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Dame Judi Dench has switched the big screen for the small screen as she joins Countryfile for a special episode airing next week.The Oscar-winning actress, 88, will be co-hosting the episode, which will broadcast from the Scottish Highlands, with Charlotte Smith and Strictly Come Dancing winner Hamza Yassin. Her surprise appearance was announced at the end of this week's episode when hosts Sean Fletcher and Matt Baker shared a teaser for next week's episode.They told viewers: "Join us next week for something rather special as we welcome acting royalty in Dame Judi Dench, who'll be guest editing the show." The first look at the episode saw the Victoria & Abdul star discuss her love of Scotland, as she said: "I would say, actually, that my spiritual home is Scotland, simply because I just feel comfortable here." Sean and Matt shared that the episode will be a "rather special one" and the news comes just weeks after Dame Judi opened up about how she had no plans to retire anytime soon. Her decision to continue working comes despite the difficulties she’s having learning lines because of her degenerative eye condition which has left her barely able to see.

Coronation Street viewers were left in disbelief over Ken Barlow star Bill Roache's age on Monday's Lorraine as they refused to believe he is 91 thanks to his youthful looks.The actor, who was born in 1932 and has been on the cobbles since Corrie's first-ever episode in 1960, appeared on the ITV chat show to reveal he had gone skydiving for the first time in his life and he shared his experience with fans at home. In the pre-recorded feature, it showed a delighted Bill skydiving with an instructor before releasing the parachute and landing in a field.

Matt Baker loves animals and has often been pictured with one of his pet dogs throughout the years.It's no wonder, then that one of his memorable canine companions – and beloved Blue Peter co-star – Meg left a particular hole in his heart after she died.But as the presenter revealed in an interview with the Radio Times a few years ago, the border collie has been immortalised in the BBC archives.WATCH: Countryfile's Matt Baker flooded with support as he shares family newsThe doting dad-of-two told the publication that he once took Meg with him when he reported a piece about the long-running radio soap opera The Archers, and the pup ended up on the show!MORE: Matt Baker opens up about future of his young children and their role on family farmWhat's more, as the presenter revealed, she's made regular appearances since. Speaking in 2017, Matt said: "She came with me when I was doing a piece about the show, and it turned out their bank of sound effects was lacking the bark of a working dog."So they recorded her, and now whenever you hear a dog bark on The Archers, that's Meg".

The crazy antics at a local boozer at their weekly karaoke night were captured in a viral video.

Instagram post: "Not everything in life goes quite according to plan."One moment we think we’ve got eight weeks until our little one arrives; the next, after Derrina fell rapidly ill, we’re suddenly welcoming into the world a very tiny, but hugely precious baby girl weighing just over three pounds."The #neonatal team at #stokemandeville hospital were simply incredible and held our hands physically and in spirit the whole way through a very fear filled and stressful day yesterday."I cannot express how proud and blessed I feel right now - I have a beautiful, brave wife in @derrina , a precious son and now a tiny, wonderful daughter and sister for our boy Ethan."We have a long road ahead of being in hospital for the next few weeks; but we have the best team around us."Simon then concluded the post thanking the hospital, Stoke Mandeville and the NHS for their help during the pregnancy and birth.Many took to the comments to congratulate the family, while sharing their support.Countryfile's Matt Baker said: "Sending lots of love to you all X."Matt's wife, Nicola Baker similarly shared her support with a short yet sweet love heart emoji.The former Sky Sports pundit did not reveal if he and Derrina have chosen a name for their newborn daughter yet.Simon announced he and Derrina were expecting their first child together in an Instagram post last month.This comes five years after Simon's first wife Gemma Thomas died in November 2017.Just a year before, Gemma was sent home from the hospital on bed rest from her GP with flu-like symptoms, when in fact she had acute myeloid leukemia.She was also only diagnosed with blood cancer just three days before she tragically died.Their son Ethan, 13, was eight at the time of her death.Two

Matt Baker thrilled his fans on Sunday, when he finally revealed the name of his family's new rescue kitten. In an Instagram post, the presenter shared a sweet image of the young feline looking up the camera.SEE: Matt Baker shows off incredible transformation as he thanks fans for supportThe dad-of-two captioned the picture: "Huge thanks for all of your suggestions in naming our new rescue kitten - after a week trying out loads of them we’ve decided on WILLOW."It suits her perfectly thanks again! I'll be in touch soon… we have a whole flock of Tups to name! #kitten #rescuecat #thankyou #willow #cute."WATCH: Matt Baker welcomes new addition to the familyThe star's fans rushed to share their approval for the kitten's name, and to appreciate the new photo.

Matt Baker has taken to Instagram to share some exciting family news with his fans.The Countryfile star has been married to wife Nicola since 2004 and together they share two children, Luke and Molly. WATCH: Matt Baker welcomes brand new family member!They live together on a farm in the Durham Dales, Hertfordshire where they care for a huge array of animals including sheep, chickens, dogs and donkeys. And now they have added another little member to their pack.Taking to Instagram, Matt revealed that they had a new rescue kitten.

Instagram account, which boasts 304,000 followers, television presenter Matt Baker posted a video of himself painting what he referred to as “big art” as a way to say “thank you” to the late monarch.The timelapse then showed the 44-year-old as he painted a Coldstream Guard in uniform and a bearskin cap.The soldier depicted in the painting had their head slightly bowed out of respect for the late monarch.Captioning the video, Matt added: “Rest In Peace. #thankyou #thequeen #art #painting #timelapseart.”The impressive dedication to the Queen immediately gained traction from Matt’s celebrity friends and within two hours of being posted, gained more than 16,000 likes.Presenter Julia Bradbury commented: “Beautiful, Baker Boy.

Amanda Owen returned to live TV in style on This Morning following her split from her husband. The Our Yorkshire Farm star confirmed last month that she and her husband Clive were going their separate ways after being married for over 20 years. On Thursday, Amanda made her first TV appearance since the news and drank beer at 10 in the morning with Matt Baker.

Boyzone star Ronan Keating is gearing up for his son Jack to enter the villa, as the family have shared that they’re gathering round the television ready to watch. Just like Gemma Owen, the eldest daughter of footballing legend Michael Owen, and Antigoni Buxton, whose mum is celebrity chef Tonia Buxton, Jack is the child of a well-known face already. Ronan, 45, debuted in 1994, alongside Keith Duffy, Michael Graham, Shane Lynch, and Stephen Gately, as the lead singer of Irish group Boyzone.

Countryfile presenter Matt Baker, 44, has a multitude of talents including painting, dancing as well as his career in presenting.The BBC presenter took to Instagram last month to show his fans he can also play the piano and fans couldn't contain their excitement.Matt shared a video in view of his 303,000 Instagram followers the day after Tyson Fury's boxing match against Dillian Whyte.The video showed him accompanying Tyson in a clip from his celebratory singalong to Don McLean's American Pie.He captioned the clip: "Congratulations to @tysonfury we had a little sing-along this morning in our house.A post shared by Matt Baker (@mattbakerofficial)"#duet #worldchampion #piano #music #gypsyking #boxing."Matt said in the video, "Here we go Tyson" as he sat upright at his piano, with the boxer celebrating his win on the laptop next to him.Social media users rushed to the post's comments to praise the presenter for showing off another one of his many talents.Janetboam said: "Is there no end to your talents MB?"Billythefishofcroydon added: "Is there anything you cannot do, Mr Baker?"What a wonderful talent to have and this piece, so beautiful to listen to - I would love to be able to play the piano - or a guitar or ukulele but my fingers don't wish to coordinate... oh well...

A newly built housing development in Greater Manchester has been recognised in the regional property awards. Holcombe View, a brand new development of 14 properties in the Bury borough, was awarded ‘Boutique Housing Development of the Year’ at Insider’s North West Residential Property Awards.

the reality TV star took to social media to share the news of a new addition to the the Owen family with her hundreds of thousands of followers in a rarely seen birth video. Amanda shared the clip with her 507k Instagram followers as she welcomed the foal to the family after a rather brutal birth and fans couldn’t get enough. READ MORE: Great Yorkshire Show 2022 line-up sees Amanda Owen and Matt Baker join celebrity list She captioned the video: "What a start to the day!" Amanda can be seen stripping off her coat and tossing it to the ground in the clip as she struggles to pull the foal from it's labouring mother who is lay on the ground in a field.

Great Yorkshire Show. The Yorkshire Shepherdess and star of Our Yorkshire Farm will be on stage, organisers of the show said this morning (Tuesday). Amanda will be appearing on the new GYS Stage, on Friday, July 15.

TV presenter Matt Baker thrilled his followers on social media on Sunday as he showed off yet another of his talents in a new video posted to Instagram.The short clip showed the star playing piano as he accompanied boxing champion Tyson Fury in a clip from his celebratory singalong to Don McLean's American Pie the previous night.SEE: Matt Baker shows off incredible transformation as he thanks fans for support"Here we go Tyson," the dad-of-two said as he began the clip, playing a perfectly polished upright piano in a beautiful book-lined room – and it sounded impeccable!Matt's fans rushed to compliment the Countryfile co-host, and they all shared similar sentiments.WATCH: Countryfile's Matt Baker shows off amazing talent in new video"Is there no end to your talents MB," wrote one. A second commented: "Is there anything Matt Baker can't do??"MORE: Matt Baker makes rare comment about his marriage to wife Nicola after confirming exciting newsSEE: Matt Baker's private family farmhouse is a world of beautyAnother teased: "And on the eighth day...

his partygate scandal jibe. Last week, Downton Abbey star Dan took a swipe at Prime Minister Boris Johnson while discussing his new political drama Gaslit by US network Starz. Describing the series, he said: ‘Well, what you’ve got is a criminal for a leader who is wrapped in a messy war, embroiled in a stupid scandal and surrounded by ambitious idiots and really should resign and… no I’m sorry… that’s the intro to Boris Johnson.

Amanda Owen has received a message of support from Our Farm in the Dales presenter Matt Baker after sharing an update on her family farm.Taking to Instagram, the mother-of-nine, 47, revealed that there was one particular task at Ravenseat which was proving to be "hard work" at this time of year, before the former The One Show host reached out to her with a supportive message as he said that he was facing the same struggle.In view of her 505,000 followers, Amanda shared a series of snaps with her children and their sheep up in Ravenseat.She wrote: "Lambing outside is good when the weather is ok."Hard work but ewe know it makes sense.She ended the post with hashtags: "#yorkshire #swaledale #spring #lamb".A post shared by Amanda Owen (@yorkshireshepherdess)After spotting the post, Matt told how he was facing the same struggles on his farm.The star wrote: "Same this end Amanda!"Wishing you gentle evenings and calm mornings #shepherdsdelight," he added.Following Amanda's candid post, fans of the shepherdess took to the comments to weigh in on the snaps.Tinaannburlingham wrote: "Lovely photos enjoy following you and your family love how all the children muck in."However, others wanted to know whether the star and her brood would be returning to the small screen anytime soon.Instagram user mel.rimmer.7 wrote: "Are you doing another series of Our Yorkshire Farm Amanda xxx"colin.g60 added: "Come back to us on TV....you and your family are missed".This isn't the first time the Yorkshire shepherdess has spoken about the challenges she faces with newborn lambs.Earlier this month, Amanda shared her fears about the effect snow at Ravenseat could have on the new arrivals.Sharing her worries with her 193,000 Twitter followers, she

Countryfile viewers were left feeling pretty queasy during the latest episode as a guest got to grips with her 'oven-ready squirrel' and showed off her 'road kill pies'.

Countryfile’s Matt Baker, 44, was recently angered when asked to throw out some of his childhood possessions by his mother, who had found them in the family home.

One Show presenter candidly spoke out on the “petrifying” effect some of his work activities have on him.He explained how he finds reading out loud scary as he revealed the technique he uses to be able to read the autocue.Matt told The Yorkshire Post: “The scariest thing someone can do to me is hand me an email on live television and ask me to read it out.“It does something to me. It’s absolutely petrifying.“Whatever I read, I learn.

Matt Baker has opened up about raising his two children to be feminists in honour of International Women's Day. The Countryfile presenter is a doting dad to Luke, 14, and Molly, 12, both of whom he shares with his wife of 17 years, Nicola.READ: Samantha Cameron gets candid about mum juggle and the realities of raising children in Downing StreetDuring an exclusive chat with HELLO!, the 44-year-old spoke about the importance of feminism and how he can't fathom bringing up his son and daughter as anything but "equal".WATCH: Matt Baker confirms exciting family news"I think I'm raising my children to totally realise that gender is not by any means an obstacle," he explained.