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Catherine Tyldesley’s son will be ‘spoilt rotten’


Catherine Tyldesley's son will be "spoiled rotten" at Christmas.
The 'Coronation Street' actress and fiance Tom Pitfield are excited about their first festive season as parents, and think eight-month-old Alfie will have a wonderful day.
She said: "I've always loved Christmas but this one will be extra special and so much more important than ever before because Alfie is with us now.
"We're putting together some gifts for his stocking and he'll be spoiled rotten.
"He loves anything to do with lights and music, so there will be loads of presents for him along those lines."
In keeping with her own childhood traditions, Catherine will let her little boy open one of his gifts on Christmas Eve (24.12.15).
She said: "We'd always open one present on Christmas Eve and we'll do that with Alfie too."
However, there is one ritual from her younger years that the 32-year-old star doesn't want to introduce just yet.
She explained: "When my sister and I were kids, Mum would wake us at 6.30 on Christmas morning and wipe our faces with a wet flannel, shouting 'Christmas'.
"It made us laugh and got us so excited. But I think I'll wait until Alfie is older before trying it on him."

Chris Evans unveils Top Gear presenting team


Chris Evans has unveiled his 'Top Gear' presenting team.
The BBC Radio 2 DJ - who signed a three year deal to host the show after Jeremy Clarkson was sacked for punching a producer earlier this year - has reportedly hired German racing driver Sabine Schmitz, motoring journalist Chris Harris and Formula 1 star David Coulthard to present alongside him.
An insider told The Sun newspaper: "Sabine and Chris are virtually unknown to the wider public, and David isn't the most charismatic driver."
Schmitz, 46 - who is a formed driver for BMW and a TV presenter - has appeared on 'Top Gear' twice before, while Harris has written for motoring magazines and fronted a YouTube series on cars.
The show is undergoing a revamp following the departure of Clarkson and his colleagues James May and Richard Hammond, who are now set to present a new car show on Amazon Prime.
News of Evans' co-hosts comes after it was revealed executive producer Lisa Clark quit this week after just five months while script editor Tom Ford is to leave at the end of his contract.
An insider said: "Lisa is very well respected and her departure has been a real shock. There is a lot of upheaval at the moment."

Lauren Goodger’s sexy lingerie Christmas wish


Lauren Goodger has asked her boyfriend to buy her some sexy lingerie for Christmas after recently losing four stone.
The former 'The Only Way is Essex' star is hoping her on-again off-again beau Jake McLean will splash out on a cheeky bra and knicker set for her this festive season as her underwear no longer fits her after recently beating the bulge.
Speaking to OK! magazine, she said: "Where I've lost weight, none of my lingerie fits me anymore.
"So I've got my eye on some gorgeous underwear and nightwear from Boux Avenue. But more than anything else a nice day with loved ones means more to me than presents."
The brunette beauty is planning to spend Christmas day with Jake and his family this year but will then celebrate Boxing Day with her sisters and her beloved father.
She explained: "I'm hoping to go to Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve and then I'll be spending Christmas Day with Jake and his family, having a lovely Christmas lunch somewhere festive.
"On boxing day I'll see my Dad and sisters. I never used to be a massive fan of Christmas and would usually go abroad, but this year I'm really looking forward to it."
But, despite looking forward to the festivities, Lauren, who is about to release her new fitness DVD 'OMG!' is keen to watch what she eats so she doesn't pile on the pounds.
She added: "I will definitely be enjoying Christmas but not going overboard."

Vicious is to end with one-off special episode next year


'Vicious' is set to finish with a one-off special next year.
The British sitcom, which stars Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Derek Jacobi as two gay men, may have only been running for two series but is expected to bow out for good in January with an extended final episode following a drop in ratings.
A spokesman for the show told The Sun newspaper: "It's been an absolute delight to see Ian McKellen, Derek Jacobi and Frances de la Tour bring alive these wonderful characters on screen for ITV viewers. We're over the moon all the cast are returning for one final special."
The forthcoming special will be filmed tonight (23.12. 15) at the London Studios in Waterloo as the audience see the main cast - including Frances de la Tour, who plays the couple's friend Violet - join forces for one last time.
The episode will follow on from the finale of series two, which saw Freddie and Stuart (played by McKellen and Jacobi respectively) tie the knot after 50 years together.
Details surrounding the special will be announced in early January, while the definite future of 'Vicious,' which proved highly popular in the US, will also be confirmed.

Brian McFadden signs up for The Jump


Brian McFadden has reportedly signed up for 'The Jump.'
The former Westlife singer, 35, is set to slip on his skis and head for the Austrian slopes early next year after inking a deal to take part in the popular Channel 4 reality TV show, presented by Davina McCall, according to Digital Spy.
And he's not the only one rumoured to be putting his agility to the test as he attempts to master various winter sports - including skeleton, bobsleigh, speed skating and giant slalom - as Linford Christie is also reportedly on the cards.
The former Olympic champion will no doubt give the other celebrities - expected to announced in the coming days - a run for their money as he pours his heart and soul into mastering some heart-racing death-defying stunts.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "Linford's a brilliant signing. He's incredibly competitive and has an unbelievable will to win. But being a brilliant athlete doesn't necessarily mean he'll be great on the slopes as it's a completely different discipline. 'The Jump' has had sportsmen in the past and they haven't always done that well."
Meanwhile, Channel 4 is yet to confirm any names for the new series but has announced it will return to screens with a new format that will see the stars living in a house together.

Michelle Dockery cried at Downton Abbey ending


Michelle Dockery had a tear in her eye when she read the final page of the last ever 'Downton Abbey' script.
The 34-year-old actress - who plays Lady Mary Crawley in the ITV programme - was riddled with emotion when she read the ending to the hit period drama a few weeks ago.
Asked if she's read the script for the finale yet, Michelle said: "I have, yeah. It bought a tear to my eye. It's really beautiful."
And it seems the finale will have a similar "tearjerking" effect on the audience when it hits screens on Christmas Day (25.12.15) as Jim Carter - who portrays Mr Carson - has advised fans to have a box of tissues at the ready.
Speaking to Richard Arnold on 'Good Morning Britain,' he said: "Not only are we saying goodbye to each other as actors but we're also saying goodbye to the characters and I think the audience should have a box of Kleenex handy."
Meanwhile, as fans gear up to shed tears for the last ever episode, executive producer Gareth Neame is also in mourning as he believes the show still had life left in it.
He told Deadline: "We easily could have gone for a seventh season. Nobody regrets ending when we did.
"We have a final season that's as strong as the first because we quit while we were ahead -- we had the ambition that we had a complete show."
Meanwhile, producers have teased that the last ever episode will offer all the love and loss, happiness and heartbreak that fans of the show have come to expect, as the family and servants prepare to bring in the year 1926 as they celebrate an unforgettable New Year's Eve together.

Charlotte Ritchie teases tearful Call the Midwife special


Charlotte Ritchie has teased the 'Call the Midwife' Christmas special will have viewers "crying and laughing in equal measures."
The 26-year-old actress - who plays loveable nurse Barbara Gilbert in the BBC One drama - has warned fans to get the tissues ready come Christmas day as the on-off festive episode will force them to become a blubbering mess one minute before falling into uncontrollable giggles the next.
She explained: "It's such a jolly show in so many ways. It'll be just gorgeous and happy and then suddenly you're hit with something ridiculously serious. You're like, 'I thought this was going to be a tea cosy and actually it's a hot kettle.' We'll be crying and laughing in equal measure."
And, although she's looking forward to settling down on the sofa with her family and watching the popular period programme, Charlotte - who joined the drama late last year - is terrified about watching herself in the leading role.
She told the Radio Times magazine: "I wasn't in the last Christmas episode. They were phasing me in because I was new, so I got to enjoy the Christmas episode. It was nice to watch it without seeing myself in it!
"It feels like a huge deal. Christmas Day is the day for telly. We are a big telly family. We always watch telly all day on Christmas Day. It's going to be weird... [and] very daunting."
The 'Call the Midwife' special will hit television screens across the nation on December 25 at 7:30pm on BBC One.

Craig Revel Horwood’s dad is dead


Craig Revel Horwood's father has died aged 74.
The 'Strictly Come Dancing' judge is believed to be in mourning after his dad Phil, with whom he has had a turbulent relationship, reportedly passed away from cancer on Monday (21.12.15), two days after the latest series of the show came to an end, according to The Sun newspaper.
It's not known what form of cancer the former Lieutenant in the Royal Australian Navy died of, but the 50-year-old dancer previously opened up about his father's struggle with skin cancer in his 2008 autobiography 'All Balls and Glitter.'
But it wasn't just his dad's health the tough-talking choreographer discussed in his memoir as he also explained their strained relationship due to his battle with alcoholism.
He claimed at the time: "We grew up surrounded by verbal abuse and shouting. As soon as you walked through the door, you knew it was going to start.
"It didn't occur to me to complain about being bullied because there were just too many problems already.
"I'd do my paper run in the morning, go to school, do my chores, go to dance class, go to bed. I basically left home at 16, at the first opportunity, but I always thought my dad's drinking would come to some sort of explosive finale."
However, it's believed Craig reconciled with his dad in late 2008 after they came face-to-face at a family wedding.

Jamie Borthwick wants Jay and Ben to be the new Phil and Grant


Jamie Borthwick wants Jay Brown and Ben Mitchell to become the new Phil and Grant in 'EastEnders'.
The 21-year-old actor would like to see his alter-ego and on-screen surrogate brother - portrayed by Harry Reid - become the top dogs of Walford, just like the infamous siblings (played by Steve McFadden and Ross Kemp respectively), who ruled Albert Square until Grant's departure in 2006.
He explained: "I just think their [Jay and Ben's] potential is really strong and me and Harry Reid get on amazingly well and I think it would be upsetting if they didn't do the whole Phil and Grant brother thing.
"I think it's all there and it needs to be done."
And, although his loveable character, which he has played since 2006, has had a roller coaster of a year, Jamie has teased he has some "gritty" storylines coming up next year.
He said: "As far as I know [the future] is looking good. For me, I'm looking forward to getting gritty, should be good."
But, for now, Jamie is looking forward to seeing what Christmas brings for Jay - who is the surrogate son of Phil - and the Mitchells as tragedy rocks the family.
He told the Daily Mirror Newspaper: "There is a big Christmas for the Mitchells but Jay is not heavily involved. He takes part but it's not about him."

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