Zara Gladman: ‘My coffin will be sent off the nearest waterfall'
Zara Gladman is a Glaswegian comedian best known for her online sketches about a West End mum. She was recently shortlisted for the Billy Connolly Spirit of Scotland award and has a new sketch show coming to BBC Scotland.
Eating mince and tatties from a cup on Largs beach during a nursery trip.
My dad's family are from Elgin, so we'd drive up there a lot and visit beaches like Lossiemouth and Hopeman. The first time I went, aged seven months, my mum had refused to travel any sooner because of the risky weather. During that trip, we were caught in a blizzard, the windscreen wipers snapped off and the AA had to weld one back on so we could finish the journey. Our
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Mark Wright plugs axed family show which was scrapped after one season - despite the series including the most iconic moment on reality TV
Mark Wright shared a video from his axed family TV show which was scrapped after one series despite including a moment of television gold. The Wrights were dealt a blow that their BBC travel show will not be returning for a second series last year, but the one series is still available to watch on iPlayer. A clip from the show posted by Mark showed himself, his dad Mark Snr and his brother Josh bickering over directions in the car. Despite being the driver of the vehicle, Mark Snr hilariously argued that it should have been Josh keeping an eye on the sat nav and telling him where to go. A Wright Family Holiday aired summer 2023 and followed the TOWIE star, his footballer brother Josh and dad Mark Snr as they travelled from Scotland to Cornwall. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. Yet despite healthy viewing figures and a good response from audiences, the programme was not recommissioned. While the Wright family may be disappointed with the outcome they can rejoice in knowing they have created one of the most iconic moments on reality TV. The family went viral with a clip of Mark Snr, 66, passing out during a 130ft bungee jump while his oblivious sons called out to him from the viewing platform. As Mark dangled in the air like a swinging pendulum, Mark, 37, was seen repeatedly shouting 'how do ya feel?' to his unresponsive father, seemingly unfazed by the lack of response. In a bid to spend some quality time together, Mark, his brother Josh, 34, and their dad had set out on a road trip across Britain which they peppered with a few white-knuckle activities. Upon discovering that they would be flinging themselves off a bridge, Mark Sr explained: 'Josh has chosen this activity to get one over on Mark, but he don't realise that I am in the middle of it all. I could throttle him at the moment, I really could!' He was then heard asking the instructor if it was 'dangerous', before adding: 'Mark is in bits, it won't surprise me if he don't do it... or I don't do it. But when I get up there, if I don't fancy it, I just won't do it.' Yet determined to set an example for his boys, Mark Snr confidently threw himself off the platform and into the abyss... with shocking consequences. Last year the family went viral with a clip of Mark Snr, 66, passing out during a 130ft bungee jump while his oblivious sons called out to him from the viewing platform In a bid to spend some quality time together, Mark, his brother Josh, 34, and their dad had set out on a road trip across Britain which they peppered with a few white-knuckle activities The intense fall caused Mark Snr's blood pressure to fall and heart rate to decrease, causing him to instantly pass out. While he flopped around upside down in his harness, Mark Jnr and Josh were none the wiser as they called out to him. 'Yes dad! Go on dad! How do you feel? Dad how do you feel?' Mark questioned, but with met by silence from his father. 'Dad, how do ya feel?' Josh mirrored. While the brothers seemed oblivious to the potential medical emergency unfolding 130 feet below them, the instructor sprang into action as he was heard on the radio asking: 'Is Mark okay? He's stopped moving.' Thankfully, Mark Snr soon regained consciousness and as if nothing had happened at all he triumphantly threw his fist into the air as he was hoisted back up onto the platform. Unfazed by his experience, he told his sons, 'That was amazing but terrifying, that was terrifying!' Still not having twigged that his father had lost consciousness, Josh said: 'You weren't answering us, were you shouting back when we asked if you were ok?' Mark Snr then cleared up the matter by explaining: 'I think I blacked out. 'All I can remember is that I went into a swing and that was that. 'Every thing else was a blur!' while Mark Jnr responded: 'You frightened the life out of me not shouting back.' Despite the scenes going viral, the Wright family won't be returning for a second season of their travel show. A TV insider told The Sun that the series was 'always going to be a suck-it-and-see job' however it 'wasn't meant to be'. 'If it went down well with audiences and got healthy viewing figures, the BBC would have been tempted to maybe explore another series,' the insider revealed. 'The Wrights would have been up for it, but it wasn't to be.' The source added though that a consolation for the Essex family is that the BBC is 'still keen to work with them' so another show could be on the cards. A BBC Spokesperson said: 'A Wright Family Holiday was commissioned as a one off and has not been axed.'
BBC News
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Yorkshire cycling fans celebrate Women's Tour of Britain start
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37 minutes ago
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Clarke won't 'experiment' in Scotland friendlies
International friendly: Scotland v IcelandWhen: Friday, 6 June Where: Hampden Park Kick-off: 19:45 BSTCoverage: Watch live on BBC One Scotland and BBC Sport website & app, online text updates, listen on BBC Radio Scotland Head coach Steve Clarke says the new players he has called up are embracing being part of the Scotland squad, but he won't be "experimenting" with his side too much in the friendlies against Iceland and called up seven uncapped players for the matches on Friday at Hampden and in Vaduz on Monday - both live on BBC striker Kieron Bowie, Sassuolo left-back Josh Doig, midfield trio Connor Barron of Rangers, West Ham's Andy Irving and Lennon Miller of Motherwell, and goalkeeping duo Robby McCrorie and Cieran Slicker are all vying for a first the head coach says his side will have a familar look against Iceland."I think you know me quite well by now - we don't really experiment too much," Clarke said. "With any team, there has to be a cycle and a turnover of players eventually. You're bringing these young players in to feel the level of the group, to understand where they need to get to, to be selected regularly. That's important."The young ones are in a good place. There's one or two of them coming into this camp better than the last time they came."Clarke has also been impressed by the commitment shown by his more established players at turning up for these friendlies at the end of gruelling those is captain Andy Robertson, who has also been impressed by the new faces among the squad, both in terms of their abilities on the training pitch but also in their attitudes and willingness to learn."Me, Scott McTominay, John McGinn, we're not going to be around forever. Then it's up to the young lads," the Liverpool full-back said. "It will soon be their squad, they will then have to step up and set standards. So them understanding how difficult international football is, is crucial. "I know from my experience, the younger that I experienced that, the better it was and then I just kind of grew into it. And maybe in 10 years time, I can be watching them at a World Cup." What should we expect from Iceland? Iceland stunned the football world 10 years ago, reaching their first ever major finals when they qualified for Euro followed defied everything from a country's population which is smaller than Edinburgh to what had gone perennial minnows, Iceland were regarded as fodder for countries who regularly made it to major finals. Countries such as successive major tournament qualifications raised the bar of the island nation, who went all the way to the quarter-finals in France, beating England en route before holding Argentina at the World Cup in Russia two years has been tougher in recent years for Iceland, who are onto their fourth coach since the halcyon days of Lars Lagerback and Heimer Hallgrimsson, having suffered relegation to Nations League C in March with a 5-2 aggregate defeat to also come to Glasgow without star-man Orri Oskarsson of Real Sociedad as they too look towards their autumn World Cup qualifying campaign. Who is in the squad? Goalkeepers: Gunn (unattached), McCrorie (Kilmarnock), Slicker (Ipswich Town)Defenders: Doig (Sassuolo), Hanley (Birmingham City), Hendry (Al-Etiffaq), Johnston (Sturm Graz), Scott McKenna (Las Palmas), Patterson (Everton), Ralston (Celtic), Robertson (Liverpool), Souttar (Rangers), Tierney (Arsenal)Midfielders: Barron (Rangers), Ferguson (Bologna), Gilmour (Napoli), Irving (West Ham United), McGinn (Aston Villa), McTominay (Napoli), Miller (Motherwell)Forwards: Adams (Torino), Bowie (Hibernian), Conway (Middlesbrough), Wilson (Heart of Midlothian), Hirst (Ipswich Town) Match stats Scotland have won all six of previous meetings with will be Iceland's first visit to Hampden since a 2-1 defeat in World Cup qualifying in April 2009. Steven Fletcher and Ross McCormack scored their first international goals for Scotland that have won just one of their last eight home games in all competitions (D3 L4), having won six in a row at Hampden have lost each of their last three games in all competitions. They last lost more games consecutively between October 2020 and March have won three of their last four matches, after winning just one of 16 games prior across all competitions (D5 L10).Iceland coach and former Dundee United forward Arnar Gunnlaugsson has lost his first two games in charge of the the start of 2023, Scott McTominay has scored more than double the number of goals any other player has for Scotland (11 – John McGinn, 5).Lennon Miller (18 years, 285 days) could make his debut, with 18-year-old James Wilson doing so against Greece last time out. The only previous year two 18-year-olds made their debuts was in 2016, when Kieran Tierney and Oliver Burke did.
