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Hugh Bonneville hints at misery for Lady Edith


Hugh Bonneville has hinted that Lady Edith Crawley may not get her happy ending in the 'Downton Abbey' Christmas special.
Viewers were left devastated for Lady Edith (Laura Carmichael) when her sister Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery) ruined her engagement to Bertie Pelham in the series six finale, and while they've called for her to finally find happiness in the last ever episode, Hugh's now revealed that may not happen.
The 52-year-old actor - who plays Edith and Mary's father Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham in the hit period drama - said: "Let's not forget that her nickname is 'poor Edith'... but we'll just have to wait and see."
The 'Paddington' star did reassure fans that the drama is not over yet though.
Speaking about the Christmas special, he told ITV's This Morning': "It's really the continuation of the story, so what people saw on Sunday isn't by any means the end..."
Hugh also spoke about a recent scene in which his character's stomach ulcer burst and he spluttered blood all over the dinner table.
He revealed: "I heard people saying, 'It's so obvious he's going to have a heart attack', so to throw a curveball, which I thought was great, [writer and creator] Julian Fellowes said, 'No, he will erupt in blood over the dinner table like, sort of, our version of 'Game of Thrones'!'
"We rehearsed it very meticulously, had doctor's advice on the colour of the blood and what would happen - but my main intention was to be able to get [on-screen wife] Elizabeth McGovern who was sitting opposite me. I thought, you know, 'Six years I've had to sit opposite you', and I managed to splatter her, so job done!"
Bonneville added that while he doesn't think he'll miss playing Robert, he'll "miss the experience".




Liz Dawn makes cameo appearance in Emmerdale


Liz Dawn is to make a cameo appearance in 'Emmerdale'.
The former 'Coronation Street' actress - who played Vera Duckworth in the much-loved soap for over thirty years - is set to appear in 'Emmerdale's hour long Christmas episode.
She said: "There's only one show I'd come out of retirement for and it's 'Emmerdale', particularly as I've celebrated my 76th birthday this week, so I wanted to mark the occasion."
Liz will take on the role of Mrs. Winterbottom, a decidedly demanding guest staying at Eric Pollard's B&B.
She added: "I love my character. What a feisty lady she is! Giving them all a run for their money in the B&B on Christmas Day. She's so rude to them which isn't like me at all. The cast and production team at 'Emmerdale' have been so lovely and really looked after me and I was particularly pleased to be directed by Tony Prescott. I've worked with him over many years at 'Corrie' and he's a lovely man, really good at what he does and very creative. I'll be looking forward to seeing my scene on Christmas Day and introducing you all to Mrs. Winterbottom."
Filming for the episode has taken place this week.

Yvette Fielding will hunt ghost in the jungle


Yvette Fielding wants to go ghost-hunting on 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!'.
The 'Most Haunted' host plans on spooking out her fellow camp mates by telling ghost stories around the campfire and is also planning to use her "paranormal" abilities to hunt down some Australian spirits.
She said: "I will be telling ghost stories. I heard there are lots of ghosts in Australia, so I'm sure I will be getting into my paranormal thing."
The 'I'm A Celeb...' contestant also vowed to make her experience Down Under a positive one and plans on lifting the spirits of the other stars in camp.
She said: "I am not going to get down, I want to be positive about the whole thing even if I'm starving. But I won't be the chef because as everyone saw on 'Masterchef', I am not very good at cooking!"
And Yvette wants viewers to see her real personality, which is much more "colourful" than on 'Most Haunted'.
She added: "I do think it will be nice for people to see me doing something different from 'Most Haunted'.
"I have to be quite serious on that show and I actually think about myself as colourful."
'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!' starts on ITV on Sunday 15 November.

Paul Hollywood to front own cooking show


Paul Hollywood is to front his own TV cooking show.
The 'Great British Bake Off' judge will travel the world and taste cakes for his new series 'Paul Hollywood City Bakes'.
Speaking of his decision to make the mini-series, he said: "Food culture can reveal so much about a nation so it's a privilege to be able to delve into the lives of fellow bakers and discover some really amazing international bakes."
The 49-year-old celebrity chef will stop in Madrid, Miami, Munich, Warsaw, London, Naples, New York, St Petersburg and Copenhagen to tuck into the cities' renowned pastries and freshly-baked bread, and then put his own twist on the recipes to create a completely different taste and texture.
'Paul Hollywood City Bites', made up of 10 episodes, will air on the UK's Food Network channel from next April.
The programme is not thought to interfere with his commitments to the 'Great British Bake Off' with Mary Berry, 80.
This isn't the first time Paul has gone it alone and done his own TV venture as he previously presented the BBC series 'Bread' earlier this year and 'Pies and Puds' in 2014.

Lauren Pope felt ‘pushed out’ of TOWIE by girls


Lauren Pope felt "pushed out" of 'The Only Way Is Essex' by the female cast.
The 33-year-old DJ - who quit the ITVBe show after five years just a few weeks ago - has revealed she was picked on during shooting of the last series of the reality programme by many of the girls who would mock her looks and freeze her out of things.
The blonde beauty told Mirror Online: "They took the mick out of the way I look and did impressions of my face - stuff like that. I'd rather they picked on my personality because you can't change the way you look.
"There was a small group of girls and they all followed one another by sharing one common dislike - me. I suppose it's easy when you're in a group to just find one girl to pick on and make her your target.
"I didn't feel bullied as such but they did make me feel really uncomfortable. It was like being back at school. I felt pushed out, particularly last series. I didn't feel part of that social circuit."
Lauren had to keep her exit from 'TOWIE' a secret for several weeks and admits it was hard not to share her news with her fans.
She said: "It's been really hard because 'TOWIE' has some hardcore fans. They've been tweeting me and I haven't been able to respond."
But Lauren - who recently hired a new management team and has launched Hair Rehab London Academy, a project to train hairdressers across the country to correctly apply her line of hair extensions - has no regrets about leaving and is ready for the next challenge in her life.
She explained: "I had been thinking about it for a while ... I felt really anxious when it came to telling the producers but something clicked and it just all made sense. 'TOWIE' was a huge part of my life and leaving was a scary decision but I wanted to take a step back and work on my business because all of this could end at any minute."

Coronation Street cast set for Twitter ban


The cast of 'Coronation Street' are reportedly set for a Twitter and mobile phone ban on set to stop them from revealing plot details.
'Emmerdale' boss Kate Oates is due to take over from the soap's producer Stuart Blackburn in 2016 and she is determined to protect the show's storylines which means a social media blackout for the soap's top stars with phones banned from the set.
Top tweeters like Brooke Vincent, Antony Cotton and Kym Marsh will all be expected to tow the line and stop uploading photos or teasers or face punishments.
An insider told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "With any new incoming boss there will be changes and that will be the case with Kate, without a shadow of a doubt. The younger cast are in for a shock and they will be told to rein in their actions of posting stuff on social media when it comes to work and the 'Corrie' set. And if they think they will be able to take their phones with them when they are filming ... then forget it.
"Kate is a bit old school in that respect and doesn't like mobiles on set and she doesn't like Twitter snaps of stuff that is being filmed or planned because she doesn't think it's right to give anything away.
"While she was at Emmerdale nothing like that ever appeared - but she has been surprised to see what 'Corrie' stuff gets on the internet from the cast."
Oates will also clamp down on any form of leaking plot lines and will reportedly fire anyone she catches divulging secrets.
The insider added: "Another bug bear to her is the leaking of plot lines. Again, it never happened while she was at the helm at 'Emmerdale', and she hates that loads of 'Corrie' stuff is getting out before it's on screen. We've been told she will sack anyone who is found out talking about or giving out secret storylines when she is in charge."
It was recently reported that many of Corrie's top stars plan on quitting over the three-tier pay system in place.
Established stars such as William Roache, 83, and Michael Le Vell, 50, earn £250,000-a-year, while other major names such as Kym bank £100,000 per annum, however, newcomers get paid just £40,000 for 12 months' work.
A source previously said: "There are several other big names ready to jump ship ... A lot of established stars on the smaller money don't think it's worth the cash."

Craig Revel Horwood wants Simon Cowell on Strictly


Craig Revel Horwood wants Simon Cowell to appear on 'Strictly Come Dancing'.
While 'Strictly' and Cowell's 'The X Factor' are locked in a ratings war, with 'Strictly' currently ahead, Craig teased that Simon should appear on the show "he'd get more viewers that way".
He told Woman magazine: "My thoughts are turning to the Christmas special and I'd love to see Simon Cowell on it.
"He might need to do it after this year's dismal X Factor ratings. At least he'd get more viewers that way."
And Craig thinks that Simon fit right in on 'Strictly', quipping: "Simon would fit right in on the dancefloor with those high trousers."
Craig has his own views on why 'X Factor's ratings are down, explaining: "I've watched a bit of this series - and there are some fantastic voices, but they've been given terrible material."
Simon previously claimed 'X Factor' would trounce 'Strictly' in the ratings because of the latter's poor line-up.
Asked if he was worried about going head-to-head with the show, he said: "I hate to say yes because I know what will happen if I say yes, it will come back and haunt me ... I think the show, just watching it back, it does feel better. The talent's great, they're interesting ... So if it's us versus Peter Andre, I've got to put my money on us."

Georgia May Foote dislocated her Strictly Come Dancing partner 5 times


Georgia May Foote has dislocated her 'Strictly Come Dancing' partner Giovanni Pernice's shoulder five times.
The 24-year-old actress has admitted her professional dance partner on the BBC One show has sustained a number of injuries during their rehearsals, and he is constantly paranoid she is going to accidentally break his nose.
She explained: "When we were practising the salsa, I managed to dislocate Giovanni's shoulder five times. It even happened in dress rehearsals. Because of the moves it pops out, so he has to pop it back in again. I think it can get pretty painful. I also keep catching my feet with my stilettos, so they're pretty cut up and I tend to dance with my elbows up so Giovanni's scared I'm going to break his nose.
"His professional partner broke his nose a few years ago so he's always like, 'Watch my nose.' "
The former 'Coronation Street' star has revealed her partner is a very "strict" taskmaster and she often has to ask him to go easy on her.
She told OK! magazine: "He's really strict. He's just come out of competing so he's still in this really competitive mindset.
"I sometimes have to remind him I'm not a professional.
"But if there's something he knows I can't do, then he won't push me."

Fleur East backs Reggie ‘N’ Bollie for X Factor win


Fleur East is backing Reggie 'N' Bollie to win the 'X Factor.'
The 'Sax' singer - who came second on last year's show - is enjoying this year's competition and is a big fan of both the reggae duo and bookies' favourite Louisa Johnson.
She said: "I've seen watching every week and am really enjoying it - it's a good judging panel this year.
"It's so hard to tell who is going to win. I'm supporting Reggie 'N' Bollie because they're from Ghana where my mum is from. I think Louisa Johnson has an amazing voice too."
The 28-year-old singer admitted she was very disappointed to lose out to Ben Haenow in last year's final but is pleased she eventually landed a record deal with Simon Cowell's Syco.
She told Closer magazine: "I was so disappointed not to win initially, after fighting each week to get through.
"I'm just happy that I did get signed by Simon in the end."
And Fleur dismissed speculation of a rivalry between her and 'Second Hand Heart' singer Ben.
She said: "A lot of winners do really well - Little Mix and Leona Lewis have been so successful.
"I congratulated Ben about his single. It's harder for new artists to break through now so it's going to be hard for anybody.
"We laugh about the 'competition' rumours. Naturally people will compare us because we came from the same show but there's room for both of us."

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