Ruth Langsford has opened up about needing therapy after splitting from Eamonn HolmesCredit: David VenniShe also opened up about seeing light in the future where she once saw darknessCredit: instagram/ruthlangsfordEamonn and Ruth were together for almost three decadesCredit: Getty
It was revealed that the pair were over and they were in the process of divorcing back in May 2024, with this still currently ongoing.
Ruth, who is known for hosting Loose Women on ITV, has now opened up about needing therapy after their split.
While Eamonn moved on and got into a relationship with counsellor Katie Alexander, who is 22 years his junior, Ruth was attending counselling sessions and focused on her healing.
Speaking to woman&home, Ruth said: “I started counselling when Eamonn and I separated, and I’m still having it.
“It is very powerful and very useful. It gives me tools to deal with things.”
She went on to say: “My counsellor has probably seen us on TV, but she doesn’t know either of us so doesn’t get involved and doesn’t judge.
“She just listens and says, ‘Have you thought about this?’ or ‘Why did you feel like that?’
“I think I know myself very well, so it has just been calming.
“It makes me question how I’m feeling,” she added.
Ruth then added: “When my sister died, friends suggested counselling and I said, ‘I don’t [want] just [for someone] to tell me that I’m really sad,’ and I still feel like that.
“The end of a very long relationship takes a lot of unravelling. Counselling helps you move on from it, to not be held back.”
Ruth and Eamonn announced their split in the spring of 2024 after months of arguing.
Leaving their £2.5million family home in Weybridge, Eamonn soon went public with his new partner Katie.
Asked about whether she would get into a new relationship, Ruth said: “Never say never.”
Speaking to the magazine, she said: “I haven’t been put off having a relationship.
“I haven’t even been put off marriage, but I’m definitely not actively looking, and part of that is because I’ve realised I’m actually quite good on my own.
“I am independent and quite strong.”
Ruth went on: “It has taken me a bit of time [to realise that] and I don’t know what lies ahead, but that chapter now feels quite exciting.
“It’s not as scary as I thought.”
Elsewhere in her interview, Ruth said she once saw “darkness” but now sees light where she did not before.
“Do you crumble? Do you lay down and die? Oh no, not I. I will survive,” she said.
Ruth and Eamonn are not yet officially divorced, with reports swirling that they are currently at war over their money.
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JEFF Brazier has broken his silence on his marriage split from wife Kate.
The television presenter has been married to PR guru Kate for 12 years but separated earlier this year.
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Jeff Brazier has broken his silence on his marriage splitCredit: InstagramJeff and Kate have split after seven years of marriageCredit: Can Nguyen/Shutterstock
Now he has broken his silence with an emotional statement.
He said: “I’m so full of love and gratitude for Kate.
“For all we achieved, for how much we grew, for everything we endured.
“We separated in the Summer and kept it private for as long as we could to give us some time to adjust.
OVER the last 12 months, Kate Brazier has found her life completely turned upside down as a family feud, abusive behaviour, and rows over being a stay-at-home-wife rocked her marriage.
The PR guru, 35, – who took on the role as stepmum to Jeff’s grieving two sons – clung onto her marriage to Jeff Brazier for as long as she could, before finally calling it quits for good a few weeks ago. Here, insiders tell us what finally broke Kate, and reveal the heartbreaking battle she was fighting behind the scenes.
Jeff Brazier and wife Kate have split up after marrying in 2018Credit: GettyJeff’s son Freddy is said to be at the heart of the break up after a series of difficult life eventsCredit: Instagram
Our insider revealed: “The last year has been incredibly hard on all the family and unfortunately Kate is the one who has really suffered in it all.”
Last night The Sun told how Kate and Jeff, 46, who were together for twelve years, are now living apart after “a year of hell” involving issues with Freddy Brazier, 21 — Jeff’s youngest son from his relationship with tragic Big Brother star Jade Goody.
Amongst those issues was an escalating rift with stepmum Kate. In a cruel post, Freddy listed things he “hates” which included: “Step parents”, which was said to be “like a dagger in the heart” for Kate.
The insider explained: “It’s no secret that Freddy has been struggling and has a number of issues, which has meant everything else has taken a back seat.
Kate knows she’ll always come second to the boys.
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“Freddy has been quite vocal about not liking Kate and is said to have been verbally abusive towards her at times.
“Kate really thinks Jeff could have stuck up for her more in it all but instead she felt pushed out.
“People seem to forget that Kate has been a mother figure to both the boys since they were very young and has really given her all to support them and Jeff.”
Kate was just 24 when she first met the boys, it was five years after their mum had died and she admits she became a part of their life “without a clue what I was doing or how to help”.
From the outside Jeff appeared to have it all under control – Bobby his oldest lad, 22, was on EastEnders and Strictly, he was living the dream hosting on This Morning and Freddy was finding his feet in the world.
But behind the occasional picture perfect instagram posts, the truth was far darker and Freddy was battling his inner demons.
Jeff immediately stepped up and made it clear that he would do what he could to make sure the baby was safe and happy – which appears to have come at the detriment to other things in his life.
Jeff tried to stop Freddy seeing his nan Jackie earlier this year – after they were pictured smoking togetherCredit: KP PicsJeff shares Freddy and Bobby with the late Jade GoodyCredit: GettyTheir wedding day in 2018 was a big turning point in Kate’s relationship with BobbyCredit: PAFreddy has split from his pregnant girlfriend Holly SwinburnCredit: PA
The insider continued: “Things reached breaking point when Freddy revealed he was having a baby.
“Jeff is incredibly involved and Kate just knows it’s going to be a chaotic nightmare. Jeff is desperate to make the situation OK for his son.
“But it’s meant the issues he had with Kate have been massively amplified by the pregnancy and its caused a lot of stress.
“Kate knows she’ll always come second to the boys – and that’s fine. She gets it. But it’s all become way too much.”
Over the weekend Jeff hinted his marriage was over in online posts and made it very clear where his priorities lay – with his soon to be extended family.
Revealing he had bought a new home, he wrote in a thinly-veiled dig: “After three years in the commuter belt to make things easy for everyone else, it was when I ultimately became a storage facility that I realised it was time to suit myself and open fields make me happy.”
He went on: “I wanted to be in a home that felt like a calm retreat for my soon-extended family.
“I realised some time ago that success equals peace and I’ve found the perfect environment for what feels like a transitional time in all our lives.”
But it seems Kate feels like the right decision has been made, she is back living in her apartment in Hackney and jetted to Vegas for the weekend for the US Grand Prix.
Kate became a mother figure in both the boys’ livesCredit: katedwyerprKate was very close to Freddy before a relationship break down
In her selfie from the trip, Kate wrote: “Possibly one of the best days of my life.”
Her words will no doubt be a crushing blow to Jeff, who is said to have been desperate to make things work after everything they have been through.
But yesterday he was not wearing his wedding ring as he reported for ITV’s Good Morning Britain from Reykjavik in Iceland.
A MOTHER FIGURE IN THEIR DARKEST TIMES
The couple first got together in 2013 before tying the knot in 2018, where the boys played a big part.
The wedding was a huge milestone for Bobby and Kate because it was the first time he told he loved her.
She recalled: “Fred says it to me every day, but Bobby is more reserved, so for me that was truly amazing and shows how far we have come.”
Bobby joked in his speech about how he struggled with their relationship initially, saying: “This is a bit awkward, but to cut a long story short, I didn’t really rate you to begin with,”
“But now I’m so glad I can genuinely tell you I love you. You being around has made things a lot easier for us boys, and we appreciate you a lot.”
Fast forward to this year though and there has been a huge shift in relationships.
Freddy, who lost mum Jade, then 27, to cervical cancer in 2009, when he was just four, heartbreakingly told his followers: “I don’t know how to love because I’ve never been loved.”
But Jeff and Kate briefly split at the end of 2022, partly due to clashes over their lifestyles — Jeff is a homebird while Kate enjoys socialising.
Back then Kate told pals she did not want to be a “stay-at-home wife”. But the couple agreed to give their marriage another go after Jeff revealed he was the loneliest he had ever been.
And things certainly looked rosy for some time – but as Freddy’s personal crisis escalated, Bobby also made a surprising decision to quit EastEnders and the spiritual lad moved to India to join a Hare Krishna commune
Jeff reluctantly backed down from his legal action in August, and while he started communicating with Freddy again sources said his relationship with him remains strained.
And it seems despite his best efforts, drama continues to follow Freddy and whether he will be back with the mother of his child by the time they are born remains to be seen. Kate for one isn’t prepared to wait around to find out.
Jeff and Kate have been contacted for comment.
Jeff is determined to support Freddy – which has put his relationshop with Kate at riskCredit: RexIt’s not the first time Kate and Jeff have split upCredit: Instagram
SHE was known for late-night partying with showbiz pals during her ladette days and Sara Cox admits that behind doors she was full of energy too.
The DJ says “no surface was safe” when she was at home with her advertising executive husband Ben Cyzer, who she has been with for two decades.
Former ladette turned Radio 2 presenter Sara Cox, who has just completed the equivalent of five marathons in five days to raise an astonishing £10m for Children In NeedCredit: Mark Hayman – FabulousSara talks to Radio 2 listeners on third day of her mammoth questCredit: Children in NeedA jubilant Sara at the end of her huge trek on November 14Credit: BBC/Sarah Louise Bennett
But flash forward to today and the 50-year-old mum of three says that “every surface is safe” and they often sleep in separate rooms because she can’t stand his snoring.
Sara said: “When I sometimes get on my little stool in the kitchen to reach for some Tupperware, I do think, ‘Oh, look, my fun area is really parallel with his face right at the moment’.
“But as the kids get older, you just can’t be doing that — they’d never get past it.
“I mean, when you’re in your early 30s and stuff, no surface is safe in the kitchen or the bathroom, is it? But now pretty much everywhere is safe.”
Sara, who has just completed the equivalent of five marathons in five days to raise an astonishing £10million for Children In Need, opened up about their sleeping habits at home in North London.
Just days before the epic fundraiser, she told The Teen Commandments Podcast: “This is my issue that I’ve got with Ben in the night.
“Just general breathing — just him breathing is annoying. Not during the day, I have to point that out. I just mean any slight noises.
“You know on a wildlife documentary where they have a shot of an animal that’s on high alert for a predator? I think I’ve got that kind of feeling in the middle of the night.
“Like, if I just hear the tiniest sound, it’s so magnified in the middle of the night — I think there’s a bit of anxiety in there.
“Because I remember in my 20s, if I woke up at 1.30am — well, I probably wouldn’t be in bed at half one — but if I woke in the middle of the night and it was like 3am in my 20s, I’d be, like, ‘Yeah, I’ve got loads of time to sleep, amazing’.
“And now I’m 50, I just go, ‘F**k, it’s three, I’m not going to sleep’. I nudge him and he’s really patient — he’s great about it. But we keep sleeping in separate rooms, which is a bit depressing.”
Bolton-born Sara doubtless needs plenty of rest after running a total of 135 miles from Kielder Forest in Northumberland to Pudsey in Leeds earlier this month — carrying the annual Beeb telethon’s mascot Pudsey Bear on her back.
During her Great Northern Marathon Challenge, the star was sent a message of encouragement by Prince William, who said: “Keep going — you’ve done fantastically well and the nation’s so proud of you.”
Sara says she was inspired to raise money for vulnerable kids after recalling the bullying she suffered at school from “two girls who made my life hell”.
This week she revealed she battled through the challenge by listening to tracks by rapper Stormzy and said it was a lot tougher than she ever expected.
Behind-the-scenes footage shown on Sara Cox: Every Step Of The Way For Children In Need, on BBC One on Wednesday, revealed the heartbreaking reason she decided to take on the challenge.
And now I’m 50, I just go, ‘F**k, it’s three, I’m not going to sleep’
Sara said: “My brother David died suddenly in 2019 and it completely destroyed the family — like, it came out of nowhere and he was a real athlete who ran countless Ironman competitions.
“I don’t think he’d believe I’m doing this, I think he’d be super-proud. I’m hoping that I’ve just got a bit of strength from him today.”
Sara’s children are now nearly the age she was when she found fame. Her eldest, Lola — from her first marriage — is 21, while Isaac and Renee are 17 and 15 respectively.
Sara had been working as a model when, at the age of 22 she landed her first TV job hosting The Girlie Show on Channel 4.
Sara with husband Ben at an album launch in London in 2015Credit: GettyParty girl Sara on a night out in 1998Credit: Big Pictures
They became notorious for their wild nights and were dubbed ladettes — a term Sara has always hated, saying it suggested they were “just trying to be like the boys . . . and we were never trying to be like the boys”.
Her lifestyle changed dramatically when she became mum to Lola in 2004, a year before she separated from her first husband DJ Jon Carter, who she had married in 2001.
Sara began dating Ben, now 50, in 2005 and they married in 2013 a year after she signalled another shift by quitting BBC Radio 1 to host the breakfast show on its more mature sister station, Radio 2. ‘Mind-boggling behaviour’.
She has admitted: “Yes, I used to drink loads. I thought nothing of having wine with lunch then going to the pub later, but they were different times. It all stops when you have children, to be replaced with other things that are just as pleasurable.
“The first ten years of my career I was out a lot more and the second decade I was explaining my behaviour in the first decade and apologising for it.”
And she said she never felt pressure to bring back her “Coxy” alter ego, because she had “buried her with some vodka and Marlboro Lights”.
The first ten years of my career I was out a lot more and the second decade I was explaining my behaviour in the first decade and apologising for it
Now her work has changed too. The BBC Radio 2 presenter has been hosting the station’s Drivetime show since January 2019 and next up is a new BBC One series, starting on December 1, about professional model-makers, called The Marvellous Miniatures Workshop.
When she’s not on the TV or the radio, Sara is busy hosting The Teen Commandments podcast with her best friend Clare Hamilton, who she has known since they were children.
The pair launched the podcast in January, having raised five teenagers between them.
The show casts light on the “mind-boggling behaviour” of their youngsters and how they tackled it with “wisdom that only comes from being rule-breakers themselves”.
On this week’s episode, Sara revealed she has been trying to break her family’s addiction to mobile phones.
She confided: “I just feel like a st mum because I am not stopping it, and I feel completely powerless.
My brother David died suddenly in 2019. He was a real athlete. I don’t think he’d believe I’m doing this, I think he’d be super proud
“I did suggest something, but it was immediately . . . I mean, the faces I was met with . . .
“I should have really got Ben more on side because what can happen sometimes is that I will suggest something for us to do as a family, and Ben will immediately side with the teenagers and undermine me.
“I told him that I wanted to do something where we start having more time together as a family and we put the phones away.
“So over dinner, I was like, ‘Right, this weekend, can we do it where we just have four hours without our phones or our laptops or anything?’
“Immediately, Ben piped up, ‘That’s too long’. I’m giving him daggers when the youngest pipes up that she’s got to revise. She needs her phone. Fair enough.
“But I’m really worried that we’re not living our lives together as a family, where we look at each other and where we chat and where we do things and hang out.
“So I’m just, like, ‘Whether we go out on a big dog walk or we just do something as a family, let’s put the phones away for four hours’.”
Sara is unlikely to be popping out for a stroll any time soon as she complains she cannot walk following her fundraising efforts.
But she still feels like she is in the best shape of her life, explaining on her podcast: “It’s good on this side of 50, I’ve got to say.
“I think — especially when you’re a woman — it’s always like, ‘How do you feel about turning 50? What are you going to do?’ But this age seems better than the alternative, babe.”
BLAKE Shelton and Gwen Stefani were mysteriously absent from the CMA Awards last night, despite the country singer’s nomination.
Blake, 49, and Gwen, 56, sat out Nashville’s big night, with a source telling E! the couple “will be watching the CMA on their TV this year.”
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Gwen Stefani took the subway on November 15, 2024 in New York CityCredit: GettyBlake was nominated and actually won an award despite his absenceCredit: GettyGwen and Blake performed onstage at the 59th Academy of Country Music Awards from Ford Center at The Star on May 16, 2024 in Frisco, TexasCredit: Getty
The source did not provide an explanation as to why the couple was passing on the popular annual event.
Despite going missing, Blake won the CMA Musical Event of the Year award for his song Pour Me a Drink with Post Malone.
Blake has won 11 awards at the annual event in the past.
In March, Blake released a breakup song called Hangin’ On, which fans could suspicious.
He insisted she song was “really no reflection of whereGwenand I are in our relationship – I hope.”
Blake and Gwen have also toned down their constant PDA, and instead have lived much more privately in recent months.
When Blake markedGwen’s 56th birthdayon his Instagram this year, for instance, his caption was much more subdued.
Truth be told, they’re both so different and it’s starting to become more apparent now,” a source told Star magazine.
“There’s a real fear that the way things are headed, Blake and Gwen could wind up becoming anotherHollywooddivorce casualty, even though it’s the last thing either of them would want.”
The couple will soon be spending more time apart.
Gwen will begin her No Doubt residency in Las Vegas, while Blake is reportedly focusing on making new music and his Ole Red restaurant chain.
Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton are seen at Jimmy Kimmel Live on February 14, 2024 in Los AngelesCredit: GettyGwen Stefani and Blake Shelton attend the 59th Academy of Country Music Awards at Omni Frisco Hotel at The Star on May 16, 2024 in Frisco, TexasCredit: Getty
Peter Andre has teased a new TV project with wife EmilyCredit: RexIt comes as is it was revealed that Peter won’t be part of the second series of The Princess DiariesCredit: ITVPrincess’ show caused a huge fall out between her dad Peter and mum Katie PriceCredit: Splash
Peter, 52, has now teased that Emily, 36, and him have got a new TV project in the works.
The couple, who have been married since 2015, are well known faces on TV, and now it looks like they are set to get a new show.
Teasing this, Peter wrote in his Planet Peter column for this week’s New magazine: “Although I have some major solo projects launching in 2026, Emily and I are having exciting meetings about working together.
“We’ve got something very special lined up and we’ll let you know more soon.
“There’s no reason why both parents just can’t be there to support her. Now this isn’t about me. I have to clarify this,” Katie said in August.
“I don’t care that I’m not in Princess’ show.
“I don’t need to raise my profile by being on Princess’s show, I do enough stuff.
Emily, Junior and Peter all featured in the first series of Princess’ reality show The Princess DiariesCredit: Alamy
“All what I want to do, is just whatever my daughter does, and it’s the same with Junior, I don’t care if I’m in the background, but I want to watch her do her photo shoots, I wanna watch her do her signings, because that’s what I did.
“And my mom and you and Nan used to come along and support, and I’m proud of her.
“And I just wanna be there with her because I now I feel that I’ve missed out on so much.”
Taking to Instagram, Peter spoke out just hours after Katie said she had made contact with him after their fallout over daughter Princess amid her show.
In the statement shared on his social media page, Peter penned: “For sixteen years I have stayed silent in the face of repeated lies from my ex-wife and her family, out of respect for my children and loved ones.
“But staying silent has been incredibly frustrating. That ends today.”
He continued: “The latest comments about my children’s welfare and living arrangements compel me to set the record straight.
“For well-documented reasons, and for their safety, Junior and Princess came into my care in 2018 and remained with me until they reached adulthood.
MUSIC legend Gary Numan has sparked concern after breaking down in tears on stage.
The 67-year-old is reported to have started weeping while performing Please Push No More at the O2 Academy Birmingham on Saturday evening.
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Gary Numan broek down in tears on stage late night – pictured here last yearCredit: GettyThe singer’s wife Gemma is said to have rushed to be by his sideCredit: Getty
According to The Mirror, his wife Gemma O’Neil rushed onto the stage to comfort him.
He is reported to have told the crowd he’d received the “worst news ever” that morning and would share it with fans once he had time to process it.
Gary is expected to appear on stage in Bristol tonight, but did cancel his meet and greet beforehand.
His fans rushed to comment on his wellbeing, with one person writing: Rough to see him so upset during PPNM – not looking forward to hearing the reason in the coming days. Can’t be good. Absolute pro to battle on.”
Someone else remarked: “He broke down – he had some bad news yesterday. Gemma came onstage and hugged him. Crowd were amazing, so supportive. Hope he’s ok.”
After it was revealed he would be playing again this evening, another person speculated: “I just hope he’s not overstretching by carrying on with the concert.”
Gary started his tour earlier this week, which celebrates the 45th anniversary of his seminal album Telekon. He is still due to play in Bournemouth, Brighton, London and various other venues.
The Cars singer and his wife, 55, married in 1997 and re-located to LA with their three children in 2012.
The move was the backdrop to documentaryAndroid In La La Land, where cameras followed them and saw him open up about his Asperger’s and depression.
Gemma was originally a member of Gary’s fan club before they found love.
Gary previously said of their relationship: “This is going to sound corny, given that it’s 30 years and four days since our first date, but I miss her even when she’s in a different part of the house.
“She’s everything I am not – which is most things, really.”
Gary is currently touring the countryCredit: Getty
Isla Fisher has opened up about her ‘challenging’ divorce from Sacha Baron CohenCredit: John Russo for NewBeautyHer comic ex was recently linked to a woman half his ageCredit: BackGrid
“I definitely feel like there’s something about the divorce club that anyone in it understands in a way other people don’t. It’s a different grief.
“I feel like creating a new identity after your divorce is so fun, though. You get to reflect on your values and goals, explore new interests, focus on what you want and rebuild your sense of self.”
Isla made her comments in an interview for New Beauty magazine, for which she also posed in a series of outfits.
Sacha and Isla in 2013Credit: GettyCommenting on her split from actor Sacha Baron Cohen, Now You See Me star Isla Fisher, 49, said: ‘I’m not going to lie, it’s been a really challenging time.’Credit: John Russo for NewBeautyAussie star Isla made her comments in an interview for New Beauty magazine, for which she also posed in a series of outfitsCredit: John Russo for NewBeauty
HE may be growing old very, very gracefully, but George Clooney is worried about ageing too fast – and forgetting his lines.
The Hollywood heartthrob, 64, was taken on a surprise walk down memory lane after shooting his latest film Jay Kelly, in which he plays a fictional famous actor.
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George Clooney, pictured in Italy last year, had to face getting olderCredit: GettyGeorge and wife Amal at the Venice Film Festival in AugustCredit: GettyGeorge as superhero in 2017’s Batman & Robin
Unknown to him, director Noah Baumbach had added snippets of George’s previous movies at the end of the Netflix release.
And watching the years roll by on screen was an eye-opener for the silver fox, not least when he was met with milestones he would rather forget.
His dodgy Eighties haircut in sitcom The Facts Of Life was one, as well as just how young he was when he starred in hospital drama ER in the Nineties.
George, whose hits include Ocean’s Eleven and Gravity, says: “It was really fascinating, because you go through all the things we all go through, which is you watch yourself age, which you have to make peace with.
“You also look at some f***ing horrible mullets. And you have to kind of get through all that.
“And you do get this thing of, ‘God, that was just yesterday, wasn’t it?’. That I was on ER or something. It really does go by fast. And the older you get, the faster it seems to go.”
Having dropped out of university, where he was studying journalism, he sold insurance and shoes while also trying his luck as an extra on TV.
Sequels cancelled George recalls: “I came from Augusta, Kentucky, where I was a tobacco farmer. And you go on all these auditions and you go, ‘Well, I took a shot’. And if it doesn’t work out, it’s easy when you get older to go, ‘Yeah, I gave it a shot. It didn’t work out’, which happens.
“But you can’t do it when you’re old and you didn’t try. That’s regret.”
Back when opportunities were thin on the ground, George did take some roles he now recalls ruefully.
That includes the first movie he was cast in, called Grizzly II: Revenge, which suffered financial problems.
Backers pulled out of the 1983 low-budget horror flick, which also featured Charlie Sheen and Laura Dern, so the cast were stuck in Hungary for weeks while the funding was sorted out.
George reveals: “It was funded by these Hungarians. And then they lost the money.
“And so we got stuck there for, like, two months. And it was Laura, Charlie Sheen and me. It was all our first films.
“And we’re stuck there for two months. And we can’t get home. We don’t know what to do.
In Grizzly II, we get eaten by a bear in the first scene. It never comes out, thank Christ. Then some schmuck finds it. Now it’s ‘starring George Clooney’ and I get worst reviews of my life
George Clooney
“And literally, we get eaten by a bear in the first scene and so it never comes out. Thank Christ.”
Although the movie was not completed at the time, it was finally finished and released in 2020, with George given a top billing, even though he only appeared briefly.
He continues: “Some schmuck finds it and he gets a bunch of old footage of s**. And he puts it together.
“And now it’s like, ‘Starring George Clooney’. And it comes out. And after 40 years, I’m getting the worst reviews of my life.”
George’s screen breakthrough came in 1994 when he began playing paediatric doctor Doug Ross in ER, which was a global success.
It led to major movies including From Dusk Till Dawn two years later, and Batman & Robin in 1997.
George as Jay Kelly and Adam Sandler as Ron Sukenick in Jay KellyCredit: Peter Mountain/NetflixGeorge and Laura Dern in Grizzly IICredit: Alamy
The star is able to laugh off his much-panned version of the caped crusader, which was such a flop that the sequels were cancelled.
And he jokes that his eight-year-old twins Alexander and Ella will be left traumatised by the Batman outfit he wore.
The actor says: “We know they’re going to be in therapy no matter what, just from Batman & Robin. ‘My dad had rubber f***ing nipples’. Disaster.”
George, who was married to actress Talia Balsam, 66, for four years until 1993, dated a string of beautiful women, including Renee Zellweger and British TV presenter Lisa Snowdon, before settling down with lawyer Amal Alamuddin.
She is the mother of his children and the couple have been married for 11 years.
They have homes near Reading, Berks and in Kentucky, US.
It is clear that George is very content, unlike his latest character.
He says of the fictional Jay Kelly: “He regrets his relationship with his father. He regrets the relationship with his kids. “He regrets the relationship with the women in his life and not spending enough time with people you love. I don’t have much of that. I mean, I have kids that still like me.”
Even so, fans might have some difficulty separating fiction from reality when they see George in his latest role.
He is, after all, playing a Hollywood star who has experienced plenty of ups and downs.
When Noah Baumbach, who is married to Barbie director Greta Gerwig, wrote the script, he thought George was the natural choice for the lead role.
But the actor hopes he did not see any of Kelly’s nasty streak in him.
People will be like, ‘Oh, you’re just playing yourself in this’. And I go, ‘Well, I hope not, because the guy’s a d***’
George Clooney
He jokes: “People will be like, ‘Oh, you’re just playing yourself in this’. And I go, ‘Well, I hope not, because the guy’s a d***’.
‘I was scared’
“But, you know, maybe they’re telling me something. When he said, ‘I wrote this with you in mind,’ I was like, ‘F*** you’.”
This will only be George’s seventh movie in the past ten years. He has not received many scripts that interested him — and some of the roles he did take failed to “challenge” him.
That includes the 2024 Apple+ action comedy Wolfs that he made with Brad Pitt and the romcom Ticket To Paradise with Julia Roberts in 2022.
George says: “For the last ten years or so, for the most part, I was directing because I was more interested in telling stories and I wanted to continue to be a storyteller. But the parts I was getting offered weren’t all that interesting.
“And so I hadn’t really been in a film. I did a couple of movies. I did a movie with Julia Roberts and I did a movie with Brad, which were fun and they’re fun to work with and people that I know. But it’s not challenging yourself.
“We know what the audience wants delivered for those films.”
Neither of those movies were well received by reviewers and George hasn’t had a critically-acclaimed film since 2016’s Hail, Caesar!
Out of the nine movies he has directed, Good Night, And Good Luck was the biggest success, picking up Best Picture and Best Director Oscar nominations at the 2006 awards.
And while 2014’s The Monuments Men was a box-office hit, other offerings such as Leatherheads in 2008 lost money.
George is sanguine about any setbacks he has faced. “I was friends with Gregory Peck and I was friends with Paul Newman. Even those guys, and they were the biggest movie stars in the world, even their careers don’t just go like that,” he explains pointing upwards.
Making a rollercoaster motion, he continues: “Their careers do this, that’s how they ride. And my career has had many of those, many failures and many things that I wish I’d done better.”
I was friends with Gregory Peck and Paul Newman. Even those guys, and they were the biggest movie stars in the world, even their careers don’t just go upwards. My career has had many failures
George has taken risks by getting up on stage on Broadway, recreating Good Night, And Good Luck as a play earlier this year.
It received five Tony nominations, including best actor for the star himself.
Not bad for a man who struggled to remember the script.
He admits: “I hadn’t done a play in 40 years. And so I was nervous. And every night, you know, I was worried because as you get older, it’s hard to remember your lines.
TAYLOR Swift has asked model pal Gigi Hadid to be a bridesmaid for her blockbuster marriage to Travis Kelce, a source close to the superstar has told The U.S. Sun.
The multiple Grammy winning singer and NFL star fiancée are set to tie the knot next summer at a yet-to-be-revealed location.
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A source close to Taylor Swift has told The U.S. Sun that close pals Gigi Hadid and Selena Gomez are set to be part of her wedding partyCredit: GettyTaylor and NFL star Travis Kelce announced their engagement in August and are set to marry next summerCredit: The Mega Agency
FUTURE PLANS
But an insider has confirmed to The U.S. Sun that Taylor wants longtime friend Gigi, 30, to be part of the bridal party.
It’s understood the pair spoke about the plans during a dinner in New York City on Monday night.
Hadid, according to our source, was “thrilled” as she “wasn’t expecting” to be asked and accepted immediately.
The U.S. Sun also understands fellow pop princess Selena Gomez is also set to be named in the bridal party.
The insider says the Cruel Summer singer has already finalized a list and plans to tell everyone involved in person to ensure they know exactly what they mean to her.
“Taylor wants to start the wedding process this way — building her bridesmaid group and getting everyone involved in the preparations, celebrations, and planning,” said the source.
“She wants it to be fun and memorable for everyone, with parties, trips, and time spent together leading up to the big day.”
The global superstar also plans to get advice from Selena, who has already been through a planning process following her wedding with Benny Blanco earlier this year.
She wants tips on food, flowers and any other organizational issues to ensure her special day really is one to remember.
Taylor was pictured with Hadid in Manhattan, in a rare appearance after taking a step away from the limelight recently.
In light of stalker issues and fears over public safety, she has been seen less in public, and has even been avoiding watching Kelce in action for the Super Bowl chasing Kansas City Chiefs.
The U.S. Sun revealed last weekend that the couple are now spending a whopping $8 million on security.
The location of the wedding is yet to be confirmed, with the couple contemplating venues in United States and Europe, including their beloved Italy.
Selena Gomez has been helping friend Taylor Swift with some wedding planning, following her own nuptials earlier this yearCredit: Instagram/selenagomez
HAILEY Bieber revealed her bare bum in a tiny thong bikini before making out with husband Justin in steamy pictures.
The couple are holidaying on a private island but Hailey, 28, gave fans a glimpse of what they had been up to in a new Instagram post.
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Hailey Bieber revealed her bare bum in a thong bikini while holidaying on a private islandCredit: instagramHailey, 28, showed off her derriere in a series of different bikinisCredit: instagramShe also shared a steamy snog with husband JustinCredit: instagram
Hailey posted a montage of pictures and simply captioned them: “Hell yeah!”
The first picture saw the model posing in a green thong bikini with a lilac headscarf around her hair.
Turned to the side, Hailey showed off her peachy derriere as she stood close to the beach.
Another picture in the montage offered an even closer up view of her bum as she posed in a black thong bikini.
With her back to the camera, she glanced over her shoulder with her wet hair hanging around her shoulders.
Husband Justin, 31, clearly couldn’t get enough of his hot wife, and in one black and white snap, the couple were seen kissing.
Justin had his back to the camera and had hold of his wife’s waist, while Hailey cupped his face with one hand, and placed the other around the back of his head.
The singer showed his appreciation for his wife’s pictures by commenting: “Oh my f***in god”.
Hailey was also seen posing with her friend Kendall Jenner – who was celebrating her 30th birthday on the island – and looked stunning in a backless animal print mini dress.
Hailey and Justin have been married since 2018 and share son Jack, one, together.
The stars were in the stands watching the LA Dodgers play the Toronto Blue Jays in Los Angeles.
CanadianJustin proudly rocked aBlue Jaysjersey for his favorite team as he andHailey, watched the game – which was not well received by the die-hardDodgersfans in their home city.
Justin first irked Dodgers fans by loudly booing player Shohei Ohtani after he hit a home run, giving the home team a 2-0 lead.
Soon, Justin started being “heckled by fans,” an onlooker exclusively told The U.S. Sun.
“He was really heavily taunted for wearing a Blue Jays jersey,” the eyewitness said, adding that his vocal disapproval of the home run didn’t help matters.
Hailey was on the island to celebrate her pal Kendall Jenner’s 30th birthdayCredit: instagramThe model looked sensational in her Instagram snaps from the tripCredit: instagram
DAVID Tennant’s wife has been left horrified and has appealed to the police following a series of vile death threats.
Actress Georgia has been targeted by trolls online through social media with one even branding her ‘a w****’.
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David Tennant’s wife Georgia has been left horrified following a series of vile death threats from trolls onlineCredit: GC Images – GettyGeorgia took to her Instagram to share a screenshot of messages she’s received from users onlineCredit: Instagram
Georgia took to her Instagram stories to share a screenshot of messages she’s received from users online.
One troll branded her ‘w****’ and told her to go back to the street she came from, referencing her as the ‘ex-wife of David Tennant’.
Georgia and David have been happily married since 2011.
The couple also have four children together and each have one child from previous relationships.
The actress tagged social media platform Instagram and The Metropolitan Police in a plea for them to take action against the users.
Georgia is also an actress like her husband and is the daughter of Doctor Who actor Peter Davison and his ex-wife Sandra Dickinson.
Following in her parents footsteps, she made her on-screen debut at the tender age of just 15 in Peak Practice in 1999, playing Nicki Davey.
The actress is perhaps best known for a recurring role as Abigail Nixon in The Bill from 2007 to 2009.
In May 2008, Georgia appeared in an episode of Doctor Who as Jenny, as the artificially-created daughter of the tenth doctor David, who is now her husband.
In 2020, along with David, Georgia co-starred and produced the comedy Staged, which was filmed during the Covid-19 lockdown.
As of this year Georgia has been the executive producer in a short film titled The Birds and the Bees.
ITV spent months denying it had scrapped the programme, whose finale earlier this year attracted a paltry average of 661,000 in a prime time slot.
Earlier this year, Managing Director, Media and Entertainment, Kevin Lygo earlier revealed the truth about the show when he was asked whether they would bring it back and whether he considered it a success.
He said: “Not really. I think it was a good try, but if were honest the audience didn’t come, it was a bit complicated.
“But I do know people who were obsessed with it. You know, especially young people were obsessed with and couldn’t believe we were not going to bring it back.
“But, you know, I think in entertainment we all know how difficult it is to launch a big new show.”
Discussing expenditure he added: “Every show is a risk that’s new. Every show costs millions of pounds, practically, to put on. Certainly great big entertainment shows.”
Georgia and David have been happily married since 2011Credit: Getty
Ore Oduba’s ex Portia took a new swipe with post about ‘inability to co-parent’Credit: InstagramThe Strictly star revealed he has been suffering with a porn addictionCredit: YouTube/Need to talkPortia seemed to take a swipe at Ore by adding Taylor Swift’s song Father Figure to a postCredit: Instagram / @portiajett
In 2024, Ore, 39, confirmed his split with wife and the mother of his kids Portia after nine years of marriage.
Appearing on Paul C. Brunson’s We Need To Talk podcast, Ore told how he was “terrified” to address his situation that had dogged him for 30 years.
He said his porn addiction started aged just nine after being introduced by the brother of his mate – and confessed the intrigue “set in immediately.”
Following Ore’s revelation, Portia shared an Instagram meme from co-parenting coach Chantal Contorines.
It said: “Them: How has co-parenting been lately?,” with a video of John Cleese smashing his head against a wall.
It was captioned: “You can’t co-parent with a person who wants to control you and hurt you… You can’t co-parent with a person who hates you more than they “love” (and don’t have a capacity for love) their children.”
Just yesterday, Portia took to social media to share a photo of their kids Roman, seven, and Genie, four.
Portia flashed a big smile as she posed with her two children either side of her during an autumn day out.
The lyrics talk about a partner who is “young, wayward and lost in the cold” and includes the phrases “you pulled the wrong trigger”.
ORE’S STRUGGLE
Ore told how his struggles have spanned three decades.
He candidly said: “I was nine when I was introduced to pornography. That’s when my addiction started.”
Ore added: “While I wouldn’t say the addiction set in immediately, the intrigue started immediately and it didn’t take long for that intrigue to start running my mind over.
“It was the thing that was destroying my life from the inside out.
“But it was a thing I was running to from an early age as a response to the trauma.”
He told MAFS expert Paul he was speaking out as he wanted to “guide my own children.”
The London-based TV and radio anchor shares two children with ex wife Portia, son Roman born in 2018 and daughter Genie, born in 2021.
Ore, who admitted he had become a “master masker” during his childhood due to fears his father would send him back to Nigeria, told of the personal “shame” he had been struck by.
FAMILY FIRST
He then told how his brave confessions were for his family.
He said: “I’m sharing this to save my kids.
“Shame kept me silent for 30 years. It took me 30 years, two deaths, and a divorce to finally go: here’s what’s happening.”
He added: “The reason I felt like I needed to speak out on this, is because I wanted to guide my own children when it comes to it, when it comes to them seeing stuff that is going to be there.
“They’re going to come across it.”
Ore then confessed: “I never imagine I’d ever share this with anyone but in the last year I’ve spoken to friends and family and some amazing, supporting people in my working world who have all shown so much love and pride in me talking about something that is a problem for so many of us.”
The couple’s break-up shocked longtime followers of the pair, who have watched on as they got engaged, married and welcomed two children.
They first met in 2010 when they were studying at Loughborough University.
Portia was also a prominent support for Ore when he competed on Strictly Come Dancing in 2016, eventually lifting the glitterball alongside pro partner Joanne Clifton.
Swerving rumours of the long-derided “Strictly curse”, Ore made sure Portia bonded with Joanne throughout their time on the show together.
Yet he revealed their sad spit in an emotional message to fans.
The statement read: “Hi guys. Portia and I are sad to announce that we separated earlier this year [2024.]
“We’re so grateful for all the love you’ve shared with us both over the years.
STRANGER Things star David Harbour admitted he has “made mistakes” over the last 10 years just WEEKS before ex-wife Lily Allen released her bombshell album.
The couple, who split after a five year marriage in February this year, have had their relationship thrust into the spotlight after Lily’s blistering attack on her marriage on new album, West End Girl.
The 14-track album was dropped last week, but shortly before the release, Harbour briefly spoke about ‘regrets’ while promoting the upcoming final season of Stranger Things.
Talking to Esquire Spain, Harbour was asked to reflect on the past decade of his life in line with how long he has played burly cop Jim Hopper on the show.
He responded by calling it a “hard question” and, while not addressing Lily specifically, he said: “I would change either everything or nothing.
“You either accept your path completely and realise that even the pain and the slip-ups and the mistakes are all part of the journey, and that there’s truth and growth, wisdom and deeper empathy and connection in all that.”
“It’s kind of like a house of cards,” he added. “The minute you try to change one thing you kind of have to change it all.”
Ultimately he said he’d change “everything” and “just make his life happy and silly”, though it would “suck” not to be an actor.
West End Girl
On West End Girl, Lily chronicles her relationship with Harbour, starting with their whirlwind relationship after meeting on Raya in 2019 and setting up their life together in New York.
However, she notes things began to unravel after she landed a part in a West End production of 2:22 A Ghost Story, which required her to come back to London.
She then accuses him of getting close to a woman she names “Madeline”, despite them having an “arrangement” for him to sleep with other people.
Mentioning her on the track ‘Tennis’, fans were abuzz with the question: “Who the f**k is Madeline?”
Lily even dressed up as Madeline for Halloween – the moniker she gave David’s other womanCredit: GettyDavid is yet to make an official statement or response to Lily’s claimsCredit: GettyDavid and Lily announced their split in February this year after five years of marriageCredit: GettyThe West End Girl album makes claims of an ‘arrangement’ between them that he brokeCredit: UnknownLily and David first met on celeb dating app Raya back in 2019Credit: Getty
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