Joanna Gaines nearly missed meeting Chip thanks to his roommate ‘Hot John’

It's 8.20am on a Thursday morning. Students are walking, cars are queueing and parents are panicking as the lights turn green at the junction from 'hell'.

Manchester City will continue their Premier League title charge against Crystal Palace on Saturday afternoon and three pundits are predicting a routine win for Pep Guardiola and his star-studded team.

Carrie Underwood wasn't about to let her milestone birthday go down without a fuss.The star celebrated the big 4-0 on March 10 and she shared some very rich-looking gifts with her fans.Carrie took to Instagram with some photos of herself inside her sprawling Tennesse home - which just got a new addition you can see in the video below - surrounded by bottles of red wine and with a cake like no other.WATCH: Carrie Underwood's new addition to her unbelievable 400-acre ranch "A cake tower made entirely of cheese wheels & a lifetime's worth of wines starting at 1983," she wrote. "I feel understood."She added a crying with laughter emoji and a close up of the impressive cake too.RELATED: Carrie Underwood is flawless in daring workout ensemble MORE: Carrie Underwood raises questions with latest tour appearance that surprises fansHer husband, Mike Fisher, also posted a snapshot of his wife on social media with a heartfelt message."Happy birthday babe!! The boys and I love you so much!! #happybirthday," the former ice-hockey pro said.

Scotland is in for more weather chaos this weekend, as warnings are in place across the country for snow, ice - and wildfires.

The curtain will rise on East Kilbride Rep Theatre club's latest production House Guest later this month.

A teacher has had her legs amputated and is due to lose most of her fingers weeks after after coming down with flu-like symptoms.

Former Celtic head of football operations Nicky Hammond has landed a new role in Israel after being appointed Senior Football Advisor for Hapoel Tel Aviv.

If Michelle Yeoh makes history with an Oscar win this weekend, she says it won’t just be for her, but for all Asians. 

Fatboy Slim has thrown his support behind Gary Lineker after the footballer turned pundit was asked to “step back” from his presenting duties at the BBC.Earlier this week, Home Secretary Suella Braverman outlined the government’s controversial plan to ban people arriving in the UK illegally from ever claiming asylum.Lineker responded, calling it an “immeasurably cruel policy directed at the most vulnerable people in language that is not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the 30s”. Braverman then hit out at Lineker, saying that his comments “diminished the unspeakable tragedy” of the Holocaust.There is no huge influx.

Shakira has celebrated a string of Guinness World Record wins with a performance of ‘Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53’ on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.The diss track, aimed at Shakira’s former partner Gerard Piqué, was released in January and quickly became the most watched Latin song on Youtube.As it stands, ‘Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol.

St. Vincent covered David Bowie‘s ‘Young Americans’ during a live performance this week – check the video below.The ‘Pay Your Way In Pain’ singer took to the stage at the Love Rocks charity gig in New York on Thursday night (March 9).

Love Island star Casey O'Gorman has sparked rumours of a feud between him and a handful of his co-stars after failing to follow them on Instagram. Days after Casey, 26, who was recently dumped from the South African villa alongside bombshell Rosie Seabrook, 24, was given his phone back, the star followed his love interest Rosie as well as contestants Tom Clare, Will Young, Olivia Hawkins and former flame Claudia Fogarty.The star also followed Casa Amor bombshells Spencer Wilks, Ellie Spence, Keanan Brand, Maxwell Samuda and Jordan Odofin.

Kate Ferdinand has already decided what kind of birth she wants for her second child with husband Rio. The 31 year old welcomed their son Cree into the world back in 2020 under less-than-ideal circumstances, having endured hours of labour before doctors were forced into performing an emergency C-section. Now, the former The Only Way is Essex star is taking matters into her own hands, as Kate revealed on the Motherkind podcast this week: "I'm having a C-section because I had to have an emergency one last time, and that's OK.

Sharenting, have you heard of it? Well let us break it down for you. Sharenting is the phenomenon where parents share lots of information or pictures of their children on social media. And it turns out, not everyone thinks it's cute.

The BBC comms department must be reeling this morning after a nightmare 48 hours which saw it firefighting battles on several fronts. 

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was seriously injured in a hit-and-run. The pedestrian was taken to hospital after being knocked down in Middleton on Friday night.

Gary Lineker has been "overwhelmed" by support from his Match of the Day colleagues after they decided to boycott Saturday night's show. The broadcaster announced that the England legend would be 'stepping back' from the popular football program on Friday after he "breached guidelines" by criticising the government's new Migration Bill on social media.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor In the wake of the sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, Wrapbook, a company that provides payroll services for TV and film productions, said payments submitted through its platform will be subject to delays. In messages to clients Friday, Wrapbook said payroll-processing delays caused by the failure of SVB — which came after a historic run on the bank’s deposits — may continue into next week. The shutdown of SVB “will cause payroll to be delayed today, March 10th 2023, and impact the processing of uncashed checks,” Wrapbook said in a statement. The company said it is working to resume payroll processing with SVB while at the same time seeking to process payroll payments with another banking partner.

Elle Mulvaney has grown up in front of Coronation Street viewers' eyes. Thirteen years after taking over the role of Tracy Barlow and Steve McDonald's daughter, the actress has been thrust back into the forefront of the ITV soap.

We all know how much food prices have risen during the cost of living crisis, but it's not the only hike shoppers have had to contend with.

When Nattalie and Mike Molyneux tied the knot after six happy years together, the couple thought they’d finally found their fairy tale ending.

Councils have been setting their annual budgets over the last few weeks. This includes the difficult decision of whether to raise council tax and by how much.

Madeleine McCann is 'happy she is getting the truth'. Julia Wendell went viral after uploading a video online to an Instagram called 'I am Madeleine McCann', saying that she thinks she could be the missing girl who vanished in 2007 at the age of three. Now, after receiving 'a number of death threats', Julia was taken to California by Dr Fia Johansson, a self professed physic and has said she is investigating the case.

The Only Way Is Essex star Amy Childs exclusively revealed to OK! that she’s expecting twins with her boyfriend Billy Delbosq – something which came as a shock to the pair. While Amy, 32, had come off contraception last year, the reality TV star didn’t expect to conceive so quickly as she discovered she was pregnant just two months later. Making the surprise even bigger, she later found out she’s carrying twins.

Many of us will have woken up to see our gardens submerged in snow, and found ourselves battling blizzards on the journey to work or school in recent days.

Every Saturday morning, thousands of people lace up their running shoes and set out on parkrun routes across the country.

Star Trek star revealed his reasoning behind the documentary was far more solemn than it may seem. The Golden Globe winner has enjoyed a lucrative and sensational career over the last 72 years. He originally became a household name through the globally renowned series Star Trek but has also since become a best-selling science fiction author and holds the title of the oldest person to fly in space.

breast cancer, with tributes still pouring in for the late Grease star. Her only child, Chloe Lattanzi, 37, spoke in a recent interview about her relationship with her late mother and how she still speaks to her "every day" despite her mother's missing physical presence. Chloe spoke to A Current Affair at the beginning of this month, admitting that she still feels her mother around her, speaking with the actress regularly.

Una Healy has confirmed she's single after it was reported that she split from her throuple with boxer David Haye and Siân Osbourne. The Saturdays singer had been reportedly involved in a three-way relationship with boxer David, 42, and model Sian, 30, since the start of the year.

It’s Saturday and one star sign should cut back on spending, while another is under pressure to fulfil a number of obligations.There are 12 zodiac signs - Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces - and the horoscopes for each can give you the lowdown on what your future holds, be it in work, your love life, your friends and family or more.These daily forecasts have been compiled by astrologer Russell Grant, who has been reading star signs for over 50 years. From Aries through to Pisces, here's what today could bring for your horoscope - and what you can do to be prepared. Want to get our daily horoscopes direct to your email each morning? Sign up HERE.

Lillia Turner) was pregnant, after she collapsed from carbon monoxide poisoning during the New Year’s Day edition of EastEnders. It took a while for Lily to get used to the idea that she was going to be a mum, with the possibility of having an abortion coming up several times. However, she eventually made the decision to keep the baby.

Emmerdale fans have speculated that death could be on the way in the ITV soap after Alex Moore returned to the village with a vengeful motive. Alex, who has been played by Skins actor Liam Boyle since 2021, arrived on the scene a few years back as the shady boyfriend of Dawn Taylor, played by Olivia Bromley since 2018. Alex manipulated Dawn into drug dealing through threats directed at the child they share, Lucas Taylor, and he made several violent appearances on the show as he attempted to take his son multiple times.

Louise Redknapp always treats others in show business equally. The 48-year-old pop star shot to fame as part of girl group Eternal in the 1990s before breaking out on her own as a solo artist and is set to star in 'Grease' in London's West End from June but explained that she always tries to be nice to everyone because there are "too many options" around nowadays for bosses to want to employ a diva. Speaking on the 'White Wine Question Time', she told host Kate Thornton, "There was advice that I was given over the years that I have never ever let go of.

Jimmy Fallon very nearly made the same joke twice in a row on Wednesday night’s episode of “The Tonight Show,” after he lost his place on the teleprompter and began the punchline over again.The moment came during his monologue, as Fallon was poking fun at President Biden for ordering takeout from a local French restaurant for Valentine’s Day. The “Tonight Show” host was flabbergasted by the move, saying, “He has Air Force One — he literally could’ve flown Jill to France!”He also joked that Biden eats dinner so early, it couldn’t have actually been that hard to get a table if he wanted to.

Joanna Gaines has built not only a long-lasting marriage with Chip Gaines, but together they have created a major home-renovation empire and network – like the couple, Magnolia also recently marked its 20th anniversary – over the past two decades.However, their marriage, and future business, almost wasn't so, the The Stories We Tell: Every Piece of Your Story Matters author recently revealed.Appearing on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon for its Valentine's Day episode, she confessed that initially, it wasn't Chip who she was interested in, but rather his roommate!WATCH: Joanna Gaines reveals her unconventional Valentine's Day tradition with her husband ChipMORE: Carrie Underwood reveals jaw-dropping addition to her 400-acre family homeDuring the late-night appearance with her husband, Joanna recalled her now-husband's then roommate "Hot John," who she had been wanting to ask out before Chip swooped in.At the time, she was working at her dad's tire shop, and explained that though her co-workers always tried to set her up with customers, she would always shy away from it, until "Hot John" came in, that is.MORE: Kelly Ripa's proud mom moment as son Michael lands major roleShe recalled to Jimmy Fallon that it was him who finally prompted her to at least attempt to get out of her shell. She said: "I got the courage to get up out of my office.

Chip and Joanna Gaines' love story spans almost 20 years of marriage and five children. But right before they met, Joanna actually had her eyes on another man — Chip's roommate.The couple appeared on Tuesday's Valentine's Day episode of, where they talked about meeting each other for the first time.Joanna worked in her dad's tire shop growing up, and one day, Chip's roommate, who was dubbed «Hot John,» was a customer getting tires.Joanna recalled her co-workers trying to set her up with the attractive customer, saying, «I got the courage to get up out of my office.