OHMYGOSSIP — Sex Pistols’ John Lydon has lost out on his bid to represent Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest.
The 67-year-old star and his band Public Image Ltd (PiL) entered their song ‘Hawaii’, a tribute to Lydon’s wife of nearly 50 years, Nora, who has Alzheimer’s disease, in the competition to represent Ireland but they were beaten by Wild Youth with ‘We Are One’.
The winner was chosen on a special Eurosong edition of RTE’s ‘The Late Late Show’, where a combination of a jury decision and public telephone votes decided the outcome.
PiL’s song finished in fourth position from six finalists.
John said: “This song we pieced together to try and tell the story as genuinely as we could without breaking down in tears.
“It is going to be a difficult one for me tonight.
“I recommend ‘Hawaii’ to everyone for a holiday because it is the best Alzheimer’s cure.”
Jury member John Grimes from Jedward said: “The song comes from a place of love, acceptance and calmness. A delicate song might stand out if it did go to Eurovision. It is heartbreaking what is happening with his wife.”
John’s twin Edward added: “I am not so sure it is a song for Eurovision.”
Wild Youth singer Conor O’Donohoe said: “Thank you to everyone who voted for us, we are overwhelmed, we hope everyone can get behind the song and that we can do everyone in Ireland proud. We want to thank all of our families, they have supported us from day one.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Claire Richards has been unveiled as Knitting on ‘The Masked Singer.’
The 45-year-old pop star – who shot to fame in 1997 as part of dance group Steps along with Faye Tozer, Lee Latchford Evans, Lisa Scott Lee, and Ian ‘H’ Watkins and continues to enjoy massive success with them today – had been taking part in the ITV competition in which celebrities conceal their identities and perform pop hits but narrowly missed out on a place in the semi-final after being voted out on Saturday night’s (04.02.23), where she admitted she was “chuffed” to have made it so far.
After removing her mask, she said: “I thought you were gonna get me from day one. So on the first show when you didn’t have a clue, I was so chuffed!”
The former ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ star – who is married to Reece Hill and has Charlie, 15, and 12-year-old Daisy with him – went on to admit that she is a “massive fan” of the show and hopes that her children will be “surprised” with the revelation.
Speaking to host Joel Dommett, she said: “I put a lot of thought into it because I am actually a massive, massive fan of this show. I feel like a fan who has won a competition. I hope my kids are going to be surprised and happy, but my son might be a little bit mortified!”
Judges Davina McCall and Stephen Mulhern correctly guessed Claire was underneath the costume, whilst Jonathan Ross joked that it could be Claire’s bandmate H.
‘Anywhere’ singer Rita Ora believed it could be her other co-star Faye Tozer, whilst Mo Gilligan thought it was Hear’Say star Suzanne Shaw.
Throughout the competition, nods to Claire’s pop career as clues included a shot of a church to reflect where she filmed the music video for best-selling single ‘Tragedy’, as well as being seen with a magpie as a nod to Steps’ 1998 hit ‘One For Sorrow’
Following her elimination, the ‘Chain Reaction’ hitmaker gave her first unmasked performance of Anastacia song ‘Left Outside Alone’ before leaving the show for the final time.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Daisy May Cooper has been unveiled as Otter on ‘The Masked Singer.’
The 36-year-old actress – who is known for starring as Kerry Mucklowe in the BBC Three series ‘This Country’ had been taking part in the ITV competition which sees celebrities conceal their identities in extravagant costumes and sing their way to success but had to leave the show on Saturday (04.02.23) after finding the judges opted to send Fawn through to the semi-final next week.
Following her elimination, she said: ” Oh my God! Why did I put so much energy into that? Then I had to keep it up! Why couldn’t I have been a sloth or something? I’ve loved it, I mean I’m exhausted,
The BAFTA Award-winning star went on to add that she decided to take part for her four-year-old daughter Pip before quipping that she also “needed the cash.”
She told host Joel Dommett: “I’m absolutely relieved but I’ve loved every second. I did this for my daughter Pip who is a massive fan of the show, and I needed the cash!”
Daisy’s exit came just minutes after Steps star Claire Richards had been voted off the show as part of a double elimination but whilst two of the judges had correctly guessed the identity of the ‘Tragedy’ hitmaker, only Mo Gilligan had sussed out Daisy.
‘You Only Love Me’ singer Rita Ora thought it was ‘My Family’ actress Zoe Wanamaker and Stephen Mulhern believed it was original Queen of Clean Kim Woodburn, whilst Jonathan Ross remained convinced it was former ‘Bake Off’ host Mel Giedroyc and Davina McCall claimed it was ‘Harry Potter’ actress Fiona Shaw.
Just before leaving the stage for the final time, Daisy performed an unmasked rendition Omi hit ‘Cheerleader’ through fits of laughter in a comedic American accent.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Olivia Attwood is set to return to ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!’.
The former ‘Love Island’ star was forced to leave the show on medical grounds last year after just one day but ITV bosses have a plan to get her back in the jungle for the new series that will begin later this year as the broadcaster has high hopes for the reality star.
A source told The Mail on Sunday newspaper: “Olivia’s time in the jungle last year was to give her a platform so that ITV could give her a big show.
“They had a huge future mapped out for her. She’s a big draw for the much-sought-after younger viewers. Then it all came to an end after her blood tests came back.
“Now they are getting her back for this year and will start the whole plan again. ITV bosses know she will be popular on ‘I’m A Celeb’… and that viewers will just love her.”
Olivia explained that she was removed from the show after a blood test showed that she was dangerously anaemic.
The 31-year-old star recalled: “I was so scared, I was like, ‘What the hell is wrong with me?’
“They couldn’t give me an answer, they just told me that they had to get me to the hospital immediately.
“The results were really, really low when they put them into their reader and they consulted with another doctor off site. I had those bloods done in England before I left, and they were fine. I was confused and of course very, very worried…
“I didn’t know what to think. I was wondering if I had picked up a virus, was I pregnant, all of these things were going through my head. It was absolutely frightening.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Vanessa Feltz has split from her fiance Ben Ofoedu.
The 60-year-old broadcaster has ended her relationship with the Phats and Small singer after 16 years amid claims that he cheated on her with a number of women.
It is said that Vanessa found a string of social media messages and emails that Ben had sent to other women and he has now moved out of the couple’s North London home.
Speaking to The Sun on Sunday newspaper, the TalkTV presenter said: “I had thought it might take a bit longer before this came out, because it’s a lot to deal with – a shock like this takes some adjusting to – but I am extremely sad and disappointed that my 16-year relationship with Ben is over.
“As an agony aunt I have said many times that once the trust in a relationship is gone, it can never be repaired or regained.
“So I have to take my own advice on this occasion.
“Who knew I’d be single at 60? However, ladies, it’s onwards and upwards and I firmly believe that the best is yet to come.”
Vanessa quipped that she is not the only lady to be unlucky in love recently as it has been reported that pop star Kylie Minogue has split with her boyfriend Paul Solomons.
The TV star – who has daughters Allegra, 37, and Saskia, 34, with her ex-husband Michael Kurer – said: “I hear that Kylie Minogue is single again, so I’m in good company – if she wants to hit the town, hook me up.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Vicki Michelle has joined the cast of ‘EastEnders’.
The 72-year-old actress will begin filming for a mystery role on the BBC soap later this month and is set to appear in several episodes during the spring.
A source told The Sun on Sunday newspaper: “Bosses are keeping tight-lipped on her role, but she will definitely stir up some drama.
“Producers know she’s a talented actress and will go down a storm with fans.”
Vicki is best known for her role as the saucy French waitress Yvette Carte-Blanche in the sitcom ‘Allo ‘Allo!’, which aired on the BBC for a decade between 1982 and 1992 and focused on the life of a cafe owner during the German occupation of France in World War II.
She also played the character of Patricia Foster on a recurring basis in the ITV soap ‘Emmerdale’ between 2007 and 2009 and featured on ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!’ in 2014.
Vicki recently bemoaned how comedy is being “nuked” by political correctness and suggested that ‘Allo ‘Allo!’ wouldn’t make it past censors today as it was packed with innuendos.
She explained: “Comedy is being neutralised – or nuked. I think 80 per cent of this country would love comedy like ‘Allo ‘Allo!’ to be made again, so 20 per cent might take aversion to some of the content.
“But people eff, blind and use the c-word on telly and that’s considered fine. And on reality TV people make love under a sheet, and that’s fine. There was none of that in ‘Allo ‘Allo!’.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Ekin-Su Culculoglu has defended her risque ‘Dancing on Ice’ costume.
The ‘Love Island’ winner sparked complaints with her daring outfit when she took to the ice for the first time on the ITV show but is determined to empower women by staying sexy.
Ekin-Su told the Sunday Mirror newspaper: “I feel like every woman should feel sexy. It doesn’t matter who you are, what your age is or how you look.
“It’s not about cleavage, legs or bums, it’s about the knowledge you have, the way you carry yourself, the way you speak to people… it’s knowing who you are and embracing it. That is sexy.”
Ekin-Su – who won ‘Love Island’ last summer with her partner Davide Sanclimenti – was trolled on social media for her raunchy costume and admits that she found the criticism difficult to take.
The 28-year-old star said: “I was very upset. Instead of people saying, ‘Look at her, look at her confidence’, I had negative feedback.
“I’m not going to lie, I was crying a lot. I went home and cried in Davide’s arms.”
She added: “On ‘Love Island’, people were criticising me but we had no phones so I had no idea what was happening.
“Now it’s in my face. Someone sends me a DM, someone sends me a tweet and I see it. It’s everywhere and it’s a lot to take.”
Ekin-Su, who is partnered with professional Brendyn Hatfield on the ice, will not let the trolls get her down.
She said: “I’m not going to just back off… I’m going to be confident again. I’m going to fight.
“I’m here, I’m ready, I’m going to shine – and I’m going to be me again.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Brendyn Hatfield have been eliminated from ‘Dancing On Ice.’
The 28-year-old reality star – who is known for having won ‘Love Island’ in 2022 alongside boyfriend Davide Sanclimenti – had been taking part in the ITV skating competition with professional partner Brendyn, 36, but failed to impress the judges when she landed in the skate off against ‘EastEnders’ actress Patsy Palmer and her professional Matt Evers on Sunday (05.02.23).
After fighting back the tears and having to be comforted by hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, she said: “I’ve put so much time into this. All the work commitments I had at the time, this was my priority and I really gave everything to it. I love it. I really love it and I fell in love with the ice.”
TV star Phillip begged Ekin – who managed to defeat former Liberty X singer Michelle Heaton and Łukasz Różycki in the skate off last week – to be “proud” of her achievements on the show and Brendyn echoed his feelings towards the ‘Ekin-Su and Davide: Homecomings’ star.
He said: “I think everyone who has worked with you, and I know how I am, is proud of what you did!”
Following the skate off – in which Patsy and Matt skated to ‘Never Forget You’ by the Noisettes and Ekin-Sun and Brendyn completed a routine set to Ariana Grande hit ‘No Tears Left To Cry – judges Ashley Banjo, Oti Mabuse, Jayne Torvill, and Christopher Dean all opted to vote to keep the soap star in the competition, purely based on their performance in the last few minutes of the show.
Matt said: “[Patsy] loves this so much and this was one of her fears to have to do this. That [skate off] was probably the best she has ever skated.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Lana Jenkins made the difficult decision to couple up with Casey O’Gorman on ‘Love Island.’
The 25-year-old make-up artist had previously coupled up with Aaron Waters – who was eliminated from the show in the first part of Sunday’s (05.02.23) episode) – and following the decision that the Islanders would recouple, she chose recruitment consultant, 26, over Ron Hall, 25, leaving the financial advisor to pair up with hairdresser Tanyel Revan, 26.
She said: “I have decided to couple up with this boy because he is kind, funny and he makes me smile. Over the last two or three days I have been trying to decide what is best for me. I’ve been fighting a bit between my head and my heart but tonight I’m going with my gut. So the boy I’ve decided to couple up with is Casey.”
Elsewhere during the recoupling, business development executive Ellie Spence, 25, chose to couple up with HR advisor Jordan Odofin, 28, whilst Jessie Wynter chose to remain with Will Young for another week after believing that she is a “very lucky girl” and that the 23-year-old farmer is the “whole package.”
Biomedical science Tanya Manhenga, 22, decided to remain in a couple with airport security guard Shaq Muhammad, 24, claiming that she “couldn’t imagine life without him and estate agent Samie Elishi, 22, described Tom Clare, 23, as being “funny and not bad to look at” before choosing him as her partner.
Finally, ring girl Olivia Hawkins, 27, decided she had “seen some potential” in PE teacher Kai Fagan, 23, so decided to couple up with him after being left single when previous partner and business owner Spencer Wilks, 24, was dumped from the island earlier in the show.
Before the girls had been tasked with recoupling, they had also had to make the decision to dump two boys from the island out of the three who had been deemed the least popular in a public vote, choosing to save Kai and dump Aaron and Spencer with immediate effect.
Announcing their decision, Olivia said: “It was not an easy decision at all but we have decided to dump these two boys from the island because even though we believe they’re both in here for genuine reasons, we think that there may be a stronger connection that has been formed over the last few days. So the boys we have decided to dump from the island are Aaron and Spencer.”
‘Love Island’ next airs on Tuesday (06.02.23) at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX and can be seen in Ireland on Virgin Media Two and Virgin Media Player.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Samira Mighty wants to return to ‘Love Island’.
The 27-year-old singer appeared on the dating show in 2018 and Samira has now revealed that she would love to return for an All Star series.
She explained: “I’m single, if they did an All Stars version I would definitely return.
“I was so young when I first did it, I was 22, and now I’m 27 and know exactly what I want.”
Samira admits that her love life has actually been quite boring in recent years.
And as a result, Samira would happily return to the ‘Love Island’ villa in the hope of finding her perfect partner.
She told The Sun newspaper: “I want someone who’s kind, nice and funny – because the guys I’ve been dating are dead boring – I’m like, help.
“I give people chances, but gosh, these guys aren’t doing it for me, I like to be comedy all the time.
“I would go back if bosses asked me, I think it would be hilarious.
“There have been so many Love Islanders over the years but which guys would go back?”
Meanwhile, Samira previously claimed that she was firmly focused on her career, rather than her love life.
She said in 2020: “To be honest, I haven’t really thought about [dating] that much as there’s a lot going on at the minute.”
The TV star also revealed that she intended to be more private about her personal life.
She explained: “I’m just trying to focus on my job and what I want to do in the future.
“If anything happens in my love life now, I think it’s going to be extremely private. I don’t want to air everything anymore because if something goes wrong, then everyone will know about it.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Lee Mead is engaged to his girlfriend Issy Szumniak.
The theatre and reality TV star – who was previously married to Denise van Outen – has revealed he popped the question to make-up artist Issy on Sunday (05.02.23) after six years together and they are now planning their wedding.
Lee confirmed the news by sharing a picture of the couple together on Instagram with his bride-to-be showing off her engagement ring, and wrote: “So this happened today, and my beautiful Issy said yes. We’re both so happy and can’t wait to spend forever together.”
Issy added in a post on her own Instagram page: “Six years and forever with you 05/02/23.”
Lee rose to fame after winning the lead role in the 2007 West End revival of ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ on BBC reality TV show ‘Any Dream Will Do’.
He went on to strike up a relationship with one of the judges, Denise van Outen, and they went on to marry in 2009 and become parents to a daughter named Betsy, now 12.
Lee previously revealed he met Issy after his split from Denise when they bumped into each other in a coffee show after he’d dropped Betsy off at school.
He told The Sun newspaper: “We got on really well, but it was a while before I plucked up the courage to ask her on a date.
“She’s a lovely woman and she’s a parent as well, which I think helps. She’s based in Kent and she’s not in the same business as me; I’m not sure if that’s a good thing or a bad thing!
“I’m not one to rush into relationships and I was single for six years, but it’s nice to have found someone. We’ve been together just under a year and it’s going really well. We had a nice weekend together recently and we’re very happy.”

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