EASTENDERS star Maisie Smith is facing criticism from Strictly fans after admitting she's received some professional dance training.
On This Morning the Tiffany Butcher actress said: "I'm not going to lie, I've got dancing experience.
"I've done a bit of hip-hop and street dance throughout my time but I have no technical ability at all.
"But who knows, I could be the dark horse."
Meanwhile, Made In Chelsea alum and fitness enthusiast Louise Thompson has been posting tweets about infidelity and heartbreak, causing fans to wonder if she and fiancé Ryan Libbey have split.
The lovebirds were set to marry in London's Kew Gardens in December 2019, but Louise cancelled the ceremony as both of them needed to look at the bigger picture.
She wrote: "I'm proud of my heart. It's been played, stabbed, cheated, burned and broken… somehow still works."
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STEPS ANNOUNCE COMEBACK
Steps is returning with euphoric dance tune What The Future Holds, says Simon Boyle’s Bizarre Column.
Claire Richards, Lisa Scott-Lee, Ian “H” Watkins, Faye Tozer and Lee Latchford-Evans staged the most successful comeback of the decade when they returned with a No2 album and 22-date sell-out arena tour in 2017.
But they were unsure whether they could top such unexpected success — until global superstar Sia handed them the new single to record.
Sitting down with Bizarre to announce their comeback, Claire said: “We were like, ‘Oh my God, this is amazing’.
“We’d had such a massive success with our last album Tears On The Dancefloor that this second stage of our reunion, we’ve just taken each day as it comes really.
“There wasn’t a ten-year plan. We had that album, we were going to do it, see how it went and make the decision if we wanted to do it again.”
LOUISE THOMPSON’S CRYPTIC TWEETS
Made In Chelsea's Louise Thompson has posted yet another cryptic tweet about cheating but her pals insist she's still with fiance Ryan Libbey.
The reality star, 30, took to Twitter for a second time to express her thoughts on infidelity – which have kept fans guessing over the meaning behind her mysterious words.
She wrote: “I'm proud of my heart. It's been played, stabbed, cheated, burned and broken… somehow still works.
Her tweets have left fans questioning if the pair have decided to go their separate ways after four years together.
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STRICTLY SET UP?
MAISIE Smith's Strictly Come Dancing journey has started off on the wrong foot as fans realise she's already had professional dance training.
The 19-year-old EastEnders actress this week admitted she's had training in hip hop and street, in addition to already winning Strictly's Children In Need 2019 special thanks to a cha-cha with Kevin Clifton.
Despite Maisie insisting her win was a “fluke” and she has zero “technical ability” viewers aren't convinced.
One ranted on Twitter: “I really like Maisie but not only is she professionally trained already, but she was also trained by Strictly professionals themselves for a Children in Need special.
“As is the case every year, some contestants are given a head start against the others and that isn’t fair.”
Another posted: “This year the professional dancers are the celebrity's, definitely time for this show to end.”
More HERE.
PHILLIP SCHOFIELD'S WEALTH GROWS
THIS Morning host Phillip Schofield has seen his wealth grow by £800,000, latest figures reveal.
He had £2.5million in the bank last year, Companies House accounts show.
His company’s assets were up from £1.7million the year before. His wife, Stephanie, 56, is a director so she is also likely to share in the profits.
The 58-year-old presenter, who came out as gay earlier this year, has signed a £1.45million deal for his autobiography.
And yesterday he was unveiled as the face of a new gin advent calendar, earning him an estimated £60,000.
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KATIE PRICE SCREAMS IN AGONY
KATIE Price screamed in agony as doctors removed 50 stitches from her “smashed-up” feet.
The star was filmed moaning and screaming from the pain as boyfriend Carl Woods, 31, held her.
In Katie's latest YouTube video Carl can be seen wincing as he watches the agonising procedure following Katie's horror fall in Turkey in July.
Doctors spent hours fixing Katie's feet during an operation last month but worked quickly to snip the 50 stitches and pull them out one by one using a small blade and tweezers.
At one point the doctor tugs at Katie's sensitive skin and she whimpers “stop” before moving her leg.
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DON'T CALL ME CHUNKY
SOCCER Aid stars Chunkz and Tom Davis are furious at being repeatedly fat-shamed by commentator Clive Tyldesley.
The 66-year-old made a series of jibes about funnyman Tom, 41, and his rapper team-mate in Sunday’s charity game.
As Chunkz, 24, came on, Tyldesley said: “Tom Davis is about to be replaced, and by somebody bigger than him.”
He also sniped that Chunkz, was exhausted before he even started playing, later in the Old Trafford match, he said that Chunkz was so big you could “take guided tours” around him.
A source said: “Chunkz and Tom were devastated to learn of Clive’s abuse. This was a charity match and he felt the need to laugh at their weight. They found it unacceptable and they made that clear to organisers.”
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GC GETS FLIRTY WITH PIERS
GEMMA Collins told Piers Morgan he's “gorgeous” after he was fat shamed on Good Morning Britain.
The 39-year-old reality star stuck up for Piers a day after his co-stars pointed out he'd piled on the pounds in lockdown.
Piers controversially believes being fat shamed is the best way to spur him into action.
Show guest and plus-sized model Hayley Hasselhoff disagreed with him and instead advocated for a more support-based approach to weight loss.
Body confident Gemma appeared to have tuned in to the debate, writing on Twitter: “Your gorgeous as you are @piersmorgan@GMB.”
PREGNANCY PAUSE
PETER Andre's wife Emily says the coronavirus pandemic “puts me off” having another baby.
While the NHS doctor, 31, has openly spoken about wanting more children, she does not want to do it during such “different times”.
In her regular OK magazine column, the mum-of-two wrote: “I've spoken to a lot of people who are pregnant or have given birth during this time and they've told me it's a really different experience because of who can come with them to appointments or even when they're in labour.
“It slightly puts me off having a baby during this time, because the scans and other aspects are such precious moments that are lovely to share with someone else.”
TV SWEAR FEAST
GORDON Ramsay has used his favourite F-word over 200 times on his new show.
The celebrity cook uses his favourite F-word – not food – on 212 occasions in Uncharted.
At one point during a fishing trip the south of the US, he said: “I’m in the marshes in South Louisiana where we’re collecting crawfish traps and so far the haul is as bad as my language.”
In his new National Geographic show Uncharted, Gordon travels the world over seven 44 minute episodes — meaning he swears on average once a minute.
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GOWN GANG
THE Crown's Emma Corrin has revealed it took 10 people to squeeze her into Princess Diana's iconic wedding dress.
The 24-year-old will be seen on screen as the late Princess for the first time in November when season four premieres on Netflix.
Speaking about the dress, Emma told Vogue: “The Emanuels, who designed the original, gave us the patterns, and then it was made for me. David Emmanuel was a consultant on set.
“We were filming the scene when you first see her in the wedding dress – I think it was Lancaster House in London – and I had a team of about 10 people helping me put it on, because it's massive.”
Read the full article here.
SCHO NO!
PHILLIP Schofield left This Morning fans gobsmacked today when he told a viewer they'd won £250,000 by mistake in a huge blunder.
Phil, 58, and his co-host Holly Willoughby gave This Morning fans another chance to win a bit of extra cash with their Spin To Win game today.
When one caller landed on the prize of a holiday and £250, it was clearly a slip of the tongue when he told them they'd actually won “£250,000”.
Viewers were quick to jump on his mistake, rushing to Twitter to point out the unfortunate error.
One said: “When @Schofe tells a poor fella ringing in for a competition on thismorning that he’s won a uk staycation and £250,000 only to then tell him he'd made a mistake and it was actually £250!”
Phil clarified his mistake, telling the viewer they had won £250.
FAREWELL, DOC
MARTIN Clunes says series 10 of Doc Martin will be "quite something" as it comes to an end after 16 years.
The twists and turns of the life of the grumpy Cornish GP, operating in a sleepy fishing village, will come to a close in 2021 after first bursting on-screen in 2004.
Speaking on Loose Women, Martin Clunes said: “We still have series 10, my wife is working on the scripts. It is going to be quite something.
“All good things have to come to an end, I'm sure there are lots of people who aren't fans of the show who think it's terribly repetitive.
“I just think we sort of have done anything, it would be so great just to carry on but I don't think we could keep it as good.”
Talking about whether he'd consider a Men Behaving Badly reunion, Martin said: “We've advanced in years, it would just be pretty hideous dirty old men talking about Kylie Minogue's bottom.”
EXIT FACTOR
CELEBRITY X Factor winner Megan McKenna is in talks with major record companies after the collapse of Simon Cowell's Syco label.
The reality star turned country singer, 27, had hoped to release new songs with Syco Music, but the label that was once home to One Direction and Little Mix is no more.
Its demise comes just two months after Simon signed it over to Sony Music so that he could focus on his TV company.
However, Megan has no need to worry as she now has major labels fighting to sign her up – and she still has Simon as a mentor.
A source told The Sun: “The good thing is that Megan is a songwriter so everything she wrote in Nashville and LA is all her own music, she has no issues there.”
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HIS AND SCHERZ
NICOLE Scherzinger and boyfriend Thom Evans wore matching print outfits as they spent the weekend with Simon Cowell and Lauren Silverman.
The loved-up pair coordinated for a series of sweet snaps at Simon's plush Malibu home.
Ex rugby ace Thom showed off his chiselled abs in a pair of stripy black and white swimshorts and Nicole stunned in a matching black swimsuit and sarong.
The get-together was for Labor Day weekend – a public holiday in the States to celebrate working people.
Nicole wrote: “Happy laborday weekend. Thank you to the essential workers for all your hard work, particularly in these challenging times. We are so grateful for you and celebrate you this weekend!”
BLOOMING LOVELY
STACEY Solomon shocked fans with her huge flower display around the front door as she poses with Joe Swash and baby Rex.
The Loose Women panellist, 30, showed off her “summer door” on Instagram as she posed for one final picture with it.
Stacey captioned the image: “? Bye Bye Summer ? Rex’s arm ? I had to put a picture up of us by the summer door… Now that they’re back at school it feels like summer has officially ended…
“It seems like it’s flown by but at the same time it’s been the longest summer ever ? and I can’t believe we haven’t had one picture outside the summer door and it’ll soon be swapped back to autumn ?”
Fans were really impressed by the display, with one person saying: “Wow ? this doorway love it!
Another added: “Oh wow, that is incredible! You absolutely smashed summer with your boys, your stories have just been so amazing to watch, thank you! ? Hello Autumn…. ??”
'YOU LOOK 20 YEARS OLD'
AMANDA Holden's fans said she “looks 20 years old” as she posed on Instagram in a green mini skirt and t-shirt.
The BGT judge and her co-host Ashley Roberts used their work corridor as their catwalk -both dressed in show-stopping outfits.
Amanda, 49, a high-waisted skirt in a green brocade print, and a crisp t-shirt with the word DISCO in neon yellow, pink and green colours.
The Britain's Got Talent judge wished her fans “morning” in the caption and was soon flooded with compliments.
One fan said, “You look 20 years old” as another raved: “Teenager!”
NOT NORMAL
NORMAL People was snubbed at the TV Choice Awards 2020 as Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones both missed out on gongs.
The Irish drama has been one of the most successful shows in BBC iPlayer history.
However, the pair weren't shown a lot of love by the TV Choice Awards, with both failing to win their categories during the virtual ceremony on Monday night.
Paul, 24, missed out on the Best Actor Award to Martin Clunes for his role as Doc Martin, meanwhile Daisy, 22, was beaten to the Best Actress Award by Killing Eve's Jodie Comer.
Meanwhile, the show missed out on the Best New Drama Award, which went to ITV's White House Farm instead.
KILLING IT
KILLING Eve's Jodie Comer has won the Best Actress gong at the TV Choice Awards and promised 'season 4 will be worth the wait'.
The 27-year-old plays stylish assassin Villanelle in the hit BBC series, and triumphed in the Best Actress category for the second year in a row on Monday night.
Jodie said: “I just wanted to pop in and say a huge thank you to everybody who voted for me this year.
“Thank you! Your continued support means so much, and I want you all to know that it doesn't go unnoticed.
“I hope that we can bring you the season four you deserve sooner rather than later, but it will be worth the wait. In the meantime take care and thank you very much.”
ENDERS RETURN
EASTENDERS' returned to screens last night with just 3.35m people turning in to watch – two million less than Coronation Street.
The BBC soap was forced to take a three month break due to the coronavirus pandemic, but filming resumed on Albert Square in June.
However despite a big push, the BBC soap couldn't manage to match its ITV rivals with Emmerdale attracting 4.51m viewers and Coronation Street being watched by 5.31m.
The figures don't include catch-up services and all soaps enjoy a large bump in time shift figures.
The new episodes have been filmed with cast and crew adhering to social distancing guidelines, with the use of screens, body doubles and CGI to film intimate moments.
'PROUD DAD'
JEFF Brazier dubbed himself an unashamedly “proud dad” as he celebrated son Bobby's first magazine cover.
The 17-year-old model, sporting double denim Gucci, adorns the front page of Man About Town.
His father couldn't resist gushing over his achievement on Instagram, he wrote: “Ok proud Dad.. Go. On. Bob! Congratulations on your 1st cover!
“Just casually laying in a field wearing a bit of Gucci.”
He then issued the witty warning: “Watch out for combine harvesters!”
Bobby, who is signed to Elite Model World in the UK, was quick to note his dad's kind words and replied: “Cmon ❤️
NESS IS MORE
RUTH Jones has revealed that writing new episodes for Gavin and Stacey has been put on hold amid coronavirus.
Speaking on Lorraine this morning, the host asked Ruth Jones if fans will be getting more episodes of Gavin and Stacey.
Ruth replied: “The truth is James and I love to write together in the same room and that’s just not possible at the moment because he’s in America and I’m in the UK, so there aren’t any plans at the moment – but who knows.”
Speaking about her fierce and lovable character Nessa, Ruth added: “She’s a glorious character, I think the reason people love her and the reason I love her is because she does not care at all about what other people think at all.
“I think that’s quite a good life philosophy to have – to not worry in the slightest about what people think of you.”
BUOYED UP
GEMMA Collins had a giggle with Keith Lemon onboard a boat on the Thames as they filmed the comedian's TV show together.
The fun-loving duo enjoyed a boozy afternoon tea as they cruised through the heart of London.
Recording a video for fans, Keith said: “The GC is on the boat we’re about to have tea and cakes and champagne at work. That ain’t work! We don’t know we’re born do we?”
Gemma, dressed in a colourful chic outfit and a sparkly blue headpiece, laughed at her flamboyant pal.
The Celebrity Juice host joked he was going to don the same headwear as Gemma but thought the two of them matching would have proven too much.
'HAPPY TEARS'
Pregnant Charlotte Dawson breaks down in tears as she found out her unborn baby's gender last night.
Les Dawson's daughter Charlotte, 27, and fiance Matt Sarsfield were surrounded by friends and family when they discovered they are expecting a baby boy at an adorable gender reveal party.
Charlotte got engaged to Matt, 28, last week but the good news keeps on coming.
The couple hosted an extravagant gender reveal bash for their loved ones with hundreds of balloons, posh chips and gravy, and a table full of cakes and treats.
She told fans on Instagram she was “so emotional” but cried “happy tears”.
IT'S A CHAIN REACTION
STEPS have announced their comeback after pop superstar Sia wrote their single What The Future Holds.
It will be the first track from their sixth album of the same name.
Sitting down with Bizarre to announce their comeback, Claire said: “We’d had such a massive success with our last album Tears On The Dancefloor that this second stage of our reunion, we’ve just taken each day as it comes really.
“There wasn’t a ten-year plan. We had that album, we were going to do it, see how it went and make the decision if we wanted to do it again.”
Lisa added: “And to see if people wanted us again, which they did, which is lovely.
“I am such a huge Sia fan. Her music is completely up my street, I have so much admiration for her as an artist and a songwriter so I’m in pop heaven.
PIERS MORGAN CAUGHT TUCKING HIMSELF IN ON LIVE TV
Piers Morgan was caught tucking himself in live on Good Morning Britain today as he fumed at the new weatherman for making him rush into the studio.
The TV star, 56, stood behind the desk adjusting his suit jacket and arranging his mic as baffled so-stars Susanna Reid and Charlotte Hawkins watched on.
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