OHMYGOSSIP — King Charles is to appear on ‘The Repair Shop’.
The 73-year-old monarch met with host Jay Blades and his expert team to explore their shared passion for preserving heritage craft skills as part of the BBC’s centenary celebrations, and the episode – which will air on 26 October at 8pm – sees Charles ask for them to mend a piece of pottery made for Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee and an 18th century bracket clock.
The episode was partly filmed in August 2021 and Jay, ceramics expert Kirsten Ramsay, furniture restorer Will Kirk, and horologist Steve Fletcher were invited to Dumfries House in Scotland to meet the royal, who was then still Prince of Wales.
On the programme, Charles gives Jay a tour of the estate before they meet students on the Building Craft Programme, which was set up by The Prince’s Foundation.
Jay admitted it was easy to find common ground with the king.
He said: “You’ve got someone from a council estate and someone from a royal estate that have the same interests about apprenticeships and heritage crafts
“It is unbelievable to see that two people from so far apart, from different ends of the spectrum, actually have the same interests.”
Meanwhile, the experts enjoy a tour of the property’s collection of 18th century furniture and decorative arts from Dumfries House collections manager, Satinder Kaur.
Later in the episode, in spring 2022, Charles visits the Repair Shop barn to be reunited with his items.
BBC commissioning editor Julie Shaw said: “This is an incredibly special programme which has the magic that Repair Shop viewers have come to know and love.
“People will see the former Prince of Wales as you rarely see him – and he is as captivated by the skills of the team who work on his items as any of our Repair Shop visitors.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Jacqueline Jossa and Tom Watt are returning to ‘EastEnders’ for iconic character Dot Branning’s funeral this winter.
The 29-year-old actress and the 66-year-old radio presenter will reprise their roles as Dot’s step-granddaughter Lauren Branning and George ‘Lofty’ Holloway to pay their respects to the character, who was played by late actress June Brown, who passed away aged 95 in April this year.
Lord Michael Cashman will also be back as Colin Russell, Gary Hailes will reprise his role as Barry Clark, Linda Davidson is to return as Mary ‘the punk’ Smith, and Jan Graveson will portray Disa O’Brien once again.
EastEnders’ Executive Producer Chris Clenshaw said: “It’s an honour to invite so many of Walford’s beloved characters back to pay tribute to Dot.
“Over the years, Dot profoundly impacted the lives of many young people struggling with life’s biggest challenges.
“Her warmth, heart and compassion changed lives – so we wanted to reunite some of the people she helped the most. I’m thrilled these talented and generous actors wanted to share this special experience with us so we can give Dot a fitting send-off.”
Jacqueline admitted it was a “no brainer” to return to the soap for such a special occasion, but admitted it was “hard” to shoot such an emotional plot.
She said: “Coming back to ‘EastEnders’ for Dot’s funeral was a no-brainer, and it was a real honour to be invited back. I had a lot of fun but, of course, it was bittersweet.
“It was amazing to be back, but hard to be filming this storyline. I can tell the viewers now that Dot gets the beautiful send-off that she deserves. June was the light and joy of ‘EastEnders’.
“I had so much fun working with her, the incredible stories and how infectious and witty she was. June is a legend and I miss her very much.”
Lord Cashman last played Colin in 2016 when he returned to invite Dot to his wedding, knowing that she may decline because of her religious views on gay marriage, but she changed her mind and made his day.
Speaking about his upcoming return to Albert Square, Lord Cashman said: “When I was asked back I didn’t even hesitate because I couldn’t have imagined not being there for June, and I know Colin couldn’t have imagined not being there for Dot – they had that amazing, deep friendship that lasted during their years, and it was exactly the same with June and me.
“June was unique, and there are so many incredible stories I could tell, but amongst my favourite moments of Dot was her monologue to Jim – she was a character, and actress, that will last beyond the test of time.”
The returning cast are currently filming scenes which will bring viewers up to date with their lives, as they share their cherished memories of Dot.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Ekin-Su Culculoglu has confirmed Paige Thorne and Adam Collard have split up.
The ‘Love Island’ star insisted the 25-year-old paramedic “deserves better” than the 26-year-old star.
She told Mirror Online: “It’s over. It’s done.
“I think Paige can do better, that’s all I can say.”
Ekin-Su believes ‘Love Island’ stars’ “real relationships” begin when they leave the villa, admitting she has grown even closer to Davide Sanclimenti, who she won the ITV2 dating show with earlier this summer.
She added: “I just think it’s wrong, you know. This is my point of view in couples; when you come out of Love Island you are pressured, in a way, to stay together.
“Your real relationship starts when you are out of the villa. My feelings for Davide grew stronger out of the villa – same with him because I saw him out in the real world. We spend time together, I see him in different environments, we’re always challenged.
“‘Love Island’ is a bubble, it’s almost like a different world – it’s not real. But, when you come out and get … Men will love the attention when they come out, it’s overwhelming but, Adam’s already had that. So I just felt it was a bit wrong.”
Ekin-Su’s comments come after speculation that Adam and Paige had gone their separate ways came after a video of him putting his arm around a woman in McDonald’s went viral.
But the woman later insisted he was just chatting to her and did “literally nothing wrong”.
Adam and Paige got together in the villa this summer when he entered the show, for a second time, as a bombshell.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Ant and Dec have pulled out of a ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ special after falling ill.
The Geordie duo have postponed “all work commitments” until they recover from a mystery illness, which has left them unable to shoot ‘Britain’s Got Talent: The Ultimate Magician’.
A BGT spokesperson told Mirror Online: “Ant and Dec are both unwell and have postponed all work commitments until they recover.
“Sadly, this means they were unable to film ‘Britain’s Got Talent: The Ultimate Magician’.”
‘Britain’s Got More Talent’ host Stephen Mulhern will step in for the pair.
The spokesperson added: “Whilst we wish them a speedy recovery, we are thrilled to confirm that BGT’s favourite magician, Stephen Mulhern has stepped in.”
The ‘BGT’ spin-off is due to see 10 magicians compete for a £50,000 prize fund.
It’s not known whether or not Ant and Dec will be able to attend this year’s National Television Awards, which takes place on Thursday (13.10.22).
They are up for several prizes at the NTAs, including yet another nod in the TV Presenter category, which they have won every year since 2001.
What’s more, their shows ‘Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway’ and ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!’ are up for The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award, while ‘Britain’s Got Talent’, which they also co-host’, has a nod for the best Talent Show.
But the pair will face stiff competition in the TV Presenter category from comedian Graham Norton, ‘The Chase’ host Bradley Walsh, and Alison Hammond, who hosts ‘This Morning’ every Friday with Dermot O’Leary.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Gemma Atkinson hasn’t “planned anything” for her wedding to Gorka Marquez.
The ex ‘Hollyoaks’ star and her ‘Strictly Coming Dancing’ pro fiance – who she met while they were paired up on the BBC One Latin and ballroom competition in 2017 – only know they want a “really small and intimate” day after they got engaged late last year.
The 37-year-old actress told OK! magazine: “There have been a few times now where we’ve driven past a registry office and said, ‘Shall we just go in and do it? Yeah, let’s do it.’ We’ve not planned anything other than we know we want it really small and really intimate.
“We’ve agreed on just close family, a handful of friends, and a big party a week or so after. It’s just finding the time really. We’ve had lots of people saying, ‘You clearly don’t want to get married if you haven’t done it yet!’.
“But I think it’s because we’re so happy with how it is.”
Gemma admitted it is all a bit “full-on” with their three-year-old daughter Mia during this time of year because of the 32-year-old dancer’s commitments to ‘Strictly’, on which he is partnered up with ‘Countryfile’ presenter Helen Skelton, 32.
She said: “I’m always aware that from this time until Christmas I need to be full-on with Mia because Gorka’s away.
“Since we got together, he’s always been on his tours and I have my work. Because it’s always been that way, we’re used to it. We always say how lucky we are to have each other, because if Gorka was with someone or I was with someone who was needy and couldn’t cope alone, it wouldn’t work.
“It’s not possible with our jobs. During lockdown we did nearly four months away from each other. He was in London, locked with the Strictly bubble and I was up north. We just thought, ‘It is what it is.’
“I think it’s nice because it keeps you missing them and we always, always have something to talk about because we’ve been doing our own thing.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Sir David Jason has revealed his favourite ‘Only Fools And Horses’ episode.
The 82-year-old actor – who portrayed Derek ‘Del Boy’ Trotter in the BBC sitcom – spoke about the “sheer joy” at filming the 1989 special, ‘The Jolly Boys’ Outing’.
In an extract from his new book ‘The Twelve Dels Of Christmas’, obtained by The Sun, he said: “It’s the sequence where Harry Nilsson’s Everybody’s Talkin’ plays as we see the cast on board the coach to Margate, and the day’s high jinks starting to unfold.
“The magic of ‘Only Fools’ is compressed into this single sequence – the gang of friends that the cast had become, and the sheer fun of it all. And so many of those faces no longer with us, of course.
“Nowadays the glimpse of John Challis reaching across to swipe my hat off is so poignant that I practically have to close my eyes, and the whole thing is a world that’s gone.”
Meanwhile, David recently said he thinks TV bosses need to be more patient to find the next ‘Only Fools And Horses’.
He told fans at a convention: “It was not greeted well.
“With comedy you have to give it time to breathe, so the audience can learn about the characters.
“We got another series and even given the chance to keep improving. They don’t want to do that these days, they just want the audience figures.”
Meanwhile, David also noted that the show’s creator John Sullivan had to cut hours of jokes from the script before they even started filming the first series.
He said: “I said, ‘This is ridiculous. We are cutting and throwing away more funny material than most of the other comedy shows have got in their whole show.’
“It was gold dust and it was so funny but we were just throwing it away.
“We were told that situation comedies had to be 30 minutes… we said, ‘But this is Fools And Horses’. So that is the way we got it back to 40 minutes and then we had 50 minutes, then an hour.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Dame Barbara Windsor’s widower Scott Mitchell has opened up about their sex life.
The star of the ‘Carry On’ films series died in December 2020 aged 83 after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease leaving her husband of 27 years devastated, but 59-year-old widower Scott has shared details of their life together in his new book ‘By Your Side: My Life Loving Barbara Windsor’.
In an extract from the book, shared in The Sun, he said: “On only our second date Bar had talked to me in detail about her many, many conquests. She said it was always good to brush the cobwebs away.”
He added that Barbara didn’t want to stop him living his life to the full, but their arrangement “did start to get a bit mixed up”.
He went on to say: “She had always said sex was sex and love was love, and she wasn’t one for double standards, so she kept her reservations to herself and never asked me directly.”
Scott also revealed he would drop Barbara home in a cab before heading back to “enjoy himself” in the West End.
He wrote: “It wasn’t to hook up with women, though we both had a similar attitude towards sex, but to score some coke.”
Scott previously revealed he was stunned by nasty comments from online trolls following his wife’s death and he opened up about the abuse from online critics who accused him of only being with the actress for her money.
He has recalled a time after losing his wife when a report revealed he had changed their joint company into his sole name, revealing a troll wrote: “I see the long game paid off.”
Scott told The Sun: “I don’t look at comments but for some reason, one was above the line and someone had said, “I see the long game paid off.
“After 27 years and everything we went through together, it was shocking that someone could actually think like that. But it showed me that whatever you do, there’s always going to be someone critical.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Comedian Darren Harriott is the latest celebrity to sign up for ‘Dancing on Ice’.
The 34-year-old said he fears his big feet will get in the way of his success and his family are taking bets he take a tumble on the opening show.
He confirmed his participation on Trisha Goddard’s TalkTV show, saying: “I’ve got giant feet, I don’t skate and I can’t dance!
“My family has already made bets – they’re making bets that I’ll fall on the first episode!”
Best known as a stand-up, Darren was nominated for best newcomer at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2017 and best show in 2019.
He’s the eighth famous face to join the line-up of the ITV skating show, with the others confirmed as ex-EastEnders actress Patsy Palmer, 50, former footballer John Fashanu, 60, Love Island’s Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu, 28, Olympian Nile Wilson, 26, actress Mollie Gallagher, 24, drag queen The Vivienne, 29, and former TOWIE regular Joey Essex, 32.
A total of 11 celebrities will skate live each week on the upcoming series.
Joey said on Friday (07.10.22) he had been set to appear in the 2013 run but had been “too immature” and was “messing around” during rehearsal.
He added: “I’m so excited. I wanted something in my life with structure and it’s more serious than what I usually do.
“I’ve done all the dating shows in the world but this is more serious… like ‘SAS: Who Dares Wins’.
“I used to go to foam parties in a dancing rink – I’m not the best skater. I did it maybe when I was 11 or 12 but nothing proper. It’s scary, it’s a competition, I’ve done ‘The Jump’ which is similar, sort of… well, I won it, but I don’t know how.
“This is one of them shows I’m looking at thinking winning would be a bonus, I’m gonna put all my energy into it.
“When I came out of the jungle in 2013, we met with producers, I went on the ice but I was a little bit immature and was messing around and it wasn’t right for me and the producers knew too but at this time of my life I’m ready.
“I’m already in training now… well not for the ice but in the gym – doing the running.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Sue Cleaver has reportedly signed up for ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!’.
The ‘Coronation Street’ actress – who has played Eileen Grimshaw on the soap since 2002 – is looking forward to “challenging herself” when she heads Down Under next month to take part in the beloved reality show.
A source told The Sun on Sunday newspaper: “Sue is a very much-loved Street legend and the bosses are delighted to have her as part of the line-up this year.
“She will be a brilliant addition, and is looking forward to really pushing out of her comfort zone and challenging herself in the jungle.”
The former ‘Dinner Ladies’ star is expecting to be joined on the show – which is returning to Australia for the first time in three years – by Boy George, Chris Moyles, Seann Walsh, Owen Warner and Olivia Attwood, though the line-up has not officially been confirmed.
It was claimed earlier this week that Olivia – who finished third on ‘Love Island’ alongside ex-boyfriend Chris Hughes in 2017 – will be the first ever star of the dating show to take part in the competition, with ITV bosses hoping she’ll be a hit with viewers as they are keen to secure her for more projects in the future.
An insider said: “This is a sign that the dating favourite is now so big and produces figures with such high profiles that they can no longer be dismissed.
“Olivia is already viewed as a rising star on ITV and this is likely to serve as a launchpad for potentially fronting more mainstream shows with the broadcaster.”
Meanwhile, she has some history with ‘I’m A Celebrity’ after appearing as a special guest on spin-off show ‘Extra Camp’, when she had to endure Bushtucker Trials and was made to eat sheep brains.
An ITV spokesperson said: “We will announce our line up nearer transmission.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Liam Charles has been unmasked as the Candlestick on ‘The Masked Dancer’.
The ‘Junior Bake Off’ judge stunned panel Jonathan Ross, Oti Mabuse, Davina McCall, Mo Gilligan and Peter Crouch when he revealed his identity after landing in the bottom two with Omomatopoeia.
Mo – who had guessed Olly Murs – exclaimed: “I know him! How did I not get it was you? I’m so annoyed at myself.”
Liam replied: “Bro, I have no idea.”
Host Joel Dommett admitted everyone was stunned by the 25-year-old baker because they were “all under the illusion that you were a professional dancer, or at least someone with some dance experience”.
Liam said: “I promise you I have zero dance experience.”
Liam was asked about his choice of costume and revealed it was another clue.
He said: “Cakes, candles…”
The baker admitted he hadn’t told anyone he was taking part in the show but had had a great time.
He said: “I wanted to keep it a surprise because no one would expect me to do something like this, especially wearing such a tight costume.
“I’ve absolutely loved it.”
Liam’s unmasking means Onomatopoeia, Pearly King, Odd Socks, Scissors, Sea Slug all go through to the semi-finals.
Last weekend’s show saw Steph McGovern unmasked as Tomato Sauce.
Upon her elimination, she said: “I’ve loved it, I had the time of my life!”
The ‘Steph’s Packed Lunch’ host had become the third celebrity to face the chop on the ITV show that night, following the shock eviction of David and Frankie Seaman, who had been posing as Pillar and Post but had been forced to pull out of the competition due to an injury.
At the top of the show, host Joel said: “Sadly, Pillar took a tumble during rehearsals and I am absolutely gutted to tell you that on medical advice they have had to withdraw from the competition.”
The show has already seen the departure actress of ‘Gavin and Stacey’ actress Joanna Page – who had dressed as a Pig – as well as documentary host Stacey Dooley, who was unveiled as a Prawn Cocktail, and choirmaster Gareth Malone, who was revealed to have been performing as Cactus.

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