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Alex Jones scolded her co-host Jermaine Jenas live on BBC's The One Show for a cheeky comment he made about the Welsh football squad. The Welsh BBC presenter erupted in protest and shouted: "Less of it, JJ!" for the brave football dig, which he made right at the start of the programme on Monday night (June 6).Former England and Tottenham Hotspur footballer Jermaine kicked off the chat show with Alex before dishing out the sporty banter on camera.Their star-studded show welcomed Strictly star AJ Odudu, comedian David Mitchell and Bake Off star Paul Hollywood onto the One Show set.Alex had just told viewers all about her incredible Platinum Jubilee weekend, which saw her attend the same lunch as Prince Charles and Camilla.Jermaine decided to tease her about her Welsh football squad, which qualified for the World Cup after beating Ukraine 1-0 in the qualifiers on Sunday night.Spurs striker Gareth Bale managed to secure a goal with a free kick which ended in a Ukrainian own goal in the playoff final.Jermaine said: "To top off a fantastic week for you, the Welsh are going to the World Cup, aren't they!" before sarcastically adding: "You had it on...

The Duchess Of York Sarah Ferguson has co-founded a Paris-based production house with Oscar-nominated The Voorman Problem director Mark Gill and The Open’s Cyril Cadars.

BAFTAs) take place.Popular shows such as Gogglebox, It's a Sin and Stath Lets Flats have been nominated, while big names including Graham Norton, Steve Coogan, Jodie Comer and Jessica Plummer will be hoping to scoop gongs.The show will air from the magnificent Royal Festival Hall in London and will be the first BAFTA ceremony in three years to be attended by an in-person audience.That will be good news for its host.For the third straight year, comedian and writer Richard Ayoade will be presenting the glamourous show.But things could have turned out oh so differently for the funnyman.Here are some things you may not know about Richard.Did you know that Richard could have so easily taken a different route and not ended up on our screens?The 44-year-old attended St Catharine's College in Cambridge after growing up in the east of England, just outside Ipswich.He finished up in the college in 1998 after three years of studying law.However, it was an extracurricular activity which helped him launch his career.Richard took a big interest in stage productions, and became president of the amateur drama club Footlights in the college (with his vice-president being John Oliver!)Previous presidents of the group included David Mitchell, Robert Webb, Hugh Laurie and members of Monty Python.Richard has since said that his degree was not a "fallback" for him, instead meaning he had to go back to "square one".John Oliver wasn't the only future star that Richard was connected with in Cambridge.He met actress Lydia Fox while studying there and has since married her.Lydia studied at Newnham College at the University of Cambridge.

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Strictly Come Dancing 2021 has been jam-packed with famous talent not only on the dance floor but watching from the wings as well.The series will come to a head this weekend and finally reveal who will be crowned as the winner of the competition, whether that's AJ Odudu, Rose Ayling-Ellis or John Whaite.But besides the famous faces battling it out and showing off their best moves, there has also been a bunch in the studio audience, who have sent fans wild throughout the dancing contest.From soap stars to celebrity chefs, let's take a look at everyone who's coming along this year...Fans of the Peep Show were thrilled to see who came to support Robert Webb during Movie Week, his one and only sidekick David Mitchell.The comedian came to

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Strictly Come Dancing, but yesterday he made a statement announcing his departure from the competition due to “ill health”.

Strictly 2021 comes as the 19th series of the show approaches its fourth week of this year’s competition. Webb, paired up with Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer Dianne Bussell, had been impressing the BBC dance show judges with his ballroom skills, but announced on Wednesday (13 October) that he would no longer be participating in this year’s competition.

ROBERT Webb stunned fans last night as he announced his shock withdrawal from Strictly after just three performances.

Strictly Come Dancing 2021, has revealed he had been unaware that he was suffering from a congenital heart defect.The TV star has opened up about the recent health scare that he battled with in the past 18 months.Robert, who is best known for co-starring with David Mitchell in cult sitcom Peep Show, learned that his condition was made worse from his ten-year battle with alcohol.The 49-year-old has credited Strictly as the latest step on his road to recovery.Addressing his health struggles, Robert revealed that he had to undergo open-heart surgery.It comes after the comedian had been feeling unwell for quite some time and he went for a health check in March last year before lockdown when he discovered how serious his condition was."When I

FOR the past two weeks comic Robert Webb has entertained audiences with his energetic dances on Strictly – but last year he could barely walk after having emergency surgery to save his life. Robert, 49, best known for co-starring with David Mitchell in cult sitcom Peep Show, learned he had a congenital heart defect made worse by a ten-year battle with the bottle.

Peep Show co-star Robert Webb as the latter competes on Strictly Come Dancing.The Jeremy ‘Jez’ Usborne actor is taking part in the current series of the BBC One dancing show, appearing alongside the likes of McFly‘s Tom Fletcher and BBC presenter Dan Walker – and it seems Mitchell has been following along on social media.On Saturday’s (October 2) live show the actor wished his fellow star good luck before writing afterwards: “Well I thought that was fucking splendid!”Well I thought that was fucking splendid! @arobertwebb— David Mitchell (@RealDMitchell) October 2, 2021The week before, Mitchell shared his pride after Webb made his debut on the show, tweeting: “That was brilliant. I’m really proud of him.”That was brilliant.

showbiz gossip straight to your inbox with the Daily Star's FREE newsletterDavid Mitchell has got candid about going through the “very frightening” time when his comedic partner and friend Robert Webb had to undergo open-heart surgery.Despite the fact that Robert Webb is currently dancing his heart out on the Strictly Come Dancing dancefloor, only two years ago the comedian discovered he had a heart condition and had to undergo emergency surgery.David joined Jermaine Jenas and Alex Scott on The One Show on Wednesday, where he opened up about his pal’s stint on the BBC show and finding out about Robert’s health issues after a routine medical checkup during filming.Alex grilled him about Robert’s performance on the show, saying: “While we’ve

Strictly Come Dancing for not giving his pal Robert Webb more points after his first dance on the show.The Peep Show star appeared on BBC's The One Show on Wednesday night (September 29), and he had some stern words for the Strictly judges.When the topic turned to Strictly, David revealed that he had tuned in to watch his friend's debut dance routine on the hit dancing show - and thought Robert's performance was "brilliant".In fact, he told hosts Jermaine Jenas and Alex Scott that Robert had been judges too harshly by the judges.Alex asked David: "Did you watch his [Robert's] first performance?"David replied: "I certainly did and it was brilliant, and I would say under-praised by the judges."Alex agreed with David, saying: "I totally

BBC sitcom The Cleaner has just been released – check it out below.The Taskmaster host writes and stars in the forthcoming six-part series, in which “smart arse” cleaner Paul ‘Wicky’ Wickstead cleans up crime scenes.Davies took inspiration from German series Der Tatortreiniger (Crime Scene Cleaner) for the new show, which includes an ensemble cast playing characters from the victims’ relatives, employers, neighbours and acquaintances, to occasionally even the murderers themselves,” according to the BBC.Helena Bonham Carter and David Mitchell will co-star in The Cleaner alongside Davies, also joining Stephanie Cole, Donald Sumpter, Shobu Kapoor, Ruth Madeley and Layton Williams.Watch the new trailer for The Cleaner here:Discussing his new

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“He said, ‘What have you been doing about the heart murmur’ and I said, ‘What heart murmur?’“A couple of days later I had a few tests and a cardiologist said, ‘You are not going to have a heart attack in the next fortnight but in the next two to six months this heart will fail’.“He said it was not something you can fix with pills so that was a spot of open-heart surgery.”Although he shared how he had recovered well during the appearance back in January.He continued: “I am absolutely fine.

LES Dennis made a grim confession about his personal hygiene routine in a shocking episode of Would I Lie To You? The former Family Fortunes host and Coronation Street star, 67, held a cue card as he told the BBC show panel: "I like to keep my old fingernail clippings so I can use them later on." It prompted a grimace from show host Rob Brydon while the other contestants were forced to see if his grim statement was in fact true. Team captain David Mitchell asked what telly favourite Les used his nails for, as he confidently replied: "Well, if I've had a sandwich ...

showbiz gossip straight to your inbox with the Daily Star's FREE newsletterBBC Only Connect star Victoria Coren Mitchell has revealed her marriage to comedian David Mitchell is thanks to unlikely matchmaker David Baddiel.The 48-year-old television presenter has been married to her comedian husband since 2012.David Mitchell, 48, was the star of hit series Peep Show and has featured on shows such as Would I Lie To You?, QI and That Mitchell and Webb Look.In true comedic style, the married couple have a hilarious background story of how they first met.They both attended the same film premiere, when David took it upon himself to play cupid.Victoria revealed: "He specifically said to me 'There’s David Mitchell over there, I think you should