Repair Shop’s Jay Blades reveals secret life of homelessness, fights and racial abuse

Martin Lawrence and the surviving cast of his hit comedy series Martin are set to reunite 30 years later as part of a BET+ reunion special, hosted by Affion Crockett. Taping will take place February 20 and the special will air later this year.

Madonna has shocked fans with her latest social media post as she was seen sitting on the loo.The Holiday singer, 63, shared the post to her millions of followers as she sat with her pants down on the toilet.She captioned the post with a cryptic message: "I’m getting my shit together [poo emojis] finally!!"Fans swarmed to the comment section, with one saying: "Queen on her throne!"A second added: "Absolutely beautiful"While a third sweetly penned: "Cutie!"And a fourth wrote: "Looking fierce!"This comes after Madonna was defended by The Apprentice star Karren Brady after she was criticised by fans for sharing racy lingerie snaps on her Instagram page.Madonna, 63, has sparked backlash in recent months after posing up a storm in lingerie and fishnets for some X-rated snaps.Some of her 17.5 million followers have accused her of growing old disgracefully, while others have accused her of photoshopping her pictures after she showcased her pert rear in one of the snaps.Karen, 52, has now weighed in on the debate, saying Madonna should be able to wear whatever she wants at whatever age.She wrote in her column in The Sun: "Women should be able to wear what they want and do what they want without being shamed by anyone for any reason, especially age."Just because you are 60 or 70 doesn't mean you have to dress like the older nuns on Call The Midwife.""You just know that some people will say that at 63 it's time for her to grow up."But why on earth should she! So what if they are photoshopped? She clearly looks fabulous, and most fabulous of all is the fact she has always been her own woman."In her most recent Instagram outing, Madonna sent temperatures soaring as she posed up a storm for a glam topless snap.

EastEnders this week after a promotional business idea goes wrong.Kim is worried she has lost her mojo, but Lola tries to encourage her fellow Albert Square resident - however, will Kim listen?Since joining EastEnders in 2011, Lola has been involved in dramatic storylines of her own - from relationship troubles, to giving birth to daughter Lexi during a huge event.Lola actress Danielle Harold has also led an interesting life including a life changing appearance alongside TV chef Jamie Oliver and speaking openly about her health battle when she was a teenager.Danielle joined EastEnders in 2011 as Lola, before leaving the soap to pursue other projects four years later.Talking about her exit in 2015, the actress said in a statement: "I've had the most amazing time at EastEnders having been involved in some exciting story lines, including giving birth in a live scene."I'll miss everyone here and am looking forward to the future."Her announcement left both fans and members of the EastEnders team devastated, with Executive producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins praising Danielle for her performance in the soap, saying: "[She] is a fantastic actress and I genuinely look forward to seeing her since in future roles away from the Square."From there, Danielle had further success with roles in TV series including Casualty, but also forged a career in horror films too.Between 2017-2019, Danielle appeared in a number of horror films including Fanged Up, Two Graves, Monster, Dead Ringer and The Tombs.However, she revealed that she could not wait to return to the role of Lola Pierce, telling Mirror Online: "I was stereotyped – it was the classic prostitute or pole dancing role.

Adriana Lima just announced her pregnancy in the best way ever! The 40-year-old supermodel filmed a fun TikTok video and surprised her fans and her boyfriend Andre Lemmers with the exciting news.In the video, Adriana explains that her boyfriend likes to scare her and film her reaction, “But today… is… payback,” she stated, while holding a positive pregnancy test. When Andre appears, she proceeds to hand him the test, and when he realizes what he is holding, he seems to be incredibly shocked.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics men's 4x100m relay silver medal because of CJ Ujah's positive drugs test.The 27-year-old was provisionally suspended last August after a banned substance was detected, casting doubt over his and Zharnel Hughes, Richard Kilty and Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake's achievement.The violation involved two muscle-building substances known as Ostarine and S-23.Months on the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has now ruled that all four members of the relay team will have their medals taken away.Ujah has issued a statement apologising for the situation, and claimed he "unknowingly" consumed the illegal substance.He said: "I accept the decision issued by the Court of Arbitration for Sport today with sadness.“I would like to make it clear that I unknowingly consumed a contaminated supplement and this was the reason why an anti-doping rule violation occurred at the Tokyo Olympic Games.“I sincerely regret that this has inadvertently led to the forfeiture of the men’s 4x100m relay team’s Olympic silver medals at the Tokyo Olympic Games."I would like to apologise to my team-mates, their families and support teams for the impact which this has had on them."I’m sorry that this situation has cost my team-mates the medals they worked so hard and so long for, and which they richly deserved. That is something I will regret for the rest of my life.“I would also like to apologise to both British Athletics and Team GB.

Rare coin collectors will know just how much certain pennies are worth. Often the money is sold on eBay where it snaps up for hundreds – or even thousands – more than its face value. Usually the ones worth a fortune feature a minting error or have less of them in circulation.The rarest copper coins in circulation are reported to be from a batch of 2p coins that were minted in 1983.

The Chase is famous for its innuendos and tongue-in-cheek questions with host Bradley Walsh often struggling to hold back the giggles when caught off-guard.And Friday’s edition of the popular ITV gameshow was no different after the former Coronation Street star welcomed four new quizzers on the show, all ready to take on the Chaser.For the latest nail-biting episode, the 61-year-old introduced Michael, Adrian, Dot and Jenny onto the show as they prepared to take on Darragh ‘The Ennis’ Menace.But there was one question that took back the dad-of-two who struggled to read a fart-based question with a straight face as he burst into laughter in the quick-fire round.And it’s fair to say he wasn’t alone as fans of the show flooded to Twitter to share their thoughts at the ridiculous general knowledge question online.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

Molly-Mae Hague, who is also the Creative Director of the fast fashion company.The Teddy coat is often a popular choice when wanting to keep extra warm in the winter, but the more oversized you go, the larger the risk you take to look like you're wearing cosy loungewear.In a clip posted to TikTok that has now racked up 254,000 views, Holly first shared what the beige coat looked like on the influencer.Molly-Mae can be seen looking stylish in the light-coloured version of the fluffy jacket as she sported a white jumper underneath.However, Holly did not have quite the same luck in looking fashion show ready.The mum and money saving blogger can be seen rocking the black version of the coat where she has tied it up around her waist with the matching belt which had an uncanny resemblance to a dressing gown.Holly wrote in the caption: “No wonder it was reduced…”She hilariously questioned in the comments: “Coat or Dressing gown?“I must admit it’s very comfortable but I don’t think I’ll wear it in public anymore!”Left it stitches at the fluffy coat-come-dressing gown, many people fled to the comments to poke fun at the outwear attire.One person commented: “Omg I feel you I worse mine to work everyone said why did I come in my dressing gown.”Another user chuckled: “It’s nice but it looks like a dressing gown.”While a third person voiced: “It looks so bad it looks like a dressing gown.”Someone else expressed: “You could get away with it depending on what you wear itAs a fifth person remarked: “It’s not that bad tbh.” Get all the biggest Lifestyle news straight to your inbox. Sign up for the free Daily Star Hot Topics newsletter

While reflecting on his career, Scott Eastwood claimed that he had a “volatile” experience on set with Shia LaBeouf — and Brad Pitt got involved.

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Years & Years and BRITs nominee Regard have shared their new single ‘Hallucination’.The track, which you can listen to below, sees the Kosovo Albanian DJ and producer laying his beats over Olly Alexander‘s falsetto vocals.“Don’t be so fake, oh/ Your love is a hallucination,” Alexander cries over the disco pop anthem.Speaking about the track, Alexander said: “I wrote Hallucination with [producer] Joel Little back in 2019. I was inspired to write it when an ex lover attempted to re-enter my life.

The Cuphead Show, a Netflix adaptation of the popular video game, has landed on the streaming service.

Frank Turner has scored his first ever UK Number One album with ‘FTHC’, his ninth studio LP.The singer/songwriter’s record claimed the top spot with almost 90 per cent of physical sales, topping the UK Official Record Store Chart and the Official Vinyl Albums Chart.It is his highest ever charting position after his last album, ‘No Man’s Land’ went in at Number Three in 2019 and his 2015 album ‘Positive Songs For Negative People’ peaked at Number Two.“Getting a Number One album is crazy, it’s not a thing I ever thought would happen to me and it’s happened on my ninth album,” Turner told the Official Charts Company.“That feels particularly crazy and awesome, and I’m proud of it. It feels quite fitting that, of all the records I’ve put out, this is the one that got the Number 1 trophy.

50 Cent has added a new date to his UK tour plans in Edinburgh.The rapper will headline The Big Top at the Royal Highland Centre on June 14, following the announcement of his recent shows at London’s OVO Arena on June 10, a headline set at Parklife in Heaton Park, Manchester the next day (11), and a show Dublin’s 3Arena on June 12.Tickets for the show are on sale now and can purchased here.The new date comes following his recent surprise appearance at the Super Bowl Halftime Show, which saw him join Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and Mary J.

NME about what US fans can expect from live music during the next stage of the ongoing pandemic.With some tours and festivals continuing to be postponed and others’ rescheduled dates due to start in the months ahead, some concern and confusion remains over what to expect from the state of live music this year. The producers of Governors Ball music festival, the people behind ticket-selling app Bandsintown, and an infectious disease specialist told us their insights and projections for events and festivals in 2022.Live music discovery and ticket purchasing app Bandsintown have reported an increase of 8 million users in the last six months. Fabrice Sergent, the app’s managing partner, told NME that those numbers were “pretty astonishing,” adding that recent ticket-buying behaviour in the US showed that “demand for live events is very strong.”“In terms of the number of upcoming shows and festivals being announced [in 2022], we’re still at about half of the number that were announced during this same period of time in the US in 2019 and 2020,” he said. Even with 50 per cent less shows, however, Bandsintown still described “a high level of consumer interest”.“We saw a very strong January in terms of the number of tickets sold; it was twice as many as 2019.

Trees have been felled across Greater Manchester as Storm Eunice causes damage and disruption.

Team GB has been stripped of its silver medal from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after a sprinter was found to have violated anti-doping rules.

Wendy Williams has made another appearance on social media amid her ongoing health struggles.On Thursday, the embattled talk-show host celebrated her father's birthday, captioning a snap of the two of them together: 'Daddy's 91st birthday! Enjoying it in the most relaxing way possible.'The pictures show Wendy, 57, and her father, former school principle Thomas Dwayne Williams, sharing a tender moment together. Happy day:Wendy Williams celebrates her father's 91st birthday on Instagram after fans questioned whether her social media content is new amid health strugglesHowever, the fresh images comes after fans have been questioning whether Wendy's posts are 'new' as the host has continued her ongoing fight with Graves' disease, an autoimmune disorder.

Julia Fox is spending more time with her one-year-old son, Valentino, following her split from Kanye West.The 32-year-old actress - whose earning power is now said to have sky-rocketed thanks to the brief romance - was seen out in Los Angeleson Thursday in an all-leather outfit as she enjoyed a ride in ablue Maserati.The luxe vehicle - that appeared to be from the new Ghibli collection, with a starting price of $78,000 - shows that Julia is still living life in the fast lane.In fact, industry insiders have claimed that mother-of-one Julia can expect to earn an estimated $100,000 for every public appearance she makes going forward, as well as a predicted $50,000 for every endorsed social media post. New mom:Julia Fox is spending more time with her one-year-old son, Valentino, following her split from Kanye WestProf Jonathan Shalit OBE, Chairman of InterTalent Rights Group, told DailyMail.com this week: 'Kanye's dating of Julia for a short while has catapulted her stardom and earning power from hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars.'The association with Kanye is the best thing ever for Julia's career.

Ashley Graham welcomed her twin boys, Malachi and Roman, over a month ago.And now, therunway model, 34, appears to be reminiscing about her pregnancy figure, as she took to Instagram to post a throwback photo of her baby bump.'Can't believe this was just 6 weeks ago!' she wrote in astonishment on a photo which sees the star exposing her ready-to-pop pregnant belly from a side view. Reminiscing: Ashley Graham, 34, took to Instagram to post a throwback photo of her baby bump, writing'Can't believe this was just 6 weeks ago!'In the intimate photo Graham is seen raising up her bright green turtleneck to reveal her late stage pregnancy belly.

The Repair Shop star Jay Blades has revealed that he experienced suicidal thoughts following the end of his marriage.