OHMYGOSSIP — Samia Longchambon can’t pronounce her new surname.
The ‘Coronation Street’ star – who was born and raised in Manchester – tied the knot with her French beau Sylvain Longchambon last summer after three years together but has been forced to download a language app on her phone to help her with the accent.
Speaking to Women and Lifestyle magazine, she said: “I’m still getting used to saying my new surname – you don’t pronounce the ‘g’ apparently. I still can’t say it. I’ve got an app on my phone to try and help, so I do 15 minutes a day on that to learn.
“I get e-mails to remind me that I haven’t done it that day, so I just sit down and try and learn a bit at a time. I’m still learning the accent too. I can only speak a little bit.”
The couple got together in 2013 after they fell in love while they were partnered together for ‘Dancing on Ice’ but their romance was initially plagued with harsh criticism as Sylvain was in a relationship with ‘Hollyoaks’ star Jennifer Metcalfe at the time.
He dumped the brunette beauty – who he found love with on the same ice skating show the year before – on Christmas Day before striking up a relationship with Samia.
The pair welcomed their first child Yves Joseph into the world in September 2015.
And Samia – who also has seven-year-old daughter Freya from her first marriage to property developer Matthew Smith – is even thinking about having another little one.
She said recently about the possibility of expanding her brood: “Having three children instead of two is a big step, but it would be cool for Yves to have a little brother.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘Taboo’ will return for a second series next year.
The first instalment of the drama only came to an end last weekend but bosses haven’t wasted any time securing a follow up as they announced that Tom Hardy will reprise his role as adventurer James Delaney in the early part of 2018.
Tom said of the news: “We are grateful and excited to continue our relationship with the BBC and FX in contributing towards British drama. Fantastic news.”
Executive producer Ridley Scott added: “We’re thrilled people want to know what happens next and that the BBC and FX are up for more adventures with the devil Delaney and the league of the damned. Along with our international distributors, Sonar Entertainment, the BBC and FX have been great partners, supporting Taboo at every stage so it could be the dark, dirty brute of a drama that it is.”
The BBC’s decision to commission a second series comes after the show’s writer Steven Knight revealed he had another content planned for another two series.
He said recently: “We think it has got a two and a three certainly, that’s the plan. After that who knows? This series is eight parts – it’s a lot of time.”
Meanwhile, the future of ‘Taboo’ may look bright, but Knight’s other drama ‘Peaky Blinders’, which is currently in its fourth series and stars Cillian Murphy and Tom, could be heading towards a finale as he’s already come up with the gritty ending.
Knight – who is hoping to pen a movie in the near future – explained: “Never say never, but we feel that [series] five may be the last. We don’t know for sure. We will see how we feel about it. ‘Peaky…’ is one of those things everybody loves, and the response has been so magnificent on both sides of the Atlantic.
“I have got the end in my mind; whether that happens at the end of five is the question. I want it to end when the first air raid siren sounds in Birmingham. It is a story of a family between two world wars.
“It begins in 1919 when they have just come back from the war and the family’s journey is towards legitimacy and respectability and to leave their past behind. The big question of the whole series is this: is that possible?”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Michelle Collins thinks bosses did her a “favour” by killing her character off in ‘EastEnders’.
The 55-year-old actress bowed out of the long-running soap in 1998 when her alter-ego Cindy Beale died in childbirth while delivering her daughter Cindy and, although the show is notorious for bringing back characters from the dead, she’s adamant she’ll never make a return.
Speaking to The Sun Online, she said: “I don’t know whether people would buy it though. She is dead. I’ve always dismissed it because she’s been dead so in a way they sort of did me a favour because I can never really go back. But in a way I think I’d spoil it if I go back.”
Despite leaving the programme almost two decades ago, the blonde beauty is thrilled that viewers still remember her and her alter ego is mentioned from time-to-time on screen.
She said: “It’s quite nice having that mystery about her, it’s flattering that people still remember her and that’s she’s become this iconic sort of character really.”
Michelle has also starred in dramas like ‘Death in Paradise’ and ‘Midsomer Murders’ over the years and taken part in taken part in reality show ‘Bear Grylls: Mission Survive’.
But she has admitted it’s been really hard to shake off the “soap actress” label she’s had pinned on her because not only did she make a name for herself in ‘EastEnders’, she also became known for portraying Stella Price in ‘Coronation Street’ from 2011 until 2014.
She said: “It’s taking your career into your own hands, I don’t think TV is what it used to be with Netflix and Amazon, streaming. There’s so many other outlets out there, it’s not just TV anymore. It’s difficult out there, particularly for me because people think they know me. Even though I’ve done a huge body of work between ‘EastEnders’ and ‘Corrie’, having gone back to ‘Corrie’ you’re labelled a soap actress. There’s no disrespect at all and that’s fantastic but if you want to break out and do other things it’s quite difficult.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Dan Edgar and Amber Turner are dating.
The 26-year-old television personality and the ‘The Only Way Is Essex’ newcomer have confirmed they are seeing eachother following the blonde beauty’s recently split from her long-term boyfriend Jamie Reed, although she knows the timing is “really poor” she is taking their romance slowly.
Amber caused a stir in the first episode of the new series on Sunday (05.03.17) after it came to light she had gone back to an after party at the dark-haired hunk’s hotel room whilst the cast were filming in Tenerife, and praised her co-star – who previously dated Kate Wright on the show – for his good looks.
Speaking about her love life to The Mirror Online, the reality star said: “Since then, things have sort of happened – even though timing’s really poor.
“You can’t plan timing when you start speaking to someone, but we are talking a little bit. It’s not serious.
“I’ve just come out of a long-term relationship and so has he, I’m not looking to get back into a relationship or anything like that, but we are enjoying each other’s company.
“It’s not been something that’s been planned. I could never have planned for this to happen.”
And the 23 year old is shocked by how quickly her life has changed since being on the programme.
She explained: “It’s all a shock to me as well. Things haven’t worked out the way I thought they would. You can’t predict the future.”
The star’s former boyfriend has taken to social media to vent his upset about their break-up, which has irritated Megan McKenna’s best friend.
Amber continued: “I do want to say we’re on good terms now, but he’s [Jamie] a bit more angry and upset about things, and the way he’s handled things I don’t think has been that nice.
“He’s been retweeting and favouriting stuff, and posting cryptic things about cheating.
“It’s a bit disrespectful. I’ve not done any of that.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Fearne Cotton is to present ‘Lorraine’ for a week while host Lorraine Kelly is in the Antarctic.
The ‘Celebrity Juice’ star is thrilled to have landed her first gig on the ITV daytime show, which will see her step in for the 57-year-old Scottish beauty from next Monday (13.03.17), whilst she has extended their trip to mark her 25th wedding anniversary with husband Steve Smith.
Fearne, 35, said: “It’s going to be such a fun week, I’m really looking forward to hosting the show while Lorraine enjoys her trip of her lifetime.”
The show’s editor, Sue Walton commented: “I’m delighted that Fearne, such a popular and versatile broadcaster is presenting the show for a week.
“Fearne thrives on live, and her natural empathy, spontaneity, not forgetting her sense of fun will all shine through in what will be a special week of shows.”
Fearne follows in the footsteps of Christine Lampard, who has hosted the show for the past two weeks, and Helen Skelton, who did the first week.
Lorraine was only meant to be on holiday for three weeks, but decided to extend her expedition.
The British broadcaster said she was feeling “reassured” that her show was in great hands before she left and promised to keep fans of the show updated on how her trip was going.
At the time, she said: “I’m so excited for what will definitely be a trip of a lifetime and I feel very reassured to know that the show is in such safe hands while I’m away.
“I’ll be keeping in touch from Antarctica throughout the journey and I look forward to sharing my adventure with Lorraine viewers when I get back!”

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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘Coronation Street’s Gail Rodwell is set for a pleasant surprise when her son David Platt tells her he and Maria Connor are “madly in love”.
The meddling matriarch – who is played by Helen Worth – thinks the pair would make a good couple, but the hairdressers find the idea hilarious, and decided to play a joke at her expense.
And Samia Ghadie, who is returning to her role as Maria after a short break which saw her alter ego jailed over her sham marriage to Pablo Duarte, has had a great time filming the scenes with Jack P. Shepherd.
She said: “Gail gets it in her head that Maria and David would make a lovely couple.
“They think it’s really funny, so David says to Maria, ‘Let’s wind Gail up and pretend we’re madly in love.’
“I’ve really enjoyed it – it’s like a big dysfunctional family.”
Samia thinks being behind bars has given Maria a new positive attitude, and though there is a temptation for her to spill the beans about her affair with Aidan Connor (Shayne Ward), she thinks her character will keep the news to herself to spare the feelings of his girlfriend Eva Price (Catherine Tyldesley).
She told Woman’s Own magazine: “Maria got a year but she only did two months so I don’t think it’s been completely ‘Shawshank Redemption’ for her.
“I think she’s coming out with a new attitude, trying to be positive.
“She’s had time to think about her and Aidan and decided she just wants to move on.
“I think she’s quite enjoying the fact Aidan is nervous [she might tell]. Every time there’s a scene with Aidan and Maria, it’s the massive elephant in the room. But she doesn’t want to hurt Eva so it’s only for Eva’s sake really that she doesn’t say anything.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — The new series of ‘Made in Chelsea’ is to be filmed in Mauritius.
Stars of the E4 show will head to a luxury five star resort, which is going to cost the channel a “fortune” on the Indian Ocean island known for its pure beaches, lagoons and reefs.
Details of when the series will air and which cast members will be featured in the next installment of the reality show are being kept under wraps at this time.
An insider for the show told The Sun Online: “The resorts they are going to are absolutely stunning – and incredibly exclusively.
“It’s going to cost a fortune, but the results will be the most luxurious scenes we’ve ever shot. Everyone is incredibly excited about it.”
Last month, five new cast mates were confirmed, including Sam Prince – who previously dated Alex Mytton’s model girlfriend Lottie Moss – as well as James Sandford, Ella Willis, Mimi Bouchard and Daisy Robins.
Last year, the posh cast – including Binky Felstead, Francis Boulle, Jamie Laing and Jess Woodley – jetted out to the South of France for spin-off show ‘Made in Chelsea: South of France’, in 2015 they filmed in Los Angeles and in 2014 they went to New York.
Late last year they were forced to scrap filming in Costa Rica after the plane with members of the show’s crew crashed.
Two senior producers and two technical directors had to be rescued by the local coastguard and rushed to the nearby hospital after the small jet transporting them to the Central American country ahead of the show’s one-off special plummeted into the water just off Puntarenas.
A spokesperson for NBC Universal International Studios, which owns ‘Made in Chelsea’s production company, said at the time: “Four of our Production Team on ‘Made in Chelsea’, produced by Monkey Kingdom, were involved in a plane crash earlier today in a resort in Costa Rica. We can confirm that all four people and the pilot are safe and unhurt. No cast were on board.”
The rest of the crew and some of the cast were also en route to the filming location on a separate plane but were forced to fly back to the UK after bosses decided to suspend the special.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Vogue Williams has already signed up to next year’s series of ‘The Jump’.
The 31-year-old model was forced to pull out of the winter sports competition a few weeks ago after she injured her right knee but she’s not letting her terrible tumble put her off as she’s already asked bosses if she can be a part of the line up in January.
Speaking to The Sun Online, the blonde beauty said: “Yes I’ve already signed up for next series. I can’t wait to try again. Having to pull out injured hasn’t put me off at all. If anything it’s made me more determined to win next time.”
The DJ – who was previously married to Brian McFadden – went under the knife last month to transfer part of her hamstring and attach it to her injured right knee.
She said: “Even though I never got to compete officially it was still one of the best experiences of my life. The way I look at it I would be more crazy not to sign up again.”
The extreme show, which is shot in Austria, is notorious for leaving celebrity competitors with life-long injuries and came under fire last year after former Olympians Beth Tweddle snapped her back and Rebecca Adlington dislocated her shoulder.
In a bid to limit the amount of injuries this time around, bosses decided the majority of the series would be pre-recorded – except the first and last episode – but it doesn’t look like it’s gone according to plan as Sir Bradley Wiggins was forced to pull out due to an ankle injury earlier this month while Caprice recently withdrew because of an illness.
Former rugby union player Gareth Thomas also walked away earlier this week – just days before the finale – because of “personal reasons”.
A spokeswoman said: “Gareth Thomas has withdrawn due to personal reasons.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — John Bishop practised his ‘The Nightly Show’ gags in a London pub so that it wouldn’t be a flop.
The 50-year-old comedian took over the reins of the new ITV programme from David Walliams this week as a host of celebrities take it in turns to host the show over an eight-week run.
But he took extra measures to ensure the show wouldn’t be a bore, after last week’s debut run of shows failed to pull in viewers, with its debut rating of 2.8 million dropping to just 1.2 million.
According to the Daily Star, John 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.”
It’s understood that John did the gig shortly after the pre-recording of Monday’s edition of ‘The Nightly Show’, which aired at 10pm.
The source added: “I thought ‘The Nightly Show’ went out live so I was surprised to see him still on stage at 9.50pm!”
And in order to gauge his audience’s reactions to his gags, he recorded his performance on his mobile phone.
John’s first show on Monday (07.03.17) pulled in 2.4 million viewers.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Zara Holland is battling with endometriosis.
The ‘Love Island’ star – who was known as Miss Great Britain until her crown was swiped away from her because she had sex on television – has revealed she’s been diagnosed with the common chronic condition, which is when the tissue normally lining the womb is found on organs outside the uterus, and is desperate to raise awareness.
The blonde bombshell told OK! Online: “I was diagnosed by having a laparoscopy three years ago, they lasered off the endometriosis and fitted the Mirena coil to help stop the growth. Living with endometriosis is terrible. My first Mirena embedded isn’t self in my womb, second time it rejected it after six months, now its third time lucky!
“I have had heavy bleeding, I’ve had have to take time off work, I wouldn’t eat, painful sex and so tired. Endometriosis can effect fertility too, which really really scares me.
“I had a scan last week and everything’s ok, coil is in the right place but I have abrasions (scar tissue) on my right ovary which can be very painful at times. I am ovulating too so all good for now!”
Endometriosis is estimated to affect around 2 million women in the UK – with most patients being diagnosed between the age of 25 and 30 – and can be a debilitating.
The most common symptoms, according to the NHS, include; painful periods or heavy periods, pain in the lower abdomen pelvis or lower back, pain during and after sex, bleeding between periods and difficulty getting pregnant.
It’s not fully understood what causes the condition but there are treatments available that can ease the ease symptoms so the condition doesn’t interfere with daily life.
The 21-year-old beauty shot to fame in 2015 when she became Miss Great Britain which, in turn, led to her securing a place on ‘Love Island’ in the summer of 2016.
However, she hit the headlines when she was stripped off the title and the crown was passed on to runner-up Deone Robertson because she got frisky on screen.

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