BBC's Escape to the Country star Alistair Appleton shares rare snap of husband Daniel Martin

“No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public,” according to a quote widely attributed to H.L. Mencken.

Lucy Alexander, the original co-presenter of the BBC's property show, Homes Under the Hammer, was a staple on our screens. The TV star, who began her career in children's television on Channel 5, became synonymous with the programme alongside Martin Roberts from its inception in 2003. However, Lucy bid farewell to the show in 2016 and has since appeared on A Place In The Sun and Channel 4's Best Of Both Worlds, stepping into the shoes of housing expert Kirstie Allsopp.

This Morning star Sian Welby has confirmed the arrival of her first child. The radio and TV presenter announced the news that she and partner Jake Beckett are expecting their first child back in February.

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.

SPOILER ALERT:This list contains spoilers for Season 3 of “The Bear.” “The Bear” wowed audiences in Season 2 with a head-spinning number of guest stars, most of them appearing in one episode as members of the extended Berzatto family. Many of those guest stars — Jamie Lee Curtis, John Mulaney, Gillian Jacobs — are back in Season 3, as well as fan favorites Olivia Colman and Will Poulter, who play fictional chefs in Carmy’s (Jeremy Allen White) orbit. Among the newbies this season are a murderer’s row of culinary legends playing themselves, the real-life spouse of a “Bear” cast member who now plays their on-screen spouse, and a certain WWE star-turned-actor.

A The Young and The Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful crossover is coming up!

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer SPOILER ALERT: This story contains major spoilers from Episode 5 of “The Boys” Season 4, currently streaming on Amazon’s Prime Video. Halfway through “The Boys” Season 4, things are looking grim for our untraditional heroes, as Frenchie (Tomer Capone) leaves The Boys to turn himself in for all the murders he committed prior to his time working with Butcher (Karl Urban), Hughie (Jack Quaid), Kimiko (Karen Fukuhara), Mother’s Milk (Laz Alonso) and now Annie/Starlight (Erin Moriarty). The decades of guilt over those deaths, including the blood on his hands from previously killing the family of his new love interest Colin (Elliot Knight) when Colin was younger, drove Frenchie to a drug-induced mental breakdown and subsequent confession at a jail at the end of the episode.

Ayra Starr has spoken about her studio time with Coldplay‘s Chris Martin, along with her upcoming Glastonbury debut.The Beninese-Nigerian musician spoke about meeting Coldplay in the studio to the BBC, revealing that she met frontman Chris Martin and their producer, Max Martin.She revealed to the BBC that she played both the Martins her sophomore album ‘The Year I Turned 21‘, saying: “Oh, my. Yes. I’ve loved Chris for so long, and he’s been very supportive.“We met in a studio and I played him my album before it came out,” she added.

BBC Radio 5 Live presenter Nihal Arthanayake has shared the scary details of a "terrifying" crash he was involved in on the motorway. Arthanayake revealed that his wife and son were in the car with him when they collided with another vehicle, which had been struck by a lorry on the M60. In his post on X, formerly Twitter, the broadcaster recounted how he "clung on to that steering wheel for dear life" to maintain control of his car and prevent it from smashing into the central reservation.

On the latest episode of BBC's Escape to the Country, house-hunter Susan was visibly moved to tears after viewing her dream home.

Ellie Leach has seemingly revealed the sweet way she'll continue to keep Vito Coppola close, particularly when he returns to Strictly Come Dancing this autumn with a new celebrity dance partner.

Another Strictly Come Dancing star has commented on Giovanni Pernice's exit from the show as Shirley Ballas said the 'show must go on'. Earlier this month, the BBC confirmed the professional dancer line-up for the upcoming 2024 series which didn't include the Italian dancer.

In the most recent instalment of Escape to the Country, viewers were introduced to Carol and William from Hertfordshire, who decided it was time to downsize from their substantial 5-bedroom house as their children had flown the nest.

Our favourite This Morning regular, Josie Gibson, has shared a heartwarming video on social media of her son Reggie picking up rubbish from the street. Speaking to her young son whilst keeping pace with him as he cycles along she says, "Mummy is so proud of you because I didn't ask you to do that, but what did you just do?", and little Reggie proudly replies, "I picked up the rubbish, on the floor." Inquisitive, Josie then presses him further asking, "And you put it in the bin? Why? " To which Reggie flashes his innocence explaining that it wasn't right to litter.TV host Josie has expressed her adoration for her son Reggies's simple yet impactful gesture towards saving our planet.The enduring bond between the mother and son shines bright despite Josie's split from Terry, Reggie's father, when he was still a baby.

Janette Manrara has shared that she felt 'mum guilt' for taking time away from her baby daughter. The Strictly Come Dancing star welcomed her first child Lyra Rose into the world in July 2023 with partner and former pro Strictly dancer Aljaz Skorjanec.

The rail service from Bolton’s smaller towns has been branded a ‘disgrace’ after four of them were included in the top 10 worst train stations in the UK. Over the four weeks leading to May 29, Kearsley train station had a staggering 81 per cent of services delayed or cancelled.

Coronation Street star Sally Carman-Duttine left fans saying the same thing as she shared a bunch of rare pictures of her family alongside her and her co-star husband. The actress often keeps her private life just that but does sometimes shares updates on life with fellow soap star Joe Duttine.

Strictly Come Dancing star Shirley Ballas has backed Giovanni Pernice after it was revealed he wouldn't be returning to the show this year amid allegations about his behaviour.

Ellie Leach shared an emotional tribute to her dad as she spoke about him 'healing hearts' just weeks after she was seen in tears over her ex. The actress' love life has been hitting the headlines since she triumphed on last year's Strictly Come Dancing.

Oti Mabuse shared a previous video of her daughter's early days for the first time following her premature birth last year. The former Strictly Come Dancing star and her husband Marius Lepure announced they had become first-time parents on Christmas Day.