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Exclusive: More moves in the UK agenting space this morning with two senior staffers joining Susanna Reid and Amber Gill’s rep InterTalent, including one from Ymu.

Olivia Bertolotti is the latest to exit Ymu and has joined the London outfit as Head of Corporates & Events, while Olivia Russo has left Joe Sugg and Caspar Lee’s Mve to become an Agent at InterTalent.

Bertolotti will oversee InterTalent’s corporates and events division. She had been with Ymu for seven years, working in the events division with stars including Graham Norton, Nicole Scherzinger and Claudia Winkleman. She is the fifth ex-ymu staffer we have revealed has left in the past week, along with literary boss Amanda Harris and agenting trio Rebecca Dowell, Lizzie Barroll Brown and Minnie Harding.

Harding joined Russo’s former employer Mve as UK talent boss recently and Russo will now take the Head of Digital role at InterTalent,...

While most of the surviving members of Monty Python seem to be spending their golden years engaging in petty squabbles and/or desperately trying to convince the world that they’re a victim of persecution, Michael Palin appears to be a chill guy who just enjoys writing books and starring in travel programs. That view of Palin likely won’t be shattered by his recent appearance on Good Morning Britain, which is like Good Morning America but with more tea and less handguns (I assume).

During the interview, Palin talked a lot about the loss of his wife Helen, who died last year. Palin revealed that, after 57 years of marriage, he still hears her voice on occasion. “Sometimes I will have done something, and I’ll get back and tell her about it,” Palin revealed to the hosts. “Although she’s not there, I know her reply and it makes me smile.

Harry Clark — breakout star, winner and the most “hella elusive” game player in the history of The Traitors UK — has signed with InterTalent.

Announcing the signing on LinkedIn today, InterTalent Managing Director Alex Segal wrote: “There’s a traitor amongst us! I am thrilled to announce that Harry Clark, the stand-out star of The Traitors Season 2, has joined InterTalent.”

Clark won the BBC mystery entertainment series by outsmarting his fellow players with an increasingly daring yet brazen attitude that had the nation hooked. He was designated a ‘traitor’ from the beginning of the show and outlasted all the other competitors through a mix of trickery, misdirection and charm. In the final episode of the second season, his run-off with fellow finalist and best friend Mollie Pearce led to one of the most dramatic moments on British reality TV in recent years. Upon winning, the 23-year-old Helicopter Engineer in the British Army...

Meghan Markle’s dad Thomas is desperate to see his grandkids Archie and Lilibet amid their ongoing rift.

Thomas — who suffered a severe stroke last year — appeared on “Good Morning Britain” on Monday, telling hosts Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley that he doesn’t see that he’s done anything wrong.

Thomas staged paparazzi photos before Meghan and Prince Harry’s May 2018 wedding, with him since doing multiple interviews and even releasing a page of a letter Meghan wrote to him to the Mail on Sunday.

Read More: Prince Harry Joined By Meghan Markle During Invictus Games Wrap Event

However, he told the “Gmb” hosts that he isn’t sure what he’s done to be cut off from his grandkids, with him saying that King Charles should also be treated better by the pair.

Thomas shared, “I am very upset. This is a cruel thing to do to a grandparent,...

Stormy Daniels claims Donald Trump supporters have threatened to “slit” her throat, harassed her and her family, and even attacked her horse.

During an interview with Good Morning Britain on Wednesday, Daniels, a porn star who received $130,000 as hush money for an affair she allegedly had with Trump, claimed she is not frightened by the former president but is terrified of his supporters.

“He doesn’t scare me at all. I’m frightened of his sycophants and his followers,” she told the UK show’s hosts, Richard Madeley and Susanna Reid. “It’s the tone that has changed from the first time around, and I’ve spoken about this quite a bit.”

Indeed, while speaking to Piers Morgan in April, Daniels had claimed to have received growingly serious and graphic “suicide-bomber”-style death threats from Maga Republicans since Trump’s arrest and arraignment.

“In 2018, when the story first broke about me,...

Former Strictly Come Dancing star Len Goodman has died, aged 78.

The dance expert, who served as head judge on the hit BBC series from its launch in 2004 until 2016, had recently been admitted to a hospice in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, following a short illness. He is reported to have been diagnosed with bone cancer.

Tributes have poured in for Goodman after his agent announced the star’s death, stating: “It is with great sadness to announce that Len Goodman has passed away peacefully, aged 78.

“A much loved husband, father and grandfather who will be sorely missed by family, friends and all who knew him.”

As well as Strictly, Goodman was a judge on Dancing with the Stars, the US version of the competition from 2005 to 2022. He was replaced on Strictly after his 2016 departure by Shirley Ballas.

Tuesday (25 April) would have been Goodman’s 79th birthday.

The Woolwich-born TV personality was an aspiring footballer as a youngster,...

Susanna Reid has defended her decision to pay for a blue tick on Twitter.

Last week, CEO Elon Musk made good of his promise to strip “legacy” verification status from every user who had not paid for a Twitter Blue subscription.

In their first tweets without a blue tick, many celebrities said they were happy to be free of it as they believe it would be “embarrassing” to pay $8 (£6.44) a month for it.

It was reported that a mere 28 “legacy” verified users signed up for Twitter Blue hours after Elon Musk took away their verified status.

One celebrity who decided to subscribe in order to retain their blue tick was Good Morning Britain presenter Reid, who defended her decision in response to a news story shared online.

Re-sharing a story headlined “Piers Morgan Loses Twitter tick as Susanna Reid and Holly Willoughby pay to keep theirs”, the Gmb host wrote:...

Andi Peters has praised ITV’s daytime programming for “championing diversity on screen in leading roles”.

On Tuesday (28 March), Peters was the recipient of a Rts Programme Award for Loose Men, a special all-male edition of daily chat show Loose Women.

The episode aired in October to mark Black History Month, with Peters hosting alongside panellists Jordan Banjo, Ore Oduba and Shaun Wallace.

Appearing on Good Morning Britain on Thursday (30 March), Peters showed off the award while praising ITV for their commitment to diversity on stage and joking that white presenters Susanna Reid and Richard Arnold were “outnumbered”.

“Can I just say one thing very quickly?” he asked. “I just think on ITV daytime, we have celebrated diversity. Look at the desk right now. You’re outnumbered. Doesn’t happen all the time.

“There are three people of colour sitting at this desk right now. That is important for every...

The Avengers star Linda Thorson has recalled her last conversation with Paul O’Grady just hours before his death.

The TV presenter and comedian died “unexpectedly but peacefully” on Tuesday (28 March) night aged 67, with the news prompting an outpouring of tributes from his fans and famous friends.

Appearing on Good Morning Britain on Thursday (30 March), actor Thorson spoke about her friendship with O’Grady. The pair met due to the presenter’s love of the Sixties TV show The Avengers, in which Thorson starred.

“Paul rang me on Tuesday at 3 o’clock,” she told hosts Adil Ray and Susanna Reid. “We spoke for an hour – one of the best conversations I’ve ever had.”

Thorson said that O’Grady had spoken excitedly about his current performance as Miss Hannigan in the touring production of Annie the Musical.

“He was absolutely over the moon,” Thorson said. “He loved the cast… He was so upbeat,...

In his time on Good Morning Britain, Richard Madeley has had no shortage of memorable moments.

A co-anchor on the programme since 2017, the presenter often appears alongside Susanna Reid as they discuss pressing topics of the day.

Whether it’s through interactions with guests, or by offering his personal take on a story, Madeley is known to audiences for expressing himself in an unfiltered manner.

Viewers are quick to share their thoughts on Madeley’s most eyebrow-raising moments on social media.

Here is a rundown of his most controversial moments so far.

Comparing climate activists to paedophiles

Madeley’s most recent moment of controversy took place on 28 March during a conversation about the decision of a group of Britain’s top lawyers to refuse to prosecute climate activists.

“If these people, these barristers and lawyers, have announced they will not prosecute – they simply won’t even get started in a...

Richard Madeley has been widely criticised after comparing climate protesters to paedophiles on Good Morning Britain.

During Tuesday (28 March) morning’s episode of the ITV show, Madeley and co-host Susanna Reid discussed recent news that a group of Britain’s top lawyers have stated that they will refuse to prosecute climate activists.

Madeley suggested that there would be a “complete collapse” of the criminal justice system if “barristers and lawyers” are not prosecuting activists.

“It doesn’t work, because they have to be completely impartial,” he said.

“If these people, these barristers and lawyers, have announced they will not prosecute – they simply won’t even get started in a court of law – someone who has glued themselves to the road as part of a Just Stop Oil protest, are they still happy to defend, say, a paedophile?” Madeley asked.

The clip was shared on social media, with one viewer comparing...

Martin Lewis has been announced as a regular co-host on ITV’s Good Morning Britain.

The financial journalist and consumer champion, 50, will join the weekday breakfast show on various Wednesdays across the year, alongside the show’s long-term presenter Susanna Reid.

Speaking about his appointment, Lewis said: “To have the ability to hold politicians to account over the cost of living is a privilege and a responsibility.

“It’s a slight gear change from my usual work, but after years of answering complex questions, it’s nice for once to be asking them. So I was delighted when ITV offered me the role of regular presenter.”

He continued: “The difficulty came with working it around my day job, as money saving expert, which is always my priority. So I’m hopeful the solution we’ve come up with, to lock in a dozen special shows a year, sitting alongside Susanna Reid’s brilliant journalism,...

Martin Lewis has been announced as a regular co-host on ITV’s Good Morning Britain.

The financial journalist and consumer champion, 50, will join the weekday breakfast show on various Wednesdays across the year, alongside the show’s long-term presenter Susanna Reid.

Speaking about his appointment, Lewis said: “To have the ability to hold politicians to account over the cost of living is a privilege and a responsibility.

“It’s a slight gear change from my usual work, but after years of answering complex questions, it’s nice for once to be asking them. So I was delighted when ITV offered me the role of regular presenter.”

He continued: “The difficulty came with working it around my day job, as money saving expert, which is always my priority. So I’m hopeful the solution we’ve come up with, to lock in a dozen special shows a year, sitting alongside Susanna Reid’s brilliant journalism,...

Susanna Reid has thanked ex co-host Piers Morgan for making her a more “argumentative: presenter.

The 52-year-old celebrated her 20th anniversary of hosting morning television on Wednesday’s episode of Good Morning Britain (22 March).

Reid called out Piers, thanking him for making her a “more probing” interviewer.

“Just a huge thank you to Piers Morgan of this parish – five years alongside him,” she said. “He made me bolder, more argumentative, more difficult, I think more probing... asking tricky questions.”

She continued: “We went into battle every day,.” Reid said that the show had “been slightly different since” he left.

The presenter also used the opportunity to pay tribute to her late co-host Bill Turnbull, who she first started hosting morning TV with. Turnbull died in 2022, aged 66, from prostate cancer.

After being told that Gmb had been inundated with support for Reid, presenter Charlotte Hawkins read out a message from a viewer.

It’s already proving to be a good year at the TV Baftas for the BBC, with its shows This Is Going to Hurt and The Responder leading the nominations.

The broadcaster is the clear leader ahead of the ceremony in April, with a total of 81 nominations across both TV and craft categories, while Channel 4 is second with 33, Netflix has 24 and ITV 19.

This year’s TV categories also included first-time nominations for acting heavyweights Cillian Murphy, Gary Oldman, Daniel Radcliffe and Taron Egerton.

Dark medical comedy This Is Going To Hurt, based on the best-selling book of the same name by Adam Kay, has among its nominations Ben Whishaw for Leading Actor and a nod for Best Mini-Series.

Whishaw, who stars as the former junior doctor turned author, will go up against Murphy for Peaky Blinders, Oldman for Slow Horses, Egerton for Black Bird, Chaske Spencer for The English...

Jimmy Kimmel will be returning to front the 95th Oscars in 2023, marking the talk show host’s third time presenting the ceremony.

Kimmel first hosted the awards in 2017, the year that La La Land was mistakenly announced as the Best Picture winner over Moonlight, the true winner. The second time he hosted was in 2018.

The Jimmy Kimmel Live host’s return was announced by Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner, the executive producers and showrunners of the Academy Awards.

“Being invited to host the Oscars for a third time is either a great honour or a trap,” Kimmel said in a statement. “Either way, I am grateful to the Academy for asking me so quickly after everyone good said no.”

Last year, the event was hosted by trio Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall, with Apple TV movie Coda winning Best Picture.

The Whale, The Banshees of Inisherin and Elvis...

Jimmy Kimmel will be returning to front the 95th Oscars in 2023, marking the talk show host’s third time presenting the ceremony.

Kimmel first hosted the awards in 2017, the year that La La Land was mistakenly announced as the Best Picture winner over Moonlight, the true winner. The second time he hosted was in 2018.

The Jimmy Kimmel Live host’s return was announced by Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner, the executive producers and showrunners of the Academy Awards.

“Being invited to host the Oscars for a third time is either a great honour or a trap,” Kimmel said in a statement. “Either way, I am grateful to the Academy for asking me so quickly after everyone good said no.”

Last year, the event was hosted by trio Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall, with Apple TV movie Coda winning Best Picture.

The Whale, The Banshees of Inisherin and Elvis...

David Jason and Sue Holderness reunited for an Only Fools and Horses convention over the weekend.

The former co-stars played central characters, Derek Trotter aka Del Boy and Marlene Boyce in the beloved British sitcom.

To mark the occasion, the pair took a selfie, which Holderness posted to her social media.

“So lovely to be with Sir DJ again,” she wrote alongside the photograph of the two of them on Twitter.

So lovely to be with Sir DJ again. pic.twitter.com/XbX3RvBXKa

— Sue Holderness (@SueHolderness) March 4, 2023

Holderness, 73, and Jason, 83, starred in the BBC sitcom together for 22 years.

The pair reunited at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Milton Keynes where the annual Only Fools and Horses convention was taking place.

Also in attendance was Adrian Pegg – the show’s former producer and regular director Tony Dow.

More joy! Reunited with Adrian Pegg and director Tony Dow. Happy memories. pic.

Jake Bugg admitted that he’s never seen an episode of Happy Valley, despite singing the show’s theme tune.

From the hit BBC show’s debut in 2014 to its finale in February, its opening and closing music has been soundtracked by Bugg’s single, “Trouble Town”.

In a recent interview, the singer admitted that although his song is considered a key part of the Sarah Lancashire-led drama, he is unfamiliar with it.

On Friday’s (3 March) edition of Hometime with Bush & Richie on Absolute Radio, Bugg was asked about the process of an artist allowing their music to be used as part of a TV programme and separated from a wider musical release.

“You want it to be a thing that reflects well on the music and it has to kind of have some connection,” Bugg noted.

“People tell me that it works and it’s hard, I think [as a] writer,...

Richard Madeley informed Good Morning Britain viewers that he hasn’t “got the sack” on the latest episode.

Madeley has been absent from the ITV breakfast series for a short while recovering from an accident that led to an operation.

His co-host Susanna Reid acknowleged his return on Monday (6 March), stating: “We haven’t yet, Richard Madeley, said welcome back. You appear to have made a full recovery.”

A squeamish Reid then grimaced as Madeley revealed details behind the accident, explaining how a car door had slammed into him with such an impact that it made him bite his tongue.

“I was either a freak having an accident or I had a freak accident,” he said, adding that the incident happened when he was “crouching down on a slope” while “fiddling around with something at the bottom of the car”.

He explained: “I turned around as the door decided to close itself.

Veteran broadcaster Jon Snow has said that Margaret Thatcher was a “joy” to interview, despite his political differences with her.

The former Channel 4 News presenter interviewed the divisive late prime minister numerous times throughout his early career in journalism.

Speaking with Ed Balls and Susanna Reid on Wednesday’s episode of Good Morning Britain, Snow reflected on his experiences with Thatcher.

Addressing Balls, Snow said: “I liked interviewing politicians, because you had a joust, and people like you had – forgive me for using the word – the balls to give as good as you got. And so it was a real joust. And I think you got to some semblance of truth.”

Reid then asked: “What about Margaret Thatcher?”

“She was a joy, an absolute joy,” Snow responded. “I mean, I can now confess that I wasn’t necessarily politically aligned with her. But as a journalist – first of all,...

Noel Gallagher misgendered Sam Smith while discussing today’s pop music scene.

The former Oasis singer was doing an interview on Dutch radio station Kink when he made the comments.

Sam Smith goes by they/them pronouns. However, Gallagher wrongly used he/him pronouns to describe the singer during the discussion.

“Music has become quite fractured and chart music is dominated by pop,” Gallagher claimed. “Pop music is alright if the pop stars are cool. Sadly the pop stars of today are f***ing idiots.”

The presenter then asked Gallagher to be more specific on who he thought was “uncool”.

“Sam Smith,” Gallagher replied.

When asked why, Gallagher simply said: “Look at him.”

In the written transcription, Kink’s website included a caveat that used Smith’s correct pronouns.

Last month, TV presenter Richard Madeley apologised after also using the wrong pronouns for Smith while presenting Good Morning Britain.

Madeley...

Matt Hancock was grilled about his I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! fee on Tuesday’s edition (31 January) of Good Morning Britain.

The former health secretary, who was responsible for setting Covid guidelines during the early stages of the pandemic, finished in third place in last year’s run of the celebrity jungle survival competition.

Hancock stood down in May 2021 after he was caught breaking social distancing guidelines by embracing his then-colleague, Gina Coladangelo.

His appearance on I’m a Celebrity resulted in him having the Tory whip suspended, as he also received a fierce backlash from public figures and TV viewers.

More recently, it was revealed that he received £330,000 for his participation in the show – £10,000 of which he donated to charity.

On Tuesday’s edition of ITV1’s morning news programme, Hancock denied that money was the primary factor in his choice to appear on I’m a Celebrity.

George Takei has shared a message of support with his former I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! campmate Esther Rantzen following her lung cancer diagnosis.

On Sunday (29 January), the broadcaster and Childline founder publicly shared the news of her diagnosis, announcing that she no longer wanted to keep it a secret after learning that the cancer had spread.

Star Trek actor Takei appeared on Good Morning Britain on Monday (30 January), where he shared a message of support for the 82-year-old, with whom he appeared on ITV’s reality show in 2008.

“Esther and I were the senior members of that team in the jungle and we were the early risers,” he said. “We were the earliest in the morning and we got the fire started, the campfire, and boiled the hot water and began the day chatting over white tea [and] hot water in the jungle.

“I love her dearly.

Richard Madeley has apologised for using the wrong pronouns for Sam Smith while presenting Good Morning Britain.

Madeley and his co-host Susanna Reid were discussing the singer’s new music video for their song “I’m Not Here To Make Friends”, when Madeley mistakenly used the incorrect pronouns.

Sam Smith goes by they/ them pronouns, however, Madeley used he/him pronouns to describe the singer during the discussion.

After Madeley’s mistake, Reid quietly informed him of Smith’s pronouns. Madeley then promptly apologised for his mistake.

Smith released the video for their new track “I’m Not Here To Make Friends” on Friday 27 January. The video opens with Smith wearing a large pink fluffy dress being carried into a countryside mansion.

Throughout the video they wear an array of different outfits while moving around different parts of the house, surrounded by dancers.

“I’m Not Here to Make Friends...

Richard Madeley has apologised for using the wrong pronouns for Sam Smith while presenting Good Morning Britain.

Madeley and his co-host Susanna Reid were discussing the singer’s new music video for their song “I’m Not Here To Make Friends”, when Madeley mistakenly used the incorrect pronouns.

Sam Smith goes by they/ them pronouns, however, Madeley used he/him pronouns to describe the singer during the discussion.

After Madeley’s mistake, Reid quietly informed him of Smith’s pronouns. Madeley then promptly apologised for his mistake.

Smith released the video for their new track “I’m Not Here To Make Friends” on Friday 27 January. The video opens with Smith wearing a large pink fluffy dress being carried into a countryside mansion.

Throughout the video they wear an array of different outfits while moving around different parts of the house, surrounded by dancers.

“I’m Not Here to Make Friends...

Susanna Reid left the Good Morning Britain studio to comfort the mother of Levi Davis following an interview about the missing X Factor star.

Rugby union player Levi, who appeared on Celebrity X Factor in 2019, was last seen on 29 October exiting the Old Irish Pub on La Rambla in Barcelona, Spain. He had left Ibiza hours earlier.

On Wednesday (25 January), the 24-year-old’s mother Julie appeared on Gmb where she tearfully appealed for help in the search for her son.

“Before he left, there was a message – I don’t know, maybe [from] powers from up above – that said to me, ‘Give him a hug because you just don’t know if this is going to be your last,’” Julie said, before stopping to hold back tears.

Reid reached across the table and squeezed the guests’s hand, telling her: ‘What’s encouraging about [reporter Nick Dixon] being out there is he...

Iain Stirling has shut down a question from Ed Balls about new Love Island host Maya Jama.

Stirling appeared as a guest on Good Morning Britain on Wednesday (18 January) to speak about the current series of Love Island.

The Scottish comedian and presenter has provided the voice-over for the hit ITV2 reality series since 2015.

Love Island returned for its ninth season on Monday (16 January) with a new group of singles headed to South Africa in the hopes of finding love. You can read The Independent’s three-star review of the first episode here.

Jama made her debut as the new host of the series, taking over from former host Laura Whitmore, who is married to Stirling.

Gmb hosts Susanna Reid and Ed Balls questioned Stirling on his thoughts about Jama as the show’s new presenter.

Balls suggestively asked the comedian: “You haven’t said to her, ‘Can you come over for a chat?...

It’s 10.25am on a Friday morning and I’m starting to worry. I was supposed to start interviewing Naga Munchetty, the matter-of-fact, pixie-haired star of BBC Breakfast, just under an hour ago. But no one can track her down. Between 6am and quarter past nine, her face was beamed into living rooms and kitchens across the country; now she’s nowhere to be seen. At 10.29am, the publicist emails me. I’ll be on the phone with Munchetty in 10 minutes. The presenter comes on the line apologising profusely: she left her phone, with all her appointments on it, on her hall table when she left for the Salford studio this morning. Mystery solved. I had started to fret a little. “Oh no, I’m fine,” she says, laughing. “I’m just stupid.” She says sorry. Again. “There’s nothing worse than flaky interviewees not turning up.”

The 47-year-old journalist...

The Masked Singer UK is back for a fourth season, welcoming a new cast of 12 incognito celebrities.

On Sunday (1 January), the top-secret singing series, which sees a number of celebrities dressed in oversized costumes to hide their identity, returned to ITV.

During the opening episode, Cat and Mouse, a duo act, were among the first batch of competitors to perform for the judges by Irving Berlin.

Who are Cat and Mouse?

The clues revealed in the first episode included the number 200,000,000 written on a notepad.

Cat said he was “no stranger to legalities” and liked to “get to the bottom of cases”, as well as knowing “how to spin a tale”. The Vt also showed five different jars of spices lined up.

So far, fans have speculated that the duo could be Spice Girl Emma Bunton and partner Jade Jones. Others have their suspicions that the furry duo are married couple Shirlie and Martin Kemp.

The Masked Singer UK is back for a fourth season, welcoming a new cast of 12 incognito celebrities.

On Sunday (1 January), the top-secret singing series, which sees a number of celebrities dressed in oversized costumes to hide their identity, returned to ITV.

During the opening episode, Cat and Mouse, a duo act, were among the first batch of competitors to perform for the judges by Irving Berlin.

Who are Cat and Mouse?

The clues revealed in the first episode included the number 200,000,000 written on a notepad.

Cat said he was “no stranger to legalities” and liked to “get to the bottom of cases”, as well as knowing “how to spin a tale”. The Vt also showed five different jars of spices lined up.

So far, fans have speculated that the duo could be Spice Girl Emma Bunton and partner Jade Jones. Others have their suspicions that the furry duo are married couple Shirlie and Martin Kemp.

Staff "shredded" key documents and destroyed evidence ahead of Sue Gray investigation Staff corroborated their stories prior to filling out Metropolitan Police questionnaires. The notorious party on the eve of the Duke of Edinburgh funeral service in April 2021 was even more debaucherous than previously documented, with at least two couples “getting it on with each other” and “touching each other up” and two other members of staff “all over each other” in a kitchen area. Only 50 of the parties were ever investigated by Sue Gray or the Metropolitan Police.

Boris Johnson joked to Downing Street staff “this is the most unsocially distanced party in the UK right now”, during a boozy Number 10 leaving do, ITV News has revealed in an explosive new podcast on the partygate scandal.

The claim aired on Partygate: The Inside Story brings into fresh doubt Mr Johnson’s long-held position that he was unaware rules had...

Richard Madeley has called out Prince Harry after he refuted the suggestion that he or Meghan called the royal family racist during their 2021 Oprah Winfrey interview.

On Sunday (8 January), the royal sat down for an interview with ITV’s Tom Bradby ahead of the release of his memoir Spare this week.

You can read more of the biggest revelations from the interview here.

As part of the interview, Bradby asked Harry about the 2021 interview with Winfrey, in which he and Meghan Markle claimed conversations had taken place in the royal family about “how dark” their son Archie’s skin would be.

However, Harry denied that they had ever called the monarchy racist, interjecting: “No. The British press said that, right? Did Meghan ever mention ‘they’re racists’?”

â€.â€.During Monday’s (9 January) episode of Good Morning Britain, Madeley questioned why Harry allowed the “accusations of racism” against the royal family to continue.

Richard Madeley has responded to the backlash that followed his interview with trade unionist Mick Lynch.

In December, the Good Morning Britain anchor was widely criticised for his conduct while talking to Lynch, the secretary general of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (Rmt).

During a discussion about rail strikes around the Christmas period, Madeley repeatedly interrupted Lynch and ultimately told him to “jog on”, after a debate on when the “real” start of the festive season was.

Many viewers were unimpressed with the presenter’s behaviour towards the interviewee, with some going as far as branding the segment “pathetic” and “unprofessional” on social media.

Ahead of another televised conversation with Lynch, Madeley defended his much-maligned interview on Tuesday’s (3 January) edition of the morning news programme.

“When [interviewees] don’t answer the question, therefore I have to interrupt them, because they haven’t answered your question,” he explained.

Good Morning Britain is welcoming a new host this week, with broadcaster Gordon Smart joining the show this Thursday (29 December).

Smart, 42, is one of a roster of presenters who are taking over hosting duties while regulars Kate Garraway, Ben Shephard and Susanna Reid are having time off over Christmas.

The journalist, editor and broadcaster will present alongside Charlotte Hawkins on Thursday 29 and Friday 30 December.

“I’m thrilled to be joining the amazing stable of talent, in front and behind the camera, on Good Morning Britain,” he said.

“So many of the issues facing the country right now are close to home and I’m relishing the chance to join the debate.”

Smart’s background includes being the youngest editor of The Sun’s Bizarre Showbiz column, when he was 26. He later edited The Scottish Sun and was deputy editor at the National Edition in 2016.

He has also hosted shows on talkSPORT,...

Good Morning Britain presenter Richard Madeley has said he believes the Duke of Sussex seems like a “very damaged man”, ahead of the release of the second volume of Netflix’s Harry and Meghan.

The latest trailer for part two of the Netflix documentary series shows Prince Harry take aim at his brother William, Prince of Wales.

It contains a clip of Harry saying: “They were happy to lie to protect my brother. They were never willing to tell the truth to protect us.”

Discussing the documentary on Tuesday’s episode (13 December) with The Sunday Times’ royal editor Royah Nikkah and journalist Maverine Cole, Madeley and co-host Susanna Reid addressed the reaction and fallout from the first three episodes, which were released last week.

“What we saw in the first three episodes and will probably see in the next is a complete abandonment of caring what the media thinks, because...

Richard Madeley suffered a fall moments before presenting Good Morning Britain.

The broadcaster co-hosted the ITV1 breakfast show, which was live from Whiston Hospital in Merseyside on Monday (12 December).

Upon arriving at the hospital, though, Madeley got out of the car and slipped over due to the snow.

“I fell over this morning getting out of the car,” the host told viewers.

His co-host, Kate Garraway, added: “It was very tense.”

Despite worrying those around him, Madeley appeared to have no injuries.

The hosts were in Whiston Hospital to shine a light on the hard-working efforts made by NHS workers.

Throughout the broadcast, both Madeley and Garraway visited different departments to see them in action.

They said that staff had told them they had just had one of their most “challenging” weekends ever due to business.

Madeley was recently chastised by Gmb viewers after making an “absolutely wrong” claim about dentists.

Phillip Schofield has declared that there are no “bombshells” in Netflix’s Harry and Meghan documentary.

Schofield and co-host Holly Willoughby discussed the recently released docuseries on Thursday morning’s episode (8 December) of This Morning.

The first three episodes of Harry and Meghan are now available to watch on the streaming platform.

You can follow our live-blog for all the biggest stories to emerge from the docuseries.

Willoughby and Schofield spoke about Harry and Meghan together with journalist Camilla Tominey.

“No bombshells here,” said Schofield of the series so far. “The first episode is essentially a love story.”

He added that “it’s a lovely insight” into the couple, and that they appeared to have a very “natural meeting” on social media.

In one episode of the documentary, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle detail the story of their first date in 2016 at Soho House in Dean Street, London.

Harry admitted...

Susanna Reid laughed as she tried to “clean up” an Nsfw interview on Good Morning Britain.

Reid was joined by co-host Ben Shephard on Thursday morning’s (8 December) episode of Gmb on ITV.

The pair were speaking with Italian celebrity chef Gino D’Acampo who was promoting his new cooking show Gino’s Cooking Up Love.

Conversation, however, took a turn when D’Acampo recalled that he once met a “blonde girl with huge… personality”.

The interview featured other sexual innuendos and references as the chef went on to say: “All I was thinking is, ‘Am I going to get laid?’”

“Are we allowed to say that?” asked D’Acampo, leaving Madeley and Reid fumbling for words.

Reid laughed as she said that she was trying to “clean up” the interview.

Gino’s Cooking Up Love sees six singletons arrive in Sardinia where they try to find love through learning to...

Judge Robert Rinder has criticised Qatar after England’s 3-0 win against Senegal in the World Cup last night (4 December).

England’s triumph means they are now through to the quarter-finals of the tournament in Qatar, and will play France on Saturday (10 December).

ITV daytime star Rinder, who was hosting Good Morning Britain alongside Susanna Reid on Monday (5 December), said: “At first I wasn’t going to watch [the World Cup] and now, I don’t know if you feel like this, not only do I want them to win, I want them to go and win that final and I want them to win it for the values of Britain, of Western democracy.”

He added: “As an articulate middle finger… for every worker, all of those thousands who died, for every corrupt Fifa official that took a kick back, and for those minority communities, women and members of the LGBT community in...

Lioness Jill Scott has been crowned the Queen of the jungle on this year’s I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!.

Scott was announced the winner at the end of Sunday night’s (27 November) episode by presenter’s Ant and Dec.

On Monday (28 Novemver), the former England footballer appeared on Good Morning Britain to reflect on her time in the Jungle.

Host Susanna Reid took the opportunity to ask Scott if she had any plans to go into television or presenting, while joking that her job could be at risk.

"I haven’t got any plans,” said Scott.

“When I retired, I should have had a plan. That’s how I landed in the jungle,” she explained.

“I don’t know what I’m going to do next. If you give everything every single day, keep trying to be a good person, see what happens,” the ex-England footballer added,...

Sir Michael Parkinson has expressed his disdain towards Fifa president Gianni Infantino during a discussion about the current state of football.

The sporting organisation has faced significant criticism recently, much of it being linked to the decision to hold the World Cup in Qatar.

Among issues raised about the tournament taking place in the country include the mistreatment of migrant workers and the criminalisation of homosexuality.

During an appearance on Wednesday’s edition (23 November) of Good Morning Britain, Sir Michael discussed his new memoir, My Sporting Life.

When asked who he’d like to interview if given the chance, the 87-year-old broadcaster named the boss of Fifa as someone who he had no interest in conversing with.

“No, he’s beyond redemption. Let him go away and wither,” he quipped, before adding: “What’s happened to football?”

Hosts Richard Madeley and Susanna Reid encouraged him to expand on his view,...

Richard Madeley has been called out live on Good Morning Britain for his “absolutely wrong” claim about dentists.

Madeley was co-presenting the ITV series on Tuesday (22 November), when he claimed that he was told NHS dentists were unable to perform tooth extractions.

“I was talking to a private dentist only last week, who was saying that so many people now have to go private because NHS dentists are not capable of doing extractions anymore,” he said, adding: “They are simply not trained up to the level, they are not confident doing extractions.”

Reid, pre-empting a backlash from angry viewers, replied: “Oh, what’s that sound I hear? Oh yes, it’s all the NHS dentists getting in touch with the programme to say that that is absolutely wrong.”

However, Madeley remained undeterred, adding: “They’re simply not trained up to the level, they’re not confident to do extractions. What...

Richard Arnold almost vomited on live TV after drinking an “offal shake” on today’s Good Morning Britain (15 November).

The morning programme’s Entertainment Editor took part in a challenge named “Retch for the Stars”, modelled after an I’m a Celebrity Bushtucker Trial.

In order to win stars, Arnold first had a large yellow snake wrapped around his shoulders while answering trivia about the season so far.

Next, the presenter was tasked with retrieving stars from boxes that were also filled with creatures including mealworms, a lizard and cockroaches.

After collecting the physical stars from their containers with ease, Arnold finally had to drink a shake made of offal, served in a cocktail glass.

“It’s got liver, heart, kidney, all blended,” co-host Andi Peters added.

As the timer clicked down to the last seconds, Arnold drank the concoction as quickly as possible. However, it didn’t take long...

Richard Madeley cracked a few jokes about Matt Hancock’s scorpion sting on I’m a Celebrity during today’s (Monday 14 November) episode of Good Morning Britain.

The MP for West Suffolk and former health secretary has been taking on Bushtucker Trials in the jungle ever since his arrival last week.

However, in Sunday night’s episode (13 November) of the popular ITV programme, Hancock suffered a sting on his hand while fetching logs with his fellow campmates.

“Ouch, f***! That really hurts!” he shouted. “I’ve got no splinter. Ow, that really hurts… it’s like I must have been bitten by something. Oh yeah! Wow, look at that a scorpion. I’ve been stung by a scorpion.”

While it was confirmed by medics that Hancock was “absolutely fine”, he shared that the sting felt like “two times a bee sting”.

On Monday’s (14 November) edition of Good Morning Britain, show...

Olivia Attwood has quit I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! just one day into the new series.

It’s been revealed that the TV personality was forced to withdraw from the reality show due to a medical matter.

ITV confirmed the news to The Independent, stating that the former Love Island star left the series “as a precautionary measure” in order to “undergo some medical checks”.

A spokesperson said: “Unfortunately, the medical team has advised it is not safe for Olivia to return to camp as there needs to be further investigation. She has been absolutely brilliant and she’ll be very much missed on the show.”

The team running Attwood’s Instagram page wrote on Monday (7 November) night that the public would soon learn the reason for her exit.

“To say Olivia is heartbroken would be an understatement, she dreamed of doing I’m A Celeb for years,...

Olivia Attwood has quit I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! just one day into the new series.

It’s been revealed that the TV personality was forced to withdraw from the reality show due to a medical matter.

ITV confirmed the news to The Independent, stating that the former Love Island star left the series “as a precautionary measure” in order to “undergo some medical checks”.

A spokesperson said: “Unfortunately, the medical team has advised it is not safe for Olivia to return to camp as there needs to be further investigation. She has been absolutely brilliant and she’ll be very much missed on the show.”

It is unknown if an additional celebrity will join the series to replace Attwood.

Conservative MP Matt Hancock and comedian Sean Walsh are due to join the show later this week.

Attwood was shown to be entering the Australian jungle in the launch show,...

Susanna Reid has chided Matt Hancock for already breaking an I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! rule.

The Good Morning Britain presenter kicked off Monday’s episode of the ITV daytime show (7 November) by addressing the return of the reality series the previous night.

Disgraced politician Hancock was confirmed to be a part of this year’s line-up last week, but he was absent from the launch episode, which was watched by an average of nine million households.

Producers will send him into the Australian jungle in a few days alongside comedian Seann Walsh.

“I think a lot of people last night were wondering where was Matt Hancock,” Reid said to co-host Ed Balls on Gmb. Balls replied: “Well, I know he’s in quarantine, but apparently on his phone.”

The contestants are not usually allowed to have personal items before entering the camp and, Reid, unimpressed, said: “That’s not allowed!

Jimmy Kimmel will be returning to front the 95th Oscars in 2023, marking the talk show host’s third time presenting the ceremony.

Kimmel first hosted the awards in 2017, the year that La La Land was mistakenly announced as the Best Picture winner over Moonlight, the true winner. The second time he hosted was in 2018.

The Jimmy Kimmel Live host’s return was announced by Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner, the executive producers and showrunners of the Academy Awards.

“Being invited to host the Oscars for a third time is either a great honour or a trap,” Kimmel said in a statement. “Either way, I am grateful to the Academy for asking me so quickly after everyone good said no.”

Last year, the event was hosted by trio Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall, with Apple TV movie Coda winning Best Picture.

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Alison Hammond has shared a worrying detail behind her surprise appearance on The Masked Singer.

On Sunday (6 November), ITV broadcast a special episode of the singing competition to celebrate the return of I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here.

The judges, including Davina McCall and Rita Ora had to guess which former I’m a Celebrity contestant was performing under theme costumes.

Wittchety Grub was revealed to be TV personality Hammond, who discussed her appearance onThis Morning the next day (7 November).

“I’m going to be honest with you – it was probably one of the most challenging things I ever had to do,” she told presenters Holly Willoughby and Philip Schofield.

Hammond, explaining her reasoning, revealed that she struggled to breathe underneath the costume

“If you look at the costume, there’s a head inside another glass head, so the amount of oxygen I had inside was absolutely.