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Sky Sports presenter Simon Thomas has revealed he feels "blessed" as he prepares to welcome his third child.The 51 year old is expecting baby number two with his wife Derrina, who he married in 2021.The couple already share 15-month-old daughter Talitha together, while Simon is also dad to 12 year old Ethan - his son with his late wife Gemma. Simon has told how he feels "really fortunate having the life I do" after sadly losing Gemma, who died in 2017 just days after being diagnosed with blood cancer. He told The Mirror: "The baby is due in a few weeks' time, so quite close to the end of the ­football season.

Ariana Madix is heading to Fiji.

Sarah Hyland exits her hosting duties on Love Island USA after two seasons on Peacock.

The unscripted business has had a somewhat tumultuous twelve months but things have been picking up in 2024 with a number of network and streamer commissions and renewals.

Peacock is heading into a summer of love.

Sky Sports' Simon Thomas and his wife Derrina have announced they're expecting another baby. He shared the lovely news on his birthday. Simon, who is 52 and got married to Derrina Jebb in 2021, shared the happy news on social media as he put up a photo of his son Ethan and his daughter with a birthday cake alongside a baby scan picture next to the cake.

Attention, Islanders! Love Island USA isn’t going anywhere.

Maya Jama, who hosts the British version of Love Island, is heading to Fiji.

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Love Island USA is going back to where it all started and sending its Islanders to find love in Fiji. Peacock launched a trailer for Season 5 of the reality competition and set the premiere date for July 18.

Love Island USA” is set to premiere on July 18 exclusively on Peacock, the streamer announced Wednesday.  The fifth season of “Love Island USA” will take place in Fiji with an all-new group of singles. Throughout the season, islanders will compete in challenges, face temptations and forge new relationships. Each week, new episodes will be available for streaming six days a week.  “Love Island USA” stands as Peacock’s most-streamed original reality competition series, heightening the anticipation for the show’s fifth season. David George, Adam Sher, Simon Thomas, Ben Thursby-Palmer, Andy Cadman, Iona Mackenzie and Claudine Parrish serve as executive producers, alongside Tom Gould, Richard Cowles, Mike Spencer, Richard Foster and Chet Fenster. The series is produced by ITV Entertainment. 

Love Island, the smash hit global format that airs on Peacock in the U.S., is getting its first ever spinoff.

Amazon is continuing to try and find a hot date after ordering a new competition series hosted by WWE stars Brie and Nikki Bella.

Emily Longeretta Amazon Studios has ordered “Twin Love,” a new dating competition series from ITV Entertainment, hosted by WWE Hall of Famers Brie Bella and Nikki Bella. “Twin Love” is set to premiere on Prime Video this summer and simultaneously on Amazon Freevee in the U.S. and UK. Simon Thomas, Bernie Schaeffer, Kenny Rosen and Jessica Nahmias serve as executive producers. Per the official logline, “‘Twin Love’ is a social dating experiment that explores the love lives of identical twins. Ten sets of twins will be split up and placed into two houses of ‘identical’ casts, where they’ll begin a unique and compelling search for love. With double the fun and drama, the series will discover if their inherent similarities extend to their romantic desires. When separated from their twin brothers and sisters — some for the first time ever — will they pursue the same identical partners? Or will their choices be dramatically different?”

SIMON Thomas has revealed he has been sober for a year after a secret and almost ‘deadly’ booze battle. The Sky Sports presenter, 46, told how he used to ‘think nothing’ of downing a litre of vodka a night as he fell into a ‘dark’ place following the tragic death of this first wife Gemma. Simon turned his life around after family and friends ‘grew worried’ as he was on the 'verge of losing it all'.

Graham Potter and Thomas Frank bizarrely interviewed each other live on Amazon Prime before their Chelsea and Brentford teams clashed.The broadcaster uniquely had both managers on the touchline for a pre-match chat at the same time. Presenter Simon Thomas invited them to ask the each other one question.Bees boss Frank went first, saying: "First I would praise Graham a lot. I think it's a fantastic journey he's been on and I'm so happy a coach that has been walking the long way gets that chance at a top six club and I think Graham has shown his qualities hugely, and I’ve no doubt he’ll do a good job at Chelsea.

Simon Thomas has given an emotional update to fans on social media as he revealed his newborn daughter won’t be coming for over a month, following her arrival 8 weeks early. The presenter, 49, first took to Instagram on Wednesday to confirm that his wife Derrina, 31, had fallen “rapidly ill” from preeclampsia and delivered a baby girl 8 weeks before her due date.

MORE: Zoe Salmon and husband William Corrie introduce their adorable baby boyOn Wednesday, Simon shared the news of the surprise early birth with his Instagram followers, and he's since shared the most precious photo of him looking lovingly into her incubator. WATCH: Princess Kate visits a maternity hospital - and even gets a cuddle His loyal fans have come out in droves, sharing their messages of congratulations and support.

Blue Peter presenter Simon Thomas and his wife Derrina have welcomed a baby girl who was born prematurely. The TV star shared the news in an Instagram post with photos of Derrina and their little one in hospital with his son Ethan, 12, from his former marriage, watching over the newborn. It comes just a month after Simon and Derrina, who married in July 2021, announced they were expecting their first child together. Sharing news of their baby’s arrival, the presenter said: ‘Not everything in life goes quite according to plan. One moment we think we’ve got eight weeks until our little one arrives; the next, after Derrina fell rapidly ill, we’re suddenly welcoming into the world a very tiny, but hugely precious baby girl weighing just over three pounds.‘The #neonatal team at #stokemandeville hospital were simply incredible and held our hands physically and in spirit the whole way through a very fear filled and stressful day yesterday.’ Simon, 49, said he was feeling ‘proud and blessed’ to have a ‘beautiful, brave wife’ in Derrina, 31, as well as a ‘precious son’ and ‘now a tiny, wonderful daughter and sister for our boy Ethan’. However, he admitted: ‘We have a long road ahead of being in hospital for the next few weeks; but we have the best team around us.‘Thank you Stoke Mandeville and thank you #nhs for being there for us and thank you God for blessing us as a family so much.

Instagram post: "Not everything in life goes quite according to plan."One moment we think we’ve got eight weeks until our little one arrives; the next, after Derrina fell rapidly ill, we’re suddenly welcoming into the world a very tiny, but hugely precious baby girl weighing just over three pounds."The #neonatal team at #stokemandeville hospital were simply incredible and held our hands physically and in spirit the whole way through a very fear filled and stressful day yesterday."I cannot express how proud and blessed I feel right now - I have a beautiful, brave wife in @derrina , a precious son and now a tiny, wonderful daughter and sister for our boy Ethan."We have a long road ahead of being in hospital for the next few weeks; but we have the best team around us."Simon then concluded the post thanking the hospital, Stoke Mandeville and the NHS for their help during the pregnancy and birth.Many took to the comments to congratulate the family, while sharing their support.Countryfile's Matt Baker said: "Sending lots of love to you all X."Matt's wife, Nicola Baker similarly shared her support with a short yet sweet love heart emoji.The former Sky Sports pundit did not reveal if he and Derrina have chosen a name for their newborn daughter yet.Simon announced he and Derrina were expecting their first child together in an Instagram post last month.This comes five years after Simon's first wife Gemma Thomas died in November 2017.Just a year before, Gemma was sent home from the hospital on bed rest from her GP with flu-like symptoms, when in fact she had acute myeloid leukemia.She was also only diagnosed with blood cancer just three days before she tragically died.Their son Ethan, 13, was eight at the time of her death.Two

Simon Thomas' wife Derrina has given birth eight weeks early after falling ill with preeclampsia.The former Sky Sports and Blue Peter presenter has taken to social media to reveal that the couple welcomed a baby girl into the world on Tuesday (October 4).Taking to his Instagram page, the proud dad shared a series of black and white snaps from the hospital.READ MORE: Simon Thomas marries Derrina Jebb four years after late wife's tragic deathHe penned: "Not everything in life goes quite according to plan. "One moment we think we’ve got eight weeks until our little one arrives; the next, after Derrina fell rapidly ill, we’re suddenly welcoming into the world a very tiny, but hugely precious baby girl weighing just over three pounds."The #neonatal team at #stokemandeville hospital were simply incredible and held our hands physically and in spirit the whole way through a very fear filled and stressful day yesterday."I cannot express how proud and blessed I feel right now - I have a beautiful, brave wife in @derrina , a precious son and now a tiny, wonderful daughter and sister for our boy Ethan."We have a long road ahead of being in hospital for the next few weeks; but we have the best team around us."Thank you Stoke Mandeville and thank you #nhs for being there for us and thank you God for blessing us as a family so much."The TV star has been inundated with messages from friends and fans.One fan penned: ""Sending you all strength, love and happiness.