OHMYGOSSIP — Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer have discussed reuniting for a “one-off show” at Wembley Stadium.
The comedy duo have appeared on several shows – including BBC game show ‘Shooting Stars’ – over the years, but they haven’t shared the screen since ‘Vic and Bob’s Big Night Out’ in 2019.
While Vic – whose real name is Jim Moir – has admitted they haven’t spoken “much” of late, the pair haven’t fallen out and he is confident they will reunite.
He told the Daily Mirror newspaper: “I’ve spoken to him [Bob]. And he’s going, ‘I don’t know.’
“Because he likes fishing and I like bird watching. It would be great to do something though.
“We wouldn’t do ‘Shooting Stars’, we’d ­probably do all the other stuff.
“I hope we do ­something together. I think we will.
“We never speak much.”
In June, Bob told how he and Vic had “drifted apart”.
During an appearance on the ‘RHLSTP’ podcast, he said: “I got on great with Jim, but no, we’re both doing our own little things at the moment.
“We had a lovely time, but you get older.
“I wish I’d done more with Jim, you know, when we were younger, because now, we have drifted apart.
“As I get older, I think of all the lovely people I’ve known and don’t see them anymore – it just seems to happen.”
Vic previously admitted he “never really speaks” to his comedy partner anymore.
During an interview with Radio Times, he said: “We never really speak much. Bob and I have never been ones for talking on the phone.
“[I’ll] see him now and then and have a chat about things.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Michelle Visage, Charlotte Riley and Steph McGovern are to star in a new BBC comedy.
The trio are among a star-studded cast who will appear in ‘Smoggie Queens’, which is based around a group of pals who are fiercely proud of their North Eastern town of Middlesbrough.
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ judge Michelle said: “Filming ‘Smoggie Queens’ was an absolute joy, and I am so excited for everyone to meet Elaine, an uptight office assistant, who I had so much fun playing – wait until you meet her!
“The script is brilliant, the costumes are amazing, and I loved being amongst Middlesbrough royalty for the day! I’m an official Smoggie now!”
‘Peaky Blinders’ star Charlotte added: “Being back in Teesside working with Phil and the team on this incredible project has been the most awesome experience. Not sure I’ve met a more funny and fabulous cast.
“We had the best laugh ever making this show and I can’t wait to watch it. Just so, so grateful I got to be a part of it.”
The six-episode series will tell the story of self-styled hun Lucinda, who is played by former ‘Coronation Street’ star Alexandra Mardell, volatile Dickie – portrayed by show writer and Middlesbrough native Phil Dunning – drag queen Mam (Mark Benton), awkward Sal (Patsy Lowe) and newcomer Stewart (Elijah Young) as they navigate love, life and their pride for a town that feels neglected.
Michelle, Charlotte and TV presenter Steph are all part of the supporting cast, as is ‘Ted Lasso’ and ‘Corrie’ star Bill Fellows, and fellow actors Lauryn Redding, Peter McPherson, Neil Grainger, and Michael Mather.
Phil added: “I feel so stupidly lucky that such an incredibly talented cast agreed to come and be part of ‘Smoggie Queens’.
“They were an absolute dream to work with and I’m in awe and adulation of every single one of them.”
‘Smoggie Queens’ will be coming to BBC Three and iPlayer this Autumn.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Joey Essex and Jessy Potts have split up, seven weeks after leaving the ‘Love Island’ villa.
The former ‘TOWIE’ star, 34, and the 25-year-old brand partnerships associate met on the ITV2 dating show during the summer and forged a relationship, which continued when they left the villa.
However, the pair have now confirmed they have gone their separate ways.
Joey told The Sun newspaper: “Unfortunately, we have decided to call an end to the relationship but I hope we can continue to be friends.
“I truly wish Jessy the very best with whatever she does in the future.”
Jessy admitted she is “grateful” to everyone who supported her and Joey’s romance, but it “wasn’t to be”.
She added: “I appreciate the ‘Love Island’ experience I had with Joey, we tried to make it work but it wasn’t to be.
“I’m so grateful to everyone who supported us and look forward to all of the exciting opportunities ahead.”
Last month, Joey was forced to call in police after he received 100,000 messages, including an apparent death threat to Jessy, from an alleged stalker.
He told the publication: “We have had to take the decision to report the stalker to the police because the messages have started to become more threatening.
“I love my fans and want to be able to talk to them online but there has to be a line somewhere and sadly this is it.”
Joey’s team is said to have noticed the messages during his recent stint in the ‘Love Island’ villa, but the notes, which are said to include private messages and posts underneath his social media posts, are said to have become a “cause for concern” since he started dating Jessy.
A source close to Joey said: “Joey loves his fans and being able to engage with them online so is used to receiving messages.
“Of course they’re not always nice and he does get trolled, but after being in the public eye for so many years he’s got used to dealing with that side of it.
“But when he was in the ‘Love Island’ villa his team noticed a real uptick in messages from one user in particular and most of it is nonsense.
“Since he met Jessy, though, they have grown increasingly frightening with some targeted, physical threats and it’s become cause for concern.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Dame Esther Rantzen is feeling “much better” than she thought she would be amid her terminal lung cancer diagnosis.
The 84-year-old TV presenter was given the diagnosis last year, but the star admitted her cancer is being kept “at bay” for now thanks to a new drug.
Speaking on ITV’s ‘Lorraine’, she said: “I’m much better than I thought I would be, because I’ve got one of these amazing new drugs which seems to be holding the cancer at bay, to my surprise.”
Esther has been campaigning to give people greater end-of-life choices in the UK, and she is hopeful of change even if it doesn’t happen in her own lifetime.
She said: “Even if it doesn’t happen in my time, I do hope that other people in my situation will be given the choice.
“That’s all I ask, to shorten their death, if that’s what they want.”
Esther previously met with Labour leader and now-Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to discuss a free vote by MPs on assisted dying.
Ahead of the election, which saw him become PM, Starmer told Esther that he was “personally committed” to changing the laws surrounding assisted dying.
And now, Esther is “impressed” that Starmer, who has vowed to try to get a vote on legalising assisted dying before Christmas, has remembered their conversation.
She said: “I’m very, very impressed that given all the challenges you know, national and international, he remembers the conversation we had before the election, in which he made it clear that this is something he does feel very strongly about, that the law at the moment is unsatisfactory.
“Being a lawyer himself, I think he thinks it’s important that laws should be just and fair and clear, which this one is not.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘X Factor’ star Ben Thapa has died at the age of 42.
The singer found fame as a member of vocal quartet G4 on the first series of the ITV show in 2004 and the group revealed the tragic news of his passing in a social media post.
They wrote on Instagram: “It is with deep sadness that we announce the sudden passing of our brother and great friend, Ben Thapa.
“Words cannot express how we all feel right now…
“We understand that this will be heartbreaking news for so many others too and we send your love and support as we all remember the amazing man and memories that he has left behind.
“Ben has been such a major part of the international singing community and he was a critical part of our journey as a group.
“Thank you for your love at this difficult time.
“RIP Ben xxxx.”
Artist management company Steven Swales paid tribute on their website, writing: “We are hugely sad to announce the death, after a short illness, of Ben Thapa. It was a huge privilege to know and work with him.
“Ben was well known for his performances in oratorio, opera and as a member of the vocal group G4. He will be missed by so many, and we send our thoughts to his family, friends and colleagues.”
G4 – consisting of Ben and bandmates Jon Ansell, Matt Stiff and Mike Christie – were runners-up on ‘The X Factor’ and secured a £1.5 million album deal with Sony for their operatic versions of pop songs.
Thapa left the group in 2018 but continued performing solo.
His cause of death has not yet been revealed, although Ben had posted a picture of a dialysis machine on Instagram last week.
He captioned the post: “Meet my new dialysis friend. What shall we call them? X”

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OHMYGOSSIP — BBC is launching a new dating series ‘Stranded On Honeymoon Island’.
The broadcaster is teaming up with Snowman Productions – the company behind ‘Married At First Sight’ – on a new reality TV format which sees 12 “unlucky-in-love singles” matched into couples and “stranded on a deserted island”.
In a press release, the BBC teased: “In this bold and original new adventure dating format, six couples are matched by experts and then immediately after committing themselves to each other in an intimate ceremony, will be dramatically abandoned in idyllic isolation for the adventure of a lifetime.
“On these remote beaches, fledgling relationships are soon put to the test as the couples live together and fend for themselves with few resources.
“Marooned and alone, they must communicate and collaborate to get by, with nowhere to run when the going gets tough.
“Will an escape from modern life bring them closer together or push them apart? Will it lead to love or loathing?”
The show is being produced by CPL Productions, who have also worked on ‘Married At First Sight UK’, ‘Love Is Blind UK’ and ‘A League of Their Own’.
Applications are open now, and the BBC are “thrilled” to be bringing the show – which was first aired in Belgium, before subsequent versions in Germany, Portugal and more – to the UK.
Kalpna Patel-Knight, head of entertainment, said: “This unique new dating series will see couples who have previously been unlucky in love being paired up and sent straight on their honeymoon with no phone, no apps and no contact with the outside world – let’s see if they can make it work on their desert island and find love.”
Murray Boland, CPL Creative Director, added: “We are incredibly excited to be bringing this show to the BBC. It’s a bold and innovative format but it also has heart and soul.
“CPL takes great pride in the relationship reality formats it produces and Stranded On Honeymoon Island feels like a very special commission.”
To register your interest in applying for ‘Stranded on Honeymoon Island’, please go to: cplproductions.co.uk/take-part/cpl-take-part.

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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘EastEnders’ is to go live for its 40th anniversary next year – and viewers will be able to decide the outcome of a storyline in a first-of-its-kind twist.
The BBC One soap will celebrate its 40th birthday in February, and the corporation have confirmed there will be a live episode broadcast from BBC Elstree Centre as part of the anniversary week celebrations.
There will also be an interactive element to the special episode, in which viewers can choose the outcome of a love story.
While the characters involved are yet to be revealed, the cast and crew will be able to adapt the scene to portray whatever the public has voted for.
Speaking about the live episode, Chris Clenshaw, EastEnders’ Executive Producer, said: “The 40th anniversary is a milestone event for EastEnders, and we have been planning this week for a long time to ensure that it’s a week full of drama and surprises.
“In fact, as our regular audience will know, we have already seen the return of familiar faces and have many more nods to our history to come which will all build up to our momentous anniversary week. This time, as well as going live, we are adding an extra twist and for the very first time in the history of the show and as a gift to the viewers, we are giving the audience the power to have their say in choosing the outcome of one of our storylines.
“Whilst we’re still keeping the finite details of the 40th close to our chest, I can promise that it will be an unmissable week full of shocking twists that will change Albert Square, and the lives of those who live in it, forever.”
It’s not the first time ‘EastEnders’ has aired a live episode.
The show first went live in 2010 for the soap’s 25th anniversary, and in the special it was revealed Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner) killed Archie Mitchell (Larry Lamb).
Five years later, ‘EastEnders’ went live again for the 30th anniversary.
There was a set of five episodes that all included live elements, as the Who Killed Lucy Beale whodunit was revealed.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Peter Ash has issued a heartfelt goodbye to ‘Coronation Street’ fans, after he bowed out of the ITV soap on Monday night (09.09.24).
The 39-year-old actor’s character Paul Foreman tragically passed away in an emotional episode this week after losing his battle with Motor Neurone Disease (MND), and Peter thanked fans for all their support since his cobbles debut in 2018.
In a video posted to Corrie’s X page, he said: “So, my time on ‘Corrie’ has come to an end.
“I just want to say – thank you to everyone for the support you’ve given me over the years and with the storylines I’ve done. I really appreciate it.
“We’d be nothing without our fans, so thank you very much.
“I’ve had the time of my life filming ‘Corrie’.”
While Peter has enjoyed his time on ‘Coronation Street’, he is “excited” about what’s next for him.
He added: “I’m going to miss everybody, but I’m excited to see what’s next [for me].
“From the bottom of my heart, thank you to everybody for watching.”
In Monday night’s ‘Corrie’, Paul was rushed to hospital, but his husband Billy Mayhew (Daniel Brocklebank) couldn’t see his partner in the tragic moment of his death.
Peter was recently nominated for the Serial Drama Performance at the upcoming National Television Awards.
He will face stiff competition from ‘Corrie’ legend David Neilson (Coronation Street) as well as EastEnders pair Angela Wynter and Diane Parish, and Emmerdale’s Eden Taylor-Draper.
In July, ‘Coronation Street’ aired an episode devoted to a day in the life of MND sufferer Paul, which was shown entirely from his perspective, with a voiceover from Peter.
The ep was dedicated to the memory of Rugby League legend Rob Burrow, who died from Motor Neurone Disease in June age 41.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Sheridan Smith is expected to return to ‘Gavin and Stacey’ for the last-ever episode.
The 43-year-old star portrayed James Corden’s on-screen sister Rudi in the second and third series of the comedy show, and she is said to have shot scenes for the upcoming Christmas special, which will be the programme’s final episode.
A source told The Sun newspaper: “She is an incredible actress and stepped straight back into Rudi’s shoes.
“It was like no time had passed at all.
“Sheridan was over the moon she could go back into the fold and her scenes are brilliant.”
Last week, James took to Instagram to reveal filming had started on the Christmas special, and a day later he told how the cast and crew were shooting in Barry Island for one last time.
In July, the star admitted he had “finished” writing the script for the final time, after he and co-writer Ruth Jones – who plays Nessa in the comedy – confirmed in May they were bringing the series back for a Christmas Day outing.
Speaking on ‘The Chris Evans Breakfast Show’ on Virgin Radio, James grew emotional as he said: “Last night we were like ‘oh that’s it now. We’ve finished. We’ll never write anything that Pam says again.
“We’ll never write interior Gwen’s house. We’ll never come up with an interesting thing that Bryn’s done.’
“We just looked at each other and we were like ‘wow – isn’t that amazing?’ ”
James previously revealed he and Ruth had been making the final touches to the script for the festive episode, but finding the time was tricky because of their respective stage commitments.
Speaking on Capital Breakfast, he said: “It’s written right but now we’re doing rewrites. So we have to, we have to remove some time, we have to change some bits around.
“So we’ve been doing that, it’s quite tough because Ruth’s in ‘Sister Act’ over in the West End at the minute, and I’m doing ‘The Constituent’ at the Old Vic.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Rachel Leskovac was “gutted” when Angela Griffin left ‘Waterloo Road’.
In the first episode of the new series, it’s revealed that Kim Campbell, played by Angela, has left the school to travel the world with Andrew Treneman (Jamie Glover) following his proposal at the end of the previous season, and Rachel misses acting alongside the former ‘Cutting It’ star.
Reflecting on her co-star’s departure, Rachel told OK! magazine: “I was gutted on a personal level that Kim has left because I love working with Angela so much.
“Angela brings a certain energy, and she has a knowledge of the show, too. She’s the heart of the series, but luckily Angela is still here directing some episodes.
“But change is tradition with Waterloo Road and hopefully people who have watched the show since the start won’t be too upset because headteachers come and go.
“That’s part of the structure of the show.”
Embracing the change, Rachel will reprise her role as English teacher Coral Walker in ‘Waterloo Road’, and she is thrilled to be back.
She said: “‘Waterloo Road’ is the best telly job I’ve ever had.
“It’s amazing to be able to delve deeper into a character, especially one like Coral who’s been on such a journey. I’m so lucky to be a part of the show.”
Taking over from Kim’s role is Steve Savage, who is played by stand-up comedian Jason Manford.
Speaking about the dynamic change, Rachel explained: “So Steve has come from a very different background to Kim, she’s always putting the children first.
“Coral is more onboard with Steve than some of the other characters. She likes the traditional way that he works in, and Steve always gets the job done.
“Jason has some very big storylines which affect all of us. I think people are really going to like him.”

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