FORMER Gogglebox star Joe Baggs has hit out at one of his co-stars for snubbing him after the show.

The reality TV personality left the Channel 4 factual entertainment show after four series on air.

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Joe, his brother George, mum Lisa and dad Terry all joined Gogglebox for series 16 in 2020.

They later returned for series 18 before leaving the show for good in 2020.

The 27-year-old now hosts a popular podcast with his brother and they have welcomed many celebrities into their bespoke studio.

Rylan Clark, Pete Wicks, Katie Price, Georgia Harrison, Chloe Burrows, Kerry Katona, have all appeared on the Not My Bagg podcast.

However, Joe has now revealed that some of his former Gogglebox co-stars have snubbed him since he left the show and have declined to appear on his audio programme.

He told The Sun: “There are some cast members where, like we thought we were close to it.

“And then I’ve asked them to come on our podcast afterwards, and they’ve declined, and I’ve been a bit like, ‘Oh, so whatever’.

“Yeah, like it’s a strange one cos you feel like once you’re in the bubble and in the community, it’s like, you know, you’re really you’re really close to people and then afterwards you’re like, Oh, OK, maybe not so.”

He was then asked in particular which cast members he used to think were his friends.

Joe replied: “I don’t mind saying – it was Stephen who was on Celebs Go Dating.

“I asked him to come on and the management declined and I thought it was really strange.

“On the show we were very supportive, but the rest of the experiences in person with all the other families has been amazing!”

The Sun has contacted Stephen’s representatives for comment.

The podcast personality also opened up on his mental health as a figure in the public eye as he helped to raise funds as part of the Movember campaign.

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Joe has joined forces with the likes of Dr Alex George, Max Whitlock OBE for the annual fundraising campaign in aid of men’s health.

He admitted that there were struggles when he first shot to fame, saying: “I think the adjustment for me from going from just working in a recruitment office to then doing what I’m doing now was obviously like a huge strain mentally.

“It’s been a lot to get around, and I had to seek external support cos I was like, ‘how do how can I speak to friends about this and family when no one else is going through the same thing.’

“And you feel like, quite isolated … Well, that’s what I did. I went out and spoke to professionals and got help with that because it was pretty difficult and challenging.

He added: “I think that I’ve always been honest and vocal about my my mental health, and I’ve always reached out to people spoken to friends and family, and I just feel like it’s a really important thing to always voice.

“I’m first to say I’m having a really bad day, and I just need to like, you know, put this in a box and whatever, So, yeah, I just think it’s really important to speak about.”

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Emily in Paris star Lily Collins has said she is keen for an Emily in London spin-off.

In the Netflix series, the 35-year-old plays an American marketing executive Emily Cooper who moves to Paris for a short-term job opportunity – but ends up falling in love with the city and establishing a new life there.

The latest season sees Cooper begin to date an Italian man who lives in Rome. Conveniently, she is asked to open a new office in the city, suggesting that Emily in Paris could become Emily in Rome for its fifth instalment.

But perhaps London could be next, since Collins has told the BBC that making a British spin-off would be “so fun”.

Collins – who is currently making her stage debut in the West End production Barcelona, in which she once again plays an American abroad – has said that she thinks her Netflix character would love London.

The actor, who was born in Surrey and raised in Los Angeles, said: “She would definitely go to Portobello Road and buy some antiques, obviously visit Big Ben and toy shop Hamleys.”

“She would also definitely try and get into Buckingham Palace,” Collins continued, adding that Cooper would love to have tea with the King and “try and get the guards to smile”.

Speaking about how she will spend her free time in the city between her eight stage performances a week, Collins said she loves sitting in the front seat of a double-decker bus and gazing out of the window.

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“I don’t even have a plan on where I want to go, I just sit there and see all the sights and people,” said the actor, who is the daughter of Genesis drummer Phil Collins.

Collins, who lives in LA but owns a home in Denmark with her husband, the American film director Charlie McDowell, says she relaxes in London by “walking the dogs with my husband on Hampstead Heath”.

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“I go there so often, it really is huge and it actually feels like countryside even though you’re in London,” she said.

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In The Independent’s two-star review of Barcelona, critic Annabel Nugent writes that the plot can often feel “contrived”.

“A good chunk of Barcelona’s duration requires its actors to do one of the hardest things an actor can ever do: act drunk convincingly. Collins and [co-star Álvaro] Morte make a go of it – and special mention to the messy make-out scenes choreographed to comically realistic effect – but it gets old fast,” writes Nugent. “Despite the short 90-minute running time, there are one too many studied stumbles and repetitions.“

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A US drama has axed a brand new lead star weeks before their debut episode, leading to anger from fans.

The move has raised eyebrows among viewers of long-running CBS procedural FBI, with many questioning the intention behind the decision to drop Lisette Olivera after announcing her as a series regular.

This latest development arrives one year after FBI: Most Wanted fans threatened to boycott the series after the unceremonious firing of lead star Alexa Davalos.

It’s unknown why exactly Olivera got the chop from the Dick Wolf-produced series, especially considering she was lined up to become the fixed new partner for lead character Stuart Scola (John Boyd).

Scola has been in need of a partner since the departure of Tiffany Wallace Katherine (Rebee Kane) in the season seven premiere.

The search was thought to be over with the arrival of Olivera’s Syd Ortiz, who will be introduced in a future episode, but Deadline reports this is no longer the case.

A source told the outlet that the decision stemmed from a belief that the 25-year-old was “miscast” in the role of a seasoned FBI Special Agent – a role designed to be played by somebody older.

However, viewers of the show have called this “unfair” as producers would have known Olivera was too young ahead of her casting.

“I am so confused by this,” one fan wrote, with another stating: “The Dick Wolf curse rears its ugly head once more.” One fan added: “WHY BRING HER IN THE FIRST PLACE – THEY KNEW HOW OLD SHE WAS???”

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An additional fan wrote on X/Twitter: “Apparently she reads too young… why didn’t we get this figured out before they gave her the role…”

The Independent has contacted Universal Television and Olivera for comment. Olivera previously starred in National Treasure: Edge of History, the Disney+ series based on the National Treasure films.

When Davalos was dropped from FBI: Most Wanted, fans were mainly frustrated due to the fact there had been no hint the character would be leaving before she did.

HE has faced the Strictly dance-off twice this series, so singer Shayne Ward has the perfect soundtrack to his quickstep tonight – Help! by The Beatles.

It will be a challenge for the singer and actor as he takes to the dancefloor knowing the public has not supported him the way they did when he won The X Factor in 2005.

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Back then, he sailed to victory, never once ending up in the bottom two on the ITV talent contest.

And the hothouse nature of Strictly brings the memories flooding back every week.

Shayne, who is paired with pro dancer Nancy Xu, said: “I never thought that, 20 years after The X Factor, I’d be listening to the same ‘heartbeat’ music that they played when I stood on the stage to win the show.

“I’m 40 and it brings back so much nostalgia. It’s weirdly the same feelings I had when I stood on that stage at the age of 21.

“You grow so close to everybody you’re working with, you see them pretty much every day. So you want everybody to do well. But then the realisation kicks in that somebody has to go home.

“The moment you hear that heartbeat, you’re like, ‘Oh, we’re back to a competition again, aren’t we?’.”

Just like on Strictly, the X Factor contestants had to secure enough public votes to get through to the next week.

The two acts with the fewest perform again, and their fate is decided by the judges.

Mancunian Shayne appeared to easily triumph on the now axed X Factor.

‘I really want this’

He immediately went on to get that year’s Christmas No1 with another aptly named track, That’s My Goal.

But Shayne, who was also in Coronation Street from 2015 to 2018, has not been so lucky on Strictly — and freely admits he doesn’t like it.

The star — who danced the paso doble to Edvard Grieg’s In The Hall Of the Mountain King for Halloween Week — said: “It’s not nice being in the bottom two. It’s a horrible feeling.

“You never know what the public are going to warm to, but I’m proud of the routine we did on Saturday. It fitted Halloween Week perfectly.

I’m 40 and it brings back so much nostalgia. It’s
weirdly the same feelings I had when I stood on that stage at the age of 21

Shayne Ward

“Being in that bottom two, I was gutted, you know. In that moment, you’re thinking, ‘Is this the end of my adventure on Strictly?’.

“We’re just truly grateful to the judges for putting us through.”

Though he picked up decent scores from Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas and Anton du Beke, he doesn’t seem to be winning over viewers at home quite the same.

So far, Shayne has had to fight for survival against DIY SOS star Nick Knowles in week four of the competition, and he saw off Doctor Punam Krishan last weekend.

Each time, he has been unanimously saved by the judges, but the competition is set to intensify this weekend with a “music icons” theme to help mark Strictly’s 20th anniversary.

Shayne says being in survival mode has affected his confidence in training, but insists he is using the nervous tension to motivate himself to come back fighting tonight.

He explained: “It’s hard not to let something like that come into the rehearsal room. But it definitely re-focuses you and reignites that fire to make you go, ‘I really want this, I don’t want this to be over. I want to keep dancing with Nancy’.

Being in that bottom two, I was gutted, you know. In that moment, you’re thinking, ‘Is this the end of my adventure on Strictly?’

Shayne Ward

“It gives you that spark again, to go, ‘Right, this is a new week, let’s go for it’. We’ve taken everything that the judges have said into the rehearsals to come back fighting.”

Shayne knows a thing or two about bouncing back by embracing a new skill.

Despite a hugely promising musical start in 2005, when That’s My Goal became one of the fastest-selling singles in UK chart history, his singing career took a huge blow in 2010.

His third album, Obsession, failed to make the Top Ten and in 2011, he was dropped by Syco, Simon Cowell’s record label that gave all X Factor winners a sought-after deal.

So he immediately turned to the stage, appearing first in Rock Of Ages at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London, before joining the arena tour of Jeff Wayne’s musical version of The War Of The Worlds.

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Then in 2015, Corrie came knocking, but after three years of playing troubled Aidan Connor, he exited the soap in a suicide storyline.

It gained the actor and ITV show huge praise for their sensitive handling of an issue affecting millions of people, particularly younger men.

While on the show, Shayne also started a relationship — and a family — with former Hollyoaks actress Sophie Austin, 40.

In 2016, the couple, who are engaged, had a daughter Willow and, in 2022, son Reign.

But it is fair to say Shayne’s career as a performer has not gone from strength to strength in recent years.

In 2015, his fourth and final album, Closer, was released, funded through PledgeMusic, and scraped its way to No 17 in the charts.

I’m a man now. I’ve got a family of my own, a partner I love, but I still feel like I have the world at my feet the same way I felt at 21

Shayne Ward

Recently, his most high-profile TV acting role was playing a cabaret singer in widely panned Channel 5 drama The Good Ship Murder.

So does he ever regret taking part in The X Factor and being set on the bumpy road that has been his career for the past two decades?

Shayne said: “My answer is no, because I wouldn’t be where I am right now in my career and my personal life with my two amazing children and my amazing partner, Sophie.

“I think it gave me life lessons. I’ve travelled the world and I’ve got to have these incredible moments thanks to starting out on The X Factor.

‘My absolute rock’

“I’m a man now. I’ve got a family of my own, a partner I love, but I still feel like I have the world at my feet the same way I felt at 21.
“I still have that drive to work, to push myself to see what I can do.”

It seems Shayne already has so much, but he is determined to win the Glitterball, just as he won that record contract and overnight fame.

He said: “Wouldn’t it be something to win X Factor and Strictly? Honestly, for me, it would be an absolute honour to lift that Glitterball for myself and Nancy. She deserves that moment. All we can do is our best and what will be, will be.”

Meanwhile, Shayne has insisted that Strictly fans who have branded him “cocky” and “arrogant” are wrong.

He said that while he might seem confident on the dance floor, he is “absolutely terrified because this is a huge deal”.

And he revealed it is Sophie who has kept him strong.

Shayne said: “She’s been my absolute rock through it all.

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Shayne Ward

“I haven’t really seen the kids that much, and it breaks my heart because I miss them.

“But she is just an absolute force to be reckoned with because she’s just like, ‘I’ve got it all under control’.

“You think it’s impossible to love somebody more every day, but it’s true. Strictly can take all your concentration and what’s so amazing is the support and understanding I’ve had from Sophie. It’s incredible.

“You can’t do this show alone, and I’m so lucky to have her by my side.”

Shayne has laughed off reports he postponed his wedding to take part in Strictly.

He said: “Can you imagine if I did? That’s a very understanding wife to be!

“No, we’re looking to get married next year. It’s as simple as that. We’re very excited.

“There’s pressure for my wedding dance now I’ve been dancing for a few months.”

First of all, he has to nail tonight’s Beatles number.

Otherwise, it may be more Hello, Goodbye, Shayne.

• Strictly Come Dancing is on BBC One at 6.30pm.

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Francesca de André, who appeared on the Italian version of Big Brother in 2019, was recently hospitalized after accidentally ingesting a glass of laundry detergent she had mistaken for yogurt.

The Grande Fratello star shared the harrowing story of her near-death experience in an Instagram Story posted on Wednesday (October 31). “At home, happy and you mistake the glass of detergent left there by mistake for yogurt,” the 34-year-old said in the post, according to E! News.

“I risked death today… and maybe also those who were worried about me when they saw and heard me sick and screaming from the pain of internal corrosion and being forced to run to the hospital….”

Alongside a selfie from the hospital, she added: “The detergent risked damaging my liver, appendix, stomach, intestines. Not to mention the corroded respiratory and gastrointestinal systems.”

The model went on to share a warning with her followers, writing: “I feel like saying be careful, especially children and animals who may have access to it.”

De André first rose to prominence during her time on the 16th season of Grande Fratello, which follows the same format as the American reality competition series. The show focuses on a group of strangers who are brought together to live in a secluded house, where viewers can watch them 24 hours a day.

Her time on the show was characterized by drama, including her rivalry with Mila Suarez and her romance with Gennaro Lilli. She faced viewer backlash for her behavior and was eliminated from the show through fan vote, ultimately coming in seventh place.

De André, who is also the niece of the late Italian singer-songwriter Fabrizio De Andre, was previously hospitalized in September after doctors discovered she had cancerous masses that immediately needed to be removed.

At the time, she revealed in an Instagram post that she “can no longer have children naturally” as a result of the operation, and surgeons “had to take everything [out].”

I’M A Celeb star Tulisa Contostavlos has stripped down to a skintight crop top and leggings for a gruelling boxing workout, ahead of her jungle stint.

X Factor judge and N-Dubz star Tulisa, 36, is making an epic TV comeback on I’m A Celeb.

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After a 12-year health battle, the star is hoping to revive her career as a household name through the show.

And getting prepped for jungle life, the stunning TV star posted a video of herself boxing.

In the clip, Tulisa can be seen in black leggings and a black crop top, which she partnered with some black boxing gloves.

She tied her hair back in a ponytail and showed off her impressive jabs.

The star was very much in the zone as she worked out and boxed with her personal trainer, who she thanked for the session.

Ahead of Tulisa’s jungle appearance, a source said: “Tulisa has been on ITV’s hit list for a while but until now she’s never wanted to consider it.

“This year is a decade since she left The X Factor so she felt the time was right to return to the TV spotlight — the amazing reception to the N-Dubz reunion tour really helped build her confidence.”

It comes as I’m A Celeb hosts Ant and Dec broke their silence and shared a playful reaction video to the full I’m A Celebrity line up, after it was confirmed on Friday.

After frantic swaps behind-the-scenes, Ant and Dec have decided on their star-studded jungle cast.

The Sun already revealed wag Coleen Rooney will be bunking down with critters in Australia next month after securing the biggest deal in I’m A Celeb history.

And she has an incredible list of stars joining her in the jungle, from McFly star Danny Jones to Love Island royalty, Maura Higgins.

Ant and Dec have now shared their thoughts on the celebs heading into the jungle with them.

In a video captioned: “If we had to describe this year’s lineup in 10 words,” the two presenters reacted as they found out who’d be joining.

Reactions included the words: “Good. Very good. Really good. Brilliant. Yes. Yes. Yes. YES.”

The TV favourites could be seen sitting alongside each other while being told the cast reveal.

Those watching the video can’t hear whose names they’re reacting to, but the happy duo seem delighted as they shout “yes” and clap their hands.

For one of the sign ups, they can be heard gasping, and for another they burst into laughter.

At one point, Ant says: “What? Is he?”

Fans were loving the reaction video, but really wanted to know who they were reacting to when they acted shocked and said: “Is he?”

This week, The Sun revealed McFly’s Danny Jones had been drafted to replace Tommy Fury after the boxer pulled out.

Danny is the second member of McFly to enter the jungle, after Dougie Poynter won the show in 2011.

Other names heading into the I’m A Celeb jungle include Jane Moore, Oti Mabuse, Maura Higgins, Dean McCullough, Barry McGuigan, Melvin Odoom, Alan Halsall, Rev Richard Coles, Coleen Rooney and GK Barry.

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