Celebrity MasterChef’s blind contestant Amar Latif scrapes through to the semi-final – leaving fans in tears

Ukrainian couple confronted armed Russian soldiers after they broke into their home.The clip shows three armed Russian soldiers walking towards the distressed Ukrainian couple's property before the guards attempt to force an entry.In heartbreaking scenes, the Russian soldiers manage to force open the gate and walk into the Ukrainian couple's home with their weapons drawn.Many have commented about the couple's bravery and courage during the tense moment.Barking dogs can be heard shrieking in the background of the video, and then an elderly couple appears to confront the armed men, which leads to high levels of shouting.The US embassy in Kyiv has shared the clip on social media and it has since gone viral.A fourth soldier then enters their property as the couple continues to shout, urging them to leave.The soldiers are eventually seen turning around and leaving the property after the commotion.The couple are then seen walking the guards towards the gate before shutting it behind them. It is understood that incident happened in Mykolayiv Oblast, about 80 miles east of Odessa in southern Ukraine.

J. Kim Murphy The Kyiv-based Molodist International Film Festival has penned an open letter to the film community calling on other festivals to join in a boycott of Russian films as a response to the invasion of Ukraine by Russian military forces.The festival’s statement cites an ongoing effort by modern Russia to “separate culture from politics” and to “[use] that same culture to distract the West from Russia’s wars, human rights violations, censorship and persecution of political dissidents.”“There are Russian filmmakers and intellectuals who have been truly vocal in their dissent and criticism of Russia’s aggression toward Ukraine throughout these years, and we know some of them personally,” the statement reads.

Hilary Duff is taking a trip down memory lane.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefIn a move that befits the streaming era, Japan’s Tokyo Broadcasting System Television is looking to make itself more of an international force. It will invest in more international shows and strike new coproduction partnerships.The company unveiled its new strategy on Friday at the South By South West (SXSW) festival in the U.S.It followed ten months on from the launch of TBS’s Vision 2030 program which sought to increase content spending, launch a new division and expand into related areas such as licensing.

Two female employees at New York’s Museum of Modern Art are now in stable condition at Bellevue Hospital, after being stabbed multiple times by a museum patron this afternoon, according to AP.

Two family dramas, the feature film Freda and short film You Can Always Come Home, have earned the top prizes at the 39th edition of Miami Dade College’s Miami Film Festival. Presented in a hybrid format with in-theater and virtual presentations, the 2022 Festival ran from March 4 through tomorrow.

Kourtney Kardashian, 42, and Travis Barker, 46, may not be married yet, but they already adore each other’s children! The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star stepped out for dinner at Lucky’s Malibu with the Blink 182 drummer and her kids and he couldn’t help but hold her youngest son Reign, 7, during the outing. The sweet moment was captured in photos as the family walked outside the steakhouse.

No need to take Gwen Stefani, 52, out to the ballgame; she can get herself there just fine! The singer enjoyed a day out at the diamond on Saturday, Mar. 12, taking her adorable son Apollo, 8, to his older brother Zuma‘s baseball game in Los Angeles. Rocking a letterman jacket and bright red lipstick, Gwen couldn’t hold back cheers as she sweetly spent the day celebrating two of her favorite boys.

Early bird gets the worm! Morning grogginess was no match for Adam Levine, AGE, as he took his adorable daughters Dusty Rose, 5, and Gio Grace, 4, for a morning walk in new photos. The girls, who Adam shares with his wife Behati Prinsloo, adorably held his hands as they also maneuvered two dogs on the sunny stroll.

Gregg Wallace and John Torode are well known for presenting alongside each other on Masterchef.The pair reportedly met during while Torode was working at central London restaurant Quaglino's, which was supplied vegetables by Wallace, and have now been on-screen together for 15 years. But what is their relationship really like off-screen?While the pair are friendly on the show, John has previously claimed he and Gregg have "never really been friends."John told The Mirror in 2007: "It's funny, we've never been friends.

Les Dennis and fellow Masterchef legends Angellica Bell and Spencer Matthews will join Gregg Wallace and John Torode in judging the remaining celebrities abilities as they battle it out for the last two spots in the semi-finals.

Lisa Faulkner shared a lovely tribute to her husband, John Torode, on Thursday (23 July), as the MasterChef star celebrated his 55th birthday.Alongside three photos taken during the couple's recent staycation, including one picture of John at the beach, and a sweet shot of the two of them posing together at sunset on a balcony in the countryside, the former EastEnders actress wrote: "Happy birthday to my wonderful husband @johntorodecooks."You truly are my everything and I love you so very much, my best friend, my Johno."Going on to compliment her husband of nine months' blue eyes, as she referenced the close-up shot she had shared of John as the first picture on her post, Lisa continued: "Those eyes

Riyadh Khalaf could hardly sleep before appearing on 'Celebrity MasterChef'. The YouTuber has admitted to being overcome by nerves before going on the BBC show, meaning he was only able to get two hours of sleep prior to taking on his first challenge.

Celebrity MasterChef 2020 is nearing the end, with tonight's (July 22) episode seeing another celebrity get sent home.The famous faces fighting for a place in the final tonight were Olympian Matthew Pinsent, tennis coach Judy Murray, Benidorm actress Crissy Rock, YouTuber and podcaster Riyadh Khalaf and The Only Way is Essex's Pete Wicks.Kicking things off in the MasterChef kitchen, judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace told Riyadh that he had made one of the best dishes ever on the show (or at least the celeb version) with his hake, Pete's boozy dessert went down well, as did Matthew's, while Judy stumbled a bit with her crumble and cream.And then there was Crissy...

Jake Kanter International TV EditorEXCLUSIVE: MasterChef is officially back in production in the UK after Shine got cameras rolling on spin-off show MasterChef: The Professionals last week.Filming is underway on Season 13 of the professionals’ franchise at 3 Mills Studios in London, with Marcus Wareing, Monica Galetti and Gregg Wallace resuming their hosting and judging duties — albeit with a socially distanced twist.MasterChef: The Professionals is the first of the UK MasterChef brands to go into production in the pandemic era. Celebrity MasterChef is currently broadcasting on BBC One but wrapped just before lockdown in March.

Celebrity MasterChef 2020 move.The Blue Peter star said he thought he might "come across like an idiot".The 42-year-old made his debut in the cooking competition this week, with great success.He was pitted against actress Felicity Montagu, musician Lady Leshurr, travel presenter Amar Latif and fellow TV star Jeff Brazier.And last night he and Amar, 45, who is blind due to incurable eye condition retinitis pigmentosa, made it through to the semi-finals.However, Gethin previously said he was concerned how he was going to seem to BBC viewers.Speaking to this week's OK! Magazine, he was asked if he was worried about giving judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace food poisoning."Yeah, that's the worst," he stated.

Felicity Montagu is back on our screens in the latest series of Celebrity Masterchef but what is known of the stars love life? Is the actress married?Felicity is not currently married but was previously married to ex-husband Alan Nixon.The couple had two children together daughter Olivia and son Luke.Felicity and daughter Olivia starred in the BBC Radio 4 comedy-drama Guilt Trip together in 2016.Talking ahead of the series, Felicity said: "It's so exciting to be able to shine a light on the mother-daughter relationship, and we're really proud of the result."Not everyone gets the chance to work with their daughters."The Masterchef star went on to say how Olivia has followed in her footsteps into acting.She continued: "And now I've had the

Celebrity MasterChef returned for another episode last night (15 July) with a new line-up of famous contestants, including the show's first ever blind contestant.Television presenter Amar Latif lost his sight aged 18 due to a genetic condition, but that hasn't stopped him travelling the world in some dangerous environments and abseiling down the side of a building (while dressed as Batman, of course).Still, he admitted that he was a bit worried about how he would fare on the show, as the celebs had to cook for judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace and then work a busy lunch shift in one of two fancy London restaurants.In the restaurant, Mortimer House in Fitzrovia, head chef Lello Favuzzi had set up some extra tools to help Amar find the

Amar Latif hopes to inspire other blind people to try new adventures after he made it through the first round of Celebrity MasterChef.

John Torode and Gregg Wallace have been working together for 29 years.

Celebrity MasterChef continues tonight (July 15) with another crop of chef wannabes hoping to impress judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace.In the kitchen and hoping to secure his spot in the next round will be Amar Latif, the show's ever first blind contestant.Talking to Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes on This Morning, TV presenter and entrepreneur Amar confirmed he doesn't have extra time to cook on the show."Initially I thought, 'This is terrible, I can't see.