Vera star quits ITV drama with emotional statement leaving fans devastated

S Club 7 have released an emotional statement just one day on since the tragic death of their bandmate Paul Cattermole was announced to the world.The band took to social media on Saturday to share their gratitude with fans for the outpouring of love they had received in light of the harrowing news that had left the remaining six members of the band utterly “devastated” by his loss. “Thank you to all of our incredible fans and friends who have shared their love for our brother Paul,” began the band.

The late star Paul O'Grady is set to have his loyal friends emotional again when he returns to TV in his new series.

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Despite discovering that his father, Howell Wayans, had just died, comedian Marlon Wayans reportedly performed a comedy set in Los Angeles on Friday night.

Carol Vorderman has left her fans in awe after she shared a revealing video of her gym routine on Instagram.The 62 year old TV personality and former Countdown star proved she is not ready to slow down or stop exercising so much as her workouts appeared more intense than ever. Wearing a pair of tight lycra leggings and a sweat-resistant workout top for her latest session, Carol showed off her lean figure as she lifted weights and did cardio at the gym.The star wore her blonde locks in a loose and natural style and concentrated on achieving results on the machines. In one clip, she did lunges and concentrated on toning her arms with hand-held weights, while in another the star did squats.

Shakira’s time living in Barcelona has come to an end.

Celine Dion has thanked her fans, revealing she "felt this giant wave of love," after she returned to social media to celebrate her 55th birthday.  The superstar took to Instagram to share a message with fans writing: "I felt this giant wave of love, thanks to everyone for the birthday messages!" Her team has largely taken over her social media pages in recent months, and on Thursday March 30 they celebrated her milestone birthday with a series of unseen family photos, with a request also put out to her fans calling on them to leave messages for the singer.

Alan Carr was one of the guests on the first ever episode of Joe Lycett's new show Late Night Lycett, where the two comedians were seen in a sketch that left fans "crying with laughter." Alan, 46, was joined by Dame Joanna Lumley, Katherine Ryan and Alison Hammond as the first guests of the new Channel 4 comedy show Late Night Lycett, which is hosted by Joe. One of the segments included a live sketch between Alan and Joe, which saw the two comedians in a sketch called "Richard Yewtree Straight Talking" where they got into the roles of two TV anchors who talked about current affairs. Alan Carr was made to “ruin his career” by reading a ready made script that had been prepared for his character to say.

Gogglebox fans were reduced to laughter during Friday night’s episode as two of the show's stars failed to realise who author Charles Dickens was. Born in 1812, Charles Dickens became an author and social commentator who created some of the most notable fictional characters ever, including Ebenezer Scrooge and Oliver Twist. While the author himself has become a controversial figure in recent years, his work has continued to inspire countless modern-day projects with his characters played by actors like Tom Hanks, Mark Strong, Ben Kingsley and Colin Firth.

BBC comedy Ghosts will end following the show’s upcoming fifth season.The announcement was made on Friday (March 31) as filming concluded on the fifth series, which is set to be released later this year.In a post on social media, creators Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Martha Howe-Douglas, Jim Howick, Laurence Rickard and Ben Willbond, wrote: “After five incredible years haunting the halls of Button House, we have decided that the time is right to let our beloved sitcom Ghosts rest in peace.“We have just wrapped filming on our fifth and final series and we can’t wait to share it with you all later this year.

Charlene White penned a sweet farewell to one of her Loose Women colleagues as they left the show after 15 years.The former I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! campmate took to Instagram to share sweet tribute to Loose Women's deputy editor Tom Sage, who left the show last week. Charlene said goodbye on Instagram, posting two photos of herself and Tom alongside a length caption.

The Chase star Paul Sinha opened up about his Parkinson's and discussed the symptoms of his medicine during Tuesday night's episode.

Molly-Mae Hague has shared 'the truth' with her loyal followers as she opened up about life as a new mum. The former Love Island star has sat back down in front of the camera for the first time since sharing her birth story on YouTube last month.

Oliver Hudson is well-known for leaving his fans split with his comedy on social media, and such was the case with his latest social media upload.The actor posted a picture of himself sporting a lock of hair that had flopped over one side of his face while reclining on his couch, wearing nothing but a pair of sunglasses.Goldie Hawn's son added an almost philosophical bent to his caption, writing: "I'm not sure who I am anymore…," although his fans offered their own take. Oliver's new hairstyle had fans split on who he resembled mostSeveral wrote something along the lines of: "With that hair, Corey Feldman?" while another said: "Lookin' a little retro there but I feel like you identify more as a rock n roll cowboy type."A few also noticed in the reflection of his shades that he was surrounded by more people, quipping: "Ask one of the 3 people in the reflection on the glasses." His sister Kate was left speechless enough to simply share a few laughter emojis.MORE: Goldie Hawn's son Oliver Hudson praised as he shares hospital selfieMORE: Kate and Oliver Hudson's comments on their biological father Bill HudsonIt's been a busy week for the Nashville star, though, as he got to celebrate his son Bodhi's 13th birthday on Monday and usher him into teenagedom.Bodhi is Oliver and wife Erinn Hudson's middle child.

Selena Gomez has taken to social media to call for an end to the alleged feud between her and Hailey Bieber.Over the years, both Gomez and Bieber have been pitted against one another by fans. Now, the former has issued a statement, urging her followers to ignore rumours and put an immediate halt to the discussion.According to a new Instagram story, shared earlier today (March 24), Gomez was contacted by Hailey Bieber in recent days, and informed that she had received “death threats” following the issue.“Hailey Bieber reached out to me and let me know that she has been receiving death threats and such hateful negativity,” she wrote.“This isn’t what I stand for.

Melania Trump is reportedly happy being at Mar-a-Lago but angry at Donald Trump over all of the Stormy Daniels drama and his possible indictment.

The official story trailer for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor has finally been released, and it has fans so “pumped” they are “pinching” themselves. EA’s Respawn Entertainment dropped the video on Monday (March 20), and gave gamers a closer look at the action-adventure video game set in a galaxy far, far away.

millions of views on Twitter and TikTok with many viewers praising her Michael Phelps-like form.“Where’s that gold medal?” one awestruck fan captioned a video of the stunt, which the 12-time Grammy Winner performed on Friday and Saturday at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.The clip starts innocuously enough with the 33-year-old “You Belong With Me” singer strolling along the stage in an elaborate green dress towards at the end of her show. Then, all of a sudden, Swift dives headfirst into a hole in the stage like Greg Louganis as a splash effect sounds and Swifties erupt into rapturous cheers.Since when?? Where’s that gold medal?? #glendaletstheerastour #taylorswift #tstheerastour #swifttok #diver #swimmer #fyp And that was just the first part of the spectacle.

ITV show and subsequently quit. Piers Morgan is now a TalkTV star with his Uncensored show, having quit GMB two years ago. The 56-year-old stormed off in March of that year, during a row with Alex Beresford over Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Oprah Winfrey interview.

Vera star Kenny Doughty has announced he is leaving hit ITV drama Vera after eight years. The actor, who plays DS Aiden Healy, has left fans gutted with the news as he released a statement in which he paid tribute to his co-star Brenda Blethyn, who plays Vera Stanhope.