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  • Katie Hopkins is not going into Big Brother because of Trump

    Katie Hopkins has poured cold water on fan’s hopes that she is to appear on Celebrity Big Brother tonight.

    Katie Hopkins has joined her fellow housemate, Perez Hilton, in confirming that she’s not about to appear in tonight’s launch show of Celebrity Big Brother. Perez’s reason was money. Katie’s reason – because Donald Trump is about to “take control of the White House”.

    Taking to Twitter Katie slammed the show as a “no star” event and stated,

    “Go into no star CBB …when a 5 star President is about to take control of the White House? I don’t think so my little furry friends”

    https://twitter.com/KTHopkins/status/814769329585721345

     

    Katie Hopkins along with Perez, Michelle Visage and Katie Price starred in the January 2015 series of CBB which made it the most talked about series of the show on Channel 5. During the show, Katie formed a close friendship with Michelle, but the pair fell out shortly after the show, with Michelle revealing that Katie stopped returning her calls.

    CBB execs apparently pleading with Perez to go back into the house, but they weren’t prepared to stump up the “double amount” fee.

  • Nope… there aren’t 10 new episodes of Will And Grace coming to our screens

    First, there was hope, then there was elation and now… despair.

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    Despite what Leslie Jordan said, there isn’t a new series of the landmark show, Will And Grace on the make. The show’s lead, Debra Messing, has taken to Twitter to dismiss the claims made by the comedian, by saying that the cast and producers are just in “talks”.

    Fans across the globe rejoiced when one of the show’s cameos, Leslie Jordan, confirmed that a new season with 10 episodes was being made and due to hit our screens later this year. The show was considered grounding breaking during its original run from the late ’90s to the mid ‘oos and starred, Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Sean Hayes and Megan O’Mullally. It ran for 8 seasons and had 194 episodes.

    Debra poured cold water on the claims by tweeting,

    “Sadly Leslie was wrong. Nothing beyond talks.”

     

    https://twitter.com/DebraMessing/status/816057403502379009

     

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  • Ooo… The new look Celebrity Big Brother is bright… very bright

    Ooo… The new look Celebrity Big Brother is bright… very bright

    There’s nothing subtle here.

    Celebrity Big Brother 2017 – House

    When the new batch of Celebs enters the Celebrity Big Brother house they may want to pack some sun shades. The new-look CBB house has been unveiled and it’s bright and camp. It reminds us of THEGAYUK office.

     

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    Celebrity Big Brother 2017 – House
    Celebrity Big Brother 2017 – House
    Celebrity Big Brother 2017 – House
    Celebrity Big Brother 2017 – House
    Celebrity Big Brother 2017 – House

     

    Celebrity Big Brother is back on the 3rd January. This time Big Brother has invited back some of our favourite CBB housemates: the All Stars who will be joined by a bunch of brand new celebrity housemates: the New Stars.

    Excited!

  • Perez Hilton has an announcement about Celebrity Big Brother

    Perez Hilton has an announcement about Celebrity Big Brother

    The price is not right.

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    Gossip king Perez Hilton has an announcement about appearing on 2017’s Celebrity Big Brother – and that’s the price wasn’t right. In his latest podcast, Perez reveals that he was asked by Big Brother execs to take part in the latest “all stars” version of the show but when it came to his fee, the producers of the hit Channel 5 show, refused to meet his demand of “double” the fee he received in 2015.

    The reality star revealed that he was the most talked about celebrity in the history of the show and helped make the series, which also starred Michelle Visage and Katie Hopkins, to be one of the most successful in the show’s history. His most talked moments were his dramatic fall out with Michelle Visage about her being a spokesperson for the LGBT community and calling Katie Hopkins a c**t.

    Speaking with Chris Booker on the podcast, Perez Hilton said, “I’m worth it…” when he talked about wanting to take home double the fee from his last appearance. He also revealed that the experience was “traumatic” and that the money had to be worth the heartache. He also said that he had left the “door open” to Channel 5 execs for future all-stars series if the price was right. But only if the price was right.

    Meanwhile, transgender star Lauren Harries revealed to THEGAYUK.com that she could be entering the house sharing, ““Looking forward to seeing some interesting people at Elstree on the 2nd of January”.

     

    The new series begins on Channel 5 on the January 2017.

  • Dillon St. Paul reveals how tense the Apprentice board room really is

    Apprentice star Dillon St. Paul has revealed how tense the boardroom process actually is for the candidates.

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    Apprentice star Dillon St. Paul has revealed how tense it is in the boardroom. When asked if the Apprentice boardroom was a bit like a strict school room, the magazine art director revealed exclusively to THEGAYUK.com, “Yeah, totally. It’s a really tense atmosphere, and it’s really, really serious.”

    And if it looks as though the process from waiting room to boardroom is seamless, Dillon revealed that the candidates are actually kept waiting in complete silence for ages to build the tension and possibly to psyche each other out before they’re allowed to enter the board room. He told us,

    “The thing is, what people don’t realise is, you’re kind of outside for ages, and you’re waiting for a long time. I don’t know whether that’s so that you psyche each other out, or whether it’s to give you time to think.We’re kept in complete silence outside for quite a bit longer than you realise”.

    So, once inside the boardroom and the candidate meet the 69-year-old billionaire Lord Sugar for the first time, what do they make of him?

    “Every time he makes a joke, everybody laughs regardless of if it’s funny or not because it’s so tense in there,

    “He’s quite a serious guy. He just likes straight up. I wouldn’t call him the most patient man in the world. He kind of wants you to get to the point quickly before you’ve even started a sentence. He likes things fast, he likes thing straight talking, and he doesn’t like anybody kind of beating around the bush. You will get called out for that pretty fast anyway, so you learn pretty quickly not to do that.”

     

    The Apprentice continues tonight on BBC 1 9PM

  • Is Lauren Harries going back into the Celebrity Big Brother house

    Is Lauren Harries going back into the Celebrity Big Brother house

    There are mutterings that Lauren Harries could be set to star in the next series of Celebrity Big Brother… Let the havoc commence.

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    So there are all types of rumours flying around about who is going into the Celebrity Big Brother house for the new series which starts in January, one of those rumours is Lauren Harries.

    If you don’t remember who she is, she appeared in series 12 and caused mayhem and laughter in equal measure and she’s been lined up along with a long list of potentials to join the new series on Channel 5 as part of their “old stars, new stars” theme. They’re planning to bring back some of the show’s most controversial stars as well as chucking in a few newer ones.

    She placed third in that series.

    So who else is rumoured to be entering Britain’s most famous house? Katie Hopkins is among the rumoured entries as well as Jedward.

    Lauren was recently spotted with Big Brother’s Bit On The Side presenter Rylan. They both shared a selfie, which Lauren shared on her social media saying,

    “Having a selfie with #Rylanclark at his dressing room at Elstree it’s been too long Rylan we should have a good old natter after so long,”

    Anyway, THEGAYUK.com reached out to Lauren to ask her about whether she’s was going into the house she replied,

    “Looking forward to seeing some interesting people at Elstree on the 2nd of January”

    Now whether she’ll be in the audience or in the house we have no idea!

     

    The new series starts on the 3rd January, we’ve cancelled all plans!

     

     

     

     

  • X Factor runner ups: Where are they now?

    X Factor runner ups: Where are they now?

    Sometimes the runner up acts do better than the actual winner – actually, this is pretty much standard practice. We have a look at the X Factor runner ups to see where they’re today and how their careers panned out.

     

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    The classical pop-opera lads released four albums, with three of them being successful. They disbanded in 2007 apparently because they were “sick” of each other. An attempted re-band was made in 2015 when they released their flop Christmas album G4 Christmas. Only three of the original members performed on the album after Matthew Stiff decided not to rejoin. They lost out to Steve Brookstein.

     

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    Andy Abraham

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    Who can forget the Dustbin man turned pop star Andy Abrahams. He released 3 studio albums and a “best of” however only two of those albums charted. Andy can now be spotted on stage performing in musicals. He lost out to Shayne Ward.

     

     

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    Ray Quinn

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    Ray Quinn has become a bit of body builder since his time in X Factor, he’s also appearing in musicals. He released just one album Doing It My Way, which reached number 1 in the UK and sold over 300,000 copies. He lost out to Leona Lewis.

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    Rhydian

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    Who could forget the platinum blonde Welshman. Losing out to Leon Jackon in 2007 didn’t harm Rhydian’s recording career having released five albums. The first two managed to achieve Platinum and Gold sales status. The following three managed to reach the top 40. Oh, and he got most of his clothes off when he played Rocky in Rocky Horror!

     

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    JLS

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    JLS are the only boyband to come runner up, but not the most successful one – that crown goes to One Direction who actually came third in series 7. JLS has a slew of hits including 5 number one singles. They also released four albums all of which entered the top 3 in the charts. They disbanded in 2013 and left fans with a compilation album called Goodbye.

     

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    Olly Murs

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    Olly is probably the most successful solo male artist to come out of X Factor having clocked up four number one albums and four number one singles. Thirteen of his 20 singles have reached the top 20. He’s also gone on to become a TV presenter. He lost out to Joe McElderry.

     

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    Rebecca Ferguson

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    Rebecca was the first woman to come runner up on the X Factor has she’s gone on to release a number of albums and is a spokeswoman for Walkers Crisps. She also opened a shop called Beauty Boudoir in 2012. She lost out to Matt Cardle.

     

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    Marcus Collins

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    Marcus was the only openly gay finalist to come runner up. He released an album but is now appearing on stage in various musicals. Including Kinky Boots and Hairspray. He lost out to Little Mix.

     

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    Jahméne Douglas

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    Jahméne has a largely forgettable career despite being hailed as one of the X Factor‘s best vocalists ever. He’s released a number of albums, but it’s his seemingly changing face that keeps him in the public spotlight. He lost out to James Arthur in 2012.

     

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    Nicholas McDonald

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    I mean who knows what’s happened to Nicholas? He released one album called In the Arms Of An Angel which reached number 6 in the UK charts. He lost out to Sam Bailey.

     

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    Fleur East

    Fleur was hot favourite to achieve massive world-wide successful after she was the first to sing “Uptown Funk” during the live shows. However, her career has seemingly and sadly stalled after her second and third single “More and More” and “Breakfast” failed to chart.  They were both from her 2015 album Love, Sax and Flashbacks which only managed to achieve 60,000 sales in the UK. She has resigned with another Sony Music label and hopes to launch an international singing career. She lost out to Ben Haenow.

     

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    Reggie ‘n’ Bollie

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    Reggie ‘n’ Bollie were the second group to become runner-up from the X Factor have largely fallen out of the public eye since placing second. They released two singles, the first of which achieved a charted of 26, the second failed to chart.  They lost out to Louisa Johnson.

     

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    Saara Aalto

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    It’s too early to tell how Saara’s career post X Factor will turn out, but she’s already made history by becoming the first openly bisexual woman to reach the final.

  • Saara Aalto makes X Factor history after being first openly gay woman into the finals

    Saara Aalto makes X Factor history after being first openly gay woman into the finals

    Saara Aalto has made history by becoming the first openly gay woman to reach the finals of the X Factor.

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    Saara Aalto‘s journey to the finals is history making, after she became the first LGBT woman to reach the finals of ITV’s X Factor. She missed out on the top spot after Matt Terry won the competition outright. Saara Aalto had been the firm favourite to win the competition with one excited fan putting a £30,000 bet on the Finnish singer to win this year’s competition.

    The powerhouse vocalist revealed that she was engaged to be married to her girlfriend, Meri, during the series. The pair have been partners for a number of years and are considered one of the only openly gay celebrity couples in their native Finland.

    To date the only other runner-up to out at the time of the show is Marcus Collins. No one, who was openly gay at the time of the competition, has won the X Factor. Joe McElderry who won series 6 came out after he won the show.

    It has been reported the Saara Aalto actually wanted to come second in the competition. According to the Sun, the 29-year-old revealed that, “‘Coming second would be better than the number one spot, as it would mean having the freedom that the winner does not”.

    Saara has ready released a number of albums in Finland, including this Christmas one.

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • Lord Sugar shuts down Dillon St. Paul after he admits tough journey to get to the board room

    Lord Sugar shuts down Dillon St. Paul after he admits tough journey to get to the board room

    Lord Sugar shuts down Apprentice hopeful Dillon St. Paul, after he tried to explain the difficulties of being gay in business.

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    Lord Sugar seemed less than impressed by Dillon’s attempt to explain the realities that many gay men face in business, and the struggle that many face to get up the corporate chain, after pointing out that the two other candidates Dillon was sitting with, in the firing room, were also people who had overcome obstacles in business.

    As Dillon fought for his place in the BBC business reality show, he tried to explain that as a gay man he had dealt with struggles and adversity in business, however the 69-year-old business tycoon wasn’t having any of it when he immediately dismissed the conversation and pointed out that Dillon’s competition Sofian had arrived in the UK, with nothing but £180 in his pocket and that Grainne was a mother with a business.

    Dillion said,

    “I’ve spent my whole life trying to be a creative designer. I came from not much, I had to leave a small town, I had to go to the big city and make it on my own. People talk about women having equality in the workplace, but as a gay man, I’ve come across a lot of adversaries, I tried my best to make a career for myself, it didn’t come easy for me at all.”

    Lord Sugar replied,

    “That’s nice and commendable, I understand what you’re saying, but he (pointing to Sofian) also just came over here, with £180 in his pocket, 13 years ago, and taught himself how to speak English, and she’s (speaking about Grainne) a mother who has also got her own business…”

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    In 2015, leading LGBT rights charity, Stonewall, revealed that one in five gay employees experience verbal homophobic bullying from their co-workers and that one in eight would not feel comfortable in reporting homophobia to their bosses.

    Dillon was just one of the few openly gay candidates to ever to appear on the show. Lord Sugar fired Dillon and Sofia at the end of the episode.

     

  • Beeb makes a statement with their gay kiss

    Beeb makes a statement with their gay kiss

    Bravo bravo BBC.

    Aunty has made a truly impactful statement after featuring a full on male on male kiss in their Christmas advert.

    A brief kiss on the lips by two guys is featured in the latest heart-warming Christmas advert by the BBC.

    Watch the entire ad here

     

  • Exciting news about Celeb Big Bro, we have a launch date

    Exciting news about Celeb Big Bro, we have a launch date

    People we have a launch date!

    Celebrity Big Brother 2017 | Channel 5

    Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy, we’re so excited. Celebrity Big Brother now has a launch date and we won’t have to wait that long. Cancel all plans for the 3rd January. As per usual Celebrities will only be announced on the night!

    There’s been many loud voices in Celebrity Big Brother over the years and in 2017 Channel 5 are bring back some of the more explosive of those personalities, named the All Stars, to battle it out once more to the end with some new faces titled New Stars.

    Looking back through the CBB series we wonder who will be reunited together in the new colourful pop art designed house. Will the powerful forces of  ‘I know this will offend you Katie Hopkins‘ and the ‘24 hour Perez Hilton show‘ be brought back together to battle wits again?

    Or, maybe Ken Morley and Biggins will be back, and hopefully not get booted for unacceptable behaviour this time?

    Maybe Renee will re-enter to finally hunt down some Bear? Of course, we’re hoping for one great big gay CBB house with the delights of Julian Clary, Louie Spence, Leslie Jordan and Austin Armacost.

    We’ll of course, keep you updated as soon as news is revealed on CBB 2017. One thing for sure is this is going to be a series you won’t want to miss as they battle it out for Ultimate Celebrity Housemate.