGolpin has ordered 15 episodes to be aired this year, Mirror Online reports.
Other than ‘Let It Shine’, Mel and her presenting partner Sue Perkins were set to appear on ITVs ‘The Nightly Show’, but they pulled out of presenting the programme because they were unable to make their schedules work.
At the time, they said: “We were approached to take part in the series however, due to our busy schedule we were unable to make the dates work. We do wish the team all the best with the remainder of the series.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Chris Packham has been charged with assault in Malta.
The ‘Springwatch’ presenter was making an independent documentary on illegal bird trapping on the Maltese island of Gozo when the alleged incident is said to have taken place.
However, Chris has denied the allegations and has instead insisted that he was the victim of an assault.
In a statement, his agent explained: “Whilst filming an interview on the public roadside, a vehicle appeared and two men jumped out shouting at Chris and his team, shoving them aggressively.
“Whilst Chris and the team stood back, the police joined them. Instead of intervening on behalf of the innocent parties, the police immediately took the side of the aggressors and manhandled Chris and other members of the team off the site.”
The wildlife campaigner said the alleged assault occurred hours after he had called police after seeing what he thought were a number of protected species being kept in cages on the island.
Chris wrote on Twitter: “Malta! You point out suspected criminals to the police … and you end up in court! (sic)”
And in a short video clip, Chris also gave his version of the incident, revealing he had been charged with “using force against any person, with an intent to insult, annoy or hurt them”.
The 55-year-old presenter added: “I am completely innocent of these charges. Not only was I the victim of being pushed and jostled around I was also then pushed all the way up the street by a policeman.”
Chris is set to appear in court today (20.04.17).

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OHMYGOSSIP — Amy Childs thought she had gone into labour last week.
The former ‘The Only Way is Essex’ star is set to welcome her little daughter into the world in around two weeks’ time but was convinced that things were kicking off early a few days ago when she experienced excruciating pain in her stomach.
Writing in her column for new! magazine, she said: “OMG, I had a moment last week where I thought I was in labour! I had cramps and pains and my belly was tightening. I woke Brad up and said: ‘She’s coming!’ I told him to get the bag and get the car ready. But then I gave myself a little moment and realised the pains weren’t regular – it was Braxton Hicks again. I’m really worried now. Like, how do you know when you’re in labour? How do you tell the difference between Braxton Hicks and a contraction? My midwife says I’ll just know. I must admit, I did get really excited when I thought she was coming, so I can’t wait to have that feeling again!”
The 26-year-old beauty has certainly had a tough time recently as she accidentally tripped over her dog Leo’s gate.
She explained: “Last week, I tripped and fell over the stair gate, which I have for my dog. I lost four toenails and was covered in cuts and bruises. OMG I was in such a panic! I called my midwife but all was OK as I fell on to my side and not my belly. Then my princess was kicking away, so I knew she was fine but I was in so much shock I burst into tears.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Lucy Pargeter has given birth to twin girls.
The ‘Emmerdale’ star and her fiancé Rudi Coleano welcomed two bundles of joy into the world last Thursday and all are doing well.
A spokesperson for the ITV soap said in a statement: “Lucy Pargeter and Rudi Coleano are delighted to announce the birth of their twin girls who were born on Thursday, April 13. All are happy and healthy and Lola is delighted to have finally become a big sister.”
It comes after Lucy – who is known for playing pub landlord Chas Dingle in the long-running soap – revealed she used to sneak off in her lunch break and give herself secret injections in a bid to increase her chances of falling pregnant.
She said: “If you go to your employer and say I’m having IVF, then of course they think well, ‘If it works, in nine months time, you’re going to be off.’
“So you don’t really want to give somebody the indication that you might be off in nine months because it affects storylines and everything.”
Lucy and her partner Rudi – who are already parents to daughter Lola – managed to conceive last year after a second round of IVF and they both decided that it would be good if Lola was heavily involved in the pregnancy.
She said: “I wanted to be totally open with her. She’s come to scans, she knew about the whole process. We thought it was so important for her to know everything.”
The pair announced they were expecting twin girls after finding out during a scan before Christmas.
She said: “It’s two girls! We found out at the five-month scan just before Christmas, and we’re just over the moon that they’re both healthy – it was the best Christmas present!”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Steven Moffat has teased that the ‘Doctor Who’ spin-off ‘Class’ may make a return.
The children’s show, which follows a group of teenagers at a school in London where the Time Lord’s former companion Clara Oswald, played by Jenna Coleman, worked, was rumoured to have been given the axe but the programme’s writer has admitted he’d love nothing more than to pen a few more series in the future.
Speaking to the audience at the launch of the latest series of the main show ‘Doctor Who,’ Moffat said: “We don’t know right now – we would love to get more ‘Class’ made. We’re in a different world now, for how television works, especially when our channel is basically online. Wait and see what’s going to happen.
“Now the Weeping Angels cannot be allowed to win can they?”
The first series of the spin-off left fans with a cliffhanger after the fan-favourite villains from the main programme the Weeping Angels plotted world domination inside the school.
The first episode got one million viewers but by the end it had dropped to 300,000.
‘Class’ starred Katherine Kelly, Greg Austin, Sophie Hopkins, Vivian Oparah and Fady Elsayed and is currently airing in the US.
Steven said: “It’s a great show. If you haven’t seen ‘Class’ you really need to and watch it – it’s absolutely terrific.
“A lovely, lovely cast, fantastic jokes. And Weeping Angels at the end – which is a fantastic surprise if you haven’t been told already by a fat old man.”
‘Class’ is the fourth TV spinoff from ‘Doctor Who’ following ‘K9 and Company’ in 1981 and ‘Torchwood’ and ‘The Sarah Jane Adventures’.
Before the first series was aired it was already lined up to have a second penned by creator Patrick Ness.
Patrick previously said: “I can’t wait for people to meet the heroes of ‘Class’, to meet the all-new villains and aliens, to remember that the horrors of the darkest corners of existence are just about on par with having to pass your A-Levels.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — EastEnders’ Samantha Womack was devastated when she found out she was being killed off.
The 44-year-old actress portrayed sly businesswoman Ronnie Mitchell in the long-running soap for nine years and couldn’t believe it when bosses dropped the bombshell on her last year that her alter ego was going to drown on her wedding day in a swimming pool in January.
Speaking to the Metro newspaper, the blonde beauty said: “I didn’t want her to die in the first place.
“You don’t expect that after nine years. It was a shock. I’d love her to come back but when you’ve seen a corpse in a coffin, I’m not sure how likely that is. I was so sad when they killed her.”
But it wasn’t just Samantha who was written out of the programme as Rita Simons – who played Ronnie’s sister Roxy Mitchell – was also given the boot without much warning beforehand.
Samantha said: “I liked the character and the relationship between her and her sister.
“I liked the early days, when Larry Lamb was playing our father – that was when I enjoyed it the most.
“When it go a bit fantastical, it was harder to believe the character as much. She was threatening to kill people but she was a mother which I found harder to play.”
And, although Rita is looking forward to whatever she takes on next, she admitted it was heartbreaking leaving behind the crew members she has worked with for several years.
She said previously: “Samantha would have a day where she couldn’t stop crying and I would be really cold and strong and I would look after her. Then the next day it would be me who’d be set off by a packet of coffee or whatever and she would be strong.
“I’m so exhilarated to be moving on and doing other stuff, but I left probably 150 crew that I adore – every single one of them, make-up, lighting, costume. I love them all, I’ve known them all for 10 years, day in, day out. It was that that kind of broke my heart, leaving them.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Ferne McCann has erased all photographs of her boyfriend from her Instagram account.
The former ‘The Only Way is Essex’ star has found herself in an embarrassing situation when police put out an appeal for her beau Arthur Collins after they raided his home following the shocking acid attack at the nightclub Mangle in Dalston, east London, over the weekend.
And, in a bid to detach herself from the situation, the 26-year-old reality TV star has now deleted the photograph of her and Arthur posted online from their holiday two weeks ago.
Upon hearing the news that officers wanted to speak to Arthur about the horrific attack, which saw footballer Jamie O’Hara’s cousin injured and an Australia model suffer chemical burns to her arms, Ferne begged her possibly now-ex beau to “co-operate” with investigators.
She said in a statement: “Ferne is aware that the police wish to speak to Arthur Collins and the nature of the accusations against him. Obviously these are highly shocking and Ferne has co-operated with the police in their inquiries. She was not with Arthur on Sunday night; was not at Mangle; and has no direct knowledge of the events that unfolded.
“As much as anybody she wants to know the truth and urges Arthur to co-operate fully with the police and attend a police station immediately.”
The drama unfolded shortly after Ferne – who met Arthur on Instagram last summer – admitted she and her partner have already discussed the possibility of getting married.
The ‘This Morning’ presenter said: “We’ve spoken about our wedding. We want to get married on a beach. I want it to be a party and a celebration.
“I want these long extensions, mermaid-style hair covering my breasts, with flowers in my hair and no shoes. He can wear shorts and a shirt undone, then we want an amazing DJ with bongos and a saxophonist.”

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