Celebs on the Farm star Shaun Williamson eyes up Emmerdale role after money woes

It's the stuff of post-rock legend: in 1993, Efrim Menuck, Mauro Pezzente and Mike Moya recorded a demo cassette called All Lights Fucked on the Hairy Amp Drooling, their first as Godspeed You! Black Emperor. The tape's run was limited to 33 copies, and all of them quickly disappeared out of the hands of the band, and into the ether without being heard by most of the band's fanbase.

VICTORIA Pendleton has told how she was edited to appear "ruthless" in Rock The Boat and the axed show made her more picky when choosing TV projects. The two-time Olympic gold cyclist said she felt frustrated when the one-off series aired her clash with co-star Craig Charles.

FOR 36 years Sally Dynevor was just famous for playing Coronation Street’s Sally Webster – but that all changed when daughter Phoebe shot to fame on global TV hit Bridgerton. Now the actress seems to be increasingly sharing the limelight with her high-achieving family, which is why she decided it was the right time for her to sign up to Dancing On Ice. The soap veteran credits her husband Tim, a screenwriter, and their three go-getting children for giving her the courage to step out of her comfort zone.

IT’S her biggest hit since hosting Big Brother. As The Masked Singer’s latest run reaches its finale, panellist Davina McCall says she knew right away the show would be huge. Davina, 54, has been waiting for a show that makes waves like reality smash Big Brother.  She says: “I’ve been in showbiz for 30 years and I’ve presented plenty of turkeys.

IMAAN Hammam wears her heart on her slip ahead of Valentine’s Day. And while the 25-year-old Dutch model may be way too young to have been a Spice Girl, she certainly has “girl power” according to Victoria Beckham, 47.

HE is the world’s most bankable leading man and my favourite actor. But Tom Cruise’s A-lister lifestyle is just starting to bite with movie chiefs.

Courteney Cox has delighted fans as she's shared an unseen photo of herself and Jennifer Aniston from their Friends days. Friends stars Courteney, 57, and 53 year old Jennifer shot to worldwide fame as they starred in the hit sitcom alongside Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Matthew Perry and Matt Le Blanc from 1994 to 2004. And just as fans thought they'd seen everything from the show, Courteney has shared a never-before seen image taken on the set of the famous comedy series.

ADELE let her hair down on a wild night of boozing, pole dancing and partying with drag queens — before crowning the topless winner of a Porn Idol contest. A drag artist who frolicked with the superstar singer until after 2am yesterday said: “She was a good-time girl who was ready for a party.” Smartly dressed Adele, 33, arrived unannounced at a gay nightclub following a demure appearance recording The Graham Norton Show earlier in the evening.

SUPERMAN star Tom Holland has revealed that he FAILED an audition for Peaky Blinders before finding fame. The 25-year-old actor admitted that he auditioned for the BBC Birmingham-based series but didn't make the cut.

RITA Ora has been dealt a major blow after Disney announced it had shelved the Beauty and The Beast prequel series. It came just days after the singer — who has starred in 50 Shades Of Grey — revealed she was playing a major character in the new TV show.

Channel 4 wildlife show, Scotland: Escape to the Wilderness. After first teasing the moment when the show premiered, host and cameraman Hamza Yassin has finally revealed all about how the Reverend ended up “in his birthday suit”.Escape to the Wilderness sees Hamza take a selection of celebrities under his wing to go and explore wildlife in the Scottish Highlands.The celebrities left behind their showbiz lifestyles and got up close and personal with nature.However, Rev Richard immersed himself in the wildlife far more than he expected when he ended up naked in sand dunes in the Ardnamurchan Peninsula.Fortunately, for the Reverend, the wardrobe blunder didn’t make the show.The Countryfile star divulged: “[Richard] had never been snorkelling before and it was the first time he wore a wetsuit.“So, he put it on, and the zip was at the front, but that’s the wrong way of doing it.“He’s trying to zip it up saying, ‘Oh, this is uncomfortable! Everything is wrong!’“He’s got bad knees, so we had to try and get this wetsuit off him.“Next thing, he’s in his birthday suit, he’s starkers and we’re trying to pull it off him.

Super Bowl defeat to the New England Patriots three years ago, but head coach Sean McVay must get it right against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.That's the view of NFL expert Mike Carlson as the Rams look to win the Super Bowl for the second time, having lost on three of their four appearances on the biggest stage of all.The most recent came against the Patriots, when the Rams were held to just three points in a 13-3 defeat in Tom Brady's final Super Bowl for New England.It's a different challenge this time around for McVay as he takes on a Bengals team with a frightening wide receiving corps, but a weaker O-line.And Carlson, speaking for Betfair at Passyunk Avenue in London, believes McVay will have learned from the struggle in Atlanta three years ago."This is a different team," Carlson told Daily Star Sport. "Maybe McVay has it in the back of his mind, but I don't think so."The organic flow of this game is going to be different to that one.

Aston Villa could land Philippe Coutinho from Barcelona for cheap despite the Brazilian’s initial £34million option-to-buy clause.Coutinho arrived at Villa Park in January on loan from the Catalan side with a reported £34million buy option at the end of the season inserted in the deal.The 29-year-old appears to have put all past woes behind him and has hit the ground running under Steven Gerrard, scoring two goals in three appearances for the Villans.And it is now being reported by Spanish outlet SPORT that the side could end up signing him permanently for less than their initially agreed £34million.It is understood that Barcelona, who are facing huge financial restraints, are desperate to get Coutinho off their wage bill.That means the La Liga side may consider lowering their asking price for a player who is not a part of Xavi’s future plans, having only made 12 appearances this season mainly off the bench.Villa are not expected to splash £34million despite Coutinho’s brilliance and will hope to negotiate a new price.That is likely to be in the region of a far more reasonable sum of £21-£25million.Do you think Villa should sign Coutinho on a permanent deal at the end of the season? Let us know in the comments section.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply type your email address into the box at the top of this article and hit 'subscribe'.And that's it, job done.

Meat Loaf said he felt a ghost 'touch him' during an investigation with the Ghost Hunters team in his final TV appearance.The Bat Out Of Hell and I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) singer died on January 20 2022 at the age of 74.It has now been reported that his final TV appearance on the paranormal investigation series Ghost Hunters will air on February 12 2022 on the streaming service Discovery+.During the episode, Meat Loaf visits The Haunted House on the Hill in Jonesborough, Tennessee with The Atlantic Paranormal Society (TAPS) for an investigation, during which he felt a ghost 'touch him' and 'communicated' with another spirit.At the beginning of the episode, Meat Loaf and the Ghost Adventures team spoke to the owners of the 19th-century property, who explained that the building had a history of being haunted.They added that their children had often heard strange noises in the house, including a woman screaming, and had seen the apparition of a little boy. While investigating the property during the episode, the singer can also be seen having paranormal experiences of his own.During one scene, Meat Loaf told investigator Shari Debenedetti: "Somebody’s touching me.

EastEnders icon Shaun Williamson has a stark warning to TV bosses, saying soaps must adapt and become like box sets or face a bleak future.The actor believes an entire week’s episodes will have to be made available at once in the years ahead. He feels the instant service provided by streaming services like Netflix and Amazon means viewers' demands have totally changed.

Shaun Williamson has revealed the reason behind him singing up for MTV's Celebs on the Farm. .

Kerry Katona has revealed her new stint on MTV's Celebs on the Farm was like therapy for her and helped her cope with her bipolar disorder.

Joe Biden's inauguration had a very special, if unexpected guest, or at least that's what the internet thinks.

Shaun Williamson thinks he would be a hit on 'Emmerdale' after gaining valuable experience on 'Celebs on the Farm'. The former 'EastEnders' actor has made no secret of his desire to join the ITV soap - which was previously called 'Emmerdale Farm' from 1972 to 1989 - but he now believes his time on the MTV show could stand him in good stead for a role in the Dales.

When Janine Butcher pushed Barry Evans off a cliff in EastEnders, it really was a cliff-hanger.

Shaun Williamson, 54, would “love” to play a role in another soap such as Coronation Street or Emmerdale, after quitting EastEnders back in 2004.The Barry Evans actor only left the long-running BBC soap because he wasn’t able “to do much” outside of the show.Shaun divulged to Express.co.uk: “I would love to go on Emmerdale or Corrie, because I enjoy it. “The reason why I left EastEnders was because I'd done ten years of it and it was all I had done.”Although actors in EastEnders nowadays, such as Maisie Smith, are also able to appear in the likes of Strictly Come Dancing, that has not always been the case.Shaun continued: “It’s not like now where they let people go off and do Strictly Come Dancing whilst they’re still in the show. “They