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Celebrities are reacting to the news that Donald Trump has become the next US president.

It was revealed on Wednesday (6 November) that the Republican candidate had declared victory after sweeping three of the most crucial states after a chaotic election day.

As some stars remained controversially tight-lipped about who they were voting for, many celebrities shared their endorsements for Kamala Harris, with a flurry of people, including Harrison Ford, Jennifer Aniston and Arnold Schwarzenegger, speaking out in favour of Trump’s Democratic rival in the last few weeks.

Meanwhile, Trump’s contingent of famous supporters, included Kelsey Grammer, Hulk Hogan, Zachary Levi and podcaster Joe Rogan, who endorsed him hours before the election. AsTrump’s victory was announced, he wrote on X/Twitter: “WHOLE. LEE. S***.”

Jake paul, the boxer and iternet personality who also endorsed Trump, called the Republican party’s triumph as “a massive step in the right direction to heal the major issues going on in the world currently”.

Rapper Cardi B posted a photograph to Instagram, writing: “I hate y’all bad.” Earlier in the night, she deleted a post in which she said of the voting stats: “This is why some of y’all states be getting hurricanes.”

Director Adam McKay, whose credits include The Big Short and Don’t Look Up, wrote: “Who would have guessed lying about Biden’s cognitive health for 2 yrs, refusing to do an open convention for a new nominee, never mentioning public healthcare & embracing fracking, the Cheneys & a yr long slaughter of children in Gaza wouldn’t be a winning strategy?”

The Wire actor Wendell Pierce warned of the “consequences” Trump’s victory could have.

He wrote: “The Supreme Court will be changed for a generation. I’ll never see a moderate court again in my lifetime. Alito and Thomas will step down and Trump will appoint 40 year old partisans to the bench. The damage he is about to inflict on our institutions the next 2 years will be irreparable.”

Lili Reinhart, star of Riverdale, addressed the claims of sexual assault levied against Trump, : “I cannot fathom the feeling of the women who came forward about their sexual assault at the hands of Trump. Seeing millions of people vote for their abuser. My heart absolutely breaks for these women. I believe you, and I am so sorry.”

In May 2023, a jury in New York found Trump liable for the sexual abuse of writer E Jean Carroll.

Oscar-nominated actor Jeffrey Wright, whose credits include the Hunger Games franchise, The Batman and TV series Westworld, re-shared his earlier post, which read: “We’re crazy, America. But we’re not as crazy as Trump”, with an addendum: “Let me just say ‘I was wrong.’”

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Meanwhile, Susie Dent subtly shared her views on the fact that Trump had won a second term in the White House. The Countdown star said: “Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.” Her post was reshared by broadcaster Carol Vorderman, who had earlier written: “Looks like Trump will win. God help America.”

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KALEB Cooper has lifted the lid on Jeremy Clarkson’s farming skills in a crushing new blow to the star.

The buddies, who work together on Diddly Squat Farm, have built a great friendship thanks to their escapades on Clarkson’s Farm but when it comes to the nitty gritty side of work, Caleb has confessed that Jezza is often not up to scratch.

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Kaleb has admitted that despite being younger, he has been “the teacher” when it comes to telling Jeremy what to do and how to be a successful farmer.

Delivering the brutal verdict on his agricultural skills, Kaleb appeared to hint that Jeremy could even be in the wrong industry altogether amid his struggles to grasp the farming side of his work.

Kaleb said of the star: “Part of me is saying he’s still a trainee. He’s getting there, though.

“We’re five years in the game now and if you haven’t picked up on certain things from five years in an industry, you’re probably in the wrong industry.”

Despite Kaleb’s scathing review of Jeremy’s farming abilities, he confessed that the former The Grand Tour host has been a huge support to him in his media career and even had “a tear in his eye” during an emotionally-charged moment backstage at one of Kaleb’s recent one-man shows, The World According to Caleb.

He said: “He gave me a great big hug and he went, ‘Well done, my boy, I’m so proud of you’. I’m sure he had a tear in his eye at one point.”

Despite clearly needing some help in the farming region, it seems as though Caleb won’t be slowing down on his advice anytime soon.

The pair will be seen on-screens together for a while to come with Prime Video having handed Clarkson’s Farm a fifth series – before the fourth has even aired.

When the third series was released on the streaming giant in May, it harvested 10.7 million views.

The fourth series is due to be screened next year and work has already started on a fifth, following life at Diddly Squat Farm in Oxfordshire.

The announcement came during a bonfire party at Jeremy’s pub near Burford.

A huge ‘5’ firework lit up the sky as Jeremy revealed the news to fans.

He said: “Over the years bright lights in the sky have been used to make many important announcements.

“The birth of baby Jesus for example, but tonight they’re being used to make an announcement that’s even bigger than that.

“Season 5 of Clarkson’s Farm is coming,” Jeremy finished off by saying, before pointing towards the gold 5.

He penned as the caption: “It’s the 5th november… this just felt right Clarkson’s Farm S5 is officially in production.”

Clarkson’s Farm series guide

By Conor O’Brien, TV Reporter

Clarkson’s Farm airs on Prime Video and follows TV personality Jeremy Clarkson as he manages his Diddly Squat Farm in the Cotswolds.

Three series have been released to date and here is an overview of what has happened so far.

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Series 1

• Jeremy takes over the day-to-day running of the newly renamed Diddly Squat Farm.
• Lisa Hogan, Kaleb Cooper, “Cheerful Charlie” Ireland and Gerald Cooper are also introduced.
• Jeremy starts to assemble what he needs for his farm – as well as laying the groundwork for things to come later.
• He buys key equipment including a tractor and cultivator, as well as taking on sheep and opening a farm shop.
• Jeremy takes over the day-to-day running of the newly renamed Diddly Squat Farm.

Series 2

• This series sees Jeremy look for ways to increase the farm’s revenue.
• One such example is bringing in a herd of cows although this isn’t without its issues.
• Jeremy also had the idea to convert the abandoned lambing barn into a restaurant where he could sell his meat from the farm.
• For this plan to move forward, he had to get planning permission from the local council.
• Viewers also meet Pepper, a heifer among the herd who ultimately becomes the star’s favourite.

Series 3

• The third series contained some of the show’s most emotional moments to date.
• In heartbreaking scenes, dozens of newborn piglets died as a result of overlaying – their mother rolling on to them.
• Jeremy said goodbye to his favourite pig – the Baroness – after she developed cancer and needed to be put down. 
• Dry stonewall expert and “head of security” Gerald Cooper was diagnosed with cancer.
• Jeremy and Kaleb began a competition between themselves – with Kaleb looking after the arable side and Jeremy taking the non-arable elements.
• Fellow farmers – and famous faces – Andy Cato and George Lamb appear in this series

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Jeremy Clarkson has provided an update on the future of Clarkson’s Farm, comparing the announcement to the birth of the baby Jesus.

The documentary series first aired on Prime Video in 2021, and follows the former Top Gear host as he attempts to run his 1,000-acre Diddly Squat farm near Chipping Norton.

The 61-year-old bought the land in 2008 and, after the villager who ran the farm retired in 2019, decided to see if he could run it himself. A long-awaited third series was released to success in May.

In addition to his work on the farm, the TV personality, who recently cut ties with his Grand Tour co-hosts Richard Hammond and James May, also purchased an Oxfordshire pub, The Farmer’s Dog, which opened to the public in August.

In an Instagram video on Tuesday (5 November), Clarkson is seen in a jacket and black beanie hat as he appears to celebrate Bonfire Night.

“Over the years bright lights in the sky have been used to make many important announcements, the birth of the baby Jesus for example,” he said as lights arranged themselves behind him.

“But tonight they’re being used to make an announcement that’s even bigger than that.

“Season 5 of Clarkson’s Farm is coming.”

The lights are then arranged into a massive number five.

Fans were delighted at the news but were left confused about one thing – season four has not yet been released.

“We got season 5 announcement before we got season 4,” wrote one person.

“That’s the kind of reassurance we need. I’m already looking forward to it.”

Another added, “Announcing season 5 before season 4 even comes out is wild.”

However, Clarkson cleared up confusion in the comments as he replied to say, “We’ve just finished filming four. That’s out next year.”

The news comes after speculation that the series could be cancelled after Clarkson wrote a highly-criticised column on the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle.

One person commented, “Sod the US election result. This announcement is the one!”

The news comes after the TV presenter revealed that he had undergone an emergency heart procedure after feeling unwell while on holiday.

Clarkson first started struggling while swimming from a boat to the beach while on holiday on a small island, explaining that: “It wasn’t far, maybe the length of two swimming pools. But when I finally reached the beach, there was more water in my lungs than there is in Lake Superior, and I was mostly dead.”

MARRIED At First Sight’s Amy Kenyon storms out of a date with husband Luke Debono tonight as they clash over his sexual past.

With the experiment nearing its end, the couple’s future looks to be hanging by a thread.

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In a teaser trailer at the end of last night’s episode, the pair’s cookery class quickly took a very sour turn.

Luke couldn’t resist showering Amy with the sort of compliments that have consistently given her the ick.

He told her: “That’s actually really sexy. I’m not going to lie.”

Continuing her food prep work, she replied: “Behave.”

The suave butler in the buff then seductively licked chocolate from a wooden spoon.

Amy said: “This is a cooking class, not a porno.”

She fumed to camera: “I’ve given Luke chance after chance.”

Sitting down for a heart to heart, attention turned to Luke’s past.

Amy asked: “Can you tell me how many relationships you’ve had?”

Luke responded: “Even that number’s probably inaccurate.”

An upset Amy fumed: “What the f**k? Absolute b*****ks.”

She then stormed out of the room, leaving Luke alone at the countertop.

The dramatic moment followed a difficult homestays week for the pair in which they didn’t see eye to eye.

Amy was grossed out by Luke letting her dog lick him, and she also accused him of ‘lying’ after seeing a photo on his fridge.

Luke cut the picture to remove a girl from it, but lied to Amy about the gender of the person he’d got rid of.

Then, things went from bad to worse as Luke told Amy she looked ‘bloated’ in a throwback photo of her, and then pointed out mould on the ceiling of her mum’s house.

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MARRIED At First Sight couple Sacha and Ross ‘reached crisis point’ and broke down in floods of tears during tonight’s final commitment ceremony.

The pair tied the knot just seconds after meeting each other down the aisle as part of the E4 show.

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It appeared that the experts made a perfect match at the start of the experiment, but in recent weeks, the two have clashed a number of times.

During home stay week it was apparent that neither of them want to move away from their friends and family.

Sacha is based in Birmingham, while Ross lives in Manchester.

This evening’s episode of Married At First Sight saw the remaining couples sit in front of the experts one last time for the last ceremony.

And it was definitely an emotional one between Sacha and Ross.

Mel pointed out that the two didn’t look happy – and Ross told her that the moving situation has been affecting them both.

During their emotional chat, Sacha broke down in tears as she spoke about how much she valued their relationship.

She said while sobbing: “One of the questions you [Ross] asked me was ‘do you fall in love easy?’

“I said ‘absolutely not!’

“But when I met you, you were everything that I wanted.

“So I thought the universe had blessed me and I really wanted to so everything I could to make you happy.

“You do make me happy.”

Sacha continued to sob as she said: “

“I do feel like I’ve bent over backwards in this process to do everything that I can for you.

“And I’ve never done that for anyone like I am with you.

“I’ve never been that way.”

At the end of the chat, Ross wrote stay, while Sacha decided to pick leave.

The two agreed that they will work on their relationship.

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Ahead of the release of season two of highly-anticipated Korean drama series Squid Game, show creator Hwang Dong-hyuk opened up about what the audience can expect to see in season two of the hit dystopian thriller.

In a new interview, Hwang described how he approached the second season and the motivation behind Player 456 Gi-hun’s return to the game that nearly took his life.

South Korean actor Lee Jung-jae played Gi-hun in the first season and will reprise his role in the forthcoming seasons.

“Honestly when I was creating season one I didn’t plan in any detail that there would be a second season,” Hwang told The Hollywood Reporter at a For Your Consideration awards event in Los Angeles on Sunday.

“However, I did have something in mind that if there were to ever be a second season, I had this idea of what story I would tell; I thought it would be the story of Gi-hun turning away from where he was at the end of season one and going back into the games in order to put a stop to the game,”

He added that “throughout seasons two and three, it’s going to be about that very journey by Gi-hun that you’re going to be following, both physically and emotionally.”

Squid Game follows a group of cash-strapped contestants fighting to the death for a life-changing sum of money.

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The official description for season two states: “Three years after winning Squid Game, Player 456 remains determined to find the people behind the game and put an end to their vicious sport. Using this fortune to fund his search, Gi-hun starts with the most obvious of places: look for the man in a sharp suit playing ddakji in the subway. But when his efforts finally yield results, the path toward taking down the organisation proves to be deadlier than he imagined: to end the game, he needs to re-enter it.”

The sequel series will arrive nearly three years after its 2021 nine-episode debut, which broke records for Netflix. It currently ranks as the most-watched season of television in the company’s history.

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At a panel conversation held after a screening of the new season’s first episode, Hwang said: “Gi-hun has experienced too many things, witnessed too many deaths, for him to return to the way it was before, no matter how hard he tries. The way you see Gi-hun in season one and the state that you see him in in season two are very different.”

To describe season two in a nutshell, Hwang simply said: “Season two is crazy.”

It became the first non-English language drama series to receive nominations in several major categories at the Emmy Awards, including Best Drama. Lead star Lee Jung-jae became the first Korean to win the Best Actor award.

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Hwang also became the first Asian director to win in the Outstanding Drama Series category and the first ever director to win for a non-English language series.

Season two will be followed by a third and final season arriving sometime in 2025.

In late October, it was also revealed that David Fincher was reportedly in talks with Netflix to develop an English-language adaptation of the show.

Season 2 of Squid Game will be released on Netflix on 26 December.