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The Queen took a liking to BBC weatherman Tomasz Schafernaker in her last days at Balmoral. Her Majesty passed away earlier this month at the age of 96 in Scotland, and while the Queen was pictured shaking new prime minster Liz Truss's hand a couple of days before her death, it's been said that her final days also included watching the BBC weatherman.

Former Coronation Street star Kimberly Hart-Simpson has been seen teaming up with a Strictly Come Dancing pro after they were 'on the run' together.

Giovanni Pernice's return to UK TV following his absence from Strictly Come Dancing has been confirmed - and there's not long to wait until it airs.

Susanna Reid looked remarkably different in a throwback snap on Monday's Good Morning Britain show, showing the presenter when she was younger and perched on the iconic red BBC couch.

Phillip Schofield has weighed in on Kate Forbes' controversial comments about same sex marriage after launching her campaign to become First Minister of Scotland.

Princess Charlotte appeared at the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday afternoon dressed in a lovely black and white Rachel Riley dress. The seven-year-old Princess delighted royal fans as she pulled funny faces throughout the competition whilst sitting between her parents, Kate Middleton and Prince William. Vernon Kay and Rochelle Humes on ITV's This Morning drew similarities between Charlotte's behaviour at the Commonwealth Games, with Prince Louis during the Platinum Jubilee.

Simon McCoy proudly reminded viewers he would not be presenting coverage of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee on GB News in a subtle dig at his old employer on This Morning. Veteran broadcaster Simon presented at the BBC for 17 years before leaving for GB News last summer. However, he confirmed his departure from the channel back in December 2021, just months after taking on the new role.

@PiersUncensored beat Sky News & GB News in the UK ratings AGAIN last night.. “Still very early days, but the show is already gaining real traction around the world, making lots of news, and as I hoped, annoying all the right people.”However, Simon McCoy appeared triggered by the comment and wrote: “Please show the figures.”Piers then got embroiled in a Twitter thread with the presenter.He replied to Simon: “Show me yours… Oh wait.”Simon then told Piers he should try "retirement", to which the Talk TV star replied: "What, and be as bitter as you? No thanks." Fans were amused by Piers’ decision to then subsequently block Simon, given his stance on free speech. @Mankyanne 1063 wrote: “Umm I thought his new show was about stopping cancel culture.”@Paramedictom said: “The fact that GBNews is smashing TalkTV is something he can’t bare.” (sic) @Maisie_trish posted: “That’s a bit of an overreaction from Piers.

Strictly Come Dancing tour.The EastEnders actress recently made history as the first deaf contestant to win the BBC show.The 27-year-old is currently paired with Giovanni, 31, for when the tour begins on Thursday.However, the Strictly winner was spotted dancing with her co-star John Whaite today.The Strictly tour host Janette Manrara joked the cast had "gone mad" after members of the group swapped their dance partners.Tilly Ramsay, who will be partnered with Nikita Kuzmin, started practising the Waltz with Johannes Radebe's partner John Whaite.Then Maisie Smith, who is paired up with Kai Widdrington, danced with The Wanted's Max George, whose pro dance partner is Katya Jones.In a candid clip, a confused Janette commented: "What is actually happening? The couples have all gone mad.They've all swapped around."It's the craziest partner swap ever."The eagerly-awaited tour starts kicks off in Birmingham on Thursday after which Strictly fans all over the country will be able to watch their favourite stars in action.The cheeky Strictly swap comes just days after Giovanni joked that Rose had "pulled out of the tour".The Italian-born dancer took to the picture-sharing site and cleared up the claims in a candid clip at the weekend.In view of his 792,000 followers, Giovanni could be seen sitting on a coach as he spoke into his camera phone.He began: "Good morning lovely people. Just a quick message to clarify all the rumours that are going around at the moment.Lorraine Kelly sends support to David Baddiel over family heartbreak[LATEST]Eamonn Holmes speaks out about replacing Simon McCoy on GB News[TV]Deborah James in cancer update after being 'rushed' into surgery[HEALTH]"Yes, it's true.

Eamonn Holmes, 62.The former This Morning presenter made his big GB News debut alongside co-host Isabel Webster on 3 January.Together, they host the channel’s new Breakfast with Eamonn and Isabel programme.Eamonn took over the breakfast slot from BBC star Simon McCoy, who became the latest senior figure to leave GB News in December last year.The reason for his departure was noted as "personal reasons", and Eamonn revealed he was moving to Hollywood after recently tying the knot with Dynasty star Emma Samms."I can’t see what Simon would be too worried about," he shrugged.GB News’ chief executive, Angelos Frangopoulos, described Simon as an "outstanding broadcaster" and told the Daily Telegraph: "We remain open to ways we can work with him again in future."Eamonn's move comes after he was dropped from ITV after 15 years, when he and wife Ruth Langsford, were stripped from their weekly presentation duties last year.While he wasn't shocked with the decision that they were replaced by Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary, he did admit he was given "no reason" as to why."I don’t have any issues with that at all," he told The Times."I just have issues with why they can’t tell you your time is up."Just have a conversation, any conversation."He added: "I was given no reason why I was blocked."A spokesperson for ITV said at the time: "We would like to wish Eamonn all of the very best in his new role."As a duo, Eamonn and Ruth have been part of the This Morning presenting team for the last 15 years and we thank Eamonn for all of his hard work and contribution to the show."Despite the issues surrounding his exit, Eamonn described the move to GB News as "one of the most exciting yet".He said: "I’ve admired GB News from the beginning for

Daily Mail, Simon – who has been dating Emma since last year – said: ‘Yes, it’s true.‘We are both so happy, as are our children.’He added: ‘We shall celebrate in the spring, when it’s safe to share a party.’Emma was one of the biggest TV stars of the 1980s, playing heiress Fallon Carrington Colby in Dynasty, alongside Joan Collins, after starring in General Hospital.She has previously been married three times before, and has two children with her third husband John Holloway, whom she divorced in 2003.Before that she was married to Bansi Nagji and Tim Dillon, and engaged to the late American composer Marvin Hamlisch.Meanwhile Simon was previously married to BBC South West star Victoria Graham, 46, until their divorce in January 2019.

GB News star Simon McCoy, with the latter confirming the happy news.The English actress, 61, is best known for playing Fallon Carrington Colby in 1980s American television series Dynasty.Simon, 59, who joined GB News this year after almost two decades at the BBC, confirmed their plans to wed, saying: "Yes, it's true.""We are both so happy, as are our children," he went on to tell Richard Eden for the Daily Mail.The couple have not yet set a date for their nuptials but hope to get married next year."We shall celebrate in the spring, when it's safe to share a party," the newsreader said.London-born Emma found fame in the early 1980s playing Holly Sutton Scorpio in US daytime soap opera General Hospital.She first appeared in the programme in

GB News presenter Alex Phillips has taken to Twitter to respond after her co-star Simon McCoy compared her to Sesame Street character, Big Bird, after she presented her segment in a bright yellow dress.The newsreader posted a pretty picture of herself wearing a bold look with huge sleeves, which caused one social media user to impose her head on an image of the canary which she soon spotted.In view of her 42,600 followers, the star posted a gif from Sesame Street of Big Bird, Elmo and Mr Snuffle chatting away manically.The star captioned the clip saying: "Today is a bit like this."Her co-star Simon McCoy replied: "Only for one of us...

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GB News, the new UK news channel backed by Discovery, will launch on June 13.

BBC colleagues when news of his departure was unveiled by floor manager Niall Jackson.

BBC weather presenter Tomasz Schafernaker, 42, couldn't resist aiming a cheeky swipe at former BBC News presenter Simon McCoy, 59, following his departure from the newsroom.

 “Remember when you used to smear jam on your hand to make it look like I’d stabbed you with a biro during breakfast presenting shift? “I wish I was making that up ..,” she jokingly concluded.Following news of Simon’s exit from the BBC, Sam Taylor, Head of Live & Breaking for BBC News, paid tribute to him in a statement to Express.co.uk. He said: “Sharp, funny and a great colleague - it has been a delight to have Simon at the helm of the BBC News Channel and BBC News at One.

Sky News colleague Simon McCoy’s departure from BBC News, after it was confirmed that he would be moving across to GB News.The presenter appeared completely clueless about his exit from the public broadcaster, as she joked about him “only going out for some milk”.Kay retweeted a press release from GB News' Twitter account announcing Simon’s new role and typed in view of her 518,500 followers: “He told me he was only going out for some milk,” and shared a shrugging emoji.Underneath fans weighed in on the revelation, as they wished him luck at the Andrew Neil chaired network.One said: “It never ceases to amaze me how important Sky News is in cultivating news media talent.

BBC News presenter Simon McCoy, 59, confirmed he had left the show after nearly 18 years on Twitter.The news came after floor manager Niall Jackson let slip it was his “final day”.Sam Taylor, Head of Live & Breaking for BBC News, told Express.co.uk: "Sharp, funny and a great colleague - it has been a delight to have Simon at the helm of the BBC News Channel and BBC News at One.“We’ll miss his one-liners, pregnant pauses and commitment to breaking news in every form, and wish him the very best for the future.”Fans and colleagues of the BBC veteran have since shared their support for him on Twitter.BBC Breakfast host Dan Walker, 44, wrote: “Farewell to @BBCSimonMcCoy - it’s his last day at @BBCNews today.“Always enjoyed working with him & I

BBC News presenter Simon McCoy is in a relationship with Dynasty actress Emma Samms.