OHMYGOSSIP — Victor Meldrew’s “I don’t believe it” line is the UK’s most-used catchphrase.
The miserable pensioner was played by Richard Wilson in the classic BBC sitcom ‘One Foot in the Grave’, and a new study has determined that the character’s famous quote is still used by British people more than 30 years after it was first uttered.
Michelle Wilding-Baker – a spokesperson for Freesat which commissioned the study – said: “TV has a huge influence on our lives and what at first seems like a fairly basic line can very quickly become part of everyday language. It’s great to see that UK shows have done well.”
The rest of the top 10 was made up by other famous phrases such as “Computer says no” – which was used by David Walliams as hapless receptionist Carol Beer on sketch show ‘Little Britain’ – as well as Del Boy’s “Lovely jubbly” from ‘Only Fools and Horses’ and “Am I bovvered?”, which was famously uttered by rebellious teenager Lauren Cooper on ‘The Catherine Tate Show.’
Michelle added: “Television is a huge part of our culture and that trend looks set to continue so this is something that is only going to have an increasing influence on us.”
The report also found that 80% of adults use quotes from television shows in their daily conversations and 76% of them even use catchphrases from shows they have never even seen.

TOP TEN
1. “I don’t believe it” (Richard Wilson as Victor Meldrew in ‘One Foot In The Grave’)
2. “Computer says no” ( David Walliams as Carol Beer in ‘Little Britain’)
3. “Lovely jubbly” (Sir David Jason as Del Boy on ‘Only Fools And Horses’)
4. “Here’s one I made earlier” (Various presenters on ‘Blue Peter’ )
5. “D’oh” (Homer Simpson on ‘The Simpsons’, voiced by Dan Castellaneta)
6. “Am I bovvered?” (Catherine Tate as Lauren Cooper on ‘The Catherine Tate Show’)
7. “You plonker” (Sir David Jason as Del Boy on ‘Only Fools and Horses’)
8. “I have a cunning plan” (Tony Robinson as Baldrick on ‘Blackadder’)
9. “Just like that” (Magician Tommy Cooper)
10. “I’ve started so I’ll finish” (Magnus Magnusson and John Humphrys on ‘Mastermind’)

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OHMYGOSSIP — Simon Day thinks TV comedy is dying because of a lack of “working class sitcoms”.
The ‘Fast Show’ star – who is known for playing character like Dave Angel on the classic sketch show – insisted there needs to be better representation and variety from comedy programmes across television and radio.
He’s quoted by the Daily Star newspaper as saying: “There’s not nearly as much stuff as there used to be on telly or as much good stuff on the radio or TV from working-class writers.
“You don’t get many working-class sitcoms anymore.”
The 60-year-old star pointed to the likes of ‘Only Fools And Horses’, ‘Steptoe and Son’ and more iconic sitcoms, and suggested their spirit is missing from contemporary TV schedules.
He added: “I just grew up at the right time with ‘Morecambe and Wise’, and those incredible sitcoms ‘Steptoe And Son’, ‘Likely Lads’, ‘Porridge’, ‘Only Fools And Horses’, ‘Till Death Do Us Part’.
“They were masterpieces and they were all working class stories, incredibly well acted, incredibly scripted and very believable.”
His comments come after ‘Only Fools’ legend Sir David Jason – who played Del Boy – encouraged TV bosses to be more patient in the hunt for the next classic comedy, and to give new shows time to grow and develop before getting cancelled.
He said: “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.”
And Patrick Murray – who played Mickey Pearce in the show – suggested any potential revival would be watered down.
He claimed: “It would be lovely to do another one but I do worry we would be constrained because we can’t take the mickey out of each other.
“Rodney was a plonker, but nowadays people would find calling each other ‘plonkers’ offensive.
“The woke thing has got a bit ridiculous. People with nothing better to do will write in saying they’ve been insulted.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Kate Garraway ‘”ruined” her TRIC Awards outfit “with her bottom”.
The 55-year-old TV star was at the annual ceremony in London on Wednesday (06.07.22) to collect the Multi-Channel News gong for ‘Good Morning Britain’ with co-host Susanna Reid, and they each suffered an awkward wardrobe malfunction just as they were about to go on stage.
During Thursday’s episode (07.07.22) of the ITV breakfast show, Kate referencing the white sequinned dress worn by her colleague Charlotte Hawkins and said: “I’m not going to speak for you, but I can’t pull off a dress like Charlotte, but the dress tried to take itself off of me.
“Susanna was about to go on stage. The button came off as she was about to make a speech when we win, and then the back of my trousers split wide open!”
Kate’s wardrobe team tried to rectify the mishap with her hot pink ensemble and co-host Ben Shephard questioned whether the outfit was even made for her in the first place.
He asked: “Was it actually for you or was it for someone else?”
The former ‘GMTV’ presenter went on to clarify that the dress was in fact intended for her and she had simply “ruined it ” with her behind.
She said: “It was for me! I loved it, I’ve just ruined it… with my bottom!”
Following the awards show, Kate – whose husband Derek Draper, 54, has required round-the-clock care since he contracted coronavirus in March 2020 – explained that her partner is “doing fine” despite being back in hospital.
She said: “He’s OK, he’s back in hospital actually, so that’s a development. There we are.”
And Kate admitted the couple’s two children, Darcey, 16, and 12-year-old Billy, have been “amazing” at supporting their dad.
She added: “They’ve been amazing – all the way through.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘Ackley Bridge’ director Ashley Walters had to use fake shots after dogs caused chaos on set.
The fifth season of the West Yorkshire-based school drama series is set to return to Channel 4 on Monday (11.07.22), and the ‘Top Boy’ actor – who serves as series director -has opened up on the difficulties he faced after trying to incorporate some dogs into the show to act as pet pooches for pupil Kyle Dobson (Adam Little).
However, the badly behaved mutts wreaked so much havoc on set that he had to resort to filming trickery in order to shoot a few scenes.
Ashley, 40, told the Daily Star newspaper’s Hot TV coolumn:“I had done pretty much everything expect working with dogs. That was a tough one. I’m a dog lover but I didn’t really love dogs by the end of the shoot.
“No matter how well trained they are they are a law unto themselves. The dog we had playing Kyle’s dog, Tyson, didn’t want to do anything when the cameras turned over.”
Ashley went on to reveal his cunning methods when shooting the scenes which involved manipulating the edits.
He said: “I had to work out some real cunning ways to shoot him. So a lot of the times you see the dog in a scene he hasn’t been shot with any of the actors. I’ve shot him independently and just spend loads of times trying to get the right reactions from him and then cut them together in the edit, which I didn’t want to do.
“But in order to keep the actors energised and get their best takes and best performances out of them I had to do it that way.
“If I get another script as a director and there’s loads of scenes with dogs or cats, I might have to think about it, but we got there in the end.”
Meanwhile, ‘Casualty’ star Sunetra Sarker, who plays student support officer Kaneez Paracha on the show, shared her own fear of dogs and admitted she’d much rather work with children than with pets.
She said: “I’m so scared of animals. I don’t have that ease that everybody seems to have around cats and dogs. I think it’s also because I’m such a chatterbox but dogs and cats can’t talk to me so I don’t spend time enjoying their company.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Laura Whitmore warns the ‘Love Island’ boys about the “big decision” they need to make after Casa Amor.
The side villa has officially closed its doors for 2022 and the Islanders are now facing a dramatic recoupling as they all look to choose between their partners or their new flings.
In tonight’s episode (07.07.22), the main villa boys find themselves sat around the firepit as host Laura Whitmore explains how the recoupling will work with the new girls all stood up.
She says: “As you all know, tonight there will be a recoupling. Boys – each of you have a big decision to make.
“So I’m gonna ask you one by one if you want to stick with your partner who has been away in Casa Amor for the past few days, or whether you want to recouple with one of these gorgeous girls standing in front of you.”
Of course, the girls who have been away in Casa Amor have their own decision to make, and they could decide to stay loyal or pair up with “someone new”.
Laura adds: “Now remember, the girls in Casa Amor have also been given the choice of whether to stick with you or couple up with someone new.
“So boys, it’s time to make your decisions and let’s find out what the girls have decided to do…”
The 37-year-old presenter starts with Jay Younger, asking him to stand up and reveal whether he wants to stay in his current couple with Danica Taylor or recouple with one of the new girls.
One by one, the boys are asked to reveal their decision, before finding out if their partner in Casa Amor has chosen to stick with them or more on.
Once everyone has revealed their pick, the big questions are which couples remain, and who is left single.
‘Love Island’ continues tonight at 9pm on ITV2 and ITV Hub. Episodes are available the following morning on BritBox.
The dating reality show can be seen in Ireland on Virgin Media Two and Virgin Media Player.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Jacques O’Neill has hinted at quitting ‘Love Island’ after a fierce row with Paige Thorne.
The 23-year-old rugby player chose Paige during the recoupling episode, even though he recently made a move on Cheyanne Kerr – and after a row with Paige, he even suggested that he could quit the show.
During a chat with Paige, Jacques told her: “One night we had a good chat and we kissed … after that I got in bed and we had another a kiss.
“If you can’t accept that then I understand, if that takes a few days or a few weeks…”
However, Paige was unimpressed with Jacques’ explanation of what happened.
She replied: “You can get to know people without kissing them – I would never do that to someone I cared about.”
Paige insisted she remained loyal to Jaques in Casa Amour.
The sportsman then tried to reassure Paige that he wanted to be with her, rather than Cheyanne.
He explained: “I wanted to see if something could be better … but it wasn’t.”
Then, in a preview of the next episode, Jacques suggested he could even leave the villa.
He confessed: “No point me being here.”
Elsewhere, Andrew Le Page branded Tasha Ghouri a “fake” after she returned to the ‘Love Island’ villa with Billy Brown.
Andrew said: “What a shock horror.”
And in response, Tasha explained: “It’s not an easy situation but I had to stay true to myself.”
Andrew then slammed the blonde beauty, likening her to “Pinocchio”.
He said: “She’s fake mate, and to be honest, good luck to you – she tells more lies than Pinocchio.”
‘Love Island’ airs at 9pm on ITV2 and ITV Hub. Episodes are available the following morning on BritBox.
The dating reality show can be seen in Ireland on Virgin Media Two and Virgin Media Player.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Shirley Ballas would love to see a member of the royal family compete on ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.
The BBC One Latin and ballroom show’s head judge admitted she would love to see royalty take a twirl on the ‘Strictly’ dancefloor.
Speaking to Metro.co.uk, Shirley said: “Somebody from the royal family would be rather nice!”
The 61-year-old Queen of Latin is not the first member of the judging panel to want to see a royal on ‘Strictly’.
Craig Revel Horwood previously revealed he’d like to see Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall on the judging panel.
He said: “When it comes to my dream new judge – well, it’s got to be my friend the Duchess of Cornwall.
“I’ve been desperate to get a royal on the show. Camilla could be just wonderful.”
Craig is a close pal of Camilla – the wife of Prince Charles – and previously spilled that she is a big fan of the show.
He said: “She loves the show. She absolutely adores it.”
Meanwhile, Shirley admitted she will miss Bruno Tonioli who won’t be returning to the panel for the next series later this year.
However, she is thrilled to be joined by Anton du Beke again.
She said: “Of course I miss Bruno, I love him to bits, but Anton and I go back so far. My dream is to dance with him one day on the show. That’s just on my bucket list. Love him to bits, he’ll do a grand job.”
Motsi Mabuse completes the judging panel alongside Shirley, Craig and Anton.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Quentin Tarantino is a huge fan of ‘Peppa Pig’.
The ‘Pulp Fiction’ director revealed he often watches the cartoon with his two-year-old son Leo, calling it “the greatest British import of our decade”.
Speaking to ‘Empire’ magazine, Quentin, 59, said: “I actually do like ‘Peppa Pig’. I watch it a lot. I’ll say it — ‘Peppa Pig’ is the greatest British import of this decade.”
The children’s cartoon centres on Peppa, her brother George and their parents, Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig, and was first broadcast in the UK in 2004.
Meanwhile, Quentin and his wife Daniella Pick, 38, recently welcomed their second child together, a daughter whose name has yet to be revealed.
They told People magazine in a statement: “Daniella and Quentin Tarantino are happy to announce that Daniella gave birth to their baby girl on July 2, 2022, a little sister to Leo, their first child.”
The couple confirmed in February they were expecting another baby.
Quentin and Daniella tied the knot at their home in Beverly Hills, California back in 2018, although they have been living in Tel Aviv, Israel for the past two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The ‘Kill Bill’ filmmaker – who has since made trips back to Los Angeles – previously explained how COVID-19 altered their plans.
Speaking last summer, he said: “The idea was that we would spend like three to four months in Tel Aviv and three to four months in Los Angeles and then COVID hit.
“So three to four months became nine to 12 months.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Kimberly Hart-Simpson has left ‘Coronation Street’ again.
The 35-year-old actress reprised her role of former sex worker Nicky Wheatley, who played havoc with Daniel Osbourne (Rob Mallard) and Daisy Midgley (Charlotte Jordan) in 2020, this year but has now confirmed that her most recent story arc has finished and she has once again departed the cobbles.
Replying to fans on Instagram, she wrote: “Okkkk, let’s get this answered because it’s heavy in the inbox. So it’s not a case of leaving Corrie. It’s more that I came back for a storyline which, for now, has been completed.
“If you watched Friday’s eps you will see there was no big leaving scene, so you never know for the future, but what I do know is this… I owe so much to Corrie, and I absolutely love it there — the people — the vibe — the street.
“Life happens in chapters — and I am looking forward to the next part.”
An ITV spokesperson confirmed to Digital Spy that Kimberly has left the soap again but added: “that’s not to say we might not see her pop up in Weatherfield again in the future”.
Kimberly previously revealed she manifested her return to ‘Coronation Street’.
She told the Daily Star newspaper’s Hot TV column: “I like vision boards and on the day that I got the call for ‘Corrie’, I had made a vision board including the 10 things that I wanted in my life at that time – and ‘Corrie’ went back on there. Within two hours, I got the call to ask if I wanted to go back.”
The ‘Mount Pleasant’ star first teased her return to the cobbles in December, writing on Instagram: “She’s back! @coronationstreet 2022!!! (sic)”
She added: “Return of the side-eye.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Barry Keoghan and Brian Gleeson will star in season three of ‘Top Boy’.
The final season of the Netflix series has gone into production in London and will feature ‘The Batman’ star Barry and ‘Peaky Blinders’ actor Brian as new characters Jonny and Tadgh.
They will join the regular cast Ashley Walters and Kane Robinson, Simbi Ajikawo, Jasmine Jobson, Saffron Hocking and Araloyin Oshunremi in the upcoming series.
Episodes one to four will be directed by Myriam Raja, who was previously part of the ‘Top Boy’ season one mentee program, with Will Stefan Smith returning to direct the final two episodes.
‘Top Boy’ was created and written by Ronan Bennett and is executive produced by Drake and his business partner Adel ‘Future’ Nur, LeBron James, Maverick Carter and Jamal Henderson.
Stars Walters and Robinson are also executive producers.
The gritty crime drama – which is set on the fictional Summerhouse estate in Hackney, London – initially ran for two series on Channel 4 until it was cancelled in 2014 but it was revived by Netflix in 2019.
The original two Channel 4 series were renamed ‘Top Boy: Summerhouse’ and are available on the streaming service, along with the revival.
‘Top Boy’ creator and writer Bennett previously revealed his inspiration behind the series.
After the revival was announced, he said: “Ten years ago, I witnessed a 10-year-old boy dealing drugs outside my local supermarket.
“It made me question what was going on in my own community and led me to create ‘Top Boy.’ ”
And star Ashley has heaped praise on Netflix’s decision to take a chance on the rebooted show.
He added at the time: “It needs to be talked about and the show doesn’t shy away from giving us the platform to tell our story. We can’t change things if we do not acknowledge it and understand it first.
“Netflix is the perfect platform for this show, there aren’t many networks who would be brave enough to keep it this real.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Ainsley Harriott is considering legal action against the Chelsea Flower Show after his sister fell into a pond last month.
The TV chef was hailed a hero after he saved his sister Jacqueline from drowning but he believes the incident could have been avoided if there were more precautions taken from organisers.
Speaking to the Daily Mail’s Eden Confidential column, he said: “The Health and Safety was not particularly great. They should have roped it [the show pond] off. It was about 6ft deep — quite a drop once you hit the water.”
An RHS spokesman said: “We take Health and Safety very seriously. Throughout the remainder of the show we made the decision to close off the garden to visitors.”
Ainsley, 65, saw his sibling tumble into the water feature during the first day of the annual event and he rushed to help pull her from the artfully decorated pond.
A source previously told The Sun: “The garden was packed with lots of people and I think the woman must have fallen into the pond or tripped over and ended up in the water.
“I think she nearly drowned. She was pulled out by Ainsley Harriott and some other celebrities before they laid her down on the floor. She was coughing up lots of water.”
Fellow TV star Nick Knowles was also present at the time of the accident and was seen standing nearby as Ainsley tended to Jacqueline while she was lying on the floor.
She was treated by paramedics at the scene and the former ‘Ready Steady Cook’ presenter later posted a message online thanking everyone at the flower show for helping.
He tweeted: “Just a big thank you to everyone who helped my sister when she had a fall at the Chelsea Flower Show this morning. She’s doing fine and all is well.”

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