Strictly's Kai Widdrington calls Nadiya Bychkova his 'everything' in birthday tribute

As Downing Street plans to unveil its mini-budget on Friday, new figures reveal that government borrowing rocketed to record levels.

Christmas at Dunham Massey, the after-dark illuminated festive trail, will return to the historic National Trust venue in Greater Manchester between Friday, November 18, 2022, and Monday, January 2, 2023. It may only be August but public demand for the hugely popular Christmas light trail is so high that early booking is advised to avoid disappointment.

We may only be two episodes into this year's series of The Great British Bake Off but fans are fully invested in the new batch of bakers - and the themes. Week one started off strong with 'Cake Week' but viewers had to say a sad farewell to Will who became the first baker to be eliminated from the competition.

He then cheekily joked: “I wish it had been longer."It comes not long after The Grand Tour showrunner, Andy Wilman, opened up on the tension between the stars while filming the Amazon Prime Video show. He explained the dynamic between the trio as like that of a band, rather than a group of friends. He told Express.co.uk about the arguments that went on during the adventurous series, which involved James May suffering a 70mph crash.The longtime collaborator with the trio explained the dynamic they share by saying: "Their relationship is intense and it's more like a band."Richard, Jeremy, and James are currently entertaining fans with the latest instalment of the show, The Grand Tour: A Skandi Flick. Andy said: “They bicker and do think things differently and so on, because they are so much part of it.“So they have fallouts and then they come back together, and so on and so on."Andy has been working with the trio since Top Gear's meteoric rise in 2002.Due to the length of time the team have known each other, Andy joked their advancing years may also contribute to the tensions.He added: "There's a bit of age creeping in now, James was taking longer to get out of the hotel and they were like 'Jesus, what is he doing now?'"But despite the odd fallout and bickering, he believes they will continue to work together on TV projects well into their last years.Andy quipped: "I can see when they're in an old people's home in about 15 years what it will be like, you get the signs of it."They will be bickering or just concentrating on separate, small things, but their relationship is still fully there."The showrunner also insisted that despite the challenges of filming together for long days, they were still close.

A Manchester nurse has admitted having an 'inappropriate relationship' with a prison inmate - while a jail worker is also accused of having a fling with the same man.

Jack Grealish says he agrees with Manchester City teammate Kevin De Bruyne 'a little bit' that he is unfairly targeted for his actions on and off the pitch because he is English.

Coronation Street fans think they have spotted a couple of issues as Kelly Neelan kickstarted her plan to have Gary Windass killed. On Sunday night viewers of the ITV soap saw the start of the explosive storyline when the teen discovered her guardian was responsible for her dad's death.

Jennifer Garner has been pictured wearing a sparking diamond ring following her ex-husband Ben Affleck's wedding to Jennifer Lopez.READ: Jennifer Garner sends emotional message to 'frenemy' after Ben Affleck weds Jennifer LopezThe 50-year-old stepped out near her LA home on Tuesday wearing an off-duty outfit consisting of a black pleated skirt and beige cardigan – but it was her jewelry that stole the show, with the sparkler reported to be an eternity band given to her by her boyfriend John Miller.WATCH: Jennifer Garner sparks engagement claims with telling new jewelryJennifer has been dating businessman John since 2018 after her divorce from Ben was finalized. They briefly split in October 2020 before rekindling their romance earlier in 2021.The 13 Going on 30 actress and father-of-two John have never commented publicly on their relationship, but her former Alias co-star Victor Garber – who married Jen and Ben back in 2005 – shared his opinion on her relationship.MORE: Jennifer Garner and boyfriend John Miller make rare outing togetherMORE: Jennifer Garner shares rare glimpse inside home life with her three children"I have [met him].

SM Entertainment on brand-new artist-themed attractions.According to a report from Korea JoongAng Daily earlier today (September 21), SM Entertainment announced that it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Everland to introduce a space dedicated to content related to the SMCU (SM Culture Universe). The SMCU is a shared universe established by the music label featuring its artists engaged in fictional adventures.The collaboration will see the introduction of new SMCU-themed attractions and rides including “the Hurricane, Bumper Car, Amazon Express and Music Garden”.

N-Dubz rapper Fazer is going to be a dad-of-three as his girlfriend is expecting twins. Fazer is already dad to nine year old daughter Ava Rose, whom he shares with now-pregnant partner Ashley Havelin. At the time of her pregnancy with Ava, the rapper’s long-term girlfriend admitted that her bump with her daughter didn’t begin to properly show until she was five months along.

Marilyn Manson has been submitted to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office.Back in February 2021, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department began investigating the abuse allegations that were made against Manson. It came after actor Evan Rachel Wood (Manson’s former partner) and several other women accused Manson of sexual abuse, grooming and manipulation.

Arctic Monkeys are set to perform on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon this week.The band are currently in New York to play an intimate “phone-free” concert at the 3,000-capacity Kings Theatre in Brooklyn this evening (September 21). It comes after recent slots at Primavera Sound Los Angeles and Life Is Beautiful in Las Vegas.Tomorrow (September 22), Alex Turner and co.

Naman Ramachandran Prashant Nair, Sundance audience award winner for “Umrika,” and veteran producer Ronnie Screwvala (“Uri: The Surgical Strike”) are teaming up on series “The Support Group.” Nair serves as the director-showrunner on the multi-season series, which follows three characters from very different backgrounds who form an uneasy alliance to escape the consequences of an accidental killing. The series is produced by Screwvala’s RSVP in association with Sidharth Jain’s House of Talkies. While a streaming or broadcast partner has not been revealed yet, typically Screwvala prefers to develop content on his own steam and then negotiate with partners who buy into the show’s vision.

Europe’s Big Hope: Platforms Really Embracing Cinema In the U.S., the platforms already buy big when it comes to movies. Think Sundance. Europe is another land: Platforms have largely held back much more, thwarted in France, for instance, by regulated windows.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Speaking on the issue of navigating finance in 2022 and beyond at San Sebastian’s two-day Creative Investors Conference, Wild Bunch exec Cecile Gaget and 30West’s Trevor Groth took stock of the challenges ahead in a post-pandemic world. Groth observed that film production budgets have been rising as streaming platforms have been paying relatively good wages, making it harder for independents to stay competitive. Gaget agreed: “It’s getting more expensive to hire writers and crew, and the pandemic certainly didn’t help.” Groth acknowledged that selling to streamers can be a challenge. When 30West was negotiating on the sale of their phenomenal hit “Tiger King” to Netflix, they fought hard to hang on to its IP, but to no avail. “We leveraged this to get a higher sale price but we didn’t realize it was going to be such a big hit, so we lost out from not having a backend,” Groth said. However, “Tiger King” gave them the momentum to enter the documentary space.

Strictly Come Dancing's four new professionals are set to be introduced to viewers in a cinematic routine filmed alongside the returning cast. European cup winner Vito Coppola, Chinese national champion Carlos Gu, former Under-21 British national champion Lauren Oakley and Latin dance champion Michelle Tsiakkas complete the show's largest-ever line-up of 20 pros this year.They join the returning Dianne Buswell, Nadiya Bychkova, Graziano Di Prima, Amy Dowden, Karen Hauer, Katya Jones, Neil Jones, Nikita Kuzmin, Cameron Lombard, Gorka Marquez, Luba Mushtuk, Giovanni Pernice, Jowita Przystal, Johannes Radebe, Kai Widdrington and Nancy Xu.The introductory routine will form part of the Strictly Come Dancing launch show airing on BBC One and iPlayer on 17 September.

Strictly Come Dancing stars Kai Widdrington and Nadiya Bychkova have been dating for some months now.Their relationship seems to be going from strength to strength ahead of this year’s BBC show starting up and over the past week the pair took a trip to Paris. The dancing professionals were in the city of love to celebrate Nadiya’s 33rd birthday and to mark the big day Kai, 27, posted an adorable tribute calling her his “everything” .

Dan Walker has revealed his advice for the Strictly Come Dancing 2022 line-up.The 45-year-old presenter appeared on Lorraine on Thursday (August 25), where he advised the 15 celebrities taking part in this year's show to embrace and enjoy the experience.He also made a cheeky quip at the BBC series' long-term judge, Craig Revel Horwood.READ MORE:Strictly Come Dancing confirms major format shake-up ahead of 20th TV seriesDan said: "There's a whole new bunch of people going in this year and I think the one thing [Nadiya and I] had throughout it was that we were just going to enjoy it as much as we can."The worst thing I think is when you come out of Strictly and then you say, 'do you know what? I wish I'd have enjoyed it more at the time.'"You're part of the biggest show on TV, just embrace it and have a bit of fun." Offering more advice, Dan later added: "Trust your partner and ignore Craig!"Dan competed in the 2021 series of Strictly Come Dancing.Partnered with Ukrainian and two-time world champion dancer Nadiya Bychkova, Dan made it through to the final five.He and Nadiya bowed out after appearing against AJ Odudu and her partner Kai Widdrington in the dance-off prior to the semi-final round.Despite AJ and Kai knocking them out of the competition, Nadiya and Kai are currently dating.The couple confirmed their romance back in April.Strictly Come Dancing will return to screens next month.Confirmed to be competing this year are former Coronation Street stars Kym Marsh and Will Mellor, as well as Paralympian Ellie Simmonds.Kaye Adams, Fleur East, Eliie Taylor, Richie Anderson, Tyler West, Matt Goss, Mollie Rainford, Tony Adams, Jayde Adams and Hamza Yassin complete the line-up.Strictly Come Dancing returns to BBC One next

Nadiya Bychkova and Kai Widdrington put on an amorous display as they enjoyed a romantic trip to Paris last week.MORE: Strictly's Nadiya Bychkova gushes about romance with Kai Widdrington after sweet reunionSharing a loved-up photo on their Instagram pages, the duo appeared to be head over heels for one another. In the sweet snap, Nadiya and Kai could be seen posing on a bridge against a stunning Parisian backdrop featuring the world-renowned Eiffel Tower.WATCH: Nadiya Bychkova and Kai Widdrington hold hands in sweet videoNadiya, 32, looked lovely in her chic summer outfit as she cosied up to her beau.