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The Sun
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
JoJo Siwa and Chris Hughes slammed by Celeb Big Brother favourite in surprise rant, saying ‘I defended them!'
A CELEBRITY Big Brother favourite slammed JoJo Siwa and Chris Hughes in a shock rant, saying 'I defended them!' The pair have become inseparable after meeting in the Celebrity Big Brother house. 5 5 During the series, their bond was regularly discussed on ITV2 spin-off show Late and Live. While appearing as a guest on the programme, Oti Mabuse had suggested the pair were merely friends. In a video posted on TikTok, former Strictly star Oti said: "Why is this happening to me? "I went on national television, Big Brother Late and Live and I defended JoJo Siwa and Chris Hughes. "I said, 'Can't two beautiful, young, youthful people be friends? The whole nation is overreacting, these people are just friends.'" Oti then added: "I said that and now they're in Florida making out. " She proceeded to sing: "What the hell is going on?" to her followers. The star concluded: "I'm just as shocked as you, but because I was team 'they're not into each other'." The Sun told how JoJo and Chris had been pictured kissing in a swimming pool while on a romantic holiday. Our exclusive picture showed the pair locking lips while straddling a lilo at an adults-only Mexican hotel. JoJo Siwa struggles to hide her true feelings for Chris Hughes as she's grilled on their relationship status Since leaving Celebrity Big Brother last month, JoJo and Chris have remained in contact, jet-setting together over the last two weeks. Chris joined Jojo and her family and friends for her birthday, with the pair partying in Mexico before heading to Orlando, Florida, for the launch of Universal's Epic Celestial Carpet Opening Celebration. It comes as JoJo was seen making Chris blush during her show as he proudly watched her perform in London. Repeating what she did in Mexico last week, during her performance of Kim Carnes' Bette Davis' Eyes, she once again changed the words to "Chris Hughes' Eyes". The crowd went wild, and Chris was seen at the side of the stage blushing and fanning his face. He was broadly smiling, and could be seen saying something to JoJo's mum, Jessalynn Siwa. Chris also blew JoJo a kiss from the side of the stage. 5 5
Daily Mail
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Danny Jones makes TV comeback with I'm A Celeb co-star after 'drunken' Maura Higgins kiss
Danny Jones is making his TV return months after he shocked fans by 'kissing' Love Island star Maura Higgins at a BRITs afterparty - despite being married. The singer, 39, has kept a low profile since he was caught on camera locking lips with Maura, 34, in March, sparking a storm of controversy. The fallout saw Danny issue a public apology to wife Georgia Horsley and their seven-year-old son Cooper, admitting he was 'deeply sorry' and vowing to deal with things privately. Now, Danny is stepping back into the spotlight with a brand new telly gig and will join the second series of You Bet!, ITV 's rebooted challenge show, hosted by Stephen Mulhern. Danny will appear alongside former I'm A Celeb campmate Oti Mabuse and Olympian Greg Rutherford, and has already filmed some segments at London 's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. In behind-the-scenes clips shared on his Instagram, Danny looked upbeat as he returned to work, grinning alongside his co-stars and cheering on contestants tackling extreme rides. In one of the shots, Oti looked uber glam in an all-black attire, as she beamed and waved at the camera. Meanwhile Greg, who appeared in series 14 of Strictly Come Dancing, looked dapper in a striped shirt and black trousers as he sat in the middle of Oti and Danny. MailOnline has contacted ITV for comment. Meanwhile Danny returned to the stage with McFly for the first time since his 'drunken' BRITs kiss scandal. The legendary boyband headlined new festival Tunes On The Bay at Swansea's seafront on Friday, May 2. Danny shared a series of snaps of himself on stage posing in front of a huge crowd, alongside band members Tom Fletcher, Harry Judd and Dougie Poynter, while fans shared videos of the group performing on stage. He captioned the Instagram post: 'Back with my people. Thank you Swansea.' The performance and news of the telly gig comes as Danny, is thought to be returning to The Voice, along with his McFly bandmate Tom Fletcher, 38. It comes as the singer and guitarist returned to the stage with McFly for the first time since his 'drunken' BRITs kiss scandal The legendary boyband headlined new festival Tunes On The Bay at Swansea's seafront on Friday May 2 The duo will once again share a seat on the panel alongside long-time mentors Sir Tom Jones and Last year, Danny and Tom led their act, Ava Manning, to victory, securing her a Universal record deal, £50,000 in prize money, and a luxury holiday to Universal Resort in Orlando. Despite Danny returning, LeAnn Rimes has reportedly quit in a shake-up. A source told The Sun: 'LeAnn loved her time on the UK show, but wants to focus on her career in the States. 'She was hugely popular with cast and crew and everybody loved having her as part of the team. 'Bosses are currently on the lookout for another female singer to join the all-star line-up, they haven't made a decision just yet but are having conversations.' MailOnline has contacted ITV for comment. His wife Georgia is said to no longer have a 'normal relationship' with the singer and are living under the same roof but have 'separate lives' (pictured 2024) Both TV shows will mark the first major gig the I'm A Celeb winner has had since the fallout from his controversial snog with campmate Maura Higgins. He previously featured on screens during a one-off children's event at Buckingham Palace but YouBet! and The Voice will be his first major TV projects since the scandal. He and his wife Georgia's marriage was rocked after Danny shared a drunken kiss with campmate Maura at a Universal Records party. Further reports claimed the pair had continued their night until 6am, sharing wine together at Nobu Hotel bar. Danny, who apologised to his wife and family for 'putting them in this situation ', has stayed living at the couple's West London home, where Georgia moved to on her own as he appeared on the ITV jungle series in December. Sources claimed to MailOnline that despite their efforts, Danny and Georgia are like 'passing ships' and friends fear their relationship is hanging on by a thread. A source told MailOnline: 'Danny and Georgia have been trying to navigate a very difficult time in their marriage and for the best part they have been taking each day as it comes. 'They may be living under the same roof, but they barely see each other and right now are like passing ships. 'Danny is preparing for his summer gigs with McFly, and Georgia has been attending influencer events and collaborating with brands, all while looking after son, Cooper, who regularly features on her Instagram profile. 'But when they're not working, Danny is out on his motorbike or exercising in the gym, and Georgia is either on her own or spending time with family and girlfriends. 'They haven't actually been publicly seen together for six weeks and behind the scenes, their relationship is anything but normal.'
BreakingNews.ie
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BreakingNews.ie
Oti Mabuse on the benefits of decluttering your home
Oti Mabuse is decluttering her new home – and some Strictly Come Dancing fans are likely to be very happy about it. The former Strictly dancer intends to make space in her new wardrobes by getting rid of some of the gorgeous dresses she wore on the show. And dance fans will be able to get their hands on them, because she's going to sell the glitzy dresses – and plenty of other 'clutter' too – on eBay. Advertisement But getting rid of the dresses isn't proving quite as easy as she thought it would be. 'I've got some old Strictly dresses that I was going to put up for sale,' she says, 'and then I put them on, and I was like 'Oh my gosh, they fit!' View this post on Instagram A post shared by Oti Mabuse (@otimabuse) 'But I don't have a use for them any more, even though I'm going on tour – we're going to get completely new outfits. It's stuff like that, that I absolutely love and I have great, great memories of but I'm not going to be using anytime soon. And I think some Strictly fans would be more than happy to have some dresses that have a bit of memory, that maybe they can frame up or can use themselves. So I'm definitely decluttering that.' And will she be getting rid of many dresses? 'I don't know – I think it's endless,' she says with a chuckle. 'I'm still unpacking some of my clothes, and some of them – oh, my God, we all have that one dress where you're like 'one day I'm going to fit back into that', and we keep it at the back of the closet. I have so many of those, so I'll probably just be getting them out and getting rid of them.' Advertisement Mabuse, 34, had her first child, a daughter, 17 months ago – but she admits her maternity clothes will not be part of her decluttering mission. 'I really do want to grow my family, so that's probably my 'Oh, I'm going to put that at the back of the closet in case one day it fits',' she admits. 'So no, I'm not getting rid of my maternity stuff.' But whether she uses her maternity gear in the future or not, the proud mum says pregnancy has '100%' changed her body. 'And I'm embracing every little bit of it,' she insists. 'Everything is just a completely different size or shape or movement. But I'm really loving my new body – it's given me the most amazing human being in my life, and I wouldn't have it any other way.' The South African dancer, her Romanian dancer husband, Marius Iepure, and their precious baby girl moved house 'to the country' a few months ago, but didn't get rid of much stuff before the move, so they're determined to make space in their new home now. Advertisement Oti Mabuse packs up her unwanted items (Oti Mabuse/eBay UK/PA) 'Before this, I hadn't got rid of much, but now so much stuff is going up,' she declares. 'I think old clothes sell really well, and stuff from the kitchen – appliances that I don't use any more, or stuff I've bought that I haven't used at all. 'We have stuff from where we used to live that just doesn't fit or doesn't match the personality of where we are now that we're not going to use and probably just leave in the garage. So that's stuff we're definitely going to put up, as well as prams, baby car seats she's outgrown, baby toys – all that is going.' And she doesn't believe people need to be tough to have a big clear-out – just honest. 'We get to a point where it's not really about discipline, it's just about how you feel in the moment. If you don't use something any more, you don't need it and somebody else can use it, that's great. I don't think you have to be disciplined and hard on yourself, you just have to be honest with yourself.' Advertisement The kitchen appliances she intends to sell include a slow cooker, a smoothie maker and a mini-fridge, and she explains: 'We have a slow cooker that we genuinely don't use now because we have an air fryer, and a smoothie machine that we haven't used in a really long time, and it's good-quality stuff. 'We have a mini-fridge from when I was breastfeeding, and we needed milk to be in the fridge while I was pumping in the night. I didn't want to walk up and down stairs, so I bought this little mini-fridge, and I think another mum could probably use that now.' View this post on Instagram A post shared by Oti Mabuse (@otimabuse) Mabuse, who's also been a judge on Dancing on Ice, and is about to go on tour with her new show Viva Carnival, has even got her little daughter into a tidying mindset. 'She's a baby, but we're really good when we play – she knows that once we're done playing, we pack up and we put everything back in boxes, and we put them where they go, and then she goes to nursery. We want to instil that in her while she's still young. She's already on it – she likes packing up and putting things back in boxes.' Mabuse, whose older sister is the dancer and Strictly judge Motsi Mabuse, is hoping her decluttering – and her daughter's love of putting things away – will give her little family much more space, and she says: 'Just space really, not even for anything – just to have space. I think it clears the mind for me, definitely, when coming back to a house that's clean, where I feel like I can think. It's really good for my mental health.' Advertisement Research by eBay for its new List to £1K challenge, which is stressing spring cleaning and decluttering can earn households up to £1K from selling unused or pre-loved items, has found three-quarters (75%) of people are planning a spring clean this year, mainly to create more space (43%), improve mental wellbeing (37%), and make extra money (21%). Yet despite good intentions, 80% of UK adults admit to having unused or unwanted items in their homes. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Oti Mabuse (@otimabuse) More than half (54%) confess to keeping items just in case they need them in the future, with a quarter feeling they lack the time for a spring clean (25%) or don't know where to start (21%). 'With it being spring, everybody will want to do a little bit of cleaning in the house, and you can take some of the items you don't use or need and make money on the side,' says Mabuse. 'The main reason people usually spring clean is to create more space and to improve their own mental health, and they can also make a little bit of extra money. Sometimes less is more – you can create a bigger space by having less things.' Oti Mabuse is supporting the eBay List to £1K challenge to encourage Brits to turn their unwanted items into cash.
Scottish Sun
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Strictly winner's show axed by ITV after just one series on air in major blow to star
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A STRICTLY Come Dancing winner's show has been shelved by ITV after one series on air. Chris McCausland lifted the glitterball trophy last December with his pro partner Dianne Buswell in a historic win. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 3 Chris McCausland has been dealt a blow as his ITV show is axed after one series Credit: PA 3 The comedian made his debut in the weekend last year with his self-titled chat show Credit: ITV 3 The comedian has already landed another TV gig - on a rival channel Credit: Rex Since then, the 47-year-old has been inundated with TV work offers and even starred in his own Christmas movie with comedian Lee Mack. However, in a blow to the blind comic, his ITV chat show has been pulled off air after one series. The programme - titled The Chris McCausland Show - debuted last year on Saturday mornings on ITV1. It was part of a schedule shakeup, which saw bosses axe Laura Whitmore and Oti Mabuse's similar shows. A source said: "ITV appears to be moving away from studio-based chat shows in their weekend schedule. "In the last number of years they've invested heavily in their daytime programmes and have given new faces an opportunity to shine. "Chris was a breath of a fresh air, but ultimately there are no plans for his show to return." All 11 episodes of Chris' first series are available now to stream on ITVX. Chris has already landed another telly gig - on rival channel the BBC - with a one-off special documentary exploring the future of technology. He'll explore how new tech will impact him personally as he lives with retinitis pigmentosa, a condition that took his eyesight when he was a child. Strictly winner Chris McCausland 'has tears in his eyes' as he opens up about BBC win show - admitting he's still 'worn down' Meanwhile, Loose Women star Katie Piper has had her programme renewed for a third outing, but with a major shakeup. The 41-year-old has ditched her studio in favour for a countryside backdrop, with ITV rebranding the show Katie Piper's Weekend Escape. Oti Mabuse has addressed her ITV series being axed in a new interview. Speaking to Prima, Oti said: 'When I look back on Strictly, I think the whole seven-year journey was amazing. I still work on the show. I still do choreography, I'm still talking to the producers. "I say that the show brought me everything, like me sitting here today, and the relationship still very much continues. "There were ups, there were downs; if you can imagine being the first Black anything, anywhere, there will always be ups and downs." ITVX - Home of the Huns Here are all the programmes heading to ITVX's Home of the Huns Absolutely Fabulous Bad Girls Birds of a Feather Footballers Wives The Only Way is Essex The Love of Dogs with Alison Hammond Loose Women The Real Housewives of Cheshire Gemma Collins Diva Forever and Ever Drama Queens Benidorm Joanna Lumley's Spice Trail Adventure Joanna Lumley's Great Cities of the World Cruising with Jane McDonald My Mum, Your Dad Coronation Street Emmerdale An Audience with Kylie British Soap Awards
The Sun
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Strictly winner's show axed by ITV after just one series on air in major blow to star
A STRICTLY Come Dancing winner's show has been shelved by ITV after one series on air. Chris McCausland lifted the glitterball trophy last December with his pro partner Dianne Buswell in a historic win. 3 3 Since then, the 47-year-old has been inundated with TV work offers and even starred in his own Christmas movie with comedian Lee Mack. However, in a blow to the blind comic, his ITV chat show has been pulled off air after one series. The programme - titled The Chris McCausland Show - debuted last year on Saturday mornings on ITV1. It was part of a schedule shakeup, which saw bosses axe Laura Whitmore and Oti Mabuse's similar shows. A source said: "ITV appears to be moving away from studio-based chat shows in their weekend schedule. "In the last number of years they've invested heavily in their daytime programmes and have given new faces an opportunity to shine. "Chris was a breath of a fresh air, but ultimately there are no plans for his show to return." All 11 episodes of Chris' first series are available now to stream on ITVX. Chris has already landed another telly gig - on rival channel the BBC - with a one-off special documentary exploring the future of technology. He'll explore how new tech will impact him personally as he lives with retinitis pigmentosa, a condition that took his eyesight when he was a child. Meanwhile, Loose Women star Katie Piper has had her programme renewed for a third outing, but with a major shakeup. The 41-year-old has ditched her studio in favour for a countryside backdrop, with ITV rebranding the show Katie Piper's Weekend Escape. Oti Mabuse has addressed her ITV series being axed in a new interview. Speaking to Prima, Oti said: 'When I look back on Strictly, I think the whole seven-year journey was amazing. I still work on the show. I still do choreography, I'm still talking to the producers. "I say that the show brought me everything, like me sitting here today, and the relationship still very much continues. "There were ups, there were downs; if you can imagine being the first Black anything, anywhere, there will always be ups and downs." ITVX - Home of the Huns Here are all the programmes heading to ITVX's Home of the Huns Absolutely Fabulous Bad Girls Birds of a Feather Footballers Wives The Only Way is Essex The Love of Dogs with Alison Hammond Loose Women The Real Housewives of Cheshire Gemma Collins Diva Forever and Ever Drama Queens Benidorm Joanna Lumley's Spice Trail Adventure Joanna Lumley's Great Cities of the World Cruising with Jane McDonald My Mum, Your Dad Coronation Street Emmerdale An Audience with Kylie British Soap Awards
