Location, Location, Location: Kirstie Allsopp has a bizarre hatred for a common household object

Busy Philipps was cast in the fifth season of the seminal Nineties teen series Dawson’s Creek, playing Katie Holmes’s hedonistic college roommate. She brought much-needed vim to a flagging series, but behind the scenes came under scrutiny. The message from certain members of the crew was clear: she needed to change how she looked.

Countdown is one of the UK’s most beloved and prestigious quiz shows, but actually appearing on the Channel 4 programme sounds like quite the conundrum in itself. Letters and numbers are just part of everyday life for most of us, but for those who decide to apply for Countdown, they quickly become all-consuming.  Having run since 1982 and with over 7,000 episodes having broadcast so far, it’s clear it still has a huge draw for many.

Laura Whitmore has preemptively shared her responses to the critical comments she receives while hosting Love Island.The 37 year old TV presenter responded to the comments she has received while hosting previous series in a bid to "get this out of the way" so fans can "enjoy the juicy bits". Mum-of-one Laura, who is married to Love Island's voice over star Iain Stirling, shared a TikTok video of herself to clear up some of the claims around her presenting duties. As the video begun, Laura could be seen sipping out of an official Love Island water bottle before pointing above her head to some text which read: "Shall we chat Love Island" followed by a red heart emoji.

Mike Tindall added a little colour to his Epson Derby attire yesterday as he posed in his wife Zara Tindall’s hat during the Queen's Platinum Jubilee weekend.The former rugby player, 43, took to his Instagram to share the cheeky snap with his 117k followers. He looked smart as he attended the Epsom Derby as part of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations. Mike wore a morning suit with a black jacket and striped trousers partnered with a white shirt and pink tie.

Kasabian took to Later… With Jools Holland this weekend (June 3) – watch them perform recent single ‘SCRIPTVRE’ below.The band are set to release their forthcoming album ‘The Alchemist’s Euphoria‘ this year, and this week shared new song ‘Chemicals’ and announced new UK autumn/winter tour dates.‘Chemicals’ follows ‘ALYGATOR‘, and ‘SCRIPTVRE‘, which were shared last year and earlier this year respectively. The band – now led by principal songwriter Serge Pizzorno – brought the later to the Jools stage.Pizzorno, who took over on frontman duties after the band fired Tom Meighan for his domestic violence conviction two years ago, explained of the new track to NME: “We all make up this narrative of who we think we are.“This is about ripping that up, going against all that and no longer going with your own madness.

Nightdive Studios seems interested in making a remaster of 1998’s Unreal, after the developer remastered Quake last year. This comes from Nightdive Studios CEO Stephen Kick, who said that former Epic Games employee Cliff Bleszinski reached out to founder and CEO Tim Sweeney about the project (via PC Gamer).“After our Quake Remaster [Cliff Bleszinski] reached out to [Tim Sweeney] on our behalf hoping we could give Unreal the same treatment,” said Kick, “and I guess if you want that leave a message to let Tim know.”Bleszinski then responded by simply saying: “Not saying anything for legal reasons.”Not saying anything for legal reasons.— Cliff Bleszinski (@therealcliffyb) June 4, 2022Meanwhile, Sweeney hasn’t said anything about these apparent discussions regarding Unreal as of yet.The remastered version of Quake released last August, which was developed by Nightdive Studios and included modern system support, improved rendering and both of the game’s mission packs. The port also contained two episodes developed by MachineGames, a previously created one called Dimension Of The Past, and an entirely new one called Dimension Of The Machine.Whilst we wait for news on Unreal, Nightdive Studios is also currently developing the System Shock remake, and the developer said in February of this year that whilst the game can now be played all the way through, it needs more time to be polished.“At the time of writing, it’s in a position where the game can essentially be finished from beginning to end!” wrote Nightdive.

Sonic Frontiers to receive a delay past this year.This campaign has come from the “#DelaySonicFrontiers” hashtag, which was briefly trending on Twitter recently. At the time of publication, over 13 minutes of footage has been released via IGN’s YouTube channel as part of the IGN First coverage of the game, with the videos receiving ire from fans due to the performance, Sonic’s animations arguably being stiff and unnatural, a seeming lack of momentum, and combat that appears to be sluggish and dull.One YouTuber, LegitimatNoodle, posted on Twitter: “For the sake of Sonic Team I pray to god that it’s just a pre-alpha build”, while another, LonelyGoomba, stated: “Sonic Frontiers looks like they made an open world game automated.

Big Thief have announced two gigs in Tel Aviv, Israel for next month, explaining the decision in a statement.The band, who released new double album ‘Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You’ back in February, will play a pair of shows in bassist Max Oleartchick’s hometown on July 6 and 7.Taking to Instagram to explain, they said: “We are excited to announce two shows in Max’s hometown, Tel Aviv, Israel on July 6th and 7th.“Accompanying this announcement, we would again like to clarify our motivations and intentions for playing in Tel Aviv, Israel, with as much transparency as possible.”They added: “Over the last seven years we’ve traveled constantly around 3 of our members’ home country, the United States, meeting each other’s families and childhood friends and sharing in the joys and sorrows of a complicated, beautiful and tumultuous home. We have grown so close.

Pretty Little Liars and You star Shay Mitchell has given birth to her second baby with Matte Babel. The actress, 35, confirmed has welcomed her second child with her longtime partner Matte Babel, 41, in a happy statement. Shay, who shares two year old daughter Atlas, with Matte confirmed she had welcomed her second tot as she told E!: "I recently just had my second child and this is why this is all so much sweeter because this is the first time I've actually been outside of the house since having her.

Emma Willis has revealed she still gets hate for allowing her son to wear pink. The television presenter, 46, who earlier this year had fans in hysterics after accidentally making 'x-rated' biscuits, posted a photo of her son Ace two years ago that sparked debate. In the snap, her now 10 year old son can be seen with long blonde hair, wearing a pink crop top, with the caption "My little style icon".Two years later, there is still a furore over the image.

The climactic day of the Platinum Jubilee will be marked by a pageant celebrating some key aspects of British life.

Love Island returns on Monday for a new series that is bound to kickstart everyone's summer. Laura Whitmore is once again the host of the ITV2 reality dating show, alongside her commentator husband Iain Stirling.

Paris Saint-German are reportedly considering appointing former Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho.

Now that the Jubilee bank holiday period is over, many of us may be itching for another free day off work.

A man who would binge on ice cream and takeaways was forced to change his lifestyle when doctors warned him he was headed for an early grave. Paul Carpenter, 57, was disgusted with himself when he caught sight of his body in a Selfridges changing room.

Records tumbled at the West District Championships last month as Law athletes set championship and club bests in track events.

After two years of enduring travel restrictions, Scots are free to roam the country once again, meaning there will be plenty of car trips this summer.

Portugal boss Fernando Santos has backed Cristiano Ronaldo’s decision to stay at Manchester United next season.

Pregnant Geordie Shore star Charlotte Crosby insists she doesn’t know the gender of her unborn baby as she address fans' speculation. Charlotte, 32, shared the video on her Instagram story asking fans to “Stop this” speculation to her 7.9 million followers in a lighthearted clip, after being flooded with messages from fans saying they had spotted a clue. She looked stunning the video with her long dark hair down in a wavy blow dry.The pregnant star giggled as she said: “Guys, you have to stop this now.

Remember how carefree you were as a child, living in the moment and finding joy in every day? Adulthood takes a toll on our health and wellbeing but, says child psychologist Dr Amanda Gummer, “Connecting to our inner child is great for both our physical and mental health. “Keeping curious and doing things just for fun helps life-long learning, while working on your fitness and flexibility could add years to your life. “See the world through a child’s eye and you’ll enjoy the benefits of a more active and fulfilling life, no matter how old you are!” Bend it like baby Bet you recall a time when you could so easily touch your toes and curl up very small? As we age, we lose these abilities, but, says wellbeing and fitness expert Sara Picken-Brown (sarapickenbrown.com), it’s vital to maintain them as adults.

We're ready to move mad over the return of Love Island on 6 June, especially now that the line-up for this year's summer of fun in the sun has been announced. With eight weeks of drama, iconic chats by the fire pit and jaw-dropping tasks ahead of us, narrator Iain Stirling has promised the new series to "be the sexiest yet". Love Island is never short of headline-making antics, and with seven seasons of romantic history behind us, there are plenty of stories to tell.

Mark Ronson has shared behind-the-scenes insight into working with Amy Winehouse – hear her demo vocal for ‘Back To Black’ below.Ronson was one of the late singer’s most influential collaborators, having produced her seminal second album, also called ‘Back to Black’, in 2006.Sharing a TikTok video of how they made the song together, Ronson said: “Amy came to my studio right here and we met for the first time and I instantly loved her and she played me all of this great Sixties music and she left and I got very inspired and I came up with this piano right here,” going on to play the piano riff from ‘Back To Black’.“The next day she came in and wrote these incredible lyrics which she scribbled in the back room,” he added, captioning the post: “All hail the lioness.”Watch the TikTok below.#stitch with @ruben.tt all hail the lioness ❤️ ♬ original sound – Mark Ronson Last year, Ronson expressed regret over the way he treated Winehouse while she was at the height of her addiction issues.“Obviously, we had our ups and downs, and it was troubling,” Ronson told The Guardian. “I don’t know if I fully loved the way that I behaved around her.”The DJ and producer subsequently explained that he wished he had been more vocal in supporting Winehouse throughout her struggles.“When she was going through addiction, I wish I’d been a little bit more upfront or confrontational about it,” he explained.

Sex Pistols‘ notorious anti-monarchy anthem ‘God Save The Queen’ was the biggest-selling single in the UK.The 1977 hit was reissued on Friday (June 3), and hit the top spot exactly 45 years after it was notoriously denied Number One. The protest song was officially released by the band via Virgin in May 1977.