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Popular BBC daytime series Escape to the Country is best known for helping prospective house hunters find their dream homes in the countryside, but one participant found things got a bit heated in a segment that had the house buyers trying out some local chillies with presenter Margherita Taylor. Property hunters Ronnie and Claire from Watford were looking for a countryside home in Bedfordshire, and in between looking at the properties on offer in the area, Margherita took them to the Love My Chillies farm in Blunham to discover more about the region and to sample the crop.

Viewers left in disbelief it seems as Lorraine Kelly conducted 'Lorraine's Gay Wedding' for fans of the show Gavin and Luke, as they got married on the programme and joined her to celebrate the ten-year anniversary of the first same-sex marriages in the UK.

Malakai Bayoh stunned the judging panel and viewers at home with his incredible performance on Britain's Got Talent.

Simon Cowell has pressed the golden buzzer for his favourite act on just the second episode of the new series of Britain's Got Talent. Simon, who's famous for being difficult to please, was blown away by Malakli's opera performance and smashed the golden buzzer for him – taking him straight through to the live shows.The young singer received a standing ovation by both the judges and the crowd as Simon went on to label his singing as "golden" before smashing the buzzer. BGT viewers echoed similar sentiments online.

Lorraine Kelly has issued a health update to her concerned fans and revealed her return date after she was forced to miss three episodes of her ITV show last week due to illness.The Scottish presenter, 63, was absent from Wednesday, Thursday and Friday's episodes of Lorraine after she went down with a "hideous" bug.Thankfully, Good Morning Britain presenter Ranvir Singh was on hand to step in as she acted as a guest host for the week.Taking to Twitter on Friday, Lorraine responded to a fan who wrote: "@reallorraine hope you are feeling better Lorraine?" to which she replied: "Much better ta - see you Monday xxx." It comes as Lorraine tweeted on Wednesday: "When you have to be sent home from work early in the morning because you are suddenly attacked by a hideous bug and were looking forward to interviewing @adamlambert THAT!" The presenter added: "Beyond disappointed but imagine if I had infected him !!!!!!" Lorraine's fans, viewers and celebrity pals were quick to wish the Scottish presenter well after her statement. Victoria Kennedy, editor of Lorraine, wrote: "Get well soon" with a heart and kiss emoji.

Lorraine Kelly was absent from her ITV show for the third day in a row this week, after coming down with a “hideous” bug.The TV presenter, 63, was absent from her daytime TV slot on Friday (24 February), marking the third time in a week she’d had to stay home from her presenting duties due to illness. Luckily, Good Morning Britain’s Ranvir Singh, 45, was on hand to step in, revealing on Thursday that Lorraine was “still recovering” after coming down with a “hideous bug”.

Lorraine Kelly was absent for a second day on Thursday after she was sent home early on Wednesday due to going down with a "hideous" bug.The presenter, 63, was replaced by Ranvir Singh on Wednesday and the Good Morning Britain star stepped in again on Thursday to host the ITV show. During Thursday's Good Morning Britain, Kate Garraway and Ben Shephard went to the Lorraine studio to hear what was happening on the show.To which Ranvir appeared, joking she was given more notice today than she was yesterday, saying: "Lorraine is still recovering, I got in for 6:30 today so I should be fully prepared for the show today as opposed to yesterday!" It comes as Lorraine tweeted on Wednesday: "When you have to be sent home from work early in the morning because you are suddenly attacked by a hideous bug and were looking forward to interviewing @adamlambert THAT!" The presenter added: "Beyond disappointed but imagine if I had infected him !!!!!!" Lorraine's fans, viewers and celebrity pals were quick to wish the Scottish presenter well after her statement.

Lorraine Kelly has been sent home from her own show before evening going live on air. The TV presenter had headed to the ITV studios on Wednesday morning (February 22) as she prepared to host the latest edition of her self-titled programme.

Lorraine Kelly has revealed that she has been sent home early from her ITV chat show due to going down with a "hideous" bug. The presenter, 63, admitted she was "beyond disappointed" as she was looking forward to interviewing Adam Lambert.

Members of an Ayrshire choir performed the gig of a lifetime as they joined music royalty on the big stage.

BAFTA-nominated actress Emilia Jones, 19, is the daughter of Welsh singer Aled Jones, 51, and his wife Claire Fossett. Her father Aled explained earlier this year that he and his wife had made a lot of sacrifices for Emilia, but that she rarely “listened to his advice”.Aled’s career was launched after he sang The Snowman’s iconic song Walking in the Air.After that, he enjoyed a varied career of singing and presenting for the BBC. Emilia, 20, has followed in her father’s footsteps and recently appeared in the film CODA, which won the Oscars’ Best Picture award.Her role in the film, which earned her a BAFTA nomination, made her an overnight star.  Back in February, Aled appeared on Good Morning Britain, where he gushed about his talented daughter. "It's been great for me just watching from the background.

Aled Jones has paid a heartfelt tribute to The Snowman creator Raymond Briggs following his death at the age of 88.Illustrator Briggs is best-known for creating the beloved, wordless children’s picture book The Snowman, which he released in 1978.Welsh singer Jones, meanwhile, rose to fame as a teenager after he sang Walking in the Air for the film adaption of Briggs’ creation.Composed by Howard Blake, Walking In The Air became the pinnacle moment of the famous film, released in 1982 and commissioned by Channel 4.The song regularly shoots up the charts each Christmas and helped make Jones a household name, with the singer now saying he owes Briggs ‘a debt of gratitude.’Speaking on his Classic FM radio show on Wednesday, Jones paid tribute to Briggs, saying: ‘What a legacy he leaves behind.‘His books have touched millions of people all around the world, and what a debt of gratitude I owe to his greatest creation of all. Thank you, Raymond.’The Masked Singer star then played the classic song in memory of the late author.The song’s composer Blake previously opened up on the magic of Walking In The Air in an interview with Metro.co.uk, where he explained he had written the song months earlier but didn’t know what to do with it.But as soon as he saw the hand-drawn images of the little boy and the Snowman, he knew: ‘That’s where that tune belongs’.‘It was a match made in heaven,’ the musician said.

Raymond Briggs, who created the original picture book that became beloved Academy Award-nominated short The Snowman, has died aged 88.

Good Morning Britain's Laura Tobin was left joking about handing her notice in live on the show after she suffered a double name blunder. She was back on the ITV news programme to bring the latest weather updates via video link while host Adil Ray and Charlotte Hawkins were in the studio.

Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice have been celebrating the Queen ’s Jubilee with volunteers in London. The royal sisters, and daughters of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, joined an outdoor party in London organised by Westminster Council for local volunteer and community groups who lent a helping hand throughout the pandemic. The pair got royally stuck in to the festivities, giving plate spinning an attempt.

Royal fans saw a sweet father-son moment between Princes George and William as the doting dad showed his eight year old son how to wear cufflinks. Prince William, Kate Middleton and their two eldest children George and Charlotte, six, promptly arrived at this evening’s Party at the Palace located outside Buckingham Palace. The Cambridge’s youngest Prince Louis, four, wasn’t with the family for the affair, and was likely being looked after by their “loyal nanny” Maria or Kate’s mother, Carole.

Kate Middleton and Prince William have been pictured during a royal visit at Cardiff Castle as the Queen's Jubilee celebrations continue.The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were accompanied by their two older children Prince George and Princess Charlotte as they visited the Welsh capital ahead of a performance in celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Kate, 40, William, 39, eight year old George and seven year old Charlotte were greeted by fans as they made their way into the castle's grounds to attend a concert. But, their youngest child Prince Louis wasn't seen with them.

Parties will be held across the country for the Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years since the Queen ascended the throne.Thanks to the four-day bank holiday weekend from June 2 to June 5, there’s plenty of time to celebrate. Whether it’s going to a street party with your neighbours or attending one of the incredible events being organised throughout the UK, there’s something for everyone. Here are some of the events which are taking place across the country, including some free ideas.

BAFTAs earlier this month, shared his thoughts on Emilia Jones after she performed at the ceremony, where she was waiting to see if she would win the Best Actress award for her film CODA.Speaking from the Ideal Home Show, in partnership with NatWest, Richard revealed that he had known Emilia since she was “just a nipper” thanks to his friendship with her dad Aled Jones. Richard, 52, admitted that he was “gobsmacked” to see Emilia’s incredible transformation into a star in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk. The Entertainment Editor for Good Morning Britain reflected on the young actress’ rise to fame and praised her stunning performance of Joni Mitchell’s Both Sides Now, which she also sings in the now Oscar-winning film CODA.Emilia, 20, was also nominated for a Best Actress BAFTA for portraying 17-year-old Ruby, the only hearing member of a deaf family.Reflecting on her rise to fame, Richard admitted that her confident performance left him “slack-jawed”. Remembering that night at the BAFTAs, he said: “I was lucky enough to catch up with Benedict Cumberbatch, Sir Kenneth Branagh and Emilia Jones, of course!”“Aled Jones’ daughter, who I hadn’t seen for years since she was knee-high. “Aled and Lorraine and I worked together on Daybreak before Good Morning Britain started, so I knew Amelia when she was a nipper. “And now of course she's this fabulous actress soaring to giddy heights.”When asked about how it was to see Emilia, who he had known as a little girl, take to the stage in the Royal Albert Hall, Richard admitted he was “gobsmacked”. He said: “It’s just extraordinary.

Aled then went on to say that he doesn’t give her much advice, as daughters rarely listen to their dads.He said: “The fact that she loves what she’s doing and she’s great at it, so long may it last.”ITV host Kate asked if he’s offered her any words of wisdom on dealing with fame and he replied: “When do daughters ever listen to their dads? Come on! I don’t give her advice.”He continued: “She’s so level-headed.She loves acting and being on set.”Ben Shephard then asked the singer if he thought he and Emilia would ever be able to work with each other. Aled responded saying she’s too busy to work for him. Ben said: “You must have such immense pride as a father to be able to talk to her about her achievements.“Do you ever wonder if you could do something together?”The 51-year-old then quipped: “She’s too busy to work for me.She’s like, 'no, forget it.' "She’s more into pop music than my scene.She’s in LA! I can’t afford her!”Speaking to PA Media, Emilia addressed her nomination: “I’m just so grateful that people loved Coda because I did work so hard. “I was 17 when we shot so I had a big, big workload for 17, so it's nice, people are being so lovely."Speaking about what skills she had to pick up for the film, undoubtedly, sign language was the foremost, but she also had to learn to sing and fish. The actress said: “I trained for nine months with American Sign Language and had singing lessons too because I loved singing, but I'd never had a singing lesson before. “I also had to learn how to fish, so I'd wake up at 3am every morning for two weeks and we'd go out three miles at sea and catch fish for hours and hours, and the Massachusetts accent, I had to learn that too.”

The Masked Singer runner-up Charlotte Church has revealed she was gifted a very special keepsake to remember her time on the ITV entertainment show. The 35 year old Welsh singing sensation, who wowed viewers every week with her impressive vocals before being unmasked on the show’s final, exclusively told OK! that although she was “sad” that she couldn’t keep her costume, the team came up with the next best thing.