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Kym Marsh wants to send Nigel Lythgoe a copy of her new fitness DVD after he compared her to "fat goose" in 2000.
The 'Coronation Street' actress was left humiliated in front of the nation when the nasty talent judge, 66, criticised her weight when she appeared on 'Popstars' 15 years ago.
But, after years of battling with the bulge, she finally feels confident in her own skin thanks to her new fitness programme 'Kym Marsh: Power Sculpt', and she would to love rub it in Nigel's face by showing him her results.
Speaking to Yahoo! Celebrity, she said: "His comments did [stick with me] for a long time. I felt very humiliated. It was what he said ... referring to someone as a "fat goose" is a little bit insulting, it was upsetting. It did stick with me and made me a little bit insecure. I think he's in America now, I've not had a chance to speak to him ... But to be honest, I think I've had the last laugh. Maybe I'll send him a DVD!"
The brunette beauty, 39, believes she owes her new-found confidence to her personal trainer boyfriend Matt Baker, who inspired her to turn her life around and get fit.
The mother-of-three said recently: "Now I'm a better version of me than I was in my twenties and I am so much happier. I feel much more comfortable and confident in a bikini...
"Often, people find it hard to train with their partners. I don't know if it is a respect thing or because they'd end up bickering. Whatever he's done has worked for me and we are happy. Things are good."
Kym Marsh hits back at Nigel Lythgoe over ‘fat goose’ comment
Kym Marsh wants to send Nigel Lythgoe a copy of her new fitness DVD after he compared her to "fat goose" in 2000.
The 'Coronation Street' actress was left humiliated in front of the nation when the nasty talent judge, 66, criticised her weight when she appeared on 'Popstars' 15 years ago.
But, after years of battling with the bulge, she finally feels confident in her own skin thanks to her new fitness programme 'Kym Marsh: Power Sculpt', and she would to love rub it in Nigel's face by showing him her results.
Speaking to Yahoo! Celebrity, she said: "His comments did [stick with me] for a long time. I felt very humiliated. It was what he said ... referring to someone as a "fat goose" is a little bit insulting, it was upsetting. It did stick with me and made me a little bit insecure. I think he's in America now, I've not had a chance to speak to him ... But to be honest, I think I've had the last laugh. Maybe I'll send him a DVD!"
The brunette beauty, 39, believes she owes her new-found confidence to her personal trainer boyfriend Matt Baker, who inspired her to turn her life around and get fit.
The mother-of-three said recently: "Now I'm a better version of me than I was in my twenties and I am so much happier. I feel much more comfortable and confident in a bikini...
"Often, people find it hard to train with their partners. I don't know if it is a respect thing or because they'd end up bickering. Whatever he's done has worked for me and we are happy. Things are good."
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Mel B's daughters poke fun at her British accent.
The 'Lip Sync Battle UK' host, 40 - who was born in Leeds but has spent the best part of the last two decades in the US - has admitted her girls Phoenix, 16, Angel, eight, and Madison, four, mock the way she speaks because they were raised in California and talk with an American accent.
Speaking on 'This Morning', she said: "All three of my daughters have American accents and in fact, they take the mick out of me. They're like, 'Mom, why are you saying, "Put it in the boot?" They take the mick out of my accent."
However, despite spending most of her career stateside, the brunette beauty says she will always identify herself as British because she's regularly hopping over here for work.
She explained: "I'm northern, from Leeds, but I go back and forward so much to the UK that I don't actually get to fully miss it because I'm always there working."
For now, though, the former Spice Girls singer is residing in London for her hosting gig on the new hilarious musical comedy 'Lip Sync Battle UK' - the British version of the US spin-off - and is desperate to have a go at miming herself.
Asked who she wants to go head-to-head with on the show, she said: "Me and [my former bandmate] Mel C used to lip sync battle and sometimes she would win and sometimes I would win but, in my head, I'm always the winner."
'Lip Sync Battle UK' kicks off tonight (08.01.16) at 10pm on Channel 5 as Alesha Dixon and David Walliams attempt to mime a series of smash hits from various decades.
Mel B’s daughters mock her accent
Mel B's daughters poke fun at her British accent.
The 'Lip Sync Battle UK' host, 40 - who was born in Leeds but has spent the best part of the last two decades in the US - has admitted her girls Phoenix, 16, Angel, eight, and Madison, four, mock the way she speaks because they were raised in California and talk with an American accent.
Speaking on 'This Morning', she said: "All three of my daughters have American accents and in fact, they take the mick out of me. They're like, 'Mom, why are you saying, "Put it in the boot?" They take the mick out of my accent."
However, despite spending most of her career stateside, the brunette beauty says she will always identify herself as British because she's regularly hopping over here for work.
She explained: "I'm northern, from Leeds, but I go back and forward so much to the UK that I don't actually get to fully miss it because I'm always there working."
For now, though, the former Spice Girls singer is residing in London for her hosting gig on the new hilarious musical comedy 'Lip Sync Battle UK' - the British version of the US spin-off - and is desperate to have a go at miming herself.
Asked who she wants to go head-to-head with on the show, she said: "Me and [my former bandmate] Mel C used to lip sync battle and sometimes she would win and sometimes I would win but, in my head, I'm always the winner."
'Lip Sync Battle UK' kicks off tonight (08.01.16) at 10pm on Channel 5 as Alesha Dixon and David Walliams attempt to mime a series of smash hits from various decades.
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Gary 'Gaz' Beadle has bet £20 he and Charlotte Crosby have sex again.
The 'Geordie Shore' hunk was dumped by his beautiful co-star, with whom he's had a turbulent on/off relationship for years, over the festive period but he's so convinced they'll end up in bed together when they shoot the next series of the MTV show that he's prepared to put money on it.
Speaking in a video uploaded to his YouTube account, he said: "Charlotte, you can say that all you want. I guarantee that next time we film; you'll get smashed and come into my room going, 'Gary, Gary'. And we'll end up having sex again. In fact, I bet you £20 we'll have sex again."
However, Charlotte, 25, has different ideas as she's convinced their turbulent relationship is over for good now.
She said of their romance earlier this week: "Yeah, I'm single; we spent some time together over Christmas, it was nice but I don't think I want to go back there again, I don't want it anymore. I think it's over now."
Their split came less than four weeks after they confirmed they were giving their relationship another shot following a passionate smooch during a night out in London last month.
Gaz said at the time: "We've been stuck in the house for so many years and spent so much time with each other, we just needed to spend some time with each other with no cameras and no pressure, no one around us, so it kind of feels like last night was a first date but it wasn't."
Gary ‘Gaz’ Beadle bets £20 he’ll sleep with Charlotte Crosby again
Gary 'Gaz' Beadle has bet £20 he and Charlotte Crosby have sex again.
The 'Geordie Shore' hunk was dumped by his beautiful co-star, with whom he's had a turbulent on/off relationship for years, over the festive period but he's so convinced they'll end up in bed together when they shoot the next series of the MTV show that he's prepared to put money on it.
Speaking in a video uploaded to his YouTube account, he said: "Charlotte, you can say that all you want. I guarantee that next time we film; you'll get smashed and come into my room going, 'Gary, Gary'. And we'll end up having sex again. In fact, I bet you £20 we'll have sex again."
However, Charlotte, 25, has different ideas as she's convinced their turbulent relationship is over for good now.
She said of their romance earlier this week: "Yeah, I'm single; we spent some time together over Christmas, it was nice but I don't think I want to go back there again, I don't want it anymore. I think it's over now."
Their split came less than four weeks after they confirmed they were giving their relationship another shot following a passionate smooch during a night out in London last month.
Gaz said at the time: "We've been stuck in the house for so many years and spent so much time with each other, we just needed to spend some time with each other with no cameras and no pressure, no one around us, so it kind of feels like last night was a first date but it wasn't."
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'The Only Way is Essex's Nanny Pat has been laid to rest.
The reality TV star - who sadly passed away last month following a short battle with an illness aged 80 - was given a traditional send off today (08.01.16) in Essex as her friends and family gathered round to pay their respects.
Jessica Wright and her brother Mark - the grandchildren of Nanny Pat - were joined by the hunk's wife Michelle Keegan as they watched the famous star's woven coffin pull up to the packed-out church in a white horse-drawn carriage.
The coffin was adorned with purple flowers and cream fabric bows hung off the metal clasps, while a football shirt wreath - believed to be from her grandson, professional footballer, Josh Wright - followed behind in a black car.
The heartbroken family - all dressed in black - gathered together and watched the beautiful coffin be carried into the service, as tears rolled down their faces.
Nanny Pat - whose real name is Pat Brooker - passed away on December 16, 2015, a month after her 80th birthday.
A statement released on behalf of her family said at the time: "Sadly our amazing, courageous and beautiful Nanny Pat passed away this morning after a short illness. We are overwhelmed by sadness, and the whole family ask for privacy at this horrible time."
She leaves behind five children, including her daughter Carol Wright - the mother of Jessica and Mark.
TOWIE’s Nanny Pat is laid to rest
'The Only Way is Essex's Nanny Pat has been laid to rest.
The reality TV star - who sadly passed away last month following a short battle with an illness aged 80 - was given a traditional send off today (08.01.16) in Essex as her friends and family gathered round to pay their respects.
Jessica Wright and her brother Mark - the grandchildren of Nanny Pat - were joined by the hunk's wife Michelle Keegan as they watched the famous star's woven coffin pull up to the packed-out church in a white horse-drawn carriage.
The coffin was adorned with purple flowers and cream fabric bows hung off the metal clasps, while a football shirt wreath - believed to be from her grandson, professional footballer, Josh Wright - followed behind in a black car.
The heartbroken family - all dressed in black - gathered together and watched the beautiful coffin be carried into the service, as tears rolled down their faces.
Nanny Pat - whose real name is Pat Brooker - passed away on December 16, 2015, a month after her 80th birthday.
A statement released on behalf of her family said at the time: "Sadly our amazing, courageous and beautiful Nanny Pat passed away this morning after a short illness. We are overwhelmed by sadness, and the whole family ask for privacy at this horrible time."
She leaves behind five children, including her daughter Carol Wright - the mother of Jessica and Mark.
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Arlene Phillips underwent a "minor operation" on her knee yesterday (07.01.16).
The former 'Strictly Come Dancing' judge, 72, was forced to go under the knife on Thursday morning to repair the crucial joint in the leg after she damaged it prancing around.
Taking to her Twitter account prior to the surgery, she wrote: "2016 off to a great start with knee surgery! #knee #tear #hospital #blackandwhite #poorme (sic)."
But it wasn't just her painful knee the brunette beauty had to deal with, as she was also struck with a pounding headache before the 20-minute operation due to dehydration and lack of food ahead of the anaesthetic.
She added: "Waiting patiently for minor knee operation today but with fiercest headache due to lack of water and food before anaesthetic. 20 minute op. General anaesthetic or epidural. I have 1 hour to decide Help. I am weighing up pros and cons of each (sic)."
However, later that evening the former dancer appeared to be on the mend as she updated fans with her condition.
She wrote: "Love and thank for all the lovely messages on Twitter. Much appreciated and confidence building. I'm home and happy and gently exercising."
Arlene Phillips underwent knee surgery
Arlene Phillips underwent a "minor operation" on her knee yesterday (07.01.16).
The former 'Strictly Come Dancing' judge, 72, was forced to go under the knife on Thursday morning to repair the crucial joint in the leg after she damaged it prancing around.
Taking to her Twitter account prior to the surgery, she wrote: "2016 off to a great start with knee surgery! #knee #tear #hospital #blackandwhite #poorme (sic)."
But it wasn't just her painful knee the brunette beauty had to deal with, as she was also struck with a pounding headache before the 20-minute operation due to dehydration and lack of food ahead of the anaesthetic.
She added: "Waiting patiently for minor knee operation today but with fiercest headache due to lack of water and food before anaesthetic. 20 minute op. General anaesthetic or epidural. I have 1 hour to decide Help. I am weighing up pros and cons of each (sic)."
However, later that evening the former dancer appeared to be on the mend as she updated fans with her condition.
She wrote: "Love and thank for all the lovely messages on Twitter. Much appreciated and confidence building. I'm home and happy and gently exercising."
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Mel B wants Simon Cowell to compete on 'Lip Sync Battle UK'.
The former Spice Girls singer, 40 - who is hosting the forthcoming show - has already snapped up Alesha Dixon and David Walliams for the first ever episode of the musical comedy tonight (08.01.16) and is now desperate to persuade their tough-talking 'Britain's Got Talent' co-star, 56, to join the series.
Speaking to The Sun newspaper, she said: "I'll definitely ask Simon [to take part in the show]. It's not like you get judged - we're much more of a fun, cooler environment [than 'Britain's Got Talent']."
And Mel's co-host Professor Green - real name Stephen Manderson - also wants to drag his reality TV star wife Millie Mackintosh on the show.
He explained: "Millie would like to do it, secretly. The microphones aren't turned on and she's very conscious of her voice, so the fact the microphones are off might sway her to appear."
However, despite being a rapper himself, the 32-year-old star is adamant he won't be taking to the stage this series.
He added with a laugh: "If I had to dance I would embarrass myself. I only have to nod my head because that's all rappers have to do. If I was made to do it, I would do Nirvana's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit.' "
'Lip Sync Battle UK' - the British version of the popular US spin-off - will see a selection of stars go head-to-head as they mime a series of smash hits from various decades.
The show kicks off tonight at 10pm on Channel 5.
Mel B wants Simon Cowell for Lip Sync Battle UK
Mel B wants Simon Cowell to compete on 'Lip Sync Battle UK'.
The former Spice Girls singer, 40 - who is hosting the forthcoming show - has already snapped up Alesha Dixon and David Walliams for the first ever episode of the musical comedy tonight (08.01.16) and is now desperate to persuade their tough-talking 'Britain's Got Talent' co-star, 56, to join the series.
Speaking to The Sun newspaper, she said: "I'll definitely ask Simon [to take part in the show]. It's not like you get judged - we're much more of a fun, cooler environment [than 'Britain's Got Talent']."
And Mel's co-host Professor Green - real name Stephen Manderson - also wants to drag his reality TV star wife Millie Mackintosh on the show.
He explained: "Millie would like to do it, secretly. The microphones aren't turned on and she's very conscious of her voice, so the fact the microphones are off might sway her to appear."
However, despite being a rapper himself, the 32-year-old star is adamant he won't be taking to the stage this series.
He added with a laugh: "If I had to dance I would embarrass myself. I only have to nod my head because that's all rappers have to do. If I was made to do it, I would do Nirvana's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit.' "
'Lip Sync Battle UK' - the British version of the popular US spin-off - will see a selection of stars go head-to-head as they mime a series of smash hits from various decades.
The show kicks off tonight at 10pm on Channel 5.
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Sheridan Smith is set to star in a traumatic docudrama based on the fake abduction of Shannon Matthews in 2008.
The 'Cilla' star, 34, has signed up to portray the head of the tenants' association Julie Bushby, who spearheaded a search for the young school girl in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, in the two-part drama 'The Moorside Project'.
She said: "The story is a fascinating mixture of what I thought I knew and a whole lot more I had no idea about. The themes of faith and trust in human nature, and the way the whole community came together really inspired me."
The new BBC One drama will focus on the group of women who rallied together to find the youngster eight years ago and the impact it had on them when they discovered the 24-day disappearance was a hoax organised by her mother.
Meanwhile, former 'Downton Abbey' star Siobhan Finneran will take on the role of family liaison officer Christine Freeman, while 'Game of Thrones' actress Gemma Whelan will play Shannon's shamed mother Karen.
Shannon, who was aged just nine years old at the time, sparked a huge manhunt in February 2008 when she disappeared from her home on the Moorside estate.
She was found 24 days later at the home of her mother's boyfriend's uncle, Michael Donovan, less than a mile away.
The youngster was later taken into care along with her six siblings, while her mother Karen was jailed for eight years for organising the kidnap plot in order to generate money.
Sheridan Smith to star in docudrama about kidnapped schoolgirl Shannon Matthews
Sheridan Smith is set to star in a traumatic docudrama based on the fake abduction of Shannon Matthews in 2008.
The 'Cilla' star, 34, has signed up to portray the head of the tenants' association Julie Bushby, who spearheaded a search for the young school girl in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, in the two-part drama 'The Moorside Project'.
She said: "The story is a fascinating mixture of what I thought I knew and a whole lot more I had no idea about. The themes of faith and trust in human nature, and the way the whole community came together really inspired me."
The new BBC One drama will focus on the group of women who rallied together to find the youngster eight years ago and the impact it had on them when they discovered the 24-day disappearance was a hoax organised by her mother.
Meanwhile, former 'Downton Abbey' star Siobhan Finneran will take on the role of family liaison officer Christine Freeman, while 'Game of Thrones' actress Gemma Whelan will play Shannon's shamed mother Karen.
Shannon, who was aged just nine years old at the time, sparked a huge manhunt in February 2008 when she disappeared from her home on the Moorside estate.
She was found 24 days later at the home of her mother's boyfriend's uncle, Michael Donovan, less than a mile away.
The youngster was later taken into care along with her six siblings, while her mother Karen was jailed for eight years for organising the kidnap plot in order to generate money.
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Christopher Maloney has claimed the stress of appearing on 'The X Factor' in 2012 made his hair fall out.
The 38-year-old singer - who came third on the ninth series of the reality contest - opened up about his "breakdown" to his 'Celebrity Big Brother' housemate David Gest in last night's show (07.01.16) and admitted taking part in the ITV programme made him feel "uncomfortable in his own skin."
He said: "It was pretty bad, I didn't know who I was, where I was going, what I was doing. I was under so much pressure and so much stress, that my hair started falling out."
Christopher went on to explain he was the target of vicious bullies four years ago when he was slammed with death threats and verbally attacked for his appearance.
He added: "The show put years on me. I looked awful."
Since then, the star has splashed out £60,000 on cosmetic surgery - having three hair transplants, two nose jobs, an eyelid lift and teeth veneers - to pull back his confidence.
Meanwhile, it seems Christopher was in a very open mood in last night's show as he also managed to rekindle his friendship with housemate Danniella Westbrook.
The formerly close friends hadn't spoken since March 2014 before entering the 'Celebrity Big Brother' house earlier this week, but it seems the pair are back on good terms after having a heart-to-heart in the bedroom.
Christopher Maloney claims X Factor made his hair fall out
Christopher Maloney has claimed the stress of appearing on 'The X Factor' in 2012 made his hair fall out.
The 38-year-old singer - who came third on the ninth series of the reality contest - opened up about his "breakdown" to his 'Celebrity Big Brother' housemate David Gest in last night's show (07.01.16) and admitted taking part in the ITV programme made him feel "uncomfortable in his own skin."
He said: "It was pretty bad, I didn't know who I was, where I was going, what I was doing. I was under so much pressure and so much stress, that my hair started falling out."
Christopher went on to explain he was the target of vicious bullies four years ago when he was slammed with death threats and verbally attacked for his appearance.
He added: "The show put years on me. I looked awful."
Since then, the star has splashed out £60,000 on cosmetic surgery - having three hair transplants, two nose jobs, an eyelid lift and teeth veneers - to pull back his confidence.
Meanwhile, it seems Christopher was in a very open mood in last night's show as he also managed to rekindle his friendship with housemate Danniella Westbrook.
The formerly close friends hadn't spoken since March 2014 before entering the 'Celebrity Big Brother' house earlier this week, but it seems the pair are back on good terms after having a heart-to-heart in the bedroom.