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Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi is ‘going nowhere’


'Doctor Who' star Peter Capaldi is "going nowhere", says showrunner Steven Moffat.
The 57-year-old actor is currently winning rave reviews for his second series in the titular role in the BBC sci-fi series and although there has been speculation about him exiting the TARDIS since Jenna Coleman's departure was confirmed, Moffat is adamant he's going nowhere.
Joking about the pair's shared Scottish heritage, he said: "Peter Capaldi is going nowhere. It's a conspiracy. Piece by piece, person by person, we are replacing the English..."
Moffat has been in charge of the series since 2009 and has worked on the programme since it was brought back to TV in 2005 after 16 years off-air - with the exception of a one-off made-for-television film in 1996.
The screenwriter insists 'Doctor Who' will go on and on because it is a "television predator designed to survive" due to the ever-changing nature of the cast and style.
Speaking to Variety, Moffat, 53, said: "It's a television predator designed to survive any environment because you can replace absolutely everybody. Most shows you can't do that with ... Most shows have a built-in mortality. But here is a show that sheds us all like scales; a show that can make you feel everything except indispensable. It will carry on forever, because you can replace every part of it.
"It is definitely going to last five more years. I've seen the business plan. It's not going anywhere. And I think we can go past that. It's television's own legend. It will just keep going."

Rylan Clark shouts at David Cameron on This Morning


Rylan Clark shouted at Prime Minister David Cameron for almost ruining his showbiz news segment on 'This Morning'.
The 27-year-old presenter was telling hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield about what was coming up on his section of the show when the British politician - who had just been interviewed - joined in the conversation.
Rylan said: "David Beckham has been mistaken for someone else in an American gym and he's fuming. I'll tell you about that in a second."
Phillip butted in, joking: "Was it me?"
Rylan then replied: "It was you, no it was David!'
The 49-year-old leader of the Conservative party looked thrilled when he realised he knew the answer and almost gave the name away.
He said: "It wasn't me. I know who it was. I saw it in the papers. Wasn't it..."
However, after Rylan shouted, "Don't ruin it, don't ruin it', from the other side of the studio, the Prime Minister quickly recovered, adding: "It was someone you wouldn't expect to normally be mistaken for David Beckham, let's put it that way."
Phillip then praised Cameron for his quick recovery and suggested he could take over from Rylan as presenter of the showbiz segment.

The X Factor: Bupsi blames Simon Cowell’s song choice


Bupsi has blamed Simon Cowell's song choice for her being voted off 'The X Factor'.
The 38-year-old singer became the first act to be sent home on the ITV talent show last night (01.11.15) and she's now spoken out to claim her mentor's decision to have her sing Marvin Gaye's 'You're A Wonderful One' on Saturday (31.10.15) sealed her fate.
She said: "I didn't pick my song, [Simon Cowell] picked it.
"For me, that song was really alien to me. When they said Marvin Gaye to me, I said, 'Great, it's Marvin Gaye', but when they said the song, I just didn't know it. I don't think anyone else knew what the song was either. That was the problem. No one could really connect with it.
"I think where I felt short-strawed was where other songs being sung by the other contestants were recognisable. Like, when I sang 'Pony' people knew it. When I sang 'Respect', they knew it. They were up to date with it. But this song was completely alien to everybody."
Bupsi also claimed that while other contestants - including the girl group 4th Impact - were given the chance to change their song, she wasn't made aware of that option.
She told RadioTimes.com: "I don't think that was quite clear to me at the time.
"I think other people had somehow managed to change their song. I was kind of unaware of all of this. We've all got our headphones on doing our own things. It was only a few days later ... But if I could go back, I would have absolutely killed it with something else. I'm gutted that I didn't get to show that I had even more than that. I do feel really short-strawed about it."

Life on Marbs star Alex Weaver is pregnant


Alex Weaver is pregnant.
The 'Life on Marbs' star - whose relationship with Charles Martin ended after she cheated on him with 'The Only Way Is Essex' star Dan Edgar - was stunned to learn in September that she was 17 weeks pregnant because she has been on the pill for five years.
She said: "I [found out] when I was about 17 weeks pregnant. I'd just come home from Marbella. We finished filming at the end of July but I didn't realise until September.
"I started having a craving for dirty carrots out of the bag. It was only when I was speaking to someone and they said 'When my friend was pregnant, she was craving dirty carrots - it's the iron in the soil.'
"I spoke to Jordan [Sargeant] and she said, 'I think you should do a test.' Neither of us thought for a second I'd be pregnant."
The 19-year-old blonde has already had a DNA test to prove the baby, a boy, is Charles', not Dan's.
She said: "There was never any doubt in my mind it was Charles' as I knew by the dates.
"We both agreed it would be good to have the test to quash any rumours that may have circulated when it became public knowledge."
Charles has vowed to support Alex with the baby but she admits they considered terminating her pregnancy.
She told new! magazine: "There was a long period of time where it was a real struggle. We did consider an abortion, to the point where I actually went for a consultation.
"But when I got there, the reality of it hit home. I felt like a mum and got really protective. I couldn't cope with the emotional trauma.
"Charles saw that immediately and he didn't push. I know it probably wouldn't be his first choice, but now he's over the moon that we're having a little boy."
Alex is hopeful that she and Charles can rebuild their relationship eventually.
She said: "We aren't officially back together. It's going to take time for us to build trust again.
"I would love to say we'll get back together. He's the person I want to marry.
"He was always the person I wanted to have children with.
"For him, I don't know if that's on the cards. I hope so."

Nadiya Hussain moves home for baking career


Nadiya Hussain is moving to Milton Keynes to follow her baking dream.
The 'Great British Bake Off' winner has revealed she's put her family home in Leeds up for sale after winning the baking competition so she can be closer to London for work opportunities and have her family nearby to help out with her and her husband Abdal's three kids.
She shared: "When I entered the show my husband said if I won we'd put the house up for sale.
"So we did it that same day. Now we're moving to Milton Keynes. I'll be closer to my family who can help look after the children."
Nadiya was studying for a degree in childhood and youth studies before she beat finalists Ian Cumming and Tamal Ray to the 'GBBO' title last month and dazzled judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood with her impressive showstopper, a "big fat British wedding cake".
But now that she'll be closer to London, she's hoping she can grab some of the "amazing offers" that have flooded in.
She told The Sun newspaper: "It is just a short commute to London, so I won't miss out on opportunities.
"I've had some amazing offers. It's been really tough not being able to say 'Yes'."

Cheryl Fernandez-Versini’s ‘gutted’ by X Factor result


Cheryl Fernandez-Versini is "absolutely gutted" Alien Uncovered have been voted off 'The X Factor'.
The 32-year-old star - who was the girl group's mentor on the ITV talent show - took to her Twitter account last night (01.11.15) to admit she was devastated her fellow judges Simon Cowell, Rita Ora and Nick Grimshaw had decided to save Kiera Weathers instead.
She wrote: "Absolutely gutted @AlienUncovered went home tonight.. But wanted to say thank you soo much to everyone who voted & supported them (sic)"
And despite voting against them following the sing-off, Simon confessed he was shocked to see them go out of the competition so soon and even described them as "the future".
However, despite being one of the first two acts to be sent home, the girls have vowed to stay together and continue performing.
They told ITV's 'Good Morning Britain': "We are in it until the end. This is not the end for us. Obviously last night was a shock I guess, but we're going to keep going."
Meanwhile, Bupsi Brown - who was one of Simon's three Over 25s - was also voted off after receiving the fewest votes from the public.

I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! kicking off of November 15?


'I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!' is set to kick off on November 15.
A number of trailers featuring hosts Ant & Dec as castaways have been teasing the new series of the reality show for the past ten days and now Laura Whitmore - who presents spin-off show 'I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! NOW!' - has hinted it is set to air in just under two weeks time.
The blonde beauty retweeted a message posted on Twitter by the official account for 'The Jonathan Ross Show'.
It read: "Tune into the return of I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here on 15th November at 9pm with @antanddec. #ImACeleb (sic)."
And although it's yet to be confirmed what mindbogglingly random group of celebrities will be taking part this year, a number of names have been rumoured for a stint in the Australian jungle.
Former 'Geordie Shore' star Vicky Pattison is said to be confirmed alongside rapper 50 Cent, Union J singer Josh Cuthbert, 'X Factor' alum James Arthur and TV chef Rustie Lee.
Axed 'X Factor' judge Louis Walsh, 'EastEnders' actor Jake Wood, 'Weakest Link' host Anne Robinson and Caitlyn Jenner are also reported to be in talks for the show.



Hollyoaks: Jennifer Metcalfe sobbed after stillbirth scenes


'Hollyoaks' actress Jennifer Metcalfe was "sobbing" after filming her character's stillbirth.
The 32-year-old actress' character Mercedes McQueen is set to tragically give birth to a stillborn baby on the Channel 4 soap and she's confessed she found shooting the scenes "challenging".
Jennifer said: "It was really hard to do and challenging as an actress. Filming it, I got a lump in my throat and that was it. By the end of it all, I was just sat there sobbing."
The brunette beauty admitted she avoided over-rehearsing the scenes and has praised the soap's writers.
She told the Daily Star newspaper: "When it came to playing it on set I did minimal rehearsals because I didn't want to wear out the true meaning of the words.
"The scripts were written so brilliantly that I didn't have to dig that deep to find that level of emotion. The words were all there on the page. I broke down every time."
Jennifer is currently celebrating 10 years on 'Hollyoaks' and is looking forward to yet more dramatic storylines in the future.
She added: "I just feel so privileged I've had that job all through my 20s. I feel I've learned so much and worked with some amazing people, so roll on the next 10.
"The producers do two or three quite big storylines with me a year and I'm lucky to have that."

The X Factor’s Anton Stephans ‘lied’ about his traumatic childhood


'The X Factor's Anton Stephans has sparked outrage after he allegedly lied about his traumatic childhood in care.
The wannabe singer, 45, previously claimed he was adopted at the age of seven because of his turbulent relationship with his biological parents Kenneth and Pauline, but a close family friend has since rubbished the alleged "sob story."
A source told The Sun newspaper: "Anton wasn't adopted, if he was he'd have adopted parents.No one knows why he is saying things like that. It's all rubbish."
The insider added: "He has been telling stories like this for years and it has finally come back to bite him."
And it seems his childhood isn't the only thing Anton - who goes by several names - has lied about as the University of Cambridge reportedly told the publication it has no record of him ever graduating there, despite him previously claiming he'd left with a double first in English and History.
Meanwhile, Anton previously revealed he had been "seduced" into popping ecstasy pills in the past to help him deal with his emotions and his "scarred" childhood memory.
He said: "I was pushing the self-destruct button. I was hurting and when you are young it's easy to be seduced.
"But I didn't know then that drugs are a lie. Have I smoked marijuana? Yes. Have I popped pills? Yes, I have. There's very little I haven't done, and I have to own up to doing those things. But do I do them now? Absolutely not."
Anton, who is competing in Simon Cowell's Over 25s category, had the audience and judges stunned on Saturday night (31.10.15) when he performed his emotional cover of Luther Vandross' 'Dance With My Father.'

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