OHMYGOSSIP — ‘Gladiators’ have revealed a further three stars who will take on contenders on the rebooted show.
Giant, Fire and Legend will compete in the upcoming BBC revival of the classic 90s challenge series, joining the previously announced Fury and Steel as part of the new generation of Gladiators ready to challenge a brave set of contenders in the 11-part series.
Fire, AKA Montell Douglas, is a former Team GB Sprinter and Olympic Bobsledder, and in January 2022, Montell made sporting history to become the first female UK athlete to compete at both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games.
She said: “I’m so pleased I’ve been asked to be Fire!
“Being a Gladiator has been a secret lifelong dream of mine.
“As a strong and powerful woman, I’m living proof that you can achieve your dreams, no matter what age or background, if you believe and keep pushing. I’m ready to light up the competition!”
Former firefighter turned bodybuilder Giant, AKA Jamie Christian Johal, is 6ft 5inches he has made history by becoming one of the all-time tallest bodybuilders.
He said: “I feel like everything in life has lead me here.
“I’m honoured to be part of this iconic show that I watched as a child.
“I’ll be bringing my Giant stature and personality so contenders better come prepared.”
Legend, AKA Matt Morsia, is a former Championship bronze medal-winning long and triple jumper, and silver medal winning powerlifter.
The Gladiator joked he is going to do “irreparable damage” to the show’s contenders.
He said: “I’ve been training like a beast for the show but realistically I didn’t need to.
“I could’ve spent the last two months eating doughnuts and playing Dungeons and Dragons and I’d still be better than everyone else.
“I’m called Legend for a reason! I can only apologise for the irreparable damage I’m about to do to the contenders.
“Actually, that’s a lie, I’m not sorry at all. I’m actively looking forward to it.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Eamonn Holmes is in “a lot of pain all the time”, according to his ex-GB News colleague.
The former ‘This Morning’ host – who has been open about his health issues on social media – has been called “incredible” by his pal Saira Khan, who admitted she has “learned” so much from the 63-year-old television personality.
While talking about Eamonn, the 53-year-old broadcaster told Express.co.uk: “You know, I think he’s incredible because he’s in a lot of pain all the time.
“He really doesn’t moan about it, he just gets on with it and is amazingly professional and I learn and learned a lot from him.”
Saira believes Eamonn – who is married to ‘Loose Women’ anchor Ruth Langsford, 63 – finds it tricky to “switch off” because of his “love” of work.
She said: “You know, you’ve got to get on and do the job, despite the fact he’s in a lot of pain. I just hope he takes some time out to distress but I know with Eamonn and the same with a lot of people, that they can’t stop something they have dedicated their whole life to.
“You don’t see it as work, you just love doing it, so it’s very difficult to switch off.”
The ex ‘GMTV’ star recently confessed that “every day is a struggle” as he now heavily relies on a wheelchair during his recovery process from a fall, which occurred while he was recovering from back surgery.
Eamonn told the Daily Express newspaper: “Every day is a struggle. Normally I don’t like doing nothing. Now? I can’t move for long and walk. I can do 30 or 40 steps and then I need a chair. My broken shoulder has caused no end of problems.
“I spend two hours a day in the gym. I’m not trying to lose 2lbs a week. It’s not about keeping fit. I am literally trying to regain the use of my legs and feet with different trainers and physios. It costs a fortune and I do understand I am lucky to be able to pay for it.
“My right foot won’t do what I tell it to, so I am literally doing brain exercises to open the nerves between the brain and my foot. Walking can be retaught and that is what I’m working on for now.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Ant and Dec have quit ‘Saturday Night Takeaway’.
The Geordie duo began hosting the weekly variety show – which features a mix of segments including games, and celebrity performances – on ITV1 in 2002 and have gone on to win a slew of awards including NTAs and BAFTAs for their work but they have now decided that the show’s 2024 run will be its last outing for the time being.
In a video posted to Twitter on Thursday (18.05.23) evening, Ant said: “Hi everyone, we’ve got some news for you. Next year, in 2024, it will be our 20th series of ‘Saturday Night Takeaway’ and we’ve got some very exciting new items.”
Dec – who also hosts other hit ITV1 series ‘I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!’ and ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ with his long-time screen partner – explained that they both “need a bit of a rest” amid their other ongoing work commitments.
Dec added: “And we’ve also decided that our 20th series next year will be our last one for a little while. The show takes up such a lot of our year, we just feel that we need a little bit of a breather and have a little bit of a rest.”
Ant and Dec – who initially found fame on ‘Byker Grove’ in the late 1980s – first fronted the show from 2002 until 2009 when the show went on hiatus and since its 2013 return, they have been joined by a string of co-presenters over the years including the likes of ‘Gogglebox’ star Scarlett Moffatt, magician Stephen Mulhern and Diversity dancer Jordan Banjo.
In 2021, the show – which relies heavily on participation from its studio audience – went virtual in order to allow the interaction to continue.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Kate Garraway is to return to host a new series of ‘Life Stories’.
The ‘Good Morning Britain’ presenter took over from her former co-host Piers Morgan on the ITV interview series last year, after he departed ITV for TalkTV, and she will interview a trio of celebrities on a new three-part run of the programme.
According to the Daily Mirror newspaper, ‘Life Stories’ will be back in the autumn, and Kate’s first show of the new series will see her interview ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ dancer-turned-judge Anton Du Beke.
Kate’s first series aired in February 2022 when she interviewed former footballer John Barnes, ‘Great British Bake Off’ winner Nadiya Hussain, and singer Charlotte Church over three episodes.
Piers’ final episode was in December 2021, when he interviewed Kate before she took over fronting the show.
She previously said: “I’ve always loved having the chance to talk to people, both on air and off.
“Everyone has a story to tell and the wonderful thing about this show is that you have the airtime to delve into the areas of guests lives that the viewers might not know about already.
“It’s also a chance to understand more about the bits we do already know about, both good and bad, and hear it in their own words.”
During Piers’ chat with Kate, she opened up about the struggle her family has faced amid her husband Derek Draper’s long battle with COVID and the after-effects, for which he still receives 24/7 care at home.
Speaking on the show in December 2021, she said: “It’s devastated him. From the top of his head to the tip of his toe. His digestive system,
his liver, his kidneys, his heart, his nervous system.
“We’re pretty sure that the inflammation did pass through the brain.
“He still can’t communicate, he still has issues with mobility. Fundamentally, he’s in a terrible state. Look, he’s alive, Piers.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — A former ‘EastEnders’ star has claimed “nobody looked after the younger actors” like Danniella Westbrook and Paul Nicholls during her time on the show.
Jacqueline Leonard portrayed Lorraine Wicks – the mother of Paul’s character Joe Wicks – on the BBC One soap from 1996 to 1997, but she found it “difficult to watch” some of EastEnders’ younger stars “getting into trouble”.
She told The Sun newspaper’s TV Biz column: “Nobody really looked after the younger actors like Paul and Danniella. They were getting themselves into trouble and as a mother I found that difficult to watch.
“I didn’t like what I was seeing. I’d had enough. I was leaving on a high but it was definitely time for me to go.”
Jacqueline also claims there was a “hierarchy” on the show’s set.
She said: “There was definitely a hierarchy on set and I just kept away from that. But after some time of watching that, it was time for me to move on.”
But the star returned to the world of soaps this week, when she re-appeared in ‘Coronation Street’ as Linda Hancock, the mum of Izzy (Cherylee Houston) and Katy Armstrong (Georgia May Foote).
She added: “I’ve absolutely loved coming back to ‘Corrie’.
“I’m continuously grateful this character keeps coming and going. I would love to stick around, and the storyline could go in so many different ways.”
Jacqueline first played Linda in 2015 when she arrived on the cobbles as Owen Armstrong’s (Ian Puleston-Davies) ex-wife and the mum of Izzy and Katy.
The character returned to Weatherfield this week in time for Katy’s ex Chesney Brown’s (Sam Aston) wedding to Gemma Winter (Dolly-Rose Campbell).

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OHMYGOSSIP — A third series of ‘Staged’ is coming to BBC One.
David Tennant teams up with his wife Georgia Tennant in the show, alongside Michael Sheen and Anna Lundberg.
In the series, director Simon tries his best to get Michael and David working again after the two characters fall out with one another.
However, that proves to be a tough task, as the pair get to grips with life after lockdown.
David and Georgia starred opposite each other in 2008 ‘Doctor Who’ episode The Doctor’s Daughter, in which the actress and producer, 38, played David’s on-screen daughter Jenny, the cloned child of the 52-year-old star’s titular Time Lord character.
They teamed up again in lockdown as she starred in and co-produced David and Michael’s comedy series ‘Staged, but the star was initially told she wasn’t “convincing” enough to play David’s on-screen partner.
She previously told Radio Times magazine: “Nobody seemed to want to let me do it. For one part I was told by a casting director that I wasn’t a convincing partner for him. I was like, ‘But we’re married. With quite a few kids!’ So, basically, every actor who could possibly play the part would have to be eliminated in order for me to be allowed to play his wife.
David joked: “And anyway, imagine having to tell my wife that she was being played by someone else.”
Georgia really “enjoyed” being able to work with her husband, with whom she has her first-born son, 21-year-old actor Ty Tennant – who David adopted – and Olive, 12, Wilfred, 10, Doris, eight, and three-year-old Birdie
She said: “We enjoy it, and I feel like ‘Staged’ has proved it’s possible. I’d like to go back to that casting director and say, ‘See? I can play his wife!'”
David added: “I don’t think this is something we would have imagined we’d have done. But then suddenly in March, ‘Around the World in 80 Days’ is closed down and I’m airlifted out of South Africa and nothing’s happening, all bets are off. And then, well, the only thing we can do has to be from our house. And this idea presented itself.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘Gladiators’ have revealed a further two stars, Diamond and Nitro.
The pair will take on contenders in the upcoming 11-part BBC revival of the classic 90s challenge series, joining the previously announced Giant, Fire, Legend, Fury and Steel as part of the new generation of Gladiators.
Diamond, AKA Livi Sheldon, is a 6ft bodybuilder and became a British Finalist ‘England Toned Figure’, and she starred as a footballer for Worcester City Ladies team.
She said: “When I was growing up I used to get picked on for being taller than everyone else.
“Now I get to show everyone that being unique is your superpower.
“I can’t wait to get into the arena and take on the contenders as Diamond.”
Nitro, AKA Harry Aikines Aryeetey, is a Team GB sprinter, and became the first athlete to win gold medals at both 100m and 200m at the World Youth Championships.
The star – who won 2005 BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year age 17 – admits joining ‘Gladiators’ is a “dream come true”.
He said: “Becoming a Gladiator is another great achievement!
“A childhood dream come true! You never know what is coming in life, each day is there to be enjoyed and savouring all opportunities is a must! It literally gives me energy and strength!
“I can’t wait to be in the arena and bring Nitro to Gladiators!”
The new Gladiators will take part in the ultimate test of speed and strength in a series of brand-new games alongside classics culminating with fan-favourite The Eliminator.
‘Gladiators’ will be filming in Sheffield. Further information about ‘Gladiators’ including broadcast details will be announced in due course.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Tom Davis had to quit stand-up for six years due to “crippling anxiety”.
The 44-year-old comedian used to feel “really anxious” for a whole day ahead of one of his gigs, and it eventually got too much, leading to him to take a break from performing.
He told the Daily Mirror newspaper: “I stopped doing stand-up for about five or six years, questioning whether I was good enough, which wasn’t just an hour or so before the show, it would take over the whole day.
“From the moment I woke up I’d be really anxious. Over the years I’d dip my toe in but I found the anxiety so crippling I’d end up making an excuse to pull out.
“There’s a reason for stage fright, you might be about to step out in front of 5,000 people.
“My anxiety at times is a little bit more illogical and looking back I realise I’ve had it since before I was a stand-up comedian.”
The ‘King Gary’ star still suffers with “an air of anxiety” nowadays, and admits he can be triggered if his daily plan starts changing.
He said: “Once it gets to a level where it actually stops you doing things, then you have to start thinking about solutions. I still suffer from anxiety now – I think most people suffer with an air of anxiety if they’re honest.
“A trigger for me is I like to know what I’m doing – if things start changing or moving then I find that can spiral me a little bit.”
The actor has turned to exercise to “burn away” his anxiety, and it has resulted in him shedding three stone.
He added: “Every morning I try to do something physical, maybe go for a walk,” he says. “Either on my own or with my wife Kathryn and our young daughter – it burns away the anxiety.
“I also started doing body weight exercises and before I go on stage I do a bit of shadow boxing. I didn’t set out to lose weight but I lost two and a half to three stone.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Olivia Attwood has landed a second series of ‘Getting Filthy Rich’.
The ex ‘Love Island’ star is returning with a follow-up instalment of the ITVX investigation series, in which she will look at different worlds of “sexual money-making”.
ITV said: “Each episode will see Olivia immerse herself in different worlds of sexual money-making and meet the people boosting their bank balances through the growing and increasingly creative sex industry.
“From Tik Tok, stripping and sex toys to dominatrixes and the burgeoning Girlfriend Experience market, Olivia will pull back the curtain to give viewers an intimate perspective on Getting Filthy Rich in 2023.”
The 32-year-old television personality recently admitted she was “constantly surprised” while filming the first series.
She told Heat magazine: “I’m constantly surprised. I always think that I’ve seen everything, and then it gets to the next day of filming and I’m surprised again.
“This series, we delve into fetishes and the BDSM community, which was an eye-opener. The thing that never fails to blow my mind is how much money these girls make.”
The ex ‘Celebs Go Dating’ star also revealed she received “lovely messages” from her ex ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!’ campmates, such as Radio X DJ Chris Moyles and broadcaster Charlene White, after she was forced to depart the show early last year on medical grounds.
Olivia said: “A couple of them reached out afterwards and sent lovely messages, but I’m not in a situation where I speak to any of them regularly because I only spent a few days with them, and then they were there for two or three weeks without me.
“When you’re in the show, that feels like a lifetime. I was surprised to received really kind messages from Chris and Charlene, and I appreciated it because I thought, ‘I must be far back in your memory by this point.’”

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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘Coronation Street’ is adding a museum, cinema and restaurant to its set tours.
The ITV1 soap has announced plans to increase the fan experience at their Salford set with a new visitor centre – which will open on June 10 and include the Weatherfield Precinct and other new sets – and an array of ways to engage with the show’s history.
Neil Currie, the guest experience manager, told The Sun newspaper: “We know that fans of ‘Coronation Street’ want to get up close to some of the props and sets that they see on screen, be it Deirdre’s infamous glasses, or inside The Rovers Return.
“The new exhibition gives us the chance to not only extend the weekend tour experience as it will be included for every visitor.
“It will also be open seven days a week, giving everybody the opportunity to take a seat in Roy’s Rolls or stand behind the bar at The Rovers and see iconic costumes and props from over 60 years of drama.
“Having this kind of exhibition floor also gives us the chance to constantly update and change things alongside the programme’s on air stories, once a storyline has played out on your TV screen, we’ll be updating the props and costumes along the way.”
The tour – which lasts 90 minutes and has proved a great way for viewers from the UK and the rest of the world to get more insight into the cobbles – debuted back in 2014.
Neil added: “We’re thrilled to be able to offer fans of ‘Coronation Street’ an even more immersive experience with the launch of the Coronation Street Experience and can’t wait for our first guests to arrive.”
Tickets for the extension are available now via the attraction’s website.

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