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Kristina Rihanoff defended by dance partner


Kristina Rihanoff's dance partner Robin Windsor has defended her against claims she broke up Ben Cohen's marriage.
The 37-year-old beauty has been romantically linked to the 36-year-old rugby ace, who split from his wife after he was paired with Kristina on 'Strictly Come Dancing' in 2013, but her fellow professional has hit back at the dancer's critics.
He told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "Sometimes Kristina gets close to her dance partners. But the finger is always pointed at the woman, ironic considering Kristina's the one who's single and carefree. She can do what she wants."
Both Kristina, who recently took part in the dance show 'Puttin' on the Ritz' with Robin, and Ben have denied a romance.
Indeed Kristina - who previously dated her 2009 'Strictly' partner Joe Calzaghe and reportedly had an affair with fellow professional Vincent Simone - revealed she considered suicide over claims she and Ben had an affair.
She also admitted that quitting BBC One show was something she seriously thought about.
Ben and Kristina have never denied a close friendship but both insist that the blonde beauty was not responsible for the breakdown of his marriage to Abby, the mother of his two children.
While Abby has not commented publicly, her estranged mother Felicity Bassouls blamed Kristina.
Felicity - who Ben filed charges of harassment against after she allegedly bombarded him with emails and calls as his marriage to her daughter broke down - said of the reports of an affair: "I don't know why Kristina doesn't go back to Russia and leave us all alone. I can't stand the sight of that woman. All this has killed a family."

Beverly Callard opens up about missing Anne Kirkbride


Beverley Callard has admitted the thought of life without her co-star and best friend Anne Kirkbride was "impossible".
Anne, 60, played Deirdre Barlow on 'Coronation Street' from 1972 until her death from cancer this year and Beverley, who stars as Liz McDonald, said returning to work two days after Anne passed away was very tough.
She told the Sunday Mirror newspaper: "The thought of life without Anne in it was impossible to image. It still felt so unbelievable. Even though Anne had been off work for a couple of months I couldn't believe she was never going to be back there."
Deirdre's departure will be addressed in scenes airing later this month when her on-screen husband Ken Barlow (William Roache, 83) will be told that she has died of a suspected brain aneurysm.
And Beverley, 58, said she didn't need to act to film the sad scenes.
She explained: "There were many, many tears. Some of them were Liz's and some of them were Beverley's which has never happened before.
"Normally I am two very different people. I don't go in for all that method acting stuff and when I take off Liz's big earrings and lycra frocks I'm back to being Beverley.
"But that day both of us were mourning our friend."
Beverley also revealed that she believes her friend knew she was dying.
She said: "Without a shadow of a doubt though she knew what was happening. She wasn't speaking but she was squeezing our hands so tightly that I know she was saying goodbye."

Pharrell Williams won’t join The Voice


Pharrell Williams won't be joining 'The Voice' .
The 'Happy' hitmaker has admitted he won't be signing on to fill departing judge Rita Ora's seat on the BBC talent show or joining rival series 'The X Factor' as he needs time to recover from mentoring on the "intense" US version of the show.
Speaking at this year's Glastonbury festival over the weekend, he said: "I couldn't juggle 'The Voice' back home with 'The X Factor' or 'The Voice' here, it's too intense.
"I need time off after 'The Voice' to decompress, because you give a lot of emotion in giving the best guidance you can."
Although the 42-year-old singer found his time on the show tiring, he would advise all musicians to become a mentor on the talent search and insists the experience has "sharpened" his focus.
He explained to the Daily Star newspaper: "It's sharpened me up as a musician and made me look at music more clearly."
Meanwhile, Pharrell was clearly in high spirits as he invited a swarm of fans up on to the stage with him at Worthy Farm on Saturday (27.06.15) and admitted he loves performing at the festival rain or shine as the crowd gives off a "unique energy".
He said: "I love festivals because you get a unique energy when people enjoy themselves outdoors.
"I was lucky it was sunny, but I love playing in the rain too because the fans stick through it with you and show how much they for you by sticking around.
"That makes me go harder, even if I'm getting wet or worried about catching a cold."

Caroline Flack ‘back on’ with Jack Street


Caroline Flack is back together with Jack Street.
While at Glastonbury, the 35-year-old TV presenter was spotted "kissing, cuddling, and holding hands" with the 25-year-old music manager, who she split with in December after a year and a half together.
Speaking to The Sun newspaper, an insider said: "Caroline had been trying to keep her relationship with Jack out of the spotlight but they couldn't keep their hands off each other on Saturday night (27.06.15). They just didn't care who saw them.
"They were kissing, cuddling and holding hands. They're very much back on now after a period apart. Any drama they had when they broke up is all water under the bridge now."
The 'X Factor' presenter and Jack - who manages acts including Disclosure and Sam Smith - were living together before they split up. However, Caroline chose to end the relationship after finding out he had been spending a lot of time with 'Glee' actress Dianna Agron, 29, in America.
At the time, a source close to Caroline said: "She has really been suffering but is putting on a brave face for the cameras.
"It was hard for her to find out about Dianna - especially as Jack was the man she thought she was going to marry."

Stephen Mulhern wants to present celebrity Catchphrase


Stephen Mulhern wants to do a celebrity "double act special" of 'Catchphrase'.
The 38-year-old presenter has revealed that Anthony McPartlin is "so good" at the board game version of the ITV show that he wants to host an episode with him and his presenting partner Declan Donnelly and 'This Morning' duos Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield and Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford as contestants.
Speaking exclusively to BANG Showbiz, Stephen said: "I've always said what I'd love to do is a double act special, so have Ant and Dec versus Holly and Phil versus Eamonn and Ruth. It would be amazing.
"I was round Ant's house, and he is so good at the game, like he is brilliant! I said, 'I'm going to bring the board game round and we are going to play it versus Dec'. So, if you can imagine this - it sounds slightly sad thinking about it. They are so competitive, it's unbelievable, but Ant stormed it. He's unbelievable, and I think, together, they'd be brilliant."
While Stephen has hosted the show, where contestants have to guess famous sayings from a picture, since it was revived in 2013, he doesn't fancy his chances at taking part in 'Catchphrase' any time soon.
The 'Britain's Got More Talent' host said: "I see all the answers the night before so I get the privilege of finding out the answers beforehand, but do I think I'd be any good at it? This sounds really sad, but I don't think I would, because I'd say the most random things."

Heather Mills done with reality TV – for now


Heather Mills is done with reality TV - for now.
The 47-year-old star - who appeared on Channel 4's 'The Jump' earlier this year despite having a prosthetic leg - insists she has no plans to sign up for 'Celebrity Big Brother' or 'I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!' anytime soon as she only wants to do things that are "inspirational" to other people who are less able-bodied.
She told BANG Showbiz: "I only do things that are motivational and inspirational. You know, I've done the dancing one which helped a load of people overcome their fear of doing activities with prosthetic legs. Then I did the ice dancing, broke most of my bones and managed to get more people to do that. And skiing was just showing that everything is possible."
The blonde beauty - who was married to The Beatles star Sir Paul McCartney from 2002 to 2008 - also claimed that despite her disadvantage, she was much more eager to get on the slopes than her fellow contestants.
She explained: "On 'The Jump' I worked with other celebrities who were scared to death to get on the [ski] jump. I was the first one to get on it and get off it and they were like, 'Oh God, how pathetic if we don't get on it'. That's why people improved and moved to a bigger jump than they'd ever done before.
"I don't believe in fear because I worked in a war zone for years and didn't lose my leg, came back to England lost my leg, crushed my pelvis, punctured my lung and split my head open. So when it's time to go it's time to go."

John McCririck going into the Big Brother house

John McCririck is re-entering the 'Big Brother' house tomorrow (29.06.15). The 75-year-old horse-racing pundit took part in the 2005 series of 'Celebrity Big Brother', and is making a return to the show as part of the latest 'Time Bomb' twist, as the ...

Beverley Callard: Anne Kirkbride ‘knew’ she was dying


Beverley Callard believes Anne Kirkbride "knew" she was dying.
The 58-year-old actress has revealed how she felt when she went to visit her best friend and 'Coronation Street' co-star - who died, aged 60, from cancer - on her death bed in January.
Beverley - who plays Liz McDonald on the ITV soap - said: We took turns sitting with her, stroking her head and her hand. We kissed her and hugged her. We were talking to her all the time so she knew how loved she was, how much we cared about her and that we were all there for her.
"Without a shadow of a doubt though she knew what was happening. She wasn't speaking but she was squeezing our hands so tightly that I know she was saying goodbye."
Beverley went on to talk about how she and Anne - who played Deirde Barlow on 'Corrie' - had a lot of fun on set, and sometimes joked their characters would end up in a relationship.
Speaking to the Sunday Mirror newspaper, Beverley said: "The more traumatic the scenes, the more we'd get the giggles and not be able to look at each other.
"They used to make us sit much closer to each other for filming than you'd ever sit in real life, and we'd be saying, 'OK, this is it, Deirdre and Liz are about to become lesbians any moment now.
"We both had the most stupid sense of humour and I loved her because she was a very honest, loyal person...We used to joke we'd have to be friends forever because we knew too much about each other not to be."

Chris Evans: Simon Cowell stole Nick Grimshaw away from TFI Friday return


Nick Grimshaw was in talks to replace Chris Evans as the host of the return of 'TFI Friday' until Simon Cowell nabbed him for 'The X Factor'.
Chris - who previously described the 30-year-old BBC Radio 1 presenter as the "future of 'TFI Friday'" - has revealed he's "disappointed" that Grimmy is now set to be a judge on the ITV talent show, as it meant he was forced to re-hire himself for the new series of the Channel 4 cult chat show.
The 49-year-old TV presenter said: "Unfortunately (Nick) has another contract I found out about in The Sun newspaper. He's exclusive with ITV, so it's very disappointing. He will always be welcome on the show, though.
"I will be presenting the next eight shows (of 'TFI Friday') and I'm very excited about it."
Chris is currently at Glastonbury presenting his BBC Radio 2 show, and is also using his time at Worthy Farm to scout out up-and-coming artists to perform "brand new" music on the new series of 'TFI Friday'.
Speaking to The Sun newspaper, Chris said: "I will be trying to get some new music. Some of the music will be brand new.
"It's hard to do music on TV so somebody brand new has got as much chance of holding the audience as somebody that you know and love performing."

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