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The Independent
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Machine Gun Kelly delivers surprisingly accurate impression of huge star
delivered a spot-on impression of a huge Hollywood star during his appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday, 4 August. The singer, 35, whose real name is Colson Baker, did his best impersonation of a celebrity he referenced in a post on X earlier in the month, declaring the actor was "was dad" when he was growing up. "There's no other explanation for my rubbery face," Kelly wrote. The musician mimicked the star's appearances in two popular films to the audience's delight.
Daily Mail
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Machine Gun Kelly shocks fans with spot-on impression of a major star, can you guess who?
Machine Gun Kelly has shocked fans with his spot-on Jim Carrey impression. The 35-year-old music artist was a guest on The Tonight Show on Monday night, where he revealed his shocking ability to emulate the 63-year-old actor. MGK, whose real name is Colson Baker, was prompted to do his best Carrey impression after host Jimmy Fallon pulled up a tweet he posted on August 2 that read: 'Growing up, Jim Carrey was dad. There's no other explanation for my rubbery face.' He then offered to show the audience exactly what he meant as he said, 'I can do two Jim Carreys if you want.' First, the Cliché hitmaker remarkably mimicked Carrey in his popular film How the Grinch Stole Christmas. The rapper-turned-rocker also shocked viewers as he pulled his best Ace Ventura: Pet Detective expression. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Tonight Show (@fallontonight) Not only did he manipulate his face to reflect the famous actor's, but he also recited a lengthy line from the movie script without stuttering or missing a beat. It comes after MGK was spotted out in the Big Apple with his 16-year-old daughter Casie. The musician, who is promoting his new album Lost Americana, was stylishly dressed in olive green cargo pants, a clinging baby blue sweater, and white sneakers. In addition to Casie, he became a dad for the second time earlier this year when he welcomed a baby girl named Saga Blade Fox-Baker with ex-girlfriend Megan Fox. While appearing on the Today show's video series 8 Before 8 in July, he revealed that he picked his younger daughter's name. 'Well, I lost the first one and won the second one,' he answered when asked, 'As a father of two girls, what was the name choosing process like?' He elaborated, 'When you are 18-years-old and you go to her mother and you go, "What if we named our kid Kid?" I get why she's like, "Hey man, shut up."' He confessed with a laugh, 'That was one of the names. I was like, "If her name was Kid, that would be sick."' The Cliché hitmaker remarkably mimicked Carrey in his popular film How the Grinch Stole Christmas And while on Today in June he explained the meaning behind his newborn's name. 'She is an epic story. That's what saga means,' he said of the moniker. Referencing his ex Megan's prior miscarriage, He added, 'Her journey, the five years of her culmination of coming, disappearing, coming back again, disappearing, coming back again.' He also connected the name to his Norwegian background, stating, 'That's the Nordic goddess of storytelling. So, she has a storytelling future ahead of her.' Fans previously mistakenly thought the exes had named their daughter 'Celestial Seed' due to the caption MGK used when announcing her birth. Sharing an Instagram video hold his baby girl's tiny hand in March, he captioned, 'She's finally here!! our little celestial seed. 3/27/25.'
The Independent
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
BBC presenter makes peacock noises on air, two years on from middle finger incident
BBC newsreader Maryam Moshiri performed a peacock impression live on air on Monday, 7 July. The impression occurred during a segment about a loose peacock terrorising a small town in Wiltshire. Ms Moshiri stated she was told by her producer not to do the impression but proceeded to do it anyway. This incident follows a previous viral moment in 2023 when she accidentally displayed her middle finger during a news bulletin, for which she later apologised. Watch the video in full above.
The Independent
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
BBC newsreader does bizarre peacock impression live on air – two years after viral rude gesture
A BBC newsreader did a bizarre impression of a peacock live on air on Monday (7 July). Maryam Moshiri was presenting a segment on a loose peacock terrorising a small town in Wiltshire when she shocked viewers by imitating the sounds of the colourful bird. 'I've been told by my producer not to do an impression of a peacock so I'm going to do it anyway,' she said. Ms Moshiri went viral two years ago when she accidentally displayed her middle finger at the camera during a news bulletin in 2023, later apologising for the incident by saying she was 'joking around with the team in the gallery'.
Daily Mail
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Moment gaffe-prone BBC news presenter Maryam Moshiri pretends to be a PEACOCK live on air... after declaring 'I've been told not to'
After Maryam Moshiri's middle finger blunder live on TV two years ago, it would have been safe to presume she would want to avoid any such similar gaffes. But the BBC News presenter has made somewhat of a running joke about her unexpected on air performances - despite her producer's better judgement. The 47-year-old did a peacock impression while presenting a story yesterday evening, raising her hands to her ears and making a high-pitched squawking sound. The hilarious imitation came before a news package about a disruptive peacock terrorising residents in Wiltshire with its loud bird call and tendency to chew through vegetable gardens. She prefaced the impression with: 'I've been told specifically from my producer to not do an impression of a peacock so I'm going to do it anyway.' 'There we go, how amazing is that,' she added afterwards. Ms Moshiri responded to a video of the imitation that was circulating on X by writing 'waiting for that call from BBC2, asking me to present my own birdwatching show…. Errrrr… still waiting'. It is not her first time dabbling with bird impressions, having attempted a seagull call while reporting on Seagull Boy last year, who had won an award for his impersonation of the creature. The hilarious imitation came before a news package about a disruptive peacock terrorising residents in Wiltshire with its loud bird call and tendency to chew through vegetable gardens The newsreader became an online sensation in the last 18 months thanks to her on-air botches, deadpan humour and ability to laugh at herself. Ms Moshiri first caused shockwaves in December 2023 when she gestured her middle finger at the camera before reading out the top of the hour headlines. In an extended video released after the slip up, Ms Moshiri was seen making a series of exaggerated gestures with her hands before reaching 'one' and appearing to 'flip off' the camera. The veteran presenter said the gaffe was 'private joke' with crew and issued an apology after the end of the clip was broadcast live. She said: 'I was joking around a bit with the team in the gallery. 'I was pretending to count down as the director was counting me down from 10-0.. including the fingers to show the number. So from 10 fingers held up to one... 'When we got to 1 I turned finger [sic] around as a joke and did not realise that this would be caught on camera. It was a private joke with the team and I'm so sorry it went out on air [...] I wasn't 'flipping the bird' at viewers or even a person really.' She later denied that she or the BBC had released the extended video, writing on Twitter: 'So someone released the full video! It wasn't the BBC who released this and it certainly wasn't me! 'But in a way I think I'm glad this is out there, as it shows I WAS having a bit of a joke with the crew during the countdown. Again, so sorry it went out on air. It was meant to be a private laugh.' Despite causing a stir at the time, Ms Moshiri was able to poke fun at the scandal with a mocked up New Year's countdown with her blunder projected on to the London Eye only weeks later. She added a caption alongside the snap reading: 'I'm letting someone else do the countdown tonight ! I'll be home with the family .. wishing you all a wonderful New Year. May you all enjoy health and happiness in 2024'. In May that year, Ms Moshiri brought joy to Eurovision fans after she suffered another mishap on air. The presenter was seen batting her assistant away as he tried to fix the host's hair after the cameras have started rolling. The presenter then recovers from the blunder and delivers the start of the bulletin hours ahead of the beginning of the contest. In response to the post on X showing the mix-up, Ms Moshiri said: 'Omg I can't believe this happened. There is a delay and everyone was so worried about my messy hair! @MarvinNadalutti your hand is famous!' In other such amusing on air performances, Ms Moshiri has bent a metal spoon as a test of strength during a segment which showed a man crushing a frying pan with his hands as well as trying to represent the size of a blue moon. Ms Moshiri also recently gave herself the title of England's Strongest Newsreader after bending a spoon back on itself live on air Unfortunately, she didn't have footage or a photo to show viewers at the time, which may have left some people wanting - but she had a backup plan. Raising her hands in front of her, she made a spherical shape and told her audience: 'It looked a little bit like this, there you go.' She has also had a coughing fit while reading the bulletin but soon had to 'give up' and cut to the news package. Taking to X to explain her latest gaffe, she wrote: 'When you get that horrible tickly throat and coughing fit - but you are broadcasting! Had to give up after a bit!
