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Al Roker kicked off Friday as he meant his weekend to go, and that was by getting in some cardio and doing what he loves most – listening to The Spinners.MORE: How Al Roker and Deborah Roberts are preparing for life-changing moment involving son NickThe 67-year-old took to Instagram to share a sweet video message with his 843,000 followers all the way from his basement.WATCH: Al Roker inspired fans with latest updateIn the clip, the Today show weatherman could be seen on his treadmill whilst letting his followers in on a secret.MORE: Al Roker and son Nick open the doors into their never-ending living roomMORE: Al Roker majorly divides fans as he shares Today Show change for 2022 Olympics"Well, it's been a long week, hopefully, you are going to get a little rest, a little relaxation, spend some time with folks or doing things that bring you joy," he revealed, before adding: "One of the things that brings me joy? Listening to The Spinners, old school baby! That's right."And nothing makes me feel better than putting on your walking cane, putting on your hat and going to see The Rubberband Man, that’s right. In the meantime, have a great weekend, take care of yourself and hopefully, will see you on Monday!" Al Roker was praised for lifting his fans' spirits of Friday morningAt the end, Al can be seen miming along to The Rubberband Man, which is playing in the background.Captioning the sweet clip, the star wrote: "If you've been feeling a little stretched lately, just in time, it's the #weekend.

Edinburgh has just been crowned the best city for foodies in the UK.

Express.co.uk about what you can get up to in your free time while on the show, the star seemed disappointed.Matty explained that his diving routine, which is the same daily, keeps him in check.He added that his mental rhythm was thrown off for the show.He said: “For diving I literally live the same day every day and I need that routine.“In the castle you could end up not leaving for three whole days which I did.“That means you’re just doing nothing but sat in the castle doing chores.“You feel like you’re losing your mind.”He explained that there was a lot of “waiting around” and most of the time was spent thinking and dreaming about eating nice food.The star then went on to say that he was surprised that a lot of the “big names” who went on the show were able to put up with being “treated like crap.”He said: “All you can think about is nice food but when they take you to do challenges there’s a lot of waiting around.“I’m not used to TV and there’s lots of waiting around in TV.“Before a trial, which is annoying, you’d be separated from your group of four or five so that you can’t build rapport off camera.“That blew my mind. I didn’t expect that at all.“There’s some big names in there and you get treated a bit like crap so I’m surprised they dealt with it.“You’ve not signed up for glamour you’ve signed up to be starved, tired and pushed to the limits.”Matty, added, however, that he did feel mentally stronger after the show.He said that the show forced him to do uncomfortable things he didn’t want to do all the time.The athlete said: “Not physically but mentally, yeah.“If I said no one in the castle didn’t want to leave I’d be lying.

Dashcam footage has revealed the blizzard conditions on one Scots road as Storm Eunice wreaks havoc across the country.

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ITV. Yesterday, the TV star took to social media to share his wife Jessica's Valentines gift, with fans divided by his post.Gino posted a picture of himself to Twitter, in view of his 1.8 million followers.The TV star can be seen just wearing boxers, wearing the present his wife gave him.The black boxers read in red font: "Only Jessica can jingle my bell."Gino captioned the post: "I think my wife has confused Valentine's Day with Christmas this year..."Many social media users took to the comments to say what they thought of Jessica's Valentines gift.PaulHen32868398 said: "Are you holding that tum tum in Gino? Tell us the truth!"MichelleYvette6 added: "I love this.

Motherwell may face a new manager at Fir Park this Saturday when Aberdeen come to ML1 for the second successive weekend.

The BBC has struck a six-year deal for the MasterChef franchise and is moving production from London to Birmingham.

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their engagement after he proposed to her on Valentine’s Day. The lovebirds, who’ve been dating for nearly two years, are set to become Mr.

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Storm Eunice wreaked havoc - but there was one new hero of the storm to help us through it.Britain's most enthusiastic plane spotter has been on hand watching flights try - and largely fail - to land at Britain's busiest airport.In fact terrifying footage live-streamed on YouTube channel Big Jet TV shows the TAP Air Portugal swaying from side to side as the pilots tackle a difficult landing amid the strong winds.But it had some moral support. A narrator on the popular YouTube channel can be heard cheering for the pilot as he comments: "Come on! You can do it! Hold on to it!"Get it on the ground.

Kerry Katona appeared on Steph's Packed Lunch on Friday (February 18) for an open and frank discussion.The panel were busy discussing whether they'd been asked by friends to pull in a favour for them.Turning to the Atomic Kitten singer, Steph McGovern said: "Do you get any Kerry people asking you to do stuff?""No I haven't really, nobody comes to me for advice," she replied before adding: "Well except Kate [Price] of course for her over 18s subscriptions."The former hitmaker joked: "It's the only time I ever do hear from Kate and I don't know why she's asking me, she's the queen of glamour."This is a live TV story and is constantly being updated.Please refresh the page regularly to get the latest TV updates.TV & Showbiz reporters are working to source the latest information, reaction, pictures and video related to this story.You can also follow us on Twitter @DailyStar, or follow us on Instagram @dailystar to get the latest TV and celeb gossip 24 hours a day.Or like our Daily Star Showbiz Facebook page to get the day's biggest stories, and have your say on them.Why not also subscribe to receive our regular Daily Star showbiz newsletters?You can do this on this page by simply entering your email address above and hitting 'subscribe'.Download the Daily Star app for flash alerts on the biggest stories of the day, so you don't miss out.Why not also subscribe to receive our regular Daily Star news bulletins? You can do this on this page by simply entering your email address above and hitting 'subscribe'.

Ralf Rangnick has backed Harry Maguire to continue as Manchester United captain until the end of the season, despite supporters wanting him axed.Cristiano Ronaldo and Maguire are understood to be locked in a power struggle at the club.Maguire has come under pressure from his own fans to be stripped of the captaincy following a string of woeful performances.Ronaldo would be willing to take armband for the rest of the season - to take the pressure off the England defender as he looks to recapture his best form.Maguire is reluctant to do that, but has denied this has led to a power struggle between himself and his Portuguese team-mate.And Rangnick is adamant there is no problem between the two team-mates.The German, who will be without Edinson Cavani (groin) for the explosive trip to bitter rivals Leeds on Sunday, is blocking out all the noise.He said: "This is nonsense. I've never spoken with any player about the change of captaincy. Should Cristiano Ronaldo be named Man Utd captain? Tell us in the comments section. "It's never been an issue.

Bruno Fernandes has seemingly taken a swipe at Harry Maguire by posting a picture of himself between Raphael Varane and Eric Bailly saying he feels “safe.” The Manchester United captain is currently under-fire after a series of below-par performances this season - and supporters believe that Fernandes has dug him up out with a recent tweet. The attacker posted the image with text accompanying it, saying: “Feeling very safe between these two” with a laughing emoji on the end.As a result, fans have been replying to the post online, believing that the 27-year-old has made a dig at the recent performances of Maguire.One wrote: “Bruno knows who our CB partnership should be.”Another said: “I see what you did there mate.”A third wrote: “I don’t think Rauf needs any more clues.

Queen picked up her pace to chase after young Prince William and stopped him from getting injured at a royal wedding.Her Majesty, then 60, joined other members of the Royal Family to celebrate her second son Prince Andrew's wedding at Westminster Abbey in 1986.During the iconic high-profiled wedding, the Queen was spotted sprinting as she tried to hold onto the then four-year-old Prince William who went chasing after the horse carriage.The group were seen sending off newlyweds Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, who were waving to the crowds on a carriage.The footage was re-posted on Twitter by royal fan Lara, who wrote: "It's been 33 years since the wedding of Prince Andrew and Fergie in 1986."And so here's Queen Elizabeth running after little Prince William to stop him from getting closer to the carriage. "Her Majesty as a grandma is cute."Some eagle-eyed fans also noticed Princess Margaret running behind to keep an eye on young Zara Philips and Princess Diana following closely as well.One said: "They ran because the queen ran.

Loose Women (February 18) - talking to panelists Jane Moore, Frankie Bridge, Nadiya Sawalha and Kaye Adams.She explained she ignored the eye at first and carried on with her usual duties, including her latest work practicing her dance moves for Channel 4's the Real Dirty Dancing.She said: "I had retinal damage which I didn't realise I had. I carried on for a week getting on with my life, donig book interviews, doing things for Real Dirty Dancing, going to Chelsea Flower Show.