BGT Connie Talbot's life now - transformation, TV career and George Sampson connection

Best TV Actor to This Way Up‘s Aisling Bea, Munya Chawawa and Amelia Dimoldenberg paid a visit to the BandLab NME Awards 2022 winners’ room. Watch our full video interview above.“Amelia and the one man she couldn’t get into the chicken shop!” Chawawa shouted before Dimoldenberg pointed out that he’d already been a guest on her Chicken Shop Date series twice.All jokes aside, the pair did take a moment to dwell on their tight friendship, with Chawawa discussing their “electric chemistry” and saying he did his “first-ever interview with Amelia five years ago and she’s always been a champion of my [work] so just standing in her presence is making me emotional.”Amelia responded: “He’s crying.

The Regrettes have shared full details of their new album ‘Further Joy’ – listen to new track ‘That’s What Makes Me Love You’ below.The title of the four-piece band’s new album was revealed last year, and has so far been previewed by previous single ‘Monday’ and recent single ‘You’re So Fucking Pretty’. It will follow the band’s 2019 album ‘How Do You Love?’.According to vocalist Lydia Night, the title ‘Further Joy’ “summarised what it meant to be on the hamster wheel of constantly chasing happiness, but in turn, that’s what makes you unhappy. I was stuck in a loop of wanting to be better, wanting to be good, and therefore I couldn’t be here.”‘Further Joy’ will be released on April 8 via Warner.

Gang Of Four cancelled their gig in Toronto, Canada last night (March 4) after their tour bus caught fire.The band are currently in the middle of a North American tour, which has seen former Slint bassist David Pajo joining the band on guitar.Last night, they were set to perform at Toronto’s Horseshoe Tavern, but took to social media to reveal the news that their bus had caught fire and shared photos of firefighters tending to the blaze. It’s currently unclear whether anyone was injured in the incident.TORONTO SHOW UPDATE: Due to an unforeseen incident, where our bus caught fire, the show is regretfully now cancelled and will no longer be taking place tonight at Horseshoe Tavern.

Made in Chelsea star Ollie Locke has spoken about his and husband Gareth's vow to will continue trying for a baby after recently losing twins in surrogacy. Ollie, 34, and husband Gareth, have been long-trying to have a child via surrogate, and received the exciting news in November last year that she’d fallen pregnant. Sadly, just weeks later, Ollie announced his and Gareth’s surrogate has miscarried at six weeks.

Mercedes Benz cars of identical model and colour parked along Hatherley Road with the exact same registration plates.He told Yorkshire LIve: "Two cars parked across the street were on the same number plate front and rear."I reported this to 101. This was given a priority 8, and two PCSOs attended"South Yorkshire Police confirmed they have "attended Hatherley Road, and spoken to the owner of both vehicles."One of the two cars is said to have been used for spare parts, with the registration mistakenly being put on one of the vehicles, although it wasn't explained how this happened.Since Yorkshire Live covered the story earlier this week, people were quick to share their thoughts.

Liz Hurley has paid an emotional tribute to her former partner Shane Warne, after the legendary sportsman died.Shane Warne died yesterday at the age of 52 after a suspected heart attack while in Thailand, and now his ex-finacée Liz Hurley has paid tribute to the star as she dubbed him her "beloved Lionheart".Sharing a set of throwback snaps, Liz penned: "I feel like the sun has gone behind a cloud forever. "RIP my beloved Lionheart @shanewarne23."The photos that she shared with her followers were incredibly sweet and showed a different side to the former couple as they shared special moments, kisses and happy times.Fans and friends were quick to flock to the comments section of the post, with many offering support and love to Liz.One person penned: "Larger than life, will be so sadly missed not just by us Aussies but people worldwide."While another said: "A lovely tribute."The sporting star died on March 4, 2022, with the news confirmed by Warnes' Management on Thursday afternoon.Liz's direct tribute to her ex comes after she initially reacted to the news by liking Elton John's sweet tribute on Instagram.He posted sweet snap of himself standing next to Shane and Liz and penned: "A tragic day for Australian cricket.

Matt Lucas has been known to push the envelope with his hilarious sketches and on-screen personas since he first started his career in the mid-90s.The talented writer and actor quickly became well-known for his comedy roles and his depiction of outlandish scenarios that fans grew to love.But it was his televised version of his show Little Britain that catapulted him to fame when it first hit TV screens in 2003.Appearing alongside fellow comedian and writer David Walliams, the two men offered viewers several laughs as they impersonated various characters.However, the controversial show hasn't sat well with modern audiences and since the programme is no longer televised Matt has been forced to apologise for several allegations relating to Little Britain and other shows.Daily Star has taken a look inside his most controversial momentsAlthough Little Britain was one of the nation's most loved comedy shows, it hasn't aged too well with modern audiences.In 2017, Matt was forced to apologise to the trans community after many believed that Little Britain did not reflect them well.Talking openly to The Big Issue at the time, he expressed: "If I could go back and do Little Britain again, I wouldn’t make those jokes about transvestites."He added: "Society has moved on a lot since then, and my own views have evolved.

darts rankings Michael van Gerwen could drop.The Dutchman was world number one for seven years from 2014 onwards but lost the title last year following Gerwyn Price's World Championship win.Van Gerwen has since slipped down to third as a result of a dip in form and headed into this weekend's UK Open in that position.However, with a prize fund of £450,000 on offer, and the winner receiving £100k of that, there was a slim chance that he could fall down to as low as sixth in the rankings.When this was pointed out to Sky Sports pundit Mardle, he wrote on social media: "After vigorous shaking…my head has just fallen off."Van Gerwen has since avoided that fate, though, by beating Gary Anderson 10-7 on Day One on Friday.Anderson, who is the current sixth-ranked player, would have had to have won the whole competition in order to have climbed above Van Gerwen.Are you backing Van Gerwen to win the UK Open? Let us know in the comments section.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply type your email address into the box at the top of this article and hit 'subscribe'.And that's it, job done.

Manchester United are behind with £323, seeing a major jump after signing Cristiano Ronaldo, Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane in the summer.Liverpool's wage bill sits at £314m, but that's £11m less than the previous year despite handing new long-term contracts to the likes of Virgil van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Fabinho, Jordan Henderson, Alisson and Andy Robertson.However, that's probably due to the fact that there were some hefty bonuses included after Jurgen Klopp's side secured the Premier League title for the first time ever in the clubs history.North London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham pay the least out of the 'big six', with the Gunners slightly ahead of Tottenham as they pay £244m as opposed to the £205m that Spurs splash out.With the amount of money in football constantly rising, you can expect these figures to increase, especially with many high-profile stars likely to be on the move in the near future.

Gary Neville couldn't believe that Micah Richards played on the same team as Mohamed Salah when the pair were at Fiorentina. The former Manchester United captain was left shocked when Richards had to remind him of his time in Tuscany.

Actor Mitchell Ryan died on Friday. He was 88.

recently announced that she is engaged to her beau, NFL player Jonathan Owens. The couple spilled some piping hot tea about what the future looks like for them, including plans for kids down the line. During a Q&A with fans, Biles said, “So, I want two kids. He always says he wants a football team.” Owens may get his wish, because Biles didn’t give a hard no in response to his request.

BAKE Off star Laura Adlington has revealed how she was left in tears after watching Alison Hammond break down live on telly. The 47-year-old TV star was consoled by co-hosts Dermot O'Leary and agony aunt Deidre Sanders after she bravely spoke about her battle with obesity on This Morning.

AFTER I revealed Olly had parted ways with his record label, the star tells me is now obsessively thinking about his next move – and planning a new record later this year alongside a new deal. He explains: “I haven't stopped thinking about it. I am really excited actually.

PARTY girl Emily Atack went make-up free as she celebrated having an early night - despite it being a Friday. The 32-year-old Celebrity Juice star is known for being a social butterfly.

ED Sheeran has revealed his unlikely friendship with the late Shane Warne, and the eerie phone call they shared days before his death. The Aussie cricket legend, 52, died yesterday from a suspected heart attack whilst on holiday in Thailand.

BIG Brother star Lateysha Grace has given birth to a baby girl. The new mum posted a snap from her hospital bed after welcoming her daughter into the world yesterday.

Liz Hurley has broken her silence and paid tribute to her ex-fiancé Shane Warne following his tragic death age 52.The Australian cricket legend died yesterday after suffering a suspected heart attack. His former fiancé actress Liz Hurley has taken to her Instagram to share a tribute to him. Shane and Liz first met at the races and started dating towards the end of 2010, though they weren’t prepared for the global attention that their relationship would cause.The actress, 56, shared several pictures of the couple together to her 2.3 million followers.

GEMMA Collins has given fans a cheeky wink while showing off her thick new eyebrows. The former Towie star, 41, visited her local brow bar in Essex on Friday before emerging a short while later with her dramatic new look. Gemma is thought to have had microblading done, which is a tattooing technique using semi-permanent dye.

Britain's Got Talent, but these days she looks unrecognisable.The singer auditioned for Britain's Got Talent fourteen years ago as a tiny youngster, and she became an instant hit on the ITV talent show.In 2007, the young star wowed judge Simon Cowell after singing a beautiful version of Somewhere Over the Rainbow in front of the cameras, and it's fair to say she blew away the British public.Simon had described Connie as "pure magic", vowing to make her more than a whopping £1million that year.Little Connie managed to reach the final of the show's debut series as a joint favourite to win alongside opera sensation Paul Potts, but she lost out to Paul right at the end.After shooting to fame on the reality show, Connie was signed to Simon's

If you're a Britain's Got Talent fan, then it's highly likely you'll remember the totally adorable Connie Talbot. She was a youngster, aged six, who shot to fame on the show and now, aged 20, Connie looks totally unrecognisable.