Katherine Ryan stranded on unmoored barge as Joe Lycett's new show descends into chaos

Alison Hammond has landed herself another huge TV gig as she's set to appear on new Sky quiz show On Demand. The 48 year old star, who rubbed shoulders with Royalty as Kate Middleton and Prince William visited Birmingham on Thursday, will be a team captain on the TV show alongside comedian Josh Widdecombe. The programme, hosted by Rob Beckett, is based on Never Mind The Buzzcocks and will see celebrities compete against each other to see who knows the most about television.

Kate Garraway was left trying to simmer down a debate about protests on the show when she hit back: "You're not talking to me." The presenter was back on Good Morning Britain on Thursday (April 20) days after a rare, emotional, night out with her husband Derek Draper.

Alison Hammond has announced that she will starring in a Christmas panto later this year.The This Morning presenter, 48, took to her Instagram on Wednesday to announce the news that she will be starring in a panto in Birmingham this festive season. She will be performing alongside Matt Slack, Doreen Tipton and Andrew Ryan in the Birmingham Hippodrome production of Jack and the Beanstalk which will open on 16 December and run until 28 January.

Alison Hammond has said 'this is a dream' as she promoted her latest job. The This Morning presenter recently shared her delight after being announced as the new host of The Great British Bake Off. She's replacing Matt Lucas on the hit Channel 4 show after the comedian announced his plans to quit back in December.

"Live with Kelly and Mark" debuted Monday, and Ryan Seacrest was out of the co-hosting seat with Mark Consuelos officially beginning his first day on the job. While Kelly Ripa was completely comfortable co-hosting – a gig she's had at ABC for more than 20 years – viewers say they missed Seacrest. "Thank you for trusting me to be your co-pilot," Consuelos told his wife of 24 years at one point during the live show.

Ripa told USA Today on Thursday, just after Seacrest’s big finale was taped, that his goodbye was “very, extraordinarily emotional” and the two of them would probably cry — though they vowed not to.“Like, ‘No, you’re gonna cry.’ ‘No, I’m not gonna cry. You’re gonna cry,” Ripa said. “And then we were like, ‘Nobody’s going to cry. Because if we start crying, then our parents will cry, and your sister will cry. We’re going to keep it together. We’re going to keep it professional.’”But they couldn’t even hold it together off-stage before the taping.“We were backstage waiting for Déjà (Vu Parker) to make the final announcement, and I looked at him, and we just locked eyes,” Ripa shared. “And I was like, ‘Oh my gosh! This sucks!’ And then we both started crying, and I was like, ‘No! No! We are not crying before we get out there.

Britain's Got Talent star Ronan Parke is completely unrecognisable 12 years after finding fame when he came runner up with his incredible singing talents at the age of 12. Showing off some recent pictures of himself on his iNstagram page, Ronan, now 24, was first seen posing in a mirror selfie with his hair gelled back. The star can be seen wearing a black jumper with matching trousers and a blazer over the top in a very stylish look.

Christine McGuinness has responded to a fan who told her she looks more 'comfortable' since she shared that she had been diagnosed with autism. The model told her fans that she had received the diagnosis, aged 33, in November 2021.

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With the news that he’ll be departing the popular daytime talk show after six years, the answer to the question of when Ryan Seacrest is leaving Live with Kelly and Ryan is sooner than you think.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Howard Stern and Rosie O’Donnell are showing their support for Dylan Mulvaney, the transgender social media star who has been at the center of conservative backlash following her partnership with Bud Light. Mulvaney announced in an April 1 Instagram video that she was teaming up with Bud Light for a fan contest, while also revealing the company made her a one-time only specialized can with her face on it. An alleged leak of a Bud Light gay pride can also hit social media around the same time. Many conservative figures condemned Bud Light following its decision to team with a LBGTQ content creator. Kid Rock went viral for posting a video to Instagram in which he used a semi-automatic rifle to shoot down cases of Bud Light. The singer said that he wanted his message to be as “clear and concise as possible,” before bluntly saying: “Fuck Bud Light, and fuck Anheuser-Busch.”

Joe Lycett has spoken emotionally about Gareth Richards' death and his regrets over his and Frank Skinner's close friend. Comic Richards died aged just 41 on Friday, April 7, after being left critically injured in a car crash. Richards was a comedian who got close to many comics on the circuit along with Skinner, as his former co-host on radio.

BBC show All That Glitters has not been renewed for a third series, it has been revealed. The TV show, hosted by comedian Katherine Ryan, 39, launched in 2021 with the first series averaging 2.3 million viewers across all six episodes.The second series of the show then followed in October 2022. All That Glitters featured aspiring jewellers who competed against one another to prove they were the next big thing in the jewellery industry.

Katherine Ryan has fired back at mum-shamers who criticised her baby daughter's "mouldy" teething toy.The 39 year old American comedian welcomed her third child, baby Fenna, in December 2022 and she's often shared snaps on social media as the little one clutches a Sophie the Giraffe teething toy. Only recently, the toy came under fire after parents shared pictures of it filled with black mould. However, the manufacturer – Vulli – has since hit back, explaining that as long as the toy is cleaned as instructed the problem wont occur.

Ken Bruce admits he's been 'struggling to plan his day' after his BBC Radio 2 exit as he makes his debut on his new show.

suing Gwyneth Paltrow over a ski accident. Following the announcement of the verdict that Paltrow was not at fault for the ski collision, Sanderson admitted that he regrets going through with the lawsuit. However, it doesn’t mean he and his legal team are willing to leave the case in the past.

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Joe Lycett was joined by Alison Hammond, Alan Carr and Joanna Lumley on his first episode of new Channel 4 show Late Night Lycett on Friday evening. The new Birmingham-based TV show was filled with funny moments, from comedian Katherine Ryan getting stranded on a barge to Alan's hilarious one-liners. As she and Joe, 34, spoke about all things Birmingham, Alison, 48, revealed she gets free parking at the Bullring in the city centre, after meeting someone at a party who works there.

Gardening may not be the first pastime that comes to mind when you think of Joe Lycett, however, the popular comedian has proved he’s got quite the green fingers. The 34 year old, who famously boycotted the World Cup in Qatar last year, regularly takes to his Instagram to update his followers on his gardening progress, alongside showing snippets of his modest Birmingham terraced house. Amongst the comedy highlights on his profile, he’s got a fair few icons specifically dedicated to the outdoors.

LIVE – Updated at 12:40Fans, friends and colleagues are continuing to pay tribute to Paul O’Grady, who died on Tuesday evening (28 March), aged 67. Queen Camilla, Elton John, Lorraine Kelly, Piers Morgan, Joe Lycett and others from the TV industry have paid tribute, as well as MPs at PMQs on Wednesday afternoon (29 March). Dominic Raab was mocked after incorrectly paying tribute to the “incredible comic Paul Grayson”, instead of Paul O’Grady.