The One Show’s Alex Scott fights back tears as she recounts hitting rock bottom during alcohol battle

A cryptic tweet by Elon Musk and late-night purge of top executives closed Twitter’s takeover saga as chaotically as it began, with no formal announcement just a four-word post by the self-declared Chief Twit — “the bird is freed.”

The Eurovision Song Contest 2023 will officially be held in Liverpool.Earlier this year, it was revealed the international music competition would be hosted in the UK amid last year's winning country Ukraine being deemed too high risk due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.The UK placed second in the 2022 contest with Sam Ryder's Space Man. READ MORE: Eurovision Song Contest bosses deciding between Liverpool and Glasgow to host eventLast month, a shortlist of seven UK cities was whittled down to Glasgow and Liverpool and Eurovision presenter Graham Norton has now confirmed Liverpool will host next year's show on May 13.Graham revealed the chosen host city during an appearance on The One Show on Friday evening (October 7).Speaking to presenters Alex Jones and Roman Kemp, the RuPaul's Drag Race UK judge, 59, shared the exciting verdict after months of speculation.Initially, six Northern cities and the Scottish location of Glasgow were revealed to be in contention to fill in for a Ukrainian city as host.Alongside Glasgow and Liverpool, these included Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield, Birmingham and Newcastle.Eurovision 2022 was held in Turin, Italy following Italian band Måneskin storming to victory with their song Zitti E Buoni in 2021.Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra won the 2022 contest with their track Stefania but the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) ruled that runner-up the UK should host in Ukraine's place.Reacting to the news on Twitter, fans shared their delighted reactions.One fan wrote: "So glad Liverpool got the Eurovision. It makes perfect sense given they are known for their vibrant music scene.

Ben Shephard revealed he has a secret degree under his belt during an appearance on The One Show. The Tipping Point host, 47, was welcomed onto the BBC show to chat to presenters Alex Jones and Jermaine Jenas on Wednesday (October 5).

RYLAN Clark has lifted the lid on a number of juicy Big Brother secrets in his tell-all new memoir. The TV star, who won Celebrity Big Brother before hosting the show's sister programme Bit On The Side, told how some housemates' behaviour was more shocking outside of the CCTV than house than in it.

BBC The One Show viewers were left divided over Davina McCall's outfit choice while she was on Monday night's programme to discuss perimenopause and the menopause.

The One Show had a major host shake-up on Tuesday (October 4) as radio star Lauren Lavern took over our screens. Alex Jones and Ronan Keating usually host the show on Wednesday's but instead Lauren took Alex's place - and fans seemed to love the shake-up as they showered Lauren with praise.

TV presenter Alex Jones has said that her career has “come in handy” while raising her own three kids.The welsh television presenter spoke to Metro as part of their “sixty seconds with” series, which has previously profiled the likes of Strictly Come Dancing’s Kaye Adams, Peter Andre and Gok Wan. Revealing she was taking the interview in her car because her house is “like a zoo”, Alex, 45, was asked whether she is good with kids because of her experience, as she branded herself a "fun parent".

Mel C aka Sporty Spice shared her thoughts about if and when the Spice Girls would be performing again, perhaps as a reunion tour.

RYLAN Clark predicted he'd end up in trouble with Strictly Come Dancing bosses after a cheeky remark about his love life. The 33-year-old was joined on spin-off show It Takes Two by Ranj Singh, Ugo Monye and Mollie King to talk about the couple's preparing to take to the dancefloor tonight.

Victoria Beckham had an emotional reaction during her Paris Fashion Week show as she spotted her son Brooklyn Beckham sat front row with her husband David and children Romeo, Cruz and Harper.READ: 'Proud' David Beckham sends wife Victoria special message before first Paris Fashion Week showBrooklyn and his wife Nicola Peltz-Beckham were in attendance at show, and it was the first time that Victoria and Nicola have been pictured at the same event after the American actress claimed that the mum-of-four had "blanked" her during the design process of her wedding dress.WATCH: Victoria Beckham blows sweet kiss to son BrooklynIn a recent interview with Variety, the 27-year-old actress and her husband insisted that there was no rift and that she didn't reject the idea of Victoria designing her wedding gown.MORE: Nicola Peltz gushes about mum Claudia in new pictures with Brooklyn BeckhamDISCOVER: Victoria Beckham's subtle tribute to husband David at son Brooklyn's weddingAs Victoria walked out, she was overwhelmed by the emotion of hosting the event, and also by seeing her family in the rafters.The star put her hands to her mouth as she passed by son Brooklyn, who lovingly smiled at his mother as she blew a kiss to him.As she stepped out, Victoria embraced her husband, David, and also close friend Eva Longoria.

Rylan Clark appeared on BBC's The One show on Thursday night (September 29) where he opened up about his marriage breakdown. The TV personality, who found fame after appearing on The X Factor in 2012, spoke to Alex Jones and Roman Kemp about his 'awful' year.

You'd like to think that Emma Bunton would just be 'Emma' to her closest pals but it appears she's Baby Spice to everybody, including her nearest and deareast. The singer appeared on The One Show on Wednesday night (September 28) to promote her upcoming string of shows.

ALEX Scott was seen fighting back tears as she opened up about her new book on The One Show on Wednesday evening. The former professional footballer broke her silence about her "relationship" with her Lionesses' teammate Kelly Smith.

Alex Scott has been praised as an "inspiration" after revealing she had a secret relationship with teammate Kelly Smith as a young footballer. The BBC sports presenter 37, spoke about why she decided to write about the romance in her memoir, when she appeared on The One Show this evening. The book, called How (Not) To Be Strong also chronicles Alex's early childhood with her controlling father, who walked out on her family when she was just eight years old.

Spice Girls sleepover.The girl band icon was a guest on Wednesday's (September 28) The One Show and joined Alex Jones and Jermaine Jenas, alongside fellow guest Alex Scott on the programme.Alex asked Emma if it was true that her pals get to "rummage" through her band memorabilia when they come over to her gaff.The host said: "Is it true Emma, I was a massive Spice Girls fan growing but is it true when your girlfriends come over they love having a rummage in the vintage Spice Girls in the vintage old Spice Girls clothes box?"To which she replied: "Absolutely, in fact, they try things on I have a mic that I love from my tour and they go around the house singing in the mic and holding the awards and it's really lovely and we take pictures and videos too.""It sounds like a dream," Alex quipped.Jermaine then joked to his co-host: "Are you asking for an invite?"Alex then laughed: "Well, I wouldn't mind holding the Brit Award."In further Spice Girls news, it was recently revealed that Victoria Beckham once drunkenly threw her knickers out of a cab window.According to Mel C, Posh Spice once got so drunk on the day the group signed their record deal that she threw her underwear out of a London taxi. In her autobiography, Mel C wrote: “By the time we arrived, the taxi was a wreck; there was lipstick, champagne and flowers all over it.

The One Show about his new memoir, A Pocketful of Happiness, which was written mostly in diary form during the last year of his wife’s life, the 65-year-old actor explained the personal story behind the title, and the heartfelt message his wife Joan gave to him and his daughter Oilly (Olivia) shortly before she took her last breath.Talking very calmly and collectively about his wife and the 38 years of marriage that they shared, Richard told Alex Jones and Jermaine Jenas how he was coping with grief.Having lost his wife a year ago this month he described grief as an “abyss” with him having to “negotiate” his way through it on a daily basis, which can understandably be “difficult” at times.Continuing to talk about his beloved wife, Richard said: “Joan was very smart.“She died a year ago this month and four days before she died she said ‘I know you and our daughter will be sad, what I charge you both to do is find a pocketful of happiness in each day’.”Respecting his wife’s last wishes, or instructions, Richard said that both him and his daughter have tried to do just that.He said: “It has been really helpful.

King Charles III in 1997 with the Spice Girls and what really happened with the bottom incident.Mel was in attendance at the Royal Gala alongside Geri Horner (Ginger Spice), Emma Bunton (Baby Spice), Melanie 'Mel B' Brown (Scary Spice) and Victoria Beckham (Posh Spice).They were due to perform at the 21st anniversary of the Prince's Trust event, but some of the girls had other ideas with the future King.The Wannabe hitmarkers all circled around the future king, with Geri and Mel B even planting kisses on his cheeks, ignoring all royal protocol before snapping the now-iconic photo.But the heat was really turned up when Geri interrupted to tell Charles that he was "very sexy" as well as controversially patting his rear.Speaking about the unusual day, Mel C said: "I saw him earlier this year at the Prince’s Trust Awards, and we do always have a little chuckle at some of the funny situations."The Telegraph interviewer then asked Mel about the famous bottom patting incident, to which she replied: "I say, ‘Look, it wasn’t me! I’m not to blame!’ He’s always had a sense of humour, which is obviously important."So I’m hoping for good things. He’s quite in touch with the people."Geri has since broken her silence on the incident due to many publications claiming she had pinched the royals derriere.She told The Times: "I didn’t pinch Prince Charles’s bum, as was reported."I patted it.

Melanie Chisholm, 48, most famously known as Mel C or Sporty Spice, has revealed that she didn’t feel the need to warn fellow singer Robbie Williams, 48, that she would open up about their romance in her autobiography. The singer’s book, titled Who I Am, was published earlier this month and is something of a tell-all, with Melanie also revealing the health issues she faced at the height of her Spice Girls fame. In her memoir, The Spice Girl opens up about her romantic involvement with Take That member Robbie in the mid-90s.

Mel C has admitted she didn’t feel the need to warn fellow singer  Robbie Williams she was going to open up about their romance when penning her autobiography.The Spice Girl previously confirmed she dated the Angels hitmaker in the mid-90s and has opened up about their time together in her new tell-all memoir, Who I Am. However, she confessed that she didn’t feel the need to let him know he’s in the book, because of the way the former Take That star has apparently ‘behaved over the years’, she said.To give the Shine singer his due, he has admitted himself he was in no rush to settle down before he met wife Ayda. ‘[It’s] amazing for somebody built like me – to put it in vulgar terms – a sh**ger.