OHMYGOSSIP — Will Young will not be replaced on ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.
The 37-year-old singer threw the ballroom and latin show into chaos earlier this week when he announced he had quit the competition and, although many people hoped his dramatic departure meant Tameka Empson – who was eliminated last weekend – could return in his place, bosses of the programme are adamant no one will be re-joining the series.
A representative for ‘Strictly…’ squashed rumours and added to the Mirror Online: “The series will continue as planned with an elimination every week until the grand final. The previous eliminated contestants will not be returning to the competition.”
The former ‘Pop Idol’ winner’s shock exit comes just two days after he locked horns with head judge Len Goodman over his Bollywood inspired Salsa routine on Saturday (08.10.16).
The 72-year-old ballroom dancer thought the energetic display lacked the traditional dance moves of a Salsa, to which Will argued that his routine contained all 24 counts needed.
However, Len had the last word as he told the ‘Leave Right Now’ hitmaker to “show up, keep up, and shut up.”
Will’s departure has left his professional partner Karen Clifton “so sad” but she understands that he didn’t make the decision lightly and wishes him all the best for the future.
She wrote on Twitter: “I know it wasn’t an easy decision for him. It was great dancing with him, he was such fun to work with and I wish him all the very best for the future.”
His now-former competitors also rallied around him as they said they were “gutted” he had been forced to leave the competition.
Daisy Lowe said: “@willyoung you are such a talented superstar… @bbcstrictly won’t be the same without you- I love you dearly and hope you’re alright. (sic)”
Danny Mac added: “We all fully support his decision and will miss him massively. All the best mate x. (sic)”
Laura Whitmore didn’t reference Will directly but hinted that his feud with Len may have been the reason he had quit.
She wrote: “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about.”
Will has previously opened up about his “horrendous” battle with depression, for which he spent time in rehab.

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OHMYGOSSIP — EastEnders’ Kathy Beale will attempt to murder Phil Mitchell.
The alcoholic (Steve McFadden) has been fighting for his life after he developed liver failure due to his excessive boozing, but it seems his dangerous condition may not be the reason for putting him in an early grave as his back-from-the-dead ex-wife (Gillian Taylforth) may be the one to stamp on his future.
The fruit stall worker decides to take drastic action after she learns their son Ben Mitchell (Harry Reid) has gone to hospital to get his test results in order to kick-start his dying dad’s recovery by giving him a section of his healthy, young, liver.
In a desperate bid to keep her son safe, Kathy feels the only way she can protect him is by getting rid of Phil – for good.
A source told the Mirror Online: “Kathy feels like she has just got Ben back in her life. She will do everything to keep Ben safe but her son will have other things on his mind.”
It’s not yet known if Phil will manage to make it out a live but Steve – who has played him for 26 years – hopes this won’t be the end of his bad boy character but he understands that “happy endings are only ever temporary in soaps.”
He said recently: “I do know that actors get concerned about the future and want to know what’s happening six months in advance. So there is the temptation to want certain types of storylines. But I’ve always opened my arms to the nature of soaps – you don’t know the end until you get to the end.
“I’m hoping it’s not the end for Phil. I’m hoping he’s going to stay sober and that all goes well.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘Love Island’ is set to get an explosive Christmas special.
The romantic reality TV show will bound back onto screens over the festive period for a one-off episode as contestants and couples from the summer series join winners Cara De La Hoyde and Nathan Massey for a magical winter offering.
A source told The Sun Online: “The whole project is currently in pre-production but there’s a real buzz around the idea. It’s just a case of working out the logistics with schedules and locations.”
Although it’s meant to be a jolly time of year, there will no doubt be plenty of drama, tantrums and tears when the cast reunite for the first time since their fiery time in the Spanish villa in July.
Details on the special aren’t yet known but it’s believed bosses are hoping to find a winter destination to house the contestants.
Some couples that met in the villa are still going strong and have moved in together, while others are making digs at one another on social networking sites after their on screen feuds.
Winners Cara and Nathan – who walked away with the £50,000 prize money – are planning to buy a house together, while runners-up Olivia Buckland and Alex Bowen can’t stop gushing about their perfect relationship and now live together in Essex.
Scotty Thomas has asked his girlfriend Kady McDermott to move in with him in Manchester, Rykard Jenkins and Rachel Fenton are still very much in love, Sophie Gradon and Tom Powell can’t resist putting on a public display of affection and Terry Walsh and Emma Woodhams have finally become official.
Zara Holland – who hit the headlines in the summer after she had her Miss GB crown swiped away from her after she had sex on camera – is one of the only ones still single.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Harry Hill is planning to write a ‘Great British Bake Off’ musical.
The 52-year-old star is hoping to join forces with Paul Hollywood – who is a judge on the baking show – for the project after working with him on his upcoming spoof cookery programme ‘Harry Hill’s Tea Time’.
He said: “I am hoping to do another musical. A ‘Bake Off’ musical is an idea.
“Now Paul and I are pals, maybe he could help. I’ve proved my cooking skill on ‘Tea-Time’ and I can channel it in to a musical.”
Harry is confident a musical about the baking show would prove to be a success because the TV series attracts an audience who he believes are likely to buy tickets for the stage show.
He added: “The people who watch ‘…Bake Off’ are slightly older and they’re the ones who buy tickets for musicals.”
Harry previously worked alongside Simon Cowell on ‘The X Factor’ musical ‘I Can’t Sing’ but it was axed after just two months.
Speaking to The Sun newspaper, he explained: “The problem we had was that with ‘X Factor’, younger people don’t want to spend £80 on a musical when they could spend £80 and get off their faces.”
However, fans of ‘Harry Hill’s TV Burp’ will be disappointed to discover he isn’t planning on reviving the series anytime soon.
Paul has been a judge on ‘Bake Off’ since it began in 2010 and will remain on the show next year when the programme moves to Channel 4 after they outbid the BBC for the rights.
But his fellow judge Mary Berry and co-presenters Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins have quit the programme.
Channel 4 signed a three-year deal with Love Productions, which makes ‘Bake Off’, worth a reported £75 million, but didn’t have any judges or presenters tied down to deals in their package.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Mel C has turned down ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ every year because the pay is “s***”.
The Spice Girls singer has revealed she has been on the bosses of the BBC One Ballroom and Latin show’s hit list for a few years now and while she has refused the offer each time, it is the only reality show she could see herself on.
According to the Daily Star newspaper, she said: “‘Strictly’ is really the only one of those shows that I would consider and I have had a meeting with them – they ask me every year to do it.”
The ‘Wannabe’ hitmaker – who is gearing up to release her first solo album in four years, ‘Version Of Me’ – is also put off by accepting the gig because she would be worried about being shamed in front of millions of viewers because of her dance moves.
She continued: “The problem is if you do ‘Strictly’ it’s so high profile and you’ll find yourself in the sidebar of shame every day. And the money’s s***!”
However, should she ever change her mind, she wouldn’t be the first Spice Girls band member to compete on a dancing show, as Mel B did America’s version, ‘Dancing with the Stars’ in 2007.
Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli – who are judges on both of the dancing shows – were big fans of Mel B who made it to the final three.
Len, 72, – who will leave ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ after the current series, said her place in the final was “justly deserved”.
And Italian dance enthusiast, Bruno, 60, said: “Melanie, I cannot believe what an accomplished dancer you have become in these past few months. Technically you have improved incredibly and your visual impact … I tell you, stunning.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Bruno Tonioli fears there would be a “huge backlash” if the BBC decided to sell ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.
The 60-year-old dancer and choreographer – who sits on the judging panel on the popular latin and ballroom show – says it would be a “delicate process” for the broadcasting company if they opted to sell the format to an independent production company.
He said: “It’s a delicate process. They could upset a lot of people – it is a very very delicate situation with ‘Strictly’, even more than the ‘Bake Off’. The thing is that ‘Strictly’ is a BBC property, they created the show. It is their format.
“It could be sold, but I doubt it will be produced outside. They have to be very careful because ‘Strictly’ is such is an institution in the UK; it is the people’s show.
“If it was a drama I think it would be easier because any production company could do a great job. I do understand it, but there are things like ‘The One Show’ and ‘Strictly’ which are typical BBC and there would be a huge backlash.”
And for his part in the show, Bruno doesn’t commit for more than a year at a time.
He told The Sun newspaper: “As a performer they have to first ask me to do it, because I am not under contract.
“I do one series at a time, I worked for them for years but I am not under a long running contract like they have in America. They would have to ask me first and then I would see if it works for me as well it has in the past. We will cross that bridge when we come to it.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Will Young has quit ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.
The 37-year-old musician was competing in the Latin and ballroom dance competition, but has now revealed he is withdrawing from the show for “personal reasons”.
In a statement released on WillYoung.com, the ‘Leave Right Now’ hitmaker said: “To be a part of Strictly has been a long time ambition of mine. As a performer, a viewer, and a fan of the show, to dance as a contestant was an experience I always hoped for.
“I have made some great friends, and am in awe of their performances week in, week out. I have found a creative partnership with Karen [Clifton, his professional dance partner] that has been the most wonderful thing to experience.
“I will be eternally grateful to her for her direction, talent and guiding me through three wonderful dances that I will be able to show my grandkids in years to come.
“Unfortunately, I am leaving the show for personal reasons. I leave with joy in my heart that I have been able to take part in one of the most loved shows on British television.
“I am so grateful to everyone who works on Strictly from the lighting designer to catering to the production team. Strictly truly is the most unique family and I thank them from the bottom of my heart.
“And finally thank you to the BBC for supporting me throughout my journey. I wish my compatriots so much luck, and although I am back to being a viewer again, I’m certainly going to ‘keeeep dancing’! (sic)”
The news comes after the star clashed with Len Goodman on Saturday (08.10.16) when his Bollywood inspired Salsa routine failed to impress the head judge as he claimed it lacked the traditional dance moves.
The former ‘Pop Idol’ star then argued that the dance contained 24 counts of traditional Salsa moves, to which Len told him to “show up, keep up, and shut up.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Richard O’Brien is to return to ‘The Crystal Maze’.
The 74-year-old star – who originally hosted the show from 1990 to 1993 – will make a pre-recorded cameo appearance in the episode alongside fortunate-teller Mumsey, who will be played by Maureen Lipman.
Stephen Merchant will host the one-off special episode, which will air on Sunday (16.10.16), in aid of Stand Up to Cancer, and he plans to honour the former presenter by shaving his head for the episode.
He told the Radio Times magazine: “I’m paying homage to Richard O’Brien with my look for the show.
“What’s impossible to emulate is Richard’s unique persona – he’s a total one-off – but I’ve been inspired by his irreverence and winking complicity with the audience at home.
“When Ed Tudor-Pole took over, he made the show his own, which is all I can try and do.
“I hope people will enjoy this as a loving tribute.”
Maureen takes over from Sandra Caron in the role of Mumsey and the new episode will also feature a nod to former presenter Ed Tudor-Pole, who hosted the programme from 1993 to 1995 when the original run came to an end.
Paralympian Jonnie Peacock – who will compete on the show’s celebrity team alongside Michelle Keegan, Rio Ferdinand, Sara Cox and Josh Widdecombe – admitted he was shocked to see Stephen had shaved his head for the episode.
He said: “[Stephen’s] outfit was crazy. I went into make-up, sat down and I thought ‘Who’s this guy?!’ and then I realised it was him.
“I thought he was wearing one of those bald caps, then I found out that he’d actually shaved all his hair off. It was perfect. He really went for it.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Hollyoaks’ Jade Albright will die from cancer.
Kassius Nelson has revealed her alter ego – who has battling with uncommon Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma – will tragically pass away from the disease after she contracts an infection and, due to her weakened immune system, her body fails to fight it.
Speaking in a new video launching the show’s #MyJadeIs campaign, the 19-year-old actress explained: “Most young people do survive Jade’s type of cancer but unfortunately for Jade, her treatment isn’t working. The doctors have offered her more chemotherapy, which weakens her immune system, and she gets an infection that she can’t beat. Now what I’m really sad to tell you today is that Jade unfortunately dies.”
Jade’s impending death will come as a huge blow to her boyfriend Alfie Nightingale, who has also battled with cancer, as they’ve relied on each other to help them fight the disease.
Richard Linnell – who plays Alfie – explained: “When it happens on screen, it is going to be really sad. And then Alfie is going to struggle quite a lot afterwards without Jade but he has his friends and family around him who will support him.”
Meanwhile, the Channel 4 soap is on a mission to raise as much awareness of cancer and the effects it has on the patients and their families as possible, so recently invited two young people from Teenage Cancer Trust to visit the cast of ‘Hollyoaks’ in Liverpool to enjoy some pizza on set.
The special visit came after Domino’s – the nation’s favourite pizza company – announced it had raised over £1 million for the Teenage Cancer Trust in just over a year into their partnership.
Siobhan Dunn, Chief Executive of Teenage Cancer Trust, said: “This is an outstanding achievement – to reach such a monumental milestone almost a year early is a real testament to the ongoing passion and commitment of Domino’s team members, franchisees and customers. Currently, for every young person we can help, there’s another we can’t. We have a big task ahead of us over the next five years to ensure no young person, or their family, faces cancer alone. However, with the unwavering support of Domino’s Pizza Group we know we will be one step closer to achieving our goal.”
Domino’s are thrilled with their achievement but aren’t ready to slow down just yet as they have just kicked off their next round of fundraising by launching a celebratory ‘Price Slice’ deal.
The deal will run from October 10 until October 16 and will give pizza lovers the chance to buy one, get one free on all medium and large pizzas – with £1 of the proceeds going to the charity.
The food chain is also hosting Big Night In parties at all 28 Teenage Cancer Trust units across the country.
Each unit will receive a personalised Big Night In gift box containing a host of DVDs, snacks and hot, fresh, pizza.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Jack P. Shepherd doesn’t miss his former on-screen wife Paula Lane.
The 28-year-old actor – who plays heartbroken bad boy David Platt – struggled to hold back the tears when he filmed the brunette beauty’s alter ego Kylie Platt’s shocking death earlier this year but has admitted, since the actress left the soap, he hasn’t had time to think about her or feel the loss of her.
Speaking to The Sun Online, he said: “No (I don’t miss her), it’s only because it has been none stop, hasn’t it and we haven’t had time I don’t think to think about her. And because the scenes we’ve been doing have been very dramatic, I think it’ll feel weird when we’re doing normal everyday Platt scenes and she’s not there.”
However, Helen Worth – who plays Jack’s on-screen mother Gail Platt – still hasn’t got over the fact Paula, 30, will never grace the cobbles again – unless she comes back as a ghost.
She explained: “The other thing is you always expect characters to come back. You don’t say goodbye to them, you just think they will be there again because people do go away and come back.”
The Platt family have been riddled with heartbreak since Kylie’s death but it’s set to ramp up a notch in the coming weeks as David becomes fixated on getting his revenge on his wife’s killer Clayton Hibbs (Callum Harrison).
The hairdresser decides to buy a second hand car and plots to fill it with petrol and cause a horror smash between him and the prison truck, which is transporting Clayton from his cell to the court dock for his trial.
However, he’s seemingly stopped in his tracks when his mother Gail learns of the idea and traps in a cellar to stop him creating the inferno, which would ultimately kill him as well.
Jack explained: “David wants to kill [Clayton] but he knows the only way he’s gonna kill him means that he has to kill himself in the process.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Matt LeBlanc didn’t know his former co-host Chris Evans was quitting ‘Top Gear’ – until he read it in the newspaper.
The 49-year-old presenter has admitted he had no idea the radio host had decided to turn his back on the motoring show and only found out after he checked the tabloids the next day.
Speaking to Digital Spy, he said: “To be honest, I didn’t know he was quitting (the show). I found out like everyone else. I read it in a paper and I thought, ‘Hmm… I wonder if I’m going to get a phone call about this?’ I didn’t know anything about it.”
However, the 50-year-old star’s abrupt departure earlier this year hasn’t put the former ‘Friends’ actor off agreeing to front the forthcoming second series of the refurbished programme.
He explained: “I’m excited. The show seems to be surrounded by huge controversy, and I don’t really know why. Maybe it’s because of the history of the show – but boy, being on that show is like being in a fish bowl. Everybody is after you. Everybody is waiting for you to put a foot wrong and that’s tough but, you know, I like cars. I know a little bit about cars. I can say some funny things about cars. Hopefully people will watch it.”
The first series of the show wrapped up in June and bosses aren’t wasting any time pumping out another installment as they’ve already started working on episodes with Matt.
He said: “When it comes to what will be different in the show, they are still working out the rough edges about what will change because Chris had creative control on the show before. I’m not really sure what’s going to happen. [Producer] Alex Renton is in charge now and he’s a very competent guy. He’s a very smart guy and I trust him. We’ll see how it goes.”
Matt was brought on board the show in January this year alongside Chris after original hosts Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond walked away from the series.
However, Chris announced he was leaving the programme, despite signing a three-year contract, a few days after the first series concluded because he couldn’t deal with the mockery.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Marnie Simpson is set to have an operation this week.
The ‘Geordie Shore’ beauty has been battling with a mystery illness since she left the ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ house in August and, after weeks of “unbearable pain”, she’s decided to get the problem investigated by a consultant at a private hospital.
Writing in her column for Star magazine, she said: “Doctors think I’ve got a chronic urine infection and the treatment I’m having just isn’t working. I’m so fed up – it ruining my life … I’m in unbearable pain daily. I’m getting put to sleep this week in a private hospital so the doctors can find out what’s going on!”
The 24-year-old beauty is meant to start filming the next series of her reality TV show in the coming weeks but she’s concerned the pain she’s in at the moment will force her to quit the series.
She explained: “I can’t go on ‘Geordie Shore’ in this state!”
Marnie – who is known for knocking back booze on camera – was forced to spend some time in hospital last month when doctors thought she’d contracted a serious kidney infection.
She said at the time: “I was rushed to hospital last week with a kidney infection and kidney stones. My kidneys aren’t working properly and doctors think it could be from drinking too much alcohol … I’ve been on medication.”
The reality TV star spent a week strapped up to a drip before jetting away on holiday with her boyfriend Lewis Bloor.
She explained: “I’ve just got back from a romantic break in Barcelona with Lewis. We finally found a weekend when we could both get away, so we booked it last-minute.
“It was nice to escape and relax for a few days, just the two of us. It’s just what we needed.”

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