Corrie's David star Jack P Shepherd shares struggles of 13 hour stint on public transport

Household energy bills continue to soar as Ofgem increases the price cap once again. Which is why Martin Lewis, the man behind the Money Saving Expert, is urging bill payers to look into fixed tariffs as it may work out cheaper, including for Octopus Energy customers.

We are now just days away from witnessing Anthony Joshua return to the ring when he'll face former opponent Oleksandr Usyk as the British heavyweight will hope to reclaim his titles and avenge his defeat to the dangerous Ukrainian in September. The fight will be held in Saudi Arabia as AJ will hope to regain his WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight titles after losing them to former cruiserweight Usyk last year.

HGTV and Food Network are getting into the holiday spirit.

Cat Deeley caused a stir after she shared a slew of unrecognisable throwback snaps on her Instagram feed.MORE: Cat Deeley shares intimate glimpse into family time with her sonsTaking to the social media platform, the 45-year-old shared a glimpse of her former years in line with the new 'Teenage Dirtbag' TikTok trend.WATCH: Cat Deeley took part in the viral trendIn the reel, Cat shared a short clip of herself looking slightly apprehensive, before giving her viewers a cheeky wink ahead of the photo montage.MORE: Cat Deeley looks amazing in show-stopping leather dress - and it's so risquéSEE: 10 rare photos of Cat Deeley's adorable sons with husband Patrick KieltyIn one hilarious photo, the Birmingham-born presenter looked worlds apart from her usual glamorous self. Prepped for her infamous sketch "Cat The Dog", the presenter could be seen wearing a frizzy brunette wig, a set of fake teeth, and a pair of dated spectacles.

Million Dollar Listing star Matt Altman’s wife, Johanna Altman, was arrested for felony domestic violence earlier this month. Specific details of the alleged incident were not made public.

There was a Coronation Street reunion as soap stars past and present came together for a glittering fashion bash at Manchester celebhaunt Rosso. Former Corrie star Arianna Ajtar was joined by a host of her star pals as she celebrated the latest milestone with her burgeoning fashion brand Mars the Label.

READ MORE: “I am so looking forward to seeing what comes next and forever grateful for the opportunity xx," she ended her post.Jack responded to her Tweet, writing: “You’ve been brilliant Lucy xx.”Vicky Myers, who plays DS Swain, wrote: “It was a joy to meet you Lucy and you were brilliant, as always!“Hope our paths cross again!”@GriffinTrish said: “You were brilliant. I hope you get to come back but I don’t want Abby and Kevin to have any more problems.”@Red_devil_pete wrote: “Good luck! You played that part really well.”It comes after Jack spoke on Lorraine in May about the importance of young men checking for cancer symptoms.He was diagnosed at the age of 19 with testicular cancer and explained he thought the cancer was only to be found in “old men.”The star explained to Lorraine Kelly: “I didn’t even know it was a thing that would happen to young men.“I thought it was an old man cancer.

Jack James Ryan has shared his support to his 'brillant' co-star after she confirmed her last scenes on Coronation Street. The actor, who plays Jacob Hay in the ITV soap, took to Twitter to praise the actress who is the second person to announce their Weatherfield exit this week.

Fern Britton, 65, has opened up about how she used to leave work “sobbing and crying” due to her own personal struggles.The former This Morning presenter has opened up about the difficulties of IVF following the break-up of her marriage to Phil Vickery back in 2020. Fern has three children from her first marriage to TV executive Clive Jones: twin boys Jack and Harry and a daughter named Grace. She also has another daughter, Winnie with her second husband Phil, whom she split from in 2020 after 20 years of marriage. The popular presenter has been open about how she conceived her twins after four rounds of IVF.Recalling what a difficult time that was, Fern spoke about how “alone” she felt. READ MORE: “Nowadays, everyone is better educated about fertility, but I remember feeling very alone when I was going through IVF,” she said.“There were few people I could talk to about it because it wasn’t really spoken about back then.“I found it really difficult and very lonely – the crushing disappointment when it doesn’t work is unbelievable.

“That is why I am having an autopsy.“I need to understand how she died for my own sanity.”Speaking from her Essex home, she told The Sun: “She looked like she was sleeping. I thought she’d wake up.”The reality TV star revealed the post-mortem was being conducted to find out how Lorena died.She explained she wanted to speak to those who have also suffered the same loss.Lauren tragically explained how she “walked in thinking I would come out with a baby girl” but “came home with nothing”.She revealed that the baby had “two knots in her cord” and her oxygen levels were restricted.The star went on to say that the experience had ended up being the “most traumatic of her life”.Lauren’s first daughter Larose, whom she shares with Charles Drury, is a healthy baby born with no complications.Her waters broke on July 6 and from that point was advised to stay at home under the watch of midwife Tamzin who also delivered Larose.Lauren, whose ex-boyfriend Jake McLean died in a crash at the start of July, released a statement on Instagram.She shared a black and white photo of her holding Lorena’s hand, alongside a touching caption.Lauren wrote: "She was the most beautiful healthy baby I’ve ever seen just like her sister @babylarose.x“Words can’t describe, as a mother, losing your baby that I carried for all these months perfectly and gave birth to for my angel to be taken from me."She was fine & healthy but I am not going into detail right now.“Just know that there was nothing wrong with her or myself she was perfect I can’t understand it she is so so beautiful Larose twin so similar.“I am broken.

Emmerdale actress Laura Norton, who plays Kerry Wyatt, had her head turned by co-star Mark Jordon (Daz Spencer) during his brief stint acting alongside her, and although he has since left, their relationship is still very much on.The loved-up couple initially intended to stay in touch as buddies, little suspecting that their acting adventures might lead to Laura having his baby."Mark came in as Dan's brother Daz in 2014, initially for a short stint," Laura explained."We kept in touch as friends and grew closer – and we never looked back!"However she admits the partnership wasn't the most obvious one."If you'd have said when we first met that in a few years we would be a couple and have a baby, I would've said 'excuse me?'" she joked to Inside Soap.Yet that is exactly what happened - and after a 2018 engagement, the pair went on to welcome baby son Jesse in 2021.Playing down any ideas of the type of romance seen in the movie, Laura declared: "It wasn't love at first sight!"She explained: "We didn't have a chance to get to know each other properly at first as Mark was only there for two weeks."The star described their blossoming relationship as "unexpected" and "bizarre" but, of course, very pleasing.The world had no idea that the showbiz twosome were together and in it for the long haul, until a candid post in the New Year of 2019 spilled the beans."Well, 2018 had some of the highest highs and the lowest lows," Mark tweeted."Really got to feel the love of true friends."Feel blessed by the support of my children and elated to have heard the word 'yes' from the most beautiful woman in the world!"When their baby son arrived, Laura was keen to share the news with Emmerdale fans.Posting a shot from the hospital, she proudly

Dianne Buswell has opened up about sometimes “not wanting to go out and entertain” and how she overcomes that feeling in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk.The Strictly Come Dancing star reflected on how important inner-strength is to achieving your goals after setting a new world record. Dianne, 33, has set a new Guinness world record for furthest distance danced by a couple with professional partner Pasquale La Rocca.The dancer, who recently faced off some huge challenges in ITV’s Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof, spoke about overcoming mental barriers.“I think our minds are our strongest parts of our bodies,” Dianne explained.“There's many times, like during show days, where you kind of think ‘Oh, wow, today I’m not really feeling like I want to go out and entertain’. “Or you think, ‘I don't really feel that much of a buzz today,’ but it's all in your mind,” she continued.“So I try and just give myself a little pep talk and change my mindset and that definitely changes my mood and the way I think about what's to come.”Dianne went on to explain how she set about setting her new record, which saw her dancing for two hours and fifteen minutes without stopping. “I definitely was giving myself some pep talks before starting it, because it was like a day off for me as well - a day off from doing the show,” the Strictly star remembered. “So my body was feeling it a little bit as it was, but like I said before, it wasn't as bad as what my brain was making out to be. “And actually in the end, it was a really nice, enjoyable experience.“I felt really great after it, which was really cool,” she added cheerily. Asked how else she prepared for the long dance session, she admitted it was a little easier than expected. READ

Speaking of their favourite ventures, Si said that his was the one to India on the BBC's The Hairy Bikers Ride Again, where they ate vegetarian food for six weeks but didn't miss meat at all.It was the second time his co-star had visited the South-Asian country, but Si’s first. The conversation follows the sad news from May that Dave has cancer.At the time he revealed to Si live on air that he was undergoing chemotherapy. Speaking on the Hairy Bikers – Agony Uncles podcast, Dave said: “Anyway Kingy, I’ve got to come clean now, I haven’t been too well recently. “Basically, I’ve got to have some chemo, you know all this anyway, so this year is going to be a bit quiet for me.“I’m not going to be filming, some of the festivals I’m not going to be able to go to, some may be OK but this year’s a bit of a write-off for us.”Despite his health battle, Dave was clearly keeping positive and vowed on White Wine Question Time that he will “get through this”.

ITV Coronation Street star Colson Smith has addressed the reason behind his 10st weight loss. His co stars have appeared alongside him on ITV Loose Women. Colson plays Craig Tinker in the soap.

READ MORE: Corrie legend Maureen Lipman slams 'wokes' for trying to make everyone in TV 'an actor'Jack has played the role of Gail's son, David Platt in the soap since 2000 and when he was asked about his the duration of his time on the Salford set, he was left red faced.The 34 year-old is one of the longest serving cast members on the set of the soap, first debuting at the age of 12, and when asked by Linda Robson, 64, about trying to beat William Roache's record, Jack couldn't help but laugh at the suggestion.William Roache has played Ken Barlow since the soap's inception in December of 1960 and is the only original cast member left on the long-running serial drama.But Jack was still reflective of his time, saying: "He's 66. [It's been] 20 or 22 years now, Yeah quite long, quite a long time.

As the soap star wore an oversized grey top and black leggings, she could be seen standing at the front demonstrating.She performed a quick routine, before travelling around the room to observe the form of her clients. Beverley shouted to her female clients: “Smile!”She wrote in the caption: “Wow.. what an evening we had!"A HUGE well done to all my feisty, strong women..

Coronation Street's Stu Carpenter is hiding a secret up his sleeve next week, as spoilers have confirmed his long-lost daughter and ex-wife are about to be exposed on the cobbles.But fans think he could be hiding something even more sinister, as the most eagle-eyed among them have spotted a potential DNA link to a former Corrie villain - and think Stu could be out for revenge.Not much is known about the formerly homeless chef's past, other than he trained as a cook in the Navy before going on to work at a pub before losing his job.READ MORE: Emmerdale star Joanne Mitchell's life - co-star husband, forgotten roles and second jobSpoilers have revealed that he also has a daughter called Bridget and an unknown granddaughter, along with an ex-wife, Lucy.But nothing else has been revealed so far - and fans think that in a twist of fate, Stu could be the father of late baddie Charlie Stubbs.Along with attempting to drown David Platt, Charlie had an affair with Maria Windass, feuded with Peter Barlow and repeatedly cheated on Tracy behind her back.Tracy went on to feign abuse and ended up killing Charlie and spending years in prison for the crime.But now fans think Stu may want further revenge after embarking on a plot to put Tracy in her place earlier this year during a wine tasting session.

Coronation Street bosses are wheeling out big-name stars to boost their Covid-clobbered studio tours.Street bosses have signed up a host of their top stars to meet fans at the £40-a-head visits to their new studios.Peter Barlow star Chris Gascoyne was the first actor to meet fans at the weekend.READ MORE: Corrie Kelly Neelan star's glam snaps - tiny bikini, silk dresses and red carpet gownsVisitors were delighted by the new move and one person said on TripAdvisor: “Everything was perfect. Enjoyed by myself my partner and my partner’s mum.“Absolute bonus that one of the main characters from the show showed up, Pete Barlow.”Another wrote: “What a fantastic day the sun shone on weatherfield today our tour was at 2:45 pm 16th July and it was well organised.“We were excited to see who we got for the star and we weren’t disappointed PETER BARLOW fantastic guy and we got our photo with him would recommend the star tour don’t know how long they’re doing that for and it’s a different star each time.”And Chris, who has played Ken Barlow's son for 22 years, was greeted with delighted cheers and claps and cries of 'Peter.'"You were the one we wanted," called out one fan to the 54-year-old actor.

Coronation Street role is as an undertaker, he probably wasn't expecting to dodge death himself after the near miss.He has passionately declared in the past that he hopes his character doesn't meet the same fate as the people he prepares for funerals and end up "leaving in a box".And fortunately he wasn't standing too close to the tree when the accident happened.Posting a photo of the mishap to his 80,800 followers, he sympathised: "Too hot for our poor old beautiful weeping willow."It just came crashing down...luckily whilst I was in the house."He added: "It's a jungle out there!! RIP willow!"The heat has caused some dramatic situations, as fires raged through London and members of the public were warned not to use their barbecue equipment outside of their own gardens.Train tracks have also buckled under the strain of the sky-high temperatures.However Tony,  who inserted a tearful emoji to his post, might not have anticipated that the casualties of the heatwave could include the trees outside his house.@katsitter shared her sympathies on the micro-blogging site, exclaiming: "Omg..'liked' it as seemed a lovely photo then read the detail!"She added: "Lucky no one hurt but such a shame re the tree,"Hope no damage to anything else..weather's not helpful to nature or our moods!!"@wraggywraggster echoed her sentiments, writing: "Gutted it came down, but glad you weren’t injured."@lucyspeed chimed in: "Oh no. We lost ours as a kid too.

@benshephard just bumped into Jimmy Floyd at St George’s Park where his team Burton Albion train. “Great facilities.” The snap showed Ben standing and smiling for the camera alongside his sporty pals. However, the news presenter appeared to be standing on top of a treadmill to reach the same height as the other two. He wrote playfully, in response to Chris’ tweet: “You weren’t supposed to get my feet in shot!”But some fans spotted other photo blunders, too. @Jonny_Wilkes commented: “Never mind the feet …is that a see through top you have on ???” Ben replied in good jest, writing: “Haha these pecs need airing!!” Others joked about Ben’s lacklustre appearance. @MarcusFranks13 said: “Ben it’s not a great look from the knees down.”It comes after the announcement that Ben and Chris have joined forces to present Unbelievable!, a new BBC Sounds and BBC Radio 5 Live podcast. The pair will interview some of the biggest names in football together in weekly episodes starting August 4th. They will be joined by current players, legends of the game, and some celebrity fans as well. The duo will uncover behind the scenes insights into the lives of the biggest players in the sport. Speaking to the BBC yesterday, Chris said: “We can’t wait to launch the podcast and start sharing the unbelievable stories from the show. “We’ve lined up some real characters to join us – people who have seen and done it all in football. “We’ve had a lot of laughs so far and we’ve already unearthed some stories that will thrill fans of all clubs.”Co-star Ben added: “It’s been great teaming up with Kammy again to chat to some of the biggest legends, and some of the most entertaining characters, in the game. “We’ve had a lot of fun recording, but we’ve also

Taking a tour of Coronation Street is a real treat for many fans of the Weatherfield soap. And now fans also have the chance to meet someone from their favourite show as they take in the sights on the famous cobbles.