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Cat Deeley was comforted by Ben Shephard as she struggled to hold back tears on Wednesday’s episode of This Morning (23 October).

The presenter, who rose to fame in the Nineties and Noughties for presenting SMTV Live alongside Ant and Dec, was given a caterpillar cake with her face on it by her co-host Shephard to celebrate her 48th birthday.

Deeley was left emotional after Shephard revealed that renowned British poet Pam Ayres had composed a personalised poem to celebrate the occasion. She explained that she had been woken up at 5:30am to be presented with birthday cards by her family.

“I got up at 5.30, there were cards made,” she said on the show.

“There was one where we were all swimming underwater and they’d made it. It said, ‘take a deep breath, mum, you’re getting old’. They thought it was the funniest thing on the planet.”

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After confirming her age, Shephard joked “You don’t look a day over 47! You look amazing. I think any opportunity to celebrate birthdays is very important.” He then went on to reveal the surprise gift the show had organised for the host.

Ayres read the poem to Deeley later in the programme saying, “We mustn’t forget people’s birthdays – the one day in all of the year for making somebody feel special, and those far away to feel dear.”

She continued, “To get out of bed in the morning to see all the cards on the mat, from all of the folk who remembered, well that’s nice – well you can ask Cat!

“No we mustn’t forget people’s birthdays, that is the wrong thing to do. So with speed uppermost, pop a card in the post, and then they might send one to you.”

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Deeley was overjoyed at the reading as she thanked the poet for the gift.

She said: “Thank you so, so much and I’m so glad that you read it for me as well because it’s [Ayres’ poems] so intrinsically part of my childhood.”

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Meanwhile, the 77-year-old said: “I don’t like other people reading my poems. No, I don’t, I want to get them by the throat and say, ‘You’re doing it all wrong, give it back’.

“I don’t know, some people just don’t see how it’s supposed to bounce along. So I was glad to do it myself.”

The TV presenters took over from ex-hosts Philip Schofield and Holly Willoughby who left the programme in 2023 after 14 years. Schofield resigned after admitting to having a relationship with a teenage crew member who had started working at the show when he was aged 15. Schofield admitted the affair was “unwise, but not illegal”.

Meanwhile, Willoughby left shortly after and has remained away from the public eye following a thwarted kidnap, murder and rape plot.

KEANU Reeves appeared to turn back time on The One Show as viewers couldn’t believe his age.

The Bill and Ted leged shocked presenter Alex Jones when he casually dropped it into conversation.

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The star, known for his action-packed roles, also said it had been 25 years since the Matrix and ten years since he the first John Wicks movie – two of his biggest franchies.

Alex commented: “Many milestones this year for you, Keanu.”

To which he replied: “Well, I’ve turned 60 this year.”

“You cannot be 60!” Alex said, to which he nodded: “I am 60 years old.”

Keanu sparked a wave of disbelief on social media, with one fan commenting: “Gorgeous at 60. The man is timeless #TheOneShow.”

Another viewer wrote, “Keanu Reeves is nearly 60?! How is this man not aging?!”

Keanu was on the show with best selling author China Miéville, who he has teamed up with on a sci-fi novel, The Book of Nowhere.

But he didn’t mind taking viewers down memory lane and he spoke about his joy at reuniting with Sandra Bullock for the 30th anniversary of their hit movie Speed.

He said: “It was so nice.

“Sandra Bullock and I get along so well and it’s always nice to see her so it was nice to hang out for a little bit.”

He also revealed the role that he wanted to play, but said it had passed him by.

He said: “When I was growing up I wanted to play the Batman, for sure.

“I watched the television series when I was a kid. I really enjoyed it. Batman sounded like it would be fun.

“I think my Batman ship has sailed. But I did get to play it in an animated film. It was a good day.”

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Severance fans will be relieved to learn that the trailer for season two has been released after a prolonged – and frustrating – wait.

Severance stars Adam Scott, Tramell Tillman, Britt Lower, Zach Cherry and John Turturro as employees of a shady biotech company called Lumon that “severs” its employees’ memories using a medical procedure, dividing their work and home lives completely in a daring experiment to find a work-life balance.

Fans have been waiting for more than two years since the workplace thriller aired its jaw-dropping cliffhanger finale, and this is the first trailer we’ve seen for the forthcoming season, which premiers on 17 January 2025.

In the new trailer for the Apple TV+ show, Scott’s Mark S returns to work after exposing his Innie – his at-work persona – to the outside world and, in a mind-bending twist, learning that his wife, who he thought was dead, is actually alive, and is working at Lumon as the wellness counsellor Ms Casey.

Mark can be seen running through white corridors until he arrives in a bare office greeted by Tillman’s Milchick, who says “Welcome back Mark S, it’s been a minute”. Mark then notices three unfamiliar Lumon employees mysteriously sitting at desks formerly occupied by Helly, Irving and Dylan, and asks them, “who are you?”

Mark is then heard saying, “I give my consent to sever my memories between my work life and my personal life.”

A voiceover says at the beginning of the trailer, “Everything you know about severance is a lie”.

It continues, “We’re not happy, we’re miserable”.

One fan said online that their “heart was pounding just from this trailer,” adding, “I cannot wait for this show to return!”

Another added, “Can you imagine I’ve been waiting for this series for almost 3 years and I can’t move on from the ending.. this series is so underrated!”

One viewer joked, “This is the only return to the office I will support”, as another said, “I’ve been waiting my whole life for this.”

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Directed and executive produced by Zoolander star Ben Stiller, the second series went into production in October 2022, but had been delayed due to creative disputes and the Hollywood strikes. Filming finally wrapped in April this year.

New cast members include Game of Thrones’ Gwendoline Christie, Search Party’s Alia Shawkat, Bob Balaban, Merritt Wever, Robby Benson, Stefano Carannante, John Noble, Ólafur Darri and Sarah Bock.

For a reminder of what happened in the Severance season one finale, read on. But be warned – spoilers follow.

It was revealed that Helly R’s Outie – the person she is on the outside – is actually Lumon CEO Jame Eagan’s newly severed daughter, Helena Eagan, and she’s just announced to a party full of Lumon shareholders the company is torturing its severed employees – despite Ms Cobel’s (Patricia Arquette) huge efforts to prevent her from doing so.

Mark’s Innie, meanwhile, found out that Outie Mark has a supposedly dead wife called Gemma (Dichen Lachman), who we know is actually alive because in Lumon she is wellness director Miss Casey. He admitted the shocking news to a room of guests at Devon (Jen Tullock) and Ricken’s (Michael Chernus) book launch party.

Innie Irving (Turturro) went to the home of his romantic interest, now-retired severed Lumon employee Burt (Christopher Walken), whose Outie has a partner. And finally Dylan’s (Cherry) heroic hour-long battle to hold the switches keeping the mental gate open for his colleagues’ Innies, so they could find help on the outside, was shut off by Milchick who pushed him to the ground.

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Man v Food presenter Adam Richman says he and his production team had their production van “completely cleaned out” by a thief in North London while shooting his latest series, Adam Richman Eats Britain.

The food presenter, 50, reported that he and his team lost valuables including a laptop, medications and items with sentimental value.

He wrote on X/Twitter: “Well – the entire crew of season two of [Adam Richman Eats Britain] has just been robbed.

“We were driving from Birmingham to London, stopped at a rest, stop in Barnet for exactly 4 1/2 minutes to use the restroom, and came back to our van completely cleaned out. All of the filming equipment is gone.

“Both of my suitcases with all of my possessions are gone. Backpack with my laptop and all of my medications are gone . And to make matters worse, because I have trackers on some of my possessions, and because of my laptop, I can see where these things are.

“But we have to wait here for the police. The rest stop won’t release the security footage until the police arrive. It’s been almost an hour.”

After viewing the footage, Richman wrote that it appeared to be the work of “a single suspect, wearing a gray hoodie.”

Richman went on to share some of the locations where his possessions seemed to be, and offered a reward for anything found. However he later said that he had been asked to stop sharing locations by the Metropolitan Police.

In a follow-up post, he wrote: “EVERYONE! PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT TO PERSONALLY INTERVENE OR FIND MY ITEMS YOURSELVES! I DONT WANT ANY HARM TO COME TO ANYONE!”

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In another post, Richman said that along with his laptop he had also lost “the two most valuable possessions I have with me, the last birthday card I ever got from my father and a book that my mother gave me.”

Richman shot to fame as the host of Man v Food, which saw him take on various eating challenges around the United States. Adam Richman Eats Britain focuses on typically British dishes such as Yorkshire Puddings, Whitstable oysters and Eton Mess.

Back in 2015, Richman told The Independent that he had gone vegan while training to compete at Soccer Aid.

“Because I’m training for football right now, I’ve been vegan for the past three months or so,” he said. “And for Soccer Aid I went 100 per cent vegan. Now does that mean I’m not going to have a steak? No I absolutely will when I want to, but it’s just about picking and choosing my spots, and when I want to have that cow and I wanna have that bacon, I’m going to make it count, I’m going to make it great quality.”

THE BIG Brother house is heating up – with two more romances blossoming after Nathan and Rose became the first couple.

The latest love twist involves youngest housemate Lily who was spotted in her co-star’s bed at the end of Wednesday’s episode.

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The new romances haven’t gone unnoticed by bosses either, with presenter Will Best discussing love brewing on Late & Live.

While reflecting on the “happier” mood inside the house, after days of rows, the host told the audience tonight: “Lily and Tom at the end of the episode definitely seemed to be ‘happier’ together.

“Do we think she specifically fancies Tom? She did say at the start, day two, that he was good looking.”

Will revealed the second potential romance, adding: “Another pair we should be keeping an eye on, we touched on it before, Segun and Hanah.

“From the get go they have been quite flirty and appear to be a good match.”

Former Big Brother housemate Yinrun Huang, from last year’s series, joined the Late and Live panel tonight and agreed.

She said: “They are very compatible with each other, they are so easy with each other, so harmonious.”

Nathan and Baked Potato were the first to reveal strong feelings for each other and have been grabbing private moments together to snog.

Sceptical viewers have said accused the pair of faking their feelings and having a “showmance” for more airtime.

But Big Brother’s Yinrun defended Rosie aka Baked Potato and Nathan’s romance saying it is the real deal.

But Yinrun, who appeared on the ITV2 fly-on-the-wall reality series last year, have revealed why she thinks their romance is “authentic” after spotting a big clue.

Speaking exclusively to The Sun, Yinrun said: “I’ve given them a name Natato – I think it’s genuine and I wish it is. I want to see the love in the house.

“I can tell from the way they look at each other and each other’s eyes, they can’t help but kiss each other.

“I think it’s love. I’m happy to see more about it. They’re already thinking about parents, I think it will blossom outside because they’ll be under less pressure.

“And from family and friends, when they see that they have been through the Big Brother experience together, I think they will be more supportive to them as well.

“I think they will receive a lot good comments, I hope it will blossom.

“It was a shock at first, I didn’t see it coming, but everything makes sense, there’s a lot of hugging, they’re always together chatting to each other…the chemistry was already there.

“I thought it was only friendship at first, but apparently they have feelings for each other.

“I think it’s fair that people are sceptical, people have different opinions on relationships – whatever relationship, friendship or romance in the house, it’s a very complex scenario.

“But I think it’s authentic and real. I can’t wait to see how it will develop on the outside.”

Elsewhere, Yinrun thinks one housemate could be playing a game – and the person may surprise you.

Eagle-eyed Yinrun said she’s spotted a big change in Izaaz and thinks his “game-plan” may have backfired on him.

She told us: “I think everyone is playing a game, they’re in the Big Brother game, but if I had to pick one, I’d say Izazz.

“As a viewer, we’ve seen Izaaz change his personality a bit compared to now.

“Before he was a peacemaker and now he just wants to create chaos and doesn’t care, he wants people to be mad at each other.

“There’s definitely a switch there. He is being himself, but right now he’s probably in a different mindset now, compared to the first couple of days.

“He’s playing a different way to the way he is now.”

When asked if his game-plan has failed, Yinrun said: “I think it did based on the result, he’s up for eviction and been nominated the most.

“He got three votes and there must be a reason.

“I think he needs some time to digest it and I think he’s tired as well, with the lack of sleep, so bless him.

“I think he needs more time to sort himself out emotionally, and how he will deal with facing the eviction.

“He definitely needs some time for himself.”

She continued: “I’m really enjoying seeing his changes and he’s has a good character.”

While Yinrun thinks some of the housemates, including Emma, Dean and Nathan may be holding a grudge towards Izazz over the “bagel-gate”.

She added: “I think in the Big Brother house, one small issue can be a big problem.

“In real life, you’d put it in the fridge. But in the house, the bagel situation you can talk about it for days.

“I don’t think there is any big issue but I think they’ve seen that behaviour and gone ‘I’m not too sure now’.”

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Ron Ely, who played Tarzan in an NBC television series from 1966 to 1968, has died. He was 86.

The Texan actor also played the lead role in Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze and was later known for hosting the telecast of the Miss America pageant.

His death was announced by his daughter, Kirsten, in a statement to Fox News Digital. “The world has lost one of the greatest men it has ever known – and I have lost my dad,” she said.

She continued: “My father was someone that people called a hero. He was an actor, writer, coach, mentor, family man and leader. He created a powerful wave of positive influence wherever he went.

“The impact he had on others is something that I have never witnessed in any other person – there was something truly magical about him. This is how the world knew him.”

“I knew him as my dad – and what a heaven sent honor that has been. To me, he hung the moon.”

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Ronald Pierce Ely was born in Hereford, Texas on June 21, 1938. He began his screen career with a small role as a Navigator in the 1958 film version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific.

In 1966, he won the lead role in the Tarzan television series. He portrayed the character as a well-educated man who rejects civilization to return to the African jungle where he was raised. Ely was known for performing all his own stunts in the series, and regularly suffered injuries including two broken shoulders and several lion bites.

Ely’s 6ft 4in height and good looks were also put to use in his starring role in the 1975 pulp action film Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze. In the 1980s he hosted a game show, Face the Music, and twice hosted the Miss America Pageants in 1980 and 1981.

His first marriage, to high school sweetheart Helen Janet Triplet, lasted from 1959 to 1961. He reportedly dated a string of high-profile fellow actors including Ursula Andress, Barbara Bouchet and Britt Ekland.

In 1984 he married a former Miss Florida, Valerie Lundeen, and they had three children: Kirsten, Kaitland, and Cameron.

In October 2019, Lundeen was found stabbed to death at a residential community on the Santa Barbara coast. When police arrived at the scene they shot the couple’s son Cameron 24 times, killing him. Ely later sued the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department, saying they did not attempt to save his family’s lives.