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DANNY DYER has opened up about why he quit EastEnders – and taken aim at some former co-stars.

The actor , who played Queen Vic landlord Mick Carter for almost a decade until exiting last Christmas , revealed he felt standards dropped during the later part of his time on the soap.

Danny said in his customary colourful way: “The first few years we f***ing smashed it. It was powerful s**t. The viewer listened to us more than these f***ing c* politicians.

“I was blessed with some amazing storylines, some s**te ones as well.

“They f***ed it up towards the end. It’s a shame it had to come to an end but I’d f***ing had enough.”

And it seems Danny grew a little tired of some of his cast mates, including Phil Mitchell actor Steve McFadden .

The Sun revealed earlier this year that the pair did not see eye to eye after Danny’s character was given the keys to the Queen Vic, which had been a Mitchell family staple for years.

Speaking at a fan Q&A in London on Monday night, Danny took a swipe at some unnamed stars and said: “I’ve worked with a lot of actors that are c***s, very selfish, it’s all about them.

“You need to look after your other actors. It’s about teamwork and looking after each other.”

Before joining the BBC One soap in 2013, Danny was the poster boy for hedonism with roles in films including Human Traffic and The Football Factory.

And it seems his on-screen life mirrored reality, with the Walford great saying: “I was famous for being a caner.

“People would come up to me in a club off their nut and want me to take drugs with them, which is a f***ing dangerous thing, but I f***ing lapped it up for a bit.”

Danny, who filmed Channel 5 drama Heat after leaving EastEnders , said he now preferred a quieter life.

He added: “I am just a working-class kid and fame never suited me. You have to conform to a certain way of behaving.

“Being famous does f*** your nut up. You can lose the plot for many years. You’ve got to remember who you are.”

MIKE HAS JAIL GRUB JITTERS

MOST of us would draw the line way before having to scoff kangaroo privates like those poor old I’m A Celebrity contestants.

But 2022 campmate Mike Tindall feared there were worse “dishes” in his latest show.

The ex-England rugby player endured jungle nasties alongside celebs including Matt Hancock and Chris Moyles during his time in Oz.

But Mike is now appearing on ITV1’s Grand Slammers, where he and fellow members of England’s victorious 2003 Rugby World Cup squad help to train a group of prisoners.

It hits our screens on Wednesday from 9pm, on ITV1 and ITVX .

Trying jail food for the first time, Mike says: “I ate a sheep’s vagina and a pig’s uterus while I was in the jungle and I’m more nervous about this.”

But he ends up pleasantly surprised: “I can get by on that. It’s better than what Matt Hancock got cooked.”

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NEW Apple TV+ docu- series The Enfield Poltergeist will premiere on October 27.

The four-parter tells of the London haunting between 1977 and 1979.

It combines audio archive, a recreation of the house setting and original interviews from the case. All episodes land on the same day.

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WALFORD ANSWERS SOS CALL

NICK KNOWLES ’ DIY SOS crew is heading to Essex with a gang of EastEnders in tow.

The soap stars giving their time are yet to be revealed.

But for now, host Nick is also appealing for the public to help out.

The BBC team will be transforming a community centre in Harlow that helps people with issues including social isolation and self-harm.

Butterfly Effect Well-Being operates from a Portacabin and needs help from the DIY gang.

Nick said: “We wouldn’t be able to deliver such important projects without the generosity of our brilliant volunteers, so if you have a trade or can help us with materials then get in touch.”

The build will take place from October 25. Contact [email protected] .

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E4’S Married At First Sight UK is one dating show still shining bright.

The series that sees couples meet for the first time at the altar had peak ratings of 1.7million on Monday and an average of 1million, which is huge for the channel.

The series airs Monday to Thursday at 9pm.

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SIOBHANWITNESS THRILLER

HAPPY Valley ’s Siobhan Finneran will join Katherine Kelly in new ITV thriller Protection, I can exclusively reveal.

The show, being filmed in Liverpool, looks at the shadowy world of witness protection and what happens when the system breaks down.

It comes from production company New Pictures, which produced The Long Shadow airing now on ITV1 and ITVX, also starring Katherine.

The six-parter revolves around Detective Inspector Liz Nyles, played by Siobhan.

It is based on an idea by a witness protection specialist who served in the Met Police for 30 years.

During his time in the field, he looked after a number of high-profile cases and informants, including war criminals, terrorists and a host of criminals.

Protection will air on ITV1 and ITVX next year.

THREE decades on from the murder of Melanie Hall, her father is still tormented by questions about her final moments.

The 25-year-old NHS worker was last seen next to the dancefloor of a club in Bath, Somerset, in the early hours of Sunday, June 9, 1996.

Her remains were found 13 years later, buried in four black bin liners by a motorway slip road.

There were signs that she had died from a brutal assault to the head.

In 2016, her family offered a £50,000 reward for any details that would lead to the conviction of Melanie’s killer — and that sum was matched by The Sun.

Three years ago her dad, Steve Hall, 79, also made an appeal in this paper for more information.

He now hopes a documentary on Channel 5 tomorrow night will lead to more people coming forward with information.

Last night he told us: “The bit we fear is how she felt at the time.

“As a father you want to be there for your children, particularly in a time of crisis.

“I wasn’t there and I just hope she didn’t suffer too much.”

The artist and teacher is determined to do everything he can to get justice for his beloved daughter.

Steve, and Melanie’s mum Pat, 78, have never given up hope of finding the killer.

Steve, who appears in 90-minute programme The Body In The Bag: The Murder Of Melanie Hall, says: “This is the way I can do something for Melanie by trying to help find her killer.”

Cops have over the years looked at whether her attacker could be a well-known serial killer or rapist.

Men in the frame have included taxi driver Christopher Halliwell , whose victim Sian O’Callaghan was murdered with a blunt instrument after leaving a club in Swindon in March 2011, and serial killer Levi Bellfield whose three victims from 2002 to 2004 include Surrey schoolgirl Milly Dowler .

The police even wondered if Suzy Lamplugh suspect John Cannan — serving three life sentences for the murder of Shirley Banks in October 1987 — could have conspired from prison to have a rapist find a victim at the Bath club.

The senior investigating officer, Detective Superintendent James Riccio, believes Melanie knew her killer.

He has taken a fresh look at more than 700 witness statements taken shortly after she went missing 27 years ago.

He says: “My team and I continue to be humbled by the courage, bravery and support that Melanie’s family have shown and desperately want to find answers for them.”

Melanie had gone to Cadillacs with her medic boyfriend Philip Karlbaum, but he left when he allegedly saw her dancing with another man.

He has always denied playing a part in her disappearance.

The main focus of the investigation, titled Operation Denmark, is the identity of a man seen speaking to a woman fitting Melanie’s description at about 1.10am.

It could be the same man spotted arguing with a woman close to the club around half an hour later.

There were no reports of screams or a woman being dragged to a car, so the belief is Melanie went willingly with her assailant.

Steve, who lives in Bradford on Avon, near Bath, said: “She wasn’t the kind of person who would go off with strangers.

“We felt whoever she went with was someone she was comfortable with.”

‘Find answers’

Her dad feared the worst two days after Melanie went missing.

He recalls: “Very early on we thought we’d never see her again.

“She was at a stage in her life where she was enjoying her job, enjoying the company of her new boyfriend.

“We knew she had not disappeared of her own free will.”

Workmen found her body by chance, next to junction 14 of the M5 motorway in October 2009.

This discovery was a major breakthrough for the police — yet devastating for Melanie’s parents.

Steve says: “We had a beautiful girl, now we have a bag of bones, and when you try to get your head around that, it is a terrible thing.”

Little DNA evidence was left at the scene, firstly because Melanie was stripped of her clothing and secondly due the passage of time.

But scientists have been able to form a partial DNA profile of who-ever bound her thanks to the 4mm blue polypropylene rope found wrapped around the bin liners.

The other clue left behind was a set of Ford car keys found nearby.

Det Supt Riccio is keen to trace the outfit Melanie was wearing that night, which included a pale-blue dress, black satchel-type handbag and silver drop earrings.

So far 11 people have been arrested in relation to the case but no one has been charged.

He believes one piece of evidence could change that.

The cop concludes: “Someone knows who killed Melanie and some- one knows how she ended up at the side of the M5.

“These dark secrets need to be brought into the light.”

• The Body In The Bag: The Murder Of Melanie Hall, airs tomorrow at 9pm on Channel 5.

SHE had her first baby at just 20, but that doesn’t mean Paris Fury wants any of her own kids to follow tradition and start a family young.

Paris , who at the time of going to press was just about to give birth to her seventh child with boxing-champ husband Tyson Fury , insists: “The children have got to choose their own path.

“Their heritage is a Gypsy background, so it’s normal to be married and have kids young.

“But if they don’t choose that, that’s up to them. Everybody’s situation is different, but I’ve never, ever looked at having children young as a hindrance.

“It was something I always wanted and planned.”

Which is lucky, given she will imminently have her hands full caring for her newest arrival , alongside Venezuela, 13, Prince John James, 11, Prince Tyson II, seven, Valencia, five, Prince Adonis, four, and two-year-old Athena, whose start to life was tumultuous after spending days in intensive care on a ventilator following her birth in August 2021.

Having previously said the traumatic experience with Athena – whose heart stopped beating at one point – made her apprehensive about having more children, it was a surprise when Tyson announced in March that Paris, 33, was expecting again.

She says: “After Athena was born, I did think that maybe we wouldn’t bother again, but then I knew I wanted another one. You can never say never.”

Paris, who in person is funny, good-natured and incredibly grounded, recently made headlines when she revealed she had pulled Venezuela and Prince John James out of school, choosing instead to have them homeschooled by a tutor – which is the traditional Traveller way.

Writing in her new book, How Does She Do It?, she said: “When I was 11 years old, I made the decision to stay at home with Mam rather than continue on to high school.

“So, by choosing to stay at home instead of going to school, kids like me were given plenty of time to be taught practical skills by our elders, like how to cook a meal or change a tyre, or how to replace a broken wall tile or polish the family silver.

“Choosing home over school in your early-to-mid-teens is still seen as controversial by many in the wider world – many times on Loose Women I’ve had to argue my case for leapfrogging secondary education, but speaking from personal experience, I think it makes total sense.“

Fewer children to get ready in the morning may have one upside though – more time to get organised for the school run.

Viewers of the family’s recent Netflix show, At Home With The Furys , were obsessed with Paris’ morning routine, when she was seen getting all her kids ready to leave in an hour.

Today, she confesses that sometimes it is so hectic, she doesn’t have time to change out of her PJs.

She laughs as she recalls: “I haven’t done it that many times, but there have been occasions where I’ve been in my pyjamas when I am running late.

Once I ran out of petrol on the roadside. I had pyjama bottoms on, so I spent an hour hiding until my friend brought a drum of diesel.”

Paris and Tyson, 35, who was also brought up in the Travelling community, met when she was 15 and he was 17 and married three years later in 2008.

She’s now lived more of her life with the world champion heavyweight boxer than without him, and has been by his side through his well-documented mental health battles that saw him spiral into drink and drug abuse before he was diagnosed as bipolar in 2017.

She explains: “I don’t know any different. I’m happy with everything in my life. It seems crazy to other people, but that’s our normal.

“The family is a lot, the kids are a lot, my life is a lot. Tyson and I have been together since we were kids.

“It’s corny to say it, but love conquers all. I don’t feel like I’ve got a challenge with Tyson. I think it’s normal because we’ve been together from the beginning.”

Family is at the centre of everything Paris does – shaped by her upbringing with her sisters, Romain and Montana, and brother Jimmy.

Romain contracted whooping cough as a baby, which affected her brain and led to permanent learning disabilities, and she is still cared for by their parents.

Paris credits her sister with teaching her to cope with life’s challenges.

She explains: “I wouldn’t be who I am without being raised how I was. Having a sister with special needs prepared us for the world.

“It taught me the world isn’t just rainbows and sunshine.

“There were days when my sister would play up and people would stare at us. It would make me embarrassed, but eventually I learned that it’s their problem, not hers or ours.

“To see that as a child was eye-opening. My mum told us that things aren’t always perfect, but you need to go with it.

“I’ve got more time and compassion for somebody who’s not quite the ‘norm’.”

Paris has also helped sister-in-law-to-be, Molly-Mae Hague , 24, adjust to life in the Travelling community, after the influencer fell for Tyson’s brother Tommy , 24, on Love Island in 2019.

Molly-Mae – who gave birth to the couple’s daughter Bambi in January this year – went on to heap praise on Paris in the Netflix series.

She says: “I was actually really surprised that Molly-Mae spoke highly of me and my world. It’s lovely to hear people’s opinion of you.

“I think the same of her; she’s a clever young lady who’s really switched-on.

“Regrettably, we don’t get to see them much at the moment. Tyson and I met Bambi early on, and now Molly-Mae and Tommy are so busy, but hopefully there will be time soon.”

Reality show At Home With The Furys has been a smash hit for Netflix, with the streaming giant desperate to get them signed up for a second series, but Paris has reservations about letting the cameras back into their Morecambe home.

“I would never say never,” she admits.

“We are both very busy at the minute. Tyson was retired when we first started the show, and now he’s back in full-time boxing.

“We all enjoyed it. It was great. We’ve been offered the second season and we’re on the fence about it.

“We’re taking into account at the moment that it’s made the kids famous. Often, we have to employ bodyguards if we’re together in public.

“I frequently worry about them being kidnapped. Do we want to go down that route, because how can you live a normal life if you have a bodyguard?

“Venezuela is starting to go places by herself. She went to the races last week and had a security team. She was asking why she had a bodyguard, as she found it embarrassing.

“I understand, but every person was pointing her out, saying: ‘There’s Tyson Fury’s daughter.’ There’s been tension around the house the last couple of weeks.

“It is hard for them, because they have got to learn to live in a world where they’re not blended in or normal.

“It is a bit unfair, but then there are a lot of worse things that could be happening. They are blessed in other ways.”

It’s not just out and about that their popularity is causing problems, as the documentary also revealed the location of their home.

“We’ve constantly got a parade of people waiting outside the house, which isn’t a good feeling,”

Paris explains. “It’s nice to show the world how you live, but we never really thought about it being an ongoing show.”

It’s not as though they need the money, either.

But despite the family being worth around an impressive £50million, Paris remains completely down-to-earth, confessing she prefers to fly economy over first class.

She sighs: “I’ve done first class a few times and every time I wonder why are we here, especially with all our kids. It’s so much easier in economy!

“Everybody pays for those seats and people expect luxury – not my kids bouncing on the beds.

“Tyson and I are used to the noise, but I’m not going to ruin it for other people. I can’t be that person in first class with my kids going wild.

“I’d be a bit of a bad mother if I went into first class and left them in economy,” she laughs.

“If I stayed with them, Tyson would leave me and go to first class. He’d say that he’s too big, which is true.

“One of the perks of Tyson’s life is flying with his legs stretched out, but sometimes I do just rain on that parade.”

Paris has always been open about how much she would like Tyson to retire, but with his plans to fight Francis Ngannou next month in Saudi Arabia , it seems unlikely he will be hanging up his gloves anytime soon.

“Deep down, I can imagine him going until he’s 40. I don’t want him to, but he’s still young and at the top of his game. But he has to stop eventually.

“He needs to find what he likes and put his passion into something else.

“I don’t know what that is, because he’s spoken about opening a boxing gym and helping the younger generation, but he needs something that will fill the void of 100,000 people cheering his name.”

There have been rumours of Tyson’s life being made into a film – so perhaps he could move into acting and play himself?

“It wouldn’t shock me at all,” she says. “It would certainly interest him. We’ve had some big proposals put forward for him to go into acting seriously.

“But he’s done acting in the past and he lasts a few hours before he gets frustrated. I don’t know if he has the Brad Pitt gene. I’d need to teach him to smoulder!”

The TV series finished with Tyson popping the question for a third time and asking Paris to renew her vows. So, are wedding bells going to be chiming soon?

“Tyson surprised me with that. He keeps asking me when we are going to book the wedding, and deep down I’m wondering whether I really want to do it.

“We’ve got very different ideas of a vow renewal.

“I want him and me to go by ourselves and have a sentimental moment, whereas Tyson’s thinking about a big wedding party. So we’ll wait and see what happens with that.”

Without a wedding on the cards, what’s next for Paris?

“I have no plan,” she admits.

“My plan is to be happy and healthy. Tyson has to set goals and achieve stuff – I’m a bit more of a wing-it, hippy chick!

“I hope I can bring my kids up right – that would fulfil me more than anything else.”

• How Does She Do It?: The Kids, Tyson & Me by Paris Fury (£22, Hodder & Stoughton) is out Thursday.

EMMA WATSON is hopping on the Hogwarts Express and going back to college to study creative writing.

I can reveal the Harry Potter actress has signed up for a part-time Master’s degree at Oxford .

But she will attend just a handful of lectures on site.

Thanks to computer wizardry, Emma , who played Hermione Granger in the films, will complete most of the degree online.

Staff have been warned to expect her to attend classes with a small security team after she got creepy messages on social media.

She has since beefed up her protection.

A source said: “The course is for older adults and can be done on a part-time basis, which is perfect for Emma’s schedule.

“She only has to be on site for four or five days a year because she can do the rest of the course online from home.

“Because she’s a famous actress, she’ll have a security team looking after her whenever she has classes to go to.

“There have been a few incidents recently and she is taking every precaution necessary to ensure her safety.”

Emma has just returned to the UK after flying out to Milan for a fashion show on Thursday.

She was in Italy working for Prada after signing a deal with the brand last year and enjoyed a dinner following the show with actresses Scarlett Johansson and Letitia Wright.

Despite being all smiles, Emma was said to be on edge about recent events.

The source added: “She flew to Milan with a specialist team from the UK, and Prada provided another security detail to guard her room overnight.

“There were lots of famous models and celebrities staying at the Palazzo Parigi where Emma stayed.

“She was worried the people who had been messaging her could be among the fans outside.”

A man was arrested during a Ralph Lauren fashion show in New York this month on suspicion of attempting to burst into her dressing room.

Prosecutors said he was heard screaming: “I want to marry Emma Watson.

Let me take a photo with Emma Watson.”

He has denied criminal trespass and disorderly conduct and will return to court next month.

JAMES JOKES WITH SPIDEY

JAMES CORDEN is making the most of being back in Blighty.

The Gavin & Stacey star and chat-show host beamed away at Annabel’s and The Caring Family Foundation 2023 gala.

James and his wife Julia Carey shared a laugh with Spider-Man actor Andrew Garfield at the VIP event held at members’ club Annabel’s in Mayfair.

The charity bash, now in its fourth year, raises money to combat deforestation of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil.

Earlier this week, warmed-hearted James, who until this year was host of The Late Late Show in the States, threw his support behind The Sun’s Who Cares Wins Awards.

He presented one of the top gongs at the evening to celebrate healthcare workers, which was held at the Roundhouse in Camden.

TRAV KEEN ON TAYLOR

TAYLOR SWIFT is being wooed by American football hero Travis Kelce just weeks after her split from The 1975 frontman Matt Healy .

He has asked her to go and watch one of his Kansas City Chiefs games at Arrowhead Stadium in the hope sparks will fly.

Travis said : “I threw the ball in her court and, you know, I told her, ‘I’ve seen you rock the stage at Arrowhead.

“You might have to come see me rock the stage at Arrowhead and see which one’s a little more lit.’

“So we’ll see what happens in the near future.”

The comments come as Taylor confirmed the fifth and final vault track from upcoming album 1989 (Taylor’s Version) is Slut!).

The song is expected to take aim at those who accused her of being a serial dater in her twenties.

Taylor previously said: “When I was 23, people were reducing me, like making slide-shows of my dating life and putting people in there I sat next to at a party, once, deciding my songwriting was like a trick and not a skill or a craft.”

She added: “This industry likes to infer a female artist is doing something wrong by someone wanting love, wanting money, wanting success.

“Women are not allowed to want those things the way that men want those things.”

If I was Travis, I’d keep zipped on how things might go with Taylor.

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HARRY STYLES’ favourite photographer Anthony Pham has won the Music Moment of the Year gong.

He was given the honour at the 2023 Abbey Road Studios Music Photography Awards, held at the iconic London studio.

LA-based Anthony has worked closely with Harry during his global Love On Tour shows.

Other prizes went to Tom Pallant for his pictures with Yungblud, and Samuel Ibram for portraits of rapper and DJ Shygirl.

Awards co-founder and head judge Rankin said: “The quality and standard of imagery for the 2023 entries is as strong across the board as the 2022 winners.

“There really wasn’t a bad picture. I’m beyond thrilled with the winning images.”

More than 14,000 pictures were submitted from across 30 countries.

Congratulations to all involved.

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GIGI’S A CRACKER IN CREAM

GIGI HADID looked well suited to glamorous Milan as she stepped out in the fashion capital.

The American supermodel dazzled in a cream two-piece suit.

But she looked like she couldn’t be bothered to do up her jacket buttons, or was in a hurry getting out of the door.

And the handbag seems big enough to fit little more than her smartphone, for firing off those all- important selfies.

Earlier this week, Gigi took to Instagram to celebrate the third birthday of her daughter Khai, who she had with ex Zayn Malik .

Gigi said: “Have been celebrating our three-year-old this week and just so honoured to get to be her mama.

“To get to see life through her. Happy birthday to my sweetest, smartest, spunkiest bestie. Dream kid/love of my life.”

LIZZO AWARD BOOST

LIZZO was in defiant mood as she accepted an award at the Black Music Action Coalition Gala.

The About Damn Time singer , who has had bullying and harassment allegations filed against her, skipped the black carpet and sat in the audience at Thursday’s event before picking up the Quincy Jones Humanitarian Award for her philanthropic work.

On stage in LA she said: “It’s easy to do the right thing when everybody’s watching you, and it’s what you do in those moments when nobody’s watching that defines who you are.

“I’m going to continue to be who I am and I’m going to continue to put on and represent safe spaces for fat black women, because that’s what the f*** I do.

“Thank you so much, I needed this right now.”

It sounds like Lizzo is determined to fight her corner.

IT used to be somewhat of an event when pop stars pulled back the curtain for candid documentaries about their lives away from the stage.

But while the likes of Ed Sheeran and Lewis Capaldi have delivered world-class, hard-hitting insights with their specials, it seems every man and his dog is being offered their own docu-series.

That’s why it’s refreshing to see the Sugababes have broken with tradition and turned down a lucrative offer from streaming services to take part in a film about the band.

I can reveal the trio – Mutya Buena, Keisha Buchanan, Siobhan Donaghy – plus former members Jade Ewen , Amelle Berrabah and Heidi Range were all asked to take part.

The series was set to be a warts-and-all look back on the chart-topping band, who have been plagued with bitter infighting, legal battles and a revolving door of members ever since they crashed on to the scene in 2000 with debut single Overload.

However, not keen to shine a light on their rocky history, all of the members turned down the opportunity bar Heidi, forcing producers to scrap their plans.

I have to hand it to the girls for having the determination to say no when a massive cheque is dangled in front of them.

Sometimes things are better left in the past.

Yello, Halle

LITTLE Mermaid star Halle Bailey is trenched in sunshine during a whistle-stop visit to Milan Fashion Week.

The American actress wore a bright yellow coat-dress from Dolce & Gabbana after being invited to see the designer’s spring/summer 2024 collection in the Italian city.

Halle shared pictures of her on Instagram with the caption: “Dripping in Gucci for Milan Fashion Week.”

Halle was discovered by Beyonce alongside her sister Chloe, and signed a six-album deal in 2015.

Halle then made a massive splash when she landed the role of Ariel in Disney’s live-action remake of Little Mermaid and she will appear in upcoming film The Color Purple.

Beyonce is clearly no bad judge of talent.

Buckley: I like being bus w***er

HIS character’s infamous “bus w***ers” quote is one I’ve heard time and time again over the years.

But Inbetweeners actor James Buckley has admitted fans shout it at him so much, he and his wife Claire Meek have stopped using public transport because of how embarrassing it is.

James explained on Alan Carr’s Life’s A Beach podcast: “I can’t get on a bus any more.

“It’s a shame, really. How many times today has it been? Half a dozen.

“It’s every day.

“One that was quite funny, me and Claire were jumping off the train on to the platform and someone walked right past me, and got right up close, and said, ‘Train w***ers’ and kept walking.

“It was like a drive-by, so smooth. I don’t know if it makes me look bad that I still find it funny, but I was cracking up laughing. I need to grow up.”

Never grow up, James. And wear your bus w***er badge with pride.

Stormzy to rev up F1 circuit

STORMZY is to play at Silverstone to celebrate the British Grand Prix next July, along with Pete Tong and Rudimental.

The Firebabe rapper will perform on Friday night at the iconic Northamptonshire F1 circuit’s four-day festival.

He will play an extended set which will include some of his biggest hits, say organisers.

It comes after Calvin Harris took to the stage at the race track this summer to mark this year’s big race in the F1 calendar.

I was invited to watch as Calvin, Tom Grennan, Cat Burns and Jess Glynne performed at Silverstone’s expanded music arena – and it was absolutely amazing.

Organisers have played a blinder by getting Stormzy on board.

Harry met Mrs Bright

FOR a man who likes to go incognito when he’s out and about in London, I think Harry Styles needs to have a word with his missus.

The As It Was singer stuck out like a sore thumb thanks to Taylor Russell’s Belisha-beacon coloured coat as they went to grab a coffee in Newington Green, North London.

The couple, who started dating in June, held hands as they strolled through the capital, with passers-by doing double takes as they walked past.

Former One Direction star Harry has been spending more time in London after Canadian actress Taylor started work on a new play here.

He was in the audience of The Effect at London’s National Theatre last month before going as her date to the after-party.

Harry has not long finished his mammoth two-year Love On Tour gigs, which saw him playing to millions of fans across the globe.

I’m glad to see he’s finally able to kick back for a bit.

Surely he can find the time to get Taylor a new coat?

Get set to bag some Alicia teas

KYLIE MINOGUE has her wines, Kendall Jenner her tequila – and now Alicia Keys is bringing out a range of teas.

And before you ask, yes, she is calling the brews Alicia Teas. Genius.

The Girl On Fire singer has filed a trademark in the US for her cuppa company, with insiders revealing the project could get off the ground by as early as next year.

It seems Alicia could have been inspired by a present from her boyfriend Swizz Beatz in 2020.

For her 40th birthday, the music producer gave Alicia teas named after her, which were due to be rolled out in Starbucks but never made it that far.

I’m a Yorkshire Tea man myself, but I’ll have a sip of Alicia’s and let you know what I think.

Sudeikis stumps up for kids

TED Lasso actor Jason Sudeikis has finally settled his bitter custody battle with his ex-wife Olivia Wilde .

The pair have been locked in a rather ugly dispute which saw Don’t Worry Darling director Olivia served with custody papers on stage at a public event in April 2022.

Yet new paperwork has revealed how Jason has agreed to pay £22,000 a month in child support to Olivia for their two kids.

Jason is reported to have made more than £8.5million in 2022 and Olivia £400,000.

The pair have lately been seen putting on a united front for the sake of their children and, remarkably, seem to have turned things around.

If only everyone could behave like proper, thoughtful adults.

I’m thinking of you, Joe Jonas.

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I’M not surprised Katya Jones has such a big smile on her face.

The Strictly Come Dancing pro is paired with ex-EastEnders actor Nigel Harman on the BBC1 dancing show and the pair topped the leaderboard on Saturday night with a pretty decent pasodoble.

Katya was the life and soul of the party as she hung out with celebs including boxer Derek Chisora at the Radiant Resilience exhibition at the Quantus Gallery in Shoreditch, East London, ahead of her first live dance with Nigel.

I reckon Katya knew she was on to a winner with her dance partner.

I’m off to the bookies.