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This Morning star Alison Hammond, 47, has been honoured with an Easter egg dedicated to her.The presenter took to Twitter to join in the giggles as fans receive their funny Easter treats.Alison took to Twitter last night to laugh with one social media user who shared a video as he opened his Alison egg.The fan looked ecstatic as he opened his egg with an Alison cut out in the background.Responding in view of her 415,900 followers she shared three laughing face emojis.This is not the first time Alison has taken to the social media site to share her excitement over her own Easter egg.Twitter page London on the Inside shared a promotional image of the egg with the caption: "We all know what we really want for Easter is a hot pink, raspberry flavoured @AlisonHammond head."Alison replied: "The moment you become an Easter egg."Further, social media users Ed James tweeted: "@AlisonHammond have you seen this? Nice ears!! @AcornsHospice."Alison then joked: "Yes, can you believe it! They have made me into an Easter egg!"I'm an Easter hunny!"The Instagram page Love of Huns ran a poll asking their followers to vote for their favourite hun.In the running was chef Nigella Lawson, Alexandra Burke, Kate Slater and many more.Alison came out victorious and the Instagram page partnered with Deliveroo to offer the Easter Hunny treat.A benefit of the incredible Easter Hunny egg is all proceeds are going to Acorns Children's Hospice.The charity provides a network of care and support to life-limited and life-threatened children and their families across the UK.Deliveroo spokesperson Aisha Jefferson said: "It’s no surprise to us that Alison Hammond was crowned the nation’s number one ‘hun’, she’s an icon!"We have loved having her as the

breast cancer battle as she recalled her “brutal” mastectomy.The former Countryfile presenter will be releasing a documentary to raise awareness around the issue for ITV. The much-loved television presenter went on Instagram today to share an update with her 204,000 followers. She wrote: “They'll be quite a few photos of my upper body in the press this week because I've done lots of interviews about my forthcoming @itv #breastcancer documentary.”Referring to the selfie attached to the post, she continued: “This is the last pic I took of myself before my mastectomy, to remove a 6cm tumour from my left breast. “One of the best bits of advice I was given by my friend Heidi who has been through this, was to say goodbye and thank you to my breast… “For all the years of service and time spent together. “Saying farewell and grieving for what we've lost is OK. “To all the women about to go through this (I know some of you have your op this week) and to those of you just through the other side... “It helped me to know this brutal, scary procedure was to save my life,” Julia penned.“There are new possibilities, this experience will give you an inner strength you didn't know you had, and there is always hope. “I am learning more about my body now than I ever have. “I understand how incredible it is, how it functions. “Our bodies need care, nutrition & emotional sustenance. But for now...

Express.co.uk that he once interviewed musical theatre icon Barbra Streisand, 79.The Good Morning Britain presenter shared the anecdote from his early interviewing days while speaking at the Ideal Home Show, in partnership with NatWest. Richard has been the Entertainment Editor on ITV’s Good Morning Britain since 2014 and has been working in showbiz for over two decades. When asked about which celebrities he was most surprised by after many years of interviews, he opened up about the time he thought he had “upset” Barbra Streisand. He recalled their meeting on a hot summer’s day in New York, explaining: “My memory of Barbra Streisand was her stopping the interview halfway through…“And I thought, ‘Oh my goodness me.

Good Morning Britain presenter Richard Madeley, 65, has opened up about how his relationship with wife Judy Finnigan, 73, has adapted now that they no longer work together on TV projects. The couple rose to fame as an on-screen double act, after fronting their Channel 4 show, Richard & Judy, together for eight years.They previously hosted This Morning as a duo for a decade.However, despite their successes as a pair, Judy recently decided to take a step back from the spotlight, leaving Richard to continue his presenting career on ITV without her.Despite them moving down different paths professionally, Richard and Judy have now clarified, during a new interview on Kate Thornton’s White Wine Question Time podcast, that they have not grown apart in their marriage.Richard compared their relationship to being “semi-detached”, explaining that although they seem to spend less time together in the eyes of the public, they are still close behind-the-scenes.When quizzed on how they’ve managed to stay together personally after working more separately, Judy explained: “We are incredibly close, we always have been.”She continued: “Obviously, I think working together for so long has bonded us more tightly than if we had two completely separate jobs.“I think the thing is, when you’re a presenting a show like the kind that we presented, it’s very instinctive, you’re doing interviews all the time.”Judy explained she believes working with Richard helped them to develop “an extra telepathic muscle” in their relationship. She added: “By the time I decided I’d had enough, you and I were something completely different anyway, it just didn’t matter, it didn’t make any difference at all.“When you go and do GMB, I’m still here in bed, I’m happy

Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two presenter Rylan Clark spoke to Express.co.uk about his ITV colleague Alison Hammond at the Boots No7 Pro Derm Scan launch party last week. While the star said he was glad to see Alison front and centre on a Friday hosting This Morning alongside Dermot O'Leary, he maintained it “should have happened years ago”.Rylan, 33, has made several This Morning appearances and has also spent time in the Big Brother House, which is where Alison, 47, first found her fame in 2002.Meanwhile, Rylan got his start ten years ago on the ninth series of The X Factor, and has recently revealed that he will be releasing a book entitled 10 to celebrate a decade of working in the showbiz industry. When quizzed about whether he’d host the X Factor if it ever returned, he replied: “But I love Derm.

Dancing on Ice since he won the ITV show last month.

Richard Madeley, 65, said he heard Judy “slam” the phone down following a call with her obstetrician.

Gary Lineker, 61, has not held back on his criticism of Richard Madeley, 65, after the Good Morning Britain star entered a “very complicated discussion” with climate activist Miranda Whelehan.

Emmerdale viewers prepare for the dramatic court scenes coming up, Paige Sandhu has revealed they can expect Meena to put on "the performance of a lifetime", blaming Liam (Jonny McPherson) and Manpreet (Rebecca Sarker) for everything.

Rylan Clark has explained how he and Alan Carr are helping each other through their respective divorces.

This Morning presenter Fern Britton has admitted she's been spotted skinny dipping by her neighbours following her move to stunning Cornwall.

Good Morning Britain presenter said the pair were "kindred spirits" and from the first moment they met they had just "clicked".At the time, Judy was married to her first husband David Henshaw, who she tied the knot with in 1974 and they shared six-year-old twins, Tom and Jack.Richard was married to Lynda Hooley for five years before they divorced in 1983, a year after he had met Judy.The former This Morning presenter knew he wanted to marry his other half after their third date - but she was apprehensive about their eight-year age gap.Judy was 34 and Richard was 26 at the time.The pair were admittedly unhappy in their respective marriages before they embarked on their romance.When Richard arrived at Granada Television, the anchor spotted Judy and immediately developed a crush.Judy even confessed she thought Richard's suit at the time was "a bit flash", however since he otherwise "looked nice", she decided to let their relationship develop.She revealed their colleagues were convinced the pair were only involved in "a fling" and were left astonished when they each got a divorce from their other halves.Judy told the White Wine Question Time podcast while alongside her husband of 36 years: "There was absolutely no doubt in my mind that my boys, who were six, twins, they are - two six-year-old boys were my absolute priority and they had to be."And as Richard and I got closer, and it was clear that we… you kind of talked about marriage after about three weeks, didn’t you, I remember."It was clear things were very, very serious."The former This Morning presenter went on to end her marriage to journalist David after 12 years.Richard Osman breaks silence following Pointless exit after 13 years[LATEST]Dragons' Den star Sara Davies

BBC Breakfast presenter Sally Nugent has sparked a frenzy amongst her social media followers after asking ITV's Ed Chamberlin what he's doing this summer following Dan Walker's exit from the BBC earlier this week.Taking to Instagram, Sally shared a picture of herself posing with fellow broadcaster, sports presenter Ed Chamberlin as they enjoyed a sunny day at the races together.In view of her 52,700 followers, the newsreader shared a snap of herslef with the sports presenter.Sally wrote: "Oh hello."What are you doing this summer? @edchamberlin," she added, alongside a winking face.The snap showed the duo posing for a sunny snap at the races, while Sally stunned in a polka dot midi dress.A post shared by Sally Nugent (@sallynugenttv)After sharing the picture, some of Sally's fans were convinced that she was dropping hints over who would be her new BBC Breakfast co-host after Dan's exit.Instagram user 70_andy_11 wrote: "Will Big Ed @edchamberlin being sitting next to you in the Mornings #breakfast #newcouple." (sic)However, others commented on Sally's stunning outfit.A.jaynehardy wrote: "Looking gorgeous."While patricktbartley penned: "Serving Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman!"Sally's post comes days after Dan announced that he had decided to depart his presenting role on BBC Breakfast and move to Channel 5.In view of his 753,000 Twitter followers, he said: "I have some news."In two weeks, I'm going to be leaving BBC Breakfast and moving to 5 News on Channel 5.""I'm really excited but I thought I'd just explain the decision," he added.He went on: "It's a massive one for me - someone who loves Breakfast, loves the team there, loves sitting next to Sally.""But Channel 5 came along with big ambitions, big plans - and I don't

TV legends Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan appeared on the White Wine Question Time Podcast yesterday, where they spoke to presenter Kate Thornton about their famous Book Club. On the show, Richard was keen to dispel any illusions that the couple did not personally select the books that made it onto their list. Richard and Judy, who are best known for their self-titled show and long presence on This Morning between 1988 and 2001, were quick to clarify that they are both keen readers. The daytime presenters launched their Richard & Judy Book Club with WHSmith in January 2004, and have continued to pick out their favourites to recommend to readers ever since. Kate told the couple that, after 12 years of their book club, they continued to “get Britain turning the page”. In response to this, Richard said: “Well, I suppose it’s because we don’t just lend our names to it.

ITV talk show host Lorraine Kelly admitted to Express.co.uk she went from a size 10 to a size 14 over lockdown, and spoke about how her increased food and alcohol intake were partly to blame.The journalist has teamed up with WW (formerly known as Weight Watchers) in hopes of getting her confidence and “va va voom back”.Lorraine, 62, spoke about how she was dismayed to find that she had gone from a size 10 to a size 14 due to the change to her diet over lockdown. Speaking about how the pandemic affected her, Lorraine said: “Things were different. All of a sudden, the routine in our lives went. “I mean, I still had a routine, but there were no exercise classes - maybe once a day you could walk your dogs? “And comfort eating.

Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two presenter Rylan Clark has admitted he is keen to see Big Brother come back, as it “changed his life”. Rylan spoke to Express.co.uk about how the show had given him both a “career and a husband” at the Boots No7 Pro Derm Scan launch party on Tuesday.Rylan, 33, has been a part of some of the UK’s biggest reality shows over the years. Starting his career ten years ago on the ninth series of The X Factor, Rylan has recently revealed that he will be releasing a book entitled 10 to celebrate a decade of working in the showbiz industry. The star won the 11th series of Celebrity Big Brother the following year in 2013, which launched his career as a presenter in shows like Big Brother's Bit on the Side, This Morning and The Xtra Factor.Celebrity Big Brother was also where the Radio 2 DJ met husband Dan Neal, with whom he split from last June after six years of marriage. When asked about which of his many TV show gigs was his favourite, Rylan was decisive with his answer. “Big Brother,” he replied quickly.

This Morning last month, Brenda discussed her very busy schedule with Vera and filming Kate and Koji.She said to Holly and Phil: "[We finished] two weeks ago and I start Vera on Monday!"Phillip then asked: "And you're away for a long time aren't you?"Brenda replied: "Yeah, so sort of six or seven months."This means that filming should wrap up for Vera in the autumn, hopefully in time for the series' usual winter release.Brenda is the recipient of several accolades including one Golden Globe, a BAFTA, a Cannes Film Festival Award and two Academy Award nominations.Her career breakthrough was in Mike Leigh's 1996 drama Secret & Lies, for which she received multiple awards.Since 2011, she has played the title role of DCI Vera Stanhope in the British crime drama series Vera.

She was also given pills that were more friendly with her hair than the ones she had been taking.Laura recently welcomed newborn Jesse with former co-star Mark Jordon.Because of the pregnancy, she said that her hair began to once again fall out as she couldn’t take the pills due to hormonal content.She explained: "It was so intense I don't know how I had any hair left on my head."Laura said, however, that the hair did eventually grow back.She wrote in the letter that she expects the same thing to happen again at some point in the future.Laura has portrayed Kerry in Emmerdale since 2012, while Mark, 54, played Daz Spencer between 2014 and 2019.The two met and began dating when he joined the cast to play Kerry’s brother-in-law. 

cancer that had been going on for more than a year. Carol McGiffin, who shared the screen with Lynda as part of the Loose Women panel, was also diagnosed with cancer while the actress was in the final moments of her life.Speaking to presenter Kate Thornton on her White Wine Question Time podcast, Carol recounted wearing a wig around Lynda to avoid telling her of her cancer diagnosis.Both Kate and Carol had been invited for a brunch to “say their last goodbyes” before their friend passed away.The pair also remembered during the chat last month seeing Lynda smoke despite her long-standing disapproval of smoking.Kate asked: “Didn’t you wear a wig the last time you went we saw Lynda Bellingham?”Carol admitted: “Yes because I wasn’t going to tell her either.”Kate explained: “So Lynda Bellingham had cancer, and it ultimately took her life.“So she’d invited us to her flat to effectively say our goodbyes.

Piers Morgan, 57, famously walked off set on Good Morning Britain last year after becoming embroiled in an argument over Meghan Markle's Oprah interview with Alex Beresford.The upcoming TalkTV presenter has taken to Twitter to respond to a fan who commented on his "uncensored" attitude, leading Piers to take a swipe at ITV and their treatment of him when he decided to leave Good Morning Britain.Piers posted a short clip promoting his new channel with the caption "20 days to launch" in view of his 7.9 million Twitter followers.ClassyAssyCarly commented: "To be fair, when are you ever censored?"You always make your thoughts and opinions known in some shape or form."Piers then replied taking a swipe at ITV for their treatment of him during the Meghan Markle situation.He penned: "True, but ITV tried to censor me when they said I had to apologise for disbelieving Princess Pinocchio or lose my GMB job."I just opted to leave so I could continue saying what I think, which is what I'll be doing every night on my new show."Express.co.uk have contacted ITV for comment.Many social media users took to the post's comments to express their views on Piers' bold statement.Stuart_Wilson19 said: "Being asked to apologise is hardly censorship!"Alielmuchacho added: "You're a bully though. Her name is Meghan?"Bert_druten commented: "You quit because the weatherman made you look stupid."Piers is referencing his decision to quit Good Morning Britain after the remarks he made regarding Prince Harry and Meghan's interview with Oprah.About the interview, Piers said on TV: "Who did you go to? What did they say to you?"I’m sorry, I don’t believe a word she said, Meghan Markle.

The Chase star Anne Hegerty has revealed the inspiration behind her role as The Governess on the popular ITV quiz show.The quizzer, 63, has played the formidable role of The Governess on the show since 2010 but has now opened up on where she gets her inspiration for the part.The ITV personality told how she modelled herself on certain family members, despite not entirely getting on with them.The star made the remarks at an event celebrating International Women's Day last month.Anne revealed: "On my mother’s side, I come from a very feminist family."She went on to explain how her relatives were involved in campaigning for women's rights.She said: "My great grandmother campaigned for votes for women before the Suffragette movement."Two of their daughters went to university, my great aunt became a doctor and my grandmother studied history."Anne revealed that she took inspiration from her close relatives for her ITV character."I didn’t get on at all well with my grandmother but I sort of channel her a bit for The Governess," she added.Anne also said that she didn't get one with one of her aunts.She went on to explain how it resulted in her drawing inspiration from them to use in her role as The Governess, she told The Sun.Anne is one of six Chasers on the ITV quiz programme.She stars alongside Shaun Wallace, Mark Labbett, Jenny Ryan, Paul Sinha and Darragh Ennis.Elsewhere, Anne confirmed that she was forced to pull out of filming for Beat the Chasers after having tested positive for Covid.In an announcement on Twitter last month, Anne reassured her 161,200 followers that she felt okay and revealed who would be stepping in to take her place.Anne wrote: "Unfortunately I’ve contracted Covid-19 so won’t be filming this series of