Imogen Thomas says Nikki Grahame couldn't walk up the stairs before heartbreaking death

The TV licence's future is more muddled than ever after the UK's Culture Secretary said the government will be looking at new ways of funding the BBC.

Soft Cell singer Marc Almond got his fans in a frenzy this morning with his appearance on BBC Breakfast.

The rising cost of living has dominated the headlines for the past few weeks and with good reason as inflation is at an all time high, resulting in a price hike on absolutely everything.

Linlithgow Academy’s senior football team are set for the big stage tonight as they grace the hallowed turf at Hampden Stadium for the Senior Shield final.

Tory MP Jamie Wallis has been charged with failing to stop and driving without due care and attention following a car crash in November last year, South Wales Police said.

Sam Heughan has opened up about his new memoir 'Waypoints' and told fans he wants to take them on a personal journey of his life.

Richard Arnold made a joke on Good Morning Britain about how much airtime he gets on the show. The 52-year-old reporter had to cover some sports news in his entertainment section as Ben Shepherd kept interjecting about the missing facts from his story.

Ryan Thomas revealed on Good Morning Britain that his pregnant wife-to-be Lucy Mecklenburgh is due “any day.” The former Coronation Street actor appeared on the ITV morning show alongside his brother Adam to talk about their podcast and his appearance on ITV’s new show, The Games. The 37-year-old opened up about the training for the new show and admitted: “The guys, the celebrities are fantastic and they’ve all made massive progress and I’m really proud of them.

Former Girls Aloud member Nicola Roberts has given fans a look at the results of her laser facial journey, and it’s safe to say that she is glass skin goals following the treatment. The 36 year old took to Instagram to show off the results of her treatments with Dr Marwa Ali, who is based at the Wellness Clinic in London’s Harrods and specialises in natural-looking results.

Cara Delevingne's grandmother Jane Stevens, the former lady-in-waiting to Princess Margaret, has died.The 85 year old, who was known as Janie Sheffield, acted as Princess Margaret’s lady-in-waiting for many years and grew to be a close confidante of the late Royal up until her death in 2002. Described as an elegant woman with “a great sense of fun” by daughter and mother to model Cara, Pandora Delevingne, Jane lived quite the eventful life, she revealed. “She was stunning, elegant and had a great sense of fun,” Pandora told the Daily Mail.

Holly Willoughby was visibly moved as she watched a clip from Julia Bradbury's new ITV documentary. It follows Julia’s very personal experiences, from emotional video diary entries to navigating having to tell her young children about her breast cancer diagnosis.

The road to happily ever after. While Travis Barker prepared his proposal to Kourtney Kardashian, the reality star’s family was concerned about how her ex, Scott Disick, would handle the news.

PHILLIP Schofield tried not to cry today when he met the stars of LGBTQ+ teen drama Heartstopper on This Morning. The TV star, who announced he was gay in February 2020, heaped praise on the coming-of-age romance from Netflix.

WEATHERFIELD teen Amy Barlow was spiked during her school's Valentine's Day dance. She still struggles with some lingering trauma - but Coronation Street fans were shocked at her outburst on last night's episode.

QUEER Eye star Tan France has opened up about his horrifying experience of being beaten up by grown men as a young child. The TV personality told the terrifying story as part of his new BBC documentary Beauty and the Bleach, exploring colourism in the UK.

A CONTESTANT on The Great British Sewing Bee suffered a nightmare blunder just minutes into the latest challenge. The BBC One sewing competition returned this week with 12 new contestants hoping to be crowing the ultimate sewer.

REUBEN Gray made quite the impression on Britain's Got Talent back in 2017 with an emotional apology song to his ex. The singer-songwriter was just 16 when he auditioned for the long-running ITV show - and he looks very different today as a 21 year-old.

This week, grime-punk act Bob Vylan look set to score their Official Albums Chart debut with Bob Vylan Presents: The Price of Life. This is no mean feat for the duo - comprising Bobby Vylan and Bobb13 Vylan - who are a wholly-independent act working across every element of their record's infrastructure.

Terry Crews has admitted the timing of those controversial Black Lives Matter tweets he posted in the summer of 2020 was a mistake.

Guy Lodge Film CriticAt a crucial point in “Firebird,” two perfectly chiseled servicemen steal away from the Soviet Air Force base where they’re stationed for a skinny dip in the Baltic Sea. Behind craggy rocks and away from prying eyes, they kiss, before one gives the other a charged underwater handjob; as they jointly climax, director Peeter Rebane cuts to an image of two fighter jets blazing overhead, the lovers’ clenched moans drowned in a roaring sonic boom.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentLondon-based sales agent SC Films International has boarded  “December,” a Japanese courtroom thriller from India’s Anshul Chauhan whose cast is led by Shogen, star of Brillante Ma Mendoza’s “Gensan Punch.”  SC Films International will handle international sales outside of Japan on “December,” Chauhan’s follow-up to notable family drama drama “Kontora” which scooped the Grand Prix Prize at the Tallin Black Nights Film Festival. The sales agent plans to  launch “December” at May’s Cannes Marché du Film before submitting it to fall festivals, said SC Films co-founder Simon Crowe.   The sales pact was clinched by SC Films’ Fumie Suzuki Lancaster and “December” producer Takahiro Yamashita, also behind “Gensan Punch.” It builds on the companies’ partnership on “Gensan Punch” which sold to HBO for the world and scored the top Asian plaudit, the Kim Jiseok Award, at 2021’s Busan Intl.

JD Linville High in the north Atlantic, nestled between Iceland and Norway, lie the moss-covered basalt cliffs of the Faroe Islands: a Danish fishing archipelago and the perfect setting for Viaplay’s new original series “Trom.” Based on Danish writer Jógvan Isaksen’s bestselling crime novels, and adapted for screen by creator and head writer Torfinnur Jákupsson and Donna Sharpe, “Trom” is a six-episode Nordic Noir produced and distributed by Denmark’s REinvent Studios in co-production with Faroe Islands-based Kyk Pictures, Iceland’s Truenorth and Germany’s ZDF/Arte.In what has signalled a breakthrough for many Scandinavian series, the BBC acquired “Trom” in a deal announced just before the series’ premiere at February’s Berlinale Series Market Selects. Co-directed by Kasper Barfoed (“The Chestnut Man”), Davið Óskar Ólafsson (“The Valhalla Murders”), and Peter Ahlén, “Trom”follows rogue journalist Hannis Martinsson, played by Ulrich Thomsen (“The New Pope”).

SHE was known for her huge personality, but when Big Brother star Nikki Grahame tragically died at the age of 38 following a 30-year battle with anorexia, she weighed just 4st. Now, in a heartbreaking new documentary to mark the first anniversary of her death, further details of her final days have been revealed.

The Face. The 18-year-old said that he wasn't with her long enough to miss her. Bobby and his younger brother, Freddie Brazier, were just five and four when their mum Jade died from cervical cancer at the age of 27 in 2009.

Big Brother star Glyn Wise has shared how he reached out to his fellow housemate Nikki Grahame’s mum after Nikki’s tragic death as he paid tribute to the late reality star’s “great energy.” During an appearance on This Morning on Thursday 7 April, Glyn explained that he felt compelled to get in touch with Nikki’s mum Sue and send his condolences when he heard the news. Reflecting on Nikki’s sad passing last April following a lifelong battle with anorexia, Glyn, who is training to be a priest, told hosts Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary: “She was such great energy.” The 33-year-old continued: “I sent a message to her mother because I know her mother is a woman of faith, as well, so that has helped her through.” Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter Glyn also explained that whenever he thinks of his time spent with Nikki in the famous reality house, he can’t help but smile at their shared memories.

Nikki Grahame’s heartbroken mum Sue has opened up on the ways she keeps her late daughter’s memory alive in an emotional Channel 4 documentary. Late Big Brother star Nikki tragically passed away aged 38 last April, following a long battle with anorexia which began when she was just eight years old. Now, in a moving one-off programme called Nikki Grahame: Who Is She, which airs on Thursday 7 April, Sue shares her devastation about her daughter’s death, as well as the things she does to feel closer to Nikki since her sad passing.

Reality TV star Imogen Thomas has revealed the struggles Nikki Grahame faced in the days before she died.

Nikki Grahame’s mum has opened up about the impact Big Brother had on the late reality star while speaking in a new Channel 4 documentary, saying that she believes the show helped to ‘save her daughter’s life’. In April last year, it was announced that Grahame had died at the age of 38 after suffering from anorexia throughout her life. Her friends had organised a fundraising page online to help raise money for the widely-loved TV personality to receive treatment at a specialist facility for anorexia, with donations reaching tens of thousands of pounds prior to her death.

TRAGIC Nikki Grahame was as mischievous as ever in the weeks before her death, close friend Imogen Thomas has revealed. Fans were devastated by the news that the bubbly Big Brother star had died, aged 38, on the same day as Prince Philip, after battling anorexia since childhood.

Big Brother star Chanelle Hayes has opened up about fellow contestant Nikki Grahame's death and said it was "awful" to hear she had passed last year. While Chanelle and Nikki didn't appear on the same series of Big Brother - with Chanelle competing in 2007, the year after Nikki appeared on the show in 2006 - she said they had met a few times. Chanelle, now 34, was sad to hear that Nikki passed away last April.

THE mother of tragic Big Brother legend Nikki Grahame has spoken about her daughter's long battle with anorexia. She said at one point when Nikki was just eight years old she made her sit naked to eat her food.

Nikki stopped eating her dinner shortly before her eighth birthday. “I’m not hungry,” she announced. Nothing major had happened, but overnight it was like she had become a sad, solemn, withdrawn little girl.

Nikki Grahame’s mum Sue Grahame bravely opens up about her daughter’s death, as she reads out a heartfelt Mother’s Day card that she was sent by Nikki in 2015.