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Yahoo
9 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Eamonn Holmes vows to ‘redouble' his efforts to walk again
Eamonn Holmes has vowed to 'redouble' his efforts to walk again. The 65-year-old has suffered a series of falls, surgeries and health setbacks that have left him reliant on canes and a wheelchair, and has now shared a poignant update with fans on social media, alongside a photograph of himself from 2022, standing tall in a suit beside a DeLorean sports car. He captioned it: 'Great picture popped up from 3 years but it's made me sad – I could walk. 'Got to redouble my efforts.' The TV presenter, who rose to fame as a host on ITV's 'This Morning' and now fronts GB News Breakfast, has been grappling with a string of health issues over recent years. He suffered a fall live on air earlier this year, which came just two weeks after he had been hospitalised following a similar incident. Both falls aggravated existing injuries from a spinal operation in 2022, as well as previous accidents at his Surrey home. The most recent fall occurred during his GB News segment, when a chair reportedly gave way beneath him. Speaking at the end of the programme, Eamonn told viewers: 'The chair gave way and I was lying flat on my back with my head hanging off the set. 'The first hour or so I was OK because the adrenaline kicked in, but then as the morning went on I felt the aches and pains. The worst thing is that two weeks ago I was hospitalised for a similar fall in the same area – back of my neck, head and shoulders – and that's all come back.' He added: 'We're going to have to replace the chairs because I'm not the only one to have fallen.' Fans have since rallied around Eamonn, sending words of encouragement in response to his post on X. One wrote: 'Keep pushing forward, Eamonn. Perseverance always pays off.' Another commented: 'Wolf whistle – still got it, Eamonn.' The veteran broadcaster, who had a double hip replacement in 2016, has continued to suffer from chronic pain since a follow-up spinal procedure in September 2022. In 2021, he was rushed to hospital after what was described as 'pain he's never felt in his life'. Further complications came in 2023 when he fractured his shoulder during a fall at home. Away from the studio, Eamonn is also dealing with personal upheaval is currently going through a divorce from Ruth Langsford, 65, with whom he previously shared a £3.6million home in Surrey. He was seen using a mobility scooter in public in late 2023 and appeared at the TRIC Awards using a walking frame, later telling reporters he was 'not OK'. Despite his physical challenges, Eamonn has continued to appear on screen, earning praise from colleagues who have described him as a 'trooper' for carrying on amid his health fight.
Scottish Sun
10 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Bake off creators launch brand new show fronted by Alison Hammond as star bags 3rd Channel 4 programme
Read on to find out why Angela Scanlon would never again go on Strictly Come Dancing TAKE NOTE Bake off creators launch brand new show fronted by Alison Hammond as star bags 3rd Channel 4 programme SHE'S already on nearly every channel, busy making programmes about baking, travel, dogs and hobnobbing with celebrities – and now Alison Hammond has bagged yet another show. The This Morning host will this summer front new Channel 4 project Your Song, where she tours Britain giving ordinary members of the public the chance to perform a track which has special meaning to them. If it has a hint of The Piano about it that's because it's made by the same production company, Love Productions, who make the Great British Bake Off . . . co-hosted by Alison. A TV insider said: 'Alison was the natural choice to present this, with her warm personality and ability to catch unguarded moments with the singers, together with chatting to the crowds. 'Your Song will feature people who love singing — they may have been singing for a long time but not necessarily in public or on a stage. You can expect some unexpected performances.' Alison said: 'I love the power that music, and singing your heart out has. It can change your mood — put a smile on your face, make you sad, make you reminisce. So I'm excited about this new show, about real people telling us their stories through song. Let's hit the road.' The six-part series will see people with special connections to a songs step up on stage and share their story — whether it's all about a track that helped them through heartbreak, became their anthem of triumph or reminds them who they are. But Alison will have to squeeze her new job into her schedule. As well as appearing soon on Channel 4's Bake Off and Celebrity Gogglebox, for the BBC she's just made travel series Florida Unpacked and interview show Alison Hammond's Big Weekend for the BBC. Plus, on ITV, she has This Morning and For The Love Of Dogs. Alison Hammond's Return to For The Love Of Dogs 5 Alison Hammond will this summer front new Channel 4 project Your Song Credit: PA It's bubbles 'n' strife time 5 The six women being lined up for the new season of Real Housewives, to be set in London, has been revealed Credit: Getty RAISE a glass of bubbly to the cast of the new season of Real Housewives. I recently revealed the six women being lined up for the series, to be set in London and premiere later this year on Hayu, and the billing has now been set in stone. It will feature Bake Off: The Professionals star Nessie Welschinger, model turned skincare entrepreneur Amanda Cronin, influencer Juliet Angus, fashion label owner Karen Loderick-Peace, beauty queen turned beauty planner Juliet Mayhew and socialite Panthea Parker. It will follow the women's lavish lives, from hosting grand dinners to rebuilding relation-ships over bottles of champagne. A show synopsis teased: 'With big personalities, and no shortage of designer drama, the path to connection is never simple – but always captivating.' Heel to pay for angela 5 Angela Scanlon says she would never again go on Strictly Come Dancing Credit: Getty ANGELA SCANLON says she would never again go on Strictly Come Dancing because of the terrible blisters from training and performing in show shoes. The Irish TV presenter, who in 2023 made the quarter-finals of the BBC One show with pro dancer Carlos Gu, is a mum of two and reckons would sooner endure childbirth again. She revealed on her Get A Grip podcast alongside Vicky Pattison: 'I've had two children without pain relief, and would do that ten times over in a day than have raw, bleeding blisters. "You have to put the goddamn shoes on and do a Viennese waltz – my heels have never had so much action. 'You put a plaster on and, because you're sweating like a donkey, it falls off. You put socks on with your ball-room shoe and you're still rub-a-dubbing. You're raw.' Star's speaking same Lingo HIT daytime quiz Lingo is being lined up for a fifth run, as well as a second series of celebrity specials on ITV1 and ITVX. Host Adil Raye is expected to return for the series – three years after the last celebrity special, starring Ru Paul, was launched and failed to reach a large audience. Oh what wizard fun, Paul 5 Paul Whitehouse will play Hogwarts caretaker Argus Filch in the new Harry Potter TV adaptation Credit: Getty 5 David Bradley as Filch in the original films GONE FISHING star Paul Whitehouse says the new TV adaptation of the Harry Potter books is moving at a lick – as he prepares to play Hogwarts caretaker Argus Filch. He said of the HBO series, due next year: 'It's exciting, I've already been in for a make-up and costume-fitting last week, so the ball is rolling.' Even more exciting is that his part – played in the films by David Bradley – is unlikely to be edited out post-filming like what happened to a cameo he shot for one of the Potter movies. Speaking on Irish Radio Station RTE Radio 1, Paul said of that let-down: 'The director asked if I wanted to play the role and I said I'd do it if I could bring my girls to the set. They came along and told friends I was going to be in the new Harry Potter. 'Then I had to break the news that they had cut me out and stuck me in a portrait. So I'm back for revenge.'
The Sun
10 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Bake off creators launch brand new show fronted by Alison Hammond as star bags 3rd Channel 4 programme
SHE'S already on nearly every channel, busy making programmes about baking, travel, dogs and hobnobbing with celebrities – and now Alison Hammond has bagged yet another show. The This Morning host will this summer front new Channel 4 project Your Song, where she tours Britain giving ordinary members of the public the chance to perform a track which has special meaning to them. If it has a hint of The Piano about it that's because it's made by the same production company, Love Productions, who make the Great British Bake Off . . . co-hosted by Alison. A TV insider said: 'Alison was the natural choice to present this, with her warm personality and ability to catch unguarded moments with the singers, together with chatting to the crowds. 'Your Song will feature people who love singing — they may have been singing for a long time but not necessarily in public or on a stage. You can expect some unexpected performances.' Alison said: 'I love the power that music, and singing your heart out has. It can change your mood — put a smile on your face, make you sad, make you reminisce. So I'm excited about this new show, about real people telling us their stories through song. Let's hit the road.' The six-part series will see people with special connections to a songs step up on stage and share their story — whether it's all about a track that helped them through heartbreak, became their anthem of triumph or reminds them who they are. But Alison will have to squeeze her new job into her schedule. As well as appearing soon on Channel 4's Bake Off and Celebrity Gogglebox, for the BBC she's just made travel series Florida Unpacked and interview show Alison Hammond's Big Weekend for the BBC. Plus, on ITV, she has This Morning and For The Love Of Dogs. Alison Hammond's Return to For The Love Of Dogs 5 It's bubbles 'n' strife time 5 RAISE a glass of bubbly to the cast of the new season of Real Housewives. I recently revealed the six women being lined up for the series, to be set in London and premiere later this year on Hayu, and the billing has now been set in stone. It will feature Bake Off: The Professionals star Nessie Welschinger, model turned skincare entrepreneur Amanda Cronin, influencer Juliet Angus, fashion label owner Karen Loderick-Peace, beauty queen turned beauty planner Juliet Mayhew and socialite Panthea Parker. It will follow the women's lavish lives, from hosting grand dinners to rebuilding relation-ships over bottles of champagne. A show synopsis teased: 'With big personalities, and no shortage of designer drama, the path to connection is never simple – but always captivating.' Heel to pay for angela 5 ANGELA SCANLON says she would never again go on Strictly Come Dancing because of the terrible blisters from training and performing in show shoes. The Irish TV presenter, who in 2023 made the quarter-finals of the BBC One show with pro dancer Carlos Gu, is a mum of two and reckons would sooner endure childbirth again. She revealed on her Get A Grip podcast alongside Vicky Pattison: 'I've had two children without pain relief, and would do that ten times over in a day than have raw, bleeding blisters. "You have to put the goddamn shoes on and do a Viennese waltz – my heels have never had so much action. 'You put a plaster on and, because you're sweating like a donkey, it falls off. You put socks on with your ball-room shoe and you're still rub-a-dubbing. You're raw.' Oh what wizard fun, Paul 5 5 GONE FISHING star Paul Whitehouse says the new TV adaptation of the Harry Potter books is moving at a lick – as he prepares to play Hogwarts caretaker Argus Filch. He said of the HBO series, due next year: 'It's exciting, I've already been in for a make-up and costume-fitting last week, so the ball is rolling.' Even more exciting is that his part – played in the films by David Bradley – is unlikely to be edited out post-filming like what happened to a cameo he shot for one of the Potter movies. Speaking on Irish Radio Station RTE Radio 1, Paul said of that let-down: 'The director asked if I wanted to play the role and I said I'd do it if I could bring my girls to the set. They came along and told friends I was going to be in the new Harry Potter. 'Then I had to break the news that they had cut me out and stuck me in a portrait. So I'm back for revenge.'
Daily Mail
10 hours ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
This Morning's Rochelle Humes announces huge change to the show - as ITV introduces drastic cuts to its daytime schedule
In a bid to make This Morning feel more relatable to everyday viewers, ITV bosses have relaxed a long-standing fashion rule - and presenter Rochelle Humes was quick to capitalise on the change. For years, This Morning presenters followed an unwritten but closely monitored dress code. While Holly Willoughby was known for her pastel midi dresses and cinched waists, Alison Hammond usually opts for colourful, floaty tunics paired with statement jewellery. Smart has always been the order of the day on the This Morning sofa, with one item of clothing firmly off limits. But all that has changed. Rochelle, now a staple of the This Morning rotation, appeared live on air in a pair of light-wash River Island denim jeans - marking a surprising turn for a programme long associated with polished, preened daytime glamour. Posting on her TikTok ahead of today's show, the 35-year-old former Saturdays singer revealed: 'There's a new rule, we didn't used to be allowed to wear jeans, did we? But we can wear jeans now. This is amazing news for me.' For years, This Morning presenters followed an unwritten but closely monitored dress code. While Holly Willoughby was known for her pastel midi dresses and cinched waists, Alison Hammond usually opts for colourful, floaty tunics paired with statement jewellery. But all that has changed Rochelle, now a staple of the This Morning rotation, appeared live on air in a pair of light-wash River Island denim jeans - marking a surprising turn for a programme long associated with polished, preened daytime glamour Now, amid a wave of behind-the-scenes upheaval and fresh revelations about ITV's flagship daytime show, Rochelle's relaxed denim look is not the only change at This Morning studio. Cat Deeley, recently installed as one of This Morning's new anchors, has been asked to lean back into her Brummie accent - softened during her years on American TV - to appeal to the UK daytime crowd. An ITV insider previously told the Mail: 'This Morning want presenters their audiences can relate to and there were worries Cat was too perfect and preened.' But the changes go far deeper than denim and dialects. While This Morning has largely avoided big budget cuts during the recent ITV upheaval, the long running series will be forced to significantly reduce production value as a result of cost saving. Presented by Cat Deeley, 48, and Ben Shephard, 50, as well as Alison Hammond, 50, and Dermot O'Leary, 51, the programme has become known for its big musical theatre performances and outside broadcasts, including at the This Morning forest, which was purchased by the channel in 2021. But insiders have claimed sending the likes of host Alison to Los Angeles for interviews with Hollywood stars and large-scale production items will be scrapped. Across the hall at Good Morning Britain, ITV's breakfast stablemate, things are even more turbulent. After a shaky start in 2014, GMB grew into a ratings fixture, regularly drawing over a million viewers. Now, with numbers slipping to around 700,000, it's facing its biggest overhaul yet. The show is set to merge with ITV's broader news division, produced by ITN, in a move insiders say is aimed at streamlining operations - and slashing costs. With BBC Breakfast still holding a dominant lead (often topping a million daily viewers), ITV bosses hope a revamp could close the 400,000-viewer gap. Plans are still in flux, but changes include a new studio, a more serious editorial tone, and shared correspondent teams across the day's bulletins.
Leader Live
11 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Leader Live
Loose Women star Nadia Sawalha criticises ‘out of the blue' ITV daytime cuts
The changes are expected to cause job losses across ITV's morning offering including This Morning, Lorraine and Loose Women, which will be broadcast from a new location in central London while still being produced by ITV Studios. Good Morning Britain is to be extended by half an hour from January, while Lorraine Kelly's morning talk show will be reduced to 30 minutes for 30 weeks of the year, ITV said earlier this month. This Morning, hosted by Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard, will remain in its 10am-12.30pm slot on weekdays through the year, with panel show Loose Women on from 12.30pm to 1.30pm. On her YouTube channel, Sawalha said Loose Women had been 'highly successful' along with the Lorraine show, and called conversations about the cuts 'misogynistic'. The actress, who was in EastEnders and The Bill and appeared on ITV competition show Dancing On Ice in 2011, said: 'What people don't realise at Loose Women is that we're self-employed, I am self-employed. Every contract is a new contract. 'I could be let go tomorrow, I could be let go in five years, you don't know because we're not employees.' Sawalha added: 'What's been brutal, absolutely brutal, over the last week, honestly I feel tearful about it, is that hundreds of people… are going to be made redundant out of the blue, these are all the people behind the scenes that support us in every way.' She accepted that inflation was 'insane, and cuts have to be made', before becoming emotional. She said: 'A lot of my friends and colleagues on this show and have worked for ITV have been there for decades… and I can't tell you how upsetting it was to see people walking around numb with shock and fear about what they are going to do… (when) television is coming very slowly to its natural end.' She added that the announcement had 'been so awful, it has been worse than whatever trolls have been saying about our shows that we feel really protective of'. Sawalha said: 'Do you know what, at the moment, all of us on screen are in work and are proud of what we do. 'But behind the scenes there are people that are really suffering, and what you don't realise is when you attack the show you attack them, because you never see all the army of people behind the scenes and how hard they work. 'So to all my friends and colleagues behind the scenes that have just got a huge shock out of the blue, I'm so sorry. 'And (my husband) Mark (Adderley) knows just how upset I've been at home about it. I just can't bear it. So just be f****** kind (to) people.' Scottish presenter Kelly has fronted Lorraine since 2010 and, under the new 2026 schedule, on weeks when the show is not on air, Good Morning Britain will be further extended by another half-hour, airing from 6am to 10am. Kevin Lygo, managing director of ITV's Media and Entertainment Division, said the changes will be 'generating savings which will allow us to reinvest across the programme budget in other genres'. He said: 'These changes also allow us to consolidate our news operations and expand our national, international and regional news output and to build upon our proud history of trusted journalism at a time when our viewers need accurate, unbiased news coverage more than ever.' Lygo added: 'I recognise that our plans will have an impact on staff off screen in our Daytime production teams, and we will work with ITV Studios and ITN as they manage these changes to produce the shows differently from next year, and support them through this transition.' Earlier this month, ITV chief executive Dame Carolyn McCall said the company was making 'good progress' on a cost-cutting drive, and she expected to make £30 million of non-content savings during 2025. Other changes to the channel include making Coronation Street and Emmerdale only half-hour instalments, and Dancing On Ice being 'rested'. Dancing On Ice previously took a break after the ninth series in 2014 before making a comeback in 2018. Coronation Street currently airs for three hour-long episodes a week, while Emmerdale has four 30-minute episodes and one hour-long instalment.
