'Horrendous' cringey interview sees Chesterfield's Paul Cook cut reporter's call short

Busy Philipps was cast in the fifth season of the seminal Nineties teen series Dawson’s Creek, playing Katie Holmes’s hedonistic college roommate. She brought much-needed vim to a flagging series, but behind the scenes came under scrutiny. The message from certain members of the crew was clear: she needed to change how she looked.

Countdown is one of the UK’s most beloved and prestigious quiz shows, but actually appearing on the Channel 4 programme sounds like quite the conundrum in itself. Letters and numbers are just part of everyday life for most of us, but for those who decide to apply for Countdown, they quickly become all-consuming.  Having run since 1982 and with over 7,000 episodes having broadcast so far, it’s clear it still has a huge draw for many.

Laura Whitmore has preemptively shared her responses to the critical comments she receives while hosting Love Island.The 37 year old TV presenter responded to the comments she has received while hosting previous series in a bid to "get this out of the way" so fans can "enjoy the juicy bits". Mum-of-one Laura, who is married to Love Island's voice over star Iain Stirling, shared a TikTok video of herself to clear up some of the claims around her presenting duties. As the video begun, Laura could be seen sipping out of an official Love Island water bottle before pointing above her head to some text which read: "Shall we chat Love Island" followed by a red heart emoji.

Mike Tindall added a little colour to his Epson Derby attire yesterday as he posed in his wife Zara Tindall’s hat during the Queen's Platinum Jubilee weekend.The former rugby player, 43, took to his Instagram to share the cheeky snap with his 117k followers. He looked smart as he attended the Epsom Derby as part of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations. Mike wore a morning suit with a black jacket and striped trousers partnered with a white shirt and pink tie.

Andy Carroll caused an internet meltdown after being snapped in a hotel bed with two blondes last week while on his stag do.Many urged his fiancée Billi Mucklow to call off the wedding - despite the women in the photo saying Andy was too drunk to "try anything" and that he did nothing untoward.However, it's been reported that the wedding is still on and they're set to get married today (Sunday June 5th).And now another woman who said her man "humiliated" her on his stag do has revealed why she also wed her husband.Writing for Fabulous, Alley Einstein explained all.She said that her man Harry*, who is now 59, went on his stag do way back in 1998 - with a pub crawl and nightclub trip planned.Alley said she expected to see him until the next morning "looking pale and suffering from a massive hangover".However, she said when she did see him, he had "guilt plastered across his face" as she suspected it was more than just a bad hangover.She wrote: "I knew he was no angel, so I instructed him to tell it to me straight. After an hour of questioning, he finally confessed."He admitted he’d been so drunk and ended up snogging some random girl at the nightclub.

Prince Naseem Hamed has ballooned in weight while locked in a £12million feud with his siblings over his late parents' fortune.The 48-year-old, who held multiple world featherweight championships across a distinguished 10-year in-ring career, has piled on the pounds in recent years - something his concerned brother Ali puts down to "trauma and stress" related to the death of their mother two years ago."His weight is a result of the trauma and stress," Ali told The Sun.

For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here."All Met officers know that they are accountable for their actions, and a full investigation is under way to establish exactly what happened."A spokeswoman for the IOPC confirmed an independent investigation is under way.She said: "Investigators have been deployed to their post-incident procedure and the scene."

Sky later this year.The comedy drama series focuses on a married couple who are desperately trying for a baby but quickly find themselves involved in the criminal underworld.Speaking exclusively to Daily Star and other publications at Sky's Up Next event, Katherine, 38, explained she doesn't think viewers would enjoy watching love scenes between the pair and admitted it was "probably mandate" not to include them."I don't think people would want to see us banging to be honest," she admitted, before saying: "I think it was probably mandate not to include that from someone high up."Romesh, 44, revealed he has never been asked to do a love scene on screen and joked he's saving them for another platform. He said: "We've both been doing comedy for a long time and never, even in the darkest of times has that been requested," before adding "We're keeping that for the OnlyFans." Referring back to the time when they first met, Katherine revealed she formed an "instant friendship" with Romesh and revealed the dad-of-three was "so complimentary" about her work.The Duchess star gushed: "Romesh was so nice to me when we first met, this was like a decade go.""I remember Romesh was so complimentary saying I really like your stuff and it was an instant friendship, we instantly respected each other's work.

Kasabian took to Later… With Jools Holland this weekend (June 3) – watch them perform recent single ‘SCRIPTVRE’ below.The band are set to release their forthcoming album ‘The Alchemist’s Euphoria‘ this year, and this week shared new song ‘Chemicals’ and announced new UK autumn/winter tour dates.‘Chemicals’ follows ‘ALYGATOR‘, and ‘SCRIPTVRE‘, which were shared last year and earlier this year respectively. The band – now led by principal songwriter Serge Pizzorno – brought the later to the Jools stage.Pizzorno, who took over on frontman duties after the band fired Tom Meighan for his domestic violence conviction two years ago, explained of the new track to NME: “We all make up this narrative of who we think we are.“This is about ripping that up, going against all that and no longer going with your own madness.

Nightdive Studios seems interested in making a remaster of 1998’s Unreal, after the developer remastered Quake last year. This comes from Nightdive Studios CEO Stephen Kick, who said that former Epic Games employee Cliff Bleszinski reached out to founder and CEO Tim Sweeney about the project (via PC Gamer).“After our Quake Remaster [Cliff Bleszinski] reached out to [Tim Sweeney] on our behalf hoping we could give Unreal the same treatment,” said Kick, “and I guess if you want that leave a message to let Tim know.”Bleszinski then responded by simply saying: “Not saying anything for legal reasons.”Not saying anything for legal reasons.— Cliff Bleszinski (@therealcliffyb) June 4, 2022Meanwhile, Sweeney hasn’t said anything about these apparent discussions regarding Unreal as of yet.The remastered version of Quake released last August, which was developed by Nightdive Studios and included modern system support, improved rendering and both of the game’s mission packs. The port also contained two episodes developed by MachineGames, a previously created one called Dimension Of The Past, and an entirely new one called Dimension Of The Machine.Whilst we wait for news on Unreal, Nightdive Studios is also currently developing the System Shock remake, and the developer said in February of this year that whilst the game can now be played all the way through, it needs more time to be polished.“At the time of writing, it’s in a position where the game can essentially be finished from beginning to end!” wrote Nightdive.

Sonic Frontiers to receive a delay past this year.This campaign has come from the “#DelaySonicFrontiers” hashtag, which was briefly trending on Twitter recently. At the time of publication, over 13 minutes of footage has been released via IGN’s YouTube channel as part of the IGN First coverage of the game, with the videos receiving ire from fans due to the performance, Sonic’s animations arguably being stiff and unnatural, a seeming lack of momentum, and combat that appears to be sluggish and dull.One YouTuber, LegitimatNoodle, posted on Twitter: “For the sake of Sonic Team I pray to god that it’s just a pre-alpha build”, while another, LonelyGoomba, stated: “Sonic Frontiers looks like they made an open world game automated.

Big Thief have announced two gigs in Tel Aviv, Israel for next month, explaining the decision in a statement.The band, who released new double album ‘Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You’ back in February, will play a pair of shows in bassist Max Oleartchick’s hometown on July 6 and 7.Taking to Instagram to explain, they said: “We are excited to announce two shows in Max’s hometown, Tel Aviv, Israel on July 6th and 7th.“Accompanying this announcement, we would again like to clarify our motivations and intentions for playing in Tel Aviv, Israel, with as much transparency as possible.”They added: “Over the last seven years we’ve traveled constantly around 3 of our members’ home country, the United States, meeting each other’s families and childhood friends and sharing in the joys and sorrows of a complicated, beautiful and tumultuous home. We have grown so close.

Meghan Markle, 40, and Prince Harry, 37, are currently enjoying the Platinum Jubilee weekend in London with their two children, as they returned to support and celebrate the Queen's 70 year reign.The pair made headlines when they decided to step back as senior members of the Royal family, however, Anita Rani, 44, stood by the couple's decision at the time.Anita has hosted a range of popular shows, including Countryfile and This Morning, as well as presenting the BBC’s coverage of major royal events.She has always been very vocal about her love for the royal family, even quipping that her mother speaks about the royals "like they're our extended family".When Harry and Meghan stepped back as senior members of the royal family in 2020, Anita made sure to show her support to the pair.She wrote on Twitter at the time: "Gossipy aunties who can’t tolerate anyone living their own lives."Breaking away from the family?! ‘Hai hai’ I mean, seriously. (sic)"They are free to do what they want.

Emma Willis has revealed she still gets hate for allowing her son to wear pink. The television presenter, 46, who earlier this year had fans in hysterics after accidentally making 'x-rated' biscuits, posted a photo of her son Ace two years ago that sparked debate. In the snap, her now 10 year old son can be seen with long blonde hair, wearing a pink crop top, with the caption "My little style icon".Two years later, there is still a furore over the image.

Pretty Little Liars and You star Shay Mitchell has given birth to her second baby with Matte Babel. The actress, 35, confirmed has welcomed her second child with her longtime partner Matte Babel, 41, in a happy statement. Shay, who shares two year old daughter Atlas, with Matte confirmed she had welcomed her second tot as she told E!: "I recently just had my second child and this is why this is all so much sweeter because this is the first time I've actually been outside of the house since having her.

Now that the Jubilee bank holiday period is over, many of us may be itching for another free day off work.

A man who would binge on ice cream and takeaways was forced to change his lifestyle when doctors warned him he was headed for an early grave. Paul Carpenter, 57, was disgusted with himself when he caught sight of his body in a Selfridges changing room.

Paris Saint-German are reportedly considering appointing former Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho.

The climactic day of the Platinum Jubilee will be marked by a pageant celebrating some key aspects of British life.

Love Island returns on Monday for a new series that is bound to kickstart everyone's summer. Laura Whitmore is once again the host of the ITV2 reality dating show, alongside her commentator husband Iain Stirling.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were reunited with the Royal Family in public for the first time in two years at the Jubilee thanksgiving service on Friday but one royal expert believes it was not all smiles.Royal expert Neil Sean claims that Harry’s smiles were strictly for the cameras, and that in reality the Duke of Sussex is “deeply unhappy” with his decision to walk away from the royal life.Sean said that in his opinion the prince, 37, was facing a future of legal battles and “and failed TV deals” and that the pomp and pageantry surrounding Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee is a stark reminder of everything that he’s given up."Let me tell you one thing I did notice,” he told Fox News, “he looked deeply unhappy …when you see up close… I would say personally that he’s an unhappy chappy”.Sean added that in his view, Harry misses the royal life and the ceremony would have been a “stark reminder of what he has walked away from”.“I think what really happened,” Sean went on, “and I do know somebody very close within there, is that…I think yesterday was a wake-up call as to what he’d actually left, particularly the military stuff… he’s very passionate about that and the uniform and all that sort of stuff, the motley medals as we call them - it was all a little bit strange and that’s got to resonate."But while Harry would have been downhearted at St Paul’s yesterday, Meghan “loved it” Sean says.In Sean’s opinion Meghan looked “beautiful… but beautiful in a Hollywood way as she slowly descended the steps to make sure she caught the camera…”There’s very little evidence of Harry exchanging a word with his brother Prince William, or any of the other senior royals.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were seated away from senior