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Dan Walker quit Football Focus last April after 12 years as its lead presenter.The star went on to compete in Strictly Come Dancing later that year, whilst also juggling his presenting role at BBC Breakfast and hosting The NFL Show alongside fellow former Strictly contestant, Jason Bell. Former professional American Football player Jason Bell, 43, joined Zoe Ball on her BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show today to discuss the upcoming Super Bowl 56, which will take place this Sunday. The Super Bowl is the USA’s biggest sporting event of the year, featuring a playoff championship game of the National Football League (NFL). Jason was a cornerback in the NFL for the Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans, and New York Giants. However, in recent years, the sports star has strapped on his dancing shoes to compete in BBC fan-favourite show Strictly. Jason competed in the series in 2020 alongside professional dance partner Luba Mushtuk, but was unfortunately second out of the competition after former Labour Party politician Jacqui Smith.Nonetheless, when quizzed by Zoe about Strictly, he gushed about his time on the show, admitting that he still likes to dance and that his young daughter is “infatuated” with it. Zoe then asked Jason if his pal Dan Walker, 44, had asked him for advice before entering the latest series of the show back in September, as the pair have both been presenting on the NFL Show together since November 2020. “He did ask me and I said, ‘Dan, you’ll be great on it,’ because I know Dan’s personality,” Jason confirmed.  “Dan is one of the best people I’ve ever met, he is just a nice human being.So I said, ‘This will be perfect for you.’“Dan steps up to challenges and that’s what you need to do when you get on Strictly.”The BBC

Sundara Karma have announced their new EP ‘Oblivion!’ and shared its title track – you can hear the new song below.The forthcoming record follows on from the band’s November 2020 EP ‘Kill Me’. Their last studio album, ‘Ulfilas’ Alphabet’, was released in March 2019.Produced by Clarence Clarity, the ‘Oblivion!’ EP is set for release on April 1 via Chess Club Records and is available to pre-order here.Speaking about the title track, Sundara Karma’s Oscar Pollock said: “‘Oblivion!’ came together so quickly, I wrote the whole thing in about two days in the summer last year. I had been revisiting a lot of my favourite music from around 2003 and was feeling quite nostalgic at the time.

Kate Nash has shared a new single called ‘Imperfect’ – you can listen to it below.The track is the latest preview of the singer-songwriter’s fifth studio album, which is due to arrive at some point this year. Following on from 2018’s ‘Yesterday Was Forever’, the record will also feature the 2021 songs ‘Horsie’ and ‘Misery’.“My co-star Kimmy Gatewood and some of our brilliant writers Rachel Shukert and Sascha Rothchild from GLOW asked me if I could write a tween pop anthem for an episode of The Babysitters Club (Netflix) that they were all working on,” Nash explained of how ‘Imperfect’ came about.“I’ve been writing for TV, film and musical theatre recently and it’s been so liberating as I get to explore different sides of being a songwriter.

Liam Gallagher has spoken out against Coldplay being nominated for a BRIT Award for Best Rock/Alternative Act.The four-piece were nominated for the award at Tuesday’s ceremony (February 8) along with Glass Animals, Tom Grennan, Wolf Alice and this year’s winner, Sam Fender.Speaking to Absolute Radio ahead of the BRITs on Tuesday, Gallagher was asked for his prediction for which artist would triumph in the Best Rock/Alternative Act category.At the mention of Coldplay, Gallagher said “leave it out”, adding: “They’re not rock, man.”“If they’re rock, man… Jesus!” he continued. “I mean, I like Chris Martin and he wrote some great albums and all that, when I think about it.

Ryan Reynolds is really his own brand right now. No, I’m not talking about the businesses he owns, such as Mint Mobile and Aviation Gin.

Billie Eilish has denied she threw shade at Travis Scott after the Astroworld tragedy while stopping a show to help a fan that was having an asthma attack. The singer, 20, had been filmed pausing one of her shows to check on a fan and make sure they got an asthma inhaler before telling the audience: ‘I wait for people to be okay until I keep going.’While she did not name Travis, 30, some took the comment to be referencing his Astroworld concert from November, during which he was accused of ignoring fans in difficulty to keep performing, something he denied, claiming he was unaware of what was happening. Ten people died and hundreds were injured after crowds surged towards the stage in Houston, Texas, leaving some fans crushed and trampled by the weight of the crowd. After Billie’s clip went viral, Kanye, 44, took to Instagram to demand she apologises to Travis before he would perform at Coachella with the rapper. He wrote alongside a screenshot of a news story: ‘Come on Billie we love you please apologise to Trav and to the families of the people who lost their lives no one intended this to happen.‘Trav didn’t have any idea what was happening when he was on stage and was very hurt by what happened.’Kanye added: ‘And yes Trav will be with me at Coachella but now I need Billie to apologise before I perform.’My 600lb Life's first transgender star Destinee Lashaee dies aged 30Nelly sorry after sex tape leaked on Instagram: ‘This was an old video’Funk legend Betty Davis dies of natural causes aged 77Billie denied that her comments were aimed at Travis, writing in response: ‘Literally never said a thing about Travis.

Adele has been spotted having the time of her life in the crowd at G-A-Y, proving she’s definitely the star everyone would most like to have a night out with. The Easy On Me singer, 33, made an appearance at G-A-Y’s Porn Idol event at Heaven nightclub in London on Thursday night, where she pretty much stole the show. Adele was filmed with a group of friends in an area of the club as It’s Raining Men played while she enthusiastically sang along, waving her arms in the air. She was also seen looking shocked as she observed the Porn Idol competition – where contestants can strip off on stage to compete for a cash prize – before giggling with her pals. However, just raving in the crowd was not enough as Adele soon hopped onto the stage with RuPaul’s Drag Race UK star Cheryl Hole to give the audience a show. While they weren’t treated to Adele’s inimitable singing voice, they arguably got to witness something so much better as she ran up to the stripper pole on the stage and cocked her leg up to spin round it. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 videoItâs raining men, hallelujah!ð pic.twitter.com/SFWiS2o4eKAn onlooker told the Daily Star: ‘Adele was absolutely loving the event. She was having a great time with friends and loved watching the show.‘After the contest was over she stormed the stage and the crowd went wild.

Ten years ago today, the music world lost one of its brightest stars in Whitney Houston. The beloved superstar died on February 11, 2012 at the age of 48 just hours before the 54th Grammy Awards were due to get underway in California. Whitney was herself due to appear and was staying at the Beverly Hilton hotel, where she was tragically found dead after accidentally drowning in a bathtub. Over the past 10 years, all the salacious details about her death and addiction struggles have been rinsed to high heavens but ultimately, the true sadness is the loss of a remarkable talent that is frankly yet to be matched. Widely referred to as ‘the voice’ and ‘vocal bible’, Whitney’s influence on the big vocalists we enjoy today is clear to see whether it’s Ariana Grande, Adele, Kelly Clarkson or even Mariah Carey, the latter of who some might argue is in a league of her own. Whitney’s vibrato, cadence and versatility is why she embodied exactly what it means to be a true pop star; able to belt out a vintage power ballad but equally master a contemporary R&B bop seamlessly. It still stands that Whitney has sold more physical singles than any other female solo artist in history, while her streaming figures on Spotify alone are enough to make your eyes water.

Rylan Clark has insisted he’s resting up after revealing an extended stay in hospital this week.The presenter shared a photo of himself hooked up for an IV on Friday morning, joking about his stay in ‘Costa del hospital’.While he didn’t reveal why he had to make a dash to the docs, he did note he was ‘slowly on the mend’ and resting up as worried fans shared their get-well messages.He wrote on Twitter: ‘Finally home after an extended trip to Costa del hospital. Slowly on the mend. Won’t be on the wireless tomorrow.‘Resting up.

he announced that he is set to welcome his eighth child later this year, with model Bre Tiesi.Nick unveiled the personalized vending machine earlier this week, sharing a glimpse of the gift as he proudly posed beside it on Instagram.My 600lb Life's first transgender star Destinee Lashaee dies aged 30Nelly sorry after sex tape leaked on Instagram: ‘This was an old video’Funk legend Betty Davis dies of natural causes aged 77‘Looks like somebody just sent me an early Valentine’s Day gift!! Vending Machine full of Magnums,’ he captioned the upload, with fans in bits in the comments.Owning up to his part in the prank, Kevin later shared the same photo on his own page, with the message: ‘I see u got my gift @nickcannon ….GOTCHA B***H!!!!!!….‘Now u don’t have an excuse because the condoms are free #PrankWars (sic).’Got a story?If you’ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us our Submit Stuff page – we’d love to hear from you.

Scots cancer teen Lily Douglas will be laid to rest this afternoon in what has been described as a 'celebration of her life'.

Christopher Vourlias Fox Entertainment has acquired U.S. rights to “Khan: The Series,” from Oscar-nominated producer Alexander Rodnyansky’s AR Content, Variety can reveal.Currently in development, the epic action series is based on the best-selling book “Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World” by Jack Weatherford, and will focus on the largest contiguous empire in human history and its iconic creator.Writer and executive producer Chris Collins will serve as showrunner, with Sergei Bodrov tapped to direct and executive produce.

Naman Ramachandran BritBox has picked up “Reel Britannia,” a documentary series on the history of modern British cinema, for the U.S., U.K., Canada and South Africa. The deal was closed by Abacus Media Rights (AMR), an Amcomri Entertainment company, who acquired worldwide distribution rights to the series from director Jon Spira and producer Hank Starrs of Canal Cat Films.

The Paisley community has been left reeling following the tragic deaths of four people who are feared to have taken deadly pills.

Piers Morgan has build up an unexpected friendship with TOWIE bombshell Chloe Brockett.The outspoken presenter has previously slammed "brain dead" reality stars in the past.However, he has admitted to Chloe, 21, that "Essex girls aren't what they seem" after they met at hair salon in London.They got engaged in conversation three years before the brunette beauty found fame on the ITVBe show.Piers even told former TOWIE star Megan McKenna about his chat with Chloe.Despite being originally "so scared" to meet him, Chloe has recalled her first meeting with Piers, who she says called her "intelligent".The Celebs Go Dating star told The Sun: "I remember he was really tall. He asked where I was from and told me how he'd just met Megan McKenna and that he found her really clever and business-savvy."We followed each other on Instagram and then a few months later he told me he'd shown Megan my Instagram and told her how intelligent I was."He kept saying Essex girls aren't what they seem.

Top brass at the Ayrshire Hospice have today registered their opposition against plans by Lidl to pitch up in Troon.

Manori Ravindran International EditorThe European Film Market studio used to shoot many of the virtual event’s online sessions has been temporarily shut down following a break-in on Thursday night.Sources tell Variety that key pieces of equipment were stolen from the studio, and all sessions that were set to be filmed there on Friday have been forced to go remote.The festival, which has confirmed the break-in to Variety, is currently liaising with the EFM and the police, who are investigating the incident. More details are expected shortly.As revealed by Variety, the EFM made the decision to go online in January following the rise of omicron in Germany.

A heartbroken Scots mum says she's feeling relieved after the 'haunted castle' headstone at her baby's graveside was finally removed.

Perth and Kinross Council’s head of education and learning Sharon Johnston has commissioned an investigation into claims of bullying and other discriminatory behaviour at Crieff High School.

Emmerdale actress Paige Sandhu, who plays Meena in the long-running soap, has sent a hilarious message to a fan pretending to be her character.A Twitter user posted the video of the star, explaining in the caption that her friend had requested the clip to cheer her up whilst she is away at university.The two minute 20 second video showed Paige reclining in a chair, wearing a cosy black and white jumper with her long dark hair over her shoulders as she started talking to the camera.She began by introducing herself as Meena and explaining that her “good friend Lauren” had asked for the clip: “I need to get a few good friends, I don’t have any. All evil. Frenemies, you know what I mean?”She went on to say that Lauren had told her that her friend studied psychology and is a big fan of Meena, which prompted her to say: “Because you’re a fan of me, I’m a fan of you".She continued her pep talk to the student: “Here goes.

KATE Garraway was teased over her bright dress and huge collar on Good Morning Britain today. The presenter got a ribbing from co-host Ben Shephard who burst into laughter as the show went live at 6am.