Bargain Hunt stars' dramatic lives revealed – shock exit to 'secret' baby and tragic deaths

Alistair Appleton is a familiar face from the BBC's Escape to the Country, having been a mainstay on the show since 2007, earning him a dedicated fan base. He presents the show alongside names including Ginny Buckley and Nicki Chapman. Born and raised in Hampshire, 54 year old Alistair graduated from the University of Cambridge with a 2:1 in English Literature.

She was treading the boards years before her stint on Celebrity Big Brother 2024 and West End star Marisha Wallace, who finished eighth on the show back in March, has a number of very high-profile fans as a result.The US-born singer, who has appeared in Dreamgirls, Guys And Dolls and Hairspray, can count the King and Queen among her admirers – and a recent meeting with the couple cemented their mutual appreciation. Speaking to us from the car park of a Starbucks in North Carolina (yes, really), Marisha, 38, is practically giddy with excitement. She’s back in her home state because she’s just bought her beloved mum a house and she needs to close the deal, plus, she’s coming down off the high of meeting the royals at last month’s garden party at Buckingham Palace.

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upcoming fifth movie from the animated film franchise.“We started doing [‘Shrek 5’] months ago,” the actor, 63, told Collider in an interview published Monday.“I did this, I recorded the first act, and we’ll be doing it this year, we’ll finish it up,” he added.But that’s not all!Murphy also confirmed that he’s going to star in a spinoff based on his “Shrek” character Donkey. “Donkey’s gonna have his own movie.

Joel Dommett has shared the meaning behind his son's name Wilde while opening up on life as a dad since welcoming the little one in September last year with wife Hannah Cooper.The unique name actually has a deeper meaning, the Masked Singer host - who spent last week at Royal Ascot - has now shared, as it's after the building that he and model Hannah said 'I Do' back in 2019. "We got married at a hotel in Mykonos, in Greece, called The Wild. I was weirdly going to get a tattoo that said ‘wild’, and then when Hannah was pregnant, she said: ‘What do you think of the name Wilde?’," Joel explained during a recent interview with Hello!.

Loose Women's Andrea McLean broke down in tears when she announced her departure from the show back in December 2020. Andrea, 54, who was a host on Loose Women for 13 years and spent 23 years on ITV daytime, explained that she wanted to help more women and would be taking a risk by pursuing a new career path. Ever since, she has been focusing on on her mindset app, This Girl Is On Fire, and her Mastering Midlife podcast which she hosts alongside her husband, Nick Feeney.

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Donald Sutherland following his death on Thursday. The “M*A*S*H” actor died at age 88 in Miami after a “long illness.”Fonda and Sutherland worked together in the 1971 hit “Klute,” and dated around the same time they filmed the crime drama.They played Bree Daniels and John Klute, respectively, seeing Sutherland as a detective and Fonda as a call girl who helps him in a missing persons case.

Love Island stars Patsy Field and Munveer Jabbal have revealed who the secret smokers are for the class of 2024. Patsy also confessed to her own nicotine fix that saw her fall over in her heels. The latest series of the popular ITV2 dating show, hosted by Maya Jama, kicked off earlier this month.

Strictly Come Dancing's Rhys Stephenson has tied the knot with his long-term girlfriend, Beth Johnson. The 30-year-old Saturday Mash-Up star, who showcased his dancing skills in 2021, married Beth over the weekend and shared several sweet photos from their special day.

Andrew Rannells delivered unexpected news during his appearance at the 2024 Tony Awards.

Lady Gabriella Windsor was seen attending Trooping the Colour today, marking her first public appearance since the tragic passing of her husband.The Royal Family was deeply saddened by the loss of Thomas Kingston, who passed away at his family's £3million Gloucestershire mansion in February, with authorities stating there were "no suspicious circumstances." An inquest revealed that Mr Kingston suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the head on 25 February, at the age of 45.Thomas Kingston, a former hostage negotiator and financier, was the son of Martin and Jill Kingston, who have owned the grand mansion since 1996. A spokesperson for the Gloucester Ambulance Service confirmed their attendance at a private residence in the Cirencester area, saying: "Gloucester Police have confirmed an ambulance from Gloucester Ambulance Service attended a private residence." Following her husband's death, Lady Gabriella, daughter of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, has reportedly moved into Kensington Palace, not wishing to stay alone in the house they once shared, reports the Mirror.

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic Seven years have passed since the last “Despicable Me” movie, and the only thing that’s changed in Gru’s world is the addition of another child, Gru Jr., who’s the spitting image of his dad: hook nose, shifty eyes, squatty head — just with slightly more hair. The addition of a biological son to a family of three adopted daughters (not to mention a platoon of unmanageable Minions) would be plot enough for “Despicable Me 4,” but whatever drama the new kid might cause goes underexamined in Illumination’s overstuffed sequel.

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Animated movies about robots are always good. You’re talking about major films like “Wall-E” and “The Iron Giant.” Those are classics.

Bargain Hunt fans were left unimpressed when an off-camera incident resulted in a sculpture being auctioned for far less than it was valued at. Chaos descended when a valuable item was damaged in transit during an episode of the BBC One show back in April. Bargain Hunt, which will be back on screens on Saturday, 8 June, saw pals Ivor and Joe delighted with their finds at a Lincolnshire antiques centre, which included an Old English Sheepdog sculpture.

Bargain Hunt viewers branded scenes on the BBC One show 'scandalous' after an item was controversially disqualified.The hit show took two teams out to Exeter's Westpoint Arena in an episode which aired in March. Host Natasha Raskin Sharp introduced the red and blue teams, who were tasked with finding an item which matched a specific criteria.The blue team was made up of mother and son duo Ann and James, who had to find a maritime object, while the red team consisted friends Lisa and Helen, who had to find an agricultural item. The blue team purchased a menu holder form a shipping liner for a staggering £70.

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Dave Coulier is full of jokes. During a recent episode of his podcast, “Full House Rewind,” the actor explained how his character’s last name, Gladstone, was born. “I got to pick my own last name.