OHMYGOSSIP — Holly Willoughby and Stephen Mulhern are to host a reboot of ‘You Bet!’.
The former ‘This Morning’ presenter is reuniting with her ‘Dancing On Ice’ co-host for a reboot of the popular 90s game show – which previously ran for nine years and was fronted by the likes of the late Sir Bruce Forsyth, Matthew Kelly, and Darren Day – and the pair are “so excited” to be working together again.
The programme sees celebrities betting on members of the public as they take on various challenges.
Holly said: “I’m so excited to be part of this iconic game show with the fabulous Stephen.
“I’m looking forward to seeing the astonishing skills on show from the challengers and which of our celebrity panellists can come out on top.”
Stephen added: “I loved ‘You Bet!’ as a kid, so I’m very excited to be hosting this with the wonderful Holly.
“From the big and spectacular to the unique and unexpected, I can’t wait to see what extraordinary skills the challengers have up their sleeves.”
The presenters signed contracts last month and will host two special shows later this year.
A source told The Sun newspaper’s TV Biz column: “Holly is one of ITV’s top presenters and she deemed the perfect person to front ‘You Bet!’.
“Her partnership with Stephen on ‘Dancing On Ice’ earlier this year proved they have perfect chemistry and bosses wanted them back on screen.
“This version of ‘You Bet!’ will be in the form of two 75-minute specials but the premise is the same.
“A panel of celebrities and the studio audience will predict if the contestants can complete the challenges they are tasked with.
“If the challengers prove the celebs and audience wrong and they do complete the challenge, they get a £10,000 prize. If the celebrity correctly bets they can or can’t, they will be handed £10,000 to give to a charity of their choice.
“It is wholesome family fun and with Holly at the helm with Stephen, ITV think they are onto a ratings winner.”
ITV bosses are delighted to keep Holly within their “family” after she recently signed a major deal with Netflix to host ‘The Bear Hunt’ with Bear Grylls.
A source said: “ITV love Holly and they have a great relationship.
“She is hugely popular with their audience and is a face their viewers can trust.
“Having her on board and remaining as part of ITV’s family is a coup for them and they cannot wait for You Bet! to air.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Joel Dommett and Rob Beckett have signed up for ‘Gladiators: Celebrity Special’.
The comedians and TV presenters will battle it out on a one off edition of the BBC’s revival of the classic gameshow, with ‘BBC Breakfast’ star Louise Minchin and ‘Ted Lasso’ actress Ellie Taylor completing the lineup.
Comedian Rob said in a statement: “I can’t wait to be absolutely crushed by the Gladiators in front my wife and children in spandex whilst I watch Joel Dommett and his 6 pack sprint past me on the travelator.
“This is going to be a catastrophic humiliation in front of the nation. I’ve got no idea why I agreed to this. Is it too late to pull out?”
‘The Masked Singer’ host Joel joked he has been preparing for this challenge “all his life”.
He added: “I can’t believe I’m taking part in ‘Gladiators’!
“It’s always been my dream to be on that travelator. I’ve been illegally running up escalators backwards all my life in preparation and now it’s happening for real.
“Super excited to be up against all my favourite muscley people in leotards and have some fun!”
The four celebrity contenders will battle the Gladiators before clashing in the iconic Eliminator, and Louise described the show as “terrifying fun”.
She said: “I am so excited to be on ‘Gladiators’, I have watched the show for years and have always thought it looked like terrifying fun and I can’t wait to be part of it!”
While Ellie Taylor quipped: “Me being on Celeb Gladiators is the answer to the question ‘What’s the most elaborate thing you’d do to get your 5-year-old a foam finger?’
“We all love the show in my house and I’m so excited to take part! I can’t wait to get chased by athletic goddesses and ask Viper about his childhood.”
The BBC brought back the beloved show earlier this year with Bradley and Barney Walsh at the helm, and a new cast of Gladiators including the likes of Sabre, Legend, Diamond, Phantom, Fire, Giant and Viper.
More details about the special – including its air date – will be announced “in due course”.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Tasha Ghouri has been announced for ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.
The former ‘Love Island’ star and model – who appeared on ITV’s dating show in 2022 – has become the sixth celebrity to be confirmed for the upcoming series of BBC’s Latin and ballroom competition.
She said in a statement: “Pinch me, I can’t believe I’m going to be on ‘Strictly Come Dancing’!
“I’ve been watching the show since I was little – it’s a firm Ghouri family favourite – so this is a total dream come true.
“I know it’s going to be an unforgettable experience and I hope to represent and make everyone proud out on that dancefloor.”
As well as her work on television, Tasha has worked with Number 10 Downing Street, The Department of Education and MED-AL to champion issues close to her heart.
The star – who is passionate about raising awareness for the deaf community – also fronts her own podcast ‘Superpowers with Tasha’.
She was revealed on ‘KISS Breakfast with Jordan and Perri’ on Wednesday (07.08.24) morning, after Wynne Evans, Toyah and Dr Punam Krishan were confirmed the previos day on Vernon Kay’s BBC Radio 2 show.
Singer Wynne – also known for his role in the Go Compare insurance adverts – said: “The stuff I’m really nervous about is the stuff that requires a bit of jumping.
“I represent every portly middle aged father out there… I’m kind of a bit nervous about that, but I’m taking inspiration from Bill Bailey. He was brilliant on it, so that’s my inspiration.”
The lineup also features JB Gill from JLS and funnyman Chris McCausland.
The blind comedian quipped: “If anybody out there is thinking – How the hell is he going to do that? – then rest assured that I am thinking exactly the same thing.
“I don’t dance, I haven’t danced, I can’t dance, I can’t see the dancing I will have to do. What can possibly go wrong? Ok don’t answer that…”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Pete Wicks is the seventh contestant announced for ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.
The ‘TOWIE’ star is the next name to sign up for the BBC’s Latin and ballroom competition, and he was unveiled just minutes after Tasha Ghouri was confirmed for the upcoming series.
He was also announced on ‘KISS Breakfast with Jordan and Perri’, and joked his best friend Sam Thompson “screamed and cried” when he found out the news.
He admitted the prospect of strutting his stuff on the ballroom floor is “absolutely terrifying”, but he’s excited to give it a go.
He added in a statement: “Dancing live in front of the nation every Saturday? Absolutely terrifying.
“But anyone who knows me knows I love a challenge and trying new things, so I’m genuinely looking forward to getting stuck in.”
Pete first apppeared on ‘The Only WAy Is Essex’ in 2015, and has gone onto host the ‘Staying Relevant’ podcast, as well as presenting from the red carpet at the likes of the BRIT Awards, Pride of Britain and National Television Awards.
Other celebrities appearing on the upcoming series include Wynne Evans, Toyah, Dr Punam Krishan, JB Gill and Chris McCausland.
Pete is also close friends with pal Sam’s girlfriend Zara McDermott, who was the first ‘Love Island’ star to compete on the show.
She recently hit headlines after her 2023 ‘Strictly’ dance partner Graziano Di Prima was accused of mistreating her during training.
Graziano was recently axed from the show and shared his “regrets” in a candid post on Instagram, writing: “I deeply regret the events that led to my departure from ‘Strictly’.
“My intense passion and determination to win might have affected my training regime. Respecting the BBC HR process, I understand it’s best for the show that I step away.
“While there are aspects of this story involving external influences that I can’t discuss at this time, I remain committed to being strong for my family and friends.
“I wish the Strictly family and the BBC nothing but success in the future. I also want to thank everyone who has supported my career, both professionally and personally. When the time is right, I will share my story.”
Zara also posted about her experience on the show, writing: “When I was invited to be a contestant on the show it really was a childhood dream come true.
“I fully understood the level of commitment and hard work that ‘Strictly’ was going to be and I dedicated everything to it.
“I am a resilient person and I was fully prepared to put in whatever it took. And so much of my ‘Strictly’ experience was everything I could have dreamt of…
“However, my experience inside the training room was very different. Reports have been made about my treatment on the show and there were witnesses to some events, as well as videos of particular incidents which are incredibly distressing to watch.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Emma Willis had a “switch in mentality” when she hit her mid-forties.
The 48-year-old presenter – who is married to Busted singer Matt Willis, 41, and has Isabelle, 15, Ace, 12, and eight-year-old Trixie with him – admitted that she has begun to feel “more tired” in recent years but has decided to cut sugar out of her diet in a bid to ameliorate her struggles.
She told the new issue of Women’s Health magazine; “Probably from when I turned about 45, I could feel myself changing and getting older and being more tired. That was really a switch in my mentality – when my body suddenly felt ‘mid-40s’ and tired.
“I’ve been quite enjoying going sugar-free. I did it at the beginning of the year for about eight weeks. “My sleep patterns were better, I was less bloated all over, less puffy.”
Meanwhile, Emma and her husband are now hosting ‘Love Is Blind’ for Netflix and they believe that their format is the “complete opposite” of other dating shows like ‘Love Island’ because the end of the competition is marriage rather than a cash prize so contestants have to take it all seriously.
Emma said: “It’s not like Big Brother was, there’s no cash prize. At the end of it is a legal ­wedding. You can’t enter into it lightly
“You’ve got to genuinely want to be settling down.
“A lot of the cast have something they’re dealing with or ­obstacles they have had to overcome, and it’s not done in a sob story way.
“We’ve all got something, right? You’ve got to put all your cards on the table and hope you’ve got a . . . what’s a good card analogy?”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Jeff Brazier wants to spend as much time with his son while he still can.
The 45-year-old TV star has sons Bobby, 21, and Freddie, 19, with his late ‘Big Brother’ legend Jade Goody – who died in 2009 at the age of 27 following a battle with cervical cancer – and is aware that his youngest will want to move out at some point, so decided to sign up for ‘Celebrity Race Across the World’ so they could “make memories” together.
He told The Daily Star newspaper’s HOTTV column: “I wanted to take part because the travel element is an absolute privilege, but also to share it with my son and to be able to make those memories.
“He’s not a child anymore, he’s a young adult. I feel like at some point he’s going to move out and I’ll lose him. So, I guess I’m just trying to squeeze every last bit out of him that I can.”
The father-and-son duo will go on a globetrotting adventure across South America alongside a host of other famous faces, including former ‘Loose Women’ panellist Kelly Brook, who will be teaming up with her husband Jeremy Parisi as they attempt to be the fastest to travel from Brazil to Chile, all without stepping on a plane.
They will face competition from actor Kola Bokinni – who is best known for playing Richmond AFC captain Isaac McAdoo in ‘Ted Lasso’ – and his cousin Mary Ellen, and Scott Mills and his now-husband Sam Vaughan, who filmed the show before they got married last month.
The second celebrity version of the show will see the couples begin the race in Belem – the gateway to the Amazon in north Brazil – and pass through five checkpoints across the length of South America before a dash to the finish line in the Andes, Frutillar in Southern Chile.
‘Celebrity Race Across the World’ will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer from Wednesday 14 July.

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OHMYGOSSIP — Sir Michael Parkinson “felt nervous and insecure” at public events.
The late chat show king – who died “peacefully” in August last year aged 88 – is one of the most iconic TV stars in history but his son Mike, 57, has painted a picture of a more “private man”.
He told the Daily Mirror newspaper: “Of course, he had an ego because he was a man who was on TV, but in reality, he was a private man – when he went to public events you could sense he felt nervous and insecure, hiding behind my mum.”
His legendary show was watched by 12 million people at its peak, and while Parkinson “wasn’t always there” as much as his family wanted, he was a different person out of the limelight.
Mike said: “It’s not like he walked downstairs to his theme tune.
“When we were growing up he was super-charged in his career, which meant there were times he wasn’t always there as much as we wanted him to be.
“He wasn’t perfect, he could be distant and was very much of his generation – not as hands-on as we expect dads to be now.”
A year on from his father’s death, Mike admitted his passing “feels unreal”, and his dad’s fame makes it more “difficult” to mourn.
He explained: “It still feels unreal. Anybody who loses someone close probably feels the same.
“But when you lose someone so well known, it’s sometimes difficult because you turn on the TV and there he is – a clip of my dad interviewing someone famous.”
Meanwhile, he revealed that when it came down to it, Parkinson was like any other father.
He added: “He was no different to any other dad that I knew really. What many people didn’t see what that he could be bad tempered, especially if [his football team] Barnsley lost!”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Lisa Riley surprised a fan by going makeup-free in public.
The 48-year-old actress stars as Mandy Dingle on the ITV1 soap opera ‘Emmerdale’ and while her character is known for her extravagant looks, Lisa prefers a more comfortable style in her day-to-day life but when a fan spotted her in Marks and Spencer, they asked for a selfie and then remarked that she should have been more made up for the outing.
Lisa told Woman’s Weekly: “I was just mooching around minding my own business and this woman asked for a picture and then went, ‘Oh God, you could have put some makeup on!’
“I said, ‘I’m not Mandy Dingle, this is me doing my shopping’, and she said, ‘Yeah, but you know, you look…’ And I finished her sentence and said, ‘What, I look a bit rough?'”
“You’ll mostly find me in leggings, a black vest, hoodie and trainers, one layer of mascara and some moisturiser – that’s when I’m at my happiest.”
The former ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ contestant initially played Mandy from 1995 until 2001 and then went on to present ‘You’ve Been Framed!’ before appearing in dramas like ‘Fat Friends’, ‘Waterloo Road’ and ‘Three Girls’.
But she returned to her signature role in 2019, and as her alter-ego prepares to remarry her ex-husband Paddy Kirk (Dominic Brunt), Lisa admitted that she would be more than happy to stay on the show for years to come.
She said: “Paddy and Mandy bring such joy to the show – you can rely on the fact that they’re going to bring you that sprinkle of fun and I love that. It’s 25 years since they married the first time and I’d like to think that I’ll still be in the show in another 25 years – I absolutely love it.”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Yinrun Huang is engaged.
The Chinese-born reality star, 26, shot to fame when she appeared on the revival series of ‘Big Brother’ in 2023 and 10 months on from when she reached the final, she has revealed that her boyfriend Luke got down on one knee as a complete surprise and popped the question in her native language.
On Tuesday (07.08.24) evening, Yinrun wrote on Instagram: “He secretly learned Chinese to Propose!”
In the video, Yinrun – who has carved out a career as an influencer since her time on the reality show – thought she was preparing to complete a TikTok-style dance for a video with her boyfriend but got a shock shocked when he proposed.
In Chinese, Luke said: “‘I wanted to give you a special message and I wanted to do so in your native language.
‘Sorry in advance if my pronunciation is bad.’
“Every moment we spend together is filled with happiness.
“And your laughter fills me with warmth. Your love has brought me peace and contentment. I am so lucky to have you in my life and I promise to always adore you and I hope to build a lifetime of memories together. Will you marry me?”
Through tears, Yinrun accepted his proposal and the pair were inundated with congratulatory messages from her former housemates in the comments section of her post.
‘Big Brother’ winner Jordan Sangha quickly sent his well-wishes, whilst his partner Henry Southan – who placed third – hailed them as a “gorgeous pair”.
Kerry Riches – who was dealt a backdoor eviction halfway through the competition – wrote: “Huge congratulations to you and Luke . I hope you have a very long and happy future together” whilst ‘Big Brother: Late and Live’ panellist Oti Mabuse said: “Congratulations” and left a string of heart-eyed emojis.
Luke often features in Yinrun’s content across her social media platforms and made a surprise appearance on ‘Big Brother’ where he appeared out of Yinrun’s sight to give her some words of encouragement.
He said: “I just wanted to tell you that I love you, and I’m so so proud at how you’re getting on in here. The family is all well so don’t worry, I know you worry about that.
“Your parents and grandmother in China have been so supportive, I’ve been keeping them updated everyday with videos and photos of your time in the house, the reactions have been great ”

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OHMYGOSSIP — Anna Williamson was “asked for dating advice between contractions” while she was giving birth.
The ‘Celebs Go Dating’ relationship expert – who has son Vincenzo, seven, and daughter Eleanora, four, with husband Alex Di Pasquale – was in the middle of welcoming her youngest child into the world when the nurse picked an awkward time to ask for some help.
Speaking to OK! magazine, she said: “I’ve yet to go to a dentist, doctor or hairdresser’s appointment without imparting dating advice.
“Even when I was giving birth to my second child, I was asked for dating advice between contractions.
“The nurse was half-joking, but I think my polite answer was something like, ‘Come back to me when I’ve managed to get this baby out!’ ”
The 43-year-old TV personality admitted she gets recognised in public thanks to her appearances on the E4 show, but her kids aren’t impressed.
She added: “People do recognise me from the show and love the famous ‘Anne Hug’. Dr Tara calls me the ‘golden retriever’. She says, ‘You’re so warm and cuddly!’
“But like a golden retriever I have a bark. If someone does or says something I believe is wrong, I’m not afraid to speak up.
“But yes, often when I’m out with the family people do come up to chat. My son’s like, ‘Mummy, can you stop talking to everybody.’ ”
Anne revealed she and Alex have a “pretty traditional” approach to parenting, although they do try to balance their respective cultures with a “fun” side for good measure.
She said: “We’re pretty traditional in terms of boundaries, but I hope we’re fun, too. We love to weave in the Italian and English cultures.
“The kids are challenging as hell, but they’re the best thing that’s ever happened to me. Both have grown up with Mummy doing what Mummy does.
“The penny’s only dropped with Vincenzo that this isn’t what most parents do, and most mummies don’t have mates who also pop up on the telly, like Uncle Paul [Carrick Brunson] and Uncle Tom [Read Wilson].”

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