OHMYGOSSIP — Susan Boyle saw Paul O’Grady just last week, and she “never would have thought” it was a “goodbye”.
The 61-year-old singer – who shot to fame on the third series of ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ in 2009 – has paid tribute to the late star, who died on Tuesday (28.03.23) evening aged 67, describing him as a “kind, funny, and great friend”.
She shared a picture of herself and the ‘For the Love of Dogs’ presenter, and wrote: “Paul, you were one in a million, kind, funny, and a great friend.
“When I saw you last week in Edinburgh, never would I have thought this was goodbye.
“Sending love to Andre and your family. I will miss you.”
Several other stars have paid tribute to Paul, including Lorraine Kelly and Piers Morgan.
Lorraine wrote on Twitter: “Such sad news. Paul O’Grady – funny, fearless, brave, kind and wise. Will be sorely missed. A really special man.”
Piers tweeted: “RIP Paul O’Grady, 67. A wonderfully warm, mischievous, hilarious guy with a sublime natural talent for broadcasting and making people laugh.”
Former ‘Countdown’ co-host Carol Vorderman joked Paul would no doubt be “already giving them raucous, ripping up the rulebook, mischief making, calling it out, loving hell in heaven”.
She added: “Paul, what are we meant to do without you?”
Paul’s partner Andre Portasio confirmed in the early hours of Wednesday morning (29.03.23) that the TV presenter had died.
He said in a statement: “It is with great sadness that I inform you that Paul has passed away unexpectedly but peacefully yesterday evening.
“He will be greatly missed by his loved ones, friends, family, animals and all those who enjoyed his humour, wit and compassion.
“I know that he would want me to thank you for all the love you have shown him over the years.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘Coronation Street’ has been hit with 73 Ofcom complaints amid the soap’s acid attack plot.
The UK’s communications regulator revealed several people have complained about the ITV show, after Monday night’s (27.03.23) episode when character Ryan Connor (Ryan Prescott) threw himself in the firing line of stalker Justin Rutherford’s (Andrew Still) corrosive chemical assault on bride Daisy Midgeley (Charlotte Jordan).
A number of viewers were shocked by the scene, and took to social media to air their views.
One wrote: “This is too much.”
Another posted: “Can’t believe Coronation Street would air something like that! Shocking!”
Earlier this week, actor Ryan told how he now has to spend two hours a day in makeup to have layered pieces of prosthetic put on accurately and taken back off, after his character was the victim of the attack.
When asked on ‘This Morning’ how long it takes to put his new prosthetics on, he said: “About an hour, and about an hour off. They’re getting quicker though.
“The hardest thing is to match direct continuity, with colouration. It’s layered pieces of prosthetic with Bondo, and then the colouration can take time as well. They have to match it to the scene before.”
Princess Anne visited the ‘Corrie’ set earlier this month as Patron of The Acid Survivors Trust International (ASTI), to speak to Ryan and his co-stars about the hard-hitting plot.
And Ryan admitted everyone was surprised how “well versed” she was about the soap.
He said: “She was extremely well versed in all things ‘Coronation Street’, so I think the few of us at the studio are hoping she is a bit of a fan. It would be nice.
“It was really lovely to have her in the studio. She came into the Rovers and we talked through the scene.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Brenda Blethyn is to return to ‘Vera’ for a 13th series.
The 77-year-old actress will also welcome back actor and director David Leon, who will return as Joe Ashworth.
It comes as actor Kenny Doughty, who played DS Aidan Healey since 2015, recently announced his departure from the drama, and actress Ibinabo Jack, who has played DC Jacqueline ‘Jac’ Williams since 2018, will not be returning for the 13th series due to her theatre commitments.
Brenda said: “It’s been such a pleasure to work alongside Kenny and Ibinabo. They’ve both been terrific members of the Vera team, and I’ll miss them.
“I’m absolutely over the moon to welcome David back to the show and can’t wait to get started.”
‘Vera’ will return for three new feature length films, and returning cast members joining Brenda and David in the series include Jon Morrison, who plays DC Kenny Lockhart, and Riley Jones, who plays DC Mark Edwards.
Further castings and information about the new series will be announced when filming commences in the summer.
Kenny confirmed earlier this month that he had made the “difficult decision” to depart ‘Vera’.
He wrote on Instagram: “After 8 years and 35 Vera films I’ve made the difficult decision of handing over DS Healy’s badge. I can confirm I am leaving Vera.
“I want to thank everyone who’s made this amazing time so joyous, ITV, Silverprint, all the brilliant cast and crew BUT of course my buddy and inspiration Brenda Blethyn. The perfect leading star who I owe so much to. I feel lucky to have you as a friend, you make me howl with laughter and have been a rock for me over the years. I can’t thank you enough. Precious times. (sic)”
The former ‘Stella’ actor also thanked the ‘Vera’ fans for their support over the past eight years.
He added: “And finally the Vera fans: without you and your support I would never have made so many films. You really are the best fans in the world. Thank you so much for your loyalty and love for the show. X (sic)”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Gordon Ramsay’s ‘Next Level Chef’ has been cancelled after just one series.
The ITV cooking competition – which saw 12 aspiring chefs battling to impress the 56-year-old star along with judges Paul Ainsworth and Nyesha Arrington with the winner getting a £100,000 prize and year of mentoring – hasn’t been renewed for a second run.
An insider told The Sun newspaper’s TVBiz column: “Gordon is highly competitive and he’s gutted the series wasn’t given a second run.
“These types of shows always take a while to get going and for viewers to connect, so he thinks it wasn’t really given a proper chance.
“But he accepts TV is a brutal world and sometimes shows just don’t work out.”
The first and only series aired earlier this month with social media chef Jade Greenhalgh winning the competition.
An ITV spokesman said: “There are no current plans for a second series but viewers can watch series one on ITVX.”
Thankfully for Gordon, he has ‘Future Food Stars’ returning to BBC One for a second series starting later this year.
As with the first series, the show will see 12 contestants looking for investment in culinary businesses as they take on a range of food challenges.
Meanwhile, Gordon will be returning for another ‘Road Trip’ on ITV with Fred Sirieix, while bosses are hoping Gino D’Acampo will change his mind and return to the show despite some contract issues.
An insider recently told the Mail Online: “Bosses hope to convince Gino to stay on with Gordon and Fred, because they genuinely have fun together and make great telly.”
Gino had revealed he “decided not to film any more” road trips, but insisted it was “nothing to do with Gordon or Fred”, noting their “friendship is very strong”.
He said in an Instagram video: “It’s just because we can’t get the dates together and sometimes when we do get the dates together sometimes they get changed and it causes a lot of problems for me because I have other stuff that I have to do.
“Personal problems as well because when I have to change things with my family it is very complicated and also because [of] contracts.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Sir David Jason has made the shock discovery he has a 52-year-old daughter he didn’t know existed.
The ‘Only Fools and Horses’ legend, 83, recently found out he is the father of actress Abi Harris and a grandfather to her 10-year-old son Charlie, and David’s wife Lady Gill White, 62, and 22-year-old daughter Sophie, have welcomed the pair into their family with open arms.
He told the Daily Mirror newspaper: “To say it was a surprise to find out I had a daughter from years ago is an understatement.
“However, on settling with the news, I am delighted that I am now able to get to know Abi and so we meet up when we can.
“My wife, Gill, and daughter, Sophie, have been very supportive and understanding and have embraced Abi and welcomed her and her young son into her now wider family.”
Abi – who has appeared in ‘Doctor Who: The Eighth of March’ – was born in October 1970 after David had a brief relationship with her mum, actress Jennifer Hill, who he starred alongside in Dylan Thomas’s ‘Under Milk Wood’ at London’s May Fair theatre.
David spent some time with Abi and Charlie over the festive period at his home in Ellesborough, Buckinghamshire.
The ‘Open All Hours’ star is said to have gifted Charlie a John Lewis Build Your Own Electronics Set for Christmas.
Charlie is also said to enjoy repairing items in the ‘A Touch of Frost’ actor’s workshop, and likes helping him to collect eggs laid by David’s chickens.
A source told the publication: “It’s early days, but they are meeting up when they can during holidays.
“They want to become closer until things feel even more open and relaxed. And now there are two new sisters who want to get to know each other, too.”
Abi had an inkling David might be her biological father after hearing about her time with Jennifer – who starred in ‘Doctor Who’ and 1983 James Bond film ‘Octopussy’ – and she noticed she had a similar shaped nose to ‘The Darling Buds of May’ star.
She decided to write David a letter, quoting a line from Dylan’s play, and asked if would take a paternity test, which he agreed to.
After the result showed he was Abi’s father, the pair met up at the Landmark Hotel in Marylebone, Central London.
Abi has admitted she feels “tickled pink and incredibly proud” at discovering David is her dad, but is also “completely overwhelmed with sorrow” for the years she didn’t know.
She said: “In discovering my father’s identity, I am starting to piece together my own.
“Of course, I am tickled pink and incredibly proud but, frequently, completely overwhelmed with sorrow for the years we have lost.
“After a measured start, now I hope we can consciously make time to see each other more often, so that I can master the art of being the best big sister and build a ­meaningful father-daughter relationship in its truest sense.”
Abi had believed Jennifer’s husband, ‘Miss Marple’ actor Geoffrey Davion, was her dad until he passed away in 1996.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Kate Garraway’s husband Derek Draper has been getting “short bursts of fresh air” to aid his recovery in recent weeks.
The ‘Good Morning Britain’ presenter is said to be “really hoping” her 55-year-old significant other – who still needs round-the-clock care after he suffered significant organ damage when he contracted COVID in 2020 – can “build on” the trips outside with his nurse.
A family friend told the Daily Mirror newspaper: “Over the last couple of weeks Derek’s been going in and out of hospital for a number of ongoing appointments and tests, as a number of referrals he has been waiting for since his first release from hospital in April 2021 have come through.
“Even though he can only sit for very short periods of time, the medical teams are now very keen he gets short bursts of fresh air with his nurse to aid his recovery.
“Derek’s friends and Kate are really hoping he can build on this.”
Derek went into hospital in March 2020 and was placed into a medically-induced coma.
He later returned home in April 2021, but still needs 24/7 care.
Earlier this month, Kate admitted watching Derek battle through his illness has made her “fall in love with him all over again”.
She told The Sun newspaper: “There are some days where he literally cannot do anything and it’s like the computer is switched off.
“He cannot move, and he’s in so much pain as we are manipulating him, trying to get him more mobile so that he doesn’t regress.
“I always ask him if he wants to stop, and he grunts ‘no. no’.
“It is unbearable, and it makes me emotional even talking about it.
“But it also makes me fall in love with him all over again because of that spirit, that determination to keep going.
“Derek is trapped, but he fights on. We cling on to the good days.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Daisy May Cooper and her brother Charlie shoplifted before becoming famous.
The ‘This Country’ creator has told how she and her sibling spent some of their pre-fame days doing questionable things to “survive”.
The 36-year-old actress and writer told the Radio Times magazine: “Me and Charlie used to shoplift all the time.
“He used to put a chicken through as onions at the supermarket self-service because onions obviously cost so much less.
“He got caught and we were followed around after that. It’s awful, but you do what you have to do to survive.”
Daisy admitted it was “not right morally” before mentioning Robin Hood, who stole from the rich to feed the poor as a figure – however mythical – people regard as “great”, despite the illegality of what he did.
The ‘Don’t Laugh, It’ll Only Encourage Her’ author first detailed her and Charlie’s childhood in Gloucestershire was spent in “rural poverty” at the time of the book’s 2021 publication, and that she worked in a “myriad of low-paid, unrewarding jobs” before hitting the big time and the impact it had on her.
Daisy told the Guardian newspaper: “Because you’ve got no self-respect. You’re always on the back foot, so you can’t even have normal relationships. Even friendships because you can’t afford to meet for coffee.”
The ‘Never Mind the Buzzcocks’ team captain admitted to relating to the 2019 Bong Joon Ho movie ‘Parasite’ – which follows a debt-ridden family working for an out-of-touch, wealthy family – while revealing it was “just” what her upbringing was like.
Daisy said: “It was just what our family was like. Especially at the beginning, where they’re all trying to get WiFi in the house. It was so chaotic. You’re just trying to get through to the end of the day. And that’s what’s amazing about money. Money gives you choices. Money gives you self-respect.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Sanam Harrinanan “can’t go back” to her old job after winning ‘Love Island’.
The 24-year-old reality television personality scooped victory and half of the £50,000 prize pot alongside her man Kai Fagan, 24, on the ITV2 dating show, but she cannot return to her social worker role following the ITV2 dating competition.
The star told HeatWorld: “I can’t go into social work again, I don’t think I’ll be able to.
“But I’ve got a meeting about it this week with my social work manager, because I want to be able to use this platform to help children locally.”
“[Kai and I] spoke about doing stuff afterwards. We can’t go directly into it but we can use our platforms to do something.”
Before his TV career, Kai – who she struck up a romance with during the Casa Amor segment of the show – worked as a PE teacher, and he is now keen to “do the same things” but in a “different capacity”.
Sanam said: “Everything is so hectic at the minute but once everything has slowed down then that’s when we can really step away and have a think about what we’re doing to do.”
The couple – who received 40 per cent of the public vote during the recent winter edition of the show – recently got tongues wagging when Kai joked they were engaged after she was spotted with a ring on her finger.
During a fan Q+A, he told his followers on Instagram when asked if they were betrothed: “We’re just going to clear this one up and let the world know. We are…”
Sanam – who was sat next to him in a branch of pub chain Wetherspoons – interrupted, saying: “Not engaged.”
However, Kai continued the joke, adding: “No, we are. We are.”
Sanam said: “We’re not engaged.”
Kai went on: “We will be. We promise you, we will be.”

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