Richard Osman: Last News

Children's TV star and cartoonist Tony Husband has sadly died after suffering a heart attack on a bridge. The 73 year old, who was also known for his work with Private Eye, was on his way to the magazine's party in London when he collapsed on Westminster Bridge. Despite a quick response from emergency services, they were unable to save him.

The bestselling author of hit novel series The Thursday Murder Club has revealed that he was approached by the security services and interviewed for the role of spy.

Richard Osman is best known for presenting quiz shows Pointless and House of Games on the BBC, but the TV personality isn't the only famous face in his family.

Claire Foy’s appearance on Who Do You Think You Are? got very emotional after she uncovered the truth about a tragic story from her family’s past. The British actress, 39, is best known for her portrayal of a young Queen Elizabeth II in the first two seasons of Netflix historical drama The Crown. Her performance earned her an Emmy for outstanding lead actress in a drama series, and she reappeared as the Queen in flashbacks later on in the series.

The Eurovision Song Contest is taking place on Saturday night and is this year being hosted by the UK.

As Eurovision reaches it’s exciting conclusion on Saturday, actress and comedian Catherine Tate will be the lucky star reading out the results of the UK’s vote at the annual song contest. The actress and comedian, 53, will deliver the results of the country’s national jury – including the coveted “douze points” – live from the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool on Saturday. It will be the first time a UK spokesperson has announced the scores from the same location as the contest itself.

Ricky Gervais and Richard Osman have reacted to losing their “blue tick” on Twitter. At the behest of Twitter CEO Elon Musk, the social media platform finally removed the “legacy verified” marks on celebrity profiles, with users now needing to pay a monthly fee in order to be “verified”.

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Mark Labbett has had an incredible weight loss transformation in recent years as the star debuted a slimmer-than-ever look for Christmas.

Lewis Capaldi has released his brand new single Pointless, and fans have gone absolutely wild for the track.

Piers Morgan and Richard Osman were just two well-known faces who have reacted after it was announced Matt Hancock will be a contestant on ITV's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! The former Health Secretary, who quit after breaking his own lockdown rules by having an affair with long-time aide Gina Coladangelo, will become the 12th celebrity heading to the Australian jungle.Piers, 57, has since taken to Twitter and cheekily mocked the West Suffolk MP joining the reality series, which starts on Sunday.The Uncensored presenter admitted this is the first time he has "felt sorry" for kangaroo testicles as he took a swipe at Mr Hancock.In view of his 7.9 million followers, Piers joked: "I never thought I’d feel sorry for kangaroo testicles, but I do now.

Pointless creator Richard Osman, 51, has revealed that comments about his 6 '7 height throughout his life have left him feeling “ashamed”.The House of Games host discussed how the “body shaming” he had been subjected to had affected him so much, he stopped going out in public.The Thursday Murder Club author spoke about his experience on the Diary of a CEO podcast, where he admitted he was grateful that the term “body shaming” had come into common use, as he has had to deal with comments about his height his whole life.Richard explained: “Because they've talked about my stature and I've felt ashamed.That's body shaming. I would never have thought of it as that.“I'm 6ft 7, which is too much is the truth.

Pointless creator Richard Osman, 51, took to Twitter today to blast internet trolls over negative comments aimed at some of the contestants who have appeared on the BBC’s Only Connect. His comments came after the quiz show’s host, Victoria Coren Mitchell, 50, also hit back at the online trolls.Victoria tweeted in view of her 672,900 followers: “Sometimes, a handful of unhappy people decide to attack our quiz contestants for being unconventional.

Fans of the Great British Bake Off were left reeling on Tuesday after the technical challenge called for the contestants to make Tacos. After thirteen seasons, the Great British Bake Off has made just about every cake out there, and yet, the nation is still obsessed.

Richard Osman has opened up about his upcoming wedding to actress Ingrid Oliver, after announcing his engagement in May. The Pointless host recalled getting to know his now-fiancee after she appeared on the ITV show House of Games, which he hosted, with Sir Matthew Pinsent, who also appeared on the episode, calling for them all to have a drink together afterwards. Speaking about the romance, Richard told Lorraine Kelly: ‘We’re getting married in December, which is lovely, in a very un-showbizzy wedding, just all our [close] friends and things like that.

Dara Ó Briain is keeping his spirits up despite Mock The Week being axed from BBC. The comedy panel show was scrapped after nearly two decades earlier this month, with the Irish presenter – sarcastically saying at the time that the ‘UK has finally run out of news’. ‘The storylines were getting crazier and crazier – global pandemics, divorce from Europe, novelty short-term prime ministers,’ he said in his announcement.

The Mirror reports. The star who was a student at Girton College, Cambridge, has experience with quiz shows having hosted QI since 2016, and bookmaker Ladbrokes puts her at just 2/1 to take over from Paxman. The second favourite is another former Cambridge University student Richard Osman at 3/1.

Naman Ramachandran “It” and “The Shining” author Stephen King has made his views on former U.S. President Donald Trump clear.In an interview with the Sunday Times, where he was in conversation with “Pointless” presenter Richard Osman, King said: “I happen to think that Trump was a horrible president and is a horrible person. I think he actually engaged in criminal behavior and, certainly, I felt that he was a sociopath who tried to overturn the American democracy not out of any political wish of his own but because he could not admit that he had lost.”When asked about the rise of fascism in the U.S., King said: “There is a strong right wing, a political right wing in America, and they have a megaphone in some of the media.

The Chase revealed his TV past. Ben, a scriptwriter, appeared on the hit ITV quiz show with fellow contestants Joanna, Carolyn and Andy on Friday night (July 29). The 28-year-old was up second on the show to answer questions against Shaun Wallace, aka The Dark Destroyer.

Richard Osman, the British TV presenter turned author who broke records with his debut novel The Thursday Murder Club, has revealed plans for a brand new crime series – like The Da Vinci Code.

Boris Johnson is set to quit as Prime Minister, with Stephen Fry and Richard Osman among those leading the way with wisecracks while celebrating the news.Following a steady stream of resignations from cabinet ministers and senior figures in government, including Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid, it’s been reported that today, following days of resistance, Mr Johnson will tender his resignation.The BBC’s political editor Chris Mason said that the PM has finally agreed to step down, while No 10 has not confirmed the reports but has announced that he will address the nation today.Off the back of the latest update, there’s been a flurry of activity on social media as people across the UK react to the prospect of Mr Johnson leaving his position, with it being expected that a new Conservative leader will be chosen over the summer.Having expressed incredulity earlier today that Mr Johnson was ‘STILL Prime Minister’, actor and comedian Mr Fry tweeted: ‘He’s going! Bless my soul,’ before adding: ‘But NOT YET …’Former Pointless host Mr Osman speculated on how his resignation announcement could go down, writing: ‘I imagine his resignation speech will be sober and classy.’Heâs going! Bless my soulI imagine his resignation speech will be sober and classy.And thatâs it⦠the weight of resignations means the wait is over.The Prime Minister will be stepping down.What a crazy 48 hours!Heâs going.