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VICTORIA Pendleton has told how she was edited to appear "ruthless" in Rock The Boat and the axed show made her more picky when choosing TV projects. The two-time Olympic gold cyclist said she felt frustrated when the one-off series aired her clash with co-star Craig Charles.

FOR 36 years Sally Dynevor was just famous for playing Coronation Street’s Sally Webster – but that all changed when daughter Phoebe shot to fame on global TV hit Bridgerton. Now the actress seems to be increasingly sharing the limelight with her high-achieving family, which is why she decided it was the right time for her to sign up to Dancing On Ice. The soap veteran credits her husband Tim, a screenwriter, and their three go-getting children for giving her the courage to step out of her comfort zone.

IT’S her biggest hit since hosting Big Brother. As The Masked Singer’s latest run reaches its finale, panellist Davina McCall says she knew right away the show would be huge. Davina, 54, has been waiting for a show that makes waves like reality smash Big Brother.  She says: “I’ve been in showbiz for 30 years and I’ve presented plenty of turkeys.

IMAAN Hammam wears her heart on her slip ahead of Valentine’s Day. And while the 25-year-old Dutch model may be way too young to have been a Spice Girl, she certainly has “girl power” according to Victoria Beckham, 47.

HE is the world’s most bankable leading man and my favourite actor. But Tom Cruise’s A-lister lifestyle is just starting to bite with movie chiefs.

Courteney Cox has delighted fans as she's shared an unseen photo of herself and Jennifer Aniston from their Friends days. Friends stars Courteney, 57, and 53 year old Jennifer shot to worldwide fame as they starred in the hit sitcom alongside Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Matthew Perry and Matt Le Blanc from 1994 to 2004. And just as fans thought they'd seen everything from the show, Courteney has shared a never-before seen image taken on the set of the famous comedy series.

ADELE let her hair down on a wild night of boozing, pole dancing and partying with drag queens — before crowning the topless winner of a Porn Idol contest. A drag artist who frolicked with the superstar singer until after 2am yesterday said: “She was a good-time girl who was ready for a party.” Smartly dressed Adele, 33, arrived unannounced at a gay nightclub following a demure appearance recording The Graham Norton Show earlier in the evening.

SUPERMAN star Tom Holland has revealed that he FAILED an audition for Peaky Blinders before finding fame. The 25-year-old actor admitted that he auditioned for the BBC Birmingham-based series but didn't make the cut.

RITA Ora has been dealt a major blow after Disney announced it had shelved the Beauty and The Beast prequel series. It came just days after the singer — who has starred in 50 Shades Of Grey — revealed she was playing a major character in the new TV show.

Channel 4 wildlife show, Scotland: Escape to the Wilderness. After first teasing the moment when the show premiered, host and cameraman Hamza Yassin has finally revealed all about how the Reverend ended up “in his birthday suit”.Escape to the Wilderness sees Hamza take a selection of celebrities under his wing to go and explore wildlife in the Scottish Highlands.The celebrities left behind their showbiz lifestyles and got up close and personal with nature.However, Rev Richard immersed himself in the wildlife far more than he expected when he ended up naked in sand dunes in the Ardnamurchan Peninsula.Fortunately, for the Reverend, the wardrobe blunder didn’t make the show.The Countryfile star divulged: “[Richard] had never been snorkelling before and it was the first time he wore a wetsuit.“So, he put it on, and the zip was at the front, but that’s the wrong way of doing it.“He’s trying to zip it up saying, ‘Oh, this is uncomfortable! Everything is wrong!’“He’s got bad knees, so we had to try and get this wetsuit off him.“Next thing, he’s in his birthday suit, he’s starkers and we’re trying to pull it off him.

Super Bowl defeat to the New England Patriots three years ago, but head coach Sean McVay must get it right against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.That's the view of NFL expert Mike Carlson as the Rams look to win the Super Bowl for the second time, having lost on three of their four appearances on the biggest stage of all.The most recent came against the Patriots, when the Rams were held to just three points in a 13-3 defeat in Tom Brady's final Super Bowl for New England.It's a different challenge this time around for McVay as he takes on a Bengals team with a frightening wide receiving corps, but a weaker O-line.And Carlson, speaking for Betfair at Passyunk Avenue in London, believes McVay will have learned from the struggle in Atlanta three years ago."This is a different team," Carlson told Daily Star Sport. "Maybe McVay has it in the back of his mind, but I don't think so."The organic flow of this game is going to be different to that one.

Aston Villa could land Philippe Coutinho from Barcelona for cheap despite the Brazilian’s initial £34million option-to-buy clause.Coutinho arrived at Villa Park in January on loan from the Catalan side with a reported £34million buy option at the end of the season inserted in the deal.The 29-year-old appears to have put all past woes behind him and has hit the ground running under Steven Gerrard, scoring two goals in three appearances for the Villans.And it is now being reported by Spanish outlet SPORT that the side could end up signing him permanently for less than their initially agreed £34million.It is understood that Barcelona, who are facing huge financial restraints, are desperate to get Coutinho off their wage bill.That means the La Liga side may consider lowering their asking price for a player who is not a part of Xavi’s future plans, having only made 12 appearances this season mainly off the bench.Villa are not expected to splash £34million despite Coutinho’s brilliance and will hope to negotiate a new price.That is likely to be in the region of a far more reasonable sum of £21-£25million.Do you think Villa should sign Coutinho on a permanent deal at the end of the season? Let us know in the comments section.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply type your email address into the box at the top of this article and hit 'subscribe'.And that's it, job done.

Meat Loaf said he felt a ghost 'touch him' during an investigation with the Ghost Hunters team in his final TV appearance.The Bat Out Of Hell and I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) singer died on January 20 2022 at the age of 74.It has now been reported that his final TV appearance on the paranormal investigation series Ghost Hunters will air on February 12 2022 on the streaming service Discovery+.During the episode, Meat Loaf visits The Haunted House on the Hill in Jonesborough, Tennessee with The Atlantic Paranormal Society (TAPS) for an investigation, during which he felt a ghost 'touch him' and 'communicated' with another spirit.At the beginning of the episode, Meat Loaf and the Ghost Adventures team spoke to the owners of the 19th-century property, who explained that the building had a history of being haunted.They added that their children had often heard strange noises in the house, including a woman screaming, and had seen the apparition of a little boy. While investigating the property during the episode, the singer can also be seen having paranormal experiences of his own.During one scene, Meat Loaf told investigator Shari Debenedetti: "Somebody’s touching me.

Hollyoaks is well known for its shock relationship story lines - from dramatic marriages and romantic revelations to affairs and emotional reunions.However, the popular Channel 4 soap is jut as famous for its off screen relationships too.Many of its cast have struck up romances with their fellow co-stars, with some going the distance, leading to beautiful marriages and sweet family lives.Other couples have sadly split, before going on to date other huge celebrities and even other co-stars from the programme.Daily Star has taken a look at some of the famous Hollyoaks couples who has sadly split since their love blossomed on the programme.Amanda Clapham starred as Holly Cunningham in Hollyoaks between 2013 and 2018, and one of her biggest storylines was her on-off relationship with Jason Roscoe and the affair with his brother Robbie.While their onscreen relationship was rocky, Holly and Jason actors Amanda Clapham and Alfie Browne-Sykes were actually loved up off screen.The couple dated for over six years, before splitting in 2020.Their agents confirmed the couple had parted ways and a source told The Sun Online: "The relationship just ran its course - they didn't want to make a big fuss or announce it publicly."Sophie Porley and Adam Woodward originally dated onscreen, after romance blossomed for their characters Ellie Hudson and Brody Hudson.However Sophie and Adam also fell for one another off-screen, and dated for over two years between 2018-2020.The couple even moved in together, with Sophie sharing a glimpse into their flat move on social media, saying: "Moved into my new flat this weekend."We have no sofa, no bed, pretty much nothing else expect a few wooden chopping boards, vases, dried lavender sprigs and some

Daily Star Sport, we're taking a closer look at some of the players who have failed to live up to the standards set by their superstar brothers.Which other world class stars have 'bang average' footballer brothers? Give us your thoughts in the comments sectionRegarded as one of the Premier League's greatest ever centre-backs, John Terry carved out quite the career at the top of the game.A captain, leader and legend at Chelsea, the former England skipper enjoyed a trophy-laden career which saw his collection include five Premier League titles, four FA Cups and one Champions League crown.By comparison, his older brother Paul didn't enjoy quite the same level of success.Having languished in the lower leagues of English football for all of his career, the midfielder's greatest achievements are his 2004-05 League Two title success with Yeovil Town and a 2011 FA Trophy triumph with Darlington. Wayne Rooney has gone down in the history books as one of Manchester United and England's greatest ever players and currently hold the goalscoring record for both.

After the nation was forced into homeschooling their children during the pandemic, parents were given a taster of what the experience is like. However, some famous faces made the decision to educate their children at home long before any school closures took place. From Loose Women star Nadia Sawalha to Canadian popstar Alanis Morrisette, some celebrities have made the decision to teach their offspring themselves for a variety of different, personal reasons.

Cecilie Fjellhøy and Pernilla Sjöholm - two brave victims of the infamous Tinder Swindler - have had a whirlwind 10 days. On February 2, they appeared in a film which is now the only documentary to have topped Netflix’s global most-watched list.The Tinder Swindler, for those yet to jump on the hype, tells the story of Israeli con artist Simon Leviev who used the dating app Tinder to find women he then emotionally manipulated into ‘lending’ him hundreds of thousands of pounds to fuel his lavish lifestyle. His crimes were unimaginably sophisticated and had devastating consequences.

Motoring laws are constantly changing in the UK with the new Highway Code rules launched in January.

Jimmy Carr a public apology after his ill joke about Nazi's genocide of the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities on his show.The 8 Out of 10 Cats host sparked outrage after making light of the horror that "six million Jewish lives being lost" and suggesting the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Gypsies as a "positive thing" of the Holocaust during World War II.Carr, 49, described his Netflix show His Dark Material as a "career ender" when it was released on Christmas Day but his Holocaust comments recently came to light when it was shared to social media.Proud Romany traveller Danielle Jo Lee was left fuming after finding out about his Holocaust joke and called it "vile" and "disgusting".She told Daily Star: "My whole TikTok and my point I’m trying to get across is that Gypsies aren’t what people make out, I’m trying to make a change in the world and stop getting grief towards Gypsies and the Traveller community."I have contacted Netflix already about taking his show down and it is discrimination! What Jimmy Carr said I believe is absolutely vile and should not be allowed."The 23-year-old, who previously opened up about her discrimination for being a gypsy at work, took to TikTok and condemned Jimmy Carr for his disrespectful joke.Want to bring a little glamour to your life every day with all the most exciting real-life stories, fashion and even sex tips HOT off the press?Well, we've got you covered with our great new Hot Topics newsletter - it'll drop straight into your inbox around 7pm and you can unsubscribe whenever you like.And signing up now means you'll get a front row seat for our great new series inside the lives of the next generation of Daily Star Page 3 girls.You can sign up here - you won't regret it...She

Love Islander, 27, is no stranger to showing off her sensational figure with her online following but some couldn't contain themselves after she decided to strip off.Her post comes just days after she revealed she felt naive during her relationship with fellow Islander, Tyler Cruickshank.Embracing her natural beauty, Kaz told her 826,000 Instagram followers that "Gorgeous gorgeous girls love @isawitfirst lingerie," as she posed up a storm in what appeared to be a hotel bathroom.The reality star looked every inch the superstar as she posed wearing just neon pink lingerie, complete with suspenders as she gazed towards the floor.Her post which has since attracted more than 20,000 likes was shortly flooded with messages from fans and celebrity pals alike who couldn't help but gush over the star.One penned: "I literally was about to type gorgeous gorgeous girl... Then I saw your caption lol."While a second typed: "You woke up and decided to break the internet today.

With an expanded definition to reflect the times, Merriam-Webster has declared an omnipresent truth as its 2021 word of the year: vaccine.