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The BBC has announced a one-off celebrity special of the popular game show ‘Gladiators’, with four famous faces set to take on the challenge. Stand-up comedian Rob Beckett, TV presenter and triathlete Louise Minchin, presenter and comedian Joel Dommett, and Ted Lasso star Ellie Taylor will compete in a series of physical events, testing their […]

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Tributes are pouring in for Bill Turnbull after it was announced that the veteran broadcaster had died from prostate cancer on Wednesday (31 August).

The former BBC Breakfast presenter’s family confirmed on Thursday (1 September) that Turnbull had “passed away peacefully at his home” after being diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2017.

Piers Morgan honoured Turnbull as “one of the best broadcasters in Britain” in a tribute posted on Twitter.

His tweet read: “Rip Bill Turnbull, 66. One of the best broadcasters in Britain, and such a smart, funny, warm & generous-spirited man.

“Fought his illness with typical stoicism, courage and humour. Bill made presenting live TV look so effortless, which was his great talent. Such sad news.”

Turnbull was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2017, and had taken a leave of absence from his radio show Classic FM to focus on his health in October last year. However, he returned to the show last month.

Good Morning Britain host Susanna Reid has honoured former BBC Breakfast presenter Bill Turnbull after he died on Wednesday (31 August), aged 66.

The late journalist’s family confirmed that Turnbull had “passed away peacefully at his home” after being diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2017.

Leading the tributes to Turnbull, Reid wrote on Twitter: “Bill was the kindest, funniest, most generous man in the business. I feel lucky to have worked with him and he taught me everything.

“But above all,” she continued, “He was devoted to his family and I am heartbroken for them. Rip Bill.

“We will miss you so much.”

Bill was the kindest, funniest, most generous man in the business. I feel lucky to have worked with him and he taught me everything.

But above all, he was devoted to his family and I am heartbroken for them. Rip Bill. We will miss you so much. https://t.

The family of Bill Turnbull paid tribute to him as they announced his death yesterday, saying the BBC and Classic FM presenter made them laugh every day and that they were “immensely proud” of him.

The 66-year-old, who co-hosted Breakfast for 15 years, died at home in Suffolk almost five years after being diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer.

A special programme will be shown in his honour on Friday, the BBC said.

“The last week of his life was very special: the whole family was with him and we shared some wonderful moments,” wife Sarah McCombie said in a statement read out on air by Naga Munchetty.

“Even though he was often in pain, Bill was dignified and brave throughout, and he was his usual determined self right to the very end.

“Billy made us laugh every day and we are immensely proud of him – he was the heart of our family.

Billie Eilish is getting honest about internet trolls. The 18-year-old singer and her brother, Finneas O'Connell, opened up about the topic during a new interview with BBC Breakfast. When Louise Minchin asked the five-time Grammy winner if she still read everything posted on Instagram, the "bad guy" star revealed she'd "stopped, like, two days ago. " "I stopped reading comments fully," Eilish said, later explaining "it was ruining my life." She then reflected on the hate she's received from followers. "It's weird," Eilish continued. "Like, the cooler the things you get to do are, the more people hate you. It's...

Billie Eilish and her brother, Finneas, stopped by BBC Breakfast in London ahead of their performance at the Brit Awards, where the duo will live premiere their new Bond theme song. The pair discussed their newfound fame, writing “No Time to Die,” and why Eilish has been forced to back away from the internet.

“It’s a very surreal thing, our lives as a whole,” Eilish told host Louise Minchin as the 15-minute interview kicked off. “But we’re very grateful for it.”

The musicians shared how they conceptualized and created “No Time to Die,...

Rapman, real name Andrew Onwubolu, has hit out at UK multiplex chain Vue over its banning of his film Blue Story.

The cinema said it had taken the measure after “25 significant incidents,” following an initial widely reported incident involving a machete at a Birmingham site on Saturday (November 23) during the film’s opening weekend.

Speaking on BBC Breakfast this morning, Rapman questioned the motives behind the decision: “Vue say that there’s been a number of incidents but where’s the proof, the evidence?”

“The one incident that they’re taking about was on camera, we live in a camera generation, anything happens the youth are going to film that. How come we haven’t seen any footage of the rest of these incidents?” He continued. “I feel like that was something [Vue said] to cover their decision, which already wasn’t justified because the incident had no connection to Blue Story.

Justin Timberlake dropped a surprise for fans on Tuesday: new music!

The 36-year-old pop singer kicked off 2018 by announcing his upcoming album, Man of the Woods.

“This album is really inspired by my son, my wife, my family, but more so than any other album I’ve written, where I’m from,” he says in the video introducing the project. “It’s personal.”

Man of the Woods is slated for release on Feb. 2, but a tweet from Timberlake sharing the video seems to hint at something special—perhaps a new song—on the way this Friday.

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The next Strictly Come Dancing contestant will be announced tomorrow morning on BBC Breakfast.

A post from the show's official Twitter account confirmed that Bill Turnbull and Louise Minchin will unveil the contestant on Tuesday's show (August 18).

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Strictly has been drip-feeding names for the show over the last few days and will likely do the same until the full 16-strong contestant list is full.

This year's announcements have already been made on Chris Evans's Radio 2 Breakfast Show and BBC One's The One Show.

Calling #Strictly fans - @billtu and @louiseminchin are unveiling the next contestant for 2015 on tomorrow's show! pic.twitter.com/rC4YPIdHoY

— BBC Breakfast (@BBCBreakfast) August 17, 2015

Former contestant Scott Mills told Digital Spy just how the BBC keeps the...

Little Mix singers Perrie Edwards, Jade Thirlwall, Jesy Nelson and Leigh-Anne Pinnock all held hands while walking into BBC Breakfast studios to promote their new single, “Black Magic.” Little Mix Although the focus of the interview was to be about the group’s new single, BBC Breakfast’s Louise Minchin felt compelled to ask about the crown-like accessory that Edwards, Zayn Malik‘s […]

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You wouldn't expect the BBC to ever have to apologise for Alan Titchmarsh swearing on live TV, but it sort of happened this morning (June 23).

BBC Breakfast said sorry to TV viewers after Titchmarsh mentioned "bastard trenching". However, he wasn't speaking of his hate for trenching, it is a legitimate gardening term.

"I don't double dig every day - digging to two spades' depth. There's another name for it, and it sounds terrible, but it's called bastard trenching," he said. "By the end of it you realise that's a very fitting name for it."

Host Louise Minchin later said: "Thank you very much. And I just have to offer our apologies for the language used in the last couple of minutes. Apologies if people were offended."

"Oh no, no," Titchmarsh replied. "It's a term in a gardening book. I shan't repeat it but it's not offensive at all."

As it turned out,...

Sandi Toksvig has claimed that she was rejected as the original host of Have I Got News For You because she was a woman.

The presenter and comedian revealed in an interview with Radio Times that she was overlooked for the position in favour of Angus Deayton in 1990 because the BBC decided it "couldn't have a woman in charge".

Speaking about auditioning for the show, Toksvig said: "They made two pilots, one with me and one with Angus Deayton.

"I was told by the producers that they preferred my version, but the channel decided they couldn't have a woman in charge."

Toksvig also revealed how the decision "made [her] feel inadequate and question whether [she] was really up to it".

She went on to speak about the tabloid scandal involving Deayton in 2002, saying: "I thought Angus was very good and he's an extremely nice chap... but I would not have been caught with either prostitutes or cocaine,...

Naga Munchetty is joining the BBC Breakfast team.

Munchetty will be joining Bill Turnbull, Louise Minchin and Charlie Stayt to host the morning news programme.

She will be presenting with Stayt from Thursday to Saturday, while Turnbull and Minchin will continue to host from Monday to Wednesday.

"I'm so happy to be joining such a successful, popular programme," Munchetty said. "It's a real privilege to be on a team which is a big part of the morning routine for millions of viewers in the UK.

"I'm thrilled that I'll have my own seat on that famous red sofa."

The financial journalist regularly appears on BBC World News and started her career working for the London Evening Standard and The Observer before moving onto television at CNBC, Bloomberg and Channel Four.

She joined the BBC in 2008 as a presenter on BBC Two's Working Lunch.

Everybody's favourite plasticine TV star Morph lost his head during an appearance on BBC Breakfast this morning (July 2).

Presenter Charlie Stayt accidentally stepped on a model of the famous character, and owned up to his mistake live on air.

He explained: "I did accidentally step on Morph a little earlier on. He was behind the desk here and I stepped on him.

"He lost his head and it's down here," he said, as he stuck Morph's head back onto his body.

"For everybody at home, it's not the real Morph," co-host Louise Minchin assured viewers.

The presenters had been creating their own Morph models to celebrate the show's return to screens, over 30 years after it was created by Peter Lord.

New episodes of Morph will premiere on YouTube on Friday (July 4) at 5.15pm.

We wish we had this much energy in the morning...

The BBC Breakfast team celebrated Pharrell Williams's appearance on the show on Wednesday (May 28) with a very special performance.

Post by BBC Breakfast.

Presenters Bill Turnbull, Louise Minchin and Sally Nugent were joined by other members of the team to perform 'Happy' around the BBC studios, and out and about in Salford's Media City.

The video has already attracted over 14,000 likes on Facebook, with some viewers even requesting that it become a regular feature on the show.

The BBC Breakfast team responded: "Thanks for all the love on here for our video! We had great fun making it and we're so glad you like it!"

Williams is enjoying a very successful 2014, following the release of his latest solo album G I R L - take a listen to his winning formula here.

Lionsgate has entered a new and expanded multi-year output deal with longstanding partner Nordisk Film in Scandinavia. The agreement covers upcoming Lionsgate and Summit titles including the next two Hunger Games franchise installments; the next three films in the recently-launched Divergent franchise; sequel Now You See Me 2; crime thriller Child 44 and Alex Proyas’ Gods Of Egypt. “Lionsgate and Summit have enjoyed a tremendous relationship with Nordisk over the years, partnering on nearly 200 films, including the launch of the Twilight, Hunger Games and Divergent franchises,” say Lionsgate Motion Picture Group Co-Chairs Patrick Wachsberger and Rob Friedman. “We’re delighted to celebrate the renewal of our output deal with our strongest and most diverse slate ever, and we look forward to expanding our partnership with Nordisk on the production front as well.” Picturehouse Entertainment will stream the BBC Radio 2 D-Day concert at The Royal Albert Hall live to UK cinemas on June...

UK cinemas to broadcast live BBC Radio 2 event for the first time to commemorate the 70th anniversary of D-Day, during which Patrick Stewart will play Sir Winston Churchill.

The BBC is to stream a live D-Day concert from the Royal Albert Hall to cinemas across the UK on June 6.

Picturehouse Entertainment co-ordinated the deal, which will see equal mapping of cinemas through Cineworld, Picturehouse Cinemas, Vue and independent cinemas across the UK.

Mindful of the fact that many veterans are in their late 80s and 90s, the live cinema broadcast has been organised to allow them and others who are unable to travel to London or France to take part in the event and mark the 70th anniversary of D-Day.

The concert will be part of BBC Radio 2’s D-Day activity which culminates in a special Friday Night Is Music Night, ‘D-Day 70 Years On’ at the Royal Albert Hall on June 6.

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Susanna Reid and Ben Shephard have appeared in the first promo shots for Good Morning Britain.

Former BBC Breakfast co-host Reid has made the leap to ITV for its upcoming morning show, which will replace Daybreak from Monday, April 28.

Charlotte Hawkins and Sean Fletcher will also present the show, from 6am to 8.30am each weekday.

It will be broadcast live from London Television Centre on London's Southbank.

Reid has told The Mirror that she will not find her new job as scary as taking part in Strictly Come Dancing last year.

"When you have done Strictly Come Dancing live on a Saturday night in front of millions, never can I be that nervous again," she said.

She added: "I have had a fabulous two decades at the BBC but ITV offered me a fantastic opportunity. It's not often in your career you get the opportunity to build something new that...

Rachel Riley has told Digital Spy that there is "no truth" in rumours she is being courted to replace Susanna Reid on BBC Breakfast, commenting that she couldn't handle all the early starts.

The Countdown favourite was reportedly being lined up to join Bill Turnbull on the programme after her Strictly Come Dancing co-star Reid defected to ITV's upcoming Good Morning Britain.

However, Riley told DS that she believes herself to be so unsuitable for the role that her friends "laughed their heads off" when the story first appeared.

"There's no truth in that, I'm not sure where that's come from," she said of the BBC Breakfast rumours.

"I had quite a few messages from friends that just laughed their heads off at the thought of me doing anything that early in the morning. No, there's no truth in that.

"That's a job for a journalist and I'm sure they'll...

Louise Minchin is reportedly being considered as Susanna Reid's replacement on BBC Breakfast.

The stand-in presenter on the BBC One morning programme is said to be in line to take over from Reid full-time, according to the Sunday People.

Minchin is currently sitting in for Reid, who recently signed up to host ITV's Good Morning Britain later this year.

She will join current co-host Bill Turnbull, if she officially signs up as a regular presenter.

Louise Minchin lives in Chester, near to the studios at the BBC's MediaCity in Salford. Reid previously made a 250-mile round trip everyday from her home in London.

Countdown presenter Rachel Riley has also been rumoured as Reid's possible replacement.

Susanna Reid recently said that she is "very excited" about her new role on Good Morning Britain.

She will be joined on the show by former GMTV host Ben Shephard, Sky Sunrise's Charlotte Hawkins...

A BBC Breakfast presenter accidently released a box of mosquitoes live on air.

Louise Minchin was presenting a segment on insect bites during the show yesterday (August 15) when she offered to put her hand into the box of insects.

However, when she tried to put her hand in she accidentally ripped off the front of the container, releasing the creatures into the studio.

The guest on the show, Dr James Logan from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, quickly moved the box and reassured everybody that there was no danger, while Minchin tried to control her laughter for the rest of the segment.

She said: "Me and mosquitoes have a very bad relationship.

"I have actually knocked myself out trying to kill a mosquito."

The video has currently amassed over 62,000 views since being put on YouTube yesterday.

Jodie Prenger and Lee Nelson have made it to the final of Let's Dance for Comic Relief.

Prenger was the first to make it through, having topped the public vote with a routine to the 1986 Cameo hit 'Word Up', in which the actress dressed as the funk group's frontman Larry Blackmon.

Judges Arlene Phillips, Greg James and Lee Mack then had to choose between Vanessa Feltz, who danced to Cher's 'If I Could Turn Back Time' in leotard and fishnet tights, and Nelson, who was joined by Britain's Got Talent stars Twist & Pulse for a hip-hop spin on Tchaikovsky's 'Swan Lake'. The trio eventually decided to save Nelson.

Newsreaders Ore Oduba and Sonali Shah and ventriloquist Nina Conti received the fewest public votes and were automatically eliminated.

Oduba and Shah performed to the Outkast track 'Hey Ya', while Conti teamed up with her puppet Monk for a gorilla-themed routine...

Chris Hollins has made his final appearance on BBC Breakfast. The morning programme's sports correspondent appeared on the show for the last time, having originally joined in 2005. He told fellow hosts Bill Turnbull and Louise Minchin: "I'm actually very touched, my first Ob (outside broadcast) was in the Isle of Wight. It all went wrong, I should have known then what was going to happen in the next seven years." He joked: "I've gained a couple of chins over the past seven years." Talking about his favourite moments on the show, he said: "I've covered two fantastic (more)...

Louise Minchin was reportedly told to cover up by BBC bosses after showing too much cleavage on The One Show. The 42-year-old and Chris Hollins were standing in for regular presenters Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley when her £1,000 dress was deemed to be too revealing. A source told The Mail on Sunday: "Louise had bought this Alexander McQueen dress because she is a huge fan. She and Chris sat together to do a trail for The One Show. "It was only a couple of minutes before the show began, but there was a party political broadcast at 7pm and the producers and controllers didn't (more)...

As part of this year’s Sports Relief efforts, the BBC is running another series of celebrity based ‘Lets Dance.’

This year’s group will include Katy Brand, Rufus Hound and Shappi Khorsandi represent the world of comedy, alongside some of the nations favourite Grumpy Old Women, Jenny Eclair, Linda Robson, Lesley Joseph and Susie Blake. Also performing over the series will be the cast from Holby City, the news presenters and Olympians Mark Foster, Iwan Thomas, Leon Taylor, Dalton Grant, Heather Fell and Jamie Baulch.

Let’s get cracking on tonight’s show. We are hoping that someone will be as funny as Robert Webb or can anyone remember Christian and Minty’s hilarious dance last year? Classic! First up is comedian…..

Rufus Hound:

Rufus took to the stage to perform Cheryl Cole’s ‘Fight For This Love’, dressed in full military getup. We particularly loved the revealing...