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Joanna Page, the star of Gavin and Stacey, revealed a horrifying incident in a taxi where the driver threatened to remove her clothes.

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Joanna Page has opened up on the terrifying moment she was kidnapped by a taxi driver. The Gavin and Stacey star, 48, claimed she was threatened by the cabbie who said they would “take off all my clothes”.

She explained that the driver threatened to take pictures of the star without permission after the 90-minute ordeal ended. She said it was the only time in her life that she had ever believed she was “in the s**t” despite sharing her fear about the circumstance.

The actress said, “This is serious, this is serious,” while explaining what she was thinking. You can’t escape this, you know how. I’m not sure what to do, he said.

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Joanna claimed that while being driven around, she could keep the driver talking. She was thankfully returned to her hotel room.

She continued, “I ran straight up to reception after I left the car.” I informed them of everything that had transpired while I was there.

You’re so incredibly lucky, they said. Just never, ever, ever do that again.”

She is said to have been in South Africa when the incident occurred in 2004. Joanna was a part of To the Ends of the Earth on BBC One when she was filming in the country. Additionally, it is said that Benedict Cumberbatch, her co-star, escaped a kidnapping just weeks later.

When Joanna wed actor James Thornton, they tied the knot in December 2003. They had first met in 1999 while watching the David Copperfield movie. Together, Joanna and James have four children.

She has taken legal action to dispel rumors of a possible divorce. Joanna has instead described her husband as “wonderful” because she sets the tone for their relationship.

She told the Mirror that a lockdown joke about getting divorced had been misunderstood. It led to the rumour mill going mad, but she has now moved to explain herself.

She responded, “I just said that Covid was really difficult for us as a family because we argued frequently and that it would eventually lead to divorce.”

“I joked, but this newspaper printed it as though I was saying it.” I didn’t. I adore him without a doubt. He is wonderful.

We don’t go on date nights because I can’t bear to watch everything, Joanna said. And while it’s wonderful, hectic, and enjoyable, James and I can endure a lot of distance without speaking or seeing one another. We can sit down, have a cup of coffee, and then converse now that they are all finished with their studies.

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After being attacked for a post, Strictly Come Dancing star Vito Coppola addressed a critic and defended his friends Dianne Buswell, Ellie Goldstein, and Joe Suggs in a video message.

Professional dancer Vito Coppola hit out at a critic whilst defending three of his friends from Strictly Come Dancing after being criticised over a video on social media this week. He addressed the situation in a message to fans tonight.

It comes after Vito, 32, shared a skit on Instagram this afternoon. The sketch showed the pro and Ellie Goldstein, 23, who is his celebrity partner on the BBC show this year, pretending to continually fart whilst in a rehearsal together.

Some viewers claimed they didn’t find it funny, while others expressed their delight in the comments section. Vito has since shared that model Ellie addressed one critic’s video response in a direct message about it.

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The viewer’s message, shared by Vito, described the skit as “grim” and encouraged Ellie to tell him to delete it. The critic appeared to suggest that the pro has spending “too much time” with his colleague Dianne Buswell, 36, and her partner Joe Sugg, 34, and been “influenced” by the couple.

The viewer requested that Vito delete the most recent fart video in the message. It’s not very funny at all. These kinds of jokes and skits are sarcastic and don’t really portray him well because he’s supposed to be hot and mysterious. Keep watching the dancing videos because they are so adorable and enjoyable!

“I believe Vito has been interacting with Dianne and Joe and has been influenced by them (they frequently fart jokes and it’s grim), but he is far better than this (and you too! ). Simply upload dancing videos, please! He’s good enough to handle this kind of embarrassing content. “Sending love.”

Vito posted a picture of the message in a video that appeared on his Instagram account tonight, along with the comments. Please don’t get blocked, just respect, he said in a caption over the post on the platform this evening.

He made the suggestion in the video that he doesn’t typically care about social media criticism. Vito responded, “I don’t really pay attention, but in this case you touched three significant people, Dianne and Joe, who are actually my friends and my family.” You should definitely speak with caution before talking about specific people.

Second, don’t message Ellie because she’s my little sister and that I’m very protective. Please, I really care. Ellie and anyone who attempts to say something like this should be banned from the profile I’ve already warned her against.

The sender questioned whether the sender knew her personally when Vito responded to the use of “hey girl” at the beginning of the message to Ellie. Then he said in the video, “I don’t think so; maybe hey girl, to someone else.”

Vito urged fans to spread positivity and avoid “hate” before wrapping up his speech. At the end of the video, he urged viewers to only enjoy joy, smile, and enjoyment, but not hate. Wah, peace and love!

Vito and Ellie danced in a dance studio as they both paced along a voiceover with farting sounds in the earlier skit. Before Ellie lip-synced someone saying, “Okay, that was disgusting, we’re done,” Vito performed as an explosive sound play at the end.

The caption of the post, which was shared on Ellie’s Instagram page together, read, “POV: Sharing is caring. He added three “dashing away” emojis, and the caption “Ahahahaha” was added next along with laughing emojis.

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Joe Swash is stepping away from wife Stacey Solomon and their reality TV projects after landing a new documentary for BBC as he labels the focus ‘eye-opening’

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Joe Swash has revealed his brand new BBC role – and it doesn’t feature his wife Stacey Solomon. Instead, the former EastEnders man is going solo for his latest project.

Joe, 43, is making a one-hour long documentary for BBC three and BBC iPlayer. The show is set to feature on fatherhood and is titled Joe Swash : Britain’s Young Dads.

Joe is a father of three young children, Rex, Rose and Belle, as well as being a step-dad to wife Stacey’s sons Zachary and Leighton from previous relationships. He also has a son called Harry from a previous relationship too.

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The new documentary will see Joe, who became a father in his mid-twenties, follow others in his situation. It will see the former actor reflect on his own path into fatherhood, while sparking conversations regarding masculinity.

Speaking of the project, Joe told The Sun: “We don’t often hear from – or talk about – young dads in the UK. It’s been eye-opening to meet the young men behind the statistics.

“The ones working hard to create a good future for their kids. I feel lucky that we’ve been able to help tell their stories and hopefully we can get people thinking a bit differently about young dads.”

It comes months after Joe opened up on his Channel 4 series Batch from Scratch: Cooking for Less getting a second run. Joe, who works alongside batch-cooking expert Suzanne Mulholland, on the project, pulled in more than a million viewers for its first run earlier this year,.

And in July it was revealed the the success of the show meant it was worth ordered a second take. The duo will combine for another six episodes for next year.

Joe and Suzanne told the Mirror at the time: “We’re both excited to keep spreading the word about the power of batch cooking and look forward to teaming up again to transform the lives of families around the UK.”

Joe is the main cook for his family, and his skills are often seen in their reality TV seres. In their latest episode of their reality show on BBC, the duo admit to “arguing all the time”.

The couple were seen trying to get organised for a trip to Switzerland, where they were gearing up for a ski holiday. Stacey started to get impatient as she lamented that Joe had “a hundred pairs of socks” as well as a host of other unnecessary items. She said, “The less I know about Joe, the better!”

And then when she found out that Joe’s suitcase still had clothes in from the last holiday they went on, she fumed: “Babe, dirty washing from holiday.

“That must stink! That is actually disgusting. You’re going to put this in our wardrobe and it’s going to stink.”

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Dec Donnelly is celebrating his 50th birthday today and Ant McPartlin was seen giving him gifts in a video filmed whilst they are working on I’m A Celebrity … South Africa

Presenter Dec Donnelly was seen laughing over a birthday present given to him by Ant McPartlin before agreeing for it to be regifted to his pal’s wife in a video shared this week. He received the gift ahead of his 50th birthday today.

Dec, 50, has been celebrating the milestone occasion whilst filming the new series of I’m A Celebrity … South Africa abroad with his presenting partner Ant, 49. A second series of the I’m A Celebrity spin-off was announced earlier this month and they have been out in South Africa since then.

Ant paid tribute to Dec on Instagram this morning, with him writing on their joint account: “Happy Birthday to the littler one from the only slightly bigger one. Love ya!” A video of him giving Dec some presents has since been shared.

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The video showed Dec being gifted two personalised t-shirts. One of them featured photos of his daschund Rocky, whilst the other had photos of Ant on it. He then modelled them and it was teased that his co-star’s wife Anne-Marie Corbett would end up with the second t-shirt instead.

Ant began the video by telling their fans: “You probably know it’s coming up to Dec’s big birthday. We’re not allowed to mention the number – just that it’s a big birthday!” He was then seen heading outside to give Dec his presents.

After it was teased that his pal isn’t “allowed” to mention his age, Dec confirmed: “No.” Ant then said he was celebrating a “big birthday” this year, to which Dec replied: “Not that big!” Ant added: “So you get not one, but two presents.”

Dec was then presented with two gifts covered in dog-themed wrapping paper. Ant said as he opened the first one: “I think you’re gonna like it a lot.” He added: “I had to source pictures. I had to do research. I had to get it sent away. It’s just arrived, all the way out here, in South Africa.”

The present was then revealed to be a personalised t-shirt with ‘Rocky’ on the front and several photos of Dec’s dog. Dec laughed before saying: “Oh, I love it.” Ant said: “See, I knew you’d like it. Happy birthday! And, I’ve got one that’s even better than your dog.”

Dec said that he suspected it must be a t-shirt with photos of the two children he shares with his wife Ali Astall on the front of it. He said to Ant: “It must be the kids. A really nice t-shirt with the kids on. That is lovely. Thank you.”

It was however revealed to be a t-shirt with ‘Anthony’ written on the front above several photos of Ant. Dec’s pal reacted once it was opened: “It’s me!” Dec was seen laughing to himself as Ant told him: “So when we’re not working together, you can have me on your t-shirt and then hopefully nobody will call you Ant from now on.”

Dec responded: “Oh yeah, that’s good.” Ant said: “So if you wear that, no one will ever get you confused ever again. Do you like it?” Dec told him: “I do like it.” Ant then teased: “Are you trying to say it’s ugly? Because if you are, then you’re saying I’m ugly. And I know you wouldn’t say I’m ugly.”

His pal, who said that he didn’t think it was “ugly,” however opted to hold up the t-shirt featuring Rocky instead, before saying: “I really like that one.” He then teased he would try it on and was later seen modelling the t-shirt.

Ant reacted: “It fits – look at that!” He then brought the other t-shirt over Dec and said: “At least hold it up!” Ant added: “If you don’t want it, I’ll give it to the wife.” Dec said: “She will love it.” Ant replied: “Yeah, okay, I’ll give it to the wife.”

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