OHMYGOSSIP — Pearl Mackie didn’t watch the rebooted ‘Doctor Who’ because she was going through a “rebellious phase”.
The 29-year-old actress has been cast as the next companion of the Time Lord in the iconic sci-fi series – but has admitted she didn’t follow the programme when it returned to the air in 2005.
Asked to name her favourite Doctor, Pearl explained: “I haven’t got one. The thing is, it wasn’t on when I was a kid.”
And asked whether she watched the reboot, she said: “I was 15 or 16, and it wasn’t my thing. I was going through my rebellious phase.”
But since being cast alongside the Doctor, Pearl admitted she has become much more aware of the show’s popularity.
She told the Guardian newspaper: “The other day, I was in my friend’s shop just over there and this French guy comes in. I say, ‘I don’t work here, but someone will be with you in a minute.’ He says, ‘Non, non, non! You are Pearl Mackie, yes? Can I take your picture?'”
Pearl also offered an insight into what fans of the show can expect from her on-screen character, recalling the circumstances surrounding the day she was cast.
She shared: “I turned up in T-shirt, jeans and some yellow boots and I felt out of my depth. It was the Soho Hotel – so posh!
“I knew I could bring her to life. She’s funny and geeky and vulnerable. There’s a goofiness to her and a big heart. She gets things wrong, she has a temper. I thought, ‘I know her. I could play her.'”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Graham Norton thinks ‘The Great British Bake Off’ “will never be as good” on Channel 4.
The 53-year-old chat show host – who is currently starring alongside ex-‘Bake Off’ presenter Mel Giedroyc on new programme ‘Let it Shine’ – thinks the show’s departure from the BBC is “sad for everybody.”
He shared: “Love productions is looking bad, Channel 4 looks a bit stupid, for everyone else it’s collateral damage.
“‘Bake Off’ was about the four presenters and there’s no alchemy which will be very hard to replicate. No matter how good it is on Channel 4, it will never be as good as it was on BBC: even if all four had gone, somehow it would have been sullied. But in the end it’s a show about cakes and we’ll get on with our lives.”
Meanwhile, Graham admitted he is curious to see how much other BBC presenters earn when the corporation’s top talent salaries are released in 2017.
Graham – who is rumoured to be the second-highest paid presenter behind Gary Lineker – told the Daily Telegraph newspaper: “When it’s published, I will be looking to see how much everyone else gets, but it’s none of my business. Only something like eight per cent of the BBC’s budget goes on on-screen talent.
“I always think, surely the story is, ‘What the f**k is the other 92 per cent spent on?’ That’s much more interesting, but no one seems to care. No one’s gunning for Ant and Dec or Simon Cowell.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ star Heavy D has challenged Lewis Bloor to a fight.
The reality TV personality has targeted Lewis and Marnie Simpson in a foul-mouthed rap posted online, offering to fight the former ‘The Only Way is Essex’ star in a ring.
He sings: “Lewis is a **** and his bird’s a ho.”
Heavy has spent the last week goading Lewis on social media, urging him to agree to fight him in a charity boxing match.
Heavy said: “Lewis mate, what you waiting for? Let’s get it on in the ring.
“We’ve got the venue, promoters… what are you waiting for, big b******s?
“You can’t do it when you don’t have security or cameras around, can you?”
Heavy and Lewis memorably clashed during their time together in the ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ house in August, when show bosses were forced to give Lewis a final warning after he tried to punch the ‘Storage Hunters UK’ star.
The row erupted when Lewis came to the defence of his lover Marnie, who was being provoked by Heavy.
Lewis eventually snapped, saying: “Shut the f**k up! I’m trying to talk to her, and you’re just winding me up!”
Since leaving the house over the summer, Heavy has continued to provoke his rival and has called on the reality TV star to face him in a boxing ring in aid of charity.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Lord Alan Sugar wanted to quit ‘The Apprentice’ because he hated having to employ the winner.
The 69-year-old businessman has admitted the original prize that gave one contestant a spot in his multi-national company infuriated his staff so much that he was forced to give the BBC an ultimatum in 2011 to change the format or he’d walk.
He said: “It wasn’t a good idea and that was it. I said, ‘I’m not doing that any more’. Giving someone a job was turning out to be quite difficult.
“It was problematic as far as other employees were concerned. You don’t just create a job out of thin air. Otherwise you don’t have a good business do you? There was never an empty job.
“I would frankly not be still doing this if I hadn’t changed the format.”
The BBC retained Lord Sugar by making the apprentices fight for a £250,000 investment from the billionaire to help kick-start their own business.
But the TV personality thinks even that won’t be enough to keep the show going in “20 years” because the ideas are getting bigger and better.
He said: “The only change could be if it goes on for the next 20 years, it won’t be £250,000, it’ll be £25 million.”
Meanwhile, 18 new candidates will soon fall victim to Lord Sugar’s sharp tongue when the new series of ‘The Apprentice’ kicks off and the no-nonsense businessman has insisted his quips aren’t scripted.
He told The Sun newspaper: “I don’t know how you can script things to say when you’re sat with 18 people in front of you.
“You don’t know what’s coming out of their mouths next. It’s off the cuff, obviously.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Anne Robinson has hit out at Britain’s obsession with beauty – even though she’s had a facelift.
The 72-year-old TV presenter has denied having undergone any further surgery since going under the knife 13 years ago, saying rumours to the contrary are “rubbish”.
She shared: “Look, I had a facelift 13 years ago. But I don’t drink, I don’t smoke, my hair is highlighted once a month, I run and I don’t eat crap food. I try quite hard to look OK.
“I don’t go and have my face pulled around all the time.”
The former ‘Weakest Link’ host also admitted to being frustrated by the attention surrounding her facelift surgery, while other celebrities are never asked about the issue.
She told The Sun newspaper: “There are 5,000 face surgeons in this country and I seem to be the only woman on TV who has had a facelift. How does that work?
“There are fewer British film stars in their late sixties that haven’t had a facelift than the ones who have.
“Unfortunately, if you go to the wrong surgeon people really are going to notice. You need to go to one that makes you look well, not like a witch.”
But Anne admitted that like the majority of Brits, she is also obsessed with her looks.
Anne reflected: “We’re all obsessed with how we look. I’m guilty of this. I keep fit. I don’t like to see the scales go to nine stone. I love clothes and I always have.
“But young people are now obsessed with working out. I met this couple who are always in the gym. They don’t get p***ed. It’s all very boring.
“The young generation is setting the bar very high because of that woman Kim Kardashian. But, really, who’d want to look like Kim Kardashian?”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Greg Rutherford feared he wouldn’t be able to have any more children are suffering an unfortunate mishap on ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.
The Olympic gold medal-winning star was learning a new dance routine with his professional partner Natalie Lowe when an extreme lift attempt left Greg writhing in agony on the floor.
He recalled: “We’ve actually had to adapt our jive because we wanted to do a really extreme jump into a lift. It was epic.
“But then during rehearsals, Nat missed the position and as she grabbed me, she ripped her nail off, which bled everywhere.”
The 29-year-old father-of-one revealed that things got even worse when they tried to complete the move for a second time.
He told told the Daily Star newspaper: “Then we tried again and we lost it. I fell to the floor and couldn’t move. I feared I’d never have children again it was that bad.”
The athlete – who competed at the Rio Olympics over the summer – admitted he is not the most naturally talented dancer, but has pledged to do his best in an effort to win the show.
Greg said: “I don’t think I’m the best dancer by any stretch of the imagination, but I think I can work harder than anybody else in this competition.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Alesha Dixon thinks Len Goodman is irreplaceable.
The 37-year-old singer – who was a judge on ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ before defecting to rival show ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ in 2012 – is still a big fan of the ballroom contest and is upset head panellist Len is departing at the end of the current series.
And despite a number of professional dancers rumoured to be in the frame to take Len’s seat, Alesha thinks Craig Revel Horwood, Bruno Tonioli and Darcey Bussell should simply sit on the panel as a trio.
She said: “I am so into ‘Strictly’ – it’ll always hold a special place in my heart. My time on the show is in the past but, when I watch it, I enjoy it so much and I’m proud to be part of the ‘Strictly’ story.
“It’s so sad Len is leaving. I completely understand why, but it is going to feel like the end of an era. I don’t see why they can’t just continue with the three of them.
“How can you replace Len? You can’t! That’s the point.”
This year, the 2007 ‘Strictly’ winner is hoping Laura Whitmore will scoop the glitterball trophy, having previously judged MTV contest ‘Pick Me’ – which was looking for a new presenter – in 2008, which saw the Irish star triumph.
She said: “Now Laura is on the show this year, there is even more of a reason to watch. I’ve been out with her and we’ve been dancing and she’s got rhythm, personality and energy – she’s got the lot.
“If I got the chance, I’d love to go to watch her perform live.”
Alesha is also looking forward to the 2017 series of ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ as she thinks it gets better every year, even though she worries the talent will “run dry “.
She told Closer magazine: “I always worry the talent pool will run dry but I believe there are so many people that have still not auditioned for these shows, they watch the show and get inspired; you never know who will walk through the door.
“I hope the talent doesn’t run out – I’m confident it won’t.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Bruno Tonioli reportedly stormed out of the studio in protest over Sunday’s (02.10.16) ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ results.
The judge was said to be furious with the decision by producers to axe the dance-off and eliminate Melvin Odoom when Anastacia was unable to perform and he allegedly fled to his car and demanded to be taken home.
A source told the Daily Star: “The studio audience had no idea about the backstage drama.”
However, Bruno soon calmed down and took his place on the panel alongside the other judges as Melvin was eliminated.
It was later revealed that Anastacia had been left in agony after she tore mastectomy scar tissue during training with her professional partner Brendan Cole.
The ‘I’m Outta Love’ hitmaker was unable to take part in the dance-off because of the injury, meaning Melvin was ejected from the show as he and his partner Janette Manrara received the fewest votes from the public.
Meanwhile Melvin and Janette have admitted they were “really sad” at the way they left the show but insisted there was no bad blood between them and the programme’s producers.
Janette said: “It’s no one’s fault.
“We love Anastacia and we love Brendan and we wish her the best for a speedy recovery.”
Melvin explained he and the brunette star were keen to show what they could do in a dance-off but said he was getting over his disappointment.
When asked how he feels now, he said: “Better. It was a really sad day over the weekend.
“It’s really sad to be in this position right now … we wanted to go out there and dance like it was our last dance on earth. Everyone has been amazing.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Michelle Keegan has confirmed she will be making another series of ‘Our Girl’.
The 29-year-old actress won praise for her portrayal of Army medic Lance Corporal Georgie Lane in the BBC drama series, and following its conclusion last night (05.10.16), she has announced she will film more episodes in the new year.
She said in a statement: “I’m so happy that we’ll be back for another series as I think there’s definitely more stories to tell with Georgie.
“The reaction to the show has been overwhelming and I’m really thankful to everyone who’s watched and supported it.
“It was an amazing experience filming with such an incredible group of people and I can’t wait to do it all over again.”
The dramatic finale saw Georgie end her relationship with Jamie (Royce Pierreson) on their wedding day and choosing a return to Nufula and the Kenyan refugee camp over a reconciliation with her first love Elvis (Luke Pasqualino) but show creator Tony Grounds insists that doesn’t mean the end for either hunk.
Discussing whether Luke’s Elvis will be in season three, he said: “I think that’s a possibility.
And asked if it’s the end for Royce’s Jamie, he added: “Not necessarily… I think all three live to fight another day.”
Season one – which starred Lacey Turner – was set in Afghanistan and season two in Kenya, but it is not yet decided where the third series will take place.
Tony told RadioTimes.com: “I’m doing the research at the moment so I haven’t put my finger on the globe yet… I’m going to be looking where the natural disasters are and where the British army’s involved so I haven’t 100% chosen the place.”
And Tony would also open the door for Lacey to reprise her role as Molly Dawes, especially after Captain James (Ben Aldridge) let slip during last week’s episode that she is now his wife.
He said: “If she ever wanted to do it she’s only got to ring me up – she knows that. I think it’s all about logistics. I don’t know how ‘EastEnders’ works and we’re invariably filming abroad. But I love that Molly Dawes character.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Tom Gillford has been booted off ‘The Great British Bake Off’.
The former teacher was sent packing on the BBC One show after failing to impress in Desserts Week with his Hipster Picnic showstopper.
Speaking after his exit, Tom said: “I think right until the moment your name’s called you kind of think, ‘Oh, it’ll be someone else.’ But I knew it was going to happen. I knew it was going to be my name.
“I would love to be in the tent right through to the end but someone has to go each week and it had to be me. There was no else it could be this week.”
Whilst judge Paul Hollywood added: “To get through to this stage in ‘The Great British Bake Off’, he should feel very proud of himself.
“This is the first time in ‘Bake Off’ history that we’ve lost the winner of Bread Week. They normally reach the finals so I do feel sorry for him. He is a great baker.”
Selasi Gbormittah nearly missed out on a place in the quarter final after Paul deemed his mini mousses were too big.
He said: “That’s a very close escape. It doesn’t mean I’m still safe. I’m in the quarter final; I don’t know how.”
Elsewhere in the show, aerospace engineer Andrew Smyth was awarded the star baker honour and was “super chuffed” by the commendation.
He said excitedly: “Finally! I’m really delighted. I’m super chuffed.”
The remaining contestants will battle it out in another ‘Bake Off’ first next week – Tudor Week.

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