Alexander Armstrong: Last News

The Royal Family have been coping with a tremendous loss since Prince Philip’s passing on Friday (9th April). However, as the Queen and the rest of The Firm prepare for The Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral, ITV takes a look at some of Her Majesty’s extended family in the brand new documentary, The Queen and her Cousins.

If you’ve ever wanted to be a fly on the wall at one of the Queen’s Royal residencies to find out what she’s really like, ITV’s brand new documentary will be right up your street. A one-off ITV special, called The Queen and her Cousins, lets viewers into the hidden side of Her Majesty, as some of her closest relatives lift the lid on what she’s like behind closed doors.The programme, in honour of the Queen’s 95th birthday, follows Pointless star Alexander Armstrong as he meets with the Queen’s cousins who share previously hidden details about the head of The Firm.

Express.co.uk that he didn’t expect to feel so overcome with nerves at the prospect of meeting the Queen.He recalled: “It wasn’t really a full on Pointless, but I was giving a talk at the Sandringham WI.“And sometimes at the Sandringham WI, the President of the branch comes along and joins the party, and on this occasion she did!“It was quite the most wonderful memory and I’ll cherish it forever, being in a little village hall in the middle of rural Norfolk and there is the Queen amongst all the other WI members.”Alexander added: “It was just wonderful and the most uproariously delightful thing to be part of, what a privilege.”However, the actor explained he couldn’t dispel his fear over meeting the royal.He revealed: “I was terrified, I

Express.co.uk, Alexander opened up on the “healthy, but very affectionate, rivalry” The Chase and Pointless currently share.He divulged: “The hilarious thing is, not only are we up against each other in the schedules, we are also up against each other because Bradley [Walsh] films in the studio next door to ours.“So they film at the same time, so we are sort of neck and neck.”Despite working on rival channels, Alexander insisted he has nothing but love for The Chase’s host Bradley.He continued: “But I love Brad, he comes in and spends quite a bit of time in our make-up room, so we get to hang out with Brad quite a bit. “He’s lovely, he’s such an upbeat, funny man and I adore him, so it’s nice having The Chase there.”Alexander added: “I

The Queen turns 95 on the 21st of April, so it’s no surprise that networks are rolling out all manner of fanfare possible to celebrate the event. ITV has an incredible roster of programmes due to air, one of which sees Alexander Armstrong meeting a few of the Queen’s cousins.The Queen and Her Cousins introduces viewers to Princess Olga Andreevna Romanov - a colourful character who is third cousin to Queen Elizabeth.

Head of Britain’s royal monarchy--Queen Elizabeth may be close to 100-years-old but is still playful. The Queen’s playful side came out in a series of letters to her former equerry — written from her beloved corgis to the staff member's dogs! In the new ITV documentary, The Queen and her Cousins, English actor and presenter Alexander Armstrong said that he discovered handwritten notes framed in the bathroom of the Queen's former equerry Sir Blair Stewart-Wilson. "He would write these letters from their Jack Russell to the corgis, and the Queen would write these letters back," Armstrong recalled, according to The Telegraph.

The Queen has quite the sense of humour.

Express.co.uk, Alexander divulged: “I think everyone’s got a bit bored of it [lockdown] and homeschooling really was beginning to unravel at the edges. “The teachers have been amazing, so our kids had a really good schedule of stuff to do.“But we’ve got a six-year-old, so I think the phonics and the maths, my wife has been all over that.“I’ve actually been going to work during nearly all of lockdown, because I’ve been doing a radio show at the weekend.“So I’ve kind of had the easier job, I’ve left her in charge of the homeschooling.”He then chuckled before admitting: “I have to go back home and pretend I’ve had a really hard day’s work doing Classic FM and Pointless, when in fact I know exactly who has been doing all the heavy

Jackie McNamara and John Hartson dodged questions about their playing days and behind-the-scenes antics on Pointless. The duo have collected their fair share of silverware and made a bid to lift the Pointless trophy on the popular BBC quiz show, in which the aim is to produce answers to questions that a surveyed audience has not already guessed.

Pointless.The comedian and presenter admitted that although he would “love” to work with Richard more, he is nervous about “pushing” his friendship with the author, as they already spend a great deal of time together already.Speaking in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk, Alexander divulged: “I’d love to [work with Richard outside of Pointless]. “I think in time we probably will, I wouldn’t want Richard to get bored of me.“We spend a lot of the year together and the nice thing is, we genuinely, in nearly 12 years of Pointless, we have never had a cross word with each other. “I dare say we spend an awful lot of time in each other’s company, it’s very intensive, quite high pressured work, the turn arounds are very quick and there are

DON'T MISS...Alexander Armstrong left 'saddened' by Harry and Meghan interview [UPDATE]Coleen Nolan recalls being asked back to Jimmy Saville's room aged 14 [INSIGHT]Carol Kirkwood reacts to BBC Breakfast 'imposter' amid show absence [VIDEO]“I don't think I've even explained to them why I've gone 'Oh my God' and ran off," Matt remembered."But then I ran back, checked, she was still asleep and everything was fine.”"I wanted, believe me I wanted to keep that one a secret.That was one of those ones where I was like, I am in deep, deep trouble for this."But I couldn't. As soon as Emma came back from work, I went, 'I've got something to tell you.

DON'T MISS...Alexander Armstrong left 'saddened' by Harry and Meghan interview [UPDATE]Coleen Nolan recalls being asked back to Jimmy Saville's room aged 14 [INSIGHT]Carol Kirkwood reacts to BBC Breakfast 'imposter' amid show absence [VIDEO]“I think work/life balance, well I don’t know about you, but I think that’s where we failed actually.“Because you can tell from the title that we confused the programme with life.“We called it That’s Life! and it became our lives.“Do you think your family life really suffered?” her co-host probed.“I think so yeah.The kids would say so actually.“You know, we did have lovely holidays and we bought the little place where I’m living now in the New Forest, so that they could have fun and climb wild trees and

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 Alexander, who is one half of beloved TV double act Armstrong and Miller, spoke out on Meghan and Harry’s claims while sharing his support for Smart Energy GB’s study into damaging eco-behaviour on TV.When quizzed on whether he thinks the Queen will be coping after the explosive interview aired, Alexander said in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk: “I hope so. “I suspect, like for all of us, she’ll just be profoundly saddened by it.

Pointless host Alexander Armstrong confessed he lost two stone as he ‘couldn’t bear’ watching himself on TV.

Pointless host Alexander Armstrong has spoken about his weight loss and how he continues to stay in shape.The presenter admitted that he was not happy with his appearance on television and so decided to overhaul his diet and lifestyle.“I couldn't bear looking at myself on TV,” Alexander, 51, said of his first appearances on the BBC game show.The father-of-four went on to say that when the programme first aired in 2009, he was two stone heavier.The comedian, known for his Armstrong and Miller partnership, revealed that he now follows an intermittent fasting diet.He has been following the regime for almost a decade now and is still seeing positive results.“When I started doing Pointless way back in 2009 I was a good two stone heavier, I just

Comedian Michael McIntyre was back on our screens on Christmas Day to host a celebrity edition of The Wheel.Holly Willoughby, Alan Carr and Oti Mabuse all hoped to answer their way to a fortune for their chosen charities, guided by seven celebrity experts.Alexander Armstrong, Christopher Biggins, Clare Balding, Howard Donald, Kate Bottley, Olly Smith and Ainsley Harriott were on hand to help answer questions on everything from Christmas dinner to pantomimes.However, eagled-eyed viewers noticed a major change to the show's format during the special episode.The catchy theme tune which usually plays when host Michael yells "Spin the wheel" was replaced by iconic Christmas songs in a bid to spread some festive cheer.Fans of the show rushed to

The Chase.During a new interview, Omid said the ITV star had reminded him that game shows are regularly hosted by comedians and that he shouldn’t be put off by any preconceptions he may have.“He [Bradley] messaged me to say that I shouldn’t be put off.“He told me that there used to be a stigma about comedians doing quiz shows, but that it didn’t exist any more,” he told this week's Radio Times.As well as Bradley hosting The Chase, comedian Alexander Armstrong presents Pointless and Warwick Davis fronts Tenable.The 55-year-old went on to add: “He said that I’d love it, which I do.”Omid also said he was surprisingly offered the presenting gig after failing miserably on a celebrity special of The Chase.“It was offered to me about ten minutes

Richard Osman, 49, has admitted that he has enjoyed filming Pointless without an audience, as it can speed the up the process of getting episodes finished.The quiz host is currently working on recording the popular show in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic that has seen TV shows stop production or forgo their traditional studio audiences.Richard told The Richard & Judy Book Club Podcast that they are no longer using an audience on the show: “We’re about to do another 200 [episodes of] Pointless without an audience. ‘It’s quite nice not having an audience sometimes, it speeds the day up a little bit,” he added.The Cambridge graduate has hosted Pointless since 2009 alongside co-host Alexander Armstrong.Richard and Alexander have known

He continued: "I thought, I don't dare presume who it is. But of course, the president is of course the Queen."And so, there we were in this tiny little church hall, parish hall.The village isn't Sandringham, I can't remember what it's called but there it was.

Pointless host Alexander Armstrong, 50, swiftly shut down the thought of competing on Strictly Come Dancing as he revealed he “cannot dance” and would miss his family if he competed on the BBC dance show.The father-of-three made his admission during a chat with ex contestant Charlotte Hawkins, 45, who admitted it was the “scariest thing” she had ever done in 2017.The presenter confessed to his not-so-good dancing abilities as he discussed what music he listens to at home, which included tracks from David Byrne.Charlotte then turned the conversation onto the host about potentially being a contestant on Strictly.The Good Morning Britain host asked: “What’s your dancing like, will we see you on Strictly Come Dancing anytime soon?”“You never