Whoopi Goldberg Is Taking an Extended Break from 'The View,' Joy Behar Explains Her Absence

Amanda Owen a "huge support" during a "nerve-wracking" moment.Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk, the adventurer, 47, gushed over how "encouraging" the mother of nine has been as he discussed his Gone Wild Festival later this year.Amanda is one of the speakers set to appear at the star's family festival later in the year.Speaking about what she is set to bring to the event, Bear gushed over the farming star.He said: "She's great, there's so many diverse types of people like that."But people love her and she's been a huge support to Gone Wild and really encouraging," he added.Bear went on: "And everyone loves it and, you know, its been so fun to have a space to bring all these sort of people together."We have got an amazing lineup of speakers as well."A hugely popular part of it is to get to meet and interact with people," he explained.He added: "The adventure community is quite small."And again, it's just about giving young people inspiration and giving them a chance to actually hear some of these stories."I think it's been a pretty tough couple of years to launch a Festival and it was always a nerve wracking thing, but it had incredible support from so many people," the star gushed."I think families are hungry for an adventure type festival in a safe space where they can enjoy making music, making food and get access to fresh experiences and so many cool adventures."It was the highlight of the year, that weekend I was with the family, seeing so many other families and young kids axe-throwing and paddleboarding and wild swimming and abseiling off this castle."It comes after Amanda Owen took to Twitter over the weekend to share "issues" she's been experiencing at Ravenseat Farm over the weekend.Amanda took to the

As day two of Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney 's libel trial got underway, whilst many were speculating about how the proceedings will go, we were obsessing over their style. OK! spoke exclusively to Fashion expert and founder of the Feel Good Fashion Coach Miranda Holder about what the meaning behind their looks is all about.

Emmerdale’s Noah Dingle has unnerved many viewers of the ITV soap as the darker side of his personality has been slowly emerging. In Tuesday’s episode, the teenager was caught stalking his ex-girlfriend Chloe Harris after she found pictures and videos on his laptop. It was revealed that Noah, played by Jack Downham, had also stolen Chloe’s diary and keys, before trying to shift the blame on Jacob Gallagher.

Rebekah Vardy has denied calling Coleen Rooney a 'nasty b****' and said the comment was instead aimed at Danielle Lloyd as she continues to give evidence at the 'Wagatha Christie' trial. Rebekah, 40, has taken the stand for a second day at London's High Court as part of her libel trial with Coleen. She is claiming damages following Coleen's bombshell claim that Rebekah leaked 'false stories' about her private life in October 2019 after carrying out a months-long 'sting operation.' Rebekah is today, Wednesday, May 11, being cross-examined by Coleen's lawyer David Sherborne.

Rebel Wilson is in a relationship.

Alfonso Ribeiro isn’t a huge fan of people who ask him to do the “Carlton” dance.

Gogglebox’s Malone family have revealed their favourite moments on the show since first appearing on the series back in 2014. Husband and wife Tom and Julie Malone gave their reflections as they attended the MEN Pride of Manchester Awards on Tuesday evening, dressed in their smartest with children Shaun and Vanessa Malone, who feature on Gogglebox with them. Known on the show for sitting with their lovable litter of dogs as well as each other, the pair referred to their pooches and grandchild Brogen, Vanessa’s son, as they spoke exclusively to OK! at the event about their best moments.

The Chase viewers have admitted they were scared a contestant named Success wouldn't manage to live up to his name.Success was one of the hopefuls on Wednesday evening's instalment of the ITV quiz show and fans were very interested in his moniker.Some said they loved it and thought it was fitting for a game show contestant. But others were just worried about whether he would actually be a success, saying it was a lot of pressure and jokingly pondering whether he would have to change it to something like Failure if he couldn't cope with host Bradley Walsh's questions.

During a visit to Glasgow, fans saw an emotional moment between Prince William and a man who opened up about his challenges of homelessness.The Duke of Cambridge gave a the man, who was in tears, a heartfelt hug. Prince William and Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, are currently on a two day visit to Scotland. Focusing on mental health, they first visited tenants of Wheatley Homes Glasgow, which is part of Wheatley Group - Scotland's leading housing, care and property-management group.The Duke and Duchess spoke with locals who have benefitted from the organisation.

The Games have been taking place every night this week across ITV.The show follows a group of celebrities as they battle it out in a series of sporting challenges to see who comes out on top to be crowned the winner. Participating in this year’s challenge are a group of famous faces, including Phoenix Chi Gulzar-Brown. Phoenix, 23, is the eldest child of Spice Girl Mel B and her former husband dancer Jimmy Gulzar.

Sam Aston and his wife Briony have welcomed a baby girl into the world – OK! can exclusively reveal. Announcing the birth of their second child, a sister for their 20 month old son Sonny, Coronation Street actor Sam and yoga teacher Briony told us of their happiness at becoming parents of two. They told OK!: “Our beautiful girl has arrived." The couple also shared their first sweet snap of their new bundle of joy.

Lila Moss has proudly shown off her insulin pump in stunning a new designer fashion campaign.The 19 year old model of the moment is the daughter of the iconic catwalk queen Kate Moss, and Lila is now following in her footsteps. Posing for the huge joint fashion campaign for Versace and Fendi, the pictures show Lila showing her continuous blood glucose monitoring device, which she wears on her upper arm to control her Type 1 diabetes.The photo also sees her modelling a tiny black and gold handbag while wearing a subtle toned silk dress and a pair of statement heels in gold and black.

Poor Draco Malfoy…

A Stockport couple whose snake went missing in neighbouring Manchester were left gobsmacked after he was found SIX MONTHS later - completely unharmed. Jasmine and Jo, who lived in Fallowfield until December 2021, originally adopted Mikey the corn snake, 16, from Jo’s parents just over a year ago.

The death of an Oldham restaurant owner has 'left a hole' in the world of his family and friends, an inquest has heard. 34-year-old Karl Young died of 'multiple injuries' after a horror crash in the Delph area on the evening of November 10 last year.

Blac Chyna‘s alleged attack on a friend — in which she reportedly kicked the woman in the stomach during a late-night disagreement last week — is coming into focus.

Families are being urged to stay vigilant after a teenage girl was reportedly assaulted in Tameside. Greater Manchester Police has confirmed it is investigating an incident near Audenshaw Reservoir on Monday afternoon (May 9).

The tough Britain's Got Talent judges were brought to their feet by a group of medics from the north west this weekend. Ambulance crews from North West Ambulance Service received a standing ovation during the ITV competition, wowing the judges as the Frontline Singers - a choir made up of key workers and professional performers who worked on the frontline during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Nicola Peltz is making sure we all get a good look at her absolutely massive engagement ring and wedding band following her wedding to Brooklyn Beckham last month.On Tuesday, May 10, the actress shared a series of selfies on her Instagram page, showing off not only her upgraded engagement ring, but the diamond wedding band that matches it perfectly.

would be absent from the show for a brief time.It was announced Wednesday that Goldberg will be on hiatus from the long-running talk show until May 2. “ICYMI: Our EGOT winner is away doing EGOT things! See you soon, @WhoopiGoldberg,” the show tweeted, adding that she will be back to host Hot Topics then.The “Ghost” actress stepped back from the show because she is filming the upcoming Amazon series “Anansi Boys” in Scotland.Behar, 79, explained to the audience earlier this week that Goldberg was shooting her six-episode series, mistakenly calling it a “movie.”“If you’re wondering where Whoopi is, the girl’s got a movie she’s making and she will be back when she finishes whatever she’s doing,” Behar said.

Whoopi Goldberg has arrived in Edinburgh ahead of filming for new Amazon Prime show.