OHMYGOSSIP — Alison Hammond is “thrilled” to be joining ‘The Great British Bake Off.’
The 48-year-old TV star will take over presenting duties from Matt Lucas and will co-host the Channel 4 competition alongside Noel Fielding when it returns to screens later this year and made the announcement with a video depicting herself, Noel as well as judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith as figurines on a cake.
Speaking to her inanimate cake model in the humorous video posted to Twitter, she said: “So yes, it’s breaking news. Alison Hammond is joining the team of ‘The Great British Bake Off.’ Alison, have you got any words whatsoever?
“‘Well, do you know what, I’m just absolutely thrilled. I’m joining The Great British Bake Off and as you can see, all my colleagues are just speechless. We’re just speechless! We’re so, so very happy and we just can’t wait to get started!'”
Alison captioned the post: “It’s Official!! It’s happening The Great British Bake off ! let’s have it – The cake that is 🤣 so excited @BritishBakeOff @Channel4 @PrueLeith @PaulHollywood @noelfielding11 #GBBO”(sic)
The ‘This Morning’ host – who shot to fame when she appeared on ‘Big Brother’ in 2002 but was the second person to be evicted from the famous house – previously competed on the celebrity version of the show in 2020 alongside James Blunt, Joe Sugg and Alex Jones and the news comes just hours after an insider promised she would bring “warmth and humour” to the programme.
The source said: “Alison is a great choice. She will bring warmth and humour to the tent in spades. We’re laughing just thinking about it.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Jamelia struggled to return to ‘Hollyoaks’ because of her new baby.
The ‘Superstar’ hitmaker has been cast again in the Channel 4 soap again after she first appeared in it in 2021 as Sharon Bailey, but this time she claims it has been harder due to the late-night breast milk “pumping” sessions but she loves “getting up and going to work” after welcoming her fourth daughter in October.
The 42-year-old star told The Sun newspaper: “If I said it had been a walk in the park, that would be a lie. I’ve been pumping milk between breaks and doing it through the night to leave milk at home.
“That said, I had a sense of pride that I’ve been getting up and going to work.”
Jamelia – who, along with her little one has four-year-old True with her husband, whose identity she has kept private – called her incredibly “traumatic” c-section when she was 36 weeks into her pregnancy as contraception for her oldest daughters from a previous relationship, Teja, 21, and Tiani, 17.
She said: “It was so scary. I felt like I was in labour for a month, but the main objective was to keep the baby in for as long as possible. I just had to hold on.
“I’d only ever seen a C-section on the telly, and thought: ‘Oh well, at least it’s going to be straightforward and I’ll be out in five minutes.’ There’s this idea of ‘too posh to push’ – that it’s the easier option. But I found it incredibly traumatic. And then you’re recovering from major surgery while looking after a newborn.”
The former ‘Loose Women’ panellist revealed that her husband – whose identity she has kept hidden from the media – stayed at home with her little one when she was giving birth.
Jamelia explained that as selfish as it might sound, I wanted to share this experience with my girls.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Giovanni Pernice wants a family one day.
The ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ pro – who has been romantically linked to George May Foote, Jess Wright and Maura Higgins – revealed gets grilled by his mother “every time” he has a new love interest on the go amid his breakup from fellow pro Jowita Przystal.
The 32-year-old dancer told Anton Du Beke on their new show, ‘Anton and Giovanni: in Sicily’: “My mum always says to me, ‘so what is the situation.’
“You know, because obviously, every time I date a girl I always tell her and ask, ‘ what do you think about this.’
“Bless her, she saw so many passing by and she asks, ‘is this the one?’ and she says, ‘You know I want a baby before I pass away.’ Of course, I want to have a family one day, you know. I just have to find the right person first.
“I’m just very focused on my career as you were at my age. I always say it as a bit of a joke, but I mean it, when I grow up I want to be Anton Du Beke.”
In response, Anton – who was a professional on the BBC One star-studded Latin and ballroom competition before joining Craig Revel-Horwood, Shirley Ballas and Motsi Mabuse on the judging panel last season – reassured Giovanni would find someone eventually on their travel show that will air on Tuesday.
Gio added: “I do get lonely sometimes, there’s no one share it with. It’s a tricky thing, a fine line.”
Anton – who has six-year-old twins George and Henrietta with his wife Hannah Summers – gushed that anyone would be “lucky” to have Giovanni, whose celebrity partners have included ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ judge Michelle Visage, ex ‘EastEnders’ star Rose Ayling-Ellis and and ‘Good Morning Britain’ anchor Ranvir Singh.
The 56-year-old dancefloor veteran said: “Whoever it is you end up with, they will be lucky to have you.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘EastEnders’ Frank and Pat Butcher have been voted the most loved TV couple.
The former residents of Albert Square – who were played by the late Mike Reid and Pam St Clement, 80 on the BBC One soap opera – have beaten out other beloved pairs like ‘Neighbours’ power couple Scott and Charlene, who were played by Jason Donovan, 54, and Kylie Minogue, 54 in the late 1980s.
The results come amid a poll of 1,500 people, which gave third place to another Den and Angie Watts, played by the late Leslie Grantham and West End star Anita Dobson, 73.
Elite Singles – who conducted the poll – reflected the results mirrored qualities that “delights” a sensibility unique to “British viewers”.
The pollsters said: “Frank and Pat Butcher are a great example of the kind of tragic couple that never quite manage to find their happy ending, but they certainly gave us a few laughs and thrills on their journey.
“The most bizarre, hilarious, and baffling of these being Frank’s nude doorstep arrival.
“It’s the exact sort of oddball un-romantic romance that delights British viewers and leaves the rest of the world scratching its head.”
Fourth place was snagged by ‘Coronation Street’ couple Jack and Vera Duckworth, played by Bill Tarmey and Liz Dawn on the long-running ITV1 soap.
The on-screen lovers went stateside for fifth place as ‘Cheers’ couple Sam Malone and Diane Chambers, who was brought to life on the 80s sitcom by Ted Danson, 75, and Shelley Long, 73.
Homer and Marge Simpson from the beloved adult cartoon series, ‘The Simpson’ took sixth place and Basil and Sybil Fawlty – played by John Cleese, 83, and Prunella Scales, 90 – from the 70s classic ‘Fawlty Towers’ took seventh.
It was kept vintage blighty again for eighth place as Tom and Barbara Good – played by Richard Briers, 79, and Felicity Kendall, 76 – from ‘The Good Life’ came next.
Trailing behind in the ninth was the beloved ‘Friends’ will-they-won’t-they couple, Ross Geller and Rachel Greene, 54, played by Jennifer Aniston, 54, and David Schwimmer, 56, and finally, ‘Only Fools and Horses’ Del Boy and Raquel, played by Sir David Jason, 83, and Tessa Peake-Jones, 65.
1 – Frank and Pat Butcher, ‘EastEnders’ – 17%
2 – Scott and Charlene Robinson, ‘Neighbours’ – 15%
3 – Den and Angie Watts, ‘EastEnders’ – 12%
4 – Jack and Vera Duckworth, ‘Coronation Street’ – 11%
5 – Sam and Diane, ‘Cheers’- 9%
6 – Homer and Marge Simpson, ‘The Simpsons’ – 8%
7 – Basil and Sybil Fawlty, ‘Fawlty Towers’ – 8%
8 – Tom and Barbara Good, ‘The Good Life’ – 7%
9 – Ross and Rachel, ‘Friends’ – 7%
10 – Del Boy and Raquel, ‘Only Fools and Horses’ – 6%

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OHMYGOSSIP — Una Healy has blasted ‘The Romance Retreat’s application rules as “very unfair”.
The 41-year-old singer – who has two children with her former husband Ben Foden – has hit out at ITV’s new dating show, dubbed a middle-aged ‘Love Island’, after it was revealed that only people with kids can apply.
She posted a screenshot of an article about the show on social media and wrote: “So anyone ‘middle aged’ without kids can’t apply? This is very unfair in my eyes… either way… I won’t be applying.
“What even is ‘middle age’ X reply below.”
The new programme will be hosted by Davina McCall, who said: “Omg.. I manifested and it came true !! I’ll be hosting a brand NEW grown up dating series for ITV1 !!
“This is a show for single parents who have lived a life , have stories to tell about their dating pasts and deserve another chance at love and I’m gonna help you It will all take place in the most romantic countryside location !!
“We are still casting so if u want my help finding love and u have a child who is over 18 , what are you waiting for ??? ( particularly u eligible men .. where are you ?!”
Speaking previously about motherhood, Una said: “I am single and raising my two children, just like many other single parents – both men and women – doing a great job.
“I am a single parent, I don’t like the term single mother as it has negative connotations.
“You can’t do it all by yourself, there is no shame in asking for help, be that from childcare, family or friends.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Amy Nuttall is seeking a divorce from Andrew Buchan.
The ‘Downton Abbey’ actress split from her actor husband of 11 years before Christmas and now Amy, 40, has reportedly asked for a divorce.
A source told The Sun newspaper: “She’s told him she wants a divorce. She’s been publicly humiliated and the pain has been unbearable.
“Now she’s decided to take back control again and plan her own future.
“She’s going down the legal route and will get everything she’s entitled to.”
Following the split, Amy’s 44-year-old husband Andrew Buchan was said to be living with his 40-year-old BBC One ‘Better’ co-star Leila Farzad.
However, it has now been reported that their relationship has ended and Leila has reconciled with her husband James Maizels.
The insider added: “They seem to want to make another go at it — they’re wearing wedding rings again and spending time together to rebuild.”
Meanwhile, it was recently revealed that Amy is in talks to compete in this year’s ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.
A source explained Amy thinks the dance contest could give her the “fresh start she needs” and she’s thought to have been inspired by 39-year-old presenter Helen Skelton’s appearance on ‘Strictly’ last year after her eight-year marriage to rugby player Richie Myler, 32, ended.
The insider added: “Amy has been left broken by Andrew’s actions and feels humiliated by the whole ordeal.
“She wants to move on and not let the messy break-up define her. ‘Strictly’ would be the perfect way for her to do that and hopefully restore the confidence she is lacking right now.
“It’s not clear if everyone involved is up for it as emotions are very raw.”
Amy married actor Andrew, famed for playing Mark Latimer in ‘Broadchurch’, in 2012, and the pair have a son and daughter together.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Russell T Davies has ruled out plans for a ‘Doctor Who’ spin-off for kids.
The 59-year-old writer and producer revealed he would love to create a children-focused show but admitted that finances were preventing it.
Speaking in the latest issue of SFX, he said: “It’s an ideal, but we’re coming back to a world in which money in children’s [TV] is in even shorter supply. Even with all the good will in the world, we’d find it very hard to do now, unfortunately. There are fantasy shows – they do stuff. But our stuff is expensive.
“You also have to keep the spin-offs looking as good as the main show, in order to maintain the entire brand – that’s part of the problem as well. So it’s genuinely tricky. There is no plan at the moment for children’s, and I’m sad about that, but just affording it would be hard.”
However, he hasn’t ruled it out entirely, adding: “Hopefully! We’ll get there, give us time.”
And, he is planning some other spin-offs from the series.
Davies previously explained his return to the show, saying: “So I thought – with no criticism whatsoever towards the people who were running it at the time, because they were running it within the BBC’s measures – it was time for the next stage for ‘Doctor Who’.
“I thought the streaming platforms are ready, the spin-offs are ready; I always believed in spin-offs when I was there. I did ‘Torchwood’ as a spin-off, ‘The Sarah Jane Adventures’ as a spin-off.
“Those spin-offs declined when I left, and I can see why. And I very much left after 2008, when the money became scarce. I think that’s fair enough for the public service broadcaster that the money is spent on other things.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Kai Fagan and Sanam Harrinanan were shocked by their ‘Love Island’ success.
The couple, both 24, were recently crowned winners of ‘Winter Love Island’ and admitted that their popularity has been a big surprise to them both.
Kai told the Daily Mail newspaper: “We are quite boring, really. We never got involved in all the stuff you think Love Island people have to do — the rows and the controversy. Because of that, we never expected to win. We were shocked when it seemed people liked us.”
PE and science teacher Kai and social worker Sanam quit their jobs to take part in the show but want to continue to work with children where possible.
Kai said: “The people I ultimately want to work with — kids — watch ‘Love Island’. You can have whatever view you like of shows like ‘Love Island’, but believe me — and I’ve seen it in classrooms — the kids watch it, and the people on ‘Love Island’ are their role models.
“One of the common conversations I’d have with these kids — who are all on TikTok and social media — is about who they are being influenced by.
“A lot of the kids I have taught come from broken homes, and I know it was the same with Sanam. A lot of them will never see a positive relationship. If they can look at us and go ‘yeah, it is achievable’ then that’s a positive thing.
“I guess people voted for us because we were real. We plan to stay that way.”
Sanam added: “I am meeting my former manager on Thursday to chat about how I can continue to help them. And this will give me a platform that I just wouldn’t have had before.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Kate Garraway has claimed Alison Hammond was proposed to at the airport by a mystery man.
The 55-year-old Smooth Radio host has revealed she was on a trip with the ‘This Morning’ presenter recently when a man got down on one knee in the middle of the airport and ask for the larger-than-life star’s hand in marriage.
Speaking to Giovanna Fletcher on Disney Travel’s ‘Journey To The Magic’ podcast, she spilled: “I did a great trip recently with Alison Hammond. She is hilarious to travel with.
“She got a marriage proposal at the airport. We were only there for 15 minutes.
“I literally went to the loo, bought a cup of tea and came back and this guy had proposed. It was unbelievable.’
She recalled: “I was just like ‘what the heck’. He just sat down and he proposed to her.
“It was extraordinary. She was just like ‘yeah’ and he proposed – really casual about it. I was like ‘this is big stuff’.”
However, Alison turned him down, with Kate adding: “So it was a no.”
The 48-year-old star recently denied she is engaged to partner Ben Hawkins.
Her boyfriend’s father, Colin Hawkins, 72, alleged both Alison and his landscape gardener son popped the question to one another.
Asked whether the couple are to tie the knot, he told MailOnline last month: “I do know they have both proposed to one another but there are no rings that I know of.
“They are really happy but they haven’t got everything sorted just yet but they are both talking about marriage, that is true.
“What I do know is that when it happens none of us will know about it because it’ll be done in private. That much they have told me.”
However, after co-hosting the BAFTAs, Alison told her ‘This Morning’ co-host Dermot O’Leary it was “fake news”.
She said: “I’m so sorry. I told you that when I’m engaged or getting married, I would be first to tell you and I’d be putting it all over the ‘gram and on TikTok.
“You know what I’m like. I’d do a reel, you know what I mean. There would be a ring.”
Colin had also praised Alison as “the nicest woman we’ve ever met”.
He added: “I love Alison to bits. She’s the nicest woman we’ve ever met. I would love to tell you a load of stories and they are all good, but I can’t because she’s asked us to keep things private.
“If you go to her when you’re in trouble, she will help you, that’s the way she is.
“I know they will get it together and I won’t be there to see it, but it will be a very proud day for me. I will be Alison’s father-in-law and that’ll be lovely.”
In May last year, Alison confirmed she was “off the market” after Dermot let slip on air that she had a boyfriend.
Speaking on an episode of the show, he said to her: “You’re not available anymore, but if you were, jeez what a catch!”
Alison initially said: “What do you mean I’m not available? I’m available!”
But she then admitted: “I have got somebody guys, I’m off the market, I’m so sorry guys.”
Kate’s episode on ‘Journey To The Magic’ is available on all streaming platforms, and will also be available to watch on the Disney UK YouTube channel.

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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘Strictly Come Dancing’s Tyler West and Molly Rainford have confirmed their romance.
The pair were previously rumoured to be dating after falling for each other on the BBC One Latin and ballroom show in September, however, they played down the speculation.
And now, the pair have posted a TikTok with Tyler, 26, seen placing his hand on Molly’s leg as they recite lines from ‘Friends’.
The audio they used was of Rachel Green and Joey Tribanni telling each other they know Monica Geller and Chandler Bing have been dating in secret.
The clip is captioned: “Did you know? @MollyRainford”, with Tyler adding a red love heart and a crying with laughter emoji.
The KISS FM DJ previously dismissed speculation that he’s romancing the 21-year-old singer-and-actress after they were pictured together in October, insisting he’s got no time for dating because of his “intense” training schedule.
He said: “It was just the wrong place to be waiting for our cabs.
“Mols is wicked, she’s cool. You are having lunch together, training together… it is an intense schedule but there is no romance.
“I have been so focused on myself and dance, I wouldn’t have time to date. If you see my schedule, I don’t even have time to reply to a female even if they did message me. Looking forward to after the show, though. Who knows?”
And Tyler insisted he gets more messages about his quirky torch-collecting hobby than from anyone looking to date him.
He said: “Everyone thinks my DMs are popping off but that’s not the case.
“People are more interested in talking about my torches.”
Away from the show, the only other female company Tyler has is his beloved mum Debs, who he moved back in with last year to save money.
He said: “Debs is living her best life on the Strictly journey. She doesn’t want me to move out. Talk about the cost-of-living crisis!
“She has been a rock in my life and on my Strictly journey. She always keeps my feet on the ground.”

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