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Danny Dyer: I’m not sexy, I’m growing t*ts


Danny Dyer is surprised to be considered sexy as he's "growing a pair of t*ts".
The 36-year-old actor is up for Sexiest Male at this year's British Soap Awards - for his role as pub landlord Mick Carter in 'EastEnders' - and he admits the nod is amusing as he doesn't think much of his appearance.
He quipped: "As for Sexiest Male - I'm pushing 40, I've got a beer belly and I'm growing a pair of t*ts. So to every pot-bellied man out there, there's hope for you all!"
Danny is nominated for several awards at the bash, including Best Actor and Spectacular Scene for the moving scene between Mick and his son Johnny (Sam Strike) in which the youngster comes out as gay.
The former movie hardman is "proud" to represent 'EastEnders', but is slightly nervous about being nominated.
He told Digital Spy: "I'm passionate about it and I'd want to win it for us as a collective, rather than as a personal thing.
"I'm quite excited and slightly anxious about it. I think the anxiety comes from the fact that I've only been in 'EastEnders' for six months, so to be nominated for Best Actor is slightly overwhelming."
Danny also reveals he feels guilty that he was nominated for Best Actor over Adam Woodyatt, who has acted out an array of emotions following the death of his character Ian Beale's daughter, Lucy.
The actor added: "I think his big episodes just aired a little bit too late in the season, but he definitely deserves an award over me and I'll be the first to admit that."

Meera Syal: Goodness Gracious Me still relevant


Meera Syal found returning to 'Goodness Gracious Me' like "putting on a pair of comfortable slippers".
The hit BBC Two sketch show - which made stars of Meera, Sanjeev Bhaskar and Nina Wadia - will return for a one-off special later this month to celebrate the channel's 50th year on air, and Meera felt as though no time had passed when the cast reunited.
She said: "It did feel like putting on an old pair of comfortable slippers, getting back together with everybody."
'Goodness Gracious Me' aired for five years from 1996 to 2001 and the stars feel the show is still relevant as no other show has filled its role in entertaining British-Asian audiences.
Meera said: "There has been nothing else like it since, so we didn't feel that there was loads of stuff we had to worry had come in between that we might repeat."
Sanjeev added: "Sketch comedy over the last 10 years has gone very surreal. You can write a sketch about a guy who's turning into a moose, who has oven mitts for hands. Our stuff was always reflecting society, as well as being funny and satirical. I don't think there's been anything quite like that on TV [since]."
There'll be plenty of laughs when the hit show returns, and there may even be enough footage for another episode as the stars wrote and filmed more sketches than they needed.
Sanjeev told ITV's 'Lorraine': "It's a half-hour show and we had just short of an hour's material that we shot. Once we got together and started writing, we found that the ideas flowed."
The one-off special of 'Goodness Gracious Me' airs on BBC Two on Monday 26 May.

Michael Le Vell helps direct Coronation Street


Michael Le Vell has been shadowing the 'Coronation Street' directors.
The 49-year-old actor - who played mechanic Kevin Webster on the soap - is reportedly keen to quit acting for a behind the scenes role, so tried his hand at directing the ITV show while the crew were filming scenes in Salford's Magistrates Court.
A source told the Daily Star newspaper: "He was just shadowing the director for the day. In one scene he put the director's headphones on to listen to the dialogue. He was monitoring all the camera angles. It seems to be a very technical kind of role."
Michael, who was cleared of child sex abuse claims in September 2013, has conquered his drug and alcohol addiction after completing a three-week stint at The Priory rehab clinic last month and was reportedly in a "fantastic" mood on set.
The set spy said: "As a joke because he had a new job, they said, 'OK, you make the tea.' Everyone was laughing and joking. He was in a fantastic mood, very happy excited.
"Michael's had a few hard years but he's very well respected on 'Coronation Street' and they're keen to help them out."
The star took a break from the show earlier this year following his admission to taking drugs, but has made several trips to the set since checking out of rehab.

Alesha Dixon challenging Mel B for X Factor job


Alesha Dixon is competing with Mel B for the final 'X Factor' judge's seat.
The 'Britain's Got Talent' judge and former Spice Girls star are said to be battling it out for the fourth and final seat on the ITV talent show judging panel, after Simon Cowell and Cheryl Cole announced they'd be re-joining Louis Walsh on the next series earlier this year.
Louis told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "It's between Mel B and Alesha. She's brilliant, isn't she? Watch this space."
If the 35-year-old singer and former 'Strictly Come Dancing' judge was to secure the 'X Factor' job, it's likely she would have to step down from her role on 'Britain's Got Talent' alongside Amanda Holden and David Walliams.
Simon confirmed he was considering offering Alesha the coveted role and previously rubbished rumours he was going to replace long-term judge Louis, saying it "wouldn't be the same without him".
Simon said: "She [Alesha] would be a great judge."
Meanwhile, 'America's Got Talent' judge Mel, 38, is still the favourite to join the other three 'X Factor' mentors Simon, 54, Cheryl, 30, and Louis, 61, when 'The X Factor' returns later this year.

Lily Allen turned down incestuous Game of Thrones cameo


Lily Allen turned down an incestuous cameo in 'Game of Thrones'.
The 'Air Balloon' singer was offered the chance to work alongside her actor brother Alfie Allen - who plays Theon Greyjoy in the hit HBO fantasy drama - but turned it down as the part called for her sibling to touch her in a manner she deemed inappropriate.
In a Q&A with Reddit.com, Lily revealed: "I've been asked to do a 'Game of Thrones' cameo. They asked me if I'd be interested in playing Theon's sister and I felt uncomfortable because I would have had to go on a horse and he would have touched me up and s**t. Once they told me what was entailed, I said no thanks."
The part of Yara Greyjoy, Theon's sister, eventually went to actress Gemma Whelan.
The character was introduced in the second season of 'Game of Thrones' in a scene which saw Theon caress his sister over her clothing while they rode a horse. However, he is later embarrassed when he discovers the woman is his sibling whom he hasn't seen in numerous years.
Lily, 29, previously admitted she struggles to watch the more gruesome scenes in 'Game of Thrones' - including her brother's character being castrated in the third season.
She said: "I love the show and I'm so proud of him but I can't bear the thought of my brother without a penis.
"When he told me it was happening I was fine with it. Then, when I saw it, I just crossed my legs, turned away and tried not to even listen."

Adrian Chiles: Good Morning Britain ‘will be fine’


Adrian Chiles doesn't "enjoy" watching 'Good Morning Britain' "suffer".
The former 'Daybreak' host - who was unceremoniously axed from ITV's previous breakfast show along with Christine Bleakley in 2011 - has revealed his own "stressful" experience fronting early morning TV still gives him sleepless nights and hopes Susanna Reid and her colleagues fare better.
'Good Morning Britain' has struggled in the ratings since it launched last month, with viewers hitting as low as 400,000.
Adrian said: "I haven't slept properly since [Daybreak]. It was a stressful time as you can imagine.
"I am not enjoying watching them suffer now. They have just got to stick to it and they will be fine; it will come round, it just needs to be given time and it is difficult in the current climate."
The 47-year-old star went on to praise 'Good Morning Britain', saying it's a "perfectly good show", and its hosting team which includes Susanna, Ben Shephard, Charlotte Hawkins and Sean Fletcher.
He added to the Daily Mirror newspaper: "They are good broadcasters and they will find a way. It seems to be national sport to give it a bloody kicking and having been on the end of that, it is no fun."
Adrian and Christine jumped ship to ITV from the BBC to front 'Daybreak' in 2010, but the stars were axed a year later amid low ratings and poor reviews.

Louise Thompson: Emma Miller is ‘deluded’


Louise Thompson thinks Emma Miller is "deluded".
The 'Made in Chelsea' beauty admits she wasn't too fond of the newcomer - lothario Spencer Matthews' latest love interest on the hit reality show - when she joined the cast, claiming she thought she was better than Spencer's exes including herself, Lucy Watson and Caggie Dunlop.
Louise said: "I didn't like the way she thought she was better than Lucy and I, and the fact she compared herself to Caggie was laughable. If that's how she feels then she's deluded.
"She's a very pretty girl, but she's quite withdrawn. She hadn't really shown us much of her personality. Everything she said was always a conscious decision. She was very aware of what she was doing, very controlled."
Louise, 24, had a dramatic on/off relationship with Spencer, 25, but now they are friends she is fonder of the heartbreaker.
She told Britain's Star magazine: "When you're not in a relationship with him, he can actually be incredible and really funny. In small doses he's great.
"But I wouldn't want to spend more than a day or two with him. A holiday, for example, would be a total nightmare."

Samia Ghadie wants 24 role


Samia Ghadie wants to appear in '24'.
The 'Coronation Street' actress - who plays hairdresser Maria Connor in the ITV soap - is a huge fan of the US drama, which recently returned for a limited-run series after a four-year beak, and would love a role alongside Kiefer Sutherland.
She told heat magazine: "If I wasn't in 'Corrie' I would want to be in '24'. I love Kiefer Sutherland in it and I'm so excited to see the new series."
The brunette beauty is very close to her 'Coronation Street' co-star Sue Nicholls, who plays her on-screen boss Audrey Roberts, and finds her "hysterical".
She said: "My favourite other person in 'Corrie' is Sue Nicholls, she is just hysterical. She's brilliant and gorgeous, lovely and funny. She's just ace."
Samia also confessed to being very "dizzy", which often comes as a surprise to people.
She said: "People don't expect me to be as dizzy as I am. If you ask someone like Alan Halsall, who plays Tyrone, he would tell you I'm the most dizzy person he knows. So yeah, I'm that."

BGT to record semi-final act


A 'Britain's Got Talent' semi-final act will be the first to have their performance pre-recorded.
Motocross team BoldDog FMX wowed judges Simon Cowell, Alesha Dixon, Amanda Holden and David Walliams with their death-defying stunt riding in the auditions, but show bosses don't want their risky antics, such as backwards rotations and staggeringly high jumps, to go wrong on live TV so are taking precautions.
It had been expected the judges would have to step out of from behind their table to watch the act - who competed outside for their first audition - perform in the car park of the Wembley studios where the semi-finals are taking place.
However, a source told The Sun newspaper: "Simon Cowell was genuinely scared by the stunts the guys performed on the show and there is a fear that something could potentially go wrong.
"If that happens bosses won't want millions of people watching it live."
After their first audition, head judge Simon admitted he enjoyed the performance because it was so dangerous.
He said: "You risked your life for the show -- I love that."
Online videos of BoldDog FMX show stunts that have gone wrong and seen the members tumble off their bikes, risking serious injury.

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