Sam Quek: Last News

Soap star Maisie Smith has debuted a beautiful new look as she made a huge announcement on Tuesday.The former EastEnders actress showcased a glamorous curly hairstyle as she appeared on BBC Morning Live to announce a new Strictly Come Dancing tour. Maisie, 20, was joined by her Strictly co-star Rhys Stephenson to promote their new show Strictly Presents: Keeeep Dancing!.They will embark on the new tour in the coming months.

MAISIE Smith revealed what appeared to be her natural hair as she went on Morning Live today. The 20-year-old, who is usually seen with long hair extensions in, embraced her curls for the TV show – and looked a far cry from her EastEnders character Tiffany.

Sam Quek made an appearance at Chester Races on Thursday just a couple of months after she welcomed the arrival of son Zac.The Olympian and This Morning Live presenter looked gorgeous in a beautiful white dress with a subtle floral design, as she held hands with her husband Tom Mairs. It was a chance for Sam, 33, to take some much-needed time away from the children and enjoy a day at the races with Tom. Sam gave birth to daughter Molly 15 months ago, with Zac following in March this year.

RIP Off Britain host Angela Rippon has revealed how one couple were left devastated when their flat collapsed. Appearing on BBC Morning Live today, the TV presenter told hosts Sam Quek and Gethin Jones about the horrific ordeal coming up in the new show.

A post shared by Jay McGuiness (@birdspotting)The singer then signed off his message by saying that he wishes Tom “had more time”, and thanked him for always being there for him “without fail”.Thousands of users took to the comments to share their messages of condolence, including Kelsey.The mother-of-two was touched by Jay’s words and described them as “beautiful”.Kelsey continued: “We all loved him so hard and he loved us hard.

Sam Quek and husband Tom Mairs have exclusively shared with OK! the meaning behind their newborn son Isaac “Zac” Gregory Mairs’ name. 33 year old Sam and Tom, 36, opened up about how they settled on their baby boy’s moniker after discovering it was a much more difficult process than when they opted for thirteen month old daughter Molly’s first name.The couple explained how they were inspired by Tom’s ancestors after they were given a “big family bible” with details of family names dating back centuries.Tom told us: “We’ve got a big family bible that was passed to us last year to fill in Molly’s details." Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter He continued: “When we were thinking of baby names, I was looking back through it, and there was a guy called Isaac – and that’s when the first seed was planted.

Olympian turned TV presenter Sam Quek has opened up about her newborn son’s dramatic arrival into the world. Sam, 33, and her husband Tom Mairs, 36, exclusively introduced their second child, a son called Isaac “Zac” Gregory, to OK! and revealed all about his premature birth.The couple, who have been married for four years and are already parents to daughter Molly, thirteen months, recalled how former Team GB hockey player Sam went into labour one week early, before things took a dramatic turn.

When we arrive at Sam Quek’s exclusive cover shoot for OK! , she’s already in the make-up chair, relishing her first bit of downtime since welcoming her second child a month ago – a beautiful boy called Isaac “Zac” Gregory Mairs. However, while the former Team GB hockey star is beaming and relaxed today, she tells us the past four weeks have not been without their challenges, including Zac’s dramatic – and at times worrying – arrival into the world.

After posing for our exclusive family photo shoot, TV Presenter Sam Quek and her husband Tom Mairs sat down to share all the details about their new addition to the family, baby Isaac (shortened to Zac). Olympic gold medal hockey player Sam recalled the sweet moment that their one-year-old daughter Molly, first met her newborn brother, Zac.

Sam Quek saw the funny side as the 2016 Olympic hockey champion posted a picture to social media showing some of the perils that come with being a new mother.The 33-year-old gave birth to her second child with husband Tom Mairs, having fallen pregnant just seven months after their first daughter, Molly, was born.And Quek took to Instagram to share an image of her with marks on her T-shirt from where breast milk had leaked through."Welcome to the reality of being a new mum!! #NewMumProblems #KeepItReal,” she wrote, and her comments were soon flooded with laughing emojis.Incredibly, the Morning Live presenter worked throughout her pregnancy up until the day before, presenting the BBC show on the eve of the big day.Following her second child's birth, the 33-year-old uploaded a photo to Instagram showing the hand of each family member, with the smallest belonging to her newborn baby. The caption read: “We were 3… but now we’re 4. 11.3.22.”In the lead-up to the birth of her second child, Quek recalled the trolls who targeted her – one even threatening to stab her – only days after she had suffered a miscarriage.

In view of her 1.4 million followers, she captioned the post: "Nicky lived a long loving life. I’ll miss you Papa!!"She added the hashtag: "#NehemiahPersoff."The actress was swiftly inundated with messages of condolence as social media users paid tribute.Instagram user, Cefe Hyatt commented: "Condolences to your friend Barbra.

BBC Breakfast's Dan Walker has reached out to Chris Kamara after the former footballer shared that he was having trouble with his speech, telling him to "stay strong". Sky Sports pundit Chris opened up about his health after viewers commented on him appearing to slur his speech.He tweeted: "Just wanted to let a few of you know who tweeted me today that I am ok ish."Alongside my thyroid problem I have developed apraxia of speech and have been working to get my speech back to normal.

Sam Quek has announced the arrival of her second child. The ex ITV I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here star announced the news on Instagram today. Quek confirmed she had given birth in a touching black and white Instagram snap.

revealed that she was pregnant in October, just seven months after Molly was born. She told OK! Magazine at the time: ‘It’s come along quite quickly, so we were pleasantly surprised!‘It was a surprise but we didn’t stop it happening, if that makes sense.

Former Olympic hockey player Sam Quek, 33, has just given birth to her second child with husband Tom Mairs.Sam became pregnant with baby number two just seven months after welcoming her young daughter Molly.Sam, who was recently announced as a new host for the BBC's Morning Live, went into labour on Friday - just one day after she fronted the show alongside Gethin Jones.The star has shared the first snap of her new family member. The sweet picture is an adorable black and white photograph, featuring the family of four posing with their hands together.Speaking to OK! magazine, she said: "There are 4 of us now…" Four days ago, Sam posted some pictures of her in the BBC Morning Live studio cradling her blossoming baby bump. Addressing her 197,000 Instagram followers she wrote: “39 weeks and still holding it in!“Last day for me and bump- on @BBCMorningLive tomorrow though!”Her fans and friends, who will be delighted to hear her latest update, flooded the comments section with supportive messages. Girls Aloud star Kimberley Walsh wrote: “You’re amazing! What a bump,” while garden designer Mark Lane left three heart emojis. Sarah Mackenzie penned: “Best of luck! Looking gorgeous.”John Smith added: “Wishing you all the best Sam. You got this hun! Xxx.”While Hugh Terry joked: “Goodness me, that baby needs to get a move on I reckon.

Former I'm A Celebrity contestant Sam Quek has welcomed her second child with her husband Tom Mairs.The 33-year-old BBC Morning Live presenter became pregnant just seven months after welcoming her daughter Molly.Speaking to OK! magazine, Sam said: "There are 4 of us now…"The proud mum shared a gorgeous black and white photo which showed the family-of-four's hands held together.Sam and Tom's second baby comes less than two weeks after daughter Molly turned one.Opening up about their pregnancy in October, Sam admitted it was "surprise" that they didn't stop happening.The former Olympian told OK!: "It was a surprise but we didn’t stop it happening, if that makes sense."We did discuss after Molly that we’d like kids close together and what close together meant. My close together was 18 months and I wanted to start trying after Christmas."But Tom’s close together was to start trying after my six-week check!"Tom added that they had tried for 18 months to two years with Molly, and went through a heartbreaking miscarriage.He dad went on to explain him and Sam didn't give up on trying as Molly had taken so long but they hadn't used the ovulation charts and be "regimented" with the process like last time until after Christmas.However, he confessed he was "shocked" to find out how fertile they had become.Sam said: "I know it will be tough logistically and when they’re both crying but I’m crossing my fingers that we have another Molly."She's so chilled and she’s slept through from 7pm to 7am since she was two months old.

EastEnders actress Maisie Smith, who played Tiffany Butcher for 13 years, has reportedly landed a huge deal with ITV’s Alison Hammond and Vernon Kay.The 20-year-old actress left the BBC soap in December last year after playing Tiff ever since she was just six years old, but will return for one more episode as Zack Morris also prepares to leave the show.She also competed in Strictly Come Dancing back in 2020 and replaced AJ Odudu on this year’s Strictly Come Dancing Tour.Since her ‘Enders days, Maisie has made a few television appearances but has allegedly landed herself a gig alongside presenting veterans Vernon and Alison.Friends Like This was originally presented by dynamic duo Ant and Dec and sees two teams compete against each other for a holiday prize.It has been reported that Maisie will take on the role of team captain.A source told The Sun Online: “Maisie has just filmed a pilot episode and it's unclear if it'll air but it's a great sign. She's landing these kinds of shows after Strictly and EastEnders.”It seems the Essex girl’s charm has rubbed off on her co-stars: "Everyone thought she was really great on the show.

Sam Quek has given birth to her second child – and shared the first picture of her new baby exclusively with OK!.The 33 year old – who fell pregnant just seven months after her first child, daughter Molly, was born – told us: "There are 4 of us now…" The sweet picture is an adorable black and white snap of the family of four's hands. Former I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! star Sam went into labour on Friday, just one day after she hosted Morning Live alongside Gethin Jones.The birth of Sam's and husband Tom Mairs' second child comes less than two weeks after Molly turned one.

“It depends on the outcome of the birth as to when I actually come back.”According to the news outlet, Sam also admitted that her husband feels “guilty” that she became a mum just as she had achieved great success in her career.Sam recently made history as the first female captain on Question of Sport.She joined the programme last year following a shake up of the BBC One programme.In addition to taking part in the quiz show, Sam also presents sports coverage on the BBC.The former hockey player also highlighted that next year she will be able to enjoy all the things she did not do while pregnant.She went on: “Molly took 18 months to conceive, so we didn’t expect this one to happen so quickly.“I’ve been pregnant for my last two birthdays, Christmases and Valentine’s and I did say to Tom that I’m gonna have a big one next year!“But it’s a small price to pay because I love Molly so much – and I know I will love this one the same."Sam’s new baby is now due just two weeks after her daughter turns one on March 2.She previously told OK! magazine that she and Tom wanted her children to have a narrow age gap.However, they did not expect to conceive their second child so soon after her first birth.Sam said: "It was a surprise but we didn’t stop it happening, if that makes sense."We did discuss after Molly that we’d like kids close together and what close together meant."My close together was 18 months and I wanted to start trying after Christmas."But Tom’s close together was to start trying after my six-week check!"

The Mirror, Sam revealed that she was receiving death threats online just days after she had suffered a miscarriage.She said: "I have had the maddest things written about me but there was a really terrible one when I was presenting a football show on Radio 1."I said something along the lines of ‘FA Cup replays should be gotten rid of.’"A lot of people disagreed with me and agreed. But the people that disagreed went really hard and I had some awful, awful things including a death threat."She continued: "But what they didn’t realise is I had my miscarriage two days before that show and I wasn’t in a great place."I’d gone into work because I just wanted to try and distract myself.

BBC’s Question of Sport, which he inherited in September 2021.The former Strictly star, 38, has teamed up with Boots UK for the second series of the health and wellbeing podcast Taboo Talk, where he discusses the topic of chronic pain with host Vogue Williams. In an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk, Ugo addressed the taboo topic of both physical and mental pain in the sporting world, addressing the challenges he faced on the pitch, alongside pressures he tackled whilst under the spotlight. Ugo is a former rugby union player, who has since worked as a sports pundit, before joining BBC’s Question of Sport late last year. When asked about what kind of pressure being in the public eye for so long put on his mental health, he replied: “It's interesting, isn't it? The word pressure?“Yeah, I did some high profile things last year, but I guess from the outside people say it's a lot of pressure. “I think it's a real privilege to have done the things that I've done,” Ugo admitted.“Being a captain on A Question of Sport and Strictly, the largest show on telly, comes with its pressures, but they’re privileges because the alternative is that you don't do them -  and I'd rather do them. “I think whenever I do anything, my number one goal is that I want to give the best account of myself. “And when you're on shows like that, on Question of Sport as a team captain, I want to be able to offer up the best version of myself every single time for the guests that are there.”Ugo became a team captain on Question of Sport back in September alongside ex-hockey champion Sam Quek.The new team came in to replace Matt Dawson, Phil Tufnell, and longtime host Sue Barker, who exited the show as the BBC attempted a new format shake-up.Ugo and Sam