Strictly's Katya Jones says her mum gave her a 'kick up the a**e' after Seann Walsh kiss scandal

Dave Chappelle will executive produce four new stand-alone comedy specials featuring comics personally selected by him as part of his Chappelle’s Home Team series for Netflix.

EXCLUSIVE: His reps declined to comment, but word in publishing circles is that Elliot Page’s memoir Pageboy sold to Flatiron Books for north of $3 million. The deal was made based on a 49 page proposal shopped by UTA. Deadline read the document, and it sounds like Page has a truly compelling story to tell about a long struggle to find himself amidst a torrent of homophobic hatred, not only in his hometown of Halifax, Novia Scotia but also in Hollywood where Page first came to fame as an Oscar nominee for Juno. Before he transitioned, Page describes numerous occasions where he was set upon by homophobic bullies, with few willing to help. A beer thrown at Page in Toronto, a menacing loudmouth chasing Page into a restaurant in Hollywood, this was something that happened often to the diminutive Page. The loathsome industry people in Hollywood weren’t named, but there was the male film director who tried to seduce Page at age 16; and the time that a big movie star — who would later say he was ossified and blacked out in a clumsy apology — berated Page at a party in an outrageous homophobic rant. This was just after Page — then known as Ellen — had come out as queer. The actor accused Page’s bold announcement of being false. “You aren’t gay. You are just afraid of men…I’m going to fu*k you to make you realize you aren’t gay.” As the torrent grew louder and more graphic, nobody in the room, even Page’s closest friends, stood up for their friend. It was unclear if they were shocked, or afraid to say anything because the actor was one of the biggest stars in town.

Margaret Styne, the widow of Broadway composer Jule Styne who oversaw an estate and legacy that includes the much anticipated upcoming revival of Funny Girl, has died.

Staying supportive. Amid the news that Jennifer Grey is set to pen a tell-all memoir, her ex-husband, Clark Gregg, was seemingly nervous about what would be included.

Kanye West hasn't really been one to hold his tongue or his Twitter trigger. And in recent weeks, West – formally known as "Ye"  – has been increasingly vocal about his views on how estranged wife Kim Kardashian has been raising their oldest daughter, North West, one of their four children. In addition to publicly addressing Kardashian’s parenting habits, West, 44, has also expressed his love and adoration for the 41-year-old Skims founder while exhibiting his disdain for her current partner, comedian Pete Davidson, 28.

Thirteen pedigree dogs were tragically killed after a tree blown over by Storm Dudley knocked a power line of 11k onto their kennel block, electrocuting them.

A paedophile who commissioned child abuse in America from his UK home has been locked up.

Just one teaspoon of this 50p food could cut your cholesterol by 10% and lower blood glucose by an incredible 24%.

Brooke Shields is sharing the love! The 56-year-old actress celebrated Acts Of Kindness Day by handing out yellow flowers to people in the streets of New York City.“Today is random Acts of Kindness Day so I wanted to know if I could give you some flowers?” Brooke can be seen on a new video, asking the question to surprised strangers in a park.Brooke approached many people on the street, evoking some emotional responses, including tears of joy from a woman who was shocked by the act of kindness, as she received a bundle of flowers.The model and mother of two also runs a nonprofit organization, ‘Beginning is now’ described as “a global community of women of all ages who find strength, wisdom, optimism, humor and more in each other.”Shields decided to spread the joy by taking part in Positive Week, which runs from February 13 to February 19, including Kindness Day, which has been celebrated on February 17 since 1995, and was created by the Random Acts Of Kindness Foundation, based in Denver, Colorado.Online users praised the model’s actions on social media, showing appreciation for her acts of kindness, including the people that received flowers, posting the lovely gesture on Instagram Stories.

Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer Neil Jones, 38, has been spotted dancing in a studio during an episode of Channel 4's hit show Come Dine With Me.The BBC favourite confirmed it was him by sharing the video onto his Twitter page last night.This comes after one of Neil's followers shared a video of the star dancing in the background during an instalment from 2012.They wrote to the dancer: "Bit random spotting @Mr_NJones in a 2012 episode of come dine with me!"Once Neil saw the iconic clip from eight years ago, he shared it with his 85,000 followers, writing: "Haha yep that's my studio."Shortly after, the Strictly pro received comments from his fans who called him a "legend".One wrote to the star: "And a lovely studio it is!!"Was

Strictly Come Dancing professional Katya Jones, 31, has announced that the Viva La Divas tour, which was due to kick off next month, has been cancelled.The dancer and her fellow pros Janette Manrara and Nadiya Bychkova were due to begin their tour in Lowestoft on June 14.Katya told her fans the shows will no longer go ahead this year and admitted new dates are yet to be scheduled.The dancer shared a promotional picture of the trio in view of her 162,000 followers yesterday.She wrote: “I personally was REALLY looking forward to this project! Look at these gorgeous women!“But with a heavy heart, sadly the Viva La Diva tour dates will be cancelled due to the pandemic and social distancing rules currently in place, which is very

Strictly Come Dancing star Katya Jones, 31, spoke candidly about how her mother gave her some tough love when she became "tearful" during a difficult time last year.The Russian-born star was previously pictured kissing her dance partner Seann Walsh, 34, during a night out in 2018.Speaking on The Makers Podcast, she confessed her Korean-born mother Tatiana Kim gave her a "kick up the a**e" and told her to "toughen up".Katya's admission comes after the dancer split from husband Neil in August last year.The Strictly star explained: "It has been really hard."During Strictly last year I had a really bad, emotional moment, I called my mum on FaceTime because I didn’t want people to understand what I was saying."I felt so sorry for myself, I was

Strictly Come Dancing star Katya Jones revealed her mum told her to ‘toughen up and stop crying’ when she was caught kissing dance partner Seann Walsh.

Strictly Come Dancing star Katya Jones says she got some rather tough love from her mother during the controversial Seann Walsh kiss-gate.

Strictly Come Dancing star Katya Jones says she got some rather tough love from her mother during the controversial Seann Walsh kiss-gate.

Neil Jones has denied he is gay. (Getty Images) Strictly Come Dancing star Neil Jones has spoken out to deny rumours he is gay.

Strictly Come Dancing professional Neil Jones, 38, has confirmed he is straight while opening up about speculation about his sexuality.The dancer also joked his mother wished he was gay so they could “go shopping together”.Speaking to The Sun about his sexuality, Neil said: “In ballroom there’s a lot of straight guys.“But mum was always like, ‘It’s a shame you’re not gay because we could go shopping together’.”He then quipped: “And I was thinking, ‘Whether I’m gay or not there’s no chance, you take forever’.”Neil’s comments come after former Strictly contestant Seann Walsh, 34, was pictured kissing his estranged wife Katya Jones, 31, when they were paired up on the BBC show 18 months ago.Seann reportedly made a jibe about his kiss with the

Neil Jones has seemingly addressed rumours about his sexuality, 18 months after Seann Walsh hit him with a cruel jibe.