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Daily Mirror
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Celebrity Big Brother duo tease new TV project together just days after the final
Celebrity Big Brother concluded last week with its live final, which saw the likes of Danny Beard and Donna Preston leave the house after having been housemates for three weeks Two housemates from the most recent series of Celebrity Big Brother have teased that a collaboration between them is already in the works. It comes less than a week after the second series came to an end with its live final five days ago. Danny Beard, 32, and Donna Preston, 38, were among the finalists on the ITV show. The pals, who spent three weeks together as housemates, have suggested on a podcast that they are now working on a project together after having left the Big Brother house last Friday night. RuPaul's Drag Race UK winner Danny and comedian Donna teased a collaboration whilst guests on the latest episode of the podcast Chloe vs The World. They were asked about their careers by host Chloe Burrows, 29, who had worked with Donna on Channel 4 's Scared of the Dark in 2023. Asked if they would be open to any other TV shows, Danny told Chloe on the podcast: "Absolutely. I wanna do a show with Donna." Donna, who is also an actor, suggested similarly, with her reacting: "Yeah, I wanna do a show with Danny." Former Love Island finalist Chloe said: "Right, if you guys were to write a little show for you two that would be perfect, what would you be doing?" Hinting that a project could already be in the works, Danny said: "Maybe it's happening!" Chloe react: "Shut the f*** up!" Donna then said: "We can tell her." Danny responded: "No!" Teasing over a potential project between them, Danny's former housemate added: "A show is happening but we can't tell you anything else." Following the remarks, Chloe appeared to suggest that they have "really been getting work" following their recent stints on this year's Celebrity Big Brother. Donna said: "We have to." She teased moments later on the podcast: "We're going to Hollywood, honey. We're going to Hollywood!" Danny went on to say: "Why do you think we were in there though? Come on! Like, this is the thing ..." Chloe replied: "No, I love it. I love to see it. I respect [it]." Following her remark, Danny commented: "You've got to hustle." The podcast interview, which was released yesterday, comes after Danny and Donna reached the final of this year's Celebrity Big Brother. They had been in the house for three weeks, with the show having launched earlier this month. Coronation Street cast member Jack P. Shepherd was crowned the winner of the series, with Danny named as the runner-up. Hosts AJ Odudu and Will Best also announced in the final that former Dance Moms star JoJo Siwa placed third. Donna finished fourth in the competition ahead of singer Chesney Hawkes and former Love Island star Chris Hughes, who placed fifth and sixth respectively. Seven housemates had already left the Big Brother house prior to the final. ITV has since shared the "final vote results". The broadcaster revealed that winner Jack received 37.37 percent of votes, whilst runner-up Danny got 35.72 percent. JoJo, Donna and Chesney then had 13.17 percent, 8.18 percent and 3.04 percent respectively, whilst Chris received 2.52 percent of votes.
Daily Mirror
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Chris Eubank's 'painful' rift with son that only got worse after family tragedy
Chris Eubank and son Chris Jr.'s turbulent relationship has played out in the spotlight, growing more strained after the sudden death of son Sebastian Eubank Amid a major family grudge, Chris Eubank Jr. is set for a bitter showdown on Saturday night against Conor Benn - but it's the feud within his own family that he finds 'painful'. The 35-year-old was labelled as a "disgrace" for slapping Benn with an egg at an earlier media meeting by his own father Chris Sr, who warned the perilous fight shouldn't go ahead. Chris, 58, made a name for himself as one of Britain's most successful boxers, but his life outside the ring has been far more turbulent, particularly when it comes to his fractured relationship with his son. Outside of boxing, the two-weight world champ is a father to five children - sons Chris Jr., Sebastian, Joseph, and Nathanael, and daughter Emily. He shares four of them with his ex-wife Karron, whom he married in 1990. The pair split in 2005 after 15 years together. His fifth child, Nathanael, is from a previous relationship. Since retiring from the ring, Eubank has become a familiar face on television. He appeared on the 2015 series of I'm a Me Out of Here!, where he lasted 17 days and finished in ninth place. In April 2023, he returned to screens in Channel 4 's experimental reality series Scared of the Dark. But behind the public appearances, Eubank has faced heartbreak. His life was turned upside down in July 2021 when his son Sebastian, also a professional boxer, died suddenly at the age of 29 while living in Dubai. Sebastian had just become a father, and his son Raheem was born only 32 days before his death. In a statement following the devastating loss, Eubank said: 'Never did I ever imagine I would write these words or experience the feeling I now have at the loss of my son. He was loved and respected by all who knew him and will be forever in the thoughts of friends and family. As a family, we now kindly ask to be given space and privacy to celebrate his life and remember the son, the brother, the husband, the friend.' He later opened up about his grief during an emotional appearance on Good Morning Britain, saying: "I can't tell you how proud I am of this man. He was my son and I loved him. Every moment we spent together was my favourite, but there were so, so many moments I missed when we weren't together." Sebastian's older brother, Chris Eubank Jr., 35, also paid tribute to him on X (formerly Twitter), writing: 'My brother Sebastian Eubank was a special man… a righteous man… who always put others before himself. A man of many talents—boxing, MMA, poetry, music, coaching, cooking—the list goes on. But the most important thing to him was helping others less fortunate than himself.' In recent years, the pain of loss has spilt into his relationship with Chris Jr., who followed in his father's footsteps to become a boxer. Their once-close bond has broken down over time, especially after Eubank Jr. removed his father from his entourage ahead of a fight with Conor Benn. Speaking to The Times, Eubank Sr. explained how the trauma of Sebastian's death has made him protective of his remaining son. He said, 'We have to be strict. Otherwise lives are put in danger and my son's life cannot be put in danger. I've already lost one. It can't happen again.' Reflecting on the deep loss of his younger brother, Chris Eubank Jr. spoke candidly about the heartbreak his family continues to face, saying: 'I have a brother who is buried in the desert in Dubai – that is pain. I have his son, three years old, he asks: 'Why can't I see my daddy? Why can't he take me to school?' That is pain.' Hi pins the tragedy on putting added strain on the family, revealing that his father no longer talks to him. Speaking in October, he said: 'We don't talk, he has shown no interest in my career for a long period of time now. He's shown no interest in me in a long period of time. 'As somebody who's lost a son, I think that's a pretty insane thing [for my dad] to be doing, an insane way to be acting – to kind of not be speaking to your remaining kids. You know what? For a long time, I tried to kind of act like it was cool. "People would ask me, 'How's your dad?' 'Yeah, we're good.' But I got sick of that s***, man. It's b******. We're not cool, we're not OK, and people need to know.' The relationship between father and son grew even more strained earlier this year after Eubank Jr. slapped Conor Benn with an egg during a press conference, an incident that prompted Eubank Sr. to publicly call his son a 'disgrace.' Reflecting on the rift, Chris Jr. shared, 'My own father, a man I've idolised for my entire life, doesn't speak to me. We haven't spoken for years. These things is what pain is to me.' Sadly, this wasn't the first tragedy to shape Eubank's life. Back in 1991, during a fight with Michael Watson, a final-round uppercut led to a severe brain injury that left Watson in a coma and later partially paralysed. Eubank has since called it the only regret of his career.
