As the credits rolled on another episode of Crossroads on 4 November 1981, the switchboards at ITV started to jam. After watching the show’s beloved Midlands motel go up in flames, hundreds of viewers picked up the phone in tears to ask one question: would Meg Mortimer, the onscreen alter ego of actress Noele “Nolly” Gordon, make it out of the blaze alive? The odds for Meg, last seen clutching some sleeping pills, didn’t look good. The Sun claimed in a front-page splash the next day that some fans had even phoned up hospitals to ask about the injuries she might have sustained in the fire.
It was the culmination of nearly five months of outrage and hysteria that had begun in June, when news first broke that Gordon’s much-loved character would be written out of the soap. This was not a mutually agreed parting of ways – it was against Gordon’s own wishes.
It was the culmination of nearly five months of outrage and hysteria that had begun in June, when news first broke that Gordon’s much-loved character would be written out of the soap. This was not a mutually agreed parting of ways – it was against Gordon’s own wishes.
- 2/2/2023
- by Katie Rosseinsky
- The Independent - TV
As the credits rolled on another episode of Crossroads on 4 November 1981, the switchboards at ITV started to jam. After watching the show’s beloved Midlands motel go up in flames, hundreds of viewers picked up the phone in tears to ask one question: would Meg Mortimer, the onscreen alter ego of actress Noele “Nolly” Gordon, make it out of the blaze alive? The odds for Meg, last seen clutching some sleeping pills, didn’t look good. The Sun claimed in a front-page splash the next day that some fans had even phoned up hospitals to ask about the injuries she might have sustained in the fire.
It was the culmination of nearly five months of outrage and hysteria that had begun in June, when news first broke that Gordon’s much-loved character would be written out of the soap. This was not a mutually agreed parting of ways – it was against Gordon’s own wishes.
It was the culmination of nearly five months of outrage and hysteria that had begun in June, when news first broke that Gordon’s much-loved character would be written out of the soap. This was not a mutually agreed parting of ways – it was against Gordon’s own wishes.
- 2/2/2023
- by Katie Rosseinsky
- The Independent - TV
Actor, writer and director Diane Morgan was in her teens when she first tried her hand at improv, an experience which first gave the “very shy, very quiet” 15-year-old a chance to step out of her shell and play a different character.
“I think my whole world opened up, basically,” says Morgan of that moment, ahead of receiving Variety and the Edinburgh TV Festival’s 2022 Outstanding Achievement Award. “I’d always been completely invisible and then, suddenly, I was the funny one.”
So it was unsurprising when Morgan decided she would try to pursue it professionally, even if it wasn’t the most obvious choice for a girl from Bolton. “I always thought I’d make a career out of it, even though everyone was telling me I wouldn’t make a career out of it and that it was insane,” she recalls. “Because I was from Bolton, and, you know,...
“I think my whole world opened up, basically,” says Morgan of that moment, ahead of receiving Variety and the Edinburgh TV Festival’s 2022 Outstanding Achievement Award. “I’d always been completely invisible and then, suddenly, I was the funny one.”
So it was unsurprising when Morgan decided she would try to pursue it professionally, even if it wasn’t the most obvious choice for a girl from Bolton. “I always thought I’d make a career out of it, even though everyone was telling me I wouldn’t make a career out of it and that it was insane,” she recalls. “Because I was from Bolton, and, you know,...
- 8/25/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Love Island won't be Love Island without original love god Lee Sharpe and accidental comedian Paul Danan... were our first thoughts as the return of the decade-old dating show was announced.
But we were wrong. So very wrong.
Love Island 2015: Did Max and Jess deserve to win?
For six solid weeks, we were hooked on the tears and drama as romantic relationships formed and drastically unravelled. We cringed (and sniggered) at the unashamed sexual antics, the accompanying sound effects and dodgy post-coital lines - "my vagina feels like it's just been hit by a train" - which often took place unapologetically in the communal bedroom.
How we were entertained as desperate contestants attempted to couple up with anybody available just to stay on the show. What car crash television gold we were delivered when producers decided to bring in a contestant's spurned and bitter ex.
We saw grown men...
But we were wrong. So very wrong.
Love Island 2015: Did Max and Jess deserve to win?
For six solid weeks, we were hooked on the tears and drama as romantic relationships formed and drastically unravelled. We cringed (and sniggered) at the unashamed sexual antics, the accompanying sound effects and dodgy post-coital lines - "my vagina feels like it's just been hit by a train" - which often took place unapologetically in the communal bedroom.
How we were entertained as desperate contestants attempted to couple up with anybody available just to stay on the show. What car crash television gold we were delivered when producers decided to bring in a contestant's spurned and bitter ex.
We saw grown men...
- 7/16/2015
- Digital Spy
Paul Daniels and Debbie McGee in the hot tub with Gary Busey; Helen Flanagan weeping relentlessly in the Diary Room; and David McIntosh parading around in Those short shorts.... the possibilities for this series of Celebrity Big Brother are endless.
So, as we eagerly await for the mystery(ish) celebrity guests to enter the famous house in Elstree, we've decided to reminisce with our favourite ever star contestants below:
1. Jackie Stallone
"Yeah, Jackie," were the only two words uttered from the side of Jackie's heavily siliconed mouth as she entered the house, draped in fur and dripping in jewels. Her entrance soon became one of the most memorable moments from the entire series.
It was part-Jackie's presence, part-Jackie's face that really shocked Brigitte Nielsen back on the show in 2005 when her former mother-in-law entered the house on day five.
Fellow housemates had to refer to Jackie as the Queen Mother,...
So, as we eagerly await for the mystery(ish) celebrity guests to enter the famous house in Elstree, we've decided to reminisce with our favourite ever star contestants below:
1. Jackie Stallone
"Yeah, Jackie," were the only two words uttered from the side of Jackie's heavily siliconed mouth as she entered the house, draped in fur and dripping in jewels. Her entrance soon became one of the most memorable moments from the entire series.
It was part-Jackie's presence, part-Jackie's face that really shocked Brigitte Nielsen back on the show in 2005 when her former mother-in-law entered the house on day five.
Fellow housemates had to refer to Jackie as the Queen Mother,...
- 8/18/2014
- Digital Spy
Twice a year we get all excited over the rumoured names linked to Celebrity Big Brother, only to often have our hopes cruelly dashed upon discovering it was plain lies or said star refused the offer.
James Arthur has just revealed that although he's a fan of the Channel 5 show, he turned down a spot on the upcoming series. Which would have made compulsive viewing.
So here are 10 other celebrities who rejected the chance to enter the famous Big Brother house in Boreham Wood:
1 & 2. Christopher Biggins & Joan Collins
Christopher Biggins revealed that he turned down an offer to star in CBB along with Joan Collins - it would have been like Julian Clary and Julie Goodyear all over again, with double the glamour and bitchiness.
Biggins, who won I'm a Celebrity in 2007, claims that he was offered £300,000 to take part on the condition that he enter the house with friend Joan Collins,...
James Arthur has just revealed that although he's a fan of the Channel 5 show, he turned down a spot on the upcoming series. Which would have made compulsive viewing.
So here are 10 other celebrities who rejected the chance to enter the famous Big Brother house in Boreham Wood:
1 & 2. Christopher Biggins & Joan Collins
Christopher Biggins revealed that he turned down an offer to star in CBB along with Joan Collins - it would have been like Julian Clary and Julie Goodyear all over again, with double the glamour and bitchiness.
Biggins, who won I'm a Celebrity in 2007, claims that he was offered £300,000 to take part on the condition that he enter the house with friend Joan Collins,...
- 7/23/2014
- Digital Spy
Julie Goodyear thinks television has changed ''dramatically'' since she appeared in 'Coronation Street'. The 72-year-old actress starred as pub landlady Bet Lynch in the ITV soap on-and-off for over 40 years after first joining in 1966 and she claims television audiences have changed considerably since then. She said: ''How we watch TV has changed dramatically since I first started on 'Coronation Street', people would ignore the telephone while major programmers were on for fear of missing out. ''Now, we can catch-up on all sports, soaps and series in our own time and even pause and rewind live TV. For big TV moments like...
- 7/4/2014
- Virgin Media - TV
Mrs Brown's Boys was the most-watched primetime programme on a quiet night outside of soaps on Friday (September 20), according to overnight audience data.
A repeat of the comedy's third series finale was seen by 3.73m viewers (17.9% audience share) at 9.30pm on BBC One.
> Coronation Street ahead in Friday soap ratings with 7.8m
ITV's highest rated show outside of soaps was Piers Morgan's Life Stories, featuring former Coronation Street star Julie Goodyear.
It aired to 3.58m (17.2%) at 9pm, with a further 260k watching later on ITV+1.
Audiences for Channel 4's '80s themed night also peaked at 9pm with 2.1m (10.4%) for 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. A further 300k tuned in on Channel 4 +1.
A celebrity special of Fifteen to One entertained 1.38m (6.4%) at 8pm, with 190k watching on +1. Jessie J's 10pm appearance on Alan Carr's Chatty Man was seen by 1.6m (10.2%), and a further 210k on...
A repeat of the comedy's third series finale was seen by 3.73m viewers (17.9% audience share) at 9.30pm on BBC One.
> Coronation Street ahead in Friday soap ratings with 7.8m
ITV's highest rated show outside of soaps was Piers Morgan's Life Stories, featuring former Coronation Street star Julie Goodyear.
It aired to 3.58m (17.2%) at 9pm, with a further 260k watching later on ITV+1.
Audiences for Channel 4's '80s themed night also peaked at 9pm with 2.1m (10.4%) for 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. A further 300k tuned in on Channel 4 +1.
A celebrity special of Fifteen to One entertained 1.38m (6.4%) at 8pm, with 190k watching on +1. Jessie J's 10pm appearance on Alan Carr's Chatty Man was seen by 1.6m (10.2%), and a further 210k on...
- 9/21/2013
- Digital Spy
Julie Goodyear regrets returning to 'Coronation Street'. The 71-year-old actress reprised her role as no-nonsense Rovers Return landlady Bet Lynch in 2002 seven years after she left the ITV soap, but she wishes she had never gone back to the Weatherfield cobbles because the changes to the filming process made her feel like she was on a ''conveyor belt''. Speaking on 'Piers Morgan's Life Stories' - which is to air tonight (20.09.13) - she says: ''I was asked to go back as a favour. So, yes, I do regret going back. What somebody had omitted to tell me, in the...
- 9/18/2013
- Virgin Media - TV
Celebrity Big Brother is set to commence on Channel 5 this Thursday (August 22), and along with the anticipation comes the (at times ridiculous) list of rumoured celebrities - which let's face it, often outweighs the reality.
This year's reported lineup includes Saved By the Bell actor (and amateur porn star) Dustin Diamond and Return of the Mack's Mark Morrison, we take a look at some of the greatest Celebrity Big Brother stars that never were below.
Dog the Bounty Hunter
We were inconsolable following the news that TV personality Dog the Bounty Hunter would not be entering the Celebrity Big Brother house after being denied a UK visa. Yes, Dog (real name Duane Chapman) the bail bondsman was not allowed into the country due to a previous conviction. We're sure the Dog and Julie Goodyear would have got on like a house on fire.
Bobbi Kristina Brown
It was reported that Bobbi Kristina Brown,...
This year's reported lineup includes Saved By the Bell actor (and amateur porn star) Dustin Diamond and Return of the Mack's Mark Morrison, we take a look at some of the greatest Celebrity Big Brother stars that never were below.
Dog the Bounty Hunter
We were inconsolable following the news that TV personality Dog the Bounty Hunter would not be entering the Celebrity Big Brother house after being denied a UK visa. Yes, Dog (real name Duane Chapman) the bail bondsman was not allowed into the country due to a previous conviction. We're sure the Dog and Julie Goodyear would have got on like a house on fire.
Bobbi Kristina Brown
It was reported that Bobbi Kristina Brown,...
- 8/20/2013
- Digital Spy
Kym Lomas wants to be a 'Coronation Street' ''icon''. The 36-year-old actress is thrilled to have signed a new contract with the soap, seven years after she first signed on to play feisty factory boss Michelle Connor and hopes she can follow in the footsteps of soap idols including Julie Goodyear (Bet Lynch) and Pat Phoenix (Elsie Tanner). She said: ''I'm really happy. I've just signed for another year and that takes me to my eighth year. It has gone so fast. ''I'll try to stay as long as I can. I would love to become a Corrie icon.'' Kym's character Michelle -...
- 5/20/2013
- Virgin Media - Celebrity
Kym Lomas wants to be a 'Coronation Street' ''icon''. The 36-year-old actress is thrilled to have signed a new contract with the soap, seven years after she first signed on to play feisty factory boss Michelle Connor and hopes she can follow in the footsteps of soap idols including Julie Goodyear (Bet Lynch) and Pat Phoenix (Elsie Tanner). She said: ''I'm really happy. I've just signed for another year and that takes me to my eighth year. It has gone so fast. ''I'll try to stay as long as I can. I would love to become a Corrie icon.'' Kym's character Michelle -...
- 5/20/2013
- Virgin Media - TV
Yes, there's Love Actually and My Fair Lady but I will always love Martine for being a great soap star
In two separate newspaper stories, on Valentine's Day, I discovered that Love Actually had been voted the most romantic film ever and that Martine McCutcheon (one of its stars) had been declared bankrupt.
There seemed something glamorously old-fashioned about the contrast. One would assume that the "most romantic film ever" is something black and white from decades ago and can imagine reading that its leading lady is in dire straits today: wizened, skint, long forgotten by the studio machine that milked her youth, long widowed from her marriage to some ghastly "roistering" 1940s heart-throb who drank and screwed around to the delight of Hollywood.
Love Actually seems too recent for its star to have hit the skids, doesn't it? As is often the way with "best ever" polls, the list...
In two separate newspaper stories, on Valentine's Day, I discovered that Love Actually had been voted the most romantic film ever and that Martine McCutcheon (one of its stars) had been declared bankrupt.
There seemed something glamorously old-fashioned about the contrast. One would assume that the "most romantic film ever" is something black and white from decades ago and can imagine reading that its leading lady is in dire straits today: wizened, skint, long forgotten by the studio machine that milked her youth, long widowed from her marriage to some ghastly "roistering" 1940s heart-throb who drank and screwed around to the delight of Hollywood.
Love Actually seems too recent for its star to have hit the skids, doesn't it? As is often the way with "best ever" polls, the list...
- 2/17/2013
- by Victoria Coren
- The Guardian - Film News
Coronation Street legend Julie Goodyear has opened up about her friendship with the late Bill Tarmey. The 70-year-old actress, who played Bet Lynch in the ITV soap, said her relationship with the Jack Duckworth legend was "very deep". "We never lost touch. Never. He was very much the family man. His wife Ali was his absolute soulmate," she told the Radio Times.
> Coronation Street Bill Tarmey dies: Reactions from soapland
> Bill Tarmey 1941-2012: Obituary for Coronation Street's Jack Duckworth
> Corrie's Bill Tarmey, 1941-2012: Jack Duckworth's finest moments "And don't forget that he also had this beautiful singing voice - when he had his This Is Your Life, he sang 'The Wind Beneath My Wings' to Ali and there wasn't a dry eye in the house. "He (more)...
> Coronation Street Bill Tarmey dies: Reactions from soapland
> Bill Tarmey 1941-2012: Obituary for Coronation Street's Jack Duckworth
> Corrie's Bill Tarmey, 1941-2012: Jack Duckworth's finest moments "And don't forget that he also had this beautiful singing voice - when he had his This Is Your Life, he sang 'The Wind Beneath My Wings' to Ali and there wasn't a dry eye in the house. "He (more)...
- 11/20/2012
- by By Paul Millar
- Digital Spy
Julie Goodyear will ''never'' return to 'Coronation Street'. The veteran actress insists she doesn't want to return to the limelight, even though fans would be happy to see her iconic character Bet Lynch - who she played for 25 years until 1995 and has since made several brief returns - back in Weatherfield. She told the Daily Star newspaper: ''I'll never play her on screen again. I'm in a position where I've worked hard so I can pick and choose what I do. I don't want a return to the spotlight. ''Fans ask me about Bet every day but I want to leave...
- 9/24/2012
- Virgin Media - TV
Coleen Nolan has revealed that she feels sorry for Julie Goodyear. The Celebrity Big Brother star, who came second to Julian Clary earlier this month, said she was glad some viewers sided with her during her feud with Julie Goodyear. Speaking of whether she would ever meet up with Goodyear, Nolan told the Daily Star: "There's no chance. "To be honest, I feel sorry for her. I have (more)...
- 9/12/2012
- by By Colin Daniels
- Digital Spy
Julie Goodyear described the atmosphere in the 'Celebrity Big Brother' house as similar to a ''pressure cooker''. The former 'Coronation Street' star was evicted from the Channel 5 reality series last Wednesday (05.09.12), just two days before the final, after was described by some of her fellow housemates as two-faced and manipulative. Julie - who left the house in a double eviction with Prince Lorenzo - admits the tension between the contestants was unbearable at times. In an interview with new! magazine, she said: ''It's a pressure cooker. The paranoia was flying.'' However, Julie - who got on well with Julian Clary and...
- 9/11/2012
- Virgin Media - TV
Celebrity Big Brother runner-up Coleen Nolan has revealed that her former co-star Julie Goodyear tried to dismiss the tension between them in the house at last week's final, telling her: "I've loved you from day one." The Loose Women panellist was left stunned by the notoriously devious soap star's "unbelievable" attempt to smooth over their issues on Friday (September 7) night. "She just told me how she much loved me again," Nolan told journalists including Digital Spy. "I didn't even answer. I was just like, 'Oh my God'. "She said, 'I loved you from day one, it was all paranoia in the house. We never had a problem, you silly woman'. I just literally shook my head and went, 'Unbelievable'." Coleen also claimed to have felt a negative vibe about Julie from the second (more)...
- 9/10/2012
- by By Daniel Sperling
- Digital Spy
Julian Clary has said that "fiery and fierce" Celebrity Big Brother housemate Julie Goodyear reminded him of Bette Davis. The two formed a strong friendship in the house, with Julie saying upon her eviction: "[He was] absolutely fantastic, we hit it off straight away. Kind, caring, funny - he's a friend for life." Julian, who won the series yesterday (September 7) after beating Coleen Nolan, Martin Kemp, Mc Harvey, Ashley McKenzie and The Situation in the final, showed equal affection for the 70-year-old, despite her occasionally controversial actions in the house. Speaking to journalists including Digital Spy, he said of the ex-Coronation Street star: "I like tricky people. People are boring you know. I'd think,'She'll give a marvellous performance (more)...
- 9/8/2012
- by By Paul Martinovic
- Digital Spy
Julian Clary has won this year's Celebrity Big Brother. Managing to beat Coleen Nolan into second place, he asked the departing housemate to request that Big Brother cancel his fireworks as he doesn't like them. In his interview with Brian Dowling, the comedian told his supporters that they had "made a 53-year-old homosexual very happy". He went on to say that winning the show had touched him more than he had expected, describing himself as an "emotional wreck". Shown footage of him and Julie Goodyear together, he called her "so fabulous", (more)...
- 9/7/2012
- by By Greg Laing
- Digital Spy
Who will win Celebrity Big Brother? Will Jasmine Lennard thump Rhian Sugden? Does spreading your buttocks cross the line? And will Julie Goodyear bring a banana with her? All key questions that we want answered on this evening's grand final at Elstree Studios. Coleen Nolan, Julian Clary, The Situation, Martin Kemp, Ashley McKenzie and Mc Harvey are the six celebs battling for the series crown, but it's one of the closest to call in recent history. Join us from 9pm when the Celebrity Big Brother final kicks off and we'll be blogging the entire evening's action.
22:58Thanks for joining us this evening. See you back here in January when it all kicks off again. We wouldn't miss it for anything. 22:57We're guessing Celebrity Big Brother will be back in January again. Bring on the Chuckle Brothers (maybe) (more)...
22:58Thanks for joining us this evening. See you back here in January when it all kicks off again. We wouldn't miss it for anything. 22:57We're guessing Celebrity Big Brother will be back in January again. Bring on the Chuckle Brothers (maybe) (more)...
- 9/7/2012
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
Julian Clary wants a TV show with his 'Celebrity Big Brother' pal Julie Goodyear. The 53-year-old comic - who was crowned winner of the Channel 5 reality show on Friday (07.09.12) - loves the idea of teaming up with the controversial 'Coronation Street' legend for a new comedy show, even though he admits she is a ''difficult creature.'' Julian told the Daily Express newspaper: ''She is a difficult creature but that's what makes her so interesting. I am quite good at handling people and bringing out the best in them. ''It hurt when she left the house as there was no one left...
- 9/7/2012
- Virgin Media - TV
Banana fellatio from a 70-year-old washed-up soap star. A former rap bad boy spreading his buttocks for a Loose Woman. Celebrities sticking plungers on a nearly naked Spandau Ballet bassist. Jasmine Lennard. This summer's Celebrity Big Brother has been the weirdest series since 2010, when Alex Reid was left chatting with Stephen Baldwin about the power God. But who is going to win? Julian Clary goes into the final day as the bookmakers' favourite thanks to his cheeky way with words (why bother with a double entendre when a single will do?), his pithy put-downs ("the occasional table") and double act with Julie Goodyear. However, he can expect strong competition from Spandau's Martin Kemp, who will have a strong fanbase of female followers (doesn't he look dashing with his top off?) and has managed to keep out of the way of most major (more)...
- 9/7/2012
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
Julian Clary has had a record bet placed on him to win Celebrity Big Brother, according to bookmakers Ladbrokes. According to the bookies, a punter has gambled £15,000 on the comic winning the series, following the double eviction of Julie Goodyear and Prince Lorenzo last night. Clary has odds of 8/11, so the punter would take home over £25,000 if he does win. His closest competition for the title are Martin Kemp and (more)...
- 9/6/2012
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
Martin Kemp and Mc Harvey have spoken out about former housemate Julie Goodyear, following her eviction from the Celebrity Big Brother house. Goodyear missed out on a spot in the reality TV final, joining Prince Lorenzo in getting the boot as part of a double eviction last night (September 5). Talking about Goodyear's behaviour on the show, So Solid Crew musician Harvey said: "I've been here for 21 days and I've not had an argument with anyone. "I've had an amazing (more)...
- 9/6/2012
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
Julie Goodyear has dismissed the idea that her Celebrity Big Brother persona was an act, telling Bryan Dowling: "This is the real me - sorry." Julie was evicted from the house tonight after the public elected to save Martin Kemp ahead of her and Prince Lorenzo Borghese. The ex-Coronation Street star left the house to boos after her controversial actions in the house, but finished her post-eviction interview to cheers from all but the most hardened of her detractors. Julie claimed to not mind the initial boos, and even welcomed them, claiming: "Who wants cheers all the time?" She then claimed to be more than happy with her stint in the house, saying: "I'm a 70-year-old (more)...
- 9/5/2012
- by By Paul Martinovic
- Digital Spy
Julie Goodyear and Prince Lorenzo Borghese have been evicted from Celebrity Big Brother. The Italian Bachelor star was the first housemate evicted in tonight's double elimination, with the Coronation Street veteran voted off soon after. Martin Kemp survived the public vote and will take his place in Friday's final. Prince Lorenzo was not immediately evicted after being told of his fate, due to the Channel 5 premiere of Dallas being aired between Celebrity Big Brother broadcasts. When asked by Big Brother to say goodbye to his housemates for the second time, he said irritatedly: "We're doing this again?" Lorenzo was applauded by his housemates upon leaving the house, and received an equally (more)...
- 9/5/2012
- by By Paul Martinovic
- Digital Spy
The Celebrity Big Brother nominees have each reflected on their experience inside the house. Julie Goodyear, Martin Kemp and Prince Lorenzo Borghese face eviction from the Big Brother compound tonight (September 5). The three nominees in turn went to the Diary Room yesterday to say whether they would do anything differently. Julie stated that she felt she had learnt a lot about herself since entering the house. "If I said that I would do anything different then surely I wouldn't be being true to myself," she said. "I'm a giver not a taker, but if you add to that I'm a survivor as well then that's a combination. "I know that people watching me will see me as Bet Lynch, Queen of the Rovers for 25 years; in here I'm just (more)...
- 9/5/2012
- by By Tom Eames
- Digital Spy
Julie Goodyear and Prince Lorenzo Borghese are the bookmakers' favourites for eviction on tonight's Celebrity Big Brother. Two housemates will leave the reality series tonight and face a grilling from host Brian Dowling. Lorenzo, Julie and Martin Kemp are the three housemates up for the public vote and only one can survive. Lorenzo is the most likely to leave, according to Paddy Power with odds of 4/6. However, he is only (more)...
- 9/5/2012
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
The Celebrity Big Brother housemates have been hosting their own TV channel, Bbtv, in the house over the last couple of days. Big Brother's latest shopping task features Julie Goodyear playing a newsreader, revealing all the housemates' gossip as news, and Martin Kemp and Ashley McKenzie cast as children's entertainers The Growlers.
Later on in the task, Coleen Nolan and Julian Clary will play (more)...
Later on in the task, Coleen Nolan and Julian Clary will play (more)...
- 9/4/2012
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
Julie Goodyear has discovered Mc Harvey's bitching about her, thanks to a twist in the latest Celebrity Big Brother shopping task - Bbtv. Goodyear is playing a newsreader in the challenge and has to read an autocue provided by Big Brother. One of her first news broadcasts for Bbtv featured her reading out conversations held by the housemates in private. Her first news item featured her reading out her own comments about the housemates who nominated her for eviction this week. "Quite frankly, I hope that the people who have nominated me feel like s**t," she said. She also read out a comment from Prince Lorenzo Borghese, when he said: "I like Mike [The Situation] as a person, but I know he'd throw me under a bus." However, it was when she read out a conversation from Mc Harvey that (more)...
- 9/4/2012
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
Julie Goodyear has been given a personal letter home to read by Celebrity Big Brother, which has caused an emotional outpouring in the house. The ex-Corrie star was surprised by the letter during the Bbtv task and was given it on an autocue to read out as part of the shopping challenge, which features her playing a newsreader. After watching Julie reading out the letter, Coleen Nolan commented: "That's a little bit of reality that makes you think it doesn't matter. "It matters so much in here, but in the grand scheme of things in life, it doesn't matter. "When you know (more)...
- 9/4/2012
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
Julie Goodyear has insulted rival Celebrity Big Brother contestant Coleen Nolan, suspecting the singer of nominating her. The Coronation Street legend, who is up for eviction this week alongside Martin Kemp and Prince Lorenzo, told Julian Clary that she hopes the housemates who picked her "rot in hell". As she watched Coleen rise out of the hot tub, Julie joked to Julian under the breath: "She can get her fat arse out." Julie further warned her fellow housemates to avoid "snivelling around" her, branding them "two-faced (more)...
- 9/3/2012
- by By Paul Millar
- Digital Spy
Two soap icons and a Us reality TV star face the chop from Celebrity Big Brother on Wednesday night. And only one of them can survive. The show's finale is on Friday night, but before that, two more housemates must be chopped from the process and forced to endure a grilling from host Brian Dowling. Corrie's Julie Goodyear and ex-EastEnder Martin Kemp were early favourites to win the show, but one of them won't make it to the finale. Goodyear has gone from everyone's favourite "nana" to the most disliked housemate after her co-stars rumbled what they believe is her "gameplan". The survival of Coleen Nolan last week and the chants of 'get Julie out' haven't helped her cause either. Some housemates have accused Prince Lorenzo of lacking "balls" (more)...
- 9/3/2012
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
Julie Goodyear has stated her desire to stay on Celebrity Big Brother until the final at the end of the week. The Coronation Street icon is up for eviction on Wednesday night alongside Martin Kemp and Prince Lorenzo, but Goodyear told her fellow housemates today that she has no desire to leave the show yet. "It is amazing to reach the last week, but I wanted to make the final now I've got this far," she said. "Just get in the last show... for all the geriatrics all over. I've done the best I could." Coleen Nolan congratulated (more)...
- 9/3/2012
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
Celebrity Big Brother has put the housemates in charge of their own TV channel Bbtv for the final shopping challenge of the series. The housemates will have to take it in turns to transmit shows over the next two days to earn a luxury food budget. [Big Brother Day 18 - Latest images]
The Situation and Martin Kemp will front a kids TV show called The Growlers, while Julie Goodyear is in charge of reading the news. Prince Lorenzo must take on the role of Mr Johnny Tickles, (more)...
The Situation and Martin Kemp will front a kids TV show called The Growlers, while Julie Goodyear is in charge of reading the news. Prince Lorenzo must take on the role of Mr Johnny Tickles, (more)...
- 9/3/2012
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
Julie Goodyear, Prince Lorenzo and Martin Kemp face eviction from 'Celebrity Big Brother'. The trio received the most votes from their fellow housemates in yesterday's (02.09.12) fifth round of nominations on the Channel 5 reality show and they will face-off in a double eviction on Wednesday night (05.09.12). Julie - who is up for eviction for the first time - has been punished by Big Brother for discussing nominations with Mc Harvey. The pair's conversation, which saw the former 'Coronation Street' actress suggesting Lorenzo should be nominated, was relayed to house and she was banned from wearing any of her leopard...
- 9/3/2012
- Virgin Media - TV
Celebrity Big Brother housemate Ashley Mckenzie was set a difficult task yesterday (September 1). Big Brother asked one housemate to come to the Diary Room, with the Olympic judo athlete taking on the request. Ashley was told that he must choose which of his fellow housemates should receive their letters from home, and which should have theirs burned. A mail sack containing the letters was on one side of the Diary Room, while a small barrel of 'acid' was on the other. Ashley was asked to pick two letters at random from the sack at a time, and then he was told to keep one and destroy the other. Meanwhile, his task was beamed on the living room TV to the other housemates, unbeknownst to Ashley. He decided to burn Julie Goodyear's letter and to save Mc Harvey's, saying "What Julie did was not good", in relation to her nomination rule breaking.
- 9/2/2012
- by By Tom Eames
- Digital Spy
Celebrity Big Brother housemate Julie Goodyear has been punished for talking about nominations. The housemates were called to the sofas by Big Brother, before informing them that there were rule breaks on Friday (August 31). Julie's conversation with Mc Harvey was relayed to the group, which included her saying that Prince Lorenzo Borghese should be nominated. The actress looked shocked during the announcement, while other housemates smiled and laughed. Big Brother then relayed a conversation between Ashley McKenzie, Martin Kemp, Prince Lorenzo and Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino, where Lorenzo was heard saying of Julie: "I don't care how sweet she is, underneath that sweetness there's a bitter taste." Julie was told that she would no longer be allowed to wear (more)...
- 9/2/2012
- by By Tom Eames
- Digital Spy
Celebrity Big Brother housemates Julie Goodyear, Prince Lorenzo Borghese and Martin Kemp have been nominated for eviction. The trio were put up for eviction after receiving the most votes in this afternoon's (September 2) fifth round of nominations. The results were confirmed on the official Channel 5 website. It is the second time that Prince Lorenzo has been nominated, while Martin and (more)...
- 9/2/2012
- by By Tom Eames
- Digital Spy
Martin Kemp has claimed that the "young 'uns" in the Celebrity Big Brother house are the ones that worry him most in the competition. Kemp had entered the Diary Room to discuss Julie Goodyear, who has recently caused controversy in the house for her "two-faced" behaviour, and most recently for appearing to discuss nominations with Mc Harvey. Kemp said: "Julie is a powerful figure in the house. People might find it almost rude to nominate her. "She's 70-odd, a television icon... people tread carefully around her." However, while Kemp said she has a "vicious tongue", he (more)...
- 9/2/2012
- by By Paul Martinovic
- Digital Spy
Julie Goodyear may face the wrath of Big Brother after appearing to break one of the key rules of the house by attempting to discuss nominations with Harvey. After last night's eviction, which saw Danica Thrall and Samantha Brick leave the show, Julie cornered Mc Harvey in the bathroom and asked him: "Who do you nominate?" Harvey replied: "I ain't got a clue!", to which Julie countered: "But it could come up now! Prince?" The former soap star had been rattled after hearing fans chant "Get Julie out" during the live eviction. She told Big Brother: "I could hear them say 'get Julie or Julian (more)...
- 9/1/2012
- by By Paul Martinovic
- Digital Spy
Julie Goodyear, Prince Lorenzo and Martin Kemp face eviction from 'Celebrity Big Brother'. The trio received the most votes from their fellow housemates in yesterday's (02.09.12) fifth round of nominations on the Channel 5 reality show and they will face-off in a double eviction on Wednesday night (05.09.12). Julie - who is up for eviction for the first time - has been punished by Big Brother for discussing nominations with Mc Harvey. The pair's conversation, which saw the former 'Coronation Street' actress suggesting Lorenzo should be nominated, was relayed to house and she was banned from wearing any of her leopard...
- 8/31/2012
- Virgin Media - TV
Martin Kemp has criticised Danica Thrall for what he described as "bed-hopping" in the Celebrity Big Brother house. Kemp voiced his frustrations in the Diary Room, telling Big Brother that "everybody across the board is talking about each other". He took issue with some of Julie Goodyear's behaviour in the house, and blamed a lot of the recent tension on "Danica's bed-hopping". The ex-Spandau Ballet star added: "If she's not bed-hopping, she's teasing (more)...
- 8/30/2012
- by By Paul Martinovic
- Digital Spy
Celebrity Big Brother housemate Coleen Nolan has blasted "two-faced" Julie Goodyear. The TV presenter angrily went to the Diary Room today to criticise "fake" housemates and to say that she is "sick of the gang mentality" inside the house. Apologising in advance, Coleen continued to describe Julie as "so f**king two-faced". She explained that she "felt like a bitch" for "slagging" her off. She said: "She is playing a game in a vile way and it's like, 'Piss off Julie, you haven't loved me from day one. You don't love all these people but you are loving the young ones so that you can come across as some hip 70-year-old that can do this and do that'. "They all fall for it but she's got all these barbed comments about everyone and I wish that I had nominated her. "But (more)...
- 8/30/2012
- by By Tom Eames
- Digital Spy
Samantha Brick, Danica Thrall and Coleen Nolan all face eviction from 'Celebrity Big Brother'. The three contestants received the highest number of nominations from their fellow housemates, and all will face the public vote. Housemates were asked to make their nominations ''face-to-face'' by 'Big Brother' soon after Rhian Sugden instead of the traditional way of being called to the diary one by one. Julie Goodyear nominated Coleen - who she has maintained does not like her since they entered the house - saying she found her behaviour when she was listening into conversations in the Gods & Mortals task upsetting. She said:...
- 8/30/2012
- Virgin Media - TV
Rhian Sugden has claimed that she wants to leave the Celebrity Big Brother house by the end of the week. The glamour model said that she couldn't physically bare the prospect of remaining on the show beyond tonight and Friday's evictions. Sugden said that her only friends on the show were Danica Thrall, Coleen Nolan and Julie Goodyear and said that she felt like she was set up to look the bad guy following her friendship with Ashley McKenzie. "I'm going to be known as the girl who leads on guys. (more)...
- 8/29/2012
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
Samantha Brick, Danica Thrall and Coleen Nolan all face eviction from 'Celebrity Big Brother'. The three contestants received the highest number of nominations from their fellow housemates, and all will face the public vote. Housemates were asked to make their nominations ''face-to-face'' by 'Big Brother' soon after Rhian Sugden instead of the traditional way of being called to the diary one by one. Julie Goodyear nominated Coleen - who she has maintained does not like her since they entered the house - saying she found her behaviour when she was listening into conversations in the Gods & Mortals task upsetting. She said:...
- 8/29/2012
- Virgin Media - TV
The housemates have been taking part in a Gods and Mortals task in the Celebrity Big Brother house over the past 24 hours. Julie Goodyear and Martin Kemp have started the task as Gods Aphrodite and Zeus in the luxurious Mount Olympus based in the large task room and garden, while all the other housemates will play mortals [Latest Celebrity Big Brother pictures] The mortals will compete for a spot in Mount Olympus across various tasks and the Gods will pick a winner who can join them at the end of each challenge. The Gods will compete in the final task, which could potentially earn them a luxury shopping budget. Tasks for the mortals include Human Statues, which involves (more)...
- 8/28/2012
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
Samantha Brick has reacted emotionally to being put up for eviction by her fellow Celebrity Big Brother housemates. Coleen Nolan, Julian Clary and fellow nominee Danica Thrall voted for the writer on Sunday afternoon (August 26). Julie Goodyear offered words of sympathy for Samantha, telling her: "You're not going, cut the s**t, go through the motions but it won't happen!", adding: "I know your hubby would love to see you, but tough titty!" After cooking a meal for the other housemates, Samantha was urged to "be strong" (more)...
- 8/27/2012
- by By Paul Millar
- Digital Spy
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