EastEnders' Rita Simons 'wanted to hurt herself' over depression amid divorce

A man was rushed to hospital with serious injuries after a car crashed into a tree in Oldham.

Dancing On Ice fans believed they spotted a 'change' in Holly Willoughby as she hosted Dancing On Ice.

Napoli manager Luciano Spalletti has explained the decision to leave Manchester United loanee Axel Tuanzebe out of their Europa League squad.

All Of Us Are Dead director Lee Jae-kyoo has expressed his hopes for a second season of Netflix’s new zombie K-drama hit.In a new interview with The Korea Herald, Lee shared that he had “intentionally” made room in the series for a potential expansion into a second season. Minor spoilers ahead for All Of Us Are Dead.“Many directions, settings and scenes were intentionally produced to expand the story into an additional season, including the introduction of the new races of zombies,” said the director, referring to the small number of immune, sentient “half zombies” that emerged midway through the season.“If the first season can be seen as having presented humanity‘s survival, the next season can talk about the survival of zombies.

Daft Punk’s music made an unlikely appearance at the Winter Olympics yesterday (February 6).A medley featuring a series of tracks from the former dance duo’s final album ‘Random Access Memories’ was used to soundtrack a routine in the US figure skating Team Event in Beijing.The team were sitting in third place behind Japan in a battle for the silver medal before Madison Chock and Evan Bates performed their Daft Punk routine which included snippets of ‘Within’, ‘Contact’ and ‘Touch’.As a result the team picked up the silver medal. You can view the pair’s routine below.#NBCOlympics #WinterOlympics2022 #TeamUSAUSA's Chock/Bates channel Daft Punk to win team ice dance | Winter Olympics 2022 | NBC Sports pic.twitter.com/PCmjpiqKLL— Pitbull (@Willian87420216) February 7, 2022Daft Punk split last February after 28 years together.

Des O'Connor's daughter is launching legal action against the Metropolitan Police over the gross misconduct of an officer.

Kanye West – known legally as Ye – shared a series of since-deleted Instagram posts over the weekend, in which he claimed his estranged wife Kim Kardashian “accused me of putting a hit out on her”.The pair have been feuding about their daughter North having a supervised TikTok account, with West strongly opposed to the idea.

Dying Light 2 mod has released which aims to make night time much more challenging for “utterly deranged masochists” who download it.As spotted by PCGamesN, Extreme Nights 2 is a mod that changes up how the day/night cycle in Dying Light 2 works.Released on Saturday (February 5) and created by modder King, Extreme Nights V2 doubles the length of night in the game whilst halving sunlight hours.With Extreme Nights V2, nights aren’t just longer – they’re much more dangerous. To make these longer nights even worse, King has “doubled the night time zombie crowd density” and warns that “starting a chase will spawn 24 volatiles on average”.“The goal is simple.

Emily Andre is on cloud nine following the news that her debut book has become a bestseller on Amazon - and that's not all! Her new guide on puberty, called Growing Up for Girls, will now also be sold in various book stores across the UK.MORE: Peter Andre's wife Emily details role as stepmother to teenage kids Princess and JuniorTaking to Instagram over the weekend, the NHS doctor revealed: "Amazing news! My book Growing Up For Girls is now available in @asda @whsmithofficial and @waterstones stores.WATCH: Peter Andre shares rare insight into family day out with wife Emily and their kids"I honestly can't tell you how excited I am about this [heart emoji] p.s I have also just heard that we are back in stock on @amazonuk as well! #growingupforgirls #books #puberty #periods #girlpower @scholastic_uk." She also added a screenshot of her book with the words, "Best Seller," emblazoned across it.Exclusive: Emily Andre makes extremely candid comment about her kids' futureMORE: Peter Andre pays tribute to wife Emily with sweet photo following Katie Price's commentsThe book, Growing Up for Girls: Everything You Need to Know, was published last month. This will then be followed up by Growing Up for Boys: Everything You Need to Know in May 2022.When it came to writing her first book, Emily recently revealed that she drew on experiences from her own life and has looked towards her loved ones for guidance.

Edinburgh Television Festival is to return in person after two years online.

Manori Ravindran International EditorThe Edinburgh TV Festival is returning with a live edition for the first time since 2019.The popular TV event confirmed on Monday that it’s planning for an in-person festival from Aug. 24-26.

Holly Willoughby has revealed she's going to host ITV's This Morning with Alison Hammond while Phillip Schofield continues to isolate with Covid-19. Sharing a snap of her gorgeous green dress, Holly, 40, explained to her 7.6million Instagram followers: "Monday Monday… joined by the entirely wonderful @alisonhammond55 today… girl power!!! See you on @thismorning at 10am #hwstyle dress by @lkbennettlondon". She then shared a second photo of herself posing with Alison, who turned 47 over the weekend, in the studio, which she captioned: "There she is...

Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott have welcomed their second child together, a baby boy, and shared his first picture.The former Keeping Up With The Kardashians star, 24, took to her Instagram feed to announce the happy news with her 309million followers with a gorgeous black and white photo of what appears to be four year old Stormi's hand holding her new sibling's little wrist. While the star was rumoured to be expecting a baby girl, she surprised everyone by sharing a blue heart emoji in the caption – indicating her baby's a boy. Here we've taken a look at all of the times Kylie hinted she was having a little boy...

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefChina’s giant Tencent Video has begun playing David Fincher’s classic “Fight Club” with its original dystopian ending now intact. The move to restore the final scenes comes barely two weeks after it emerged that the ending of the film as it played on Chinese streaming had been changed so that law and order prevail.There has been no explanation of the reversal, nor who was responsible for the previous amendment to the 1999 film. Online pressure from fans and a chorus of international media commentary highlighting the Chinese government’s penchant for micro-management, may have secured a rare policy reversal.In Fincher’s original film Edward Norton’s narrator character kills off his alter ego Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt) before watching buildings burst into flame in apparent confirmation that his plan to destroy modern civilization is being executed.

TRIGGER Point fans believe they have rumbled who the secret double agent could be within the extremist terrorist group after a huge “giveaway” clue. The third episode of the ITV show - which stars Line Of Duty actress Vicky McClure as bomb disposal officer Lana Washington - aired yesterday evening and fans are convinced they've worked out a big twist for Lana's family.

British broadcasting heavyweight Michael Grade has predicted another UK channel will pick up Neighbours, which Channel 5 said it will stop funding over the weekend.

ANTIQUES Roadshow viewers have been left sickened after an expert drank urine mixed with human hair in revolting scenes. Sunday night saw a What Happened Next? episode of the BBC show repeated, and at one point expert Andy McConnell was presented with a bottle dating back to the 1800s.

THE Green Planet viewers were left "in tears" last night as Sir David Attenborough issued a bleak warning about plants. The natural historian was seen addressing the audience at home in the final instalment of his five-part series looking at how plants survive. In the final episode, David, 95, was seen investigating the ways in which some plants have adapted to the changing climate across the globe.

VIEWERS of the new BBC thriller Chloe have been left confused after the debut episode, admitting they had "no idea" what the show was about. The highly-anticipated six-part series - which follows Becky, played by Erin Doherty, and her obsession with influencer Chloe - kicked off last night. The thriller sees character Becky become completely obsessed with following social media star and her estranged friend Chloe, played by Poppy Gilbert.

Kai Widdrington has refrained from posting on social media whilst he is busy taking part in the Strictly Come Dancing nationwide tour – but that changed on Friday when he decided to share a picture of his off-duty look.MORE: Strictly's Nadiya Bychkova shows off stunning new look amid Kai Widdrington 'romance'Taking to Instagram, the professional dancer turned model for a few minutes as he posed up a storm in his new leather jacket.WATCH: Dan Walker and Kai Widdrington bond at the golf course"Loving this @bodaskins leather jacket and T combo, Thank you guys for kitting me out #GIFTED," he captioned the pictures, which saw him leaning against a metal railing whilst looking handsome in an all-black look.READ: Strictly's Nadiya Bychkova reveals surprising new 'love'RELATED: The Strictly Come Dancing couples who survived the so-called curseHis Strictly tour colleagues were quick to react, with Max George calling him "Gorgeous" and Cameron Lombard simply sharing several fire emojis. Kai proudly showed off his new jacketMany others, such as Janette Manrara, Katya Jones and his rumoured flame Nadiya Bychkova, simply liked the post.While Kai has been rather silent on social media, he has been dominating the headlines after pictures of him appearing to kiss Nadiya were published.The couple have been photographed looking very cosy together on several other occasions - but are yet to comment on the nature of their relationship.

Stray Kids’ leader Bang Chan has revealed that Day6 member Young K gave him a lot of feedback while they were trainees.In a recent interview with Teen Vogue, the K-pop opened up about his journey as a musician. While Bang Chan emphasised that he did not like “relying” on others, he also shared that he had looked to older trainees at JYP Entertainment for advice as he worked on songs as a trainee.“My next-room neighbor was [Day6’s] Young K, Brian hyung, and sometimes I’d let him listen to what I wrote,” recounted the Stray Kids’ leader, who had joined the agency’s trainee programme at age 13. “He’d give me good feedback.

Emmerdale actress Amy Walsh and boyfriend Toby Alexander Smith believe their relationship is stronger than ever since the birth of their daughter, Bonnie Mae Smith, the couple have told OK!. Introducing the new addition - who was born on 27 December - exclusively to OK! readers, the soap stars opened up about new parenthood and how it has affected their relationship. “We’ve always been a really good team anyway and I think Bonnie coming along has shown that we’re meant to be parents together, because we’re finding our roles," Eastenders actor Toby told us.

Spotify‘s royalty rates.The under-fire streaming service’s model means that a single stream of a song, and the revenue that brings in, is activated after just 30 seconds of airtime.As such, The Pocket Gods have decided to release a new album of songs that are all around the 30-second mark, inspired by an article in the i by New York-based music professor Mike Errico, who said that Spotify’s methods surrounding what constitutes a stream could signal the end of the three-minute pop song.“I saw the article and it made me think, ‘Why write longer songs when we get paid little enough for just 30 seconds?’,” The Pocket Gods frontman Mark Christopher Lee told i News.The new album – ‘1000×30 – Nobody Makes Money Anymore’ – directly references Spotify’s business model, and as such Lee says that it means the band “run the risk of being thrown off the platform”.Of the process of writing the album, he added: “We wrote and recorded 1,000 songs, each a shade over 30 seconds long for the album. The longest is 36 seconds.

Thirty-Nine.The clip follows the journey of successful dermatologist Cha Mi-jo (Son Ye-jin), as she reflects on her close relationship with her two best friends, Jung Chan-young (Hospital Playlist’s Jeon Mi-do) and Jang Joo-hee (Kim Ji-hyun).“Calling them family isn’t enough to describe them,” she says. Later, one of the trio appears to have been diagnosed with a terminal illness, and each of them wrestle with their grief both together and apart.“You need to decide whether we’re going to have fun, or be serious and sad in the time we have together,” says one of them in a voiceover, while the three friends are seen enjoying different moments with various people in their lives.Thirty-Nine is about a group of friends who form a lifelong bond after meeting in their sophomore year of high school.

PIERS Morgan has hit out at TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp after she made "unbelievably stupid" comments about property buying among young people. The 56-year-old didn't hold back as he blasted Kirstie, 50, on Twitter branding her "woefully privileged" after she suggested that those looking to get onto the property ladder should give up Netflix and gym memberships.

MODEL Barbara Palvin shows life is just beachy — until  she heads off to  the snowy slopes. Barbara, 28, still looked a tad under-dressed at the Mammoth Film Festival in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains.

Beabadoobee has teased what to expect from her second studio album, saying the new record “sounds very 2006”.The new album, expected this year via Dirty Hit, will follow Bea Kristi’s 2020 debut ‘Fake It Flowers’ and last year’s ‘Our Extended Play’ EP.Speaking to Alt Press in a new interview spoke of the different sounds and styles she’s hoping to achieve on the new album.“It’s a lot of different vibes,” she said. “There’s not one song that sounds the same as the others.

Kanye West recently hit back against his estranged wife Kim Kardashian as their raging row over children North, eight, Saint, six, Chicago, four, and Psalm, two, continued, with a scathing post on his Instagram page. As the former couple's bitter feud showed no sign of slowing down, Kanye demanded Tracy Romulus "stop manipulating Kim" in further accusations.Their initial row began when Kanye shared his anger over eldest daughter North being on TikTok on Friday, February 4, claiming she was on the video sharing platform "against his will". But just who is Tracy Romulus? Here's everything you need to know...

Scottish Labour’s health ­spokeswoman Jackie Baillie last night called for an urgent inquiry as it emerged four children were given Covid vaccine overdoses more than twice the approved amount.

Boris Johnson's wife Carrie believes the Prime Minister's enemies are targeting her in a "brutal briefing campaign".

Gallery: ‘I went to the bathroom, and I left’: Celebrities and their first worst dates (BANG Showbiz)Rita - who is the niece of business mogul Lord Sugar - threw herself into stage work to avoid the pain, despite suffering from anxiety and OCD. She added: “I was bouncing around from job to job. I pretty much worked 13 years without a break.

Rita Simons suffered a deep depression after her divorce from her husband of 14 years Theo Silveston. The former EastEnders actress, 44, has spoken out about her difficulties after her stressful break-up, admitting she became 'aggressive, hardened and defensive' following the split. Soap star Rita - who is mother to twin daughters Jaimee and Maiya, 15 - and hairdresser Theo went their separate ways in 2018 before divorcing two years later, with the performer telling The Sun she struggled to get out of bed when she was at her worst.

THE Masked Singer fans have shared theories that Firework is EastEnders legend and former I'm A Celeb contestant Rita Simons. Rita, 44, starred in EastEnders as Roxy Mitchell for ten years before leaving in 2017.