DWTS pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy in tearful reunion embrace with wife after fleeing Ukraine

Ukraine to help his Strictly Come Dancing partner Oksana Platero's grandparents, as well as covering the border for TalkRadio.The criminal barrister has taken to Twitter to hit out at social media users who have criticised his plans, claiming he is just another "celebrity".In a series of tweets starting yesterday, Robert explained his plans to travel to Ukraine's border with Poland to hopefully meet Oksana's grandparents.Since his announcement, the television personality has been inundated with support, but some cruel trolls criticised the move.The criminal barrister replied directly to one social media user, who criticised Robert as just another "celebrity".LifeOnTheJohn said: "How many 'celebrities' are going to do this."Like the ones who recorded songs for Covid. It's just media b******t again.The moon landed all over again."Robert hastily replied to the message in view of his 188,600 followers.He said: "Hi there, I hear your scepticism."I have collected evidence in international criminal matters and dealt with traumatised children in war crime cases."I hope I'm not 'one of those celebrities'.

During the conversation, Nicki also revealed her surprise when she discovered her brain tumour had disappeared.The BBC host underwent surgery to remove the tumour in 2019, but only part of it could be extracted safely.She told host Kate: “Back in October I was having my yearly scan with my fantastic consultant, who knows that I adore him."I tell him regularly in front of my husband how much I adore him and the NHS that looked after me and continue to look after me so well."And he rang me, and I was standing in a field, because now we do phone appointments, we don't do it face to face.”Nicki added: "So he rang me with my latest scans, and I was standing in a field and the Escape to the Country crew were moved away."I knew I was getting the call, so they moved away, and they gave me some privacy and I'm looking at all these pigs."Nicki admitted she broke down after hearing the update, and still gets emotional now when talking about the moment.

“Was nice to hear the laughter. Maybe I'm in the wrong game.”The official QI Twitter page responded to Martin’s tweet, writing: “You're always welcome to pop into the Elves' office for a biscuit and a cuppa Martin x.”Martin Lewis is known for his money saving tips and regular appearances on This Morning as well as for his own show.Martin also took to Twitter last night to share his thoughts on viewers’ energy bills.He penned: "My heart just sank doing my @thismorning phone just then - as it does almost every time I hear 'energy bills' right now."So many people are understandably unable to process the scale of the increases and unable to meet the price.

This Morning presenter Eamonn Holmes has taken aim at ITV bosses, insisting he “wasn’t being treated with respect”.The journalist’s statement comes after he previously branded ITV as “sly” for axing him from his long-time role on the morning talk show.The 62-year-old has slammed ITV once again for the way they treated him before he jumped across to GB News.Eamonn and his wife Ruth Langsford, 61, used to present on ITV’s This Morning together every Friday, but were replaced on the show by Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary in 2021.Eamonn began presenting This Morning alongside his wife back in 2006, while Ruth had already been part of the ITV show’s on-air team since 1999.Ruth continues to present on Loose Women, but Eamonn is no longer a part of ITV at all - and there certainly doesn’t appear to be any love lost there.The Northern Irish presenter told the Guardian Magazine this weekend: “It was obvious I didn't tick the boxes for ITV anymore and I wasn't being treated with respect there."It was a self-esteem thing."You think 'nah I'm out of here, bye!' So that was it,” he continued."And nothing's changed: I play what I do straight." He added: "GB News has been very welcoming - it's nice to be appreciated."Express.co.uk has contacted ITV for further comment.Eamonn previously claimed that his exit from This Morning came as bit of a shock.He previously told the Daily Mail’s Weekend Magazine: “No one explained anything to me.“I'm all for TV companies being able to choose who works for them, but it would be nice if you were told why you were going.“They're sly.They didn't want to announce that I'd been dropped because it would adversely affect audience figures, so they made it look as if I'd walked away from them rather than

Radio Times, the actress revealed that she doesn’t support their actions.The 75-year-old had strong feelings about the debate around the toppling of UK statues.When asked about her thoughts, Joanna commented: “All our ancestors were linked with something, so you can’t suddenly go, ‘But I don’t do that’.”She added: “If you eat sugar, you’re probably eating sugar that came from sugar factories that were worked by slaves, and so it goes round and round.“Lots of things were obviously reprehensible, the slave trade being one; you can’t defend that.“But there are different things that were done in the past which we can’t change.“We don’t do them now because we wouldn’t.”Joanna, who is hosting a new three-part ITV documentary series Great Cities of the World, where she explores the magnificent cities of Berlin, Paris and Rome, said: “So, I don’t know how much of the past you can smash up without finding that the wrecking ball has come very close to your own house.”Joanna has recently also spoken about the “distressing” impact she feels the Netflix series The Crown has had on the Royal Family.She told Radio Times that she can’t watch the show, because she “knows quite a lot of the Royal Family”.She continued: “I know how distressing it must be to have your life made up and then played out as truth.”The Absolutely Fabulous star was made an OBE in 1995 and became a Dame earlier this year, when she was given the honour as part of the New Years Honours list.Joanna, who is also a campaigner, said: “It comes as a complete and unexpected surprise and is the kindest and most beautiful present imaginable.”She also received the BAFTA TV Fellowship in 2017.With a career spanning over five decades, Joanna has appeared in everything from Ab

He also wrote, saying that Nick “described Israel as a functioning democracy and mapped out the solution as a political will shared by both sides".He concluded that he is thus in a “position of double standard".Nick wrote a response, saying the invasion of Ukraine by Russia is not nearly the same thing as the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He said that one is an unprovoked attack, while the other is a deeply complex long-term conflict. He said: “There is little that I can disagree with in your letter."However, the invasion of Ukraine by Russia is simply not the same thing as the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine.“One is a brutal unprovoked attack on one state by another, in the hope of revising the entire security structure of Europe. “The other is a deeply complex clash of two nations that is far from straightforward.”He added, however, both share the fact that they impose great tragedy on those affected by the conflict. Nick said: “What the two conflicts do share is the tragic fate of all innocents who must cower in bomb shelters in fear of their lives. “I sympathise deeply with all such communities wherever – and whoever – they are.”He added that he wouldn’t repeat his view on the Israeli-Palestine conflict, but said that he has done a lot to raise money for schools in the communities.Nick reiterated that the current time is for uniting to give unequivocal support to the Ukrainian people.The vocalist said: “Right now, a catastrophe is unfolding and I stand with all Ukrainians at this horrific moment in history. “I would like nothing more than to play in Kyiv. “I was very much looking forward to our show there. “

The Telegraph, the ITV presenter praised his stepdaughters for their social savviness.

Queen at the tender age of just 13, around the time that Diversity first rose to fame - and admitted to feeling terrified, exclaiming: "I was just a kid!"The 26-year-old had been picked to appear in the Royal Variety Show in 2009 as part of Diversity when he was a teenager.However, the royal protocol he was expected to abide by sent the bewildered youngster's heart racing."Obviously it was a prize for winning Britain's Got Talent to perform at the Royal Variety Show," he recalled."And I thought I was really, really, really excited up until the moment just before."You're all standing on stage in this big semi-circle and she goes around. [The Queen's] greeting everyone and there's rules," he explained."You need to speak to her a certain way."I don't even know what I'm supposed to say - it's 'Ma'am' like 'Jam' instead of 'Ma'am' [like 'Marm']," he elaborated."You can't say [the latter] because you've not met her before - and I was a kid."I was like 'Oh my God, I'm gonna get it wrong and get rugby tackled by some kind of security' - but luckily it went all right."He added: "It was nerve-wracking for sure."Nowadays, Perri has admitted he faces an ongoing struggle to ensure people see the adult he's evolved into, and not the former image of the fearful 13-year-old greeting the Queen."I get it to this day, 'Oh my God, you're the little kid from Diversity' - until I turn up or someone sees me in person," he laughed."[Then] the person gets a little bit of shock.They'd be like 'Oh! That is not what I ordered.That is not what I had in mind!'"The dancer is adamant that he wouldn't change a thing, as he declared: "That's a huge part of my life...

Strictly Come Dancing star Natasha Kaplinsky has always been a huge animal lover, basing herself in the Sussex countryside with a mammoth total of 47 animals. However she was in for a shock recently when her much-loved dog Dot picked a savage fight with another canine and she got caught in the crossfire.Rushing to extricate her Coton de Tulear Dot from a fight with a Tibetan Terrier by the name of Molly, Natasha landed herself with a bite.She revealed to the Daily Mail that as she'd separated them, explaining: "Dot bit me by mistake".Natasha was rushed to a Haywards Heath hospital, where she received a precautionary tetanus jab and had her arm put into a sling.The traumatised ITV presenter subsequently posted photos to Instagram after her hospital visit, showcasing her bandaged hand and plaster-laden fingers.Clearly the shocked star hadn't quite accounted for her dog's aggressive streak when she first adopted her."Dot is in my bad books," she jokingly exclaimed to Great British Life."She was supposed to be this lovely little lap tap and she's turned out to be the fiercest of everybody!"[When] I tried to separate her from Molly, fighting over a bone...

After sharing the post with her 247,000 followers, fans and friends were quick to offer their congratulations. Davina McCall wrote: “Awwwww !!! So chuffed for u guys xx.”Jean-Marie Stander penned: “OHHHH YAAAAAY!!!!! massive congratulations you guys!”Edjackson8 wrote: “Congratulations guys… that’s going to be a quiet little one!”Courtney Black said: “Congrats!!”James has previously spoken up about the idea of becoming a father and parenthood in general. He told The Sun in November: ”I'd be nervous about bringing kids into the world these days. “But would I like a miniature me running around saying, 'Daddy I love you' and having a laugh with Christmas and things? Yeah, I think that would be amazing.”James Haskell will appear on BBC’s A Question of Sport this Friday at 7:30PM.

Jenny Ryan firmly shut down speculation that she had been given “easy questions” on The Chase yesterday evening after one viewer blasted the quizzer on Twitter.The Vixen had no time for the accusation and was backed up by her supportive fans. Jenny, 39, was left frustrated by one viewer after he claimed she was getting “easy questions” on last night’s episode of The Chase. Bradley Smith tweeted out to his 44 followers: “Tonight @jenlion said she played her A game. “Nah she got a load of easy questions,” he added with two laughing emojis.Jenny was cool and calm in her response, simply tweeting: “I thought we were past this.”The star also shared a gif of herself rolling her eyes on the popular ITV game show with her 107,300 followers.Jenny’s fans rallied round in support of the Chaser, who is employed by the show for her intellect. ChrisB wrote: “You can only answer the questions put in front of you. “Some people live a very negative existence and are intent on finding fault with anything and everything to try and make others feel as miserable as they are. “Can only feel sorry for them. Absolutely love the Chase,” he added with a thumbs up emoji.Carly Gillam commented: “Unfortunately some people just don’t know when to quit when ripping into others personally and sadly I think this is what this GIF is made for these occasions.

The tweet was accompanied by a picture of Putin laughing.Piers recently criticised the international community’s efforts in handling Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.The star posed the hypothetical question of what would be stopping Putin from “taking other countries.”On Tuesday, Putin ordered his military to move nuclear weapons to a "special mode of combat duty”.Piers wrote: “If Putin succeeds in taking Ukraine by scaring us all off with his bulls**t nuke threats, what’s to stop him taking other countries including those in NATO?“Once you cave to a bully, they keep bullying.

Loose Women yesterday saw a heated debate between the stars of the ITV show over Ukraine.

Fern also revealed how she went on a special expedition across the UK, which completely changed her attitude to life.She has cycled across the world in countries including India, Russia and China.During a trek from John O’Groats to Lands’ End, the group began discussing relationships and formed a close bond.Fern said: “The women who had come on the trip, particularly from John O’Groats to Lands’ End, as we were cycling down through the UK, started talking about their relationships and their husbands.“Well, they ended up divorced and going for someone else at the end of it.“One lady got to Lands’ End, took off her wedding ring, and threw it into the sea!“Because it brings you back to who you are, back to the woman that you lost when you got married and had children.“It’s our fault, you know, we bury ourselves in domestic life because we are good at it, and we want to do it.“Suddenly we came out of that, and we were swearing and drinking...

Susanna's colleague has been among the brave TV journalists risking their safety to provide coverage of the heart-rending scenes playing out in Ukraine this week following the Russian invasion. While soldiers instructed Kyiv residents to leave their homes and warned of carnage to come, Richard Gaisford was presenting footage of the crisis for ITV.Aware that her colleague was celebrating his birthday amid the chaotic scenes, Susanna retweeted his latest post to more than 858,000 followers.She wrote alongside a photo of the star holding up a modest cake: "Happy Birthday Richard - spending your half century reporting from Ukraine."Stay safe and keep up the excellent work with your team," she added, punctuating her feelings with heart emojis.Meanwhile, Richard had simply written: "So there it is.

Holly Willoughby, who has confessed to being so sensitive that the plights of her This Morning guests have sometimes left her in floods of tears, is reportedly unhappy about the comments Eamonn Holmes had directed at her co-presenter Phillip Schofield.Since leaving the show, the feisty Irish broadcasting star had launched an avalanche of negative comments about him, promising his "Belfast street fighter" attitude would be released if required.Holly, 41, escaped his acid tongue during the comments made to the Daily Mail's Weekend magazine recently.However, it has been claimed that the presenter is less than pleased about how Phillip, who she has described as her "bestie", is being portrayed.She is alleged to have defended her Dancing On Ice co-host as a "consummate professional" who "doesn't deserve" attacks.GB News star Eamonn started the debate after leaving ITV's This Morning, a job which he had shared with wife Ruth Langsford for 15 years.He was replaced by Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary on the show's Friday slot but was keen to let fans know it hadn't been his decision to leave the breakfast show.He referenced an incident where Phillip had seemingly interrupted his wife Ruth mid-sentence during a broadcast, and told the aforementioned newspaper: "Phillip is renowned for snubbing people."He's very passive-aggressive. It's up to Ruth to say how she felt, but I was feeling hurt for her."He continued: "No one would have snubbed me like that.

Bruce Forsyth had a hugely lucrative career, boasting the longest one ever for a male entertainer in the history of showbiz, his children seem to have been left out when it comes to reaping the rewards of his formidable fortune.The Strictly Come Dancing and The Price Is Right star surprised the public after claims were made that none of his children would inherit so much as a single penny - although there could be a cunning reason.Bruce, who enjoyed an incredible 75-year stage career following his first ever TV appearance aged just 11, died in 2017.He had fought a short battle with bronchial pneumonia, aged 89, and in honour of his entertainment career, had his ashes scattered beneath the stage at the London Palladium.However the public was shocked when it emerged that it was his third wife - former Miss World 1975 winner Wilnelia Merced - who would inherit the entirety of his fortune.No-one else, not even his six children, were honoured in the £11.5 million will.However, on closer examination, Bruce had revealed in an early interview that he had every intention of his children benefitting from his will.Discussing the banes of inheritance tax back in 2015, just two years before his death, Bruce told the Radio Times: "I think your inheritance should go to your children more than back to the country that you've lived in."I'm not saying you don't owe the country something, of course you owe your country a lot for living there all those years."But I think it can be a bit over the top."The current laws state that 40% of a deceased person's funds are claimed by the government as inheritance tax.However those who have left all of their funds above a £325,000 threshold to a spouse or civil partner, for instance, instead of

He added to the publication: "It was certainly unplanned."We'd both left long-term relationships and the last thing we were looking for was another one, but that's life."Amy and Robert have been together since and even starred together in another project in 2016.They appeared in Rehearsal for Murder, which was produced by Bill Kenwright.Speaking about working together again in 2016, Robert admitted it was Amy’s idea.He told The Sunday Post: “Bill’s very canny, so he probably thought it would be nice to have an actual couple playing the couple in the show, and he came to us with it.“We read the script and Amy said she really liked her part.“So that was the deal done because I wasn’t going to argue with that!”

Good Morning Britain presenter Kate Garraway has been sent messages of support from fans following the release of her Caring for Derek documentary.The journalist posted an update on what she called a “frightening week” on Instagram this evening.Kate, 54, released her new documentary Kate Garraway: Caring for Derek on Tuesday as a follow-up to Finding Derek, which aired last year.Derek, 54, caught Covid in March 2020 and was put into an induced coma by doctors, spending a total of 374 days in hospital.Since then, he has been allowed to go home, but requires round-the-clock care from Kate.Posting an update to her 1.1 million Instagram followers, Kate wrote: “Well what a frightening week and I am sure I’m not alone in hugging my loved ones close, grateful - as our hearts go out to the people in Ukraine fearing for their lives.“Despite the horrifying news unfolding all around, I’ve been so moved by how many of you have got in touch about #caringforderek (available now on the ITV Hub).“Do keep sharing your stories of hope and your challenges too.“When the world feels out of control there is something so powerful in standing together - we can make a difference.“There are some wonderful groups that have helped me @access_care @carers_uk @carers.trust who are all great sources of support,” she concluded with heart and prayer emojis.Kate’s followers took to the comments section to send messages of support to the ITV presenter.SJ Axelby wrote: “You are such an inspiration to us all.

This Morning’s Martin Lewis has confessed that his wife is “way tighter” than he is.The ITV finance expert is married to presenter Lara Lewington, who works for the BBC.Martin, 49, is best known for his money saving advice, but the businessman has admitted that his wife Lara, 42, is a lot more frugal than he is.While many might know Martin from This Morning, Lara also works in TV as co-presenter for the BBC’s technology show Click.Martin has teased that he sometimes has to tell Lara to tip, as she is apparently a lot more concerned about saving money than he is.The financial expert is best known for providing consumer advice on saving money, often appearing on This Morning to provide important insights to the general public.Martin also famously founded the website MoneySavingExpert, which helped to make him hugely successful.The ITV star has been married to wife Lara for more than a decade, and recently spoke about her during a discussion with Nihal Arthanayake, 50, on his BBC Radio 5 Live show.On the programme, which aired earlier this week, Nihal asked listeners to get in touch to share how they manage their finances as part of a couple.During this discussion, one listener told Martin and Nihal that she and her partner were “quite similar” when it came to finance.In response, Martin opened up about his own marriage to Lara, admitting that she was “tighter” out of the two of them.He explained: “I've said it before and I shall say it again…“She's actually out of the country filming so I'm definitely safe to say it at the moment.“My wife is way tighter than I am,” he confessed cheekily.   He continued: “You have to unclasp her fingers to get you know a quid out.“I'm like, 'you could leave them a tip you know.'”Lara has