Archive March 9, 2025

Danny Jones has remained silent following his kiss scandal with Maura Higgins but for one reason. The McFly singer is married to Georgia Horsley but faces calls to “speak out” about the ongoing drama.

Former I’m A Celebrity co-stars Danny, 38, and Maura, 34, have yet to publicly comment on reports earlier this month that they had a “drunken kiss” at a BRIT Awards after-party in London. Footage released last weekend appears to them having a kiss and a second video, published this week, reportedly shows them later chatting at second party.

A source has since told the Mirror that Danny and wife Georgia, 38, are in crisis talks in a bid to save their marriage. The McFly member and podcast host Georgia have been married since 2014 and share son Cooper, seven. The source suggested that Danny’s silence may have been down to him “working through various discussions” with his wife, but they added that the musician “needs to now speak out” about the situation following the second video.

Discussing the scandal, the source told us: “Everyone would understand why Danny and his wife have been quiet. They are likely working through various discussions from the first video that was released alone. With this second video, Danny needs to now speak out”.

They continued: “Maura is getting a lot of the backlash, and Danny seems to be getting away with his actions as a husband who was supposed to have been in love with his wife for over a decade. Danny’s career should be halted at this point and he should be big enough to now speak out to everyone and explain what has happened and take some accountability”.

The source added: “This is unfair on his wife, who seems to have put the family and their marriage first. Who knows if another video will emerge, but being honest is now the only way that this has a chance of resolving itself”.

The comments comes after it was claimed just last weekend that Danny and Maura – who appeared on I’m A Celebrity together last year – had a “drunken kiss” whilst at a Universal Music after-party at 180 Studios on the Strand following the BRIT Awards. Footage, shared by the Sun last Sunday night, appears to show them having a kiss. A source told the outlet that they “seemed to be having a great time”, adding: “They looked like they had a brief drunken kiss”.

The pair were photographed smiling as they left the party and are said to have both then ended up at Sony’s afterparty at the Nobu Hotel in Portman Square. They are reported to have travelled separately to the second party. A video from that event, shared by the Sun this weekend, appears to show them in a conversation and holding glasses of wine. Source claimed to the outlet that Danny and Maura seemed to have “no plans to call it a night”, adding that they were “knocking back wine” from 4am and “weren’t seen leaving before 6am”.

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Acting legend John Goodman, 72, is recovering after suffering a nasty injury while he was filming scenes for a new movie in England with Tom Cruise. According to a representative from the set, the veteran actor suffered a ‘ hip injury ‘ and ‘ received immediate medical attention that led to a brief delay in shooting to allow him time to recover ‘ – and he is expected to return to filming next week.

The star reportedly slipped while filming and was taken to the hospital for treatment, halting filming for two days. The project he is working on with action star Tom is as yet untitled, but has the working name ‘ Judy ‘ and is being directed by Mexican filmmaker Alejandro G. Iñárritu at Pinewood Studios, in Buckinghamshire.

In the film’s plot listed on IMDB, Tom Cruise, 62 – whose next project to hit the big screen is Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning, plays ‘ the most powerful man in the world. ‘ After he causes a major disaster, the character ‘ embarks on a mission to prove that he is the saviour of humanity. ‘ Jesse Plemons and Riz Ahmed have also been cast in the action adventure, which Warner Bros. has currently scheduled for release in October 2026.

Goodman, whose HBO show The Righteous Gemstones makes its season four debut on Sunday, has not released a statement about the incident. The black comedy tells the story of a world-famous televangelist family, the Gemstones, who do not practise what they preach and use their ministry to fulfil their selfish motives and hide shocking secrets.

The actor has previously struggled with weight and health issues, including obesity, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, and type 2 diabetes, leading to his dramatic weight loss -over the course of a decade, and beginning in 2007. He put his incredible physical transformation down to quitting alcohol, adopting a Mediterranean diet, and incorporating regular exercise like boxing and daily dog walks.

In a 2023 interview, Goodman revealed that he has lost a total of 200 pounds, having first revealed to David Letterman in 2011 that he was “pushing 400” pounds s at his heaviest. “I’d get off of Roseanne every spring. I’d lose 60 pounds every spring]but] I’d gain it back and then some, every year”, he told the late-night host at the time.

At the start of his journey, Goodman hired health coach Mackie Shilstone who helped him cut out sugar and hit the gym six days a week. The actor, who’s also been candid about his struggles with alcoholism in the past, also quit the booze after checking into a rehabilitation center in 2007.

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Megan McKenna has revealed her darkest reality TV moments and opened up about motherhood.

The 32-year-old, known for her appearances on Ex on the Beach, Celebrity Big Brother, and The Only Way is Essex, is now a mother-of-one and has since reflected on her reality TV past that she’s not particularly proud of. “I do feel like a completely different person now. And sometimes I look back on footage of myself and think, ‘ Was I OK?, ‘” Megan said.

She went on to admit that she was “mouthy” and that drinking too much often played a role in her behaviour. Mckenna continued: “Back then, I was naive, I was young, and unfortunately some of my lowest moments were played out on camera”.

Back in October, the star delighted fans after announcing she had welcomed her baby boy, Landon, to the world with her footballer fiancé Oliver Burke. Since then, Megan’s been soaking up every second of motherhood. The family recently made the move from Essex to Germany to support Oliver’s career. Back in April, the couple revealed they were expecting their first child after going through IVF, and Megan has been open about the entire journey.

She shared that she was diagnosed with PCOS and made the decision to freeze her eggs, which she now says was the best choice she ever made for her and her family.

Unfortunately, her delivery wasn’t easy at all. Megan ended up needing a c-section and discovered her womb lining was too thin. She opened up about the experience on Instagram shortly after giving birth, admitting it was a total nightmare. “I honestly thought they were going to crack my ribs, and that was the scariest part”. She added: “It’s not been easy having a C-section, coming home and not being able to do anything. Being in so much pain, not being able to wash myself and being in pain”.

Although they’ve had their struggles, the couple is excited about expanding their family, with Megan expressing how much she values family life. Megan told The Sun:: “It’s a real rollercoaster going through the stages of IVF, but it’s the best thing we’ve ever done, and we’ve got another embryo on ice ready to go. We 100% want to have more children”.

It comes just days after the reality star was forced to rush her baby son to the hospital after he fell seriously ill. She shared an update with fans after a few hours, admitting that he was doing better.

The doting mum opened up about a scary experience with Landon’s health, revealing how she was told to stop his omeprazole, despite feeling uncomfortable with it. After following the advice, Landon’s condition worsened, with constant vomiting, pain, and dehydration, landing them in A&amp, E. However she told worried fans that he is now back on it and back to his usual self.

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Coleen Rooney has told how she now gets more public attention than husband Wayne after her ‘ I’m a Celebrity ‘ triumph.

The ‘ Queen of the Jungle ‘ is said to have agreed a £10m deal for a fly-on-the-wall TV series featuring life ‘ at home with the Rooneys’. Coleen, 38, has been humbled by the ‘ positivity ‘ of well-wishers after her runner’s up spot on the hit ITV show with Ant and Dec. She joked: “Even on school runs, Wayne has passed his sell by date so no one has got a clue (about him). But then all of a sudden we get kids going ‘ oh Coleen Rooney! ‘”

She told an audience ‘ you will be seeing a lot more of me’, a clear nod to the deal for the new Disney+ series. It will see cameras roll on her home life with England legend Wayne and sons Kai, 15, Kit, 11, Klay, eight, and six-year-old Cass.

She is expected to earn around £5m, with another £5m going to production company Lorton Entertainment, which made her previous show, ‘ Coleen Rooney: The Real Wagatha Story’.

Disney+ has reportedly outbid rivals Amazon for the series. Speaking at an event in Manchester, Coleen said: “My life is constantly hectic. Nothing has changed from last year having four, well, five boys, since last year in the jungle. It’s been busy and it’s going to get even busier”.

She added: “I’ve got a few things up my sleeve, you’ll be seeing a lot more of me”. She went on to describe how, after years of United legend husband Wayne in the limelight, she gets the attention on the school run.

The hard working mum has been surprised by how many people watched her in the jungle and now want to stop for a chat. “I didn’t realise how big the audience was”, she said. “I get parents come up to me saying ‘ aw, we got our family back together on the couch to watch it ‘ and that’s lovely to hear.

” That’s the thing I really take from it. “Asked for some behind-the-scenes secrets from the set, she said one night in a storm was so bad they were ushered into a hut with a rat.

The scene did not appear on screen, but she added:” That’s what I was surprised about, how real it is. I thought someone would come in and help us when we couldn’t light the fire at the start. But no, no we had to light the fire. You don’t see a person until you go out on a trial. If you run out of toilet roll, they say ‘ step outside ‘ and put it on a bench and then say ‘ please enter. ‘

“One night, we had the worst weather to date, it must have been really early hours, these security men woke us up and said ‘ you need to go in the hut’. There were 10 of us in this hut and there was a rat in there. It was roasting, we sat for an hour and 45 minutes until the lightning went off. By Day Three, I thought ‘ what have I done here? ‘

” There were all these big personalities. I thought ‘ what am I bringing to this jungle? ‘ I’m just me. “She had pledged not to sing karaoke, as she knew her friends would be annoyed if she did.

She laughed:” You fill out forms, they say ‘ name your karaoke songs ‘ but I’ve never done karaoke, I don’t get up on the mic. I would have picked a jungle trial over karaoke. I knew if my girls had seen me on karaoke, they’d say ‘ what are you doing getting up with them when you don’t with us’. I just went there to be myself. “

Coleen’s representatives are believed to have been in talks with Disney+ and rivals Amazon for months over her new series. They were keen to capture the Rooneys following the runaway success of the documentary featuring David and Victoria Beckham.

It was one of the most popular shows on Netflix last year, attracting a huge worldwide audience of more than 200m. Viewers are said to be fascinated by the home lives of millionaire footballers. Last week, the Mirror told how ‘ Wagatha ‘ rival Rebekah Vardy could also be seen in a fly-on-the-wall TV series.

The 43-year-old, married to Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy, is being lined up by production company Fremantle. Coleen was speaking to an audience of female entrepreneurs and stars at an annual International Women’s Day celebration in Salford last week. It included fellow footballers ‘ wives Annie Kilner, former partner of England star Kyle Walker, Kaya Jones, wife of former Man Utd star Phil, and Lisa Carrick, wife of Middlesbrough boss Michael.

TV star Olivia Attwood, and Real Housewives of Cheshire’s Tanya Bardsley, Seema Malhotra, Nicole Sealey and Nermina Pieters-Mekic were also guests. Coleen was runner-up to McFly star Danny Jones, but the audience cheered when host Danielle Nicholls described her as ‘ Jungle Queen ‘ and said:” We all think you were robbed! “Organiser Julie Perry said after the event:” It’s inspiring to see so many entrepreneurial women come together to celebrate one another. “

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Pete Wicks was seen for the first time since his scandal-hit ex Maura Higgins jetted off to LA to escape the heat currently surrounding her after a boozy BRITS kiss with Danny Jones

Pete Wicks has been seen for the first time since his ex Maura Higgins kissed Danny Jones.

Love Island bombshell Maura announced she was leaving the country, amid the scandal currently engulfing her and McFly singer Danny, following their post-BRITS kiss. Former The Only Way Is Essex star Pete, 36, who was spotted smoking a cigarette in North London, was in a whirlwind romance with brunette bombshell Maura, 34, since last summer, but their relationship ended abruptly last month.

It has been claimed that Irish beauty Maura, who shot to fame on Love Island in 2019, had discovered Pete had been chatting to “loads” of other women online. Friends of Pete, who attended the BRITs with his Kiss FM co-host Olivia Attwood and avoided an awkward run-in with Maura who was sitting a few tables away, have previously denied the tar was texting other women while dating Maura.

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Since their split, of course, Maura and McFly guitarist Danny, 38, who is married to Georgia Horsley, with whom he shares son Cooper, 7, were caught on camera sharing a smooch at a BRIT Awards afterparty on March 1st. Neither star has addressed the kiss directly yet but according to a source, Danny is in ‘crisis talks’ with his wife.

And a source revealed that Pete is “pleased” to no longer be seeing ex Maura following the scandal, confirming that the pair just weren’t meant to be. “This sort of attention is exactly what Pete doesn’t want,” a source close to Pete told OK! magazine when discussing Maura’s drama. “He’s seen this sort of media circus happen when he was on TOWIE and it’s not the sort of relationship he wants. It’s a shame because it will probably bring his guard back up and he just wants to find someone he can genuinely love.”

Pete’s split from Maura is said to also have come after the couple had a series of ‘rows’. The duo were, in addition, forced to spend time apart, while Pete was locked into a strict training regime for Strictly with his pro partner, Jowita Przystał and Maura jetted Down Under to take part in I’m A Celebrity…. Once reunited, however, the pair seemed loved up and were spotted on more than one cosy date night in the capital.

Following their split, Pete seemed to take a swipe at his ex while chatting with his pal Sam Thompson on their Staying Relevant podcast. Asked, “What would I banish in the world?” Pete brutally replied: “Erm, Love Island.” Sam, laughing, then remarked: “That’s so aggressive.”

Explaining himself in more detail, Pete said: “It takes over everything, that’s all anyone talks about for f**king three months of the year. It’s very difficult to have small talk with people when that’s their reference because I don’t know anything about it”. Sam then said: “Let’s be honest I can’t imagine you hanging out with people who say, ‘ When’s the nearest episode of Love Island? ‘”. Pete then said: “No but even when I walk through the office… just no”.