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Chris Packham, 61, has been overwhelmed by the support he's received since his BBC Two documentary, Inside Our Autistic Minds, premiered this week. However, the naturalist has been left defending himself after facing claims he's "burnt out", with Chris admitting he "doesn't understand" where it came from.Chris' new documentary showcases the stories of autistic people, helping them to create short films to reveal to their families and friends their inner struggles and experiences with the condition.The TV presenter took to Twitter to share his gratitude for the multitude of support, however, he insisted he is not feeling "burnt out".He said in view of his 587,800 followers: "The second thing I keep reading in the press is that I'm burned out."I'm not burned out and I never said I was.

BBC Breakfast presenter Sally Nugent, 51, praised Bill Turnbull's daughter Flora, 31, in a poignant post today, coinciding with the star’s appearance on the BBC One show this morning. Broadcasting legend Bill died last year at the age of 66 after a five-year battle with prostate cancer.Sally shared a clip of Flora being interviewed about her dad on BBC Breakfast this morning from the show’s official Twitter account.The video was captioned: “The daughter of former #BBCBreakfast presenter Bill Turnbull will run the London Marathon in her late father's memory.“Flora Turnbull told us she wants to continue his campaign to raise awareness over prostate cancer after his death last year.”In response, Sally told her 154,800 followers: “Flora Turnbull is on @BBCBreakfast this morning.

Instagram followers noticed that the onscreen love rivals had been interacting with each other’s posts for years.Today it was revealed the two ladies had met when filming a music video that surfaced online today.During their time on the show, the dancers have had several run-ins.On Sunday they had their most explosive row yet erupting at the weekend, leaving viewers convinced that the pair had history.After some digging, eagle-eyed fans noticed that the performers had been liking and commenting on each other's Instagram posts for three years.Now the proof of Zara, 25, and Olivia's, 27, relationship has surfaced, with them both seen lounging by the pool in Dapz music video for Take You Away.Olivia flaunted her figure in a cherry red triangle number at the house party in the Hollywood Hills.Zara commented on Olivia’s snap in June 2020, writing: “Absolutely unreal babes."Meanwhile, Olivia told Zara she looked "unreal" in one of her pictures before Zara responded with: “Loving you.”Fans have been in disbelief since as the girls seem to have not given any mention to their previous friendship in the villa.The two contestants first sparked a feud after Zara chose Olivia as the most "two-faced" islander during a game of non-alcoholic beer pong.More fuel was only added to the fire after Zara picked Tom Clare during Sunday night’s re-coupling - who Olivia had wanted to couple up with - causing the girls to clash over the situation.In Monday night's episode, things got more awkward as the pair revealed they both thought someone in the villa was "playing a game" during a game of Never Have I Ever.Later on in the episode, they argued after Olivia pulled Tom, who had recoupled with Zara, for a chat.Zara called Olivia out, saying she

Instagram today. “I feel blessed to have a photo of the last time I saw my beautiful mama," the 33-year-old wrote in the caption for the snap, which she credited to actress Georgie Flores.Keough has joined many of those close to Lisa Marie who poured out their hearts on social media following the star’s untimely death at 54 due to cardiac arrest on January 12.Priscilla Presley, Lisa Marie’s mother, took to Twitter on Monday to reveal the “difficult time” she and her family have faced of late.“Thank you all for your condolences, you have touched me with your words,” Priscilla tweeted.“It has been a very difficult time but just knowing your love is out there makes a difference.”Lisa Marie, the only daughter of Priscilla and rock and roll icon Elvis Presley, was laid to rest on Sunday in the Meditation Garden next to her son, Benjamin Keough, who died in 2020.During a memorial service for Lisa Marie held at Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee, this past Sunday, Keough's husband Ben Smith-Petersen revealed that the pair are parents to a daughter while reading aloud a tribute on behalf of Keough, who was seated in the front row."I'm eternally grateful to have spent 33 years with you.

The former Studio 54 regular completed the look with a pair of oversized gold drop earrings, black leather gloves and a white Lady Dior handbag.Bianca was married to Rolling Stones singer Mick from 1971 to 1978.The former couple met in 1970 before marrying in a Catholic ceremony in Saint-Tropez, France.They share a daughter together, Jade Sheena Jezebel Jagger, who was born October 21 1971.Despite his marriage to Bianca, Mick once claimed that it was better for musicians to “not be with anybody” because “domesticity is death”.His comments were made back in 1974 but were then republished by rock magazine Uncut in a special on drummer Charlie Watts, who died aged 80 last August.He also added that he differed from stars like the late David Bowie, who “spend a long time at home with their old ladies and families”.Mick and Bianca didn’t have the most conventional marriage, and it has been widely reported that both spouses strayed during their seven-year union.In 1973, it was revealed that Bianca had an affair with actor Ryan O'Neal, while Mick was constantly surrounded by women and fangirls.She told People in 1977: “In the first years of our marriage, I played the wife. I was docile and subservient…but groupies weren't an easy thing to get used to.“I have had very few affairs.

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Tony told the Yorkshire Post: “I met an agent called Harold Davison, the biggest agent in the country.“He handled people like Sinatra and all the big names for America, and he told me the BBC was going to open up a popular music service.“He said, if you sign with me, I can make you the top disc jockey in the country in three months.“So I thought about it… for about two seconds. Harold and I got on like a house on fire; he became like my second father really.

“Second, they would cynically use their children as a protective PR shield at the same time as they demanded privacy for those same children.“Third, Hilaria would once again adopt that fake Spanish accent she deploys for no apparent reason — she’s not Spanish — other than an apparent weird penchant for cultural-linguistic appropriation.” Piers wrote in the new opinion piece.Piers went on to accuse the Baldwins of using their children - sons Eduardo "Edu" Pao Lucas, Romeo Alejandro David, Leonardo Ángel Charles, and Rafael Thomas, and daughters Ilaria, Maria Lucia Victoria, and Carmen Gabriela - as “PR tools”.Piers wrote: “Hmmm.

He continued: “The day we split up, that was a thing, you know.The telly was a thing.“You know, I thought… It spoke volumes to me… Unfortunately, I didn’t have a show to text into.“By the way, that was the last I saw of the telly that was the worst idea I’d ever had in my life, but I loved that.”Meanwhile, Chris recently praised Ken Bruce for leaving the BBC, branding him "Super Ken" for landing a brand new radio show contract at the age of 71.The beloved radio DJ stunned his fans when he announced he will be leaving his mid-morning weekday show after 31 years.Chris, who quit BBC Radio 2 in 2019, was delighted to hear that Ken had done the same.The radio legend has revealed that he is set to join Greatest Hits Radio - and Chris was particularly impressed that Ken had signed a contract with the company aged 71.The star mentioned Ken on Virgin Radio last week whilst mocking his colleague Paul Heaton for sneezing.“Here’s Ken Bruce choosing to skip away from Radio 2 and his incumbency of 45 years to a brand new contract at the age of 71,” he said."And poor Paul’s pulled his back just sneezing,” he continued.“Super Ken, Super Ken, Super Ken Bruce,” Chris then said in a sing-song way.“If you wanted a superpower what would you have?” he asked listeners.“I’d just want to be Ken Bruce for a minute - see what it feels like.“Brand new contract at 71!” Chris explained again.

Happy Valley viewers were all saying the same thing about a throwback picture of series lead Sarah Lancashire, 58.The actress, who plays Sergeant Catherine Cawood in the gripping police drama, sparked speculation after Sunday night’s episode.Following the episode, a fan account gave fans a reminder of the time the actress met ABBA tribute band Swede Dreamz.In series two, there was a memorable scene where Catherine joined her colleagues Ann (Charlie Murphy) and Joyce (Ishia Bennison) to see the band after Ann joined the police following her awful kidnap and rape ordeal.Sharing photos of Catherine at the concert, Sarah’s fan account @QueenLancashire tweeted: “Throwback to when ABBA met Catherine (Sarah).”After looking at the photo on Twitter, Antoinette commented: “That first picture looks like Sarah dressed as Catherine, not Catherine, it's MAD how her physicality creates the character.”The fan page replied: “1000% Annie! Never thought of this. It’s so obviously Sarah in Catherine’s clothes.

Meghan Markle, 41, but over ten years ago another TV star impressed him with her kind nature and stunning good looks.The Duke Of Sussex has opened up on his brief courtship with the late Love Island presenter and had nothing but complimentary ways to describe her.Caroline took her own life in 2020 and fond memories of their time together have been shared by Prince Harry in his book, Spare.Harry revealed: “She had been so light and funny that night we met, the definition of carefree.”He added that it was “impossible” to have imagined at that time she would take her own life.Harry was linked to the TV presenter in 2009 amid his on-again, off-again romance with Chelsy Davy."I knew [Natalie Pinkham] was friends with Prince Harry, and I’d never met him, so I thought, ‘Oh that’s quite exciting’, and for a moment I perked up,” Caroline recalled in her own 2014 book.“So I was just sitting there and he arrived with a few others in tow and we all spent the evening chatting and laughing,” she added.Prince Harry also mentioned in Spare how upon it being revealed he was enjoying a romance with the star, she was disgustingly branded by some as his “bit of rough”.Following the book's release, Alex Mullen, a creative director at APM Media who previously worked as Caroline's manager, spoke out about what she saw as an inappropriate description of her former client.Alex said it was "absolutely gross" for Harry to repeat "old long forgotten slurs" about Caroline in his book.However, most of the Duke’s descriptions of Caroline are positive as he also called her "funny and loving”.He admitted that they ultimately decided to end their relationship because of harassment."Very soon after [the photographers] papped me and Flack, those photos set

Instagram to share her reaction to the nod in view of her 4.8 million followers.Jamie uploaded a series of pictures of herself looking at the screen and subsequently at the camera in disbelief, with wide eyes and her hand over her mouth.A third picture showed Jamie hugging her good friend and award-winning producer Debbie Oppenheimer, who had paid her a surprise visit to watch the announcement with her.In the lengthy caption, Jamie wrote: “THIS IS WHAT SURPRISE LOOKS LIKE!“One of my oldest besties @debopp texted me at 5:15 that she was sitting in front of my house and did I want company watching the announcements.“Debbie Oppenheimer has won an Oscar for the beautiful documentary she made about her mother's story as one of the kindertransport in the Oscar-winning documentary. Into The Arms Of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport.”Jamie continued: “There she was in the pitch black, freezing, cold in a parka.“She came in and sat with me as I had sat with her the day she was heading toward the Oscar ceremony, the year she won.“We held hands.

Yorkshire Shepherdess Amanda Owen, 48, has talked about the end of her baby-having days following her split from husband Clive Owen, 68.The Our Yorkshire Farm stars, who decided to file for divorce last year, share nine children together on a farm in Ravenseat, located in Upper Swaledale, North Yorkshire.Over the course of her marriage to Clive, Amanda was pregnant a whopping nine times and, now that she no longer has any toddlers crawling around, she has since spoken about whether she is “sad” that her baby days are over. Her comments come after the famous Channel 5 couple announced they were going their separate ways back in June.“I loved having babies about, but I wasn’t ‘goo-goo, ga-ga’.

Telling The Sun: “My best friend said it was tough seeing all the hateful comments.Think she did try to remove some of them when I came out so there wasn't too many to see."She added: "But they're in the DM's, they're constantly gonna be in the comments.So it's kind of hard to escape."However, the former reality TV star has praised bosses for implementing a social media ban, as she thinks it will encourage only positive followers to seek out their favourite personalities.It comes as Charlie’s dad Nick promised to spend as much time as possible with his youngest son Eddie, eight, after feeling guilty for not being there for his older children in their younger years.The television presenter is also father to son TJ, 27, from his relationship with dancer Paula Beckett, and he shares Eddie with his ex-wife Jessica Rose Moor.DIY SOS host Nick says he was busy carving out his screen career in previous years and regrets not spending more time with his family.He explained to the Mirror: "It’s the most difficult thing in modern life to weigh up the amount you work to improve their lifestyles versus missing your children grow up."I’m not sure I got that right with my older children, I was probably away too much.So I’m making a greater effort now with my eight-year-old."Nick says being a father to a young boy at the age of 60 has given him a new lease of life.He said: "Having an eight-year-old son at the age of 60 is the most wonderful thing in the world.“It keeps you young, makes you see the world through new eyes."Nick is now dating businesswoman Katie Dadzie, 33, who he regularly steps out to events with and shares pictures of them together on social media.He made his first public appearance with Katie in September 2021, a

Amanda Holden was all smiles as she arrived at the Britain's Got Talent launch in Soho, London on Tuesday.The talent judge looked incredible as she flashed her toned legs before she headed into the venue.Auditions have kicked off for ITV's Britain's Got Talent and it has since been confirmed former Strictly Come Dancing judge, Bruno Tonioli, has replaced David Walliams on the panel for Britain's Got Talent.The first day of auditions returned to the London Palladium following weeks of speculation that David had stepped down from the judging panel after 10 years.Co-hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly were pictured entering the London theatre on Tuesday alongside creator and judge on the show Simon Cowell, wearing his classic grey jumper and black aviator sunglasses.But it was ITV favourite Amanda who caught everyone's attention as she donned a stylish number.She opted for a denim blue blazer dress with a shoulder pad and single-breasted design for the first day of auditions.The TV star accessorised her look with a pair of towering patent leather block heels that elongated her long legs.The age-defying beauty added a selection of gorgeous jewellery to her look, including a Van Cleef and Arpels clover bracelet.Her signature blonde locks hung in loose waves as she sported a glamorous palette makeup.Amanda, Simon Cowell, and Alesha Dixon are set to be joined by Strictly's Bruno Tonioli when the latest series of Britain’s Got Talent begins filming.However, ahead of the first batch of auditions, Alesha and Amanda are reportedly stuck in a battle over salaries.It comes after reports claimed the two judges are furious over Bruno's pay packet.Amanda and Alesha are refusing to sign their contracts after being told the new judge

Waterloo Road actress Lisa Faulkner, 50, and her MasterChef star husband John Torode, 57, have a blend of teenage and adult children between them from before they got together.The former Celebrity MasterChef winner described how the pair sometimes enforce certain boundaries, including phones being "taken away" at dinner time, to ensure they have meaningful chats with their kids in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk last year.Lisa spoke about her family life with John as part of a wider interview about encouraging families to be more connected during meal times.The star teamed up with cracker company Carr’s to help create some tasty recipes that will hopefully spark conversations and deter families from looking at their phones during dinner.Lisa opened up about her blended family - and how taking the time to eat at the dinner table was often the best way to get some “proper conversation” with their teenage children.The actress and presenter is mother to 16-year-old adopted daughter Billie, while John has grown-up children Casper and Marselle from his first marriage, and teenagers from another relationship, Jonah, 17, and Lulu, 15.The star spoke about how we are “all guilty of not spending enough time away from our phones”.“I do think our kids in the younger generation have grown up with phones, so they don't think of it as bad manners or rude to be with each other and on their phones,” Lisa explained. “They're just also used to doing it.

Laura Hamilton, 40, is known for wearing skyscraper heels when filming popular property investment show, A Place In The Sun.Posting an image of herself in a pair of tight black wet-look leggings and a tan polo neck jumper.The petite blonde finished the look with a pair of tan open-toed high-heeled shoes.She posted: “Not my usual @aplaceinthesunofficial attire but whilst it’s sunny here, it’s pretty cold.”She added: “People often comment on my shoes and if you watch my stories you will see one of the reasons I wear them!"Robert Rinder 'unrecognisable' after break with Carol Vorderman  The star referred to the reel which showed hilarious footage of her with a camera explaining the high-heeled shoes.In the video, you see a laughing cameraman pan down to her feet and she captioned the clip with: "He is taking the mickey now”The quip was about why she always wears high heels in some of the world's most exotic locations.To that, she answered: “In my last reel you can't hear what I am saying but basically the reason I wear such high heels is that I am only 5”2 and sometimes the cameramen are very tall @twhittaker.”The post received over seven thousand likes and followers flocked to her page to comment on her revelation.One fan wrote: “Anyone else zoom in or just me ?” Another posted: “ It really doesn’t matter what you wear, the result is always the same.

Kim Kardashian, 42.Pete and his new girlfriend Chase were pictured over the weekend frolicking in the sea while enjoying a break in Hawaii.Chase sported a green bikini and gold hoop earrings as she clung close to her new man.While Pete went shirtless in just a pair of floral swimming shorts, a black cap and a gold chain necklace.However, the SNL comedian, who has more than 70 tattoos on his body, revealed that his tattoos dedicated to his ex Kim seemed to have been removed.Pete previously had a Jasmine and Aladdin design from the Disney classic, but this appeared to be gone.The comedian also had his ex's name branded on his chat, which has also disappeared but will notably leave a scar in the middle of his dog tattoo.Previously, Pete was pictured with a bandage above his left collarbone, right where his "My girl is a lawyer" tattoo was.He also had the brand "KNSCP2 neck tattoo bearing the initials of Kim's kids - North, Saint, Chicago, and Psalm.Kim commented on her then boyfriend's tattoos on the Ellen DeGeneres Show last April.The SKIMS founder said: "Yeah, he has a few tattoos.

Coronation Street legend Helen Worth, 72, was positively beaming as she led those set to collect honours at the castle today.The soap actress grinned widely as she stopped to chat to Prince William, who honoured her with an MBE.The Ossett-born actress was thrilled to be given her MBE for services to drama.The star looked lovely as she posed with her award outside afterwards wearing a smart black blazer and matching black skirt.She wore a chic black and white blouse beneath the blazer and completed the look with an elegant fascinator, which included a back headband with some subtle netting.Helen has played the iconic Gail Platt on Coronation Street since 1974.The pictures also show the soap star receiving her award inside the castle, where she can be seen meeting Prince William in a stunning gilded room.The Prince of Wales, who stood on a large red carpet with gold trimming, was smiling widely as he conversed with the actress.Another picture showed him stooping down to fasten her medal to her dress, as they continued to chat.The star also appeared to shake the royal’s hand as they exchanged meaningful conversation. Helen was joined at the ceremony by England's chief nurse Dame Ruth Beverley (Ruth May), who was made a Dame Commander for her contribution to nursing, midwifery and the NHS.Meanwhile, visual artist Cornelia Parker was made a CBE for services to the arts after her well-known work on large-scale installations.The Bailiff of Jersey, Sir Timothy Le Cocq, was made a Knight Bachelor for services to the bailiwick.Andrew Rhodes was rewarded for 30 years of policing with an OBE for services to emergency responder wellbeing and mental health.Air Vice-Marshal Suraya Marshall was also made a CBE, while Jonathan Powell

Strictly Come Dancing finalist Helen Skelton, 39, has admitted she needs help with setting up some complicated equipment for her son.The Countryfile star confessed she was “desperate” to get the tech working.In the words of my seven-year-old, ‘You can get to the South Pole but you can’t set up Minecraft.’“True son, true,” she added, before asking her Instagram followers: “Anybody know what this means?”The Countryfile star zoomed in on the computer monitor, which showed several input source options, including VGA, DVI-D and DisplayPort. “I’m desperate!” Helen pleaded to her fans in the hopes that one tech whiz might come to the rescue.

The Yorkshire Shepherdess hit out at the alarming impact Brexit has had on the agriculture industry and feels that the market has been absolutely destroyed.Speaking to Times Radio the farmer, 48 said: “It [Brexit] destroyed our market.“That’s absolutely what it did. We’re a country that has a lot of marginal lands that is only suitable for grazing livestock - sheep in other words."She continued: “We had markets in Europe, Spain, and Greece, they all wanted lightweight lambs that we supply.“But unfortunately that market is pretty much shut off from us.”Robert Rinder 'unrecognisable' after break with Carol VordermanAmanda also came out in support of under-fire presenter Jeremy Clarkson.