Chesney Hawkes: Last News

A major Hollywood star is rumoured to have backed out of joining Celebrity Big Brother, despite being in "advanced talks" with the show's producers. With the launch just around the corner and no official cast list released, whispers suggest that ex-Love Island personalities, a WAG, and an Olympian are set to step into the iconic house. Producers were crossing their fingers for this particular celeb to be a blockbuster addition.

The buzz is building for the upcoming series of Celebrity Big Brother, with fans in a frenzy playing guessing games about who will be stepping into the house this year. Set to kick off on April 7 in its second season in its new ITV home, the show will once again be presented by AJ Odudu and Will Best. As you'd expect, the grapevine is ripe with rumours as to which famous names will appear - with EastEnders legend Patsy Palmer, known for her iconic role as Bianca Jackson, reportedly agreeing to sign up.

The old adage that revenge is a dish best served cold certainly rings true for former pop sensation Chesney Hawkes, who has waited 33 years to strike back.

Paddy McGuinness was in floods as tears as he reached the finish line of his epic 300-mile charity cycle from Wales to Scotland in aid of BBC Children in Need.

Karl Wallinger, a star of The Waterboys and World Party, has sadly passed away at the age of 66.The musician's publicist confirmed that he died on Sunday (March 12). Karl, who was born in Wales, formed World Party in 1986 after leaving The Waterboys.Their debut album, Private Revolution, included popular songs like Ship Of Fools.They released several more albums, with their fourth, Egyptology, featuring the track She's The One.This song was later covered by Robbie Williams and reached number one on the UK charts in 1999. In 2001, Karl had a brain aneurysm which paused his career for a few years.

Chesney Brown was first welcomed into Coronation Street all the way back in 2003. He was introduced when actor Sam Aston was just 10-years-old, and has remained a regular fixture on the soap ever since. The character is named after the singer, Chesney Hawkes, and was brought in as the younger brother of Fiz Brown (Jennie McAlpine) and son of Cilla Battersby-Brown (Wendi Peters).

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Emmerdale is set for explosive upcoming scenes as Jai's mother, Georgia Sharma, is making a return to "ruffle feathers" on the eve of her son's wedding to Laurel Thomas. Originally played by The Bill star Trudie Goodwin, the role has been recast and will now be played by former EastEnders actress, Lin Blakley. Soap fans will recall that Lin, 75, played Pam Coker in the BBC One soap from 2014 until 2022.

Chesney Hawkes and his wife left his kids a heartfelt voice memo as their airplane plunged 20,000ft in the air.While aboard an Aegean Airlines Airbus A320 with his wife Krissy and 156 passengers flying from Greece to Barcelona (according to Aviation Source News), the flight declared a general emergency as it passed over Italy.After oxygen masks dropped without warning, the airplane plunged 20,000ft sending items flying everywhere.Speaking with The Sun, Hawkes shared: “We thought we were going down. Our ears hurt and babies were crying.

England’s emphatic 3-0 victory over local rival Wales in the Qatar World Cup was seen by a peak UK audience of 18.7M.

Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox’s Sunday Lunch series, they were joined by Chesney Hawkes for a cover of ‘Summer of 69’ – check out the moment below.In the latest edition of Sunday Lunch, Hawkes played guitar and sang the song while Willcox and Fripp appeared only in the background, dressed in inflatable dinosaur costumes.The edition today also featured some ‘bonus outtakes’ of the three performing the song together.Check it out here:It’s the third time Hawkes has appeared with the pair recently. For their last edition of Sunday Lunch, Willcox and Fripp shared a cover of Hawkes playing The Killers‘ ‘Mr Brightside’.As part of their long-running series of weekly performances from their kitchen, the couple also delivered a rendition of Hawkes’ classic ‘I Am The One And Only‘ earlier this month month. Hawkes took the lead while they appeared in the background in lederhosen and a maid’s outfit seemingly to mark Oktoberfest.The couple have been delivering Sunday Lunch episodes since 2020, when they began the series during the coronavirus pandemic, recently delivering a cover of David Bowie‘s ‘Heroes’ in dedication to the late Queen Elizabeth II.Other covers that have been featured on the series include Pantera’s ‘5 Minutes Alone’, Lenny Kravitz’s ‘Are You Gonna Go My Way’, Limp Bizkit’s ‘Nookie’ and Billy Idol‘s ‘Rebel Yell’ among many others.Willcox explained last year that the Sunday Lunch series had been born from a desire to keep Fripp inspired and entertained during the coronavirus-enforced lockdowns to stop from withdrawing”.“Here I am in this house with this 74-year-old husband who I really don’t want to live without,” she told the Guardian.

Robert Fripp and Toyah Wilcox’s Sunday Lunch series, they were joined by Chesney Hawkes for a cover of ‘Summer of 69’ – check out the moment below.In the latest edition of Sunday Lunch, Hawkes played guitar and sang the song while Wilcox and Fripp appeared only in the background, dressed in inflatable dinosaur costumes.The edition today also featured some ‘bonus outtakes’ of the three performing the song together.Check it out here:It’s the third time Hawkes has appeared with the pair recently. For their last edition of Sunday Lunch, Willcox and Fripp shared a cover of Hawkes playing The Killers‘ ‘Mr Brightside’.As part of their long-running series of weekly performances from their kitchen, the couple also delivered a rendition of Hawkes’ classic ‘I Am The One And Only‘ earlier this month month. Hawkes took the lead while they appeared in the background in lederhosen and a maid’s outfit seemingly to mark Oktoberfest.The couple have been delivering Sunday Lunch episodes since 2020, when they began the series during the coronavirus pandemic, recently delivering a cover of David Bowie‘s ‘Heroes’ in dedication to the late Queen Elizabeth II.Other covers that have been featured on the series include Pantera’s ‘5 Minutes Alone’, Lenny Kravitz’s ‘Are You Gonna Go My Way’, Limp Bizkit’s ‘Nookie’ and Billy Idol‘s ‘Rebel Yell’ among many others.Willcox explained last year that the Sunday Lunch series had been born from a desire to keep Fripp inspired and entertained during the coronavirus-enforced lockdowns to stop from withdrawing”.“Here I am in this house with this 74-year-old husband who I really don’t want to live without,” she told the Guardian.

Sunday Lunch, Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp have shared a cover of The Killers‘ ‘Mr Brightside’ by Chesney Hawkes.As part of their long-running series of weekly performances from their kitchen, the couple last week delivered a rendition of Hawkes’ classic ‘I Am The One And Only‘ – allowing Hawkes to take the lead while they appeared in the background in lederhosen and a maid’s outfit; presumably to mark Oktoberfest.This week the duo again relinquish lead vocal and guitar duties to Hawkes, and they dance in the kitchen behind him. Towards the end of the video, they all reveal themselves to be wearing tutus before Fripp declares: “It’s Chesney in the kitchen, with Toyah and Robert!”The couple have been delivering Sunday Lunch episodes since 2020, when they began the series during the coronavirus pandemic, recently delivering a cover of David Bowie‘s ‘Heroes’ in dedication to the late Queen Elizabeth II.

Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp have added a new twist to their Sunday Lunch series, recruiting English singer and actor Chesney Hawkes for a cover of Hawkes’ own track ‘The One And Only’.This week’s edition sees the couple donning a festive look, with Fripp in lederhosen and Toyah sporting a red maid uniform and baseball bat alongside a much more conventionally dressed Hawkes. In another first for the series, Fripp has passed the guitar duties to Hawkes for the cover, while adding more of his vocals to the mix.As Fripp is currently on the road for his ‘That Awful Man & His Manager’ Q&A tour, the message on the couple’s kitchen cabinet proclaims that this edition is an ‘interlude’ – presumably to tide fans over until they can record fresh covers.Watch Chesney Hawkes join Fripp and Toyah as Sunday Lunch‘s first-ever guest below.The couple have been delivering Sunday Lunch episodes since 2020, when they began the series during the coronavirus pandemic, most recently delivering a cover of David Bowie‘s ‘Heroes’ in dedication to the late Queen Elizabeth II.