OHMYGOSSIP — Binky Felstead hasn’t watched ‘Made in Chelsea’ since she left the show – because she can no longer “relate” to it.
The 34-year-old reality TV star shot to fame in 2011 when she first appeared on the E4 series, but she quit the programme in 2017 and she hasn’t tuned in since.
Binky is now gearing up to star in new spin-off show ‘Beyond Chelsea’, which sees her reunite with fellow former ‘Made in Chelsea’ stars Rosie Fortescue and Lucy Watson and explores the goings on in their lives now, and she thinks “die-hard” ‘Made in Chelsea’ supporters will be able to relate to the new programme more.
Speaking on ITV’s ‘Lorraine’, she said: “I haven’t watched it since I’ve left.
“I have nothing against ‘Made in Chelsea’, if anything it has been amazing, we wouldn’t really be here doing the things we are doing today having not done it.
“But I just can’t relate to it anymore.
“I can’t relate to any of the situations going on.
“That’s why I think ‘Beyond Chelsea’ is going to be way more relatable for those die-hard ‘Made in Chelsea’ fans that grew up with us.
“Maybe they have had kids and got married, and I feel like they’re going to be able to relate way more to what’s going on in our lives now than by probably watching ‘Made in Chelsea’.”
Mother-of-three Binky believes ‘Beyond Chelsea’ covers more “interesting” parts of life, as opposed to Made in Chelsea’s focus on relationships and “who has cheated on who”.
She added: “When we were filming ‘Made in Chelsea’ we were all in our early 20s, having fun.
“The majority of conversations were about relationships – who has cheated on who, who has got with who.
“Now, some of us are married, have got kids, have businesses.
“I feel there’s way more interesting things to be talking about other than relationships.
“It feels like a lifetime ago.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Tom Daley is set to host a knitting competition show in the style of ‘The Traitors’.
The Olympic star, 30, will front More4’s ‘Game of Wool’, which will see a group of contestants taken to a house in Scotland for eight weeks, where they will face off against one another in a series of knitting challenges for a chance to win a big prize.
A TV insider told The Sun newspaper’s TV Biz column: “Staging such a ferocious-sounding contest for what seems like a genteel pastime may sound wild, but the world of elite knitting can be as competitive as cage fighting.
“Channel 4 realises that there is an irony to it all, particularly as the show’s title seems to reference the backstabbing fantasy thriller ‘Game of Thrones’.
“But giving it such a grand staging – and lining up a big name like Tom – is also a reflection of how much producers respect the craft and how seriously they take it.”
‘Game of Wool’ – which is due to air on More4 next year – was announced by Channel 4 in July, and was said to be inspired by a string of celebrity knitting fans like Lorde, Ryan Gosling, Nicholas Hoult and Tom Daley.
In a statement, Senior Commissioning Editor, Clemency Green said: “I am thrilled to be commissioning this compelling format for More4 and I’m looking forward to seeing the incredible creations our knitters come up with.
“My main hope is that ‘The Game of Wool’ encourages people, young and older, to pick up the needles and experience the joy which knitting and creating can bring.”
Executive Producer Wendy Rattray teased: “This is knitting but not as you know it. Expect a rainbow coloured extravaganza set in the Scottish countryside where brilliant knitters, young and old, will produce the most unexpected and jaw dropping knits: homewares; jewellery; sculptures; shoes; furniture … and much more. Wool is officially cool and we’re delighted to showcase the best of the best in this exciting new format.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Ricky Gervais has dismissed the idea of David Brent representing the UK at the ‘Eurovision Song Contest’.
While the 63-year-old comedian – who played the hapless manager on the BBC’s beloved mockumentary series ‘The Office’ – admitted he “likes the idea” of performing on the competition as David, Ricky insisted the character would underwhelm on the show because the deluded boss isn’t as “mad” as some of the real-life contestants.
In a post to X, the ‘After Life’ star wrote: “I’m not sure about him entering the real thing. I don’t think you could do it ironically because it’s all mad, camp, and kitsch.
“I don’t think David Brent would be madder than the average [contestant].”
Ricky admitted the only way David could possibly appear on a singing show was if he created his own TV contest, but the actor admitted doing this would be “too much work” for him.
‘The Office’ – which was created, written and directed by Ricky – ran for two series from 2001 to 2002, and quickly became one of the nation’s favourite comedies.
However, the actor thinks the programme couldn’t be created today due to the existence of “outrage mobs”, who would find the jokes offensive.
Speaking to Times Radio, Ricky said: “Now it would suffer because people would take things literally.
“There are these outrage mobs who take things out of context.
“This was a show about everything – it was about difference, it was about sex, race, all the things that people fear to even be discussed or talked about now, in case they say the wrong thing and they are cancelled.”
The actor – who played David again in the 2003 Christmas specials – believes people need to understand the real subject and target of the jokes.
He explained: “The BBC have got more and more careful, people want to keep their jobs, so would worry about some of the subjects and jokes, even though they were clearly ironic and we were laughing at this buffoon being uncomfortable around difference.
“I think if this was put out now, some people have lost their sense of irony and context.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Jeremy Clarkson is feeling “really good” and is back on the farm following his heart surgery.
The former ‘Top Gear’ presenter recently had a health scare when he started experiencing worrying symptoms during a holiday, and he was later admitted to hospital in the UK for an emergency procedure to clear his blocked arteries.
But his ‘Clarkson’s Farm’ co-star Kaleb Cooper has admitted Jeremy is in a good place.
When asked on ‘This Morning’ how Jeremy is, Kaleb said: “He’s doing good, he’s really good.
“I was with him yesterday, we were on the farm together yesterday.
“I’ll go and say hello to him in a minute and we’ll have a cup of tea.”
Quizzed on whether Jeremy’s health scare was a worrying time, he said: “Yeah, it was. I was with him when it happened and he’s definitely a fighter. He’s a strong man.
“He had the procedure and he’s doing really good.”
Kaleb admitted running a new pub has been “stressful” and “extremely challenging” for Jeremy, but he insisted the boozer is a “great place to be”.
He said: “The pub is very stressful, but it’s a great place to be.
“I was there on Friday night playing darts and it’s great.
“But it’s extremely challenging. Whenever you start a new business you get challenges you’ve not faced before, and that is a thing to take into consideration.”
Kaleb also joked: “When he’s not on the farm he’s at the pub, which is great for me, because he’s not there on the farm, so I can get on with my day job and do everything easily.”
Jeremy recently admitted it was “fine” after undergoing heart surgery.
He told The Sun newspaper: “I’m very grateful to everyone who sent supportive messages but I’m fine. I just have to not do any manual labour or dishwasher emptying for the next four years.
“At least I think that’s what the doctor said.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Craig Revel Horwood “wasn’t expecting massive things” from Chris McCausland on ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.
The 59-year-old judge on the hit BBC One show – who has been hit with a string of jibes from the comedy sensation, 47 – has been impressed by the way the competition’s first ever blind contestant has risen to the challenge.
He told RadioTimes.com: “He is incredible. [He is a] fantastic dancer, and I love seeing that because I wasn’t expecting massive things from him.
“But every week, he seems to improve and really focuses himself, and I think that’s great.”
Since the show, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, returned to our screens on September 14, viewers and the rest of the judging panel – Motsi Mabuse, 43, Shirley Ballas, 64, and Anton Du Beke, 58 – have been in awe of the star’s dancing.
Him and his dance partner Dianne Buswell, 35, have been rapidly climbing up the leaderboard – with them taking third on October 19 with their Waltz to ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’, which scored 35 points.
The ‘Son of a Preacher Man’ tour choreographer has still been critical of Chris, who has fired back with some cheeky digs of his own.
Craig added: “There are always some fantastic comments from Chris, of course, and they all get on really well, and I’m just pleased about that and loving it. I think they’re a really good, eclectic bunch.”
“I’m really loving the cast. I think they’re a whole bunch of fun, and that’s what I look forward to every week.”
Chris, who lost his sight aged 22, from retinitis pigmentosa, told the publication prior to the first live show that he was “resistant” to the idea for a while – with him saying “no a few times” – including last year’s series and the Christmas special.
The comedy star said: “One reason was for self-preservation. I didn’t think I could do it, because I literally couldn’t see what’s expected of me. And because I don’t watch it, I don’t have an attachment to the format.
“But I’d rather do something I had no knowledge of than make a show I knew everything about. I’m good at making comedy out of failure, but I’m going to take this seriously.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘DCI Banks’ writer Catherine Tregenna is penning a script for a new BBC crime drama.
The Welsh playwright, TV screenwriter and actress – whose contributions include ‘Law and Order: UK’ – will write the Pembroke Dock, Wales-set six-part psychological thriller ‘The One That Got Away’.
It sees the Detective Inspector Fifon Lloyd, Elen Rhys, 40, partner up with ex love interest Detective Sergeant Rick Walters, Richard Harrington, 49, to solve the murder of a nurse.
Sue Deeks. Head of BBC Programming Acquisition, said: “The One That Got Away is a deliciously dark and atmospheric thriller – sure to keep BBC viewers gripped to the very end…”
Produced by Blacklight TV, ‘The Light in the Hall’ star Rhian Blythe completes the line-up of the show, which is the English language version of Welsh-language drama ‘Cleddau’, an original series for Welsh language broadcaster S4C.
Although there is no release date, the show will be broadcasted on BBC Wales, BBC Four and BBC iPlayer.
A synopsis for the programme reads: “’The One That Got Away’ is a psychologically driven thriller in which DI Ffion Lloyd partners up with her ex-lover DS Rick Walters to find out who is responsible for murdering a nurse in a Welsh coastal town.
“The murder opens old wounds in a small-town community, throwing a historic conviction into doubt and raising the horrifying prospect of a copycat killer.
“It is a forensic examination of a town, a killer, and a relationship, past and present.”
The BBC announced the reboot of ‘The Inspector Lynley Mysteries’, with its new name ‘Lynley’, on October 16, 2024 – which is currently in production in Ireland.
Starring ‘Ted Lasso’’s Sofia Barclay, 36, as DS Barbara Havers, and ‘Vikings: Valhalla’’s Leo Suter, 31, as DI Tommy Lynley, it is set to be a modern day retelling of the best-selling novels by Elizabeth George, 75.
Reacting to the BBC acquiring ‘Lynley’, Elizabeth said: “I’m thrilled to see Thomas Lynley and Barbara Havers come to television again, especially through the participation of the BBC and Britbox and the production expertise of Playground.
“Watching my characters brought to life on television is a real celebration.”
It does not have a release date, but the show will be broadcast on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Daisy May Cooper is certain she’d be “cancelled” in a matter of seconds if she joined ‘Loose Women’.
The ‘This Country’ star – who has appeared on the likes of ‘Taskmaster’, ‘Never Mind The Buzzcocks’ and ‘Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway’ over the years – has insisted she wouldn’t be a good fit for the ITV daytime panel show.
She told Closer magazine: “I’d just get f****** cancelled, I think. It’d be the quickest cancellation ever! I’d be on there for 20 seconds!”
If the 38-year-old actress did decide to join the panel one day, she’d be in good company after Denise Welch helped transform her life.
Recalling how the former soap star convinced her to stop drinking, she admitted: “She said to me, ‘It will be the f****** making of you. You will just be so much happier.’ And it really is.”
Daisy took Denise’s advice, and she revealed it had a profound impact on her day to day life.
She added: “It’s the best thing I’ve ever done. I’m like a f****** raccoon let loose in a garage if I have a drink.
“I’m just horrible. I’m just all over the place. When I stopped drinking, it’s like 99 percent of my problems just completely vanished.”
The mother-of-three – who has kids Pip, Five, Jack, three, and baby boy Benji – admitted despite all her TV successes, her kids aren’t impressed by her fame.
She said: “It’s funny, because I’m such a narcissist, I’ll try to sit Pip down to go, ‘Let’s watch me on The Masked Singer’. And she’ll just say, ‘No, I hate it.’
“Unless we go to Legoland and then they give me a deal on those queue-jumping passes. That’s the only time she appreciates me.”
And Daisy insisted she “never, ever” gets stopped when she’s at home in the Cotswolds, where she grew up.
She quipped: “And if I do it will be someone from school being like, ‘You’re the girl that p***** herself in PE.’ ”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Tony Blackburn has insisted he “couldn’t” do ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.
The 81-year-old broadcaster – who previously won the first ever series of ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!’ on ITV back in 2002 – insisted he wouldn’t be able to repeat the winning feat on the BBC’s Latin and ballroom competition.
Asked if he’d try ‘Strictly’, he told the Metro newspaper’s 60 Seconds column: “I couldn’t because I’m no good at dancing.
“My wife was an actress and a dancer and she tried to teach me and gave up. She said, ‘You’ve got no rhythm in your body.’
“I have rhythm but it doesn’t seem to go into the rest of my body. I can give no hip action. And they’ve never asked.”
Despite not being keen on ‘Strictly’, Tony has no plans of retiring and stepped away from his career on radio.
He explained: “No, I hate the idea of retirement. I said to my wife and to the head of Radio 2, I won’t be an embarrassment to you: if I can’t do it as well as – hopefully! – I’m doing it at the moment, I’ll pack it in.
“I’m doing it now because I want to, not because I have to. And ‘Sounds of the 60s’ is Radio 2’s number one show on [BBC] Sounds.”
Tony is still in great shape, although he has insisted it’s down to being “lucky” rather than putting much effort into staying fit.
He said: “Am I? I don’t think so. Just lucky. My dad, who was a doctor, said don’t do too much exercise because it’s bad for you.
“I do quite a lot of walking but I’d rather sit down in front of ‘Coronation Street’ with a nice cup of tea.”
Still, the radio veteran has fond memories of his early days on Radio 1 and ‘Top of the Pops’, when “DJS were build up like pop stars” and getting “mobbed” everywhere they went.
He quipped: “I loved being mobbed. I haven’t had a good mobbing for years.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Geoff Capes has died aged 75.
The two-time world’s strongest man – who was the UK shot put champion on three occasions – passed away on Wednesday (23.10.24).
His family said in a statement: “The family of Geoffrey Capes would like to announce his sad passing today, 23rd October.
“Britain’s finest shot putter and twice world’s strongest man.”
Capes enjoyed a hugely successful career as an athlete, twice winning shot-put gold at the Commonwealth Games and the European Indoor Championships.
He also competed in three Olympic Games, with his best performance being a fifth-place finish at the 1980 Games in Moscow.
British Athletics said in a statement: “British Athletics are saddened to hear the news of former British shot putter, Geoff Capes’ passing. Our condolences go out to his family and friends at this time.”
Capes actually became a household name after his athletics career finished, when he appeared on the hit TV show ‘Superstars’.
The programme saw elite athletes from a variety of sports compete against each other in different events.
At the peak of its popularity, the show attracted a TV audience of around ten million people.
Capes also competed in the World’s Strongest Man competition, winning the coveted accolade in 1983 and 1985.
Katharine Merry, the former British Olympian, has already paid a glowing tribute to Capes on social media.
The 50-year-old former sprinter – who won a medal at the Sydney Olympics in 2000 – wrote on X: “So sad to hear the news that Geoff Capes passed away this morning in Lincoln aged 75.
“A shot put gold medalist and World’s Strongest man on more than one occasion.
“A real household name ..
“RIP Geoff … (sic)”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Adam Richman has alerted police after the cast and crew of ‘Adam Richman Eats Britain’ was robbed on Wednesday evening (23.10.24).
The ‘Man v. Food’ star took to social media to reveal the devastating news to his followers that all of the crew’s filming equipment was stolen, as were his possessions, including some medication, after their production van was “completely cleaned out” at a service station.
He wrote on X: “Well – the entire crew of season two of #AdamRichmanEatsBritain has just been robbed. We were driving from Birmingham to London, stopped at a rest, stop in Barnet for exactly 4 1/2 minutes to use the restroom, and came back to our van completely cleaned out.
All of the filming equipment is gone.
Both of my suitcases with all of my possessions are gone.
Backpack with my laptop and all of my medications are gone .
And to make matters worse, because I have trackers on some of my possessions, and because of my laptop, I can see where these things are. But we have to wait here for the police. The rest stop won’t release the security footage until the police arrive.
It’s been almost an hour.
I’m going to share a few of the locations where I can see my possessions.
Reward for anything found. (sic)”
Adam started sharing locations of where his possessions were, but he later backtracked and asked fans not to “personally intervene” to retrieve the stolen goods following a request from the Metropolitan Police.
He wrote: “EVERYONE!
PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT TO PERSONALLY INTERVENE OR FIND MY ITEMS YOURSELVES!
I DONT WANT ANY HARM TO COME TO ANYONE!
@metpoliceuk – I will no longer be updating location on Twitter as you asked.
The responding officers have my contact information (sic)”
Some of Adam’s stolen possessions included the last birthday card he ever received from his father, and a book given to him by his mother.
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: “Police were called at 14:49hrs on Wednesday, 23 October following reports of a theft from a van at London Gateway Services on the M1.
“Items including cameras and laptops were stolen. Officers are continuing enquiries. No arrests have been made at this stage.
“Anyone with information is asked to call 101 or ‘X’ @MetCC and quote CAD4451/23OCT.”
Adam shot to fame in the UK when he starred in eating-challenge show ‘Man v. Food’ in 2008.
The programme featured Adam taking on incredible eating challenges around the world.

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