OHMYGOSSIP — Will Mellor was desperate to reach the ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ final to say he had “completed” the show.
The ‘Coronation Street’ star was booted out of the competition on Monday night (12.12.22), less than a week before Saturday’s (17.12.22) finale, and he is “gutted” to be out of the Latin and ballroom show.
Will – who was partnered with pro dancer Nancy Xu on the BBC programme – said: “I thought we were in trouble and you don’t want to be there on the semi-final.
“I just really wanted to get to the final, so I could say I’d completed it.
“I really wanted to get this girl there, she really deserves it, she has given me everything I could ask for, I wouldn’t of got through week one without her.
“I was gutted, but if its our turn, its our turn and we’ll dance if we have to dance, and that’s what we did.”
Nancy admits she “felt awful” when the pair were delivered the news of their exit, but she is “so proud” of Will.
She said: “He did everything I asked him to do, we have had so much fun. This week I travelled with him to see where he grew up, it has been such an amazing journey.”
On their relationship, Nancy added: “I am so grateful, thank you. I have had the best journey, I could have even imagined.
“I looked forward every day to step into that dance studio to teach him a new dance and see his face, to see him not believe in himself and question himself, and then slowly he would enjoy it and on Saturday night he would have a smile on his face! Thank you so much.”
The former ‘Hollyoaks’ actor also admitted he wouldn’t have got so far in the competition without his wife Michelle McSween’s support.
Speaking on ‘Strictly – It Takes Two’, he added: “Thanks so much to ‘Strictly’ for giving me the memories for my mum, my family, my sisters, my kids, and my wife Michelle who has been by my side every time I come home moaning and aching, and she is running my baths.
“Without her it would have been really tough, and without this lady next to me, I wouldn’t of got anywhere near this, so thank you for the memories.
“I am going to take from this, you can do things and test yourself, and take yourself out your comfort zone every now and then, and you can achieve more than you think you can.”
‘Strictly – It Takes Two’ continues every weeknight at 6:30pm on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Vick Hope has joined ‘Countdown’.
The BBC Radio 1 DJ – who holds a degree from Cambridge University – will be leading Dictionary Corner on the iconic Channel 4 daytime game show this week.
The 33-year-old presenter wrote on Instagram: “Aaaahhhh VICKTIONARY CORNER!!! So so SO excited to be joining the wonderful ‘Countdown’ team on @channel4 every afternoon this week at 2 in Dictionary Corner! (sic)”
Vick shared a series of on-set snaps that featured both Dictionary Corner regular and lexicographer Susie Dent and the programme’s resident maths whizz Rachel Riley while gushing about how happy she was having “the loveliest of times with the loveliest bunch”.
She added: “MAN I LOVE WORDS SO MUCH! Thank you for having me, daada daada dadadada BUMMM (sic)”
In August, it was revealed ‘Coronation Street’ star Daniel Brocklebank had made a guest appearance on ‘Countdown’ on the show’s Dictionary Corner.
Taking to Twitter, Daniel teased his appearance on the show, by posting a snap of himself in the studio alongside a picture of his name card.
It read: “So today… and I’m very excited to announce this… starts my guest appearances on @C4Countdown sat in dictionary corner with the rather fabulous @susie_dent (sic)”
It came after Daniel’s former fellow ‘Corrie’ co-star Les Dennis was confirmed as Anne Robinson’s temporary replacement, after Anne, 77 stepped down as the show’s host after just one year in the hot seat.
Les announced the news on Twitter in July, writing: “From 4th August until 15th I shall be hosting the iconic @C4Countdown. It is such an honour. Hope you enjoy. (sic)”
Former ‘Family Fortunes’ host Les was meant to be over in Dictionary Corner, but he stepped in as temporary host instead after presenter Colin Murray – who made his debut as the stand-in presenter earlier in July – was struck down with coronavirus.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Millie Court has hit back at trolls, insisting she doesn’t post bikini pics “to get famous”.
The ex ‘Love Island’ star slammed critics who say she shares swimsuit snaps to stay relevant, insisting she is just living her life on holiday.
The 26-year-old influencer wrote on Instagram: “I was going through my comments on Instagram and some of you may not think that I do see what you write but I do.
“There are some people in this world who aren’t as nice as others. I’m at an amazing ski place Chamonix in France and I love a bikini pics.
“I take bikini pics as I would in Thailand, so I thought I would taken one in Chamonix because we have a heated pool outside and a hot tub, so we went in it afterwards.
“But people felt the need to comment saying I need to get my kit off to get famous.”
Millie says some of the comments she receives are “hurtful”.
She added: “Just being nasty and I think some people don’t realise that I can see that”
The ASOS ambassador insisted that some people think she doesn’t “have feelings” because of her victory on the ITV2 dating show with her ex Liam Reardon.
Millie said: “I think some people think I’m just an Instagram page and I’m just this TV personality because I went on one TV show that I’m not human and I don’t have feelings.
“It does actually hurt me, it is quite hurtful when I read comments like that and maybe I don’t have as thick a skin as I should but I’ve never been prepared for being in the life that I am, but I’m very very grateful for it.
“But some people aren’t as thick skin as others, me being one of them and it’s not nice.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Shaughna Phillips is “convinced” she is having a baby boy.
The former ‘Love Island’ star – who took part in the sixth series of the hit ITV2 reality dating show – is now expecting her first child with her boyfriend Billy and even though she wanted a girl, now believes she is having a boy, possibly based on the shape of her bump.
She said: “I feel like it’s a boy now. I’m not entirely sure why. At the start of my pregnancy journey, I really wanted a girl – but I’m okay with having a baby boy.
I’ve seen loads of articles on how the shape of your bump can give you insight into what the gender of your baby could be, but then other places say it’s a myth. One of my friends, who has two boys, said her pregnancies were so different and she was convinced she was having a girl the second time around. Then it turned out to be a boy, which made no sense because the pregnancies were polar opposites.
“While at first I really wanted a girl, now I feel as though the gender is kind of irrelevant because I’ll be happy with either. At the end of the day, I’m going to love them no matter what.”
The 28-year-old reality star went on to add that the baby will probably be a “mama’s boy” because they are taking very little interest in their father when it comes to kicking.
Writing in her OK! Magazine column, she added: “I’m thinking the baby might be a mama’s boy, because they’re not playing with their daddy – he’s still not actually felt anything. I’ve filmed the baby quite a few times now, usually before I get in the bath I lie on my mum’s bed and just say, ‘Do something’ and wait. He’s quite active in the evenings so it usually works. My belly button just literally lifted in the air one time!”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Joe Lycett would “never” have really shredded £10,000.
The 34-year-old comedian went viral last month when he appeared to put £10,000 in a shredder in protest against football star David Beckham’s £10 million World Cup deal with Qatar – where it is illegal to be gay – before explaining it was a trick and admitted that the rapid circulation of the stunt was “very helpful” because it brought attention to the story.
He said: “I’ve been asking people about it these last few weeks because I know that I would never do it. It’s amazing how I managed to convince people and the media and all of that. ITV news ran it on a lot of their bulletins, which was very helpful because it brought the story to a wider audience so I’m very grateful to ITV news for that.
The ‘QI’ star – who instead donated the money to LGBTQ+ charities – later shredded a historic edition of the gay men’s magazine Attitude with David on the cover and lamented that the Premier League star was once a “great ally” for the community and he would “love to speak to him” about his actions.
Speaking on ITV’s ‘Lorraine’, he added: “David was a brilliant ally to the LGBT community, he did a cover for Attitude – which is the one I shredded – and this came during Section 28, which was a law that meant it was illegal t tell children about gay people. That was the law until I was 15, so for him to do that was really bold and really helpful and I think that helped stop Section 28.
“So for him to now take an extortionate amount of money from a place where it is illegal to be gay – I would be jailed if I was there – it is a real betrayal of being gay and a betrayal of what he had done.
“Beckham was sort of emblematic of it and I thought I might be able to convince him to change his mind. But I’ve not heard anything from him and I would still love to speak to him.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Charlotte Crosby won’t “beat herself up” about her baby weight.
The 32-year-old TV star gave birth to her daughter Alba last month, and Charlotte has insisted that she won’t put herself under too much pressure to regain her pre-pregnancy figure.
In a candid Instagram post, Charlotte explained: “I guess I have felt quite guilty of seeing people who have given birth to babies and look completely normal again. Who have given birth and bounced back within two weeks. Stupidly I thought I would be one be one of those people.
“I’m not beating myself up about it. I just don’t want to slip into ways in which I don’t get back to my exercise routine at all.
“For me exercise makes us feel really good in myself. It makes us feel more energised mentally more better. I feel like I can conquer the world when I have a weekly exercise routine. I wake up with more energy, the endorphins I have set me up for the day.
“Also when I’m exercising I feel like I’m a better person, my mood is obviously great, I’m brimming with ideas. Work wise I’m on top form.”
Charlotte also confessed to finding herself in a “baby bubble”.
The TV star – who gave birth to Alba seven weeks ago – shared: “I slipped into sitting around the house and just slobbing about the house a bit, being in my baby bubble, which is all good and well and I’ve enjoyed but I just felt a bit redundant.
“I don’t mean that being in a baby bubble is being a slob, that is the very opposite of what I mean. In my baby bubble I was ordering takeaway after takeaway after takeaway. I felt lethargic and awful.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Michael Sheen found the ‘Wagatha Christie’ trial “fascinating”.
The 53-year-old actor plays Coleen Rooney’s barrister, David Sherborne, in Channel 4’s ‘Vardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama’, and Michael has admitted to being captivated by the libel case between Coleen, Wayne Rooney’s wife, and Rebekah Vardy, the wife of Jamie Vardy.
Asked what appealed to him about the project, Michael explained: “We only say what was said in court – that was really compelling. As an event, it seemed to say so much about us as a culture. Rather than just being about those people, it puts all of us on trial.
“Essentially there are two working-class young women being shouted at by posh men and everyone really enjoyed it: entertainment meets class war. Football and tabloids … I found it fascinating.”
Earlier this year, Rebekah was ordered to pay £1.5 million towards Coleen’s legal costs after their libel trial.
The TV star was told by the high court that she had to cover 90 percent of Coleen’s legal fees following their high-profile court case, which was dubbed the ‘Wagatha Christie’ trial.
Meanwhile, Michael is also preparing for his first directorial role in 2023.
The acclaimed actor explained that the project was delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Discussing his future plans, Michael told Metro.co.uk: “I’ve got ‘Best Interests’ with Sharon Horgan for the BBC coming up in the spring and the second series of ‘Good Omens’ next summer.
“I’m directing a series for the BBC – the first time I’ve directed anything to do with the camera. I’ve been developing it for a long time – we were ready to do it earlier, but the pandemic shut things down.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Dame Barbara Windsor feared that she was the wrong person to play Peggy Mitchell.
The late ‘Carry On’ actress portrayed the ‘EastEnders’ landlady – who is considered to be one of the BBC soap’s most iconic characters – between 1994 and 2016 but her widower Scott Mitchell has revealed that she was reluctant to work on the small screen at first.
Scott told the ‘What If? podcast: “We didn’t know how it was going to go. She was very nervous about ‘EastEnders’.
“She didn’t think she was right for TV. She said, ‘Oh, I’m too big Scott, I’m all hands, jazz hands, and everything.’
“She didn’t think she’d knuckle down to that style of acting. It’s ridiculous. She’d done it all.”
Scott, 59, believes that the gap between Barbara’s appearances in ‘Carry On’ and ‘EastEnders’ meant that the actress – who died aged 83 in 2020 after suffering from Alzheimer’s disease – lost confidence in herself.
He said: “But when people go through that phase when let’s say, between the ‘Carry On’ phase and ‘EastEnders’, there may be a dip in your career, I think it’s very natural for artists to lose confidence as well, and I think Barbara lost her confidence.
“So she really worked. I remember in the early days of ‘EastEnders’ she’d come back and say, ‘Oh Scott, I feel like the novice there.’
“But she’d say, ‘I’m going to work hard and I’m going to make sure I get it.’ And that’s what she did.”
Ross Kemp played Peggy’s son Grant Mitchell in the soap and says that he still feels Barbara’s presence.
The 58-year-old star said: “There is always a bit of Barbara hanging around. I have got a picture of Barbara at home in my house, which I will always keep.
“It’s very dear to me. She gave it to me when I first met her. I will always keep it.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Hamza Yassin is comfortable with showing his emotions on ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.
The wildlife cameraman is the favourite to win the Giltterball Trophy on the hit BBC show and has no qualms about showing his vulnerable side on TV.
Hamza told the Daily Mirror newspaper: “It’s important for people to see men being vulnerable on TV.
“The person you see on the telly is the person I am in everyday life. I’m just a bit more emotional than others. And I don’t worry about holding back. I’m not emotional because I’m upset though, I’m emotional because I’m proud.”
Hamza, who has worked on ‘Countryfile’ and the children’s channel CBeebies, revealed that the fame from ‘Strictly’ has left him taken aback.
The 32-year-old star said: “It’s absolutely been a shock to the system. It’s mind-boggling, and I’m not yet used to it!
“It was only nature lovers and children under six who knew me before. Now I walk outside and people are like, ‘Hi, Hamza!’ and I’m thinking, ‘Have I seen that person before?'”
Hamza and his professional partner Jowita Przystal are preparing for the semi-final on Sunday (11.12.22) and the dancer is hoping to win the show in her first year with a celebrity partner but is aware that the competition is fierce as the series nears its conclusion.
Jowita said: “It would definitely be a beautiful surprise and a beautiful end of this journey.
“If Hamza could lift that Glitterball with me, that would just be the best gift. But first we have to concentrate on the semi-final.”

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