OHMYGOSSIP — Molly-Mae Hague has removed all traces of PrettyLittleThing from her Instagram bio after stepping down as creative director role to focus on motherhood.
The former ‘Love Island’ star, 24, walked away from the position after 22 months, to turn more of her attention to her four-month-old daughter Bambi – who she has with her boyfriend Tommy Fury, 24.
However, she has insisted that she will remain with the fashion brand as an ambassador, although there is no mention of it in her current Instagram bio, which only references her position as CEO of her fake tan brand, Filter, and the handle of her home/interiors account , alongside her agent’s contact details.
Molly – who was reportedly paid £400,000 a month for the role – confirmed the announcement on her YouTube channel, telling viewers: “A lot of people have been asking me about PLT creative director, how’s the role going, how’s everything going with PLT, and everything is going incredibly with PLT… I will forever have the most insane relationship with PLT… they are literally my family. I am still working with them and doing collections and edits, but I have actually decided to step down as my creative director role.
“Over the last few weeks, I have realised that I’m only going to get this time once with my first-born child and I’m only going to get Bambi being four months old once and I feel like I’ve had to rearrange my life a little bit and lose some commitments that I did have.
“Myself and PLT have decided collectively that as much as the creative director role was incredible and I have literally loved being the creative director of PLT more than anything it was such an amazing chapter for me it has naturally come to an end.
“I am a mum now and I never really gave myself a maternity leave and I got straight back into work instantly because my work is my phone and showing my life is my work. The last thing I would want to be is in a role that I can’t fulfil right this moment.
“There is no drama, there is absolutely no tea … nothing has gone on.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Former ‘Fame Academy’ star Carrie Grant is grateful to have had Crohn’s disease because it has inspired all her work.
The 57-year-old vocal coach has lived with the inflammatory bowel disease for the past four decades, and nearly died from the condition in 1998.
Carrie’s varied career has seen her represent the UK at the 1983 Eurovision Song Contest as part of the group Sweet Dreams with their song ‘I’m Never Giving Up’, appear as a judge on BBC talent shows ‘Fame Academy’ and ‘Comic Relief Does Fame Academy’ and work behind the scenes on ITV star search show ‘Pop Idol’, as well making regular appearances on ‘The One Show’ and co-hosting children’s programme ‘Carrie and David’s Popshop’ with her husband David Grant.
Without her struggles with Crohn’s, Carrie doesn’t think she would have achieved half as much as she has in her life, including her charity commitments.
Appearing on podcast ‘The Doctor Will Hear You Now’, she said: “I think I’ve led this life because I’ve got Crohn’s. It’s made me want to go on trips all over the developing world, where there are no toilets, and just go ‘I will work this out’, when I’ve got to go to the loo in a bush, which I have. I am like, you know what, this is not gonna hold me back.
“I feel like this chronic disease has given me gratitude for life, because next month, I could get a flare up and end up in hospital. “In 1998, I nearly died of Crohn’s, and I think back to those times, and I’m like, ‘I gotta live this life’. I appreciate it. That’s why I’ve done all I’ve done. Every time, I’m like, ‘Let me campaign about something’, ‘let me write something’, ‘let me make something’, ‘let me be a mentor and a coach’, ‘let me perform all these things!’. I just want to grab life and do it.”
Carrie – who has four neurodivergent children with David – looks bask on her hospitalisation with Crohn’s as a defining moment in her life which inspired her work as a “writer and songwriter”.
She said: “I think when I spent those two months in hospital at the age of 23, it just changed me. It made me say: I am not accepting that this is the end, and if it means I’m in a hospital bed, then I’ll just become a writer, a poet, a songwriter; things I can do that are less mobile… I want to lead that big life because you just don’t know how long you’ve got. I feel so grateful for life.”
‘The Doctor Will Hear You Now’ podcast is hosted by practising NHS GP and media medic Dr Zoe Williams.
In partnership with Bupa, the 10-episode podcast series – produced by Insanity Podcasts, part of Insanity Group – sees Dr Zoe joined by celebrity guests who have been impacted by a range of health conditions.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Montana Brown has given birth to a baby boy.
The former ‘Love Island’ star has taken to social media to announce the arrival of her son, revealing that she’s named him Jude Isaiah O’Connor.
Alongside a photo of her baby boy sleeping on her chest, Montana – who is engaged to Mark O’Connor – wrote on Instagram: “Welcome to the world Jude Isaiah O’Connor we’re so smitten with you little man.23.06.23. (sic)”
Montana has kept her social media followers up-to-date with her pregnancy over recent months, sharing a number of behind-the-scenes snaps of her growing baby bump.
And in March, Montana also shared a video clip from her gender reveal party at Huntlington House in Worcester.
She captioned the clip: “Baby O’Connor is a…. gender reveal weekend at Huntlington House @uniquehomestays so grateful also for the beautiful decorations and set up by @twooakevents.(sic)”
In the video, Montana took a pin and popped a balloon, which revealed blue confetti, and she then embraced Mark before the pair turned to look at their loved ones.
Meanwhile, Montana first announced news of her pregnancy back in December.
The reality TV star – who appeared on ‘Love Island’ back in 2017 – shared a video documenting the early stages of her pregnancy on social media.
She captioned the post: “Baby O’Connor coming next summer [heart and baby emojis] (sic)”
Montana and Mark, who is a real estate executive, have been dating since 2021, and source previously revealed how he first met the TV star.
The insider explained to MailOnline: “He played rugby for Chiswick and Wales 1st Teams as a prop, and has a proprietary interest in Forge Gym London. That’s likely how he met Montana.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Ola Jordan is feeling “more confident” in the bedroom since losing weight.
The 40-year-old TV star has been married to fellow ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ professional James Jordan since 2003 and after they both admitted to putting on weight during the COVID-19 lockdowns, they have now been on a health kick and she has now explained that the “spark is definitely back.”
She told The Sun newspaper’s Fabulous magazine: “The spark is definitely back. James is proper fit, I fancy him so much. The bellies aren’t in the way any more and, naturally, because I’m fitter I feel better in myself and have more confidence. So when I put a dress on and my husband goes, ‘Oh, that’s a nice dress, I like that’, and I go, ‘Darling, I’ve had this dress for years, I just couldn’t fit in it’, of course, it makes you feel good. Then you think, ‘Oh, I’m possibly sexier in the bedroom’, so it then follows into being more confident in the bedroom. There’s lots of short bursts of energy!”
James went on to add that he can now be more physical than before with Ola and is pleased that she felt able to post an image to social media that showcased their weight gain towards the end of last year because of how many people could relate to them.
He added: “Now I can lift her and throw her about in the bedroom a bit more! People were really happy she did post the picture because they said it made her more relatable, which is true.
“There are lots of people in a very similar position. Ola said she wasn’t in a good place, wasn’t happy with where she was with her body, and unfortunately there’s so many other people out there like that.
“I’m all for body positivity, and if people are happy in their own skin and they don’t want to do anything about it, that is also fine.
“But let’s not forget there’s a lot of people in those positions that aren’t happy and want to do something about it. And they are the ones that we really want to help.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Ronan Keating thinks ‘The Voice Kids’ contestants are “mesmerising”.
The former Boyzone star is keen to “keep the dream alive” for the seven to 14-year-old entrants but is always blown away by their bravery as he can’t help but think of his own children – who include Jack, 24. Missy, 22, and Ali, 17, with his ex Yvonne Connolly and Cooper, six, and Coco, three, with his wife Storm, 41 – when he sees them perform.
The 46-year-old singer told the Sun newspaper: “I have kids the same age as some of the talent that stood on stage, and to see them with such confidence and such ability at that age is mesmerising.
“I am always honest, but sometimes it is hard as these kids are just starting out on their journeys.
“You want to keep the dream alive and give them the right criticism in the most positive way.”
Ronan’s fellow judge Will.I.am – who sits alongside McFly star Danny Jones, 37, and singer Pixie Lott, 32, on the panel on the series, which will kick off this Saturday at 7.30 pm on ITV1 and ITVX – praised one of his mentees and her “advanced” songwriting ability.
The 48-year-old rapper told the same paper: One of my team wrote this song, and I said to her, ‘No way.’ It was like, wow!
“She is just so advanced at songwriting already.
“There are some adults that I know that aren’t nearly as good at writing.
Host Emma Willis – who is mother to Isabelle, 13, Ace, 11, and Trixie, seven, with her husband, Busted star Matt, 40 – remarked how “well” the kids cope under pressure after beginning her own career as a teenage model.
The 47-year-old presenter told the outlet: “You are willing them on and they just take it all so well.”
She added: “There are times I have stressed out and worried about going on to the stage.
“I think if [at an early age] I had had a glimpse of what these kids do, it wouldn’t intimidate me so much as I got older.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Ken Bruce has revealed the BBC turned down the opportunity to make PopMaster into a TV show.
The 72-year-old DJ is bringing his beloved radio quiz to More4 later this year for a six-part series which will pit two music fans are pitted against each other to showcase their knowledge of songs and artists from across the years.
Ken co-created the quiz with radio producer Phil Swern for his Radio 2 show, and the former previously pitched turning the format into a television programme for the BBC but they weren’t interested.
Speaking to The Lady magazine, Ken said: “It came as quite a surprise because we weren’t looking for a television version, but Channel 4 came to us.
“Phil Swern got the approach. He had previously tried to sell the idea to BBC television, but got very little response. We know what we’re doing, and once again Phil has written all the questions.
“It’s a really steady format, though for TV it will be played over several rounds until we get to the final two contestants. Then it becomes classic PopMaster, just like on the radio.”
Ken took PopMaster with him when he made the move to Greatest Hits Radio and it has proved to be as popular as ever.
His only frustration is when he knows a contestant is cheating live on-air.
He said: “I try not to sound as if I’m about to say they are cheating, but that’s what I’m usually thinking. If somebody answers a question in an odd way, my eyes just go to the side and I look at the producer. We nod at each other as if to say, ‘We know, we know.’
“It really doesn’t happen that much, though when it does, PopMaster on Twitter goes wild. Then again, there are some people who really do know it all, and I can tell that they do because they answer in a natural way.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Claire Sweeney has fulfilled a life-long “dream” by joining ‘Coronation Street’.
The 52-year-old actress cemented herself as a soap icon thanks to her role as Lindsey Corkhill in the now cancelled Channel 4 drama ‘Brookside’, and now she has been cast as Cassandra Plummer in the ITV show.
Claire can’t quite believe she is going to be following in the footsteps of ‘Corrie’ legends like Pat Phoenix and Julie Goodyear, who played Elsie Tanner and Bet Lynch respectively.
Claire told Total TV Guide magazine: “I always thought, if I was to do another soap, ‘Corrie’ would be the dream one.
“I’ve grown up watching it, being obsessed with Pat Phoenix initially, then Bet Lynch.”
Claire has promised that her character will “cause some trouble on the cobbles”.
She teased: “She’s troubled, feisty. And she’s going to cause some troubles on the cobbles.”
Claire’s casting was announced in April, when she likened it to “being cast in a Hollywood movie”.
She said at the time: “I’ve watched it all my life and can’t quite believe that I’ll now be stepping onto those famous cobbles myself.”
Claire was initially anxious about joining the soap.
Her alter ego Cassandra is the long-lost mother of Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall) and the estranged daughter of Evelyn Plummer, who is played by Dame Maureen Lipman.
Claire is relishing the opportunity to work with Maureen, 77, calling the veteran stage and screen star “one of [her] heroes”.
Claire – who appeared on ‘Brookside’ between 1991 and 2003 – said: “I was really nervous when I got the scripts to audition as this show means so much to me and my family and this is ‘Corrie’ gold.
“I was beyond thrilled and very grateful when I got the call that Iain MacLeod is trusting me to play Tyrone’s Mum and work alongside one of my heroes, Dame Maureen Lipman.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Sid Owen will be sent to prison for a new Channel 4 series.
The British broadcaster has commissioned ‘HMP’, a new reality series, which sees a group of six male celebrities experience life in the slammer.
The ‘EastEnders’ legend will be joined by ‘Gogglebox’ star Marcus Luther, comedian, Tom Rosenthal, singer HRVY, journalist Peter Hitchens and ex MP Neil Parish as they swap their regular day to day for life behind bars.
The celebrity inmates will be locked up with reformed ex-cons, who served sentences for serious crimes at HMP Shrewsbury.
As well as being given jobs to undertake they will also be subjected to full body searches.
An insider previously told The Sun newspaper: “The idea behind the show is it gives people who might have zero experience of prison life, or the criminal justice system in general, a taste of just what it is like.”
Sid, 51, is best known for playing Ricky Butcher in BBC One soap ‘EastEnders’ on and off from 1988 to 2023, has previously spoken about his father serving a life sentence for armed robbery.
The last time Owen visited his father was when he was a young boy.
He told The Guardian newspaper: “I didn’t want to know him.
“I never had any respect for him because of how he was as a father and a husband.”
In 2010, Sid’s brother Darren Owen was jailed for eight years for his part in smuggling £1 million of cocaine from France in his VW Golf.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Gemma Atkinson and Gorka Marquez are to star in their own reality TV series.
The couple will appear in ‘Gemma and Gorka: Life Behind the Lens’ which will provide viewers with an unfiltered look at their lives as they prepare to welcome their second baby, whilst also dealing with the pressures of parenthood and work.
The former ‘Hollyoaks’ actress and her fiancé Gorka – who first met on the 2017 series of ‘Strictly Come Dancing’, when Atkinson was partnered with Aljaž Škorjanec and professional dancer Marquez was with singer Alexandra Burke – welcomed their first child, daughter Mia back in July 2019.
The three-part series for W and UKTV Play will air this summer and will focus on 38-year-old Gemma’s pregnancy right up until the birth.
Announcing the project, Gemma said: “We’re so excited to be working with W on a project which, not only takes people into our lives behind closed doors, but also one that raises awareness of vaginal birth after Caesarean delivery, and an honest look into the journey of a second pregnancy after a previous traumatic birth.
“We get lots of questions from people who have experienced something similar so it will be a great way for viewers to receive information from professionals who we meet along the way.”
Gemma hopes she can raise awareness of VBAC – Vaginal Birth After Caesarean – on the show, as during Mia’s delivery she required an emergency C-section when the baby’s heart rate dropped suddenly.
She said: “We get lots of questions from people who have experienced something similar so it will be a great way for viewers to receive information from professionals who we meet along the way.
“Digging into why some of us end up having emergency C-sections and postpartum haemorrhages like I had, and showing the daunting reality of having another baby after a previous traumatic birth. That was the game-changer as I’m asked about it by so many women who had similar circumstances.
“To be able to sit and film with midwives, pelvic floor specialists, doctors and get all that info, as well as showing the chaos we live in as parents, we thought it’d help a lot of people.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Former ‘Doctor Who’ star Christopher Eccleston has been cast as Ebenezer Scrooge.
The 59-year-old actor – who played the Ninth Doctor when Russell T. Davies relaunched the sci-fi series in 2005 – is taking on the famous role for a new stage production of Charles Dickens’ story ‘A Christmas Carol’, first published in 1843.
‘A Christmas Carol’ will run at The Old Vic and it will be the seventh time that Matthew Warchus’ production, adapted for the stage by Jack Thorne, will return to the London theatre.
Confirming his casting, Eccleston said: “As a child, I read and watched every and any version of ‘A Christmas Carol’ because of a fascination with Scrooge’s psychology.
“As a young actor, I read everything I could about the legendary Old Vic. I’m a very lucky man to be part of this production and cannot wait to meet our audiences.”
The classic tale focuses on Scrooge, who is a miser, who hates Christmas and refuses a dinner invitation from his nephew Fred and reluctantly allows his is overworked, underpaid clerk, Bob Cratchit, to have Christmas Day off to spend with his family.
However, on Christmas Eve he is visited by his late business partner, Jacob Marley, who warns that he must change his ways and that he will be three spirits who will show him the error of his money loving ways.
Rhys Ifans, Paterson Joseph, Owen Teale and Andrew Lincoln are among the actors who have previously played Scrooge at The Old Vic. Warchus’ production was first staged in 2017.
In a statement, Warchus said: “Jack Thorne’s joyful adaptation of A Christmas Carol is a feast for the eyes, mind, and heart.
“Already seen by over half a million people globally, this love-filled production continues to snowball in popularity; indeed, more people booked to see the show last year than ever before.
“This year I am delighted to be working with Christopher Eccleston in the role of Scrooge and to be bringing back all the music, magic, and festive joy for audiences old and new.”
‘A Christmas Carol’ will be at The Old Vic from November 11, 2023 to January 6, 2024.

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