Eamonn Holmes defends Rylan Clark after troll accuses ITV star of throwing 'sickies'

Piers Morgan, 56, took to Twitter to react to an image of his former ITV colleagues this morning.To mark International Women’s Day, the women of the channel got together to pose for pictures, dressed in shades of pink, red and orange.Piers argued this was “great to see” as they were “dressing up in pink and proudly identifying as women”.However, the outspoken former host of Good Morning Britain couldn’t resist a swipe at “wokies” over the image.He argued that had he suggested they take the photo, he would have been branded “sexist”.In full, Piers penned to his 7.9 million followers: “As we approach #internationalwomensday, great to see ITV’s female talent all dressing up in pink and proudly identifying as women.“Of course, had I suggested they do this, the wokies would have branded me a sexist gender-stereotype-promoting transphobic patronising monster….”The image in question featured stars of GMB like Susanna Reid and Ranvir Singh.Lorraine Kelly, Holly Willoughby, Charlene White and Kate Garraway are all also in the snap taken to mark International Women’s Day.However, his tweet has been met with mixed reactions from his followers.User @RiaanNelZA wasn't impressed, writing: "You will find a way in news that has nothing to do with you..just so you tell the world who you are by saying you are not that..." (sic)While @AlisonMunday pointed out: "All dressed in pink? We're seeing a different photo."If I'm correct and there's also red and orange, sort of defies the 'all women in pink' stereotype tweet."@DanRK replied: "Still bitter about the ITV thing after all this time…"@Caldicot03 added: "That's because you don't get to decide how women should dress!"Others agreed with Piers' tweet, taking to his replies to share their

Robert Rinder swapped his courtroom for a place on the Good Morning Britain desk as he made a return to the show.

Emma Willis and Nick Grimshaw are joining forces to host 'The Great Home Transformation'. The 'Voice' host and the former BBC Radio 1 DJ have landed a new gig at Channel 4 on the new show, which will see family homes transformed in just three days. Sharing the news on Instagram alongside a promo shot of him and Emma, Nick, 37, wrote: "Ooooooh I am so excited to announce that me and @emmawillisofficial are joining forces for a brand new series on @channel4.

Piers Morgan, 56, was in Australia to meet his colleagues at Sky News Australia and even had an encounter with Prime Minister Scott Morrison during his time there.The former Good Morning Britain presenter has taken to social media to bid farewell for now, after making sure that he "ruffled feathers" before his departure.Piers took to Instagram to share a video from his hotel room window, in view of his 1.8 million followers: "Farewell, Sydney. I leave you as I found you a week ago… and how you’ve been the entire time….

Susanna Reid has mocked her changing co-host on Good Morning Britain by comparing it to 'TV Tinder'.

Emma Willis is hopeful that 'Big Brother' will return to the UK one day. The 45-year-old TV star presented 'Big Brother' and 'Celebrity Big Brother' between 2013 and 2018, as well as the spin-off series 'Big Brother's Bit on the Side' between 2011 and 2015, and like Rylan Clark, who won the 2013 celebrity series and also hosted 'Big Brother's Bit on the Side', Emma would love to see the reality show back on air. She told Metro.

Ukraine, saying she was "so sorry" she wasn't his mum and that if she had been he would have been "so loved". She has now defended her actions to BuzzFeed News."I know how I could easily have moved in the direction of becoming a dictator myself," she said."If certain circumstances of my life were different, were I a little less bent toward healing and more toward vindication, I could have been a darkly powerful person."The actress's odd poem – which she shared on Twitter - started "Dear Mister President Vladimir Putin..." and saw her suggesting the politician could have grown up to be a different person if she was his mother."If I was your mother you would have been so loved, held in the arms of joyous light, never would this story's plight, the world unfurled before our eyes, a pure demise of nation sitting peaceful under the night sky," she said.AnnaLynne, 34, said she couldn't image the "soul-stealing pain" that Putin must have been in as a child and that she would have died to make him warm if the world was cold."I cannot believe I was born too late, in a different place, when I would have loved you so," she said.The video went viral but triggered a barrage of criticism, with people saying it was "cringeworthy", "incredibly tone deaf" and "embarrassing".Some people advised the actress to get rid of the post and to "pretend it never happened"."The best time to delete this tweet was immediately after sending it, the second best time is now," said one person.Piers Morgan was among those to wade in, tweeting: "This is so cringe I can feel my eyeballs curling up." For more of the latest showbiz news from Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.

Piers Morgan, 56, skewered American actress AnnaLynne McCord, 34, after a video went viral of her telling Vladimir Putin she is “sorry” she is “not his mother”.The 90210 star, who is 35 years Putin’s junior, shared the bizarre poem to her Twitter page on Thursday.In a lengthy clip addressed to Putin, 90210 star AnnaLynne said in view of her 198,000 followers: “Dear President Vladimir Putin, I’m so sorry I was not your mother.“If I was your mother, you would have been so loved. Held in the arms of joyous light.“If I was your mother, the world would have been warm, so much laughter and joy...

BBC Radio 2 presenter Rylan Clark has reflected on his life over the past few months, claiming that he's building a "reputation" for himself.Speaking to drag queens Kitty Scott-Claus and Cheryl Hole on the most recent episode of his self-titled Ry-Union podcast, Rylan, 33, chatted to them about their time on BBC Three show, RuPaul's Drag Race.Addressing the hit show's third season, Rylan asked Kitty what it was like to follow in legendary footsteps.Kitty replied: "Do you know what, I'm obviously very good friends with our Cheryl and I went through Cheryl's drag race journey with her back when she started doing season one."And I saw absolutely everything that was happening to her."I was just like this is the most incredible thing that could happen to anybody and I just think the world of our Cheryl."It's like she's dead isn't it, "she quipped.Rylan chimed in, "God bless her soul" before they fell about laughing.Kitty continued: "But I was honestly so in awe of her and everything that it could offer"So when the opportunity arose to audition for season three I was just like of course I'm going to audition, it has to happen, it's going to be fab." (sic)She continued humorously: "I want everything.

Eamonn Holmes has revealed that where he grew up, in war-torn Belfast during the infamous era of the Troubles, cancel culture "was a bullet in the head". However, the former This Morning presenter has revealed he admires Piers Morgan for his fighting spirit during his own cancel culture scandal, when he clashed with ITV over his Meghan Markle comments.Praising Piers for standing up for his beliefs, he exclaimed: "He saved ITV Breakfast!"Without him, the viewing figures will probably slump because he brought a different way of doing it," he added."You have to evolve or die."He also related to the host's refusal to suck up to people in the industry, admitting that he and his wife Ruth Langsford are also "not good at kissing bottoms"."Sometimes it is really quite pathetic the way some people suck up to influential people," he continued."Ruth and I have to genuinely like people to socialise with them."Despite this, he also told the Daily Mail's Weekend Magazine that he can't quite match Piers' outspoken tendencies explaining: "Piers is much braver than I am.

Eamonn Holmes has reignited his feud with Phillip Schofield today. The TV star has moved to slam the ITV Lorraine and ITV This Morning tribute to Schofe yesterday. ITV paid tribute to the TV star on Monday as he celebrated 40 years on our screens.

Apprentice star Thomas Skinner, a “p***k” when he tricked the presenter into being the new face of his bed shop which opens this weekend.Rylan was completely unaware of his involvement with the project until he saw posters for the shop opening with his face plastered all over them.The Radio 2 host playfully confronted the businessman in view of his 1.6 million Twitter followers.He wrote: “So Thomas Skinner rings me, ‘Ry pop down Saturday to my shop opening’.“I say course mate very proud of you (I’ve known him for 15 years).“He then sends me this...what a p***k. I’m gonna kill you!”Luckily, Rylan saw the funny side and added a multitude of laughing emojis to the post.The Strictly It Takes Two presenter included the promo poster in question for Thomas’ bed shop opening.It featured Rylan with a big grin on his face next to a speech bubble saying: “Possibly the best bed shop in the world.”The advert then named Rylan as the guest of honour and said in large, bold writing: “Shop opening by Rylan!”Tom, who was fired by Lord Alan Sugar in week nine of series 15, reposted the advertisement and quipped that Rylan will be “cutting the ribbon”.He said: “So guys! Lots of hard work but we finally got there!“My first bed shop is opening this Saturday at 10am in Brentwood.“I’ve talked Rylan into cutting the ribbon.

EAMONN Holmes has defended pal Rylan Clark after a nasty troll accused the host of "pulling sickies" after he was hospitalised following a mystery illness. The 62-year-old replied to a tweet originally shared by a nasty Twitter user, which has since been deleted, that claimed they were growing "weary" of Rylan's sick leave. The tweet read: "Never been a fan of @EamonnHolmes but sadly our TV and radio shows are loaded with presenters like him, who openly admit to having no talent or opinions and wonder why they're in their well-paid jobs.

EMILY Maitlis and Jon Sopel have quit the BBC - as more big names follow Andrew Marr out of the door. It comes after Newsnight host Maitlis was rapped for "bias" by the broadcaster when she re-tweeted a post by Piers Morgan criticising the Government for its coronavirus response. Despite the presenter deleting her retweet within just 10 minutes, someone complained about it.

Eamonn Holmes has rushed to the defence of Rylan Clark after an online troll accused the former X Factor star of faking illness. Rylan sparked concern last week after sharing a snap of himself in hospital, and has since gave a health update to his fans and said he was “resting”. His most recent trip to hospital came after he received medical attention last month following his split from husband Dan Neal last year.

BBC Radio 2 presenter Rylan Clark unexpectedly split from his husband Dan Neal in June, 2021, after five years together.

Rylan Clark‘s estranged husband Dan Neal has reportedly joined Tinder following their split.Rylan, 33, and former Big Brother contestant Dan, 42, called time on their relationship last year after six years of marriage.Now it appears Dan is looking for love again as the star has reportedly joined dating app Tinder with a simple question for his potential matches.As reported by The Sun, photos on the profile believed to belong to Dan sees him showing off his muscles, including a topless snap where he gazes into the camera while relaxing on the couch.On the profile, ‘his’ interests are listed as enjoying music, football, yoga, working out and grabbing a drink with friends.The bio – generally a space for people to showcase their personality or kick off a conversation with a question – reads simply: ‘What is love?’The news comes amid a difficult time for Rylan, who has been open about his health struggles in recent weeks, including both physical and mental.He was missing from his BBC Radio 2 show for two weeks after spending some time in hospital earlier on in February. Though in true Rylan style, the star revealed the news to fans by saying he was having an extended trip to ‘Costa del hospital’.He shared a picture of himself hooked up to an IV drip joking it was ‘for ultimate sympathy’ and while he didn’t confirm why he had to make a dash to the docs, he did note he was ‘slowly on the mend’ and resting up.After his hospital stint, the presenter appeared on The One Show where he admitted he ‘had a little bit of a dodgy time’ but is now doing better.Rylan had spoken openly about his mental health struggles following his split from Dan, admitting things got ‘really bad’ for several months.Speaking to Davina McCall on his own

Rylan Clark is said to be suffering renewed heartbreak as his estranged husband Dan Neal has reportedly signed up to popular dating app Tinder.The former couple, who decided to call it quits on their six-year marriage last June, have been working through their divorce gradually ever since. Now the Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two presenter, 33, who said his mental health struggles hit him hard over the last year, could be facing the prospect of his former husband moving on for good. Former police officer Dan, 42, opted for a posed selfie smouldering to the camera for his profile picture on the platform, and showed off his muscular bicep by resting on his hand.

Eamonn Holmes, 62, did not hold back today as he defended Rylan Clark, 33, after he was accused of pulling “sickies” while he was forced to miss work due to an illness. Rylan returned to his duties on BBC Radio 2 at the weekend following concerns over his health after falling ill earlier this month.But one listener hit out at Eamonn, who they accused of having “no talent or opinions”, while saying they were becoming “weary” of Rylan’s “sickies”.Taking to social media to reveal their views, Twitter user mjkennington wrote: “Never been a fan of @EamonnHolmes but sadly our TV & radio shows are loaded with presenters like him, who openly admit to having no talent or opinions & wonder why they're in their well paid jobs.“At least @piersmorgan has an opinion.

Dancing on Ice star Bez has confessed he once took drugs on a plane while sitting next to Piers Morgan.The Happy Monday’s star was the latest celebrity to be eliminated from the popular ITV skating competition after he found himself in the skate-off against Coronation Street legend Sally Dynevor.Although fans are devastated that his crazy skating antics have come to an end, the 57-year-old has shared some of his wild stories from his glory days in the band in his autobiography Freaky Dancing.And it’s fair to say the dad-of-two didn’t fail to impress as he shared one uncomfortable flight with none other than the hot-headed former Good Morning Britain presenter while he sneakily partook in heavy drug use.The star explained in his book how the unusual duo found themselves sat next to each other while they were travelling back from Rio de Janeiro in the 1990s during the peak of his fame.Bez – whose real name is Mark Berry – had been painting the town red with the rest of his band while he enjoyed a five-day cocaine binge during their stay and it was clear to see he wasn’t ready to stop once he’d boarded the flight.But what he wasn’t expecting was quite how full the plane was as passengers scrambled for seats on the jam-packed airline.And it appeared as thought there was only one seat available for the singer which just happened to be next to the Britain’s Got Talent judge himself.He recalled: "When I got there, I realised instantly why no one had wanted to sit in this seat.

Naga Munchetty took the reins alongside her co-host, Rick Edwards, on his morning show 5 Live Breakfast as the BBC presenter took over from regular broadcaster Rachel Burden who was noticeably absent today.The journalist, who fronts her own radio show on the network, stepped in on the morning programme.Taking to Twitter, the 46-year-old made a cheeky admission ahead of sitting in for Rachel.The BBC Breakfast presenter joked that her co-presenter Rick "may regret" having Naga on board over the next few days this week.In view of her 265,000 followers, Naga penned: "In your ears a little earlier today @bbc5live from 0600-0900 with @rickedwards1 letting me share the Breakfast studio with him..."She added: "Will he regret it?"Social media users flocked to comment on Naga's post, as Geraint Lewis joked: "He'll be sorry."Sir Hugo commented: "Well it would be an honour to work with a nice lady like you Naga."While Andrew cheekily fumed: "I missed [the show] this morning."Speaking on 5 Live Breakfast, Naga explained that she will be filling in for Rachel over the next few days."Good morning to you. Rick, 'Hello,'" she began.