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The Irish Sun
19 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
JoJo Siwa signs up to reality show as she secretly films in the UK after reuniting with CBB star Chris Hughes
SHE was the standout star of this year's Celebrity Big Brother thanks to her surprising romance with a housemate. Now Advertisement 4 Editorial use only Mandatory Credit: Photo by Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock (15273573o) Chris Hughes, JoJo Siwa 'This Morning' TV show, London, UK – 28 Apr 2025 Credit: Rex 4 She reached the final of Celebrity Big Brother earlier this year Credit: Rex 4 JoJo will be seen in Celebrity Bake Off's Stand Up To Cancer special later this year Credit: PA I can exclusively reveal that the American singer and reality TV star is one of the famous faces currently filming the A TV insider said: "This is a bit of a coup for the Bake Off because Jojo is currently one of the most talked about young stars on TV right now. "She's barely had time to catch her breath, leaving CBB last month amid huge media attention and heading straight into another huge show this month. "It's also a fantastic gig for her because although she already has a fanbase over here, the cookery contest also introduces her to a wider British audience. Advertisement READ MORE ON BAKE OFF "Plus she got plenty of experience of cooking in front of the cameras while she was on Celebrity Big brother, though this time she won't have hunky Chris to distract her." Jojo actually became famous for her dancing/baking Tiktoks on the social media site, though they're unlikely to help her much when she's doing it for real. The celebrity version of the Bake Off, whose participants have yet to be confirmed by C4, is being made just before filming of the "civilian" version. Jojo might end up wishing she was back in the house with Mickey Rorrke... Advertisement Most read in News TV The show kicks off this summer with Noel Fielding and Alison Hammond returning to host as well as Paul Hollywood coming back to give the celebs some serious scrutiny in the tent. Channel 4 star Prue Leith has stepped back from all GBBO specials, with cooking expert, and pal, Caroline Waldegrave filling her shoes. Last year, The Sun revealed how Prue had made the decision to step back from the Great British Bake Off specials and focus on the regular series. Channel 4 previously confirmed Prue's close friend Caroline would be taking over her role. Advertisement Caroline, 72, is a former managing director of Leiths School of Food & Wine , which she bought from Prue in the mid-90s. Married to former Tory politician William Waldegrave, Lady Caroline has also co-written several successful cookery books . 4 The judge is being replaced by Caroline Waldegrave for the celebrity specials Credit: Instagram
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Russell Brand Pleads Not Guilty To Rape, Indecent Assault & Sexual Assault; Trial Set For June 2026
Russell Brand has pleaded not guilty to charges of rape, indecent assault and sexual assault. His trial will begin on June 3 2026. The TV presenter-turned MAGA outrider appeared in London's Southwark Crown Court earlier Friday morning and plead not guilty to all charges, according to the BBC. He faces one allegation of rape, one of indecent assault, one of oral rape and two further counts of sexual assault. The offenses are alleged to have taken place between 1999 and 2005, and relate to four women. More from Deadline Russell Brand Granted Bail After Appearing In Court In London Facing Charges Of Rape & Sexual Assault BBC Employees Keep Jobs After Sexually Harassing Colleagues Russell Brand: Warner Reportedly Ready To Hand Over 'Arthur' Outtakes In Civil Sexual Assault Case Brand faces allegations including that he raped a woman at the Labour Party conference in Bournemouth in 1999, dragged a TV worker into a toilet and sexually assaulted a woman when he was a presenter on Big Brother's Big Mouth. He was charged in April by London's Metropolitan Police and was granted bail a month later. Today was the second time he's been seen in a UK court since returning from the U.S. The BBC reported that 49-year-old Brand did not speak to reporters and looked straight ahead as he entered the court building wearing a dark suit and unbuttoned shirt. He will now wait more than a year for his trial; a pre-trial review has been scheduled for May 20 2026. Upon the charges being announced, the one-time Forgetting Sarah Marshall star, whose resident address is in Oxfordshire, said he was a 'drug addict, sex addict and an imbecile' during his youth, but he was never a rapist. 'I've never engaged in non-consensual activity. I pray that you can see that by looking in my eyes,' he told his social media followers last month. He had spent many months in the U.S. and was pictured several times at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. The 2023 revelations about Brand led to much anger and entertainment industry introspection. Since then, the BBC, Channel 4 and Big Brother producer Banijay have all led internal probes, having worked with Brand on shows up until late last decade. All these probes have led to apologies and further revelations. The most recent report from the BBC found that staff at the UK broadcaster's L.A. bureau had 'joked about' an incident in which the star was alleged to have exposed himself to a woman in a bathroom. Channel 4's report, published almost exactly a year ago, unearthed 'two new worrying allegations' against Brand, who had worked on Celebrity Bake Off as recently as 2018. Best of Deadline 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Tonys, Emmys, Oscars & More Everything We Know About Netflix's 'The Thursday Murder Club' So Far 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Russell Brand Pleads Not Guilty To Rape, Indecent Assault & Sexual Assault; Trial Set For June 2026
Russell Brand has pled not guilty to charges of rape, indecent assault and sexual assault. His trial will begin on June 3 2026. The TV presenter-turned MAGA outrider appeared in London's Southwark Crown Court earlier this morning and pled not guilty to all charges, according to the BBC. He faces one allegation of rape, one of indecent assault, one of oral rape and two further counts of sexual assault. The offences are alleged to have taken place between 1999 and 2005, and relate to four women. More from Deadline Russell Brand Granted Bail After Appearing In Court In London Facing Charges Of Rape & Sexual Assault BBC Employees Keep Jobs After Sexually Harassing Colleagues Russell Brand: Warner Reportedly Ready To Hand Over 'Arthur' Outtakes In Civil Sexual Assault Case Brand faces allegations including that he raped a woman at the Labour Party conference in Bournemouth in 1999, dragged a TV worker into a toilet and sexually assaulted a woman when he was a presenter on Big Brother's Big Mouth. He was charged in April by London's Metropolitan Police and was granted bail a month later. Today was the second time he's been seen in a UK court since returning from the U.S. The BBC reported that 49-year-old Brand did not speak to reporters and looked straight ahead as he entered the court building wearing a dark suit and unbuttoned shirt. He will now wait more than a year for his trial, which has been scheduled for June 3 2026. A pre-trial review has been scheduled for May 20 2026. Upon the charges being announced, the one-time Forgetting Sarah Marshall star, whose resident address is in Oxfordshire, said he was a 'drug addict, sex addict and an imbecile' during his youth, but he was never a rapist. 'I've never engaged in non-consensual activity. I pray that you can see that by looking in my eyes,' he told his social media followers last month. He had spent many months in the U.S. and was pictured several times at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. The 2023 revelations about Brand led to much anger and entertainment industry introspection. Since then, the BBC, Channel 4 and Big Brother producer Banijay have all led internal probes, having worked with Brand on shows up until late last decade. All these probes have led to apologies and further revelations. The most recent report from the BBC found that staff at the UK broadcaster's L.A. bureau had 'joked about' an incident in which the star was alleged to have exposed himself to a woman in a bathroom. Channel 4's report, published almost exactly a year ago, unearthed 'two new worrying allegations' against Brand, who had worked on Celebrity Bake Off as recently as 2018. Best of Deadline Everything We Know About Netflix's 'The Thursday Murder Club' So Far 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery 2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery
Wales Online
27-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
BBC Bake Off's Prue Leith shares work incident 'so awful' she should have lost her career
BBC Bake Off's Prue Leith shares work incident 'so awful' she should have lost her career The beloved BBC presenter opened up about a huge mistake she made early in her career Dame Prue Leith has made a shocking admission about the early days of her career which she said should have ended her culinary dreams there and then. The Great British Bake Off star appeared on ITV's Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh on Sunday morning (April 27). The show also welcomed Strictly Come Dancing's Dianne Buswell and her partner, social media star Joe Sugg. Just minutes in to the episode, Prue dropped a bombshell about her past which left her fellow guests open-mouthed. Article continues below Host Alan asked Prue if she had ever experienced any "disasters" at work after highlighting guest Joe's now legendary appearance on Celebrity Bake Off in 2020 where he fainted after cutting his finger while chopping. A clip of the incident on Channel 4's YouTube account now has nearly two million views. Prue said the incident happened 'before health and safety' (Image: ITV ) Prue was quick to think of one work disaster that happened in the "days before health and safety", and took everyone by surprise with the shocking tale. "Do you know the very first disaster that I had as a caterer was so awful that I should have really given up catering," she began. "This was in the days before health and safety, I hasten to say." Continuing the anecdote, the 85-year-old shared: "My cat used to sit on the windowsill and watch me bake. If he got bored, he would jump right off. He never touched the counter, he would jump from the windowsill onto the floor. "One day a guy rang up and said 'Do you have an animal called [inaudible]?' I said 'Oh my God is he stuck on your roof?' because my cat was always getting stuck on other people's rooves." Dianne and Joe were stunned by Prue's admission (Image: ITV ) However, Prue's client didn't have evidence of the cat on his property, but actually in his food. In a shock admission, the presenter revealed the man had actually found a cat collar in his trifle. "I said 'Yes, that's my cat, is he stuck on your roof?' and he said 'No, no, his collar tag is stuck in my trifle." The revelation sparked groans of "Oh no" from Alan, Dianne and Joe, with Dianne covering her mouth in shock. Article continues below Prue continued: "Obviously he had been jumping off the windowsill and shed his collar tag." Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh airs Sundays from 9.30am on ITV1 and ITVX
Daily Record
24-04-2025
- Health
- Daily Record
Inside Gloria Hunniford's concerning health update after sudden Celebrity Bake Off exit
Great Celebrity Bake Off star, Gloria Hunniford, has opened up about the symptom that led her to discover she was pre-diabetic in a candid chat. The 85-year-old star, who is a familiar face on the Loose Women panel, previously experienced a period of stress-induced weight loss but has happily reported that her "blood sugars are great" now. During an intimate chat on the Dr Hilary Show with Hilary Jones, Gloria recalled the process through which her pre-diabetes was diagnosed, tracing it back to an episode after the passing of her husband Stephen Way last year, who she was married to for 25 years. Recounting her story, Gloria disclosed: "It was diagnosed because I had a bit of blood in my pee and I went to the doctor and he said, 'I've got you now', because they obviously tested it out and there was sugar in the urine. "Ironically, since Stephen passed, I have lost a lot of weight subconsciously. I wasn't trying to, with the worry of it, with the anxiety of it, I lost a lot of weight. Since I lost the weight, accidentally if you like, my levels have been very good. I get my bloods checked every so often for various reasons, and so every time the GP will say, 'Your blood sugars are great' and it's ironic that that way round has helped the pre-diabetes." Although managing her health with diet and medicine, Gloria confesses: "I don't think about it too much, I should probably think about it more." Dr Hilary then highlighted a striking fact - while 4.6 million Britons have a confirmed diabetes diagnosis, an even larger group remains undiagnosed. The health professional explained: "It was discovered as an incidental finding, obviously you didn't have any symptoms, because people don't. "And the astonishing fact is that there are 4.6 million people living with diagnosed diabetes, but 6.4 million who have the condition that you've got with elevated levels of blood sugar, who won't know about it, and trying to control it with lifestyle measures. That's the important thing because it raises the risk of true type 2 diabetes." The NHS categorises pre-diabetes as blood sugar levels that are higher than normal but not yet high enough to constitute diabetes, otherwise known as non-diabetic hyperglycaemia. To control and keep an eye on this condition and reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, lifestyle alterations are recommended, along with an annual check-up for those identified with non-diabetic hyperglycaemia. The NHS underlines the importance of early diagnosis due to the serious risk of progression if left unchecked. Anyone exhibiting primary symptoms such as intense thirst, frequent urination (especially at night), exhaustion, unexplained weight loss, genital itching or recurring thrush, and blurred vision - to consult their GP promptly. While type 1 diabetes can develop rapidly, over mere weeks or even days, type 2 diabetes can be be harder to distinguish and can often go unnoticed for years, as the symptoms can be subtle or non-existent. Gloria's health confession comes after she was forced to suddenly quit Celebrity Bake off earlier this month where she had been a part of the Stand Up to Cancer special episode for Channel 4. Host Alison Hammond announced to viewers that Gloria had to leave the show after fans noticed her absence, stating that she was "not feeling very well". It was later revealed that the 85-year-old suffered a 'terrible' backstage fall and had to be hospitalised after her accident. In an Instagram post to explain her absence, she said: "Hi everybody, I just wanted to say how much I really, really enjoyed being on Bake Off. It was fun, it was interesting meeting Paul, it was a great experience - and, not having baked before, it actually taught me quite a lot. "It was a real shame that I missed being there for the showstopper because, unfortunately, I had a fall and ended up in hospital for some screening - but I was fine." She continued: "And I wanted to say as well that I am a great, great supporter not only of the programme, which I adore, but also of Stand Up to Cancer because not only, sadly, did I lose my gorgeous daughter to cancer but last year, very sadly as well, I lost my husband Stephen. "So cancer is very foremost in our family in terms of support. And I think that the programme, and what it does through the programme, is absolutely brilliant."
