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JEFF Hordley took a massive swipe at his on-screen alter ego Cain Dingle on This Morning. The Emmerdale actor opened up to Rochelle Humes and Phillip Schofield about his first few years in the Dales and admitted he thought the character was "two dimensional".

The Chase is a hit amongst ITV viewers every day but that intensity on the weekday show is nothing compared to its primetime counterpart, Beat the Chasers. Bradley Walsh will be back to host the brand new series which starts on Monday night (May 16).

It's quickly gained something of a cult following with thousands of viewers tuning-in to watch the trials and tribulations of the powerful and posh Bridgerton family of Regency era England in Bridgeton on Netflix - but some of the keenest fans are set to be disappointed when the series strays from its popular original storylines in the next season.

Phillip Schofield had a busy weekend hosting The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Celebration, celebrating Her Majesty's royal milestone on Sunday night.

Holly Willoughby was flooded with comments as she shared a rare family selfie on Instagram over the weekend. She took to the photo-sharing platform to send birthday wishes to her big sister Kell as she celebrated her birthday.

This Morning host Phillip Schofield shared a selfie with Hollywood star Tom Cruise at The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Celebration on Sunday (May 15) during ITV's special show. Phil, 60, was hosting the Jubilee special show alongside Julie Etchingham, a change from his usual on-screen co-star Holly Willoughby, and there was a star-studded cast of celebrities in attendance.Taking to his Instagram the legendary TV presenter shared a snap with actor Tom, 59, and they were both dressed in snazzy tuxedos at the ITV extravaganza event in honour of 70 years of Her Majesty being on the throne.Phil captioned the picture: "Just checking our tuxedos before the show...

ITV fans were dumbfounded that Mission Impossible actor Tom Cruise was asked to be part of The Queen's Jubilee Celebrations on Sunday May 16.Host's Phillip Schofield, 60, and Julie Etchingham, 52, seemed to be excited that the Top Gun star was in the vicinity and eagerly awaiting to speak with them about the upcoming June celebrations to honour Her Majesty The Queen.As the ITV programme was about to cut to s short break, Julie excitedly said: "Just one of the biggest film stars on the planet has dropped by to say Hello, Tom Cruise will be here."Within minutes Twitter was flooded with questioning fans who wondered why the American actor was part of the production.One person penned: "This @ITV jubilee celebration program looks absolutely pish. Why is Tom Cruise involved? Does he have a movie out #Jubilee #ITV.

HOLLY Willoughby suffered an unfortunate blunder while supporting Phillip Schofield ahead of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Celebration. The TV star said she'll be tuning in to watch Phillip, 60, present coverage of the first televised event to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's 70 years on the throne.

This Morning's Daisy Payne has opened up about her first live television segment for the popular ITV programme and what it was really like working with Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield.The daytime TV star and gardener regularly features on This Morning, but described her first experience of live television 'nerve-wracking', after only previously sharing gardening videos on social media.The star usually presents segments from home, with Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield presenting for the studio, but visited the set for a special segment where they sowed sunflowers for Ukraine.She told OK! Magazine: "I really had to pinch myself when I stood in the studio as we went live at the start of the show."I mean, a year ago, I was just loving doing my gardening on Instagram and YouTube, now here I am on National TV! Crazy."Daisy also opened up on meeting Holly and Philip for the first time, and what they are like in real life, adding: "Usually I speak to [Holly and Phil] while they’re in the studio and I’m in my garden, so it was lovely to hug, chat and catch up in real life."Holly and Philip were both so warm and welcoming, we had a great time together sowing sunflowers for Ukraine."The same can be said for This Morning on Friday hosts Dermot O'Leary and Alison Hammond too, with Daisy describing them as "a great double act," adding she is 'proud' to be part of such a "lovely television family."Daisy had also previously revealed that she thought the invitation to be on This Morning was 'a joke' and a 'wind up', when she initially received an email from producers to be on the programme."An email came in from the producers of the show. I mean, as if!?" said Daisy.

The Mirror reports that the chef is one contestant BBC bosses are very keen to get on the show. The cheeky Italian has a big fanbase after becoming a star on fellow BBC show Ready, Steady, Cook before he went onto claim the I'm A Celebrity crown.

Phillip Schofield may have just given fans the answer to the question Emmerdale fans were asking as Jeff Hordley appeared on This Morning. The actor, who is best known for playing Cain Dingle in the ITV soap, appeared on the daytime show to chat about his latest storyline.

Emmerdale star Jeff Hordley dropped a big hint at the fate of his character Cain Dingle after shocking car crash scenes aired on Wednesday night. The 52 year old appeared on This Morning to discuss the crash twist scene, which Cain’s feud with Al Chapman reach a violent end. Jeff’s character looked to be in serious condition after his car was seen flipping over following the collision, and his body was left bloodied as he lay unconscious behind the wheel.The actor remained tight-lipped on what happens next on This Morning as he said Cain was in “car chase jeopardy” — leaving host Phillip Schofield to try and draw out teasers a different way, instead about Emmerdale’s 50th anniversary plans.

Emmerdale star Jeff Hordley has inadvertently teased his character's fate.The actor plays Cain Dingle on the ITV soap and appeared on Thursday's episode of This Morning (May 12) where he hinted that Cain will in fact survive this week's dramatic episodes.A flash-forward clip featured during Wednesday night's episode of Emmerdale (May 11) confirmed Cain as the victim of the show's horrific car crash.The teaser saw an unconscious Cain slumped against the steering wheel with blood dripping down one of his arms.When asked whether Cain would survive the crash while speaking with presenters Phillip Schofield and Rochelle Humes, Jeff said: "Well, I'm here. I'm OK."I can't really say too much because I'll just spoil the episode."Jeff then confirmed that preparations for the show's 50th anniversary in October were going "brilliant", which Phil took as evidence that Cain does indeed survive the road collision.

Hairy Bikers star Si King has offered an update on his co-star and friend Dave Myers after he shared his cancer diagnosis. The celebrity chef, who found fame as part of the cooking duo, revealed he has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy last week.

Phillip Schofield and Rochelle Humes probably didn't expect to find themselves crawling around the This Morning studio floor when they headed to work this morning.

This Morning host Rochelle Humes was left in tears of laughter as a Spin To Win player seemingly burped live on-air during the latest show.Tuesday's episode (May 10) of the ITV programme saw Rochelle join regular host Phillip Schofield in the place of Holly Willoughby.After a chaotic start, the pair were presenting the show's Spin To Win segment when Rochelle was reduced to tears by a player named Keith.As they instructed the viewer to "say watercress" and win more prizes during the day's final round, Keith could be heard making a loud belching sound before answering correctly.As both Rochelle and Phil laughed, Phil asked: "Did he sneeze?"Meanwhile, Rochelle commented: "I think he burped."As the former Saturdays star tried to resume her presenting duties, she broke into uncontrollable laughter.Stroking Phil's arm, she added: "Sorry. I'm gone.

This Morning had a chaotic start on Tuesday as presenters Phillip Schofield and Rochelle Humes began the show on the ground.The latest episode of the ITV programme opened with the presenting duo on their hands and knees and facing away from camera as they scrambled on the floor looking for Rochelle's missing earpiece.Talking between themselves, Rochelle could be heard telling her co-star: "It is actually under there. It's dusty."Turning back to camera, the former Saturdays star then explained the pair had "had a small issue."Phil added: "Rochelle's earpiece just fell out and shot straight underneath there."Rochelle then claimed to have a "big ear hole" and "baggy ear", which caused the blunder while Phil joked the earpiece had fallen "where the This Morning mouse lives".He later joked: "I'll tell you what though, they're never going to get that out and that's going to cost you a fortune because they're expensive.

Gogglebox's Lee Riley has given an update on his sidekick Jenny Newby after revealing she was in hospital. The Channel 4 star was without his co-star and best pal as he hit the red carpet on Sunday night (May 8).

This Morning presenter Phillip Schofield has revealed a surprising thing he noticed about Queen Elizabeth ahead of her Platinum Jubilee Celebration this weekend.During an interview with ITV, the star revealed he’s had several encounters with the Queen throughout his career and revealed she has “great skin.”He said: "I’ve been lucky to meet the Queen on a number of occasions and have always been struck by how easily she puts everyone at their ease. "She is very quick witted and incredibly well informed...

Holly Willoughby has an out-of-this-world member of staff on her team - the moon!The 41-year-old presenter has listed the heavenly body as an employee at her new wellness firm Wylde Moon.Bizarrely listed alongside the biographies of staff there is an entry for ‘‘the moon’’.This Morning host Holly claims it is responsible for company “guidance and intuition”.And under its guiding hand, the mother-of-three star has posted her first money-spinning financial figures since giving her agents the boot and taking control of her cash.Her financial books show healthy assets for her lifestyle brand Wylde Moon of £305,981.Holly says of the project: “It’s an online space to empower women, explore crystal energies and offer fashion and beauty tips.“I want Wylde Moon to be a place where I can share the things that I love, the lessons that I’ve learnt, the things I see and instantly want to share with others.”The Freeze The Fear host has become a shrewd entrepreneur as well as a successful TV presenter.She famously split from the talent agency YMU Entertainment in a shock business move in 2020.The star left the company - which represents stars including Phillip Schofield, Ant and Dec and Davina McCall - after 13 years to establish one of her own.She launched the all-female firm Roxy Management and is its sole client.Holly also runs Roxy Media Ltd with her telly producer husband Dan Baldwin.Its earnings are made up from her telly and advertising and social media work.The firm has a cash pile of £1,632,245 million. Holly will be back on our screens every night this evening to host The Games.The This Morning star and former cricketer Freddie Flintoff will host the live ITV reality show from Monday, May 9 to Friday, May 13.

Ryan Thomas found himself being called out by Phillip Schofield as he made an appearance on This Morning. The former Coronation Street star appeared live on the ITV daytime programme live from Crystal Palace.