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Simon Rimmer has taken to Twitter to tell viewers to “turn over” after their “vile comments” about his co-star. He shared how he was left wanting to “weep” over things people had said about Miquita Olivier.Posting following today’s Sunday Brunch, Simon addressed his disappointment to his 270,000 followers.The star penned: “Jesus I sometimes want to weep when I finish the job I love @SundayBrunchC4.“3 hours of light hearted fun and the vile comments about @miquitaoliver today.

Steph McGovern revealed that she lied to a teacher and got her childhood bully expelled on her lunchtime show Steph’s Packed Lunch.Steph, who opted for a short curly bob, glasses and a green striped t-shirt for the episode, began the segment by telling her guests that she was “very interested” in their opinions on a recent story.A father had posted on Facebook that he was “proud” of his daughter for hitting the person who was bullying her in school.He said that he had tried to take action but to no avail.

The Chase contestants got emotional on Monday night’s episode when they secured the staggering jackpot win against Shaun Wallace in the final chase.

Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer Karen Hauer is calling on show bosses to pair her with a woman on this year’s series.The star, 39, wants to be the latest pro to compete in a same-sex couple.Over the years she had danced with blokes including Will Young, Jeremy Vine and Simon Rimmer - but this time she wants something different.She told Daily Star Sunday: “It would be great to dance with another female this year. I’d really love that.“It’s a beautiful thing that the show is opening up to it now. It’s not taboo anymore.

TV star Steph McGovern ran out of the studio retching on air after trying one of chef Simon Rimmer's recipes. The Channel 4 star, 39, was heard heaving and fled past the cameras and out of a side door during the 'lazy lunches' feature.

Christine McGuinness has revealed how she “loves to eat little willies” during the lazy lunches segment on Steph’s Packed Lunch.During Friday’s instalment of the popular Channel 4 daytime show, Steph McGovern welcomed the 33-year-old onto the show alongside Dane Baptiste, Alan Johnson and Mr Carrington.And while the group sat down to enjoy a lovely meal cooked up by TV chef Simon Rimmer, the mum-of-three revealed what family meals she enjoys making for her brood.But the blonde bombshell left the entire studio in hysterics as she confessed one of her go-to meals is vegan sausages with mash and peas.She told viewers at home: “Do you know, I love sausage and my favourite vegan sausage they’re called little willies, I love those – other brands are available. “Little willies are my favourite thing to eat right now” she confessed.

Steph McGovern couldn’t help but throw up on air after Simon Rimmer served up a “minging” fish dish on Steph’s Packed Lunch.During Friday’s instalment of the popular Channel 4 daytime show, the 39-year-old presenter struggled to keep her food down after the TV chef served up a warming winter stew.The mum-of-one welcomed Christine McGuinness, Dane Baptise, Alan Johnson and Mr Carrington onto the show as they looked forward to another delicious dish by the Sunday Brunch chef.But the group were left disappointed after the 58-year-old served up one of his favourite weekend dishes which was consisted of a tin of baked beans and a can of sardines.After he cooked up the confusing dish the guests were offered the opportunity to try it out for themselves, but blonde bombshell Christine outright refused the fish dish.This is a live TV story and is constantly being notes updated.Please refresh the page regularly to get the latest TV updates.TV & Showbiz reporters are working to source the latest information, reaction, pictures and video related to this story.You can also follow us on Twitter @DailyStar, or follow us on Instagram @dailystar to get the latest TV and celeb gossip 24 hours a day.Or like our Daily Star Showbiz Facebook page to get the day's biggest stories, and have your say on them.Why not also subscribe to receive our regular Daily Star showbiz newsletters?You can do this on this page by simply entering your email address above and hitting 'subscribe'.Download the Daily Star app for flash alerts on the biggest stories of the day, so you don't miss out.Why not also subscribe to receive our regular Daily Star news bulletins? You can do this on this page by simply entering your email address above and hitting

Strictly Come Dancing's Gorka Marquez has opened up about bidding farewell to his co-star Simon Rimmer, who took part in the fifteenth series of the popular BBC programme in 2017.The fiancé of model Gemma Atkinson, 31, revealed that he was "sad" to see the Sunday Brunch host leave the show, as the chef had helped to bring him and his now-bride-to-be together.Simon appeared on the dance show in 2017 and was partnered with professional dancer Karen Hauer.He became the fifth celebrity to be voted off the show after judges opted to save singer Mollie King and AJ Pritchard.Addressing the moment the Saturday Brunch presenter left the programme on Halloween week, Gorka admitted that he was sad to see him go.He said: "I love Simon, for me he left too soon to be honest."Not only was the dance star teary over seeing his close friend leave, but Gorka revealed that it was the celebrity chef who had bought him and Gemma together.He went on: "When he left I was quite sad because I really like him, you know what the first time that me and Gemma went for a coffee was with him."Gemma was also taking part in the show that year and was partnered with Aljaz Skorjanec.The duo made it to the finals but lost out on the coveted Glitterball trophy to Joe McFadden and Katya Jones.Also in the interview, the Spanish dance pro admitted that he had no desire to be partnered with Gemma in the dance competition due to one specific reason.Gorka admitted: "I didn’t want to dance with Gemma."She was very tall for me."He went on to explain how vital a good pairing can be for forming a relationship between the celebrity and pro.Gorka said: "You see some people when they know who they want to dance with or who they don’t want to dance with, if they say they

"I think a lot of the songs like So Full of Love and Two Stepping in Time, they reflect that lyrically and I think, also musically, they're kind of fun songs."Days ago, the star left his fans stunned after announcing that he was releasing an album.Appearing on Sunday Brunch, the musician spoke to presenters Tim Lovejoy and Simon Rimmer about his latest project, which surprisingly didn’t involve acting.Kiefer is best known for his starring role as Jack Bauer in the FOX drama series 24, for which he won an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and two Satellite Awards.He has also featured in classic films such as Flatliners, The Lost Boys, A Time to Kill, and A Few Good Men.Speaking about his new album, Kiefer explained: “I've been playing [music] all my life.“You know, I wrote songs when I was in my teens, but I've certainly become more prolific with it in this last 10 years and I finally got to a place where I actually liked the songs I was writing," he added.

Strictly Come Dancing favourite Gorka Márquez has revealed that he and fiancée Gemma Atkinson are “too busy” to plan their pending nuptials. Gorka popped the question to Gemma in February 2021 and their pair branded each other their “forever Valentines”. Prior to getting engaged, Gemma, 37, gave birth to their daughter Mia - who turned two last summer.

Strictly Come Dancing star Gorka Marquez has revealed he is “too busy” to plan his wedding to fiancé Gemma Atkinson.Appearing on Channels 4 lunchtime talk show Steph’s Packed Lunch on Friday, the 31-year-old dancer updated fans on his wedding plans to the Hollyoaks actress and whether the pair had set a date for their nuptials.Gorka responded: “No we haven’t! We’re too busy! "We are always saying ‘we need to pick a date,’” said the Spaniard, who’s been engaged to the presenter since February.He also added that the pair are so busy, they haven’t even had time to plan a vacation.“We were talking the other day and we really need to book a holiday. "We’ve been doing that for the last two years and haven’t booked one yet.

COUNTDOWN'S Susie Dent has opened up on her relationship with new host Anne Robinson amidst the ongoing Rachel Riley 'feud'. Susie joined Simon Rimmer and Tim Lovejoy on Channel 4’s Sunday Brunch and spoke about her career on the iconic game show - with Anne the topic of conversation.

Simon Rimmer was the talk of Sunday Brunch, with what he has since branded "#jumpergate".Twitter was inundated with comments about the celebrity chef's latest television get-up.The Channel 4 show's first episode of 2022 saw the 58-year-old sport an over-sized black jumper.The dark, long-sleeved top featured a rollneck and billowing sleeves, which left some concerned.After being compared to a character from The Addams Family and sparking worries over safety, the presenter spoke out online.Thankfully Simon took it all in good humour, sharing a scantily-clad video with his 160,000 followers.Still sporting the same knitwear, the father-of-two made light of the criticism.He commented: "Well thanks for all your... erm...

Steph McGovern is full of apologies when she starts our interview a few minutes behind schedule. “The chairman of Channel 4 arrived at the studio, so I had to do a bit of meet and greet,” she explains, before revealing, “but I’ve got two portions of the lasagne that Simon Rimmer just made on the show, so that’s tea sorted!” Such is life for the busy 39-year-old, who presents her chat show Steph’s Packed Lunch every weekday in Leeds, before heading home to her partner and two-year-old daughter in nearby Harrogate.

BBC, sat down with fellow chef Simon Rimmer for the latest episode of their Heart & Sole podcast, who also has a lengthy on-screen partnership with his co-star Tim Lovejoy.Dave began: "People ask us two as a pair; they always ask, 'Have you ever fallen out?'"There were some giggles among the trio before Simon exclaimed: "Course you do!"I think over the 15 years we've worked together, we've never had a serious falling out," he recalled his relationship with Tim.The two began working together in 2006 when they presented Something for the Weekend and they currently appear alongside each other on Sunday Brunch every week."I think sometimes we'll sulk with each other a little, but over nothing!" he said."It might well be that one of us has

Simon Rimmer has revealed his daughter Florence had her drink spiked during a lunch with her friends five years ago. The dad-of-two opened up on the horrifying experience during a discussion about a campaign calling for nightclubs to improve their systems in a bid to protect women on nights out and boycott them until this happens.

Channel 4's lunchtime show Steph's Packed Lunch during a discussion about the rise in spiking cases across the UK.He said: "Flo’s 24 now but about five or six years ago she had her drink spiked. "She had been out for lunch with some friends and she’d had about three glasses of wine."He went on to say: "She came home and was in a right state.

Cooking duo Dave Myers, 64, and Si King, 55, revealed what they really thought of the American versions of themselves, when they appeared on the History Channel.The Hairy Bikers stars criticised their US dopplegangers, who they feel do not accurately represent who they are. When quizzed by Simon Rimmer about why the Hairy Bikers have never made it big in the States, the pair explained that part of the problem lay in the fact that Americans “couldn’t understand” their accents. However, they also revealed that they had in fact sold the Hairy Bikers license to the American History Channel. The channel did air their own version of the show for one season, before it was scrapped by the network due to poor viewing figures. The US version of the

Strictly Come Dancing experience was saying he was on the brink of hallucinating due to his hectic work schedule. Simon starred on Tuesday's episode of Lorraine and chatted to stand-in host Christine Lampard about how his Strictly schedule affected him in 2017.

Strictly Come Dancing – and her husband hated it. The EastEnders actress was a contestant on the current series of the BBC ballroom show but was the first person to be booted off the dancefloor after failing to impress the judges with her moves.

Steph McGovern, 39, regularly shares behind-the-scenes footage from the set of her TV show Packed Lunch on social media and today was no different.The Channel 4 presenter took to Instagram after filming her guests as they got ready to go live on air."On the telly in 2 min...@packedlunchc4," she captioned a clip which she shared with her 49,200 followers."We are about to go live," Steph said before panning the camera around the studio to introduce her guests."I've got Gareth Thomas, Marcus Brigstoke, Jacqui Smith and Kate Bottley...