Brazilian comedy star and aspiring politician Gordinho Maniçoba has died aged 27, his sister confirmed in a heartbreaking statement. The content creator’s sister, Joelma Vatapá, took to his Instagram page to announce the news on his Stories, telling fans: “I wanted to give you a lot of information, but unfortunately the news is not good.
“Our icon, the idol of many people and who brought joy to everyone … Unfortunately, he passed away this morning.” She did not disclose his cause of death. Joelma also shared a separate post paying tribute to her brother.
“It is with deep regret that we announce the passing of Felipe Tiago, known as Gordinho Maniçoba, on 06/11/25,” the caption read.
“One day, the man who made us laugh so much… today brings tears of longing. But in our hearts, he will always live on, in memories, in gestures, in stories that will never be erased.”
Friends and fans rushed to the comment section to pay tribute to the star, with one writing: “My friend, see you in eternity!” and another posting: ” love you brother, rest in peace.”
The star, pictured with his mum, last posted on social media on Saturday ( Instagram/chubbymanicoba)
“My condolences to all the family members, how sad,” one said with a crying emoji and another added: “I love you friend, may God receive you with open arms.”
Gordinho, real name was Felipe Dezincourt, had over 253,000 followers on Instagram and brightened the lives of followers with hilarious skits about his life in Belem.
He last posted on his page on Saturday, telling fans he surpassed 30,000 followers on his official Facebook page. “We’re growing there slowly without going over anyone. Gratitude and let’s go up,” he said.
The star had been a wheelchair user since childhood and used his fame to raise awareness for people with disabilities. He even sought public office three years ago and ran for representative of Pará under the Brazilia Democratic Movement. However, he wasn’t elected.
Just last month the content creator celebrated his one-year engagement with fiancée, Isa Gomez.
Isa shared a montage video on her Instagram page showcasing their time together as she paid tribute to him. In the caption, she wrote: “You will always be in my heart Your departure has left a void that will never be filled, but your memory and love will stay with me forever.
“Thank you for being my companion, my friend and my love. You will be deeply remembered and loved, my little baby Felipinho.”
Helder Barbalho, a youth group leader, posted a tribute: “Sadness doesn’t suit someone who spread so much joy wherever he went, but today it’s impossible not to feel it.
“The departure of @gordinhomanicoba leaves a huge void, of a person who always spread smiles, both on and off social media. His energy was unique, and now he leaves behind the legacy of someone who lived in the world. All my solidarity to his family, friends and admirers.”
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Clarkson’s Farm star Kaleb Cooper has informed his fans he won’t be able to ‘move around’ as usual in his latest Instagram update after suffering a ‘painful ‘injury
Clarkson’s Farm star Kaleb Cooper admits ‘things are not good’ in new health update(Image: Getty)
Kaleb Cooper has bravely opened up about his “painful” health woes after suffering an injury. The much-loved star of Clarkson’s Farm took to Instagram stories to update his followers on an unfortunate mishap that landed him in hospital. Kaleb candidly expressed to his fans that he had indeed fractured his ankle and was now confined to a safety boot, remarking “not good”.
Nonetheless, the resilient farmer is not letting this dampen his spirits or his dedication to his supporters, reassuring them on Instagram that he will be powering through to make it to the Three Counties Show. Kaleb assured with determination: “I may be hobbling around as I’ve fractured my ankle, but I’ll still be at the 3 Counties Show on the Sunday.”
Kaleb Cooper has fractured his ankle(Image: Instagram/Kaleb Cooper)
His commitment is underlined by his promise: “I’ll be doing talks throughout the day, and Hawkestone Cider will be there. So, do pop along and say hello. I’ll be there – don’t you worry! I’m looking forward to it,” reports Gloucestershire Live.
This news arrives hot on the heels of Clarkson’s Farm releasing its fourth season to acclaim on Prime Video, and there’s already buzz about a potential fifth series.
Jeremy Clarkson himself has hinted at a well-deserved respite for the show during a conversation with The Sunday Times, considering the tireless work of the team.
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Jeremy reflected on the intense filming schedule: “Whatever happens we’ll definitely take a short break as the crews are all worn out. We’ve been filming here two or three days a week, every week, for five years. Everybody could do with a rest.”
This news arrives hot on the heels of Clarkson’s Farm releasing its fourth season(Image: Prime Video)
Since its launch in 2021, Clarkson’s Farm has been a smash hit, propelling Kaleb Cooper to fame, leading him to tour the UK and even write his own book.
While Kaleb was off captivating audiences with his speaking events, Jeremy Clarkson introduced viewers to the new, glamorous farmhand Harriet Cowan.
Amidst a flurry of speculation, Clarkson put an end to rumours that Kaleb had been “replaced” on Clarkson’s Farm.
In a candid Instagram video, Jeremy set the record straight: ” There have been lots of reports that Kaleb has been ‘replaced’-well, no, he hasn’t.”
The seasoned broadcaster, now 65, elaborated: “What happened is this, he went away on his speaking tour, for a couple of months because he imagined that after four years, I’d be able to manage on my own.
“I didn’t – I made a complete hash of everything and had to bring in a young girl called Harriet. Harriet is brilliant and looked after the fort until he returned. That is it – that’s the story!”.
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Radio 2 star Zoe Ball could be fronting a brand-new factual series with a few of her family members in the near future
Zoe Ball has opened up about the health battleZoe Ball joins forces with family for brand-new ‘fascinating and revealing’ seriess she faces(Image: Getty Images)
BBC Radio 2 star Zoe Ball has been eyeing up a new role with a few of her family members for a brand-new ‘fascinating and revealing’ programme. Broadcaster and presenter Zoe, 54, has previously appeared on Celebrity Gogglebox with her DJ son Woody Cook, so working with family isn’t new to her.
And now, it has been announced that Zoe and her son Woody will hopefully be joining her presenter father, Johnny Ball, on his new factual series about mathematics. The new show will be exploring the “history of maths” and will be based on the first six chapters of his book, Wonders Beyond Numbers.
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Zoe and her son will be joining her dad, Johnny Ball(Image: PA)
Speaking to The Sun, Johnny – who is hoping to convince TV bosses to commission the series – explained: “The material can be honed down to the essentials, so that anyone could present it in a light and transparent way.
“This is why I believe myself, Zoe and my grandson Woody could add all what each age group requires to make it a fascinating and revealing series.”
Meanwhile, in early May, Zoe returned to radio just five months after quitting her beloved show.
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They’ve joined forces for a new factual series
The radio DJ left her much-loved breakfast show last year, with her pal Scott Mills taking over, leaving her fans devastated by the shock departure.
She had fronted her show for six years, but admitted it was time to “start a new chapter”. Her decision came just months after her extended absence from the BBC during the summer following her mother’s death.
After bursting into tears on her final show, she made a comeback in the first week of May. Zoe returned with a bang on her new afternoon show as she played a few of her favourite songs and talked to the listeners.
Introducing her new segment, she said: “Hello it’s me, oh it’s lovely to be back on a Saturday.
“This is where it all began for me back when I used to sweep up and make the teas.” One viewer was delighted with her return an wrote to her: “Great to have you back, Saturday afternoon is much better than having to wake up early.”
The radio presenter read a few messages from fans and said: “It is lovely to be here, thanks for all your messages.”
The BBC previously teased on their website that Zoe’s new show will feature “the best songs and chat for a Saturday”.
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Love Island fans have reacted to Harry Cooksley running off to the Hideaway with Helena Ford whilst coupled up with Shakira Khan, with many highlighting a particularly detail
Viewers have criticised Harry Cooksley after his antics on tonight’s episode of Love Island. Fans pointed out one particular detail as they reacted to him sneaking out of bed to spend the night in the villa’s Hideaway with Helena Ford.
The latest episode of the ITV2 show saw Harry and Helena head off to the private room whilst their respective partners Shakira Khan and Conor Phillips stayed in the main bedroom. Their departure together didn’t go unnoticed though, with the other islanders realising that they had gone off.
Harry had been growing close to Helena in the villa in Majorca, whilst coupled-up to Shakira. He had however seemed to be continuing to develop a romance with Shakira too.
She had shared a kiss with Blu Chegini though recently. Whilst Harry and Helena had previously teased that they could spend the night in the Hideaway together away from the rest of the islanders.
They enacted the plan in tonight’s episode. Viewers saw Helena sneak out of bed and tap Harry’s foot, with him them getting up as they tiptoed off to the Hideaway together. The rest of the islanders noticed though, including Shakira.
Harry Cooksley (right) had been sharing a bed with Shakira Khan (left) before sneaking off to the Hideaway with someone else tonight(Image: ITV)
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Some viewers pointed out that Harry had been cuddling Shakira just moments before he got out of bed for Helena. Fans weren’t impressed by the situation and criticised Harry, including over him having been cuddling Shakira.
One person wrote on X: “Cuddling her knowing ur about to run away to the hideaway with another girl is SICK.” Another said: “Taking your arm off the girl you are cuddling and coupled up with to sneak off in front of everyone to run to the hideaway with another girl is crazy work!”
A third wrote on the platform: “Getting out of bed MID CUDDLING YOUR GIRL to go to the hideaway with ANOTHER GIRL is absolutely absurd.” Sharing their thoughts, someone else wrote: “Cuddling her then leaving her…that’s dirty.”
He spent the night in the private bedroom with Helena Ford on the latest episode of Love Island(Image: ITV/Love Island)
Another viewer commented as the situation played out on the reality TV show tonight: “Harry cuddling Shakira after he told Helena to come and get him??? And then running off to the hideaway together?? Oh he’s a SNAKE.”
Whilst one fan said in their reaction to the scenes: “Harry cuddling Shakira in bed then sneaking off to sleep with someone else is wild, love island is love islanding.” Similarly, another said: “Cuddling Shakira before he sneaks off is acc wild.”
One viewer wrote: “Cuddling Shakira just to sneak out of the room w Helena 10 mins later??? How f***ing disgusting and embarrassing for both Harry and Helena.” Another said: “He was literally cuddling Shakira then when and got into bed with Helena, whattt.”
Love Island continues tomorrow night from 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX.
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AS Bjorn Ulvaues turns 80 and celebrates the third anniversary of smash hit ABBA Voyage, he reveals new surprise
Author, performer and producer and member of the Swedish musical group ABBA, BJorn Ulvaeus, during an interview for Europa Press, at the Palace Hotel in Madrid, on 23 November, 2021(Image: Europa Press via Getty Images)
Not many people are seen as innovators when they hit 80. Fewer still can claim the title of musical genius – at any age.
But, after helping his band sell more than 400 million records, as he celebrates the third anniversary of the groundbreaking ABBA Voyage avatar show, 80-year-old Bjorn Ulvaeus is still seen as both.
For this irrepressible man, becoming an octogenarian simply means gathering more wisdom and experience.
Excitedly hinting at a new, secret ABBA project, Bjorn tells The Mirror: “There will be something. It is just not crystalised yet exactly what that is. Something new. Yes, I am 80 – but I wake up curious every morning.”
Bjorn spoke frankly about his life in music as two of his bandmates, Benny Andersson, 78, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad, 79, joined him in the UK to toast the continued success of ABBA Voyage, which has contributed more than £1billion to the UK economy since opening in May, 2022.
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(L to R) Benny Andersson, Agnetha Faltskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Björn Ulvaeus attend the World Premiere of “ABBA Voyage” at the ABBA Arena on May 26, 2022 in London, England. (Image: Dave Benett/Getty Images)
More than two million fans have enjoyed the 90-minute shows at the immersive ABBA Arena, which features the group – including Agnetha Faltskog, 75 – as lifelike holographic images, churning out hits including Waterloo, Mamma Mia, Dancing Queen and Take A Chance on Me.
And, like their 1976 smash hit Money, Money, Money, it is an absolute goldmine.
More thrilled by its creative success, Bjorn says: “When I first went to Voyage I saw myself as a young man on stage. But the strangest thing is how emotional it is.
“It is amazing how people so quickly forget that they are looking at screens. I was amazed and we had no idea that it would happen. It is almost a spiritual feeling. There is something strange in the room which is amazing.”
The digital avatar show is produced by Pophouse Entertainment, a music investment firm and production company founded by Bjorn and Swedish billionaire businessman Conni Jonsson.
Photo of Agnetha FALTSKOG and ABBA and Bjorn ULVAEUS and Anni Frid LYNGSTAD and Benny ANDERSSON; L-R: Bjorn Ulvaeus, Anni-Frid Lyngstad (back), Agnetha Faltskog, Benny Andersson (Image: Redferns)
The company is currently looking to use the same cutting edge Voyage technology to bring other avatar shows to life, including the work of US singer Cyndi Lauper and the flamboyant American rockers Kiss.
And Bjorn, who is close friends with Sir Elton John, says other musical avatar extravaganzas are on the horizon.
He says: “I like to work. Working is fun. Our company Pophouse Entertainment has happened out of curiosity and wanting to try new things.
“I like to create new things like the avatars. The ABBA-tars. It was like a playground and to be able to help other people. I see Pophouse as a creative hub with fun attached to it, so you can do fun things.
“We are working with Cyndi Lauper, she has a very diverse catalogue. We are also working with Kiss. We believe it could be a very interesting avatar experience in the trans Marvel universe.
“They wanted cartoons and now they have ascended into the digital world. So that is very exciting for what they stand for. Cyndi is something completely different.
“There are lots of things we could do, too. We could work on documentaries, but there is so much else to do like the gaming world – and who knows what happens around the corner? We are at the forefront. I am so grateful.”
Rumours are already circulating that David Bowie could be brought back to life as an avatar and that The Rolling Stones could soon be launching their own avatar shows.
But Bjorn won’t name any more names.
He says: “It is very exciting. We are looking for a story to tell. We have not seen anything yet…but it is coming. Our show Mamma Mia at the O2 in London took four or five years and Voyage the same, to opening night. These things take time. I want to help people’s legacies.”
Since winning the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 with their breakout hit Waterloo, ABBA have won countless awards and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame back in 2010.
Bjorn says the secret to the Swedish sensations’ success is having great songs.
“What advice can I give younger artists other than to write better songs?” he says. “It is still true. This industry starts with a song.
“Whatever it is, it is a song that does it. I say just write a song and record it. If it is good enough then it will work. But you have to be prepared to have people say no to you 10 times, then one will say yes. You have to be prepared to wait and not lose hope. I remember rejection.”
Growing up in Gothenburg, Sweden, Bjorn says it was The Beatles who inspired him to write, but admits he was always jealous of natural storytellers like The Bee Gees.
He says: “I used to listen to The Beatles and that is the reason why Benny and I started writing. Before then, the song writing had been very anonymous, like the people behind Elvis Presley.
“The Beatles were a big inspiration and The Beach Boys as well. But during the 1970s I used to envy people who could write commercial pop lyrics like The Bee Gees. I could not write commercial lyrics. Whatever you are doing you have to tell the story.”
Today, Bjorn says not enough emphasis is put on crafting a song which can go on and help sustain a career for generations.
He says: “Once we won Eurovision we could say no to things. During that process we learned. We only wrote like 14 songs a year.
“People now say they have written 200 songs a year, but I don’t think they have. I would keep 10%. We could go for weeks writing full time and had very little to show for it.
“We would spend a long time in the studio and there is a very special satisfaction when you can listen to something and you think ‘Yeah, this is just how it should be’ It happened many times with ABBA. That is very special. A lot of people walk away thinking it is good enough but it is not. You have to add a few more inches.”
Bjorn’s current project is a secret musical he is writing with the help of AI, which he says helps him to come up with ideas when he gets stuck.
And although working with the International Confederation of Songwriters and Composers, which seeks to protect songwriters from having their works copied by AI technology, Bjorn says AI is a tool that should be embraced for the future.
He says: “Pop music has always been very tech driven. I remember when Benny and I started writing together, we always wanted the latest thing. You would hear a sound and ask how that was done.
“Benny had the first Mini Moog, which was the first synth. When we built our own studio we had digital machines. Tech and music go hand in hand and that is how it continues.”
Laughing at how working with AI is faster than writing with human beings like his co-writer Benny, he adds: “It is quicker writing with a machine, as you get an instant reply and it does exactly what you tell it.
“AI is fantastic and such a great tool. It can give you ideas to go in various different directions.
“There are songwriters using it all around the world as we speak.
“The music industry will come to some sort of agreement with the tech industry to work together, as these AI bots would not exist without the song that we wrote.”
But Bjorn believes AI should not be feared, as when it comes to writing ABBA hits, he says: “When you prompt AI with ABBA it says ‘No, it can’t do that.’ There is a misconception that AI can write a whole song. It is lousy at that. Thank God it is very bad at lyrics as well, but it can give you ideas.”
So, ABBA looks set to be made-up of human members, merely enhanced by innovative technology, for the foreseeable future.
Looking back on his extensive back catalogue, he merely smiles and says: “What is the key to longevity? You have to have that curiosity that I talked about and something that drives you.
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“Once you are a songwriter and have an experience of what it is like and see how people react to something you have written, that never goes away.
Mark Wright has apologised after sharing a post about a flight home from a holiday with Michelle Keegan on the same day as the news of the Air India plane crash
Mark Wright has apologised for a post he made on the same day as the news of the Air India crash(Image: Getty Images)
Mark Wright has apologised after sharing a post that was deemed insensitive in the wake of the Air India plane crash. He’s since deleted the post and said in a statement on his Instagram Stories that it had been a “horrendous coincidence”.
Mark, 38, and Michelle Keegan, also 38, have been sharing content on Instagram from a holiday to Spain lately. The couple, who were joined by some of his family on the trip, took their three-month-old baby Palma abroad for the first time. They are understood to have already returned to the UK and earlier today Mark is said to have shared a photo of the trio in front of a private jet at an airport. He reportedly teased over having limited leg room on standard flights in the post.
Mark Wright (right), pictured with Michelle Keegan (left), has apologised after sharing a holiday post(Image: Instagram/wrighty_)
The Heart radio host is said to have been met with a backlash over the post amid the news of the Air India flight, which went down shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad. It had been bound for Gatwick Airport in London.
Mark has since apologised for the “mistake,” telling fans that he had scheduled the post, which has now been deleted, in advance. He shared a statement on his Instagram Story, in which he said it had been a “horrendous coincidence”.
He wrote: “I apologise for a post I just put up on my page after today’s heartbreaking events. I have posts from a holiday that are on the scheduled setting, which go out on future days I have set them for which was done last week.”
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Mark continued the statement by saying that it was a “coincidence” that it had gone out on the same day as the Air India crash. He told fans that as soon as he realised what had happened, he “immediately” deleted the post.
He added in the message to his followers this evening: “It’s a horrendous coincidence that today’s post was on such a devastating day. Once I logged in to my Instagram and realised the post had gone out, I immediately deleted [it].”
The former TOWIE star concluded by expressing sympathy with anyone affected by the plane crash. He wrote: “My heart goes out to everyone who has been effected from today. I’m sorry for this mistake and any offence caused.”
He’s apologised for the post in light of the news today that an Air India flight has crashed(Image: Instagram/wrighty_)
According to the Sun, Mark had teased over not having extra leg room on the flight home from his holiday with Michelle and their daughter in the post. Seemingly teasing over them not travelling on a private plane, he’s said to have written: “1 day babe, for now we’ll take row 26 with no extra leg room.”
The outlet reports that some of his followers were quick to question the post given the news of the Air India flight. One person is said to have responded to him: “Not really appropriate to put this up after today’s plane crash.”
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Another is quoted as having said: “Prob not the best day to post this when so many people lost their lives on a plane.” Whilst a third person reportedly responded to Mark’s now-deleted post at the time: “Poor taste given today’s event.”
