OHMYGOSSIP — Graham Norton is “not really friends” with his chat show guests.
The 59-year-old TV star has fronted ‘The Graham Norton Show’ on BBC One since 2007 and regular chats with some of the biggest names in showbusiness but explained that he has a large group of friends away from entertainment and that relationships in the industry are “very intense.”
He said: “You’d think that, but no. It’s not like I don’t like lots of the guests but I’m 59, I’ve got a bunch of friends. Also, when am I going to see them again? Next time they’re in town promoting a movie or something. In the entertainment industry, friendships are different.
They’re very intense.”
However, the TV star went on to explain that during the time his celebrity guests are on the set of his Friday night chat show, he “bonds” with them really fast and starts to believe that they are friends up until the moment the cameras are off.
He told Metro newspaper’s SixtySeconds colum: “So during that hour and a half they’re on the set and we’re talking. I think we’re friends because we’re both going through something extraordinary. There’s an audience watching this conversation, we’re hopefully entertaining them, so you bond super fast. Then the minute the show’s over, it’s gone.
Meanwhile, Graham has also provided commentary on ‘The Eurovision Song Contest’ – which saw the UK place second behind Ukraine back in May – since 2009 but following speculation that the annual competition will be held in Britain in 2023 due to the ongoing conflict in the war-torn country, the BAFTA winner admitted he is unsure whether he would like to take on main hosting duties.
He said: “I don’t know whether it’s going to happen or not but I’d be torn because I like the job I do. I think Terry Wogan did both the last time it was here. I think he did a bit of hosting and then he ran into the wings and bitched about the hosts. That would be my ideal scenario.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Ralf Little almost died during a parachute jump.
The ‘Death in Paradise’ star recalled doing an almost fatal tandem jump – a 2,000 feet jump above the Eiger Mountain in the Alps, nicknamed ‘The Murder Wall’ – where he was unaware of the danger they were in.
While appearing on the BBC Two programme, ‘High Altitude’, the 42-year-old actor said: “We could have plummeted to our death, there was a couple of lines twisted.”
“I’m going, ‘What’s he doing? Is this normal?’ And then he’s doing it again. I was thinking, ‘This can’t be right?’ But that was the joy of ignorance is bliss. I didn’t know anything was wrong. I just thought he was enjoying himself.”
“I’d always wanted to skydive and I’m a bit of an adrenaline junkie. So to be presented with an opportunity to do it was pretty special anyway.
“But also to do it right in between the mountains – there wasn’t a great deal of hesitation. I’d never even been up in a helicopter before.”
The actor – who shot to fame as a teenager by playing Antony on the classic sitcom ‘The Royle Family’ – described getting to the top as a “sensory overload”.
Ralf said: “It was a bit like sensory overload. Your body and your brain finds it so difficult to comprehend what you’re about to put it through.
“It was something a bit special – so far out of my comfort zone
“I’ll probably wake up in about four weeks’ time in the middle of the night, screaming.”
On his recent episode of ‘Who Do You Think You Are’, Ralf admitted to wishing he “got to know better” his World War Two hero grandad, Arthur, who was a vital part of the success at the Battle of Okinawa in April 1945.
He said: “That’s incomprehensible. Terrifying. He never talked about [what happened], I wonder if he went away from my gran and came back a different person after the war. But what an amazing story about my grandad.
“I had no idea he had such a tough life. He faced hardship a lot and he just took it, for the greater good. I wish I’d asked him about it. I wish I’d got to know him better. I guess I didn’t realise there was that much to talk about.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Beverley Callard is to host classes at her local gym.
The 65-year-old actress quit her long-running role as former Rovers Return landlady Liz McDonald on ‘Coronation Street’ back in 2020 and is now set to launch a fitness venture for “strong feisty women” in Norfolk.
Speaking in a video posted to Instagram, she said: “I just wanted to say hello, strong feisty women. I am absolutely so excited. Thank you so much for your questionnaires, there are lots of strong feisty women in this area which I’m thrilled about. I can’t wait to meet you all! I’m hoping to meet you all individually at some point for a little chat. Just to get to know each other a bit. Anyone who hasn’t filled a form in, please fill them in now because there are many ladies who want to join me for the class and I can’t wait! I’ll see you soon”
The ‘Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps’ actress – who starred in a string of exercise videos in the late 1980s and early 1990s and also hosted a fitness slot on GMTV – thanked her fans once again in the caption of the post as she encouraged her followers to get in touch.
She wrote: “Thank you to all of you who have been in touch already! Those of you who have emailed but not filled in the questionnaire yet, please send me them! If you’re interested in being one of my 25 strong women and part of my new fitness classes.. email me Beverleysresults@gmail.com.”(sic)
The soap legend – who is married to record studio owner Jon McEwan but has Rebecca, 47, and Joshua, 33, from previous relationships – used to be based in Manchester for filming but moved to Norfolk earlier this year following her departure from ‘Coronation Street.’
Back in April 2022, she said: “We are absolutely loving our new home and we wake up to this gorgeous view every day. You might have thought that I’ve been quiet (or maybe not!) but we have been very busy moving to Norfolk.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Pete Doherty regrets turning down a role on’ EastEnders.’
The former Libertines frontman – who recently took the stage at Glastonbury Festival – admitted to being “disappointed” he didn’t take up the chance to appear in the BBC One soap during the height of his fame for a guest spot.
The 43-year-old rocker wrote in his new memoir ‘A Likely Lad’ in an exclusive excerpt shared with the Mirror newspaper: “There are a few things that have fallen through over the years that I was a bit disappointed about – opportunities that came up that I didn’t take.
“I was going to get a part in ‘EastEnders’ at one point. It was around this time that the Libertines re-formed too.”
In the new book, Pete recalled the “embarrassing” time he tried to chat up Patsy Palmer – who starred as Albert Square resident Bianca Jackson on the show – due to her boyfriend lingering around.
He recalled: “I remember a Sky One show because I asked out Patsy but her boyfriend was stood right next to her, so it was a bit embarrassing.
“We also got thrown out of Top of the Pops. Someone in the crowd shouted crackhead and we dived in and started fighting with him. Luckily, we’d already done the run-through, so they used that as the actual televised bit.”
Pete was once supported with his substance abuse problems by the late ‘EastEnders’ icon June Brown – who died in 2022 after playing Dot Cotton since the show began in 1985 – who helped him find a “marvellous place” in Thailand, which he unfortunately only lasted a few days before relapsing after coming home to Margate.
She said: “I’m a huge Libertines fan, it would be a marvellous place for Pete to kick his addiction.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Brian Dowling was so “fearful” to come out as gay.
The 44-year-old TV presenter – who was brought up as a Catholic in County Kildare, Ireland – told his family that he was gay just two days before appearing on ‘Big Brother’ back in 2001 but admitted he has “battled” with his sexuality because of his religion.
He said: “I was so fearful. I was brought up Catholic. I still say that I am Catholic, I don’t go to church that often and we sadly lost my mum in 2018 and I suppose the fact that she’s not here anymore has made me question my faith. When you’re a gay man – or woman – and you’re Irish, I think it is something you battle with, the whole religious Catholic thing. But I think it was brave of me to do it. It’s a sin and I’m going to hell but how amazing is hell going to be with all these amazing people?”
The telly star – who following his win on ‘Big Brother’ went on to front shows such as ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ and special episodes of ‘The Real Housewives of Cheshire’ – has been married to dancer Arthur Gourounlian since 2015 but claimed that in the years since he found fame he has had a “love-hate” relationship with the gay community because of his demeanour.
Speaking on the ‘White Wine Question Time’ podcast, he told former ‘Loose Women’ anchor Kate Thornton: “I have had a love-hate relationship with the gay community and the gay press for such a long time where I was criticised a lot from the gay community for being so effeminate for being so camp and loud back in the day. I’d go out and drinks would be thrown over me. It was very strange. And I’ve always said ‘This is me’. I’m not saying ‘Everyone who is gay like me’ but people were very, very opinionated.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — James Argent is launching a nationwide tour of caravan parks.
The 34-year-old reality star has recently started up a new career as a singer since his time on ‘The Only Way is Essex’ and is now set to tour caravan parks up and down the country over the summer.
Speaking in a promo video, he said: “It’s James ‘Arg’ Argent, and this summer we are going to have it Arg. Can’t wait to see you all and have a night to remember!”
The tour will commence on Friday (01.07.22) at Sand le Mere caravan park near Hull and will move on to other Park Holiday resorts.
The news comes just days after Arg – who previously dated fellow ‘TOWIE’ alums Lydia Bright and Gemma Collins – revealed he bonded with a mystery woman he met in Mykonos following a wedding gig on the Greek island.
He said: “I did meet someone nice actually. I’ve met a woman in Mykonos. It wasn’t a holiday romance or anything like that. We exchanged numbers, We have been speaking, she’s not English, she lives abroad. Who knows [what will happen]. It’s exciting anyway.”
The TV star has also recently lost 14 stone after he underwent a gastric sleeve procedure when his weight reached 27 stone and admitted his only “regret” about going under the knife is that he didn’t do it sooner.
Speaking on ‘Lorraine’, he said: “Initially, when you get the operation done, it’s a bit of a shock to the system. You go from binge-eating, and over-eating to all of a sudden you’re only on liquids and a minimal amount of food and it’s just
kind of getting your mind right. But as the weight drops down, you start feeling healthier and I promise you now it’s the best thing I’ve ever done. And if anyone says to me,
‘Have you got any regrets?’, the only regret is I didn’t get it sooner. It has worked for me and it wasn’t a quick fix. I struggled with my
weight for many, many years with lots of diets and for me, it has just
worked.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — AJ Odudu “found it tricky” to get her start in telly as a “black northern woman”.
The former ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ contestant says it was “hard for people to get over” that she was all three things instead of just one and felt they were very taken aback.
The 34-year-old television presenter told Red magazine: “I found it tricky to navigate my way around a space that sometimes made me feel ‘other’.
“My accent was a big thing, but what was confusing was there were other regional accents – Nick Grimshaw and Annie Mac were on BBC Sounds.
“It was more that I was black and northern, rather than just northern. It was hard for people to get over that. It was a lot being black, female, and northern all at once.
“It was tricky at times. I did doubt myself because I was essentially being told to not be me. But all you can do is lean on your support network.
“There are so many people who do see the good in you.”
AJ – who is set to host the revamp of ‘The Big Breakfast’ with comedian Mo Gilligan after they fronted a version of for Channel 4’s ‘Black to Front’ day – isn’t interested in “tokenism” and thinks there is much more work to be done to have equality in television.
She said: “I think bringing ‘The Big Breakfast’ back as a regular thing is one of the positives we took away from [‘Black to Front’].
“But there’s so much more work to be done. Change is going to take a long time. I don’t like tokenism, and I don’t think anyone should do just one thing, pat themselves on the back and think they’re done.
“We’re never going to reach perfection in this lifetime, but we should always be striving to make change.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — ‘Eastenders’ has cast their first drag queen.
Newcomer Matthew Morrison feels “blessed” to have been hired to play Felix Baker, who performs as drag act Tara Misu in the long-running BBC One soap.
In a behind-the-scenes video posted to the show’s Instagram, the 30-year-old actor told veteran star Natalie Cassidy: “I am blessed to have the opportunity to step into the heels of the fierce Tara Misu as part of my role on EastEnders.
“It’s a privilege to represent the LGBTQIA+ community and to showcase the creative art of drag to both viewers at home and the residents of Walford.”
Felix will venture onto Albert Square along with brother Finlay (Ashley Byam) and dad Avery (Omar Lye-Fook), the long-lost brother of established character Mitch Baker – who doesn’t know his nephew is a drag queen – next month.
Matthew admitted to Natalie – who has played nurse Sonia Fowler on and off since 1993 – he had loved the soap for ages and particularly its groundbreaking LGBT storylines.
He said: “The whole arc with Christian and Syed was the one I was most focused on growing up.
“It’s important for people to see themselves reflected on screen. It’s almost like affirmation, if you can see someone like you then it’s OK.”
Matthew called his character’s alter-ego Tara “quite sassy”.
He said: “She’s quite sassy.
“She wants to play the Queen on The Crown but has never could so she has a very Queen-like accent.”
Matthew got some expert tips on how to be a drag queen from ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ star Vinegar Strokes, who emphasised the importance of “confidence”.
She said: “First of all, I think it’s all about confidence, you know. I think drag is that kind of invisible superhero cloak.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — The ‘Love Island’ girls are reportedly heading into the show’s Casa Amor for the first time in three years.
Female castmates including Gemma Owen, 19, Paige Thorne, 24, Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu, 27, and Indiyah Polack, 23, are set to be told on Friday night’s (01.07.22) episode they are heading for cocktails, before instead being taken to the rival villa where they will be greeted by a new array of contestants hoping to tempt them away from their current partners.
A source told MailOnline Casa Amor will be “the girls’ holiday of their dreams”, which will leave the lads pondering whether their relationships will survive the test.
The TV insider added: “This year it’s all about the girls – they have kept the boys on their toes and will continue to do so by leaving the main villa and heading to Casa Amor.
“The new arrivals are ready to turn heads and for the first time in three years it will be the female stars of the show preparing to walk back into the villa with potentially a new man on their arm.
“It’s all to play for and the likes of Gemma and Luca’s relationship, as well as Jacques and Paige’s will be well and truly put to the test.”
In a first look at Friday’s episode, Indiyah informs the rest of the girls they are due to leave the villa.
She tells the group from a text: “Girls, it’s time to get the drinks flowing as you’re off for a girl’s night out #cocktailhour #shakesandstirred.”
The female cast were last sent to Casa Amor in 2019, when contestants included Maura Higgins, 31, Molly-Mae Hague, 23, and 24-year-old Amber Gill.
Friday’s episode will also see Charlie Radnedge, 28, and Antigoni Buxton, 26, face their fate after their fellow Islanders were tasked with choosing who to dump from the series.
Viewers, alongside Tasha Ghouri, 23, and Andrew Le Page, 27, as well as Jay Younger, 28, and Danica Taylor, 21, voted them least compatible.
Luca Bish, 23, is set to be worried about Gemma going into Casa Amor after he spent their first night in The Hideaway this week, with the teenage dressage rider later telling the girls he spent the night whispering romantic words in her ear.
Casa Amor’s comeback was announced on Thursday night’s (30.06.22) instalment of the dating show, and pictures of the revamped villa shows it features a terrace with pool, a smaller firepit than the other villa and a cosy sofa area in a rock wall under the neon Casa Amor sign.
‘Love Island’ airs at 9pm weekdays and Sundays 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 — Ronan Keating’s son is joining ‘Love Island’.
The former ‘Boyzone’ singer’s 23-year-old boy Jack Keating – the eldest of three children he has with 48-year-old wife Yvonne Connolly – has been named as one of six lads who will be seen on Friday night’s (01.07.22) show, entering its Casa Amor villa.
The social media marketer said about his famous father ahead of being seen on the show: “Yeah my dad is a singer. He will be watching when I’m on it for sure.
“He’s buzzing for me, me and my dad are very close, we’re best mates.”
Jack added he is willing to break up existing ‘Love Island’ couples by deploying “some good chat” and “a bit of Irish charm”.
He’s the second celebrity’s child on this year’s series, with Gemma Owen, 19, entering the villa to the dismay of her 42-year-old former footballer dad Michael Owen.
The other Casa Amor arrivals hoping to tempt the ‘Love Island’ females from their current partners are models Josh Samuel Le Grove and Samuel Agbiji, both 22 and 25-year-old accounts manager Deji Adeniyi.
They are also being joined by labourer George Tasker, and roofing company owner Billy Brown, both aged 23.
The identities of the latest lads was announced by ITV ahead of Friday’s ‘Love Island’ instalment, which will reportedly see the female castmates head into Casa Amor for the first time in three years.
Castmates including Gemma, Paige Thorne, 24, Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu, 27, and Indiyah Polack, 23, are set to be told they are heading for cocktails, but are instead taken to the rival villa where they will be greeted by the new array of male contestants.
A source told MailOnline Casa Amor will be “the girls’ holiday of their dreams” this series, adding: “This year it’s all about the girls – they have kept the boys on their toes and will continue to do so by leaving the main villa and heading to Casa Amor.
“The new arrivals are ready to turn heads and for the first time in three years it will be the female stars of the show preparing to walk back into the villa with potentially a new man on their arm.
“It’s all to play for and the likes of Gemma and Luca’s relationship, as well as Jacques and Paige’s will be well and truly put to the test.”
‘Love Island’ airs at 9pm weekdays and Sundays 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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