OHMYGOSSIP — Holly Willoughby is still planning to host ‘Dancing On Ice’.
The 42-year-old presenter stepped down from ‘This Morning’ after 14 years earlier this week, days after it emerged she’d been targeted in an alleged kidnap plot, but insiders have reassured fans the blonde beauty isn’t walking away from her other projects and will be back at the helm of the skating show in January, with her former ‘Ministry of Mayhem’ co-host Stephen Mulhern expected to replace Phillip Schofield.
A source told the Sunday Mirror newspaper: “Holly has told pals she wants to do ‘Dancing on Ice’. In spite of her decision to walk away from ‘This Morning’, she’s still part of the ITV family and loves the show.
“The last few weeks have been really difficult for her, and her team have avoided any formal discussions about work because she has been through so much lately. While Holly has understandably struggled with recent events, she is trying her best –with the help of family and friends – to look forward and to be positive.”
Show bosses have told Holly there is no rush or pressure to get back to work as the cast for ‘Dancing On Ice’ has been announced.
An ITV insider said: “Holly is a much-loved part of the Dancing on Ice team. We would, of course, be thrilled to have her hosting the show in January, if she feels the time is right.”
Holly announced her departure from ‘This Morning’ on Instagram earlier this week.
She wrote: “I have let ITV know today that after 14 years, I will not be returning to ‘This Morning’.
“To everyone who has ever worked on the show over the years, thank you so so much. This is such a difficult goodbye, you are incredible and I forever will be proud of what we’ve done together. Thank you to everyone at ITV for being supportive. To every guest who has sat on our sofa, thank you.
“Most of all, thank you to the wonderful viewers. You’ve been so loyal, so supportive and the very best company every day.”
Holly referenced former presenters, husband and wife duo Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan, who insisted the show belongs to the viewers rather than the stars who inhabit the sofa.
She added: “Richard and Judy said ‘we only look after this show, it will always belong to the viewers’.
“It’s been an honour to just be part of its story and I know this story has many chapters left to go. Sadly, however, I now feel I have to make this decision for me and my family.
“I will miss you all so much.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Zara McDermott gets “strapped in” to her ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ costumes.
The ‘Love Island’ star – who dances with Graziano di Prima on the Latin and ballroom show – is happy to wear skimpy outfits on the programme and puts her trust in the wardrobe department to choose the right thing and ensure she doesn’t accidentally flash any extra flesh.
She told The Sun on Sunday newspaper: “You are literally strapped in, so nothing pops out. You do a dress run before to make sure that everything stays perfect.
“I’m definitely happy to wear whatever the team decides is right. Hopefully that body confidence will grow week on week.
“I’ve never used my body in this way. I’ve never danced before, so this is a massive step out of my comfort zone. I’m just happy to see what they create for me each week.”
While the 26-year-old beauty is a regular gym goer, she was shocked by just how tough training for the show would be.
She said: “In the first week my body was in absolute bits. I know what it feels like to have muscles aching, but these are muscles that I didn’t even know existed.”
Last weekend, Zara found herself in the dreaded dance off against Nikita Kanda and she admitted it prompted a rollercoaster of emotions.
She said: “It’s strange, because you come off your dance on this huge high.
“I was so happy with myself and how I did — how we did — then reality sets in. It was scary, a really scary, grounding moment, but that feeling of getting through . . . I was crying.
“There was this wave of relief and gratitude. You can’t take any week for granted — if you start thinking about the weeks ahead then you’re never going to enjoy the moment.
“I take everything day by day. I don’t think anyone wants to leave — everyone is incredible. All I can do is work my absolute hardest. We have put in hours of training — yesterday we did 8am until 9pm — we work so hard.
“I am starting from scratch each week so I have lots of work to do. I can only be happy with how I’ve done each week and not worry about what happens next.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Jody Cundy has been eliminated from ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.
The 45-year-old Paralympian and his professional partner Jowita Przystal have become the third couple to leave the hit BBC show as they failed to impress the judges with their Salsa to ‘Samba de Janeiro’ by Bellini.
Jody and Jowita found themselves in the dreaded dance off with comedian Eddie Kadi and his partner Karen Hauer – who judges Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke all agreed to save.
Head judge Shirley Ballas was not required to give her vote but said that she also would have also chosen to save Eddie and Karen.
When asked by host Tess Daly about his time on ‘Strictly’, Jody – who celebrated his 45th birthday on Saturday (14.10.23) – said: “You know what, when I signed up for this, I thought what an earth am I signing up for and we did that first live show and I absolutely loved every second of it. And just being able to dance and do something I’ve never done before and get completely out of my comfort zone and with this amazing person. This person’s got so much energy, every morning like nine o’clock we’ve got, start of training and she’s like BAMMM, like this, she comes into the room like an absolute cannonball and she just doesn’t stop the whole day. And she doesn’t lose any faith, doesn’t lose anything, motivates me on to do more and more. So, I’ve had an absolute blast.”
Jowita said of her partner: “I cannot even describe how proud I am of you Jody, cause from day one till now, it’s enormous improvement. And I hope from now on, when you go out, when you hear the music, you’re not going to hide anywhere. You’re going to go on that dance floor and you’re going to give it all. And I hope, one day when you look back at all of this, you will say to yourself I’m proud of myself, because that will be my biggest achievement.”
Jody and Jowita will make a final appearance together on Monday’s (16.10.23) episode of the spin-off show ‘It Takes Two’, while the remaining couples will take to the dance floor again next Saturday (21.10.23) at 6.35pm on BBC One.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Davina McCall’s dating show ‘My Mum, Your Dad’ is reportedly returning for second season.
The ITV series followed singles in their 40s and 50s looking for love at a retreat in a Surrey mansion and it proved a huge hit with viewers, and now a new report suggests channel bosses are going to be bringing it back for a second run.
A source told The Sun newspaper: “There was just such a warm, positive feeling around the show and everyone was thrilled with the ratings for a launch series.
“Everyone remains very excited to see how the format can develop in future.”
Davina previously insisted she had high hopes for the future of the show and was already thinking up ideas for a second season – with the TV presenter insisting a celebrity version could work.
She told the publication’s TVBiz column: “I want to present this show for the rest of my life. A celebrity version would be so good — how many single celebs are there? I’m interviewing now.”
She added: “I love watching love blossom, and it blossomed very organically and very slowly and sweetly. I’ve since been sent photos of couples. The show works, I really am Cupid.”
The new show was previously described by the host as “Midlife Love Island” but Davina has admitted it’s actually a very different concept. According to OK! magazine she recently said: “It’s my fault that it got called ‘Midlife Love Island’ – that’s what I called it in an email … I’ve been trying to burn that name ever since! “For me personally speaking, I’d rather watch the hint of love and a moment of tenderness – that’s so exciting. “Jumping into bed and s*******, once you’ve seen it, it doesn’t mean anything. This really means something – when you see people falling in love.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘The Masked Singer’ is getting another ‘I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!’ special.
Former campmate Joel Dommett will return as host of the mash-up of the two reality programmes alongside panellists Davina McCall, Jonathan Ross, Rita Ora and Mo Gilligan.
‘The Masked Singer: I’m A Celebrity Special’ first aired last year and is to return to ITV1 next month, TVZone reports.
Katie Rawcliffe, ITV’s Head of Entertainment Commissioning said last year: “What a perfect way to celebrate the return of I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! than with a unique mash-up of two hugely successful series…
“Viewers will get to enjoy all things Jungle with a wonderfully bonkers Masked Singer twist. With flamboyant costumes that pay homage to the iconic series as it returns to Australia, families will be able to play alongside our panel in TV’s favourite guessing game.”
Bandicoot Scotland founders, Derek McLean and Daniel Nettleton added: “We are huge fans of I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! and are thrilled to be able to celebrate this ground breaking and hugely successful series with a special edition of The Masked Singer…
“The celebrities may think the jungle is an endurance test but singing on national TV dressed head to toe in a giant costume is no mean feat.
“They may not be playing to win food for their campmates but they will have to hone their singing skills as they attempt to fool the panel and keep them in the dark. With costumes that reflect all things Jungle, this is definitely a show viewers won’t want to miss.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Holly Willoughby is under “zero pressure” to come back to ‘Dancing On Ice’.
The 42-year-old presenter handed in her resignation from the ITV1 daytime show last week bringing an end to 14 years on the sofa after a turbulent year for herself and the programme.
When making the announcement, Holly had been absent from the series due to a man being charged with soliciting to commit murder over an alleged plot to kidnap the TV star.
‘Dancing On Ice’ is due to return to screens in January but there is no expectation that Holly needs to “rush back” to work.
A source told The Sun newspaper: “The last 12 months have taken a real toll on Holly. Everyone around her agreed a decent break from work would do her a power of good.
“Work begins on ‘Dancing On Ice’ in December with promo, but nobody wants to place unrealistic expectations on Holly and have her feel she needs to rush back, especially because nobody knows how and when the court case will proceed.”
Holly – who has children Harry, 13, Belle, 11, and Chester, eight, with her telly executive husband Dan Baldwin, 48 – revealed she was departing ‘This Morning’ “for my family” after Gavin Plumb, 36, was found guilty of planning to “seriously harm” her at a court in Essex.
She wrote on Instagram: “This is such a difficult goodbye, you are incredible and I forever will be proud of what we’ve done together. Thank you to everyone at ITV for being supportive.
“To every guest who has sat on our sofa, thank you. Most of all, thank you to the wonderful viewers. You’ve been so loyal, so supportive and the very best company every day.
“It’s been an honour to just be part of its story, and I know this story has many chapters left to go. Sadly, however, I now feel I have to make this decision for me and my family. I will miss you all so much.”
This year ‘This Morning’ was engulfed in a scandal when her former co-host Phillip Schofield quit the show after more than 20 years after admitting he lied to bosses about an affair with a younger male colleague.
Schofield, 61, was Holly’s co-host on this morning but after departing ITV he is expected to be replaced by Stephen Mulhern, 46.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Alan Titchmarsh is ready to walk away from television rather than worry about being cancelled for something he has said.
The ‘Love Your Garden’ host has been a fixture on TV screens since the 1980s and recently saw himself come under fire for for arguing that people shouldn’t use leaf blowers on Sunday mornings because they are loud and disruptive.
It was Alan’s first experience on an online pile-on and the incident has made him question whether he wants to work in an industry where the wrong words could see you sacked from your job.
Addressing the criticism, the 74-year-old television personality said: “I was only arguing for a bit of peace and quiet. Everyone is so cross these days. I think cancel culture is terrifying. I’m avoiding the ‘w’ word. But I fear now that I’m getting too old to subscribe to all the current feelings.
“There is an ever-growing faction of people that endeavour to say you think this or that, even if that might not be what you said or what you meant. Tolerance should work both ways. And I don’t feel it always does entirely.”
Admitting the strain of adhering to political correctness could see him call time on his career, Alan added in an interview with The Sunday Telegraph newspaper: “It makes you very careful about what you say, and if the point ever came when that strain and that worry became too much, for me or my family, I think I’d say, enough. I’ll go. This is the first time I’ve ever admitted that.”
The garden guru sympathised with fellow TV stars that have had had their careers derailed due to cancel culture.
He said: “It’s heart-breaking. Particularly for their families.
“As you get older you realise it’s an increasingly fragile path, because you can so easily be misconstrued.
“There are days when I think, do I really want to be putting my head above this parapet? I’m 75 next birthday.”
Alan also weighed in on the environmental protests from groups like Just Stop Oil and Extinction Rebellion, who try to get their messages heard through extreme means, such as holding up traffic and throwing paint at artworks.
The former ‘Gardeners’ World’ host advice to the protesters is that “those who glue themselves to things must make sure that when they go home they do something useful, even if it’s just planting a plant”.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Hamza Yassin has revealed that wildlife documentaries are edited to increase sympathy – especially when it comes to baby animals.
The ‘Countryfile’ presenter – who is known as Ranger Hamza for his work on CBeebies – admitted that on occasions nature shows sometimes manipulate the footage shown to heighten the experience for the viewer and add an element of danger that might not have actually been present.
Appearing at the Cheltenham Literary Festival, the 33-year-old television personality said: “The amount of times we’ll film a cheetah family, and she’s got three babies, and we just zoom in slightly and crop out the last baby.
“Then you bring in a lion and the lion goes ‘Grr’ and you think, ‘Oh, the lion’s killed the baby!’
“’And then, five minutes of drama, and we just zoom back out again and then you say, ‘Ah, it’s all a happy story.’
“’No. That didn’t happen. We are dramatizing what we are seeing.”
But Hamza insists the motivation for the edits is well intended because the goal is to get people invested in protecting the natural world and an emotional investment in animals is needed to achieve that.
He added: “I want to tell the truth. I want to say what’s happening in our world.”
In 2022, Hamza was crowned the winner of ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ along with his professional partner Jowita Przystal, 29, but he previously admitted that it has been challenging adapting to being a household name.
He told the Daily Mirror newspaper: “I’m just a normal person and hearing everyone shout my name, I’m still not used to it. “Whenever I get the time I escape to the peace and quiet of the wild. Strictly has raised my profile a thousand times more than I was expecting, I’m using it to the best of my advantage and just trying to show the British public and the world how important mother nature is.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Former ‘Coronation Street’ star Lucy-Jo Hudson is “on the mend” after she needed to be rushed to hospital for an emergency blood transfusion.
The 40-year-old actress – who played Katy Harris in ‘Coronation Street’ – was taken to hospital last Thursday (12.10.23) due to a decline in her health, and she has now opened up on the experience and thanked the nurses and doctors at Salford Royal Hospital for their care.
Taking to Instagram, Hudson wrote: “Well it’s been a strange few days…. I’m sorry I’ve been so quiet on here… But I was rushed to A+E on Thursday afternoon needing a blood transfusion! I actually ended up needing 2, my HB levels were that dangerously low!
“But thanks to the most amazing NHS staff at Salford Royal, I am on the mend. A big shout out to Robert Jackson and Freddy, both of you made me feel so at ease and you both took such good care of me on the emergency assessment unit … as did your nurses … I can’t thank you all enough for looking after me. I’ll be forever grateful.
“Sending you all lots of love … And this is not a ‘feel sorry for me’ post, this is to make you all aware that ‘self care’ is so important in the crazy world we all live in right now. #thankyouNHS #grateful.”
After posting the update, the TV star was then inundated by messages of support from her adoring fans.
One message read: “Sending lots of love. Get well soon Lucy.”
While another sympathetic post said: “I had this last year, scariest thing I’ve ever been through. Get well soon.”
This year, Lucy-Jo left her role as Donna-Marie Quinn in ‘Hollyoaks’, a part she first played in 2018.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Charley Hull has officially opened LEGOLAND Adventure Golf.
The Solheim Cup winner was joined by four Berkshire junior girls, Lucy, 12, Zoe, 11, and nine year olds Olivia and Evie to play a round on the world’s first LEGO-themed mini golf attraction on Saturday (14.10.23) and she hopes the four themed courses will encourage more young people to play.
Charley said: “I’ve had a fantastic day being one of the first to play the LEGOLAND Adventure Golf attraction and meeting the very talented Zoe, Olivia, Evie and Lucy. The girls certainly know a thing or two about golf and it has been great to see them showing off their skills.
“The new attraction is really cool and a great way to bring the fun of golf to little ones and their families. You certainly don’t get any LEGO models on the tour courses but maybe we should suggest adding a few in for next year!”
And Charley wasn’t the only famous face at LEGOLAND Windsor Resort on Saturday for the official launch party for the new attraction, as stars including Daisy May Cooper, James and Ola Jordan, Dame Prue Leith and Mario Falcone were also there with their families.
Mario shared on Instagram: “When Parker’s love of lego and my love of golf come together. Today we got to enjoy the opening of the new indoor mini golf @legolandwindsor.
“Lego + golf = FUN (sic)”
LEGOLAND Adventure Golf features four themed nine-hole courses and sits outside of the main resort so can be enjoyed either as an add-on to a day at the theme park, or as an exclusive visit.
Tickets can be purchased online in advance from £10 per person and guests staying at the LEGOLAND Windsor Resort, as part of a short break package, can enjoy mini golf as an add-on from £7.50 per person. Visit www.legoland.co.uk/tickets for more information.

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