Actor Dominic Brunt has played vet Paddy Kirk in ITV ‘s Emmerdale for nearly 30 years but away from the Yorkshire Dales his life couldn’t be more different

There’s a lot about Paddy Kirk actor Dominic Brunt that you don’t know.

What do Mandy Dingle, Emily Dingle, Rhona Goskirk and Chas Dingle all have in common? They’ve all been married to Emmerdale vet Paddy who has been a familiar face on the soap since 1997.

But away from the cameras actor Dominic Brunt is happily married to his wife, fellow soap star, Joanne Mitchell and the couple have two sons. We take a look at his off screen family life, heartbreak and unusual side gig.

Dominic met his fellow screen star wife when they were both studying at The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, and just like her husband, Joanne Mitchell is a film, stage and TV actor. The two have been married since 2003 and share two children together. If Dominic Brunt’s wife looks familiar that’s because she also works on Emmerdale playing Liv Dingle’s mum Sandra Flaherty.

Joanne and Dominic have two sons – Mickey-Joe and Danny Lee – and while their exact ages aren’t known, it’s thought the pair are both teenagers. On This Morning Dominic revealed how the couple battled their own personal heartache when Danny had to undergo heart surgery when he was just eight months old.

The couple’s son went through a terrifying health scare
“He had to go through major heart surgery at eight months, but he’s fine now,” Dominic said. “It’s the most horrific thing to have to go through as a parent but he’s football mad now – he’s completely fine – he has to check up once a year for the rest of his life. The people at Leeds Infirmary carry you through as parents because you don’t know what you’re doing and you’re given this information and you have to go through it. At the time it was horrific. You’re in the eye of the storm, it was horrible. You think you are going to lose your son.”

Dominic may have played Paddy Kirk since 1997, but in recent years has also turned his hand to working behind the camera. A huge fan of horror, Dominic runs an annual zombie film festival in Leeds alongside his Emmerdale co-star Mark Charnock. And Dominic and his wife have undertaken lots of projects together, including co-founding Mitchell Brunt Films, with Joanne working as producer and writer on several of the company’s films.

However, he told Loose Women viewers his loyalties lie with Emmerdale. He added: “It takes about two to four years to get the funding together and sometimes films collapse and sometimes they get up and go forward but it can be a very tricky situation, but I don’t want to ever do one of them by halves, so I only do them every few years. I’m happy with Emmerdale and I really love it. I’m a really big fan of the show and I’m very lucky. I’ve probably dodged a couple of bullets and I never ever take it for granted.”

Emmerdale is on ITV tonight at 7:30pm

Christine and Paddy McGuinness announced their separation in July, 2022 and while the famous presenter sparked romance rumours late last year, his former wife confessed she’d rather stay single

Christine and Paddy McGuinness announced their separation in July, 2022 and while the famous presenter sparked romance rumours late last year, his former wife confessed she’d rather stay single

Christine McGuinness revealed she hadn’t dived back into the dating pool as of yet ( 
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“I’m still getting to know me as I was diagnosed only a few years ago”, Christine stated, underlining the huge impact of a late diagnosis on an individual’s day-to-day, before adding: “I want to spend time with my children. I just want to be with me, I’ve always been a loner, I quite like being in my own company.”

Fans of the TV personality will know that she shares three children with presenter Paddy – 10-year-old twins Penelope and Leo, a daughter named Felicity, aged 7, have also all been diagnosed with autism.

Christine and Paddy first met at the Liverpool International Tennis Tournament in 2007, when the former was only 19 years old, embarking on a romantic relationship two years later and walking down the aisle in June, 2011. The pair decided they to go their separate after eleven years of marriage in July, 2022, with the Top Gear host staying silent about the split for several months before finally speaking up.

At the time, in April 2023, Paddy got candid about feeling “homesick” while he was away from Christine and their family, explaining his aversion from the solitude to The Sun. “I’ve always had a sort of rule what I stick by where I never do more than nine days anywhere because I just like being at home”, he told the tabloid, “I think naturally you get homesick.”

Paddy had then added he got into the habit of keeping his phone close by to stay in constant contact with their three children and the former couple even made the decision to keep living under the same roof for their sakes. A handful of months later, Instagram users were excited as Paddy sparked new romance rumours with a snap showing off two full mugs of tea paired with the caption: “Hers and His.”

Christine and Paddy McGuinness first met in 2007, becoming a couple in 2009 and tying the knot two years later ( 
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During a chat with Vicky Pattison on podcast The Secret To Understanding Yourself, Christine revealed Paddy started dating again, saying: “We talk an awful lot and we’re very open. He has said to me when he’s been going on a date.”

“We still live in the same house. But I think both of us right now we’re very much in the same place, where we just don’t really know what to do or where to go”, she’d added.

This Morning have found themselves snubbed from the BAFTA TV nominations this year, but their fellow ITV daytime shows Loose Women and Lorraine have received nods

This Morning have been snubbed at the BAFTA TV Awards, but their rivals Loose Women and Lorraine have been nominated.

The daytime show – which has recently been taken over by Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley – failed to receive a nomination in the Best Daytime category, but Lorraine – fronted by Lorraine Kelly – and Loose Women and Men received a nomination in the same category alongside two BBC shows, Make It At Market and Scam Interceptors.

Elsewhere, Married At First Sight found itself up alongside new reality show My Mum, Your Dad in the Reality category alongside Channel 4 show Banged Up and Netflix hit Squid Game: The Challenge.

Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly are up in the Entertainment Performance category for their hosting of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! alongside Big Zuu for Big Zuu’s Big Eats, Graham Norton for The Graham Norton Show, Hannah Waddingham for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, Joe Lycett for Late Night Lycett and Rob Beckett & Romesh Ranganathan for Rob & Romesh Vs.

Ezeliya wins 2024 Oaks

In the soap category, Coronation Street is nowhere to be seen but EastEnders and Emmerdale will go up against Casualty. In the drama category, The Gold will go alongside Slow Horses, Top Boy and Happy Valley, which is also up in several other categories including Leading Actress for Sarah Lancashire, Supporting Actress for Siobhan Finneran and Supporting Actor for Amit Shah as well as Catherine and Tommy’s final kitchen showdown for Memorable Moment and Drama Writer for Sally Wainwright.

There was no nominations for Tommy Lee Royce star James Norton and the likes of Big Brother and Love Island also missed out on a nod in the Reality category. There was also surprisingly no nomination for The Traitors, in either the Reality category or in the Memorable Moment segment, with plenty of moments throughout the latest series sticking out in fans’ minds.

Loose Women received a nomination ( 
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An abridged list of nominations for the BAFTA Television Awards with P&O Cruises and BAFTA Television Craft Awards are as follows:

Leading actress

Anjana Vasan, Demon 79 (Black Mirror) – Netflix

Anne Reid, The Sixth Commandment – BBC One

Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us – Sky Atlantic

Helena Bonham Carter, Nolly – ITVX

Sarah Lancashire, Happy Valley – BBC One

Sharon Horgan, Best Interests – BBC One

Leading actor

Brian Cox, Succession – Sky Atlantic

Dominic West, The Crown – Netflix

Kane Robinson, Top Boy – Netflix

Paapa Essiedu, The Lazarus Project – Sky Max

Steve Coogan, The Reckoning – BBC One

Timothy Spall, The Sixth Commandment – BBC One

Supporting actress

Elizabeth Debicki, The Crown – Netflix

Harriet Walter, Succession – Sky Atlantic

Jasmine Jobson, Top Boy – Netflix

Lesley Manville, The Crown – Netflix

Nico Parker, The Last of Us – Sky Atlantic

Siobhan Finneran, Happy Valley – BBC One

Doctor Who’s latest regeneration was nominated for Memorable Moment ( 
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Supporting actor

Amit Shah, Happy Valley – BBC One

Éanna Hardwicke, The Sixth Commandment – BBC One

Harris Dickinson, A Murder at the End of the World – Disney+

Jack Lowden, Slow Horses – Apple TV+

Matthew Macfadyen, Succession – Sky Atlantic

Salim Daw, The Crown – Netflix

Female performance in a comedy

Bridget Christie, The Change – Channel 4

Gbemisola Ikumelo, Black Ops – BBC One

Máiréad Tyers, Extraordinary – Disney+

Roisin Gallagher, The Lovers – Sky Atlantic

Sofia Oxenham, Extraordinary – Disney+

Taj Atwal, Hullraisers – Channel 4

Male performance in a comedy

Adjani Salmon, Dreaming Whilst Black – BBC Three

David Tennant, Good Omens – Prime Video

Hammed Animashaun, Black Ops – BBC One

Jamie Demetriou, A Whole Lifetime with Jamie Demetriou – Netflix

Joseph Gilgun, Brassic – Sky Max

Mawaan Rizwan, Juice – BBC Three

Drama series

The Gold – BBC One

Happy Valley – BBC One

Slow Horses – Apple TV+

Top Boy – Netflix

Happy Valley received a number of nominations across the board ( 
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Best Interests – BBC One

Demon 79 (Black Mirror) – Netflix

The Long Shadow – ITV1

The Sixth Commandment – BBC One

Scripted comedy

Big Boys – Channel 4

Dreaming Whilst Black – BBC Three

Extraordinary – Disney+

Such Brave Girls – BBC Three

Soap

Casualty – BBC One

EastEnders – BBC One

Emmerdale – ITV1

Entertainment programme

Hannah Waddingham: Home For Christmas – Apple TV+

Later… With Jools Holland – BBC Two

Michael McIntyre’s Big Show – BBC One

Strictly Come Dancing – BBC One

Entertainment performance

Anthony McPartlin & Declan Donnelly, I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! – ITV1

Big Zuu, Big Zuu’s Big Eats – Dave

Graham Norton, The Graham Norton Show – BBC One

Hannah Waddingham, Eurovision Song Contest 2023 – BBC One

Joe Lycett, Late Night Lycett – Channel 4

Rob Beckett & Romesh Ranganathan, Rob & Romesh Vs – Sky Max

Comedy entertainment programme

The Graham Norton Show – BBC One

Late Night Lycett – Channel 4

Rob & Romesh Vs – Sky Max

Would I Lie To You? – BBC One

Factual entertainment

Celebrity Race Across The World – BBC One

The Dog House – Channel 4

Endurance: Race To The Pole – Channel 5

Portrait Artist of the Year – Sky Arts

Reality

Banged Up – Channel 4

Married At First Sight UK – E4

My Mum, Your Dad – ITV1

Squid Game: The Challenge – Netflix

Daytime

Loose Women and Men – ITV1

Lorraine – ITV1

Make It At Market – BBC One

Scam Interceptors – BBC One

Live event coverage

The Coronation Concert – BBC One

Eurovision Song Contest 2023 – BBC One

Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance – BBC One

Memorable moment

Beckham, David teases Victoria about her ‘working class’ upbringing – Netflix

Doctor Who, Ncuti Gatwa revealed as the 15th Doctor – BBC One

Happy Valley, Catherine Cawood and Tommy Lee Royce’s final kitchen showdown – BBC One

The Last of Us, Bill and Frank’s Story – Sky Atlantic

The Piano, 13-year-old Lucy stuns commuters with jaw dropping piano performance – Channel 4

Succession, Logan Roy’s death – Sky Atlantic

Meghan Markle at peril of losing $100 million in 2025

Meghan Markle is at risk of losing her connection to a major Hollywood player in 2025

Meghan Markle is reportedly standing at the cusp of losing out on everything in 2025.

Royal commentator and expert Richard Fitzwilliams issued these claims.

According to OK, he began everything by referencing all the projects the couple took on following Megxit, and even highlighted its present standing as well.

Reportedly, “They are working on new programs for Netflix and Meghan has launched her lifestyle blog, American Riviera Orchard.”

“They have lost Spotify, rather curiously Lemonada Media, which Meghan has joined, reportedly intends to place her podcasts on ice until next year. Nothing has come of rumors about Meghan and any political ambitions she might have.”

The expert also noted, “since their $100 million contract with Netflix began, they have done hardly anything for it.”

To make matters worse, “It runs out next year and Netflix is no longer producing the series of The Crown, as they previously were. They might therefore have less interest in the Sussexes.”

“If they lost this contract, with Archewell, their business and charitable foundation, having so few donors, they might well be in financial trouble. Since their exposure of royal life has made megabucks, but little else has made money, the royal family better hope that this unpredictable and ruthlessly ambitious couple stays with Netflix.”

Former co-stars Denise Welch and Fern Britton seemingly didn’t strike up a friendship away from work, as the Loose Women panelist continues to take swipes at the Celebrity Big Brother star

Denise Welch seemingly won’t be voting for Fern Britton to win Celebrity Big Brother on Friday night, as the Loose Women star continues to throw some subtle shade Fern’s way on social media.

Rumours of a feud between the two women began earlier this week, thanks to Denise appearing to take aim at Fern on Twitter (X). As Fern received a bit of backlash from Celebrity Big Brother fans, former Coronation Street star Denise tweeted: “The mask is slip sliding away #CBBUK.”

Fans were quick to suspect Fern was the housemate Denise was referring to with her tweet, with one replying to the star and declaring: “There’s something about her that’s very insincere to me. I don’t know her though but there’s just something, can’t put my finger on it.”

Denise, who won the Channel 5 version of Celebrity Big Brother back in 2012, has also been liking negative tweets about Fern, including one which reads: “Please get Fern out can’t stand the fake crying anymore.” Another critical tweet liked by Denise reads: “Fern again being passive aggressive, she does it in a low tone, but it’s so obvious.”

Taking to social media once again last night, Denise appeared to be disappointed Fern wasn’t the one to get the boot by Celebrity Big Brother viewers, as TV presenter Zeze Millz and Broadway Marisha Wallace were evicted from the famous house just days before the big final

“Gutted!!! #CBBUK,” Denise wrote to her 556,300 Twitter followers as Fern survived another public vote. “Who is saving Fern? She’s so sly and passive aggressive, I’m truly baffled,” one Twitter user replied, with Denise going on to like a tweet reading: “Louis calling Fern a ‘fucking cow’ and saying he didn’t care is A MOOD. #CBBUK.”

Fern Britton and Denise Welch worked together in 2018 as they both appeared in the Calendar Girls musical
It’s not known why Denise doesn’t particularly like Fern. The pair shared a stage together back in 2018, when they both appeared in a touring production of Calendar Girls the Musical. Inspired by the 2003 hit film, the musical saw Denise play Celia, while Fern took on the role of Marie.

Last night’s episode of Celebrity Big Brother saw Fern and Strictly Come Dancing star Nikita Kuzmin clash heads thanks to a stripy top and a misplaced comment. As the housemates sat around the sofas, Fern asked Nikita how old he is. When he replied “26”, she told him: “When you’re 66, you’ll have exactly the same brain which is why you have to understand that I’ve still got a 26 year old brain.”

Nikita was left puzzled by this and told Fern: “I’m a bit confused about this.” Fern tried to clear things up, telling Nikita: “You shouldn’t be confused. You never change your brain. Everything is hilarious – all bum jokes, all c**k jokes. Everything is still as it is when you’re 66.” But Nikita was still lost, asking Fern: “Are we having a beef? What’s happening?”

Fern explained: “I’m just saying never look at an old person and think they’re old,” she told him. “We’re still in our heads 26.” Nikita was still unsure, asking: “Referring to?” Fern clarified: “When you said to me the other day, you were very sweet. ‘I like your stripy top, stripes are in fashion Fern.’ Bless you, you were passing me a compliment but also saying ‘actually they’re in fashion’ as if it was a surprise to me. It wasn’t a surprise.”

Denise liked a number of tweets from Celebrity Big Brother viewers taking Nikita’s side last night. One tweet liked by Denise reads: “sorry but fern literally tried to make nikita look bad in front of the house and then told him when they were alone that she wasn’t bothered by what he said?? he was just being nice?? unfair actually #cbbuk.”

Mirror Online has reached out to Denise’s reps for comment.

King Charles urged to do one thing for Princess Kate amid cancer battle

“Deserving” Princess Kate should be awarded by being appointed to the Order of The Garter, a former royal butler has claimed.

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Order of the Garter: Camilla and Kate attend in 2019

King Charles was urged to make the Princess of Wales a Lady of the Order of the Garter because she “deserves it” as the Royal Family prepare themselves for a very busy royal week.

The pomp and pageantry will kick off this Saturday, June 15, when the nation will celebrate King Charles’s second Trooping the Colour.

Following that, there will be seven days of engagements for the most senior royals, complete with Royal Ascot and the Order of the Garter ceremony.

The Order of the Garter is the oldest and most senior Order of Chivalry in Britain that can be given by a monarch.

In light of this and next week’s engagements, former royal butler Paul Burrell touched down on why he believes the monarch rewards his “favourites” and the reason why there is “nepotism” in the Royal Family as the King “showers the people around him”.

 

King Charles ‘showers the people around him’ who are loyal to him, says expert. (Image: Getty)
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Mr Burrell also called for the service to be “fair” with many “unsung heroes” in Britain who should be “elevated and celebrated” for their work.

Speaking on behalf of Slingo, he said: “I wanted the King to invest [Princess] Kate into the Order of the Garter, but he hasn’t done it.

“I’m hoping that the King will invest Kate in the most noble order. I’m hoping he’s going to do that, if he does it will make headlines, she deserves it.

“She’s our future queen, she’s a Princess of Wales, it’s time for her to become a Lady member of the Garter.”

The former royal butler claimed Charles “showers” the people around him with royal titles and gifts as he wants to “be loved” and “reward them for their service to him and the country”.

 

Lady Colin Campbell will infuriate Royal Family with new claims of Prince Philip’s affairs

Former I’m A Celebrity contestant Lady Colin Campbell is prepared for a backlash when she holds a press conference revealing allegations of Prince Philip’s adultery in her new book

LADY COLIN CAMPBELL is preparing to rock the Royal Family yet again with bombshell allegations about the QUEEN’s marriage. 

I can reveal the royal author turned I’m A Celebrity contestant has booked a press conference for Thursday, June 28, where she intends to reveal for the first time the contents of her bombshell new book in front of the world’s Press.

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Lady Colin Campbell is proving to be a scourge of the Royal FamilyCredit: Dan Charity – The Sun

Lady C opens up about her romance with Larry Lamb on Loose Women
Speculation is mounting that The Queen’s Marriage will include new cheating claims about PRINCE PHILIP, especially surrounding his close friendship with LADY PENELOPE BRABOURNE, the new COUNTESS MOUNTBATTEN.

Lady C has long been the scourge of the royal establishment, with her 1992 biography on PRINCESS DIANA, Diana In Private, revealing for the first time just how unhappy she was in her marriage to PRINCE CHARLES.

Lady C was dismissed as a fantasist but her revelations about Di’s bulimia and affair with JAMES HEWITT turned out to be true.

Now questions are being asked, given the age of the Duke of Edinburgh, who turned 97 this month, whether the publication of this book is appropriate.

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Lady C says Prince Philip’s marriage to The Queen was far from solidCredit: Getty – Contributor
In an exclusive interview, she says of the press conference: “I’m absolutely dreading it.

“Writing the truth has so far proven to be a very discomforting experience, and I only hope that our society has progressed to the stage where one can finally speak the truth without being lambasted.

“I always just write the truth and let the chips fall where they may.

“And all of historical characters, their private lives impact their public lives as well, and it is fair game for examination.”

Lady C insists she is fond of both Prince Philip and the Queen and denies the book will sensationalise any cheating claims.

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Lady Colin Campbell says she is prepared for a backlashCredit: Rex Features
She says: “The way they have made their marriage work as a partnership for the good, not only of this country, but of the Commonwealth and some would say of the world.

“I focus very much on the realities of their lives and what the realities are all about.

“Of course, one also has to examine rumours and deal with speculation but I’m very fortunate in that I know people very close to them.

“You know, friends of mine for nearly 50 years are very close friends of various of the participants, so I know exactly what has really gone on.”

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The Queen and Prince Philip on their wedding day in 1952Credit: Getty – Contributor
Lady C deflects a question over whether the book will provide comfortable reading for the Queen, but tellingly says: “I think it will provide insight for the public to see exactly what has gone on, why it has gone on and to what extent it has worked well for all parties involved.”

The socialite author says she has not been influenced by the portrayal of Prince Philip as a love rat in Netflix series, The Crown, which she slams as “complete fiction”.

She says: “It contains so many howlers. So much is fabulous theatre but completely fictionalised, it’s untrue. It bears no relationship to the truth.”

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Lady Colin Campbell on I’m A Celeb in 2015Credit: Rex Features
And Lady C says she has “never had any pressure from the Palace” to tone down her revelations.

She explains: “What I have written stands the test of time and if it’s going to come out it may as well come out through somebody who is even-handed and balanced, and has no anti-Monarchist agenda.”

Whether the royals agree when they hear her revelations is another matter.

There’s a dark side to Love Island I can’t shake off

A MUTANT world where every citizen has abs of steel, bulging biceps and a chiselled jawline or a tiny waist, luscious lips and permanent make-up.

That visual perfection might be why we are all watching Love Island in record numbers this summer – and I’m as hooked as anyone.

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The Love Island contestants on Wednesday night’s showCredit: ITV
But it has left me with a genuine moral dilemma, because there is a dark side to the show that I just can’t quite shake off.

What message are we sending to the addicted teenagers when every single contestant has a perfect body – and every decision they make is based on how someone looks?

It’s hard enough as it is to battle your weight or body-image issues growing up, but at least early incarnations of reality TV featured a cross section of all of us.

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It was Jade Goody’s imperfections that made her a starCredit: Rex Features
For all their faults, the beauty of JADE GOODY (Big Brother), KERRY KATONA (Atomic Kitten then I’m A Celebrity) or SHAYNE WARD (The X Factor) was that it felt like our next door neighbour becoming a superstar.

The Love Island contestants certainly don’t look like any of my neighbours or mates from school, they’re the aesthetic elite.

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After all, this is a world where Alex George – the Welsh answer to GEORGE CLOONEY’s Doug Ross in ER – simply can’t get himself a date.

Every decision on Love Island is made on a purely carnal basis and nothing to do with emotional compatibility.

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Love Island fans have started a Twitter campaign to save Dr Alex GeorgeCredit: Rex Features
In fact, this week we witnessed some of the contestants claim they were NOT compatible with Alex because he is intelligent and they’re not.

This was said with a sense of pride, rather than embarrassment.

Even more depressing was Essex glamour model Megan Barton Hanson’s decision to pick ridiculous faux hippie Eyal Booker instead of Alex.

She soon regretted it, but went on to snog the model, spurning the doctor.

It’s an issue I discuss in some detail with Saturday Night Takeaway star SCARLETT MOFFATT – a great role model to young women – in the new episode of my podcast The Dan Wootton Interview, which you can listen to for free by subscribing on iTunes or Apple Podcasts now.

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Scarlett received a backlash from angry fans after it was revealed her impressive body transformation was down to intense bootcamp sessions and low-calorie diet
The self-confessed Love Island superfan who, like me, has a long history of battling with her weight and self-confidence, told me: “My little sister is soon to be 12 and I worry that she feels in order to have a relationship she sort of has to have, what society would say, the perfect image.

“Everyone is different so we should maybe show that actually everyone’s different and that you can find love whatever you look like.

“I do just worry that we are sending a message saying that this is the way that you have got to look.”

The immediate way to address this is by producers sending in some interesting, funny and attractive contestants with big personalities and, shock horror, big bodies too.

Best RiRi set your watch

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Rihanna acted like a real diva at the Ocean’s 8 premiereCredit: Getty Images – Getty
RIHANNA’s decision to breeze into the Ocean’s 8 premiere in London two hours late didn’t surprise her co-stars.

I’m told the pop megastar has long clashed with actress CATE BLANCHETT over the Umbrella singer’s time- keeping.

The Aussie actress is scornful of Rihanna’s constant tardiness, which she has privately branded unprofessional and selfish.

This week there were also rows over a photocall with the female stars – and who would stand next to who.

As it turned out, RiRi didn’t even bother to turn up for it.

Other arguments included one over who got the biggest suite in the hotel room.

Imagine the difficulties in bringing this group back for a sequel.

Wootton’s Week

 

Trending up…The Queen and Anne Robinson

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The Queen leads by example and has embraced Meghan MarkleCredit: Getty – Contributor
WHAT will we do without this remarkable 92-year-old who brings us all together.

Take Thursday, for example.

She shone in Grenfell Green, as the nation marked the one-year anniversary of the tower tragedy.

She also sent a message to her ice-cold relatives that The Firm must accept PRINCE HARRY’s wife MEGHAN MARKLE as family, immediately.

Laughing together like old friends, there was genuine joy in the monarch’s eyes.

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Anne Robinson is not afraid to say what she feelsCredit: Handout
THE Weakest Link quiz mistress has my respect for being honest and fearless in her public declarations in an era where her BBC colleagues are afraid of even the slightest Twitter backlash.

This week she declared she was “done” with the #MeToo movement and it “needs to be put to bed”.

She even accused celebrities like UMA THURMAN, GWYNETH PALTROW and ANGELINA JOLIE for using the HARVEY WEINSTEIN scandal to enhance their own images.

In this climate, that’s brave.

Trending down… Taylor Swift and Prince Edward

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Taylor Swift can’t seem to get anything right at the momentCredit: Getty – Contributor
NO wonder TAYLOR SWIFT is struggling to shift tickets for her Reputation tour, with tens of thousands of expensive seats unsold.

Her self-obsession and refusal to deal with the media, despite constant attempts to manipulate coverage, has finally turned British fans off.

Latest album Reputation has only sold around 100,000 copies here, while 1989 has sold 1.2 million.

It’s a shame because for a long time Taylor was the best pop star on the planet.

Until she disappeared up her own . . .

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Prince Edward has been wasting taxpayers’ cashCredit: Getty – Contributor
IF only the Queen’s children could learn from their faultless mother.

Sadly, they remain as tone deaf as ever.

Case in point this week when minor and unpopular royal PRINCE EDWARD spent £5,000 of our money to fly 130 miles on a private jet, when a plane ticket would have cost just £60.

As the very reasonable royal expert Ingrid Seward points out, the decision was “not very green”.

I think it’s about time his relatives stop preaching to us about the environment.

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‘Self-promoting jerks!’ Lady Colin Campbell hits out at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s ‘unimportant’ Israel statement

Lady C reacts to Harry and Meghan’s statement

The couple used their Archewell Foundation charity to condemn the violence in Israel

Socialite Lady Colin Campbell has hit out at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle after the couple issued a statement on the atrocities in Israel.

The couple used their Archewell Foundation charity to condemn the violence in Israel and point out their own efforts to “support partners and organisations on the frontlines in Israel”.

 

Speaking on GB News, Lady C said the couple are not in a position to issue a statement on the matter, unlike frontline royal figures like Prince William and King Charles.

She added that the statement only served to give off the impression that the Sussexes are looking to promote their own image.

Lady C has hit out at Harry and Meghan

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“Self-promoting jerks”, she said.

“They don’t know their place. Prince William and the King are obliged to make some comment. Harry and Meghan should be making no comment whatsoever.LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

“It is not for royals to make comments, it’s for the representatives of the state to make comment.

“They have forgotten how unimportant they are and they need to remember their place and get back into their corner.”

Royal commentator Phil Dampier waded in by questioning the work the couple are doing on the ground in Israel.

“It’s good for them, talking about international relations when they can’t even sort out their own family”, he said in a dig.

Over 1,200 people have died following Hamas’ attacks on Israel over the weekendGETTYIn their statement, the couple stopped short of taking a side in the conflict and instead condemned “all acts of terrorism and brutality”.

Under the title With Heavy Hearts, Harry and Meghan said in a statement on their Archewell Foundation website that they support action to “help all innocent victims of this unconscionable level of human suffering”.

Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a surprise incursion on Israel on Saturday and killed hundreds of Israelis.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s administration has retaliated with a bombardment that has demolished neighbourhoods in the Palestinian Gaza Strip, and halted the entry of food, water, fuel and medicine into the territory.

It comes as The Duke and Duchess opted to use a seven-car convoy to the World Mental Health Day festival in New York City, despite only travelling 200ft.

The couple were transported from a garage near the Equinox Hotel in Hudson Yards.

In a bid to secure as much protection as possible, their cars were flanked by New York Police Department escorts as they bid to avoid another “near catastrophic” car chase.

This happened after Harry, Meghan and her mother Doria Ragland attended the Women of Vision Awards in May this year.

 

Meghan Markle brutally snubbed by Sophie Trudeau in 10-word swipe

Sophie Trudeau, who was previously married to the Canadian Prime Minister has given Meghan Markle the cold shoulder.

Sophie Trudeau issued a brutal snub towards Meghan Markle (Image: Getty)

Sophie Trudeau who was previously married to the Canadian Prime Minister gave Meghan Markle the cold shoulder and refused to confirm an existing friendship between the two women.

In a brutal 10-worded snub earlier this year, Sophie told The Times: “I know her… but we haven’t spent much time together.”

Justin Trudeau’s ex-wife was featured on Meghan Markle’s failed podcast, Archetypes in November 2022, when Meghan described a day of laughter and fun that the pair spent at her Montecito mansion, where their children played in the swimming pool on pizza-shaped floats.

Meghan admitted described how Sophie used to send her “little meditations” during her pregnancy and voice notes “of encouragement” to the Duchess. She also described how they drank wine on her terrace and were “giddy like absolute schoolgirls.”

However, in the interview, Sophie turned the conversation over to Meghan’s sister-in-law instead and revealed her “heart just sunk” when she heard about Princess Kate’s cancer diagnosis.

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Meghan described her “day of fun” with Sophie on Archetypes (Image: Getty)

According to the book, Finding Freedom, Meghan became friendly with Sophie in 2016 after meeting her husband Justin, who has been Canada’s prime minister since 2015, at the One Young World summit in Ottawa that year.

Authors Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand claim: “The pair became fast email friends, Meghan was interested to hear how Sophie had successfully made the move from an entertainment news correspondent to much-beloved First Lady, all while skillfully dodging controversy.”

In November 2022, Meghan invited Ms Trudeau on to her Spotify podcast Archetypes, where the pair spoke about the challenges of parenting and being a partner to Justin and Harry.

Meghan introduced Ms Trudeau as a “humanitarian mother” she met in Toronto, where Meghan was living while filming a hit TV show, Suits.

It is unclear why Sophie did not confirm an existing friendship with Meghan, but the Duchess has also been criticised for her “strategic friendship” with former best friend Jessica Mulroney.

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According to Finding Freedom, Meghan became friendly with Sophie in 2016 (Image: Getty)

Royal commentator Charlotte Griffiths has accused the Duchess of Sussex of being quick to discard friendships, particularly in light of her apparent distancing from Mulroney in recent years.

Griffiths referred to the term “Markled”, a slang term from the Urban Dictionary which describes someone who cuts ties with a friend after they’ve made a significant contribution to their life.

Speaking on Palace Confidential, Griffiths said: “I think she’s a bit strategic with her friends and once she’s finished with them, she casts them aside and forgets all about them, deletes their number and blocks their number in some cases.”

Jessica and Meghan have not been seen together publicly recently and Jessica did not feature in the couple’s Netflix series, in which other friends of Harry and Meghan were interviewed.

King Charles urged to do one thing for Princess Kate amid cancer battle

“Deserving” Princess Kate should be awarded by being appointed to the Order of The Garter, a former royal butler has claimed.

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King Charles was urged to make the Princess of Wales a Lady of the Order of the Garter because she “deserves it” as the Royal Family prepare themselves for a very busy royal week.

The pomp and pageantry will kick off this Saturday, June 15, when the nation will celebrate King Charles’s second Trooping the Colour.

Following that, there will be seven days of engagements for the most senior royals, complete with Royal Ascot and the Order of the Garter ceremony.

The Order of the Garter is the oldest and most senior Order of Chivalry in Britain that can be given by a monarch.

In light of this and next week’s engagements, former royal butler Paul Burrell touched down on why he believes the monarch rewards his “favourites” and the reason why there is “nepotism” in the Royal Family as the King “showers the people around him”.

King Charles ‘showers the people around him’ who are loyal to him, says expert. (Image: Getty)
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Mr Burrell also called for the service to be “fair” with many “unsung heroes” in Britain who should be “elevated and celebrated” for their work.

Speaking on behalf of Slingo, he said: “I wanted the King to invest [Princess] Kate into the Order of the Garter, but he hasn’t done it.

“I’m hoping that the King will invest Kate in the most noble order. I’m hoping he’s going to do that, if he does it will make headlines, she deserves it.

“She’s our future queen, she’s a Princess of Wales, it’s time for her to become a Lady member of the Garter.”

The former royal butler claimed Charles “showers” the people around him with royal titles and gifts as he wants to “be loved” and “reward them for their service to him and the country”.

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King Charles is said to ‘reward’ his favourites. (Image: Getty)

But he added: “If this was fair there are so many unsung heroes out there who should be elevated and celebrated because of their work for our country.

“I find it difficult to get across the bridge of nepotism. I also wonder why Kate hasn’t been made a Lady of the Order of the Garter when she is our future queen which is out of kilter for me.

“I think it revolves around the King and his favourites.”