OHMYGOSSIP — Chris McCausland has “no idea” how he’ll fare on ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.
The 47-year-old comedian is the first blind contestant in the show’s history, and Chris has confessed that he’s taking a step into the unknown.
Asked how he’s going to dance without being able to see, Chris told MailOnline: “I have no idea! They asked what they could do because I’ve never seen the show for obvious reasons.
“I can’t even go back and watch it to see what it involves, how intricate the dances are.
“All we can do is figure it out as we’re going along because I need to be in it and doing it to see what works and what doesn’t.”
Despite this, Chris has been thrilled with the help and support he’s received so far.
The comedy star acknowledged that he’s certain to make “a lot of mistakes” during his time on the BBC show.
Chris – who lost his eyesight in his early 20s due to a hereditary condition called retinitis pigmentosa – shared: “Everyone’s been really flexible, really supportive, and me and my partner are just figuring out ways for them to teach me and for me to learn.
“It’s a learning curve and hopefully the mistakes we make along the way will allow us to have a bit of a laugh, make some funny VTs and show the mistakes, because there will be a lot of mistakes along the way, I imagine.”
Chris ultimately wants to help to change the perception of blind people.
He said: “For me it’s not inspiring, I don’t think blind people need inspiring as much as they need representation.
“I’ve got in a taxi before and someone’s said, ‘oh wow, you did the stairs on your own’.
“People think you can’t do anything if you’re blind.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Miriam Margolyes has quit ‘Call The Midwife’.
The 83-year-old actress joined the BBC period medical drama as Mother Mildred in 2018 on a sporadic basis but her character has not been seen since 2021 and now an insider has confirmed that she will not be back at all.
A source told the Daily Star’s HotTV column: “Miriam loved being part of the show because she absolutely adores it.
“But she is too busy to play Mother Mildred now so there are no plans for her to go back.”
The ‘Harry Potter’ star previously admitted she is quite similar to the formidable Mother Superior and claimed that there was “no acting required” for her to be able to do the part.
She told the Daily Mirror newspaper: “There are considerable similarities. The directness Mother Mildred has is mine.
“I’m very like that. Playing her is what I call NAR – no acting required.
“I enjoyed coming back in April to film the Christmas special. We had a great deal of fun, as we always do.
“It’s about decent people doing decent things and that’s rather rare on TV these days. It’s wholesome but that doesn’t mean it’s dull – it’s gripping.
“There’s a lot of hate about at the moment, a lot of complaining and anger, which I’m not surprised at.
“But when you see a programme about caring, about love and people looking after each other, it feeds the soul.”
Meanwhile, Miriam has been dating Heather Sutherland, 81, since they met while working on a BBC radio drama together in the late 1960s but they have always lived apart and she recently revealed that they have plans to finally move in together.
She told SAGA magazine: “We want to live together now because we haven’t got long left.
“She is 81 and am 83, We don’t know yet how we are going to do that.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu thinks her relationship with Davide Sanclimenti would have been “different” without fame.
The 30-year-old reality star met Davide, 29, on the set of ‘Love Island’ in 2022 and they eventually won the ITV2 dating show together but called it quits in June 2023 and now she has admitted that at some point, it became more of a “business relationship” for them as they carved out careers on social media.
Speaking on ITV’s ‘Lorraine’ she said: “I think any relationship amplified under the spotlight is going to be harder. It’s a test, isn’t it? Everyone knows your business, somehow people will say things about your relationship.
“It’s about being grounded and not facing a relationship on social media and [thinking about] how many likes we can get.
“It does turn into a business relationship. It would’ve been different [without the attention] I think.”
Meanwhile, the former ‘Dancing On Ice’ star endured a disastrous run on ‘Celebrity Big Brother’shortly after her split from Davide and “doesn’t regret” signing up for it but admitted it was all the “wrong time” for her to do it, although she has “nothing negative” to say about the experience now.
She said: “For me, look, ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ is a great show and I don’t regret it. I do understand that it was the wrong time for me to go on the show, mainly because I was healing. I wasn’t healed. I was very defensive. When I look back at myself, I can’t recognise myself. Mentioning ‘Love Island’ all the time, being all self-defensive.
“I wouldn’t be that person now. I take accountability for some things that I might have said on there but I forgive and you learn.
“You move on and that’s the past now. I have so much love for everyone on there, I love that people are doing so well on there from the show and I wish them the best. I’ve got nothing negative to say.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Jamie Borthwick had no hesitation about joining ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.
The 30-year-old actor – who is best known for playing Jay Brown on ‘EastEnders’ – has revealed that he jumped at the chance to star on the BBC show, after appearing on the ‘Strictly’ Christmas special in 2023.
Jamie – who actually won the Christmas special alongside professional dancer Nancy Xu – told MailOnline: “I had a ball doing the ‘Strictly’ Christmas special last year, so when I was asked to join for this series it was the easiest yes!
“This is a fresh challenge and it will be so different to be learning a new dance every week and for the public to have their say.”
Jamie also revealed that he won’t deny himself any pleasures in his pursuit of glory.
The actor said: “No booze ban for me. I’ve never drunk ever in my life and no one loves me, so I can’t do a sex ban! No bans for me, just loads of food.”
Earlier this year, meanwhile, Ellie Simmonds urged the new wave of ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ stars to enjoy “every single second” of their time on the show.
The 29-year-old swimmer – who appeared on the programme in 2022 – revealed that she relished her own time on ‘Strictly’.
Ellie told new! magazine: “They should enjoy every second of it because once you get called up and have your press shots, then meet the hair and make up team, your professional dancer – by week 13 it’s flown by.
“It’s an amazing experience and my advice would be to take in all the make-up, glamorous hair and costumes.
“Cherish the friendships that you make and take lots of photos.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Sir Terry Wogan’s widow, Lady Helen Wogan, has passed away.
Mark Wogan, the couple’s son, has taken to social media to announce the passing of Lady Helen, describing his mum as the “epitome of style and grace”.
Alongside a throwback image of his mum and dad together, Mark wrote on Instagram: “Our beautiful Mum left us last night after a fantastic life. From a young Irish rose to Lady Wogan , she was the epitome of style and grace. A Mother, Grandmother and Wife, with love and kindness at her core. A strength and a belief that saw her through many of life’s trials. A sense of humour and a turn of phrase that would have you in fits of laughter. A proper lady in every sense of the word. Her and Dad are hopefully sharing a vodka martini and hoping we don’t make too much of fuss. We love you Mum, now and forever [heart emoji] (sic)”
Helen married Terry back in 1965, and the couple remained together until Terry’s death in January 2016. The couple had four children and five grandchildren together.
A number of Mark’s celebrity friends have already taken to social media to express their sympathy and support.
Eamonn Holmes wrote: “Mark, so sorry to hear. What a woman and what a couple. My sincere condolences to you.”
Elsewhere, pop star Ronan Keating said: “Sending love matey. God bless ya all. (sic)”
Jeremy Clarkson, the veteran TV star, admitted that he was “thinking” of Mark as he dealt with the news.
Jeremy, 64 – who is best known as the former host of ‘Top Gear’ – wrote: “Horrible when it happens. Thinking of you.”
Tess Daly also shared a similar sentiment.
The ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ host said: “Thinking of you at this time.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — OJ Borg has exited ‘Celebrity MasterChef’.
The 45-year-old radio presenter has become the latest celebrity to leave the BBC show, and OJ subsequently confessed to judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace that he wasn’t surprised by their decision.
After his exit was confirmed, OJ said: “Thought so, thought so…”
Despite this, OJ loved his time on the hit TV show.
He told his co-stars: “Listen, you guys are amazing – loved it, loved it, loved it.”
Asked to reflect on his ‘Celebrity MasterChef’ experience, OJ replied: “My MasterChef experience – I would summarise it as this, ‘cook, cook, cook, cry, cry, cry, goodbye.”
Gregg, 59, also revealed that he relished having OJ on the programme.
The veteran broadcaster told him: “OJ, it’s great to have met you, sorry to see you go.”
Meanwhile, OJ previously admitted that he felt very anxious before walking into the ‘Celebrity MasterChef’ kitchen.
The radio presenter confessed that he “couldn’t stop giggling” when he entered the kitchen for the first time.
He said: “I was so nervous walking into that ‘MasterChef’ kitchen for the first time, I had an anxiety dream the night before, where I spent the entire night thinking I’d burnt a frozen pizza in the oven, and John was really disappointed in me!
“But yeah, you walk into that kitchen, everyone’s silent. No one talks, they stand there, they stare at you. There’s a bit of a smile, maybe on Gregg’s face.
“When I walked in I didn’t know what to do with my hands, I didn’t know where to look. I couldn’t stop giggling and it wasn’t because I was finding it funny – It was because I was nervous!”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Tracy-Ann Oberman “never” expected to return to ‘EastEnders’.
The 58-year-old actress – who plays Chrissie Watts in the ‘BBC’ soap – famously left Walford in December 2005 after she character was imprisoned for the murder of her husband, Den Watts (Lesley Grantham).
She is returning to Albert Square after almost 20 years, and has already begun filming her scenes – although they won’t air until the autumn.
Speaking about her future plans, she told Radio Times: “I’m very lucky that I work a lot, and I do lots of very interesting thing, on stage, on screen and on radio.
“I’ve got ‘Merchant of Venice’ coming up, and I’ve worked solidly over the years. I never thought I would come back [to ‘EastEnders’], but Chris [Clenshaw] absolutely persuaded me and because I think he’s an amazing executive producer, I went with it.
“He loves the show and wants to honour everything about it for the 40th anniversary. I had such a great time, so you know what they say, never say never.”
Tracy-Ann made her debut on the soap in April 2004 and quickly became a big character, with enemies including Kate Mitchell (Jill Halfpenny) and Kat Slater (Jessie Wallace).
Her most memorable storyline was when she killed ‘Dirty Den’ in self-defence during the show’s special 20th-anniversary episode.
The iconic scene drew an astonishing 14.34 million viewers, capturing nearly 60 per cent of the possible audience.
Reflecting on her return, she added: “It felt very surreal. I wasn’t in ‘EastEnders’ for very long as Chrissie but I spent a lot of my life down there because I was in so many episodes in a such a short space of time.
“There was a lot of the same crew present so it was lovely to see them and it felt a bit like coming home even after so long.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Susanna Reid was forced to miss ‘Good Morning Britain’ due to a family emergency on Tuesday (03.09.24).
The 53-year-old presenter returned to her hosting duties on the ‘ITV’ show alongside Ed Balls on Monday this week, but viewers were left surprised when they tuned into the show the next day to see she’d pulled out of the programme at the last minute.
Filling in for her, Ranvir Singh explained: “You’ll be wondering where Susanna is, one of her boys has been taken ill overnight and she needed to stay with him, so we are here for you this morning.”
Earlier this week, Susanna confessed that she had been eager to return to the show.
She said: “I love doing my job – the news agenda has been so busy and I have been avidly watching ‘GMB’ while I have been off. This autumn we have the US Presidential election coming up so that’s going to be huge.”
The presenter revealed she’d spent some of her summer holiday with her sons in Ibiza.
She added: ” This summer I took my boys to Ibiza. I have been going for ten years and it was amazing to really enjoy it with my boys now they are old enough to go clubbing. We go to the day clubs together and then I go back to the hotel and they go to the nightclubs!”
Susanna has three sons – all in their early 20s – with her ex Dominic Cotton, who she was with for 16 years before their split a decade ago.
She previously admitted she was “crying her heart out” when her youngest left for university in 2022, while the big change impacted her career choices.
She told the Daily Mirror newspaper at the time: “You cry your heart out, because all that regular time with your children has gone. It’s really sad.
“Now they’re all en route to leaving home, I want to enjoy time with them as much as I possibly can.
“‘Good Morning Britain’ is my biggest commitment and I’m not taking on anything extra.’

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OHMYGOSSIP — Linda Robson feels like “no one really needs her anymore”.
The ‘Loose Women’ star has opened up about her split from husband Mark Dunford in 2023 after 33 years of marriage, and she admitted the toughest part about being single is not having everyone at home anymore.
She told Best magazine’s ‘Suddenly Single’ podcast: “Not having a house full of people.
“No one really needs me anymore. The kids have all got partners. They’ve moved out.”
The 66-year-old explained that her and Mark’s children Louis and Roberta were the “glue” for their relationship.
She said: “The glue that kept us together was the kids. Once they moved out, there wasn’t much. I’ve been a good mum, a good wife – and now it’s my turn.”
However, Linda insisted she is happy with her “own company” a lot of the time, even if she does end up talking to herself.
She added: “I like my own company. I talk to myself all the time walking around the house and I talk to the dog.
“‘Come on Dolly, let’s go for a walk… let’s go to the local café.’ She knows it there.”
She doesn’t expect to get married again, while her Catholic guilt means she isn’t keen on the idea of a ‘friend with benefits’ situation.
She said: “No. I don’t know if it is being Catholic Irish. My mum was with my dad and she never met anyone else…
“I’ve got my kids and my grandchildren. I’m quite happy. I really don’t think I will change.”
Linda revealed that “a little while back” someone asked her out for a drink, but she “was scared” and said no.
Still, she does have idea of what she’s want from a new partner, with cleanliness and good humour being top of the list.
She pondered: “A sense of humour – that would be important. And they’ve got to be clean! I can see every little thing. If I was at a bus stop, I would start picking off fluff!”
Listen to ‘Suddenly Single’ on Spotify or your preferred podcast platform.
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OHMYGOSSIP — Joe Wicks “felt energised” after drinking his wife’s breast milk.
The 38-year-old ‘Body Coach’ star caused a stir on social media last month as he drank the milk on his way to Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras Tour’ concert, and the fitness guru left his wife Rosie startled by his actions.
Reflecting on the Instagram video on ITV’s ‘Good Morning Britain’, he said: “I don’t do that everyday. I never thought I’d be on ‘GMB’ talking about drinking my wife’s breast milk.
“Look, it was a bit of fun. I was on the way to a concert and there was two options, throw it on the floor or drink it.
“And I had a really good night, I didn’t have a drink, I felt energised and I felt pretty good for it.”
‘GMB’ presenter Ed Balls was curious what it tasted like, and Joe admitted the milk had a “sugary vanilla” hint.
He added: “So basically it’s like sweet milk. It’s like sugary vanilla milk, it’s really really naturally sweet.
“Like I said, I’m not drinking it by the pint, it was a shot and that was it.”
Joe insisted he “can’t be the first man to try their partner’s breast milk”, while Ed’s co-host Ranvir Singh asked what his wife’s reaction was.
He recalled: “I just said, ‘I’m going to have a shot of this’. She was like ‘Oh, what you doing’.
“I’ve had a go before and you know, I just thought it would be fun.”
Joe and Rosie – who welcomed their fourth child into the world earlier this summer – also have Indie, six, Marley, five, and Leni, two, together.
Announcing baby boy Dusty’s birth in June, he wrote on Instagram: “Today at 9.30am we welcomed our 4th baby into the world. A little boy weighing 7lbs 13oz.
“Rosie gave birth at home. The NHS midwives from St Peter’s hospital were amazing.
“Rosie and the baby are both doing well and getting some rest.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — James Corden personally asked fans to move out of the way of ‘Gavin and Stacey’ filming.
The 46-year-old actor – who writes and stars in the iconic BBC sitcom – has started shooting scenes for the upcoming Christmas special on Barry Island, while a massive crowd gathered on the promenade to try and get a sneak peek of the shoot.
In a fan video shared on TikTok, the former ‘Late Late Show’ host was seen addressing fans as long-time viewers of the show gathered just metres away from the camera crew.
James said: “Thank you for coming down to see us, it means a great deal to all of us. But when we’re doing the scene, it will just be too difficult to shoot everybody out.
“So, you’re welcome to hang around – it will be quite a long, boring evening.
“But you’re going to have to go over that way… is that alright? Is that OK? Thanks ever so much.”
Pointing to his left, Corden guided the crowd of fans to move aside, ensuring they wouldn’t cause any hassle of the crew in post production.
Back in May, the actor and his co-writer Ruth Junes confirmed that the beloved sitcom would return for a Christmas special this year, marking the final episode after three seasons and two previous festive specials.
In July, James admitted it has only just hit them that they’ll “never” again pen material for their beloved characters.
Speaking on ‘The Chris Evans Breakfast Show’ on Virgin Radio, he 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?'”

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