This Weekly Entertainment News Round-up. 14th November. The week’s showbiz shenanigan's

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Right then, you nosey parkers of Blighty, let’s dive into the steaming pile of showbiz tat clogging the tabloids this week. First up, I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! has revealed its 2025 line-up, and it’s a proper pick ’n’ mix of soap actors, pop relics, and professional attention-seekers. We’ve got Martin Kemp dusting off his Spandau Ballet bass, Ruby Wax sharpening her claws, and EastEnders’ Shona McGarty hoping the jungle will finally wash off the smell of Albert Square. Ant and Dec are limbering up to shout “He’s eating kangaroo anus!” for the 23rd year running. 🙄

Meanwhile, over on Celebrity Traitors, Alan Carr walked off with the big charity prize, proving once again that camp banter beats strategy every time. But the true star was Celia Imrie, who managed to let rip during a tense cabin challenge. Yes, Britain’s beloved actress turned a high-stakes moment into a full-blown whoopee cushion, leaving Claudia Winkleman corpsing harder than a pantomime horse in a sauna. Forget Shakespearean deaths—this was the real TV moment of the year.

Elsewhere, Olympic swimmer Adam Peaty is embroiled in a family feud worthy of EastEnders. His working-class relatives claim they can’t afford to attend his swanky Ramsay wedding in Bath, accusing him of being ashamed of their benefit-cheque chic. Apparently, he’s said “the most vile things” to his mum, which is rich coming from a lad who once wore nothing but goggles and a smug grin. Expect fireworks at the reception when Gordon Ramsay’s clan meets the Peatys—like Downton Abbey colliding with Shameless.

On the radio waves, Vernon Kay managed to swear live on Radio 2, then promptly missed his show, leaving colleagues scrambling. Listeners were treated to the rare sound of middle England clutching its pearls, while Vernon presumably hid under a duvet muttering “sorry mum”. Meanwhile, Davina McCall revealed she’s had surgery for breast cancer, reminding us that behind the glitter and gossip, some celebs face battles far tougher than Bushtucker Trials.

And in the land of celebrity opinions, Boy George has been mouthing off again, accusing JK Rowling of being a “bored rich bully” in the ongoing trans rights row. It’s nice to know that even when he’s not singing “Karma Chameleon,” George is still capable of stirring up a headline faster than you can say “red, gold and green.”

Finally, Stephen Fry proved he’s not the omniscient brainbox we all thought, fluffing Shakespearean trivia on Celebrity Traitors. Turns out even national treasures can look daft when asked to name obscure Elizabethan deaths. Somewhere, a GCSE student is smugly shouting “Macbeth!” at the telly.

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So there you have it: jungle-bound soap stars, farting thespians, Olympians at war with their mums, and Vernon Kay swearing like a dockworker. In short: British celebrity gossip at its finest! Equal parts absurd, tragic, and gloriously daft.





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