CHARLOTTE Crosby showed off her growing baby bump in a black bikini while holidaying in Dubai.

The reality star, 34, was seen relaxing on a luxury yacht in the string two-piece.

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Charlotte, who is expecting her second child with fiance Jake Ankers, put her blossoming bump on display during the getaway.

She was then seen flashing a big smile and joking around with Jake while she cradled her stomach.

The TV star was also joined by some of her close friends.

She captioned it: “Dubai sunsets have my heart, six months of growing my second little girlie, I just cannot wait to meet her.”

Many followers have joined the star on her pregnancy journey and were quick to share supportive messages.

One wrote: “You look incredible, exciting times ahead.”

A second said: “Pregnancy really suits you,” while a third gushed: “Gorgeous glowing mama.”

A few weeks ago, Charlotte was seen cradling her growing stomach as she enjoys a luxury holiday in the Maldives.

Geordie Shore star Charlotte beamed for the camera in a red and white striped co-ord.

Last month Charlotte and Jake revealed they are growing their family.

Already parents to one-year-old daughter Alba Jean, the couple are expecting another daughter.

The loved up couple shared the happy news on Instagram to fans as Charlotte posted a video, which featured her sporting one of her Pepper Girls Club tracksuits while she walked around a stately mansion.

The star captioned the clip: “In my babies and business ERA ✌🏼 delighted to announce baby Ankers number 2 is due January 2025 and also delighted to announce @peppergirlsclub AW collection is live now RIGHT NOW!!!!

“I really wanted to combine these 2 moments as everything I’ve been building with Pepper over the last few years is for my family and im so proud of it!! We are so excited to be a family of 4!”

Of course, Charlotte’s news wasn’t a complete surprise to her longtime fans as she told her followers hat she was “trying” for baby number two earlier this year.

The couple got engaged last November, a year after welcoming their daughter.

Jake got down on one knee during a lavish trip to Dubai.

Sharing the news at the time, Charlotte said: “Happiest woman in the world.”

The baby news comes as she’s also she landed another TV show appearance.

Charlotte is set to star on Celebrity Antiques Road Trip after bosses were left desperate to land the reality icon.

A source told The Sun: “BBC bosses were over the moon to get Charlotte on the show.

“She has become a real breakout star of the BBC in recent years which is testament to her popularity with viewers.

“Not many reality stars can find themselves bagging such popular shows 13 years into their career and so it was a no brainer to get her signed up.

“There is no stopping her and her recent slate of TV roles demonstrates this.

“Charlotte will be a real hoot on the show and is sure to be the stand-out star of this upcoming run.”

Her role on Celebrity Antiques Road Trip comes off the back of her appearances on three other BBC shows over the last 12 months

Charlotte has already had two wildly popular series of her own BBC Three programme Charlotte in Sunderland.

She also reached the final of BBC’s The Weakest Link and took part in the broadcaster’s Celebrity MasterChef series.

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It’s fright night in the Strictly ballroom, which means you can expect terrifying transformations as the remaining 11 contestants compete for a place in next week’s competition.

With Halloween Week performances inspired by The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice this year, each couple will aim to dazzle with their ghoulish routines – and hopefully not frighten the judges too much.

JLS singer JB Gill and Amy Dowden, who were in the dance-off last week, will dance a Foxtrot to “Dancing In The Moonlight” by Toploader while comedian Chris McCausland and his partner Dianne Buswell will perform a Samba to “Stayin Alive’” by The Bee Gees. Find the full list of songs and dances below.

Contestants will be hoping to avoid following in the footsteps of Paul Merson, who was the fourth celebrity contestant to be eliminated last week, joining unsuccessful celebrities Nick Knowles, Toyah Willcox and Tom Dean.

Follow along with our live coverage back here from 6.25pm this evening as Strictly Come Dancing airs on BBC One.

STRICTLY star Chris McCausland admitted that he ‘walked out’ on Dianne Buswell during training ahead of Halloween week.

The pair will return to the dance floor later this evening to perform the Samba to Stayin Alive’ by The Bee Gees.

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Chris, 47, – who is blind – and pro dancer Dianne, 35, have been working hard over the past week to make sure that they have perfected the routine.

Yesterday they took to Instagram to share their latest episode of CHRIS DIAnneRIES – where they upload of video of themselves talking about how training has gone with fans.

Dianne revealed that at one point this week they went through their dance 22 times to make sure that they got it right.

But it appears that got too much for Chris – and at one point he had to walk away to get some “space”.

Chris said in the video: “So this is what happens…

“The Samba is very energetic and I have to have a little lie down just to catch my breathe back, just to recover, and she just talks at me constantly while I’m trying to take my brain off the dancing for a minute, have a little bit of me time.

“At one point, I had to walk away from you and you said: ‘Chris, you’re going the wrong direction’.

“I said: ‘No, I need some space. I just need some distance between my face and your voice’.”

Fans found what he said absolutely hilarious.

One wrote in the comments section: “‘I need some space between my face and your voice’,” with a laughing emoji.

A second said: “Love Chris’ honesty in these videos he does with Dianne. Heartwarming and so funny.”

Another added: “A great indicator that 2 people have hit it off is when they can laugh together about the times they irritate each other.”

“Love you guys, my favourites to win, always look forward to watching you both on a Saturday x,” a fourth chimed in.

Last weekend Chris and Dianne danced the Waltz to Liverpool’s anthem You’ll Never Walk Alone.

They were awarded 35 points out of 40 by judges Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas and Anton Du Beke.

After the dance, Chris asked Dianne if he did ok – to which she replied: “I’m so proud of you!”

The following day their close bond was revealed as they share sweet moment in some exclusive pictures.

Snapped in a corner of the Strictly studios in Elstree, Chris can be seen kissing Dianne’s hand, as they moved through some of the motions of their dance.

In another image Dianne is seen helping Chris tie the laces of his shoes, clearly capturing their true and genuine friendship.

The comedian lost his sight at 22 due to a hereditary condition called retinitis pigmentosa.

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After a turbulent year for the show, Strictly Come Dancing is back with its 20th anniversary season.

The new lineup features a mix of contestants from a variety of backgrounds and abilities, including Olympic athletes, reality stars, and TV personalities.

Among them is The Only Way is Essex star Pete Wicks. The 35-year-old is known for his television appearances as well as for his radio and podcast presenting. He’s also the author of two bestselling books.

Wicks has become known for having a tough and irreverent exterior, but a true gentleness with his loved ones, including best friend and I’m a Celebrity winner/Made in Chelsea star, Sam Thompson. The friends met on Celebs Go Dating in 2018, and hit it off immediately. Wicks appeared on the ITV show as a special guest, reuniting with Thompson in the jungle, leaving both in tears.

The two present the Staying Relevant podcast together, which boasts over 5 million downloads to date and has been number one in the comedy charts numerous times. A live tour for the podcast is due to take place later this year.

As well as having an undying love for his best friend, Wicks is also a huge advocate for animals. Due to present his forthcoming dog-umentary Pete Wicks: For Dog’s Sake, he has also written an entire book about the dogs that have transformed him.

For The Love of Frenchies: The Dogs That Changed My Life follows Wicks as he talks through his love for French Bulldogs. He supports many animal charities including the UK’s leading dog welfare charity, the Dog’s Trust.

Earlier this year, he called on the government to ban fur imports. He told the PA news agency at the time: “There’s absolutely no reason [to delay], and I don’t understand why it is being stalled. There’s certainly nothing to look at, all the proof is in the pudding, so we just need to get on and get it passed.”

Wicks has a distinctive presenting style, a combination of disarming and affable, and has hosted the BRIT Awards, Pride of Britain Awards and National Television Awards.

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He has also made appearances on Celebrity SAS, Celebrity Juice, CelebAbility, Supermarket Sweep, and Celebrity MasterChef. Some may recognise him as the ex-partner of equally fiery Towie star Megan McKenna, with the two having many explosive rows on the show. The pair met in 2016 before breaking up in 2017.

His participation on Strictly was revealed on the Kiss FM Breakfast Show alongside former Love Island contestant Tasha Ghouri. He told Kiss that he felt “a mixture of excited and absolutely petrified, genuinely petrified”.

He told the BBC he felt a mixture of emotions: “Dancing live in front of the nation every Saturday? Absolutely terrifying. But anyone who knows me knows I love a challenge and trying new things, so I’m genuinely looking forward to getting stuck in.”

NIGEL Planer has revealed all about his failed marriages – and becoming a grandfather at just 30.

Nigel, now 71, starred as Peace Studies student Neil Pye in The Young Ones, which centred around the fictional lives of four undergraduates.

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The cast also included the late Rik Mayall, Ade Edmondson and Christopher Ryan, and ran from 1982 to 1984 on the BBC.

He has gone on to have an incredible career both on screen and on stage, as well as being a successful author.

But his private life has proven to be just as colourful as some of his characters over the years.

Nigel is happily married to his third wife, Roberta Green, a therapist.

But he was just 25 when he first met her and became a stepdad to her children – who were 12 and 10 – before becoming a grandfather at 30.

In a recent interview with The Mirror, Nigel admitted he found it a “bit much” and they separated.

Nigel then married Anna Leigh who he was with from 1989 to 1995.

The couple had a son named Stanley, but they split up too.

When Anna remarried and moved countries with Stanley, Nigel only saw him during school holidays.

Nigel said: “It was the hardest time ever.”

In 1999, Nigel married actress Frankie Park, and they had a son Harvey, but they also divorced.

Nigel then reunited with Roberta and they married again in 2013.

He said: “We cannot believe our luck that it’s still working, it’s just amazing.”

He also said he is on good terms now with his ex-wives and his sons, Stanley, 36, and Harvey, 25,

Just back from a holiday with his step-grandchildren from his wife’s family, he said “The four grandsons are the same age as my son.

“It’s quite complicated. My younger son used to love saying, when he was about eight, to my granddaughter from my stepdaughter, ‘I’m your uncle.’ An eight-year-old uncle, and they were in their 20s!”

Nigel is currently touring the UK with Henry Normal, co-writer of The Royle Family and producer of Gavin & Stacey

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Best 80s sitcoms

We take a look at some of the best sitcoms to air on TV in the 80s.

The Simpsons

This satirical depiction of life in the US was developed by Matt Groening, James L. Brooks, and Sam Simon. It first launched in 1989 and has been going ever since as viewers tune in to see the antics of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, Maggie and the rest of the Springfield residents. With over 35 series making it onto the television airwaves, it has become one of the most famous and long-running television shows in history.

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Only Fools And Horses

Widely accepted as one of the best British sitcoms of all time, Only Fools and Horses has made viewers laugh for decades. Seven series of the show were made for the BBC One from 1981 for ten years. Set in working-class Peckham, it starred Sir David Jason in his most famous role as the infamous market trader Derek “Del Boy” Trotter. Nicholas Lyndhurst starred as his younger half-brother, Rodney Trotter. In 2004, it was voted as Britain’s Best Sitcom in a BBC poll.

Full House

The US sitcom Full House was created in 1987 with Bob Saget starring father-of-three Danny Tanner. After his wife died, he called in the help of his brother-in-law Jesse (John Stamos) and best friend Joey (Dave Coulier) to move in and help raise his young daughters, DJ (Candace Cameron Bure), Stephanie (Jodie Sweetin) and Michelle (Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen). After eight series, the show came to an end before Netflix revived the franchise for a spin-off, Fuller House.

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Golden Girls

Seven series aired from 1985 until 1992. It followed Four women – who were previously married – moved in together in a shared apartment in Miami. Together, they faced various struggles and encounter comical situations in their daily lives. Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, and Estelle Getty starred in roles that short them to superstardom.

Cheers

1982 was the year that saw the inception of Cheers. An eclectic group of people from all different paths of life meet at a bar Cheers. The boston boozer sees the group share their experiences as they work and drank at the establishment. It starred the likes of Ted Danson, Shelley Long, Rhea Perlman. Huge names such as Kelsey Grammer, Woody Harrelson and Kirstie Alley also starred in the hit series.

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Growing Pains

Dr. Jason Seaver (Alan Thicke) is a psychiatrist who works from home so his wife, Maggie (Joanna Kerns), can resume her career as a journalist. They share three children, Mike (Kirk Cameron), Carol (Tracey Gold), and Ben (Jeremy Miller). This was before their precocious daughter Chrissy (Ashley Johnson) was born. The programme tackled topical issues such as drugs, suicide, peer pressure and alcohol.