What Blue Peter presenters did after show - from drag acts to devastating illness

BROTHERS Oliver and Zac Barker played George Crawley on Downtown Abbey for two seasons, a Christmas special and the big screen adaption. Now seven years on from the final series, the duo, who are actually triplets, are all grown up.

ACTRESS Anya Taylor-Joy shows a bit of bottle in an ad for perfume. The star of The Queen’s Gambit looked stunning in red for the Viktor&Rolf Flowerbomb Ruby Orchid ad.

BRENDAN Cole has insisted he's not worried about the infamous Dancing On Ice curse - because he's happily married. Most recently Love Island stars Kem Cetinay and Wes Nelson saw their relationship splits coincide with their time in the ITV competition.

Drill music, the hardcore gangsta rap that has found regional strains in several different places including New York City, was condemned by the city's Mayor Eric Adams on Friday at a press conference. Adams said that he was first exposed to drill when his son sent him some music videos, which he called "alarming." The Mayor went on to compare the videos to tweets by former President Donald Trump, who was permanently suspended from Twitter for inciting an insurrection at the United States Capitol.

It's the stuff of post-rock legend: in 1993, Efrim Menuck, Mauro Pezzente and Mike Moya recorded a demo cassette called All Lights Fucked on the Hairy Amp Drooling, their first as Godspeed You! Black Emperor. The tape's run was limited to 33 copies, and all of them quickly disappeared out of the hands of the band, and into the ether without being heard by most of the band's fanbase.

VICTORIA Pendleton has told how she was edited to appear "ruthless" in Rock The Boat and the axed show made her more picky when choosing TV projects. The two-time Olympic gold cyclist said she felt frustrated when the one-off series aired her clash with co-star Craig Charles.

FOR 36 years Sally Dynevor was just famous for playing Coronation Street’s Sally Webster – but that all changed when daughter Phoebe shot to fame on global TV hit Bridgerton. Now the actress seems to be increasingly sharing the limelight with her high-achieving family, which is why she decided it was the right time for her to sign up to Dancing On Ice. The soap veteran credits her husband Tim, a screenwriter, and their three go-getting children for giving her the courage to step out of her comfort zone.

IT’S her biggest hit since hosting Big Brother. As The Masked Singer’s latest run reaches its finale, panellist Davina McCall says she knew right away the show would be huge. Davina, 54, has been waiting for a show that makes waves like reality smash Big Brother.  She says: “I’ve been in showbiz for 30 years and I’ve presented plenty of turkeys.

IMAAN Hammam wears her heart on her slip ahead of Valentine’s Day. And while the 25-year-old Dutch model may be way too young to have been a Spice Girl, she certainly has “girl power” according to Victoria Beckham, 47.

HE is the world’s most bankable leading man and my favourite actor. But Tom Cruise’s A-lister lifestyle is just starting to bite with movie chiefs.

Courteney Cox has delighted fans as she's shared an unseen photo of herself and Jennifer Aniston from their Friends days. Friends stars Courteney, 57, and 53 year old Jennifer shot to worldwide fame as they starred in the hit sitcom alongside Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Matthew Perry and Matt Le Blanc from 1994 to 2004. And just as fans thought they'd seen everything from the show, Courteney has shared a never-before seen image taken on the set of the famous comedy series.

ADELE let her hair down on a wild night of boozing, pole dancing and partying with drag queens — before crowning the topless winner of a Porn Idol contest. A drag artist who frolicked with the superstar singer until after 2am yesterday said: “She was a good-time girl who was ready for a party.” Smartly dressed Adele, 33, arrived unannounced at a gay nightclub following a demure appearance recording The Graham Norton Show earlier in the evening.

SUPERMAN star Tom Holland has revealed that he FAILED an audition for Peaky Blinders before finding fame. The 25-year-old actor admitted that he auditioned for the BBC Birmingham-based series but didn't make the cut.

RITA Ora has been dealt a major blow after Disney announced it had shelved the Beauty and The Beast prequel series. It came just days after the singer — who has starred in 50 Shades Of Grey — revealed she was playing a major character in the new TV show.

Channel 4 wildlife show, Scotland: Escape to the Wilderness. After first teasing the moment when the show premiered, host and cameraman Hamza Yassin has finally revealed all about how the Reverend ended up “in his birthday suit”.Escape to the Wilderness sees Hamza take a selection of celebrities under his wing to go and explore wildlife in the Scottish Highlands.The celebrities left behind their showbiz lifestyles and got up close and personal with nature.However, Rev Richard immersed himself in the wildlife far more than he expected when he ended up naked in sand dunes in the Ardnamurchan Peninsula.Fortunately, for the Reverend, the wardrobe blunder didn’t make the show.The Countryfile star divulged: “[Richard] had never been snorkelling before and it was the first time he wore a wetsuit.“So, he put it on, and the zip was at the front, but that’s the wrong way of doing it.“He’s trying to zip it up saying, ‘Oh, this is uncomfortable! Everything is wrong!’“He’s got bad knees, so we had to try and get this wetsuit off him.“Next thing, he’s in his birthday suit, he’s starkers and we’re trying to pull it off him.

Super Bowl defeat to the New England Patriots three years ago, but head coach Sean McVay must get it right against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.That's the view of NFL expert Mike Carlson as the Rams look to win the Super Bowl for the second time, having lost on three of their four appearances on the biggest stage of all.The most recent came against the Patriots, when the Rams were held to just three points in a 13-3 defeat in Tom Brady's final Super Bowl for New England.It's a different challenge this time around for McVay as he takes on a Bengals team with a frightening wide receiving corps, but a weaker O-line.And Carlson, speaking for Betfair at Passyunk Avenue in London, believes McVay will have learned from the struggle in Atlanta three years ago."This is a different team," Carlson told Daily Star Sport. "Maybe McVay has it in the back of his mind, but I don't think so."The organic flow of this game is going to be different to that one.

Aston Villa could land Philippe Coutinho from Barcelona for cheap despite the Brazilian’s initial £34million option-to-buy clause.Coutinho arrived at Villa Park in January on loan from the Catalan side with a reported £34million buy option at the end of the season inserted in the deal.The 29-year-old appears to have put all past woes behind him and has hit the ground running under Steven Gerrard, scoring two goals in three appearances for the Villans.And it is now being reported by Spanish outlet SPORT that the side could end up signing him permanently for less than their initially agreed £34million.It is understood that Barcelona, who are facing huge financial restraints, are desperate to get Coutinho off their wage bill.That means the La Liga side may consider lowering their asking price for a player who is not a part of Xavi’s future plans, having only made 12 appearances this season mainly off the bench.Villa are not expected to splash £34million despite Coutinho’s brilliance and will hope to negotiate a new price.That is likely to be in the region of a far more reasonable sum of £21-£25million.Do you think Villa should sign Coutinho on a permanent deal at the end of the season? Let us know in the comments section.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply type your email address into the box at the top of this article and hit 'subscribe'.And that's it, job done.

Meat Loaf said he felt a ghost 'touch him' during an investigation with the Ghost Hunters team in his final TV appearance.The Bat Out Of Hell and I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) singer died on January 20 2022 at the age of 74.It has now been reported that his final TV appearance on the paranormal investigation series Ghost Hunters will air on February 12 2022 on the streaming service Discovery+.During the episode, Meat Loaf visits The Haunted House on the Hill in Jonesborough, Tennessee with The Atlantic Paranormal Society (TAPS) for an investigation, during which he felt a ghost 'touch him' and 'communicated' with another spirit.At the beginning of the episode, Meat Loaf and the Ghost Adventures team spoke to the owners of the 19th-century property, who explained that the building had a history of being haunted.They added that their children had often heard strange noises in the house, including a woman screaming, and had seen the apparition of a little boy. While investigating the property during the episode, the singer can also be seen having paranormal experiences of his own.During one scene, Meat Loaf told investigator Shari Debenedetti: "Somebody’s touching me.

Hollyoaks is well known for its shock relationship story lines - from dramatic marriages and romantic revelations to affairs and emotional reunions.However, the popular Channel 4 soap is jut as famous for its off screen relationships too.Many of its cast have struck up romances with their fellow co-stars, with some going the distance, leading to beautiful marriages and sweet family lives.Other couples have sadly split, before going on to date other huge celebrities and even other co-stars from the programme.Daily Star has taken a look at some of the famous Hollyoaks couples who has sadly split since their love blossomed on the programme.Amanda Clapham starred as Holly Cunningham in Hollyoaks between 2013 and 2018, and one of her biggest storylines was her on-off relationship with Jason Roscoe and the affair with his brother Robbie.While their onscreen relationship was rocky, Holly and Jason actors Amanda Clapham and Alfie Browne-Sykes were actually loved up off screen.The couple dated for over six years, before splitting in 2020.Their agents confirmed the couple had parted ways and a source told The Sun Online: "The relationship just ran its course - they didn't want to make a big fuss or announce it publicly."Sophie Porley and Adam Woodward originally dated onscreen, after romance blossomed for their characters Ellie Hudson and Brody Hudson.However Sophie and Adam also fell for one another off-screen, and dated for over two years between 2018-2020.The couple even moved in together, with Sophie sharing a glimpse into their flat move on social media, saying: "Moved into my new flat this weekend."We have no sofa, no bed, pretty much nothing else expect a few wooden chopping boards, vases, dried lavender sprigs and some

Daily Star Sport, we're taking a closer look at some of the players who have failed to live up to the standards set by their superstar brothers.Which other world class stars have 'bang average' footballer brothers? Give us your thoughts in the comments sectionRegarded as one of the Premier League's greatest ever centre-backs, John Terry carved out quite the career at the top of the game.A captain, leader and legend at Chelsea, the former England skipper enjoyed a trophy-laden career which saw his collection include five Premier League titles, four FA Cups and one Champions League crown.By comparison, his older brother Paul didn't enjoy quite the same level of success.Having languished in the lower leagues of English football for all of his career, the midfielder's greatest achievements are his 2004-05 League Two title success with Yeovil Town and a 2011 FA Trophy triumph with Darlington. Wayne Rooney has gone down in the history books as one of Manchester United and England's greatest ever players and currently hold the goalscoring record for both.

Cecilie Fjellhøy and Pernilla Sjöholm - two brave victims of the infamous Tinder Swindler - have had a whirlwind 10 days. On February 2, they appeared in a film which is now the only documentary to have topped Netflix’s global most-watched list.The Tinder Swindler, for those yet to jump on the hype, tells the story of Israeli con artist Simon Leviev who used the dating app Tinder to find women he then emotionally manipulated into ‘lending’ him hundreds of thousands of pounds to fuel his lavish lifestyle. His crimes were unimaginably sophisticated and had devastating consequences.