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A Lanarkshire fitness instructor admitted completing the West Highland Way barefooted was the hardest challenge he has ever faced.

Mark Owen has loved the "challenge" of relocating to the US. The Take That star, his wife Emma and their three kids - Elwood, 16, Willow, 13, and Fox, ten - moved to Los Angeles last year, and Mark doesn't have any regrets about making the switch. The singer - who sold his house in England before moving to the US - shared: "I love that challenge of trying to find your way in a new place.

Naked Attraction fans were left disgusted after host Anna Richardson made the contestants stuff their belly buttons full of food.Anna welcomed Josh to the Naked Attraction studio and the lucky lad had his pick of hopefuls.The Channel 4 host often makes the naked contestants participate in a challenge related to the star and this time it was in relation to their belly buttons.Josh admitted that he was attracted to the navel and Anna made them fill theirs with marshmallows, sticky sauce and sweets.READ MORE: Naked Attraction fans gobsmacked as woman 'makes boobs clap together' in restaurantAn angry fan wrote: "Actually makes me wanna vomit, eating out of f***ing belly buttons," with sick and pig emojis.Another joked: "Naked Attraction meets Bake Off," with a laughing emoji.One viewer tweeted: "I'd be fuming if I had to pick sweets out of my belly button and then the screen went up and I saw him and his s*** mullet.

Hamilton Accies boss John Rankin has told his players to stand up to the pressure of big crowds by scoring goals and winning games in the Championship.

BBC One.But Anneka Rice, 63, has returned to the helm of her hit show decades later and started shooting the reboot for Channel 5.And the BBC presenter looked absolutely incredible as she stepped into her iconic jumpsuit for the first days of filming.READ MORE:Anneka Rice admits she almost 'murdered' her dad in hospital 'through deep love'First snaps from the show have revealed Anneka looking ageless as ever in her signature jumpsuit.The former Treasure Hunt star could be seen smiling as she posed next to a new blue buggy that sported the show's title.Anneka showed off her sporty physique in the tight suit and wore an orange leather jacket decorated with tigers and racing flags.The star let her famed blonde locks fall freely over her shoulders, which meant she achieved a perfect windswept effect for the outdoor cameras.She dolled up her youthful and glowing facial features with a subtle coating of makeup and a lick of purple lippy.Anneka didn't pull on her gear and climb on board without a utility belt to hold it all together.She had been busy filming in a mystery location for the reboot, which is is set to air next year and see the star race against the clock in a series of epic missions.She will also be accompanied by "Soundman Dave" and a team of volunteers as they rush to help everyday heroes and deserving communities in need.Anneka said: "I can’t believe this is actually happening.“The last few years have shown us all the power of community and how it’s good to be part of something bigger than ourselves."We may look a bit different too but our hearts and willingness to get stuck in are the same.“Dave the Soundman and I may have 130 years between us but the whole team is as motivated as ever to make a difference and

A selfless teacher is taking on a gruelling marathon challenge to give back to a charity who helped one of her pupils.

The Whale and The Good Nurse producer Scott Franklin put a positive spin on the ongoing above and below-the-line crew shortages impacting production on both sides of the Atlantic in a panel at the Zurich Summit on Saturday (September 24).

The beleaguered Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) had a good piece of news this week with the announcement that the landmark 80th edition of its Golden Globe awards will return to primetime TV after a year off the air.

Gethin Jones believe Bolton Wanderers must now push on in League One after finding themselves in the top six following a tough start to the campaign.

Liza Foreman Launched in 2018 as part of a San Sebastián Festival initiative to become a hub for fast-tracking new tech film-TV initiatives, this year’s expanded edition of the Zinemaldia & Technology event, the Zinemaldia Start Up Challenge, awarded three prizes on Thursday for the best Spanish, best entrepreneurial and best European projects after a morning of pitching. Best Spanish project went to the innovative music app Motmo.pro from Bruno de Zabala and Janire Vázquez. Entrepreneurial Project prize was won by Mine S. from Riccardo Belingheri, and Massimiliano Moioli from Italy. Both projects receive $10,000 ($10,000). The Spanish brother and sister team, Teresa Benítez Martínez and Francisco Benítez Martínez, took home €3,000 for best European project for kino_greentoken.

Lise Pedersen During a packed day of events at the Zinemaldia Startup Challenge in San Sebastián on Thursday, 10 finalists, narrowed down from 55 submissions this year, went head-to-head in live pitching sessions at this competition designed to foster forward-looking initiatives in the tech and film-TV space. Variety caught up with Daniel Karpantschof from Copenhagen Industries for the project Violette, which is looking to provide a 100% safe alternative for cast and crew to use firearms on sets. What’s your background? I’m an artist and entrepreneur and the co-founder and CEO of Copenhagen Industries. I used to do project/script development at Zentropa, and then moved over to production, and left for the U.S., where I, among other things, served on President Obama’s Council of Experts for Entrepreneurship, and The Economist Group Ideas Lab. I moved back to Copenhagen to found Copenhagen Industries with an old friend, who’s done special effects and pyrotechnics for 20 years. 

Mark Schilling Japan Correspondent Japan’s film industry is Asia’s second-largest in terms of box office – revenues totaled $1.14 billion from 115 million admissions at the depths of the pandemic in 2021 – but as insiders have known for decades, it is hardly the healthiest by world or even regional standards. For many in the industry, particularly those in the indie sector, hours are horrendous, contracts are non-existent and sexual and power harassment are facts of professional life. And even directors whose work screens at major festivals abroad often struggle to raise money for their next project or earn a middle-class living from filmmaking alone.

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Croatia boss Zlatko Dalic has revealed Celtic star Josip Juranovic's place in his team for the World Cup is 'unquestionable' after his displays for the Hoops. The World Cup runners-up have two games this month in the Nations League against Denmark and Austria before they play at the Qatar Finals against Morocco, Canada and Belgium.

Emily Longeretta After more than half of “The Challenge: USA” competitors quit during the season finale, cast members began complaining about inconsistencies in the rules. Tyson Apostol, who dominated all season long, ultimately ended up dropping after he couldn’t finish a Sudoku puzzle. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, he said that while Sarah Lacina was able to time out of the first puzzle, production didn’t allow him to time out. “I don’t know if she timed out of Sudoku, nobody was there to see her do it and they didn’t show her doing it on camera,” he said. Lacina, along with Danny McCray, went on to win the season — and were the only two who actually finished the Sodoku and scaled the mountain.

A Wishaw father collapsed at the end of a gruelling open water charity swim which lasted more than 30 hours.

The son of a search and rescue hero is to take on a gruelling 10k race around a Perthshire loch to raise funds for charity in his honour.

Survivor alums Danny McCray and Sarah Lacina became the first winners of The Challenge: USA on Wednesday, September 14, after what looked like a grueling final challenge and certainly a shocking conclusion to the spinoff of the MTV series.

What you didn’t see. Tyson Apostol is opening up about his time on The Challenge: USA and why he decided to quit during the final alongside some of his other competitors after a Sudoku puzzle with no instructions tripped them up.

Emily Longeretta For the first time in “Challenge” history, players will be paired with their closest ally in real life for Season 38 of “The Challenge: Ride or Dies.” MTV announced Thursday that Season 38 will premiere on Wednesday, Oct. 12 at 8 p.m. ET.

Tyson Fury demolished a punch bag machine and smashed Anthony Joshua's record score on the challenge. The two British heavyweights are set to finally meet in the ring at the end of this year, after Joshua accepted Fury's offer of a 60/40 split to face him in Cardiff on December 3.