Fern Britton's 3 years of heartbreak after losing husband Phil Vickery and both parents

Dan Walker had been invited to go wild swimming with his Strictly Come Dancing co-stars, but had to decline - and Sara Davies wasn't accepting his excuse.The sheepish BBC Breakfast star attempted to explain away the situation on his Instagram Stories.Talking during a special Q&A session on social media, he was quizzed on whether he'd be willing to brave the water."Would you ever go wild-swimming like the Strictly tour lot?" the question read."I was going to, actually, when we were in Sheffield," Dan recalled, referencing his hometown."I was invited down by the Reverend Kate Botley and Sara - but I just couldn't get back from work in time."It looked like fun, and I'd love to have a go."However, he added of his ill-preparedness: "Appropriate footwear always essential when wild swimming, I think!"If the luxurious-looking work shoes he has posted on Instagram to show off his shoe-sock combinations are anything to go by, they would have been nowhere near casual enough for a sporty swimming trip.However, he also reposted Sara's feisty assessment of the situation, where she'd written: "Yeah we invited him and he totally flaked on us."This excuse about not getting back from work on time is total BS - he chickened out!" she added, using a chicken emoji to punctuate her point.Dan appeared to own up to his antics, adding a GIF which read: "GUILTY."However, in previous Q&A footage from yesterday, Dan took the moment to present himself as courageous.He told fans: "The best thing about being a journalist is the opportunity to be a sword for those without weapons and a shield for those who can't defend themselves."However, his job wasn't always deeply serious, as he demonstrated when he revealed one of his embarrassing moments in the

One of the most anticipated films of 2022 is, without question, Andrew Dominik’s “Blonde.” In fact, it was one of our most anticipated films of 2021…and 2020, as well. You see, “Blonde” has been delayed for a long time due to a variety of reasons, including the pandemic.

Geoff Mayfield Ten years ago today, the world lost Whitney Houston. She was 48 years old and on the precipice of a long-awaited comeback that was tragically cut short the night before the 2012 Grammy Awards.

Lewis Capaldi has been pictured lapping up the atmosphere of The Brits after parties.

With Valentine's Day just around the corner, we’re desperately trying to find the perfect outfit for our date night. Whether you’re going out for dinner or staying in with a Netflix series and a takeaway, Valentine's Day is a great excuse to dress up. This year, instead of scrambling an outfit together minutes before, we’re taking some style inspiration from some of our favourite celebrity style gurus to ensure our outfit is top notch whatever our date night involves.

The son of a Kilmarnock fan who died from cardiac arrest following the Ayrshire derby has thanked the first responders who battled to save his dad.

If you haven’t already heard, Alesha Dixon is our newest OK! Beauty Edit celebrity collaborator – and we’re more than a little bit excited to have her on board.The star has curated a special selection of her favourite products (shop the selection for £45 here), to save us having to scour the internet this month for good beauty buys. Now, in a special Instagram Live with Alesha, we’ve managed to get some extra beauty tips from the star on how she looks so healthy and glowy all of the time. We’re also a tad relieved to find out that she does face some very real beauty problems too.

James Argent is reported to have received a visit from paramedics this week after worried friends raised the alarm.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorNBC News has a lot of stories to tell during the Olympics and the Super Bowl. One of them is about itself.The large NBCUniversal news division is using both events to get the word out about its growing package of streaming news programming at a time when the battle for broadband info junkies appears to be reaching a new apex.NBC News will tout its streaming-news outlet NBC News Now with a 20 second promo in the first quarter during NBC’s broadcast of Super Bowl LVI this Sunday, as well as with a 15-second promo during the pre-game.

Adele has revealed her ex-husband Simon Konecki is still her soulmate, despite their divorce. The mega star, 33, is set to appear on The Graham Norton Show on Friday 11 February, where she talks about her ex and their son, Angelo. Adele won big at the Brits this week and in her speech for her third award, for Best Album, the singer emotionally dedicated it to her son and ex-husband.

Channel 5's Fishing Scotland's Lochs and Rivers.The TV chef, highly regarded for her traditional cooking recipes, will feature alongside presenter Fern Britton, legendary cricketer Lord Ian Botham, former sprinter Linford Christie and comedian Les Dennis.The famous five will tonight try catching fish near Loch Tay, after their exploits last week saw them travel from the east of Scotland to Auchmithie beach, where they enjoyed smoked fish in barrels.Throughout their time on the show, the fivesome will explore a variety of different cooking methods - something Ms Shrager has spent her career as a chef doing on a variety of TV shows.Among her TV highlights include a stint on ITV's I'm A Celebrity...

And while she appeared to lavish praise on The Firm, there was one member of the Windsor clan that she interviewed who she claimed was one of her worst interviewees - Princess Margaret's ex-husband Antony Armstrong-Jones, also known as Lord Snowdon.Ahead of last year's series Princess Margaret: The Royal Rebel, Ms Britton outlined how "spectacularly rude" Lord Snowdon had been when they spoke more than a decade ago.Writing on Twitter, she said: "Watching the documentary about Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon on @BBC2."I interviewed Lord Snowdon about 12 years ago and I can tell you he was the most spectacularly rude and uncooperative interviewee I have ever met."And I’ve met a few so, Bravo!"The documentary recalled aspects of Margaret's

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showbiz gossip straight to your inbox with the Daily Star's FREE newsletterFern Britton has spoken about how she found 'magic' after the breakdown of her marriage to Phil Vickery.The couple announced their separation in January 2020 after 20 years of marriage, sharing on Twitter: "After more than 20 happy years together, Phil and I have decided to go our separate ways."We will always share a great friendship and our lovely children. We would appreciate it if our privacy is respected at this time.

Good Housekeeping, told the publication that she wasn't afraid of change.“The last three years have been very hard; I lost my parents, I lost my marriage."I lost my other home in Buckinghamshire, too, because Phil lives there now and I’m in Cornwall.

This Morning host is mum to four children in total, including her daughters Grace Jones, and Winnie Vickery, 19, who she shares with former husband Phil Vickery.Fern typed on Twitter: “Yesterday my daughter said I had become a grumpy old git!“All because I said that woman I’d met for a nanosecond was very irritating.She was!”In response her followers agreed at times they could be “miserable” too as they reassured Fern she was not alone in her lowered tolerance of small talk.One said: “Blimey, it's a good thing I'm not her mum! Oddly, I find everyone irritating at the mo. People standing too close, walking too slow, driving too fast, driving too slow, talking too loud, not minding their own business...

Twitter user commented: “I would really like to see more of @Fern_Britton on television.“This wonderful lady is so diversely talented, charming, enthusiastic, and entertaining in whatever she does.“A real priceless diamond legend of a broadcaster and presenter… and a best selling author.”Seemingly flattered by the comment, she replied with a series of four-leaf clovers and happy emojis.‘He’s not really with us’ Jeremy Clarkson’s swipe at James MayMany of her 87,000 followers agreed with the fan and echoed his wishes.One commented: ”Definitely need you back on our TV Fern.