Miley Cyrus shot to fame as part-time high schooler, part-time superstar Hannah Montana in 2006, going on to become one of the Disney Channel’s biggest stars.
But fast forward to the ’10s, and Miley was twerking all over the shop and straddling cards while wearing weed-print leotards.
And that was all down to drugs, according to Miles.
The 26-year-old joked about the downfall of Hannah Montana while acting as guest judge on the season 11 premiere of RuPaul’s Drag Race, which aired on VH1 on Thursday night.
Poor Hannah (Picture: DISNEY CHANNEL/BYRON COHEN)
The bottom two queens, Soju and Kahanna Montrese, were tasked with lip syncing for their lives to the undeniable bop The Best Of Both Worlds by Hannah Montana – with Ru asking: ‘Hey, whatever happened to her?’
Miley quipped: ‘A lot of drugs’, leaving Ru, Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley and Ross Mathews in stitches.
RuPaul laughed: ‘That won’t make the edit’ – but surprise surprise, it stayed put in the premiere.
Earlier in the show, newlywed Miley dragged up to enter the workroom undercover as a male crew member – wearing a short wig, facial hair, a cap and glasses to disguise herself.
Miley tried to trick the queens by going undercover (Picture: Twitter)
However, once she got closer to the queens, her disguise was rumbled – and Miley decided instead to give the queens some sage advice on their nerves.
The Wrecking Ball singer said: ‘When I’m nervous, I know it sounds cheesy but seriously, breathe. If you’re not breathing you get into this panic state and you’re not yourself.
‘My godmother’s Dolly Parton and something that I’ve learned from Dolly and the reason people love her so much is because she’s always herself. What you want to be is beautiful, and I know this, but for me, a fan at home, I fall in love with the personality. You wouldn’t be here if you weren’t confident. You’re not too scared to try so that already makes you badass and a winner.’
Preach.
Soju sadly became the first queen to be eliminated from season 11, after her Hanbok look and lip sync against Kahanna Montrese failed to impress.
RuPaul’s Drag Race season 11 continues Thursdays at 9pm ET/PT on VH1, with episodes dropping the next day on Netflix.
It’s only been two weeks since RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 4 ended with a draw and some questionable editing, but the main stage is back, henny.
Season 11 has kicked off with a bang and a Vanjie, and while the issue of Drag Race fatigue is real, there’s no denying that the standard is getting higher every series. Forget showing up in your trusty bodysuit with a case load of highlighter – the teeniest things can get you the chop in season 11.
So, after the season premiere, we have ranked the queens in order of meh to slay, based on their entrances and first runways – and we’re gonna be as cutthroat as Michelle Visage, because this is not RuPaul’s Best Friend Race. ** Spoilers ahead, obvs. **
15. Kahanna Montrese
Kahanna Montrese (Picture: VH1)
Miss Kahanna is the drag daughter of Coco Montrese, but as Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, from the house of Mateo, proved last season, that isn’t enough to get you past the first episode.
The first thing I thought when Kahanna strutted into the workroom in a rhinestone bra and stoned tights was – oh, they’re bringing back Chi Chi Devayne this season? Kahanna seems to have a great personality, don’t get me wrong, but underwear and a bustle just doesn’t cut it anymore, unless you’re serving Naomi Smalls levels of underwear ad.
I could have brushed this off, but then came that main stage look. Katya has a wealth of material to choose from in her suitcase, so I refuse to believe that a bra, an asymmetrical leotard and half-stoned tights was the best Kahanna could rustle up. Also, without padding, the way the bra was sliding up was so off-putting. Drag can definitely be done without boobs – see Violet Chachki, Naomi Smalls – but it has to be more polished. Soz, Kahanna.
But she did live to last another day, so what do I know.
14. Mercedes Iman Diamond
Mercedes Iman Diamond (Picture: VH1)
I can barely remember anything about Mercedes in the season premiere, aside from that earsplitting bird call. More of that, less of the seventies themed bodysuit we’ve seen a hundred times before. I’m placing the forgettable-ness of Mercedes on the editing and the amount of queens in the workroom rather than her personality – but if she walks the runway in another leotard next week, I will not be so kind.
13. Shuga Cain
Shuga Cain (Picture: VH1)
Controversially, wasn’t a big fan of Shuga Cain’s runway – out of a box of Sharon Needles’ clothes, I expected more than an 80s ra-ra skirt silhouette – and her entrance look didn’t surprise me much either.
A point for the 24/40 age mix-up, but Shuga will need to step it up to stand out.
12. Ra’jah D O’Hara
Ra’Jah D O’Hara (Picture: VH1)
There are Davenports coming out the wazoo this series, with the D in Ra’jah’s name standing for Davenport. I really liked the look of Miss Ra’jah as she entered the workroom, but then those earrings fell off every time she moved an inch or touched a queen. As Shuga Cain said, you’re on national television, you better staple them to your ears.
However, she did come out on the runway looking like a Pride parade threw up on her, and I am incredibly here for that amount of rainbow glitter.
11. Soju
Soju (Picture: VH1)
I may be biased, as a) I absolutely love soju, it is delicious and b) I am totally into the Korean aesthetic, but I didn’t think Soju did all that bad this week. Sure her Hanbok was a bit of a tulle explosion, but that is the actual shape of the dress she was going for, and at least it was a concept. Unfortunately, it really hindered her in the lip sync to The Best Of Both Worlds, which you really need to be wearing a rhinestoned catsuit for.
But any queen who refers to herself as a K-pop drag princess, only to talk to RuPaul about her weeping cyst on the main stage surely deserves better.
Farewell, Soju, we barely knew ye.
10. Scarlet Envy
Scarlet Envy (Picture: VH1)
Full disclosure – I really fancy Scarlet out of drag. She basically looks like a member of Tame Impala and is definitely a man who I would pursue in any bar, only to realise he’s a terrible person.
Scarlet’s entrance look was arty and sexy, although the tights were a bit of a wash-out, and her runway look was perfectly well executed – but was a bit too Violet Chachki to really show us who Scarlet is. I remain hopeful.
9. A’Keria Davenport
A’Keria C Davenport (Picture: VH1)
A’Keria is obviously a threat with her pageant background, but I was left slightly underwhelmed by her entrance look – although spelling out her surname to end on ‘and you know I’m the motherfucking tea’ was a win.
But then, she came out on the main stage looking like Mad Max set in a wig factory and indeed snatched all the wigs. And formed them into a mohawk. Respect.
8. Nina West
Nina West (Picture: VH1)
OK, let’s call a spade a spade – Nina’s runway look was a bit of a train wreck. It baffles me every season that there’s still girls who come in not really being able to sew – get that skill in the bag before casting!
But the thing is, we need queens like Nina in the competition. We need the comedy queens that host your local gay night, the ones that have worn the exact same wig, silhouette and make-up for a decade because it works for them, the ones who are born entertainers, even if their image wasn’t curated for Instagram.
I’m hoping that these queens aren’t entirely pushed out in Drag Race UK, and I hope that Nina gets her time to shine on Drag Race – especially considering how many times she’s auditioned.
7. Ariel Versace
Ariel Versace (Picture: VH1)
I’m always a bit wary of the self-proclaimed Instagram queens – see Aja’s first go at Drag Race glory. But was ‘this is what dreams are made of’ a Lizzie McGuire reference from Miss Ariel, as she walked in a huge wintery dress, reminiscent of the igloo gown Lizzie/Isabella Parigi tried on while Ru’s Supermodel played in the background? I stan.
Ariel could be one to watch – her make-up will always be on point, but her Poison Ivy cosplay take on Laganja Estranga’s marijuana-themed wardrobe showed real skill.
6. Yvie Oddly
Yvie Oddly (Picture: VH1)
I bloody love a weirdo on Drag Race. Alaska. Katya. Milk, until she returned on All Stars and shot herself in the foot. So Yvie is instantly high on the rankings for me.
Anybody who attaches a Hot Wheel car to her dress, carries in a remote control and proclaims she’s here to ‘shock and suck cock’ is surely worth supporting. Also, while her runway look wasn’t as polished as the rest, at least it had a concept. And with making a coat out of saran wrap, Yvie will most definitely slay when it comes to whatever challenge Ru gives the queens that involves dumpster diving or making entire gowns out of sweet wrappers.
5. Plastique Tiara
Plastique Tiara (Picture: VH1)
Fine, we didn’t hear that much from Plastique in episode one. But have you ever seen a prettier queen? Crown her Miss Universe, book her for a Chanel ad, at least give her a bouquet and a sceptre to rule over us lesser beings.
Also out of drag, she looks like a Vietnamese pop star whose poster I would most definitely have on my wall. Come through, 21-year-old skin.
4. Honey Davenport
Honey Davenport (Picture: VH1)
Honey Davenport strutted into the workroom looking like she’d escaped from Trinity, Monet and Monique’s Beehive Club and straight into my heart. This New York queen is definitely one to watch – she is an actress, a musician and an artist, and managed to make Ben De La Creme’s decidedly different aesthetic her own on the runway.
This girl is coming for the crown, and from past seasons, we know that nobody should sleep on a New York queen.
3. Brooke Lynn Hytes
Brooke Lynn Hytes (Picture: VH1)
I got serious Katya vibes when Brooke Lynn came into the workroom looking like a mountie off to Pride, and that’s no bad thing. But on the main stage, that perfectly form fitting metallic leotard with superhero meets disco dancer vibes elevated her to new Hytes (sorry).
She thoroughly deserved the win and I can’t wait to see her pirouetting around these bitches.
2. Vanessa Vanjie Mateo
Vanessa Vanjie Mateo (Picture: VH1)
Vanjie… Vaaaanjie… Miss… Vaaaaaanjie. She’s back in the house, heels click clacking around, and god I missed her. That one episode of Vanessa we got last season was gold, and her soundbites this time around are just as good. My favourite? ‘I was humililated… humililated… I was embarrassed.’
But it’s not just her personality that could win Ru over this season. That cinched waist, señorita who’s taken a bath in body glitter realness she served on the runway shows that Vanjie has come a long way.
1. Silky Nutmeg Ganache
Silky Nutmeg Ganache (Picture: VH1)
Yes, Silky is annoying as all hell. The queens will grow to hate her. But reader, I am not a queen in the workroom, therefore I do not care.
Ever since she came into the workroom looking like Lizzo and removed a cookie from her bra, I fell in love. Silky knows she’s the biggest personality in the room, and is using that to her advantage. She is confident enough to believe she owns the moment rather than Miley Cyrus, picking up a Grammy-nominated singer and hauling her around the room. And she doesn’t need to concentrate on her look, because she knows she can drape herself in sequins, throw a few peppermints at the judges and sail through.
It’s refreshing for a queen to say exactly why they’re there – Silky wants her own spin-off show, maybe a cooking show as well, and isn’t going to let anybody get in the way of that. We all know that’s why the other queens are there too – they want their headline tour, they want their spin-off, they want their single available on iTunes. Silky is the only one who DGAF enough to say it. These queens are going to have to fight for their airtime while Silky is around, and I am here for it.
RuPaul’s Drag Race continues at 9pm ET/PT on Thursdays on VH1, and drops on Netflix the following morning.
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‘We’re not at a stage where we’ll be announcing its plans to premiere,’ he told Deadline. ‘But we have hired creative people that have pitched story outlines.
‘We feel very good about the development of that series.’
The spin-off will be on top of Fear The Walking Dead (Picture: AMC)
Ed added to the publication: ‘We’re not in a position to talk about partnerships in terms of other territories or ancillary windows, other than that there’s a healthy appetite for it and we’ve had a number of conversations with a lot of players in the space.’
Despite the dip in viewing figures, the AMC post-apocalyptic drama remains one of the most popular series on the Network and looks set to continue beyond season 10.
Showrunner Angela Kang teased to Insider: ‘I’m approaching it as I’ve got to make a great 10th season. I can’t assume anything. It’s a thing that writers certainly talk about a lot.’
The Walking Dead airs Sundays on AMC in the US and Mondays on Fox UK, and is available to watch on NOW TV.
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Jennifer Saunders will be back on Comic Relief (Picture: BBC)
Jennifer Saunders has revealed she will spoof the Mamma Mia! sequel, Here We Go Again, for Comic Relief.
The 60-year-old actress and comedian parodied the first ABBA musical film with comedy partner Dawn French for the BBC charity drive 10 years ago, and has now decided to make the follow up following the release of the movie’s sequel last year.
Titled Mamma Mia! Here We Go Yet Again!, the sketch will see Jennifer play Donna, the character played by Meryl Streep in the movies, and she has pulled together a whole host of famous faces to take on the one-off special, which is set to air on BBC One on 15 March.
Alan Carr will reprise his role of Colin Firth’s Harry, and Philip Glenister as Pierce Brosnan’s Sam, and the spoof will see the cast recreate some of the most iconic moments from the film – and even try to tackle some tracks from Swedish band ABBA, whose songs form the base of the musical.
‘If I could have lived on the fake Mamma Mia set for the past year, I would have been very happy. This is one of the silliest things I’ve done. But, my God, I enjoy it,’ she told The Sun.
Miranda Hart and Sue Perkins will be returning as the producer and director but sadly Dawn won’t be returning the sequel, due to her busy work schedule.
No other names have been attached to the parody sequel, and it’s unknown how long the sketch will be.
The Comic Relief charity drive takes place on 15 March, where money is raised for the Comic Relief charity, which supports vulnerable people in the UK and internationally.
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Karyn spoke of the death of James Avery (Picture: ITV)
Karyn Parsons has seemingly confirmed there will never be a Fresh Prince Of Bel Air reunion after the death of James Avery.
Speaking on Lorraine on Friday, Karyn spoke about the surprise of the success of the show years after it aired bu that despite years of rumours of a reunion on air, it won’t happen.
‘For us, the loss of James Avery changed the whole picture,’ she said.
‘I don’t think it would have happened anyway but with James gone, it is not possible.’
The cast of Fresh Prince including Karyn (left) and James Avery (second left) (Picture: NBC)
James played Uncle Phil, the patriarch of the family in the hit comedy starring Will Smith, but he sadly passed in 2014 at the age of 65 following complication resulting from his open heart surgery.
The cast had become a family during their time together in the early 1990s and they regularly still spend time together.
‘Fortunately, we were very much a family and it still feels like one,’ said Karyn, ‘it’s like picking up when we left off when we see each other.’
‘Do we really want to see Will and Carlton in their 40s and 50s?’ the 47-year-old added.
‘I think people think they want to see that, but I don’t think people really want to see that.’
Ribeiro had been the one to confirm his death, writing on Twitter: ‘The world has lost a truly special man. I am very saddened to say that James Avery has passed.
‘Even though he played my father on TV, he was a wonderful father figure to me in life. He will be deeply missed.’
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The 31-year-old TV star captioned the picture ‘OB.SESSSSSSSSSSED’, with many taking offence to her words – accusing her of using the child as an ‘accessory’ for her social media profile, with David Lammy calling her out on social media.
Trisha Goddard and Ed Adoo have now waded into the row with a heated debate on Good Morning Britain.
Trisha Goddard and Ed Adoo got into a heated debate over Stacey Dooley (Picture: ITV)
The TV presenter explained that, while it was unfair to focus the whole thing just on the Strictly Come Dancing winner, she was ‘disturbed’ at her wording of her Instagram posts.
‘It’s quite a complex issue. It’s not just about Stacey, I don’t think it’s fair to just focus on Stacey,’ she began. ‘I went on her Instagram and had a look at the picture and what jumped out at me is underneath it, it said “obsessed”. I found that disturbing.
‘I’m not saying she should know any different or anything else, she’s been spearheading some great things.
‘If you’re employing someone you have to take into account what they’re saying on social media and the pictures they’re giving out.
‘We haven’t seen the video Stacey has done, it may be that she’s fleetingly in it, and it is as Liz [Warner, Comic Relief CEO] said, it’s more local heroines talking about the amazing work they’ve done in the area.
‘I do think that one photo, with “obsessed”… that’s what the Kardashians say about a pair of shoes.’
However, Ed was left unimpressed, claiming her argument was ‘pointless’.
‘Stacey champions the underdog via what she does as a broadcaster in her documentaries, she’s from Luton. In terms of diversity, she’s done great things…,’ the broadcaster said.
‘It’s creating charitable racism by saying, for example, “if it’s for an Eastern European charity, we’ll get Eastern Europeans to do it… African charity, we’ll get Africans.” It’s about people doing something for each other, and not citing that she has ‘obsessed’ or whatever on her Instagram. It’s pointless.’
Things got heated when he continued: ‘She has a voice like all of us, that’s what she was doing. That [argument] was pointless.’
Trisha cut in, explaining her point ‘wasn’t with Stacey’, to which he fumed: ‘So what is your point then, Trisha? What is your point?’
Ed branded Trisha’s argument ‘pointless’ (Picture: ITV)
‘Well if you let me speak, I can make it…,’ she hit back. ‘I’m not saying it about Stacey, I’m saying she was obviously employed to do that film. Part of it is her pull on social media. Liz, the CEO, is a producer, she’s done some fantastic films. If it was me, I would be saying: “Stacey, we can do much better photos, we can put better copy underneath it for all our causes.’
When Kate Garraway asked Trisha about Ed’s charitable racism claims, he cut across, stating: ‘It’s about people helping each other, and not putting people in boxes, and for example if you’re helping a Ghanaian charity, only Ghanaian people can help.’
‘Excuse me, Kate were you asking me something? Thank you,’ Trisha replied. ‘If I’m raising money for mental health, do I have a photo with someone in a straight-jacket saying “Slay?” If I did do that and I was just mucking about and being silly, then whatever….
‘If I’m being employed by a mental health charity, if I’m the front of something, someone has to sit down and say this is how we’re approaching it. I don’t think she meant it evilly, she’s done some fantastic work.
‘We’ve only seen this one picture, I’m hoping once we see the documentary, it has a very different flavour.’
The debate first kicked off earlier this week, when Stacey shared glimpses of her trip to Africa on social media, while she worked alongside Comic Relief to raise awareness.
‘As I’ve said before, this just perpetuates tired and unhelpful stereotypes. Let’s instead promote voices from across the continent of Africa and have serious debate.’
To which Stacey replied: ‘David, is the issue with me being white? (Genuine question) …because if that’s the case, you could always go over there and try raise awareness?
‘Comic relief have raised over 1 billion pounds since they started. I saw projects that were saving lives with the money. Kids lives (sic).’
‘We are really grateful that Stacey Dooley, an award winning and internationally acclaimed documentary maker, agreed to go to Uganda to discover more about projects the British people have funded there and make no apologies for this,’ it read.
‘She has filmed and reported on challenging issues all over the world, helping to put a much-needed spotlight on issues that affect people’s lives daily. In her film, people working with or supported by Comic Relief projects tell their own stories in their own words.’
Good Morning Britain continues on weekdays, at 6am, on ITV.
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Spock made his grand debut to Star Trek: Discovery (Picture: CBS)
*Warning, contains spoilers.
Spock finally made his grand debut in the most recent episode Star Trek: Discovery, where it was revealed that the Starfleet officer is dyslexic.
The character, played by Ethan Peck, has a Vulcan form of neurodiversity and was seen struggling with numbers in the installment titled Light and Shadows.
However, with assistance from Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green), who managed to make sense of the figures, the pair discover he had coordinates for Talos IV and they prepare to head to there.
Spock has dyslexia (Picture: CBS)
Speaking about Spock’s dyslexia, Ethan explained: ‘I think it will be very affirming for a lot of marginalized people in that way, because I think it’s really healthy for those that might not be typical, you know, to have a role model out there who’s dealing with it themselves.
‘I think it can be really comforting and help one identify with themselves.’
The actor added to Comic Book that he had a lot of anxiety taking on the role of Spock, admitting: ‘You can’t just go all fully emotional because he’s still half Vulcan and it’s going to come out in a way that’s still alien.
‘And so figuring out that balance really took a lot of focus and we dealt with it with great care and while we were filming I was like, “Is this working? Is it believable? Does it feel like Spock?”‘
Star Trek: Discovery airs on CBS in the US and on Netflix in the UK.
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Jon Snow recreated Ned Stark’s pose on The Iron Throne in Game of Thrones poster (Picture: HBO)
After Game of Thrones released 20 new posters of all the heroes and villains still standing – a mighty feat in itself – fans have decided to flip the series on its head and plonk Kanye West on the Iron Throne instead.
And we’re sure Yeezy would be delighted after photos of Kimye’s house recently showered an eerily empty mansion, deprived of any furniture at all.
Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, the mysterious author wrote: ‘David and Dan invited me to a cameo in one of the final episodes, which I was tempted to do.
‘But I didn’t think just for the sake of a cameo I could take the time to return to Belfast.’
Or is he throwing us off the scent?
Game of Thrones returns to Sky Atlantic and HBO on April 14.
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Jeremy Clarkson ‘takes a dump’ in the latest episode of The Grand Tour (Picture: Amazon Prime)
Jeremy Clarkson has revealed that the latest episode of The Grand Tour includes him ‘taking a dump,’ because there’s nothing more exhilarating than poops and cars.
The season three installment is an RV special and Richard Hammond has already been filmed crashing into another vehicle, so it looks like the gang really have gone all out.
Teasing the glorious scenes, Jeremy alerted his 7.12million Twitter followers, writing: ‘This week’s @thegrandtour special is a good laugh.
‘I take a dump, James makes some toast and Hammond has some accidents.’
Loooooovely.
The synopsis for the episode teases: ‘Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are told to take an RV holiday across the south western United States but rapidly stage a mutiny before re-grouping in used RVs they have modified themselves, with mixed results.’
This week’s @thegrandtour special is a good laugh. I take a dump, James makes some toast and Hammond has some accidents.
The Grand Tour is available to watch on Amazon Prime.
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This Morning has once again weighed in on Stacey Dooley’s ‘white saviour’ backlash, this time around by bringing the Uganda High Commissioner into comment.
Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes were joined by Julius Peter Moto in the studio, who said he felt ‘uncomfortable’ by the the Strictly Come Dancing winner’s photo with a young black child during Friday’s episode.
‘Stacey did a great job,’ Julius began. ‘Comic Relief is also really doing a good job in Uganda, but we are not comfortable with pictures of children in the social media. It’s a young child.
‘There’s nothing wrong with what Comic Relief is doing, but we felt a bit uncomfortable of pictures of young children.
Stacey Dooley posted a picture of herself posing with a young black boy (Picture: Instagram)
‘We want to protect the interest of Ugandan children.’
Julius added: ‘Uganda needs UK aid in terms of for the provision of education, support to health sector, good governance, and supporting the refugees in northern Uganda.’
The debate kicked off earlier in the week when Stacey, 31, posted a picture with a disadvantaged young boy saying she was ‘obsessed,’ leading to a Twitter clash with MP David Lammy, who said: ‘The world does not need any more white saviours.
‘As I’ve said before, this just perpetuates tired and unhelpful stereotypes. Let’s instead promote voices from across the continent of Africa and have serious debate.’
Comic Relief defended Stacey, saying: ‘We are really grateful that Stacey Dooley, an award winning and internationally acclaimed documentary maker, agreed to go to Uganda to discover more about projects the British people have funded there and make no apologies for this.
‘She has filmed and reported on challenging issues all over the world, helping to put a much-needed spotlight on issues that affect people’s lives daily. In her film, people working with or supported by Comic Relief projects tell their own stories in their own words.’
This Morning airs weekdays and Sundays at 10.30am on ITV.
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Seann Walsh has apologised to Rebecca Humphries following their split last year (Picture: Rex)
Seann Walsh has spoken admitted his behaviour towards ex-girlfriend Rebecca Humphries was ‘abusive’, after he cheated on her with Katya Jones last year.
The comedian made headlines after publicly kissing his Strictly Come Dancing partner in October, despite being in a relationship with the actress at the time.
Katya Jones and Seann Walsh were pictured kissing last year (Picture: BBC)
And, in a candid appearance on the Jonathan Ross show four months after the scandal, he confessed he hopes she can ‘forgive’ him at some point.
‘I think that when I first saw that statement it was so huge and you go through a mixture of emotions and I didn’t really know how to react. But I think with the time that I’ve had, that actually she is right, I think everything she said in that statement is right,’ he told the host.
‘At first it’s denial, initially you look at that and you go, “No absolutely not.” But with time, someone that you cared about has written that about you and posted that and I think that actually, yes she was right what she said.
‘And I think if you lie and cheat on the person that you’re meant to care for and be in a relationship with, then that is a form of abuse, of course it is. All I can be is as sorry as I am. I hope one day that she’ll forgive me.’
Seann also admitted he’s grateful to Rebecca for ending their relationship so publicly – following his kiss with Katya – as it gave him an opportunity to change himself.
Rebecca shared a scathing statement on Twitter as she dumped Seann Walsh (Picture: Getty)
‘Obviously I was stupid and I was selfish and I was hurtful to someone that I cared about and someone that I respected, and I still care about and still respect. I will always be sorry about what I did,’ he continued.
‘I think when it all blew up, I don’t think I reacted in the correct manner. I didn’t know what to do, it was huge. It has been some time since then, I have had a lot of time to look at my actions, look at my behaviour and take responsibility as well.
‘I think when you have gone through something like that, you end up thinking in clichés, like “If I could go back in time, I’d behave differently and treat her differently” but unfortunately all I can be is as sorry as I am and as regretful as I am.
‘The thing is, especially with how public it was, if you behave the way I did privately, that is inexcusable enough but for it to go so public, that was all my fault.’
Seann speaks about the scandal in detail during his new comedy show, but has decided to leave his ex out of this, instead focusing on the second the pictures of himself and Katya emerged, to the following week.
And he also references what happened on his tour, admitting he couldn’t not discuss the Strictly-shaped elephant in the room.
Katya Jones has been married to husband Neil since 2013 (Picture: Rex)
‘It would be strange if I went on stage during the tour and I just ended up talking about microwaves for an hour. You have to acknowledge it,’ he added.
They both apologised at the time, vowing it was nothing more than a drunken mistake.
Soon after, Rebecca shared a message on her Twitter account about the scandal, refusing to be seen as a victim in what happened – something she was widely applauded for.
‘Hello there, my name is Rebecca Humphries and I am not a victim,’ she began. ‘I wasn’t sure whether to respond to events from the past week, but I feel the narrative has missed a couple of crucial elements that I would like to clear up.
‘It’s incredibly good of Sean(n) and Katya to apologise in the media. I have received nothing, other than the support of my family, friends and a host of strangers on the internet who all wanted to make sure I was OK.
Addressing the photos in question, she continued: ‘Those pictures were taken on October 3rd. It was my birthday. I was alone at home when Sean texted at 10pm saying the two of them were going for one innocent drink.
‘We spoke and I told him, not for the first time, that his actions over the past three weeks had led me to believe something inappropriate was going on.
‘He aggressively, and repeatedly, called me a psycho/nuts/mental. As he has done countless times throughout our relationship when I’ve questioned his inappropriate, hurtful behaviour.’
Rebecca went on to explain the ordeal has reminded her that she is a ‘strong, capable person’, and not a victim, ending the post by revealing she had decided to take ownership of their cat.
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A woman who’s ‘spending thousands’ on cryogenically freezing herself and her dog joined Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford on Friday’s This Morning.
Debbie Fleming appeared on the show alongside her pet Sherry and explained how she intends to preserve her body just like her dad has, in the hope they’ll all be reunited in years to come.
The 55-year-old, who was interviewed via a live link from Orlando in Florida, is hopeful that it’ll work, saying: ‘I would say that 100 years ago, we weren’t even thinking of transplanting hearts and now look, we’re transplanting hearts, cloning, so who knows what’s going to happen a couple of hundred years from now.’
Predicting what the world will be like, Debbie added: ‘It’s definitely going to be different.
Sherry couldn’t sit still (Picture: ITV)
‘I don’t spend a whole lot of time thinking about it, but it would be nice. It’s a nice concept to come back, so why not?’
But her little corgi Sherry didn’t seem to keen to take the plunge and jumped off Debbie’s lap when she began talking about nanotechnology.
Viewers had a lot to say about Debbie’s plans to freeze her dog (Picture: Twitter)
Viewers had a lot to say on Twitter after the canine made a sudden break for escape, writing: ‘The dog doesn’t want to be with her now never mind frozen with her for all eternity.’
‘Dog has just cottoned on and is making a break for it. She’s going to be on her porch this evening calling for Sherry to come home,’ joked another.
This isn’t the first time This Morning has hosted a guest who plans on being cryogenically frozen.
This Morning airs weekdays and Sundays at 10.30am on ITV.
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Jordyn – famous for her appearances alongside BFF Kylie Jenner on Keeping Up With The Kardashians, as well as for being a model – was reported to have been seen getting close to Tristan at a house party.
This is the first Jordyn has given her side of the story.
Kylie Jenner and Jordyn were best friends (Picture: jordynwoods)
How to watch Jordyn Woods’ Red Table Talk in the UK
As Red Table Talk is a Facebook show, you won’t be able to catch it on your regular TV.
However, your luck is in as you can watch it wherever you are on Facebook.
The highly-anticipated interview will be live-streamed today, Friday 1 March, on the official Red Table Talk Facebook page.
A time has not been confirmed so you’ll just have to keep checking the channel throughout the day.
What is Red Table Talk?
Red Table Talks is a Facebook interview series run by actress and musician Jada Pinkett Smith.
The show has been praised for looking into topics that may be considered controversial, including Jada talking to her own family about subjects like sex.
Other guests to grace the show since it kicked off in May 2018 have included Gabrielle Union, Ellen Pompeo, and Toni Braxton.
It’s likely Jordyn choose Red Table Talk for her first interview as she is a family friend of Jada and husband Will Smith.
Jordyn’s mum Elizabeth Woods has known Jada and Will for a long time, to the point where Jordyn even calls Will her uncle.
Jeremy Clarkson paid tribute to Top Gear fan Alex Mills (Picture: Wenn)
Jeremy Clarkson has shared an emotional tribute after a Top Gear fan died, following a battle with Leukaemia.
Alex Mills – who ran the biggest fan forum to the show, FinalGear – passed away on 27 February, surrounded by his family.
And the Grand Tour star was one of the first to pay their respects to the late web developer, crediting him with some of the show’s successes.
Top Gear fan Alex Mills died following a battle with leukemia (Picture: Twitter)
In a message shared on his Twitter page, the 58-year-old said: ‘I hear Viper007Bond has died of leukaemia. My condolences to his family.
‘He was important to the success of Top Gear. I listened to him.’
Following Jeremy’s post, many of his 7.12million followers also shared their condolences.
‘Rest in peace Alex. Final Gear was and still is to this date, very important to me,’ one responded.
A Twitter user said: ‘Man, this is such sad news. FinalGear introduced me to Top Gear. May he rest in peace.’
‘Viper was responsible for a community of gear heads who will continue to meet, around the globe. He’s left a hell of a legacy,’ a fan added.
James May and Richard Hammond are yet to speak out over the news.
Alex’s family confirmed his passing in a post on his blog, which was linked to the FinalGear forums.
‘Alex was with his family when he passed peacefully earlier today, Wednesday, February 27th,’ it read.
‘We would like to thank everyone across the globe for their love and support. It meant a lot to us and Alex to hear from so many people. He really enjoyed reading all of the comments, letters, and cards.
‘We’re so grateful for the time we had with him. He will be missed.’
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The two minute trailer sees Charlie get off to a bad start when he starts mingling with Gabby’s celebrity pals, with What’s Your Flava hero Craig David literally walking away after learning of Charlie’s new gig as a ‘manny’.
Our Sundays are sorted already – thanks Netflix.
Turn Up Trailer has Craig David cameo and we’re in (Picture: Netflix/Getty)
Idris’s latest venture was created and produced by the real-life superstar DJ and also stars Piper Perabo as the imaginatively named DJ Sara, as well as Angela Griffin, Guz Khan, Jocelyn Jee Esien, Jade Anouka, Cameron King and Dustin Demri-Burn.
As for everyone’s favourite Bond who never played Bond, the coolest man on TV casually revealed how he landed the biggest wedding DJ gig of the year for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
‘So Harry and I have hung out a couple of times through his dad’s charity – The Prince’s Trust – and he really helped me out when I was a young actor so I work with them a lot,’ he told Ellen DeGeneres during an appearance on her show this week.
Idirs Elba plays a DJ in Turn Up Charlie… imagine? (Picture: Netflix)
‘Harry came to a couple of parties that I DJed and he was like, “What are you doing on [May 19]” and I told him nothing and then he asked if I would DJ at his wedding.’
Idris’ SNL gig adds to his already-stacked 2019, which has already included the release of a collaborative single with the likes of Wiley, Sean Paul and Stefflon Don, he’ll be starring alongside Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham in Hobbs & Shaw, and he kicked off the year with the highly-anticipated return of Luther.
Oh, and he’s currently filming Cats, starring as Macavity.
Turn Up Charlie will be available to stream on Netflix from March 15.
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Samuel L. Jackson says he is not in Avengers: Endgame (Picture: Rex Features)
Samuel Jackson insists that he is not in Avengers: Endgame following his appearance in the post-credit scenes of Infinity War.
The 70-year-old – who has played Nick Fury in over 10 Marvel films said on The Jonathan Ross Show that he would not be in Avengers 4 despite some very recent ‘hints’ that he would be.
Almost forgetting the title of the movie he asked: ‘What’s the name of that? End Game?’
‘No [I’m not in it.] No, why would I be? I don’t have any superpowers , I can’t fight battles. No, I’m not in it,’ he added when probed.
He may be insisting that he is not in the upcoming superhero sequel but there is no denying his ever-present role in the franchise while Captain Marvel gears up for cinematic release later this month.
The movie also stars Brie Larson, Gemma Chan and Jude Law.
He is definitely in Captain Marvel though (Picture: Rex Features)
Speaking at the film’s premiere on Wednesday in London, he added that he’s ‘not paranoid, not hard-bitten, a kind of more easy-going Nick Fury, who meets his first inter-terrestrial person and goes to space for the first time.’
All in all, it sounds like a pretty wild ride.
As for Avengers: Endgame, the star kept majorly tight-lipped, proudly revealing: ‘I keep secrets, I’m really good at keeping secrets.’
Brie Larson, and Samuel L Jackson star side by side in Captain Marvel (Picture: Rex Features)
However, The Glass actor was previously suspected to have slipped up when he hinted that he might not be in the movie after his character turned to dust in Infinity War.
Speaking on the Happy Sad Confused Podcast, the actor was asked if he’d read the script for the movie, while he joked he only reads the scripts he’s in.
‘Not Avengers: Endgame, no. I generally read the scripts I’m in. I don’t just go to my part,’ he said.
However, he’s now denied everything, especially at the London premiere when speaking to Metro.co.uk
‘I didn’t hear any of that! I didn’t say anything. I just said “I don’t know,”‘ he grinned at us before explaining: ‘That’s the answer we’re instructed to give.’
Captain Marvel is out 8 March
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This Rick and Morty theory could save all our favourite Marvel heroes (Picture: Adult Swim)
A Rick and Morty fan believes the Avengers could defeat Thanos by jumping into an alternate universe – which could also reverse the deaths in The Decimation in time for Endgame.
Wait for it…
They’re convinced that the Marvel heroes can travel to another reality, just like the cartoon characters did to avoid the Cronenberg disaster, in order to revive the likes of Spider-Man, Falcon, Black Panther, Winter Solider and others.
The survivors would then be able to join forces with the previously deceased characters, who would remian dead in the main Marvel Universe, and the new universe would be populated by OGs and alternate versions of the slayed heroes.
The wild theory means T’Challa aka Black Panther might live on (Picture: Rex)
Taking to Reddit, the user wrote: ‘What if, in order to defeat Thanos, the surviving Avengers have to abandon their universe and relocate to one in which their alternative selves died as a result of The Snap, similar to how Rick and Morty abandon their Earth (i.e. the one they “Cronenberged”) and relocate to another in the first season of that show?
‘This wouldn’t necessarily have to be the only reason they defeat Thanos, but it could be an interesting wrinkle, especially if it requires personal sacrifice on the part of said Avengers (for instance, moving to another universe somehow prevents Tony from having a kid).
‘And it would mean that the deaths we saw in Infinity War are technically permanent (in a way).’
Users were divided over the theory, with one agreeing: ‘100 percent agree this would be awesome I thought the same thing when I watched that episode. It makes it sad and fucked up still but can continue forward.’
However, others weren’t convinced, explaining: ‘The Avengers save the day, that’s who they are. They don’t get to abandon their universe because they found a better one.’
Despite this wild theory, Rick and Morty and Marvel will crossover in 2020, kinda.
Despite there not being an official release date, Rick and Morty season four is expected to drop later this year and will be airing for the first time on Channel 4.
Show creators Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon previously revealed how 70 more episodes of the show have been given the green light – though it’s unclear how many seasons that will span.
Rick and Morty is still just about available to stream on Netflix but will be moving to its new home on Channel 4 soon.
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Red Table Talk with Jada Pinkett Smith (Picture: Overbrook Entertainment)
Jada Pinkett-Smith’s Facebook TV series Red Table Talk has had quite the unexpected advertising campaign thanks to the Kardashians.
It’s not because she’s managed to tempt them away from appearing on Ellen DeGeneres for her show, but instead because she’s getting the first interview with Jordyn Woods, their arch-nemesis.
Jordyn is accused of snogging Khloe Kardashian’s boyfriend and baby daddy Tristan Thompson, and she was immediately culled from the family’s circle with unfollows on social media and sly digs, such as Kylie slashing the price of her lipsticks named after former BFF Jordyn. Ouch.
Now she’s ready to talk, but for those of you unfamiliar with Red Table Talk, let us tell you more…
What is Red Table Talk?
Red Table Talk is an American web television chat show which launched in May 2018. It exclusively airs on Facebook.
It’s just like a standard chat show – and features a circular red table where the show’s guests are grilled – but it only streams online.
Jada Pinkett-Smith is joined by her mother and daughter on Red Table Talk (Picture: Facebook)
The hosts are Jada Pinkett Smith, 47, Willow Smith, 18, and Adrienne Banfield-Norris, 65, who is Jada’s mother.
It is billed as a forum exploring the perspectives of three different generations.
What time does Red Table Talk air?
Episodes of Red Table Talk don’t have a set streaming time but the show does give fans a heads-up when it comes to what date they are dropping episodes.
It’s basically a case of keeping your eyes on the Facebook channel all day long until the video pops up.
Who has appeared on previous Red Table Talk episodes
Its very first episode aired on May 7 2018 on Facebook Watch and episodes have been airing ever since.
Celebrity guests that have appeared in the past include: Gabrielle Union, Sheree Fletcher, Jaden Smith, Tiffany Haddish, Will Smith, Leah Remini, Toni Braxton, Kid Cudi and Don Lemon.
Gob (Will Arnett) kicks off the clip with a brand new magic trick accompanied by his brother Buster Bluth, played by Drag Race guest judge Tony Hale, who loses his prosthetic hand to a lift within the first 10 seconds, of course.
‘Lives will be lost, relationships will be tested, fake businesses will be sold, secrets will be revealed,’ it hints. ‘But it’s not over ’til we say it’s over.’
The teaser also gave some hints about missing character Lucille Two, played by Liza Minelli, who disappeared earlier in the season.
Buster, who is now ‘unwanted,’ is seen tossing a body bag off a cliff just moments after his family welcome him home from jail.
Could it be Lucille Two?
Elsewhere, Tobias played by David Cross, gets out his Mrs Featherbottom costume once again and Michael (Jason Bateman) brings up the age-old banana stand.
Fans were over the moon to say their favourite dysfunctional back in action, writing on Twitter: ‘Looks great! I’m pumped’ and ‘Netflix. U just made my banana stand.’
Arrested Development season 5 part 2 arrives to 15 March on Netflix.
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Brie and co-star Samuel L Jackson appear on The Jonathan Ross Show (Picture: REX)
Brie Larson was left stunned when she realised that Jonathan Ross had a cameo in Spice World.
Ross played, well…himself, in the 1997 movie starring the Spice Girls, and mentioned this fun fact in his interview with the Captain Marvel star.
Brie said: ‘I’m kind of starstruck now honestly. I was like, you seem so familiar to me and that’s because I’ve watched you one hundred times.’
We’ve seen Spice World a fair few times ourselves so we can totally relate, Brie.
In the film he interviewed the Spice Girls after they announced they would be performing at the Royal Albert Hall for the first time.
He quizzes the girls on how many countries their performance will be broadcast too, and the band answers: ‘Millions. Maybe even more.’
Jonathan Ross had a cameo in Spice World in 1997 (Picture: Columbia Pictures)
The talk show host got to try his hand at comedy as well, as he gets his countries wrong when the girls start speaking in different languages. Jonathan also jokes that he ‘doesn’t have the faintest idea’ when Mel B and Sporty Spice give a shout out to northerners.
In the interview Brie admits that she didn’t tell anyone when she landed the major Marvel role, saying everyone she knew only found out at the Comic Con reveal.
She says: ‘You have to keep it secret. I’m most excited for this movie to come out so now I can finally go to sleep knowing I didn’t spoil it… Everyone found out the same time the press found out, when I walked on the stage at Comic Con.
‘It was a relief more than anything else [to reveal it] and it was exciting.
‘It was cool to be able to do it in front of an audience. I can say now that it was positive and they didn’t throw tomatoes at me.
‘You just don’t know [what the reaction will be], you have no idea. When you go on stage and present yourself to a room full of people, it’s all of them and then me. Who knows, there could have been a major uproar.’
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