Dan Walker breaks silence on 'extremely awkward' BBC blunder with mistaken guest

The grand pooh-bah is leaving the ballroom. Len Goodman announced Monday that season 31 of Dancing with the Stars will be his last.

Harry Redknapp, 75, spoke about Matt Hancock, 44, and his decision to join ITV’s I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! despite an outcry from the public and some of his fellow MPs.The football manager admitted he felt like the public were keen to watch the former health secretary “suffer” during the jungle trials. Harry competed in I’m A Celeb back in 2018 and went on to be crowned King of the Jungle after proving popular with the public. In a new interview, the star was asked what he thought of Matt joining the show when people felt he should be at home working for his constituents. “Yeah, I think lots of people did think he should be at home,” the star reflected.  “He was always going to get picked for every trial,” Harry admitted. “People wanted to see him suffer. “I suppose lots of politicians have done different reality TV shows like Strictly,” the football legend added. “So he’s not the first, but he’s going to get some grief over it, that’s for sure.”Harry was then quizzed about what it takes to win the show after his victory four years ago.“It’s quite tough.

By now we’ve all learned of the tragic death of former child star Aaron Carter, and as new details arise, our hearts only ache more for the huge loss.

Gisele Bündchen knows what she’s doing.

It wouldn’t be a wedding without a little family drama, right?

They’re adults now! Michelle Obama said she and Barack Obama have no problem with their daughters’ dating lives since they’re both grown women.

Pete Davidson is doing what Pete Davidson does! And Emily Ratajkowski is vibing with it!

Waitrose has officially unveiled its Christmas advert offering for 2022 and opted for a unique approach this year.

Olivia Culpo suffered a painful exchange with her boyfriend Christian McCaffrey as the San Francisco 49ers superstar hugged her on the sidelines before the clash with the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday night. The model and actress took to social media to share McCaffrey’s helmet collided with her face and potentially injured her when the pair shared a hug. The moment occurred before McCaffrey helped his 49ers to a 22-16 win over the Chargers at Levi’s Stadium.

Jay Leno is "doing OK" despite being seriously burnt. The 72-year-old TV host - who is also an avid car collector - suffered major burns after one of his vehicles burst into flames while he was in his garage and just needs "a week or two" to recuperate. He told Variety: "I got some serious burns from a gasoline fire.

Roberta Flack has been left unable to sing after being diagnosed with ALS. The 85-year-old star is best known for her hit song 'Killing Me Softly with His Song' and has had a career in music since the late 1960s, but since being diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - a neurodegenerative condition also known as motor neuron disease which affects the brain and nerves - she now finds it "impossible" to sing, according to her manager Suzanne Koga. In a press statement, she said: "ALS has made it impossible to sing and not easy to speak.

Kate Winslet is returning to 'Dark Season. ' The 47-year-old actress made her professional acting debut in the six-part sci-fi children's serial - which was the first drama to be penned by Russell T Davies and followed three teenagers fighting to save Bishop Grave School from an evil teacher - in 1991 and has now teamed up with the 'Doctor Who' showrunner to play the part of Reet once more as part of an audio drama titled 'Dark Season: Legacy Rising' and is "delighted" to be going back to the beginnings of her career. She said: "I was delighted to be asked to come back! It’s been genuinely moving and wonderful to revisit those early days of my career.

Olivia Wilde and her boyfriend Harry Styles started off the week with a session at the gym.  The couple were spotted hitting the gym in Studio City on Monday. Harry, 28, was spotted finishing up a workout at the same gym his girlfriend, 38, was seen exercising at on Monday. No slowing down! Olivia Wilde and her boyfriend Harry Styles hit the gym in Studio City on Monday Olivia was seen at the gym wearing a grey Adidas top, black leggings, and matching trainers.She wore her hair pulled up into a high ponytail, stylish black shades, and a bag looped across her body.

BBC Breakfast presenter Dan Walker, 45, spoke about how the cost of living crisis was affecting his own family as he called on politicians to do more to help.The Strictly Come Dancing star opened up about the terrible conditions many in the country are facing while speaking at the 2022 Pride of Britain Awards in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk. Dan gave his own thoughts on the financial crisis and how it was affecting the public during an appearance on the red carpet, just hours after he had been reporting from Downing Street on Monday for Channel 5 News. “It’s a really hectic time at the minute, isn’t it?” Dan remarked, just as Rishi Sunak has been announced as the third Conservative Prime Minister in a row within the space of two months.“I know it’s a massive job and it’s probably one he’s quite excited about…” Dan continued. “And I don’t know about you, but I’m fed up with the soap opera of politics.”Speaking about the government and its MPs, he said: “They just need to crack on and do their jobs. “Because we speak to people every single day on the programme who are genuinely on the edge and they are so in need of help,” he added in reference to his work with Channel 5.“Particularly with winter coming round the corner… And I’ve even got members of my family who are really worried about ‘Can they turn their heating up a degree?’” he revealed. “They’re freezing in their house but they can’t do it, because it’s a choice between: do they do that, or do they eat baked beans for the last two weeks of the month?”The UK has been experiencing a cost of living crisis over the past year, where the price of essential goods have risen faster than household incomes, leaving many people struggling with basic necessities

NAGA Munchetty has spoken out following the huge amount of presenters who have decided to leave the BBC over recent months. The broadcaster has seen a number of colleagues leave throughout the past year for other channels.

Dan Walker, 45, moved to Channel 5 News earlier in the year, marking the end of a six year stint on the BBC Breakfast sofa.

BBC, but viewers might not know that she once appeared on Casualty back in the 90s.It's clear the BBC Breakfast host is a lady of many talents as she once played a "spiky teen" on the medical soap back in 1997.And despite her impressive broadcasting career, Nina's acting credit in the Christmas special of Casualty was her first on-screen role.READ MORE: BBC Breakfast's Nina Warhurst swipes at Holly and Phil as she addresses 'boos' at NTAsNina, 42, took to Twitter on Tuesday (October 18) to celebrate the BBC's 100th birthday with a series of throwback snaps from her Casualty stint.The BBC star looked dramatically different as a youngster, especially given the fact that her character landed herself in hospital with a bandage and several cuts across her cheek.The journalist couldn't help laughing at her first TV appearance, joking that she was rather like her mischievous character as she too used to like "keeping boys a secret".Alongside the archive snaps, Nina wrote: "Happy Birthday BBC [balloon emoji] Howling at finding my first appearance with Auntie."Casualty…a spiky teen in polyester, keeping boys a secret, causing parents endless headaches (v method for me in 1997 luvvies)."She concluded: "Here's to the next chapter... Proud to be part of it."Nina later poked fun at her younger self in a follow-up tweet that read:"….

Strictly Come Dancing star Dan Walker, who formerly hosted BBC Breakfast, has taken to Instagram to show off his newspaper appearance which took a swipe at ITV’s day time show This Morning.The Daily Mirror had used a picture of the Strictly cast from the National Television Awards, which was held on 13 October.The NTA’s is an award show that recognises some of the biggest names in news, soaps, dramas and daytime television across channels such as BBC, ITV and Channel 4. READ MORE: Strictly star Will Mellor gives health update after judges slammed for harsh critiquesITV’s daytime show This Morning, regularly hosted by channel favourites Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield, won the award for Best Daytime Show.Dan proudly posted the newspaper page on his Instagram profile, which showed him beaming with pride as he chilled backstage with his former co-stars. The headline read “This Moaning” and showed pictures of the Strictly Come Dancing crew dressed to the nines as they all posed for the group selfie.More snaps from the evening were dotted around the page, including pictures of Alison Hammond, Dermot O’Leary, Holly, Phil and Anton Du Beke as they all celebrated the night.Dan shared a screenshot of the newspaper page and wrote: “Our little NTA’s Strictly selfie made the papers on the weekend.

Dan Walker, 45, has taken to Twitter to praise Matt Goss for his "class and style" after the star became the third celebrity to be eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing 2022 last night. It comes after the official Strictly account shared a short clip of the Bros star on the BBC show on Saturday night.In the clip, which showed the singer's final speech on the show, he said the experience had drastically alleviated his "shyness".When reminded by Tess Daly that he said he had a "shy bone", Matt admitted he still does, but that the show has helped a lot. Host Tess said: "You came to us, you said you had a shy bone."Matt candidly replied: "Yeah, I do.