BGT 'fix' claims in full as former star says she was set up to fail by song choice

Gemma Collins shared a video to Instagram of herself with her fiancé Rami Hawash, as they shared a kiss while enjoying an evening at home.The reality star, 41, had donned a strapless white dress while smooching Rami, 48, who was seen without his eyepatch for the first time, just weeks after he suffered an accident at work.Gemma also shared a video of herself getting a makeover in the grounds of her Essex pad."My makeup artist on a Saturday night," said Gemma , as she pointed the camera to her beautician.Also in the video, Gemma danced with her friends and Rami.It comes after he was left needing emergency surgery on his eye after he was involved in an incident at his mechanical repair business in Romford.Gemma said that Rami had been suffering from "excruciating" pain following the procedure, as she discussed how she had been dividing her time between appearing on stage in Chicago and caring for him. "We hope that he’s going to get the sight back in his eye, but I did reassure him that if he went blind or if he was going to lose his eye, that I’m still going to be with him because you don’t think about all those things," she told The Metro.

Britney Spears has been granted an emergency restraining order against her ex-husband, Jason Allen Alexander, after Alexander gatecrashed the pop star’s wedding at her house in California last week.Alexander, who Spears wed during a Las Vegas ceremony in 2004 – before the marriage was annulled 55 hours later – broke into the premises on June 9, prior to the ceremony beginning. “Where’s Britney?… I’m here to crash the wedding,” Alexander said, referring to Spears as his “first and only wife”.The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to investigate a trespassing complaint, and Alexander was arrested on an outstanding warrant.

Related: Tony awards 2022: Hugh Jackman, Angela Lansbury and MJ the Musical – in pictures It was a big night for British talent in New York, with the Broadway transfer of The Lehman Trilogy winning best play, best director and best actor in a play. “This play was written as a hymn to the city of New York but, like the Lehman brothers themselves, our show started thousands of miles away,” said playwright Ben Power, who adapted the show from Italian novelist and playwright Stefano Massini. His version made its debut at London’s National Theatre in 2018.

By Lisa Richwine(Reuters) - "A Strange Loop," the story of a Black gay man and his mental struggles as a playwright, won the Tony award on Sunday for best new musical as Broadway honored its first season since the long pandemic shutdown. "The Lehman Trilogy," about the rise and fall of investment firm Lehman Brothers, took the best new play honor at a live ceremony held at Radio City Music Hall in New York. "Strange Loop" triumphed over "MJ," a crowd-pleasing musical about Michael Jackson.

Liam Llewellyn has finally found out who Gemma Owen's famous dad is – and it turns out he's a huge fan. The 22 year old Welsh student, who was initially coupled up with the brunette beauty at the start of the hit ITV dating programme Love Island, gathered Islanders around the fire pit last week to announce the news he was leaving the villa. And in his first interview since then, he's found out at Gemma's dad is none other than former professional football player Michael, 42, who has played for Liverpool, Real Madrid, Newcastle United, Manchester United and Stoke City as well as the England national team in the past.

Olympic cycling champion Dame Laura Kenny sat down to speak for the first time about suffering a heartbreaking miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy, in an effort to urge both men and women not to suffer in silence.

After posing for our glamorous photo shoot, newly engaged couple Chanelle Hayes and Dan Bingham share honest details about their relationship as they take OK!’s relationship quiz.The loved-up pair cheekily test their knowledge of one another - and even open up on their first impressions of each other. Chanelle revealed that on the top of her bucket list, it would be to see Celine Dion in Vegas, while Dan said he would rather watch the boxing.The former Big Brother star also admitted that the one thing she can’t live without is a hot water bottle.

As Chanelle Hayes poses hand-in-hand with her fiancé Dan Bingham on our engagement shoot, we can feel a real sense of love in the air. At the time they first met, the country was in the winter 2020 lockdown, which meant that rather than being wined and dined on romantic dates, Chanelle and Dan stayed at home eating takeaways and playing music quizzes online. Fast forward 18-months, Chanelle and Dan are preparing to celebrate their wedding! Catching up with OK!, the couple share the details of Dan’s "perfect" proposal, their plans for the big day, and why Chanelle has put her dress shopping on hold.

Dame Laura Kenny is bravely breaking down stigma around baby loss.The world’s most successful female cyclist speaks for the first time about suffering a devastating miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy within three months of each other - and says women who are under 12 weeks pregnant shouldn’t feel conditioned to suffer in silence like she did. Her emotional interview, shared exclusively with OK! VIPs, comes as the five-time Olympic medalist, along with her cycling husband, Sir Jason Kenny, led a peloton of 300 cyclists down The Mall for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee pageant, pulling her through the hardest months she has ever had to endure.

An ex-gang boss who groomed children into OCGs across the north west and ‘flooded the streets with guns’ is now looking to use his past for good and steer young people away from crime. Sicarius McGrath was once described as presenting a “monumental risk to the public" but has now turned his life around.

Britain's Got Talent back in 2009 - and he was astonished to learn that the show has since been dogged by more recent fix claims.The 29-year-old shared his disbelief with us as he relayed his feelings about the scandal."Well, I hope [it's not true] because that doesn't look good for us, does it?!" He exclaimed of the vote fixing allegations."In this day and age, I'd be very shocked [if that was happening]."I don't see what anyone has to gain from fixing it."He added: "Obviously the acts themselves gained a lot, but unless you've got an auditioner who's a super computer hacker and who knows who's casting the votes, I don't see it being very likely personally."Jordan, who has recently started to front the BBC series Eat Well For Less, after stepping into former presenter Gregg Wallace's shoes, was also keen to dismiss suggestions that established acts should be banned from the show.Previously, scandals have erupted over existing acts auditioning alongside inexperienced hopefuls, which some insist is "unfair" to newcomers.Comedian Axel Blake already had his own show on Amazon Prime when he appeared on BGT, causing outrageMeanwhile, Japanese magician Keiichi Iwasaki had already auditioned in three other countries for shows within the Got Talent franchise.Though Jordan himself had no experience of fame when Diversity rose to the top, he was still keen to stand in the corner of pre-existing acts trying the same routes."It's not Britain's Got Amateur Talent, or Britain's Got Never Performed Before Talent!" he asserted."It's Britain's Got Talent, so if you're an established act and it's a pathway for you, and you wanna go for it, then go for it."He reasoned that the voting system allowed the public to participate in the decision

Darren Henderson said winning Saturday's West of Scotland League Cup final was the 'icing on the cake' for Hurlford United.

Coleen Rooney took to her Instagram page for the first time since jetting off on the last day of the 'Wagatha Christie' trial. Coleen set off for Dubai for a family holiday with her husband Wayne, their four kids - Kai, 12, Klay, 8, Kit, 6, and Cass, 4 - and her parents.

As far as budget stores go, B&M is up there with the best. We've all seen the memes of shoppers popping in for a few bits and coming out with a trolley full of toiletries, cushions and anything else they can cram in.

Manchester United supporters are convinced that Jesse Lingard is heading to Italy next season after the departing academy graduate posted a cryptic social media message. Lingard uploaded three pictures standing alongside Paul Pogba after bumping into his teammate on holiday.

Seth Rogen is showing off his new look!

Saoirse Ronan is enjoying a rare day out with her boyfriend!

Amanda Seyfried and Naveen Andrews are together again!

Darren Criss and Julianne Hough are kicking off the 2022 Tony Awards!

The stars of Vengeance are stepping out for the premiere of their new movie!

Jennifer Hudson, one of the celebrity producers of Broadway’s A Strange Loop, achieved EGOT status tonight when that musical took the Tony Award for Best Musical.