OHMYGOSSIP — Idris Elba is involved in talks to buy Channel 4.
The ‘Luther’ star is currently discussing being part of a bid to buy the state-owned broadcaster.
The takeover attempt is being spearheaded by Marc Boyan, who helms production and marketing company Miroma.
Idris, 49, is thinking about becoming a part of the effort to purchase Channel 4, after Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries announced plans to privatise the not-for-profit broadcaster, the Sunday Times newspaper reports.
Idris is now one of the most sought-after actors in Hollywood. But at the start of his career, he made numerous appearances on British TV shows, like the soap ‘Family Affairs’, and he previously confessed that the experience remains close to his heart.
He shared: “At the time Channel 5 didn’t have lots of viewers. Few thousand, probably? But because they were a new channel they were courageous, they put lots of new young actors on screen, and I hold the experience close to my heart. It was a time that exploded my confidence.”
Years later he returned to UK screens in Sky One’s ‘In the Long Run’, bringing a fictionalised version of his late father, Winston Elba, to life.
Idris said: “That show was a joy to make, a joy to share. It brought back memories that blew my mind. It was a rollercoaster.”
The ‘Beasts of No Nation’ star opted to make the series humorous, even though it lent itself to something more gritty.
Idris said: “We’d chosen to make a comedy. It could quite easily have been a drama, though, about what life was really like in the early 70s for African families in London. But we made it a comedy. And that was the rollercoaster, changing storylines to be more ideal than the reality. You make something a comedy. But life’s not like that. Life’s not a comedy.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Tanya Franks has quit ‘EastEnders’.
The 54-year-old actress has starred as barmaid Rainie Cross on the BBC soap opera on and off since 2007 but most recently returned in 2015 and has reportedly left the show in a storyline that sees her character depart Albert Square with her baby Roland, whom she had become separated from in the months following his birth via surrogate in March 2022.
Rainie – who is the sister of the established character Tanya Branning – became estranged from her son after his father Stuart Highway abandoned him during his secret post-natal depression battle and left him in the care of surrogate Bernie.
But upon growing tired of caring for the tot, Bernie offered Rainie an ultimatum.
She said: “I shouldn’t be the only one putting Roland first. You do not get to make him suffer because your marriage is falling apart.
In scenes yet to air on television, Rainie tells Stuart: “The most important now is my innocent little boy. Your faces, I’ll be fine.”
According to The Sun, Rainie was then seen climbing into a cab with Roland as she left Walford for good.
Stuart Highway – who is played by former ‘Game of Thrones’ actor Ricky Champ – is also said to be leaving the series shortly after Rainie’s exit scenes have aired.
It comes just days after Maddy Hill – known to viewers as market stall trader Nancy Carter – also left the soap opera in scenes shown on Thursday’ (23.06.22) night’s episode and moved Manchester after her boyfriend Zack Hudson (James Farrar) cheated on her
with Sam Mitchell (Kim Medcalf) earlier in the week.
A BBC spokesperson said: “We wish Maddy all the very best for the future.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Adele Roberts is free from cancer after eight months of treatment.
The Radio 1 DJ has announced the news on Instagram, admitting it “took [her] breath away”.
Adele – who was diagnosed with bowel cancer in October – said on the photo-sharing platform: “The day I’ve been waiting for. Hearing the words “you’re free of cancer” absolutely took my breath away. I keep replaying it in my mind.
“It was the most beautiful sound I think I’ve ever heard. Even though I was praying Dr Khan would say that to me I don’t think my head let me believe it until I heard it.
“Everything we’ve been through seems to be swirling around in my body and life feels a bit surreal at the moment… BUT I AM SO GRATEFUL! I am counting my blessings. (sic)”
Adele, 43, also spoke of her admiration for other people going through similar experiences.
She said: “The courage, the strength, the determination… and at times, the humour you have shown has been nothing short of super human. You’ve inspired me and given me the fire to never give up.
“You’re warriors and it’s thanks to seeing you being so strong that’s kept me going. Feel the fear and do it anyway. Sometimes it took me all my strength just to get out of bed and face the day but I still did it.
“Every day I made sure I did something to do a huge f*** you to cancer. It’s taken too many of us. I didn’t know what fate had in store for me but I knew I’d never stop trying. (sic)”
Some of Adele’s showbiz pals subsequently took to social media to express their joy.
Fellow BBC Radio 1 presenter Clara Amfo wrote: “F*** YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!! [heart emojis] (sic)”
And BBC presenter Owain Evans said: “Sending you all of my love Adele [heart emojis] this is such wonderful news!! X (sic)”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Jess and Eve Gale were banned from wearing racy bikinis on ‘Love Island’.
The twins starred on the ITV show in 2020, and claim they both banned from wearing revealing bikinis during their time in the villa.
Eve shared: “I had that thong bikini that I wasn’t allowed to wear and you weren’t allowed to wear that Ann Summers one.
“I had a bikini and it was the real thong one like the Oh Polly ones, it wasn’t nude, but it was thong.”
The twins were told that their outfits were “inappropriate” for the show.
During a Facebook Live interview with the Daily Star newspaper, Jess said: “I was wearing an Ann Summers one and because it’s a family TV show they were like this is inappropriate.”
Then, Eve added: “I had to change it to a tiny bit thicker.”
The blonde beauties also lifted the lid on what happens to the Islanders once they leave the villa.
Eve explained that they actually had different experiences after exiting the show.
She shared: “We both had different experiences. Jess left during the final night, so she could leave with everyone at the end of the show … with me, I did the walkout and then went straight into a room with the producers who debriefed because it was so intense.
“They actually let me sneak back in and see Jess for one last time, I was literally crying. I was a mess.”
Meanwhile, Eve previously revealed that Islanders work to a strict schedule during their time in the villa.
She explained that their time is managed by TV bosses who tell them where to be and when to be there.
Eve said: “We all have dinner, and then we beach hut and everyone documents their days, and once everyone has beach-hutted it’s shower time.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Ross Kemp is determined to fight TV stereotypes of PTSD.
The former soap star has slammed the way in which the mental health condition is portrayed in TV dramas, saying there needs to be a “more honest representation” of the issue.
The 57-year-old actor explained: “We need drama, and conflict inside the drama and it’s only right to see those characters.
“But there are too many of those characters who actually need to address and be a more honest representation of veterans’ mental health.
“And if you do have PTSD or any mental health issue if you can get access to the right treatment to go through that and come out…”
The former ‘EastEnders’ actor made the comment during an on-air discussion with ‘Good Morning Britain presenter Susanna Reid.
Susanna, 51, said during their conversation: “There is a lot that is described when it comes to PTSD in a drama.
“You know, this idea that a soldier who has seen the worst of the worst out in Iraq or Afghanistan, comes back to be shattered by PTSD, he on a sort of hair-trigger.
“That’s what you’re saying it’s a sort of cliche in drama. That is not helpful because of course, people with PTSD, and not the majority of them will not be like that.”
Ross subsequently explained that PTSD is a “specific kind of mental health”.
He added: “It’s now become an all-encompassing term for a mental health issue.
“Service personnel, veterans, so it only accounts for seven percent of all veterans, and as you compare that to people in the general community who haven’t served, it’s a full percent.
“So it’s not dramatically larger than the people who haven’t served.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Gemma Owen and Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu war over Luca Bish in Monday night’s (27.06.22) ‘Love Island’ episode.
Fuming Gemma, 19, slates the 27-year-old actress after she passed on information about her feelings to their castmates.
Drama erupts when Dami Hope, 26, tells Gemma he thinks he knows her thoughts on her relationships.
He says: “You’re happy with Luca right now. I feel like it would take a lot for your head to turn but there is a small chance that it probably could if someone really came in that was 100 per cent you.
“I feel like that is where the confusion would probably come for you because we’re not here to play games. I feel like you’re still open in a sense, probably more open than Luca.”
Gemma reples: “Yeah, that was quite impressive. I don’t think you’re that far wrong.”
After Dami says their chat should remain private, Ekin-Su tells Paige Thorne, 24, and 23-year-old Jacques O’Neill – who then tells fishmonger Luca.
Gemma rages about Ekin-Su for gossiping: “You have started this, you’ve made drama over nothing!”
“You had no right to say that and knew that was going to cause s***.”
Ekin-Su insists it’s “not a big deal”, but Gemma doesn’t look ready to forgive her castmate.
Dami tells her: “Obviously it’s not going to be a nice thing for Luca to hear at all. Gemma could have her head turned” – causing Gemma to snap: “It wasn’t even said like that or meant like that.”
Ekin-Su winds Gemma up by telling her to “relax”, prompting the teenager to snarl: “You can’t drop a bomb and then tell me to f****** relax. I think that’s d***head behaviour.
“Maybe you should keep your nose out of other people’s business and shut up.”
Meanwhile, Paige pulls Jay Younger, 28, for a chat to see where his head is at.
Paige says: “I totally understand it can feel awkward and stuff when you see me be with Jacques. I just don’t like being that person in the middle, do you know what I mean?”
Jay admits: “I won’t lie, this morning when I woke up I was feeling a bit of mixed signals. If you say you’re open to getting to know me, cool, but obviously last night I saw you and Jacques had a moment together and I thought maybe it’s just a bit too late for me… .”
The Islanders are also ordered to “glam up” for a “Blue Party”.
‘Love Island’ airs 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 — Ricky Champ and his wife have welcomed a second child into the world.
The ‘EastEnders’ actor – who plays Stuart Highway in the BBC One soap – and his significant other Samantha Champ already have four-year-old daughter Beatrix, and she took to her Instagram Stories to reveal her waters broke two weeks early.
Sammy wrote: “My waters broke 2 weeks early (the night I got my date which was supposed to be July 6!
“Baby boy is here and well. And we are obsessed”
In April, Sammy revealed she had been working away on their baby’s nursery.
She posted: “Using this hot sunny day to stay home and do all my jobs I’ve been putting off for weeks, like blitzing B’s room, putting up shelves and testing out paint for the nursery. Maybe nesting is in full swing!”
Just a few weeks earlier, Sammy wondered if the couple’s new baby would look like soap star Ricky.
She wrote: “Just me and my mini @rickychamp2. I wonder if the new bub will look like him too”
Ricky, 41, had told earlier this year that the couple were to have a second child.
He shared an Instagram picture of an ultrasound photo alongside a wooden sign, which read: “Baby Champ. Due July 2022.”
Sammy wrote at the time: “Hey Baby the reason I’ve felt so terrible the last few months but for the best reason. 2022 you’re going to be the best one yet
(I also know how hard other people’s baby announcements can feel so if you need to mute/unfollow I completely understand) (sic)”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Alison Hammond’s planned ‘Wheel of Fortune’ reboot has reportedly been axed.
The ‘This Morning’ star was said to be in line to host a new version of the classic game show back in 2020, but now it looks to have been scrapped after filming some pilots.
A source told The Sun newspaper’s TV Biz column: “Execs were hoping this might be the perfect vehicle for Alison and be stepping stone to bigger things.
“It would also help with the fact there are still very few women hosting game shows on the channel, even though they’re one of the broadcaster’s biggest audience draws.
“But the feeling was doing this particular reboot of ‘Wheel of Fortune’ was not going to work, so they decided not to take the project any further with Alison.”
The show – which was a big hit in the 1980s and 1990s – launched on ITV in 1988 with Nick Campbell at the helm for eight years, before Bradley Walsh took over for a year with John Leslie following him in 1998 until the show ended in 2001.
Jenny Powell – who appeared as an assistant on the show – previously revealed she was happy Alison was tied to the reboot at the time.
She said: “I think Alison would be great and I’d definitely be there if the offer came up. “Even if it was just to give advice as I know the rules inside out.”
Jenny also revealed she had asked her agent in the past about a revival as she was keen to see the programme return.
She added: “About two years ago I asked my agent who had the rights to it – I said it should be coming back really, but didn’t do anything about it.”
Meanwhile, Alison had suggested she wanted a “hot” male assistant for the reboot.
She said: “I want to do the spinning of the wheel, and I want my own male glam model. That would be amazing – a really hot one.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Love Island’s Paige Thorne has let Jay Younger know she isn’t interested, leaving the path clear for her and Jacques O’Neill.
The 24-year-old paramedic had a chat with 28-year-old Jay on Monday night’s (27.06.22) episode of the ITV2 dating show and delivered the crushing news, but the investment analyst appeared to take it all well.
Speaking about her and Jacques being “solid”, Paige said: “Yeah, I think we are. We’ve had conversations it’s still Jacques and me, and I don’t want that to be a thing.”
Jay replied: “Not at all, I got that impression straight away and I was going to actually say to you tonight, ‘Paige, I’m going to back off because I don’t want to get in the way.’ You’ve got a great thing going on with Jacques so I’ll leave you guys to it.”
Despite Paige admitting she is not interested, she and Jay are still officially coupled up and are sharing a bed.
As a result, Jay joked he will “build a wall” in their bed until the next recoupling.
He opted to couple up with Paige last week while she was with Jacques, and admitted to her it was always going to be tough for him to win her around.
He said: “I made my bed and had to lie in it. I knew it was going to be difficult from the start, just the way the first week, the door was potentially open there.”
It comes after Paige recently admitted she enjoyed pillow talk with Jay amid her love triangle with rugby player Jacques, 23.
Jay asked Paige: “How are you feeling after the first night, sleeping without Jacques?”
She said: “Ah no, it was all good, I enjoyed our pillow talk, it was nice to get to know each other, do you know what I mean? What about you?”
Later in the Beach Hut, Paige smiled and said: “It’s an awkward one because the boys – Jay and Jacques – you couldn’t get more opposite guys in here, really.”
‘Love Island’ airs 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 — Jennie McAlpine “does not love” TV weddings.
The 38-year-old actress – who eloped with long-term boyfriend Chris Farr in 2017 – has starred as Fiz Stape on ‘Coronation Street’ since 2001 and although her character is set to tie the knot with Phill Whittaker (Jamie Kenna), Jennie admitted she does not enjoy the “fuss” of TV weddings after her own was such a played-down affair.
She said: “I’ve not loved it. It was nice for about 10 minutes. You are talking to someone who in real life just went off and eloped and got married. Just me and my husband. I mean – all that fuss and all that messing about.”
The former ‘I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here’ star – who has children Albert, seven, and Hilda, three, with Chris – went on to explain that she loathed being the centre of attention on set as her character walked down the aisle, but joked the day would be “better” than Fiz’s first wedding to serial killer John Stape (Graeme Hawley).
She told the Daily Star newspaper’s Hot TV Column: “I tried various dresses on and said, ‘That doesn’t fit, that doesn’t fit! We whittled it down to the only one I didn’t say no to. Did I love being the centre of attention walking down the aisle with everyone looking at me? Oh my God no! At least it is better than Fiz’s last wedding. It was in prison with John Stape!”
In the show, knicker stitcher Fiz was previously in a long-term relationship with mechanic Tyrone Dobbs – who was the surrogate son of classic ‘Corrie’ characters Jack and Vera Duckworth – and Jennie teased she will be wearing Vera’s earrings and the episode will feature “a big nod” to the past.
She said: “The earrings are a little nod. They are gorgeous. We remember Vera for her bright colourful earrings but these are gorgeous little pearly ones Jack gave her once for an anniversary, And there is another little nod at the end – a big nod really. A nod to the past. Wait and see.”

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