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2 hours ago
- Entertainment
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Kim Woodburn's family hit back at former co-star following 'hurtful' remarks
Kim Woodburn's family has responded to co-presenter Aggie MacKenzie's comments she made in the wake of her former co-star's death. The 'How Clean is your House' icon passed away earlier this week following a short illness at the age of 83. The TV legend sparked concern among fans earlier in the year after her management team confirmed she would be taking a step back from work duties after she was rushed to the hospital. Kim Woodburn's family have hit back at her former co-presenter Aggie MacKenzie for comments she made in the wake of the star's death. Pic: Philippe Hays/REX/Shutterstock Following the shock announcement, the 69-year-old paid tribute to her Channel 4 co-star, while also using the moment to shed light on their strained relationship. Aggie referred to her co-star as a 'tormented soul' following their lengthy feud and also accused her of 'pushing her to the ground.' Writing in 'The Sun' following Kim's passing, Aggie said: 'There were days filming together that felt like walking a tightrope. The How Clean Is Your House? icon passed away earlier this week following a short illness at the age of 83. Pic: REX/Shutterstock 'And by the later series, I'll be honest – our relationship had almost completely broken down. We barely spoke off camera.' In another interview with The Mirror, Aggie also discussed the exact moment their friendship hit its final bump in the road. The alleged incident reportedly occurred while they were performing as the Ugly Sisters in a 2008 pantomime, with Aggie explaining: 'Kim missed her cue so I tapped her on the shoulder. We went on and did our scene, but when we came out at the other side, Kim was furious. She pushed me. She actually pushed me so hard that I fell over.' The TV legend sparked concern among fans earlier in the year after her management team confirmed she would be taking a step back from work duties after she was rushed to the hospital. Pic: Michele Martinoli/REX/Shutterstock 'I lost it then. I really really lost it with her. I was so furious because I wasn't expecting to be pushed over like that.' Kim then reportedly ran off to her dressing room 'crying her eyes out,' refusing to go back on stage. Now speaking out following the remarks, a close friend of Kim's husband Peter told The Sun: 'Peter is very hurt and upset that Aggie has used Kim's death as an opportunity to put herself back out there in public domain. 'A lot of things that Aggie has said are untrue'. 'Recollections may vary,' he added. 'Kim was asked in interviews many times about Aggie, but kept a dignified silence, out of respect for the great work they did together. 'Kim's friends and family find it upsetting that she couldn't do the same since Kim's passing.'
Wales Online
7 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
Jordan North reveals 'low point' after waking up in Cardiff on stag do with 'stinking' companion
Jordan North reveals 'low point' after waking up in Cardiff on stag do with 'stinking' companion The former BBC Radio 1 DJ confessed his love for the Welsh capital after a messy weekend The former BBC Radio 1 DJ finished runner up on I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here in 2020 (Image: ITV/REX/Shutterstock ) Whilst presenting his podcast Help I Sexted My Boss alongside etiquette expert and co-host William Hanson, former BBC Radio 1 DJ Jordan North said that Cardiff was his favourite night out in UK after a very messy night out in the capital. He confessed that whilst on a stag do he hit a "low point" and shared a few anecdotes with his friend, including one where his brother was shocked at what he found when he walked in to their shared room after their wild Cardiff night out. Jordan told William: "I was in Cardiff for our Lee's stag do. It was absolutely fantastic. Cardiff' gone number one on my top five nights out." For the latest TV and showbiz gossip sign up to our newsletter . He then explains that he went to Cardiff's Coyote Ugly Bar located on St Mary Street. Jordan explained: "They let all the stags in at one point everyone's on the bar dancing. It's fantastic. "A girl came into one of the bars and she said 'I knew you was in here, because I seen one lad dancing with one leg and I said that's Jordan North's brother'." He then told an anecdote of what he calls a "low point" which involves a messy Cardiff kebab. Jordan said: "A low point was I ordered a kebab in the middle of the night, and the kebab came and I thought it would automatically come in a wrap and it didn't. It just came in a box, they didn't give me a knife and fork, so I had to eat it with my fingers." Article continues below His co-host asked: "Could you not phone down and ask for some cutlery in the hotel you were staying in?" Jordan replied: "Because I was in an Easy Hotel, Easy by name, Easy by nature. "The funniest thing is I ate my kebab fell asleep and then about half an hour late my brother come in pissed, our Ryan who I was sharing with. He come in and he went 'you alright?' and I went 'shhhh I'm asleep.' "He then went [sniffs] 'f**king stinks in here, have you pulled?'" Content cannot be displayed without consent Fans took to the comments to share how much they enjoy a good Cardiff night out too. One said: "cardiff is an elite night out" Article continues below One person even shared that they bumped in to the podcast presenter: "WE MET HIM IN PROUD MARYS. glad you enjoyed!! Cardiff is top tier !!"
Extra.ie
a day ago
- Politics
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The world holds it breath as Israel-Iran conflict edges towards wider war
The world held its breath last night as the Israel-Iran conflict edged towards a wider war, as Donald Trump threatened airstrikes by the US, saying: 'I may do it, I may not do it.' President Trump said he was considering whether the US would join Israel's offensive on Iran and claimed that Tehran had reached out to seek negotiations on ending the conflict. Mr Trump added that his patience 'had already run out' with Iran and repeated his call for the Islamic republic's 'unconditional surrender' – a call that was rejected by Tehran, which said no Iranian would ever 'grovel at the gates of the White House'. US President Donald Trump. Pic:Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said his nation would never surrender and warned the US of 'irreparable damage' if it intervenes. Asked yesterday if he had decided whether to launch US airstrikes, Mr Trump told reporters on the White House's South Lawn: 'I may do it, I may not do it. I mean, nobody knows what I'm going to do. I can tell you this, that Iran's got a lot of trouble, and they want to negotiate.' Mr Trump said Iran had even suggested sending officials to the White House for talks on Tehran's nuclear program in a bid to end Israel's air assault, but added that it was 'very late'. Tehran, Iran. Pic: Stringer/Getty Images) 'I said it's very late to be talking. We may meet. There's a big difference between now and a week ago, right? Big difference,' Mr Trump added. 'They've suggested that they come to the White House. That's, you know, courageous, but it's, like, not easy for them to do.' When asked if it was too late for negotiations, he said: 'Nothing is too late.' UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said yesterday he was 'profoundly alarmed' by the escalation in the conflict between Israel and Iran, and warned against any 'additional military interventions' in the Middle East. Antonio Guterres. Pic: William Volcov/REX/Shutterstock 'I strongly appeal to all to avoid any further internationalisation of the conflict,' Mr Guterres said in a statement, reiterating his call for a ceasefire. 'Any additional military interventions could have enormous consequences, not only for those involved, but for the whole region and for international peace and security at large.' Mr Trump had favoured diplomacy to end Iran's nuclear program, seeking a deal to replace the one he tore up in his first term in 2018. But since Israel launched strikes on Iran six days ago the US president has moved in behind the key ally and is now weighing whether to use US military power against Tehran, too. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Pic: Pool / Iranian Religious Leader Press Office/) In a barrage of social media posts on Tuesday, Mr Trump described Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as an 'easy target' and called for Iran's 'UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!'. Khamenei described the ultimatum as 'unacceptable' yesterday. 'The president of America in an unacceptable statement explicitly urged Iranians to surrender but we tell him: first threaten those who are afraid of being threatened,' he said. 'Threats will not affect the thinking and behaviour of the Iranian nation,' Khamenei said in a speech read on state television. But Mr Trump doubled down on his position yesterday. Asked what he meant by his earlier statement, he replied: 'Two very simple words. It's very simple – unconditional surrender. That means I've had it, okay? I've had it. I give up, no more, we go and blow up all the nuclear stuff that's all over the place.' Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Pic:The President, meanwhile, backed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to continue Israel's offensive. Iran has hit back with salvos of ballistic missiles. Asked what he had told Mr Netanyahu in a call on Tuesday, Mr Trump said: 'Keep going. I speak to him every day, he's a good man, doing a lot.' The US President, however, rebuffed Russian President Vladimir Putin's offer to mediate in the Israel-Iran conflict, saying Russia should end its own war in Ukraine first. US President Donald Trump (R) and Russia's President Vladimir Putin. Pic: JORGE SILVA/AFP via Getty Images 'He actually offered to help mediate, I said 'do me a favour, mediate your own. Let's mediate Russia first, okay? You can worry about this later',' Mr Trump said. Iran later denied it had offered to send officials to Washington. 'No Iranian official has ever asked to grovel at the gates of the White House,' Iran's mission to the UN said in a post on X. 'The only thing more despicable than his lies is his cowardly threat to 'take out' Iran's Supreme Leader.' Earlier yesterday, Iran said it fired hypersonic missiles at Israel in the latest round of overnight strikes between the arch-foes. Israeli warplanes targeted the Iranian capital before dawn after the military issued a warning for civilians to leave one district for their safety. The Israeli military later said it struck weapons manufacturing sites and a facility used to make centrifuges in Tehran. Iran told residents of Tel Aviv to prepare for an attack, with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claiming its hypersonic Fattah-1 missiles were 'repeatedly shaking the shelters' in the commercial hub. Hypersonic missiles travel at more than five times the speed of sound and can manoeuvre mid-flight, making them harder to track and intercept. Iran also sent a 'swarm of drones' towards Israel, where the army said it intercepted two over the Dead Sea area. Iranian government aircraft were tracked yesterday afternoon flying south from Tehran to the Omani capital, Muscat. As Israel has seized control of Iranian airspace, these flights were likely to have been approved in advance. Oman and Qatar were last night mediating for a ceasefire. World powers have scrambled for an off-ramp, hoping to prevent the conflict from spiralling into a region-engulfing war. In separate phone calls with his Iranian counterpart and US envoy Steve Witkoff on Tuesday night, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty urged a diplomatic solution. Mr Trump fuelled speculation about American intervention when he made a hasty exit from the G7 summit in Canada, where the leaders of the club of wealthy democracies jointly called for a ceasefire. Residential areas in both countries have suffered deadly strikes since the fighting broke out, and foreign governments have scrambled to evacuate their citizens. Iran's key strategic partner, Russia, warned that US action could destabilise the Middle East. A Kremlin spokesman said the world was 'millimetres from catastrophe'. French President Emmanuel Macron said Mr Trump had a critical role in restarting diplomacy with Iran, where attempts at regime change would bring 'chaos'. China accused Mr Trump of 'pouring oil' on the conflict, while Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu of being 'the biggest threat to the security of the region'. Iran was in a 'near-total national internet blackout', London-based watchdog NetBlocks wrote on X. Iran announced last week that it was placing temporary restrictions on the internet, with the communication ministry saying Wednesday that heavier limits were being imposed due to Israel's 'abuse of the country's communication network for military purposes'. Iranian media later reported that Israel briefly hacked the state television broadcast, airing footage of women's protests and urging people to take to the streets. Numerous sites and apps have remained at least partially inaccessible. More than 700 foreigners living in Iran have crossed into neighbouring Azerbaijan and Armenia, according to government figures. After decades of enmity and a prolonged shadow war, Israel said its surprise air campaign was aimed at preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons – an ambition Tehran denies.
Extra.ie
2 days ago
- Entertainment
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Lorraine Kelly slammed for 'pathetic' tribute to Kim Woodburn
Lorraine Kelly has been slammed following her 'pathetic' tribute to the late Kim Woodburn on Tuesday. The TV legend, with credits including How Clean Is Your Home and Celebrity Big Brother, died on Monday following a short illness. Kim's representative confirmed her death in a statement on Tuesday with Lorraine announcing the news during her namesake ITV show. Lorraine Kelly has been branded as 'evil' following her 'pathetic' tribute to the late Kim Woodburn on Tuesday. Pic: Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock As a picture of Kim appeared on the screen, Lorraine said: 'Kim Woodburn, who I'm sure you know well, she's died at the age of 83. Famous, of course, for How Clean Is Your House and her controversial time on Celebrity Big Brother. 'A representative for Kim said: 'It is with immense sadness that we let you know our beloved Kim Woodburn passed away yesterday following a short illness.'' The short and emotionless announcement saw Lorraine attacked on social media with many finding that the piece lacked empathy. That pathetic 'tribute' from Lorraine Kelly to our Kim was an insult. She didn't sound the least bit bothered… how disrespectful. — Rich J (@richyj1504) June 17, 2025 One person said: 'That pathetic 'tribute' from Lorraine Kelly to our Kim was an insult. She didn't sound the least bit bothered… how disrespectful.' Another shared: 'I can't stop thinking about Lorraine Kelly apathetically announcing Kim Woodburn's death.' A third commented: 'Why does Lorraine Kelly actually sound happy that the fact Kim Woodburn has died? Also about time she hosted her own show.' Kim's death came not long after her management took to her social media accounts confirming she would be 'unable to record any further videos for the foreseeable future' due to health problems. Pic: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock Kim's death came not long after her management took to her social media accounts confirming she would be 'unable to record any further videos for the foreseeable future' due to health problems. The Hampshire native had been active online, regularly interacting with her fanbase as well as recording Cameo videos for those who ordered them. With her cleaning shows, which also included Kim's Rude Awakenings, she was dubbed the Queen of Clean. Kim also appeared on a number of reality shows. In 2009 she appeared on I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! and she entered the Celebrity Big Brother house in 2017, resulting in a string of iconic moments.
Edinburgh Live
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Edinburgh Live
ITV The Chase's Anne Hegerty admits she 'hopes' no more co-stars join show
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info The Chase star Anne Hegerty, also known as The Governess, has revealed the show's unique payment structure and explained why she doesn't want any more Chasers joining her. Despite having an estimated net worth of £3.2 million thanks to the show's popularity, Anne stated that the Chasers do not have a fixed salary and instead get paid per episode. At the TV Choice Awards, Anne explained why the Chasers might not welcome a new team member. When asked about the possibility of a new Chaser, she replied: "Well we do always hope not." The I'm a Celebrity star further explained: "We are paid per show, so we're not on a salary. "It's not as if they're going to up the budget and add a new salary, a new Chaser would just mean the same number of shows shared between more people - so less money for everyone. So, hope not!" Although a new Chaser would mean less money for the existing ones, Anne mentioned she doesn't hold a grudge against Darragh Ennis, also known as The Menace, who joined the show in 2020. Anne stated: "You know, Darragh has been a very good new addition, he's very popular, and that's worthwhile." (Image: ITV/REX/Shutterstock) She also mentioned that despite their competitive nature on the show, the Chasers get along well, reports the Daily Record. "We know each other, and certainly on Beat the Chasers we tend to hang out a lot, because we're all there at the same time," she shared. Anne remarked to the Mirror last November about her surprisingly thrifty nature, explaining: "I'm half Scottish. We don't spend money and, being a fat person, I can only buy from certain places. "I like my money sitting in my bank and representing a bit of security. I don't see the point in sloshing money around. I'm not frugal, I'd actually say I'm mean." (Image: ITV) Despite her ample fortune, Anne is no stranger to cutting corners, sharing tales of days when she depended on benefits while carving out a career as a journalist prior to her fame on The Chase. Even though cutting back is her norm, Anne enjoys her fair share of splurges, shuttling between abodes in Manchester and Watford to stay close to her television commitments. She also flies in the lap of luxury via first class or business for travel, and not shying away from 'Club Med' holidays to serve her quiz-travelling agendas. The Chase Celebrity Special will air this Saturday at 7pm on ITV1 and ITVX.
