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AMANDA ABBINGTON has been approached to take part in Celebrity Big Brother but turned it down due to her experiences on Strictly Come Dancing.
Her brief stint on the BBC One dance contest last year led to a long investigation into her pro partner Giovanni Pernice which ended with several complaints about his behaviour upheld, as reported in the Sun right.
Producers of CBB wanted to sign her up for the new series, set to air next year on ITV, since she has been in the limelight recently and they hoped that she might open up on the murky chapter in Strictly’s history.
A TV insider said: “Amanda decided to discreetly turn down the offer because she felt so traumatised by the last reality TV contest she was on.
“She couldn’t face going through all the trolling that she received when she complained about Giovanni which made her feel like public enemy number one.
“Of course, the fee for taking part would have been appreciated but she just couldn’t face it.
“Amanda has absolutely nothing against Celebrity Big Brother, though.
“Indeed, she will be tuning in to watch the show next year, along with the rest of the country.”
ITV confirmed last month that BB and CBB would be returning for a third series on the channel, which will coincide with the reality TV show celebrating its 25th birthday. Hosted by Davina McCall, Big Brother became an instant phenomenon when it began on Channel 4 in 2000 and ended ten years later.
It then enjoyed a run on Channel 5 from 2011 until 2018.
ITV chiefs revived the show last year and swiftly rebooted the celeb spin-off.
The first celebrity version appeared on our screens in 2001 with some pretty impressive stars, including comedian Jack Dee, who won the debut series, and telly presenter Vanessa Feltz.
It’s a pity Amanda has turned down CBB but I can understand why she decided it had to be a polite no.
RADIO 2 legend Ken Bruce couldn’t stay away for long.
My exclusive pic shows the broadcasting legend staging his own radio reunion with other BBC stalwarts, Bob Harris and OJ Borg.
The trio are part of a fab five taking on Ken’s Popmaster Christmas special.
And all the contenders should really know their stuff when it comes to the charts.
Joining the Radio 2 cohort are Radio 1’s Katie Thistleton and Rickie Haywood-Williams, plus Ken’s Greatest Hits Radio pal Jenny Powell.
Ken left the BBC last year for the commercial station and launched beloved quiz Popmaster as a TV format on More4, where it’s been doing great business.
But which radio DJ will come out as the Christmas number one?
The special airs tomorrow (Tues) at 9pm on More4.
PETER KAY says he has yet to watch the new Wallace & Gromit BBC festive flick – even though he is in it.
I revealed on Friday that the funnyman is starring as Chief Inspector Mackintosh, above, in Vengeance Most Fowl, which airs on BBC One on Christmas Day.
But speaking on Absolute Radio’s The Jason Manford Show, he joked: “I haven’t seen it yet.
“I have had it on a knock-off Fire Stick and been selling it on Sundays with the film Gladiator II, and I’ve got Wicked in black and white.
“Down Fletcher Street in Bolton I have a stall. I do four litres of bleach, Duracell batteries and Immac.
“I’m down there with this Fire Stick, so if anyone wants Wallace & Gromit, I’m there.”
Not if Beeb bosses get there first, Peter.
WHILE Britain remains hopeful Gavin & Stacey: The Finale will finally reveal what happened on that fishing trip, Rob Brydon has hinted Uncle Bryn has other more pressing matters on his mind.
Talking to Chris Evans on Virgin Radio, Rob was asked what new technology the beloved character might now be embracing.
Rob said: “There was talk of whether he was into air fryers and stuff.
“I think Bryn would be a bit scared of [AI chatbot] ChatGPT, as I am.
“I find it mind-boggling the thought of what that stuff can do.”
Imagining one of Bryn’s lines to Gavin, Rob joked: “It’s called ChatGPT. You can put anything in Gav, and I mean anything.”
I wonder if ChatGPT knows what went on, riverside?
WAG turned GB News host Lizzie Cundy is in the running to join Real Housewives of London.
Bosses at Hayu are talking to a gaggle of divas now to cast the new spin-off of the famous franchise.
They reckon socialite Lizzie could be the next Lisa Vanderpump.
FIRST Dates is back with a festive special, and there’s one familiar singleton hoping bosses will deliver her biggest Christmas wish – finding a new man.
Show waitress Cici Coleman is looking for her ideal match and has even asked maître d’ Fred Sirieix to dish up a date for her.
Cici said: “Fred has introduced me to a lot of men but, I’m afraid, nothing in the long term department.
“Putting my love life in the hands of the First Dates team is definitely something I’ve discussed, but it just never happened. They haven’t found me the right one yet.
“So who knows? If I’m single next series then I’m sure the conversation will be had!”
First Dates at Christmas is on Channel 4 on Thursday at 9pm.
DEAR DEIDRE: THE thrill I’m getting from having sex with my ex is intoxicating.
Not only is the action better than ever, I love the feeling of power knowing he can’t resist me.
He cheated on me with his current girlfriend and I was devastated when he finally finished with me.
I am 24 and my ex is 25. We were together for two years.
I caught him out a few times by going to the nightclub he said he was at, only to find he wasn’t there.
Soon after finishing with me, I discovered that this woman was carrying his baby. I was saddened and shocked.
We stopped talking for a while and I was starting to move on when out of the blue he messaged me, asking if he could see me.
I have to admit I was overjoyed to hear from him and was secretly hoping they had finished.
He called me over to his place and when he looked into my eyes, I just surrendered.
We ended up having sex and have been sneaking around on a regular basis.
He always warns me when the other woman is going over to see him — then I have to stay away.
He also insists that I keep quiet when he speaks to her on the phone.
It’s humiliating and puts a dampener on my mood.
I feel as though I am his “bit on the side” even though I was with him before her.
My friends tell me to give him up but I still love him.
I would love for our relationship to go back to how it used to be but I don’t think that is going to happen.
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DEIDRE SAYS: You no doubt felt you were getting back at this woman after she came between you and your ex.
But the reality is that this man is seeing you entirely on his terms.
Take a cold look at how spending time with him leaves you feeling.
Your ex-boyfriend may genuinely care for you, as well as lust after you, but he can’t have it all.
You admit you feel humiliated after each encounter, so ask yourself why you accept this situation when you are worth so much more.
He doesn’t put either of you first in his life.
He is stopping you from getting over him and you are missing out on the chance to meet someone new who could treat you much better.
My support pack, Mend Your Broken Heart, will help you to move on.
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DEAR DEIDRE: MY husband lied about paying off thousands of pounds of debt caused by his gambling addiction.
I am 49 and my husband is 50.
We have been together for almost 25 years.
The debt has accumulated on his credit card.
He swore blind he had the debt under control but I discovered this was a total lie.
We had a huge row and in the end I paid off his debts.
Now I wish I hadn’t because I never got so much as a thank you.
This has made me feel used and resentful. I am now seeing a different side to him – a nasty side.
My husband can be sulky and dejected.
All he does these days is watch television and ignore me.
I know he is taking money out of our joint account.
He won’t tell me what he has been spending it on when I confront him.
He just said it was none of my business.
I can’t confide in anyone, I am so fed up.
He is in denial about his addiction – and the difficulty you face is convincing him.
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DEIDRE SAYS: What is certain is that you cannot continue like this. It is dragging you down.
He may have become addicted to adrenalin surges, but he is digging you into deep debt.
If he refuses to accept he has a problem and doesn’t change, you are going to have to look after your own interests.
Talk to gamanon.org.uk who help the families and friends of gamblers.
My support pack, Gambling In The Family?, explains more.
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DEAR DEIDRE: SEX with my wife is non-existent, so I joined a dating website as I felt I was missing out.
I made several “friends with benefits”, but I’ve discovered it’s not the answer.
I am 45 and my wife is 41.
We have been together for 12 years and have a daughter aged seven.
Everything is good in our relationship apart from the lack of sex.
I get very frustrated.
I am not a sex maniac or someone who wants sex all the time.
I just want a normal sex life.
I have tried to talk to my wife about how I feel but nothing changes.
I don’t think she can begin to understand what it is like for me.
I know there is more to life than sex and I really don’t enjoy cheating.
It’s not only the sexual frustration that I struggle with, it’s the total lack of intimacy and not feeling wanted by her.
I know what I am doing is wrong and I really want to stop, but at the moment I can’t seem to help myself.
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DEIDRE SAYS: It is unrealistic for your wife to think your marriage can survive without sex – but having sex with other women is not the answer.
Do you think that your wife feels taken for granted? Or is the sex not so great for her?
Kissing and cuddling with no pressure to have sex will start to bring back intimacy.
My support pack, Reviving A Woman’s Sex Drive, should be of help.
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DAVINA McCall is back in the pink for the new series of The Masked Singer following her shock brain tumour operation.
The presenter wore a blonde bobbed wig and a vivid animal-print outfit in a photoshoot for the shows — filmed before her worrying health revelation.
Davina also posed alongside new panellist Maya Jama.
Hiding her brunette locks under a wig is part of a constant experiment with different looks for the hit show, where the panel has to guess which celebs are singing in costumes.
A pal said: “Davina always likes to shake things up every series, if not every episode of The Masked Singer — and that goes beyond her clothes.
“She wore the wig in the photoshoot which took place earlier this year, which was months before she was diagnosed with the tumour.
“The two things are entirely coincidental and not in any way related.
“The blonde look isn’t a permanent one either, she’ll be changing it up throughout the series.”
Davina, 57, has previously worn others from a firm called Amber Jean — set up by artist Amber Jean Rowan, who has alopecia.
The company is also the choice of celebrities including Strictly pro Amy Dowden, who lost her hair while having cancer treatment.
Davina revealed last month she had a rare colloid cyst.
In a video after successful surgery she told fans: “I’m doing so well now.”
Maya replaces Rita Ora on the panel alongside Davina, Jonathan Ross, Mo Gilligan and host Joel Dommett.
The new series starts on January 4 at 7pm.
WAYNE MARDLE’s wife Donna has tragically passed away.
She died after a battle with a short illness earlier this week.
Mardle had been married to Donna since 1988.
PDC Darts shared their thoughts for Mardle on X in a statement.
It read: “All our thoughts and condolences are with Wayne Mardle and his family, after the passing of his wife Donna earlier this week.”
Tributes have also flooded social media, with many sending their condolences to Mardlde.
One posted: “Sorry to just hear on Sky Sports about the sad news of Donna Mardle passing away.
“Condolences to Wayne. More to life than darts.”
A second commented: “Gutted to hear the sad news about Wayne Mardle’s wife Donna Rip.”
A third wrote: “Oh my word, heartbreaking news about Donna.
“Everyone who followed Wayne or darts could tell how much he loved her. Truly devastating – so sorry to hear.”
A fourth said: “Just saw that about Donna Mardle. I was absolutely gutted; she was a youth player at the same time as me and a cracking player at that. A really lovely lady.”
Another added: “Thinking of Wayne and sending my love at this time.”
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VERNON Kay took a series of cheeky swipes at his wife Tess Daly as he took to the stage for panto this weekend.
The Radio 2 DJ, 50, is currently playing Aladdin’s brother alongside Drag Race star La Voix in the production, and made sure the Strictly host wasn’t forgotten.
At one point he joked that that Tess was ‘always moaning about wet towels on the floor’ and during another part, he told La Voix she looked just like his wife.
It’s the first time Vernon has returned to the stage since his panto debut in 2022, which led to him winning Best Panto Newcomer at the UK Pantomime Awards.
Vernon kicked off panto this weekend in High Wycombe, near where he lives with wife Tess and their two daughters.
Tess has been very busy with the final of Strictly Come Dancing, which she hosts alongside Claudia Winkleman.
Vernon recently admitted that doing panto played havoc with his festive plans, telling roundandabout.co.uk: “Well Christmas kind of goes on hold with pantomime because you only get Christmas Day off.
“Two years ago I spent all afternoon in bed because I was so tired. I love Christmas dinner, though, so I won’t be missing that! No, I won’t be getting a takeaway instead, we’ll just do the prep the night before.
“So, if we get a chance, I’ll be peeling spuds and carrots when I get back, to have it all ready for Christmas Day. But we do go all in: the whole shebang – we really enjoy Christmas, it’s good fun.”
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PHIL TAYLOR is one of dart’s greatest ever players but looks to take on a new role heading into 2025.
Taylor, 64, has won more darts titles than any other player through his professional career.
With 16 World Matchplay titles, 11 World Grand Prix titles and 14 World Championships to his name between 1995 and 2012, and an overall tournament win count of 214, The Power has been dominant.
Taylor was due to compete at the World Seniors Masters, scheduled to start on November 8, but medical complications forced him to withdraw.
Taylor has been struggling with a hip injury and was forced to have hip replacement surgery.
His surgery went well and was making a positive impact, but further damage began causing Taylor immense pain.
Taylor said: “Everything was going fine, but then I just did a little too much and apparently I’ve torn my scar tissue.
“So yeah, it’s a bit painful.
“It’s been the worst pain I’ve ever had these last twelve months. Honestly, I’ll be glad when this year is gone.
“Practicing, I’ve been okay, but when you’ve been playing for a few hours there’s this really bad pain in the hip. It’s like having toothache and it drives me crazy, it really does.”
The Power initially retired in 2018 after falling from the top bracket of competition, struggling to compete with likes of Michael van Gerwen, Luke Humphries – and now, Luke Littler.
Returning for the senior series in 2022, Taylor had hoped to bring an end to his career by winning the World Seniors Masters.
With injuries keeping him out and his body failing to keep up with his mind, Phil Taylor has officially confirmed his retirement from darts.
That means he will NOT be competing at the World Darts Championships, which will start on December 15.
Speaking to talkSPORT, Taylor said: “I’m retired now, properly retired. I’m just going to do some personal appearances like yourself [Ally McCoist].
“How do I know? My eyes started going a few years ago then my hip went and then the travelling. You’re away from home four-five days a week and it’s good for money but it’s not good for your family.
“My mind is still in my teens but my body is 90.
“How did I keep going? If I won a players championship that paid for the food bills. Every tournament was about paying the bills.
“Has there been a better marketed sport in last decade? They (the fans) don’t just have a little bit of fun, they have a lot of fun. It’s fantastic.”
Despite retiring, The Power isn’t completely done with darts and is eager to return to screens in a commentary role.
Taylor also addressed rumours that he was due to appear on I’m A Celeb.
He said: “I’d be interested but not this year, it’s too late.
“Someone mentioned I was the favourite in the bookies but I said ‘I have no idea how’.”
Phil Taylor dominated darts for 30 years and is widely regarded as the sport's greatest ever player.
World Championship Wins: 1990, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2013
World Matchplay: 1995, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017
World Grand Prix: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013
UK Open: 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2013
Grand Slam: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014
Total professional tournament wins: 214
Nine-dart finishes: 2002 , 2004, 2005, 2007 (x2), 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015
PDC Player of the Year: 2006, 2008–2012
PDC Fans’ Player of the Year: 2007–2011
Best PDC Pro Tour Player/Floor Player: 2008, 2009
PDPA Players’ Player of the Year: 2008, 2009
Best Televised Performance of the Year: 2016
PDC Hall of Fame: 2011
BBC Sports Personality of the Year (Runner-up): 2010
Rated among the ten greatest sportsmen of the last 35 years by the BBC, Taylor can look back on a glittering career.
Winning eight consecutive championships from 1994-2007 and reaching 21 finals, The Power is regarded by many to be the best darts player the sport has ever seen.
Taylor held the world number one ranking for thirteen years in total, eight of which came consecutively between 2006-2013.
He holds the record for the most televised nine-dart finishes (11) and was the first person to hit two nine-darters in one match.
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