Gavin and Stacey's Alison Steadman breaks silence on new episodes and reason Smithy called her Pam

BBC star Lucia Keskin has responded to criticism from Gavin and Stacey's Joanna Page about her new comedy show. Joanna, who played Stacey Shipman in the popular series, didn't hold back when she called Lucia's new BBC Three sitcom, Things You Should Have Done..., "boring" on her podcast Off The Telly with EastEnders' Natalie Cassidy. Lucia, 23, hit back at Joanna's comments in a TikTok video where she's seen chilling at home, eating a banana and wearing comfy clothes.The caption read: "POV: you wrote a TV show and Stacey West hates it." Fans were quick to support Lucia, with one commenting: "I thought this was a joke and was promo for your show...

Britain’s Got Talent is coming back - thanks to a teaser from ITV, the show has been revealed to be returning very soon.The channel put a teaser clip of gold confetti on their social media with the caption: “Britain… BGT is back! Coming soon to ITV1 and ITVX." This will be the 17th series of the talent show which originally started in 2007 and continues to showcase some of the best acts from around the world. Featuring judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli, the show gives people a platform to launch their careers and they compete for a chance to take to the stage in the Royal Variety Performance.

Louis Walsh has said he has “regret” about being outspoken about other famous faces while in the Celebrity Big Brother house.

Kerry Katona recently opened up on her mental health struggles but has now revealed that she has learned what can trigger her anxiety. In her exclusive column, the 43 year old explained that she has a huge fear of death ever since her ex-husband George Kay passed away, and after going to a funeral last week sent her into a panic attack.The mum of five also gives her opinion on Adele's latest tour and gives her true thoughts on some of the CBB housemates, including Fern Britton and Louis Walsh... Register for FREE to read this article in full.

Fat Friends star Richard Ridings is almost unrecognisable in his latest TV role, almost 20 years after the hit show aired on ITV.The actor is best known for playing Alan Ashburn in the TV series about a slimming club.The show first aired in 2000 and also featured the likes of Gaynor Faye and Gavin & Stacey stars Ruth Jones, James Corden, Sheridan Smith and Alison Steadman. It wrapped in 2005 but today, Richard looks very different with his new bald look and more casual attire. But there's one thing that everybody will probably recognise about him, and that's his voice.

Gavin and Stacey making a comeback following a reunion with co-stars James Corden and Rob Brydon.The actress is currently starring in Sister Act: The Musical on the West End and appeared on the red carpet with Corden and Brydon on Thursday (March 21), once again fueling rumours of the show returning for the first time since the 2019 Christmas Special.Jones was asked about hopes of the show coming back by Zoe Ball on the Radio 2 Breakfast Show yesterday (March 22), who asked if there’d ever be a resolution to the special’s cliffhanger ending in which Nessa proposed to Smithy.“Is he though? Is he waiting? James and I think those characters exist and that Nessa is still working down the slots in Barry Island,” said Jones. “We like to think that their lives are carrying on.When pressed further, Jones said: “Who knows? You never say never in this world, do you?”Deadline reported last month that another Christmas special was apparently in the works and was scheduled to be filmed in the summer.Despite this, stars of the BBC show have constantly said it was unlikely to make a return in recent years.Joanna Page, who played Stacey in the sitcom, was the latest to play down the chances of a Gavin And Stacey comeback back in November, despite fans hoping that Corden moving back to the UK following his eight-year stint hosting The Late Late Show in the US would increase the chances of a return.Speaking to MailOnline, Page said at the time: “I can see them never doing any more because it was nice to leave it on a cliffhanger because it’s up to the viewer to imagine what would have happened.

The twentieth series of Celebrity Big Brother is about to crown a new winner Once again the house has been full of drama, from Marisha's feud with Ekiin-Su to Fern's rows with Nikita and even 'fix' claims as Louis was granted immunity from eviction. But as the epic reboot draws to a close on Friday, 22 March, OK! has taken a look at who has managed to bag the top spot in every series so far, and what they did to win.... Jack Dee Jack Dee was the first winner of Celebrity Big Brother when Channel 4 launched the show in 2001.

A selection of the cast from Gavin and Stacey enjoyed a mini-reunion on the red carpet as they headed to the opening night of Sister Act: The Musical. James Corden, Alison Steadman and Rob Brydon were all smiles as they headed to London’s Dominion Theatre on Thursday, 21 March – weeks after it was reported that the hit BBC sitcom would return for a new special at Christmas in 2024.

Fat Friends, which stars several cast members from Gavin & Stacey, has been released on Netflix almost 20 years after the show ended.Earlier this week, the steaming service uploaded all four seasons of the comedy drama, which ran on ITV from 2000 to 2005.Set in Leeds, the series followed the lives of several slimming club members from varied backgrounds. The club was run by the formidable Carol (Janet Dibley), who fruitlessly tried to persuade the members of the group to follow the ‘Super Slimmers’ diet.Created by Kay Mellor, the series starred Ruth Jones, James Corden, Sheridan Smith and Alison Steadman, who all went on to appear in Gavin & Stacey.Netflix’s decision to upload the series clearly went down well with fans, as the show currently sits second in the streamer’s top 10 most-watched programmes in the UK, with Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen holding the top spot.After seeing that all of the episodes were available to stream on Netflix, fans soon took to social media to share their excitement.“Fat Friends is on Netflix and I am buzzing for a lazy morning watching a few eps.

Alison Hammond was left speechless by a joke about Phillip Schofield on Rob Beckett's Smart TV. The former Big Brother star, who has been a presenter on This Morning since 2002, found herself in an awkward situation during the panel show. Alison, who took on a more prominent role after Phil quit his job at ITV following a scandalous affair with a younger male colleague, faced off against comedian Josh Widdicombe.

Will Best jokingly let slip one of the potential reasons that Sharon Osbourne's stay in the Celebrity Big Brother house was so short.The former X Factor judge, 71, who left the show on Tuesday, had been a "celebrity lodger" rather than a full housemate and was even given a private bedroom. Sharon is believed to have been paid a huge £500,000 for just one week in the house. She had previously shared that she didn't want to stay for the entire series as she didn't want to be away from her husband Ozzy for that long.

Kerry Katona has called for former Love Island star Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu to be the next contestant to be voted out of the Celebrity Big Brother house. Ekin-Su - who also appeared on the second season of reality show The Traitors US - has certainly ruffled a few feathers during her stint but her recent comments on OnlyFans is something Kerry doesn't agree. "The one thing keeping me going this week has been Celebrity Big Brother – I’m obsessed," the 43 year old exclusively told OK!.

Louis Walsh has been sticking the boot in to many a famous acquaintance during his time in the Celebrity Big Brother house, but when he branded Jedward "vile" it sparked a furious reaction. Jedward just happened to be watching the ITV reality series from close pal Gemma Collins ' house and the trio hit back with their own anecdotes about Louis. But as viewers might have guessed, there's a long history to the animosity between the Irish stars after their X Factor collaboration turned sour.

Celebrity Big Brother contestant Louis Walsh has ignited a ramped-up war of words with X Factor breakouts Jedward, with the identical twin singers accusing Walsh of forcing them to give one of his PR workers £70,000 ($89,500).

Ozzy was “stoned” in every episode of their reality show The Osbournes. The husband and wife fronted the pioneering reality show for four seasons from 2002 to 2005 which also helped to launch the careers of their children Kelly and Jack. Sharon is currently a contestant on Celebrity Big Brother, where she discussed the family’s fly-on-the-wall series.“He was stoned on every episode … He was never sober,” she admitted.

Fern Britton, Lauren Simon and Louis Walsh will be the next Celebrity Big Brother housemates to face the public vote before the live eviction on Tuesday, 12 March. On Monday's episode of Celebrity Big Brother, the housemates found out that Lauren, Louis and Zeze received the most nominations from their fellow Housemates. But in a twist, Celebrity Lodger Sharon Osbourne got to choose one of them to be saved from the public vote and potential eviction.

In her weekly OK! column, Kerry Katona has expressed sympathy for former Spice Girl Geri Horner, whose marriage was recently in the headlines after her husband was accused of "inappropriate behaviour" at work.The Formula 1 Red Bull team principal, 50, was cleared of ‘coercive behaviour’ towards a female colleague, but following this a number of messages, allegedly sent between Christian and the unnamed woman were leaked, leading to further scrutiny of Christian and Red Bull as a whole. Discussing this scandal in her column, Kerry wrote: "I’ve been reading about all this scandal with Christian Horner, and to be honest, I feel for Geri.

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Sharon Osbourne has, as expected, set the cat amongst the pigeons during her big TV return on Celebrity Big Brother UK on ITV.The star - who stunned fans with her dramatic weight loss on-screen - has been showing off her deft interviewing style with other CBB cast-mates in the house, alongside an equally mischievous Louis Walsh. She has also served up plenty of controversy, including opening up on a ‘feud’ with former Late Late Show host, James Corden, angering Gary Goldsmith’s friends by nominating him (he claimed she was “against him”) and seemingly ‘mocking’ British superstar Adele.

Celebrity Big Brother star Sharon Osbourne has made it abundantly clear she isn't afraid to speak her mind, and the latest victim of her sharp tongue was Adele.The fiery redhead, 71, seemed less than impressed with the global megastar, calling her "fake" on the Thursday, 7 March, episode of the ITV reality show. Speaking to her fellow housemates - which includes Kate Middleton's uncle Gary Goldsmith and her X Factor colleague Louis Walsh - Sharon said: "I think that she plays the 'oh I'm so English and it's like cut the s**t, you don't talk like that anymore, just be true to who you are. But she does all this English...." Interestingly, this isn't the first time Sharon has had a go at British stars who've made their mark in America - much like her and her rockstar husband Ozzy Osbourne, who is originally from Marsten Green in the West Midlands.