Carol Kirkwood suffers 'nightmare' hours before going live on-air on BBC Breakfast

Lewis Jamieson reckons Clyde's current form is incredible after his thumping volley earned a derby day draw at Airdrie.

Rangers midfielder Aaron Ramsey is pushing for a start against Motherwell after returning to training on Friday.

Strictly Come Dancing last year.Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk, the singer shared her thoughts after it was performed by John Whaite and Johannes Radebe, who stunned with their incredible performance to the disco song.The latest series of the popular dance competition saw John and Johannes perform the Salsa to the disco hit.Speaking about the performance, the Sister Sledge ft.Sledgendary singer shared her thoughts on the dance, despite not having seen the moment yet.She said: "That song comes on and it's just an automatic celebration."It sounds beautiful."That's exactly what happens though."Everybody just- it's a celebration immediately."It's always been that way," she gushed.However, it was also during the energetic number that John dramatically dropped Johannes after the latter took a dramatic tumble at the end of their dance.John appeared to struggle to get a grip on his partner, which led to Johannes falling as their performance finished.Speaking to host Tess Daly and the judges following the performance, Johannes apologised, explaining that he had given John the wrong arm to hold.The error saw the South African star being dropped unceremoniously during the final few seconds of the Salsa.Johannes said: "I gave him the wrong hand."Fortunately, despite their blunder, the duo went on to score an incredible 32 points.Tanya also told how she came to land a spot in the group in 2002.She explained her first ever performance was with the band in Ibiza, Spain, following a surprise audition.Tanya was in disbelief over being invited to audition with the band, which saw her sing with two of the sisters.She continued: "And next thing I know, I'm getting a phone call about a possible rehearsal with Sister Sledge."And I was

Prince Harry gushed about his wife, Meghan Markle, when they collected the President’s Award at Saturday’s NAACP Image Award.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex received the award for their “distinguished public service”.The annual award ceremony honours achievements by people of colour in culture and entertainment,Meghan wore a flowing one-shouldered gown designed by Christopher John Rogers while Harry sported a dapper tuxedo by Ozwald Boateng.During their acceptance speech, Harry paid tribute to his wife and thanked the black community for “welcoming” him.The Duke said: ”I echo the immense gratitude for tonight.“Both for this award and to this community for welcoming me with, uh, so warmly.“I think it’s safe to say that I come from a very different background than my incredible wife.“Yet our lives were brought together for a reason.“We share a commitment to a life of service.“A responsibility to confront injustice and a belief that the most often overlooked, are the most important to listen to.”Meghan then chimed in, as the couple gazed into each other’s eyes: “I couldn’t be prouder that we are doing this work together.“We moved to California, my home state, shortly before the murder of George Floyd.“For Black America, those nine minutes and 29 seconds transcended time.“Invoking centuries of our unhealed wounds.”Following the couple’s appearance at the award show, plenty of users took to Twitter to share their thoughts.Liz wrote: “Harry and Meghan’s first award show being the NAACP Image Awards is a STATEMENT. Plus, Meghan bringing Doria and speaking out about racism — yasss so grateful her voice isn’t being silenced anymore.

North Lanarkshire Council has approved contracts worth over £26m to build more than 100 new houses in Wishaw and Coatbridge.

Ulrika Jonsson has confessed she felt “uneasy” about Cruz Beckham’s “provocative” pictures as the 17-year-old shared his debut photoshoot online.The youngest son of David and Victoria – who was 16 at the time of the shoot – has become the new face of i-D magazine this month as the budding musician appeared on the cover of the magazine’s spring edition.In the snaps, the teen was seen stripping down to his underwear with his wide array of tattoos on display as he posed for the camera.It is understood that the racy shoot is a touching tribute to the former footballer’s topless shoot with 2000 Arena Homme Plus when he was 25.Now, the Celebs Go Dating star has spoken out about how the snaps “blatantly sexualise” the minor for her latest column in The Sun.She wrote: “At the time of the shoot, he was 16. He’s since turned 17 but I can’t help feeling a bit uneasy about the images.“Firstly, it feels like he’s still a child and the pictures blatantly sexualise him.

Owen Hargreaves has underlined the decline in Manchester United over the years after insisting they would have beaten Watford four or five years ago.

Campbell Hatton has revealed he has enlisted the help of another son of a boxing legend as he looks to prove his doubters wrong and become a superstar.

Vladimir Putin themselves.

Russian Popeye after he inflated his muscles with dangerous OIL injections is continuing to leave people amazed - by simply staying alive. Many TikTok users cannot believe Kirill Tereshin is still sporting bulging muscles in his arms after he was forced to undergo life-saving surgery on them.They are now urging him to seek urgent medical help before something terrible happens.Kirill has become a social media sensation thanks to a series of bizarre clips and sketches in which he is either flexing his giant biceps or showing off designer clothing.The 25-year-old was forced to have his enhanced triceps surgically removed but his bulging tree trunk arms look dangerously out of place on his slender frame.

Louis van Gaal is known for being quite the character on the sidelines, but it has been revealed that it is not just an act for the public eye – far from it. Van Gaal’s two-year spell at Manchester United gave the Premier League a taste of the personality of the 70-year-old.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are looking to “outflank” the Royal Family by targeting Gen Z and millennials.And the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are looking to portray themselves as the “real royals”, according to an expert.American PR Expert and commentator Eric Schiffer believes that since Harry and Meghan left royal working life in 2020 they have zeroed in on the future of the world.He feels the couple are taking what the Royal Family are doing but targeting the younger demographic.Mr Schiffer told the Daily Star: “They (Harry and Meghan) are going to own the hearts and minds of Gen Z and millennials. They will be seen as the real royals, who care.

BBC Breakfast's weather expert Carol Kirkwood fired back at co-star Charlie Stayt when he made a cheeky comment about her dress.National treasure Carol had just finished telling viewers about what weather conditions they can expect from the day when Naga Munchetty paused the show to talk about her blue dress.Glam Carol was sporting a blue dress with white polka dots on Thursday's Breakfast (February 10), and Charlie realised it looked like the rainy weather that she had mentioned in her daily report.The anchor, who presents the BBC morning show with Naga on Thursdays to Saturdays, thought Carol might have chosen her dress to match the forecast on purpose.Spotting the similarity, Naga said: "When the weather is like that [rainy]. Charlie noticed that you're almost like the weather forecast today.

Carol Kirkwood, 59, admitted she made a mistake last night, after forfeiting her normal sleep routine to watch new BBC crime drama Trigger Point.

BBC Breakfast weather man had forgotten to remove his sticker that read "do not vaccinate" as he took his daughter for her second jab.After realising what had happened, Matt took to Twitter to inform fans of his embarrassing error."Just walked around town like a campaigning anti-vaxxer," he penned."Forgot to remove the sticker I was given on taking my eldest for her second jag."As fans reacted to his post, he quickly explained to those who were confused that he grew up in Glasgow, where the term "jag" is short for "injection"."Get any funny looks?" one fan wondered.Another cringed: "Awkward!""Oooooops!" exclaimed a third.Others found the Scottish slang word rather amusing, prompting them to take to the comments section to make some quick-fire jokes."I’d love just one jag," one quipped.Another giggled: "Lucky daughter if you’ve got her two jags!""They're paying you too much if your kids get 2 Jags each! Any chance you could get me one too just out of interest?" a third teased.Matt recently stepped in for regular weather present Carol Kirkwood on the flagship morning program, leaving host Dan Walker in hysterics after he found referred to himself as her "stunt double".The meteorologist shared a cheeky GIF of a man donning a blonde wig to mirror the locks of the 59-year-old he is standing in for, while advertising his new slot.Up bright and early, the BBC star announced: "I’m @carolkirkwood’s stunt double on @BBCBreakfast all this week."Full forecast for the week coming up between now and 9am."Strictly star Dan instantly reacted to the post with a less-is-more response, featuring nothing other than grimace and laughter emojis.The GIF featured a man swishing his faux blonde locks around for the camera, looking dramatically

Dan Walker has taken a social media swipe at his BBC Breakfast co-star Sally Nugent for 'having a lie in'.Posting to Twitter on Monday, the 44-year-old presenter was replying to a fan's question about what time he and his co-stars wake up for the early morning news show when he made the not-so-subtle dig at Sally.Replying to the fan, Dan revealed Carol Kirkwood is the earliest of the colleagues to get up, while Sally is the last to awake from her overnight slumber.Dan said: "Carol gets up at 0245 and I’m just behind her just after 3am. "Sally Nugent gets a lie-in… she [won't] surface until 0345."He then advised the fan to "dig in.

BBC Breakfast appeared to become tense when the topic of clothing was addressed by host Naga Munchetty on Thursday's show.Naga, 44, had pinpointed that she and weather expert Carol has almost coordinated their attire - which was quite fitting with many topics on the programme.The TV pair had unknowingly both opted to wear on-trend animal print blouses.Highlighting that Charlie had missed out on the theme, Naga said: "So we've spoken about elephants so far in the programme and there is an animal theme going on but you didn't seem to get the memo.Not taking the hint, Charlie remarked: "About?""The animal print," pointed out his co-star."Ahh okay, okay," he smiled."That's the penny dropping," joked Naga.Pointing to the presenter's blouse, Charlie asked: "This one is what?""Urghhhhh," sighed Naga before reluctantly responding with one word which was: "zebra."Charlie commented: "Is it? Is it now? It's not exactly zebra though is it.He insisted: "That's not zebra, zebras have stripes."Holding her hand on her head in shock, Naga appeared to be lost for words as she remained silent on the matter."Have we got a picture of a zebra? Or can we get up a picture of a zebra just to clarify?" Charlie asked the crew for back-up on the subject."We would normally have a picture of a zebra on standby for this moment in case it happens," he added.With weather expert Carol Kirkwood now in the frame he pointed at Naga's top: "That apparently is a zebra Carol," before turning his attention to the meteorologist who was also wearing animal print.He asked the weather reporter: "What's that?"Naga fumed: "Really, you're really asking?"Carol who appeared on the screen could not withhold her giggles as she replied: "It's a leopard.

Carol Kirkwood, 59, took to social media today to share a glimpse of her morning routine with fans ahead of BBC Breakfast. However, the presenter described being “distracted” by her co-star as she was getting ready at BBC studios.In view of her 216,000 followers, Carol shared a picture of herself and meteorologist Tomasz Schafernaker.In the selfie, Tomasz can be seen making a funny face as Carol shows the camera the peace sign with her hands.In the tweet, Carol referred to her colleague as “this lovely man”.She penned: “Being distracted by this lovely man @Schafernaker this morning!!!”She signed off the message with a series of laughing face and love heart emojis.The tweet quickly got her fans attention as it got hundreds of likes.Twitter user ChrisCrowhurst wrote: “Would have thought you were distracting him.”Akc1970 quipped: “Looks like you are about to give him a haircut.”YDraigGoch10 added: “Morning, Carol..

Dan Walker left his BBC Breakfast colleagues in fits of giggles after he'd confessed "I'd almost lost my trousers" on Monday.Sally Nugent, 50, had been discussing the latest storms that have caused havoc throughout the UK this weekend - when Dan made the jaw-dropping remark."We just mentioned the terrible storms that have taken place over the past couple of days," added Sally before Dan interjected: "I nearly lost my trousers on the way in."Gobsmacked, Sally exclaimed: "Excuse me?"Realising he'd overshared, the newsreader, 44, attempted to dig himself out of the situation. He explained: "Not the trousers I’m wearing, I had a spare pair of trousers with us."Unable to contain his laughter Dan, added: "I mean it was windy but not that bad."He made a gesture as if to say he was holding them folded over his arm, with his co-star Sally attempting to make sense of the situation."You were holding them there, okay.

A second storm is set to hit the UK today just hours after a nine-year-old boy and a woman were killed in Storm Malik.

Dan Walker, 46, recently announced some exciting news for fans - he's writing another book, following the huge success of his last novel, Remarkable People. And now that he's back with another, he shared some behind-the-scenes snaps while shooting the cover photo, admitting he still needed to work on his poses.