I’ve been trolled, bullied and I’ve never worn high heels – but nothing will stop me on Strictly, says Ellie Simmonds

Odette Annable and Dave Annable welcomed their second baby on 13 October. Cloverfield star Odette, 37, announced the birth of her baby girl on Monday, sharing that she and husband Dave, 43, have named her Andersen “Andi” Lee Annable. Captioning a photo of herself holding the baby while sitting up in bed, Odette wrote on Instagram: “Please give a warm welcome to the little lady that has completed our family and stolen all of our hearts.

Mel B’s daughter Phoenix has said that the Spice Girl leaving her marriage to Stephen Belafonte was a relief and one of the "best moments" of her life. Phoenix, 22, appeared on Kate Ferdinand’s podcast Blended, and also revealed that she will never forget the look of relief on her mother’s face when she stepped away from the troubled union.

Una Healy felt "almost empty" following her divorce from Ben Foden. The former Saturdays star was married to the English rugby union player from 2012 until 2018 and despite feelings of loneliness immediately after the split, she has now got "used" to being on her own and finds single life "exciting. " She said: "I'm enjoying it.

Amy Schumer has hailed her three-year-old is son as a "supreme athlete". The 41-year-old comedian is mother to Gene with husband Chris Fischer and explained that the little one "talks too much" and "loves to work out". She said: "I can't.

Anna Faris has claimed that late director Ivan Reitman slapped her bottom on a movie set. The Scary Movie actress claimed during the early days of the #MeToo movement in 2017 that a director once touched her inappropriately on a movie set. In the latest episode of her Unqualified podcast, she alleged that it was her My Super Ex-Girlfriend director, who passed away in February aged 75.

Priscilla Presley first met Elvis Presley in the late 1950s when she was just 14-year-old schoolgirl and has spent much of her life sharing memories of their relationship. The King was in Germany doing his army service when he fell for the girl who one day would be his wife. The couple were later married from 1967-73 and had the star's only child together, Lisa Marie Presley, who was born 9 months to the day after their Las Vegas wedding.

Nicki Minaj stays "on top" of her multimillion-dollar fortune for the sake of her family. The 39-year-old rap star has a two-year-old son - who she nicknames Papa Bear in the media - with Kenneth Petty and vowed that she would "never" be one of those rappers who has "nothing" to leave behind for her children after promising her family that she would make them rich. She said: "I vowed I would never be one of these black women, these men, these black rappers that make all this money and then have nothing to leave for their kids.

Reese Witherspoon isn't often thought of as a child actor, with her breakthrough coming in 1999 cult teen film Cruel Intentions, and having made her mark as a household name in early naughties hits like Legally Blonde and Sweet Home Alabama. But Reese's movie debut was actually at the tender age of 14 in The Man in the Moon.

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accused Wallace of retaliating. In an interview on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, Steve O'Donnell, NASCAR's chief operating officer, said Wallace's suspension was the result of what happened in the race car and that the decision was made based on the rate of speed of the choices made in the incident. "It's been very rare, if ever, that we suspend drivers," he said.

Anne Hathaway is enjoying life "differently" after overcoming her anxiety. The 'Devil Wears Prada' actress admitted she is feeling calmer and more confident at public events than she used to, and she is able to relax on nights like the Elle Women in Hollywood event earlier this week. Speaking to 'Entertainment Tonight', she said: "I'm so lucky that my life has always been very, very full and fortunate.

Claudia Jordan has slammed Meghan, Duchess of Sussex's claim that they were treated like "bimbos" on 'Deal or No Deal. ' The 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' star appeared on the game show as a suitcase girl alongside Meghan - who was then an actress known as Meghan Markle before marrying Prince Harry in 2018 - and insisted that the modelling job presented them with "so many opportunities".

Harry Potter stalwart Robbie Coltrane had died. The Scottish star played Hagrid the Half-Giant in the enchanting Wizarding World series. But long before he was working alongside the likes of Alan Rickman and Daniel Radcliffe in the magical series, he was a familiar face in the James Bond franchise.

The mother of George Floyd's daughter is planning to file a $250 million lawsuit against Kanye West. Roxie Washington, who is the mother of Gianna Floyd, is taking action against the 45-year-old rapper for harassment, misappropriation, defamation, and infliction of emotional distress after he recently alleged George died as a result of fentanyl use and not as a result of police brutality. Witherspoon Law Group and Dixon and Dixon Attorneys at Law confirmed that the family have already issued a cease-and-desist letter to Kanye for having made "false statements about George Floyd’s death to promote his brands, and increase marketing value and revenue for himself, his business partners, and associates.

James Bond instead of Daniel Craig.Appearing on the Acting For Others podcast, the Doctor Who star said he had no idea he was being eyed for the role until recently.Asked if he’d ever been in the running, Tennant said: “I never believed I had, until I worked with a director recently who had worked with the Broccolis who said, ‘Yeah, you were on the list that time.’“I was like, ‘What time? What are you talking about?’ He went, ‘Yeah, the last time.’ I suppose it must have been Daniel Craig, before that I would have been a child.”He added: “I think it was quite a long list and I don’t think I was ever very near the top of it. But apparently so.”The role of 007 went to Daniel Craig in 2006. The actor went on to play the secret agent for 15 years before bowing out in No Time To Die.Earlier this month, producer Michael G.

Dwayne Johnson was brought to tears during an appearance on The One Show alongside Rob Delaney.In an emotional interview, Delaney recalled a time after the death of his two-year-old son Henry when Johnson reached out to offer support.Henry passed away in January 2018, having undergone two years of treatment for a brain tumour.Appearing alongside Johnson on the chat show, Delaney said: “We hadn’t [worked together] at this point, but yeah he sent me a lovely tweet after Henry died, which he didn’t have to do, you know?“And that was very sweet and made me feel great, and then a couple of years later we did Hobbs And Shaw.”Johnson was visibly emotional after hearing Delaney’s anecdote. The Black Adam star then explained how Delaney’s grief had impacted him as a father of three girls.“That story, hearing that rocked us in our household,” said Johnson.Delaney described Johnson’s messages of support as “sweet” and a “good template” for how to approach someone grieving.In the first of two public tweets, Johnson simply wrote “Henry” and linked to Delaney’s Facebook post about his son’s passing.The second tweet read: “Stay strong my friend.

Aaron and Bryce Dessner of The National, have announced details of their self-titled debut album and shared its lead single.‘Complete Mountain Almanac’ was formed after Karijord set out to make an album “about climate change in 12 suites, representing the 12 months of the year,” and approached her friend of 15 years, Jessica – who works as a poet, dancer and multimedia artist based in Italy – to contribute “poetic and lyrical” elements to the project.The band and album’s title came from a book of poetry written by Jessica in the wake of her breast cancer diagnosis, as well as coming to reflect the environmental themes on the record. Watch the video for ‘May’, featuring a video directed by Olof Grind, below.The album was recorded at Paris’ St. Germain studios, and features instrumentation and co-production from both Aaron and Bryce Dessner.

Arctic Monkeys have announced they will be headlining next year’s Rock Werchter Festival.The Sheffield quartet will top the bill on the final day of the Belgian music festival, which will be taking place from Thursday, June 29 to Sunday, July 2, 2023. Last week, it was announced that Stromae would be headlining the first day of the event.

Claudia Jordan, who starred alongside Meghan Markle on Deal or No Deal, is clapping back against her “bimbo” comments!

Uh, oh. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s docuseries hasn’t even come out yet and she’s already blasting it! This isn’t good!

A college student in Georgia was killed in an awful accident while out on an extravagant date.

While Jana Kramer revealed that her ex-husband Mike Caussin cheated on her with more than 13 women during their nearly six-year marriage, the country star confessed she "went real crazy" amid their divorce. "I shattered so many things in my house ... there was this pantry door.

Meghan Markle is still struggling with the fact that someone may play her on screen. The Duchess of Sussex was previously named as one of Variety’s Power of Women honorees, but her cover story was postponed during the mourning period of Queen Elizabeth II's passing. Britain’s longest-reigning monarch passed away on Sept.

Ellie Simmonds may have wowed us all with her impressive dancing skills on Strictly Come Dancing, but the Paralympic swimmer admitted she’s been targeted by trolls online and it has really affected her. Ellie, 27, who has achondroplasia dwarfism, said: “I’ve had it already. Some people have said, ‘How’s the dwarf going to dance?’ It’s sad and it does get to you.

He sang Drop The Boy with his band Bros when they shot to fame in the late eighties, but singer Matt Goss caused jaws to drop as he hit the dancefloor on Strictly Come Dancing. In the second live show of the 2022 series pop heart-throb Matt showed off his hip action to Night Fever by the Bee Gees.

Ellie Simmonds may have wowed us all with her impressive dancing skills on Strictly Come Dancing, but the Paralympic swimmer admitted she’s been targeted by trolls online and it has really affected her. Ellie, 27, who has achondroplasia dwarfism, said: “I’ve had it already. Some people have said, ‘How’s the dwarf going to dance?’ It’s sad and it does get to you.'" Despite the keyboard warriors’ cruel comments, the gold medal-winning athlete has already been praised by notoriously harsh judge Craig Revel Horwood for her fantastic timing, rhythm and attitude.

Strictly Come Dancing contestant Ellie Simmonds has spoken out about the online trolling she has received and labelled it as "sad". Ahead of competing on Strictly, Ellie shared her fears about how the difference in height between her and her partner could impact their performances, and also admitted she was worried about being targeted by trolls. She said: "I’ve had it already.

Ellie Simmonds is preparing to wow the ­nation on Strictly – yet she is already being bullied online. Brave Ellie, however, who struck gold five times in the paralympics, refuses to let the trolls’ nasty comments take the shine off becoming the show’s first contestant with dwarfism. The athlete, 27, who won 2008’s BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year, hopes to show fans they can achieve anything.