Charlotte Dawson furious over car break-in

OHMYGOSSIP — Charlotte Dawson has been left furious after thieves tried to break into her car.
The 29-year-old TV personality – who appeared on shows such as ‘Ex On The Beach’ and ‘Celebs Go Dating’ – was raging after “scum bags” attempted to access her motor by smashing the windows.
She wrote on Instagram: “Scum bags tried getting into our car last night. Then they ran away when the alarm went off.
“A neighbour popped his head out his window, they ran away. We are lucky nothing has been robbed, but still not the point.”
Charlotte – who is daughter of late comedian Les Dawson – has been celebrating her baby boy Noah’s first birthday with family and friends this week.
The reality star shared a series of videos and photos on her Instagram Story capturing her little one’s birthday.
She wrote: “Thank God we have you, to make us smile every day.”
Earlier this month, the ‘Love Squad’ star, who has been engaged to rugby player Matt Sarsfield since 2020, admitted the pair are putting their wedding plans on hold amid the COVID pandemic, because they are keen to have a week of celebrations rather than just one day.
She said: “I would love to get married but how can you with all of this going on?
“I want a wedding that will last a whole week! I don’t just want a day thing.
“So it’s not going to happen anytime soon unfortunately. But at least I know I’ll look fabulous in a wedding dress now!”

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Greg O’Shea ‘exhausted’ after break up

OHMYGOSSIP — Greg O’Shea is “exhausted” after his recent break up.
The ‘Love Island’ winner – who tasted victory on the ITV2 dating show in 2019 with Amber Gill, 24 – has been left “heartbroken” after splitting from 24-year-old influencer Kate Hutchins, so he won’t be dipping his toes back into the dating pool anytime soon.
The 26-year-old professional rugby player told OK! magazine: “I’m exhausted from my last relationship.
“She was amazing but we just put in so much work to try and make it happen, and we ended up realising we want different things. I was heartbroken.”
The Olympic athlete – who competed at the Tokyo Games last summer for his native Ireland – is currently “trying to lick his wounds” before getting himself back out there.
He said: “At the moment, I’m just trying to lick my wounds and pick myself back up. We’ll see later in the year, maybe, but right now I’m just exhausted by the whole love thing.”
Greg also confessed he is no longer in regular contact with his ex Amber.
He said: “No, we don’t speak at all anymore. We just kind of respect each other from afar.
“We follow each other on social media and we’ve spoken privately once since Caroline Flack passed away, but other than that we just had a ridiculous life experience together.”
Greg recently spoke about whether or not he foots the bill if he has asked a girl out on a date.
He said: “If I go on a date with girls they always expect me to pay, and I will initially because I asked them on the date, but it gets to a stage where it’s like right, ‘It’s the 21st century, you’re making more money than me’.”

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Caitlyn Jenner to star in E4’s Celebrity Big Brother Australia

OHMYGOSSIP — ‘Celebrity Big Brother Australia’ is to air on E4.
Channel 4 have announced the Down Under version of the show will broadcast on E4 from February 6th over 11 episodes, and among the 12 celebrities taking part are reality star Caitlyn Jenner, Celebs Go Dating’s Jessika Power and Thomas Markle Jr., who is half-brother to Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex.
For the first time ever in ‘Big Brother’ history, the stars will be staying in a “luxury hotel” instead of a house, as they compete to win $100,000 prize for their chosen charity.
The new series will be hosted by Sonia Kruger and will be full of twists and turns as the contestants go head-to-head competing in various tasks.
Other celebs taking part include Australian Survivor’s Luke Toki, model and actress Ellie Gonsalves, models Josh Carroll and Imogen Anthony, former Australian Football League player Dayne Beams, actor Bernard Curry; ‘Big Brother Australia’ contestant Daniel Hayes, former National Rugby League player Matt Cooper, and author and former political aide Omarosa Manigault Newman.
Australia’s first celebrity version of the show aired back in 2002 and was won by radio and TV host Dylan Lewis.
In September 2018, Channel 5 confirmed the UK versions of ‘Big Brother’ and ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ had been axed.
They said in a statement: “The forthcoming series of ‘Big Brother’ will be the last – of either celebrity or civilian versions – on Channel 5.
“We’d like to thank Endemol and all of the production team who have worked tirelessly to make the show a success.
“We’d also like to thank our brilliant presenters – Emma on Big Brother and Rylan from ‘Bit on the Side’ – for their consummate professionalism, Marcus, the voice of ‘Big Brother’ and all of the housemates who have created so many memorable moments.
“Most importantly, we’d like to thank fans of the show for their support over the last seven years. We look forward to giving the final series a brilliant send-off.”
Following news of the ‘CBB Australia’ airing on E4, Rylan Clark has now called for the UK version to return.
He tweeted: “Amazing news…… NOW BRING OURS BACK (sic)”
‘Celebrity Big Brother Australia’ arrives on E4 from February 6th, 2022.

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Sam Quek, Kimberley Walsh and Sara Cox join Morning Live presenting team

OHMYGOSSIP — Sam Quek, Kimberley Walsh and Sara Cox have joined Kym Marsh as permanent members of the ‘Morning Live’ presenting team.
The BBC Daytime show is due to begin broadcasting from its new home, the ABC Buildings in Manchester city centre from February 21st, and the trio have joined the former ‘Coronation Street’ star, who will continue to share co-hosting duties with Gethin Jones.
The new line-up will present the show daily in alternate pairings, and Rav Wilding will also remain a regular face on the programme.
Sam said: “I’m excited as we’ll be four female presenters who all hail from the north west.
“It’s like a northern powerhouse of women on TV every weekday morning!
“I’m from the Wirral and I’m so pleased that the move means we’ll be able to travel to not only Manchester, but other places like Liverpool and Leeds.
“We’ll be able to bring viewers a feeling for what’s going on around the UK.”
Kimberley added: “I love all the ‘Morning Live’ girls so, although we won’t be on camera together, I’m hoping we’ll cross paths while I’m up there.
“Manchester’s a brilliant city and I can’t wait to get started.”
Sara joked the relocation is a bonus for her because she’ll be able to meet her mum for breakfast after filming.
She added: “Mancunians have a real sense of community spirit and that’s what Morning Live’s all about.
“We want to be like a knowledgeable friend to our viewers – that mate who’s good for a chat and a laugh over a brew but always offers great advice.
“One of the best things about the relocation for me is that I’ll be able to meet my mum for breakfast after I finish work on the show.”
‘Morning Live’ broadcasts Monday-Friday on BBC One Daytime at 9.15am.

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Christine Baranski wants to make third Mamma Mia! film

OHMYGOSSIP — Christine Baranski wants to star in another ‘Mamma Mia!’ film.
The 69-year-old actress has portrayed Tanya Chesham-Leigh in the original 2008 movie and the 2018 sequel ‘Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again’ – which features the music of ABBA – and hopes to star in a third flick.
Christine told Entertainment Weekly: “If we could go back and have the same amount of good fun and be on a Greek island filming and dining together at night at some wonderful trattoria or tavern, I don’t think anybody would give you an argument.”
The ‘Gilded Age’ actress did concede that reassembling the all-star cast – which includes Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried and Pierce Brosnan – would be a difficult task.
Christine said: “It’s a nightmare to get that sort of cast together.”
She suggested that an easier way to get the cast assembled again would be in a similar manner to the recent ‘Friends’ and ‘Harry Potter’ reunions.
Christine shared: “I always think wouldn’t it be fun just to get back together on that Greek island and maybe film all of us having dinner and telling the stories and singing all ABBA songs? And then just have it filmed as a great night out.”
Amanda previously said that she hoped to make more ‘Mamma Mia!’ movies as she wants to keep playing her character Sophie rather than having another baby.
The 36-year-old star quipped: “Definitely third ‘Mamma Mia!’, definitely no third child.
“If it was up to me, yes, of course, there would be eight ‘Mamma Mia!’s. Do you know how much fun that is?”

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Roland Emmerich originally planned Moonfall trilogy

OHMYGOSSIP — Roland Emmerich originally wanted to make a ‘Moonfall’ trilogy.
The 66-year-old filmmaker has helmed the new sci-fi blockbuster and explained that he wanted it to be the first of three movies, but is now uncertain about making follow-up projects.
In an interview with Collider, Roland said: “I’m not very high on sequels. But I tried this time to make this a trilogy, but I am not sure even if I want it anymore.
“I think if I do a sequel, I will make it a little bit more like the original ‘Star Wars’, the second one will have a huge cliffhanger. Because that’s totally lost on people.
“Everything always has to be clean cut. Why not leave them hanging and say, ‘We left you hanging, see the conclusion in two years.'”
The flick features a cast that includes Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson and Donald Sutherland, and follows a group of unlikely individuals tasked with saving the Earth when the moon is knocked off orbit by a mysterious force. Roland has suggested that there is more space action compared to his previous movies – which include ‘Independence Day’.
The director explained: “Well, it was just the idea that the moon is not what you think it is. That somebody must have built it. Which is crazy and amazing, right?
“Then you learn who built it, which I cannot give away. But alone that somebody kind of put something like out there and there’s kind of, let’s say the bad guy, which is the nano swarm, who finally found us and that’s how the whole movie starts.
“In this movie, there is not so much, I would say, Earth action than you normally find in my movies. It’s a space movie, and to a lesser degree, that the moon is falling on Earth.”

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Gemma Collins, James Argent and Amy Childs hit out at Essex County Council over 300k rebrand

OHMYGOSSIP — Gemma Collins, James ‘Arg’ Argent and Amy Childs have hit out at Essex County Council after they approved a £300,000 campaign seeking to “challenge people’s preconceived views” of the area.
The ‘Only Way is Essex’ stars have defended the county after the new adverts, due to be released this spring, were given the green light.
Lisa Bone, the council’s head of tourism, said: “We’ve made a promotional film for TV starring people like scientists and Michelin-starred chefs who we have in the county.
“There’s a lot of talk about the way Essex is depicted but unless we tell people what it’s really like, they’ll only have one impression.”
However, Gemma, 40, has been left outraged at the six-figure rebrand campaign.
She told The Sun newspaper: “Forget the council — I am the Queen of Essex and the only rebrand our great county needs is one to shake up that stuffy lot.
“To say we need to change our ‘reputation’ is an affront to every hard-working person from Essex who has grafted to make something of themselves.”
Gemma’s ex-boyfriend Arg agrees, saying: “You’ll never meet a prouder Essex Boy than me. People who think our county is just packed with wide boys and women wearing white stilettos couldn’t have it more wrong.
“We might be partial to fake tan but who wants to look pale and pasty just because the pandemic stopped us all flying out to Marbs?
“And if you’ve got an issue with vajazzles, you’ve clearly not been lucky enough to hop into bed with one.
“Essex is the breeding ground of some of our best loved stars and most famous sporting legends.
“And when it comes to landmarks, we’ve got the largest Norman keep in Europe — and the world’s longest pier.”
Amy, 31, insisted Essex is full of “decent, hard-working people” rather than “vacuous airheads”, and admitted she has been inundated with thanks for all the vajazzles – a form of genital decoration – she has done over the years.
She said: “As a county we have a reputation for looking good and looking after each other.
“We’re not a community of vacuous airheads. We’re decent, hard-working people.
“How dare anyone take aim at the vajazzle? It’s fun, fancy and it helps make women – and men – feel sexy.
“I helped bring that hidden beauty secret to the masses a decade ago on ‘TOWIE’ and, trust me, I’ve only had people thanking me for it.
“How about the council spend £300,000 on something that really matters?”
The commercials – which will debut on Sky later this year – will also showcase the beautiful landscape of the county.

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Zara McDermott ‘honoured’ to discuss campaign work with Duchess of Cornwall

OHMYGOSSIP — Zara McDermott was “absolute honoured” to discuss her image-based abuse campaign work with the Duchess of Cornwall.
The ‘Love Island’ star admitted it was “a privilege” to meet Camilla this week, and discuss the work she has done so far and share her upcoming projects.
The 24-year-old TV personality-turned-campaigner shared a photo of the moment they met, and she added the caption: “Today I had the absolute honour of meeting Her Royal Highness, the Duchess of Cornwall. I told her all about the work I have done, and will continue to do for young people. What a privilege to have your work recognised by a member of the Royal family, and to be able to share your aspirations for the future with them. (sic)”
The ‘Zara McDermott: Revenge Porn’ documentary-maker was “incredibly grateful” to discuss her Naked Threat campaign, an anti-revenge porn effort – in collaboration with the sexual assault relief charity Refuge – with the royal.
Zara added: “I am so so so incredibly grateful. We also spoke about the Naked Threat campaign @refugecharity and I did to change the law around image based abuse.
“But most importantly we all celebrated fifty years of Refuge; a charity that I am honoured to stand side by side with in our joint mission to eradicate violence towards women and children. Thank you to everyone who made today possible, thank you for your kindness and thank you for your continued hard work, every single day.”
In October, the duchess called for more urgent action to be taken to deal with sexual violence against women.
She said: “The Crime Survey for England and Wales shows that 144,000 women were victims of rape or attempted rape in the last year. The challenges are immense.
“However, the forthcoming Festival gives us hope that they can be overcome … firstly we have to be Shameless. Together, today, let us resolve to support survivors to be ‘shameless’ and not to take on misplaced feelings of stigma … secondly, we need to get the men in our lives involved in this movement. We do not, in any way, hold all men responsible for sexual violence. But we do need them all on board to tackle it.”

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Davina McCall slams cancel culture as unforgiving

OHMYGOSSIP — Davina McCall has hit out at cancel culture’s “lack of forgiveness”.
The 54-year-old TV presenter thinks people should be forgiven a lot more for their old views rather then cancelled if they’ve changed their ways, because people should be allowed to “change their mind”.
She said: “Everybody has an opinion. With cancel culture, and this is the new thing that I think celebrities or actors or anybody in the public eye is the most terrified of is this culture of, you say something and you get cancelled. I think that’s such an interesting thing.
“I go deep when I think about things and I was thinking, why is cancelling such a tough thing? I think it’s about the lack of forgiveness that anybody is allowed to have for making a mistake.
“If somebody says something and I think, that’s a celebrity that I have known for many years, one of the things that I think is really weird is hauling somebody over the coals for a tweet they made in 2011. In 12 years, I’ve changed so much.
“When a journalist says to me they interviewed me eight years ago and I said this, I say, ‘I’ve changed my mind’. You’ve got to be allowed to change your mind.”
The former ‘Big Brother’ host admits it is important to note that people may feel “so ashamed” of how they used to be, rather than assume they still hold the same opinions.
Speaking on Rylan’s ‘Ry-Union’ podcast, she added: “Sometimes people could have been racist or homophobic 10 years ago, 12 years ago and they might have met somebody along the way who’s made them change the light. And they could feel so ashamed of the way that they used to feel. They get hauled over the coals and they apologise and that apology is still not enough.
“Also, the only way I have learned in life is by forming opinions about how I feel about things. If I listened to somebody I absolutely 100 per cent disagree with, I can formulate an opinion about that … that’s why programmes like ‘Question Time’ are interesting because you’ve got all sides of the political spectrum.
“Sometimes there’s somebody on there that drives you mad, but that’s a good thing. We must not stop the voices that annoy us or aggravate us or say something different by shaming them … it seems that forgiveness isn’t on the agenda anymore …
“This loss of anybody following any kind of religion means you are unable to pardon anybody. You just will hold that vendetta against them forever, even if they are hand on heart genuinely really sorry. It seems really sad.”
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Alan Carr’s estranged husband jailed for hitting police car whilst four times over legal alcohol limit

OHMYGOSSIP — Alan Carr’s estranged husband Paul Drayton has been jailed for drunkenly driving into a police car with an alcohol test reading “off the scale”.
The 50 year old – who is battling alcoholism – appeared at Brighton Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (26.01.21) after pleading guilty to a single count of driving a motor vehicle above the legal alcohol limit.
The court heard how police had received a phone call from worried members of the public on October 9, 2021, when they witnessed an intoxicated Drayton driving in Broadbridge Heath, West Sussex, England, shortly before 3pm.
Prosecutor Suzanne Soros said police officers tracked him down and witnessed his vehicle “swerving from side to side” and decided to pull him over, suspecting he had been drinking.
A compliant Drayton complied with the officers’ request, but then proceeded to “reverse into the police vehicle”, Ms Soros told the court, leading to other cop cars boxing him in so he could drive off.
His breath test returned a reading of 153 micrograms in 100 millilitres of breath which is four times the legal limit in the UK.
John Dye, defending Drayton, told the court that the events of that day were the result of a “perfect storm in his life”, which included his alcoholism spiralling out of control, mental health issues, physical health issues and the breakdown of his marriage to TV comedian Carr, 45,
Mr. Dye said: “And the final straw, as is now well documented, his private live as well.
“His partner of some 13 or 14 years – that relationship has broken down, partly due to the problems Mr Drayton has with alcohol.”
District Judge Amanda Kelly acknowledged Drayton’s addiction issues and efforts to get sober in rehab when sentencing him, but insisted she had no choice but to give him jail time, stating “you were gambling with the lives of others”.
She said: “You were dicing with death when you got behind the wheel in that state.
“Not only were you gambling with your own life but you were gambling with the lives of others.
“You could easily have killed or seriously injured someone else’s child, partner or friend.”
Drayton was jailed for 14 weeks and banned from driving for three years.
This month, Carr announced his separation from Drayton.
The ‘Chatty Man’ host made the “difficult decision” to part ways with Paul after 13 years as a couple and three years of marriage.
In a statement, a spokesperson said: “After 13 years as a couple and three years of marriage, Alan Carr and Paul Drayton would like to announce they are separating.” They have jointly and amicably made the difficult decision to divorce and go their separate ways. We request that their privacy is respected at this sensitive time.” ​

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Downton Abbey: A New Era handed a new release date

OHMYGOSSIP — ‘Downton Abbey: A New Era’ has been given a new UK release date of April 29.
Focus Features has confirmed that the much-anticipated movie has been pushed back, from its original release date of March 18. It’s also been revealed that the film’s US release date has been moved to May 20.
The upcoming sequel will see the cast – which includes the likes of Hugh Bonneville, Dame Maggie Smith, Penelope Wilton and Michelle Dockery – travel to the south of France to uncover a mystery at a villa.
‘Downton’ creator Julian Fellowes previously teased some details about the movie, which is based on the acclaimed TV series.
Speaking about the project, Julian shared: “It’s really a new era. The further the ’20s went along, the more the world was changing in so many ways. Everything from entertainment to transport was really different by the end of the ’20s. That’s what we’re referring to in that.”
Julian sees the ‘Downton’ films as an “extension” of the hit TV series, which ran for six seasons between 2010 and 2015.
And he explained that the new movie will pick up from where the 2019 film ended.
He said: “As we know from the last film, Mary may not be the titular head of the household, but she is effectively running the show. We take that further.
“We’re trying to mark the change – the fact that Crawleys of Downton are nearly in the 1930s, which is merely the beginning of the modern world.”

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David James, Janette Manrara, and Jackie Weaver to appear in Celebrity Mastermind

OHMYGOSSIP — David James, Janette Manrara, Ellie Taylor, The Vivienne, and Jackie Weaver are among the stars who will take part in this year’s ‘Celebrity Mastermind’.
Former England goalkeeper David will be answering questions about his specialist subject, late US pop artist Roy Lichtenstein, from new host Clive Myrie in the opening episode of the series on Saturday 5th February on BBC One.
Clive said: “I can’t wait to reveal how some of the nation’s best loved celebrities deal with the black chair!
“It’ll be fun for viewers, though maybe less for our celebs, but win or lose, they’ll be helping their favourite charities. So bring it on!”
Elsewhere in episode one, famed council officer Jackie will answer questions about 2004 sci-fi movie ‘The Chronicles of Riddick’, singer Antony Costa will be quizzed on ‘Grease the Musical’ and comedian Ellie Taylor will be asked about specialist subject Geri Halliwell.
The celebrities will be raising money for their chosen charities, as well as competing for the coveted ‘Celebrity Mastermind’ trophy.
Among the 14 episodes, former ‘Strictly’ pro Janette will be quizzed on Disney’s renaissance era, ‘Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK’ star The Vivienne will be asked about Cher, and former ‘Hollyoaks’ star Jeremy Edwards’ specialist subject is the late, great actress Carrie Fisher.
What’s more, comedian James Acaster will be asked about the history of ice cream, and former ‘EastEnders’ star John Altman – who played ‘Nasty’ Nick Cotton in the BBC One soap – will take questions on the Isle of Wight.
‘Celebrity Mastermind’ will air on Saturday nights on BBC One from Saturday 5th February at 7.15pm.
The current series of ‘Mastermind’ is on-air every Monday on BBC2 at 7.30pm.

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Mortal Kombat sequel ‘in the works’

OHMYGOSSIP — A ‘Mortal Kombat’ sequel is in the works.
Simon McQuoid’s movie reboot of the fighting franchise – which began as a gory beat ’em up video game back in 1992 – was released last April, and now Jeremy Slater is said to have been lined up to pen the movie for Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema, according to Deadline.
It’s not yet known if McQuoid will be returning to helm the second film in the franchise.
He previously banned talk of a potential sequel on the movie’s set.
McQuoid said: “None of us used the S-word. We’d never talk about it in any depth whatsoever because we feel like we have to put all our energy into this film.
“That being said, if the fans want another one, that’s not for us to decide; that’s for the fans to decide.
“Then, we need a couple of joiner pieces that we know can lead us somewhere because there’s a treasure trove of stuff that’s just sitting there.”
In May, Jessica McNamee – who plays Sonya Blade in ‘Mortal Kombat’ – admitted she “would be stoked” if the movie got a host of sequels.
The Australian actress said: “I’ve never been so excited in my life to play a character.
“I was able to really sink my teeth into this character, physically, but I also have some meaty dramatic and comedic scenes in there as well. So, I would be stoked if we went forward. The whole universe, that would be great.”

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Jeremy Clarkson trademarks catchphrase ‘I Did A Thing’

OHMYGOSSIP — Jeremy Clarkson has trademarked his catchphrase “I Did A Thing”.
The ‘Clarkson’s Farm’ star now legally owns the phrase so he can create a line of merchandise for his smash-hit Amazon Prime show to be sold at his Cotswolds farm.
A source told The Sun newspaper’s TV Biz Column: “Jeremy is aware his catchphrase has taken off since he started his Amazon farm show, which has picked up a cult following.
“He sees it as a bit of an asset and feels, ‘Why allow other people to financially benefit from it when he can?’.
“The wheels are now in motion so it won’t be long until his own official merch comes out, which his fans are bound to lap up.”
The former ‘Top Gear’ host submitted the application for the trademark from his farm’s company Curdle Farm Ltd.
Potential items for sale with the phrase on include beer mugs, coffee cups, T-shirts and jumpers.
‘Clarkson’s Farm’ – which also featured fan favourite farm hand Kaleb Cooper – was praised by critics and audiences alike.
In December 2021, Jeremy called the programme’s success “a total crazy ride’.
After being asked about his journey with the streaming series, he said: “It’s been a total crazy ride. I wanted to try and make it serious, and it’s completely unscripted.
“I never know what we’re doing in the morning when we start farming. I’m farming today, and the film crew isn’t here.
“They’re coming on Wednesday, and I have no clue what I’m doing on Wednesday, because I don’t know what the weather’s going to be like.
“But, it has been extremely successful and I’m extremely proud of it. I thought it would serve as a gentle disappointment to ‘The Grand Tour’ fans, but everyone seems to like it. Little kids, grannies. Farmers absolutely love it.”

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David Guetta to mentor The Voice contestants

OHMYGOSSIP — David Guetta, MNEK and James Arthur will mentor contestants on ‘The Voice’.
Judges will.i.am, Sir Tom Jones, Anne-Marie and Olly Murs will be getting help from some of music’s biggest stars when it comes to advising their hopefuls on this year’s show as, following months of secret negotiations, producers were delighted to bring in a string of famous faces to offer guidance.
A source said: “Everyone is so excited to have such big names taking part in the new series.
“David Guetta is one of the hottest names in music.”
The trio filmed their appearances before Christmas and contestants were “thrilled” to see their big-name mentors.
The insider added to the Daily Star Sunday newspaper: “‘The Voice’ is going from strength to strength.
“Now ‘X Factor’ has gone, the producers are able to get even better names. The contestants were thrilled that they got to be mentored by such accomplished artists.”
Show bosses are also said to be in talks with other big name acts to perform on the live shows when the series returns to ITV later this year.
Anne-Marie previously vowed to mentor the winning act once again.
She said: “It feels so good to be back! I had the most amazing time last series, and I am so excited to be returning to my big red chair. “Winning with Craig last series was a special moment and I am determined to keep a hold of my crown!”
However, Olly has fired a warning shot to his rival coach, and insisted he’s coming for the crown.
He added: “I cannot wait to be reunited with ‘The Voice UK’ family! We always have so much fun making the show and I’m sure this series will be no exception.
“Anne-Marie needs to watch out because this series I’m taking back the title!”

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Navid Sole: Apprentice was ‘hell’

OHMYGOSSIP — Navid Sole claims he wanted to “hurt himself” after a fellow ‘Apprentice’ contestant made his “life hell”.
The 27-year-old pharmacist – who was fired from the show on Thursday’s (19.01.22) episode – asked to move rooms in the house the hopefuls all share in a bid to get away with his business rival but admitted he didn’t tell producers how low he was feeling in case he was removed from the show completely.
He told a friend: “There were two or three times I wanted to hurt myself because I didn’t know what to do.
“I didn’t want to share these feelings with the producers because I was scared they would eliminate me from the process. The bullying affected my performance on the whole show…
“They could see I was distressed and moved me. I told them many times that my performance was being affected. They would basically give a pat and say don’t worry.”
Navid was particularly unhappy with how producers reacted when he broke down in tears following the first task.
He said: “We were in the losers’ café and I encountered bullying which felt encouraged by some of the other contestants.
“They were gang-handed. It was terrible the way I was spoken to. The person was calling me a clown, a snake.
“I felt they had a problem because I wasn’t more of a lad, but that’s not me – I’m a soft, sensitive person who wants to get along with everyone.
“It reminded me of the backlash I got at school and college when I was bullied. They were rude to everyone.
“Two others were sniggering. I was shocked and upset. I was crying really heavily, the intensity was crazy.
“The other contestants saw that I felt uncomfortable. When producers saw I was in pain they put the camera in front of me rather than saying, ‘He’s upset, we should intervene’. Nobody thought to give me a break even though it was clear I was really hurting.
“That moral support wasn’t there. The episode was edited to show me drinking coffee when actually I was in distress. I watched it alone and cried because it gave me flashbacks.”
Harry Mahmood, who was fired in the first episode, said he had also reported the “rude and aggressive” candidate.
He told the Sunday Mirror newspaper: “My bone of contention was the way they spoke to me – with aggression, anger.
“They kept attacking me and singling me out. Nav started crying based on the way [the contestant] was talking to him. Myself and another contestant said don’t cry, but nobody stopped filming until someone said, ‘That’s enough now guys, moving on’.
“I was annoyed. In real life if someone talks to me like that I don’t let it be. I got bullied at school and want to stand up for those it happens to.
“When I got fired I mentioned to a member of the team that I was not happy with how this person spoke to me – it was rude and aggressive. They said they’d speak to them.”
The BBC insisted mental health and wellbeing of candidates is a priority for the show and that Navid did not make an official complaint or confide in them that he wanted to hurt himself.
A spokesperson for the show said: “Wellbeing of candidates is of paramount importance. Thorough and robust duty of care protocols include an experienced network of support before, during and after filming.
“All contributors agreed to a code of conduct to protect and prioritise welfare. These allegations are unsubstantiated and do not reflect the measures put in place.”

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