Exclusive: Whoopi Goldberg's difficult childhood that influenced her recent project

Love Island viewers can't seem to get enough of budding lovebirds Dami and Indiyah, if tonight's show (Saturday July 2) is anything to go by. Fans of the show got to see a little more of the pair's will-they-won't-they romance in a special edition of Love Island : Unseen Bits on ITV2 at 9pm.

New Real Housewives of Cheshire star Katie Alex channeled iconic doll Barbie as she was seen arriving at filming for the 15th series of The Real Housewives Of Cheshire. Katie's arrival on the glam cast of the ITVBe reality show was confirmed as she stepped out with co-stars Hanna Martin, Lauren Simon, Lystra Adams, Nicole Sealey, Rachel Lugo and Seema Malhotra as they headed to Lystra's Boujee restaurant and Carnival Street Food and Bar on Bridge Street.

Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian are both breaking their silence on the Blink-182 drummer’s hospitalization.

Supportive faces in her corner! As Adele completed her BST Hyde Park Festival headlining set, she was joined by several familiar faces in the crowd.

Love Island's spin-off show Unseen Bits - telling Davide Sanclimenti about a weird encounter she'd had with three aliens.The Turkish TV star was chatting to the Italian hunk about her own beliefs as she asked: "Do you believe in aliens?" "Yes," chirped back a confused Davide as Ekin-Su went into detail about a UFO sighting that led to her Facetime being hacked by "three purple aliens". "I swear on my little brothers life," added the beauty.Davide, who was now disbelieving of the story, asked: "Were you drunk?"She added: "No, I was sober.

self-proclaimed “mountain mama” Meghan McCain after her “miserable” and abrupt exit last summer.A bevy of right-sided guest hosts have been cycling through on-air audtions for the top spot — and an insider has revealed those repeat tryouts are the ones to watch out for when it comes to the permanent gig. “You are starting to see familiar faces over and over,” the source told The Post. “I would expect an announcement before the season ends on August 5.”The source added: “If you watch the show, you can see people who are coming back regularly to join the co-hosts at the table.

owns several units in the building.Christian was taken into custody at the NYPD’s First Precinct in Tribeca.Swift has a long history of being targeted by stalkers.

Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker are updating their fans after his recent health scare. Barker took to his Instagram story on Saturday and wrote, "I went in for an endoscopy Monday feeling great but right after dinner, I developed excruciating pain and have been hospitalized ever since."  "During the endoscopy, I had a very small polyp removed right in a very sensitive area, usually handled by specialists, which unfortunately damaged a critical pancreatic drainage tube.This resulted in severe, life threatening pancreatitis." Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker shared an update on his health scare with their fans on Saturday.  (Getty Images) The Blink 182 drummer concluded, "I am so very very grateful that with intensive treatment I am currently much better." Kardashian also shared her thoughts on her husband's recent hospitalization on her Instagram story.

It’s a very big weekend for Tom Cruise!

Love Island's Ekin-Su is either a psychic or a witch, according to fans of the ITV2 dating show. Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu had fans' jaws on the floor as she clocked onto the lads' behaviour within minutes, and to enhance their theories, she also predicted every aspect of their plan.

Manchester United attacker Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly wanted to leave the club in January.Reports suggest that the superstar thought he had made a mistake and wanted out of Old Trafford at the start of the year. The 37-year-old started his second spell at the club after joining in a £12million deal from Juventus last summer.

Love Island's Andrew Le Page might be connected to one of the stunning new bombshells set to enter the villa on Sunday night, after his pals hinted a connection.With six new girls heading into the villa to tempt the boys, the original Islanders will be hit with the ultimate challenge - but will they stay loyal?The original girls have been whisked off to Casa Amor, the boys left behind will now welcome six newbies... but one of the lads already knows one of the bombshells.Andrew Le Page is already familiar with one of the arrivals - so could his relationship with Tasha Ghouri be tested?Currently coupled up with Tasha, it has now come to light that Andrew has a bit of history with Cheyanne Kerr.Cheyanne is one of the gorgeous six new girls heading into the main villa this week.Both Cheyanne and Andrew have spent a lot of time in Dubai, as have many of the Islanders.

Jeff Bezos is set to remain stranded after the firm building it refused to dismantle a bridge to allow the Amazon founder to move his hulking vessel to the open water. Bezos had offered to foot the bill for the middle section of the decommissioned Koningshavenbrug in the Dutch city of Rotterdam to be removed.

Wimbledon clash turning nasty. The controversial Australian 40th seed was victorious over the Greek world number four on Court One in a heated battle which saw both men cautioned by French umpire Damien Dumusois. Tsitsipas also appeared to take aim at his opponent on two separate occasions.

Love Island viewers were worried for Antigioni Buxton as she flopped to the floor during a sparring match with Luca Bish.The pair were enjoying some friendly banter as they decided to take one another on in a kick boxing match.Antigioni who often spars with her self-confessed fitness fanatic dad Paul Buxton was more than up for the challenge.The Greek-Cypriot beauty shot to her feet to welcome the challenge and even attempted to make the first move as she lunged in for a super-high kick that failed.Elevating her leg way above her head was a step to far and she instantly fell to floor laughing about the red faced moment.Fans online took to the platform to air their concern, with one person writing: "Antigoni will never be able to live that fall down."A second said: "Antigoni falling like that wow, that must have hurt #loveisland."Another echoed: "That’s so embarrassing that's so embarrassing Antigoni #loveisland."While a fourth online user typed: "The way she dropped OMG #LoveIsland."This is a live TV story and is being constantly updated.

Top Gear legend, 59, has a Ferrari and a Porsche but admits he barely uses them. Instead he uses new models that are good for the environment.He said: “I have more than one car, which is too many. And I hardly ever use my Ferrari or Porsche.

Aurelia as she marked her third birthday. She wrote alongside them: ‘Well my babygirl is 3 and it’s been 3 months since we lost Tom – two big milestones. ‘3 years with our amazing Rae has absolutely flown by but I can’t remember life without her here. 3 months without Tom has felt like a lifetime but yet it feels like only yesterday he was here with me.’Kelsey added: ‘Life is cruel and amazing, hard, yet magical and everything inbetween.

London Pride, wearing denim shorts, a black top and a colourful kimono with a rainbow flag trim at the bottom. Dame Kelly completed the look with sunglasses and a black cross-body bag which also featured a rainbow stripe down the middle. Addressing the crowd, Dame Kelly insisted she would never live ‘behind that curtain’ again.She explained: ‘For those that don’t know me, I am an honorary colonel with the Royal Armoured Corps Training Regiment, I am a Dame Commander of The British Empire, I am the first British woman in the history of the Olympic Games to win two gold medals at the same games, I am mixed race and I am also a gay woman.‘For 34 years I have never been able to say those words until two weeks ago due to the fear of judgment and retribution that was instilled in me since the age of 18 because the laws in the military and being in the public eye didn’t allow me to do it.’She thanked fans for their support since coming out, adding: ‘All I can definitely say now is I’m 52, I’m never going to live behind that curtain again.’The sportswoman was joined by Alison Hammond and Phillip Schofield, who both wore white T-shirts with the ITV logo in rainbow colours. Dame Kelly had publicly come out as gay just two weeks beforehand, having felt she had to hide her sexuality for 34 years for fear of persecution.She revealed that she had first realised she was gay at the age of 17 in 1988 when she kissed a female comrade while was a soldier in the Women’s Royal Army Corps.The sports star revealed that she kept her sexuality hidden for fear of being persecuted as same-sex relationships were banned in the force, but it was the pandemic that spurred her on that it was finally time to be her ‘real self’ after having breakdowns

Joey King just shared the sweetest video to give fans a rare peek inside her life with her fiance, director Steven Piet!

Rebel Wilson was unjustly pressured to announce her relationship to Ramona Agruma by an Australian journalist, Whoopi Goldberg released a powerful statement in defense of the actress.MORE: Whoopi Goldberg's difficult childhood that influenced her recent project - exclusiveThe host spoke directly into the camera as she recorded the latest episode of The View, expressing her anger over the reporter's tactics and his subsequent apology.Rebel first made her relationship public on Instagram with a sweet selfie with her girlfriend, stating that she found her Disney Princess.WATCH: Rebel and girlfriend Ramona show off their dresses before Vanity Fair partyMORE: Whoopi Goldberg's backstage photo on The View gets fans talking for surprising reasonShortly after, it was revealed that the post was in fact her taking news about her personal life into her own hands, after a journalist asked her to comment on her relationship, not only giving her a deadline to go public, but insisting that he would if she didn't.Celebrities and fans alike have rallied around the comedian in support, and Whoopi took a moment during The View to comment.She revealed her dissatisfaction with the reporter's apology, who said it was never his intention to out her, stating: "Well, you know that's not true. If it wasn't your intention [to out Rebel Wilson], you wouldn't have done it."A post shared by The View (@theviewabc)Whoopi's powerful statement After receiving a round of applause from the audience, she continued: "If you didn't want to do it, you shouldn't have done it.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer“Queer as Folk” and “Big Sky” star Jesse James Keitel is boarding “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,” for a guest star role as a nonbinary character.Keitel, who is a trans woman, will appear on the June 16 episode of the show’s first season, currently streaming on Paramount+. Keitel will play Dr.