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Tyra Banks reveals the SECRET behind her ageless appearance as she avoids Botox ahead of turning 50 - and claims her partner LOVES her gray hair Killing Joke guitarist Geordie Walker dies aged 64 with grieving bandmates saying they're 'devastated and gutted' I'm A Celebrity viewing figures continue to plunge as another 1.3M viewers switch off after the show's launch was down 2.2million on 2022 Antiques Roadshow guest leaves expert SPEECHLESS as he produces Dolly the cloned sheep's fleece before discovering it's HUGE value

Margaret Thatcher rejects the idea of privatising the channel, fearing it would reduce quality. 1996 Maya Jama looks cosy in a red jumper as she greets fans on a night out in London after making her first public appearance with boyfriend Stormzy Omid Scobie accusesPrince Edward and Sophie of 'a screw up' - and says remarks they made them seem 'casually bigoted' Noah Cyrus goes TOPLESS for very racy snaps in a tiny blue thong as she poses barefoot in a forest in the dark

I'm A Celebrity hosts Ant and Dec reveal it took two HOURS to film Tony Bellew's hilarious drinking trial I'm A Celeb's Nigel Farage 'set to make a calendar' after his viral jungle bathing scenes 'worked wonders' for his public profile Recording was due to start on the Monday, and on the Sunday, I received a call to say he had died. We were off air for about four months and Channel 4 were very sympathetic. Then they asked if I wanted to present the show. It took me just a split second to say no - I could not sit in Richard's chair.' The Pogues star Shane MacGowan and wifeVictoria Mary Clarke celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary... amid his battle with brain condition Helen Flanagan sends temperatures soaring in sexy a Santa costumes as she poses for a sizzling social media video

Billy Joel, 74, reveals he earned 'cool dad points' for taking his daughters to see and MEET Taylor Swift at The Eras Tour: 'She's really very good' Stacey Dooley shows off daughter Minnie's lookalike red hair as she stuns fans with a HUGE announcement: 'This can't happen already!'

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Channel 4 airs for the first time in November, two years after an act of parliament paved the way for its launch. The channel was to be publicly owned but commercially funded through advertising. Richard Whiteley, who hosted Countdown until 2005, was the first presenter to appear on screen. The long-running soap Brookside was also broadcast on its launch date. 1989 This Morning fans left cringing as Sarah Ferguson gushes over 'incredible' Sir Cliff Richard - only for the... A "crucial Countdown conundrum" occurs if, before the conundrum, the leading contestant is ahead by ten points or fewer. The studio lights are dimmed and the first contestant to answer correctly wins the game. If the scores are level after the conundrum, additional conundrums are used until the match is decided. Olivia Munn puts on a busty display in a very plunging bright red swimsuit as she teases fans while sipping on a can of soda

Main Presenters Richard Whiteley - Series 1 (1982) to Series 53 (2005); Countdown Masters (1989-91); Celebrity Countdown (1998); Countdown Specials (2003-5) [3,959 editions, plus 104 Masters, 8 Celebrity and 25 Specials] I'm A Celeb viewers show support for Grace Dent as she quits show but say it was 'obvious' she was going to leave: 'She looked like she hated every minute!' Ed Sheeran makes a surprise cameo at Mushroom 50 Live concert to pay tribute to late founder Michael Gudinski

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Ferne McCann looks cosy in a cardigan and beanie hat as she takes daughters Sunday, 6, and Finty, 4 months, to Winter Wonderland King Charles is a 'pampered' royal who has his shoelaces ironed for him and insists on travelling with luxurious steamed bed linen, Omid Scobie claims in new book Carol understands only too well what it is like to live in poverty. Her Dutch father left when she was just two weeks old and Carol, one of three children, was raised by their mother, Jean, on her own until she remarried when Carol was nine.