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Coronation Street star Samia Longchambon has shared why she took some time away from the cobbles to challenge herself in a new show. The actress, who plays Maria Windass in the ITV soap, revealed back in April that she is one of the celebrities taking part in the next series of Cooking With The Stars.

Amanda Holden's social media followers have breathed a sigh of relief as they admitted to being unable to 'cope' with her stunning looks on Britain's Got Talent. The ITV talent show's judge had been wowing viewers and fans with her gowns during the string of live semi final shows.

Tickets to watch this year’s Eurovision Song Contest 2023 sold out in just minutes but there are plenty of ways to enjoy the popular event in person this year.

Our columnist Peter Andre wants to set the record straight after his words "were twisted" regarding an admission he made about a "breakdown" in his 20s. Writing in his weekly OK! column, the father-of-four explained: "I took to Instagram to make it clear that this isn’t actually what I said – I think a headline like that can change your perception of someone instantly." Sign up - for free - to read Judi's full column. Register for FREE to read this article in full.

ITV has announced the list of celebrities that will be taking part in the third series of Cooking With The Stars and it's going to be a belter.Tom Allen, 39, and Emma Willis, 47, will be returning as presenters of the show and welcome eight new celebrities including a Love Island and Im a Celeb star. The show will turn the celebrities into cooking experts within a matter of weeks as they pair up with a professional chef who will teach them everything they need to know to go from amateur cooks to restaurant-level chefs.

Steps' Claire Richards is tired of receiving abuse on social media.The 45 year old mum-of-two made herself heard on Twitter over the weekend, in the wake of some truly mean-spirited messages from trolls. Claire's retaliation began with: "Wow Twitter is all about giving tonight! I’m not sure I’ve ever been called a vile rude b***h, the fat one from steps, a self obsessed chav, and told I can’t have any kind of ego as I only sing songs for 8 year olds in 4 consecutive tweets! What a world we live in 2023. "Not sure what triggered all that but deffo a massive reason why Twitter is a toxic platform!" she stressed, before calling out several departments for their lack of control.

The Masked Singer's Fawn was finally unmasked during the grand finale of the hit ITV show, with 90s pop icon Natalie Appleton revealed to be behind the mask.The All Saints singer, 49, came in third place on the show, leaving Rhino and Phoenix to battle it out to be crowned the winner of the series. The judges were left shocked when Natalie took her mask off, with no one guessing her throughout the series.

Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora was revealed to have been the mystery celebrity singing in a jacket potato costume on The Masked Singer UK at the weekend.READ MORE: Mark, My Words: this is how The Masked Singer could become the greatest show ever made During his time on the show, Sambora had performed songs such as Elvis Presley‘s ‘Viva Las Vegas’, Leonard Cohen‘s ‘Hallelujah’, Fleetwood Mac‘s ‘Go Your Own Way’ and ‘Love Me Again’ by John Newman.After he was eliminated from the competition and duly unmasked, Sambora said: “I love being a guitar player and a songwriter. And of course I’m very privileged and honoured to have had so much success and the accolades of being a Grammy winner, an Ivor Novello Award winner and a Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame and Songwriters Hall Of Fame inductee, but what I really love to do is sing!”“My hiatus from Bon Jovi and the Covid impact on my solo touring meant I could only do one thing which is make a new record until I saw The Masked Singer! I loved it and it was a lot of fun to watch it at a time where due to lockdowns and being forced to be at home the world was a little quieter than it had been since Bon Jovi kicked off 37 years ago.”Other musicians to have been ‘unmasked’ during this year’s competition include Lulu (Piece Of Cake), Claire Richards from Steps (Knitting) and Martin and Shirlie Kemp (Cat and Mouse).Sambora played guitar as part of Bon Jovi until 2013.

Glee star Amber Riley has become the latest celebrity eliminated on The Masked Singer.

The Masked Singer returned to our TV screens on Saturday night and there was a double elimination ahead of the semi-final next weekend.

The Masked Singer UK fans believe they have figured out Knitting's identity after a star dropped a clue on social media. The well-loved ITV show returned to screens last night, as celebrity judges Davina McCall, Jonathan Ross, Rita Ora and Mo Gilligan came together to figure out the famous voices singing from underneath bizarre costumes.

Popular show I Can See Your Voice is back for a brand new series and the first episode sees a Scots couple take on the challenge.

This week, pop royalty Steps commemorate 25 years in music with the release of their Platinum Collection. Currently on course to become the band's fourth Number 1 album, ahead of competition from Aitch and actual Madonna midweek, it's a record positively bursting with bangers spanning a quarter of a decade.

A three-way midweek chart battle is underway on the Official Albums Chart with Steps, Madonna and rapper Aitch all vying for a taste of Number 1 success. 

Ian 'H' Watkins could have been the perfect casting for the upcoming Barbie movie as he channeled Ken on his latest visit to Manchester. The Steps star was in the city with his bandmates as they appeared on BBC Breakfast on Friday morning (August 19).

This week, Steps release Platinum Collection; a celebration of 25 years in music.

This Morning viewers were surprised to see a new yet very familiar face take over a segment on the show. Claire Richards, who is best known for being one-fifth of pop group Steps, swapped the stage for the ITV studio on Thursday (August 4).

It’s hard to believe Steps have been around for 25 years, and as Claire Richards prepares to reunite with her bandmates to mark their milestone anniversary, she wonders where the time has gone too. Claire was just 19 when she joined Lisa Scott-Lee, Faye Tozer, Ian ‘H’ Watkins, all now 46, and Lee Latchford-Evans, 47, to form the much-loved band in 1997. “I don’t think any of us knew or realised that it would be 25 years and we’re still going,” the 44 year old says.

Claire Richards has revealed her daughter Daisy, 12, is already dreaming of following in her mother’s footsteps by becoming a singer in the future. “Daisy keeps saying she wants to be a singer," the Steps star - who is also mum to Charlie, 14, with husband Reece Hill - told OK!. "She even said I’m going to be her momager." "I want the kids to be happy.

Denise Van Outen "has her sparkle back" following her new romance, according to her good friend Duncan James. The 44-year-old Blue member has been close friends with The Only Way Is Essex voice over star Denise, from Basildon, for a number of years. The two have worked together on various projects, with Duncan even stepping in to replace Denise's parter Eddie Boxshall on Celebrity Gogglebox following their split at the end of the year.

Celebrity Gogglebox were left in tears after watching the coming out scene from Big Boys. Friday (1 July) night’s episode of the Channel 4 series was a Pride special and saw a group of LGBTQ+ celebrities and their loved ones tune into the week’s biggest shows. The episode closed off with the cast watching sitcom Big Boys, which is based on the life of comedian Jack Rooke (played by Dylan Llewellyn).