Month: January 2025

Dame Prue Leith has spoken honestly about ageing as she approaches her 85th birthday milestone next month. The Great British Bake Off host, 84, also recently revealed details of her home life with husband John Playfair. Reflecting on her 84 years, Leith declared bluntly that: “I think old age stinks!” “It takes me 10 minutes to get myself out …

Strictly Come Dancing star Wynne Evans has been axed from the show’s live tour following inappropriate comments made at a photocall earlier this month, and his former dance partner Katya Jones has broken her silence.The 53-year-old opera singer and GoCompare star has also stepped back from his BBC Radio Wales show, with Jones calling for people …

Channel 4’s new documentary series Go Back To Where You Came From has stirred intense debate online as it prepares to debut on Monday, February 3. The show will follow six Britons with opposing views on immigration as they retrace common migration routes to the UK. The four-part series, adapted from a multi-award-winning Australian format, will…

Sir Brian May has been labelled a “hoarder” by wife Anita Dobson as she shared one of her husband’s hobbies.The former EastEnders legend talked about her Queen star husband being a fan of sci-fi franchise Star Wars, detailing the collectables he has always enjoyed assembling.Dobson, 75, reflected on how her husband of 25 years May has always bee…

EastEnders has issued an urgent warning to fans about online scammers who are impersonating cast members and requesting money for meetings and set visits.The BBC soap took to social media to alert viewers about fraudsters sending direct messages and attempting to arrange paid interactions with supposed cast members.The warning comes just days af…

Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden has revealed she experiences blackouts due to the excruciating pain caused by her Crohn’s disease.Speaking on Aimee Fuller’s Monday Mile podcast, the 34-year-old professional dancer detailed how the inflammatory bowel condition can lead to her losing consciousness multiple times.The Welsh dancer shared that …

Singer and BBC Strictly star Wynne Evans has agreed with the BBC to “take some time out” from the current tour.Following reports of a “sexual jibe” he made during the tour, it was decided he would leave his radio show, with his time out now extending to the show, which he has been dancing in alongside Katya Jones.In a statement shared on Tuesday…

Lesley Joseph has shared fears about her health while addressing rumours about the possibility of a Birds of a Feather reboot.The 79-year-old actress also made her first TV appearance since the news of her former co-star Pauline Quirke’s dementia diagnosis was revealed on Tuesday, where she talked about being over 70.Joseph appeared on the Loose…

Sir Keir Starmer’s Government is considering making people who only use streaming services like Netflix and Disney+ pay the BBC licence fee.The idea forms part of plans to modernise the way it funds the public-service broadcaster.Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office, the Treasury, and the Department for Culture, Media, and Sport are all discussi…

Sir Tom Jones has issued an update on his next tour, but while many of his fans are excited, others have been left “worried” by the announcement.Taking to Instagram on Tuesday, 84-year-old Jones shared an image of some tour dates for April and May of this year, with the Welsh icon expressing his “excitement”.He penned on his social media page: “…