OHMYGOSSIP — Jenny Eclair’s mother has passed away.
The 62-year-old TV star has taken to Twitter to announce the passing of her mother June, and to pay a touching tribute to her.
Alongside a throwback photo of her mum, Jenny wrote on Twitter: “Oh June 1929 -3rd Jan 2023 – thank you for everything, we will miss you so much – we loved you so much. (sic)”
Jenny later thanked her followers for their supportive messages.
The stand-up comic also voiced her own support for other families who are currently “dealing with the realities and difficulties” of dementia.
She said: “Thank you everyone who has sent kind messages about June – I’ve been overwhelmed and very grateful.
“Dementia is a very s*** illness – so love to everyone who is dealing with the realities and difficulties of it right now. (sic)”
Jenny’s 33-year-old daughter, Phoebe, has also shared the tweet on social media.
She added: “My grandma. June. Juney. Polio survivor, calliper wearer, who I got my nose from.
“Mean bridge player, reader of books, lover of crosswords. Dry and wry and not here for nonsense. Soup maker. I loved her very much. (sic)”
Meanwhile, Jenny previously opened up about her own experience of motherhood, describing it as an “endlessly fascinating, awful thing”.
She added: “I think it’s really easy to get it more wrong than you ever imagined you could or, to be more precise, more wrong than you feel you have.
“I left a lot of the rearing of Phoebe to her brilliant nanny, Vanessa. It worked very well, but there are consequences and you’re a fool if you don’t face up to those consequences.
“For me, it means that I’m ten years behind with my mothering of my daughter because I basically didn’t do it until she was about 12.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Gemma Collins’ eardrum burst during her holiday in Israel.
The 41-year-old TV star – who has visited Israel with her fiance Rami Hawash and his five-year-old son Tristan – required urgent medical attention after her eardrum burst while she was in the city of Haifa.
Alongside a photo with her doctor, Gemma wrote on Instagram: “Thank you so much to this wonderful doctor in Israel who helped me today when my eardrum burst!!!
“It could only happen to me this doctor was wonderful. (sic)”
Gemma – who shot to fame on ‘The Only Way Is Essex’ – also revealed that she’s loving her time in Israel.
She said: “Everyone in Haifa has been so kind and welcoming I am now off to Tel Aviv.”
The TV star actually visited Bethlehem on New Year’s Day and Gemma confessed to being overcome with emotion at the time.
She said in a video message: “I am in the church in Bethlehem and I have got tears rolling down my face.
“This is the most breathtaking, unreal experience of my life. The feeling here is – you cannot describe it.
“It is just overwhelming, I hope everyone gets to experience this once in their life. Your hairs stand on their end, it’s just, I feel breathless, it is just so beautiful.”
Gemma also admitted to being “totally blown away” by the experience.
She wrote on Instagram: “BETHLEHEM I can’t believe I’ve been so unbelievably lucky to have been where baby Jesus was born and touch the spot.
“I am totally blown away and looking forward to my spiritual journeys in 2023.
“The feeling of this was like nothing I’ve ever felt before I can’t even describe what I felt in that moment I was totally blown away (sic)”

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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘Happy Valley’ creator Sally Wainwright is desperate to avoid “a duff third season”.
The 60-year-old TV writer always planned to end the drama series – which stars Sarah Lancashire and James Norton – after three seasons, and Sally is determined that it will finish in style.
She shared: “I was really anxious not to write a duff third season. I really don’t think it is. There’s a very definite climax.”
Sally also promised fans that the show’s conclusion will be “pretty dramatic”.
She told Radio Times: “A narrative has gone across all three: in season 1, Catherine and Tommy came face-to-face outside Ryan’s school, and in season 2 they almost came face-to-face in the crematorium, at Tommy’s mum’s funeral. In season 3, there’s a very big face-to-face showdown. The kind of cathartic showdown that people have waited for. It’s pretty dramatic.”
Meanwhile, James Norton recently confessed to being “amazed” by the global popularity of ‘Happy Valley’.
The 37-year-old actor observed that the show is “quite specific” to its West Yorkshire setting.
He said: “It’s such a specific show about a very specific part of England.
“The accents and the temperaments and sensibilities of those characters are quite specific to the area.
“And yet when I go to America, I am amazed at how many people have watched it and how many people love it. People in the street ask me, ‘When is it coming back?’
“And that was a really proud moment, when I realised how it wasn’t only a show loved in the UK but internationally.”
James also hailed season three as “big and bold”.
He said: “I am immensely proud to able to have a part in it.
“To be able to say we have shot a third series and it’s as big and bold as ever is really wonderful.
“It’s particularly exciting because everyone knows it’s the last series so everyone is predicting and guessing how it will end.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Victoria Derbyshire would love to compete on ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.
The 54-year-old TV presenter hasn’t been approached about performing on the BBC show – but Victoria suggested she would jump at the opportunity.
She shared: “If I get asked to do ‘Strictly’ – which I honestly don’t think I will be – I’d totally consider it. I’m not sure if it would be the right thing to do because I do ‘Newsnight’.
“But hey, I did ‘I’m a Celebrity’ … two years ago, and now I’m doing ‘Newsnight’ and people are cool with it. People are less likely to put you in boxes these days.”
Victoria also believes she’s become “a bit more elegant” in recent years.
She told Woman and Home magazine: “My sister had a 50th birthday party in August and she had a board of pictures of us when we were younger and my god, I looked ridiculous!
“No fashion sense and stupid make-up. I hope I’ve learnt to look a bit less stupid and a bit more elegant.”
Meanwhile, Victoria previously hailed the NHS for saving her life.
The TV presenter was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015 and she thanked the health service for keeping her alive after she underwent a mastectomy, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
Victoria – who starred in a documentary series called ‘The Waiting Room’ – explained: “I said yes [to the show] because the NHS really helped me and kept me alive and I wanted to talk about it.”
Victoria subsequently thanked the team of people who helped her to overcome cancer.
She said: “I don’t just mean the surgeons, the doctors.
“I mean the chemo nurses, the ancillary staff, the radiographers, the radiologists, the ultrasound people.
“It’s a massive team who treat cancer patients and I hope there’s some appreciation for all of them.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Ryan Thomas was full of pride as he watched his teenage daughter make her acting debut on ‘Waterloo Road’.
The TV drama series has returned to the BBC and Ryan is thrilled that some of his family members – including his 14-year-old daughter Scarlett – have secured starring roles in the show.
Ryan – who has Scarlett with actress Tina O’Brien – said on Instagram: “What a time to be alive. Tonight, BBC One, 8pm, Waterloo Road, my little brother Adam, my little nephew Teddy and eldest daughter Scarlett take over the TV screen together as a family.
“Talk about a proud moment for the Thomases! Wow. I can’t wait for you guys to see it. We watched it together as a family.”
‘Waterloo Road’ has previously kick-started the careers of many famous actors and actresses, including ‘Bridgerton’s Phoebe Dynevor and Rege-Jean Page, as well as ‘Emily In Paris’ star Lucien Laviscount and `’Victoria’ actress Jenna Coleman.
Adam Thomas – who plays Donte Charles in the school-based drama series – previously revealed that his niece was set to join the cast of ‘Waterloo Road’, admitting that he was filled with a sense of pride.
He said: “I can’t believe I’m actually saying this. I feel like I’m working for Marvel, I can never say too much about what is going on…
“But what I can tell you is my little niece Scarlett Thomas is going to be joining the cast of Waterloo Road. She doesn’t know it yet so congratulations Scarlett.
“Only joking. She’s playing my daughter, I really don’t know how that’s gonna be.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Amanda Lamb is “beyond heartbroken” over her former co-star Jonnie Irwin’s terminal cancer diagnosis.
The ex-‘A Place in the Sun’ presenter – who hosted the show from 2001 until 2009 – admitted she “can’t bear” what the TV star is going through, and she has reached out to him.
She said: “One of the things I love about Jonnie is how he is tackling it with such dignity. I love the fact he is doing all these experiences and he is going to all these places. I hope he gets to see many more.
“But it’s horrific and I can’t bear it. He is such a gorgeous human being and it’s beyond heart-breaking. Life is so unfair. I’ve sent a message to Jonnie. He knows how loved he is but – rightly – he needs to focus on his immediate family now.”
Amanda believes it is important for people to know others are there “if you need them” during such a tough time.
She added to the Daily Express newspaper: “I think when you are going through anything whether it’s a bereavement, divorce, or a monumental occasion in your life, it is very important to know you are loved but also to know people are there if you need them.”
In November, former ‘A Place in the Sun’ presenter Jonnie told how he kept his terminal cancer diagnosis a secret over fears he might lose work if TV bosses discovered he was dying.
The 49-year-old TV presenter insisted he needs to put “food on the table” for his wife Jess, three-year-old son Rex and two-year-old twins Cormac and Rafa, but says producers are quick to “write you off” when they find out about his diagnosis.
He said: “As soon as people find out you’ve got cancer they write you off. Yes, I have stage four and it’s terminal – but not yet, so let me live my life while I can.
“Yes, I’m a family man and I need to put a roof over our heads and food on the table but work is something that’s really important to me. It also stops me thinking about cancer.”
Jonnie also claims ‘A Place in the Sun’ didn’t renew his contract after finding out about his diagnosis, despite him wanting to carry on with the show.
He said: “As soon as I told ‘A Place in the Sun’ about my diagnosis they paid me for the rest of the season but didn’t renew my contract. They knew I wanted to carry on.
“That hurt. That broke my heart. I feel hugely let down. I can’t even watch the show now.”
However, Channel 4 have claimed production company Freeform were not able to “secure adequate insurance” to cover Jonnie.
A statement from Channel 4 and production company Freeform said: “No stone was left unturned in trying to enable Jonnie to continue his international filming with us during COVID but the production company were unable to secure adequate insurance cover for him.
“We, of course, understand how frustrating this must be for him at this incredibly difficult time.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Patsy Palmer has swapped Malibu for Berkshire as she gears up to take part in ‘Dancing on Ice’.
The former ‘EastEnders’ actress has temporarily moved back to the UK with her family, ahead of the new series of the ice skating reality show, which begins on January 15th.
According to the Daily Mirror newspaper, Patsy – best known for playing Bianca Jackson in the BBC One soap – had been training on ice rinks in Los Angeles with her American pro skating partner Matt Evers.
But the star – who has children Fenton, 22, Emilia, 21, and Bertie, 12, with her husband Richard Merkell – is now based near Windsor.
And 50-year-old Patsy – who moved to the US in 2014 – has set her sights on winning ‘Dancing on Ice’.
She said: “I’m not competitive but this time I’m going to say let’s try and win it.
“I’m going to focus on the training and use meditation, and this will really put it to the test for me.
“This is for all the 50 year olds. I’m quite scared now.”
Patsy will take part in the show alongside The Wanted singer Siva Kaneswaran, Liberty X star Michelle Heaton, former ‘TOWIE’ star Joey Essex, ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ contestant The Vivienne, football legend John Fashanu, ‘Love Island’ star Ekin-Su Culculoglu, ex-‘Hollyoaks’ star Carley Stenson, Olympic gymnast Nile Wilson and ‘Coronation Street’ actress Mollie Gallagher.
They will be hoping to impress the judging panel, made up of Olympic skating legends Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, as well as Diversity dancer Ashley Banjo and former ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ professional dancer Oti Mabuse.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Jilly Cooper isn’t sure viewers will be able to handle the X-rated TV adaptation of her book ‘Rivals’.
The 85-year-old star’s bonkbuster is being made into an eight-part series by Disney+, which see is overseeing, but she thinks audiences are “much more rigid” nowadays.
Jilly said: “They’re much more rigid – much more censorious. I don’t know about sex, you can’t say anything about anything. You daren’t.”
She joked: “I think they still have sex, people? I don’t know.”
Jilly has been working on a football novel, ‘Tackle’, for years.
The star insists her publishers have asked her to include more X-rated scenes, but joked she has “forgotten” all about sex.
She added to the Daily Mirror newspaper: “The problem is my football book… I keep getting told to put more sex in it, from my publisher. I’m 85. I’ve forgotten how to do it.”
In August, it was revealed Disney are to adapt the novelist’s 1988 book ‘Rivals’, and it will be executive produced by Jilly, former ‘EastEnders’ boss Dominic Treadwell-Collins and ex-‘Ackley Bridge’ producer Alexander Lamb.
Jilly said at the time: “I am so, so excited.
“Throughout my childhood, my favourite word was ‘Disney’, and by a miraculous coincidence, greater-than-ever Disney are joining forces with an utterly brilliant drama company, Happy Prince, to turn my novel into a TV series.
“I know they will bring the boardroom battles and love triangles of my characters to life – particularly those of my devastatingly handsome hero.
“I cannot wait to see who will be stepping into his shoes … let the hunt for our Rupert Campbell-Black commence!”
‘Rivals’ will be set in 1986 in the fictional upper-class county of Rutshire where a long-standing rivalry between two powerful men, notorious womaniser Rupert Campbell-Black, and his neighbour Tony Baddingham, controller of the independent TV franchise Corinium Television, is set to boil over.
The series is expected to bring a 2020s lens to the 1980s.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Louis Walsh is launching a new pop band.
The former ‘The X Factor’ judge – who helped to launch some of the biggest groups of recent decades, including Westlife, Girls Aloud and Boyzone – will unveil his new group, who are called Next In Line, on the world stage at the final of eco-fashion competition Junk Kouture in Abu Dhabi next week.
According to The Sun newspaper’s Bizarre column, the 70-year-old pop manager created the band – made up of five lads from Ireland – after holding open auditions in Dublin, and they have already recorded 10 songs with producer Brian Higgins.
This summer, Louis revealed he “couldn’t” take part in the rumoured revival of Saturday night singing competition ‘The X Factor’ – which last aired in 2019, with a celebrity edition – which the show’s creator Simon Cowell, 63, has hinted at.
He said: “I couldn’t do it, I don’t have a great filter, I like to say it as I see it. You know the people at home are thinking the same thing as you.
“Everyone is wonderful, ‘You’re going to be a star’ and all that, they’re not going to be a star, there’s very few stars out there.
“I think you have to be honest, that’s the one thing about Simon, he’s honest and people might not like that. It’s very hard to make it in this business, even if you’re good – I don’t know, I like to say it like it is.”
The former ‘Popstars: The Rivals’ judge labelled the ITV reality show as “real” and “funny”.
He added: “It was [an important part of pop culture], it really was and the shows are never going to be as good as that again.
“It was real, it was funny, it was everything, everything is too perfect now, everyone is afraid to have an opinion.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Gemma Collins has suffered a burst eardrum on holiday.
The former ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ star thanked the “wonderful doctor” who fixed her aural issue during her Israel holiday with her fiance Rami Hawash, 48.
The 41-year-old television personality wrote on her Instagram Story: “Thank you so much to this wonderful doctor in Israel who helped me today when my eardrum burst!!!
“It could only happen to me. This doctor was wonderful (sic)”
Gemma recently admitted she felt so “lucky” to be visiting Bethlehem.
She wrote on social media: “BETHLEHEM I can’t believe I’ve been so unbelievably lucky to have been where baby Jesus was born and touch the spot. I am totally blown away and looking forward to my spiritual journeys in 2023.
“The feeling of this was like nothing I’ve ever felt before I can’t even describe what I felt in that moment.
“I was totally blown away (sic)”
The former ‘The Only Way is Essex’ star detailed how “overwhelming” it was to be in the holy spot.
In a video, Gemma said: “I am in the church in Bethlehem and I have got tears rolling down my face. This is the most breathtaking, unreal experience of my life. The feeling here is – you cannot describe it. It is just overwhelming, I hope everyone gets to experience this once in their life. Your hairs stand on their end, it’s just, I feel breathless, it is just so beautiful.”
The ex-‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!’ star teased she was heading to Tel Aviv after her medical emergency in Haifa.
Gemma said: “Everyone in Haifa has been so kind and welcoming I am now off to Tel Aviv.”

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