OHMYGOSSIP — Cheryl Baker still “adores” the Eurovision Song Contest.
The ‘Making Your Mind Up’ singer won the contest with Bucks Fizz in 1981, and Cheryl is looking forward to the upcoming show in Liverpool.
The 69-year-old singer told Metro.co.uk: “I think it’s amazing, I love it.
“I love the outfits, the costumes, the sparkle, the special effects, how the venues are massive now.
“Our venue was big, but if you look back it was very boring. The whole look of Eurovision then doesn’t compare. And the outfits – there’s an awful lot of skirts ripping and naked flesh now and it looks fantastic. And if I had their tiny bodies I would do the same!
“But I think when we did Eurovision and we ripped the skirts off it was a ground-breaking moment. I think it did make people realise that it’s not just about the song, it’s about the whole thing and the outfits are a major part of this.
“I think Bucks Fizz’s performance and the skirt rip certainly changed the face of the outfits in Eurovision.”
Cheryl has also praised Sam Ryder, who came second for the UK in last year’s competition.
However, she believes that politics still play a major role in the contest.
She said: “[Sam has] changed the face of it, hasn’t he? Thankfully.
“Unfortunately, I do think politics comes into it, and it’s very obvious when the voting comes in and the juries vote for the performance and the song, and then it goes to the public vote and you see what the public really think. A couple of years ago, the UK entry was doing okay, it was on the left-hand side of the board, and then the public came in and it dropped all the way down to the bottom and it was appalling.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Joel Dommett and his wife Hannah Cooper have joked they’ll name their baby after a “street sign”.
‘The Masked Singer’ presenter and his partner are expecting their first child together later this year and they’ve revealed they have a long list of potential names – but feel under pressure to pick a “weird” moniker for their child.
During an appearance on ‘The Chris And Rosie Ramsey Show’ on BBC One, Hannah says: “We’ve got a list – we don’t know, we keep adding street signs to it.
“It’s hard. It feels like at the moment we’re in the middle of where the weird names meet normal names again. Everyone’s gone for weird names. The classic is Apple and all that weird stuff, where people would just pick an object …  like Crust. If they go on holiday and don’t put their SPF on, it’s burnt Crust.”
Joel added of impending fatherhood: “I really have no idea what I’m doing. But I think, hopefully, I’ll be a fun dad. I will be trying to be funny and trying to make all the midwives laugh.
“My job entails me being a child. I’ve got the mental age of a 12-year-old, so it’ll be fine.”
Hannah said: “I do worry that he sees this child as another audience member in the house. I think he’ll do the classic dad jokes. I think he’ll be in ­performance mode. It’s a lot. From the moment he wakes up he practises on me. I mean, it’s nice, but it’s also annoying.”
The couple – who got married in 2019 – announced Hannah’s pregnancy earlier this month with some sweet polaroid pictures of her baby bump in a message shared on both their Instagram accounts.
Hannah cheekily captioned the post: “Does anyone know how to change a nappy? Because Joel has s*** himself.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Paul Burrell lost 22lbs on ‘I’m A Celebrity… South Africa’.
The 64-year-old former royal butler admitted he hadn’t been “as hungry as that in all my life” when he was taking part in the ITV1 show, and he was even dreaming about gorging on lovely food in the camp.
He said: “I’ve never been as hungry as that in all my life. I lost 22 pounds.
“I just thought, don’t complain. I mean, at points I think we were all dreaming about food. We’d all make it tougher on ourselves by thinking about food all the time.
“People at home don’t realise how hungry you actually are.”
Paul admitted the lack of food made him lethargic on the show.
He said: “You get tired, lethargic. You want to lie on your bunk.
“You’ve just got to keep going for the good of the camp. You have to win challenges and trials or nobody eats.
“The best meal in camp Fatima cooked – it was Barracuda, leeks and fried potatoes.
“That lifts your morale when you see a delicious meal coming towards you. It doesn’t lift you for a long time, but it does lift you up. You just get on with it, stop moaning and get on with it.”
Paul exited the show on Thursday night’s episode (11.05.23) alongside Carol Vorderman, just a day shy of Friday night’s finale (12.05.23), but he made “memories of a lifetime” on the series.
He said: “It was a rollercoaster of a ride at times and there were ups and downs of course.
“But at the end of the day, looking back on it, we had fun and made memories of a lifetime. I know it’s a cliché, campmates always say ‘I made friends of a lifetime on this show’.
“I didn’t the first time round. I didn’t. But this time was totally different. We bonded as a big family.”
The ‘I’m A Celebrity… South Africa’ final is at 9pm on Friday on ITV1 and ITVX, and on Virgin Media One and Virgin Media Player in Ireland.

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OHMYGOSSIP — James Whale is to be awarded the first ever TRIC Recognition Award.
The 71-year-old broadcaster – who is living with stage four kidney cancer – is to be honoured with the special accolade that celebrates his outstanding work and dedication devoted to the TV, radio and online industry over the years.
TRIC Chair Daniel Todaro said: “James Whale is an innovator within broadcast media as a pioneer of the talk radio and laterally the talk TV genre in the UK.
“So many have carved out a career in the talk genre but James remains the king of the UK talk show.
“TRIC is not only honoured bur delighted to recognise an individual whose career has spanned many generations.”
Shock jock James – who has dedicated more than 50 years of his life to broadcast – could also pick up another prize at this year’s TRIC Awards.
He has a nod in the Radio Personality longlist, which is decided by public vote.
James is nominated among Amanda Holden, Chris Moyles, Jeremy Vine, Greg James, Sara Cox, Zoe Ball, Chris Evans, and Kate Garraway, among others.
At the end of last year, the TalkTV and talkRADIO presenter announced he had terminal cancer and had just months to live.
Speaking at the Curry Awards, he said: “I know a lot of you won’t like me, but this time next year I won’t be here. I have terminal cancer.
“As you might be able to hear, I am having chemotherapy which makes it harder for me to breathe, but I’m OK. Don’t worry.
“I am in my 70s now and I just want to say don’t waste your time on stupid things that don’t matter.”
Fans can cast their vote via the TRIC website (tric.org.uk) and across social media platforms: tric.org.uk/public-poll/. The vote has been extended to 5pm on Friday 19th May.
The TRIC Awards will take place on 27 June.

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OHMYGOSSIP — AJ Odudu was shocked when a man brought a human skeleton on ‘The Greatest Auction’.
The 35-year-old presenter couldn’t believe the unusual lot being flogged on the Channel 4 show as the man looked to cash in on real bones.
She told the Daily Star newspaper’s Hot TV column: “This amazing guy brought in human bones… like a skeleton.
“His parents were medical professionals and they had these bones to help educate them on the human body.
“He’s grown up with what he calls Mr Bones. When I saw it lying on this table in front of us ready to be sold, I was sure it wouldn’t sell.”
AJ admitted the “emotional” connection he had with the bones was incredible to see.
She added: “It was amazing to see how emotional he was about partying with something that to most people would seem like quite a strange object to form an attachment to.
“But for him there are so many beautiful stories that he shared with his late mother, his children and why of course he was coming to sell it.”
Other items up for sale on the new show include some of Marilyn Monroe’s hair, a Banksy artwork and even a pinball machine previously owned by Sir Elton John.
AJ explained: “People will literally find the most incredible things whilst doing a renovation, often under the floorboards!
“And then they find out these items are worth a lot of money.”
Meanwhile, AJ has another exciting role lined up after recently being announced as the new host of ITV’s upcoming ‘Big Brother’ revival alongside Will Best.
She said in a statement: “I’m so excited to finally be able to say that, yes: I’m hosting ‘Big Brother’! I couldn’t be happier.
“Following in the footsteps of some of my favourite broadcasting legends to front such an iconic show is an absolute honour – and to do it alongside my amazing friend Will is the icing on the cake.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — The late Paul O’Grady makes a posthumous appearance in a short film about Liverpool hosting The Eurovision Song Contest.
Comedian Paul, who was originally from Birkenhead, Merseyside, but spent the later years of his life living on a farm in Kent, South East England, appears in the clip ‘Welcome To Liverpool’, which sees famous scousers share their pride in the northern city playing host to the biggest music contest in the world for 2022 winners Ukraine, amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.
The broadcaster and animal rights campaigner, who rose to fame playing his drag alter ego Lily Savage and died aged 67 on March 28 due to cardiac arrhythmia, can be seen at his Aldington home getting his house tidy for Eurovision and hoovering with one of his dogs in his hand.
‘The Great British Bake Off’ judge Paul Hollywood – who is from the Wirral – and ‘The Royle Family’ actor Ricky Tomlinson are also among those featured in the short, which will kick off the first Eurovision semi-final and the 2023 contest tonight (09.05.23) at 8pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
Paul’s family said at his funeral they will miss him “forever”.
The ‘For the Love of Dogs’ host was honoured by scores of family, friends, and loved ones at his final farewell in Adlington.
His husband Andre Portasio was seen wiping away tears as he rode a horse and carriage carrying Paul’s coffin while clutching their dog Conchita.
He then led mourners into Paul’s private funeral service, with famous mourners including Ronnie Wood, Alan Carr, Jo Brand, and Julian Clary.
Paul’s daughter Sharyn said in a note left in tribute to her dad: “Gongan, we miss you so much, Abel and Halo will never forget you. Your little teddy is with you. I love you.”
And a tribute from his heartbroken sister Sheila said: “Dear Paul, beloved and loved brother, brother-in-law and uncle. Will love, remember and miss you forever. Rest in peace.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Matt Willis was worried Emma Willis would leave him “many, many times” during his addiction battle.
The 40-year-old musician – who married the ‘Voice’ host in 2008 – has credited the mother of his three children with helping him survive his issues with substance abuse.
Speaking in upcoming BBC documentary ‘Matt Willis: Fighting Addiction’, he said: “I thought she would leave me many, many times, and I was involved in some of those times when people were saying that.
“I’m so grateful she didn’t and that she could see something in our relationship that was worth holding on to. And it was — we have three kids and we’re very happy.
“It’s always hard to hear other people telling your wife to get out, but understandably at the time.”
The Busted singer, who is an alcoholic, got sober before they got married but then turned to cocaine when the ‘Year 3000’ band reunited in 2016 after splitting in 2005.
He admitted he doesn’t like to think where he would be without the 47-year-old star’s support.
He added: “I dread to imagine where I’d be without her. I’m so grateful and thankful for her in so many ways.
“A lot of people don’t have someone like that, and especially not someone that’s going to stick around when you put them through hell.”
Despite seeing her husband – who has been to rehab a number of times – struggle over the years, Emma admitted she was determined to stand by him.
She said: “It’s very easy to look in on a situation you’re not directly involved in and go, ‘F*** that, get out now’.
“But when you’re in it and you have that history together and you love someone so dearly, you’re not going anywhere.”
‘Matt Willis: Fighting Addiction’ airs on BBC One at 9pm on May 17.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Samantha Womack has admitted she wants another baby after getting the all clear.
The former ‘EastEnders’ star revealed in November that she is cancer free after being diagnosed with breast cancer last summer, and she has been left feeling broody following her recovery.
The 50-year-old star – who is in a relationship with ‘Coronation Street’ actor Oliver Farnworth – told the Daily Mirror newspaper: “I suddenly really appreciated my kids. I really wanted to do it all over again.”
Samantha – who has son Benjamin, 21, and 18-year-old daughter Lili-Rose as well as stepson Michael from her marriage to Mark Womack – acknowledged it could be difficult after going through chemotherapy.
She added: “Obviously throughout treatment, your ovaries are challenged because chemo can change your hormonal status, so I don’t even know if it would be possible now, post-treatment.
“And it sounds incredible greedy because I’ve done it.”
And despite her daughter turning 18, the actress admitted she has felt a “real yearning” for more children.
She said: “Lili’s 18. But I just suddenly had this real yearning. It was like another little switch.
“Ollie and I talked about it and said, well, never say never. If it’s not possible naturally, there are other ways. I just want to celebrate life.”
Meanwhile, Samantha recently urged the public to make sure they are self checking for breast cancer, to make sure any issues are found in time for treatment.
Appearing on ‘Good Morning Britain’, she said: “I never check myself, I’ve just been so strong all of my life so I was really fortunate that I just happened to do that when I did.
“Certainly, the term cancer-free is a little bit misleading.
“Luckily I’ve got it gone for now but with cancer, you have to be careful that you’re keeping on top of everything and keep checking yourself.”

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