OHMYGOSSIP — Nicholas Lyndhurst is filming the ‘Frasier’ revival this week.
The ‘Only Fools and Horses’ legend is going to appear in two episodes of the Paramount+ return of the US sitcom – which was a ‘Cheers’ spin-off – as Alan, a friend of Kelsey Grammer’s character Dr Frasier Crane.
The 61-year-old actor – who played Rodney Trotter in ‘Only Fools and Horses’ opposite Sir David Jason as his older brother Del Boy – will film his scenes in front of a live studio audience in Los Angeles, and Kelsey, 67, is delighted to have Nicholas onboard after they become friends from starring together in The 2019 West End production of ‘The Man of La Mancha’.
A rep for ‘Frasier’ said: “Frasier Crane in the next chapter of his life as he returns to Boston with new challenges to face, new relationships to forge and an old dream or two to finally fulfill. Frasier has re-entered the building!”
The new series will also feature the actress Toks Olagundoye as Olivia, a co-worker of Frasier, and Jack Cutmore-Scott as the psychotherapeutic radio presenter’s son Freddy Crane.
Freddy is described as a mixture of his father and his grandfather, Marty Crane, a role played by John Mahoney, who passed away in 2019 aged 77 from complications from throat cancer.
The offspring of Frasier’s character description reads: “Years ago, Freddy rejected following in his father’s footsteps—dropping out of college to become a fireman—and he’s never looked back until now, when recent troubles have left him with no one to turn to in his life.”
News of the series – which will not involve his ex co-stars David Hyde Pierce, Jane Leeves, and Peri Gilpin – was confirmed last month after speculation dating back to 2021.
Jack – who is best known for his work in the TV series ‘Deception’ – quipped about his casting as reason to break his nearly five year Instagram hiatus.
The 35-year-old actor wrote on the social media platform in January: “‘Frasier’ is coming back!!! That’s got to be worth an Instagram post after almost five years. Also hi! I know it’s been a while, but I hope you are doing well.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Danniella Westbrook is going to be starring in a new one woman show about her life.
The former ‘EastEnders’ actress – who shot to fame playing Sam Mitchell, the daughter of Peggy Mitchell, in the BBC One soap – is bringing ‘Danniella Uncovered!’ to the stage and in the show she will cover every aspect of her roller coaster career and life.
Danniella intends to talk openly about the cocaine addiction which destroyed her nose, her journey to get clean, her TV successes and the love affairs with men in her life who have included East 17 singer Brian Harvey and ex-husbands Robert Fernandez and George Arnold.
Speaking to former ‘Big Brother’ star and presenter Simon Gross on the red carpet at the gala night of ‘Rise of the Footsoldier: The Extreme Edition’ in London this week, she said: “It’s going to be a one woman show in the West End that I’m writing and producing. There’s going to lots of twists and turns in it. It’s not going to be like a show like ‘The Vagina Monologues’ it’s going to be much deeper.”
Before she begins rehearsals for the theatre show – which is being co-written by Gross – Danniella is travelling to Turkey to have cosmetic surgery on her face.
The 49-year-old actress famously suffered serious damage to her nasal septum due to heavy cocaine use in the 1990s and early 2000s and in recent years she has suffered a collapsed jaw and cheekbone.
The former ‘Dancing On Ice’ contestant also underwent a botched operation that left her with osteoporosis which is making the bones in her face weaken.
Although she is nervous about going under the knife, Danniella is looking forward to having her issues fixed.
She said: “I go away next week for my operation. I can’t wait. It’s going to be a new chapter.
“I’m a bit nervous but I’m excited because it’s been five or six years of waiting now. It’s about time.”
‘Danniella Uncovered’ is set to run on London’s West End this autumn.
You can follow Simon Gross on Instagram @simongrossshowbiz for more weekly showbiz scoops.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Oti and Motsi Mabuse will investigate their family history on ‘DNA Journey’.
The ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ sisters will appear on the fourth season of the ITV1 and ITVX show to look into their ancestors.
The show – which is fronted by Kate Garraway and Allison Hammond – will also take stars like ‘Paddington’ star Hugh Bonneville, comedian John Bishop, ‘Line of Duty’ star Adrian Dunbar, comedian Alex Brooker through their family’s stories which promise “astonishing revelations”.
Katie Rawcliffe, the head of Entertainment Commissioning at ITV, said: “‘DNA Journey’ delves deep into the celebrity’s family history and has unearthed some astonishing revelations over the last few years.
“It’s great to see these famous faces sharing their journey with each other and we’ve got another great line up with some more fascinating surprises.”
Oti – whose first solo presenting gig, the dating singing show ‘Romeo and Duet’ was axed after poor ratings this summer – was recently announced as the Saturday presenter of a new weekend morning chat show set to air later in the year on the same channel.
The ‘Dancing on Ice’ judge was named alongside the ex ‘Love Island’ presenter Laura Whitmore as part of the lineup as they renewed the Katie Piper’s ‘Katie Piper’s Breakfast Show’ for a second series.
Regarding the news, Katie said: “In Katie, Oti and Laura we have three dynamic, engaging broadcasters who bring energy and flair to our weekend schedules. Each of their shows will give viewers that perfect weekend wake up call.”
Executive producer Amanda Ross added: “We are looking forward to a summer of fun with these three wonderful women driving weekend mornings.
“Their very different personalities give each series a unique flavour, a treat for the viewers and the team!”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Jeremy Paxman keeps getting told he should get a tattoo at the age of 72.
The former ‘University Challenge’ host has been fielding “requests” urging him to get an inking just like his fellow BBC broadcaster David Dimbleby who got a scorpion etched onto his shoulder at the ripe age of 75.
Paxman is quoted by The Sun’s TV Biz column as saying: “I have so far ignored all requests to join David Dimbleby in having a tattoo. How much longer can I hold out?”
The one-time ‘Newsnight’ presenter was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2021 and shared his story in the ITV documentary, ‘Paxman: Putting Up With Parkinson’s’.
Paxman’s condition was first noticed by a doctor who spotted his “Parkinson’s’ mask” whilst watching him on ‘University Challenge’.
Jeremy previously said: “Well it was completely out of the blue. I was having a walk in the square across the way. There was ice around and I had the dog with me, the dog was on a lead. The first thing I knew was when somebody was sitting me on a bench. I’d fallen over and I made a terrible mess of my face.
“I’d gone straight down on my hooter. Which, as you can see, is not small. Cuts all over the place. I was a real mess. And when I was in A and E, a doctor walked in and said, ‘I think you’ve got Parkinson’s.’ And it turned out that he had been watching ‘University Challenge’ and had noticed that my face had acquired what’s known as the ‘Parkinson’s mask’. I wasn’t as effusive and exuberant as normal. I had no idea.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Danny Dyer has signed up to star in a new comedy series – his first role since departing ‘EastEnders’.
The 45-year-old actor – who joined the BBC One soap in 2013 – departed Albert Square in dramatic fashion when his character Mick Carter drowned trying to save ex-wife Linda (Kellie Bright) in the Christmas Day episode of the show.
Now, Dyer has moved on to a comic part after agreeing to play Lee in upcoming Sky series ‘Mr Bigstuff’. He will be reunited with his former ‘Plebs’ co-star Ryan Sampson, who he appeared with on the ITV sitcom a decade ago.
Sampson has penned the Sky series which focuses on brothers Lee and Glen and their turbulent relationship and Dyer can’t wait to get started on the fresh project.
Announcing the project, Dyer said: “Following my nutty exit from ‘EastEnders’ I feel like it’s time to recalibrate and try something a bit new. When I read the role of Lee I was honoured to be asked to develop an exciting character and explore his dysfunctional family relationships. I fell in love with Ryan Sampson while working with him on ‘Plebs’. I can’t wait to get involved with his incredible writing.”
‘Mr Bigstuff’ creator Sampson added: “As a particularly short gay dude, I’m fascinated by masculinity; by all the ways that we’re trying and failing to do it right. Maybe it’s because of some unresolved short-man issues. Maybe it’s because of that one time in PE when Mr Walker told me to ‘stop crying and start being a man, Sampson’. I probably should have gotten therapy, but instead I’ve written a show about it. It’s about fragile masculinity – about men and how f***** up we are. Also about families, and how f***** up they are too. I can’t believe how lucky I am in having Danny Dyer himself joining me for the ride.”
Now he has moved on from ‘EastEnders’, Dyer will also be presenting a game show for Netflix with former ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ contestant Ellie Taylor.
‘Cheat’ is described as a “battle of brains, wit… and barefaced lying” and will hit the streaming service in May.

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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘Call The Midwife’ star Helen George is in the dark about the show’s future.
The 38-year-old actress – who plays nurse Trixie Franklin – has no idea if there will be more episodes of BBC One drama that follows the trials and tribulations of women working in London’s East End to deliver babies.
‘Call The Midwife’ – which also stars Jenny Agutter, Jessica Raine and Stephen McGann among others – first aired in 2012 and has run for 12 seasons.
Speaking to RadioTimes.com, Helen said: “We know nothing. We’ll wait and see but we’ve got one more season which is amazing.”
The former ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ contestant recently opened up about her other favourite telly programmes other than ‘Call The Midwife’ – which is based on the book ‘Call the Midwife: A True story of the East End in the 1950s’, the memoirs of Jennifer Worth – like HBO’s ‘The White Lotus’ and Netflix’s ‘The Crown’.
Helen said: “On TV at the moment I’m watching ‘White Lotus’ and ‘The Crown’, but of course, I should be telling you all to watch Call the Midwife.”
Helen – who has two daughters, Wren, five, and 12-month-old Lark, with her ex co-star Jack Austin – also praised the period drama’s creator Heidi Thomas for using the programme to give “awareness” to cholestasis, a liver condition that impacts 140 pregnant women a year.
She said: “They were very kind last year to cover cholestasis of pregnancy, which is something that I suffered from in both of my pregnancies.
“That wasn’t really something that myself and Heidi [Thomas, the series writer] ever had, but there was obviously an awareness.”
“I think it’s lovely when life mirrors art, and there’s a touch of that.
“I’ve definitely been working hard to spread the word, so it was wonderful having it included in a storyline on mainstream TV.
“Heidi has been with me through both of my pregnancies, everybody [on the show] has.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Melanie Sykes it was “an arduous road” to get an autism diagnosis in midlife.
The TV star was 51 when she was told by specialists she had a “neurodivergent mind” amid revelations the condition presents differently in women and girls which leads to them having a lower rate of diagnosis. Melanie opens up about her journey in her upcoming memoir, which she has just confirmed.
She said: “Getting a late diagnosis and having to learn about and understand my neurodivergent mind and sensitivities has indeed unlocked my happiness but it’s been an arduous road. Writing this book sometimes felt like I was performing open-heart surgery on myself but I knew how necessary it was.”
Melanie, 52, insists it was a “necessary” answer to now she was autistic, and now her world has started to “make sense”.
The former ‘Today with Des and Mel’ host says writing the book with publisher HarperNorth felt like carrying out “open-heart surgery” on herself but she can’t wait to share her story.
She said: “Writing this book sometimes felt like I was performing open-heart surgery on myself but I knew how necessary it was. I can now put it out into the world unapologetically and confidently because sharing all the wisdom my life has given me makes it all worthwhile.”
HarperNorth’ publishing director Genevieve Pegg says the upcoming book will show a side to Mel that her fans have never seen.
Pegg said: “Melanie has been a familiar presence since she burst on the scene in the 1990s.
“But beyond the Melanie we feel we know from her TV and radio there’s a far wider, deeper story to her life.
“Her story is one of honesty, resilience and growth in the face of challenge. By turns hard-hitting and joyful, it’s packed with surprise, hope and calls to action.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Paige Thorne wants to have her breast implants removed.
The former ‘Love Island’ star – who took part in last year’s series of the ITV2 dating show – admits she no longer likes wearing low-cut tops because of her size.
She said: “I’m supposed to be a bra size 32E now, but I would happily go down to a B which is what I was before.
“The surgeon did a great job and I do love them, but I think there’s something about having big boobs hat can add to your body because it makes you feel a lot bigger.
“I don’t like wearing low-cut tops now because they’re always there and sometimes it’s OK, and sometimes they’re a bit much, you just have to find clothes that fit them better.”
The 25-year-old paramedic is sent weekly messages offering her “any treatment you like”, as well as five-star accommodation.
She added to MailOnline: “You get DMs constantly. They offer to pay for you to stay in these five-star hotels and have any treatment you like, and I get those messages at least once a week. It’s crazy.”
Last month, Paige revealed she had quit alcohol.
She said: “I’ve been struggling lately, really struggling with who I am and have not been in a good place. I’ve given up alcohol, it’s been three weeks now, because I’ve realised that I don’t like the person I become when I drink.
“So until I’m in a safe and happy place I want to stop drinking.”
Paige got together with Adam Collard on ‘Love Island’, following a brief villa romance with co-star Jacques O’Neill, but she and Adam split in October.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Emily Atack broke down in tears as she admitted feeling to blame for being bombarded with hundreds of unsolicited messages a day.
The former ‘Inbetweeners’ actress had a tearful conversation with her mum Kate Robbins about being sent horrific messages on social media, and her former ‘dinnerladies’ star mother admitted she felt her daughter had been “violated” and she wasn’t able to protect her.
Speaking on her documentary ‘Emily Atack: Asking For It?’, Emily told her mum: “I see the pain in your face when we try and talk about things.
“We can’t talk about them because it’s too difficult.”
‘Spitting Image’ star Kate replied: “It’s very difficult – the overriding feeling of guilt is a difficult one to explain to people.”
Emily, 33, then began to cry, and said: “Sorry, I don’t know why I’m getting upset I think I’m really tired. Sorry it’s just so uncomfortable.”
Later in the show, Kate admitted she felt she hadn’t protected her daughter.
After reading some of the messages, she said: “I didn’t expect it to be so vile. I feel my daughter had been violated and I couldn’t protect you.”
Also on the BBC documentary, Emily said she has “never been in so much pain” than when she was in her school years and getting more drunk than others at parties and “going off with all the boys”.
She added: “What I really want to get out there is that that girl at school, we all know one, the girl who gets more drunk than everyone at a party and she’s going off with all the boys, there’s another story there.
“She’s not doing that because she wants to, because she likes sex and getting her boobs out, she feels that there is no other way to be at the moment and she’s looking for something in all the wrong places.
“It’s too easy to go ‘s***’ but you shouldn’t have to search for those things when you’re 13 years old. If you are, there’s obviously some pain going on.
“I am speaking from experience, I have never been in so much pain than when I was behaving that way.”

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