Gemma Atkinson in emotional post as she prepares to leave family home: ‘Making me sad'

Martin Offiah has opened up about his thoughts on the royals as the debate about the family’s role in 21st century Britain churns on.The rugby star spoke candidly on the red carpet for Nordoff Robbins Legends of Rugby Dinner.Martin, 56, was awarded his MBE in 1997 by Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace, whom he described as “fantastic".When asked for his thoughts on the royals, Martin gave a considered response on the subject.“You know, I think your history is your history regardless of whether you think it’s good or bad,” he said.“Similar to our own history, you have to understand it, and the royal family is part of British history.He went on to discuss the potential economic benefits of having a royal family.“It does bring a lot of money, for want of a better term, into the economy and the purse,” Martin explained.“Yeah, I wouldn’t say I’m a royalist as such, but I’m in favour of the royal family.“I think they’re a good thing for this country.That’s something that should be kept.”Ahead of being honoured along with legendary England captain Jason Robinson last Wednesday night, Martin reflected on his proudest sporting achievement.“My proudest moment is probably going to be scoring for Wigan,” he said.“Jason and I are here being honoured tonight.The Wigan club are here tonight and it's their 150th anniversary.“And obviously me scoring in that game with Jason in 1994 at Wembley is what I’m going to be remembered for when I’m no longer here.”Martin was inducted into the Rugby League Hall of Fame in 2013 after an incredibly successful career in the sport.The athlete played for English league clubs Wigan, London Broncos, Widnes and Salford City Reds, while in Australia he also played for Sydney's Eastern Suburbs and St.

Strictly Come Dancing partner, Johannes Radebe, were expecting to receive abuse when they took part in the BBC dance show as the first all-male couple.Speaking recently on That Gaby Roslin Podcast, John said: “I guess, we knew it was going to happen. We fully anticipated a bit of hate.“Johannes, being a black man as well, he anticipated a bit of racial hate, which he got.

Ben Croll “I asked myself, why was it so difficult to name a Quebecois film from the past 25 years that treated sexuality as its central theme?” Côté told Variety. “Why could France foster directors who filmed the human body in direct and unselfconscious ways, and Quebec could not? Were Quebecois more prudish than others?”And so the Montreal-based filmmaker started on his 14th feature, which follows three so-called “hypersexual” women, plagued with troubled histories and fragile mental states, as they participate in a month-long therapy retreat. But as he developed the script with a local sexologist, the filmmaker saw potential traps in two very different directions.“The film could never be meant to judge,” Côté explained.

Brett Bull Each January, the Motion Picture Producers Assn. of Japan holds a press conference to reveal the previous year’s box office data and its list of top-grossing films.One year ago — at what was then thought to be the height of the coronavirus pandemic — the event was a somber gathering: Receipts for 2020 were down a whopping 38% over the year before.On Jan.

Prince Frederic von Anhalt, Zsa Zsa Gabor’s ninth and final husband, was desperate for an heir – so he adopted an adult son and chronicled it on TV. The widower is one of many subjects featured on A&E’s "Adults Adopting Adults," which chronicles his quest to find someone in Beverly Hills who could inherit his estate and care for him. "I tried very hard to find somebody," the 78-year-old told Fox News Digital.

Naman Ramachandran Producer Shrihari Sathe of New York-based production company Dialectic is enjoying the best time of his life, with no less than three of his projects, each completely different in style, genre and tone, being selected at A-list festivals.The latest career high for Sathe began with Bangladeshi filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki’s continent-hopping, multilingual identity tale “No Land’s Man” being selected at Busan in October 2021, followed by Francisca Alegria’s Spanish-language magical realist drama “The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future” premiering at this year’s Sundance. Now, “Stay Awake,” an expansion of Jamie Sisley’s 2015 short film of the same name that premiered at the Berlinale and won the Jury Prize at Slamdance, makes its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival’s Generation 14plus strand on Feb. 12.

Hannibal Mejbri admitted he found it 'difficult' to understand his Manchester United team-mates' Mancunian accents in 2019.

It's a quick turnaround for Manchester City as they prepare to continue their Premier League title defence against Norwich City on Saturday afternoon.

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine If there's one thing we'd appreciate in this week's heatwave, it's an outdoor pool of some kind. But while building one is decidedly out of the question for reasons we are sure you can all relate to (money, time, space – the list goes on), there are two alternatives that could save the day: hot tubs and paddling pools.

David and Victoria Beckham to Loose Women's Nadia Sawalha, it looks like our favourite celebrities have had the same idea, too. Take a look.SEE: 14 of the most amazing celebrity swimming pools David and Victoria Beckham have a plunge poolThe Beckhams have been isolating at their country retreat in the Cotswolds, and it comes complete with an outdoor plunge pool.

Gemma Atkinson, 35, who played Lisa Hunter in the Channel 4 soap, caught up with her former Hollyoaks co-stars Alex Carter and Kelly Condron on the latter’s Dog in the Pond podcast.They discussed behind-the-scenes antics during their time together in the soap.At one point in the chat, Kelly asked the pair where they would like to be if they were in a soap now.Gemma joked she would like to be in Coronation Street’s Rovers Return “with some Old Trafford footballer”.Her joke led Kelly to bring up Gemma’s past relationship with ex footballer Marcus Bent, 42.She said to Gemma: “You were clearly attempting to be a WAG at one point.”Piers Morgan blasted for Susanna Reid spat as Arlene Phillips ragesThe former Strictly Come Dancing star replied: “I

Gemma Atkinson, 35, has light-heartedly hit back at her Hits Radio co-host Wes Butters when he expressed his “shock” over her decision to get her dustbins cleaned at the house she shares with her boyfriend Gorka Marquez, 29, and their baby daughter Mia.The actress and radio presenter seemed surprised by Wes’ reaction to her home life revelation and documented their funny conversation about it in view of her 1.4 million Instagram followers.Gemma explained to fans in a video from her home radio studio: “I’m on air with Wes on the radio, Wes say Hi!“He’s actually shocked and disgusted that I have my dustbins cleaned. “He thinks I should go out and clean them myself.

former Emmerdale actress Gemma, 35, met during Strictly Come Dancing in 2017 when he was partnered with singer Alexandra Burke and Gemma danced with Aljaz Skorjanec on the BBC contest.

Gemma Atkinson, 35, rose to new heights after competing on Strictly in 2017 following her successful soap career on Emmerdale.Since finishing the show, she and Strictly pro boyfriend Gorka Marquez have been going strong but what is known of their relationship?While competing on Strictly, Gemma and Gorka made headlines as fans started to speculate the pair were more than just friends.Gemma was dance partners with Aljaz Skorjanec and Gorka danced alongside Alexandra Burke.During the series, the pair faced speculation they were dating from people on the show as well as fans.At the time, a Strictly insider told The Sun: "Gorka and Gemma are together.

Gemma Atkinson, 35, is currently dating professional dancer Gorka Marquez, whom she met back in 2017 on Strictly Come Dancing.

Gemma Atkinson, 35, who played the character of Lisa Hunter in Hollyoaks from 2001 until 2005, has opened up about a warning "memo" being sent out by show bosses over her X-rated sketches.The former Emmerdale actress recalled how the director would see "rockets" over the top of his writing.It comes after Gemma joined former co-stars Alex Carter, who played the character of Lee Hunter - her on-screen brother - and Kelly Condron, who played Zara Morgan, in a new video where they discussed their times on the Channel 4 show together.After Gemma revealed what she used to do as a pastime backstage, Kelly divulged: "So we both know what kind of artwork you're talking about Gem."But which one of you wants to tell the viewers at home about the..."

Gemma Atkinson and Gorka Marquez training, but on Wednesday the couple took a break from exercising to film the funniest video of them dancing to the hit Pump It Up.Sharing the clip on Gorka's Instagram, the pair can be seen giving it their all as they effusively dance to the beat.

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine 's eleven-month-old daughter Mia really has this crawling thing down to a T! The former star shared a clip of her daughter chewing on a little toy bag full of animals on Tuesday, and in the video, doting mum Gemma can be heard saying: "You got your elephant? She says yes. And my lion.

Gemma Atkinson has expressed concern over the future of Strictly Come Dancing and urged BBC bosses to consider everyone's safety first.

Hits Radio presenter opened up on Instagram about her baby daughter Mia's independence, saying she loves to entertain herself and is happy playing on her own. But she admitted that she feels guilty watching her play like this.