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TV personality, former EastEnders actor and husband of Stacey Solomon, Joe Swash appeared on Loose Women today to chat about his upcoming cookbook release. But things took a hilarious turn when panellist Linda Robson procured an unexpected confession from her guest. Joe, 40, and Linda Robson, 60, are old family friends who used to live opposite each other.

HELLO! held its annual Inspiration Awards in an extremely special ceremony to commend inspirational figureheads across the UK. Held at the Corinthia London in association with Childsplay on Tuesday, Editor-in-chief Rosie Nixon welcomed a whole host of celebrities to present and pick up awards in front of star-studded guests including Rochelle Humes, Harris Reed, Vick Hope and many more.MORE: Meet the celebrity judges at this year's Inspiration AwardsThe moving event began with a pause and reflect moment for one of the magazine's biggest inspirations, Queen Elizabeth II.

Kelly Holmes said she felt "compelled" to queue for 11 hours to see the Queen lying in state. Queen Elizabeth II will be laid to rest today in a state funeral at Westminster Abbey, with proceedings set to begin in the coming hour. The monarch passed away on September 8 at the age of 96 in her home of Balmoral, Scotland.

ITV's Loose Women was back on at lunchtime today for the first time since having a four-day break in the wake of the Queen's death last Thursday (September 8) and emotions were running high. Dame Kelly Holmes joined the panel for the first time and teared up during a moving opening montage of Her Majesty's life.

paid tribute to the Queen as whenever she met the monarchy she wore colourful, bright outfits. Tom asked Kelly her opinion on Lizz Truss' and Keir Starmer's speeches in the House of Common which paid tribute to the Queen. The former athlete appeared slightly emotional as she praised the politicians and also showed admiration for King Charles III.

BBC Strictly Come Dancing bosses want a Premier League goalkeeping legend for the new series. Strictly will return to our screens in September. Among the raft of changes will be the return of the Blackpool special.

BBC Strictly Come Dancing star Catherine Tyldesley has been embroiled in a furious spat with a gym goer. The ITV Coronation Street star spoke out after the argument with an angry gym goer. Cath, who starred on Strictly two years ago, spoke out on social media.

London Pride, wearing denim shorts, a black top and a colourful kimono with a rainbow flag trim at the bottom. Dame Kelly completed the look with sunglasses and a black cross-body bag which also featured a rainbow stripe down the middle. Addressing the crowd, Dame Kelly insisted she would never live ‘behind that curtain’ again.She explained: ‘For those that don’t know me, I am an honorary colonel with the Royal Armoured Corps Training Regiment, I am a Dame Commander of The British Empire, I am the first British woman in the history of the Olympic Games to win two gold medals at the same games, I am mixed race and I am also a gay woman.‘For 34 years I have never been able to say those words until two weeks ago due to the fear of judgment and retribution that was instilled in me since the age of 18 because the laws in the military and being in the public eye didn’t allow me to do it.’She thanked fans for their support since coming out, adding: ‘All I can definitely say now is I’m 52, I’m never going to live behind that curtain again.’The sportswoman was joined by Alison Hammond and Phillip Schofield, who both wore white T-shirts with the ITV logo in rainbow colours. Dame Kelly had publicly come out as gay just two weeks beforehand, having felt she had to hide her sexuality for 34 years for fear of persecution.She revealed that she had first realised she was gay at the age of 17 in 1988 when she kissed a female comrade while was a soldier in the Women’s Royal Army Corps.The sports star revealed that she kept her sexuality hidden for fear of being persecuted as same-sex relationships were banned in the force, but it was the pandemic that spurred her on that it was finally time to be her ‘real self’ after having breakdowns

London today for its 50th anniversary – and among them, there were quite a few dogs as well. We usually do a round up of people’s doggy friends when it comes to polling day, but it seems like voting is not the only way the nation’s canines like to make their voices heard. They’re also here in rainbow gear, protesting and partying, and looking extremely cute as they do it.

Ed Sheeran suffered a guitar fail live on stage in front of 60,000 fans as the 'battery pack died' preventing him to performing during his Manchester show on Monday.  The singer, 31, was performing at the Etihad Stadium in front of 60,000 fans when his guitar suddenly malfunctioned and stopped working.

Daily Star exclusively reports. Having competed since a young age, Gemma has taken part in big competitions, she previously revealed.

following the sudden death of his fiancée on their wedding day. Stereo Kicks star Tom Mann has revealed fiancée Dani Hampson has died.

Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby became emotional on This Morning as Kelly Holmes spoke about her journey to come out as gay. The 39-year-old Olympic Gold medallist appeared on the ITV morning show on Monday to talk about her new documentary, Kelly Holmes: The Real Me, after she came out as a gay woman over the weekend to the public. Kelly said: “When it was announced [yesterday], I was still in a bubble, still at home and to go on social media, the reaction was amazing.

coming out as gay.The 52-year-old Olympic champion, who first realised she was gay aged 17, said she finally feels free after hiding her sexuality out of fear of persecution.She came out in a candid interview with the Sunday Mirror, in which she explained she ‘needed to do this now, for me’. ‘Sometimes I cry with relief,’ she told the publication.‘The moment this comes out, I’m essentially getting rid of that fear.’Dame Kelly, who has been branded an ‘inspiration’ for sharing her story, has been blown away by the reaction since and revealed her journey has been recorded in a documentary for ITV which is set to air next week.Taking to Instagram, she penned: ‘The support has been overwhelming- I actually don’t think I can take it all in and process it right now! ❤️ So here it is, the start of a new chapter in my long life book.’The sporting hero added that her late mother Pam would have been ‘so proud of my announcement’.

The Chase star Anne Hegarty has revealed that Love Island's Maura Higgins could be in the running to win the brand new series of Cooking With The Stars.The show, back for its second season, will see famous faces partner up with well-established chefs - who will mentor, guide and take them from non-professional, to professional restaurant level chefs. In each episode, the celebs will compete against each other, with a series of cooking battles.The judges will then be blind-folded by the professional chefs, unaware of whose food they are tasting - meaning they could find themselves voting their apprentice out of the competition.

Naman Ramachandran Tom Cruise, Helen Mirren, Damian Lewis and Omid Djalili will lead an A-list cast of talent celebrating Queen Elizabeth II’s platinum jubilee on U.K. broadcaster ITV.

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Came for the baking but stayed for James McAvoy; that seems to be the takeaway from last night’s instalment of the Great Stand Up To Cancer Bake Off.

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Nadine Coyle is to join a host of other stars in the Bake Off tent. The Co Derry native will join Star Wars actress Daisy Ridley, Olympian Kelly Holmes, comedian John Bishop and others in this year’s The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer.