Corrie's Rob Mallard spills on ex-soap star he 'still sees a lot' after on-screen romance

The title might come with a whole host of responsibilities for ensuring the positive progression of a football club. But in the end the sporting director will almost always be judged on one facet alone. Recruitment.

Hamilton Accies star Michael Doyle has told his young team-mates to show what they can do against Queen’s Park at Hampden this afternoon.

Yuki Kobayashi was inspired by Shunsuke Nakamura’s tales of his Champions League exploits at Celtic. He just didn’t know it at the time.

Hibs boss Lee Johnson insists he’ll keep faith in his expansive game plan away from home despite trips to Ibrox and Tynecastle looming large.

A top children’s entertainment duo are heading back to their Ayrshire roots with a spectacular new seasonal stage show this Christmas.

Wising up! Jana Kramer took to social media to celebrate her birthday — and share what she’s learned after 39 trips around the sun. 

Britney Spears has offered her estranged sister Jamie Lynn Spears some rare praise despite previously calling her 'scum' and accusing her of 'f***ing lying' in her controversial memoir released earlier this year.In an Instagram post shared Friday, the singer - who is celebrating her 41st birthday - congratulated her 'brave' and 'inspiring' little sister, 31, for baring her soul in a promo clip for her Fox's Special Forces, a military-style competition show for celebrities.Shortly after the post was published, fans of the Toxic singer expressed confusion in the comment section — even speculating that Britney may no longer be in control of her Instagram account.'It's my b-day but you're my heart so I'm thinking about you … congratulations on being so brave, inspiring, and showing guts and glory in your show !!!' Britney began. Rare: Britney Spears has offered her estranged sister Jamie Lynn Spears some rare praise despite previously calling her 'scum' and accusing her of 'f***ing lying' in her controversial memoir released earlier this year; Britney seen in NovemberShe then appeared to reply to Jamie Lynn's quote about wanting to feel 'worth something' and escape her sister's shadow by 'proving herself' on the cut-throat program, which will premiere January 4, 2023.  'You ain't alone … if anybody knows what that feels like … I get it' wrote Britney, who was clearly alluding to her now-terminated conservatorship.'My baby sister !!! I love you !!!' the pop star concluded.

Emma Roberts enjoyed some solo Christmas shopping around Melrose Place in Los Angeles on Friday. The 31-year-old Scream Queens actress, who is often spotted out and about around LA, wore a black and white fleece with a large ribbed collar.  Emma wore black pants and shiny black boots and shielded her eyes with a pair of sunglasses. Holiday shopping: Emma Roberts enjoyed some solo Christmas shopping around Melrose Place in Los Angeles on FridayThe niece of Julia Roberts carried two white shopping bags over her left arm as she crossed the street holding her cell phone. The American Horror Story star put her naturally smooth complexion on display as she went make-up free and styled her long blonde tresses pulled back in a bun.

Twitter has released a tweetstorm of its internal discussions about its efforts to suppress the Hunter Biden laptop story Friday night via journalist Matt Taibbi.

CORONATION Street star Grabielle Glaister has revealed she wants to join a rival soap ahead of her exit from the cobbles. Viewers have seen Grabielle play the role of Fern Lindon as she poses as a lookalike of Bernie Winter. As she schemes her way through Weatherfield, Fern has stolen jewellery worth more than £1,000.

I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! star Olivia Attwood, 31, had admitted it “doesn’t seem right” that Matt Hancock, 44, is competing in the ITV show after the events of the pandemic. In Spite of wanting to “bantz” and “spar” with MP, however, she has named the “one quality” that slightly redeems him in her eyes. Following her dramatic exit from the jungle just 24 hours into the show, Olivia described how it wasn’t until she turned her phone on at Brisbane airport that she learned the former Health Secretary had entered the I’m A Celeb camp. The Love Island star spoke about how she understood the MP's decision to handle his disgraced reputation with humour, admitting she might have done the same in his position. However, she went on to clarify that there was nothing funny about his affair that shocked a nation, after asking the public to obey his strict lockdown rules. ''Despite his obvious flaws he can laugh at himself which is always a redeeming quality,” she explained.

This Morning presenter Josie Gibson, 37, has hit out at Matt Hancock, 44, for continuing to receive his wages as an MP whilst starring in an ITV reality show.The former Health Secretary may have had the Tory whip removed from him, but he continues to earn his backbench salary while partaking in I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!.In addition to his current salary, the disgraced politician is also reportedly being paid £400,000 to be on the show.Matt has been criticised by many of his fellow MPs for his decision, as he is currently not doing any work on behalf of his constituents while Parliament is sitting.Plenty of celebs have also shared their frustrations, including This Morning star Josie, who has explained his appearance on the ITV show felt inappropriate, given that “people are angry”. Matt, who regularly updated the public on the latest safety measures they should follow during the Coronavirus pandemic, was forced out of cabinet for breaking his own lockdown rules. "It is so bad that's brilliant, the whole country is talking about it," Josie said.

Boy George, 61, admitted in front of his I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! campmates tonight that he was forced to apologise to Victoria Beckham, 48, following a headline-making tweet he sent out. Back in June, the Culture Club singer complained about the star getting “preferential treatment” after the pair were alighting a British Airways flight. This summer, the Karma Chameleon singer made headlines after he vowed to "boycott" British Airways as he accused them of "leaving everyone in first class waiting", while Victoria was "picked up at the aircraft".The pop star took to Twitter to call out the airline, which he threatened to “avoid for a while” because of the way he claimed he was treated.Speaking to comedian Seann Walsh this evening, Boy George said: “There was an article in the paper about when I had my funny little spat with Posh Spice on BA.

“And then I did something, I think, in lockdown - lockdown did a lot for us.“There was a lot of negative, but there was also quite a lot of positive for me like the menopause conversation.Lisa went on: “I felt brave to start talking about that much more openly then.“And I definitely did something on the domestic violence and the pain and the hurt that I'd been through.”Lisa is now happily engaged to her fiancé George Smart, who proposed in 2017.The pair were due to get married in Japan in 2020, but the ceremony was cancelled due to the pandemic.As well as opening up on her previous experience, Lisa has also recently become an advocate for female health issues.Speaking to Express.co.uk, the television and radio presenter shared details about her own health history and how she maintains her wellbeing.When asked about any previous health woes, if any, Lisa explained: “I’ve had a few issues. A few things that have come up.“I have had a few surgeries.

I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! This left the Coronation Street actress in a glum mood as she continued her morning routine before she confronted Matt Hancock about his "c**p" around camp.As Sue got ready for the day, she struggled to find her towel, and announced to the camp: "Right, where’s my towel gone? I can’t find my towel anywhere.

I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! star Olivia Attwood was apparently not forced to leave the ITV show for Covid reasons, despite previous reports claiming otherwise.The celeb shocked viewers when she left the Australian-based series within the first 24 hours of arriving. The Love Island star entered the jungle last Sunday alongside the likes of Boy George, and radio DJ Chris Moyles, and quickly made an impact on fans.During her brief time on the show, Olivia was tipped as a possible Queen of the jungle, but fans were soon left disappointed after ITV confirmed she had to exit the show on medical grounds.On Monday night, host Declan Donnelly said: "Unfortunately, Olivia Attwood has left the jungle for medical reasons and sadly won't be returning."Ant McPartlin added: "Now, she does feature in tonight's show, which was filmed before she had to leave.

It was accompanied by a popular social media meme of someone fighting the urge to let rip.The Karma Chameleon hitmaker appeared to take issue with Loose Women host, Charlene, taking charge of the cooking."I'm a good cook," the pop icon began, "but when someone has decided they're in charge of the kitchen, it's difficult to really have your say."He went on: "The food was horrible.The mushrooms were not cooked enough.

Lorraine Kelly has said she doesn't hold a grudge against Anthea Turner, 62, despite what people may believe, after she replaced her on GMTV.The 62-year-old was three months into being a new mum to daughter Rosie, now 28, when she wanted to return to work as a freelancer but was told she wasn't needed. The host swiftly learned that Anthea had stepped into her shoes to present the show alongside Eamonn Holmes.Lorraine shed light on the situation when journalist Elizabeth Day asked her if it was true she was sacked while on maternity leave.The presenter confirmed she was correct, to which the podcast host further asked: "Is that not illegal?"She explained on the How To Fail podcast: "No, not back then.That was 1994 and I was freelance.Sarah Beeny says losing hair was ‘really traumatic’ amid chemo"She [Rosie] was born in June and I was going back to work in September, a couple of months later, but if you’re freelance that’s what you have to do."We just got the call about a week before I was due to come back – I was thinking oh I haven’t lost any of my baby weight, who cares."And I just got the call to say, 'Really, sorry we’ve got Anthea Turner, but do you know what thanks and that’s that'."When asked if she held a grudge against Anthea over the move, she replied: No, not at all."Lorraine went on to say her fellow presenter is a "nice girl" but didn't believed she worked well with Eamonn."Her and Eamonn were like oil and water, and it didn’t work," she added.Lorraine helped launch GMTV back in 1993 by presenting a range of programmes.She went on to co-host Daybreak from 2012 but left in 2014 to focus on her own show.Kaleb Cooper has 'never been so poorly' leaving Jeremy Clarkson alone [LATEST]Emma Willis admits telling Matt

Coronation Street since 2016, spoke to Express.co.uk, where he admitted that he hopes to stay away from being bumped off the show since new character Stephen Redi, played by Todd Boyce, has entered the fictional street.The star’s admittance comes after viewers witnessed Stephen kill Leo (played by Joe Frost), and Stephen’s ex-wife Gabrielle (Helene Maksoud) narrowly avoid the chop as well.When asked if he knows how involved his character will get with Stephen, Rob shared the surprising fact that Coronation Street bosses keep the scripts hidden from the actors for as long as possible.“I don't know yet.They keep that information from us as well,” Rob began to say.“I've been enjoying watching it, I've been enjoying watching it unravel so far, but I believe that I'll be busy sort of towards the end of the year, maybe the beginning of next year.”Hinting at the development of a storyline with Daniel at the centre, the actor was unaware of any specifics, but joked that he wanted to keep well away from Stephen.He continued to say: “I don't know whether that intersects with the Jenny, Leo, Stephen storyline at all.“I'll have to find that one out myself.“I hope Steven doesn’t set his eyes on me.“I am kind of glad to be keeping away from it because I don’t want to be killed off!”Rob’s desire to stay on the show partly comes from his love of the soap and the “rare” opportunity it provides him as an actor.When asked what he likes about being on Coronation Street, Rob replied: “I enjoy it because it's very rare as an actor to be kept in employment for such a long time.“I enjoy it from the ‘being in work perspective’.