EastEnders' Clair Norris in tears as she recalls name-calling over weight in Panorama doc

Ulrika Jonsson was busy causing her own heat wave at home while modelling a fabulous white bikini for her loyal legion of Instagram followers. The Swedish-native, 54, got fans fired up as she showcased her killer slender proportions in a skimpy two-piece.With the weather across the UK reaching highs of 23 degrees, it's no wonder self-confessed sun-worshiper Ulrika couldn't wait to head out to her garden for a tanning session.Getting ready to top-up her all-year-round tan, the former Gladiators host struck up a sassy pose in her lavish home before heading out to lap up some rays.Capturing the selfie with her smart phone, the television personality stood with one hand on her popped hip while tilting her head to one side.Ulrika penned: "That day of the year again when sun comes out."In another cheeky snap, the Celeb's Go Dating starlet showcased her pert derriere in the flimsy swimwear.This time, the blonde decided to leave the sassy snap caption-less.Meanwhile, last week Ulrika hit the headlines after she'd opened up about an abortion she'd had 23-year ago.The TV star explained that contraception had "failed" to work and she was in the early stages of a new romance at the time.She had also not long became a mother and had a 15-month-old son, who still absorbed most of her attention.

Countryfile’s Helen Skelton has recently announced her split from husband Richie Myer and it has been discovered that he has unfollowed Helen on Instagram.Helen is currently looking after the couple’s three children in their family home after it is reported that he has entered a new relationship with Stephanie Thirkill, his rugby club president’s daughter. Helen and Richie, who plays for the Leeds Rhinos rugby club, have separated after nine years.Helen posted on social media in April and shared the news with her 295,000 followers.She said at the time: "Very sad to say that Richie and I are no longer a couple.

Eurovision 2021 winners Måneskin made a rather candid reference to the drug controversy they were embroiled in last year and told finalists not to get "too close to the table".Last year, lead vocalist Damiano David was accused of snorting cocaine during the live finals.After a thorough investigation and almost being stripped of their winning title, Damiano was proven innocent - however, he was clearly scarred from the ordeal.During the 2022 finals however, when asked what advice he would give finalists, Damiano: "Two [bits of] advice, have fun and don't get close to the table guys."Sharing their frank honesty, fans in the audience roared with laughter.Sharing their thoughts on social media, fans took to Twitter to comment on the joke. One person penned: "When Damiano said have fun and stay away from the table, poor guy had to make songs about not taking drugs." Another shared: "I just knew damiano was gonna say something about the drug allegations I love him."While a third added: "Damiano, my love, joking about how everyone accused him of consuming and drugs bc he got 'too close to the table' in Eurovision 2021 and now he came back with that advice lol slay king."This is a live TV story and is being constantly updated.

EastEnders actress Katie Jarvis has "ruined" Michelle Antonio's life, the devastated mum has claimed.Michelle, 49, claims she has since become too stressed to work and is suffering from panic attacks and flashbacks to the racial abuse she endured as a child.During a day out in July 2020, Michelle visited a cafe in Southend, Essex, just two months after the murder of George Floyd in the US and the Black Lives Matter movement.Michelle and Katie came to blows when the 30-year-old actress who played Hayley Slater branded Michelle a "black c**t," before exclaiming "black lives don't matter", before explaining "I'm a celebrity". Speaking to the Sunday Mirror, the single mum said: "How can racism like this still be going on in the 2020s? You think things have changed, but nothing has."Michelle from West London says she is now seeking therapy, has since left her job as a college assistant, demanding an apology from Katie and believes she received a "slap on the wrist".She has also called on TV bosses and believes Katie mustn't appear on television again.Katie faced being jailed for six months but was subsequently handed a two-year community order but Michelle feels as though she has been "wasting her time".Katie admitted to racially-aggravated harassment of Michelle and common assault on a club bouncer she spat at two hours later.At the time of their incident, Michelle and her family were sat outside an eatery when Katie and her two pals approached.She told the publication: "Katie shouted 'black lives don't matter, I'm a celebrity – on and on and on, she called me and my daughter black c***s."I was so shaken up and angry, frustrated, upset, embarrassed.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle told the Queen that they never wanted to be on the balcony at Buckingham Palace for her Platinum Jubilee, according to sources.It comes after the palace confirmed only working members of the Royal Family could appear on the balcony on June 2 - leaving Harry and Meghan out in the cold.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are returning to the UK next month with their children for the four-day celebration to mark the monarch’s 70-year reign.Courtiers and aides are continuing to finalise which events they will attend.Despite claiming that they ‘never wanted to appear on the balcony’, a royal insider claims the pair did insist on attending the Queen’s Thanksgiving Service, as reported by The Sun.Biographer and pal Omid Scobie, author of Finding Freedom, denied they were “cut” from the balcony line-up and Trooping the Colour, which marks the monarch’s birthday.Writing for Yahoo news, Mr Scobie said Harry had “spoken with his grandmother about the possibility of not attending Trooping the Colour long before last week’s announcements”.The Sussexes thought it “inappropriate” to appear at the “balcony moment” as they were no longer working royals, he added.It comes as royal experts claimed that the couple is attending the celebrations because they "need to be seen as royal" and the decision to come back is "entirely due to branding".The Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced last week that they would travel from California, US to attend Jubilee events in the first week of June.Since they sensationally stepped down as working royals in 2020, they have only returned to the UK together once, meeting with the Queen at Windsor in April ahead of the Invictus Games.Keep up to date with all the latest news stories.

Elon Musk has jokingly warned that ‘the bots are angry’ after announcing that he has temporarily put his deal to buy Twitter on hold.At 3:41 am this morning (May 14), Musk took to Twitter to jokingly Tweet: “The bots are angry at being counted”.It comes after research found that less than 5% of the social media site’s users were made up of spam or fake accounts.The $44 billion (£36bn) Twitter deal has been in the works for weeks now.But yesterday, after the business magnate shared a link from Reuters covering a new survey from Twitter, he said the deal could be on the rocks.Musk’s tweet said: “Twitter deal temporarily on hold pending details supporting calculation that spam / fake accounts do indeed represent less than 5% of users."According to Bloomberg, Twitter shares dropped by around 11% almost immediately following the tweet, while Tesla shares gained by 4.9%.To which $MSTR Founder and CEO Michael Saylor responded to Musk’s latest tweet stating: “The bots are angry at everything”.While one Twitter user accused Musk of taking the issue in order to negotiate a lower offer price.Keep up to date with all the latest news stories. by signing up for one of Daily Star's free newsletters here.However, earlier reports claim that spambots have been at the centre of Musk’s justification for buying the social platform.

Chelsea's bench tried to gain an upper hand during their FA Cup final penalty shootout defeat by encouraging their fans to make noise as each Liverpool player stepped up to take their spot-kick. It must've felt like deja vu for Blues fans as they suffered a second shootout loss to Liverpool in the space of three months.

Married… With Children series is on the way that will reunite the iconic sitcom’s original cast.According to Deadline, Ed O’Neill, Katey Sagal, Christina Applegate, and David Fausti will all reprise their roles as the apathetic Bundy family for an animated revival that is currently being pitched to networks and streamers.The new take on the 1987 sitcom – which aired its final episode on June 9, 1997, and is one of the longest-running live-action sitcoms in television history – will be written by Family Guy executive producer Alex Carter, who also serves as showrunner.Sony Pictures Television, which owns the series, has already closed deals with the show’s original stars.Although no network or streamer has picked the animated series up yet, Fox (which aired the original), and Hulu and Peacock (which show re-runs of the show) are reportedly interested.Created by Michael G. Moye and the late Ron Leavitt, Married… With Children follows the lives of Chicago natives Al Bundy (O’Neill), a woman’s shoe salesman; his lazy wife, Peggy (Sagal); and their children, Kelly (Applegate) and Bud (Faustino).A number of follow-up series have been discussed over the years, but they often fell apart due to the busy schedules of the stars.In 2020, O’Neill wrapped his final episode of Modern Family, which like Married… With Children also ran for 11 seasons.

Waterparks are back with their first new music in almost a year, dropping the infectious single ‘FUNERAL GREY’ – listen below.The Texas trio have been teasing their return since the beginning of the year. In February, they shared an update on their fifth studio album, the follow-up to last year’s ‘Greatest Hits’, teasing that it was “80 per cent done”.They then teased that if ‘Greatest Hits’ was “an indoor nighttime album”, the new record would be “an outdoor daytime album”.

Britney Spears has announced that she has suffered a miscarriage.Last month, the pop icon revealed that she and fiancé Sam Asghari were expecting their first child together. It would have been the singer’s third overall, following her two sons, Sean and Jayden, both from her former husband Kevin Federline.Today (May 14), Spears took to social media to share the tragic news that she had lost her “miracle baby” in an announcement signed by both her and Asghari.“It is with our deepest sadness we have to announce that we lost our miracle baby early in the pregnancy,” Spears wrote.

EastEnders actor Charlie Wernham tied the knot with his fiancee Emma Collis in a breathtaking Essex Ceremony on Saturday.The 27 year old soap actor, who plays racist thug Aaron Monroe on the BBC soap, said "I do" to beautiful bride Emma at the Gosfield Hall wedding venue in Essex. Former Hollyoaks star Charlie and Emma's gorgeous nuptials were captured by and shared guests on social media including Daisy Wood Davis, who appeared in Hollyoaks at the same time as Charlie when he played Robbie Roscoe on the soap. Daisy posted a video of the wedding guests cheering as newlyweds Charlie and Emma held hands and walked down a set of stairs, which were decorated with some elegant white flowers.

EastEnders is set to reveal a heartbreaking rape storyline involving troubled character Ben Mitchell. BBC soap bosses are set to tackle a new storyline where Ben (who's played by Max Bowden) is sexually assaulted by The Albert's new barman to tackle the sensitive issue of male rape.The upcoming storyline will begin airing later this Spring and will see fan favourite Ben become a victim of sexual assault by Lewis (played by Aidan O’Callaghan).

EastEnders co-star June Brown, who died earlier this month at the age of 95. Annette spoke about how “strong” and “genuine” the Dot Cotton actress was in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk. On April 4 it was announced that June, who had played the iconic soap character Dot Cotton for many years, had died. June had appeared in 2,884 episodes of the BBC’s hit show EastEnders and fans were left heartbroken by the news. Annette, who appeared on the show between 2013 and 2017, shared an insight into June’s character.When asked if she knew the actress well, she described meeting her for the first time during a filming project in Switzerland years before they both appeared on the soap together. “We had more time off together then really,” she reflected.

EastEnders star Max Bowden is reportedly set to become a first-time dad as his ex-girlfriend Roisin Buckle has revealed she is pregnant.The 27 year old soap star who plays Ben Mitchell in the soap, split from the insurance executive, 36, earlier this year after a short romance that first saw them go Instagram official in October. And now it has been claimed that Roisin is expecting her first child with Max - and despite the pair having gone their separate ways, they will reportedly raise the youngster together. "Max and Roisin are delighted they're expecting a baby – even if they are no longer together," a source revealed.

EastEnders star Natalie Cassidy looked a far cry from her iconic character Sonia Fowler during a night out with her friends and work pals recently.The 38 year old actress, who recently shared a rare insight into her life with fiance Marc Humphreys and children on a holiday, opted to dress up in full glam as she hit the town for drinks and dancing with a group of other women. Posting a series of snaps on her social media, the star beamed as she posed in the bar and sipped wine. In one full-length image, the star grinned as she showed off her svelte figure in a pair of light blue denim jeans, a black fitted top and lacy bra.

EastEnders actress Katie Jarvis, who played Hayley Slater on the BBC One soap, has avoided a prison sentence and been handed a community order following a drunken brawl in which she repeatedly cried out "black lives don't matter".The former soap star admitted racially aggravated harassment and common assault at Basildon Crown Court yesterday. Jarvis had previously pleaded not guilty to the charges, but changed her plea to a guilty one on the day of the trial.The incidents occurred in July 2020 when the 30 year old actress, who was drunk at the time, had spewed racist abuse in front of children while walking along a seafront in Southend-on-Sea.

EASTENDERS actress Clair Norris sobbed as she presented her first Panorama special tonight about the UK's obesity problem. Clair, who plays Bernadette Taylor in the BBC soap, broke down in tears as she revealed she had been bullied over her weight.

EastEnders star Cheryl Fergison, 56, married Yassine el Jamouni, 35, back in 2011 and since then the actress has been heavily criticised over their age gap, with some even claiming he is after her money. In a recent interview Cheryl has compared her relationship to Mick Jagger and his younger bride, while insisting her husband is not a "gold digger".Cheryl's shop assistant husband Yassine is rarely seen in public but has attended events with her at the start of their relationship.Speaking in a new interview, Cheryl hit out at criticism claiming those who disagree with her relationship are sexist.This is due to an age gap being seen as "quite cool" for Mick Jagger, 78, who is married to Melanie Hamrick, 35.She said: "The world has become so cynical.

Katie Jarvis has plead guilty to racially aggravated harassment after an altercation with a woman in Southend-on-Sea in July 2020.The former EastEnders actress, 30, plead guilty at Basildon Crown Court after she was heard shouting "black lives don't matter" during the street row in July. Jarvis, who played Hayley Slater on the soap, was arrested and charged with racially aggravated harassment, common assault and two counts of assault by beating. She originally denied the charges.

Lacey Turner gave fans a rare glimpse of her two young children as she shared cute photos of the little ones over Easter.The 34 year old posted a snap of daughter Dusty, two, and one year old son Trilby, whom she shares with husband Matt Kay, on Instagram. She captioned the post: “My world”, adding a white love heart emoji. In the photo, the two children are seen with their backs to the camera, huddled over a sofa side-by-side while watching the TV.

Cheryl Fergison has spoken out against those who have doubts about her marriage to toyboy husband Yassine el Jamouni.The 56 year old, who was recently seen busking a decade after her exit from popular BBC soap opera EastEnders, explained that when her son Alex, 22, asks Alexa a fact about his mum, it immediately responds with: "Cheryl Fergison is married to a goatherd from Morocco". Expressing her annoyance at this, Cheryl said: "Why's that the first fact that comes up? And it's wrong! "We don't have any goats. We've never had any goats near us! But that's the first thing people say.