Steph McGovern addresses cruel backlash as Channel 4 host says 'I just sit and cry'

When the Academy announced changes to the live telecast of this year’s Oscars, which included handing out several awards before the show begins to air on TV, folks in the industry were definitely upset. While all of the Oscars are meaningful, the ones being relegated to the pre-taped section of the show mainly focused on the behind-the-scenes folks who don’t necessarily get their moment in the sun often enough.

Belle And Sebastian have announced that they will release their tenth studio album – and their first for seven years – later this year. Titled ‘A Bit Of Previous’, it is preceded by new single ‘Unnecessary Drama’.“We did it together, us and the city”, says frontman Stuart Murdoch of working on the album in the band’s hometown of Glasgow.

DEALSKobalt has signed songwriter, producer and artist in her own right Lauren Aquilina. She has written for artists including Little Mix, Demi Lovato, Becky Hill, Ava Max, Rina Sawayama and more.

Pat Sajak wants viewers to show some compassion. The 75-year-old longtime host of the popular game show took to Twitter on Wednesday after a moment in Tuesday's show went viral. Three contestants on Tuesday's show — Laura, Christopher, and Thomas — all tried to solve a nearly complete puzzle, the answer to which was the popular idiom, «Another feather in your cap.» After Laura guessed, «Another feather in your hat,» all three hopefuls struggled to complete the puzzle properly, trying «map» and «lap» until Thomas finally got the right answer. The moment garnered lots of criticism and online ridicule with many calling it a «fail» and @TodayInSports calling it the «worst 2 minutes in the history of .»Worst 2 minutes in the history of Wheel of Fortune pic.twitter.com/vGUnldCzVwSajak quickly came to the contestants' defense, tweeting, «It always pains me when nice people come on our show to play a game and win some money and maybe fulfill a lifelong dream, and are then subject to online ridicule when they make a mistake or something goes awry.»Specifically calling out the «feather in your cap» puzzle, Sajak added, «Sitting at home, it seems incredible that they couldn’t solve it, but I knew in real time what was happening.»He noted that a lot of people incorrectly use the phrase, «feather in your hat» and said the contestants were «stunned» when the guess was wrong. «Now imagine you’re on national TV, and you’re suddenly thrown a curve and you begin getting worried about looking stupid, and if the feather isn’t in your hat, where the heck can it be? You start flailing away looking for alternatives rather than synonyms for 'hat,'» he explained.

The US rapper, whose real name is Kentrell Gaulden, was arrested in Louisiana on drug and firearms charges in September 2020. His lawyer James P.

Neighbours is coming to an end after 37 years, producers have confirmed.Last month the show’s UK broadcaster Channel 5 announced that it will no longer air the Australian soap beyond the summer, leaving producers to search for new funding options.Today (March 3) it was announced that the search had been unsuccessful and the soap will cease production in the summer.A statement on the show’s official Twitter read: “We are so sorry to say that after nearly 37 years and almost 9,000 episodes broadcast we have to confirm that Neighbours will cease production in June.We are so sorry to say that after nearly 37 years and almost 9000 episodes broadcast we have to confirm that Neighbours will cease production in June. pic.twitter.com/YwlDZPb7zB— Neighbours (@neighbours) March 3, 2022“Following the loss of our key broadcast partner in the UK and despite an extensive search for alternative funding, we simply have no option but to rest the show.“To our amazing, loyal fans, we know this is a huge disappointment, as it is to all of us on the team.

MUNA, Alfie Templeman, Willow Kayne and Stella Donnelly lead the latest additions to The Great Escape festival’s 2022 line-up.Today (March 3) the festival announced 120 more acts for the annual new music festival that’s held across multiple venues in Brighton.Also joining the event is Kid Kapichi, Blackhaine, Chrissi, Casisdead, Lido Pimienta, Ajimal, Lauran Hibberd, HighSchool, Billy Nomates, Bob Vylan, Porij, spill tab, STONE, Bru-C and Penguin Café, and many more.In January The Great Escape announced other additions including Yard Act, The Amazons and Rebecca Black will play the festival, which runs from May 11-14.Announcing 120 more artists joining us at #TGE22!

DANNIELLA Westbrook has been spotted with her mystery new man for the first time. The 48-year-old enjoyed a very romantic lunch date with the man as they tucked into oysters and sipped expensive bubbly.

Fontaines D.C. frontman Grian Chatten has discussed working with Kae Tempest on their upcoming album ‘The Line Is A Curve’.Chatten and his band were speaking on the red carpet at last night’s (March 2) BandLab NME Awards 2022, where they later picked up the award for Best Band In The World.After NME referenced the pair’s recent studio time with Slowthai, Fontaines were asked if any other new collaborations were on the way, with Chatten then confirming that he’s contributed two songs to Tempest’s ‘The Line Is A Curve’, which is due out next month.“I did a few tunes and they’re gonna be on their new album,” Chatten told NME.

New World will soon get a new weapon and the conclusion of the story of Isabella, according to Amazon Game Studios.In a statement, Amazon has explained the new additions to the New World Public Test Realm (PTR) in March. The big one is the addition of the blunderbuss. A ranged weapon, it promises “high mobility coupled with potent close-to-mid range damage”.That damage will be scaled based on the player’s strength and intelligence which means it’s well suited for “bruiser or age builds”.

Time now to announce this week’s Song Thief Of The Week. Well done, Dua Lipa! Oh, hang on, that’s Alleged Song Thief Of The Week. That’s really important.

enemy spies in their home country.Based in the capital of Kyiv, the group have been out hunting possible Russian spies.Speaking to the New York Post, nurse Victoria Kramarenko, 55, is one of the leaders.She said: “We have a lot of provocateurs in the city, and yesterday I had two of them arrested from the streets.“Every few blocks in the downtown area, we see them, and they especially watch for movements of ambulances or areas where they see a lot of assault rifles."Now, there are just so many of them.

Chelsea despite Roman Abramovich putting the club up for sale.It had been claimed that the wealthiest man in Britain was considering putting in an offer via his Ineos empire - but fresh reports have thrown cold water on the idea.The £20billion business tycoon currently owns Ligue 1 side Nice and Swiss Super League side Lausanne-Sport - but he's not interested in buying in the Premier League.Before this, the 69-year-old had made comments about the price that the current owner paid for the west London side.Radcliffe told The Times in 2019: "Even though clubs have those valuations today, nobody has ever paid those amounts of money."How much did Abramovich pay for Chelsea, £100million? The Glazers, what £500million? You can say it's worth three, four billion but no one has ever paid those sums."Ineos has always tried to take a sensible approach. We don't like squandering money or we wouldn’t be where we are today.

Good Morning Britain viewers were left in tears after Nicky Campbell's appearance on Thursday's show (March 3).The 60-year-old TV star who is better known for his role alongside Davina McCall on Long Lost Family, opened up about a deeply heartbreaking moment in his life when he suffered an emotional breakdown.Recalling his mental health struggles, he spoke about how he had collapsed in tears on a patch of grass outside Euston train station on day.Nicky explained that his Labrador seemed to understand that something wasn't right and offered up unconditional love to him at a time when he most needed it.He praised his dog as being the one to provide him with comfort when he didn't even know how much that would mean to him, as he unveils his new book about his dog being a major part of his family.Taking to Twitter fans not only hailed him for sharing his deeply personal story but also shared their experiences.One person penned: "He’s not alone in that. For almost 14 years my dog has been the only one to love me unconditionally, understand my fears without judgement and I’ve never once felt he wants me to pull myself together so he can get on with HIS life.Another added: "Thank you for being a friend" that just brought a tear to my eye @NickyAACampbell @susannareid100 @GMB #GMBA third asked: "Was Nicky OK in the end there? he looked rather upset #GMB."While a fourth said: "Always liked Nicky Campbell, all round nice bloke.

Ukraine after heading there for a family holiday and now he may be drafted into the military. Tim Dmitrenko, 39, was on a skiing holiday with his wife and two children, but was told he could not leave while the country was under martial law after Russian forces invaded Ukraine. The family touched down in the eastern European country just moments after US President Joe Biden made a speech warning Russia was attempting to "set up a false justification to act against Ukraine".

Kate Middleton was working as a Royal, she was helping out at her family's party supply business.Her mother Carole Middleton recently spoke about Party Pieces, the company she started as a young mum, and how her three children, Kate, Pippa, and James all had roles within it. "Party Pieces has literally grown alongside my family, and I'm very proud of that," Carole told, with Sheer Luxe.

"Thank you and please make some noise about this so the whole world starts screaming,” he added.Maksim also updated his Instagram on Wednesday night to show the scenes in Zhytomyr as people searched the rubble for loved ones. He had been spending time in a bomb shelter before leaving on a train bound for Poland. Professional dancer and choreographer Maksim has been in Ukraine for the past few months, working as a judge on Dancing With The Stars. He revealed on February 28 that he was arrested while in Kyiv, and was going to try and make his way out amid the invasion.He said that getting arrested was a “reality check” when addressing his followers, but said it was the "least traumatising moment in this whole thing as far as Ukraine is concerned”.He added on his story at the time: "There is a lot of fighting everywhere.The streets are crazy.

Piers Morgan, 56, has launched a scathing attack appearing to reference all of Europe and the United States over Russia’s nuclear threat during the Ukraine crisis.Taking to Twitter, where he boasts a following of 7.9 million, the broadcaster claimed Putin was “laughing at us”.He tweeted: “Putin’s laughing at us.“He now knows that all he has to do to is threaten to use his nukes (which he won’t) and we’ll all run away in terror.“When did we get so pathetically spineless in the face of nasty little bullies?”The former Good Morning Britain presenter accompanied the tweet with a picture of Putin laughing.Piers has been outspoken on his criticism of the West’s handling of the ongoing crisis.He recently called out the international community over its response to Putin’s advances into Ukraine.The TV star questioned what’s to stop the Russian leader “taking other countries” amid his “nuke threats”.The tweet came on Tuesday after Putin ordered his military to move nuclear weapons to a "special mode of combat duty”.Piers wrote: “If Putin succeeds in taking Ukraine by scaring us all off with his bulls**t nuke threats, what’s to stop him taking other countries including those in NATO?“Once you cave to a bully, they keep bullying. #StopPutinNow.”He also called attention to a 40-mile convoy of Russian military vehicles that satellite images showed en route to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.Piers questioned the lack of military intervention from NATO.He typed: “There’s a 40-MILE convoy of Russian military vehicles heading towards Kyiv to surround the city, trap the people there, and bomb them into submission.“Are we really just going to sit back and watch Putin do this?“There’s a war crime unfurling in front of us.

“It was only meant to last 20 days but due to a couple of logistical changes with tests and results it won’t be complete until the end of the week now which has delayed our journey home.“I’m obviously gutted that I’ll be missing the first few shows but as I’m sure you will understand, I have to complete my treatment cycle.“I’ve been zooming into rehearsals all week and I know that the show will be incredible and that my boys will hold the fort until I’m back.“Can’t wait to see you all very soon, hope you all enjoy the show. Much love.Tom x”Tom was soon inundated with messages of support from fans and friends in the post’s comments section.Bandmate Jay McGuiness said: “SO ready to have you back!“Take care broseph and see you on see in no time ont bus.” (sic)Instagram user Shannoooony added: “Tom, please do not stress.

@Channel4.“Am so proud of my fab team who have launched a brand new show in the middle of a pandemic (and) on a channel that hasn’t had a live daytime TV prog on it for 20 years.“Live from Leeds weekdays. We’re back 4th Jan,” she added.Not missing a beat, Simon fired back: “Happy 70th Steph and team from all of us @SundayBrunchC4, the 3 hour live show on c4 for the past 8 years.”Steph immediately clarified the situation with her friend and occasional work colleague, Simon, as she insisted that the tweet referred to a live show that was on during the weekdays.She continued: “Simon love, you’re prime time......

Steph McGovern lives in a beautiful home in Yorkshire. The Steph's Packed Lunch presenter previously filmed her series, The Steph Show, from inside during the coronavirus pandemic, showing exactly how it's decorated.