MARRIED At First star Holly has revealed that she’s heading back to her day job after quitting the E4 show.

The bride, who married a stranger on MAFS UK, had put her job on hold while she was on the experiment.

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Lash technician Holly tied the knot with Alex, who was working in aviation based at RAF Spadeadam military base in Cumbria.

Things between Holly and Alex came to a head when she challenged him over the way he spoke to some of her fellow brides at the committment ceremony – including Lacey Martin.

Speaking to Lacey about what had gone on, Holly said: “After the commitment ceremony we had a major argument because I just didn’t’ like the way you were spoken to.

“What upset the most is after, he said ‘what’s wrong with you?’ and I said ‘I’m really missing my children’ and he just said ‘f*** this, I can’t be ar*** with this’ and he just walked off.”

Following the bust-up with Alex, Holly made the decision to leave the experiment – urging producers to “get me out of here”.

Speaking on camera, Holly added: “Me and Alex are just not getting on. I need some space, get me out of here.”

MAFS fans were keen to know if the beautician was set to return to work or had other jobs in the pipeline.

During an Instagram Q&A, a fans asked: “I saw at the beginning of MAFS that you’re a lash technician, is this something you still do?”

Holly revealed it was only a matter of weeks before she heads back to the salon.

She replied: “It is indeed. I will be returning to work at the end of the month.”

Holly hasn’t had an easy time on the show so far.

Viewers begged producers to step in after Holly admitted she’s afraid to confront groom Alex during arguments last week.

The couple got into another row after Alex‘s behaviour during a recent dinner party caused Holly to storm off.

She was unimpressed with his conversation with one of the imposter brides.

Alex later insisted Holly should bring up such matters in private – but she revealed why she feels unable to when the cameras aren’t around.

He said: “If I feel someone, I’ll tell you. I ain’t gonna hold it in. You just like to act like you’re cool when you’re not.

“Big Holly only comes out when there’s cameras around and there’s people around.

“If I start raising my voice, it’s gonna be a madness.”

Holly replied: “This is why I can’t confront you, because ‘it’s gonna be a madness’.”

Fans rushed to social media after the row to have to their say.

One wrote: “Quite shocked that the experts haven’t picked up on or questioned holly expressing how she only brings up issues in front of people due to feeling intimidated by Alex in private.”

Another said: “Has anyone thought that maybe Holly is waiting until there are people and cameras around to confront Alex because she doesn’t feel safe to do it alone? He’s a huge red flag.”

And a third added: “That is one big red flag right there what Holly said about wanting to be in a safe space and being around people when she wants to talk to Alex about something that is bothering her.”

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LOVE Islander Maura Higgins is in advanced talks to join I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! after boxer Tommy Fury pulled out just weeks before the show started.

His exit helped pave the way for the Irish model and TV host because it meant there wouldn’t be two stars from the ITV2 dating show going into the jungle in the same year.

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Maura, 33, actually vie for the affections of Tommy, 25, when they were both on Love Island in 2019, but he ended up with Molly-Mae Hague, also 25, and the couple dated up to this summer when they split.

Revelations about the separation – which were surrounded by allegations of cheating – could emerge around the campfire because Maura and Molly are now best friends.

A Jungle insider said: “With Tommy Fury pulling out it gave show bosses the opportunity to look at other Love Island stars and Maura stood out as the perfect candidate.

“She’ll bringing a bit of glamour to the jungle and make a brilliant campmate because she’s got a great sense of humour and is bound to get on with everyone.

“It’s shaping up to be a strong year for woman on I’m A Celebrity this year.”

Other names in the frame for this year include WAG queen Coleen Rooney, Dancing on Ice judge Oti Mabuse and N-Dubz singer Tulisa.

The stars usually jet down under in Mid November, around a week before the show, hosted by Ant & Dec, kicks off its three-week run on ITV1.

The Sun exclusively revealed yesterday how Tommy was pulling out of the jungle before signing a binding contract, despite the fact he’d been in talks with ITV producers for months.

It is understood he had been offered another more lucrative project, which is believed to be a rematch between KSI and Tommy, the younger half-brother of heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury.

It was thought he might have given his side of the story on the split with Molly-Mae, but now jungle bosses will be hoping Maura takes on the mantle.

She was back in the headlines this week when she was seen getting up close and personal with Strictly Come Dancing pro Kai Widdrington at the Pride of Britain Awards.

She was previously in a relationship with another Strictly pro, Giovanni Pernice, but they split in 2021.

Maura has long been seen as a rising star with ITV bosses, and she’s appeared on everything from Dancing on Ice to Cooking with the Stars.

Currently she hosts the After Sun spin-off from Love Island US.

A spokesman for I’m A Celebrity declined to comment.

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A rumoured I’m a Celebrity 2024 contestant has “pulled out” of the show with weeks to go.

It’s been claimed that Tommy Fury, the former Love Island star and boxer who recently split from his fiancée Molly Mae Hague, was set to enter the Australian jungle, but has withdrawn after receiving a better offer.

Fury was one of the 11 rumoured stars ITV is believed to have lined up for the forthcoming series, which starts in November. Other celebrities that have been speculated to appear include Ally McCoist, Reverend Richard Coles and Coleen Rooney, who will reportedly be the highest-paid campmate ever.

However, it’s now being reported that Fury will no longer be on the show, with speculation rife that he quit so he could take part in a boxing match with KSI.

A source told The Sun: “Bosses are surprised Tommy has chosen to pull out of I’m a Celebrity at this late stage as it would have been a great opportunity for him too.

“Thankfully, the execs already had some great names waiting in the wings so they’ll now be looking at which ones fit best into the line up already booked so they can deliver a truly great series.”

While Fury was not confirmed as a 2024 campmate, he sidestepped a question about his possible involvement during an appearance on Heart Radio. He said: “Listen, a lot of things in my life is like a rollercoaster in a minute.

“There are so many things I might do. You know, could he be doing this? Could he be doing that? I don’t know what I’m doing this afternoon.

Fury continued “I mean, I just take literally an hour at a time, so I don’t know. There’s a lot of things going on in my life right now. So, I’m not sure on anything.”

Earlier this month, Fury, who has one child with Hague, said that he was eager to “resolve things” with his ex, whom he met on ITV2 reality series Love Island.

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After denying claims he cheated on Hague, Fury said he was in “love” with her, adding: “It is proper love. Do I still love Molly? 100 per cent. I will love her until my final breath. The minute I saw her, I thought, ‘Yes, she’s the woman of my dreams’.”

The Independent has contacted ITV and Fury for comment. An ITV spokesperson previously said: “Any names suggested are just speculation.”

I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! starts on ITV on Sunday 17 November.

WOKE BBC chiefs have slapped a trigger warning on one of Michael Palin’s much-loved travel documentaries.

An episode of the comedy great’s Around the World in 80 Days was whacked with a guidance alert over scenes where a snake is cooked up for dinner.

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In the 1989 series’ fifth episode, the Monty Python star, now 81, sees the beast beheaded and skinned by a chef while in Guangzhou, southern China.

After finishing the dish — considered a local delicacy — Sir Michael says: “That’s great. It’s lovely.”

But a note has now been added on BBC iPlayer, explaining that the show “contains upsetting scenes”.

Warning labels are usually applied to shows with strong language, violence or nudity, and now also appear on web listings for some classic comedies.

Last night, Tory frontbencher Sir Alec Shelbrooke blasted execs for “taking the hiss”.

He said: “These things happen around the world, yet the BBC says ‘you better not watch that, it might upset you’. This decision has been made by snowflakes in office with no experience of the world.”

Toby Young, head of the Free Speech Union, added: “Surely viewers of Around the World in 80 Days tune in precisely so they can see weird and wonderful things from the other side of the world.

“What’s next? Will I’m A Celebrity be given a trigger warning? ‘Contains scenes of D-list glamour models eating kangaroo testicles that some viewers may find upsetting’.”

A BBC spokesman insisted: “Like other broadcasters and streaming services, we add guidance labels to some programmes on BBC iPlayer depending on the content.”

Earlier this month we told how ITV’s crime staple Midsomer Murders had been slapped with similar warnings for “several references to witchcraft”.

And a Bake Off Halloween special has been flagged as potentially spooky — with Channel 4 ruling that it “isn’t suitable for younger viewers”.

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Ricky Gervais is celebrating 26 years since being made redundant and taking a chance on becoming a comedian aged 37.

The now 63-year-old actor, writer, producer, and director, is the mastermind behind some of the 21st century’s biggest TV and comedy moments, including The Office.

In December, it was announced that his most recent project, After Life, had become the most-watched British comedy in the world for the fourth year in a row, with a total global viewership of 140 million people.

But before he shot to fame with his dark and irreverent humour, he was an assistant events manager at the University of London Union (ULU), and then head of speech at alternative radio station Xfm.

In 1998, he was made redundant from his job at the age of 37, when he found himself at a crossroads.

Writing on X/Twitter, Gervais marked the occasion on Thursday night (24 October).

“Twenty-six years ago, I was made redundant and given a few grand,” he began.

“I decided that if I was careful, I could live off the money for 6 months trying to become a comedian before I had to get another job. I was 37. Worth a punt.”

One fan asked the comedian the secrets behind his success, “In hindsight what would you put it down to? A combination of talent and being at the right place at the right time?”

Gervais added, “And hard work.”

Hailing from a working-class background in Reading, Gervais previously told The Guardian that he’d always been creative, but lazy.

“I suppose I was always creative. I did start 20 novels, and then went, ‘Ah, too hard,’ and went to the bar.”

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Working on The Office with Stephen Merchant, a colleague he recruited at Xfm after he was the first CV he came across, the pair went on to international fame and success.

“I think you should know something about me first. I never tried hard at anything. I was born smart on a very working-class estate,” he said in the 2009 interview.

“A couple of people I knew went to university apart from me, but all the way through I was the smartest kid in the school. That’s luck, but I was proud of it. And I was also proud of doing well without trying.

“As you get older, and it took me a long time to realise it, that’s a disgusting attitude, revolting. It’s ignorant and it’s a tragic waste, and I realised that the work itself is the reward. The struggle itself is the reward.”

FERN Britton has lifted the lid on her Strictly Come Dancing stint and claims she was ‘in tears everyday’.

The telly icon, 67, took part in the BBC show in 2012 but still has strong memories about her time in the ballroom.

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Fern, who was partnered with Russian dancer Artem Chigvintsev, has revealed she would cry before rehearsals.

In a serialisation of her book Fern Britton The Older I Get in the Daily Mail, the former This Morning star also said her partner made a cutting comment when they were first put together.

She penned: “I asked him if he was OK with having me as a partner and he said, ‘Well, I am used to someone with some dance ability, and younger.’

“My confidence took a hit at that, but I laughed and told him I didn’t feel 55, and that, when I had a drink in me, I was a sensational dancer. He did not laugh.”

Describing the rehearsals as “challenging”, Fern added: “As the weeks went on, I found it increasingly hard to gather up my self-confidence and there were days I was crying before I even got into the rehearsal room.”

Fern even says: “Late one evening, when I simply couldn’t get the steps in my head and we were both tired, he looked at me and said: ‘Go home before I kill you.’ It was a joke. I laughed. ‘Kill me, please.”

This not the first time Fern has hit out at her time on Strictly.

She previously told The Times: “He would look at my feet and just kick me or shove me.”

Fern and Artem finished Strictly Come Dancing in 10th place. It ended up being Chigvintsev’s worst performance on the BBC show.

In 2017, Artem moved to Dancing With The Stars in the US where he was partnered with his future wife Nikki Garcia – also known as Nikki Bella in the WWE world.

The pair married in 2022 and share a son, who was born in 2020.

Earlier this year, Artem denied Fern’s claims of him ‘kicking or shoving her’ during tense rehearsals.

He told the Daily Express: “I believe I treated Fern with respect and genuine care and these claims about me are the opposite of everything I believe in and the person I am.

“I cannot imagine what has prompted such statements which come as a shock to me.”

The Sun has contacted Artem’s reps following Fern’s most recent claims.

Strictly has been rocked by a huge crisis this year and Fern’s new allegation that she would ‘cry before rehearsals’ only adds to the pressure.

The BBC recently released its findings following an investigation into Amanda Abbington‘s claims about Italian pro Giovanni Pernice.

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The investigation upheld six of Amanda’s complaints, with sources saying those six related to verbal bullying and harassment.

He was cleared of a further 10 allegations.

Sherlock star Amanda, 50, quit Strictly Come Dancing last year and later made a formal complaint about Giovanni, along with three of his former dance partners.

He quit Strictly in May and is now working on the Italian version of the show.

Speaking on ITV1’s Lorraine this week, Giovanni said: “The investigation didn’t find me a bully.

“Bully is a big word, there’s a big difference between bullying and caring about what you do.”

Meanwhile, fellow Italian professional Graziano Di Prima was axed this year for kicking celebrity dance partner Zara McDermott in rehearsals.

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