The Chase’s Mark Labbett announces he’s been axed from ITV show’s US version

A court in California last week said that Phoebe Bridgers must take part in a deposition and answer questions under oath as part of her defamation legal battle with recording engineer Chris Nelson. She had previously said that his request for a deposition was “nothing more than thinly veiled harassment”.Nelson sued Bridgers last year claiming that, in October 2020, the musician posted and promoted various defamatory statements against him on Instagram.

Prince Andrew and an alleged fraudster may "finish the Queen", an expert has claimedDetails of The Duke of York's potentially problematic dealings were revealed by royal expert Daniela Elseras in an article for news.com.au.In the article, entitled "The $40 million problem that might finish the Queen", she says the Royal Family member accepted payments totalling nearly £1.5million ($1.9million USD) from Turkish businessman Selman Turk.The alleged fraudster is currently being sued by his former employer, Turkish millionaire Nebahat Evyap Isbilen, for allegedly defrauding her of around £53million ($70million), and Elseras claims it is causing Her Majesty a "very, very serious headache".Isbilen is said to have fled her home country amid fears of politician imprisonment, but her allegations towards Turk, who is said to have deposited nearly a million pounds ($1.3million) into Prince Andrew's bank account is currently being investigated.In November 2019, Turk is said to have deposited the hefty sum of money on behalf of Isbilen.Isbilen believed the money was going to be used to get a new Turkish passport, but Turk is said to have told her bank when questioned that the large transaction was actually a gift for newly-engaged Princess Beatrice's wedding.When Isbilen's lawyers contacted Andrew in March 2021, the money was returned but questions about what the money had been for were not answered.Prince Andrew has had a series of "eyebrow-raising" controversies around his financial status in the Royal Family, with Eleseras claiming the "taint of his questionable affairs" are now "reaching all the way to the top".In the news.com.au article, Elseras refers to the 2007 purchase of a crumbling property owned by the Prince and ex-wife

BBC sitcom The Royle Family was David and Denise's first child and starred in season three of the series - but two decades on the actor who played him James Matthew-Hughes is all grown up.James' character was born on Christmas Day back in 1999 and his christening day and first birthday were featured in the series which told the story of a working class family living in Manchester.These days he stars in numerous stage shows after training to be a musical theatre actor.According to his CV, James is able to do a variety of accents and is also skilled in dance jazz, tap, ballet and period dance as well as being a classically trained singer.After growing up, James got a degree in theatre arts and has starred in musicals such as Crazy for You and Me And My Girl at the London Palladium.James played David for a year before Harry Cash took it on 2006 for the reunion episode of the show The Queen of Sheba, where he was seen as a young child with his father looking like the spitting image of his dad, with the pair matching T-shirts.After the tragic death of its creator and Denise star Caroline Aherne back in 2016, many cast member have said they would not like to see the series brought back to TV screens without her.Ricky Tomlinson, who played Denise's dad Jim in the sitcom said on Loose Women in 2020: "Not for me, if it’s not broke don’t try and fix it."She was wonderful.

Coronation Street and Casualty, Jennifer also appeared in multiple 70s shows including The Brothers and Special Branch.Jennifer is said to have died at her home in France earlier this week, but her cause of death is unknown. A family friend confirmed her death. Jennifer appeared on countless TV shows while having minor roles in many popular soaps with her last stint taking place in 2015 on an episode of Doctors.

Danielle Lloyd has blasted trolls who called her “skeletal” and “unnatural” after she posted a picture of herself in a bikini. The mum-of-five looks slim and toned in the image, featuring a sexy paisley two-piece, and captioned it: “Believing in yourself and having determination, you can achieve anything.”But some of her fans were not impressed with the ripped picture with one saying it “was not a look to aspire to”.

Strictly star and TV presenter has shared a glimpse inside her living with her which she shares with her ex TV dance partner and boyfriend Kevin Cliffton. Though her fans are all saying the same thing.The documentary maker, who shares her Brighton-based apartment with Kevin, often posts home updates to her 1m followers.

Playboy Mansion – plus rumours the famous property had "shadow mansions".The Girls Next Door star, who was one of Hugh Hefner’s most prominent girlfriends, spoke about these little-known houses that allegedly lured young models.In a previous Q&A video on her YouTube channel, the model addressed rumours of a “secret video vault” in the Mansion allegedly containing celebrity sex tapes.Now, in a follow-up video, Holly tackled topics that arose on the recent Secrets of Playboy documentary series, including allegations of the existence of shadow mansions.During the documentary series, former housemate Jennifer Saginor claimed that Hefner had created “shadow mansions” to lure in new playmates.Saginor claimed that these “smaller versions” of the Playboy Mansion would house girls who came to LA looking for modelling opportunities, but ended up being a “facade”.Holly suggested that she “didn’t know” about these mini properties during her time living with the tycoon – but acknowledged that she is “not surprised” by the rumours.“Just because there’s this really seedy underbelly in Hollywood of people who kind of have money and they try to do the Hugh Hefner thing,” she said.“And they try to take advantage of every young woman who is just off the bus from the midwest trying to make it in Hollywood…"It’s gross, and I’m not surprised that there were shadow mansions."But, Holly did admit to hearing stories about what went on in the "shadow mansions".One friend of Hefner’s, whose name continuously cropped up during meet-ups, allegedly used to encourage women to come back to the properties after parties.The ex-Playmate said: “Girls who would come up to the pool parties or some of Hefner’s girlfriends who had moved out would later end up

MARK Labbett blasted a team on The Chase as the "worst ever" after they missed out on one of the best cash builders in the show's history. Bradley Walsh was almost adamant that he had a winning team on his hands during Thursday's outing of the ITV show - but things quickly went wrong.

The Chase's Mark Labbett made a cheeky plea to appear in a movie role as a film director from the Midlands appeared on the show. Rebeckah, from Tamworth, was joined by fellow contestants Aled, Lisa and Hussain on the hit ITV quiz show presented by Bradley Walsh on Thursday (March 24). The 47-year-old was first up to play and got off to a great start, winning £8,000 in her cash builder round.

Mark Labbett, 56, has shed an impressive ten stone in recent years thanks to a healthy diet and exercise regime. But despite the incredible transformation, Mark confirmed that The Chase’s writers will not scrap jokes alluding to his body size. He did so while revealing his “happiness” after having bought size 42” jeans.Mark shared the good news in view of his 158,000 Twitter followers.He wrote: “Happiness is buying a 42” M&S regular black jeans….and finding they are a bit loose :)“Last time I was this small it was the 1990s #skinnybeast.”But one concerned viewer responded to the post saying she hoped the “fat jokes” would now stop.Nikachu89x typed: “Hopefully this means Brad stops with the fat jokes they got old real quick.“Even if you think they're funny I cringe every time.”Mark responded explaining that the joke writers said scrapping the “fat-shaming” would make their job harder.He said: “The jokewriters openly admit they won’t stop with the fat shaming because it makes their job much harder :(“Regardless of the show’s jokes, some fans rushed to the social media platform to compliment Mark on his outstanding achievement.Purdie_michelle penned: “Well done Mark what an achievement.

The Chase star Mark Labbett will still be the target of multiple fat-shaming jokes on the ITV show, the quizmaster has said.Mark has famously been referred to as The Beast ever since he stepped foot on the show and his weight is regularly the punchline issued by host Bradley Walsh. However, despite his staggering 10st weight loss, Mark still remains the target of multiple jokes pointed directly at his weight, though he revealed it's not Bradley himself who comes up with the quips.

The Chase’s Mark Labbett has said that he is “gutted” about missing out on the US version of the popular game show. Mark is an original chaser on the UK’s programme, having been with the ITV show for 13 years since its initial launch in 2009.The Chase USA recently announced that the much anticipated second season will be going ahead, but The Beast took the opportunity to confirm that he will not be rejoining the show.He wrote: “Gutted to not be invited back but really excited at the new lineup.

The Chase star Mark Labbett is famed in the UK for his formidable quiz show prowess, which has led to him being branded "The Beast". However, fans were left wondering whether American producers did not invite the quizzer back on to the show as he addressed his exit again today.Mark announced on Twitter that he would not be returning to the show which led to a flurry of curiosity from his almost 158,000 followers."Gutted to not be invited back," he lamented, "but really excited at the new lineup."He added of the newcomers who would replace him: "Am expecting Brandon [Blackwell] and Victoria [Groce] to wow America :)."Twitter user, @milliejoe001 quizzed: "Was it because of contract reasons from The Chase Australia?"Mark explained in a candid tweet that no reason was given and his contract was not renewed."No they just didn’t renew me," he replied, "No reason was offered."@croth4 tweeted back: "I always imagined your participation would be a limited engagement that we should enjoy as long as we could - they simply can't keep the best around forever.

Much-loved ITV quiz show The Chase has had viewers' tongues wagging after fans picked up on what they think was a contestant 'hustling' a chaser out of £20,000. A recent episode of the show saw four brand new question-loving contestants bag a huge cash prize of £20,000.The majority of that prize pot was won by clever competitor Simon, who went after the higher offer when going head to head with quiz king Mark Labbett in the Final Chase.The latest instalment of the 5pm quiz saw Simon - along with his teammates Eraj, Amanda and Drina - competing against chaser Mark, 56.  Simon was first up, but, after a tricky quick-fire Cash Builder round, sadly only managed to answer one question correctly.

The Chase star Mark Labbett has sparked a frenzy amongst his fans after teasing a "big surprise" during the recording of Beat The Chasers.Taking to Twitter, The Beast, 56, told how he had exciting plans in store for audience members who were attending a recording of the popular ITV spin off show of The Chase, leading fans to speculate over what it could entail.In view of his 157,700 followers, the formidable quizzer hinted at some exciting news.Mark wrote: "If you are coming to #beatthechasers recording you might get a big surprise :)"Following the star's announcement, fans of the Chaser flocked to the comments to weigh in on what the "surprise" could be.Twitter user @neilpassmore wrote: "We’re coming to Elstree Studios on Friday afternoon @MarkLabbett!!! Can’t wait!!! #beatthechasers."@susanwhiting9 penned: "Hi Mark I will be there Saturday afternoon with my sister and niece I love surprises!! xx."@claireganham4 added: "What the big surprise Mark, I'm coming xx."While @kloedunne chipped in: "Me and my mum are going on Saturday and this has made me so much more excited!!!"Mark's announcement comes a day after he broke his silence after it was revealed he had been dropped from the US version of The Chase.The star shared his disappointment when it was announced he would not be returning to The Chase US, after having joined the stateside version of the US programme last year.The quizzer shared a promotional photo of the new series of the popular show, which showed he was not in the line up.The official account read: "New season. New Chasers.

Jenny Ryan, 39, has been on The Chase in 2015 and is most known as The Vixen.The chaser has taken to Twitter to express how "proud" she is of friend Brandon Blackwell on his latest career move after he's been named as one of co-worker Mark Labbett's replacements on the US version of the show.Brandon took to Twitter yesterday to break the news of his role on The Chase USA.He penned: "Back in the USA, new and improved.Still not here to make friends."It's now public; I have joined @thechaseabc as a chaser - and I'm not alone. Fun is over when the new season begins May 3."Jenny took to Twitter in view of her 107,500 followers to respond to the news.She said: "Extremely proud of my friend Brandon! Get ready, USA!..."One social media user took to the comments to point out Jenny's congratulatory message directed at her co-worker Mark's replacement.TeaBooksGin said: "No more Beastie? I'm in the US and what I don't like about the American version is the lack of humour."None of you take yourselves too terribly seriously and Brad's little interjections make the show so fun."I wish they had selected a comedian to host rather than a journalist."This comes as Mark took to Twitter yesterday to break his silence after it was announced that he had been axed from the US version of The Chase.The 56-year-old shared the news on Twitter in view of his 157,000 followers.The quizzer posted a promotional photo of the new series of the popular programme.The official account read: "New season.

The Chase viewers think they've figured out one contestant plan to bag more cash from the chaser.

THE Chase viewers were left outraged as a contestant "hustled" Mark Labbett out of £20,000 by "bending the rules" of the show. Four new players had a cheeky win against the Chaser after one of the clever competitors went for the high offer at the table opposite Mark, 56.

Sasha Urban editorIt’s not easy putting on the green. The Muppets have been added to this season of ABC’s reality competition “Holey Moley,” the network announced Tuesday. It’s part of the Alphabet net’s Spring unscripted series lineup, with three shows set to premiere May 3.Season 4 of “Holey Moley,” the mini-golf competition show executive produced by Steph Curry, will air at 8 p.m.

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ABC on Monday set a release date for three of its unscripted series on May 3: Season 4 of kicks off the evening, followed by quiz show and the brand-new series Who Do You Believe?