OHMYGOSSIP — Jo Joyner has signed up to star in a new psychological thriller.
The 45-year-old actress is best known for playing the roles of Tanya Branning in the BBC soap opera ‘EastEnders’ and Mandy Carter in Channel 4 school drama ‘Ackley Bridge’ but has reportedly taken on the part of a woman whose life is turned upside down in upcoming series ‘Under My Skin.’
A source told The Daily Star newspaper: “Jo is playing a woman who has the perfect family life on paper, with a loving husband and two beautiful version. But like any other family, there are cracks in their perfect veneer.”
Little else is known about the upcoming drama series but the firner ‘Waterloo Road’ actress is said to be featuring alongside ‘Hollyoaks’ star Rachel Shenton – who played Mitzeee Minniver on the Channel 4 soap – and it will be filmed in Malta before airing on Channel 5 next year.
The news comes shortly after it was revealed that the broadcaster is also set to air a new drama titled ‘Heat’, which will star ‘EastEnders’ actor Danny Dyer , who announced earlier this year that he had quit his role as Mick Carter after nine years.
He said: “I can’t wait to get amongst this beautiful piece of work in Australia. I’ve always been intrigued
about working there. It’s my first gig since ‘EastEnders’. ‘Heat’ has a powerful, dark script and strong Australian cast and crew. Let’s have it!”
The show is set during Australian bushfire season, with two families heading to a secluded property for a summer holiday, only for secrets and lies to begin to unravel.
Channel 5 began to launch original drama series back in 2019 with ‘Cold Call’ – which starred ex-‘Corrie’ actress Sally Lindsay as a woman who falls victim to a scam phone call – and earlier this year received acclaim for ‘The Teacher’, which saw Sheridan Smith star as a secondary school teacher caught up in a sex crime allegation.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Nick Knowles is making a “greater effort” with his youngest son after “missing out” with his older kids.
The 60-year-old TV star is dad to eight-year-old Eddie with ex-wife Jessica Moor but also has three grown-up children from previous relationships and explained that balancing work and family is the “most difficult” thing to find.
He said: “It’s the most difficult thing in modern life to weigh up the amount you work to improve their lifestyles versus missing your children grow up. I’m not sure I got that right with my older children, I was probably away too much. So I’m making a greater effort now with my eight-year-old.”
The ‘DIY: SOS’ presenter – who is now in a relationship with Katie Dadzie – went on to explain that although he has been away filming since August, he enjoyed regular Zoom calls with the little one before adding that his elder children are all “doing well” but admitted that none of them want to follow in his footsteps.
He told The Daily Mirror newspaper: “I’ve been away filming since August, but all the time I was away we had Zoom calls, saying hi, telling him where I was, sending pictures, him sending me messages as well, and seeing him as soon as I could, even though I’ve only had a few days back between each trip. Having said that, my older children are all doing great and are very happy. None of them want to go into TV, which is very sensible of them. Having an eight-year-old son at the age of 60 is the most wonderful thing in the world. It keeps you young, makes you see the world through new eyes. Having an eight-year-old son at the age of 60 is the most wonderful thing in the world. It keeps you young, makes you see the world through new eyes.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Nicola Roberts is the fifth celebrity contestant to be confirmed for the ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ Christmas special.
The Girls Aloud star, 37, has joined ‘Gavin and Stacey’ actor Larry Lamb, former ‘Coronation Street’ actress Alexandra Mardell, podcaster Rosie Ramsey and DJ Rickie Haywood-Williams in the line up for this year’s festive edition of the BBC ballroom competition.
She said: “It’s so interesting, I was in a meeting that morning and I woke up that day and thought ‘I want to do something really fun. What do adults do these days for fun that doesn’t involve partying?’ and I left the meeting and the call came in! I’m going to be doing the Waltz but I’ve never done ballroom dancing. It’s very technical which I’ve struggled with a little bit and I have to say I have newfound respect for all the celebrities that do this season in, season out. It doesn’t translate on a Saturday doing their dance. You don’t see the pain. And even in their VTs, the emotional side of it, the pressure that you put on yourself, the hours.
The former ‘Masked Singer’ contestant went on to reveal that she will be paired with Giovanni Pernice – who finished in 12th place with Richie Anderson in this year’s edition of the regular series – and even though she has “struggled” with learning ballroom, the professional has been a “great teacher.”
Speaking on ‘ The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show’ on Radio 2, she said: “You’re having to dance with someone who is a professional and it’s a lot but I’m with Giovanni. He’s a great teacher, he’s very persistent, I’ve struggled to maintain the position so for me it’s like my process. To be honest, I don’t like the learning process, I have never liked it. I need time to just let it marinate and I need time to sleep on it. But he doesn’t work that way! There’s been no tears but Wednesday’s rehearsals I might have been saying explosive things in my mind just to silently vent!”
Each of the couples will perform a Christmas inspired routine for judges Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Anton Du Beke and Shirley Ballas, and
the voting audience.
There are now only six celebrities still left in this year’s series of ‘Strictly’ – Fleur East, Hamza Yassin, Helen Skelton, Kym Marsh, Molly
Rainford and Will Mellor.
Comedian Ellie Taylor became the most recent star sent home when she and Johannes Radebe ended up in the bottom two on last week’s episode.
The ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ Christmas special will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Christmas Day.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Fleur East has admitted her experience on ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ has been “emotionally challenging”.
The former pop star has been among the famous faces competing in the 2022 series of the hit BBC reality TV show and she’s admitted learning a new dance every week has taken a toll on her physically – but she wasn’t prepared for the emotional upheaval which hit her every time one of her fellow contestants was eliminated from the line-up.
Speaking to Jackie Brambles on her Greatest Hits Radio show, Fleur explained: “I usually get up at 4:30am for my Hits Radio Breakfast Show and I finish there about 11 before I train all day. Watching ‘Strictly’ at home, it looks easier than it feels – it’s been a lot more physically and emotionally challenging than I thought!”
Fleur said the dance-offs have been taking a toll on her emotionally and she cries every time someone goes home, adding: “The amount of times I’ve cried when people have left the competition… you get so close to everybody and it’s so unpredictable. It’s one thing you have to get used to because you never know who’s going to be in the bottom two.”
She went on to add of her daces: “Physically every week my body resets because we’re learning a new dance so the things that were aching me last week, aren’t aching me this week, it changes every single time!”
The singer went on to reveal she’s hoping to release new music next year. She’s played some of her new tracks to her dance partner Vito Coppola and even recruited him to star in one of her videos.
Fleur added: “There’s a lot more music coming from me! I’ve been really inspired this year and I’ve written some new songs and played them to Vito in rehearsals and got his approval. And I’ve booked him for my next music video so he’s all ready for that!’”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Amy Robbins has reportedly joined the cast of ‘Coronation Street.’
The 51-year-old actress – who is the aunt of ‘Celebrity Juice’ star Emily Atack – is said to have landed a role as Christine, the mother of established character Daisy Midgeley, on the ITV1 soap opera, and in insider teased that her arrival will “really shake things up” on the cobbles.
The source said: “Christine’s arrival will shake things up. It’s a great part and one Amy could not turn down. Being able to star in ‘Coronation Street’ is a huge deal for any actor or actress in the industry.”
Christine – who is the sister of Emily’s mum Kate Robbins – is mostly known for her role as Dr. Jill Weatherill in period medical drama series ‘The Royal’ but has also made appearances on soaps such as ‘Emmerdale’ and ‘Hollyoaks.’
However, even though she will only appear on ‘Corrie’ for a short time, the insider went on to explain that there is a “good chance” she will return depending upon how the storyline develops.
The insider told The Sun newspaper: “Though her character will initially only appear for a ­couple of months, there’s a good chance she may return as the mother-and-daughter story develops.”
Last year, Emily’s mother Kate – who came to prominence in the 1980s with top 10 hit ‘More Than In Love’ – enjoyed a stint on ‘Corrie’ rival ‘EastEnders’ as music agent Jen Glover and spoke of how “surreal” it was to be joining the BBC flagship.
She said: “I am so excited to be joining EastEnders as Jen, we had a ball filming the scenes. It was surreal to be sat in The Queen Vic for my first scenes with some of the legends of Albert Square. Working alongside the team was a dream and I can’t wait to see the scenes on screen.

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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘Real Housewives of Cheshire’ star Tanya Bardsley thinks she is premenopausal.
The media personality, 41, quit the series in 2019 after six years following a breakdown, and she was misdiagnosed with depression and anxiety for years before discovering she had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in 2020.
Tanya has spoken about experiencing the negative side effects of ADHD medication and coming off them after fluctuating hormones, which she puts down to perimenopause, had a significant impact on her ADHD symptoms.
She said: “I’m not medicated now because I’m scared of the tablets.
“I haven’t found many women who have adapted to the ADHD medication very well. Women have lots of hormones and I don’t think they’ve made a tablet that’s right for me. And I think I’m premenopausal. I keep having mad sweats, my periods are messed up. Us women have it hard.”
Tanya – who is mum to Gabriella, 20, and shares Rocco, 13, Renz, nine, and Ralphi, six, with Burnley footballer Phil, 37 – was reunited with her ‘RHOC’ co-stars for a festive spin-off, ‘The Real Housewives Of Cheshire: Christmas Cruising’.
The star admits she has had to go “back to basics” during the recovery from her breakdown.
She added to new! magazine: “I’m getting there. I had to fully take everything out of my life and go back to basics. Phil put me in ‘Phil prison’ at first! I wasn’t allowed my phone because the breakdown was stress-related.
“I’m going to take my time and ease myself in. I’ll pop in now and again, but I’ve got to put being a mum first – which every mum knows can burn you out anyway, even with a normal brain.”
Since Tanya’s diagnosis, she’s become a spokesperson for sufferers of ADHD and opened up about her journey in a revealing and personal ITV documentary titled ‘Tanya Bardsley: Me and ADHD’.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Matt Hancock’s girlfriend has admitted he “underestimated the scale of the reaction” to him taking part in ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!’.
The former Health Secretary was suspended by the Conservative Party after it was revealed he had signed up to appear on the ITV show, and his former aide and now lover Gina Coladangelo – who he was caught kissing amid the COVID pandemic, breaking his own social distancing guidance – hoped he would do well in the jungle because he is “made of tough stuff”.
Matt went on to finish third in the series, behind runner-up Owen Warner and winner Jill Scott.
Speaking on the upcoming ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! The Coming Out Show’ ahead of Matt’s jungle exit, Gina said: “I think it’s fair to say that Matt underestimated the scale of the reaction to him coming into the jungle. He’s made of tough stuff, this summer we trekked around Mont Blanc together in four days.”
Ahead of the finale, Gina admitted she was “pleasantly surprised” to see him in the final three.
She said: “I thought Matt was leaving the jungle everyday so I am pleasantly surprised he’s made it this far.”
After Matt was voted out of the show, Gina told him: “You look amazing, I love you so much. I’m so sorry it’s been this long. It’s going to be great from here on in.”
In the car back to the hotel in Australia, Matt asked her if he was “authentically me”.
Gina replied: “It took a few days I felt for you to relax.”
Matt added: “When I was being grilled in the early days, I felt like people were asking me on behalf of the British public. I knew going in it would be controversial but I also know millions of people have voted for me.”
Elsewhere on the show, winner Jill admitted it was never her aim to win the series.
She said: “The aim was never to be Queen of the jungle, just to complete the journey.
“I still can’t believe it, it’s going to take a while for it to sink in.”
‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! The Coming Out Show’ airs tomorrow (01.11.22) at 9.15pm on ITV1 and ITV Hub.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Rickie Haywood-Williams is the second celebrity confirmed for this year’s ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ Christmas special.
The 42-year-old DJ and presenter and the already announced Rosie Ramsey will be two of the six celebrity contestants to take to the dancefloor for the festive special next month, and the former KISS FM breakfast show co-host can’t wait to take part.
He said: “I have watched ‘Strictly’ over the years and always said I’d be too scared to do it.
“But here I am ready to go for it, sequins n’ all.”
Rickie will be paired with ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ professional dancer Luba Mushtuk on the festive show.
News of Rickie’s upcoming appearance on the ‘Strictly’ Christmas special was revealed today (30.11.22) on the ‘Rickie, Melvin and Charlie’ show on BBC Radio 1.
In the Christmas special, each of the six couples will perform a festive routine in the hope of impressing the judges, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Anton Du Beke, head judge Shirley Ballas, and the voting audience.
Rosie was the first celebrity contestant confirmed for the show earlier today.
The presenter and author – who is married to comedian Chris Ramsey – will be partnered alongside professional dancer Neil Jones for the festive special, and the star admits she has been “desperate” to appear on the show since watching her husband strut his stuff in 2019.
She said: “I am thrilled to be dancing in this year’s ‘Strictly’ Christmas special!
“After watching my husband Chris compete a few years ago, I’ve been desperate to get on that dance floor myself!
“I also absolutely love Christmas, and my partner Neil is lovely, so this is just perfect. Best. Christmas. Ever!”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Maeva D’Ascanio has given birth to a baby boy.
The ‘Made In Chelsea’ star has taken to social media to announce the arrival of her first child with James Taylor.
Maeva wrote on Instagram: “Welcoming the last 9 months and 11 days into our lives this morning was everything and more than we could have ever hoped for.
“I’m so happy I’ve now met you my little roast. @jamestaylorldn is going to be the best daddy ever.
“Being induced on Sunday and trying to achieve a virginal birth from the outset wasn’t meant to be. We both decided along with the amazing doctors at the Rosie that a C section was the safest option to bring our boy to us.
“On Wednesday morning 30/11/2022 Beau Christian Taylor joined our growing family (9lbs 9oz!) (sic)”
Maeva also posted a video of herself in her hospital bed with her baby boy in her arms.
Maeva confirmed in May that she was expecting her first child with James.
The TV star also announced her engagement at the same time.
She wrote on Instagram: “I’m so excited to finally share all of the details about James’ surprise proposal, including a look at my gorgeous ring.
“P.S: We’ve also been hiding another secret… [baby bump emoji] (sic)”
Maeva also said: “All my dreams are coming true at the same time. I still don’t believe it!
“It’s all amazing – I just want to enjoy it all as much as I can.”
James felt excited about becoming a dad, too.
He shared: “We are more excited every day. My dad told me that, when he had his first child, he never thought he could love something so much.
“And I’m starting to get an inkling of that feeling as this baby growing in Maeva’s tummy is pretty special.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Jorgie Porter has given birth to a baby boy.
The 34-year-old actress has taken to social media to announce that she’s welcomed a baby boy with her fiance Ollie Piotrowski.
Alongside a photo of herself and Ollie leaving hospital with their son, Jorgie wrote on Instagram: “Welcome to the family…. Our baby boy .. Forest (sic)”
In the photo, Ollie is seen carrying the baby in one hand while he wheels a suitcase with the other.
Jorgie – who is best known for playing Theresa McQueen on ‘Hollyoaks’ – has already been inundated with congratulatory messages from some of her showbiz pals.
Jessica Fox – who plays Nancy Hayton on the Channel 4 soap – said on the photo-sharing platform: “Massive congratulations to all of you and welcome to the world Forest! You are SO loved! (sic)”
Chelsee Healey wrote: “OMG [heart emojis] FOREST (sic)”
Earlier this year, Jorgie admitted that her pregnancy news was “a dream come true” after previously experiencing baby loss.
The actress said: “We’re thrilled to reveal that we’re expecting a baby boy. Ollie and I didn’t mind either way, of course. All we wanted was a baby.
“He’s certainly very active, and I can feel him doing somersaults and backflips. It’s incredible to think what we’ve created.”
Jorgie went through two unsuccessful pregnancies in less than a year, and she received the news of their second on the same day as their engagement party.
She shared: “I felt we had to go through with the party as we were in a room full of friends and family who love us.
“It was so hard not telling anyone, but we knew we’d have their support when we told them later.
“We’ve learnt to appreciate every moment and after our experience over the past year, Ollie and I have become stronger than ever. Now we can’t wait to share that love with our little one.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Pete Wicks has joined new BBC gameshow ‘Hack Attack’.
The ‘TOWIE’ star will star on the new programme with ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ duo Tia Kofi and Lawrence Chaney, and former ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!’ star Snoochie Sky.
The show will task famous faces with answering questions correctly, or risk having their embarrassing secrets revealed by a hacker who has managed to access their phones.
The BBC Studios show will be a digital release with 10 episodes airing via Funny Parts on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
The lineup also includes actor Scheiffer Bates, podcaster Poppy Jay, ‘The Sandman’ star Donna Preston, and comedians Mary O’Connell, Helen Bauer and Ali Woods.
The gameshow – which launches today (01.12.22) also appears on the social media channels alongside ‘Little Rants’, which sees the same cast get to complain about the things that have been bothering them.
Meanwhile, BBC has also announced ‘Sound Off’, which celebrates “the new superstars of silent comedy” as Bash the Entertainer and Elf Lyons try to do make each other laugh without making a sound.
Athena Witter – vice president of programming at BBC Studios’ digital consumer engagement division – commented: “Funny Parts offers both a home for our new digital-first comedy and entertainment content and also allows us to tap into a fantastic wealth of recent comedy content made for Gen-Z audiences.
“These three new commissions are a great example of our approach to developing, testing and delivering new shows direct to audiences.”
Chris Allen – head of development – added: “This is an opportunity for us to showcase new talent and rising stars, to encourage innovation and is really what our digital-first strategy is all about.
“We can’t wait to share these funny and fresh new shows and to keep dropping new content that brings people back to the channel.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — MPs could be banned from appearing in reality shows under a proposed new rule change, following Matt Hancock’s ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!’ stint.
The former Health Secretary was suspended by the Conservative Party after leaving his West Suffolk constituents to head to Australia, where he spent nearly three weeks in the jungle on the ITV show, but now the Liberal Democrats have called for a Westminster rule change.
The party have tabled an Early Day Motion, dubbed the “Bushtucker Bill”, to try to stop serving MPs taking part in such reality shows while Parliament is sitting.
Lib Dem MP Christine Jardine, who tabled the motion, is quoted by the Daily Mirror newspaper as saying: “This Bushtucker Bill is designed to stop MPs following in Matt Hancock’s shameful footsteps to the jungle.
“Hancock disgracefully deserted his constituents for the sake of his ego.
“In any other job he’d have been sacked for going AWOL.
“He spent days crawling through snakes instead of trawling through casework.
“He won food for campmates while his constituents wondered how they will feed their families this winter.
“People facing soaring bills deserve MPs who listen to their concerns and stand up for them, not use their position to appear in reality TV shows.”
Matt was rumoured to have been paid £400,000 for his time on ‘I’m A Celebrity’, on which he finished third, behind runner-up Owen Warner and winner Jill Scott.
The Early Day Motion, which was published this week, reads: “That this House believes that there should be a change to the House’s Code of Conduct to set a limit to the number of days members can spend being paid to take part in the recording of entertainment television programmes abroad while the House is sitting.”
Mr Hancock’s spokesman said: “Matt’s excellent team continues to deal with constituency matters, as they already do while he’s in Westminster.
“Matt has been working while he’s been in Australia and show producers agreed before he went on the show that he could communicate with his team if there was an urgent constituency matter.
“Matt will be making a donation to St Nicholas Hospice in Suffolk and causes supporting dyslexia – including the British Dyslexia Association, off the back of his appearance. He will, of course, declare the amount he receives from the show to Parliament to ensure complete transparency, as normal.”

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