OHMYGOSSIP — Danny Dyer’s ‘EastEnders’ co-stars are going to throw him a surprise welcome back party.
The 39-year-old actor is currently taking a break from playing loveable landlord Mick Carter on the long-running BBC One soap and his cast mates reportedly have plans for a “low key shindig” when he returns from his trip to South Africa to show how important he is to the programme.
An insider told the Daily Star newspaper: “They’re keen to show everyone is behind him 100 per cent after his tough few months.
“They’re planning a round of applause when he steps back behind the bar for filming for the first time.
“The cast know how important Danny is to the show’s success and don’t want it to be awkward.
“Danny will be welcomed back with open arms.”
Danny jetted off for a holiday after his friends claimed he was exhausted after working non-stop since joining the show in 2013.
An insider said at the time: “Danny knows he has to rest-up and recuperate. He has been ground down by the workload on ‘EastEnders’ and then partying on top of it.
“This trip is going to do him the world of good. He can remain anonymous there and he can properly rest. He’s hoping to come back refreshed and back into work.”
His decision to have a temporary rest from filming came five months after he tied the knot with his childhood sweetheart Joanne Mas in a romantic ceremony in Hampshire.
The smitten couple may have only just got hitched officially but they have been together since 1992 and have children Danni, 19, Sunnie, nine and Arty, two, together.
Meanwhile, Mick is set to be taken into Prison for the foreseeable future.
It’s not known when the scenes will air but it’s expected to be soon as Mick, his mother Shirley Carter (Linda Henry) and Aunt Babe (Annette Badland) – who has since left the show – recently found themselves in hot water with the police after they were caught breaching their alcohol licensing by serving booze before their permitted time.
A source previously explained: “Some said the prison storyline is by far the easiest way of cutting him out of the show at such short notice. Other ideas were tabled, but they wanted something to tie in with Mick’s turbulent life on the Square.
“And it will mean Danny could stay away for as long as he needs to recuperate and get back to work at which point Mick can be released from jail.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Gemma Collins has reportedly rekindled her romance with ex-fiancé Rami Hawash.
The 36-year-old reality star is believed to have started dating the 44-year-old hunk again after the pair ended their engagement in 2014, and although the pair don’t want to put a “label” on their relationship it is rumoured Rami has given ‘The Only Way Is Essex’ star her engagement ring back, which she has supposedly been wearing.
Speaking about the buxom blonde’s love life to The Sun Online, a source said: “Gemma and Rami are essentially back together.
“They haven’t put a label on their relationship yet but Gemma is in love with him and she’s told her closest friends how happy she is.
“She’s always kept in touch with Rami and he has always been there for her and supported her.
“They’ve been spending loads of time together and have been enjoying a very close relationship. Gemma says that all along Rami has always been her rock.
“Rami gave her the massive rock years ago and he was very upset at the time that she didn’t accept it. He has given it back to her because he felt it belonged to her and she is wearing it now.”
Gemma has made it known throughout the ITVBe series she is desperate to start a family, and she is hopeful her dreams of being a mother will come true with the dark-haired hunk because she “regrets” ever breaking up with him.
The source explained: “Now things have changed and Gemma is ready to settle down and make a family – she thinks that Rami is the perfect man for her. He’s a real gentleman, Gemma’s family love him and so does Gemma. They aren’t engaged again but they are back together.
“Gemma has told friends she regrets splitting up with him – she says she was young and inexperienced in love and didn’t know what she had. She feels bad that some people thought Rami wasn’t good enough for her because he’s never been a bad boy, she says he’s always just had her best interests at heart and she feels very lucky to be so close to him again.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘The Halycon’ has been axed.
The ITV period drama was tipped to be the replacement for the channel’s highly popular ‘Downton Abbey’ when it debuted on screen earlier this year but it seems it’s failed to fulfill expectations as bosses have decided not to commission it for a second installment after less than four million viewers tuned into the final episode last month.
A source told The Sun newspaper: “It’s a shame ‘The Halcyon’ hasn’t been given a second series because it had a loyal set of fans who really enjoyed it. It got really good reviews but just didn’t get the huge following that they were expecting.”
Bosses were almost certain that the show, which is based on spies, politicians and aristocrats gathering in one of London’s finest hotels to escape bombs and rationing, would be a success as ‘Downton Abbey’s producer Chris Croucher was put in charge and was working with the likes of Olivia Williams, Steven Mackintosh and Kara Tointon.
A spokesperson for the channel explained: “ITV ­regularly ­considers the range of dramas we commission to ensure the right ­balance. It does mean on occasions we have to take tough decisions, and not all drama can be recommissioned.
“We are really pleased so many people enjoyed ‘The Halcyon’ and we are proud of what the series achieved. We’d like to thank ‘The Halcyon’ production team and actors and everyone at Left Bank Pictures for their hard work.”
Despite the recent axe, the channel is still flying high after its period drama ‘Victoria’, which stars Jenna Coleman as the late queen, won over the nation last year.
The show did so well that producers recomissioned it for another installment before the series had concluded and have even decided to do a festive special later this year.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Scarlett Moffatt gets bombarded with requests for pictures of her feet.
The ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!’ winner can’t understand what would make her trotters any different to anyone else’s so doesn’t comply with the requests.
She said: “Lots of people ask me to send them pictures of my feet. All the time.
“I once got a letter through the post which included a pre-paid envelope asking me to send pictures of my feet.
“Just Google ‘feet’. Why do you need me to send you a picture?”
The 26-year-old reality star loves using fake tan but her application isn’t always the best as she completely forgets to do certain parts of her body.
She admitted: “I don’t think I’d be a very good advert for fake tan. Often if I’m wearing something backless, Ill forget to do my back.
“I once went to work and I had only tanned one arm.
“I’d totally forgotten about the other. It got to about 11 in the morning and on one side it looked like I’d been to Jamaica and the other side was lily white.”
Despite her regular TV appearances, Scarlett can be quite lax with grooming and even has to set reminders on her phone to prompt her to brush her hair.
She told TOTP magazine: “I keep saying I need to make more of an effort.
“People will be asking me for photos and I haven’t even brushed my hair.
“I have to ask Siri to put reminders on my iPhone to brush it.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Lisa Faulkner’s ‘EastEnders’ offer came “out of the blue.”
The 45-year-old actress will join the cast of the hit soap as “no nonsense” businesswoman Fi Browning in the spring but admitted the offer from BBC bosses was a shock and she ditched other work arrangements to say yes.
Lisa – who has penned a number of cook books and won ‘Celebrity MasterChef’ in 2010 – told Christine Lampard on ‘Lorraine’ on Thursday (09.03.17): “It came completely out of the blue. I was expecting to do my book publicity. I was expecting to do some more cooking, I had recipes to write and I had all this other stuff to do.
“The producers phoned up and said could I go and meet them and I met (executive producer) Sean O’Connor the producer and Julia the casting director and he just sold this character to me. He was very good at pitching and then they phoned saying would you do it and I said, ‘why not? What’s the worst that can happen? She’s a great character so I’m looking forward to playing her.”
The casting sees Lisa return to her acting roots as she has previously starred in ‘Holby City’ and ‘Death in Paradise’.
However, she admitted she isn’t used to the fast pace of the award-winning soap.
Lisa – who is married to celebrity chef John Torode – explained: “Do you know what, I started filming a couple of days ago and it’s a bit of a baptism.
“You just go into this place and go, ‘oh my gosh, it’s so fast but everyone is so lovely.”
Meanwhile, Fi Browning will play a major part in the BBC One soap and executive producer Sean teased that she is “a no-nonsense but sophisticated business woman” who has “an agenda” to cause mayhem on the square.
He said: “I’m really thrilled that we have been able to tempt Lisa Faulkner back to TV drama and back to the BBC.
“She’s an extremely accomplished and hugely popular actress and we’re very excited to have her in Albert Square.
“Fi Browning is something of a departure for ‘EastEnders’; a no-nonsense but sophisticated business woman with strength and vulnerability.
“But does she have an agenda? And who – or what – has she set her sights on?”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc have pulled out of presenting ‘The Nightly Show’.
The former ‘Great British Bake Off’ presenters had discussions with producers about taking over the late-night entertainment show, which is hosted by different people every week, but have withdrawn because they were unable to make their schedules work.
The pair said in a statement: “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.”
It was initially thought the duo may have pulled out from presenting the show after it failed to pull in viewers on its first week and was slammed with heavy criticism.
A spokesperson for the ITV said: “Mel and Sue were never signed to present The Nightly Show. The production team undertook discussions with them about the possibility of presenting a week but due to their hectic schedule this wasn’t possible.”
The opening episode was hosted by David Walliams and managed to pull in an impressive 2.9 million viewers but it dropped to just 1.2 million the following week.
John Bishop has taken over the hosting duties this week and went to extreme lengths beforehand to ensure his stint wouldn’t be a total flop with viewers.
The comedian made a surprise appearance at the Old Rope comedy night in the basement of The Phoenix Pub in London on Monday (07.03.17) to rehearse his jokes.
At just £6-a-ticket, around 60 punters were hoping to see upcoming comedians take to the stage but instead they were treated to a sketch from the Scouser – who usually plays to packed arena crowds with tickets selling for £28-£45 each.
An onlooker said: “He snuck in right after the show started and he was on his own. I couldn’t believe it. He looked nervous and told everyone, ‘I’ve got a lot of dog material to try because it’s Crufts this week’. He looked a little underwhelmed by the reaction, embarrassed even.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Paul McGann is backing Tilda Swinton to become the first female Doctor Who.
The 57-year-old actor portrayed the Eighth Doctor on screen in the one-off 1996 ‘Doctor Who’ TV film and again in the 2013 mini-episode ‘The Night of the Doctor’ which preceded the 50th anniversary special ‘The Day of the Doctor’ which showed him regenerate into the War Doctor played by the late John Hurt.
Now Twelfth Doctor Peter Capaldi has decided to give the key to the TARDIS back, McGann thinks the time is right for a woman to take on the iconic role, especially as departing showrunner Steven Moffat has weaved the ability for the Time Lords, who come from the planet Gallifrey, to change sex into the show by turning infamous villain The Master into The Mistress played by Michelle Gomez.
Asked by the panel on ‘Loose Women’ on Thursday (09.03.17) if it we should get a female Doctor, he said: “Yeah, wherever you’re from there’s females yeah? There are Gallifreyan females. Steven Moffat, the writer, is fond of describing the character as ‘one character, many faces’, well how about a female one.”
McGann was then asked to choose who he would like to see in the TARDIS out of the three actresses who are the favourites for the part, Tilda Swinton, Maxine Peake and Olivia Colman, and he picked ‘Doctor Strange’ star Tilda.
He said: “I’d go for Tilda because she’s a great actor and because she’s got that kind of David Bowie [androgynous] thing.”
McGann has continued to play the Eighth Doctor in audio adventures and has attended conventions to meet fans ever since the late 90s.
When he was cast in the part, ‘Doctor Who’ had been off air since 1989 and the hope was that the movie – an American/Canadian/British co-production – would lead to a new series.
The proposed show never materialised because of a lack of viewing figures in the US and McGann thinks it’s ironic that since the series was relaunched in 2005, with Christopher Eccleston as the leading man, it’s fandom in America has continued to grow and grow.
He said: “When I first did it in ’96, 20 years ago, the plan was to try and get it off the ground in the States because we thought there might be a few fans there, that was the dream to get an American TV series going but they couldn’t find enough of them. Now, this is where ‘Doctor Who’ fandom is, it’s in the States.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Claudia Winkleman tells her kids Taylor Swift is obsessed with brushing her teeth.
The ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ host – who has sons Jake, 13, and Arthur, five, and daughter Matilda, 10, with husband Kris Thykier – insists it is normal for parents to tell “little white lies” to their children and thinks they should “embrace” them.
And Claudia admitted letting her brood believe their favourite pop star loves nothing more than keeping her pearly whites clean only serves to encourage them to look after their own oral hygiene better.
Speaking to bloggers Scummy Mummies Helen and Ellie, and Anna from Mother Pukka in a video that can be viewed at http://nowtv.uk/BLLPR, Claudia admitted: “My favourite little white lie is – it’s working quite well, it’s strong at the moment – is that Taylor Swift, her favourite past time is brushing her teeth.
“If you ever went to her house, you know what she’d be doing? Brushing her teeth. She can’t get enough of it. Sometimes she’ll brush her teeth four, five times a day.
“And my kids are like, ‘How do you know that?’ and I’m like, ‘How do you not know that? Look at them. Yeah.’ We’ll just go upstairs and brush them again. Thank you Taylor.”
The group were discussing research carried out by NOW TV to celebrate the launch of ‘Big Little Lies’ in the UK, which found a quarter of parents admitted to telling little white lies at least once a day to their kids, while 55% will fib once a week.
And almost half of parents lie to their friends about their parenting style, with 53% not admitting to accidentally swearing in front of their kids, 44% letting their offspring wear pyjamas all day and 31% not wanting to let others know they give their kids junk food.
Among the most common white lies mums and dads tell their kids is telling them annoying toy is lost or broken, warning Santa won’t visit if they’re not good, and in a bid to leave somewhere like the park, telling children it is closing.
Some parents worried about healthy eating will tell kids vegetables will give them superpowers, and if they hear an ice cream van, they claim the music means it has ran out of treats.
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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘Coronation Street’s Michelle McDonald and Robert Preston are set to fall in love.
The long-running soap’s boss Kate Oates has admitted she’s got some exciting plans coming up for the beautiful barmaid – portrayed by Kym Marsh – over the next few months because she wants to give her a break from the misery she’s endured recently.
Kate told Soaplife magazine: “I rather like Michelle with Robert. He hasn’t put a foot wrong – and he’s done the right thing by Michelle and not made a move on her.”
However, she has admitted it won’t be plain sailing for the brunette beauty and the restaurant owner (Tristan Gemmill) as he is really strong minded and won’t be pushed around unlike her cheating estranged husband Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson).
She explained: “In fact, he’s almost apologetic for having feelings for her. I find that kind of unselfishness refreshing in soap. It won’t all be hearts and flowers for this pair.
“Robert’s an alpha male and tougher than Steve. Michelle shouldn’t expect that his very deep feelings for her will mean she can push him around.”
Michelle saw her world crumble before her eyes earlier this year when she was forced to deliver her dead baby and then found out this month that her husband Steve had fathered her friend Leanne Battersby’s (Jane Danson) healthy newborn son.
The heartbroken pub worker will be seen fleeing the cobbles soon as she attempts to gather her thoughts by spending time with her best friend Carla Connor for a while.
But it’s thought she could be in for a surprise when she returns as Robert is expected to reveal his true feelings for her following her short absence.

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