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Strictly Come Dancing, finishing in second place, and appeared as a mentor on the New Zealand version of X Factor, as well as a contestant on Celebrity MasterChef and Celebrity Mastermind.This year, she took part in Dancing On Ice and was third to be eliminated.She split with Jeremy in 2004 and now lives a comfortable life in north London with her husband Alex Bourne. Now 44, she has a net worth of £2,464,740, Celebrity Net Worth reports.Jo O'Meara has the highest net worth of all the S Club members, according to Idol Networth. It's no surprise given she's managed to keep busy in the intervening years - and seen her fair share of controversy too.

This is the moment a life-long Rangers fan broke down in tears as his brother handed him a surprise ticket to the Europa League Final.

Tipping Point fans soon became annoyed with player Jade, who had an epic first round but kept continuing to pass throughout the entire second round.

The Fratellis joined the family of Scots youngster Eilidh Brown to open a holiday respite home in her memory.

Our city’s finest will be flocking to the Kimpton tonight for a celebration of Manchester’s unsung heroes. The Manchester Evening News Pride of Manchester awards, in partnership with TSB, honour Mancunians with incredible stories to tell.

Holly Willoughby is a hit on This Morning - and she has confirmed that, in spite of the rumours, she has no intention of leaving the show behind.She has clarified: "I love the show, I've grown with it!"Holly contradicted the speculation, which mounted after she took on new BBC project Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof, by continuing: "I've been there 13 years and I'm not going anywhere."She has also added that she feels "incredibly grateful" for the presenting gigs she has landed over the years, admitting that despite her huge success, she sometimes still suffers from "imposter syndrome".The Brighton-born beauty is now influencing millions, with the outfits she wears on This Morning often selling out within hours of her appearing in them.However, she has also been an inspiration to the world in another way - for conquering her dyslexia and going on to achieve her dreams as a presenter.She recalls struggling with painful shyness in her school days due to the condition, and admits that when she tried her hand at a political interview, quizzing ex-Prime Minister Gordon Brown, she struggled.She recalled of the script: "I was saying words I didn't even understand, mangling up sentences and completely floundering. I was awful."Various critics had said, 'She'll be OK with the fluffy fashion pieces but how will she do a serious political interview?' And they were right...

Holly Willoughby has revealed that as a child she was so painfully shy that she used to hide behind her fringe. While she's best known for presenting This Morning, Holly was also so terrified of “saying something stupid” that she would “mumble into her sleeve” and because she is also dyslexic, never spoke up at school. Holly admitted too that early in her career she constantly failed auditions because she “can't act” and used to mess up the scripts.

Holly Willoughby has revealed how she used to "hide behind her fringe" as a child as she lacked confidence and believed she would "never" be successful.The 41 year old, whose fans recently compared her Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof outfit to Willy Wonka, explained that she used to mumble into her sleeve out of fear she would "say something stupid" in a candid interview with the Daily Mail. "I'm probably the one most surprised by the position I'm now in," she shared, referencing her position as a presenter for ITV's This Morning among many others.The star went on: "I never thought I'd be successful. At school I didn't speak.

London studio, Holly Willoughby is reliving one of her worst television moments – interviewing the then prime minister Gordon Brown.  'I was dreadful,' she says of the interview which took place in 2009, just two months after she'd joined ITV's This Morning alongside Phillip Schofield.  'The worst thing was that so many people in the industry had said I couldn't do that job.

Holly Willoughby has spoken openly about imposter syndrome and said she "wasn't up to" hosting when she first landed her role on This Morning.The ITV veteran, who has been presenting the popular daytime show alongside Phillip Schofield since 2009 recalled the "dreadful" interview with Prime Minister Gordon Brown soon after her first appearance on the programme.Discussing the interview which happened more than ten years ago, Holly told The Daily Mail Weekend Magazine about her experience and said she was "awful".She expressed: "I was dreadful. The worst thing was that so many people in the industry had said I couldn't do that job.

Holly Willoughby said she floundered when she first joined This Morning, thinking she was an "wasn't up to" hosting.

Holly Willoughby has opened up on suffering from “imposter syndrome” during the earlier years of her presenting career.The This Morning presenter, 41, who’s hosted the ITV show alongside Phillip Schofield, 60 since 2009, said she was told by critics early on that she couldn’t handle political segents on the show.The mum of three confessed that her “worst” TV moment came in 2009 when she was interviewing then prime minister Gordon Brown, which she claims was “awful”. However, she says she’s learned to “trust herself” and accepted that she’ll “never be perfect as a presenter”.

This Morning presenter Holly Willoughby has admitted that she proved her critics right following a "dreadful" interview with former Prime Minister, Gordon Brown.Speaking in a new interview, the ITV star, 41, reflected on her time presenting the popular daytime show with her co-host Phillip Schofield, revealing that she was determined to prove her critics wrong after people in the industry aired their doubts over her presenting abilities when she first landed the role.Holly has hosted This Morning for 13 years alongside co-host Phillip after landing the role in 2009 following a series of presenting stints.But in a new interview, the star told how she suffered from "imposter syndrome" throughout her early presenting jobs.However, it was one nightmare interview that left the star "completely floundering" after she was so desperate to prove she could do her new role on the ITV programme.A couple of months after joining This Morning, the star interviewed then-Prime Minister, Gordon Brown.Addressing her "awful" interviewing of the politician, Holly said: "The worst thing was that so many people in the industry had said I couldn’t do that job."I wanted to prove myself."The mother-of-three said that she had discussed the move to interview the politician at length with the show's crew.Explaining what had gone wrong, Holly explained: "Then when it came to the interview I was trying to read out questions from the script."I was saying words I didn’t even understand, mangling up sentences and completely floundering," she added.The star continued to say that she will "never be perfect" as a presenter."The biggest lesson I’ve learnt is that being myself works.

SNP Finance Secretary Kate Forbes has accused Gordon Brown of “blatant mendacity” over his criticisms of her cost-of-living response.

Boris Johnson ending Covid isolation rules is a "distraction" from the PM's lockdown party scandal, according to a Scots health expert.

Channel 4 presenter revealed she was overseeing an interview with the then Prime Minister Gordon Brown when she became ill.Speaking on Steph's Packed Lunch, she explained how early on in her career she presented the business news on Chris Evan's drivetime show and worked as a producer for Robert Peston.Steph went on to explain how her two jobs collided after being invited to a party in Hyde Park by Chris Evans, which superstar singer Kylie Minogue attended.She said: “Kylie was there, I was literally living my best life… I was drinking, I’d taken the next day off work but obviously as a journalist you can’t take days off if news happens."I got a phone call from… Robert Peston… He said, ‘We’ve got an interview with the Prime Minister in the morning, you need to get it organised but you can’t tell anyone, you need to get a camera man or woman there for me at number 10.’”Refusing to let the next day of unexpected work ruin her night and opportunity to dance with Kylie, Steph continued to enjoy herself.She continued: “I was hammered. I rang the news desk to organise the cameras… They were like ‘You’re drunk, Steph, you need to go home’...

Good Morning Britain host Ed Balls was left red-faced during Monday's episode of the morning programme, as Andi Peters took a barbed swipe at him.The former Labour MP, who held various positions in the cabinet under Gordon Brown's leadership, was presenting alongside Susanna Reid while they cut to the competition segment.While Andi Peters explained to viewers what they could win, he was accompanied by a saxophone player there to boost excitement for the big money prize - and couldn't resist asking for a song which represented his fellow GMB stars.When he requested a song for Ed, the musician launched into a rendition of ABBA's hit Money, Money, Money - leaving Ed speechless.Andi was left giggling as he said: "Money, Money, Money - oh you know him so well!"He then quizzed the musician: "Can you play Gangnam Style?" - referencing his iconic routine to the track during his Strictly Come Dancing stint in 2016 alongside Katya Jones.Susanna giggled: "You can never get enough of it!" as Ed, still blushing, griped: "No, there's no escape."Elsewhere, Ed couldn't help sharing with viewers what his producers thought of his "neat" stacks of yellow paper on the desk in front of him."Our producer has told me they're very neat stacks!" Ed giggled to Susanna, as he made a show of messing up the pages around him to better please ITV bosses.Viewers, meanwhile, were divided on Ed's return as a presenter - with some loving the change-up, and others baffled.One gushed on Twitter: "Yahoo - love Ed Balls presenting, good pairing with Susanna and no [Richard] Madeley style anecdotes."Someone else echoed: "Ed Balls and Alistair Campbell are great co presenters on GMB!"A third fan begged: "@GMB I repeat my request.

One of the UK's foremost business experts, Lord Myners, has passed away at the age of 73.

Scottish Labour has distanced itself from reports the party could allow future election candidates to be in favour of independence.

JFK and his 1963 assassination gripped people all around the world - including legendary Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson.During the reign of the 35th president of the United States, Fergie, now 79 years old, was only in his early 20s.The Scot was playing part-time football for St Johnstone, struggling to keep down a place in the team while working at his local shipyard.He couldn't have been further from John F. Kennedy's life in the White House - but he grew a strong connection to the youngest elected president ever.

Gordon Brown believes MPs should be given police protection if they want it following the killing of David Amess on Friday.