Mark Labbett claims The Chase USA gave him 'no reason' for being dropped from show

Michelle Keegan caused temperatures to soar as she showed off her stylish new outfit while at her sister-in-law and former TOWIE star Jessica Wright's baby shower. The former Coronation Street star can be seen strutting her stuff in a new snap uploaded to Instagram as she flaunted her beauty while taking a selfie in a swanky bathroom.

royal surname given to two-year-old Archie Harrison by parents Prince Harry and Meghan Markle once caused a huge rift between the Queen and Prince Philip.Many of the younger members of the Royal Family today have their parent's titles as their surname with Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis using the last name of 'Cambridge'. But instead of being called 'Sussex', Archie and Lilibet Diana instead use the Royal Family's 'official' last name of Mountbatten-Windsor.It's a name which resulted from a huge debate when it was officially introduced decades ago, with discussion on the topic even reaching the Houses of Parliament and proving a point of contention behind Buckingham Palace doors for the Queen and Philip.Before marrying then-Princess Elizabeth in 1947, Philip's official title was Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, a name he abandoned in favour of the his grandparent's 'Mountbatten' as he prepared to become Duke of Edinburgh.But many commentators at the time, including Winston Churchill and the Queen's grandmother Queen Mary, stated ahead of the royal nuptials that they wanted Her Majesty to keep the surname 'Windsor' instead of taking her husband's name.In the end she decided to keep the Windsor name intact as per the family's wishes, leaving Philip apparently irritated for several years as their first two children Prince Charles and Princess Anne were born without a trace of of his surname.He reportedly said: "I am nothing but a bloody amoeba.

Manchester United are in desperate need of a new manager to resolve their ongoing troubles, and the Red Devils have been urged to appoint a boss who "doesn't take s*** from anyone."United are thought to be close to appointing Ajax boss Erik ten Hag as their new long-term manager in the summer, as Ralf Rangnick's interim position ends on June 1. The Red Devils have been without a concrete boss since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was dismissed towards the end of last year.But United have been urged to alter their approach as they continue their search for the ideal candidate, suggesting that Ten Hag may not be what they need after all.

Some stylish stars stepped out to attend a celebration for the Rimowa x Porsche collaboration this weekend!

Charlie Nicholas reckons Celtic will sound the "death knell" on Rangers' season this weekend.

Modern Family aired their first episodes, and Avatar, one of the highest grossing films of all time, was released.) But unlike Aquarius, Pisces is less concerned with tech and society and more focused on healing, spirituality, and breaking through limitations or false belief systems. So we could see an upturn of outdated societal systems, karmically righting the wrongs of the past, and ultimately finding collective closure to the divisiveness and chaos that has taken place around the world. When we look back into the year 1856–the last time we saw the Jupiter-Neptune Conjunction in Pisces—we get a glimpse of what this energy between Jupiter and Neptune in Pisces might bring.

Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz's big day – but 23 years earlier, the photographer's parents David and Victoria Beckham caused quite a stir with their nuptials.SEE: Inside Brooklyn Beckham & Nicola Peltz's lavish Florida weddingSo how do they compare? Brooklyn, 23, and Nicola, 27, tied the knot in a breathtaking oceanfront celebration thought to cost around £3million, which is around 173 times the average budget of £17,300, according to the annual National Wedding Survey from Hitched.WATCH: Inside Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz's lavish oceanfront weddingMeanwhile, Eden’s Gate revealed the Beckhams' castle wedding was reportedly worth £750k.

Kelsea Ballerini, who tested positive for COVID-19 days before Monday’s show.Ballerini’s co-host, actor Anthony Mackie, took the stage alone at the Municipal Auditorium in Nashville after opening performances on the live CBS telecast of the single “Wild Hearts” by Keith Urban and the duet “Never Say Never” by Cole Swindell and Lainey Wilson.“I know all of you were looking forward to seeing Kelsea Ballerini out here tonight on the stage, but she’s a little under the weather,” the “Avengers” actor Mackie said. “But just like the NFL has backup QBs, here at the CMA Awards, we have backup KBs.”He then brought out his substitute “KB,” singer Kane Brown, who was summoned to help with hosting duties.

She was a reigning queen of the R&B scene.But on Monday, singer Monica entered into the world of country, as she stunned in an edgy ensemble at the CMT Music Awards in Nashville.The Boys Is Mine star wowed the crowd in the revealing black leather outfit that featured huge shoulder pads and showed off her chest. Out of this world:Monica dares to bare in revealing and edgy ensemble...

Ben Foster and Peter Sarsgaard and their wives Laura Prepon and Maggie Gyllenhaal, led the myriad stars who attended the premiere of the new movie The Survivor in New York City.Foster, 41, wore a simple black suit and a white undershirt to the event saturated with celebrities.He cut his thinning hair short and combed it over to the right. A small mustache covered his upper lip.

Kacey Musgraves introduced The Judds' Naomi and Wynonna Judd as they made a triumphant return to the stage at the 2022 CMT Music Awards at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville on Monday.Musgraves, 33, called the mother-daughter pair of Naomi, 76, and Wynonna, 57, 'an undeniably iconic duo' ahead of the outing.The Golden, Texas native called the duo 'a mother and daughter whose unique sound, prolific songwriting and nonstop perseverance made them one of the most successful duos in country history.' The latest: Kacey Musgraves, 33, introduced The Judds' Naomi and Wynonna Judd, 76 and 57 respectively, as they made a triumphant return to the stage at the 2022 CMT Music Awards at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville on MondayThe Judds sang their 1990 song Love Can Build a Bridge (from their album of the same name) in an outdoor performance.They were joined by a gospel choir who accompanied them as they performed on a national awards show for the first time in more than two decades. Monday's event from Music City marked a strong return for The Judds, who are slated to be put in the Country Music Hall of Fame next month in Nashville.Wynonna opened up about the honors while chatting last year with People.

Carly Pearce stunned as she walked the red carpet at the 2022 CMT Music Awards in Nashville.The 31-year-old country music star donned a dazzling emerald green sequined gown ahead of her fiery performance of her smash hit song Diamondback at the fan-voted awards show.The Kentucky native's strapless stretch tulle Semsem dress featured a gathered waist and a high side slit that showed off the singer's toned leg. Gorgeous: Carly Pearce stunned as she walked the red carpet at the 2022 CMT Music Awards in NashvilleThe Truth Be Told hitmaker sported strappy Stuart Weitzman heels that matched her gown.

Mark Labbett - otherwise known as The Beast - has announced that he's been axed from the US version of The Chase.The quizzing star explained he felt "gutted" after he was not asked to return as a chaser for the American counterpart, having been the show's first and only chaser when it initially aired in 2013, and after returning last year with a batch of new brainiacs.The brand new 2022 series, which is set to air in the US in the coming weeks, will run without Mark, 56, after he revealed in February that his contract had not been renewed for the show's third season. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter He expressed his disappointment at having not been selected to continue on the show online.

The Chase’s Mark Labbett has said that he is “gutted” about missing out on the US version of the popular game show. Mark is an original chaser on the UK’s programme, having been with the ITV show for 13 years since its initial launch in 2009.The Chase USA recently announced that the much anticipated second season will be going ahead, but The Beast took the opportunity to confirm that he will not be rejoining the show.He wrote: “Gutted to not be invited back but really excited at the new lineup.

Much-loved ITV quiz show The Chase has had viewers' tongues wagging after fans picked up on what they think was a contestant 'hustling' a chaser out of £20,000. A recent episode of the show saw four brand new question-loving contestants bag a huge cash prize of £20,000.The majority of that prize pot was won by clever competitor Simon, who went after the higher offer when going head to head with quiz king Mark Labbett in the Final Chase.The latest instalment of the 5pm quiz saw Simon - along with his teammates Eraj, Amanda and Drina - competing against chaser Mark, 56.  Simon was first up, but, after a tricky quick-fire Cash Builder round, sadly only managed to answer one question correctly.

The Chase star Mark Labbett has sparked a frenzy amongst his fans after teasing a "big surprise" during the recording of Beat The Chasers.Taking to Twitter, The Beast, 56, told how he had exciting plans in store for audience members who were attending a recording of the popular ITV spin off show of The Chase, leading fans to speculate over what it could entail.In view of his 157,700 followers, the formidable quizzer hinted at some exciting news.Mark wrote: "If you are coming to #beatthechasers recording you might get a big surprise :)"Following the star's announcement, fans of the Chaser flocked to the comments to weigh in on what the "surprise" could be.Twitter user @neilpassmore wrote: "We’re coming to Elstree Studios on Friday afternoon @MarkLabbett!!! Can’t wait!!! #beatthechasers."@susanwhiting9 penned: "Hi Mark I will be there Saturday afternoon with my sister and niece I love surprises!! xx."@claireganham4 added: "What the big surprise Mark, I'm coming xx."While @kloedunne chipped in: "Me and my mum are going on Saturday and this has made me so much more excited!!!"Mark's announcement comes a day after he broke his silence after it was revealed he had been dropped from the US version of The Chase.The star shared his disappointment when it was announced he would not be returning to The Chase US, after having joined the stateside version of the US programme last year.The quizzer shared a promotional photo of the new series of the popular show, which showed he was not in the line up.The official account read: "New season. New Chasers.

Jenny Ryan, 39, has been on The Chase in 2015 and is most known as The Vixen.The chaser has taken to Twitter to express how "proud" she is of friend Brandon Blackwell on his latest career move after he's been named as one of co-worker Mark Labbett's replacements on the US version of the show.Brandon took to Twitter yesterday to break the news of his role on The Chase USA.He penned: "Back in the USA, new and improved.Still not here to make friends."It's now public; I have joined @thechaseabc as a chaser - and I'm not alone. Fun is over when the new season begins May 3."Jenny took to Twitter in view of her 107,500 followers to respond to the news.She said: "Extremely proud of my friend Brandon! Get ready, USA!..."One social media user took to the comments to point out Jenny's congratulatory message directed at her co-worker Mark's replacement.TeaBooksGin said: "No more Beastie? I'm in the US and what I don't like about the American version is the lack of humour."None of you take yourselves too terribly seriously and Brad's little interjections make the show so fun."I wish they had selected a comedian to host rather than a journalist."This comes as Mark took to Twitter yesterday to break his silence after it was announced that he had been axed from the US version of The Chase.The 56-year-old shared the news on Twitter in view of his 157,000 followers.The quizzer posted a promotional photo of the new series of the popular programme.The official account read: "New season.

The Chase viewers think they've figured out one contestant plan to bag more cash from the chaser.

THE Chase viewers were left outraged as a contestant "hustled" Mark Labbett out of £20,000 by "bending the rules" of the show. Four new players had a cheeky win against the Chaser after one of the clever competitors went for the high offer at the table opposite Mark, 56.

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ITV tea time telly hit; and since gaining a spot on the Chaser line-up many of them have continued to appear in other series - sometimes shocking their fans in the process. From belting out big numbers on X Factor to winning the nation's heart on I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here. .