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Angela Scanlon has been revealed as a new presenter of The Apprentice’s spin-off show, Unfinished Business, following former presenter Tom Allan’s emotional exit

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A popular Strictly Come Dancing star has been revealed as a new presenter of The Apprentice’s spin-off show, Unfinished Business, after Tom Allen quit the role.

Angela Scanlon, who was partnered with Strictly’s Carlos Gu in 2023, is a BBC favourite who has also been rumoured to take over the presenting duties of Strictly, after Claudia Winkleman, 53, and Tess Daly, 56, left there presenting duties at the end of 2025.

The Apprentice’s spin-off show, Unfinished Business, has been running weekly for six years and follows after the main show. In a new statement from the show’s official Instagram page, Angela has been revealed as the new leader of the show.

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Alongside a snap of Angela, the show penned: “Angela Scanlon has packed her briefcase and is ready for business – this time, to present The Apprentice: Unfinished Business! Alongside featuring industry experts and celebrity fans, The Apprentice: Unfinished Business will also see the first interviews with fired candidates each week, with Angela and the panel dissecting all the drama and behind-the-scenes intel. The Apprentice: Unfinished Business, coming soon to # iPlayer and #BBCSounds.”

Fans were thrilled to have the Strictly star fronting the show, as one person wrote: “Love this!! Yes pleaseeeee”, while another added: “You’re Hired! Welcome onboard.” A third wrote: “Omg amazing amazing”, while a fourth said they were ‘thrilled’ for Angela. Angela said in response to one fan: “YES!!! BBC Two straight after the main show xx”.

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Former presenter Tom Allen decided to leave his position on the show after six years. Tom shared an emotional statement on Instagram this week and paid tribute to his co-stars.

He said: “I have decided, after six years, to say goodbye to The Apprentice: You’re Fired. I have had so much fun working with the most incredible creative people to make it all happen. I was also getting concerned Lord Sugar might realise I know nothing about business – as above video demonstrates”.

Tom added: “Thank you @lord_sugar, @karren_brady_official, @timcampbell_mbe for all their support and encouragement at every step. And also thank you to each @apprenticeuk candidate and guest panelist who joined me in the studio. Exciting things are coming up for the show, and as for me, I shall be embarking on new voyages very soon…”

Angela’s new role follows after fans were thrilled to see her step in as a presenter on This Morning in December, and even demanded that she be given a permanent role. The Irish TV star teamed up with Dermot O’Leary on Friday (December 19), stepping in as the latest celebrity to fill the void after Emma Willis was forced to withdraw due to illness. It marked Angela’s first time as a This Morning presenter.

“I like Angela, she is very mischievous, and I like that,” one viewer posted on X, formerly Twitter. Another fan declared: “Angela Scanlon is FANTASTIC hosting This Morning. Needs to be full-time.”

The adult content creator had her “best month to date” after her viral stunt video in which she slept with 100 men in 24 hours

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Adult content creator Lily Phillips has revealed her staggering OnlyFans earnings following her viral stunt video in which she slept with 100 men in 24 hours. Lily had her “best month to date” in terms of income after she took part in the challenge, which was accompanied by a YouTube documentary, back in October 2024.

Speaking on an upcoming episode of the new series of Olivia Attwood: Getting Filthy Rich, Lily said her financial boost helped her to buy a £1,025,000 home in cash. She told Olivia she made £800,000 in the month after the stunt was aired, adding that for her, a “low month” would be around £200,000.

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Olivia asked Lily what warnings she’d give to young girls considering a career in the sex industry. Lily responded: “I don’t think this job is for everyone. Really think about it before you go into it. It’s going to affect every relationship you have. The hate online isn’t for the weak minded.”

Olivia’s new six-part documentary will dive even deeper into the ever-evolving world of the sex industry – once considered taboo, now breaking into the mainstream. The former TOWIE star will even head to Vegas to find out whether everything really is bigger and better in the City of Sin.

Lily grew up in a small village in Derbyshire and dropped out of university after a few months to join OnlyFans. In her first 24 hours online, she made £2,000 and has since gone on to pull a number of ‘live stunts’. On an episode of Stacey Dooley’s show, Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over, Lily opened up about her parents’ reaction.

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“I described it to them as more like glamour modelling. Obviously, they were concerned at the start – are you safe, as long as it’s only online,” she says, before admitting she hadn’t told her parents about her latest ‘stunt’.

The stunts happen in person – rather than online – and Lily will go out and physically recruit people for them. No one is off limits. The content was so shocking that none of it ended up in the documentary.

In a candid chat, Lily got emotional as she spoke with her parents on her regular Sunday catch up. Her dad says: “We’ve known for years she’s done OnlyFans and I thought it was just posing in swimwear and lingerie.”

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“When she said she was doing Only Fans, we stood back because we want to continue our relationship with our daughter. We were pretty open with it, but when it went to the next step, we were like ‘no no’,” her mum says. Heartbreakingly, her dad says: “If there’s anything we could do to change her profession, we’d do it overnight … It’s the degradingness of it and making sure that she’s safe.”

Her dad says: “Sometimes we think have we done anything wrong with her upbringing, well as far as I’m concerned we’ve had nothing but nice times and love … Is it money? Because if it was money, we’d sell our house. You could have everything you want Lily if you gave it all up now.” When asked how she feels, Lily says she understands and respects how they feel and “that’s that”.

The conversation later gets too much for Lily and she walks away, hearing her parents get emotional over their daughter’s career choice. “I don’t want to be on camera, I just need a moment,” she says. Her mum is also emotional as they both apologise for upsetting her, as her dad says he receives calls from random people saying ‘I hope your daughter dies’.

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Lily says she’d do anything to stop her parents being affected by what she does – but talk of money doesn’t come easy for Lily. When pressed by Stacey about how much she earns, Lily eventually confesses to being a multi-millionaire.

“So the subscribers, they’ll give a tenner and she’s got 33,000 so that’s £330,000 a month,” Stacey reveals during one of Lily’s live videos – which all gets too much and Stacey walks out, unable to watch it continue.

Her empire has allowed her to buy her dream car outright and finance isn’t even a word Lily needs to think about. “Does multimillionaire mean lots of millions in the bank? I’d say multimillionaire,” she says rather bashfully, before adding: “I’m so English – I find money so uncomfortable to talk about… I find it a little bit distasteful.”

Fellow adult content creator Bonnie Blue has also been criticised for appearing to promote their career choice with young women looking to enter into the industry.

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A Channel 4 News presenter has announced their decision to quit the broadcaster after 20 years with the TV station as they revealed they are moving to a rival station

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A Channel 4 stalwart has shocked fans as they announced they are quitting the broadcaster and will be moving to a rival TV station.

Cathy Newman, who first joined Channel 4 News 20 years ago in January 2006, announced she’s joining Sky News to host a new daily politics show, which will air each evening at 7pm. Her new role will also see her launch a new podcast and work on documentaries with Sky.

Sharing the news on her social media, Cathy wrote: “I’m thrilled to be joining the incredible, multi-award-winning @skynews team.” She added: “There couldn’t be a more exhilarating time to return to Westminster, and I’m hugely looking forward to bringing in exclusive interviews and investigations on a brand new programme, and launching a podcast too.

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“It’s been a total privilege working on @channel4news for exactly two decades,” she said. “I’ll miss my talented Channel 4 News colleagues enormously, but as Mary Shelley once wrote: ‘the beginning is always today’. And I can’t wait to begin again.” The news was met with praise from celebrity friends and fans, as Piers Morgan wrote: “Wow! Big transfer (nice work @davidgrayrhodes) – many congrats.” While Sky News correspondent Jon Craig said: “Welcome, Cathy!” As journalist Ed Conway wrote: “Welcome @cathynewman so excited to have you here with us!”

Meanwhile, Cathy’s announcement was followed up by a post from Sky News which read: “.@cathynewman is joining Sky News! The award-winning journalist will lead our flagship daily politics programme, launch a brand-new podcast, and deliver powerful investigations and documentaries. A new programme. A new voice. A new chapter for Sky News’s evening politics output”.

The tweet was accompanied by a video which saw Cathy speaking to the camera as she said: “Hi everyone, I’m Cathy I’m thrilled to be joining Sky News with a brand new programme, packed with exclusives. I love the drama of politics, the outside personalities, the huge decisions that affect us all. But, I also love big stories so I’m gonna be sniffing them out in Westminster and far beyond. I can’t wait to get cracking.”

David Rhodes, Executive Chairman of Sky News, said of the news: “Cathy has broken some of Britain’s biggest stories and brings a clear, engaging style that audiences trust and we’re delighted to welcome her to Sky News.” He added: “Our future plan requires just the kind of premium investigative and political expertise that Cathy will bring to our team.”

Cathy joined Channel 4 in January 2006 as a political correspondent and deputy political editor. During her career she covered a string of high-profile stories in politics including her interview with Jordan Peterson, which sparked a media storm. She also conducted an investigation on sexual harassment within Westminster and covered the John Smyth QC abuse investigation.

Desperate pop singer Melanie Mueller has claimed she’s in financial turmoil after losing an appeal against a conviction for performing Heil Hitler salutes on stage

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A disgraced pop singer told a court how she had been left financially ruined after being convicted for performing a Heil Hitler salute on stage. German singer Melanie Mueller appealed her conviction in a desperate attempt to restore her reputation.

She told judges she suffered a “dramatic” collapse of her finances, was drowning in debt, living off family support and facing the forced sale of her home. She claimed she did not do Hitler salutes during her act.

But Leipzig Regional Court in Germany ruled against her. The case centred on a disturbing concert back in September 2022. Judges ruled that Mueller repeatedly raised her right arm on stage in a Hitler salute.

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Prosecutors said dark chants of “Heil” followed from the audience after Mueller shouted “Zickezacke”, prompting call-and-response cries of “Heil, Heil, Heil” – the controversial traditional Nazi response.

Once a regular performer in venues right across Europe Mueller said those bookings have totally collapsed.

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The appeal court reduced the financial penalty but refused to overturn the conviction. Judge Karen Aust imposed 70 daily fines of £43, amounting to around £3,000, citing Mueller’s low income.

The defence had argued for a full acquittal. The verdict is not yet legally final. Still, Mueller told the court the damage was already done. She said: “Even in the worst case, I lost around £345,000 net.”

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She admitted owing around £129,000 to the tax authorities, plus approximately £35,000 to other creditors.

Her house in Leipzig, she confirmed, is now subject to forced auction proceedings.

Her legal problems widened after a police search of her flat in August 2023. Officers found 0.69 grams of a cocaine mixture and one ecstasy tablet, leading to an additional drug possession charge.

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She claimed she receives no maintenance payments from her ex-husband, with whom she shares custody of two children aged six and eight.

Mueller has consistently denied deliberately making a Nazi gesture, arguing the movement was part of her stage routine. The court rejected that explanation.

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She told the court she now earns just around £1,300 a month, working in event planning for a camping and catering company.

The nation is gripped by the goings on in the new series of The Traitors – and now the ten rules have been revealed which cannot be broken on the hit BBC show

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TV viewers seem to have Traitors on the brain at the moment – and there are ten very strict rules every star – whether they’re a Traitor or Faithful – must follow, or they risk getting the boot.

The show, hosted by former Strictly presenter Claudia Winkleman, is a masterclass in the art of deception – and has had audiences gripped since the first series debuted in 2022.

And the rules each contestant must follow, some on camera and some off, are very rigorous indeed.

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The contracts the stars sign take in their time in Ardross Castle in the Highlands, as well as the months leading up to the show being aired, once filming is over – to stop any spoilers ruining the show.

1. No time-telling

The first rule is that nobody is allowed to know the time – so there are no clocks in the castles, or in players’ rooms. They are wholly reliant on producers to tell them where they need to be and when.

2. Mobile phones are banned

Similarly, mobile phones are also a massive no-go,as are laptops. Opening up previously on the logic behind the move, executive producer Mike Cotton said: ‘They don’t have access to the internet or telephones. They can’t communicate with one another or the outside world in any way.’

3. No interaction away from the cameras

When contestants aren’t actively filming, they are not allowed to interact with each other, and must return to their individual lodgings for the remainder of the evening. If they want to leave they must ask a security guard for permission.

On the celebrity version, stars all stay on one floor of the same hotel – but even then, security guards are still on shift to make sure the stars don’t visit other rooms, with only short walks permitted.

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4. Secret lodgings

Contestants are also not fully aware of where they are staying – they don’t see what happens and neither do the other players.

Series one Faithful Maddy Smedley previously confessed: ‘You aren’t allowed to know where you are staying. ‘It’s about a 30-minute drive from the castle but you’re blindfolded as you approach, so you can’t see the car in front or figure out exactly where you are.’

5. Traitors must not expose each other

Another strict rule is that Traitors are not allowed to reveal fellow Traitors by exposing their own identity.

Traitors make an oath, agreed with Claudia at the start of the series, with separate rules they must follow. They include not revealing their own status in order to unmask another player.

Under the oath a select chosen few promise to murder every night and keep the identities of their fellow Traitors under wraps. They are able to accuse other Traitors – just as long as they don’t use their own role to do so.

6. Strict NDAs

Filmed months before it is broadcast, contestants – both civilians and celebrities – also sign NDAs to make sure they don’t reveal any fiercely-protected show secrets before it goes on air.

Series two fan favourite – a Faithful and finalist, Jaz Singh has said: ‘You have to get a ton of stuff prepared, how you’re going to deliver this information to various family members to keep this a secret, because you’re under an NDA, and they will sue you for hundreds of thousands of pounds of TV damages if this gets leaked.’

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Series two winner Harry Clark expressed his regret at having to sign the NDA, admitting, “I wish I could have run around the streets and told everyone I won some money but I wasn’t allowed to do that. I wish I could have done.”

7. Keep to designated castle areas

As for the castle, though contestants can be seen in various areas another rule states there are specific areas which are out of bounds.

Matt Harris – a Faithful in series one – previously said the players are only allowed to be in areas where cameras are set up, telling the BBC: ‘You’re not allowed out of sight from the cameras so you can’t walk around the grounds.

‘They set up the rooms like the library and bar especially for the show and you’re told by producers which rooms you can go into.’

8. Personality tests

Before singing up for the hit show, potential contestants agree to undergo a personality test with casting producers – who then work out whether hopefuls are the right fit, in order to have a wide variety of personalities in the final line-up..

9. Kicked out of the castle by night

There is strictly no sleeping overnight in the now-famous Adross Castle. Every contestant is brought back to their own private lodgings after filming – after moving to a different part of the property first.

This is so individual scenes of them talking to the camera can be filmed – and importantly, it means it’s impossible for players to know who is destined for the Traitors’ turret that night.

10. Alcohol limits

While viewers see the stars glugging from goblets every night, there is a limit on how much booze they can consume.

Meryl Williams – a joint winner of series one – previously said they did not get to drink alcohol every night they were in the castle.

“We only got it every couple of nights, and it was rationed, not rationed but we got like one glass or two glasses each. We couldn’t literally have a whole bottle to ourselves,” she said.

The Traitors continues tonight at 8pm on BBC One and iPlayer.