James Gunn addresses character deaths in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3

OHMYGOSSIP — James Gunn thinks ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ fans feel like “lives are really at stake”.
The 56-year-old filmmaker doesn’t shy away from killing off beloved characters in his movies, and it means viewers have a fear because they know he’s “willing to do that”.
He told Collider: “I don’t think that killing characters is necessary.
“One of the things I’ve discovered over the years as I’ve killed characters in different movies, people know that I’m willing to do that.
“So, you know, I killed — I killed. [Laughs] Yondu died in Vol. 2. Original Groot died in Vol. 1. In ‘Suicide Squad’, I killed everybody practically. I killed a major character in ‘Peacemaker.’ ”
He added that films need to have some kind of believable threat to the character.
He explained: “So people know I’m a guy who’s willing to go there, and I think that the movies have to feel like that.
“Whether it’s true or not, the movies have to feel like their lives are really at stake, and in most movies, I don’t feel like that.”
Meanwhile, Gunn – whose Marvel trilogy is coming to an end with the upcoming third installment – recently admitted plenty of people have been left crying during screenings, although it’s not all doom and gloom.
He told the same outlet: “It depends on how easily you cry. I know that there’s been a lot of people crying in the screening, so I guess people cry.
“There’s a lot of crying happening. But it’s not all sad crying, there’s a lot of happy crying in the movie, there’s a lot of joy in the film.
“You know, everybody talks about the emotion, and it is emotional, but there’s a lot of joy.”

Source: IconInsider.com

Pedro Pascal in ‘final talks’ for Gladiator sequel

OHMYGOSSIP — Pedro Pascal is in final negotiations to appear in the ‘Gladiator’ sequel.
The ‘Last of Us’ actor is expected to team up with the likes of Paul Mescal, Barry Keoghan, Joseph Quinn, Connie Nielsen and Denzel Washington in the hotly-anticipated movie.
Sources have told Deadline that ‘Game of Thrones’ star Pascal is in final talks about joining the cast, but it is not known who the actor might play in the motion picture.
Sir Ridley Scott is to return to direct the sequel, a follow up to the 2000 historical epic.
Last week, it was revealed ‘Stranger Things’ star Quinn had joined the cast of the ‘Gladiator’ sequel, as Roman Emperor Caracalla.
Mescal is to take on the role of Lucius – the son of Connie Nielsen’s character Lucilla and Joaquin Phoenix’s Commodus from the original film – and Keoghan is set to portray a character named Emperor Gata.
Russell Crowe has ruled out returning as main ‘Gladiator’ character Maximus Decimus Meridius in the new project – which is due to be released in 2024 – and explained that it won’t be a “direct sequel” to the Oscar-winning original.
Speaking on the ‘Fitzy and Wippa Podcast’, Crowe said: “Yeah we’ve had dinner and talked about it and all that stuff. So I know roughly how he’s shaping the story.
“But yeah, if you remember, there was a young kid who wanted to beat the Gladiator, which leads to the ‘My name is’ speech. So that young kid has grown up, and he’s now the Emperor.
“I don’t know what else happens at that point, so that’s the idea. So it’s not a remake. And it’s not a direct sequel. It’s not like the day after, you know, 30 years later or something.”

Source: IconInsider.com

Amy Childs announces engagement to Billy Delbosq

OHMYGOSSIP — Amy Childs is engaged to Billy Delbosq.
The 32-year-old TV star – who shot to fame on ‘The Only Way Is Essex’ – has revealed via social media that she’s now engaged to Billy.
Amy took to Instagram to post a video of the 39-year-old star getting down on one knee, and she captioned the clip: “I said YES… Future Mrs Amy Delbosq @billydelbosq8 Delbosq wedding pending. Catch it all on our show Amy Childs: The Twin Life!! @towie @itvxofficial.! (sic)”
The reality star – who gave birth to son Billy and daughter Amelia earlier this month – also included an image of their sleeping twins wearing baby-grows that ask: “Mummy will you marry my Daddy?”
Billy popped the question during a recent photoshoot and Amy was visibly shocked when he got down on one knee.
The loved-up couple are also seen sharing a warm embrace after Amy accepts his proposal.
Meanwhile, Amy previously revealed that she won’t have any more children after giving birth to her twins.
The reality star – who also has Polly, five, and Ritchie, four, from previous relationships – told The Sun newspaper: “I love big families, but I think four is ideal. Two boys, two girls.
“Bill hasn’t got children, he’s 40 this year. He’s always wanted to be a dad, but obviously, he’s never met the right person.
“Me having the two kids, Polly and Ritch, I was a bit like: ‘Mmm. I would have been really happy to stay at two…’ But meeting Bill, I thought: ‘Do you know what, I will see.'”

Source: VacationHunter.Online

Shaun Ryder sent to Savannah Scrub on I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!

OHMYGOSSIP — Shaun Ryder has been sent to Savannah Scrub on ‘I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!’.
The Happy Mondays star was banished to the basic camp on the ITV show by Georgia ‘Toff’ Toffolo, who was forced to decide which of her co-stars would be booted out of the camp.
Toff, 28 – who won the reality show back in 2017 – said: “I’m going to say Shaun … please don’t hate me forever.
“I’m so bloody sorry but I’m going to make it up to you – don’t worry.”
By contrast, Toff previously revealed that she was looking forward to the challenge of the all-star spin-off series.
She shared: “The beautiful thing to be said of ‘I’m A Celebrity’ is the content is created all on your own accord. I love it so much. You can only be yourself in camp.”
The TV star also joked that she would “probably run a mile” when she sees Ant and Dec.
She said: “Ant and Dec are normally coming with something ghastly. I will probably run a mile as it means they are going to tell me to do something awful.
“I am good at the mind-over-matter stuff but I find the physical trials hard. I can be quite tough on myself if I don’t do well in a trial.”
Meanwhile, Amir Khan earned ten stars for the campmates during his challenge.
The former Olympian – who retired from boxing in 2022 – was forced to face snakes and cockroaches as part of his supermarket challenge.
However, Amir – who also appeared on the 2017 series – ultimately walked away with ten stars for the camp.

Source: VacationHunter.Online

Lee Mack’s quiz show gets third series

OHMYGOSSIP — ‘The 1% Club’ has been commissioned for a third series.
ITV are only midway through airing the latest series of the Lee Mack-fronted quiz show – in which 100 contestants are slowly whittled down over a series of increasingly-difficult logical puzzles before one has the chance of a prize of up to £100,000 – but are so delighted with its Saturday evening ratings, they have ordered another installment, with a huge 16 episodes rather than the usual eight, plus a Christmas special for next year.
A source told The Sun newspaper’s Bizarre TV column: “There have been so many game shows that have crashed and burned. But there’s something very special about The 1% Club. It’s clicked with viewers. And that’s down to Lee’s great hosting and an original format, which can be played by different generations.”
Lee is “delighted” the show will continue for another year.
He said in a statement: “Again I am delighted to cause household arguments, as kids mock their parents for being not as bright as them. But us grown-ups can stay out as late as we want, so we get the last laugh.”
The 54-year-old comedian previously admitted he’d have turned down the chance to host ‘The 1% Club’ if he’d been able to get all the questions right.
The ‘Not Going Out’ star told the Daily Star newspaper: “I like quizzes that are tough. I watch ‘University Challenge’ knowing that if I’m lucky I’ll get a couple of questions right and I’m more than happy with that because when you get it right you feel great!”
“Quizzes like ‘Millionaire’ are great, starting off fairly easy and yet towards the end most of us haven’t a clue what the answers are, which is handy otherwise they’d have to give a million pounds out each show.
“That’s what I really like about ‘The 1% Club.’ The producers shared some questions with me and if I’d been able to get them all right, probably wouldn’t have done the show. But I quickly realised, if someone gets these right, they’re a proper brain box!”

Source: VacationHunter.Online

‘Eating bits of penis is revolting!’ King of the Jungle Tony Blackburn will not watch I’m A Celeb

OHMYGOSSIP — Tony Blackburn cannot bear to watch ‘I’m A Celebrity…South Africa’.
The 80-year-old DJ became the first ever King of the Jungle when he won the first series of the regular version of the survival show in 2002 but slammed the spin-off of the show as “disgusting” after ‘Diversity’ star Jordan Banjo had to eat lamb’s testicles and other disgusting items as part of a Bushtucker Trial.
He told The Sun: “I loved doing the show and I hate to criticise but I was watching it last night and it’s just horrible. Eating bits of penis is revolting. I don’t think that is entertainment. I can’t watch it. I turn away. I don’t want to see celebrities vomiting on TV, especially after eating antelopes.”
The former ‘Top of the Pops’ host is a vegetarian and went on to add that he is not “preaching” against eating meat, but claimed that bosses of the ITV1 series – which sees former campmates such as ‘Coronation Street’ actress Helen Flanagan, 2017 winner Georgia ‘Toff’ Toffolo, and Happy Mondays frontman Shaun Ryder battle it out in South Africa to become the first ever I’m A Celeb Legend – do not understand where the charm lies within the series.
He added: “I don’t preach vegetarianism, people can do what they want but we’ve seen it all before, it’s a bit old hat now and the shock value is not there anymore. Last night he swallowed a pig’s bollock and said he could feel the hairs – it’s awful. This is what the producers don’t quite understand
– I think that the strength of the programme is watching how people react to each other, that’s the fun of it.”
Tony – who competed in the Australian jungle alongside the likes of late socialite Tara Palmer-Tomkinson and singer Darren Day – was also adamant that he would turn down an offer to return to the show if he was asked and claimed that most of the other winners feel the same way.
“I’m 80 years old now but if they did ask me to take part I’d say no, I wouldn’t want to do it again. I’m talking to one or two other people who won it and I don’t think most of them would.”

Source: VacationHunter.Online

Rihanna to voice Smurfette

OHMYGOSSIP — Rihanna will voice Smurfette in ‘The Smurfs Movie’.
The ‘Diamonds’ hitmaker – who is pregnant with her and A$AP Rocky’s second child – made a surprise appearance during Paramount Pictures’ CinemaCon presentation in Las Vegas on Thursday (27.04.23) to reveal she will be playing “a little blue bad a**” in the comedic musical adventure, which will be released in February 2025.
She joked: “I tried to get the Papa Smurf role but It didn’t work out.”
Rihanna will also produce the film – which is being directed by Chris Miller and Matt Landon – and is providing original songs.
Other producers include Ryan Harris, Laurence ‘Jay’ Brown, and Tyran ‘Ty-Ty’ Smith, while Pam Brady has written a script inspired by the characters and works of Peyo.
Fellow pop star Katy Perry previously voiced Smurfette in 2011’s ‘The Smurfs’ and the 2013 follow-up ‘The Smurfs 2’, while another singer, Demi Lovato, took over the role in 2017’s ‘Smurfs: The Lost Village’.
The three recent movies were made by Sony, but the upcoming film will be the first in the franchise for Paramount Pictures.
Rihanna previously showed off her voice talents in ‘Home’ and has acted in the likes of ‘Ocean’s 8’ and ‘Battleship’, and she previously admitted she’s like to win an Oscar one day.
Asked if its on her list of goals, she previously told The Sun on Sunday newspaper: “I’d love to get there one day. Who doesn’t want to be told they are doing a great job?
“Any validation that your work is impacting is rewarding. I work hard and put my all into everything I do but the rest isn’t up to me.
“I don’t think anyone makes an album thinking about winning a Grammy, or makes a movie thinking about winning an Oscar. What you do is work as hard as you can and if awards follow, then that’s great.”

Source: IconInsider.com

Inbetweeners star set for TV comeback

OHMYGOSSIP — James Buckley will return to TV in a drama about buried treasure.
The 35-year-old actor is best known for playing sex-obsessed sixth former Jay Cartwright in classic E4 comedy ‘The Inbetweeners’ and has appeared in sitcoms like ‘Zipped’ and ‘White Gold’ since it ended in 2010 but is now “so excited” to be returning to screens as wheeler-dealer Ashley in upcoming Channel 5 drama ‘The Hoard’.
He told The Daily Star’s HotTV column: “I’m so excited to start filming ‘The Hoard’. Ashley is a guy who is confident in his convictions, despite some questionable morals, but I have a feeling he might have bitten off more than he can chew with this one!”
James will star alongside the likes of ‘Line of Duty’ actor Neil Morrissey as well as ‘Cold Feet’ star Fay Ripley and filming on the four-hour drama is reportedly set to commence within the coming weeks, with a broadcast set to follow later this year.
James – who has been married to Clair Meek since 2012 and has Harrison, 11, as well as nine-year-old Jude with her – last appeared on TV in an episode of ‘Doctor Who’ but outside of telly has carved out a career selling personalised video messages to fans on celebrity greetings website Cameo, and is said to have netted almost £1 million from the venture.
James – who has also acted on the West End stage and appears in a YouTube series with his family – is said to have become the first British star on the website to have achieved such a feat.
Towards the end of last year, platform founder Martin Blencowe said: “James was incredibly popular from the start, but he’s stayed committed to his fans, always keeping an accessible price (even during his busiest periods) and giving his all to make each Cameo special.
“In return, he’s gained the financial freedom and overwhelming fan support to pursue the projects he’s most passionate about like ‘2:22 – A Ghost Story’, the West End play I was fortunate enough to see him and Tom [Felton] star in, and his family’s YouTube channel, ‘At Home With The Buckleys’.”

Source: VacationHunter.Online

Cheryl Baker is ‘thrilled’ to be in EastEnders’ Eurovision episode

OHMYGOSSIP — Cheryl Baker is “thrilled” to be involved in the ‘EastEnders’ Eurovision celebration
The Buzz Fizz star – who snagged victory at the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest – was over the moon to be involved in Albert Square’s party to mark the competition being held in the UK for the first time since 1998 as she is a “real-life” cockney and has loved the BBC One soap since its 1985 inception.
The 69-year-old singer said: “I was so thrilled to be asked to take part in an episode of EastEnders. It’s a British institution, for goodness sake!
“As a real-life ‘Eastender’, I have loved the show since day one and I literally can’t wipe the smile from my face.
Cheryl – who will be the guest of honour at the Prince Albert’s at Kathy Beale’s birthday party alongside Jean Slater (Gillian Wright) and Harvey Monroe (Ross Boatman) – is one of the many famous faces in the address book of reformed bad boy Rocky (Brian Conley), the fiancee of Gillian Taylforth’s character, who has already brought Harry Redknapp and Rag’n’Bone Man to Walford.
The public broadcaster has previously admitted they “couldn’t be more proud” to be broadcasting the competition from Liverpool as the winners Ukraine – whose act Kalush Orchestra beat the UK entry Sam Ryder to the top spot at last year’s grand finale – were unable to amid the ongoing invasion by Russia.
Kate Phillips, the Director of Unscripted, said: “We couldn’t be more proud and excited to give our audiences such a huge array of world class Eurovision content. It’s an honour for the BBC to host the show on behalf of Ukraine, and we’re committed to do them proud. The level of collaboration and coordination across so much of the output is truly amazing. Let the Eurovision Song Contest begin!”

Source: VacationHunter.Online

Melanie Sykes threw up after finding out Matt Goss cheated on her

OHMYGOSSIP — Melanie Sykes threw up after finding out Matt Goss cheated on her, according to her new book.
The ex ‘The Big Breakfast’ host dated the Bros star, 54, between 1992 and 1997 and revealed she was violently sick after finding herself “dumbstruck” after discovering he had been “prolifically unfaithful” in her powerful autobiography about living with undiagnosed autism until she was 51.
The 52-year-old television presenter wrote in her new memoir, ‘Autism and All The Things I’ve Left Unsaid’ that she remembered “going to the bathroom and throwing up” before their eventual breakup.
“I was dumbstruck, devastated and totally overwhelmed.
I had been so worried about him being jealous of me, I couldn’t believe for all these years he had been, it seemed, prolifically unfaithful. I went to the bathroom and threw up.
Melanie – who was set up with Matt by a friend and remained friends following their split – recalled wanting to “be free and spontaneous” during their relationship as he was career-focused. despite Melanie uprooting her life to move to Los Angeles to be with him.
She wrote: “I wanted to laugh and have spontaneous sex and be free, but our lives were not like that. Matt was focused on his career and I just wanted to have a fun-loving relationship.”
The ex ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ star called the former ‘GMTV’ presenter his “first true love” while on stage performing in 2017.
After dedicating a tune to her, Matt told the crowd: “It didn’t work out. We both moved on and found other loves – been in and out of love. But we’ve remained best friends. So this is for you…”
Melanie – who was one of the most prolific faces on telly in the 90s and 00s – recently revealed how she is not interested in “tap-dancing” for telly bosses who don’t care about her “well-being” amid discovering she is neurodivergent.
She told the Guardian newspaper: “I will no longer be tap-dancing for corporations who couldn’t give two hoots about my wellbeing. Mainstream TV just doesn’t interest me… I’m out of that game.”

Source: VacationHunter.Online

‘The tears were real!’ Rita Simons filmed EastEnders comeback just weeks after undergoing a hysterectomy

OHMYGOSSIP — Rita Simons returned to ‘EastEnders’ just weeks after undergoing a hysterectomy.
The 46-year-old actress starred in the BBC soap opera as Roxy Mitchell from 2007 until 2017 when her character was killed off alongside her on-screen sister Ronnie (Samantha Womack) but reappeared as a figment of her grieving daughter Amy Mitchell’s (Ellie Dadd) imagination in scenes aired on Thursday (28.04.23) and has now joked that her “tears were real” because she was still in recovery from her operation.
Speaking on ITV’s ‘Good Morning Britain’, she said: “As it happens, that scene was filmed, would you believe, five to six weeks after I’d just had a total hysterectomy, which I’ve made no secret of. But obviously, I got the call to come and do the scene and I knew it was going to be during my recovery time. But I was like ‘I’ve gotta do it!’ Full-blown menopause, and I had these hormone pellets inserted into my butt cheek and they hadn’t started kicking in yet so the tears on that were real! I had brain fog, I looked a bit on the puffy side. So I did feel a bit ghostly!”
“Very clearly, I was asked to go back…not as a ghost. Not as a ghost. And I said ‘Right, if I’m a ghost, I’m not doing it!’ But because it was a figment of Amy’s imagination – anything to do with mental health issues, I’m there like a rat up a drainpipe because I’m an advocate – she is having these mental health struggles and it’s almost like doing these inner-child work that you do with a therapist. So it’s her imagination.”
Rita then went on to remind fans that because viewers did not see her character’s body after she and her sister both drowned in a swimming pool, there is a possibility her character is not dead after all and could potentially make a reappearance “for the fans.”
“I could come back because you didn’t see my body. I don’t know if I could come back. It’s awful because the fans are like ‘Please come back!’ I did this for the fans, I did this for them and they blew me away last night. Would I go back..?”
Rita was then quizzed by host Adil Ray if there was any truth in the fact that she could be joining a rival soap on ITV1 and hinted that it could be the Manchester-based soap ‘Coronation Street’, but she remained coy on confirming anything.
Asked how good her Manchester accent is, she responded in a Northern drawl: “I’m not telling you! When I have something to tell you, I will tell you!”
Rita then teased: “All I will say for now is that I have left that so that the public may finally understand that Roxy may not be dead so in the future, who knows? Right now, I’m really having a lovely time not there and potentially going somewhere else!”

Source: VacationHunter.Online

Vernon Kay to host BBC Radio 2 show

OHMYGOSSIP — Vernon Kay is to host a new show on BBC Radio 2.
The 49-year-old TV star has fronted a host of hit shows over the years including ‘All Star Family Fortunes’ and recently had a stint of guest-hosting ‘This Morning’ alongside Josie Gibson but is now gearing up to present the mid-morning slot on BBC Radio 2 from 9:30am to 12pm every weekday, in place of Ken Bruce who last month stepped down after more than three decades.
In a statement, he said: “To be hosting the new Radio 2 mid-morning show is a total privilege. It’s going to be an unforgettable start to what promises to be an amazing journey. And to have two music legends coming up in the Radio 2 Piano Room is a dream come true.”
The former ‘I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!’ star – who is married to ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ host Tess Daly and has Phoebe, 18, as well as 13-year-old Amber with her – will welcome two new Piano Room sessions – Def Leppard on Thursday 18 May and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds on Thursday 1 June. Each artist, accompanied by the strings section of the BBC Concert Orchestra, will perform a classic track, a new song and a cover version, which will be available for 30 days afterward on BBC Sounds and BBC iPlayer.
Helen Thomas, Head of Radio 2, said: “There’s truly something for everyone on Radio 2 and BBC Sounds in the next few weeks, whether it’s bringing the nation together to feel great with our access all areas coverage of the Coronation concert in Windsor; our shows building up to the Eurovision Grand Final from Liverpool or Vernon Kay launching our brand new mid-morning show, with incredible musical performances from Noel Gallagher and Def Leppard alongside the BBC Concert Orchestra in the Piano Room.”

Source: VacationHunter.Online

Monica Barbaro to play Joan Baez in A Complete Unknown

OHMYGOSSIP — Monica Barbaro is set to play Joan Baez in the Bob Dylan biopic ‘A Complete Unknown’.
The 32-year-old star is in final negotiations to join James Mangold’s movie that features Timothee Chalamet as the ‘Like a Rolling Stone’ singer.
Mangold has written the script along with Jay Cocks and production on the film is set to start this summer in New York.
‘A Complete Unknown’ focuses on a transformative moment for Dylan as he shook up his folk music act by going electric at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965. The move proved divisive among his fans and the music scene but put Dylan on the path to recording some of his greatest songs and albums.
Folk singer and activist Baez performed ‘Blowin’ in the Wind’ at the music festival.
Monica featured in the blockbuster ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ and is also set to play a leading role opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in the Netflix series ‘FUBAR’.
Dylan serves as an executive producer on the film alongside Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Andrew Rona.
Mangold said of the project: “It’s such an interesting true story about such an interesting moment in the American scene, different characters from Woody Guthrie to Bob Dylan, to Pete Seeger to Joan Baez, all have a role to play in this movie.”
The ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ director confirmed that Chalamet would be using his vocals in his portrayal of Dylan.
Quizzed on if Timothee would be singing, he told Collider: “Of course.”
Mangold’s Dylan biopic was first announced in 2020 with Chalamet attached to play the lead role. At the time, it was not known if the actor would perform the music legend’s songs but it was revealed that he had started taking guitar lessons in preparation for the part.

Source: IconInsider.com

Vince Vaughn to return for Dodgeball sequel

OHMYGOSSIP — Vince Vaughn is returning for a ‘Dodgeball’ sequel.
The 53-year-old actor is to star in a follow-up to the 2004 comedy hit that is in the early stages of development at 20th Century Studios.
Plot details are yet to be revealed but Jordan VanDina is attached to write the script that is based on an idea by Vaughn.
The original film, ‘Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story’, followed Peter LaFleur (Vaughn), the owner of Average Joe’s Gym – a small and shabby haunt frequented by a group of misfits.
In order to save the gym from being taken over by the corporate fitness chain Globo Gym – run by White Goodman (Ben Stiller) – Peter and his friends enter a Las Vegas dodgeball tournament that has a $50,000 grand prize.
The first movie was written and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber with an ensemble cast that included Christine Taylor, Justin Long and William Shatner.
Thurber had previously hinted that he would be keen to expand the world of ‘Dodgeball’ either on the big and small screen.
The 48-year-old filmmaker told Deadline: “You know what – never say never. I never thought about ‘Dodgeball’ as a series, but that actually might be fun.
“I’m really proud of ‘Dodgeball’ – it’s my first film and something people still really like it. I would say never say never, and it would have to be the right take on it. But yeah, maybe.”
Long – who played the role of Justin Redman in the movie – also expressed hope that a sequel would come to fruition.
He told ComicBook.com: “Of course I would love to do it and I hope that it ends up happening, but I think Ben (Stiller) is a little… what he told me on that podcast was that he’s a little trepidatious about doing a sequel to something so beloved, something that people enjoy so much.”

Source: IconInsider.com

‘They spent years telling me no!’ Steps’ Ian H Watkins is proud of historic all-male pairing on DOI

OHMYGOSSIP — Ian ‘H’ Watkins was told he couldn’t dance with a man on TV for “so long” before ‘Dancing on Ice’ allowed it.
The 46-year-old pop star – who is best known as part of the dance group Steps alongside Faye Tozer, Claire Richards, Lisa Scott-Lee and Lee Latchford-Evans – claimed that various show bosses had always refused his requests to be part of an all-male pairing on television but after welcoming his twin boys Macsen and Cybi in 2016 via surrogate with then-partner Craig Ryder, he offered the producers of ITV1 skating show an ultimatum when they came knocking for the 2020 series.
Speaking on the ‘White Wine Question Time’ podcast, he told former ‘Loose Women’ anchor Kate Thornton: “For fundamentally as a person, I wanted to be completely authentic the way I presented myself. Especially because I’m a dad now, I wanted my children to see daddy living his best life. And it’s something I had asked for for so long for so many years on all those contestant-based shows that you do interviews for.
“I’ve always asked the question and I always had a ‘No’, but this time I was in a very different headspace and I said to the producers ‘If you want me then great, but these are my conditions. If you don’t want to do that, then I will bow out.’ I was that sure of myself and it was that important to me that I didn’t want to be paired with the opposite sex.
The ‘Tragedy’ hitmaker went on to explain that the team at ‘Dancing on Ice’ were “completely behind” the idea and remarked that it has been “mind-blowing” to see other same-sex pairings – such as comedienne Jayde Adams and Karen Hauer on ‘Dancing on Ice’ – featured in on-screen competitions so much.
He added: “They came back and were completely 100% behind the idea. And then of course, I got partnered with the amazing Matt Evers who was completely on the same page as me and we made history together.
” Since then, it’s just mind-blowing to see the effect its had.” It took somebody and it could’ve been anybody but all of the stars aligned and it was us that got to do it. That’s one of the things that I’m so proud of. Apart from my children, ‘Dancing on Ice’ is one of the most amazing things that has happened in my life.”

Source: VacationHunter.Online

Jodie Marsh says her farm was raided after she took a meerkat to the pub

OHMYGOSSIP — Jodie Marsh says her farm was raided by the RSPCA after she took a meerkat to the pub.
The ex ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ star had her £1 million critter sanctuary, Fripps Farm – which boasts 250 animals like llamas, goats and ponies – visited by animal welfare officers because she had to take Mabel the meerkat to the boozer with her and is convinced is because of a “troll” on the warpath against her.
The 44-year-old former glamour model told the Sun newspaper: “They looked over the centre and asked about the meerkat incident.
“I explained she had been orphaned, I was rearing her and she needed regular feeding every hour.
“I went to my local pub briefly and took her because she cried if I left her.
“No one made a fuss or complained. Everyone is very supportive but I have a troll who is out to cause trouble.”
Jodie – who funds her venture via her saucy snaps on OnlyFans – detailed the “toll” the onslaught of attacks were taking on her and her business opportunities.
She said: “One of our vets wrote to say how well we look and care for our animals and birds — and gave us their full support.
“But this campaign against me is taking its toll. I have been forced to pull out of a vegan festival in Oxford this summer because of threats.”
According to their website, the ex Page Three girl has a “special bond” with all the animals saved from the threat of being put down or eaten.
It reads: “Jodie gives a loving home to animals that are either unwanted or in danger of being put to sleep/slaughtered. With the correct nutrition, care and expertise Jodie has also brought sick or injured animals back from the brink of death. Followers of the farm can clearly see how loved the animals are and how special Jodie’s bond is with them. Take a look for yourself; particular favourites are Mabel who cleans Jodie’s teeth and Tinkerbell the puppy/foal. All animals welcome at Fripps Farm.”

Source: VacationHunter.Online