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Interior Design Masters host Alan Carr is on a mission to wrangle a group of celeb DIY novices – along with the adorable Pudsey Bear – as they return for a heartwarming Children in Need special, and while chatting about the show he reveals the surprising design item celeb pal Simon Cowell has in his toilet. The special episode, which is sure to tug at your heartstrings, features well-known faces sprucing up spaces at a centre for young carers, and it hit Alan harder than he anticipated.

Simon Cowell, best known for being the creator of the X-Factor, has noticeably slimmed down over the years with fans picking up on his weight loss in a snap of him and his family.

Liam Payne’s body will be flown back to the UK in the next 36 hours, according to media in Argentina, where the former One Direction singer died last month. 

After 13 years in a row on the judging panel at Britain's Got Talent, presenter and popstar Alesha Dixon knows what she's talking about when it comes to making the series a success. She joined the ITV show back in 2012, taking her seat alongside Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and now former judge David Walliams.

Presenter, pop star and children’s author Alesha Dixon tells us she feels “so lucky” to be back on the Britain’s Got Talent judging panel for the 13th year in a row. As we sit down for an exclusive chat with Alesha, fresh from the talent show’s first round of auditions in Blackpool, she says, “I’m on a bit of a comedown from them.

Rachel Hylton, a former X Factor finalist, is reportedly on the police's wanted list after allegedly failing to appear in court to face drug charges.The 42 year old singer, who appeared on the talent show in 2008, is said to have failed to appear at Crawley Magistrates' Court this week.The 42 year old singer was a standout contestant during the fifth season of the now-defunct ITV talent show, impressing judges Louis Walsh, Cheryl, Dannii Minogue and Simon Cowell with her rendition of Amy Winehouse's You Know I'm No Good in her first audition in 2008. Rachel, who was 26 at the time, made it to the final stages of the series as one of the acts from the over 25s category, mentored by Aussie icon Dannii.

Selome Hailu After 19 seasons of working on “America’s Got Talent,” Jason Raff is exiting as showrunner due to budget cuts. Moving forward, the unscripted competition series will be helmed by Sam Donnelly, who previously shared showrunning duties with Raff.

EXCLUSIVE: America’s Got Talent is losing one of its longest-tenured talents.

Jay Kontzle is currently lighting up screens on Emmerdale where he plays Billy Fletcher.The 34-year-old landed the part in 2018 and has proved popular with viewers ever since. Recently, his character Billy has been hiding secrets from his wife Dawn Taylor, including participating in illegal boxing matches to earn quick money for his family.This has resulted in serious injuries that he's kept concealed.

Snoop Dogg has revealed he’s ready to invest in Celtic FC after being inspired by Hollywood pal Ryan Reynolds, who bought Welsh club Wrexham. The football-daft multi-millionaire rapper said he would be mad not to consider putting cash into his favourite club and he’d even be happy to take on mascot duties.

One week after the death of band member Liam Payne, all five of One Direction’s albums have returned to high positions in the UK music chart, along with the singer’s solo album. 

Top Gear and Take Me Out star Paddy McGuinness has returned to his comedy roots, embarking on his first live tour for eight years. His first night of the Nearly There tour was on Thursday 24 October, and it took the comic just one minute before he made a joke at the expense of his ex-wife Christine. Speaking from the stage at Blackburn’s King George’s Hall, Paddy said: “It’s all about love and respect tonight.

Nicole Scherzinger, who played a big role in forming One Direction on The X-Factor UK, is paying tribute to Liam Payne following his death.

Billboard in an interview published on Thursday. “On the Wednesday when he died, she was still texting him that day.”After learning of Payne’s death, Scherzinger still performed as Norma Desmond in the Broadway production — a move Webber applauded her for.

Nicole Scherzinger is paying tribute to Liam Payne in a touching post that she just put on Instagram.

Waterloo Road's Kym Marsh was brought to tears as she presented the incredible midwife Agnes Nisbett with an award at the Daily Mirror's Pride of Britain Awards this week.The annual event, which celebrated its 25th anniversary earlier this week, recognised the UK's fundraisers, awe-inspiring children, community heroes, young achievers and brave individuals with well-deserved awards.The ceremony took place at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on Monday, with a host of stars celebrating the achievements. One of the winners, Agnes Nisbett, was named Community Hero for her years of dedication to grieving mothers.

Simon Cowell has made his television comeback following the tragic demise of Liam Payne.

The whole world is mourning Liam Payne — but obviously it’s so much worse for his closest loved ones. And that includes his ex and the child they share.

“Piers Morgan Uncensored,” where they got into a heated exchange over the “legal and moral duty” between the show, its participants and Simon Cowell’s Syco Entertainment company, which owns the “Got Talent” and “The X Factor” franchises.Mandel is a judge of the US competition show “America’s Got Talent.” Waissel competed in the UK’s “X Factor” for Season 7 alongside Liam in 2010.“When it comes to participants on those types of shows myself … there is a legal and moral duty of care, which should be upheld and adhered to,” argued Waissel, to which Mandel interjected by saying he believes everyone has a “moral and legal duty to take care of those people that we come across in life.”He drove home his point by claiming that every competition show he’s worked on has psychologists on staff for those struggling, adding contestants who are “rejected” seem to have a “harder” time.When other guests on the show, including James Barr, who had earlier told Mandel, “You are on the payroll! … The entertainment industry and the shows you work for are also responsible,” disagreed, the “AGT” judge cut them off. “If we feel that somebody is going south, there is somebody there to talk to them and we do watch over them,” he stated.

Simon Cowell's brother has spilled the beans about the former X Factor judge's meet-up with Liam Payne just months before his heartbreaking passing last week (16 October).Tony, one of Simon's four brothers, shared insights into his younger sibling's friendship with the ex-One Direction heartthrob and even dished on one of the last times the duo hung out. Chatting with Closer magazine, he unveiled one of the final occasions that Simon and Liam spent time together: 'We are devastated.

Liam Payne "never stopped loving" Cheryl, even after their split in July 2018, according to Simon Cowell's brother.The One Direction star tragically passed away last week after a fall from his hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina.The investigation into the singer's untimely death is still underway, with a post-mortem examination revealing that he died from multiple injuries. Cheryl, former Girls Aloud star, first met her future beau when she was a judge on the X Factor and Liam, then just 14, auditioned as a solo artist, famously giving her a cheeky wink during his performance. At the time of the ITV show, Cheryl, who shares son Bear with Liam, was married to footballer Ashley Cole.