OHMYGOSSIP — Mark Labbett says celebrities get a helping hand on ‘The Chase’.
The famous quizzer – who appears as The Beast on the hit ITV show – has dished on some production secrets and admitted they are a bit more relaxed when it comes to the celebrity specials.
During a speech to the Oxford Union, he said: “The celebs are not as good as they think they are.
“We give every celeb a piece of A4 and it is more or less saying, ‘Tell us what you know?’
“It is only fair. If we beat them every time it would be a terrible show.”
Meanwhile, Mark also opened up on the selection process and insisted biz show chiefs are on the lookout for a smart female quizzer who “looks like she can be on Love Island”.
He added: “I have been asked on all of the Britain, America and Australia shows, ‘Can I find a female quizzer who can play like Anne [Hegarty] or Jenny [Ryan] and looks like she can be on ‘Love Island’.
“I call that Project Unicorn. I am not saying there are not any out there. TV is a very visual medium. TV will forgive almost anything except being boring.”
The 56-year-old star admitted there are definitely people out there who are stronger quizzers than him, but he insisted the Chasers all stand out because of their personalities.
He explained: “So many people say they are better quizzers than me and I say, ‘I know you are’, but if you have a personality out there, then there is a job for you.
“We have a simple test for being a Chaser and that is to get 20 questions right in two minutes and if you do that you are probably not going to cost too much money.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Gemma Atkinson has postponed her wedding to Gorka Marquez.
The 37-year-old actress – who is known for her role as Lisa Hunter on Channel 4 soap ‘Hollyoaks’ – got engaged to ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ professional Gorka, 31, back in February 2021 and had planned to tie the knot later this year, but have been forced to cancel their plans due to Gorka’s hectic touring schedule.
Gemma told new! magazine: “Gorka is literally on tour all of this year. We’ve only got four days off together. He’s got the two Strictly tours back to back, and then he’ll be going on Strictly in the autumn. We don’t even have a minute to sit down and begin making plans.”
The soap star – who has been in a relationship with Gorka since 2017 and has two-year-old daughter Mia with him – previously revealed that the pair are planning to get married abroad in her fiance’s native Spain because his family don’t speak English.
She said: “We’re obviously not going to do it this year given everything that is going on, the only thing we have agreed on so far is that we are going to do it abroad.. Gorka wants his family to be able to order drinks at the bar and understand the waiters. His family don’t speak English and my family don’t speak Spanish, so we’ve said that we’ll meet halfway.”
Back in 2021, Gorka had admitted he hoped that the nuptials would take place the following year, but wanted to make sure all friends and families could attend before setting a date.
He said: “We don’t know what’s going to happen. In my head, I had it planned maybe next year but we don’t really know. We’re happy like we are right now. We want to make the wedding for all the family and friends.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Si King has told how his good pal Dave Myers is “doing OK” and “remaining positive”, after the Hairy Biker revealed he is to undergo chemotherapy.
The 55-year-old celebrity chef admitted his friend is “pretty focused on his treatment” and he assured viewers Dave is “as tough as an old boot”.
Appearing on ‘This Morning’ on Wednesday (11.05.22), ahead of doing a solo cooking segment, he said: “He’s doing OK, he’s doing OK. He remains really positive and pretty focused on his treatment, so yeah, he’s doing OK.
“He’s typically Dave, he’s as tough as an old boot. So he’s doing grand, thank you for asking.”
Si was preparing to make a chicken and spinach curry on the ITV brunch-time show, and he admitted it was “a bit odd” cooking without his pal alongside him.
When asked if it’s weird cooking alone, he said: “It’s a bit odd without my mate, I have to say.”
Last week, Dave, 64, revealed he is to undergo chemotherapy because he “hasn’t been too well recently”, but didn’t reveal what he is suffering from.
He told Si: “I’ve got to come clean now, I haven’t been too well recently and basically, I’ve got to have some chemo, you [Si King] know all this anyway. So this year is going to be a bit quiet for me, I’m not going to be filming, some of the festivals I’m not going to be able to go to, some may be OK, but this year’s a bit of a write off for us.
“I have had to speak up about this because I don’t want to hide under a rock, but I would love it if people respected my privacy and just let me get on with it and give Si and our team all the support they need. That would be great. But look, the prognosis is OK. I’m going to be fine.”
Dave – who has been married to Liliana Orzac since 2011 and is stepfather to her two children – admitted he needs to look after his diet and joked that he looks “alright” bald.
He said: “I’ve just got to tuck in, look after myself, eat sensibly and get over this mess, flog books, and be a happy person so within that, that’s where I am. I may be a baldy biker for a while so it’s just a warning, I don’t want to make a fuss about it, I look alright bald actually.
“Under different circumstances I would embrace it more but I feel under these circumstances it’s simply something I have to live with, get on with it, and crack on.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Deborah James feels “utterly loved” after more than £2.5 million was donated to her fundraiser in two days, after the cancer-stricken star said “goodbye” to her fans.
The BBC podcaster and blogger – who was instrumental in helping to launch the No Butts campaign, which raises awareness of bowel cancer, on ‘Lorraine’ – set up the Bowelbabe Fund for Cancer Research UK this week after revealing she is receiving end-of-life care for her bowel cancer.
At the time of writing, the fund has received more than £2.5 million in donations, after she had set an initial target of £250,000.
Deborah has spoken openly about bowel cancer to raise awareness since she was diagnosed in 2016, particularly on BBC podcast ‘You, Me and the Big C’.
In her final episode this week, she said about the fundraiser: “I just cannot thank people enough for their generosity because it just it just means so much to me.
“It makes me feel utterly loved. But it makes me feel like we’re all kind of – in at the end together and we all want to make a difference and say you know what? Screw you cancer. We can do better. We can do better for people and we just need to show it who is boss.”
Deborah also said goodbye to her listeners and told how she is living out her final days at her parents’ house in Woking for the sake of her children Hugo, 14, and Eloise, 12.
She said: “It’s kind of where I’ve always wanted to die, weirdly. I’ve always had that in mind.
“I think I always knew I didn’t want to be at my London home. It doesn’t feel right to me.”
Earlier this week, Deborah took to Instagram to say “goodbye” to fans and reveal her active care has now stopped because her body is not “playing ball”.
She wrote: “The message I never wanted to write. We have tried everything, but my body simply isn’t playing ball. My active care has stopped and I am now moved to hospice at home care, with my incredible family all around me and the focus is on making sure I’m not in pain and spending time with them. Nobody knows how long I’ve got left but I’m not able to walk, I’m sleeping most of the days, and most things I took for granted are pipe dreams. I know we have left no stone unturned. But even with all the innovative cancer drugs in the world or some magic new breakthrough, my body just can’t continue anymore.
In over 5 years of writing about how I thought it would be my final Christmas, how I wouldn’t see my 40th birthday nor see my kids go to secondary school – I never envisaged writing the one where I would actually say goodbye.
I think it’s been the rebellious hope in me.
But I don’t think anyone can say the last 6 months has exactly been kind! It’s all heartbreaking to be going through but I’m surrounded by so much love that if anything can help me through I hope that will.
Bowelbabe Fund
I always knew there was one thing I always wanted to do before I died. I have always over the years raised as much awareness and money for the charities that are closest to me. @cr_uk @royalmarsden @bowelcanceruk
As a result, the @bowelbabefund is being established and I’d love nothing more than for you to help it flourish. Please visit bowelbabe.org for all the info and to donate (link in Bio).
All I ask if you ever read a column, followed my Instagram, listened to the podcast or saw me dressed as a poo for no reason. Please buy me a drink to see me out this world, by donating the cost to @bowelbabefund which will enable us to raise funds for further life saving research into cancer. To give more Deborah’s more time!
Right now for me it’s all about taking it a day at a time, step by step and being grateful for another sunrise. My whole family are around me and we will dance through this together, sunbathing and laughing (I’ll cry!!) at every possible moment!
You are all incredible, thank you for
playing your part in my journey.
No regrets.
Enjoy life x
Deborah (sic)”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Emmerdale’s Faith Dingle is to discover her breast cancer has returned.
Sally Dexter’s character will be told the devastating news in episodes due to transmit later this week, and the 62-year-old star feels a “real responsibility” to tell the hard-hitting plot.
She said: “It’s upsetting, but really important as a storyline, because it’s more than a storyline for so many people.
“It matters to people who are going through it as well as people who will go through it. I feel a sense of real responsibility, but also a privilege to be doing this storyline.”
The upcoming ‘Emmerdale’ episodes have been produced with the support of charity Breast Cancer Now to give Faith’s secondary cancer storyline a realistic and authentic depiction.
Catherine Priestley, Clinical Nurse Specialist at Breast Cancer Now, said: “With it estimated that around 35,000 people are living with secondary breast cancer in the UK, it’s been an incredibly important opportunity for us to provide expert guidance around Faith’s storyline – giving a steer to script writers as to how her diagnosis and experience of the disease can be portrayed accurately and raising awareness of some of the signs and symptoms of secondary breast cancer among millions of ‘Emmerdale’ fans.
“Everyone’s experience of breast cancer is different, but we know from calls to our Helpline just how anxious women may feel about the possibility of their cancer returning, and how overwhelming the impact of a secondary breast cancer diagnosis can be for patients and their families.”
Faith will turn to Moira (Natalie J Robb) for support as tensions remain high with her children, Chas (Lucy Pargeter) and Cain (Jeff Hordley), who she’s unable to talk to about her diagnosis.
Emmerdale Producer, Laura Shaw, added: “Faith’s devastating cancer diagnosis will impact not only her life, but all those around her. We know at the very core of the Dingles is a strong sense of family and love, so for them to try and navigate through this heart-breaking time will be incredibly difficult.
“Faith’s zest for life with her spicy sense of humour and appetite for fun and adventure means that while there will inevitably be some painful and heart wrenching moments, we will also see life affirming and positive moments of light in the story too.
“Given the calibre of actor Sally is, I know she will approach the story with great honesty and depth and do it justice and this in turn will raise awareness of such an important issue that affects many people on a daily basis.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Sheridan Smith was reportedly robbed while shooting her new comedy show.
The 40-year-old actress is currently filming new series ‘Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything’ in South West London and is said to be “very upset” after thieves allegedly raided her trailer and stole jewellery worth thousands last week.
An insider told The Sun newspaper: “This was a very upsetting incident and everyone involved is shocked – but Sheridan is understandably very hurt.
“Fortunately, it wasn’t hugely expensive items, more day-to-day things, but she had left them in her trailer for safety while filming in character and came back to find the place had been turned over.”
A Met Police spokesman said: “The offence happened at about 11.50pm on May 5. Items of jewellery were stolen from trailers in Surbiton. There have been no arrests, inquiries continue.”
The former ‘Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps’ actress is thought to have become a victim of a gang nicknamed The Movie Takers, who have allegedly carried out raids on big-budget film and TV programmes.
The source added: “It’s absolutely disgraceful that these people would do this. The film industry and TV is of course very well protected by security, and almost everyone who works within it tends to know each other so people feel very safe.
“It’s hard to get on to a set without being recognised by somebody immediately, so a few incidents in quick succession is very unusual. It could be that the same people are targeting sets, knowing there are high-value items.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Kelvin Fletcher and his wife Liz Fletcher have welcomed twins into the world.
The former ‘Emmerdale’ star took to Instagram to reveal his partner – who starred alongside him in BBC One show ‘Kelvin’s Big Farming Adventure’ – has given birth to their two boys, and he cannot stop smiling about the new arrivals.
He wrote: “A gift from God
Welcome to the world my little boys
#ifyoucouldseemysmile (sic)”
Liz posted: “They are here!!
My heart is filled with so much love and gratitude. (sic)”
In March, Kelvin told how he and Liz – who already share daughter Marnie, five, and son Milo, three – felt “so lucky” to be expecting twin boys.
He said: “We’ve already got the best of both worlds with Marnie and Milo, so I didn’t mind either way, but finding out we’re having sons is amazing.
“It was the best day of my life. It was a moment of complete disbelief. I’ve never felt joy like it.”
Liz – who married the actor in 2015 – admitted having twins will pose a unique challenge for the loved-up couple.
She said: “I felt every single emotion under the sun. First, there’s double the worry.
“I thought about things like breastfeeding, how is that possible with two? How do you pick up two babies at the same time?
“I felt all of this in the space of 30 seconds. Kelvin was saying it’s a miracle, and I was thinking ‘How are we going to do this?’
“But now we can’t imagine it any other way. We feel so lucky.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Martin Roberts will return to film ‘Homes Under the Hammer’ in a couple of weeks, following a life-saving operation.
The 58-year-old star recently told how he had to have one-and-a-half litres of fluid drained from around his heart after experiencing chest pains, and the TV presenter – who has fronted the BBC renovation and auction show since the first series in 2003 – isn’t planning to quit anytime soon, because he is desperate to reach 20 years on the programme in 2023.
Martin – who suffered a cardiac tamponade, when extra fluid builds up in the space around the heart – said: “I’ve got to get to 20 years.
“Hopefully I’ll get some nicer properties and they’ll cherry pick the good ones, rather than the really bad ones.”
Asked if he’d like to get to 21 years, Martin said, “Yeah, I’d like to carry on.”
Martin – who is married to wife Kirsty Roberts – also revealed how he knew he needed to seek medical help when he began to become “delirious” and was putting letters the wrong way around.
Speaking on ITV’s ‘This Morning’, he added: “I’d been feeling a bit poorly, under the weather for a couple of weeks. I’ve had a few chest infections over the last few years and I’ve had asthma since childhood, so I’m used to quite a tight chest.
“As it approached the Easter bank holiday weekend, it was starting to get really bad where I could hardly walk without struggling for breath.
“The confusing thing about this, it’s a bit of a red herring, is that it gets you in the breathing side of things, so you don’t think it’s something to do with your heart. You think, ‘It must be something to do with my chest.’
“Then it’s the dangerous thing of playing Google doctor.
“It looked like it could have been the symptoms for long COVID – real lethargy, a tightness in the chest, pain in the chest, difficulty breathing, so you pause it and pause it and by the time it got to just after the bank holiday weekend, I was starting to be delirious, putting letters the wrong way round, I said to Kirsty, ‘We’ve got to go to hospital.’ ”
Martin recently explained how his heart was being “strangled” before he underwent the life-saving operation.
He said: “Within three or four hours I was in an emergency operating ward having a tube put into this sac around the heart and they drained off a litre and a half of fluid. It was literally sort of strangling myself.
“It was very bizarre that I was awake throughout the whole process, so I watched as they drew out all this death-giving liquid that was in my chest. I’m still here.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Malandra Burrows’ dog alerted her to a lump in her breast before she was diagnosed with cancer.
The former ‘Emmerdale’ actress – who is best known for playing Kathy Glover in the ITV soap – has told how her pet pooch Teddy knew something was wrong, which led to her finding a lump, which was later diagnosed as breast cancer.
She said: “It was so bizarre. We were watching a movie together and she literally wanted to lie on my chest.
“She’d never done that before. Nuzzling, sort of headbutting me, and this one night she kind of swiped me so hard with her head it really, really hurt, so that same evening, before I went to bed, I checked myself and just thought, ‘Oh, she must’ve bruised me – it’s really painful.’
“And that’s when I felt this little lump – I thought it was a swollen gland.
“I feel so blessed. I was one of those women who didn’t have any symptoms, and without that i just dread to think where I’d be now. It’s astonishing and I’m so thankful to her.”
The former ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!’ star – who finished seventh in the ITV show in 2006 – has vowed to “fight” her cancer, admitting she can “do anything” after starring in the programme.
Speaking on ‘Lorraine’, she added: “I’ve been in the jungle with Ant and Dec, I can do anything. I’m going to fight this. And that’s what I’m going to do.”
Last month, Malandra revealed she had been diagnosed with stage three breast cancer.
She said: “I was at the hospital and the first consultant told me it was a cyst.
“He said, ‘I won’t be seeing you again.’ The relief I felt. But then the consultant said they needed to see me as soon as possible and added, ‘Could you bring someone with you?’ But I thought I’ve got to take this on my own. I’m single, and I felt I couldn’t do that to a friend. When I went in, I found myself greeted by a Macmillan nurse and I just knew.”

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