OHMYGOSSIP — John Partridge says his stint on ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ “nearly killed” him.
The ‘EastEnders’ star – who plays Christian Clarke in the BBC Soap – was a contestant in this year’s series of the reality show, and faced negative comments from the public after he was seen telling his fellow housemates to gang up against Tiffany Pollard, in order to try and make her quit the show.
Now, the 45-year-old actor has said there was “no way” he would have accepted an offer to take part in 2017’s All Star vs New Blood series – which sees previous contestants battle it out against house newbies – as he found the house “brutal” the first time round.
He said: “There’s no way I would have done the new series, no way.
“It nearly killed me – taking part in the show earlier this year was brutal.”
And John – who went into the house in order to raise money for his 80-year-old mum Bridget who suffers with Alzheimer’s and Dementia – also admitted he was tempted to “walk out” on a number of occasions.
He added: “There were so many times I wanted to walk out the door but if you do that then you don’t get paid.
“The care for [Bridget’s] illnesses is expensive and I don’t come from money.
“I knew I needed to make that cheque.
“There were definitely nights where I would lie there and think – I can’t do this.”
But despite not always enjoying his time in the house, John says he made “good friends” with contestants Kristina Rihanoff and Scotty T.
He told The Sun newspaper: “It was brutal. It is not for the faint-hearted.
“But that being said – I did make some good friends in there.
“I’ve seen Kristina Rihanoff a lot of times.
“Scotty T I’ve seen him a lot. We’re really good mates and hung out a lot. I’ve been in Newcastle quite a bit as well and it’s been a nice to spend time with him.
“I did make some really good friends in there and friends I’ve carried on to see. It wasn’t all bad but psychologically it was really rough. It was really hard.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Jessica Wright is to strip down to leather chaps and a bust-baring bra for her rendition of Christina Aguilera’s ‘Dirrty’ on ‘Dance, Dance, Dance’.
The former ‘The Only Way is Essex’ star showed off her raunchier side when she performed an energetic dance routine on the second episode of the ITV show, which is pre-recorded, in a flesh-flashing red ensemble and killer heels.
Speaking about copying the iconic 2002 video of Christina’s hit song, Jessica, 31, said: “I’m doing the full on chaps and bra. It’s my favourite dance, I absolutely love it! I’m scared but it’s the style of dancing that’s my favourite. I just channel Christina in that video and try to be as sassy and sexy as possible.”
However, the brunette beauty is hoping her father Big Mark – who also has son Mark Wright – won’t be watching the episode when it hits television screens.
She said: “I really hope my dad doesn’t watch me perform that live! I don’t think he’s actually coming to the studio that week, which is a relief. We have a family WhatsApp group and I sent a video of me doing the dance with the professional backing dancers, my dad hasn’t commented on it! My mum loved it, she was so happy!”
Jessica will compete as both a solo artist and as a duo, for which she will team up with her friend Duane to recreate ‘Jai Ho’ from award-winning film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’.
Speaking to Digital Spy, she explained: “I’m going to be on national TV in chaps so that’s why I am trying to go to the gym a lot. It’s going to show a sexy side to me so it’ll be good. I’m just going to go for it and be confident.”
The brunette beauty is competing against ‘Coronation Street’ actress Lucy Jo Hudson, JLS singer JB Gill, ‘EastEnders’ actor Jonny Labey and ‘Emmerdale’s Fiona Wade.
And it seems Jessica should have an advantage as she’s no stranger to performing as she released her single ‘Danced All Night’ back in 2012 but her music career never took off and she decided to put it on a back burner in order to focus on presenting.

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OHMYGOSSIP — John Torode was rushed to hospital after he fell off his horse.
The ‘Masterchef’ star was forced to spend Boxing Day (26.12.16) in accident and emergency at St. Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, London, after he took a nasty “tumble” while out and about on a hack with his four-legged friend.
Taking to his Twitter account on Wednesday (28.12.16), the 51-year-old celebrity chef assured fans he was “OK” following the horrific accident and is just bruised.
He said: “Thank you all for your kind wishes. I really am ok but a massive thank you to St. Mary’s & the NHS for everything #stmaryshospitalpaddington
“I really am ok everyone ! Thank you , just took a tumble whilst out riding , & posted photo to thank the Docs , nurses and all at St Mary’s (sic)”
John was left with no choice but to explain what had landed him in hospital after his girlfriend Lisa Faulker – who he met on ‘Celebrity Masterchef’ in 2010 – worried fans when she uploaded a photograph of her man tied up to machines.
She said at the time: “Thank you so very much to the lovely docs and nurses yesterday #stmaryshospitalpaddington for looking after my @johntorodecooks who is very bruised but doing well! #luckyescape #blessed (sic).”
He was later discharged from the hospital and was resting up at home.
Lisa added: “Thank you for all your lovely get well wishes ! @JohnTorode1 is well and happy and sitting on the sofa and all is good (sic).”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Samia Ghadie wants a “chilled” 2017.
The ‘Coronation Street’ actress – who has daughter Freya, seven, from a past relationship and Yves, 15 months, with husband Sylvain Longchambon – is already planning her holidays for the coming year and is hoping things are quieter for her in the near future than they have been in recent years.
She said: “I think we’re planning to go somewhere hot with the kids at Easter. I’ve always wanted to go to Ibiza – I’d quite like to go there.
“The last two years have been busy so it would be nice if 2017 is a chilled year.”
But Samia’s husband has different ideas as the former ‘Dancing On Ice’ professional is keen to get started on some DIY.
Asked if they have any home improvements planned, he said: “We’re going to convert the loft into a man cave. Only Yves and I will be allowed up there. It’s going to be a party room.
“We’ll see if we can fit a big-screen TV, bar, dartboard and pool table up there.”
But Samia doesn’t seem convinced.
She said: “I think a pool table is really heavy. It might end up coming through the bedroom ceiling and landing on our heads!”
The brunette beauty is also hoping for a quieter 2017 for her ‘Corrie’ alter ego Maria Connor.
Asked if there are happier times ahead for Maria, she said in a recent interview: “I want to say yes but I don’t know. It’s never that happy for Maria.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Charlotte Crosby and Stephen Bear have sparked rumours they’re dating.
The 26-year-old reality TV star joined the ‘Ex on the Beach’ hunk on his night club tour at an Exeter venue last week and looked “cosy” as they cuddled up to each other for selfies before leaving the VIP area together.
A source said: “Charlotte was keen to take a back seat while Bear was meeting and greeting fans as if she didn’t want to be spotted by too many people.
“When he’d finished his work commitments they kept themselves to the VIP area and seemed very cosy. They left together and seemed more than just friends.”
The pair struck up a close bond when they filmed their upcoming show ‘Just Tattoo of Us’ and have been spotted together several times over the past month.
Speculation that the stars are more than just friends began to spread like wildfire a few weeks ago when the heartthrob – known as Bear – uploaded a photo on his Snapchat account of his hand up Charlotte’s top as he held her from behind.
However, fans were quick to bombard the former ‘Geordie Shore’ babe with messages as it was initially thought she was in a relationship with Ash Harrison.
The source explained: “Charlotte has never said she was in a relationship with Ash, they dated but were never official.”
Despite their touchy-feely relationship, a representative for the blonde beauty is adamant she and Bear are not a couple and just enjoy each other’s company.
He told The Sun newspaper: “Charlotte and Bear are single, they are enjoying working together and are always fooling around on the set of ‘Just Tattoo Of Us’.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Sophie Kasaei’s boyfriend put her Christmas gift to him on eBay.
The ‘Geordie Shore’ star splashed out on an expensive Apple watch for Joel Korry – who she has been dating for five years – in 2015 and though he claimed to like the present when he unwrapped it, she later discovered he had sold it just a few weeks later.
She said: “Last year I got him an Apple watch. He pretended he loved it and then two weeks later I found out he’d put it on eBay – and kept the money.”
Joel laughed: “I did try it out though.”
But Sophie won’t be selling her own gifts as revenge – because Joel never buys her any.
She said in a recent interview: “Joel doesn’t really buy us presents. He just likes to spend money on holidays.
“I always want a handbag but Joel would rather…”
Joel finished:”… Take her to Turkey and get her a fake one.”
This year, Sophie felt torn over what to do about Christmas because she feels uncomfortable choosing between her divorced parents.
She previously explained: “It’s two years down the line now so it’s a lot better but Christmas is coming up and that gets us down.
“I don’t know what to do. I know my dad will be fine because he has three restaurants so he’ll always be busy.
“But my mum is stuck in a little council house with hardly any money.”
But spending the day with Joel, who lives in London, wasn’t an option.
She said: “He can’t [spend it with me] because we’re so far away from each other.”
Joel added: “We like to go away in January though. Hopefully, it’ll be Mexico.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Dawn French almost retired from acting earlier this year.
The 59-year-old actress was ready to pack in her career on screen when she had a sudden change of heart after she was approached about playing a passionate cook in the new TV series ‘Delicious’ and fell in love with the script.
Speaking to Digital Spy, she said: “I wasn’t really very interested in coming back in front of the camera again. It kind of lost some of it’s delights for me and I’ve been writing a lot in the last couple of years and I like being solitary and I like being inside my own head and not talking too much all day.
“So I didn’t really want to do anything but Phillippa Giles, the producer, sent me the outline of this script that Dan Sefton has written and I was hoping that this would be another thing that I would say ‘ah it’s not that great’ so then it’s really easy to pass on it, but then I really liked it.”
Dawn portrays Gina, who was formerly married to chef and entrepreneur Leo Vincent (played by Iain Glen), in the forthcoming Sky1 four-part drama.
The story, which captured Dawn’s heart, is centred on Leo, who is now married to Sam (Emilia Fox) but has a secret he is keeping from both his current partner and ex-wife – one that will see the two women form unlikely allies.
Dawn said: “I think what I really liked is here was a guy who seemed to be able to write women very well and he was writing interesting aspects of women, it wasn’t clichéd, it wasn’t anything I had particularly seen before. It’s lumpy and difficult and layered and interesting for that reason.”
‘Delicious’ will hit television screens on Friday, December 30 at 9pm on Sky1.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Paul Hollywood has put his plans for a US TV show on hold in order to focus on ‘The Great British Bake Off’.
The 50-year-old baking judge was the only member of the presenting quartet – completed by fellow judge Mary Berry and hosts Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins – to remain loyal to the former BBC show when it announced its move to Channel 4 earlier this year, and has now reportedly put his plans to break America on hold as “he knows ‘Bake Off’ needs him”.
Paul filmed a pilot episode for a new show with US channel Food Network in August, and was hoping to commission a full series before Love Productions – the brains behind ‘Bake Off’ – began negotiations with broadcasters.
A source told The Sun newspaper: “Paul shot the pilot in August just before the BBC started negotiating with ‘Bake Off’ makers Love Productions.
“Producers loved the one-off he had made and commissioned a full series to shoot next year in LA.
“But Paul had committed to stay with ‘Bake Off’ and he knows that there’s a lot on with his already busy schedule and holding down the show.
“It’s frustrating for him but he knows that ‘Bake Off’ needs him. Hopefully he can have another stab at the US.”
The news comes after Paul recently revealed his decision to follow the baking competition over to its new home after he feared he’d lose his job.
He said: “It came down to, my job was still there and I didn’t want to lose my job.
“I love doing what I do.
“At the end of the day, I’m a baker by trade, that’s all I am.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — John Torode is “well and happy” after his recent hospitalisation.
The ‘Masterchef’ star was rushed to hospital in London after a mystery Boxing Day (26.12.16) accident and although he is “very bruised”, John’s girlfriend Lisa Faulkner revealed he is now recovering at home.
She shared a message on Instagram, which read: “Thank you so very much to the lovely docs and nurses yesterday #stmaryshospitalpaddington for looking after my @johntorodecooks who is very bruised but doing well! #luckyescape #blessed (sic).”
And Lisa later followed it up with a tweet, saying: “Thank you for all your lovely get well wishes ! @JohnTorode1 is well and happy and sitting on the sofa and all is good (sic).”
The couple first met on ‘Celebrity MasterChef’ in 2010 and embarked on a relationship two-and-a-half years later.
And John, who enjoyed Christmas at Claridge’s hotel in London with Lisa, previously insisted they never argue in the kitchen.
Asked how often he cooks, John said: “I cook every single day and I love it and that’s what I do, it’s what I’m really good at and I’m really happy doing it. My kids love the food and I love the food and Lisa and I like to cook together. It’s good.
“We sort of just … Things just sort of happen. I don’t know, it just works, one night I might cook, one night she might or one night I might be doing salad and she might make something else. It just happens.”

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