Louise Minchin expresses 'pain and anguish' in heartfelt statement

blockbuster UFC London victory having admitted to enjoying 10,000 calorie binges in celebration. The Baddy, who watched his weight soar to almost 200lbs from 155lbs after his UFC debut, had promised that he wouldn't be doing the same this time around by staying in the gym.

Coronation Street star Michelle Collins is engaged to her partner Mike Davidson after a sweet proposal in Los Angeles.The soap star, known for playing Stella Price in Corrie and Cindy Beale in EastEnders, announced the sweet news that Mike got down on one knee while across the pond in the USA to her 74,000 loyal Instagram followers.Posting a sweet snap of the pair together - with a glinting silver rock clear on Michelle's ring finger - Michelle cuddled close to Mike with her arms around his shoulders.Wearing a black baseball cap emblazoned with the words 'Be kind' and a pair of dark shades, Michelle was glowing as she gazed into the camera lens.She explained in the caption: "So this happened in #LA he got down on bended knee while we were on the top of Temescal Canyon basically no one else around just us."She added that the moment was "beautiful" and that she is "happy".Michelle concluded: "10 years this April, about time I think! #MagicMike."Thank you @val_king_ for having us and making us so welcome as always! #GreatLady."Michelle's legion of fans jumped into the comments section to congratulate her, with her former Corrie co-star Michelle Keegan writing: "Congratulations" with a row of red love heart emojis.Also chiming in were Strictly Come Dancing pro Johannes Radebe, talk show host Steph McGovern and Bucks Fizz star Cheryl Baker."Thrilled for you Michelle!" someone else gushed, while another fan echoed: "That is so wonderful and so happy for you!"A third follower said: "Best news of the day!! Congratulations to you both!"Michelle later soaked up the sun outside an LA cafe while showing off her incredible ring, before sharing a snap of her beaming while at the very canyon Mike had proposed at.The pair first got

World Cup in Brazil or the Russian pair of Denis Cheryshev and Aleksandr Golovin in 2018. However, it's not often that World Cup changes the life of a journalist - but that's exactly what happened to Marta Barczok.

Google Maps user has been left spooked after coming across what looks like a "blood lake" hidden in the sandy hills of South Dakota. The mysterious aerial shot, posted to the subreddit r/GoogleMaps, shows the a red-coloured lake nestled in the Black Hills National Forest.

Phillip Schofield turns 60, we're taking a look a closer look inside the lives of his two daughters, Molly, 29 and Ruby, 26.Phil shares his two girls with his wife Stephanie and they all grew up in the same household with their TV dad in the limelight.When Phillip came out as gay back in 2020, he shared how supportive his girls were as the family navigated its way through the tricky time of change.And these days, the two ladies are making it on their own. Let's have a look at what they're up to...Phillip has a super sweet relationship with both of his girls and often gushes about them.In February 2020, the TV presenter announced the news that he was gay to ITV viewers while presenting This Morning and also with a social media post that highlighted his daughters' importance.He told his 2.7million followers in a heartfelt post: "You never know what’s going on in someone's seemingly perfect life, what issues they are struggling with, or the state of their wellbeing – and so you won't know what has been consuming me for the last few years.

Olivia Bowen has sweetly revealed the support she has received from other pregnant stars including Frankie Essex and Jess Wright. Love Island star Olivia, 28, is currently expecting her first child with husband Alex Bowen while Frankie, 34, is expecting twins with her partner Luke Love and Jess, 36, is soon to welcome her first child with husband William Lee-Kemp.

Neighbours has confirmed the date of its final ever episode after the Australian show was sadly axed after 37 years - and there’s really not long to go. Despite fan petitions and pleas from the cast and crew for the soap to continue, long-running programme Neighbours has revealed the last instalment will air on Monday 1 August 2022.

DRAGONS' Den viewers all had the same complaint about a breastfeeding demo in the middle of a pitch. The latest episode of the BBC series saw sisters Alex and Jenny pitch their brand Pretty Mama to the Dragons.

FUTURE Food Stars viewers were left very distracted by Gordon Ramsay's hair as he kicked off his new cooking show on Thursday. The celebrity chef is on the hunt for the UK’s most exciting new food and drink business, putting 12 entrepreneurs through a series of challenges as they compete to win his £150,000 investment.  Last night, Gordon invited his entrepreneurs to Cornwall, where he shocked them when he jumped out of a helicopter and into the sea.

Naman Ramachandran Indian filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, renowned for his landmark films in the gangster genre, is debuting in the streaming space with MX Player series “Dhahanam” (Funeral). MX Player is India’s largest AVOD service and recently set a content deal with BBC Studios. It has more than 300 Monthly Active Users globally and has achieved the one billion download milestone.Varma’s iconic films include “Shiva” (1989), “Satya” (1998), and “Sarkar” (2005).

A Lockerbie couple are taking in a family of Ukrainian refugees who fled their home following the invasion by Russian troops.

Strictly Come Dancing pro Karen Hauer has revealed the gruelling schedule behind the hugely successful BBC One show.She described being “constantly in pain” with not a lot of time to recover between rehearsals and live shows.Speaking about the “physical demands” of Strictly, Karen explained that people did not always see the demanding nature of the programme.She made the candid admission during a chat with journalist and endurance athlete Louise Minchin on the Push Your Peak podcast.Karen said: “You know, one of the things I guess that some people usually do when they watch us dancing, and they’re like, ‘Oh, my God. It’s so beautiful, they look so lovely.

Louise Minchin’s BBC Breakfast exit last year.The Virgin Radio Breakfast host was quick to call the star out on her exit from the BBC morning show as they chatted about her activities since quitting the famous red sofa.She had presented the programme for more than 20 years before she quit for good in September last year, before going on to appear on ITV’s I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! a few months later.She has also been pursuing her dream of endurance sport, including an epic bike ride across Argentina.And appearing on Chris’ show on Monday (March 7), she gave Chris a sneak peek of what she’d been up to.Louise, 53, said: "I’ve just cycled across Argentina. That was eight days, so 100 miles a day on the bike; eight days of 100 miles a day."Louise has also started hosting Wattbike’s podcast Push Your Peak, and gave fans another insight into her cycling journey on social media.But Chris wasn’t sure it was only a passion for the sport spurring her on, as he told her: "I’m not going to say you’re reborn, but there’s definitely something else going on."There’s a wider smile there than I’ve seen for a long time."Louise then admitted that the time since quitting Breakfast has gone "so quick", elaborating: "It went particularly quickly over three weeks when I went to a castle in Wales!"She said of being asked to star on I’m A Celeb: "They’ve asked me for years.

“I am so grateful for the opportunities I’ve had there.“More than anything I’m grateful to have worked with the most incredible people - many of whom are dear friends.“I owe my BBC colleagues everything,” Emily concluded.In response to Emily’s first tweet about joining Global, Louise sent her former colleague her best wishes.“Congratulations,” Louise tweeted out, with three clapping emojis.Louise waved goodbye to her colleagues on BBC Breakfast on September 15 last year after almost 20 years of working on the show.Since then, the presenter has gone on to appear in I'm A Celebrity...

BBC Breakfast presenter Louise Minchin appeared on The Chris Evans Breakfast Show yesterday, radio DJ Chris Evans quizzed her about what she has been doing since she left the show. Louise had been presenting the show for 20 years and left in September last year.The 53-year-old announced her decision to leave the morning news show last summer.The well-known journalist devastated viewers with the news.At the time, she shared some ideas of what she would do after leaving the show.Louise said: “Anybody who watches will be very well aware my passion is endurance sport,” Minchin added, “and I will absolutely continue to do that.“I’ve got lots of really exciting adventures planned.

BBC Breakfast presenter Louise Minchin today revealed that although she is a regular face on TV, her husband David Minchin is banned from appearing at all. After almost 25 years of marriage, the loved-up I'm A Celebrity...

BBC Breakfast host Louise Minchin spoke to British surfer Andrew Cotton on her new podcast series Push Your Peak.

Louise Minchin, 53, shared a touching message to her brave colleagues covering the Ukraine war.The star left BBC Breakfast last year after 20 years on the show, and has since gone on to launch several podcasts and as well as appearing on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here.However, despite leaving the broadcaster, Louise was keen to share her respect for her former co-stars.Taking to social media last night, the presenter admitted she was feeling “pain and anguish” over Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.In particular, she praised those covering the war on the front line, Clive Myrie and Lyse Douchet.She wrote: “I don’t feel I have the right words for the pain and anguish over what is happening in #Ukraine.“But one of those who does is my former colleague @bbclysedoucet whose reporting is sensitive and heart wrenching as is that of @CliveMyrieBBC.“My heart goes out to everybody affected.”Canadian journalist Lyse is the BBC's Chief International Correspondent.Clive is a BBC journalist and presenter who is also currently reporting from Kyiv.DON'T MISS...Both correspondents were filmed having to put on flak jackets during a live broadcast last week.This came as their broadcast was interrupted by sirens.Clive spoke about reporting from Ukraine in a recent interview with PA News Agency.He said last week: “None of us are stupid enough to stay out there reporting while bullets are raining down that would be madness and frankly no story is worth that.“But the advice was we could still keep broadcasting as long as we took the minimal protection of putting on safety gear.“So that’s what we did and it meant we could continue telling the story, getting that across to our viewers so that they understand what is going on.”Following on from

BBC Breakfast host Louise Minchin has applauded Emily Maitlis for exiting the BBC after 20 years with the broadcaster.The Newsnight presenter and the BBC’s former North America editor Jon Sopel have announced their decision to quit in order to join the media group Global, which owns LBC.Louise, 53, took to Twitter last night where she gave her thoughts on Emily’s choice to step down, in view of her 244,300 followers. Emily, 51, announced her news yesterday in a series of tweets to her 456,600 followers.Tagging Jon, 62, and Dino Sofos, who is the founder of audio production company Persephonica, she expressed her excitement at starting a new chapter of her career.“Some work news,” Emily wrote, “@BBCJonSopel and I are going to launch a brand new podcast with @Global, exec produced by @dinosofos.  “It’s an amazing opportunity to do something we all love, and we are so thrilled Global is giving us this opportunity to be big and ambitious with this project.“@dinosofos has been the powerhouse behind Brexitcast, Newscast and Americast, and we are delighted his new company @persephonica will be producing this major new podcast with Global.“Nevertheless, it will be a wrench to leave the BBC after 20 phenomenal years.“I am so grateful for the opportunities I’ve had there. “More than anything I’m grateful to have worked with the most incredible people - many of whom are dear friends. “I owe my BBC colleagues everything,” Emily concluded.In response to Emily’s first tweet about joining Global, Louise sent her former colleague her best wishes.“Congratulations,” Louise tweeted out, with three hands clapping emojis. Louise waved goodbye to her colleagues on BBC Breakfast on September 15 last year after almost 20 years of working on the

Push Your Peak. Minchin, who also took part in I'm a Celebrity. .

Emily Maitlis confirmed her exit from Newsnight in an emotional statement earlier today.