OHMYGOSSIP — Leonie Elliott has quit ‘Call the Midwife’.
The 34-year-old actress has played Lucille Robinson on the BBC period drama for six years – but Leonie has now quit the show, according to the Daily Mirror newspaper.
Lucille has not been seen on screen since the second episode of the current series, when she returned to Jamaica after suffering a depressive episode.
The midwife suffered a miscarriage amid the rise of racial violence inspired by the ‘Rivers of Blood’ speech by Enoch Powell, a Conservative MP.
Leonie seemingly hinted at her exit from the show after shooting her final scene.
The actress said on social media: “This season was incredibly difficult to film. Thank you for all your kind words… Look after yourselves and each other.”
‘Call the Midwife’ has been renewed all the way until 2026, which will take the story up to 1971 and the next series will feature fan favourites like Trixie, Matthew, Cyril and Sister Monica Joan, who is played by Judy Parfitt.
Olly Rix, who plays Matthew, has already insisted that he and his on-screen wife won’t be fleeing Poplar.
He said: “Their focus is on changing things around them. It doesn’t seem to be remotely in their characters to just hang that all up now and enjoy the quiet life. That’s not who they are.”
Helen George, who plays Trixie, doesn’t see them moving away, either.
She said: “They’ve got so much work to do there and they’re both very driven, so I can’t see them moving away.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Helen George felt surprised when ‘Call the Midwife’ was renewed for two more seasons.
The 38-year-old actress – who plays Trixie Franklin on the BBC drama – has revealed that she and the other cast members were preparing for the show’s finale when the news was announced.
She told RadioTimes.com: “We had no idea. We found out the day before it came out in the press, so it was pretty last minute. It was a surprise. We had no idea.
“All of us had been saying, ‘Well, this is the last year.’ We’d all been planning for the end. So it was a complete shock. And also now they’re married as well, it’s really interesting the next few years with what happens with Matthew and Trixie.”
The first series of ‘Call the Midwife’ aired in 2012, and Heidi Thomas – the creator of the hit period drama – previously admitted to being amazed by the show’s success.
The 60-year-old writer recalled being in “shock” when she heard that millions of people were watching the first series.
Heidi shared: “I think we were all hugely surprised by the popularity of the show. Simply because for a very long time before we started to film it people told us nobody would watch it. They used to say young women will be frightened by it, older women will be disgusted by it, men won’t watch it at all, and I used to think well nobody will watch this show.
“The very first time it went out we got eight million overnight viewers and I think we were in a sort of shock.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Stephen Fry is set to host a ‘Jeopardy!’ reboot.
The US game show is returning to the UK and the 65-year-old star will host the 20-episode series on ITV1 and ITVX.
He said: “In the United States, ‘Jeopardy!’ is a phenomenon like no other. Whenever I’m in America, I do my damnedest to catch it every weekday.
“The idea of hosting it here in the UK makes me dizzy with delight. Such a dedicated quizzing nation as ours will, I hope, welcome this uniquely beguiling and endlessly rewarding game.”
Katie Rawcliffe, the head of entertainment at ITV, is thrilled that Stephen has agreed to host the reboot.
She said: “Bringing ‘Jeopardy!’ to a brand new audience as part of our weekday schedule is exciting. There is no one better to host this classic game show than Stephen, bringing knowledge and entertainment to all of our viewers.”
British versions of ‘Jeopardy!’ previously appeared on UK TV screens between 1983 and 1984 on Channel 4, on ITV from 1990 to 1993 and on Sky One from 1995 to 1996.
Sunil Patel – the CEO of Whisper, which is producing the show – is now excited to “introduce ‘Jeopardy!’ to a new generation of ITV quiz fans”.
Looking forward to the new series, Sunil said: “I can’t think of a more perfect pairing: an iconic American quiz show and the legendary Stephen Fry.
“It’s an absolute thrill to introduce ‘Jeopardy!’ to a new generation of ITV quiz fans, with its unique twist on the traditional question-and-answer format where viewers can play along at home.”
‘Jeopardy!’ begins this autumn on ITV1 and ITVX.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Paula Yates’ life will be the focus of a new two-part documentary from Channel 4.
The upcoming programme will feature four previously-unheard interviews with the TV presenter and journalist, who died of an accidental heroin overdose in September 2000, aged 41.
Shaminder Nahal, the head of specialist factual at Channel 4, said: “Paula Yates exploded onto our screens in the very first week that Channel 4 came on air in 1982, a whirlwind of wit, verve and charisma – a totally unique style.
“Looking at what she achieved now, it feels like no one has ever quite matched her as a TV presenter.
“So as Channel 4 reflects on 40 years, it feels right to look at her life and career, and what an impact she made.
“As ever, (documentary producers) Curious Films has made a riveting and sensitive series that will, I hope, introduce Paula to a new generation.”
Yates hosted shows such as ‘The Tube’ and ‘The Big Breakfast’ during her TV career.
However, she was also well-known for her marriage to Bob Geldof and her relationship with Michael Hutchence, the lead singer of Australian rock band INXS.
Charlene Chika Osuagwu, a producer at Curious Films, said: “Paula’s battle to ‘have it all’, torn between the duties of family life and her own personal career and happiness in the magnifying glare of a world determined to judge her, provide a powerful lesson for today’s world and women fighting the same issues 40 years later.”
The documentary – which features interviews recorded in 1998 and 1999 – is due to air on Channel 4 in March.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Spencer Matthews wants to find his brother’s body on Mount Everest.
Michael Matthews disappeared on the mountain in 1999, and Spencer is determined to find his body for the sake of his mum.
The 34-year-old TV star – who has created a documentary of his search – told The Sunday Times newspaper: “He’s frozen in time. I’m his big brother now. I was unable to stop thinking about it. I wanted to bring him home for my mum.”
Michael actually became the youngest Briton to reach the top of the mountain, at just 22 years old. However, he disappeared hours later.
Spencer – whose documentary is called ‘Finding Michael’ – shared: “I found the idea unbearable of him being out there on the mountain, alone, with people walking past him en route to the summit.
“I’m not the most emotional person but the nearer we got to the mountain, the more potent my feelings became. It’s the closest I’ve felt to Mike since his death.”
Spencer teamed up with Bear Grylls and mountaineer Nirmal ‘Nims’ Purja to film the documentary.
And Bear previously warned Spencer to take care of himself on the mountain.
He said: “Stay safe. If you get hold of Mike, I hear his voice screaming that one loud.
“On average seven people attempting Everest lose their life. No mountain is worth dying for a second time over.”
Speaking about his reasons for undertaking the journey, Spencer said: “Michael was my big brother. 20 odd years later we are sent this photograph of a body, it looks like it could be Michael.
“My heart says we should go and find him. And if we can, bring him home. We need the best people possible. We have one of the greatest, Nims Purja. We have to look all over the mountain.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘Made in Chelsea’ star Tiffany Watson is pregnant.
The 29-year-old reality TV star is expecting her first child with her footballer husband Cameron McGeehan, 27.
The couple – who suffered a miscarriage in 2021 – wrote in a joint post on Tiffany’s Instagram account: “Baby McGeehan on the way
“Pregnancy after miscarriage can come with a lot of anxiety and I’ve been having to take it one day at a time but very grateful for where we are on our journey (sic)”
Tiffany opened up on ‘Made in Chelsea’ last year about her devastating miscarriage.
She said in an episode: “I think going through it was awful.
“Even though we weren’t trying, when you find out, you do become very attached to the baby. You’re mourning a loss of something. Something you never really had.”
The pair got engaged in Paris in October 2021, and they tied the knot in May last year.
Tiffany and Cameron married surrounded by family and friends, including her older sister Lucy Watson, 32, and her co-stars on the E4 reality show, Sophie Habboo, 29, and Jamie Laing, 34, at St Michael and All Angels Church in Pirbright, Surrey, on May 28th, 2022.
The wedding saw guests travel in a tractor to the meal, which took place inside a giant tipi, with the newlyweds sitting in wooden chairs that had “bride and groom” signs carved on the back.
The festival-themed wedding also had a BBQ, Aperol Spritz bar, pick n mix, as well as a wall of Krispy Kreme doughnuts.
In the evening, a saxophonist took to the dancefloor to serenade the couple.
Lucy wrote on Instagram at the time: “Yesterday my little sister got married. The most beautiful day, so happy to welcome you to our family C.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Alison Steadman and Larry Lamb are coming together for a ‘Gavin and Stacey’ reunion.
The two actors – who played Gavin’s parents Pam and Mick Shipman in the classic BBC sitcom – are reuniting for an upcoming documentary three part documentary series ‘Alison and Larry: Bilericay to Barry’ for digital channel Gold.
The show will see the pair visit locations from Wales to Essex that featured on the show.
Alison said in a statement: “I can’t wait to take this trip down memory lane to explore Pam and Mick’s neck of the woods as well as so many other locations precious to me.
“And who better to do it with than Larry? I’m so excited to be reunited.”
Larry himself added: “I am really looking forward to reminiscing with Alison while taking the trip from Billericay to Barry, it was such a huge part in the plot of ‘Gavin and Stacey’.
“This journey holds a special place in my heart and I hope the fans are pleased with it.”
The duo will also be joined by some special surprise guests as some of their co-stars join in the fun.
A spokeswoman for the show – which is set to air later this year – commented: “Alison and Larry will make the 210-mile journey while stopping off at beauty spots in the glorious countryside.
“They also visit locations that have an intimate connection to them and ‘Gavin and Stacey.’ ”
The sitcom originally ran for three series between 2007 and 2010 before returning for a Christmas special in 2019.
Larry previously admitted he hoped the show would be back again in the future.
Speaking in 2021, he said: “I think it would be pretty short-sighted if there wasn’t.
“I’d be happy to do more. Everybody that’s involved with it sees it as a team event. If they’re doing more, you’re part of it.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Former ‘Coronation Street’ star Lucy Fallon “can’t really remember life” before motherhood.
The 27-year-old actress – who played Bethany Platt on the ITV soap until 2020 – welcomed her first child into the world last month, a son named Sonny, and she feels like the time before his arrival is a “blur”.
Lucy told OK! magazine: “It feels so long ago now. We can’t really remember life before Sonny – it feels like a blur.”
The star gushed about how her little one is the “image” of his father, her footballer boyfriend Ryan Ledson, 25, a midfielder for Preston North End, joking he looks like him “especially when he’s grumpy”.
She said: “Sonny is the image of Ryan, especially when he’s grumpy! He’s too young for us to know his personality just yet, but he seems quite chilled overall.
“He only really cries when he needs his nappy changing, which Ryan has taken on as his nighttime job – he’s become a pro nappy changer!”
Lucy admitted she was initially keen to name the little one Fox.
She said: “I kept adding names to a list, so we had it set in stone ages ago, which is good because I’m usually indecisive. I liked quite a lot of names Ryan didn’t. Some of them were a bit out there, like Fox.”
But Ryan insisted there was “no chance” any child of his was going to be named after the sly animal.
He said: “When you’re from Liverpool, there was just no chance – he would get ribbed non stop. As the weeks were going on in the pregnancy, we were calling him Sonny.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘The Traitors’ is returning for a second series.
The BBC has confirmed Claudia Winkleman will be back to front the nail-biting psychological reality competition, which sees 22 strangers play a game of detection, backstabbing and trust in a bid to win £120,000.
She said: “I can’t wait to go back to the castle to watch people play the greatest game on television.
“I’m knitting a high funnel sweater immediately.”
In series one – which was filmed at a Scottish castle, and has been watched 34 million times on BBC iPlayer – three Faithfuls, Aaron, Hannah and Meryl, outsmarted the Traitors and took home a third each of the £101,050 prize pot.
Kalpna Patel-Knight, Head of Entertainment at the BBC, said: “Last year’s ambitious and bingeable hit ‘The Traitors’ with Claudia Winkleman is coming back with the brilliant team at Studio Lambert set to bring viewers another magnificent series full of drama and suspense.
“We can certainly expect even more deceit and psychological games for the Traitors and Faithfuls.”
Stephen Lambert, CEO of Studio Lambert, added: “We were delighted so many viewers of BBC One and BBC iPlayer loved the first season.
“They told us they enjoyed the drama and entertainment of watching our players judge each other, often leaping to false conclusions, but also forming alliances and real friendships.
“We’re excited to be making a second season with Claudia as together we build on the success of the first.”
The BBC is currently looking for applicants to appear in the second series of the show.

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