OHMYGOSSIP — Dianne Buswell has reportedly signed up for ‘Celebrity MasterChef’.
The ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ professional is said to be following in the footsteps of her fellow stars Oti Mabuse and Katya Jones and is set take part in the upcoming BBC series as she seeks to earn the approval of judges Gregg Wallace and John Torode.
A source told The Sun newspaper’s TVBiz column: “‘Strictly’ stars always seem to be popular with ‘MasterChef’ producers, not to mention the viewers at home.
“That is why almost every year they select a famous face from within the show’s ranks of pros. And they always seem to do rather well.
“Although their dance skills don’t help them in the kitchen, their natural competitiveness does give them the edge over many of the other celeb cooks.”
As well as Oti and Katya, other ‘Strictly’ pros who have joined the culinary fun include Johannes Radebe, Gleb Savchenko and AJ Pritchard.
Dianne has been open about her love for cookery, which goes back to her childhood.
She recently revealed: “When I get time, I absolutely love to cook. My mum’s Italian and I’ve grown up learning to cook from her.
“I’ve always been quite a foodie. I have got two older brothers, my dad loves food – we all love food in my family.
“I do really enjoy cooking and I’m always really interested in the Mediterranean died.
“My mum is very health-conscious in terms of what products she uses, so I have grown up learning to cook good, hearty meals that are good for you, using natural ingredients.”
Dianne will be hoping she can match the success of 2022 winner Lisa Snowdown, who triumphed last year in a series also featuring the likes of Paul Chuckle, Cliff Paraisi, Danny Jones, Chris Eubank and more.

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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘Loose Women’ panellist Stacey Solomon has named her newborn daughter Belle.
The 33-year-old star revealed on Saturday (11.02.23) she had welcomed her fifth child into the world, and Stacey has admitted she and her husband Joe Swash chose the moniker for their little one partly because it will always remind them of “beautiful” bluebells.
Stacey – who is also a mum to Zachary, 14, and Leighton, 10, from previous relationships, and Rex, three, and 15-month-old Rose, who she has with Joe – wrote on Instagram: “Belle. Our little Belle. Our beautiful, delicate baby girl. Who will forever remind us of the bluebells that are about to bloom as you bring the spring with you into the world… And a little special connection to your Rose To the moon and back Belle. Forever and always (sic)”
Several stars admitted they loved Stacey and Joe’s name choice.
‘This Morning’ presenter Holly Willoughby – who has an 11-year-old daughter called Belle – posted: “Awww beautiful”
Former ‘Apprentice’ star Luisa Zissman wrote: “Beautiful Belle”
Stacey took to Instagram over the weekend to announce she and former ‘EastEnders’ star Joe had become parents again.
The former ‘X Factor’ star wrote: “She’s Here Our beautiful, daughter born at home with all of your brothers and sister ready to snuggle you forever and ever. You literally flew into our world … And none of us can quite believe your thick dark head of hair that we just can’t get over. We can’t believe your here Welcome to the world beautiful girl, thank you for the last few months in my tummy, we can’t wait to love you forever and ever we are so grateful we get to be your family (sic)”

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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘EastEnders’ scriptwriter Tony Jordan thinks soaps are in “very real trouble”.
The 65-year-old screenwriter – who has penned hundreds of episodes of the BBC One soap – fears for the future of serial dramas if they don’t “reinvent themselves”.
He said: “Soaps are in a pretty poor way. Unless they reinvent themselves, I think they’re in very real trouble.
“They need to stop and take a breath and think, ‘What does a soap look like in 2025?’ And start aiming for that.”
Among the many ‘EastEnders’ episodes Tony has written, he is known for penning ‘Pretty Baby….’ in 2008.
The episode remains EastEnders’ only ever single-hander, in which Dot Branning – who was played by the late June Brown – recorded a message for her husband Jim Branning (John Bardon) while he was in hospital recovering from a stroke.
Tony insists people used to get their gossip from characters like Dot, but says times have now changed and social media has “stolen” that space.
He is quoted by the Daily Star newspaper as saying: “In post-war Britain there was a sense of community. And then television took some of that away.
“In that period, we all looked at Dot Cotton and Den Watts … that’s where we got all our gossip from. Soaps fulfilled that for us.
“But now that space has been stolen by Facebook and social media. That’s where all the gossip is coming from.”
Last week, ‘Doctor Who’ showrunner Russell T. Davies admitted he fears for the future of soaps, and believes they need “radical work” to save them.
He said at the time: “How to save [soaps]? I think radical work is needed that they will never have time for.
“Like they say if you stopped the London Underground for 24 hours and moved all the trains to the right position, it would run like a dream for ever.
“It is like that for soaps. There is no time to reassess, to re-tool. You’re trapped on a treadmill and it is terrifying.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘Fawlty Towers’ co-creator Connie Booth has claimed she only found out about the reboot in the newspapers.
The 82-year-old actress and her ex-husband John Cleese co-wrote the iconic sitcom – which only ever ran for 12 episodes over two series from 1975 to 1979 – but the star has admitted John didn’t tell her he was rebooting the show.
She said: “I’d have appreciated learning about the project from John rather than reading about it in the papers.”
Connie was shocked to hear about a planned reboot, and “even more surprised” when she read that John will be writing and starring in the new version of the show alongside his daughter Camilla Cleese.
She added to The Times newspaper: “Because a previous American reboot of ‘Fawlty Towers’ had failed some years ago, I was surprised that another was being planned.
“I was even more surprised to read that John intends to write and to perform in it together with his daughter Camilla.”
But Connie has wished the pair well.
US sitcom ‘Payne’, which was adapted from ‘Fawlty Towers’, aired for just one season in 1999.
In ‘Fawlty Towers’, John played the part of hotel owner Basil Fawlty, while Connie – who he was married to from 1968 to 1978 – appeared as waitress Polly Sherman.
It was confirmed last week that the show is being revived by Castle Rock Entertainment, with John to write and star in the series alongside his daughter.
Matthew George, Rob Reiner, Michele Reiner and Derrick Rossi are set to executive produce the long-awaited reboot.
John said: “What I like about Matt is that, unlike many producers, he really ‘gets’ the creative process.
“When we first met, he offered an excellent first idea, and then Matt, my daughter Camilla, and I had one of the best creative sessions I can remember. By dessert we had an overall concept so good that, a few days later, it won the approval of Rob and Michele Reiner.
“Camilla and I look forward enormously to expanding it into a series.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘Death in Paradise’ star Kris Marshall says the way crimes are solved on new show ‘Beyond Paradise’ is “completely unique”.
The 49-year-old star reprises his role as DI Humphrey Goodman for the new ‘Death in Paradise’ spin-off show, and Kris believes the programme will be “thought provoking” for viewers, especially because he claims the way the show is shot is unprecedented.
He said: “It’s a really unique show. I don’t think it’s a show that’s been done before in terms of the way we shoot.
“Without giving too much away, the way we shoot the denouements and how we solve the crime is completely unique.
“There are a lot of laughs and there is lot of fun in the show, but I think it’s also very thought provoking. We’re maintaining that sunny disposition.”
The BBC show follows Humphrey and his fiancée Martha Lloyd (Sally Bretton) after their nail-biting will-they-won’t-they romance reached its emotional finale in ‘Death in Paradise’ in 2017.
Humphrey followed Martha back from Saint Marie to London to declare his undying love for her, and the programme will see the couple embark on their new life in the fictional Shipton Abbott, Martha’s hometown near the beautiful Devonshire coast, where she sets out to pursue her dream of running her own restaurant and he joins the local police force.
Kris is hoping ‘Beyond Paradise’ can have a similar effect to how ‘Death in Paradise’ has helped families to bond.
He added: “In my experience of doing ‘Death in Paradise’, when people have come up to me and said how much they enjoy the show – all over the world – they’ve often said how much it’s made them bond with members of their own family.
“Mothers and fathers have said it’s helped them bond with their teenage kids, parents have said they can bond with their parents and grandparents. It’s a family show that you can sit down and watch with everyone.
“Despite the subject matter, it’s kind of feel good. With there being many gritty and brilliant cop dramas out there, I think in our kind of shows sail down a different path and make it more fun and more tongue-in-cheek. We don’t take ourselves too seriously.”
‘Beyond Paradise’ will begin on BBC One on February 24th.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Richard Hammond is “too scared” to get checked for dementia following his horror crash.
The former ‘Top Gear’ presenter, 53 – who fronted the BBC Two programme alongside Jeremy Clarkson and James May from 2002 to 2015 – suffered a brain injury following a catastrophic car crash while filming the show in 2006.
Richard – who was left with life-changing side effects, including post-traumatic amnesia – now fears his worsening memory could be dementia caused by the high-speed smash.
Speaking on the ‘Diary of a CEO’ podcast, he said: “I worry about my memory because it’s not brilliant. I can still read a script and deliver it but my long-term memory is not brilliant.
“I have to write things down and work hard to remember them sometimes. It might be the age, it might be the onset of something else. I worry about that. I do.”
The TV star admitted suffering from depression following the crash, and his wife Mindy, 57, was warned there could be an after-effect brain injury.
He added: “Mindy was told by the doctors that a frontal brain lobe injury would possibly lead to me having a greater propensity for obsessive compulsion and depression and paranoia.
“She was like, ‘You didn’t meet him before the crash, did you?’ which is quite funny.”
Richard’s horror crash came while filming an episode of ‘Top Gear’ at the RAF Elvington airfield near York, in September 2006.
Richard was driving at 319mph in a Vampire dragster – a jet-powered car that has the potential to reach speeds of 370mph – when the front right tyre unexpectedly failed, causing the motor to spin out of control and flip upside. The media personality had to be cut out with hydraulic shears before being rushed to hospital.

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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘Match of the Day’ pundit Micah Richards forks out £24,000 on haircuts during the football season – getting three trims a week.
The 34-year-old former footballer – who previously played for the likes of Manchester City and Aston Villa – splashes out £200 to his barber for a cut because he wants to “look fly”.
When asked on CBS’ Champions League coverage this week how often he gets his hair cut, he replied: “Three times a week.”
Presenter Kate Abdo then revealed Micah flew his own barber out to Qatar during last year’s football World Cup, at which the star was a pundit.
He said: “Of course I did. I’ve got to look fly.”
Asked how much his barber costs, he said: “£200 a time. When I say the most, like I’ll get a trim tomorrow for the Champions League and I’m working the weekend so I’ll get a trim.
“He did it today. I’ve got to get a sharpen up tomorrow. I have to pay it”.
He then joked: “I should be putting it through expenses shouldn’t I?”
Micah’s shocked fellow pundit Thierry Henry asked him what the “purpose” of his multiple haircuts it.
He replied: “I’ve go to look sharp. When you look good you’re able to perform.”
Thierry replied: “You said you need to look fly … not like one.”
While that would work out at £31,200 a year if Micah had three haircuts every week of the year, he insisted it is more like 40 weeks a year, when the football season is on.
So, it is more likely he spends around £24,000 on haircuts.

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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘Blackadder’ star Sir Tony Robinson believes Rowan Atkinson will be in the show’s Comic Relief return “in some form or another”.
Show creator Richard Curtis confirmed this week that the sitcom will be back for a charity sketch but without his co-creator and Rowan, who played the titular character Edmund Blackadder, but Tony has now revealed the script is written for his character, hapless servant Baldrick, and insisted Rowan “always contributes to Comic Relief”.
He said: “This just happens to be a script for Baldrick but Rowan always contributes to Comic Relief. I am sure he will be there in some form or another.”
Tony revealed Richard messaged him with a script for the Comic Relief sketch just a day after they reunited at an event, and the star jumped at the chance to reprise his iconic role.
He said: “It was quite extraordinary. It happened very fast. Last week I was at some posh do at Claridges, where they were celebrating the 100th anniversary of the front covers of the Radio Times and I went there to receive an award for a cover that ‘Blackadder’ had done all those years previously.
“Very early the following morning I was woken up by a text from Richard Curtis saying, ‘Lovely to have seen you,’ and it included this script for a piece for Baldrick to do and he said, ‘Would you do it?’
“It was extraordinary for me, this is a character that I haven’t played for 25 years and I suddenly got this beautifully crafted script, and I said, ‘Yeah, yeah, try and keep me away from it!’ ”
Tony believes a new ‘Blackadder’ series is probably unlikely because people may not feel as “warm” about it as they did the original episodes, but he hasn’t completely ruled it out.
Speaking on Radio 4’s ‘Today’ programme, he said: “The argument always is that however good a new series might be, the people who are watching it wouldn’t be in the same state of mind and same state of emotions as they were when they watched the first series.
“They wouldn’t feel as warm about it, they wouldn’t feel as good about it. Even if it was absolutely great they’d go, ‘It’s not like the old series, is it?’
“So I think that’s one of the main reasons why no one has ever seriously thought about writing another series.
“But who knows, who knows? It’s not down to me, it’s down to Richard and Ben [Elton].”
Earlier this week, Richard confirmed the show would be back for the Comic Relief sketch.
He said: “For the first time in 20 years, Baldrick is going to be giving some kind of performance.
“We’re just conspiring about it now, so I think there’s going to be a marvellous, turnip-based thing with Tony Robinson now back in action, so I’m excited about that.”
Asked if Rowan is going to be in the Comic Relief special, Richard added: “No [laughs]. Rowan’s far too serious to do any of that.”
‘Blackadder’ originally ran for four series and two specials from 1983 to 1989, and another special ‘Blackadder: Back and Forth’ aired in 1999.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Laura Anderson and Gary Lucy are expecting their first child together – but the pair are no longer a couple.
The former ‘Love Island’ star confirmed on social media that she and the former ‘Hollyoaks’ actor are set to welcome a baby into the world later this year, admitting the pair’s “hearts are full”.
She shared a video montage of her baby bump, which included several snaps of Gary, and wrote on Instagram: “Our hearts are full. Baby Lucy due Summer ‘23 (sic)”
Gary commented on the montage: “There she is. so very proud of you Mummy Bear. cooking Baby Bear perfectly (sic)”
However, Gary, 41, has now confirmed he and the 33-year-old star – who met on ‘Celebs Go Dating’ last year – have split up.
He told The Sun newspaper: “I love Laura but we are no longer together.
“My main drive as always is to work together to co-parent our child. I look forward to the arrival of the new baby.”
Last month, it was reported that Laura and Gary had broken up after she deleted all pictures of Gary from her Instagram account.
A source said at the time: “They are calling it a break but it looks unlikely they will get back together.
“They want different things at the end of the day.”
Laura also hinted at the break-up on her Instagram Stories.
She shared a picture of herself with her dog Buddy and wrote: “I know I’ve been quiet on here and not myself this week or so.
“I’m going through a very difficult time, I actually don’t think I’ve ever felt so stressed in my life.
“As we know Instagram isn’t real life but over sharing negativity has never been something like doing. Anyway my thought of the day for us all is – Never lose yourself or your voice.”
The reports came after Laura helped nurse Gary back to health when he was involved in a horror car smash over the Christmas holiday period.
And Gary previously admitted he wanted Laura to move to Essex and meet his four children.
He said: “Well, everyone on the show keeps talking weddings and kids and all that … It’s lovely. I mean, long may that continue really. I enjoy every part.
“I want to bring her back to mine, roast dinner with my mum, because her approval is important, and then chill. I want to get her down to Essex with me. I think she’s an Essex girl at heart.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘Love Island’ stars Faye Winter and Teddy Soares have split up.
The former couple – who met on the ITV2 dating competition in 2021 – have called it quits after nearly 18 months of dating.
Faye, 27, broke the news on her Instagram Story, captioning a picture of her dog Bonnie: “I wanted to let you know that after lots of time and consideration, Teddy and I have decided to go our separate ways.
“Thank you all so much for supporting our relationship and sharing the journey with us. I’m forever grateful.
“Lots of love, Faye and Bonnie x.”
This comes after Teddy sparked speculation the pair had gone their separate ways with a cryptic Instagram post requesting “privacy” earlier this month, after fans noticed that the pair’s socials featured fewer loved-up posts.
He wrote: “Everything you have been reading in the press is false. I have had nothing but love and respect for Faye since we first met.
“I do not wish to comment on rumours speculating our relationship and ask for you to respect our privacy at this time. Love Teddy.”
A source claimed the couple were in “crisis talks” about their relationship.
They said: “Things haven’t been working between Teddy and Faye for a while now.
“The tension bubbled over a couple of weeks ago, and they’ve been spending some time apart trying to figure out what they want.
“Faye is fighting to save their relationship and hopes they’ll be able to get back on track.”
The influencer added to the confusion when she shared some saucy Valentine’s Day content to her timeline about marking the day with “whoever it may be”.
Faye wrote: “Let’s all take a bow this Valentine’s for how great we look with the @lovehoneylingerie , whoever it may be for. Ourselves, partner or take away! @lovehoneyofficial has never made feeling good naked look so good with the largest selections you’ll be sure to find your perfect partner.”

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