OHMYGOSSIP — Martin and Shirlie Kemp took part in ‘The Masked Singer’ to “embarrass” their kids.
The pair – who have singer Harley and DJ Roman together – were the latest stars unmasked on the competition series on Saturday (14.01.23) after they were in the bottom two alongside Knitting, and they admitted they weren’t expecting their children to be impressed by their turn as Cat and Mouse.
Asked if Roman knew they were on the show, Shirlie said: “No!
“This is going to embarrass him. Most people say they are doing it for their kids.”
Martin added: “We’re doing it to embarrass them.”
And the pair’s prediction was right, because Roman shared footage of his horrified reaction on social media.
He uploaded a video on Instagram in which he asked: “Can someone please explain what is going on?”
He hilariously raged on Twitter: “ARE YOU F****** JOKING? I JUST SHOUTED THE PHRASE “TAKE IT OFF” TO MY PARENTS I CANT UNDO THAT.(sic)”
Roman later uploaded a clip of him watching the show with his mum and sister.
At the big reveal, he shouted: “Shut the f*** up. I knew it! I knew it! You’re a liar. You’re a liar, look at you over there. You are such a liar.”
He then embraced his mother before the video stopped.
The Capital Breakfast host also shared a photo of Shirlie on TV after being unmasked and wrote of the former Wham backing singer: “My mum: I’ve no interest in being famous anymore
“Also my mum… (sic)”
Shirlie later took to her own Twitter account to reveal how she and Martin had tricked their family into explaining away their absence while filming the show.
She posted: “And to think, our kids thought we were on a romantic getaway… #MaskedSingerUK (sic)”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Katie Waissel is planning to sue Simon Cowell after training as a lawyer.
The 36-year-old former singer sought therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder in the years following her appearance on ‘The X Factor’ in 2010 after suffering panic attacks and suicidal thoughts in the wake of being branded the “most hated” contestant of the series, and she’s now taking action against the music mogul’s company Syco Entertainment for breach of duty of care during her time on the show.
She told The Sunday Times newspaper: “I am pursuing a civil case of personal injury under negligence, which pertains to duty of care.”
The statute of limitations on personal injury is three years so Katie and her lawyers – who have sent a letter of claim to Syco Entertainment – will need to persuade a judge to waive it.
Katie has seven boxes of documents relating to her time on the show, and admitted she is shocked by the contract she signed at the time, with the contestants – who were not classed as employees so didn’t receive the same working rights – given a token sum for taking part, while Simco, of which Syco was the parent company, made a profit of £22.9 million in her year.
She said: “I was [contractually] given £1 in exchange for appearing on the live shows section of the programme
“That structure is manipulation and coercion at its finest. Company A, who is in a position of power, seeks person B, who is vulnerable. Company A says, this is the biggest opportunity of your life and without it, you would be nothing. That is the absolute pinnacle of where it’s all gone wrong. It gives me goosebumps…
“There are so many of us who have been so trapped and it’s not fair, there was a huge imbalance in power. I just wanted to be able to understand [the contracts] and to protect people from being manipulated in the future.”
The mother-of-one wasn’t allowed to leave the contestants’ house without permission and she wasn’t ready for the level of exposure the show brought.
She said: “I look back at the paparazzi pictures at the time and I honestly look like an addict — I was not — I didn’t eat, I didn’t sleep. It felt like they owned all of me. I’ve had therapy or counselling from the second I left [the show].”
As well as her legal studies, Katie has founded the OWHL Foundation, a charity which aims to “oversee the welfare, human rights and liberty within the creative industry sector”.
She said: “My charity will provide civil, criminal and mental health support to those in the industry who are navigating their way through, decoding what is going on.
“It’s like a legal GP, somewhere truly independent and safe, if you are bewildered by everything.
“People on reality TV are being publicly ridiculed for entertainment and we have become desensitised to it. It’s wrong.”
Representatives for Syco Entertainment declined to comment, but Fremantle, the co-production company on the ‘X Factor’ said they have “robust measures”, which are constantly under review to “ensure contestants are supported, including a dedicated welfare team made up of psychologists, doctors, welfare producers and independent legal and management advisers with no time limit on aftercare once the show has aired.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Siva Kaneswaran suffered a head injury after a “serious fall” while training for ‘Dancing On Ice’.
The Wanted singer experienced a “mild concussion” after taking a tumble on the ice and admitted the accident has knocked his confidence ahead of the show’s return on Sunday (15.01.23).
He told reporters: “Friday just passed, I had a serious fall, I hit the back of my head so I’ve been diagnosed with a mild concussion as of today.
“To get back on the ice it can really shake your confidence.
“But I expected this and we’re just trying to stay focused and determined and I know that this is part of the whole journey.”
The ‘All Time Low’ hitmaker – who is paired with professional skater Klabera Komini – didn’t need hospital treatment because there was a medical team on hand at the rink.
Asked if he had been to hospital, he said: “No, luckily we have a medic beside the rink and we have a physio in the building too.
“So they had my blood pressure, blood taking and they checked my eyes, so they were all there.
“I’m still here and I’m OK.”
Siva previously admitted he was inspired to take part in the show in honour of his late bandmate Tom Parker, who died from a brain tumour last March.
He said recently: “I wanted to take what happened with Tom, you know losing Tom and I was inspired by him and his fight, and take that bravery onto the ice to show people that when you fall down you can get back up.
“I’m doing it obviously to carry on his memory.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Carol Vorderman doesn’t want a “traditional” relationship and enjoys dating multiple men.
The former ‘Countdown’ star – who was previously married to Christopher Mather for a year and Patrick King, the father of her kids Katie, 30, and 25-year-old Cameron, for a decade – favours “no-strings-attached romances and loves the “freer” way of dating she’s embraced, with a series of “special friends”.
She told Fabulous magazine: “I get frustrated when women are told to find a man.
“It’s b*****ks, because the goal is not to be in love, the goal is to be happy.
“I want to be able to genuinely say: ‘I love my life.’ And I can say that. So I don’t need to be validated by this nonsense. Love comes in many forms…
“I don’t see my marriage as a failure. So I’m in a new chapter that’s been going on for 10 years now.
“I am a great proponent that if women choose to not get married or they want to be with someone for a limited period of time, they can now.
“It’s your choice if you have a boyfriend or you don’t.
“I might have a boyfriend who only lasts a few months. I call them ‘special friends’. People may have other terms for them!
“But I’m happy living my life that way. The people involved are also very happy about it. That’s between us, it’s nothing at all to do with anybody else.”
The 62-year-old presenter won’t date anyone already in a relationship and admitted she has been seeing one of her “friends” for over a decade.
She added: “The first rule is: do no harm, so for me that means only single people, obviously.
“In the past, you’d be called horrible words as a woman. A man is a ‘player’, but there is no female equivalent word. So I’ve made one up. I call it ‘Boada’, which is like [ancient warrior queen] Boadicea.
“I’m not going to tell you all the details, but one of my ‘friendships’ has gone on for 11 years. And I have one ‘special friend’ in America. Sliding into DMs is not how I operate, but if people want to do that, that’s up to them.”
“I have a very full, happy, exciting and adventurous life. And it makes me laugh every day. It’s ridiculous and it’s fantastic.
“I think many people are living that life but are too frightened to say. There are a lot of fresh divorcees coming into their 50s and the majority wouldn’t want to get married again.
“They’d say: ‘Maybe I’d like someone, maybe a few people. I didn’t know I wanted to do this, but I want to explore this now.’”
As well as an active dating life, Carol also has a number of male friends she enjoys sharing her hobbies with.
She said: “I go paddleboarding. I love horse racing.
“One of my friends is an astronaut. So I have a lot of friends, not just ‘special friends’. There are so many different elements to my life. I’ve found in the past that when I’ve been in a ‘traditional’ relationship, it restricted my life.
“It’s been: ‘You should be interested in what I’m interested in.’ Now I can make a decision and I don’t have to check in with anybody.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘Love Island’ has teamed up with Ann Summers to supply the cast with sex toys, lingerie and much more.
The saucy high street mainstay will stock the iconic Hideaway Retreat – the updated spot for couples to have an evening away from their fellow Islanders – with merchandise from its catalogue, giving some of its wares an exclusive airing during the South Africa-based winter edition of the ITV2 dating competition.
The revamped area – which will provide space for bonding for blossoming romances, away from prying eyes – will be kitted out with lubricants, sexy undergarments and saucy toys from Ann Summers, a step away from the “little drawer” they had before.
Mike Spencer, the creative director, is quoted by the Daily Mirror newspaper’s Diary column as saying: “In previous years, we have had a little drawer. But this year we have … playtime.”
This comes amid the production team’s redesign of the villa to incorporate more areas for contestants to slink off.
Along with the retreat – which includes a private pool – they have added a treehouse to give another location with privacy at the heart of it in the luxury accommodation.
‘Love Island’ have also joined forces with other brands to feature on the series, like Ebay and Boots, as well as Ann Summers, who have snapped up alumni from the show such as Tasha Ghouri and Megan Barton-Hanson.
Tasha – who finished fourth in last year’s series with her man Andrew Le Page, 27 – called collaborating with the iconic outlet her “dream”.
The 24-year-old model said: “When I started out modelling, I always wanted to model for Ann Summers. It’s just so amazing and I love how the brand is so empowering and inclusive of all body types and all kinds of people.
“They’re inclusive to the LGBTQ+ community and all types of people, and that’s the message I want to push.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Colin Murray has been named as the permanent host of ‘Countdown’.
The 45-year-old presenter has fronted the long-running Channel 4 daytime game show since Anne Robinson stepped down last summer and will now present the show on a full-time basis.
Speaking after the news was announced on ‘Steph’s Packed Lunch’, Colin said: “It’s a career dream to be named as permanent anchor of one of television’s most iconic programmes.
“I have been a fan since day one, been part of the family over a decade, appearing on Dictionary Corner, and now I get the honour of guiding it into a fifth decade.”
The BBC Radio 5 Live presenter continued: “However, I don’t just want ‘Countdown’ to survive, I want it to thrive.
“During my caretaker stint we’ve seen more people tune back in, with close to a million watching the series final in December, and I want that to just be the beginning.
“‘Countdown’ is a special game show, and its stars will always be the letters and the numbers, but it’s more than that.
“Great afternoon company for people of all ages from all across the UK.”
Murray first presented ‘Countdown’ during the second coronavirus lockdown in England which left former host Nick Hewer, 78, unable to travel to the set. He then fronted the show on a “caretaker” basis following Robinson’s departure last July.
Channel 4’s head of daytime and feature, Jo Street, said that the broadcaster had “listened to the fans” by keeping Colin as the permanent host.
She said: “We have listened to the fans.
“Many have written in to let us know how much they love Colin on the show, and so I am delighted to be able to confirm that he is staying in the hot seat alongside lexicographer Susie Dent and maths whiz Rachel Riley MBE.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Myleene Klass prefers the “social” side of entertaining to having to cook.
The 44-year-old musician – who has Ava, 15, and Hero, 11, with ex-husband Graham Quinn and tree-year-old Apollo with fiance Simon Motson – usually leaves her partner to rustle up their meals but this Valentine’s Day (14.02.23), the Smooth Radio presenter will be doing the honours.
And Myleene admitted her own My Supper Hero range will make the romantic meal much easier thanks to their Valentine’s Day Special, which features Leg of milk fed lamb slow roasted in smoked harissa, with confit Jerusalem artichokes, artichoke crisps, salsa verde, feta and olive braised spinach, sheep’s milk yogurt dip, and glazed potato terrine, followed by sticky toffee pudding from Happy Endings.
She said: “In my house, Sim is the cook. He loves pottering around the kitchen, coming up with new dishes, following recipes. I’m the total opposite. I like to get to the social side. Everyone around the table, chatting, enjoying the food, sharing stories.
“That’s why My Supper Hero is a lifesaver. Every week, I just choose a new dish from the menu. It looks and tastes phenomenal and it’s done in minutes. I am a huge fan of the Cote de boeuf and the whole roasted Cauliflower.
“We don’t really go big on Valentine’s presents but I will be making Sim this on Valentine’s day.”
Order the Valentine’s Day Special – which costs £80 for a kit for two – at www.mysupperhero.com

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OHMYGOSSIP — Joey Essex once claimed he was a “secret ice-skating demon”.
The former ‘The Only Way is Essex’ star recently admitted he was looking forward to “learning a new skill” on the upcoming ‘Dancing on Ice’ series, but he has previously boasted about how he can skate backwards and do “fancy shapes” on the ice.
In his 2014 book ‘Being Reem’, he wrote: “If you went to Romford ice rink on a Saturday afternoon you’d see me, little Joey Essex, whizzing about like some icy ninja.
“I can still ice-skate now – I’m one of those blokes who gets on the ice and starts skimming about backwards doing fancy shapes (to impress the ladies).”
Joey also admitted he would be able to “easily pull off that Lycra” on the ITV show.
He added in the tome: “Imagine if I’d gone on Dancing on Ice. I reckon I could easily pull off that Lycra.”
Earlier this week, Joey – who is partnered with ice skater pro Vanessa Bauer – admitted he was “looking forward to learning a new skill properly”, and to get a “nice bit of structure” into his life.
He said: “I’m looking forward to learning a new skill properly because with ice skating, from what I know, once you’ve learned it, you remember it. The whole journey! I just want to get into it and start working.
“I’ve got a proper long job ahead of me and I’m excited because I love working and being busy.
“I think the reason I’ve decided to do this is it’s going to bring a nice bit of structure into my life. I also like competition and I’m very competitive. For me, this is very exciting. Taking part in ‘Dancing on Ice’ now is the right time for me.
“If you spoke to Joey Essex at 23 and 24, I could have said ‘yes’ to it but I probably wouldn’t have put 100 per cent into it. I feel like doing something like this, I’m very ready for it.”
Asked if he has any ice-skating experience, he admitted: “I used to go ice skating at Romford Ice Rink when I was 11 or 12 – I would just go there with my friends.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Love Island’s first ever partially-sighted contestant Ron Hall says his disability has helped him to “talk to girls”.
The 25-year-old financial advisor is blind in one eye following a football injury when he was eight years old, but the upcoming Islander says he tries to use it to his “advantage”.
He said: “My past has one hundred per cent, one million per cent shaped me.
“I try and use it to my advantage, you know, it’s a great conversation starter, I’ve got two different colour eyes.
“I’m gonna blow my own trumpet here but my charm … I’m quite charismatic. I like to think I’m not boring.
“I mean don’t get me wrong, I’d like to think I’m not a bad looking fella. But I think it helps me with talking to girls and having a conversation and being confident about it.”
Ron – who has one blue eye and one green eye – admits he makes eye jokes “all the time”.
He added to The Sun newspaper: “I always say, like if a girl walks in, I’ll say to the boys, ‘eye eye’. There’s loads of different play on words that you can use and for me using that as a joke and being comfortable with it, it didn’t really impact me too much.
“For me, the most important thing is there are so many people out there that are in a worse position than me. I think people forget that.
“You know, this one doesn’t really affect me too much on a day-to-day basis. I think you have to learn to adapt to your situation.
“All right, one eye might look a bit funny and a bit clouded, but, you know, that’s part and parcel of what life throws at you.”
Ron recently admitted nobody even knows he is blind in one eye when they first meet him.
He added: “On meeting me, you’d never know I am blind in one eye. It was the result of a football injury when I was 8; I went in for a header and got kicked in the face. I’ve got two different coloured eyes, one blue and one green.
“It’s added to my character, there are so many people that are worse off than me. And if anything, losing something like that makes you realise that.
“It’s not hindered me in any shape or form. It’s a good conversation starter I must admit.”
‘Love Island’ returns on Monday (16.01.23) on ITV2 and ITVX.

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