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Keith Lemon spat in Ashley Roberts’ face


Keith Lemon spat in Ashley Roberts' face.
The 'Celebrity Juice' host has revealed the former Pussycat Dolls singer maintained her professionalism during filming for a documentary to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the film 'Back to the Future' despite him ejecting his saliva on to her face.
Speaking about signing the blonde beauty up for the second series of 'The Keith Lemon Sketch Show', Keith exclusively told BANG Showbiz: "Ashley's fantastic. She ticks many boxes and she's very good. When we made the 'Back to the Future' documentary she let me spit in her face four times and she was so cool."
The 42-year-old comedian - whose real name is Leigh Francis - revealed Ashley will "sensitively" impersonate Caitlyn Jenner in the ITV2 show as well as taking on the role of a famous cartoon character.
He explained: "She's going to play ... Who's the sexy one out of 'Scooby Doo'? Is it Velma? [Daphne?] Yeah, she's going to play her as well."
Keith will also be addressing Zayn Malik's decision to quite One Direction earlier this year in the next series of the hit show.
He added: "We're going to do One Direction having an exciting life and Zayn at home playing on his Nintendo doing nothing because all he wanted was a normal life, didn't he?"
'The Keith Lemon Sketch Show' DVD is out now.


Suzi Perry: Turning down Top Gear was a ‘bad decision’


Suzi Perry admits turning down 'Top Gear' was a "bad decision".
The BBC's Formula 1 presenter has confessed she believes it was an "error" to turn down the opportunity to join the motoring show alongside former host Jeremy Clarkson and his colleagues Richard Hammond and James May when it was revamped in 2002.
She said: "Years ago, when TV was about to bring 'Top Gear' back and rebrand it with Jeremy, James and Richard, I sat down and talked to Andy Wilman, the series producer, about joining them.
"I remember thinking, 'I might be out of my depth and it might not be a good idea', instead of grabbing the opportunity. Looking back, I may have made a large error, but it's not like I didn't work for the next 15 years. I don't regret it - but it was probably a bad decision."
The 45-year-old star is now in the running to join Chris Evans - who was announced as the new host after Clarkson was sacked for punching a producer earlier this year - on the show after he admitted he will "definitely" have a female co-host.
Meanwhile, the former model admits that although she is now a successful presenter, she never predicted having a career in television.
She told the Daily Telegraph newspaper: "I definitely haven't planned this career, but I've probably created opportunities through the choices that I've made. Nobody comes and knocks on your door, and there's no point giving up either when things aren't going your way; you have to just keep on going.
"I thought I'd follow my dad's path into music, but I ended up getting different opportunities. Then more doors opened, I rammed my foot in, had a look around and that's how I live my life. I'm not really a planner, and can't tell you what I'll be doing in two years' time."

Ashley Roberts to ‘sensitively’ impersonate Caitlyn Jenner


Ashley Roberts will "sensitively" impersonate Caitlyn Jenner in 'The Keith Lemon Sketch Show'.
The former Pussycat Dolls singer has been signed up by Keith Lemon to dress up like Caitlyn - previously known as Bruce Jenner before her gender reassignment operation - to spoof her for the second series of the ITV2 show.
Keith exclusively told BANG Showbiz: "I said, 'Are you up for being Bruce Jenner?' Or should I say Caitlyn Jenner, and she laughed and I said, 'Because it's all guys playing women', and I said, 'We've got to tackle the issue of his transgender thing', so as long as we deal with it sensitively...
"Because the producer originally didn't want to go there because he thought the transgender community would give us a hard time on Twitter and we want to entertain people, we don't want to offend people. But I feel it's offensive not to deal with it and I said, 'I know people who watch the sketch show will expect us to do something with Bruce Jenner'.
"And then I bumped into the boss of ITV and she said, 'I thought you were doing Bruce Jenner?' And I said the producer didn't want us to do anything and she said, 'You've got to', and I went, 'I think we've got to.' So that's how we're dealing with it, we're having a good looking lady play him."
Keith - who is the alter ego of comedian Leigh Francis - also revealed how he spotted himself on an episode of 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' recently and is hoping to get Caityln's step-daughter Kourtney's husband Scott Disick to appear on the sketch show.
Speaking about playing Kim Kardashian West in the first series, he explained: "I bumped into [Caitlyn's ex-wife] Kris Jenner at the NTAs [National Television Awards] and I was on the Kardashians the other week. How weird is that? That we spoofed the Kardashians then I'm on the actual programme and it was me talking to her about my mum playing her ... What's Kourtney's husband called? [Scott Disick] Scott, yeah, we want him to play him in it and we'll just blame him for everything. So we'll either try and get him in it or get a good looking guy to play him."

Olly Murs: X Factor excites me


Olly Murs agreed to host 'The X Factor' because he needed something to "excite" him.
The 'Dance With Me Tonight' hitmaker has confessed he was nervous to take on the role alongside Caroline Flack on the upcoming series of the ITV show but could never have given up such an exciting opportunity.
Olly - who previously hosted ITV2's spin-off show 'The Xtra Factor' - said: "I would say it's a learning zone - but me and Caroline did it for two years of course on 'The Xtra Factor' and my role always with Caroline was that, 'Caroline you're the presenter, and I'm next to you having a laugh, having a giggle and just having a good time'. Over the years I've just got more experience and [am] enjoying it. And then when the call came to do 'The X Factor', it was a bit like, 'Woah, this is a big one!' But I love it. I needed something to kind of excite me, and this was a really exciting thing to do."
The 31-year-old singer - who shot to fame after coming second on the competition in 2009 - added he would have had to turn down a judging role had he been asked to join the panel by show boss Simon Cowell as he wouldn't have been able to "shatter someone's dream" by turning them down.
He explained: "The idea of being a judge wasn't really something that I wanted to do ... For me it's better to be next to Caroline and backstage giving them the confidence. I'm a hugger and a kisser and to give them that encouragement to hopefully go out and smash it. I'm just going to be there for the contestants and battle with the judges as much as I can because if I believe that this contestant did a great performance on Saturday night, I'm going to tell the judges if they are wrong!"

Judy Finnigan bans Richard Madeley from Strictly Come Dancing


Judy Finnigan has "banned" her husband Richard Madeley from appearing on 'Strictly Come Dancing'.
The 'Loose Women' panellist - who has been married to Richard since 1986 - has revealed she and their children Chloe, 27, and Jack, 29, have forbidden him from taking part in the BBC One celebrity dance contest.
She said: "The idea of him doing 'Strictly' for me and the kids was just so spine-tinglingly embarrassing. We've banned him."
The 67-year-old star - who presented ITV's 'This Morning' with Richard from 1988 to 2001 and their own daily chat show 'Richard & Judy' from 2001 to 2009 - revealed the ban after ruling herself out of the competition due to ruptured cruciate ligaments.
However, Judy confessed Richard, 59, would go ahead without asking her permission if he really wanted to do it.
She told BBC Radio 5 Live: "He wouldn't ask me if he should do it. He might mention it - there would be a huge collective sigh around the table. 'Oh no, oh no, you're not going to do that are you?' I'd be saying, 'Oh no, oh no, please don't."

Chris Evans hints that former Blue Peter presenter Richard Bacon is third host.


Chris Evans has hinted that Richard Bacon could be set to join him on 'Top Gear'.
The 49-year-old radio DJ has taken over the top spot from Jeremy Clarkson after he was axed from the show for punching a producer and he's now on the hunt for two more presenters and revealed yesterday that Bacon - who previously hosted 'Blue Peter' - is in the running.
Referring to Richard dropping him off at work yesterday (18.06.15), Chris said: "They were so focused (on me) they didn't see the gentleman who gave me a lift to work."
However, Bacon is currently busy working with ITV as the host of new six-part game show 'Eternal Glory', where eight sporting legends are given a set of challenges.
Meanwhile, bookmakers have placed odds on a number of well known faces that could be set to take over from Clarkson's former colleagues Richard Hammond and James May as co-presenters.
While Jodie Kidd, Guy Martin and Suzi Perry remain favourites at 3/1, Sky's Formula 1 beauty Natalie Pinkham has also joined the race with equal odds.
Other names less likely to audition for the role include Prince Harry at 250/1, disgraced former FIFA boss Sepp Blatter at 1000/1 and singer James Blunt at 25/1.

EastEnders to show all sides of Cystic Fibrosis


'EastEnders' is to show all sides of Cystic Fibrosis in their latest gripping storyline.
In last night's (18.06.15) episode of the BBC One soap Dean Wicks (Matt Di Angelo) discovered he'd fathered a child with Shabnam Masood (Rakhee Thakrar) during a one night stand seven years ago and found out that his seven-year-old daughter suffers from the life-shortening condition.
Shabnam gave the child - who she named Roya - up for adoption after giving birth but her father Masood (Nitin Ganatra) tracked her down and gave her address to Dean's mother Shirley Carter (Linda Henry).
Shirley then showed up at the home of Roya's adoptive parents and discovered her grandaughter is now called Jade Green and was born with the genetic condition.
And the Cystic Fibrosis Trust has revealed they've been working closely with producers to get the storyline right.
Oli Lewington, who is engagement director at the Trust, said: "We're proud and excited to have worked with 'EastEnders on the introduction of Jade to the soap and we hope that this feisty, young character with cystic fibrosis will help raise awareness of this hidden, genetic condition which affects thousands of people in the UK.
"We were keen to ensure that the portrayal of cystic fibrosis is accurate and that the writers capture both the highs and lows of living with this life-shortening condition. Although people with cystic fibrosis often look perfectly healthy, it's a daily burden involving a vast intake of drugs, time-consuming physiotherapy and isolation from others with the condition."

Mario Falcone returns to The Only Way Is Essex


Mario Falcone has returned to filming on 'The Only Way Is Essex' after being suspended last month.
The 27-year-old star was banned from travelling to Spain for the Marbella special's after being reprimanded for promoting diet pills on social media but has now been allowed to return to the show.
He confirmed: "I am pleased to be back filming in Essex and looking forward to having some fun with the lads."
The hunk had previously been suspended from the ITVBe show last summer after a video recording emerged of him allegedly snorting a Class A drug and he's now confessed he was "gutted" to be excluded from 'The Only Way Is Marbs' episodes for the second year in a row.
He told The Sun newspaper: "I was a bit gutted not to go to Marbs this year, but on reflection, having seen all the dramas they had out there it was probably a blessing in disguise."
News of Mario's return comes after it was claimed Gemma Collins has been suspended from 'TOWIE' for throwing a "hissy fit" during a row with co-star Vas J. Morgan.
A source said: "Gemma hasn't been enjoying filming scenes for the show as much as she once did.
"She told bosses that she was fed up that they kept putting her in confrontational situations.
"After her row with Vas she threw a massive hissy fit -- and the producers before the brunt of it.
"As she left she threw a glass of champagne in the direction of the bosses."

Jeremy Clarkson: I was offered Top Gear job back


Jeremy Clarkson claims he was offered his 'Top Gear' job back.
The 55-year-old presenter - who was fired from the motoring show in March after punching a producer - insists returning was "never an option" for him because the controversy would have overshadowed the programme.
Speaking a few days after Chris Evans was announced as the show's new host, he said: "I had a meeting with a BBC executive last week and they asked if I'd come back to 'Top Gear'.
"But it was never an option, even with the one million people signing the Bring Back Clarkson petition -- for which I was extremely humbled.
"Too much has gone on. After I'd been compared to Jimmy Savile by someone from the BBC and it was splashed all over a Sunday newspaper, how could I go back?
"The spotlight would have been on me and the show would end up being neutered. It would be difficult to do anything without interference. It would have been impossible to make the show I'd want to make.
"I think they knew this so that's why they gave the job to Chris so soon after I met them."
It is understood Jeremy's co-hosts James May and Richard Hammond would also have returned had he agreed to come back in the meeting last week.
While he has turned down a 'Top Gear' return, Jeremy confirmed he is planning to front a new motoring show instead.
He told The Sun newspaper: "I hope Chris enjoys running what, for the next couple of weeks, is the world's biggest car show."
Details are still being finalised for the programme, but Jeremy is likely to be joined by his former co-presenters.
A source said: "For all those missing the old 'Top Gear', this will be their show."
And though it is not yet clear where the new show will air, it is likely to broadcast before Chris' 'Top Gear' stint begins, as that is not scheduled to air until March.

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