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I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! star Angry Ginge gushed over Michelle Keegan during a recent chat with his former jungle campmate Ruby Wax

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Mark Wright has issued a playful warning to Angry Ginge, in response to a recent comment he made in the jungle about Michelle Keegan. During a chat between Ginge and his former I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! co-star Ruby Wax, the 24-year-old admitted he had a crush on Mark’s wife and actress Michelle, 38.

After Ruby asked: “Who would turn your head down the street?”, he replied: “Michelle Keegan, I think she’s beautiful.” Questioned on how he would approach her to ask her out, Ginge continued: “I would say, ‘Hi Michelle, I hope you’re doing well. I’m just wondering if I can get your Instagram please?'”

Addressing Ginge’s admission on Heart Radio on Saturday, Michelle’s husband jokingly urged him to “stay away”. He told his co-star Olly Murs: “So listen, I don’t mind him saying that my wife is his dream woman but saying I’m going to approach her while she’s married?

“Maybe he doesn’t know, I’m just gonna take it that Ginge doesn’t know.

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“If you know Ginge, then we’re going to have some problems, if you don’t know then I’ll let you off.”

In response, Olly told Mark to take it as a compliment and suggested he may have said it because they’re both from Manchester.

“But she’s your dream woman,” he added, to which Mark replied: “She is my dream woman, she’s mine – Ginge, stay away!”

Michelle has been married to Mark since 2015, while Ginge, whose real name is Morgan Burtwistle, is believed to be single.

Recently opening up about his love life in the jungle, the YouTuber shared how he asked his now ex-girlfriend to be his partner, before the relationship came to an abrupt end.

Ginge told campmates that to ask her out he put “rose petals, from the front door all the way up the stairs” into his bedroom.

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“And then it opened to my room, there’s a teddy bear, there’s a rose and then I officially asked her to be my girlfriend,” he shared.

Despite his romantic efforts, Ginge said their relationship ended when she texted him while he was livestreaming. “I had to carry on for six more hours,” he confessed.

The Twitch streamer is one of this year’s three finalists, alongside Tom Read Wilson and Shona McGarty, hoping to be crowned the new King or Queen of the jungle.

Last night, Aitch became the ninth celebrity to be voted off after competing with his co-stars in the Celebrity Cyclone.

Sharing who he would like to win, he told hosts Ant and Dec: “I love Shona to death I think she deserves it, same with Tom, but that crown needs to come back to my home town so its Ginge.”

Lisa Riley’s comments left people wondering if she has secretly married her partner of 10 years, Al, after the Emmerdale icon left the I’m A Celebrity camp

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Lisa Riley has hinted she is now a married woman after leaving the I’m A Celebrity camp. The Emmerdale icon entertained the ITV viewers with a fun stint Down Under before fiance Al met her on the rope bridge. And now, it’s thought the loved-up duo might have tied the knot.

Lisa, who is best known for playing Mandy Dingle, was part of a shock double elimination, leaving with Jack Osbourne on Friday evening. Following her exit speech, Lisa joined Unpacked host Joel Dommett for a chat on all things jungle. She admitted she is thrilled she no longer has to wear the camp boots that “smell like a skip”.

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Joel then asked about her revelation about her lusting over Ant McPartlin. The presenter said:”Obviously you had a lovely moment with Al on the bridge but how was your hug with Ant [McPartlin, show host]?” Lisa joked things got “juicy” between her and the Geordie presenter. And she went on: “And it’s caused a bit of fury with my husband, he’s fine.”

Despite clearly saying husband, Lisa continued: “As I said you can go to a shop and have a look, you don’t have to buy anything.”

And she later tried to brush over the term once again as she said: “When we go to the bank, he will say ‘that’s my wife’ and I will call him ‘my husband’.” She added: “We use that terminology and there is nothing different other than I am wearing an engagement ring rather than a wedding band.

“We are happy as we are — I don’t see what that day would do. I dress up every day as Mandy Dingle, I don’t want to dress up as me.”

Following her exit, Lisa admitted she lost weight in camp. She disclosed she shed nearly a stone and a half in the weeks in the jungle. She revealed it wasn’t solely the rice and beans diet responsible for dropping the pounds, but rather the controlled portions and demanding daily routine.

Lisa said: “Do you know what it is? It’s portion control. Everyone says, ‘Oh, it’s beans and rice.’ Yes, it is beans and rice, but it’s actually what you consume. When you’re in there, people don’t have an idea of the lifestyle, the geography of the camp. It’s the do-ability, the activeness.”

“Like, when you go up to the [Bush] Telegraph to talk, it’s step after step. When you go to a challenge, you never stop moving,” she told the Mail. “It’s endless. It’s not just sat around a campfire having loads of giggles. The activeness… by the time you’ve consumed the beans at night, you’ve probably burned it off.”

* The final of I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! is on ITV at 9pm on Sunday

Meghan Markle’s dad Thomas has revealed that he refused to change his phone number in the desperate hope that she would be able to contact him when she was ready

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Thomas Markle has revealed that he has kept the same telephone number in the hope that Meghan would be able to reach out to him when she felt ready to reconnect. The 81 year old father of the Duchess of Sussex was recently hospitalised after having his left leg amputated in the Philippines. Before the surgery, his foot had become discoloured and swollen, restricting his mobility.

According to reports, had Thomas not had the “life or death” surgery, the infection in his foot could have reached his heart. In an interview with The Mail On Sunday, Thomas explained that he has never changed his phone number so Meghan “could always get in touch with me.”

The pair have been estranged since 2018 when it came to light that he had reportedly staged paparazzi photographs ahead of her wedding to Prince Harry. From that moment on, relations between Thomas and his daughter became so tense, he pulled out of the wedding, claiming to have health problems at the time. Instead, King Charles walked her down the aisle.

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During the height of their tense relationship, Thomas spoke to the press once again and cast doubt over their decision to step away from the public eye.

In an interview at the time, he reportedly said: “I think they’re both turning into lost souls at this point. I don’t know what they’re looking for. I don’t think they know what they’re looking for.”

One of his wishes before he dies is to reconcile with his daughter, meet his grandchildren and her husband Prince Harry. Meghan and Prince Harry have two children together, Archie and Lilibet.

He told the publication: “I’ve always said I am open to reconciling with my daughter. I have never stopped loving her. I don’t want to die estranged from Meghan. I want to meet my grandkids. It might be nice to meet her husband too.”

According to reports, a source close to Meghan said the Duchess’ team had not been contacted before the publication went to print. But according to the BBC, a spokesman for Meghan said: “I can confirm she has reached out to her father.”

The source went on to say that had Meghan had prior knowledge of the article, where Thomas spoke openly about desperately wanting to reunite with his daughter, they would informed hospital staff, to tell Thomas to read his email, a detail Meghan’s team wanted to remain private.

Meghan’s half sister Samantha has also denied hearing from Meghan. She took to X and described quotes from sources close to Meghan as “PR b********t.”

With the permission of Thomas, his surgeon spoke to the publication and confirmed: “It was life-or-death surgery. Had the infection in the foot moved to his heart, it would most likely have been fatal. He is doing well but he is not out of the woods yet.”

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Heartbreak and tragedy have plagued the legendary Doctor Who actress’s private life

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Doctor Who star and fourth-generation actress Jemma Redgrave is notoriously private when it comes to her personal life.

As she reprises her role as Kate Lethbridge-Stewart in Doctor Who spin-off The War Between the Land and the Sea, we take a look at her life away from the cameras.

Famous parents

Jemma was born to actor Corin Redgrave and fashion model Deirdre Hamilton-Hill on 14 January 1965.

“There was so much freedom,” she recalled of her childhood to the Telegraph, with kids games in their spacious garden and music always playing. It had been a very bohemian upbringing.

But at age seven her parents divorced and she believes politics had been behind the split: her father was an outspoken leftist and co-founded the British Marxist Party with his sister, Vanessa. Her mother, by comparison, was more removed and kept her distance.

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Jemma reflected: “It was a game of two halves.” But through the turbulence, she remained close with her paternal grandmother and matriarch of the family dynasty, actress Rachel Kempson, who cultivated Jemma’s love of the theatre and set her down the family trade.

Divorce

In 1992, age 27, Jemma married Tim Owen, a famed English barrister. Together, they had two children: Gabriel, born in 1994; and Alfie, born in 2000.

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Jemma and Tim stayed together for over 20 years until a quiet and characteristically unpublicised divorce.

Jemma blamed their busy work schedules for the separation, citing the constant pressure of her acting career and his law practice.

She joked: “Tim is a brilliant barrister but would have been a terrible actor. He is very argumentative – trained to demolish opponents – scorched earth!”

Family heartbreak

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Heartbreak struck Jemma’s family when in March 2009, her cousin Natasha Richardson – and wife of Liam Neeson – was killed in a freak ski accident in Quebec.

In April 2010, her father Corin lost a long battle to prostate cancer and passed away. A month later, Jemma’s aunt, legendary actress Lynn Redgrave, died due to her own breast cancer, as well as complications arising from bulimia.

In a deeply personal interview with the Guardian, Jemma reflected that grief “is like a tsunami. The waves come from nowhere and shake you to the core”.

A new book has unearthed the dark side of drug taking at Keith Richards’ former home, Villa Nellcote on the Cote D’Azur.

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The Rolling Stones were on the Cote D’Azur in 1971, escaping high taxes under Harold Wilson’s Labour government. Now a 2025 version of the book The Curious Chronicles of Villa Nellcote, reveals how heroin and cannabis were used by Keith Richards, his first wife Anita Pallenberg and The Rolling Stones’ late saxophonist Bobby Keys, while recording there.

Author Geir Hornes has seen a 1,000 page French police report claiming that a group of young French men – nicknamed Les Cowboys – delivered drugs to Nellcote each week.

Marshall Chess, former president of Rolling Stones Records, says in the book: “Drugs were part of the backdrop. Some nights, Mick Jagger was disgusted.”

Former model and actress Gretchen Parsons Carpenter recalls her summer visit to Nellcote. Gretchen, 73, whose husband Gram – a former member of The Byrds and friend of Keith Richards – died aged just 26 in 1973 following an overdose, says: “We did not think in terms of consequences. The concept of “rehab” hadn’t even been invented yet. The problem was, those fun drugs quickly turned into not-so-fun.”

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Author Geir says the French police report is still shrouded in secrecy, but tells of a police raid on December 14, 1971 – by which time The Stones had moved on to LA. Hornes says: “In the staff house, the police claim they uncover narcotics – enough to constitute a serious drug case.

“The detainees are young, aged between 19 and 24. Referred to as “Les Cowboys”, they are suspected of procuring, transporting, offering, and acquiring drugs for Keith Richards, Anita Pallenberg and saxophonist Bobby Keys. When Les Cowboys are released, Richards is warned about a trap awaiting him if he returns to Nellcote.”

Five French locals were later convicted for bringing drugs to Nellcote. Stones saxophonist Bobby Keys, who died in 2014, was handed a four-month suspended sentence and fined for procuring hashish.

Keith Richards and Anita Pallenberg were convicted in absentia for illicit drug use and received one-year suspended sentences plus fines. After an appeal, Richards, Pallenberg and Keys were handed a two-year ban from entering France.

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It’s certainly not the first time that Keith Richards has been associated with drugs. In 2007, Richards confessed to mixing his father’s ashes with cocaine and snorting them, saying: “It was the strangest thing I’ve tried to snort. But it went down pretty well”.

And earlier this year a rock promoter revealed secrets about The Rolling Stones during their wild days – comparing sharing a private jet with Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood to a chemical factory with an “endless” supply of drugs.

Paul Rappaport was senior vice-president of rock promotion at Columbia Records, and during his thirty-three-year career he played a big role in the careers of some of the biggest stars in the business.

Rappaport recalls doing lines of cocaine with Richards within minutes of meeting him, but things went up a notch when he flew on their private jet. Recalling those days, he says: “It was total debauchery.

“They would take these large chunks of coke, put them into professional green plastic laboratory grinders, and crush the stuff into extremely fine powder. A couple of tray tables could be seen piled high with weed, blow, and all kinds of liquor. Didn’t sleep much for seven days and nights straight.”

The updated version of The Curious Chronicles of Villa Nellcote can be purchased via www.nellcotechronicles.com

As Angrygine, Shona McGarty and Tom Read Wilson battle it out for the jungle crown, we take a look at the I’m A Celebrity stars who negotiated the highest fees ever from ITV – and those who were happy with a lot less

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I’m A Celebrity is a real leveller for the famous faces in camp who battle the elements to live live al fresco in the Australian jungle, existing on bare rations and enduring hair-raising trials.

Despite the camaraderie in camp, not everyone is paid the same for their services to the brutal series. While some stars take home a small fortune from appearing on the show, others are happy to settle for a lot less.

Last year ITV bosses splashed a huge amount of cash to get WAG Coleen Rooney on board. The wife of Wayne Rooney negotiated a fee in excess of £1.5million to appear in camp, according to reports. The amount is even more than Reform party leader Nigel Farage demanded the previous year – and notably around 15 times higher than what rival WAG Rebekah Vardy picked up in 2017.

The pay cheque makes Coleen one of I’m A Celeb’s highest paid stars ever. Ahead of tonight’s nail-biting final, we take a look at how her rivals fared…

Highest earners on I’m A Celeb

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Nigel Farage

The politician and media personality, best known for his role campaigning for Brexit, and for leading UKIP and later The Brexit Party, is reportedly getting a huge £1.5 million for his time on the show, according to the Mail Online. This makes Farage the highest-ever paid I’m a Celebrity contestant of all time.

Noel Edmonds

The former Deal or No Deal host walked so Farage could run – all the way to the bank. Noel entered the jungle in 2018 for a reported fee of a whopping £600,000. Despite demanding a huge fee and being someone the production team had been chasing for years, the TV star spent very little time on the show and was the first person to be voted off.

Boy GeorgeHarry RedknappCaitlyn Jenner

Three very different celebs, Boy George, Harry Redknapp, and Caitlyn Jenner, reportedly all walked out of the jungle with a cool £500,000. Culture Club singer Boy George ended up in eighth place during his stint in 2022. Caitlyn Jenner faired slightly better, coming in at sixth place during her time in 2019, but it was football legend Harry Redknapp who really earned his keep, coming in first and winning the nation’s hearts in 2018.

Katie Price

It’s not clear how much Katie got for her first stint in the 2003 series, but the mum-of-five was reportedly paid a then record-breaking £450,000 for her second round in 2009.

Although she finished in third place during her first time, she ended up leaving the show on day nine during her second go in the jungle after a brief headline-grabbing comeback.

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Ian Wright,Amir KhanMatt Hancock

Out of these three celebrities, it was former Health Secretary Matt Hancock who ended up lasting the longest on the show when he appeared in 2022. Finishing in third place behind runner-up Owen Warner and winner Jill Scott. Boxer Amir Khan spent 20 days in the jungle, coming in fifth, while former football player Ian Wright managed 18 days and came in eighth place.

Lowest earners on I’m A Celeb

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Georgia Toffolo

Little known at the time, Made in Chelsea cast member Georgia Toffolo was paid just £13,000 to enter the jungle in 2017. However, the public quickly fell in love with the adorable star and helped her win the series. She returned six years later for I’m a Celebrity…South Africa.

Malique Thompson-Dwyer

The Hollyoaks star went into the show in 2018 and was reportedly paid £15,000 to appear. Unfortunately, the Prince McQueen star was the second person to be voted out of the jungle.

Jordan BanjoMyles Stephenson

Jordan Banjo and Myles Stephenson, who both found fame on other ITV reality shows – Britain’s Got Talent and X Factor, respectively – both commanded a crisp £25,000 for their stints on I’m A Celebrity. Myles entered the jungle in 2019 and was eliminated sixth from the competition. Meanwhile, Diversity dancer Jordan Banjo went on the show in 2016 and was the fourth person to be eliminated.

Emily Atack

The Inbetweeners’ favourite went on the show in 2018, the same year as Harry Redknapp. While the former footballer was paid £500,000 to appear, Emily reportedly got £40k.

Holly Arnold MBE

Paralympic javelin thrower Holly Arnold MBE, unfortunately, didn’t get to go to Australia as her time came during the extensive Covid-19 lockdown. Reportedly paid £50,000 for her time in the Welsh castle, she ended up being eliminated first.