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Gillian Taylforth was shaking with nerves when she made her 'EastEnders' return.
The 60-year-old actress made a shock comeback as Kathy Beale during the BBC One soap's 30th anniversary live week earlier this year and she was convinced she would mess up her lines when it came to her scene with Steve McFadden, who plays her on-screen ex-husband Phil Mitchell.
She said:: "I was so nervous. I was shaking in the back of that taxi waiting to go on camera.
"My opening line was, 'Hello Phil' but I was so convinced I was going to say Steve's name by accident that I was repeating the line over and over again so I didn't get it wrong.
"I think a lot of people thought it was going to be Grant Mitchell getting out of that taxi, so we really milked that scene."
Gillian's return was kept so secret that her appearance even shocked some of the cast members.
The actress - who didn't even tell her children or sisters that she was returning - added to OK! magazine: "Apparently a lot of the cast were back at the studios watching it in the canteen and everyone gasped - they had no idea it was going to be me."
Gillian Taylforth shook with nerves during EastEnders comeback
Gillian Taylforth was shaking with nerves when she made her 'EastEnders' return.
The 60-year-old actress made a shock comeback as Kathy Beale during the BBC One soap's 30th anniversary live week earlier this year and she was convinced she would mess up her lines when it came to her scene with Steve McFadden, who plays her on-screen ex-husband Phil Mitchell.
She said:: "I was so nervous. I was shaking in the back of that taxi waiting to go on camera.
"My opening line was, 'Hello Phil' but I was so convinced I was going to say Steve's name by accident that I was repeating the line over and over again so I didn't get it wrong.
"I think a lot of people thought it was going to be Grant Mitchell getting out of that taxi, so we really milked that scene."
Gillian's return was kept so secret that her appearance even shocked some of the cast members.
The actress - who didn't even tell her children or sisters that she was returning - added to OK! magazine: "Apparently a lot of the cast were back at the studios watching it in the canteen and everyone gasped - they had no idea it was going to be me."
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Gemma Oaten has turned down the chance to appear on 'I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!'
The former 'Emmerdale' actress - who quit her role as Rachel Breckle on the ITV soap for the second time earlier this year - has claimed she was asked to appear on the upcoming series of the ITV reality show but "politely declined".
She exclusively told BANG Showbiz: "I have been approached about it and I have very politely declined. I'm not ready to go and eat kangaroo balls yet. I think it's a fantastic show, I love it and no doubt I'll be hooked this year but, for me, I was very flattered to be approached but it's just not the right time for me right now and to be honest the thought of eating all those things like fish eyes... No!"
However, the 31-year-old star hinted she may consider appearing on the show - which sees celebrities camp out in the Australian jungle while completing death-defying Bushtucker trials - in the future.
She added: "I need to man up a bit before I even contemplate that path but I'll be watching no doubt. It's a cracking show but not for me just yet."
Meanwhile, Gemma is currently preparing to strut her stuff on the catwalk at London Fashion Week for couture label Kolchagov Barba on September 18.
Gemma Oaten turned down I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!
Gemma Oaten has turned down the chance to appear on 'I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!'
The former 'Emmerdale' actress - who quit her role as Rachel Breckle on the ITV soap for the second time earlier this year - has claimed she was asked to appear on the upcoming series of the ITV reality show but "politely declined".
She exclusively told BANG Showbiz: "I have been approached about it and I have very politely declined. I'm not ready to go and eat kangaroo balls yet. I think it's a fantastic show, I love it and no doubt I'll be hooked this year but, for me, I was very flattered to be approached but it's just not the right time for me right now and to be honest the thought of eating all those things like fish eyes... No!"
However, the 31-year-old star hinted she may consider appearing on the show - which sees celebrities camp out in the Australian jungle while completing death-defying Bushtucker trials - in the future.
She added: "I need to man up a bit before I even contemplate that path but I'll be watching no doubt. It's a cracking show but not for me just yet."
Meanwhile, Gemma is currently preparing to strut her stuff on the catwalk at London Fashion Week for couture label Kolchagov Barba on September 18.
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'Broadchurch' and 'EastEnders' were the big winners at the TVChoice Awards 2015 tonight (07.09.15).
The ITV murder-mystery drama - which aired its second series earlier this year - took home the prize for Best Drama, while star David Tennant was crowned Best Actor.
BBC One's 'EastEnders' won the battle of the soaps by being named Best Soap, but the top acting prizes went to 'Coronation Street' and 'Emmerdale', respectively.
Corrie's Alison King was named Best Soap Actress for her role as barmaid Carla and Emmerdale's Danny Miller won Best Soap Actor for playing Aaron Livesy.
BAFTA winner Sheridan Smith was awarded Best Actress for portraying the late Cilla Black in a three-part ITV drama about her rise to fame.
Sheridan took the moment to pay tribute to Cilla, who was laid to rest last month.
She said: "It's tinged with sadness but we have Cilla's son Robert here. [It's] an honour to play such an inspirational lady."
Ant and Dec had much reason to celebrate as all three of their nominated shows won awards; 'Saturday Night Takeaway' was named Best Entertainment Show, 'Britain's Got Talent' won Best Talent Show and 'I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!' earned the title of Best Reality Show.
The 19th annual TVChoice Awards were hosted by Lenny Henry and guests included Mary Berry, Mark Wright, Susanna Reid and Michelle Keegan.
TVChoice Awards 2015 winners:
Best Drama: 'Broadchurch'
Best Soap: 'EastEnders'
Best New Drama: 'Poldark'
Best Actor: David Tennant, 'Broadchurch'
Best Actress: Sheridan Smith, 'Cilla'
Best Family Drama: 'Call the Midwife'
Best Reality Show: 'I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!'
Best Entertainment Show: 'Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway'
Best Talent Show: 'Britain's Got Talent'
Best Factual Entertainment Show: 'Gogglebox'
Best Food Show: 'Saturday Kitchen'
Best Daytime Show: 'The Jeremy Kyle Show'
Best International Show: 'The Big Bang Theory'
Best Comedy: 'Benidorm'
Best Soap Actor: Danny Miller, 'Emmerdale'
Best Soap Actress: Alison King, 'Coronation Street'
Best Soap Newcomer: Davood Ghadami, 'EastEnders'
Broadchurch, EastEnders win at TVChoice Awards
'Broadchurch' and 'EastEnders' were the big winners at the TVChoice Awards 2015 tonight (07.09.15).
The ITV murder-mystery drama - which aired its second series earlier this year - took home the prize for Best Drama, while star David Tennant was crowned Best Actor.
BBC One's 'EastEnders' won the battle of the soaps by being named Best Soap, but the top acting prizes went to 'Coronation Street' and 'Emmerdale', respectively.
Corrie's Alison King was named Best Soap Actress for her role as barmaid Carla and Emmerdale's Danny Miller won Best Soap Actor for playing Aaron Livesy.
BAFTA winner Sheridan Smith was awarded Best Actress for portraying the late Cilla Black in a three-part ITV drama about her rise to fame.
Sheridan took the moment to pay tribute to Cilla, who was laid to rest last month.
She said: "It's tinged with sadness but we have Cilla's son Robert here. [It's] an honour to play such an inspirational lady."
Ant and Dec had much reason to celebrate as all three of their nominated shows won awards; 'Saturday Night Takeaway' was named Best Entertainment Show, 'Britain's Got Talent' won Best Talent Show and 'I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!' earned the title of Best Reality Show.
The 19th annual TVChoice Awards were hosted by Lenny Henry and guests included Mary Berry, Mark Wright, Susanna Reid and Michelle Keegan.
TVChoice Awards 2015 winners:
Best Drama: 'Broadchurch'
Best Soap: 'EastEnders'
Best New Drama: 'Poldark'
Best Actor: David Tennant, 'Broadchurch'
Best Actress: Sheridan Smith, 'Cilla'
Best Family Drama: 'Call the Midwife'
Best Reality Show: 'I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!'
Best Entertainment Show: 'Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway'
Best Talent Show: 'Britain's Got Talent'
Best Factual Entertainment Show: 'Gogglebox'
Best Food Show: 'Saturday Kitchen'
Best Daytime Show: 'The Jeremy Kyle Show'
Best International Show: 'The Big Bang Theory'
Best Comedy: 'Benidorm'
Best Soap Actor: Danny Miller, 'Emmerdale'
Best Soap Actress: Alison King, 'Coronation Street'
Best Soap Newcomer: Davood Ghadami, 'EastEnders'
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Rita Ora never has time to rest.
The 'Body On Me' hitmaker has opened up about juggling her tour schedule with being a judge on the new series of 'The X Factor' and admitted she has very little down time.
Asked if she ever manages to rest, she said: "Do you know what? I don't. The thing is though, with what we do, I think it comes with a lot of sacrifice and it comes with a lot of knowing that, you know what, I'm not gonna sleep."
The 24-year-old star - who was a coach on 'The X Factor's rival BBC One show 'The Voice' last year - confessed that sometimes it's not physically possible to do everything she wants to do, even if she is willing to give up sleep.
She explained to KISS FM UK: "I take on a lot of things, and sometimes my team look at me and say, you know what? That's actually physically impossible to fly from there to there in under eight hours. I'm like, 'No it's not, get me there now!' If you want this world, you've got to work at it."
Rita missed out on the launch of the new series of 'The X Factor' in London last month as she was busy performing the Los Angeles leg of her US tour.
The blonde beauty joins Simon Cowell, Cheryl Fernandez-Versini and BBC Radio 1 DJ Nick Grimshaw as a judge on the ITV talent show.
Rita Ora will be performing at the KISS Haunted House Party on October 29. Head to www.kissfmuk.com for tickets.
Rita Ora has no time to rest
Rita Ora never has time to rest.
The 'Body On Me' hitmaker has opened up about juggling her tour schedule with being a judge on the new series of 'The X Factor' and admitted she has very little down time.
Asked if she ever manages to rest, she said: "Do you know what? I don't. The thing is though, with what we do, I think it comes with a lot of sacrifice and it comes with a lot of knowing that, you know what, I'm not gonna sleep."
The 24-year-old star - who was a coach on 'The X Factor's rival BBC One show 'The Voice' last year - confessed that sometimes it's not physically possible to do everything she wants to do, even if she is willing to give up sleep.
She explained to KISS FM UK: "I take on a lot of things, and sometimes my team look at me and say, you know what? That's actually physically impossible to fly from there to there in under eight hours. I'm like, 'No it's not, get me there now!' If you want this world, you've got to work at it."
Rita missed out on the launch of the new series of 'The X Factor' in London last month as she was busy performing the Los Angeles leg of her US tour.
The blonde beauty joins Simon Cowell, Cheryl Fernandez-Versini and BBC Radio 1 DJ Nick Grimshaw as a judge on the ITV talent show.
Rita Ora will be performing at the KISS Haunted House Party on October 29. Head to www.kissfmuk.com for tickets.
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Mollie King wants to join Chris Evans on 'Top Gear'.
The Saturdays singer has admitted she thinks she'd be the "perfect" choice to co-host the motoring show alongside the BBC Radio 2 DJ.
The 28-year-old beauty told the latest issue of Notion magazine: "I think I should be one of the next 'Top Gear' presenters. Think about it, it's perfect. Nobody would see it coming. Women are obviously better drives than men, for a start; so I'd be bringing skill, but I think that show needs a bit of girl power."
Chris was announced as the new host of 'Top Gear' after Jeremy Clarkson was sacked for punching a producer earlier this year, and as his co-hosts Richard Hammond and James May have decided to join him on a new car show for Amazon Prime, Chris is now putting together his own team of presenters.
The flame-haired star previously revealed he would definitely consider hiring a female co-presenter, but only if she was right for the job.
Asked if he would bring a woman on board, he said: "Absolutely. But not for the sake of it. I can confirm that definitely 100 per cent."
Speaking about the qualities he's looking for in a co-host, he added: "I want to have people who are knowledgeable about cars, people who have great energy, good timing, who are keen to do things differently."
The new issue of Notion magazine is out this week.
Mollie King wants Top Gear job
Mollie King wants to join Chris Evans on 'Top Gear'.
The Saturdays singer has admitted she thinks she'd be the "perfect" choice to co-host the motoring show alongside the BBC Radio 2 DJ.
The 28-year-old beauty told the latest issue of Notion magazine: "I think I should be one of the next 'Top Gear' presenters. Think about it, it's perfect. Nobody would see it coming. Women are obviously better drives than men, for a start; so I'd be bringing skill, but I think that show needs a bit of girl power."
Chris was announced as the new host of 'Top Gear' after Jeremy Clarkson was sacked for punching a producer earlier this year, and as his co-hosts Richard Hammond and James May have decided to join him on a new car show for Amazon Prime, Chris is now putting together his own team of presenters.
The flame-haired star previously revealed he would definitely consider hiring a female co-presenter, but only if she was right for the job.
Asked if he would bring a woman on board, he said: "Absolutely. But not for the sake of it. I can confirm that definitely 100 per cent."
Speaking about the qualities he's looking for in a co-host, he added: "I want to have people who are knowledgeable about cars, people who have great energy, good timing, who are keen to do things differently."
The new issue of Notion magazine is out this week.
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Sam Faiers is five months pregnant.
The former 'Only Way is Essex' star and partner Paul Knightley announced last month they are expecting their first child together and now the 24-year-old beauty has admitted she is much further along than people thought.
She said: "Everyone thinks I'm only 12 weeks along. But I'm actually five months along already...
"The baby is due in the first half of January.
"We found out a couple of months in but we wanted to enjoy the news in our own little bubble."
The couple - who have been dating since last October - feel very "lucky" for Sam to have fallen pregnant so quickly.
Paul said: "We spoke about it for quite a bit and then it just happened. It was instant."
Sam added: "I hate the word 'trying'. It wasn't like, 'Right, let's try now.' And then obviously it just happened. I suppose we were lucky. We just didn't think it would happen that fast."
Sam and Paul are very excited to be having a baby, but have decided not to find out whether their new addition will be a girl or boy.
Sam told OK! magazine: "We're due to have the 20-week scan now but we've been on holiday. That's when we can find out the sex of the baby but we want to keep it a surprise.
"We're happy that the baby is healthy and we just want everything to go to plan."
Sam Faiers five months pregnant
Sam Faiers is five months pregnant.
The former 'Only Way is Essex' star and partner Paul Knightley announced last month they are expecting their first child together and now the 24-year-old beauty has admitted she is much further along than people thought.
She said: "Everyone thinks I'm only 12 weeks along. But I'm actually five months along already...
"The baby is due in the first half of January.
"We found out a couple of months in but we wanted to enjoy the news in our own little bubble."
The couple - who have been dating since last October - feel very "lucky" for Sam to have fallen pregnant so quickly.
Paul said: "We spoke about it for quite a bit and then it just happened. It was instant."
Sam added: "I hate the word 'trying'. It wasn't like, 'Right, let's try now.' And then obviously it just happened. I suppose we were lucky. We just didn't think it would happen that fast."
Sam and Paul are very excited to be having a baby, but have decided not to find out whether their new addition will be a girl or boy.
Sam told OK! magazine: "We're due to have the 20-week scan now but we've been on holiday. That's when we can find out the sex of the baby but we want to keep it a surprise.
"We're happy that the baby is healthy and we just want everything to go to plan."
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Simon Cowell "wasn't really expecting" to get emotional about his mother's death on 'The X Factor'.
The 55-year-old music mogul has confessed he did break down in tears after watching Joshua Daniel's rendition of Labrinth's 'Jealous' on the ITV show because the lyrics reminded him of his beloved mother Julie, who passed away in July.
Simon explained: "I mean it was quite near when it all happened and I think it was the last audition and I wasn't really expecting what happened and of course the lyric of the song and it was quite difficult because I thought, 'God this is going to be really hard to sit through this.' But then you've got to think of him [the auditionee] and it's his moment but yes it was very emotional."
Simon also admitted it was his mother's love of 'The X Factor' that convinced him to go back to work so soon after her death.
He told ITV's 'Loose Women': "She was a huge fan of the show, she loved the show which sort of made the decision, 'When do you go back to work on something like this?' because it's hard and it really was what I thought she would have said to me which was, 'No 100 per cent you've got to go back to work.'"
Simon's fellow judge Nick Grimshaw also claimed it is emotional reactions to performances like Simon's that make the show what it is.
He added: "It just goes to show how much a song and a performance can move you and I guess that's why we want to be part of this show because it's those real moments that make it so exciting and honest."
Simon Cowell ‘wasn’t expecting’ emotional reaction
Simon Cowell "wasn't really expecting" to get emotional about his mother's death on 'The X Factor'.
The 55-year-old music mogul has confessed he did break down in tears after watching Joshua Daniel's rendition of Labrinth's 'Jealous' on the ITV show because the lyrics reminded him of his beloved mother Julie, who passed away in July.
Simon explained: "I mean it was quite near when it all happened and I think it was the last audition and I wasn't really expecting what happened and of course the lyric of the song and it was quite difficult because I thought, 'God this is going to be really hard to sit through this.' But then you've got to think of him [the auditionee] and it's his moment but yes it was very emotional."
Simon also admitted it was his mother's love of 'The X Factor' that convinced him to go back to work so soon after her death.
He told ITV's 'Loose Women': "She was a huge fan of the show, she loved the show which sort of made the decision, 'When do you go back to work on something like this?' because it's hard and it really was what I thought she would have said to me which was, 'No 100 per cent you've got to go back to work.'"
Simon's fellow judge Nick Grimshaw also claimed it is emotional reactions to performances like Simon's that make the show what it is.
He added: "It just goes to show how much a song and a performance can move you and I guess that's why we want to be part of this show because it's those real moments that make it so exciting and honest."
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Coleen Nolan is to become a grandmother.
The 'Loose Women' panelist has revealed she is to become a grandmother for the first time as her son Shane Roche, 26, is expecting a baby with his ex-girlfriend Emma.
As a snap of an ultrasound appeared on the ITV show this afternoon (07.09.15), Coleen said: "It's my eldest son Shane and Emma. They're not actually together sadly but they're really good friends and they're both going to be great parents and we're all so excited and she has asked me to be with her at the birth. I'm so excited!"
The 50-year-old presenter went on to reveal that her eldest son is expecting a little girl and that he and Emma have already decided on a name.
She added: "She's going to be called Amelia Rose."
Coleen - who also has 22-year-old son Jake Roche with ex-husband Shane Richie and 14-year-old daughter Ciara with husband Ray Fensome - also confessed she's already been splashing out on gifts for her first grandchild.
Speaking about her recent holiday to Orlando, Florida, she said: "I spent most of the time in America buying this child clothes and my husband said, 'It's not even here yet!' I went, 'Wait until it is!'"
And the former 'Celebrity Big Brother' contestant - who wants to be called "Nanny" when the tot comes along - is hoping she'll get to help out with babysitting duties.
She added: "I just hope I'm not one of these overly obsessive grannies but I am kind of hoping at some point that Shane's work and Emma's work will clash so I have to have Amelia."
Coleen Nolan to become a grandmother
Coleen Nolan is to become a grandmother.
The 'Loose Women' panelist has revealed she is to become a grandmother for the first time as her son Shane Roche, 26, is expecting a baby with his ex-girlfriend Emma.
As a snap of an ultrasound appeared on the ITV show this afternoon (07.09.15), Coleen said: "It's my eldest son Shane and Emma. They're not actually together sadly but they're really good friends and they're both going to be great parents and we're all so excited and she has asked me to be with her at the birth. I'm so excited!"
The 50-year-old presenter went on to reveal that her eldest son is expecting a little girl and that he and Emma have already decided on a name.
She added: "She's going to be called Amelia Rose."
Coleen - who also has 22-year-old son Jake Roche with ex-husband Shane Richie and 14-year-old daughter Ciara with husband Ray Fensome - also confessed she's already been splashing out on gifts for her first grandchild.
Speaking about her recent holiday to Orlando, Florida, she said: "I spent most of the time in America buying this child clothes and my husband said, 'It's not even here yet!' I went, 'Wait until it is!'"
And the former 'Celebrity Big Brother' contestant - who wants to be called "Nanny" when the tot comes along - is hoping she'll get to help out with babysitting duties.
She added: "I just hope I'm not one of these overly obsessive grannies but I am kind of hoping at some point that Shane's work and Emma's work will clash so I have to have Amelia."
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Chris Moyles is to host a new breakfast show on Radio X.
The former BBC Radio 1 DJ is set to go head to head with his breakfast show replacement Nick Grimshaw when he joins Global Radio's new station later this month.
Chris - who was replaced by Nick on the Radio 1 Breakfast Show in 2012 - will be back on the air from 6.30 to 10am starting on September 21.
Radio X is a brand new national radio station, available digitally and via FM in London and Manchester, and is replacing XFM as the home of the best fresh rock and guitar-based music across the UK.
The 41-year-old presenter has been taking time out for the past couple of years and has admitted he's "genuinely happy" since ditching the early morning wake-ups despite now signing up to do it all over again.
Asked why he's chosen to return to breakfast radio, he explained: "Because I think it's time. People are always asking me when I'm going back to the radio. Even though it's years since I left."
Moyles has also confessed for the first time that he was axed from Radio 1.
He told The Sun newspaper: "I'd done eight-and-a-half years. I'd decided at nine-and-half-years I'd turn the mic on one morning and say: 'When my contract runs out at Christmas, I'm not going to re-sign. I'm off.'
"That would have been ten years on the Breakfast Show. So my reaction when [station controller] Ben [Cooper] told me was: 'You s***bag, you've just blown my announcement by a year.'"
In addition to Moyles, presenters Vernon Kay, Johnny Vaughan and Kaiser Chiefs frontman and 'The Voice' coach Ricky Wilson will also be joining Radio X.
Chris Moyles returning to breakfast radio
Chris Moyles is to host a new breakfast show on Radio X.
The former BBC Radio 1 DJ is set to go head to head with his breakfast show replacement Nick Grimshaw when he joins Global Radio's new station later this month.
Chris - who was replaced by Nick on the Radio 1 Breakfast Show in 2012 - will be back on the air from 6.30 to 10am starting on September 21.
Radio X is a brand new national radio station, available digitally and via FM in London and Manchester, and is replacing XFM as the home of the best fresh rock and guitar-based music across the UK.
The 41-year-old presenter has been taking time out for the past couple of years and has admitted he's "genuinely happy" since ditching the early morning wake-ups despite now signing up to do it all over again.
Asked why he's chosen to return to breakfast radio, he explained: "Because I think it's time. People are always asking me when I'm going back to the radio. Even though it's years since I left."
Moyles has also confessed for the first time that he was axed from Radio 1.
He told The Sun newspaper: "I'd done eight-and-a-half years. I'd decided at nine-and-half-years I'd turn the mic on one morning and say: 'When my contract runs out at Christmas, I'm not going to re-sign. I'm off.'
"That would have been ten years on the Breakfast Show. So my reaction when [station controller] Ben [Cooper] told me was: 'You s***bag, you've just blown my announcement by a year.'"
In addition to Moyles, presenters Vernon Kay, Johnny Vaughan and Kaiser Chiefs frontman and 'The Voice' coach Ricky Wilson will also be joining Radio X.
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