'Sad he missed it' Jenny Ryan details touching reason behind University Challenge stint

Brenda Edwards' Loose Women colleagues have rallied around her after it was revealed on Sunday night that her son Jamal, 31, had passed away.MORE: Coleen Nolan reveals the reason she didn't invite Brenda Edwards for Christmas DayWhilst Brenda is yet to publicly confirm the news and break her silence, friend Denise Welch was one of the first to react, revealing her heart ached for her.WATCH: Denise Welch asks fans for sympathy during 'horrible' health battle"My heart aches for my friend Brenda. I can't bear it.

Kate Middleton's hilarious response to being asked if she was her husband's Prince William's "assistant" proves that she's got a great sense of humour.The Duchess of Cambridge and the Duke of Cambridge paid an official visit to Cardiff's Shire Hall care home last year.After speaking with 87-year-old resident Joan Drew-Smith who directly asked Prince William, "Is that your assistant?" while pointing at the future Queen.

Boxing coach Barry Clark says Mark McKeown has been hailed a ‘future world champion’, as the Coatbridge fighter prepares for his biggest stage yet.

Albion Rovers boss Brian Reid says it was a disappointment to his squad that they couldn’t keep their momentum going against Stirling Albion due to bad weather.

Lewis Spence was delighted to mark his Accies return with the winner against Morton on Saturday, and hopes that means he's over his injury nightmare.

A fed-up resident claims the council are allowing his neighbours to abuse the recycling system and leave their bins overflowing.

Keith Jackson: That squeaky-bum time is going to come into play for the first time in more than a decade. Rangers played well at Tannadice but malfunctioned in front of goal. Celtic still can’t defend set-pieces. It’s almost becoming too hard to call.

The seventh episode of Euphoria season two featured Lexi’s play and fans are shocked by the budget the high school gave to the theater department!

Coming off a three-month break, Last Week Tonight host John Oliver wasted no breath in his ninth season opener and devoted almost a half-hour to one of the most controversial topics swirling around schools today: the education of critical race theory.

What better way to celebrate a (literal) birth day than with a little 50 Cent? For Usher, nothing could be more classic, and he made sure to pull out all the stops for his son Sire’s special day, and played an extra special song for the big moment when his son Sire, 1, was born. Opening up to Ellen Degeneres on a preview of his latest visit to the show, Usher revealed the sweet way he welcomed his son into the world. Ellen called the song choice “amazing.”

Dua Lipa has parted ways with her management team and she reportedly has hired her father Dukagijn to be her new interim manager.

New parents Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra held hands after enjoying a romantic sushi date at celeb-favorite Nobu Malibu on Sunday night.The 29-year-old New Jersey native wore a Gucci cross-body bag over a striped hoodie, white jeans, and matching shoes.The Indian 39-year-old toted a beige Louis Vuitton bag while clad in a striped blouse over a white tank top, belted denim bell bottoms, and white sandals. Date night! New parents Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra held hands after enjoying a romantic sushi meal at celeb-favorite Nobu Malibu on SundayBoth Priyanka and Nick were still wearing disposable face masks, which remain mandatory indoors in Los Angeles County despite waning COVID-19 infection and hospitalization numbers.The married couple of three years originally met in 2017 at an Oscars bash, but they didn't truly connect until the Met Gala in 2018.

Actor, model and socialite Christian Wilkins has slammed media coverage of his dress at the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Fair Day event on Sunday.Trigger Warning: This story has details of homophobic media coverage and homophobic slurs, which might be distressing to some readers. For 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention call Lifeline on 13 11 14. For Australia-wide LGBTQI peer support call QLife on 1800 184 527 or webchat.Christian, son of veteran Channel Nine reporter Richard Wilkins, was dressed in a fabulous, pink halter neck mini dress for a Fair Day event at Victoria Park, Sydney. Christian Wilkins (left) calls out the Daily Telegraph’s homophobic headline (right).The experience was however marred, when on Monday Daily Telegraph’s Sydney Confidential section featured Christian’s photos with a homophobic headline.“Dude looks like a lady! Richard Wilkins’ flamboyant son Christian flaunts his VERY toned figure in a skin-tight pink mini dress with daring cut-outs”, the headline screamed. Christian, who came out as gay in public in March 2018 on the front cover of a magazine, did not mince his words when calling out the publication over its homophobic coverage.   A post shared by CHRISTIAN WILKINS (@theprincewilkins)In 2021, Christian had made his acting debut in the Stan Original series Eden, in an LGBTQI role, playing a twin named Leander. Christian has previously been a fashion correspondent for E News and starred in shows Dancing With The Stars and Filthy Rich and Homeless. In his coming out interview, Christian had said that he had “taken it upon myself to become the best damn gay I can be!”  A post shared by CHRISTIAN WILKINS (@theprincewilkins)Christian had in an interview said that he had never come

Bolton Wanderers now have other options to turn to in central midfield and there may well be times now where they are not as reliant on MJ Williams starting as they once were, Ian Evatt believes.

Leeds ace Dan James caused a stir during Sunday's fiery clash against Manchester United by shunning his former team-mate Luke Shaw during an on-field row. James spent two years at Old Trafford, clocking up over 70 appearances before he joined Leeds in a £25million deal in the summer.He came face to face with his old side during Sunday's six-goal thriller at Elland Road, where James came out on the losing side as United fought to a 4-2 win.But it was an interesting exchange between James and Shaw that caught the attention before the frantic, action-packed clash caught light.James seemed to blank his former team-mate after Shaw held out his hand during the first half of the clash.James had been left on the deck after taking a knock in the face.But he had no interest in taking up Shaw's peace offering after the England ace went to check on the Whites speedster.

Bruno Fernandes is delighted Manchester United have finally been able to score from a set-piece in the Premier League this season.

ITV I'm A Celebrity: The Chase's Jenny Ryan flirts up a storm with David Ginola The comment came back in 2019 during the airing of a celebrity special version of The Chase with Mark 'The Beast' Labbett. He was facing off against Strictly pro dancer Kevin Clifton when Jenny tweeted: “NB I wasn't allowed to be the Chaser on this episode as producers wouldn't risk having me in the same room as @keviclifton… #TheChase”.

Jenny Ryan, 39, took to Twitter to address The Chase fans watching her appearance on the show this evening.She was distressed, however, when fans "still argue" with her about "how the game should be played".Jenny posted a picture of herself watching The Chase, along with the caption: "Yes, I do watch my shows back. No, I don't remember the results.

The Chase star Jenny Ryan has addressed her "frustrating" absence from pantomimes this year, while sharing the best of her hits from when she was on The X Factor: Celebrity.

Since then, she has appeared on Mastermind, Are You An Egghead?, Fifteen To One and The Weakest Link, where she no doubt had an early introduction to sharp-tongued insults courtesy of notoriously tough ex-host Anne Robinson.Now a regular fixture on The Chase, where she was nicknamed The Vixen, she still finds herself fending off insults about her intelligence.However, she gained her revenge, as she claimed the man caused another disturbance with an actress at the event not long afterwards and was removed from the venue altogether."He annoyed the magnificent @DelBellHaynes1 during her set and was firmly escorted from the premises," she explained."The system works!""It's also such a weird thing to say," she mused of the man's insult."Like

The Chase’s Jenny Ryan has mocked producers after they aired an old episode of the popular daytime quiz show in which she rocked her old red hair.As viewers tuned in for their usual dose of the hit ITV game show, fans were met with and old repeat episode from a few years back rather than the latest instalment of the series.While the episode aired, viewers noticed that the Vixen sported her classic bright red hair instead of her more recent strawberry blonde locks which she upgraded to earlier this year.And the TV blunder wasn’t missed by the 39-year-old who joked about the popular episode rerun on Twitter during the show.While she tuned in along with millions of viewers at home, the quiz-head took a cheeky swipe at producers online for