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'Coronation Street's Ken Barlow is to take Audrey Roberts out on a date three months after his wife Deirdre's death.
Ken - who is played by William Roache - bid an emotional farewell to on-screen wife Deirdre earlier this year following the death of the actress Anne Kirkbride and it's now been revealed he's planning to move on with hairdresser Audrey (Sue Nicholls).
Sue said: "There are some very big shoes to fill and they are very different people so I was quite surprised when I was first told about what was going to happen, but nicely surprised.
"In fairness it depends what they are going to do and how it develops, it is nice that it is quite a slow burner and is coming from a mutual friendship."
The 71-year-old actress confessed she was shocked when she learned her character would develop feelings for Ken as they've both been in the soap for so long but never really been involved in the same storylines.
She explained: "I love Bill but we haven't ever really worked together before this to any degree - I have been in the Barlow's maybe about half a dozen times in total before this storyline.
"It is a joy for me as an actor to work with different people, you get used to working with your on screen family and it is lovely to suddenly have something different.
"Bill is a real giggler and it seems I make him laugh even when I'm trying to be dramatic."
Coronation Street: Ken Barlow to take Audrey Roberts on date
'Coronation Street's Ken Barlow is to take Audrey Roberts out on a date three months after his wife Deirdre's death.
Ken - who is played by William Roache - bid an emotional farewell to on-screen wife Deirdre earlier this year following the death of the actress Anne Kirkbride and it's now been revealed he's planning to move on with hairdresser Audrey (Sue Nicholls).
Sue said: "There are some very big shoes to fill and they are very different people so I was quite surprised when I was first told about what was going to happen, but nicely surprised.
"In fairness it depends what they are going to do and how it develops, it is nice that it is quite a slow burner and is coming from a mutual friendship."
The 71-year-old actress confessed she was shocked when she learned her character would develop feelings for Ken as they've both been in the soap for so long but never really been involved in the same storylines.
She explained: "I love Bill but we haven't ever really worked together before this to any degree - I have been in the Barlow's maybe about half a dozen times in total before this storyline.
"It is a joy for me as an actor to work with different people, you get used to working with your on screen family and it is lovely to suddenly have something different.
"Bill is a real giggler and it seems I make him laugh even when I'm trying to be dramatic."
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Michelle Keegan doesn't care if people think she's had Botox and fillers.
The former 'Coronation Street' actress has spoken out to insist she's not bothered by rumours her appearance isn't natural.
She said: "It really doesn't upset me. People always say, 'Have you or haven't you?' But it's my business. It's my face. So what if I have or haven't? I don't read it when people speculate about it."
The 28-year-old beauty - who refused to comment on whether or not she'd gone under the knife - admitted she wouldn't rule it out in the future.
She told Star magazine: "I would say, never say never."
Michelle also opened up about the constant speculation surrounding her and her husband Mark Wright's plans to start a family.
Asked whether she feels pressured when people ask her when she's going to have children, she said: "It doesn't bother me. It's the next natural step to happen after getting married. I find it funny though when I wear a baggy top and everyone goes, 'Oh, she's pregnant!' "
Michelle Keegan not bothered by Botox rumours
Michelle Keegan doesn't care if people think she's had Botox and fillers.
The former 'Coronation Street' actress has spoken out to insist she's not bothered by rumours her appearance isn't natural.
She said: "It really doesn't upset me. People always say, 'Have you or haven't you?' But it's my business. It's my face. So what if I have or haven't? I don't read it when people speculate about it."
The 28-year-old beauty - who refused to comment on whether or not she'd gone under the knife - admitted she wouldn't rule it out in the future.
She told Star magazine: "I would say, never say never."
Michelle also opened up about the constant speculation surrounding her and her husband Mark Wright's plans to start a family.
Asked whether she feels pressured when people ask her when she's going to have children, she said: "It doesn't bother me. It's the next natural step to happen after getting married. I find it funny though when I wear a baggy top and everyone goes, 'Oh, she's pregnant!' "
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Adele would've considered performing a duet with Ella Henderson if she'd made it to the final of 'The X Factor'.
The 27-year-old singer - who returned from hiatus with the release of her new single 'Hello' last week - has confessed if she hadn't been pregnant at the time and Ella had made it to the final of the talent show in 2012 she would've been tempted to perform a duet with her.
Asked if she'd do a duet with one of the finalists this year, Adele - who Ella was often compared to - told The KISS FM Breakfast Show: "Well it would depend who's in the final. It depends who's in it. If they're rubbish then no, I won't. There was Ella Henderson I used to like, but she didn't make it at the time. I mean I was pregnant, so I wouldn't have done it, but if she was in it this year and she was in the final I would probably do it with her."
Meanwhile, the 'Rolling in the Deep' hitmaker - who has three-year-old son Angelo with boyfriend Simon Konecki - is set to be grilled by chat show host Graham Norton on an hour-long show titled 'Adele at the BBC' next month.
She will also perform some of the songs from her new album '25' during what will be her first television appearance since she sang her James Bond theme 'Skyfall' at the Oscars in 2013.
Adele said: "I can't wait. Graham and I get on great so it's going to be a laugh."
Referring to her new album as "the music event of the year", Norton added: "This opportunity to spend an hour with Adele, her music and her stories is a truly rare treat. If I wasn't hosting this special I'd be sat at home watching it."
Tickets for the show - which will be taped in front of a live audience on November 2 - will be allocated via a ballot.
Applications are open now on the BBC Music website.
Adele would’ve performed with Ella Henderson
Adele would've considered performing a duet with Ella Henderson if she'd made it to the final of 'The X Factor'.
The 27-year-old singer - who returned from hiatus with the release of her new single 'Hello' last week - has confessed if she hadn't been pregnant at the time and Ella had made it to the final of the talent show in 2012 she would've been tempted to perform a duet with her.
Asked if she'd do a duet with one of the finalists this year, Adele - who Ella was often compared to - told The KISS FM Breakfast Show: "Well it would depend who's in the final. It depends who's in it. If they're rubbish then no, I won't. There was Ella Henderson I used to like, but she didn't make it at the time. I mean I was pregnant, so I wouldn't have done it, but if she was in it this year and she was in the final I would probably do it with her."
Meanwhile, the 'Rolling in the Deep' hitmaker - who has three-year-old son Angelo with boyfriend Simon Konecki - is set to be grilled by chat show host Graham Norton on an hour-long show titled 'Adele at the BBC' next month.
She will also perform some of the songs from her new album '25' during what will be her first television appearance since she sang her James Bond theme 'Skyfall' at the Oscars in 2013.
Adele said: "I can't wait. Graham and I get on great so it's going to be a laugh."
Referring to her new album as "the music event of the year", Norton added: "This opportunity to spend an hour with Adele, her music and her stories is a truly rare treat. If I wasn't hosting this special I'd be sat at home watching it."
Tickets for the show - which will be taped in front of a live audience on November 2 - will be allocated via a ballot.
Applications are open now on the BBC Music website.
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Nigella Lawson thinks 'The Great British Bake Off' is "too complicated" for her.
The TV chef has insisted she wouldn't get past the audition stage for the BBC One show as she only bakes in a "homespun kind of way".
She said: "I wouldn't get on 'Bake Off', it's too complicated. I like baking in a homespun kind of way - if I make cookies, I don't expect them all to look the same.
"I'm not being modest. I'm a home cook. But food is a very emotional subject, and people respond deeply."
And the 55-year-old television personality has no plans to follow the likes of Jamie Oliver into government offices to discuss the nation's approach to food as she doesn't feel she has the "qualifications" to.
She told Radio Times magazine: "I'm a pretty shambolic person. I don't have the qualifications to say to people, 'You can't eat that, you can't eat this.' I'm not in a position to preach anything to anyone else.
"There's this feeling that we can guarantee our immortality, if only we ate correctly. I don't really think that's possible, but clearly eating packets of food constantly is not going to be good for you.
"If you have a perfectly normal, balanced diet nothing terrible is going to happen to you if you had a slice of cake on a Saturday night."
Nigella Lawson: Bake Off is ‘too complicated’
Nigella Lawson thinks 'The Great British Bake Off' is "too complicated" for her.
The TV chef has insisted she wouldn't get past the audition stage for the BBC One show as she only bakes in a "homespun kind of way".
She said: "I wouldn't get on 'Bake Off', it's too complicated. I like baking in a homespun kind of way - if I make cookies, I don't expect them all to look the same.
"I'm not being modest. I'm a home cook. But food is a very emotional subject, and people respond deeply."
And the 55-year-old television personality has no plans to follow the likes of Jamie Oliver into government offices to discuss the nation's approach to food as she doesn't feel she has the "qualifications" to.
She told Radio Times magazine: "I'm a pretty shambolic person. I don't have the qualifications to say to people, 'You can't eat that, you can't eat this.' I'm not in a position to preach anything to anyone else.
"There's this feeling that we can guarantee our immortality, if only we ate correctly. I don't really think that's possible, but clearly eating packets of food constantly is not going to be good for you.
"If you have a perfectly normal, balanced diet nothing terrible is going to happen to you if you had a slice of cake on a Saturday night."
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Ryan Thomas saved a young boy's life hours before he was arrested for allegedly being drunk and disorderly.
The 'Coronation Street' actor - who spent the night in a jail cell in Kendal on Saturday night (24.10.15) after he was involved in a fight in a pub toilet - has been branded a "hero" for dragging a schoolboy to safety after he fell into a river.
The boy's mother Sandra Buckle said Ryan saved her eight-year-old son Jack when he fell in the caves at Rydal in the Lake District.
She said: "We were out walking on Saturday afternoon and Jack was acting up a bit. So we walked out the caves a bit to get him to follow us, you know how you do.
"We then heard Jack yell in the caves and ran back. He had slipped on the ricks and fallen face down into the water.
"Before we knew it, Ryan was there and he scooped him up out of the water. We didn't even realise who it was at that stage, we just knew he was a hero."
Ryan had been enjoying a hiking trip during a weekend away when he bravely rescued Jack.
However, his trip soon took a turn for the worst when he was arrested and fined £90 for allegedly being drunk and disorderly after a row broke out at the Wheelhouse Club and Lounge in Bowness-on-Windermere.
Cumbria Police said in a statement: "Officers arrested a 31-year-old man on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly."
Ryan Thomas saved boy’s life before arrest
Ryan Thomas saved a young boy's life hours before he was arrested for allegedly being drunk and disorderly.
The 'Coronation Street' actor - who spent the night in a jail cell in Kendal on Saturday night (24.10.15) after he was involved in a fight in a pub toilet - has been branded a "hero" for dragging a schoolboy to safety after he fell into a river.
The boy's mother Sandra Buckle said Ryan saved her eight-year-old son Jack when he fell in the caves at Rydal in the Lake District.
She said: "We were out walking on Saturday afternoon and Jack was acting up a bit. So we walked out the caves a bit to get him to follow us, you know how you do.
"We then heard Jack yell in the caves and ran back. He had slipped on the ricks and fallen face down into the water.
"Before we knew it, Ryan was there and he scooped him up out of the water. We didn't even realise who it was at that stage, we just knew he was a hero."
Ryan had been enjoying a hiking trip during a weekend away when he bravely rescued Jack.
However, his trip soon took a turn for the worst when he was arrested and fined £90 for allegedly being drunk and disorderly after a row broke out at the Wheelhouse Club and Lounge in Bowness-on-Windermere.
Cumbria Police said in a statement: "Officers arrested a 31-year-old man on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly."
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Jeremy Vine is desperate to correct Craig Revel Horwood's poor English on 'Strictly Come Dancing'.
The BBC Radio 2 DJ has confessed he considered telling the judge that he'd used the wrong word when he compared his and his professional dance partner Karen Hauer's American Smooth to "a paranormal phenomena" in the second week of the competition.
He said: "Craig used the wrong word there, didn't he? He should have said phenomenon. 'Phenomena' would mean that there had been more than one of them.
"And I had the wicked thought: do I answer back? Do I tell Craig, 'I'm sorry, but you have just mauled the English language in front of ten million people. You meant paranormal phenomenon. Now apologise before we move on."
However, the 50-year-old star - who was at the bottom of the leader board after his Waltz this weekend - decided against correcting notoriously grumpy Craig.
Writing in his column for Radio Times magazine, Jeremy added: "I toyed with making my protest for a fraction of a second. But - nope. I was too scared to tick him off, and my job as a dance trainee is to accept the shaft. Even when it demolishes the language as well as the contestant."
Jeremy Vine desperate to correct Craig Revel Horwood’s English
Jeremy Vine is desperate to correct Craig Revel Horwood's poor English on 'Strictly Come Dancing'.
The BBC Radio 2 DJ has confessed he considered telling the judge that he'd used the wrong word when he compared his and his professional dance partner Karen Hauer's American Smooth to "a paranormal phenomena" in the second week of the competition.
He said: "Craig used the wrong word there, didn't he? He should have said phenomenon. 'Phenomena' would mean that there had been more than one of them.
"And I had the wicked thought: do I answer back? Do I tell Craig, 'I'm sorry, but you have just mauled the English language in front of ten million people. You meant paranormal phenomenon. Now apologise before we move on."
However, the 50-year-old star - who was at the bottom of the leader board after his Waltz this weekend - decided against correcting notoriously grumpy Craig.
Writing in his column for Radio Times magazine, Jeremy added: "I toyed with making my protest for a fraction of a second. But - nope. I was too scared to tick him off, and my job as a dance trainee is to accept the shaft. Even when it demolishes the language as well as the contestant."
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'The Apprentice's Selina Waterman-Smith was given a "verbal warning" after she shoved one of her rivals.
The 31-year-old entrepreneur - who is vying for a £250,000 investment from Lord Alan Sugar - allegedly had an altercation with fellow contestant Charleine Wain when the pair left the boardroom following filming for the third episode.
A spokesperson said: "The incident, which resulted in Selina being given a verbal warning, was dealt with quickly and professionally. Both women decided to stay in the process after discussions with the production team.
"We take our duty of care to the candidates very seriously and strongly refute any allegations to the contrary."
Meanwhile, Selina claimed she is being "abused" online by her rival after the explosive scenes aired last week.
Writing on Twitter, she shared: "I think it's pretty obvious by the constant verbal attacks shown in TV who the bully is, not to mention the continued cyber abuse.
"Nobody gave me any warning, I was promised to be separated from her on future tasks and in the house, that was the only reason I stayed.
"Very scary to have this girl still attacking and threatening me, but I'm speaking out about the abuse/bullying: I look so unhappy on tv 🙁
"Producers don't see everything, like snatching, jostling, snide comments and "off camera" things, but they might see self-defense from me. (sic)"
The Apprentice’s Selina given verbal warning
'The Apprentice's Selina Waterman-Smith was given a "verbal warning" after she shoved one of her rivals.
The 31-year-old entrepreneur - who is vying for a £250,000 investment from Lord Alan Sugar - allegedly had an altercation with fellow contestant Charleine Wain when the pair left the boardroom following filming for the third episode.
A spokesperson said: "The incident, which resulted in Selina being given a verbal warning, was dealt with quickly and professionally. Both women decided to stay in the process after discussions with the production team.
"We take our duty of care to the candidates very seriously and strongly refute any allegations to the contrary."
Meanwhile, Selina claimed she is being "abused" online by her rival after the explosive scenes aired last week.
Writing on Twitter, she shared: "I think it's pretty obvious by the constant verbal attacks shown in TV who the bully is, not to mention the continued cyber abuse.
"Nobody gave me any warning, I was promised to be separated from her on future tasks and in the house, that was the only reason I stayed.
"Very scary to have this girl still attacking and threatening me, but I'm speaking out about the abuse/bullying: I look so unhappy on tv 🙁
"Producers don't see everything, like snatching, jostling, snide comments and "off camera" things, but they might see self-defense from me. (sic)"
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Natalie Cassidy has got engaged.
The 'EastEnders' star is set to tie the knot with cameraman Marc Humphreys after he got down on one knee over the weekend to celebrate their first anniversary of dating.
A source said: "Family and friends are thrilled for Natalie and have been buying gifts for them to celebrate."
Whilst a spokeswoman for the BBC One soap added to The Sun newspaper: "She is really happy."
Meanwhile, the 32-year-old actress - who plays Sonia Fowler on the BBC soap - previously opened up about her split from her abusive ex-boyfriend Adam Cottrell, admitting she tried to make it work for the sake of their five-year-old daughter Eliza.
She shared at the time: "It was my decision. I'm really glad I gave it another chance.
"When kids are involved you almost have to. I can always say to Eliza, 'Mummy tried, but it didn't work out.'"
The pair had an on and off relationship from 2010 onwards and got engaged soon after they started dating.
He was then charged with assaulting her, and after admitting his error, he received 120 hours of community service.
In one attack, he hit her with a slipper and smeared mascara over her and in the other attack, he ripped her clothes when he grabbed her.
Natalie Cassidy is engaged
Natalie Cassidy has got engaged.
The 'EastEnders' star is set to tie the knot with cameraman Marc Humphreys after he got down on one knee over the weekend to celebrate their first anniversary of dating.
A source said: "Family and friends are thrilled for Natalie and have been buying gifts for them to celebrate."
Whilst a spokeswoman for the BBC One soap added to The Sun newspaper: "She is really happy."
Meanwhile, the 32-year-old actress - who plays Sonia Fowler on the BBC soap - previously opened up about her split from her abusive ex-boyfriend Adam Cottrell, admitting she tried to make it work for the sake of their five-year-old daughter Eliza.
She shared at the time: "It was my decision. I'm really glad I gave it another chance.
"When kids are involved you almost have to. I can always say to Eliza, 'Mummy tried, but it didn't work out.'"
The pair had an on and off relationship from 2010 onwards and got engaged soon after they started dating.
He was then charged with assaulting her, and after admitting his error, he received 120 hours of community service.
In one attack, he hit her with a slipper and smeared mascara over her and in the other attack, he ripped her clothes when he grabbed her.
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Jahmene says 'The X Factor' was a "traumatising blessing".
The 2012 runner-up of Simon Cowell's talent show described the going on the show as a "double sided coin" because of the tough schedule and level of exposure and admitted he wouldn't go on the show given the chance today.
Jahmene exclusively told BANG Showbiz: "Would I recommend it to myself? Good question. I don't think I would with the six chair situation at boot camp. To survive that, gosh.
"I think the year that I did it, I was really blessed. Everything fell into place even with just having Nicole (Scherzinger) as my judge ... It's funny because I would say no, I wouldn't recommend it to myself. But it's just been such a blessing. I wouldn't be where I am without it. It's that double sided coin. A traumatising blessing."
The 24-year-old singer - who's working on a new album and will release his single 'Down For Love' on November 20 - also admitted he felt he was left with little choice but to make an album he didn't like and subsequently "fell into a pit" and had to "find" himself again.
He said: "I think a lot of people don't realise how out of control everything is, from your grasp. After 'X Factor' I had to make that cover album - I didn't get much of a choice ... I was prepared but I wasn't prepared spiritually for what was going on so I just really fell into a pit."
He added: "If it wants to work for you it will work for you. You know Little Mix, One Direction, they're doing really well. I know Lee-Anne, she's lovely, it fits ... you're just blown up on 'X factor'. You're just blown up and every little part of you is put into places where you can't find them and you have to recollect all your pieces and put yourself back together."
Jahmene: X Factor was ‘traumatising’
Jahmene says 'The X Factor' was a "traumatising blessing".
The 2012 runner-up of Simon Cowell's talent show described the going on the show as a "double sided coin" because of the tough schedule and level of exposure and admitted he wouldn't go on the show given the chance today.
Jahmene exclusively told BANG Showbiz: "Would I recommend it to myself? Good question. I don't think I would with the six chair situation at boot camp. To survive that, gosh.
"I think the year that I did it, I was really blessed. Everything fell into place even with just having Nicole (Scherzinger) as my judge ... It's funny because I would say no, I wouldn't recommend it to myself. But it's just been such a blessing. I wouldn't be where I am without it. It's that double sided coin. A traumatising blessing."
The 24-year-old singer - who's working on a new album and will release his single 'Down For Love' on November 20 - also admitted he felt he was left with little choice but to make an album he didn't like and subsequently "fell into a pit" and had to "find" himself again.
He said: "I think a lot of people don't realise how out of control everything is, from your grasp. After 'X Factor' I had to make that cover album - I didn't get much of a choice ... I was prepared but I wasn't prepared spiritually for what was going on so I just really fell into a pit."
He added: "If it wants to work for you it will work for you. You know Little Mix, One Direction, they're doing really well. I know Lee-Anne, she's lovely, it fits ... you're just blown up on 'X factor'. You're just blown up and every little part of you is put into places where you can't find them and you have to recollect all your pieces and put yourself back together."