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Frontier Developments has released a behind-the-scenes look at what animal expert Steve Backshall brought to the creation of Planet Zoo: Console Edition. Check the video out below, exclusively on NME.Introducing the mockumentary, Frontier asked: “Ever wondered about the hard work that goes into bringing a game with as much depth and authenticity as Planet Zoo to consoles?”“With over 70 amazing animals, four engaging game modes, and limitless creativity, there’s plenty for the Frontier Developments team to get stuck in with.

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As the 2024 Olympics is in full swing in Paris, rower Helen Glover has been making waves for Team GB and her very famous TV husband has been cheering her on. Helen - who is competing with teammates Esme Booth, Sam Redgrave and Rebecca Shorten - was supported by her husband Steve Backshall and her children, five-year-old Logan and three-year-olds Kit and Willow, in an adorable Instagram post as he rounded up some famous faces to motivate the team. British naturalist and explorer Steve, who competed on Strictly Come Dancing in series 12 with Orla Jordan, posted a video on Instagram and captioned it: "For Esma, Rebecca, Sam and Hels, a message of good luck from some of your fans.

With the 2024 Olympics in Paris marking Helen Glover’s fourth time at the Games, the rower is a familiar face to sports fans across the globe. But besides competing in this year’s competition, the two-time Olympic champion has been given a very special role which will see her be one of the flag bearers at the opening ceremony on Friday, 26 July. Joining Tom Daley in the role, 38 year old Helen revealed how carrying the British flag would be “the biggest honour of my life” after previously coming out of retirement to compete in the Olympics in Tokyo in 2021.

Good Morning Britain host Richard Madeley was forced to halt the breakfast show whilst chatting to Myleene Klass during a live interview. During the episode on Wednesday (24 July), Richard and Charlotte Hawkins interviewed Myleene about mental health in children and methods parents can use to try and help them to open up. But suddenly Richard was forced to halt the interview.

Good Morning Britain's Richard Madeley has come to the defence of former Strictly Come Dancing professional Ola Jordan, following resurfaced allegations about her behaviour.

Good Morning Britain's Richard Madeley has come out in support of former Strictly Come Dancing professional Ola Jordan amidst the resurfacing of past complaints. Back in 2014, Ola, who exited the show in 2015, was paired with Steve Backshall and faced criticism for her allegedly harsh treatment of him during rehearsals.

Strictly Come Dancing star Ola Jordan was reportedly accused of "bullying" Steve Backshall when they were partnered together on the show in 2014.The claims have resurfaced following allegations made against Giovanni Pernice and Graziano Di Prima's training methods on Strictly. The explorer and presenter, now 51, reportedly made a complaint against Ola during his time on the show, claiming he found the training sessions "tough" and difficult to endure.

This Morning is ready for a refresh on ITV, with the show welcoming two new faces onto the sofa – Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley.The pair are replacing Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield after months of hosting hearsay, and it’s an exciting gig to get – although Ben admits he’s most excited to leave the Good Morning Britain wake-up calls behind. “Not having to get up so early and to be able to have a lie-in is quite high up there with what I’m looking forward to,” laughs Ben, 49.

The Mirror: “I make myself laugh sometimes, because if I’m in a small space and I’ve got loads of tasks to do, I can cover so many miles.“My family, they laugh because they’ll find things of mine in certain places and they’re like, ‘If you follow this, you’ll see what Mum was trying to achieve’.”Ball added: “I have 18 pairs of glasses and I will still lose all of them… my brain is just all over the goddamn shop.”Ball said she particularly felt the effects of ADHD, which can make those with the condition seem restless, have trouble concentrating and may act on impulse, while filming the forthcoming ‘New Year Treat’ episode of Taskmaster, which airs on January 2.She said: “So a particular task involved a bit of timing, which is maths, which is, again, not a strength, I physically started to melt down. That did hurt my head.”Alongside London rapper Kojey Radical and Ball, the line-up for the episode will also include Dragon’s Den’s Deborah Meaden, wildlife expert Steve Backshall and comic actor Lenny Rush, known for BBC shows Am I Being Unreasonable? and Dodger.Earlier this year, Lily Allen also revealed that she had been diagnosed with ADHD.Allen confirmed her diagnosis in an interview with The Times, revealing that she had been diagnosed while living in the USA, where she has resided since 2020.“It sort of runs in my family.

Comedian Greg Davies returns as the tough to impress Taskmaster for a very special one-off episode as five new contestants compete to win a golden statue of Greg’s eyebrows. Star of Dragon’s Den, Deborah Meaden is one of the competitors put to the test in the bid to claim epic bragging rights as the Taskmaster’s New Year Treat Champion. “I’m such a fan of Taskmaster,” confesses Deborah.

Taskmaster.In a video announcement on Wednesday (December 13), show hosts Greg Davies and Alex Horne shared plans for Taskmaster: The Live Experience which would allow viewers to “take part in the same ludicrous tasks that these so-called comedians do”.The duo have launched a mailing list to gauge interest in the idea, with 100,000 sign-ups required to get the project off the ground.In a rallying cry to fans of the show, Davies and Horne said: “Please sign up to the Taskmaster: Live Experience mailing list. If we get 100,000 sign ups then we’ll know, and Taskmaster: The Live Experience will become a thing, soon-ish.“So what are you waiting for? Sign up now and become a hero.

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Taskmaster, with London rapper Kojey Radical and BBC Radio 2 presenter Zoe Ball among the line-up.The Channel 4 series, hosted by Greg Davies and Alex Horne, is once again returning for a one-off festive episode, with a specific air date yet to be confirmed.Alongside Radical and Ball, the line-up will also include Dragon’s Den’s Deborah Meaden, wildlife expert Steve Backshall and comic actor Lenny Rush, known for BBC shows Am I Being Unreasonable? and Dodger.The show sees the five contestants set a series of absurd and often surreal challenges, set by the ‘Taskmaster’ Davies and his assistant Horne.The 16th series of the show concluded this week (November 23). The line-up included comedians Julian Clary, Lucy Beaumont, Sam Campbell, Sue Perkins and Susan Wokoma.In March of this year, Channel 4 announced the show had been renewed for six more seasons.

K.J. Yossman “House of Kardashian,” the documentary about television’s most famous family, is heading to Australia among other territories. FOXTEL have picked up the three-part doc series, made by 72 Films, for the Australian market.

Prince William has been honoured by Blue Peter, the iconic children's TV show, for his work with The Earthshot Prize, an initiative focused on finding innovative solutions to environmental challenges. Speaking during a Q&A session at the Earthshot Prize Innovation Summit that launched the 15 innovative finalists, the future king said: “As we’ve seen today, the Earthshot winners and the finalists bring that inspiration and optimism.

Helen Glover made a sensational comeback at the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021, she blazed a trail not just for women in sport, but for all mothers, by showing it's possible to achieve your biggest goals as a mum of three.And now, the double Olympic champion has made the exciting announcement that she's going for glory at Paris 2024 – and her Bafta-winning wildlife presenter husband Steve Backshall had the sweetest reaction.WATCH: Behind the scenes with Helen Glover "I want to be 38 years old, going into my next Games, being able to say to the world: 'I'm the best I have ever been and I’m a mum of three,'" Helen, 36, told HELLO! in our exclusive interview, one of her first since making her surprise announcement last week."There was a [rowing] trial in November and Steve said to me: 'I really think you should do it.' If he wasn't on board and so invested in and excited by it, it wouldn't be possible," Helen says of her supportive husband, with whom she shares Logan, four, and three-year-old twins Kit and Bo.After winning gold in the women's coxless pairs with Heather Stanning first at London 2012, then again at Rio 2016, she took a step back to start her family with Steve.Her history-making return to competition in Tokyo five years later made Helen the first mum to row in a British Olympic team - and her sights are set even higher for her Paris bid. The Olympic champion is married to Steve Backshall"I'd love to win a medal.

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Princess Anne at Windsor Castle, where he was supported by his mum. Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk, the wildlife expert reflected on the cheeky words he said to the royal as she expressed her interest in his projects. He said of the moment: "It was amazing, the most incredible thing was she, I mean clearly had been given research by someone, but she knew who I was and talked through all my projects."We ended up chattering away about some of the places we had been to."I even asked her if she'd like to buy a part of the rainforests for me as part of one of my charities which gave her a really good chuckle."Matt Hancock's partner Gina lands at Heathrow without I'm A Celeb star"We got on famously."Steve added: "For someone like me from humble beginnings being there at Windsor Castle is something I won't forget."The BBC star chose his mum as his guest on the day instead of his wife Helen Glover."Just seeing my mum and being able to say thank you in that way, was special."That's certainly something that I'll hold with me for a long time."Steve's wife was appointed MBE in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to rowing.The sports star received her medal from Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle.The presenter said he would've loved to have met the Queen, but is happy his wife was honoured by her.English and Welsh WAGs cheer on their men at World Cup 2022 in Qatar [PICTURED]Mike Tindall stays in Australia with Zara sharing loved-up snap [LATEST]Rod Stewart's heartbreak after losing 'best mates' in two months [RIP]"That's one of the highlights of her career achivements," he continued.During our chat, Steve also discussed his thoughts on I'm A Celebrity...

Steph McGovern admits she 'starved' herself while on BBC Breakfast"And then you come back to a big city and get held up at gunpoint and then you think, yep people are way more frightening than animals could ever be."During the earlier stages of his career, Steve said such an encounter happened "multiple times".He explained further: "Things were much more edgy, we worked in very very small crews, a lot of what I did, I was just filming myself, there wasn't even a camera operator there."And then for the next four or five years, it tended to be just myself and the camera and we got into all sorts of scrapes, things that you just wouldn't let happen now, this was late 90s, early 2000s."We were perhaps a little bit more relaxed about our risk assessments than what we should've been."Thankfully, Steve said such a dangerous moment hasn't happened in a long time.The presenter is best known for fronting the CBBC show Deadly 60.For the upcoming series, he said "people are not going to believe" what their next plan is.He revealed: "We are taking a whole bunch of kids from the UK out to a shark sanctuary in the Caribbean, teaching them how to Scuba dive, free dive and then teaching them how to dive with sharks, which will be the inevitable conclusion for the series."The presenter said the experience will "probably be the most ambitious and frightening thing I've ever done" but admitted he was "super excited".Meanwhile, Steve is backing Monolopy's latest campaign in a bid to educate children about the many wonders of the world.The partnership comes in response to new research by Monopoly that has found 2.3 million British children are unable to name more than 10 countries, resulting in them knowing more about virtual worlds and

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