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pink and yellow nightmare-inducing giant creature was on everyone's television screens, accompanied by British television legend Noel Edmonds.But since the ending of TV show Noel's House Party, and the general ending of Noel's entire showbiz career when he moved to New Zealand a few years ago, the iconic being has hardly been seen.READ MORE: 'UK wrestling has long way to go for women's equality,' says bat-wielding brawler IvyThat is, until now and in a completely new role.During the weekend of Saturday August 13, and Sunday August 14, at the Gloworm Festival in Thoresby Park, a House of Pain Wrestling event was taking place.The main event was fan favourite Davey Thompson taking on HOP champion Brad Matthews, accompanied by bat-wielding female wrestler Ivy.And much to the surprise of the entire crowd, Mr Blobby turned up and was given the role of special guest referee – much to the annoyance of Ivy.The match, won by Thompson, had a chaotic ending which saw Ivy shouting at Blobby, who seemed confused about what his actual job was.The spotty creature took offence to this and shoved Ivy off the ring apron and onto the hay-filled giant tent floor.The crowd cheered and Thompson took advantage of the chaos to pin Matthews, with Blobby giving the three count – after some prompting from another referee at ringside.Video footage of the incident went viral online, although the actual match footage has been supplied to the Daily Star exclusively from House of Pain wrestling.Ivy tweeted: “How many of you have been in a wrestling match with the actual real Mr Blobby? Because I have and it was WILD.”One user commented: “This is the perfect mix of hilarious and terrifying.”While another wrote: “I wanna see Blobby at Mania, make it

Tyson Fury. Dave Feldman’s ears lit up when Fury, who announced a comeback before later reaffirming his retirement by officially informing the WBC and relinquishing his Ring Magazine belt. The Mancunian stressed his plans to compete in exhibition bouts post-retirement and even flew to Iceland to try and confront Hafthor ‘Thor’ Bjornsson.

EastEnders fans have predicted Mr Lister will be the next major villain on Albert Square as he puts the moves on Honey Mitchell.During Monday’s visit to Walford, viewers watched the emotional funeral service for Avery Baker who died last week from terminal cancer.While the entire town mourned the loss of the colourful character who arrived on the soap less than a month ago, the brunette beauty was also struggling with her separation from Jay Brown.READ MORE: EastEnders Mr Lister star's life - Gordon Ramsay link, rival soap roles and second jobBut after hearing of her newly single status, her boss Mr Lister jumped at the chance to take her out to dinner after work.After listening in to her conversation about her separation from Jay, Mr Lister said: “I couldn’t help overhearing just then [that] you’re currently without a consort.” As Honey struggled to understand his bizarre choice of words, he added: “A consort, a partner, a man.” Surprised about his line of questioning, the brunette beauty attempts to brush past the awkward conversation by simply explaining: “Oh, yes, well, things didn’t work out between Jay and myself but I can assure you Bob that it hasn’t affected my work in any way.” But Mr. Lister isn't the only man who has eyes for Honey, after Billy Mitchell attempted to put the moves on the business woman in an attempt to reignite their romance once more.Billy asked: "Honey, how come when we broke up it wasn't all smiles and jokes like [yours and Jay's?]"Surprised at his interest, Honey bluntly replied with: "Which time Billy because we've broken up several times.

Jodie Marsh has revealed she used to bag a whopping £10,000 per week as a lap dancer after graduating from an expensive private school.The 43-year-old TV personality gave her first interview to British politician and TV presenter Nigel Farage on his GB News show Talking Pints after a six-year hiatus from TV.Eager to learn more about the star’s rise to fame, Nigel, 58, asked Jodie about her transition from grade-A student at an exclusive private school to starting a career as a lap dancer.READ MORE: Royal expert slams 'gossip' about Queen's mental health and rubbishes Charles claims“You went to Brentwood school and were doing really well. Much better grades than I got,” said Nigel.“You had the grades you were thinking about becoming a lawyer.

Gary Neville has compared Manchester United to a failing school that should be put under special measures where the kids cannot be blamed.His bizarre analogy absolves the players at Old Trafford of most of the blame, instead placing it at the door of the owners the Glazers. The United legend has never hidden his disdain of the controversial American tycoons but the mood around Old Trafford continues.A 4-0 battering at the hands of Brentford in west London has turned the situation at United into a crisis while the players came under huge scrutiny.

Better Call Saul showrunner Peter Gould has opened up about bringing Breaking Bad’s Walter White (Bryan Cranston) and Jessie Pinkman (Aaron Paul) back to the show in a new interview.After the two actors were confirmed to appear in the Breaking Bad spin-off’s final season earlier this year, Paul and Cranston finally made their debut during a flashback sequence in the latest episode, titled Breaking Bad.Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Gould was asked about what it was like bringing back the two characters and the “dangers” on doing that after a long time away.Gould explained: “The danger was that we were going to be eating the seed corn. If people are only watching the show to see callbacks to a previous show, I don’t think we’re doing our job.“We were pretty disciplined in the beginning about not bringing back a lot of Breaking Bad characters until we really established our world.

Depeche Mode have shared a new photo of the band recording in the studio.Frontman Dave Gahan and the band’s main songwriter Martin Gore took to Instagram to upload the pic alongside the caption: “Finding stability in what we know and love, and focusing on what gives life meaning and purpose.”The photo was shared just months after founding member and keyboardist, Andy Fletcher died, aged 60.Fletcher was a member of the beloved synth-pop group for more than four decades since the release of their debut album ‘Speak & Spell’ in 1981. The album included chart-topping hits, such as ‘Dreaming Of Me’ ‘New Life’ and ‘Just Can’t Get Enough’.

Though Viola Davis is an actress that has earned a ton of awards and acclaim over the course of her career, she’s never been one to shy away from a good role in a franchise. Most recently, she’s shown up as Amanda Waller in a number of DC superhero films.

Heidi Klum’s daughter is following in her footsteps. The proud mom recently announced that her 18-year-old daughter is making the move to New York City to further her education and career in fashion.  “I am [so proud].You know, she has her head screwed on right,” Klum, 49, tells ET. “Right now, college is on top of the list.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorWalmart reached a deal with Paramount Global to include the Paramount+ streaming service as part of the retailing giant’s Walmart+ membership program, Variety has confirmed.The move by the Walmart is intended to make Walmart+, which launched in September 2020, more competitive with Amazon’s Prime by adding a streaming-entertainment component. Walmart+ costs $12.95 per month (or $98 per year), providing subscribers with same-day delivery on more than 160,000 products.

, but not before sharing an important message with his 67.7 million Instagram followers.On August 13, the star took to Instagram to explain his absence from all social media apps. In the video, explained that reading about himself online has negatively impacted his mental health. “I'm taking a break from social media for my mental health because I find Instagram and Twitter to be overstimulating, to be overwhelming,” Holland said.

Singer Demi Lovato has opened up about her recent pronoun change, shifting from only “they” pronouns to using both “she” and “they.”The Grammy-nominated artist announced on an Aug. 8 episode of the celebrity-focused Spout podcast that she has recently felt “more feminine” and has returned to using “she/her” pronouns in addition to “they/them” pronouns. “I’m such a fluid person when it comes to my gender, my sexuality, my music, my creativity,” Lovato said on the podcast.She has echoed the same feelings about her identity being ever-changing.

Madonna was one proud parent over the weekend as she celebrated her oldest son Rocco's birthday.MORE: Madonna's son dances in a dress in fun video at homeThe Vogue hitmaker took to Instagram to share a series of photos of herself with the birthday boy as they went out for a luxury dinner.Madonna was all smiles as she sat next to Rocco - who is his dad Guy Richie's double! In the caption, the mother-of-six wrote: "From one Leo to another!! Happy birthday Rocco."VIDEO: Madonna's teenage son David dances in a dress in must-see footageOther photos included one of Rocco cutting his flamboyant birthday cake as his younger twin sisters Stella and Esther watched on.MORE: Lourdes Leon is the image of Madonna in nude corset SEE: Madonna's daughter Lourdes Leon resembles a goddess in tiny green bikiniFans were quick to comment on the snapshots, with many remarking on just how grown up Rocco looked, while others were torn over just who Rocco looked most alike.

Train passengers are set to experience more rail strike action after the latest pay deal for workers was rejected.

Nationwide is offering workers a £1,200 payment to help offset the cost of living crisis. Most members of staff - 11,000 people - are eligible for the bonus.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are due to pay another visit to the UK but tis time it will clash with an important date for the Queen.

Lanarkshire consumers have been urged to be aware of new cost-of-living scams in as the national ScamWatch Fortnight gets underway.

A luxury British estate agents has just named the poshest villages in the UK. Savills' research, which it has shared with The Telegraph, named the most desirable villages to live in 54 counties across England, Wales and Scotland.

A fresh pair of eyes. Amber Heard fired her lawyers after her trial with Johnny Depp. The Aquaman star’s reps confirmed that a key player in Heard’s legal case is leaving while a new team joins her.

Tony winner’s answer — a reference to one’s posterior — was bleeped.Harvey, 65, looked stunned and had to turn away from her in order to collect his thoughts before moving on.However, Chenoweth’s opponent, actress Kathy Najimy, couldn’t help but laugh.“I’m sorry. I’m a good Christian girl.

Love Island is a fan favourite when it comes on ITV each summer and has helped many contestants launch successful careers when they leave the villa. Many by default become social media influencers after racking up millions of followers in the time they’re in the villa. Others go back to their day jobs after their Mallorcan journey as bombshell Coco Lodge did when she was dumped earlier this series.