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DAISY Edgar-Jones left fans stunned after she revealed it was her dad that created iconic TV show Big Brother.

The Where The Crawdads Sing and Normal People actress even told how she’d perched on the spy house’s Diary Room chair during her youth as she accompanied father Philip, 60, to work.

The Brit, 28, who has now been dubbed a “nepo-baby”, opened up on her famous parent on the Open Book with Jenna podcast – and even let slip his words of wisdom.

Daisy, whose mother is a drama teacher, said: “My dad used to run this TV show Big Brother.

“Which, you know it, it was obviously a massive TV show when I was younger.

“And there’s loads of pictures from me aged probably like six or seven up until a little older, sitting on the Diary Room chair.

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“Obviously I was too young to watch the show, I wasn’t allowed to.

“But in that show, individuals would come in anonymous and leave very very famous, so I suppose when Normal People came out he [her dad] sat me down and he was like – he couldn’t because it was Covid – but he told me on the phone and essentially said ‘there might be some things that shift for you’.

“And here’s just some words of wisdom that I learned which is that you might not change but the world around you might and the way people interact with you might”.

Daisy continued: “And so remembering that you haven’t changed, you are what you are and you are the same person – and who you were pre all of this – is very important.

“To keep your feet on the floor and know that you’re an individual amongst lots of people with their own stuff going on and inner lives.

“It’s really important to keep your, I suppose, feet really planted on the floor.

“And I’m really grateful for that because, yeah, he just gave me loads of words of wisdom.

She has previously admitted her dad Philip, who is the director of Sky Arts, gave her the same talk of “doom” which he gave Big Brother contestants.

One fan was quick to comment: “Oh my god not another Nepo. Jesus Christ and I really loved her for years”.

A second put: “I definitely think it does make her a nepo as her father clearly would have had industry connections and was able to give her starting opportunities in film and TV, and I assume he was also able to afford to provide her with financial support to get her where she is now.

“Although I must say I do still love her acting and I think she is talented, it just is disappointing to find out as it’s so clear that working class actors without industry connections are just increasingly missing out on work/opportunities because of these nepos”.

Another defended Daisy and put: “It doesn’t make her a nepo baby not like her dad gave her work throughout her life to get where she is now”.

Back in 2024, Daisy was hailed as “the next Julia Roberts” due to the “striking” way she bagged film roles.

Her BBC show Normal People was one of the biggest global hits of 2020, attracting 62.7 million views on iPlayer alone.

It was a role that would also net Daisy her first Golden Globe nomination.

She had an open audition for a part in Cold Feet and the TV series first put her on the map and also got her an agent.

“Cold Feet was a good place to start, because I had a small part so I could learn the scary things like walking in and not being self-conscious,” she said.

Bagging more roles in productions, including a special of BBC’s Outnumbered and two episodes of Silent Witness, prompted her to take a year off before university.

She worked in a cafe near her home before rocketing back into the spotlight.

England (0) 12

Try: Brimson, Young Goal: Savala 2

Tonga (10) 30

Tries: Olakau’atu 2, Utoikamanu, Koula Goals: Katoa 3 Penalties: Katoa 4

Four years ago, England were left shocked and shattered by Samoa in the Rugby League World Cup semi-finals.

Now in 2026, Tonga – another Pacific island nation – have done the same with a victory to put England’s Australian campaign in immediate jeopardy.

Tonga combined classy attacking play with staunch defence, mixed with a pinch of luck – while being cheered on by a ferociously partisan crowd in Perth – to cause a major upset.

It was expected that Brian McDermott’s team – ranked third in the world – would have enough to open their Group B-C campaign with victory over opponents ranked fifth.

But they will now have to pick themselves up for coming group games against France and Papua New Guinea to try to secure a top-two finish in the combined six-team group table and secure a semi-final spot.

England’s day came apart amid seemingly endless mistakes, wastefulness and a few dodgy refereeing decisions.

Arguably the turning point came on 22 minutes, when England got to within a few yards of the opposition line but Victor Radley knocked on after an absolute boneshaker from Tonga captain Jason Taumalolo.

The ball was turned over, and the Tongans scored two minutes later. Stefano Utoikamanu streaked through after Isaiya Katoa’s superb inside pass cut out George Williams and Kai Pearce-Paul, to the delight of the massed Tongan fans in Perth.

For England, it seemed as if the universe was against them.

The impressive Katoa converted two penalties given following debatable calls. First, Harry Smith was penalised for obstruction when Dallin Watene-Zelezniak ran into him. Then, Herbie Farnworth conceded a sloppy penalty on the verge of half-time when accidentally tripping Watene-Zelezniak off the ball.

England badly needed half-time, and they came out refreshed.

Their first flowing move of the home game led to a try for full-back AJ Brimson after being set up by a sensational driving run from Young, holding off two tacklers over 20 metres.

Waves of England attacks began to crash on the Tongan defence, but Tonga stood firm and benefited from a moment of fortune as Haumole Olakau’atu pounced after his sketchy first grubber kick was kicked on behind the England line.

And with England wobbling, Tonga landed a one-two punch when Tolutau Koula drove over the line.

Young went over in the corner to give England false hope, but in front of their delirious fans Tonga scored their fourth try as Katoa’s grubber kick exploited defensive gaps for Olakau’atu to touch down.

Banished Traitors star Hannah Fry revealed she is actually related to one of her co-stars and shared her true opinions of them after leaving Ardross Castle

The aim of the game is for faithfuls to hunt out the Traitors, but for one contestant, they discovered more than they bargained for in the latest series of Celebrity Traitors.

Recently ousted traitor Hannah Fry was part of the group of famous faces battling it out to bag a big lump sum for charity in the second celeb offering of the BBC show.

Thursday’s episode of the saw Hannah feel the force as fellow Traitors Maya Jama and James Acaster turned on her in a bid to save themselves. The mathematician and author, 42, discovered she is related to one of her co-stars.

When she was asked who she was closest to in the Ardross Castle, Hannah said: “I really like Joanne. We actually discovered that we’re cousins, by marriage. So her cousin is married to my cousin.”

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She then joked: “We’re basically sisters. I really loved her so much. She described herself as how she came out of the womb as a show pony.

“That’s the perfect description of that woman. She is phenomenal. She knows exactly who she is, and she is totally unapologetic about it. I cannot tell you how much I admire her. She’s phenomenal.”

In the same episode as Hannah being banished, comedian Rob Beckett was also murdered. He admitted he found being murdered funny. but Hannah she’d cried more during her five days of playing the game than at any other point in her life.

Speaking in the immediate aftermath of her leaving the castle, she said she found the whole experience a rollercoaster of emotions. Hannah said: “I laughed more, cried more and got more excited than I ever have in the entirety of the rest of my life combined.

“I really preferred being Faithful. I think it’s just a much more authentic experience.” She went on to say hat one of the lessons learned was that she hated “lying to people’s faces”.

She continued: “I think there’s actually some pride in being a rubbish Traitor.” And she admitted she knew she wasn’t destined to last long in the game.

“On the first day, I asked Michael Sheen who he would murder, and he said, ‘You’. At that point I knew I was really in trouble,” she said.

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