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COUNTDOWN viewers have been left seriously distracted by Rachel Riley's figure-hugging mini dress. The 36-year-old has won a legion of fans on the show since she joined in 2009, and many like to see what she is wearing each day.

Angela Griffin has been a familiar face to TV viewers since she first made her name on Coronation Street in the early 90s. The talented star spent six years playing hairdresser Fiona Middleton and, post-cobbles, has carved out an impressive career on the small screen.

Princess RoyalIn a sea of regal robes and women in white, Anne stood out for many fashion fans, who loved her dark and dramatic military ensemble. She wore her Blues and Royals uniform with the dark green Thistle Mantle, which features a hand-embroidered gold badge and garter blue velvet hood. Viewers were also impressed that the 72-year-old former equestrian rode on horseback in the procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey.

Yesterday, the world watched on as King Charles III and Queen Camilla were officially crowned during their highly anticipated Coronation at Westminster Abbey. It was quite a spectacle to behold, not just for those heavily involved, but for the guests invited and everyone watching at home.The service itself was split into six segments: the recognition, the oath, the anointing, the investiture, the enthronement, and the homage.

COUNTDOWN looks set to receive a cast shake up as the show celebrates its fortieth anniversary.  The long-running Channel 4 game show launched in 1982 and has featured many memorable hosts and personalities over the years including Carol Vorderman, Rachel Riley and Suzie Dent. But now in a shock twist, to celebrate the legendary programme a number of extra special guest hosts look set to step into the role currently occupied by Colin Murray.  Amongst the new presenters are Baroness Floella Benjamin, Sir Trevor McDonald, Reverend Richard Coles and Moira Stuart who will all take it in turns to host a week of episodes each.

AN ANTIQUES Roadshow expert left a guest looking gobsmacked after finding out the true value of one of her items. Lisa Lloyd was joined by a guest on the BBC show, during an episode filmed in Hackney.

Her 70-year reign was often characterised by servitude and a stiff upper lip, but the Queen still found great joy in the lighter side of life. Many of those who knew her best have paid tribute to her mischievous streak and sharp wit.

READ MORE: Playboy model says men offer to buy her undies – and pay her to drip food on herselfShe revealed: “So off I went. ‘We would like you to be in Playboy magazine,’ the men announced, clearly expecting me to fall over with gratitude. ‘Oh?’ I said.“Playboy was famous for its raunchy centrefolds, featuring a Playmate of the Month, complete with a listing of each woman’s birth date, body measurements, turn-ons and turn-offs.“By the early 70s, these were full frontal nudes.

 David Bowie tried seducing her before she caught the admiring eye of his wife Angie.The former Play School presenter, 72, calimed she turned down a night of passion with the couple after they set their sights on her at their star-studded Christmas party in 1973.Baroness Floella claimed the Under Pressure singer, who was ‘at the height of his fame’ at the time, asked her: ‘Would you like to come upstairs with me? I want to offer you the world. ‘You can have anything you desire.’She adds that following the exchange, American actress, Angie, who had an open marriage with Bowie, propositioned her.Baroness Floella made the saucy revelations in her new book, What Are You Doing Here? My Autobiography, published earlier this month.She also reveals in the memoir that she has ‘joked ever since about the night I turned down David Bowie’.Floella was starring in Jesus Christ Superstar when a cast member who had worked as a backing singer of Bowie invited her to the party, which was held in Bowie and Angie’s Chelsea home that they shared with their son Duncan, now 51.Fellow guests included Sir Mick Jagger, Cat Stevens and Marc Bolan, which made Floella feel like ‘Alice in Wonderland’.She added in her book: ‘When David Bowie walked into the room, slim and charismatic, all eyes were drawn to him.

Can Black History be confined to just ONE month? No, it is abundant and relevant all year! Since 1987, October has been set aside to shine a light on unknown or “whitewashed” Black heroes of the past. As British Ghanaians, we, the founders of Afro Leads (@afro_leads) are happy to embrace this month and are honoured to share what Black history means to us.