Simon McCoy joining GB News as he quits BBC News after 18 years

KATE Garraway has revealed her husband Derek's brain connectivity has been "terribly affected" by coronavirus. The broadcaster, 54, has filmed a second documentary, Caring for Derek, about her husband's continued recovery from the illness.

LOVE Island's Lillie Haynes emerged from her nose surgery with a bandaged and bruised face yesterday. The 23-year-old smiled and waved as she climbed into the passenger seat of a car to continue her recovery at home.

Olympic Games, when she won a gold and a silver medal. However, after cycling this wasn't the end of her athletic career as Victoria as she was given the opportunity to be a jockey.In March 2015, Victoria announced her intention to become a jockey with the aim of competing at the Foxhunter Chase at the 2016 Cheltenham Festival the following year.The Olympian was approached by a betting company with the challenge, and being Victoria she was very up for it.Speaking about the transition between sports to Express.co.uk, she said: "Well, I was very lucky to be given the opportunity to try another sport."It was a bit of an unusual opportunity but I feel very lucky and blessed that someone had that crazy idea to ask me to get involved with horse racing."As now I can’t imagine my life without my two retired race horses."I absolutely love them, they are my fur babies."Victoria then continued to express how "lucky" she felt to be given the amazing opportunity.She continued: "I think in some ways I am lucky that another opportunity did come after cycling that got me completely involved and engrossed with something new, otherwise I think I would have felt a little bit lost."But having a new sport to learn and all the lingo and all the coaching I was having and just learning about horses and how to look after them."There was so much information that it just kept me on my toes and involved with something new and exciting."So it didn’t feel like I was leaving something behind and my life was empty.""Obviously I don’t compete anymore as a jockey.

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There's MUCH more where that came from! Want all the jaw-dropping stories from the world of showbiz and up to the minute news from TV and soaps?Well, we've got you covered with our showbiz, TV and soaps newsletters - they'll drop straight into your inbox and you can unsubscribe whenever you like.We'll bring you the inside track from telly expert Ed Gleave and soap specialist Sasha Morris. Oh, and your daily fix of Piers, Katie Price, Demi Rose and all your other Daily Star favs.You can sign up here - you won't regret it...In a candid video she sobbed as she thanked fans for their support and explained the circumstance behind Rochelle’s death.She said: “Thank you all so much for keeping her memory alive and reaching out.

Piers Morgan to break silence on Meghan Markle row and GMB exitMany of his fans flocked to his post to comment.One user wrote: “You should have stayed at the beeb. End of!”A second commented: “Miss you already!!!”Another said Simon was going to be “a memory” to them as they claimed they couldn’t tune into GB News.“It’s not broadcasting yet,” Simon replied.“When it does it will be available on Sky and Freeview.There is no escape.

BBC weather presenter Tomasz Schafernaker, 42, couldn't resist aiming a cheeky swipe at former BBC News presenter Simon McCoy, 59, following his departure from the newsroom.

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 “Remember when you used to smear jam on your hand to make it look like I’d stabbed you with a biro during breakfast presenting shift? “I wish I was making that up ..,” she jokingly concluded.Following news of Simon’s exit from the BBC, Sam Taylor, Head of Live & Breaking for BBC News, paid tribute to him in a statement to Express.co.uk. He said: “Sharp, funny and a great colleague - it has been a delight to have Simon at the helm of the BBC News Channel and BBC News at One.

BBC Breakfast legend Simon McCoy has revealed today is his last day presenting the news after almost two decades on screen. The 59-year-old is waving goodbye to the BBC One news show after 18 years on air, as friends and colleagues wished him well on social media.

Sky News colleague Simon McCoy’s departure from BBC News, after it was confirmed that he would be moving across to GB News.The presenter appeared completely clueless about his exit from the public broadcaster, as she joked about him “only going out for some milk”.Kay retweeted a press release from GB News' Twitter account announcing Simon’s new role and typed in view of her 518,500 followers: “He told me he was only going out for some milk,” and shared a shrugging emoji.Underneath fans weighed in on the revelation, as they wished him luck at the Andrew Neil chaired network.One said: “It never ceases to amaze me how important Sky News is in cultivating news media talent.

BBC News presenter Simon McCoy, 59, confirmed he had left the show after nearly 18 years on Twitter.The news came after floor manager Niall Jackson let slip it was his “final day”.Sam Taylor, Head of Live & Breaking for BBC News, told Express.co.uk: "Sharp, funny and a great colleague - it has been a delight to have Simon at the helm of the BBC News Channel and BBC News at One.“We’ll miss his one-liners, pregnant pauses and commitment to breaking news in every form, and wish him the very best for the future.”Fans and colleagues of the BBC veteran have since shared their support for him on Twitter.BBC Breakfast host Dan Walker, 44, wrote: “Farewell to @BBCSimonMcCoy - it’s his last day at @BBCNews today.“Always enjoyed working with him & I

Floor manager Niall Jackson dropped the bombshell on Twitter when he told his followers it was Simon McCoy’s “final week”. As social media users queried the tweet, the newsreader confirmed he was leaving.

There's MUCH more where that came from! Want all the jaw-dropping stories from the world of showbiz and up to the minute news from TV and soaps?Well, we've got you covered with our showbiz, TV and soaps newsletters - they'll drop straight into your inbox and you can unsubscribe whenever you like.We'll bring you the inside track from telly expert Ed Gleave and soap specialist Sasha Morris. Oh, and your daily fix of Piers, Katie Price, Demi Rose and all your other Daily Star favs.You can sign up here - you won't regret it..."Production wise, you could spend anywhere between £10million to £15million producing a show like that."Then obviously you’ve got to do enough shows to get your money back, otherwise you would be doing it for free.

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Daily Star's Inside Hot TV newsletter sees Ed Gleave send you telly's hot takes straight to your inbox every Sunday Kate Garraway has sent a personal message of thanks to fans after she was inundated with love and support following the broadcast of her Finding Derek documentary. The ITV regular isn't back in the Good Morning Britain studio until Thursday but wanted to make sure her the thousands of tweets haven't gone unnoticed.Halting the show on Wednesday, Susanna Reid explained how Kate had reached out to her to pass on a message of gratitude.

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Daily Star's Inside Hot TV newsletter sees Ed Gleave send you telly's hot takes straight to your inbox every SundayBBC news journalist Aung Thura was 'taken away by unidentified men' in Burma on Friday.Aung Thura was taken by the men at approximately midday Burmese time, which is around 5am UK time, in the capital of Nay Pyi Taw.A statement from on the BBC News Press Team's Twitter page read: "The BBC takes the safety of all its staff in Myanmar very seriously and we are doing everything we can to find Aung Thura,’ the broadcaster said in a statement.

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There's MUCH more where that came from! Want all the jaw-dropping stories from the world of showbiz and up to the minute news from TV and soaps?Well, we've got you covered with our showbiz, TV and soaps newsletters - they'll drop straight into your inbox and you can unsubscribe whenever you like.We'll bring you the inside track from telly expert Ed Gleave and soap specialist Sasha Morris. Oh, and your daily fix of Piers, Katie Price, Demi Rose and all your other Daily Star favs.You can sign up here - you won't regret it...Dua captioned the pics: "It’s all fun 'n' games until your shoe strap falls down." Fans rushed to the comments section to gush over the sexy snaps as they also took the time to praise her for her win.One commented: "How is