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Helen Flanagan stuns in a white bikini as she cosies up to footballer boyfriend Robbie Talbot at Celebs Go Dating party
HELEN Flanagan looked incredible in a white bikini as she cosied up to her new boyfriend Robbie Talbot at the Celebs Go Dating finale.
The Coronation Street star, 34, slipped into the two-piece swimsuit as she celebrated with her other co-stars at the pool party.
Helen, who dropped a huge bombshell earlier this series that she had a boyfriend on the outside, flashed a big smile next to her footballer beau, 44.
She wore the white sarong tied around her waist and completed her glam look with a full face of makeup and sleek loose tresses.
The couple looked in high spirits as they wrapped their arms around each other for the loved-up snap.
Robbie matched with his girlfriend in a classic white t-shirt and a pair of light grey shorts.
Many fans were delighted that Helen has found love again, after splitting from the father of her children, footballer Scott Sinclair in 2022.
This fan gushed: “He seems like a really nice guy and you both seem so well suited.”
A second posted: “You two are so cute together. He’s a keeper. I met my keeper nearly 11 years ago with 3 small kids. Long may it last.”
A third added: “He seems very nice, good luck to her.”
It comes after Celebs Go Dating agent Paul C Brunson slammed Helen after joining the agency when she had a secret boyfriend.
The actress was one of the famous faces who asked for Paul, Anna Williamson and Dr Tara for help to find love.
However half way through the series, Helen dropped the bombshell that she already had a man that she had fallen in love with.
Since then Helen and boyfriend Robbie Talbot have joined the agency for relationship advice.
During an appearance on Capital Breakfast today, hosts Chris Stark and Sian Welby couldn’t help but bring up Helen’s antics.
Paul said: “Through the years, because I’ve been on this one for 9 series, through the years we’ve had rumours of celebs who have walked in with partners, but we never had the proof of it.
“But here’s Helen saying “yeah I’ve got a boyfriend, and I’m in love.” I was very upset. I was very upset.
“And the reason why, is we had wasted so much time and energy and she was out here kissing other guys!”
Chris then asked: “So before then, was she treating it like an acting job? She was kissing other people, but she was playing the role in the agency . Is that how you kind of saw it?”
Paul said: “That’s exactly how I saw it.”
Earlier this week Helen revealed a huge new step in her romance with her footballer beau.
During a catch-up with social media star Ashley James, Helen admitted Robbie had stepped into the step-dad role with her three children – Matilda, Delilah and Charlie.
Helen revealed to Ashley: “He is just amazing and he treats me so well.
“He is just the sweetest guy.
“He really helps me with the kids.”
She then went on to add of his hands-on approach to her son, revealing: “He takes Charlie to nursery – he helped me the other day with the kids.
“He can’t do enough for me.”
Helen’s romance has raised a few eyebrows – and she spoke candidly about her man on Lorraine last week.
She said: “I signed up for the show at the beginning of the year, and we [she and Robbie] were dating.
“It just progressed.
“I wear my heart on my sleeve and I just wanted to come clean.”
She added: “I wanted to be true to myself.
“I am a big fan of the show, I love the show, and I wanted to get the most from the show.
“I wanted to be honest.”
Helen split with Scott Sinclair, 35, in 2022 after 13 years together. They share three kids.
Coronation Street star in shock return despite evil character’s final scenes – sparking rumours of heartstopping twist
EMRHYS Cooper has been spotted back on the set of Coronation Street after his exit from the soap – leaving fans wondering if there is one final twist coming up for his character.
The actor is known for playing cult leader Rowan Cunliffe, who left Weatherfield under a cloud of suspicion when he was reported to the police for blackmail and fraud.
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Rowan had been recruiting locals to a group called ‘the Institute’ and fleecing them out of money.
He started off by brainwashing Leanne into joining his cult by giving her access to an AI version of her dead son Oliver.
Leanne started to progress along the ranks and participated in uploading sessions – as well as being broken down during horrific malware sessions.
She even helped Rowan convince Amy Barlow to invest her £400,000 inheritance in the cult.
But she finally started to see the light when Amy fled her malware session in tears after being disgustingly branded as a “w***e” and a “sl*g” after opening up about being raped by Aaron Sandford.
While going through Rowan’s laptop to delete any files containing personal information about her and Amy, she discovered that the cult leader had known all along her husband was cheating on her with her sister.
Rowan had been blackmailing Nick, using the information to stop him from speaking out against the Institute.
With the cat out of the bag and Nick’s relationship with Leanne ruined, he went ahead and reported the cult leader to the cops.
In what seemed to be Rowan’s final scenes on the soap he fled town after having his schemes uncovered.
But now the Sun can confirm that Emrhys has made a return to set – which means there may be a final twist coming in the cult storyline.
The actor posted a selfie on his Instagram story yesterday that was taken in the Coronation Street dressing room.
In it he was wearing Rowan’s regular costume – a grey suit paired with a nice shirt.
A source confirmed to the Sun that the soap star was filming new scenes yesterday, so the cult leader might have one final ploy up his sleeve.
Coronation Street's 2024 shock exits
Corrie has said goodbye to several cast members this year. Let's break down who's left the famous soap:
Eliza Woodrow (Savannah Kunyo) has said farewell to Corrie to start a new life in Germany.
The youngster moved to live with her dad Dom Everett, who went back on the £10,000 bribe Eliza’s grandfather Stu had offered to keep him out of her life.
Paul Foreman (Peter Ash) will bow out of the soap this summer when he loses his fight with motor neurone disease (MND) in tragic scenes.
After being diagnosed last year, the fan favourite was devastated to learn he only had months left to live.
Viewers know he is planning to take his own life to end his suffering.
Summer Spellman (Harriet Bibby) departed the cobbles after being offered the opportunity of a lifetime to study in America.
Though she struggled to decide with her stepdad Paul’s impending death from MND, she was convinced she had to live her life to the full.
Simon Barlow (Alex Bain) has struggled with the sudden departure of his father Peter from the cobbles.
The Weatherfield legend left his family and loved ones behind on Boxing Day, 2023, when his wife Carla Connor encouraged him to travel around the world with a friend.
Simon’s been on a downward spiral ever since and his exit could end in tragedy.
Alya Nazir is set to leave the cobbles as actress Sair Khan prepares to go on maternity leave ahead of the birth of her first child.
It looks likely she’ll be heading to Dublin after securing a lucrative new job, leaving her colleague and fling Adam Barlow behind.
Show stalwart Sue Cleaver, who plays Eileen Grimshaw, is taking a break to star in the Sister Act The Musical UK tour. She will be back filming in May once her dates on the tour come to an end.
Her character left the Street after her son Jason broke his back after falling off a moped in Asia.
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Fury as MPs keep heating benefit while millions of pensioners will lose winter fuel payments
A CABINET Minister faced the wrath of voters over Winter Fuel cuts last night – including why MPs can still claim on heating bills while pensioners are losing out.
Commons Leader Lucy Powell was forced to defend Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ decision to axe the £200-£300 payments for 10million OAPs.
On BBC Question Time one audience member challenged the Labour frontbencher to remove MPs’ heating allowance and use the cash to help struggling pensioners.
To crowd applause she vented: “How do you justify withdrawing the payment from pensioners?”
Most MPs can expense heating and utility bills at a single property – either their constituency home or London residence – to stop them forking out for two addresses.
The only exception is MPs who represent a seat in the capital, or have the run of a grace-and-favour property like Downing Street.
Ms Powell replied: “Obviously we pay heating in our homes like everybody else, and we’ve seen those costs going up and up and up in recent years with inflation and energy costs going up.
“There’s no denying this is a very difficult thing to do and it will be difficult for people. It’s not something we came into government wanting to do at all.”
But Tory MP Graham Stuart hit back: “It’s taking £300 away from the very poorest pensioners.
“The very poorest pensioners are not the pensioners on pension credit, very low income though they’ve got, it’s the people that are eligible for it – but that for one reason or another, don’t claim.”
Means-testing Winter Fuel Payments is expected to save around £1.5billion a year according to the Treasury.
Sir Keir Starmer has refused to u-turn despite a Labour rebellion, and warned of more “tough decisions” at next month’s Budget.
Campaigners have warned that pensioners earning just above the means-tested cap will seriously struggle this winter when their cold-weather cash is axed.
Ms Reeves is also standing firm despite a reported £10billion windfall from the Bank of England selling loss-making bonds less quickly.
Black Mirror’s return to Netflix revealed in cryptic new trailer that gives away A-list star-studded cast
NETFLIX has confirmed the return of hit dystopian sci-fi thriller Black Mirror in a new trailer, which reveals series 7 will hit screens next year.
The British anthology series Black Mirror is known for having a star-studded line-up – with the likes of Miley Cyrus, Domhnall Gleeson, Jessica Brown Findlay, Michael Cera, Benedict Wong and James Norton all having appeared on the show – and series 7 will be no exception.
Black Mirror has been a favourite among fans since on Channel 4 in 2011 before moving to Netflix ahead of series 3.
Created by Charlie Brooker, the series, which is inspired by The Twilight Zone, explores various genres, with most episodes set in near-future dystopias while using themes of technology and media to comment on contemporary social issues.
Although there has been a long wait between seasons, notably the four-year gap between series 5 and 6 due to the Covid pandemic, Netflix continues to bring thrilling episodes of Black Mirror to the screen.
The streamer confirmed the show’s return in a short sci-fi inspired trailer.
It is made to look like an old computer screen which is rebooting and showing lines of code.
But instead of actual code, it is a list of the actors who are confirmed to appear in series 7.
The trailer moves through the names almost too fast for viewers to compute but it is possible to spot the names of Deadpool and Wolverine and The Crown actor Emma Corrin, alongside Criminal Record and Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi, Barbie’s Issa Rae, and Jumanji: The Next Level and Jackpot star Awkwafina.
A press release from Netflix confirms that Patsy Ferran (Firebrand), Lewis Gribben (Blade Runner 2099), Rashida Jones (Sunny), Siena Kelly (Domino Day), Rosy McEwen (Blue Jean), Chris O’Dowd (Bridesmaids), Paul G. Raymond (Horrible Histories), Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-ish) and Harriet Walter (Succession) will round out the cast for series 7.
Though viewers could blink and miss it, their names are also visible in the trailer, as are Cristin Milioti (The Penguin), Jimmi Simpson (Westworld), Billy Magnussen (Road House), Osy Ikhile (Citadel), Milanka Brooks (Mum And I Don’t Talk Anymore) and Paul Giamatti (The Holdovers) who will return to Black Mirror having first appeared in the USS Callister episode in 2017.
The new series, which will hit Netflix in 2025, will consist of six episodes.
“You can expect a mix of genres and styles,” Charlie teased at Netflix’s own mini Comic Con, Geeked Week.
He added: “We’ve got six episodes this time, and two of them are basically feature-length. Some of them are deeply unpleasant, some are quite funny, and some are emotional.”
Charlie added that the season has gone “back to basics.”
“We have evolved to a place where it’s kind of OG Black Mirror this season,” he said. “So it’s all sci-fi, techno-dystopia,” he explained.
Black Mirror series 7 cast
Black Mirror has an star-studded cast lined up for series 7.
- Awkwafina (Jackpot)
- Milanka Brooks (Mum And I Don’t Talk Anymore)
- Peter Capaldi (Doctor Who)
- Emma Corrin (The Crown)
- Patsy Ferran (Firebrand)
- Paul Giamatti (The Holdovers)
- Lewis Gribben (Blade Runner 2099)
- Osy Ikhile (Citadel)
- Rashida Jones (Sunny)
- Siena Kelly (Domino Day)
- Billy Magnussen (Road House)
- Rosy McEwen (Blue Jean)
- Cristin Milioti (The Penguin)
- Chris O’Dowd (Bridesmaids)
- Issa Rae (Barbie)
- Paul G. Raymond (Horrible Histories)
- Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-ish)
- Jimmi Simpson (Westworld)
- Harriet Walter (Succession)
While he didn’t reveal too many spoilers about the upcoming season, Charlie did tease one key piece of information to keep viewers excited: One of the episodes will be a sequel to the now-classic Season 4 opener, “USS Callister.”
“Fans of the show will recognise the cast of a certain spaceship from one of our episodes reappearing.
“We’ve done a sequel for the first time in Black Mirror history. Normally, I kill off all the characters at the end of an episode, and I kept some of ’em alive. I’m growing as a human,” he said.
Series 1 to 6 of Black Mirror are available to stream on Netflix. Series 7 will premiere in 2025.
Raheem Sterling makes history after coming on as a substitute in Arsenal’s drab Champions League draw
RAHEEM STERLING wrote his name into the Champions League history books on Thursday.
The 29-year-old made his first European appearance for Arsenal against Atalanta at the Gewiss Stadium, replacing Bukayo Saka in the 73rd minute.
In doing so, he became the first player to represent four different English clubs in the Champions League.
His first outing in the competition came with Liverpool ten years ago against Ludogorets.
Sterling then went on to join Manchester City and spent seven years at the Etihad.
During that time he helped Pep Guardiola‘s side to the 2021 Champions League final, but they suffered a 1-0 defeat to Chelsea.
The winger subsequently signed for the Blues one year later.
Sterling fell down the pecking order at Stamford Bridge last season.
He was left out of Enzo Maresca‘s plans earlier this summer and given the green light to leave Stamford Bridge.
Arsenal swooped in to sign him on a season-long loan just a few hours before the transfer window shut.
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The Gunners negotiated a bargain deal with no fees and less than a 50 per cent wage contribution.
Sterling is yet to start a match for Arsenal.
He made his debut in the club’s 1-0 win over Tottenham last week.
And his second appearance came against Atalanta on Thursday.
The Gunners held the Europa League champions to a 0-0 draw at the Gewiss Stadium.
David Raya kept his team in the game with a stunning double-save.
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ARSENAL had some David Raya heroics to thank for a points in the Champions League opener.
Raya’s stunning double save just after the break spared Thomas Partey’s blushes after the midfielder gave away a penalty.
And that was the closest either side came to a goal in the 0-0 draw.
Here’s how SunSport’s Joshua Jones rated Mikel Arteta’s men…
David Raya – 9
Produced a simply stunning double save to stop Mateo Retegui’s penalty and then flung himself across to push away the follow-up rebound header – even better than his effort to deny Ollie Watkins.
Robbie Savage labelled it the “best save I’ve ever seen” while Gunners fans lauded their Spanish hero, who has conceded just once in five games so far this term.
Ben White – 7
Given the daunting task of trying to keep Ademola Lookman quiet inside a rocking Gewiss Stadium but completed the job with his classic relaxed, languid demeanour.
William Saliba – 8
One of the world’s top centre-backs but did not need to be anywhere near his best – solid enough when called upon, including excellent late sliding tackle in own box.
Retegui showed great movement but Saliba will have far sterner tests this season, none more so than up against Erling Haaland on Sunday.
Gabriel Magalhaes – 7
Like his partner Saliba, Gabriel helped ensure the Arsenal defence came out on top.
Starting to run out of words to say about this pair who just concede so few chances.
Jurrien Timber – 7
Adds an extra dimension to this Arsenal side – showing just how much he was missed when sidelined last season.
Arguably had the easiest evening’s work of the four defenders.
Thomas Partey – 4
Martin Keown described the Gunners’ retraction en masse during the transition as Arteta putting up his own “Thames Barrier”.
But Partey nearly allowed the floodgates to open by giving away the penalty three minutes into the second half – only to be rescued by Raya’s heroics.
Declan Rice – 6
Top awareness to sniff out the Atalanta danger and help control midfield.
But squandered a great chance to drive Arsenal forward when he won the ball on the halfway line and could have launched a potent counter.
Kai Havertz – 6
With Jesus starting up front, Havertz dropped into a deeper role – but he is perfectly comfortable there, too, and can carry the ball forwards.
Little to show for his evening, though, but continued to put a shift in defensively until the final whistle.
Buakyo Saka – 6
Drew the foul from Ederson who collected an early yellow and from the resulting free-kick almost squeezed a low effort into bottom corner but for top save.
Given a breather for final 20 minutes with an eye on Sunday.
Gabriel Jesus – 5
Captain on the night was his typical busy self early on getting himself around but virtually all of his involvement was outside the Atalanta penalty area.
Withdrawn before the hour mark.
Gabriel Martinelli – 4
Struggled to get in the game and then when he did get in, squandered a really good chance when he blazed over.
Definitely not hitting top form so far this season and may well find himself among the subs against Manchester City.
Sky customers STILL have no TV after major outage – but there’s a simple trick to fix it instantly
SKY customers have been left without TV service since yesterday afternoon following a major outage.
Sky Glass and Sky Stream subscribers began reporting issues from around 4pm on Thursday.
And this morning people are saying they’re still without any telly.
The problem prevents the internet-based service from turning on at all.
Some customers have reported that all has resumed but others have not been so lucky.
“Still not working, no red light either. Frustrating seeing how much we pay for these,” one person wrote on Sky‘s forum website this morning.
“I’ve had nothing on my 65 inch sky glass only thing visible is the microphone button lighting up,” another commented.
“This is since yesterday. I’m disabled trying to watch TV to Pass the time. But sitting in my armchair looking at a blank screen.”
Another added: “Love paying to watch a blank screen!”
Sky Glass and Sky Stream are Sky’s newer internet-based platforms which do away with the traditional satellite dish.
Sky Q and other Sky boxes are unaffected by the outage.
With Sky Glass, everything is built into the TV itself with Sky’s own operating system installed.
Due to this current bug, it means customers can’t even turn the Sky Glass TV for alternative sources of entertainment, such as using their PS5 or Xbox.
Sky’s outage page was last updated at 4pm on Thursday, saying: “Some Sky Glass/Stream customers are currently experiencing technical issues when trying to switch on their devices.
“Our technical teams are working hard to fix this.
“We’re sorry for any inconvenience caused and remember you can watch on Sky Go right now.”
How to fix Sky Glass
However, some users have identified a possible fix.
The Sun has tested it on Sky Glass and it worked but other users have reported that they have not had the same luck.
This process performs a complete reset on Sky Glass, so be sure you have access to your Sky account as you will need it.
Also, depending on where you have plugged your Sky Glass in, you may need two people, as you’ll need to use the power button on the right side of the TV while meddling with the plug at the same time.
- Switch your Sky Glass TV off at the mains and wait a few seconds
- Hold down the power button on the bottom right of the Sky Glass TV for about five seconds
- Now, while holding down on the power button still, turn the power back on
- You should eventually see the front of your Sky Glass TV flash red at the bottom
- When it flashes, you can release your finger from the power button
- The Sky logo should appear on screen and you’ll be guided through the set-up process – it’s the same process you have to go through when you first set-up Sky Glass
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Filming wraps on Gavin and Stacey’s final ever episode as Ruth Jones delivers emotional message to fans
GAVIN and Stacey star Ruth Jones issued an emotional message to fans as filming wrapped in Barry Island.
Ruth, who plays Nessa, co-created the beloved BBC sitcom with James Corden, who portrays Smithy.
Cast members gathered to bid farewell to dedicated spectators – and to Barry, the show’s spiritual home.
Thanking the crowd for being “so patient”, Ruth said: “You haven’t seen anything because we’ve been indoors, which shows you’re true committed fans of the show and we hope that you won’t be disappointed on Christmas Day, when all will be revealed.
The 57-year-old star added: “This is our farewell now to Barry and to Trinity Street, so you won’t be seeing us here anymore but we’ve had a wonderful 17 years, it’s been fantastic.”
James Corden told the spectators: “Thank you very much to everyone, we’ll see you soon.”
Other show stars in attendance included Joanna Page (Stacey), Rob Brydon (Uncle Bryn), Melanie Walters (Gwen) and Robert Wilfort (Jason).
In May, it was announced Gavin and Stacey would be returning for a Christmas special.
In addition to the main cast, Sheridan Smith will reportedly be reprising her role as Smithy’s sister Rudi.
A source said: “She is an incredible actress and stepped straight back into Rudi’s shoes.
“It was like no time had passed at all.
“Sheridan was over the moon she could go back into the fold and her scenes are brilliant.”
Gavin and Stacey originally aired from 2007 to 2010 – but previously had a Christmas special in 2019.
Fans were frustrated after the festive instalment ended on the ultimate cliffhanger.
Ruth and James revealed the upcoming Christmas episode to delighted fans through a social media update.
A script held by the pair showed the title to be “Gavin and Stacey: the finale”, thus making it the final episode.
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With the news that the show is set to make an exciting return to screens, let's take a look at some of the comedy programme's biggest and best moments...
- Smithy and Rudi’s American Boy rap – No one will ever forget when James Corden and Sheridan Smith rapped perfectly word for word the Kanye West and Estelle hit American Boy as they walked across the car park on the phone to Gavin.
- Pam’s Vegetarian faux pas – Despite loving a cheesburger, Pam found herself caught up in a web of unexpected lies when she claimed to be Vegetarian. She is forced to keep up the secret throughout the entire show and uses hubby Mick to help her scoff meat. She is later rumbled when Stacey catches her in the act as she scoffs ham in the kitchen. Stacey says to her: “Is that ham, Pam!?… “I’ve seen you, Pam. A scotch egg here, a bit of bacon there, putting those regular sausages into the Linda McCartney box”.
- THAT fishing trip – It remains one of the biggest mysteries in Gavin and Stacey history as to just exactly what did happen on the ill-fated fishing trip. Bryn appears to be hiding a secret as to an occurance between him and his nephew Jason which has left relations fractures. Ness’ on-off boyfriend, Dave, is the only other person to know the whole truth. Bryn did appear to allude to him and Jason lying together naked to keep warm as he said to Dave: “We’re going to have this out, once and for all, man to man, you may know what happened, David, but you don’t know why it happened! It was freezing cold, it was! And when you are that cold…”
- Islands in the Stream – No one can ever forget the classic Karaoke performance of Islands in the Stream. Nessa and Bryn performed the track in front of all their nearest and dearest. It saw the whole pub burst into some line-dancing as they enjoyed a boozy night out.
- The Xmas special proposal – In 2019, fans were left overjoyed when the show made a comeback but it ended on the ultimate cliffhanger. Nessa asked Smithy if she would marry him as she finally laid bare her feelings for him. Fans were gutted as the show then cut straight to the credits as they never found out just how Smithy answered. Will all be revealed in the brand new episode?
Alongside the snap, James, 46, wrote: “Some news… It’s official!!!
“We have finished writing the last ever episode of Gavin and Stacey.
“See you on Christmas Day, BBC One. Love Ruth and James.”
Gavin and Stacey is available to watch on BBC iPlayer.
NRL great Mark ‘Spudd’ Carroll shares update on devastating health battle
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