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Western Telegraph
31 minutes ago
- Entertainment
- Western Telegraph
Tom Daley breaks silence on BBC's Celebrity Traitors
The Olympic diver has opened up about his time filming The Celebrity Traitors, which is set to come out this autumn. The gold medallist will be in the Scottish Highlands with 19 famous faces, including Sir Stephen Fry, Alan Carr, Jonathan Ross, Clare Balding and Kate Garraway. Tom said he got to know his fellow contestants on a 'much deeper' and 'very intense level' as they were all shut off from the world. How The Traitors TV Show Works Tom Daley breaks silence on BBC's Celebrity Traitors Speaking about The Celebrity Traitors, Tom told the PA news agency: 'I'm not sure when it comes out, maybe later this year, but it was a very fun experience. 'And honestly, all I want to do is talk about it, but I'm not allowed. 'All I can say is, it was very fun – the cast and meeting the other people. 'It was great to see everybody and get to know everyone on a much deeper level, and very intense level, because you're completely shut off from the rest of the world. So yeah, it was fun.' Tom. 31, also appears in the new Discovery+ documentary, Tom Daley: 1.6 Seconds. The 90-minute documentary, the name of which references the time between platform exit and pool entry, charts Daley's career, from the build-up to his first Olympics in Beijing 2008 to post-retirement life. Noah Williams, Tom Daley and Matty Lee attending the screening for Tom Daley 1.6 Seconds (Image: James Manning/PA Wire) It features personal family films and candid interviews with the athlete and those closest to him, including his husband, Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black. Full Celebrity Traitors line-up The full list of the celebrities taking part in Celebrity Traitors is: Sir Stephen Fry - English actor, broadcaster and comedian Alan Carr - Comedian Nick Mohammed - Ted Lasso actor (Nathan Shelley) Tom Daley - Olympian Joe Marler - England rugby player David Olusoga - Historian and BAFTA-winning filmmaker Niko Omilana - YouTuber and social media influencer Mark Bonnar - Line of Duty actor (DCC Mike Dryden) Jonathan Ross - Talk show host Joe Wilkinson - Comedian and actor Clare Balding - Sports broadcaster Lucy Beaumont - Comedian Paloma Faith - Singer Ruth Codd - Actress Tameka Empson - EastEnders actress (Kim Fox) Celia Imrie - Actress Charlotte Church - Singer Kate Garraway - Good Morning Britain presenter Cat Burns - Singer The official line up for The Celebrity Traitors (Image: BBC) Where is The Traitors filmed? The Traitors is filmed in the 19th-century Ardross Castle. Ardross is a rural area in the Highland region of Scotland, 30 miles north of Inverness. In 1983, the castle was bought by the McTaggart family, who still own it today. Outside of being the filming spot for The Traitors, the castle is also used as a wedding and conference venue. When is Celebrity Traitors on TV? The BBC has confirmed that Celebrity Traitors will air this autumn. The Celebrity Traitors official BBC synopsis: 'Claudia Winkleman has opened the castle doors to an all-star cast who are ready to play the ultimate game of deceit and betrayal… The celebrities will play the ultimate game of detection, backstabbing and trust, in the hope of… — The Traitors HQ (@the_traitors_) May 14, 2025 Hosted by Strictly Come Dancing's Claudia Winkleman, the nine-part celebrity version will give contestants the chance to win a cash prize of up to £100,000 for a charity of their choice. Recommended reading: The last three series of the UK version of The Traitors, set in Ardross Castle in the Scottish Highlands, have seen people appointed traitors and faithfuls by Winkleman. The recent series saw project manager Jake Brown and former soldier Leanne Quigley win a prize pot of £94,600, after booting out a traitor in a final tense episode earlier this year. Finalists have a chance of winning a chunk of the £120,000 prize, but if a traitor survives until the very end, unidentified, they take home the full prize pot, and any faithfuls left go home with nothing.
Metro
2 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Metro
I found Tom Daley's new documentary huncomfortable – but it's a vital watch
There's an unbelievable moment of contrast at the start of Tom Daley's new Discovery+ documentary. Titled '1.6 Seconds,' which is the time it takes for an Olympic diver to hit the water from the 10m board, the feature-length project gives us a glimpse into Tom's early childhood in the form of grainy home videos shot by his father, Robert. After we learn that Tom was a 'nightmare kid' on competition trips because he often felt homesick, we see this tiny little child soaring through the air and disappearing beneath the surface of the water in a series of amazing clips. It's hard to believe someone who looks so superhuman could be vulnerable to something as mundane as homesickness. Dubbed by his early coach Andy Banks as 'something special', it quickly becomes apparent that this Plymouth boy cannot stop winning competitions. To combat this, his coaches move him up through the age groups in a bid to teach him a lesson, only for him to go on and win world championship after world championship. The segment is bookended by a video clip in which Tom stands alongside his diving competitors. Five places down, a behemoth of an athlete with biceps the size of Tom's torso steps forward to receive applause. This is who he was up against, and this is who he was beating. It's the type of moment that the public has come to expect from the odds-defying champion. Thanks in part to his effervescence and receptiveness to total strangers, like me, Tom has allowed everything from cameras and journalists to brands into his life with very little opposition. However, moving beyond his diving prowess, the new documentary seeks to explain how a five-time Olympic champion struggled throughout his early life. Despite representing Team GB at the 2008 Olympics at the age of just 13, we see how Tom was, bizarrely, subject to some horrific bullying when he returned to his school from Beijing. If being bullied wasn't hard enough, the teenager then had to constantly explain to news sites and journalists who were camped with cameras outside his school what he was going through. Directed by Vaughan Sivell, the doc does an excellent job of providing a meditation on what the public does to young sports stars who are just breaking through. It's honestly heartbreaking at times to see how our obsession with sportspeople can shroud and cloak a person's life. Tom describes how 'abusive' his relationship was with the media during the devastating loss of his father, who pictured him at the funeral when he specifically asked not to be. One uncomfortable segment shows viewers how Tom was never truly able to stop and grieve the loss of his father. He immediately went back to doing interviews and practising diving to distract himself from the emotional turmoil. This is doubled by a troubling part where Tom developed body dysmorphia after being told that he was 'fat' before the 2012 Olympics. He states: 'I took some drastic measures to make sure the food was in my stomach'. It culminates in a gut-wrenching moment when Tom reveals he was told by his management team as late as 2017 that he 'wouldn't want people thinking he was gay' as he started to hang around with his now husband, the Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black. If his mental health hadn't already taken enough of a toll, crisis meetings with his manager about whether he was going to lose all of his sponsorships if he came out as gay certainly didn't help. More Trending However, with each tough moment in the documentary, Tom's triumphs in the world of diving and his determination to be himself every step of the way make this a necessary, even critical viewing experience. Tom's journey demonstrates that collectively, we have a responsibility to allow athletes to be human beings, not just Gold medal machines. View More » 1.6 Seconds is available to watch on Discovery Plus from June 1. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: The Celebrity Traitors line-up is a game-changing moment in television
News18
7 hours ago
- Entertainment
- News18
Tom Holland, Zendaya's Wedding Gets Delayed Amid Work Commitments
Last Updated: As Tom Holland and Zendaya get occupied with new projects, it is becoming more difficult for them to align their personal commitments. There's no secret that Hollywood's one of the most talked about couples, Tom Holland and Zendaya, are deeply in love, but fans have to wait a little longer till they witness their favourite couple getting married. Zendaya's hectic work schedules and Tom's shootings along with his new business venture, are making it difficult for the couple to set a wedding date this year. According to a Radar Online report, a source claimed that Tom and Zendaya's wedding plans are currently on hold due to their demanding work schedules. On one hand, Zendaya is shooting for upcoming films and is busy with endorsement projects, while Tom is focused on promoting his zero-alcohol beer brand. 'If Tom could jet away with Zendaya and marry her in some exotic locale, he would," stated the insider. The person added that as they both have been extremely busy with work, there's a slim chance of the couple being able to tie the knot this year. Trying to line up schedules can be extremely challenging for celebrity couples. As the duo gets occupied with new projects, it is becoming more difficult for them to align their personal commitments. As per the news portal, Tom Holland is eager to start a family, but the plans get pushed further due to Zendaya's massive line-up of upcoming projects. The Euphoria star is all set to come back on the third season of the widely acclaimed show. Along with that, the actress will also be starring opposite Robert Pattinson in the upcoming romantic drama titled The Drama. Moreover, Zendaya is set to appear in Christopher Nolan's epic fantasy The Odyssey, an adaptation of Homer's eponymous epic poem. Along with Zendaya, the film casts an exciting line-up of actors, including Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Lupita Nyong'o, Charlize Theron, Robert Pattinson and Tom Holland, among others. The film is set to release in July 2026. Despite the wedding delay news, fans are thrilled to witness Tom and Zendaya reuniting for Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which is scheduled to release in 2026. The couple first met in 2016 during the shoot of Spider-Man: Homecoming and confirmed their relationship in 2021. Later, the couple reportedly got engaged in 2024 at Zendaya's family home. First Published:
The Sun
8 hours ago
- Business
- The Sun
I'm an Uber Eats driver, here are the secrets I'm not supposed to tell you, yes we do eat your fries
AN UBER Eats driver has revealed what really happens behind the wheel of your food delivery — from sneaking the odd chip to deliberately slowing down when customers are rude. Tom, 33, who asked not to share his surname as he still works for the platform, told Plates Express that while most customers are polite, the job isn't always straightforward and when he's hungry, stressed, or disrespected, he sometimes bends the rules. 1 'I try to be professional. But when you're stuck in traffic with someone's chips next to you and you've not eaten in hours, it's tough,' he said. Tom admits he's dipped into customer food more than once, especially when the packaging isn't sealed or the bag's already half open. 'I don't make a habit of it, but yeah, I've taken fries. Everyone does, whether they admit it or not,' he says. 'You're five hours in, tired, hungry, and the food's just there — it happens. 'One night I was out late, and hadn't eaten all day. The bag was open, and I took a nugget. Not proud of it but also not the first.' Tom says the way a customer behaves can influence how quickly their food arrives. He says: 'I do my best to be quick, but if someone starts messaging me saying 'where are you?' or 'hurry up', I slow down. I'm not gonna race across town for someone who's giving me grief. 'I get that people are hungry, but I'm juggling traffic, queues, and tight timings. When they're rude, it just puts me off.' Tom says there are things customers can do to get better service from him. He adds: 'If someone tips or just says thank you, I do try to remember them. I don't get the same people often, but when I do, I'll make sure their food stays upright, dry — whatever it takes. 'But if they ignore me or slam the door, yeah... I'm not going out of my way next time.'
Time of India
8 hours ago
- General
- Time of India
Can you forget a language you grew up with?
I never thought multilinguality—this gift, this badge I wore so casually—could turn into something like guilt. Or grief. Or both. I've always floated between English, Hindi, and Marathi. Like air, water, and soil—each one elemental in its own right. I didn't think about it much. These were just languages I knew. That I spoke. That I lived in. Until one day, I started tripping on words I've always known, like stumbling on a flat street you've walked a hundred times. You don't see it coming. And suddenly, you're not walking—you're falling. It's a strange ache, forgetting familiar things. Searching for the right word and finding only static. My mouth moving slower than my thoughts. My thoughts moving slower than memory. It's frustrating. Disheartening. Upsetting in ways I didn't know language could be. Sometimes I envy the monolinguals. I really do. You only need to be excellent at one language. One way to speak. One set of books. One cultural context. One kind of milk packet. Even your coffee bag comes with instructions tailored to you. No switching. No code-mixing. No fumbling. No forgetting. Sometimes I think: maybe it's better to have a language as a barrier than a language that becomes a stutter. Back at Columbia Business School, it was all English all the time. I didn't have a choice, really. Most of my Indian friends weren't from Maharashtra or North India—they didn't speak Marathi or Hindi. They spoke Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada—beautiful languages that felt like distant cousins. And so I stuck to English. Clung to it, even. Like it was the only thing holding me up. There was this one pharmacy store on 125th Street, run by a Telugu family—stocked with snacks, paracetamol, canned beans, cleaning spray, and nostalgia. My friend's relatives owned it. We went there often. Telugu songs playing in the background like a soundtrack I never asked for but eventually grew to love. I picked up words. Phrases. Rhythms. I tried. I gave myself credit for that. But a few lyrical lines aren't fluency. They're just echoes. And speaking of echoes: yes, Columbia. But not the university. Let's be clear. I was at Columbia Business School—the other Columbia. A 15-minute walk from the famed Morningside Heights campus. Which, in the elite ecosystem of Ivy Leagues, might as well be a lifetime away. We weren't the 'real' Columbia, not in the eyes of the undergrads with their tote bags and blue hoodies. But that's the thing, right? This obsession with being the 'real one.' The original. The authentic. It happens everywhere. Even sweet shops in India slap on 'The Real XYZ' because the copycats moved in next door. It's all so performative. This scramble for verification. And yet, none of it matters. Not really. Life doesn't issue blue ticks after you die. Back to English. My English has always been good—until I got bored of it. Or maybe burnt out by it. Or maybe I just woke up one day and realised I didn't want to be speaking like everyone else. Tom, Dick, and Harry have colonised English anyway. Learning Punjabi and German changed everything. Punjabi, especially. It's not just a language anymore. It's how I argue. How I cook. How I love. At home, it's been over a year now—Punjabi is my primary language. And cooking? Don't even get me started. Everyone thought I hated cooking. I didn't. I just never had the right space. Never had the emotional safety to enjoy it. These days I find myself making midnight salads with Mumbai-style twists. I blend spice the way I blend syllables now: with flair. With feeling. And Hindi? It's my go-to when everything else falters. English? Honestly, I could leave it behind. Dump it like an old winter coat that doesn't fit anymore. I don't need to sound like Shashi Tharoor or Sudha Murthy. I just want to sound like myself. And that self is changing. Morphing. Choosing. Now, as I pursue my PhD at the University of Zürich, German is the language of nuance, of lecture notes, of inside jokes I don't always understand. My classmates laugh on WhatsApp, and I smile along, pretending. But Google Translate isn't a real friend. It's a crutch. And you can't dance with a crutch. So yeah—my Hindi is rusty. My English stumbles. My Marathi hides behind curtains. My Punjabi is vibrant. My German is clumsy. My mouth is always catching up to my brain, and my brain is always adjusting. But here's the thing: I would rather explain what chaunk is in Punjabi than try to impress anyone in English. I would rather read Hermann Hesse in his mother tongue than sit through another email chain about 'synergies.' So yes, I'm choosing. Choosing imperfection. Choosing warmth. Choosing complexity. Choosing regional over universal. Spices over syntax. Depth over fluency. And I think that's the most fluent I've ever felt. Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Disclaimer Views expressed above are the author's own.
