'Can't win them all' Monty Don reacts as his new BBC project branded a 'waste of time’

Celebrity MasterChef back in 2020, but the star has since shared how the show encouraged her to take her cooking one step too far.The comedienne detailed the horrific moment she “smashed her jaw” in her own kitchen at home, in a candid interview with Express.co.uk.Crissy will be taking on a whole new challenge this February when she steps into the world of musical theatre with an all-star cast for Cruising Through Menopause.Arriving as a sequel to Menopause the Musical, which has been hailed as the “ultimate girls’ night out”, the show is set to embark on a six-month tour of the UK and Ireland this Spring with Crissy leading the charge.However, last year, things took a turn for the worse for Crissy, when she was forced to undergo surgery following a terrible accident she had shortly after her stint on Celebrity MasterChef.Crissy admitted that she loved competing in the BBC programme, but also quipped that the show was at fault for her accident.Inspired by her stint on the challenging programme, Crissy started to experiment in the kitchen, which is what led to her hellish cooking injury. “I’ll blame MasterChef, I was alright with a tin opener. It made me become adventurous!” she joked.Remembering her time on the show, Crissy explained: “Oh, that was a disaster for me, MasterChef.“When I got back though, because I’m not really a cook or nothing, I really got into it.

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Dancing On Ice's Kimberly Wyatt looked glamorous as she took time away from the ice rink and stepped out for a 'wild' evening with her husband Max. The gorgeous couple posed for photographs at the Green Planet Event at Augmented Reality on Regent Street, London, which was hosted by broadcasting legend Sir David Attenborough.Kimberley looked stunning in a bright pink multi-coloured suit, finished with smoky eye make-up and a pop of lipstick, while husband Max smouldered in a black roll neck and jeans.Another photograph showed the Dancing On Ice star looking cosy in a brown coat, as she interacted with a hologram of Sir David Attenborough while exploring the event.The star shared photographs from her evening on her Instagram page, along with an inspiring message in the caption, saying: "If you get the chance...check out the Green Planet inspired event hosted by @davidattenborough in Augmented Reality on Regent Street."To look out at a London living harmoniously with the planet certainly gave me hope! Now if we could just make it happen that would be a dream come true!"Fans shared their love for the couple and the post in the comments, with many sharing heart eye and love heart emojis.Kimberley and her husband, model Max Rogers, have been married since 2014 following a secret wedding ceremony.In the same year, they welcomed their first child - a girl named Willow.

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Mexican pilot whose plane crashed in shark-infested waters drifted for nine days on a makeshift raft before watching sharks tear his severely injured co-pilot to pieces.The gruesome nautical incident may sound like something from a film, but it actually happened on February 13, 1948, and involved two men - Esteban De Lion and Neil Womack.The two pilots had been assigned to pick up some shrimps near Carmen, Mexico but they were destined never to get there.Just 40 miles from their destination, the pairs C47 aircraft suddenly began to nosedive into the water, eventually crashing on the sea and starting to sink. The men amazingly survived their fall from the sky - but the real terror was yet to come.Alone and adrift in the shark-infested waters surrounding Mexico, the two men were completely isolated with extremely limited supplies of food and water.When the pilots' fate was discovered a large air and sea search immediately got underway but after a week of combing the sea no trace of them could be found and the search was called off. However, the two pilots were very much alive although they might have wished they weren't.

Monty Don is now a household name. Yet, as his BBC show Adriatic Gardens continues to pull in the ratings, a message on Twitter reminded him that life hadn't always been quite so easy.The exchange had begun with author and podcast presenter Ian Dunt tweeting to his 352,000 followers that if he could get a tattoo of any film quote, it would be: "Monty, you terrible c***.""I’d probably shie (sic) away from that particular line," Monty fired back.Then gardening enthusiast @Hungoverdrawn joined the conversation to reveal an extract the exchange had "put him in mind of" from Monty's 2006 book Growing Out Of Trouble.Featuring his efforts to rehabilitate drug addicted youngsters by setting them to work in the garden, the book quote recalls: "I asked Chubby about being caught in possession of speed."Bit of a c***, Mont, he said."You certainly are, I said.

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Monty Don, 66, did not appear to be in good spirits when he took to Twitter last night to hit back at an account that asked him not to share his political views with fans online.Their tweet came after the BBC star utilised the social platform to share an opinionated piece about Prime Minister Boris Johnson by The Guardian.In the essay, writer Max Hastings asserted that Boris “is utterly unfit” to be the head of the government in the UK before going on to claim that he “cares for nothing but his own fame and gratification”.Along with a link to the article, Monty wrote in view of his 247,000 followers: “Every word is prescient.“I was Boris Johnson’s boss: he is utterly unfit to be prime minister | Max Hastings”And while the tweet received well over 1,300 likes, the Twitter user @HughNTJohnson didn’t seem to agree with the Americans Gardens author’s decision to use his social media account to discuss political matters.“No politics Monty, you work for BBC, tax payers don’t need to pay for opinions, just gardening,” they wrote.Clearly unamused by the remark, Monty tweeted out a fiery response, starting off with laying things bare on his working relationship with the Beeb.“For the record I don’t work for the BBC- i work for myself,” he wrote. (sic)“And I wasn’t aware you paid to read my comments on twitter.“However I defend to the death your right to disagree with them and express your own views- on any subject.”The user later apologised to Monty for their comment.Max laid into Boris in his opinionated piece, adding that while he’s known him since they both worked at the Daily Telegraph in the 1980s, the 57-year-old was deemed more of an entertainer than a solid candidate to be running for national office.And according to Max,

Monty Don took to his official Twitter page on Wednesday to make it known that he's been working on writing a new book about the Venetian Gardens.The 66-year-old, who has written a handful of successful books throughout the years, said in view of his 247,000 followers that working on his latest project had occupied a great amount of his time."There is a wren in my workroom with me as I write (working on Venetian Gardens)," he tweeted."It has been here all morning and seems to like burrowing behind my books and files even though the window is wide open for it."Other than the cold, I am rather enjoying its company."A Twitter user named @SunnyHavenfrm went on to respond to Monty's tweet, asking whether there's a chance he'll be working on a book about the Florentine gardens.Sadly, the TV star had to disappoint his fan, insisting that writing a book about the Florentine gardens was not part of his upcoming project."Don't hold your breath…" he said."(But wrote 'Great Gardens of Italy' 12 years ago, which does include a few Florentine gardens)."The father-of-three was referring to his 2011 BBC Two show Monty Don's Italian Gardens.In the four-part series, Monty travelled through Italy as he travelled to find the most significant gardens."I've seen the astonishingly grand gardens of Rome, made by cardinals," Monty said on the programme.For over two decades, Monty has written a string of gardening books, including The Complete Gardener, Paradise Gardens, The Jewel Garden and Gardening at Longmeadow.His most recent book release was 2020's My Garden World, the same year he would release American Gardens.The Chelsea Flower Show star made his highly anticipated return to BBC Two earlier this month with the premiere of his new show

“7pm BBC2 (an hour earlier than the previous programmes).”The clip was a ranging view of the garden he has most recently worked on on the show.Fans were then quick and eager to jump on to the post to join Monty in a mutual farewell.@Leerotherham said: “It's been a great watch, I particularly enjoyed the formal gardens in Venice.”@AlexandrosG wrote: “One of my favourite islands, I used to spend wonderful days there especially during childhood.”@Fumisnan put: “Looking forward to watching this, it looks stunning.”Monty explained earlier this week that the future of his shows are looking “less likely” due to BBC’s license fee freeze.This comes after culture secretary Nadine Dorries announced changes yesterday.The horticulturist explained what the license fee freeze meant.Monty wrote: "Although there is a debate to be had over the extent and duration of the licence fee, the government freeze will save payers the grand sum of 15 pence per week over the coming year."However it will mean that programmes like Adriatic Gardens will be much less likely to be made," he warned his fans.Once again, many of the gardener’s followers took to Twitter to express their admiration for his shows.Jo Mirzoeff told the star: "Adriatic Gardens is an absolute joy and worth the licence fee all on its own.”Jo and Sky Woodhouse commented: "I think that will be a tragedy and it’s the thin end of the wedge, it’s not just the wonderful tv, like your Adriatic series, but also the radio, think of Radio 4 for example.”Joyce Jordan added: "I would rather pay the licence fee than risk losing quality programmes like Adriatic Gardens."And many other shows I love on the BBC especially GW." (sic)

Gardeners' World presenter Monty Don has taken to Twitter to address the future of his BBC shows following the news that the BBC licence fee is set to be frozen at £159 for the next two years.The presenter of Monty Don's Adriatic Gardens, 66, explained that his shows are now "less likely" to be made in the face of the freeze after Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries announced the changes yesterday.In view of his 246,800 followers, the star explained what the licence fee freeze meant for the future of his programmes.Monty wrote: "Although there is a debate to be had over the extent and duration of the licence fee, the government freeze will save payers the grand sum of 15 pence per week over the coming year."However it will mean that programmes like Adriatic Gardens will be much less likely to be made," he warned his fans.Following the news, many of the horticulturalist's followers took to the comments to weigh in on the news.Jo Mirzoeff told the gardening star: "Adriatic Gardens is an absolute joy and worth the licence fee all on its own."While Jo and Sky Woodhouse commented: "I think that will be a tragedy and it’s the thin end of the wedge, it’s not just the wonderful tv, like your Adriatic series, but also the radio, think of Radio 4 for example."Joyce Jordan chipped in: "I would rather pay the licence fee than risk losing quality programmes like Adriatic Gardens."And many other shows I love on the BBC especially GW." (sic)Jo Barlow added: "Which is a tragedy as Adriatic Gardens is just a delight x."Joseph Wicks replied saying: "That would be a great shame. Loving Adriatic gardens and all the BBC does.

Monty Don, 66, has uploaded a new picture to Instagram, where he enjoys a following of 979,000, as he showed off his scenic garden. Along with the snap, the Gardeners’ World star included a “warning”.The photograph featured the outline of his neatly trimmed trees against a bright pink sky.He captioned the image: “Shepherd’s warning."The saying Monty made reference to - “Red sky in the morning, shepherds warning” - means the good weather has passed ahead of a low-pressure system coming in.Fans of the horticulturist and broadcaster promptly took to the post’s comment section as they discussed the meaning behind the phrase.Twitter user, Sunshine.love.smilesandpaws commented: “Spectacular photo! You need an exhibition of your art.”Sillymilliedog said: “That is such an amazing sky! Fantastic shot.“Just looked this up as I’ve never heard the saying.

Gardeners' World presenter Monty Don gave a rare insight into his home life with his wife Sarah Don as he addressed how the couple enjoys spending their downtime together. When the horticulturist is not tending to his luscious gardens at his Herefordshire residence, the presenter admittedly outs his feet up to enjoy the popular series.The 66-year-old revealed that he is a big fan of the hit show Succession.The drama series centres on the Roy family, the dysfunctional owners of Waystar RoyCo, a global media and entertainment conglomerate, who are fighting for control of the company amid uncertainty about the health of the family's patriarch, Logan Roy (played by Brian Cox).Speaking in a new interview on BBC Radio 5 Live with Nihal Arthanayake, the gardening expert was quizzed about the show, where he admitted his other half is not as keen.The on-screen star was questioned about his favourite character on the show and said that he finds them all "loathsome".Monty explained: "That's really difficult because they are all really loathsome.