Archive November 12, 2025

EXCLUSIVE: Married at First Sight UK groom Reiss Boyce has claimed that a key scene from his wedding day was cut from the E4 show, which may have changed the way viewers see him

Married at First Sight UK groom Reiss Boyce has revealed a crucial moment from his wedding day that E4 viewers didn’t see.

The reality TV newcomer opened up to the Mirror about his journey on the dating experiment, where producers matched him with Edinburgh bride Leisha Lightbody.

Whilst their final vows have yet to be shown, the pair have endured their fair share of turbulent moments throughout the process.

They even appeared incompatible on their wedding day, but 33-year-old Reiss insists the programme’s editing didn’t show the full story behind their first meeting, reports OK!.

“There were definitely stages where I wasn’t happy with the edit. They sort of cut bits out and you can be perceived as the bad guy but that’s not exactly how things went down. Some things can be twisted a little bit,” he revealed.

Reiss then highlighted an uncomfortable moment from the big day, when Leisha mistakenly read aloud a direction in her vows that instructed her to ‘pause’ – rather than actually taking a break in her speech.

The bride and wedding guests erupted in giggles, whilst Reiss appeared stone-faced on screen.

However, the groom also found Leisha’s gaffe amusing, but claims his laughter was edited out completely.

Reiss explained: “When me and Leisha got married and she was saying her vows – she said the word ‘pause’. I actually laughed, when she said ‘pause’, I found it funny.

“But the edit cut that bit out and you just see me shaking my head and just looking in a bit of a huff and a puff. But that’s not actually how it went down.”

He added: “If I was watching someone else do that when his missus has just said ‘pause’ out loud instead of just looking at the word, I would look at him and think ‘That means he’s quite boring, he’s not up for a laugh.'”

The Essex lad then claimed that the early scenes in the show “tried to paint me like I wasn’t into it at all,” but insisted that he was genuinely interested in the relationship.

Reiss is now embarking on a completely different venture from the E4 show.

The reality star will be making a guest appearance in the adult panto Sinderella, penned and directed by Big Brother celebrity Simon Gross.

The ‘naughty’ show is an adult twist on the fairy-tale classic, featuring popular tunes such as Dancing Queen, Electric Dreams, It’s Raining Men and Never Going To Give You Up.

The show debuts at Scala London on Friday, December 19, with Reiss set to make his cameo appearances on December 21 and 22.

Sinderella is at Scala London from December 19, 2025 to January 11, 2026.

Adam Peaty OBE has been slammed after it emerged that his family had been uninvited to his upcoming wedding to Gordon Ramsay’s daughter, Holly, later this year

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Adam Peaty OBE has been slammed after allegedly turning his back on his family. The Team GB legend, 30, is set to tie the knot with Gordon Ramsay’s daughter, Holly, in a few weeks’ time – without his family by his side.

Last weekend, it emerged that his mother, Caroline, who helped Adam on the road to Olympic success, was absent from Holly’s star-studded hen party at Soho Farmhouse, which was attended by her mum, Tana and Spice Girls icon, Victoria Beckham. But sources close to his mother have claimed Adam’s decision to shun his family appears to relate to his idea of chasing fame.

A source close to Caroline claims that Adam’s mum, Caroline, 59, believes the six-time Olympian believes his working-class family are “not good enough” to match the Ramsay family. It’s claimed that Caroline wasn’t invited to Holly’s hen as she “might have stuck out a bit”.

Now, a source close to Caroline has hit out at Adam, claiming the former Strictly Come Dancing star has “changed” since meeting Holly and is continuing to chase fame, despite his humble upbringing in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire. “Adam has changed so much ever since he has been with Holly,” the source said.

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They added to the Daily Mail: “She’s from a celebrity world and his parents are not, and his ego and self-importance has just got bigger. He’s not the lovely boy next door that we all remember him as. Adam has changed and he is almost a bully. He has been so horrible to his mum and he is now trying to exclude her from his life. She is worried sick about all this and can’t believe it is happening.

“We think Holly has triggered all this, and her parents – the power of the rich and famous.” Growing up, Adam was extremely close to his mother, who woke up at 4am to drive him to various swimming competitions as he built his name in the sport before winning three Olympic golds.

Sadly, it’s now claimed that after Adam met Holly and started mixing with some of the biggest names in entertainment, he is said to have changed, with the source adding that Caroline is “not good enough” for his soon-to-be in-laws. “She doesn’t fit the celebrity mold and she doesn’t look like them and dress like them.”

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Just this week, Adam’s mum, Caroline, shared a cryptic quote on her personal Instagram page, alluding to the alleged rift in the family. She said: “When you love someone, you protect them from the pain, you don’t become the cause of it.”

This isn’t the only post Caroline has uploaded about the situation. After she was not invited to the hen do, she posted: “Crying is a way your eyes speak when your mouth can’t explain how broken your heart is.” Adam’s aunt, Louise Williams, has also addressed the situation on social media, claiming Holly was “divisive and hurtful” for not inviting his mother to the hen party.

She said: “@hollyramsayy I’m so glad that you had a great hen do. As a bride, you deserve that. However, as a person you were divisive and hurtful towards a woman, who I have loved and continue to love deeply.

“A woman who opened her home and heart to you. You decided, for whatever reason, not to invite her, your prospective mother-in-law to your hen night yet Adam invited his father-in-law, your dad, to his stag night.” Louise added: “You invited your mum (quite rightly) and even your mum’s assistant, your sisters, your friends, my niece, but not my sister, your future mother-in-law.

“I have also seen messages passing between her and Adam about this and other matters and, quite frankly, I expected better of you and definitely of Adam. You have inflicted a hurt on my sister that will take a very long time to heal if ever.”

The Mirror has approached Adam and Holly’s respective spokespeople for comment.

Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins, 48, was stabbed in the neck in high security HMP Wakefield prison, and Rashid Gedel, 25, and Samuel Dodsworth, 43, both inmates at HMP Wakefield, were arrested after the death

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A man has pleaded ‘not guilty’ to murdering paedophile Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins.

Balding Samuel Dodsworth, 43, an inmate at HMP Wakefield, appeared at Leeds crown court via a video link for the plea and case management hearing.

He appeared wearing a grey sweatshirt and sat with his arms crossed as he pleaded not guilty to murder, which allegedly took place on October 11th and not guilty to possession of a ‘makeshift knife’ in a prison.

A second accused, Rico Gedel, 25, refused to appear via a video link and it was said he has made an application to appear in court next in person rather than remotely.

The Recorder of Leeds, His Honour Judge Guy Kearl KC, said Gedel can enter a plea at a later date and set a provisional trial date of May 5th for the pair with the next hearing set for December 2nd. The trial is expected to last four weeks.

Depraved Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins, 48, was stabbed in the neck in high security HMP Wakefield prison last month, an inquest opening into his death heard recently.

Disgraced rock star Watkins, who was serving a 29-year jail sentence at HMP Wakefield for child sex offences, was set upon last month.

He had been jailed in December 2013 with a further six years on licence, after admitting a string of sex offences – including the attempted rape of a fan’s baby.

The twisted singer was arrested following the execution of a drugs warrant at his Pontypridd home in September 2012. A large number of computers, mobile phones and storage devices were seized. Analysis of the equipment uncovered Watkins’ depraved behaviour.

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Watkins was previously taken to hospital after being attacked in 2023. At the time, police said his injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.

In 2019, he was jailed for 10 months on top of the sentence he was serving for child sex offences after he was found guilty of possessing a mobile phone in prison. Area coroner, Mr Oliver Longstaff, opening the inquest into his death at Wakefield last month, said: “Ian David Karslake Watkins was born on 30th July 1977 in Wales.

“He was a single gentleman at the time of his death, a serving prisoner at HMP Wakefield where Mr Watkins was pronounced deceased on the 11th October 2025 by an attending doctor.”

A forensic post mortem a day after his death was carried out by Dr Rob Ainsworth which “gave a provisional cause of death for Mr Watkins”.

“By way of circumstances of Mr Watkins death, giving rise to the need for an inquest to be held into it, it appears that Ian Watkins was pronounced deceased by paramedics who attended HMP Wakefield where he was serving prisoner, following a report he had been stabbed in the neck.

“A forensic post mortem has given a provisional cause of death for him of IA incision wound to the neck. Other prisoners have been charged with Mr Watkins murder.

“Clearly a death occurring in those circumstances being an unnatural death in state detention requires an inquest to be held into it…”

But he said it must be adjourned and suspended if someone has been arrested for murder and he said two people had been charged. The coroner said the inquest was opened and adjourned pending the outcome of the ‘criminal justice justice process.’

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Watkins was once one of Wales’ most recognisable musicians – the frontman of the rock band Lostprophets. The band was formed in Pontypridd in 1997 and they went on to sell millions of albums around the world.

The band was disbanded after the paedophile singer from Pontypridd was convicted in December 2013 for a string of child sex offences, including the attempted rape of a baby.

At his trial prosecutors described Watkins as a man corrupted by fame, drugs and power who committed crimes ‘beyond imaginations’.

Watkins was sentenced to 29 years in prison with a further six years on licence, and his two female co-defendants were jailed for 14 and 17 years.

The attack at Wakefield Prison came two weeks after a report was published that found violence there had “increased markedly”. The report from the chief inspector of prisons said: “Many prisoners told us they felt unsafe, particularly older men convicted of sexual offences who increasingly shared the prison with a growing cohort of younger prisoners.”

The singer had previously been attacked at the same prison in August 2023, when he was reportedly taken hostage and stabbed by fellow inmates before being freed by officers six hours later. He had non-life-threatening injuries.

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During Watkins sentencing, Mr Justice Royce said the case broke “new ground” and “plunged into new depths of depravity”.

“Any decent person… will experience shock, revulsion and incredulity.” He said Watkins had a “corrupting influence”, and had shown a “complete lack of remorse”.

Watkins admitted the attempted rape and sexual assault of a child under 13 but pleaded not guilty to rape.

He also admitted conspiring to rape a child, three counts of sexual assault involving children, seven involving taking, making or possessing indecent images of children and one of possessing an extreme pornographic image involving a sex act on an animal.

His trial heard Watkins had used his fame to manipulate and control others, often under the influence of hard drugs, including crystal meth.

After Watkins was sentenced, Des Mannion, NSPCC national head of service for Wales, said: “Watkins used his status and global fame as a means to manipulate people and sexually abuse children.