SUNDAY’s episode of Celebrity SAS saw a total of three recruits depart the gruelling programme.

It means just four famous faces remain heading into the final stages.

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The latest episode saw Bobby, 38, depart after a doctor recommended his exit following a wrestling match.

He took on towering basketball player Ovie Soko, who won the bout and ripped Bobby’s shirt.

The tough challenge recruits were tasked with wrestling an opponent and getting them outside a makeshift ring filled with mud.

Afterwards, Bobby requested a medic and was sent to a doctor who said he needed to medically withdraw him from the show.

The medical professional said Bobby had “a lot of spasm” going down his neck which was “likely to increase”.

He added: “Your mobility is going to get more restricted, and you’re going to be at risk of doing yourself more damage.”

Former professional boxer Anthony Ogogo was the last competitor standing after all six recruits faced off in the ring.

Meanwhile, the Channel 4 show’s latest episode also saw Love Island star Ovie and presenter Cherry Healey exit.

Cherry, 43 was the first to bow out during Sunday night’s instalment.

She told instructor Jason Fox: “It’s been life-changing, but I know when the line is and that’s fine. I thought about this long and hard.”

As for Ovie, he left while “on the run” in a challenge that split the recruits into two teams.

The groups’ aim was to find their way to safety in the middle of the night.

In the meantime, they were being pursued by a hunter force made up of ex-military members.

Speaking to reality star Georgia Harrison, Ovie said: “I’m done… I’m going to hand my armband in.”

Sunday night’s episode also saw the recruits given a chance to speak to their loved ones.

Celebrity SAS Who Dares Wins winners

Many celebrities have attempted the infamous Channel 4 quasi military training course – but only a select few have successfully passed.

Series 1 (2019) – Wayne Bridge

Series 2 (2020) – Locksmith and Lauren Steadman

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Series 3 (2021) – Alexandra Burke, Aled Davies and Wes Nelson

Series 4 (2022) – AJ Pritchard, Calum Best, Ferne McCann and Maisie Smith

Series 5 (2023) – Gareth Gates

However, boxer-turned-wrestler Anthony, 35, decided not to as it would make him “look soft”.

The likes of John Barrowman, Pete Wicks and Shazia Mirza exited earlier in the series.

Who will survive to the very end?

The final instalment of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins airs on Monday at 9pm on Channel 4.

THEY weren’t the most obvious candidates to make it to the last round of Celebrity Who Dares Wins — but that’s exactly what Georgia Harrison and Bianca Gascoigne have done.

In tonight’s final, the reality stars are pitted against each other in a tense interrogation showdown that pushes them to the limits.

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The task requires the celebs to memorise a cover story and hide a fictional mission from a specialist interrogations team, while enduring questioning and punishment.

Each year, the round is slightly redesigned to ensure that the final four don’t know what to expect for this ultimate test.

It will see Georgia locked in a dog cage, while Bianca is forced to throw ice-cold water over her, holding stress positions, suffering in isolation and being aggressively probed by staff.

And, according to Georgia and Bianca, it’s much harder in real life than it ever sounds on paper.

Georgia said: “I really did think that the interrogation was going to be easy, because I would watch it on TV and think, ‘If that was me, I wouldn’t be shaking on the floor’, but I really underestimated it.

“I was thinking that I could meditate through it, but it’s just so, so tough.

“You get disorientated so much that you don’t know how long it’s been, who you’re with or if it’s even real any more.

“You lose all understanding of your surroundings.

“I was definitely hallucinating.

“It’s awful, excruciatingly hard, degrading, demoralising and one of the hardest things I’ve ever done in my life.”

The women are joined the final by boxers Lani Daniels and Anthony Ogogo.

Paul Gascoigne’s daughter Bianca added: “I was convulsing on the floor because it was so cold, it was madness.

“It was so mentally disturbing – most of the time you are in stress positions, it was about 13 hours I did it for and you totally believe then that you are in it.

‘Felt battered’

“It doesn’t feel like a TV show at that point. It’s proper psychological warfare.”

It wasn’t all bad for the model, though — who admitted that she is now in the best shape of her life after the show ordeal.

She joked: “I was covered in bruises and felt battered after, but I lost loads of weight and I did have a little baby weight to shift, so that was a good thing.”

Silver linings, eh.

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BIG Brother stars Ali savagely branded Khaled “false” in a shock showdown on tonight’s episode.

In the bathroom, Izaaz and Ali discussed Khaled as she questioned his authenticity.

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Izaaz mentioned to Ali that she may want to chat with him as he mentioned an interaction between him and Ali earlier in the evening.

Ali decided to confront Khaled upstairs and try to get her concerns off her chest.

Ali said: “I heard you thought that we thought there was a vibe up here.”

Khaled responded: “It just seemed, like no one wanted to say hi, some people seemed emotional [trails off]…”

Ali went on: “You know what it is Khaled… I think you’re a nice boy.

“But I find, sometimes the interactions I find false and I find that very, very difficult because then I don’t wanna engage with it because I don’t wanna play into, like I don’t wanna be fake with you. A

“nd I don’t wanna be shaking your hand and hugging you when inside I’m thinking I just don’t buy it.”

Ali continued by noting that Khaled seemed to lack empathy during the eviction by yawning and acting bored during a stressful situation.

Khaled responded: “I wasn’t the only one, but yes.”

Referring to an earlier conversation, Ali said, “There’s no need for these long speeches about how you want check in on us and make sure we’re okay. It’s not authentic…”

Ali said: “I don’t hate you; I don’t dislike you. All of the good things I’ve said about you are true, but I think some of your interactions are false.”

Many fans were shocked by Ali’s cruel putdown.

One wrote: “I hope Khalid can instantly evict Ali.. let’s get the bullies out early this year.”

A second posted: “Ali is trying to use her degree to belittle and indirectly bully Khaled … cute.”

A third said: “Ali is so fake, can tell she was the high school bully.”

“REVOKE ALIS THERAPIST LICENSE, she’s literally being a bully right now,” a fourth said.

Another added: “Ali is gaslighting Khaled is INSANE, she’s lying to his face. SHE IS BEING FAKE ITS A GAMESHOW AND PEOPLE ARE ACTING LIKE PLAYING IT IS WRONG. ALI IS A BULLY IM NOT HAVING THIS AND IZAZ IS A FAKE FRIEND.”

It comes after Ali admitted she thought Khaled was “fake”.

Khaled was rewarded with immunity and became head of the house following the challenge tonight.

Ali told some of the group: “Can I just say, keep your inside thoughts inside Ali. Keep them inside.”

Lily piped up and said: “I’ll say it. I think Khaled is fake.”

Ali agreed and echoed: “I think Khaled is fake as well.”

Lily went on: “I think everyone in here doesn’t see it except for me.”

Forensic psychologist Ali explained: “So, he’s worried about being perceived in a certain way.

“He doesn’t feel terrible. He wants to look like he feels terrible.”

He’s impression managing, he’s worried about being percieved in a certain way, he constantly will present himself as the nice guy

“He doesn’t want to look like he’s revelling in a party because that will make him not look like a nice guy.”

Her comments stunned Rosie aka ‘Baked Potato’ and Izaaz .

It also surprised fans who have leaped to Khaled’s defence and are convinced Ali is trying to form an alliance and alienate him.

One wrote: “Is Ali trying to get everyone to dislike each other or…”

A second said: “Sorry, but I like Khaled…I really don’t know why they’re saying he’s fake..He’s not done anything wrong tbh.”

This person simply commented: “Khaled is the realest.”

A fourth said: “Unpopular opinion: I don’t like Ali,” while this person echoed: “Seeing a very different side to Ali.”

This viewer posted: “This Khaled thing seems to be spinning out of control for no reason, he hasn’t even done anything yet to be perceived as fake.”

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BIG Brother left viewers on the edge of their seats as it closed tonight’s episode with a huge game changing twist.

The ITV2 reality show swore housemate Khaled to a ‘top secret’ mission in the diary room, after he won position as Head of House.

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Yet in the final moments of the show on Sunday night, it was revealed that he would be granted the power to influence nominations, which has never been done before on the show.

Viewers watched as Big Brother told Khaled: “There you will choose your special power, the power that will change the fate of your fellow housemates.

“This is top secret, you cannot mention this to anyone. The power is in your hands.”

At the end of the show, narrator Marcus Bentley revealed: “Tomorrow night, the head of house gains new powers as Big Brother reveals a game-changing secret.”

After the cliffhanger ending, viewers took to social media share their excitement and try to guess what will be included in the top secret challenge.

One person wrote: “Can’t wait to see what this big secret is!!”

Another shared: “This will be good.”

One viewer joked with their own theory for the huge twist as they posted: “I think I know what the “secret” is in Big Brother.

“What if…. Big Brother opens a secret door and suddenly Khaled is competing in LOVE ISLAND! He gets to pick one more person to go along with him and it’s MARCELLO!”

Yet some pointed out that Khaled seemed baffled by what Big Brother was revealing, and not too sure on what was happening.

One eagle eyed viewer wrote: “Safe to say Khaled hasn’t a clue what Big Brother just told him.”

The official Big Brother Twitter account hinted at the drama to come as it wrote: “Big Brother has revealed that as Head of House, Khaled has the power to influence Nominations. Tune in tomorrow at 9pm so see it all unfold in Big Brother’s Secret Basement…”

The replied flooded in from viewers who have already slammed the twist as ‘meddling’.

One person wrote: “Yeah you should have brought this show back under the USA‘s format from the get-go. We dont need silly basement gimmicks and bullshit montages either. You’re on the right track but stick to it.”

Another added: “So, we had one series of back-to-basics. Now it’s back to the Channel 5 meddling.”

During the follow up show, Big Brother: Late and Live, presenter Will Best was allowed to reveal what the upcoming twist would be.

Towards the end of the show he said: “This is important, I can exclusively reveal that as Head of House Khaled will face a decision, a big decision in tomorrow night’s show.

“He’s going to have the power to save and replace one of the housemates facing eviction or keep all the housemates facing eviction and just add another one with a killer nomination of his own. It’s big stuff.”

Big Brother 2024 cast

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A brand new batch of Big Brother housemates are living it up in the famous compound.

Meet the cast of the 2024 series:

• Rosie, 29, dental assistant from Cornwall.
• Emma, 53, aesthetics business owner from Altrincham.
• Segun, 25, charity videographer from Watford.
• Nathan, 24, pork salesman from Dumfries.
• Daze, 24, climate activist from London.
• Khaled, 23, sales manager from Manchester.
• Martha, 26, NHS administrator from Scarborough.
• Lily, 20, Chinese takeaway server from Warrington.
• Ali, 30, Forensic psychologist from London.
• Thomas, 20 amputee footballer from Carlisle.
• Ryan, 28, marketing and events from Stockport.
• Hannah, 24, HR consultant from West London.
• Izaaz, 29, sales consultant from London.
• Sarah, 27, spa account manager from Shrewsbury.
• Marcello, 34, youth mentor from East London.
• Dean, 35, barber from East London

Nick Knowles has broken his silence after his Strictly Come Dancing journey came to an end tonight.

The DIY SOS star, 62, returned to the BBC dance competition on Saturday after a touch and go week.

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Nick and pro dancer Luba Mushtuk found themselves in the dance off against Shayne Ward and Nancy Xu – with Nick being unanimously voted off by the judges.

Following his exit, the TV presenter took to Instagram with a smiling snap with his fiance Katie Dadzie at the studios.

He admitted being voted off will give him the chance to properly recover and deal with his injuries.

Nick wrote: “Thank you for all your messages, it’s been so much fun!

“Now I can sort out the injuries and spend time with my family and my lovely fiance Katie, who has been supporting me through the Strictly adventure.

“Mostly holding my hand while I’m yelping in physio and doctors appointments,” followed with a laughing face emoji and a love heart icon.

Shayne scored a total of 30 points and was seventh in the leaderboard, while Nick only received 21 points from the judges and was second from the bottom on Saturday.

Both couples performed their routines again tonight; Shayne and Nancy danced their Cha Cha to Ain’t No Love (Ain’t No Use) by Sub Sub feat. Melanie Williams.

Nick and Luba then took to the dancefloor with their Charleston to Rain on the Roof from the film Paddington 2.

After both couples had danced for a second time, the judges delivered their verdicts.

Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke all chose to save Shayne and Nancy.

With three votes in favour of Shayne and Nancy, they had won the majority vote – meaning Nick and Luba had been eliminated.

Head Judge Shirley Ballas also agreed and said she would have saved Shayne and Nancy.

When asked by co-host Tess Daly about his time on the show, Nick said: “I’ve really, really been surprised by how much I’ve loved doing it and by two things that happen.

“One is how much you care each week, and the other is how much you don’t want to let down your partner.

“The only reason I could do this is simply because of Luba’s changes, she’s been amazing.”

A tearful Luba said: “I’ve never met someone as determined as you, and I remember you saying that if you do your best, you’ll be very happy.

“I think you did more than your best. Thank you.”

When asked by Tess about his partner Luba, Nick said: “Luba’s been amazing and just been so fabulous every day.

“And I should say thank you also to all the background staff, the physios, all the people that have actually got me through this week, and to all of my fellow competitors who have been absolutely astounding, beautiful people.

“There are some amazing dancers up there, and I will love watching the rest of the series.”

Nick’s future on the show had been hanging in the balance after he suffered two nasty injuries.

His most recent left him on crutches and forced the pair to miss Movie Week last weekend.

Prior to dancing, Nick revealed he had been looking forward to doing the routine for his 10-year-old son Eddie, whom he said was a huge fan of the Paddington movie.

Motsi said she was “100% sure” Knowles’s son was proud of him following the dance.

Nick was forced to pull out of last week’s live show after an accident during the dress rehearsal left him on crutches.

The star fell out of a jump and sustained an injury to his knee.

Prior to this, Nick had also hurt his shoulder while changing a car tyre away from show rehearsals.

Although he was able to struggle through that week’s dance, he did take part in several training sessions while wearing a sling.

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The 2024 series of Strictly Come Dancing has eliminated its third celebrity contestant.

BBC One’s popular reality competition, which has this year been at the centre of a PR storm over alleged mistreatment of contestants, continued on Saturday (12 October), with the elimination being announced the following night.

Week Four saw Love Island’s Tasha Ghouri top the leaderboard with pro partner Aljaž Škorjanec, dancing the Charleston in a performance that earned 39 points from the judges. EastEnders star Jamie Borthwick and opera singer Wynne Evans also scored well, amassing a total of 34 points each.

Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell also floored both judges and viewers with an intricate salsa, which scored 30 points.

It was TV presenter Nick Knowles, along with his partner Luba Mushtuk, who was placed in Sunday’s dance off opposite singer Shayne Ward and his partner Nancy Xu.

Ward and Xu performed a Cha Cha to “Ain’t No Love (Ain’t No Use)” by Sub Sub feat Melanie Williams, while Knowles and Mushtuk danced a Charleston to “Rain on the Roof” from the film Paddington 2

Knowles, who had missed the previous week after sustaining a shoulder injury, was ultimately eliminated from the series by a unanimous vote.

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Asked about his time on the series, Knowles said: “I’ve really, really been surprised by how much I’ve loved doing it and by two things that happen. One is how much you care each week, and the other is how much you don’t want to let down your partner. The only reason I could do this is simply because of Luba’s changes, she’s been amazing.”

Knowles follows contestants Tom Dean and Toyah Willcox in being eliminated from this year’s competition.

Mushtuk said: “I’ve never met someone as determined as you, and I remember you saying that if you do your best, you’ll be very happy. I think you did more than your best. Thank you.”

Speaking about his partner, Knowles added: “Luba’s been amazing and just been so fabulous every day. And I should say thank you also to all the background staff, the physios, all the people that have actually got me through this week, and to all of my fellow competitors who have been absolutely astounding, beautiful people. There are some amazing dancers up there, and I will love watching the rest of the series.”

Strictly Come Dancing continues every Saturday night on BBC One.