Ranvir Singh was quick to call out Dermot O'Leary as he struggled through a live link on ITV. The presenter has swapped the Good Morning Britain studio for Lorraine Kelly's seat as she fills in for the host on her self-titled show.
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Coronation Street star Colson Smith has revealed he's picked up a painful injury while competing in ITV's The Games. The actor has won the hearts of viewers as they've watched him go up against five other male celebs in a series of sporting events.
The 23-year-old has been going head-to-head with former Corrie star Ryan Thomas, The Wanted's Max George, Love Island's Wes Nelson, Harry Potter actor Josh Herdman, and ex-Strictly Come Dancing pro Kevin Clifton all week in everything from swimming to speed climbing.
Colson won the admiration of viewers earlier this week when he took part in the Men's 50m Freestyle at the London Aquatics Centre. Prior to taking to the pool, it was revealed in the VT that he had only learnt to swim a matter of weeks ago while training for the show.
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But despite coming last in the race, he quickly became a favourite as not only did he only learn to swim a matter of weeks ago, he also shaved an impressive 10 seconds off his best time, completing the race in 47.71 seconds, just under 15 seconds behind winner Wes. Then, during another episode of The Games, Colson was seen celebrating after he completed the 110m hurdles race without knocking any over.
But it turns out Colson has been masking an injury that he picked up during that race in particular. Speaking on the Sofa Cinema Club podcast alongside Corrie co-stars Jack P Shepherd and Ben Price, the Craig Tinker actor said: "On the hurdles, the floor was soaking wet. Take your marks, set, I've gone up for the set, and my thumb has just gone like that [slipped] and then it was 'go'."
He continued: "On the hurdles, I was laughing my head off because of the amount of
Ranvir Singh was quick to call out Dermot O'Leary as he struggled through a live link on ITV. The presenter has swapped the Good Morning Britain studio for Lorraine Kelly's seat as she fills in for the host on her self-titled show.
Coronation Street star Antony Cotton took to social media with a beautiful tribute to his co-star Sally Dynevor as she celebrated her birthday. The actor, best known for playing Sean Tully in the ITV soap, couldn't help but share some kind words about his friend as she marked turning another year older on Saturday (May 28).
Maisie Smith has shared the next role she will be starring in, since leaving EastEnders in December. The 20-year-old left her role as Tiffany Butcher on the BBC One soap to pursue new professional opportunities. Now, Maisie is joining forces with Strictly Come Dancing professional Kevin Clifton once again, after the duo danced together in the Children in Need special in 2019.
Soap star Maisie Smith has debuted a beautiful new look as she made a huge announcement on Tuesday.The former EastEnders actress showcased a glamorous curly hairstyle as she appeared on BBC Morning Live to announce a new Strictly Come Dancing tour. Maisie, 20, was joined by her Strictly co-star Rhys Stephenson to promote their new show Strictly Presents: Keeeep Dancing!.They will embark on the new tour in the coming months.
Normal order resumed on This Morning on Monday as Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby kicked off another week of shows. The first edition of the ITV daytime show of the week marked Holly's return.
After a gruelling three months of training, new ITV show The Games saw 12 celebrities take on a series of Olympic-style challenges. From Monday (May 9) through to Friday (May 13) famous faces such as former Corrie star Ryan Thomas, The Wanted's Max George and reality star Olivia Attwood battled it out in front of a live audience for gold, silver and bronze medals.
ITV launched its brand new show The Games earlier this week. It saw a bunch of celebrities put through their paces while competing in a series of Olympic-style games.
Ex Love Islander Wes Nelson and former Ex On the Beach star Chelcee Grimes reigned victorious as they won ITV game show The Games tonight.The five-day game show, hosted by This Morning presenter Holly Willoughby and ex-cricketer Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff, saw twelve celebrities go head to head in Olympic-style games. Celebrities such as former Love Islander Olivia Attwood, Coronation Street’s Ryan Thomas and Paddy McGuinness’ wife Christine McGuinness have all taken part in the games.
ITV The Games has been accused of being "obsessed" with a star as fans accuse the show of showing him too much. The programme is airing each and every weeknight this week from 9pm.
ITV newsreader, 46, lost her balance just as she set off for the race live at the Lee Valley VeloPark in London. She was unable to complete the rest of the event and was disqualified as it would have been too dangerous to reintroduce her to the track as the other women were riding. It came after earlier during training viewers saw how Love Island star Olivia Attwood fell after crashing into the back of Phoenix Gulzer-Brown's bike in an accident that worsened her injured shoulder.
Lucy Mecklenburgh reassured The Games viewers after fans thought she had given birth. The former The Only Way is Essex star is currently heavily pregnant with her and Ryan Thomas ' second child.
Viewers of the new ITV series The Games were left confused when they spotted Dean Gaffney backstage during the rowing challenge. The Channel 4 show, hosted by Holly Willoughby and Freddie Flintoff, sees 12 super-fit celebrities compete in sporting challenges, including an athletics arena, swimming pool, gymnasium, and velodrome.
Ryan Thomas was left slightly red-faced after his The Games wardrobe malfunction was captured on camera. The former Coronation Street star is currently competing in the ITV show, a reboot of the Channel 4 programme last aired in 2006.
The Games is unlikely to break any records, leaving viewers switching off after featuring just six minutes of live competition during the first show. Originally airing on Channel 4 from 2003 to 2006, it has 12 celebrities including model Phoenix Gulzar-Brown, 23 and singer Max George, 33, competing and promised “a range of sporting challenges across a week of live shows”. Monday opening night, hosted by Holly Willoughby, 41, and Freddie Flintoff, 44, ran for 90 minutes.
Known for playing the loveable Craig Tinker in Coronation Street, Colson Smith has been putting his sporting skills to the test in ITV’s brand new show The Games. After debuting on Monday night, Tuesday’s episode really endeared the soap star to viewers.