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THE Masked Dancer judges were left stunned when a member of a huge girl band was unmasked as Odd Socks. Odd Socks was sent home during Saturday night's show after receiving the lowest votes from the studio audience. But judges Peter Crouch, Davina McCall, John Bishop, Oti Mabuse and Jonathan Ross were shocked after none of them guessed correctly that it was Kimberley Walsh behind the mask.

Dan Walker has opened up about how “strict” he and his wife are about their children’s mobile phone usage. The former BBC Breakfast presenter said that his three kids have their own devices - but with stringent conditions. All three have to sign a contract after sitting down and discussing responsible usage and “the things we expect from them in terms of what they do with it and how they use it”.READ NEXT: Dan Walker discovered BBC were removing him from Football Focus 'through rumours'The contract allows both Dan and his wife Sarah to regularly check the kids’ phones.

BBC Breakfast star Sally Nugent has appeared to take a cheeky wipe at her former co-star Dan Walker live on air.The 51-year-old host was back on presenting duty on Monday (September 26) morning alongside Jon Kay.They kicked off the show by discussing the latest headlines from across the globe.READ MORE: BBC Breakfast's Naga Munchetty speechless as Lewis Capaldi makes rude remark live on airGoing through the morning's papers , Sally and Jon spotted a photograph of Helen Skelton and went on to discuss the first week of Strictly Come Dancing.15 new couples took to the dancefloor for the first time on Saturday evening (September 24) to dance live for the nation.Sally asked Jon: "Did you watch Strictly? Did you watch the launch?"He replied: "I so a bit of it yes."Sally continued: "It was so exciting.

TV presenter Dan Walker has been forced to make an urgent correction to a tweet after making an X-rated mistake. The 45-year-old hosted his new show Digging For Treasure last night alongside Michaela Strachan where viewers were introduced to metal detectorists, mudlarkers and marine archaeologists who made up the live audience and crew.

Channel 5 Live news channel after leaving his BBC Breakfast days behind him.But Dan Walker certainly shocked his loyal legion of fans after the star made an unfortunate NSFW typo while he shared his latest career update online. And it’s fair to say the former Strictly Come Dancing star, 45, left his adoring fans in stitches as his accidental tweet soon started trending on the social media platform just hours later on Saturday morning (August 27).

Dan Walker has taken to Twitter to address a mortifying error after he shared a post about new Channel 5 show, Digging for Treasure.The Channel 5 News anchor, 45, hosts the show alongside wildlife presenter Michaela Strachan, but was left red-faced today after he made a typo while celebrating last night's viewing figures.In view of his 771,000 Twitter followers, the former BBC Breakfast host shared his enthusiasm over how the show was received last night - unaware of the typo he made in the show's name.Dan wrote: "Fantastic response to Dogging For Treasure last night and great figures!"Thanks for watching and for the feedback."We are filming again today - with a little less clapping - and celebrating with a snack of choice."See you next Friday at 9 @michaelastracha @Raksha_Digs @dfttc5," he ended the post.In less than an hour Dan had realised his error and took to the platform to address the mortifying mistake."DIGGING DIGGING DIGGING," Dan quickly wrote while re-tweeting the post.He also shared four face emojis covering their eyes.The star's followers were quick to comment on Dan's error.Twitter user @ru5tic wrote: "Interesting that your predictive text history chose dogging over digging..." alongside a laughing face.@scott_lion commented: "That’s a whole new programme."While @poddiesLoVe penned: "Oh how I love a good typo, always makes my day!"@tomrhall76 asked the news presenter: "Doing what for treasure Dan?"As shocked @janemcintyre12 simply wrote: "Pardon?!!"Pointless host Richard Osman cheekily quipped: "Great to see you in a slit trench going at it with both hands on your tool. #DoggingForTreasure."Dan humourously replied: "Stop it.

Before the age of social media and reality TV that we know today, you could turn on the telly in the early hours and watch someone else's night out.

Chris Packham made a quip at Michaela Strachan’s expense on Monday’s Springwatch when he told her to “lay off the gin”.The naturalist made the comment as the presenting pair introduced the show’s final week of the season.Michaela said: “As Chris said, it is our final week and Thursday was the end of week two.“Clearly we got a little tongue-tied because we were making up dates, names, and even inventing species.”A montage then played that featured some of the presenters’ blunders over the BBC Two series.They included Chris referring to the year as “2020”, his stepdaughter Megan McCubbin calling a gunpowder shed a “gun ped showder” and Michaela becoming flustered and mistakenly branding a long-tailed tit a “long tit tail”.Following the montage, Chris hung his head in shame and wiped his brow.Michaela giggled and said she thought “long tit tail” was a “great name”, to which Chris looked at her disapprovingly.The 61-year-old then quipped: “How many times have I told you to lay off the gin before the programme?”Michaela broke into laughter and joked that she had “got a bit carried away”, while mimicking the action of her drinking.Chris joked: “You go into your little corner and there you are, necking it down!”Michaela then swiftly rebuked: “Well, what’s your excuse then? You got the year wrong!“Anyway, it just shows that it is live TV.”It is not the first time the presenters have been savaged for their blunders during this series.Last week, Megan shocked some viewers when she said: “I love a shag,” as she talked about the appearance of a bird.Live from Hauxley Nature Reserve, Megan told viewers about a grey heron that was using “precise precision to capture its prey”.Referring to its appearance, she added: “Look at that,

SPRINGWATCH fans were left fuming after bosses 'cut the best bit from the show' in a format shake-up. Wednesday night's show saw Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan once again hosting proceedings from Wild Ken Hill.

Chris Packham made a cheeky reference to the BBC licence fee today on the show.

Tom Hanks openly praised the BBC on The One Show this evening, claiming that you “don’t get that” on American TV.The Hollywood star made the observation after watching a clip of Chris Packham presenting Springwatch ahead of the programme's return tonight on BBC Two. Tom, 65, appeared on the BBC One show today with his co-star Austin Butler, 30, ahead of their upcoming Elvis Presley biopic, which is entitled Elvis.Speaking to Emma Willis, 46, and Jermaine Jenas, 39, Tom expressed his admiration for the BBC.During their interview, the presenters introduced Chris and his Springwatch co-host Michaela Strachan, 56, as they joined them remotely from a Norfolk field. Chris’ stepdaughter Megan McCubbin, 27, also made a brief cameo as she was shown getting up close to some tawny owls in the North East of England. After the presenters had given a preview of this year’s Springwatch, Tom had some thoughts on the show.As Emma started moving on the conversation with the two actors on the sofa, Tom couldn’t help but interrupt her. “Now, I know you’re both very busy…” Emma began. “Can we just say how great the BBC is,” Tom interjected, causing the presenters to laugh at the unexpected interruption.Speaking about Springwatch’s award-winning live coverage of animals in the British country, Tom explained how UK TV differs from shows in the USA.“Now, you’re not going to get that live every night in the United States,” Tom mused.“That is just something else,” he said with a smile, as Emma agreed, “You’re really not are you?”Tom’s praise for the broadcaster comes after calls to “defund the BBC” have succeeded, after the government promised to abolish the licence fee by 2027. The BBC will also be forced to make deep cuts to its show budgets,

CHRIS Packham has insisted that he "couldn't care less" if viewers hate his outfits on Springwatch ahead of the show's 18th season. The presenter, who has hosted the BBC nature series since 2009, will be entering his 13th season with Michaela Strachan later this month.

Mirror, Chris, 61, said: “I was drinking too much, and too often, and I thought, ‘you’re getting addicted to this,’ and I really don’t like the idea of ­addiction. I was scared of it, I just instantaneously stopped.” Conservationist Chris, who returns to our screens later this month with a new Springwatch series was speaking during Mental Health Awareness Week.He revealed: “I got to a point, as you know, where I thought very seriously, and right to the last moment, about taking my life because I was depressed."“I thought to myself, on the back of that, I mustn’t ever allow myself to get to this point again.

ITV to make a whole series of the programme, which sees celebrities perform a musical number to impress judges. Fans had been expecting to see a new episode after six new performers took to the stage last week.

ITV's All Star Musicals as some viewers claimed the show was fixed. The 55-year-old TV presenter stunned viewers on the show last week performing a routine from 42nd Street. The Springwatch and Autumnwatch host looked incredible as she took to the stage in a gold flapper dress.

Springwatch star Michaela Strachan left All Star Musicals fans amazed on Sunday's episode as she impressed with her "incredible" tap dancing skills.The Countryfile star, 55, performed a dazzling routine from 42nd Street where she showed off both her singing and dance moves with an entire stage entourage. Speaking prior to the routine, Michaela admitted that the last time she had tap danced was 37 years ago and she soon left viewers, as well as the judges Elaine Paige, Samantha Barks and Trevor Dion Nicholas, amazed.Taking to Twitter, one person said: "Michaela.

Michaela Strachan, 55, has revealed that she has ambitions to compete in Strictly, but the producers haven’t been in touch just yet.The 55-year-old is taking part in ITV’s All Star Musicals, which returns tonight.Michaela would also like to compete in the BBC dance show.“It’s no secret that I’ve always wanted to do Strictly,” she said.The former children’s TV presenter explained: “I’ve actively put my hands up for it but never been asked!“I’ve been asked to do Dancing on Ice a couple of times and haven’t made the final line-up.Michaela added that she has been enthusiastic about joining other dance shows, like Dancing on Ice, but circumstances meant she couldn’t do them.She said: “The last time I was asked I had to turn it down due to Covid travel restrictions [Michaela has lived in South Africa for 20 years], so when All Star Musicals came along, I was like, ‘Oh, my God, this is my dream!’“I don’t even have to worry about hurting myself unless I do something really stupid…,” she told Radio Times.The Springwatch presenter was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2014, which she chose not to disclose for a few months.The former pop singer said she didn’t want viewers to be distracted by the news.She continued to present the show despite her diagnosis.Michaela added: “I wanted to just plough on as if it wasn’t all happening."In January, Michaela had to address speculation that she had gained weight.The BBC star told Winterwatch viewers her appearance was due to an oversized coat on an exceptionally cold filming day.The show was broadcast live from Norfolk.Michaela joked that viewers may think she’d gained weight, but that this wasn’t the case.Chris Packham, Michaela’s co-presenter, asked the star how many layers she had on for

Good Morning Britain weatherman Alex Beresford admits he would rather have done The Masked Singer than All Star Musicals. On Sunday night (April 3), he and a host of stars not only face a live audience but also a panel of West End experts judging their performances of songs from famous stage shows.Brave Alex will be rapping a track from Hamilton but he admits: ‘‘On The Masked Singer you can just let go because no one can see you and you don’t have to worry about how you look or move as you are in a disguise.‘‘But on All Star Musicals when I got to the side of the stage I was so nervous all the words to my song went from my head and I couldn’t remember the first word!’’He will be joined by Springwatch’s Michaela Strachan, EastEnders ’ actress Jacqueline Jossa, Corrie’s Lisa George, James Bond actor Colin Salmon and rugby star Danny Care.

You would think that showcasing her singing voice on stage in front of a judging panel and a huge TV audience would be nerve-racking enough. But Jacqueline Jossa reveals her biggest worry as she took up the All Star Musicals challenge was what daughters Ella, seven, and Mia, three, were going to say about her performance. “My harshest critics are my daughters.

Michaela Strachan, 55, has shared her reasons for initially hiding her cancer diagnosis. Michalea was diagnosed with breast cancer in February 2014 but chose not to speak about it publicly until later in the year.

The first look of Jacqueline Jossa as Frozen character Elsa on All Star Musicals, in pictures which have been released ahead of the arrival of series next month. The 29 year old looked practically unrecognisable in the photos unveiled by ITV as she is seen in full costume as the popular Disney character whilst taking part in the singing show.