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Daily Mirror
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
ITV's Lorraine Kelly 'nervous' as she makes important show announcement
ITV star Lorraine Kelly made a sweet show admission on Wednesday as she shared some royal news Lorraine Kelly shared some "exciting royal news" on her show on Wednesday (April 30). During today's episode of ITV's Lorraine, the host revealed that the Change and Check choir had been invited to perform for King Charles at Buckingham Palace this evening. The Change and Check campaign, led by the daytime presenter, aims to raise awareness about breast cancer signs and symptoms, urging women to regularly and properly check their chests. The campaign also encourages people to seek medical advice if they notice any changes and educates women on what changes to be vigilant for. The choir is composed of breast cancer survivors, many of whom were screened for cancer after seeing the campaign on Lorraine. After discussing the Prince and Princess of Wales ' visit to the Isle of Mull with royal correspondent Russell Myers, Lorraine confirmed that she also had some "exciting royal news" to share. "As you know, for the past six years, our Change and Check campaign has been highlighting the signs and the symptoms of breast cancer. And so far, over 100 women and one man have contacted us to say that they received a diagnosis, an early one, thanks to our campaign," Lorraine explained. "Well, as you know, 26 of those women teamed up to form our Change and Check choir and they've now topped the download charts twice." The choir first topped the chart with their debut hit Golden, which was performed alongside Joss Stone, reports the Daily Record. The choir soared to the top of the charts once more at the end of last year with Wet Wet Wet's Marti Pellow, after they released a heartfelt cover of Love Is All Around. "We even got to sing at the Royal Variety Performance, which I still can't believe that actually happened. And now, King Charles and Queen Camilla have invited our choir to perform at Buckingham Palace tonight during a special reception," Lorraine continued. "It's all about organisations who help raise awareness of cancer, and help people with cancer." While appearing on Good Morning Britain earlier in the morning, Lorraine admitted that she was "nervous" and "apprehensive" ahead of the event. Passing the baton, the host then introduced Dr Amir Khan and ITV producer Helen Addis, who was instrumental in launching the campaign following her breast cancer diagnosis. Throughout its journey, the choir has welcomed a roster of celebrities to perform with them, including Victoria Derbyshire, Amy Dowden, Charlene White, Claire Sweeney, and Gaby Roslin.
Telegraph
15-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
The Masked Singer final, ITV1, review: No element of surprise meant fishy finale was a damp squib
Pufferfish might have blown the competition away but the result was a let-down. A predictable batch of reveals and a blandly boring winner meant that a hitherto strong series of The Masked Singer (ITV1) ended with a whimper, not a bang. 'Take it off!' chanted the audience. 'Turn it off!' groaned viewers at home. After swimming to victory, big-lunged Pufferfish was confirmed to be West End diva Samantha Barks. The piscine performer possessed a serious set of pipes but her identity was so obvious, it sucked all the air out of proceedings. 'TV's biggest musical mystery' relies on the element of surprise, hence this finale was a damp squib. The sixth series of the kitschy crooning contest reached its climax with three fancy-dressed celebrities standing. It was like a wildlife documentary gone horribly wrong as Pufferfish, Wolf and Dressed Crab battled it out to be crowned champion. All the disguised famous faces had been widely guessed, both online and in the press. Their unmaskings weren't a patch on the franchise's all-time best: Kermit the Frog emerging from a giant snail's shell on the US edition. Although frankly, what could be? Apart perhaps from Miss Piggy riding in on Shergar. Barks can consider herself fortunate to edge out Dressed Crab, aka runner-up Gregory Porter. The Grammy-winner's velvety soulful voice has been a series standout. Beneath the crustacean costume, Porter sported his signature flat cap with a chin strap. It must have been unbearably sweaty under there. He deserved to scuttle sideways to victory. In third place was Wolf, hotly tipped to be Wet Wet Wet frontman Marti Pellow. So it proved, despite Jonathan Ross' repeated insistence all series that it was Sir Cliff Richard. A howler if ever there was one. Once he removed his lupine disguise, Pellow performed a crowd-pleasing rendition of Love Is All Around from Four Weddings & A Funeral. A suitably soppy choice for the day after Valentine's. The panel of Ross, Davina McCall, Maya Jama and McFly's ubiquitous Danny Jones – reigning champion after winning last year's series as Piranha – tried to work out the hopefuls' identities. Joel Dommett hosted with a sparkly tuxedo and cue cards packed with painful puns. His riddle-me-this clues were often reminiscent of retro gameshow 3-2-1. What no Ted Rogers or Dusty Bin? Jama came into this final having clocked up the most correct guesses. Replacing irritant Rita Ora, she has proved a considerable upgrade. Ross' jokily left-field guesses have become a running joke. Any woman is Mary Berry. Any man is Peter Kay. Indeed, producers should be pulling out all the stops to persuade Kay to sign up for the next series as Garlic Bread. However, comedian Mo Gilligan's absences due to 'scheduling clashes' were a problem. A revolving cast of rather random replacements - Olympians, actors, basically whoever picks up the phone first - were game enough but felt like a botched solution. If Gilligan can't commit to a primetime show for eight weeks, he should probably bow out. This has been an enjoyably eventful run for the surreal South Korean sing-off. Highlights have included Pegasus blatantly being Dame Prue Leith, Kingfisher turning out to be artist Sir Grayson Perry and Macy Gray's distinctive raspy vocals giving her away as Toad in the Hole - swiftly followed by Gray stomping off-stage in a huff. Sure, it's tacky, trashy and unashamedly daft but The Masked Singer's kitschy blend of crowd-pleasing tunes, tongue-in-cheek humour and colourful head-to-toe costumes makes for irresistible, family-friendly fun. It's been a blast of brightness and warmth during the dark winter months. It's also a rare ITV light entertainment franchise which doesn't depend on Ant and Dec. Don't relax and remove your earplugs yet, though. Just when you thought the noisy Saturday night nonsense was over, it will be replaced in next weekend's schedules by Britain's Got Talent. And guess who's hosting?
Yahoo
15-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Masked Singer's Davina makes cheeky request during final
The Masked Singer's Davina McCall couldn't contain her love for Marti Pellow after he was revealed to be Wolf during Saturday, 15 February's grand final. Famed for being the lead singer of Wet Wet Wet, the Scotsman finished in third place behind Dressed Crab and Pufferfish, and after unmasking himself Pellow stuck to tradition by performing one last time infront of the studio audience; presenter Joel Dommett and panellists McCall, Jonathan Ross, Maya Jama and Danny Jones. Clearly enamoured by the singer, the former Big Brother star took this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to ask if he wouldn't mind going off-script by belting out his band's biggest tune 'Love Is All Around'. After audibly squealing at the sight of a de-wolfed Pellow, McCall yelled: "Oh my God! Very sexy Marti," before the cheeky request came into play. "I don't know if we're allowed to do this so you'll have to let me know Joel, but I want you to sing that now," she added, referring to 'Love Is All Around'. "Can you make that happen Joel?" Read more: Who are The Masked Singer 2025's finalists? The Masked Singer fans suffer 'second-hand embarrassment' as star storms off stage The Masked Singer clues are too 'obscure' and 'spoil' the show Touching his earpiece, the TV presenter said: "I'm not listening to them, YES YOU CAN DO IT! I have no authority but I'm saying yes!" Before obliging the panellist with a crowd-pleasing rendition, Pellow himself described the Masked Singer experience as "incredible". Following Pellow's elimination from the final line-up, it was down to just Dressed Crab and Pufferfish for the Masked Singer crown. Two-time Grammy Award winner Gregory Porter was then unmasked as Dressed Crab following a studio audience vote. Known for his soul, jazz and gospel music, Porter will tour across 12 UK venues this spring. This opened the floor for winner Samantha Barks to unveil herself as Pufferfish infront of the nation. The West End actress, who has appeared in Les Misérables, Frozen, and Oliver! amongst other productions, commented: "I think for me because I've played Elsa for three years, it's been fun to just do lots of different stuff and every week I just wanted to do a new kind of style or a new kind of song and that was really fun. "But also I feel like I've lived this double life, because I've had these crazy experiences but nobody in my life knows this, I love it!" Numerous fans writing on social media were rather underwhelmed by the outcome, though, citing no knowledge of Barks and her work. "Well done, lady. Sorry don't know you," read one reaction on X. Like everyone is like, who is she?? Including me if you don't do theatre not many will know who she is... #maskedsingeruk — #BLACKPINK 🖤💗 21/5/19 (@lightbebe2020) February 15, 2025 Tbh she could have not had a mask on the whole time and I still wouldn't have known who she was 😂 #maskedsingeruk — Flusty Duster 🌈😇 (@DusterFlusty) February 15, 2025 I can honestly say I've never heard of Samantha Barks #maskedsingeruk — Lorraine 🏴🇬🇧 (@LorraineMX5) February 15, 2025 The Masked Singer is available to stream on ITVX.
