ITV The Celebrity Chase fans floored by 'terrible' Christmas special

Chris Evans is showing off his skills with a piano.

One Direction are closer than ever to a comeback - if one of the country's top bookmakers have it right. Fans have been given a late Christmas gift with the news that the odds on the group getting back together are as low as they have ever been.

Gavin & Stacey Christmas special will not feature the controversial ‘Fairytale Of New York’ lyric that caused a number of viewers to make complaints to the BBC.The uncensored version of the 1987 hit by The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl, featuring the lyrics: “You scumbag, you maggot/ You cheap lousy f****t/ Happy Christmas, your arse/ I pray God it’s our last“, was performed by Nessa and Bryn during last year’s special.After the episode aired, the BBC received nearly 900 complaints about the lyric.

Gavin and Stacey Christmas special set to air on Christmas Eve has been re-edited to omit an offensive slur from the Christmas hit Fairytale of New York following backlash.The BBC will show the 2019 festive special of the much-loved comedy sitcom tonight - but the offensive lyric from the Christmas karaoke scene will be cut out, The Mirror reports.The show stirred up controversy last year when characters Bryn and Nessa – played by Rob Brydon and Ruth Jones - sang the word “f***ot”  and amassed a

Brendan O’Carroll has revealed that this year’s Mrs Brown’s Boys Christmas Special will have a very important meaning.

ITV quiz show usually sees four strangers go up against one of the eponymous and ruthless Chasers, who are among the finest quizzing brains in the world. Receive newsletters with the latest news, sport and what's on updates from the Liverpool ECHO by signing up here The Chasers are made up of Mark 'the Beast' Labbett, Shaun 'the Dark Destroyer' Wallace, Anne 'the Governess' Hegerty, Paul 'the Sinnerman' Sinha, Jenny 'the Vixen' Ryan and new Chaser, Darragh 'the Menace' Ennis.

direct to your inboxLast night the nation settled down for Channel 4's latest episode of Gogglebox.After the normal version of the show ended for the year last weekend, Channel 4 announced that a new Celebrity Gogglebox would be shown at 9pm instead.However, viewers were left less than impressed when they realised that the show was a 2020 recap - full of the best bits from the year - instead of a new episode.

With head honcho Simon Cowell still recovering from breaking his back, it's been up to his Britain’s Got Talent co-stars to hold the fort. And in a sneak peek of the ITV’ show’s Christmas special – Britain’s Got Talent: Christmas Spectacular – judges Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon have most definitely ensured that the show is full of its usual glamour.

direct to your inbox Gavin and Stacey fans had a special treat last year when the cast reunited for a Christmas special. And the revival was pretty spectacular as Nessa shockingly proposed to Smithy.