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Dr Zoe Williams has been a fan favourite with viewers ever since she first sat on the This Morning sofa a few years ago. However, Zoe, 42, was first on screens way before that first stint when she was one of the Gladiators on the show in 2008 and she spoke to OK! about those days and what spurred her to enter the show. Just recently BBC bosses announced that Gladiators would be returning with 11 episodes featuring a new generation of “superhumans”.

Former Georgie Shore star Sophie Kasaei turned heads in a metallic gold bikini in Ibiza.The 32-year-old, who was an original cast member of the MTV reality show, showed off her stunning curves in the shimmering swimwear with matching sarong at the Blue Marlin club on Thursday. Sophie was spotted with a woven beach bag and accessorised with a gold arm band and tinted sunglasses.

Manchester City played out an entertaining 3-3 draw with Barcelona on Wednesday night at Camp Nou.

Pep Guardiola and his Manchester City team will be gunning to maintain their winning start to the Premier League season vs Newcastle on Sunday afternoon (4.30pm).

Chloe Ferry has unveiled a huge Love Island-style garden with a hot tub at her £1.1million “dream” home in Newcastle.The former Geordie Shore star, 26, took a video of her stunning garden which features a spacious lawn and lavish seating area. She penned: “You can tell I’m getting older." Chloe's swanky garden boasts a swimming pool, loungers, decking with a table and a Love Island-esque seating area. Her mansion has a stunning balcony area overlooking her garden and she reportedly told fans she was going to sit down, have a cup of tea and watch the planes coming in.

Followers of this column landed an 11/2 winner thanks to a Man City to win 4-0 correct score prediction last weekend, so check out our 15/8 Newcastle vs Man City prediction below

Michael Owen has admitted he said yes to joining Manchester United while he was still a youngster at Liverpool.

Hundreds of thousands of A-Level students will be anxiously opening their results today, hoping they've achieved a spot at the university of their choice. But it's worth noting that even the most famous of public figures relate to that feeling, with a number of stars posting good luck messages on social media. Members of the royal family have also gone through the nerve-wracking process, with some having more success with their exam results than others.

Strictly Come Dancing stars Kai Widdrington and Nadiya Bychkova sent delighted fans into a frenzy on Monday night as they stepped out together on the red carpet. The dancing duo were seen holding hands as they attended a lavish soiree to launch the highly anticipated Games of Thrones prequel, House of The Dragon, on Monday evening.

Nicholas Evans, the author of the bestselling novel The Horse Whisperer, has died. He was 72.

Nicholas Evans, the author of the bestselling novel The Horse Whisperer, has died. He was 72.

A loved and lost TV show that was a staple on 80s British TV saw Madonna perform at Manchester's iconic Hacienda nightclub.

Good Morning Britain viewers said they were 'genuinely baffled' as Lulu made an appearance on the show. Charlotte Hawkins and Adil Ray were back at the helm of the ITV news programme on Friday (August 12) when the shortlist for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 host city was revealed.

The final seven Eurovision Song Contest locations in the UK have been revealed. The contest's executive supervisor Martin Osterdahl joined Scott Mills and Zoe Ball on BBC Radio 2 on Friday morning (August 12) to announce the shortlist for the 2023 event.

Love Island's Luca Bish has reportedly finally met beau Gemma Owen 's famous footballer father, Michael Owen. A "nervous" Luca, 23, and his 19 year old squeeze have flown out to the Algave, Portugal, to visit the Owen family's luxury villa in Quinta Do Lago, and to reportedly spend some quality time with Gemma's parents, dad Michael and mum Louise.

DEALSSony Music’s AWAL has expanded its partnership with Genesis Owusu and his Ourness label to provide global artist services for the rapper’s upcoming new album. “My ambitions for both Ourness as a label and Genesis Owusu are that we continue on our path to creative freedom through independence and agility”, says Owusu’s manager and Ourness co-founder Andrew Klippel.

Adam Collard has returned to his job as a personal trainer just three weeks after making history as the first ever contestant to return to Love Island.The 26 year old reality star was first on the hit ITV dating show in 2018 and made a grand return to Majorca this year, where he found love with Welsh beauty Paige Thorne, 24. Following his second stint on the programme, it appears Adam has been dying to return to his job in Newcastle as he took to his Instagram to promote his gym.

Eurovision Song Contest 2023 has been announced – check it out below.The UK’s entry Sam Ryder came in at second place to Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra in this year’s competition, scoring an impressive 466 points overall with his song ‘Space Man’.It was subsequently confirmed that the BBC would host next year’s event in the United Kingdom on behalf of Ukraine due to the ongoing war in the latter country.

K.J. Yossman It’s official: the Eurovision Song Contest will not be held in London.A shortlist of potential host cities was unveiled on Friday morning and, as had been widely expected, the U.K.’s capital city has been left off.Instead, the seven U.K.

The seven cities shortlisted to possibly host the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in the UK have been revealed.

Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield have been unveiled as the seven shortlisted UK cities to battle it out to host next year’s Eurovision Song Contest.

Dozens of families have been left furious after queueing for hours in the sweltering heat to watch the filming of a hit TV show. Parents said they were forced to wait up to three hours in the 29C sun for the grand final of Ninja Warrior UK in Manchester.

A 'thankful' young man has decided to give something back after going through years of difficult medical treatment as a child.

Paige Thorne and Adam Collard have hit back at rumours they've broken up with a sweet clip.The Love Island stars, who found love on the 2022 series of the hit ITV dating show, appeared better than ever as they sat in the back of a car on their way to the reunion episode – where they met their fellow co-stars.Taking to his Instagram stories, Adam, 26, could be seen dressed in a white T-shirt as he panned the camera over to his other half Paige, 24, who donned a black blazer with a plunging neckline.The brunette beauty styled her hair up into a ponytail and had a stunning smokey-eye look to her make up as she smiled for his fans. "Honeybuns," Adam joked as Paige replied: "Oh my god honeybuns," with her signature head bob, which Adam then jokingly mocked her for.

Just days after leaving the Love Island villa, Adam Collard has sparked split rumours between his girlfriend Paige Thorne as he was seen getting stuck into a boozy night out with his former Island co-star Wes Nelson.The 26 year old Northerner headed home to the UK earlier this week as season eight of the popular ITV dating show drew to a close. However just days after arriving back on home soil, Adam was spotted on a wild night out with his former co-star in Newcastle, rather than spending time with his new flame Paige.

Tipping Point fans were outraged when a contestant made a shocking sci-fi blunder during tonight's episode of the ITV quiz show. The contestants were in the second round and answering quick-fire questions to build up their pot of counters.

Love Island star Adam Collard has addressed claims he split from Paige Thorne just days after the series came to an end. Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti were announced as the winners of 2022 Love Island on Monday night, beating runners-up Gemma Owen and Luca Bish to the £50,000 prize. Adam, 26, and Paige, 24, narrowly missed out on a place in the final as they were dumped from the villa the day before.

Before the age of social media and reality TV that we know today, you could turn on the telly in the early hours and watch someone else's night out.

Chloe Ferry looked stunning in a PVC bikini top and trousers as she joined fellow Geordie Shore pal Sophie Kasaei at the LooseFest music festival in Newcastle on Saturday.The blonde beauty, 26, wore an all-black figure-hugging ensemble which showed off her svelte waist and hourglass figure. She completed the eye-popping look with dark sunglasses, a backpack and Dr Martin boots.The star opted for a glamorous make-up look and wore bleached tresses in a half-up half-down style.The star is known for her incredible fashion aesthetic as well as her enviable figure and took to social media earlier in the day to show off her latest look, writing alongside it: "3 girls one rave".

Declan Donnelly has paid an emotional tribute to his brother, as he admitted that his family still “can’t believe he’s gone”. The TV favourite’s older brother, Father Dermott Donnelly, sadly died in hospital earlier this month after falling seriously ill. The much loved Father, who had recently celebrated 30 years of service in the Catholic church was laid to rest on Friday, as hundreds of mourners gathered at St Mary’s Cathedral in Newcastle to say their final goodbyes, with more than 2,000 people also watching Fr Dermott’s Requiem Mass via a livestream.

Eurovision.Earlier this week, The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) confirmed that the BBC will be hosting the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest in the UK on behalf of this year’s winners, Ukraine.Organisers revealed last month that they were in talks with the BBC to bring the event to the UK. The winning country of the annual song competition usually hosts the following year’s event and despite Ukraine’s folk-rap entry Kalush Orchestra topping the table, it was announced earlier this month that the EBU would be looking for a different country to stage the event in 2023 due to the ongoing war with Russia.In a lengthy statement, EBU explained the reasons why Ukraine couldn’t host the 2023 event.

Presenter Declan Donnelly has had a whirlwind few weeks after the tragic loss of his beloved brother in July. However, the month also saw some happiness as Declan, 46, announced that he and wife Ali Astall had welcomed their second child together and named him Jack Anthony Alphonsus. He took to Instagram the day after baby Jack’s arrival to share a sweet picture of the newborn holding his dad’s finger and wrote: “Shortly before 10am yesterday, 23.7.2022, Ali and I welcomed the arrival of our son, Jack Anthony Alphonsus, a very welcome ray of light.

Read more: Declan Donnelly welcomes newborn son as a 'ray of light' “He is wonderful and Isla is beyond excited to be a big sister! D x. ”Declan and Ali married in 2015. Ali gave birth to their daughter, Isla Elizabeth Anne, in 2018.

Declan Donnelly has welcomed a little boy to his brood with wife of seven years Ali Astall.Taking to Instagram on Sunday 24 July, Declan, 46, wrote alongside a snap of his son holding onto his finger: "Shortly before 10am yesterday, 23.7.2022, Ali and I welcomed the arrival of our son, Jack Anthony Alphonsus, a very welcome ray of light. "He is wonderful and Isla is beyond excited to be a big sister! D x".The couple already share a daughter called Isla, who was born in 2018. Ali, who is 43, and Dec married in Dec’s native Newcastle in 2015, although they knew each other for nearly two decades after meeting through work.

Adam Collard shocked Love Island viewers when he returned to the ITV dating show this year as a bombshell. Adam, 26, was formerly on the show in 2018 but it seems he wanted to come back for more and became the first Islander to return to the show for a different series. He made plenty of headlines the first time he entered the villa, but recently fans have branded him “reformed” and compared to the “toxic” men in the villa many have said he’s the “most reasonable” of the group.

Elton John will play five special ‘encore’ concerts in Australia and New Zealand next year, extending his ongoing multi-year Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, which will mark his final run of shows.John will kick off the new round of dates in Newcastle, New South Wales on January 10, 2023 before heading to Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. He will then head to New Zealand show in Christchurch on January 24.