OHMYGOSSIP — Tom Daley is set to star in ‘The Traitors’.
The 30-year-old British Olympian is reportedly in final talks to join the celebrity version of the backstabbing BBC game show, hosted by Claudia Winkleman.
A source told The Sun newspaper’s TV Biz column: “He’s always been a top target for reality show bookers, but his team knew he had the pick of the crop.
“The first series of the celebrity edition blows ‘I’m A Celebrity’ and ‘Strictly’ out the water, really, and Tom knows it will be hugely fun to film.
“He’ll make a great player too, as no one would suspect misdeeds from such a baby-faced lad.”
It was previously revealed that Stephen Fry was top of host Claudia’s wish list for the star-studded version and as a fan of the programme, he jumped at the chance to take part.
A source told TV Biz: “Claudia put Stephen right at the top of celebs she’d want on ‘The Traitors’ and Stephen has made it clear he’d be game.
“Stephen is a fan of the show and Claudia was desperate for him to be in it.
“No contracts have been signed yet — but he told the show’s bosses to name a time and date and he’ll be there.”
Claudia would also like to see the likes of ‘EastEnders’ legend Adam Woodyatt, Hollywood star Andrew Garfield, and ‘Only Connect’ host Victoria Coren Mitchell on the programme.
It was recently revealed producers are keen to get Ricky Gervais to sign up too.
A source told The Sun: “The Beeb want the crème de la crème of stars for the celeb spin-off, and they ideally have to be incredibly smart, funny, and mischievous – and that’s Ricky in three words.
“Behind the scenes, big names have already expressed their interest in taking part from the moment it was revealed the new version of ‘The Traitors’ was being made.
“So Ricky will be in good company around the Traitors table, but whether he takes part will probably depend on his hugely busy diary.”
A third season of ‘The Traitors’ has been filmed and is due to air in January. A fourth series is also being planned alongside the celebrity version.

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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘Strictly Come Dancing’s Chris McCausland is “falling apart” ahead of Saturday’s (12.10.24) show.
The 47-year-old comedian – who has become a fan favourite on the show – has found rehearsals with professional partner Dianne Buswell tough this week after being struck down with a bad cold.
In a joint Instagram video with Dianne, Chris said: “I’ve had a cold. I’m falling apart, but I’m motoring on because I’m a soldier. But we’re getting through the dance with the song, all the way through, occasionally better than where it was yesterday.”
Dianne quipped: “Before I even arrived here [for training] you messaged me: ‘Oh Di. My throat, my nose, my wrist, my big toe…’”
And Chris – who is the show’s first blind contestant – replied: “I was being considerate. I was just to let you know I’ve got a bug. My throat’s a bit sore, my nose is bunged up, just letting you know in case you want to wear a helmet.”
The pair will perform a salsa on this week’s show and Chris admitted it is tricky due to the number of lifts.
Speaking on ‘It Takes Two’, he said: “It’s been intense. There has been more lifts in it than Canary Wharf. There’s tricks and lifts – we’re both covered in bruises. Dianne’s had to use make-up to cover up all over her legs so it doesn’t look like I’ve been beating her up.”
Speaking previously about how working with Chris is different to any celebrity she’s taught in the past, Dianne said: “I can’t show him what something needs to look like.
“I’ve found Chris places his hand on my body and feels how my arms and my legs are moving and then he instantly gets an idea of what he should be doing.”
Chris said: “She is really patient and bringing the best out of me.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Coleen Rooney has reportedly signed up for ‘I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!’
The 38-year-old star – who is married to footballer Wayne Rooney – is said to have inked a deal that eclipses the £1.5 million fee that Reform leader Nigel Farage pocketed to appear in the ITV1 jungle reality show last year, and it comes amid her long-running feud with fellow WAG Rebekah Vardy.
A source told The Sun on Sunday newspaper: “’I’m A Celeb’ bosses have pulled off a huge coup getting Coleen for the jungle this year and the team are thrilled to have her on board.”
Coleen was unsuccessfully sued by Jamie Vardy’s wife Rebekah, 42, after she named her Instagram account as the source of leaks to the press and Rebekah was ordered to pay 90 per cent of Coleen’s legal costs – but the bill is being contested over claims it has been inflated by items including fancy dinners and stays in swanky hotels.
Rebekah was an approved follower of Coleen’s private Instagram page and Mrs Rooney was dubbed Wagatha Christie for her social media sleuthing, a reference to the legendary mystery author Agatha Christie.
The former model’s fee is said to be the highest given out to any celebrity who has appeared on the Ant and Dec-fronted series.
Rebekah took part in the show herself in 2017 and received a reported fee of £100,000 to appear, but was the third contestant to be voted off before ‘Made in Chelsea’ star Georgia Toffolo was eventually named Queen of the Jungle.
In 2018, former ‘Deal Or No Deal’ host Noel Edmonds was said to have been paid £600,000 for his time on the show, whilst former health minister Matt Hancock is said to have received £400,000 in 2022.
In 2023, Nigel ended up in third place behind boxer Tony Bellew and ‘Made in Chelsea’ star Sam Thompson.
Other celebrities thought to be gearing up for the Australian jungle this year include ‘Loose Women’ panellist Jane Moore and former ‘X Factor’ judge Tulisa Contostavlos.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Georgia Harrison was “so broken” while filming ‘Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins’.
The 29-year-old reality star signed up for the Channel 4 military-style challenge series shortly after her ex-boyfriend Stephen Bear was jailed for posting an explicit video of themselves online without her consent but just kept “pushing through” on the series because she is aware just how many women look up to her following the ordeal.
She told The Sun newspaper’s Fabulous magazine: “There were a couple of times I wanted to quit, I was just so broken. But I kept pushing through, because I know a lot of young women look up to me. I hope they see how strong you can be, both mentally and physically.”
The former ‘TOWIE’ star waived her anonymity so she could publicly fight on behalf of other victims of revenge porn and admitted that she was left with “no choice” but to be “strong” in public, although her attitude ‘SAS’ was all of her own volition.
She said: “A lot of people say: ‘You were strong,’ but realistically, I had no other choice. I had to do what I could to get through it. Whereas, with Celebrity SAS, I chose to do it to see how strong I really am.
“What I went through over that couple of years has built a layer of resilience. I’m built stronger for anything going forward.”
Former ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ housemate Stephen, 34, was initially sentenced to 21 months behind bars for voyeurism, disclosing private, sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress, and harassment without violence in January 2023.
He was released in January 2024 after serving just over 10 months of his sentence.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Gail Platt is to get married for the seventh time on ‘Coronation Street’.
The legendary soap character has been played by Helen Worth, 73, since she first appeared in July 1974 but after the actress announced her decision to quit earlier this year, insiders have claimed that filming for the matriarch’s latest wedding – this time to Jesse Chadwick (John Thomson) – is currently underway.
A source told The Sunday People: “The wedding scenes are being filmed and when they air, viewers will be gripped. As with any soap wedding, they will have to wait and see whether Gail makes it down the aisle or not.
“With a character as popular as her, they will be hoping she finally gets a happy ending.”
Gail was married to Brian Tilsey (Christopher Quinten) from 1979 until 1987 and had Nick (Ben Price)and Sarah (Tina O’Brien) with him.
Although they remarried in 1988, he was stabbed to death shortly afterwards.
She then married nurse Martin Platt (Sean Wilson) in 1991 and had David (Jack P. Shepherd) with him but that marriage ended in 2001 when she discovered he had been having an affair with his colleague Rebecca Hopkins (Jill Halfpenny) whilst she was trying to come to terms with Sarah’s teenage pregnancy.
In 2002, she married Richard Hillman (Brian Capron) but it all ended in disaster when he turned out to be a serial killer and drove Gail and her family into the canal.
Only Richard did not survive the ordeal and Gail later married Joe McIntyre (Reece Dinsdale) in 2010, but that was short-lived because he had tried to fake his own death as part of an insurance fraud and actually drowned.
Following a brief jail sentence in which she had wrongly been accused of his murder, Gail met Michael Rodwell (Les Dennis) when he burgled her home in 2014 and the pair ended up tying the knot in 2015 but he suffered a fatal heart attack just a year later.
Jesse was hastily written into Gail’s exit storyline following the sudden departure of Sean Wilson, who had been due to return as Martin but left suddenly over “personal reasons” just weeks it was announced that he would be back on Manchester-based serial.
Jesse first arrived on the Street as a children’s entertainer in 2008 and struck up a brief relationship with Gail’s arch nemesis Eileen Grimshaw (Sue Cleaver) but he left in 2010.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Molly-Mae Hague has reportedly been felt feeling “upset” after Tommy Fury added an extra chapter to his book to address the couple’s split.
The reality TV stars – who are parents to daughter Bambi – met during a stint on ‘Love Island’ and split in August after five years together and Tommy recently revealed he’s added more detail to his new book ‘Lightning Can Strike Twice: My Life as a Fury’ to cover the break-up – and Molly-Mae is reportedly unhappy with the idea.
A source told OK! magazine: “Molly-Mae has been left really upset by Tommy’s book even though she knew it was coming out as he’d been working on it for a while.
“She feels he has gone too far with revelations about their relationship as, although they had met on a TV show, she has always wanted to keep a lot of stuff back.
“It’s very embarrassing for her, Molly feels that some things should be kept private. Obviously they are being as amicable as they can for Bambi’s sake but Molly just wants to move on and focus on all the positives in her life rather than all the hurt she’s been through recently.”
Tommy previously revealed his plan to add more to his book in a post on Instagram, writing: “Hey guys, hope you’re all doing okay. As you all know, the past month for me hasn’t been easy but I’ve been having a lot of questions regarding my book ‘Lightning Can Strike Twice’.
“I’ve also tried to keep it as current as I can for you guys. I’ve written an extra chapter, obviously discussing what’s been going on this past month. So yeah, just wanted to say that the book is still going ahead.”
He went on to speak about his extra chapter during an appearance on ITV show ‘This Morning’ on Thursday (10.10.24).
He told hosts Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley: “Like I say, I’m going to leave all that stuff for me and Molly to work through. Because a lot of stuff has been put out there. The whole world has seen what we’ve been going through for the last month or two months.”
When it’s suggested he “categorically denies” cheating on Molly-Mae in his book, he said: “Yeah, I added a last chapter in there and I talked about all my feelings on how I felt during this time.
“It’s all in the book and I felt freely in the book to speak, so that’s why I added the last chapter in. To keep everyone up to date. “In there, I’ve talked about my feelings in the last two months, so you can read about it all in there.
“Me and Molly and Bambi are a family unit, and we’re going to tackle this in private.”
Quizzed about whether he wants to get back together with Molly because the pair and Bambi seem like a “wonderful team”, he said: “Yeah. Like I say, it’s my family and I love them until the day I die.
“There’s been a lot of critics out there, and there will be critics out there until the day I die. Everyone will point the finger when there’s a bandwagon to jump on.
“But at the end of the day, out of respect to Molly, and out of respect for myself and our relationship, I’m going to let us deal with that in private, as much as we can.
“I’m just happy to be here today and talk about my book. I want to leave all that stuff to me and Molly, because we owe the respect to ourselves to do that.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — The BBC have commissioned new period drama ‘The Other Bennet Sister’.
The 10-part series is based on Janice Hadlow’s novel of the same name and focuses on Mary Bennet, the middle sister from Jane Austin’s ‘Pride and Prejudice’ and is described as being her “fresh spin around the ballroom”.
An official synopsis states: “[This] takes as its premise that – when it comes to the Bennet sisters – while we dream of being Lizzy, in reality most us are more like Mary.
“Unlike her sisters, Mary isn’t your typical period drama heroine. She is awkward, anxious, preachy, full of facts, a terrible singer… overlooked by her mother and seemingly destined to an empty dance card for the rest of her life… until Mary takes matters into her own hands.
“‘The Other Bennet Sister’ gives Mary Bennet the epic love story nobody predicted for her, taking her from her family home in Meryton to the soirees of Regency London and the peaks and valleys of the Lake District – all in search of independence, romance and, most elusive of all, self-love and acceptance.”
‘The Power’s Sarah Quintrell has written the script and is “thrilled” to be involved with the project.
She said in a statement: “I’m thrilled to be telling the story of Mary – the other Bennet sister – exploring what it is to come of age when you’re the odd one out.
“It’s a joy to be adapting Janice Hadlow’s brilliant take on such a beloved classic with the team at Bad Wolf, and to have found our home at the BBC.
“I grew up (an awkward, anxious teen, getting everything wrong…) watching the BBC’s wonderful Austen adaptations. It’s the stuff every writer dreams of, and I can’t wait to bring this beautiful story to screen – not least for all the Marys out there.”
The show comes almost 30 years after the BBC’s ‘Pride and Prejudice’ series, which starred Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle, and was released in 1995.
And network bosses find it “incredibly exciting” to return to Austen’s creations.
Lindsay Salt, director of BBC Drama, who also commissioned the series, added: “The BBC’s Pride and Prejudice will forever be a classic moment in television history, and it’s incredibly exciting to return to Jane Austen’s irresistible world and go even further than before – this time in the footsteps of The Other Bennet Sister, Mary.
“We fell in love with Sarah’s adaptation because it’s a true underdog story packed full of heart, wit and charm, and a chance to explore Austen in a playful, original and heartfelt way.”
‘The Other Bennet Sister’ will be coming to BBC One and iPlayer but a release date and casting information have yet to be announced.

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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ star Chris McCausland is “falling apart” after being struck down with a cold.
The 46-year-old comedian – who is the first blind contestant to take part in the BBC talent show – has been struggling with a nasty winter bug but he’s determined not to let it interfere with his training sessions with professional dance partner Dianne Buswell.
In a video posted on Instagram, Chris said: “I’ve had a cold. I’m falling apart, but I’m motoring on because I’m a soldier. But we’re getting through the dance with the song, all the way through, occasionally better than where it was yesterday.”
Dianne added: “Before I even arrived here [for training] you messaged me: ‘Oh Di, my throat, my nose, my wrist, my big toe’ … ”
Chris revealed he was just giving his training partner a warning about his cold, saying: “I was being considerate. I was just to let you know I’ve got a bug, my throat’s a bit sore, my nose is bunged up, just letting you know in case you want to wear a helmet.”
The pair have been preparing to dance a salsa on ‘Strictly’ this weekend (12-13.10.24) and during an appearance on spin-off show ‘It Takes Two’ this week, Chris revealed they are both covered in bruises because the dance involves a lot of lifts.
He said: “It’s been intense. There has been more lifts in it than Canary Wharf! There is tricks and lifts and we are both covered in bruises … She’s [Dianne] had to use make-up to cover up all over her legs so it doesn’t look like I’ve been beating her up … It has been full-on.”
‘Strictly Come Dancing’ returns on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Saturday October 12 from 6.20pm.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Michelle Heaton “accepted” her life was over at the height of her alcohol addiction.
The Liberty X singer spent years battling a drinking problem before checking into rehab in 2021 to receive help and the pop star has now revealed she was convinced booze would eventually kill her so she had given up on life.
In a post on Instagram to mark World Mental Health Day this week, Michelle shared a picture of herself looking sad and bleary-eyed and wrote: “Today is world mental health day. Unfortunately, I have hundreds of photos like this. Never shown, never seen, during a long battle with addictions and trauma.
“I will continue to share my story because it matters. It matters because there will always be someone out there suffering like I was. Someone who can’t ask for help … yet . Someone who can’t stop drinking or taking drugs … yet. Someone who has lost people they loved. Someone who can’t see the way out of that dark, horrible, tortured place.
“In this photo, in my eyes, I can see I gave up. I had accepted my life was over and if I continued I would surely die. I had one moment, one tiny pause in it all where I asked for help.”
Michelle went on to add: “Help was there, I couldn’t see or accept it before then. 3 1/2 years later I only want those in pain to have that moment for themselves.
“There is a solution, you can recover. It is possible to live a life without fear and misery … I promise. For more information on addictions visit www.aa.org.”
Michelle has been sober since her spell in rehab and she previously credited the treatment centre with saving her life because her alcohol addiction ravaged her body and left her with serious medical complications.
She told Closer magazine: “Rehab saved my life – after my medical examination there, they told me I’d have been dead within days if I hadn’t got help.
“I’m still on medication to help my pancreas function as it’s been completely destroyed.
“Recovery is the hardest thing I’ve ever done, but my fight to keep sober is something I’ll do every day for the rest of my life.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Chloe Madeley split from husband James Haskell because he “thrives in chaos” and she needs “structure and routine”.
The former couple – who are parents to two-year-old daughter Bodhi – announced their break-up October 2023 after five years of marriage and Chloe has now revealed former rugby player James’ busy schedule tore their relationship apart.
During an appearance on Olivia Attwood’s ‘So Wrong It’s Right’ podcast, she explained: “I’m one of those people that needs structure and routine. My ex, and I, I think, one of the reasons things became so hard for us was because he thrives in chaos.
“His schedule, I don’t even remember when he was in England for a full week. He’s all over the place and I just can’t do that. Can’t live like that.”
She added: “I think I knew that I was really unhappy. And I think he knew that he was really unhappy too. But I don’t think either of us ever would have predicted that we were going to break up. Ever.”
The couple had been together for more than a decade before they decided to part ways and she still remembers the exact moment she new their relationship was over.
Chloe said: “I swear to God it was just like one day, I remember exactly where we were – I remember the day, the time, the temperature, the outfit, everything – I just remember like just saying it, ‘I don’t think that we should do this any more’, but really meaning it and it kind of went from there.
“It doesn’t just happen – it didn’t for us anyway. It was farmed up as time passed, and it’s still like that now.”
Chloe went on to reveal the pair have been separated for a year now but they first started having conversations about their future in August 2023.
She explained: “We kind of started to have the conversation in August last year. I think people think it’s like a specific date.
“As the days, weeks, months pass you realise nobody’s fighting for this. You realise you’re getting more and more serious about this thing that you’re just talking about initially.
“And so slowly, slowly it dissipated, but the first conversation started happening in August last year.”
She went on to say: “There are still moments now where we kind of boomerang a bit. Moving out the house was a boomerang moment where you have to relive it again.
“And then we were both at Glastonbury and we ran into each other. I was with all of our mutual friends and he was with his more DJ friends and that was a weird moment.
“So, you kind of relive it sometimes. You know, here’s this person I have a child with and I was, I’m married to him and [we were together for] 11 years. It’s a long time.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Ncuti Gatwa is returning to film a third series of ‘Doctor Who’ next year and it’s all going “well”.
The 31-year-old actor took over the lead role in the BBC sci-fi series last year replacing Jodie Whittaker and he’s revealed season two and the Christmas special are finished and ready to go – and he’ll be back for more in 2025.
During an appearance on ‘The Graham Norton Show’, Ncuti said: “It is all going well. We did the second series this year, the Christmas special is coming up, and we are filming a third series next year.”
Ncuti made his debut at the Comic Con convention in San Diego, California over the summer and actor revealed it was an “intense” experience meeting all the ‘Doctor Who’ fans.
He said: “It was incredible – it was like nerds’ Olympics. It was intense but beautiful and ‘Whovians’ are the sweetest and best fans.”
Ncuti also opened up about his next role which is very different to playing the Doctor – he’s playing snooty Algernon Moncrieff in a new production of Oscar Wilde’s play ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ at the National Theatre in London.
The actor explained rehearsals are now getting underway ahead the play’s debut in November. He said: “We started this week, and we are still sitting at a table dissecting the script. It is very silly, fun and camp – it is a traditional production infused with a modern lens.”
The play runs from November 21 until January 25 2025.
It comes after ‘Doctor Who’ boss Russell T. Davies admitted casting Ncuti in the series was a “risk” because of his busy schedule.
The actor rose to fame as Eric Effiong in ‘Sex Education’ before stepping into the TARDIS and the showrunner admitted they were restricted by his prior filming commitments, but he still feels they got the right person as the 15th Timelord.
Russell told ‘Doctor Who’ magazine: “Casting Ncuti meant casting him before he’d finished on ‘Sex Education’. That was a risk that we took, but it was absolutely the right risk, because it meant we got the best possible Doctor in 2024 that we could wish for.”
‘The Graham Norton Show’ airs on BBC One on Friday October 11 at 10.40pm and is also available on BBC iPlayer.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Oti Mabuse is publishing a “spicy” romance novel.
The former ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ professional’s first book ‘Slow Burn’ is described as a “swoon-worthy” romance which is full of “hot scenes of sizzling, spicy passion” and is expected to hit shelves in September 2025 after the dancer signed a two-book deal with Simon and Schuster UK.
Oti said of the project: “I am so excited to be joining Simon Schuster UK to publish my first adult fiction titles. I’m proud of my career in the dance world and the opportunities that it has brought. To be able to work on these novels has been an absolute pleasure and a dream of mine … [It] has been so much fun, and I can’t wait for readers to get their hands on these books!”
Sara-Jade Virtue, Brand Development Director, Adult Fiction, at Simon and Schuster UK gave more details about Oti’s first novel saying: “It is no exaggeration to say that bringing love stories created by Oti to the Romance space is an absolute career highlight.
“By being her authentic true self on our TV screens every week – a strong, relatable, smart, funny, passionate and inspirational woman – she won the hearts of the nation, including mine.
“‘Slow Burn’ is the perfect debut novel from Oti. It’s spicy, it’s romantic and it has a swoon-worthy HEA that is going to blow your socks off!
” Filled with sexy, Black female characters, and hot scenes of sizzling, spicy passion, Oti has created characters that brim with heat and heart. I’m excited for readers to meet [characters] Lira and Gabriele both on, and off, the dance floor.”
‘Slow Burn’ will be published in hardback, ebook and audio on September 11 2025.

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