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'I'm not a man-eater': Strictly star Laura Whitmore on partnering up with her best friend's former lover

09/10/16 09:02

09/10/16 08:36

Daisy Lowe, 27, wants to make women watching Strictly Come Dancing feel good about their bodies.

09/10/16 01:07

The adverts have caused anger, with some servicemen complaining they discriminate against white soldiers. Others said defence chiefs were becoming too sensitive to diversity demands.

08/10/16 17:30

Selina Waterman-Smith attempted to win the backing of Lord Sugar as one of the hopefuls on the hit reality TV show last year - but was 'fired' by the businessman after a turbulent few weeks.

08/10/16 16:24

Danny Mac and his fiancee Carley Stenson have taken measures against the curse - by moving into a rented house in London for his time on the dance floor.

08/10/16 15:13

Laura Whitmore looked on fine form as she left her London hotel on Saturday to head to the studio for the next live performance of BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing, which loomed hours away.

08/10/16 10:53

She's no doubt been working up an appetite. So it's perhaps not surprising that Laura Whitmore was spotted cowing down on a tasty treat while leaving the BBC studios on Friday night.

08/10/16 10:27

Top-flight staff were routinely paid through personal service companies and face calls to hand back tens of thousands of pounds in unpaid income tax and national insurance.

07/10/16 23:59

The prolific paedophile, 75, admitted abusing 11 children, some as young as eight, between 1969 and 1986, following an investigation by Surrey Police.

07/10/16 15:43

Sir Cliff said his life was 'effectively turned upside down' as he confirmed he was suing the BBC and South Yorkshire Police over live coverage of a police raid at his home.

07/10/16 15:42

Andy Murray was reported as beating his opponent in 'straight sex' by BBC Scotland presenter Phil Goodlad in a hilarious slip when reporting on the player's victory in the China Open.

07/10/16 12:56

Jack Whitehall confessed he may have pushed their friendship to the limit by teasing the former footballer about the infamous Strictly Come Dancing curse.

07/10/16 12:20

Grainne McCoy, 31, from Newry which straddles County Down and County Armagh in Northern Ireland and is one of 18 contestants looking to impress Lord Sugar to win £250,000.

07/10/16 04:14

Sally Wainwright, who wrote TV hits Happy Valley and Last Tango In Halifax, has slammed period shows hile discussing her new BBC film To Walk Invisible, about the Bronte siblings.

07/10/16 00:37

The apprentices all chorus: ‘Good morning, Lord Sugar,’ like the oily little sycophants they all are — except one, who squeals ‘Hell-oooo!’ and explodes into nervous giggles.

06/10/16 18:06

The new series features Fletcher's grandson in Wakeley Prison for a succession of cyber-crimes. Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, the show's original writers, will write the new series.

06/10/16 08:37

The Welsh presenter, 39, revealed her growing baby bump in a garish pink blouse during an appearance outside BBC Studios with the former Spice Girl.

06/10/16 02:38

A World Without Down’s Syndrome was profoundly moving, joyous, informative and frequently funny. The closing sequence made me grin and sniffle at the same time.

06/10/16 00:58

The 65-year-old's contract, understood to be around £210,000 a year, comes off the back of another successful last quarter in which he averaged 8.31 million listeners according to latest figures.

05/10/16 16:51

Don't Make Me Laugh, which is created and fronted by Baddiel, has been removed from the Corporation's schedule after the BBC ruled it had 'demeaned' Her Majesty on her landmark birthday.

05/10/16 03:15

Comedian David Baddiel is calling for a Right-Wing Hour to air on Radio 4 in order to correct the imbalance. 'There is generally a centre-Left, liberal bias to the station's output,' says Baddiel, 52.

04/10/16 15:39

Seen sporting a bulging belly on-location in Cornwall on Monday, Eleanor Tomlinson looked to be expecting an on-screen bundle of joy.

04/10/16 11:03

As the latest series of University Challenge hots up, one contestant, James Green from St Andrews, caught the eye of viewers of the BBC academic quiz - because he looked so darn pleased with himself.

04/10/16 10:17

As more and more viewers turn to Netflix, BBC iPlayer, ITV hub and All 4, power spikes - known as ‘pick-ups’ - are far less dramatic than in earlier years.

03/10/16 14:47

Viewers were left feeling 'uncomfortable' and 'sickened' by Louis Theroux's documentary on Jimmy Saville, which aired on BBC2 last night, examining how he duped so many people.

03/10/16 13:17

Fans are set to enjoy new adaptations of the crime novelist's work with Hollywood stars and British actors including Kenneth Branagh and Ben Affleck rumoured to be in line for parts.

03/10/16 12:47

Shooting on-location for the third series of the BBC hit in Gunwalloe, the 33-year-old actor and his co-star, 24, appeared to be in high spirits - joking around in-between takes.

03/10/16 10:51

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, 52, told delegates at the Tory Party conference in Birmingham that the way the BBC had reported on the EU referendum result was 'infuriating'.

03/10/16 10:02

Poldark fans went into a frenzy over a steamy scene in last night's episode, which saw Aidan Turner strip completely naked so his wife Demelza could wash him in a copper bath.

02/10/16 18:01

Fans of the hit drama Call The Midwife are eagerly awaiting their next installment in the form of the Christmas special.

02/10/16 15:51

The former Shadow Chancellor and partner Katya Jones danced up a storm with a vigorous country-and-western, barn-dance style routine that even involved prop banjos.

02/10/16 12:10

The comedy duo, famous for their 1980s BBC sketch show French and Saunders, are tipped for the job when the programme switches to Channel 4 for the next series.

02/10/16 08:23

The vile pictures show Savile rubbing himself on the girl and touching her bottom outside a Leeds restaurant and were captured when Theroux visited the paedophile for an interview in 2001.

02/10/16 08:07

Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer may be in line to fill the current presenting vacancy on The Great British Bake Off when it moves to Channel Four.

02/10/16 00:45

The 35-year-old actor and singer joined a member of the studio audience who taught him the move - nicknamed the shopping cart

30/09/16 17:58

Katy Ashworth, star of CBeebies show I Can Cook, planned to move to Australia to be with Ben Alcott and their child before she discovered he was having multiple affairs.

30/09/16 14:10

In the new episode, Demelza is seen bathing a completely naked Ross Poldark, before the pair begin to kiss in the soapy water.

30/09/16 13:36

Sooty creator Harry Corbett wanted to launch a female puppet on the famous children's TV show in the 1960s but some critics were against the move.

30/09/16 10:17

Mary Berry has predicted a successful transition for the hit show, with Paul Hollywood the only familiar face staying with the programme.

30/09/16 10:03

The Fall was back for another bout of sadistic psychological chess played out between Jamie Dornan and Gillian Anderson.

28/09/16 23:35

The 76-year-old was sacked from the singing show by the BBC after three series, but ITV have opted to bring him back when the sixth season airs in 2017.

28/09/16 13:10

Alex Jones' former fertility fears couldn't have been further from her mind on Tuesday, as she headed home from The One Show studio with her growing bump on show as she beamed from ear to ear.

28/09/16 11:34

Paranoid schizophrenic Kristofer Jean Pierre Groot, 35, admitted sending the sinister messages to BBC Breakfast stars Louise Minchin and Dan Walker (pictured together).

28/09/16 11:12

Lord Sugar will once again be joined by Baroness Karren Brady and Claude Littner as they put the 18 brave contestants, including make-up artist Grainne McCoy (pictured) through their paces.

27/09/16 11:43

Now Countryfile seems to have fallen foul of Bake Off's love of innuendo. Viewers of Sunday's anniversary special of One Man and his Dog were left shocked - and sniggering - at references to 'dogging'.

27/09/16 10:56

Jeremy Paxman was blasted for mispronouncing David Bowie's name as 'bough-ie' rather than the singer's preferred 'boh-ee' during a University Challenge music round.

27/09/16 06:34

Poldark heartthrob Aidan Turner, 33, 'flipped' and 'lost it' when filming the hit BBC show at Botallack Mine in Cornwall after around 50 fans of the hit series tried to take photographs of him.

26/09/16 16:39

The artwork by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema is the most ‘telling and beautiful’ the Roadshow has seen in its 38-year history according to pictures expert Rupert Maas.

26/09/16 15:54

The piece, named Meleager and Atalanta, by Flemish Baroque painter Jacob Jordaens was unearthed at Swansea Museum in Wales, after work by historian Bendor Grosvenor.

26/09/16 14:42

Last night's Poldark moved quickly with a barely-pregnant Demelza soon attending her new son's christening. Viewers tweeted about the breathless pace...but still swooned at Aidan Turner.

26/09/16 10:09

Announcing her partnership with Cancer Research UK, the 48-year-old singer - a survivor of the disease - revealed that her determination on the show is being fed by gratitude and guilt

26/09/16 02:02

Jeremy Paxman's childhood was punctuated with beatings, using sticks, shoes, cricket stumps, bare hands — pretty much anything his vile-tempered father Keith had to hand, writes JANE FRYER.

25/09/16 23:15

Like alcoholics tumbling off the wagon, fans of Strictly Come Dancing went from abstinence to mad over-indulgence in one lunge, as the contest returned with a two-and-a-half-hour double bill.

25/09/16 21:32

Geri Horner is being lined up to host Great British Bake Off, according to reports. The ex-Spice Girl, 44, has been tipped to replace Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc.

25/09/16 19:55

A leaked email from the editor of Look North Yorkshire to staff reveals a new target for the number of BAME (black, Asian, ethnic minority) has been imposed.

25/09/16 19:00

GCHQ foiled Russian cyber-criminals Fancy Bear from attacking the BBC's election coverage months after they crashed 11 French television stations.

25/09/16 16:57

The pair were said to be keen on a dramatic exit - yet it has been claimed actresses, Rita Simons and Samantha Womack, and their fellow cast, are disappointed by the news.

25/09/16 16:33

Its acquisition by Channel 4 caused melodramatic upset among fans. But it appears that the changing face of BBC1's Great British Bake-Off was inevitable - irrespective of who broadcast it.

25/09/16 09:06

The former Newsnight presenter, 66, poured scorn on his colleagues in an interview to promote his autobiography, A Life In Questions, which is published next month.

25/09/16 01:52

Ashley Blake was found guilty of wounding Greg Jones, 17, and intending to pervert the course of justice in 2009. He has now returned to host a segment on BBC West Midland's Inside Out programme.

25/09/16 01:22

It managed to waltz away with millions more viewers last season, and now Strictly Come Dancing is back for another Saturday night showdown with the X Factor.

25/09/16 01:21

She previously revealed that she would be dedicating her Strictly Come Dancing performances to her grandfather after he tragically passed away on her first day of rehearsals. 

25/09/16 01:20

At 300/1 to win, he's hardly one to watch in the competition. And whilst Ed managed to surprise some of the judges, he still failed to impress with his routing, coming in last place with partner Katya Jones.

25/09/16 01:20

They've been married for a blissful 18 years. And Jamie still seemed in awe of his talented wife Louise as he watched her tear up the floor on Saturday's episode of Strictly Come Dancing.

24/09/16 23:57

News reporter James Longman has won fans for his movie-star looks and revealing selfies. Viewers seem less interested in his foreign affairs reporting than on having an affair with him.

24/09/16 10:20

John Simpson collapsed unconscious on the floor of his bedroom at home in Oxford earlier this month, in front of his wife Dee, a 53-year-old TV producer, and lapsed in and out of consciousness.

24/09/16 01:24

The award-winning baker from Singapore has built up a reputation as quite the hard taskmaster in her role as a judge on Bake Off spin-off show Crème de la Crème.

23/09/16 21:48

Mary is staying and Paul is going, and it shouldn't really surprise us says JAN MOIR, who remembers how Hollywood got close to his co-star when filming the American Bake-Off.

23/09/16 16:03

It was announced last week that the BBC had lost the rights to the show following seven series after programme-maker Love Productions struck a three-year deal with Channel 4.

22/09/16 20:38

As news of the rail dispute broke the BBC's News channel published images of the protests in North Carolina with a headline: 'Southern Rail Strike'.

21/09/16 17:16

The 33-year-old beauty stayed true to her fashionable form as she donned a black sheer top with flared arms during an interview at BBC Radio 1's London studios.

21/09/16 15:24

During an interview on ITV's This Morning on Wednesday, Luke revealed that she shared her news back in December - just as he was required to get physically forceful with her for rolling cameras.

20/09/16 09:55

The brunette beauty, 29, looked gorgeous in a turtle neck checked dress and thigh-boots as she headed to The One Show on Monday to promote her new BBC show Our Girl.

19/09/16 15:04

The writer and producer has now added his voice to fray, attacking show makers Love Productions for reportedly demanding £25 million a year from the BBC.

19/09/16 13:42

The 33-year-old Irish hunk dismounted a horse he was riding while playing Ross Poldark and subsequently picked up an anachronistic purple manure scoop and rake before tending to the field

19/09/16 00:53

The former TOWIE star flaunted her legs in a pair of tiny shorts as she departed with her Island co-star Ollie Locke.

19/09/16 00:05

The flamboyant Italian said he disagreed that the hit programme needed to move to Channel 4 in a £75 million switch, adding his friends Mel and Sue were right to quit as presenters.

18/09/16 23:55

Russian-born Miss Jones, 27, was pictured with Mr Balls, 49, during a break from rehearsals. The pair were seen again later the same day giving each other a friendly farewell hug.

18/09/16 18:28

Chandana Keerthi Bandara, (pictured) 57, lost his job as a producer on a BBC Sri Lankan news service, and sued the corporation for unfair dismissal and race discrimination.

18/09/16 01:53

Few of ITV drama Victoria's seven million fans would guess it was actually shot in a freezing-cold aircraft hangar populated by an unruly owl and some very incontinent pigeons.

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