Gregory Porter, who has won two Grammy Awards for Best Jazz Vocal Album, is usually seen donning his famous black deerstalker hat, and there’s a reason for that10:55, 19 Feb 2025Updated 11:38, 19 Feb 2025Gregory Porter is always seen wearing his black deerstalker hat(Image: More
Melanie Sykes has spoken out about the Gino D’Acampo scandal, branding the TV industry “a war zone” and urging executives to take responsibility for enabling “misogynistic” talent10:17, 19 Feb 2025Updated 10:54, 19 Feb 2025This Morning: Gino D’Acampo makes ‘tense meat’ commentMelanie Sykes has waded into the Gino D’Acampo controversy, alleging that the TV industry has “created monsters”, following another celeb speaking out.The presenter, 55, who previously confessed to quitting TV after working with Gregg Wallace, called on executives to take accountability and oust individuals contributing to a sexist culture, as misconduct allegations emerge against former This Morning chef Gino, which he denies.Melanie and Gino co-hosted the ITV daytime programme Let’s Do Lunch with Gino and Mel from 2011 to 2014, on which Gino took care of the cooking while Melanie handled the presenting, with celebrity guests joining them each episode. However, Melanie permanently exited television in 2021 following an inappropriate remark from ex-MasterChef host Gregg.The TV personality condemned the celebrity chef and also criticised executives for giving allegedly problematic figures a platform, particularly on the game show Celebrity Juice, where Gino was a regular. On her YouTube channel, Melanie claimed: “Celebrity Juice was an abomination, the industry creates monsters. I remember once when Gino said to me he can just go up to the powers that be and knock on the door and go in, he doesn’t need a meeting. He was quite pleased with himself that he could do that.Melanie hosted a show with Gino”I feel like I was in a war zone in that industry – 24 years of battling through an industry that didn’t feel right to me anyway. If you’re spending all your time cleaning up people’s s***, just clean the house, clean out the house and start again, that’s all I’m saying.”Melanie claimed execs mishandled the controversy surrounding Gino, saying they made him take etiquette classes rather than properly dealing with his alleged conduct. She claimed: “Years ago there was some kind of rumblings about the presenter that everybody’s talking about at the moment, went to some kind of etiquette media training because he’s Italian and the translation, he’s not quite getting it… It’s an insult to Italians. A stupid way of dealing with it. A very narrow-minded, dumb a** way of responding to bad behaviour from a human being in the workspace,” reports the Mirror.She spoke about the scandal on her YouTube channel(Image: More
EastEnders fans are convinced they’ve spotted a clue that confirms the death of a major character as the BBC soap’s 40th anniversary celebrations continue09:25, 19 Feb 2025EastEnders fans are on the edge of their seats over Martin Fowler’s fate after spotting a new hint.The iconic Queen Vic was engulfed in flames earlier this week and while it remains a mystery who will perish and how many will fall victim, there’s growing concern that Martin might be the one to face a fiery exit.Fans are piecing together clues that suggest Martin, portrayed by James Bye, could be written out in a tragic inferno storyline. Born the same year EastEnders first aired, Martin’s fate seems intertwined with the soap’s history.One eagle-eyed viewer pointed out eerie parallels between past and present episodes, tweeting: “Oh I don’t like this… 1/3/2001 – Jamie up a ladder putting up wedding decorations. 17/2/2025 – Martin up a ladder putting up wedding decorations. Anyhow Reiss mows Martin down with that clapped out Volvo (mirroring Martin running over Jamie), I’ll be DEVASTATED. #EastEnders.”EastEnders fans are on the edge of their seats over Martin Fowler’s fate after spotting a new hint(Image: More
Rapper A$AP Rocky was potentially facing over 20 years in prison if convicted of shooting a former friend in his gun assault trial, but he’s been found not guilty09:20, 19 Feb 2025A$AP Rocky was found not guilty in his felony shooting trial(Image: More
US pop star Sabrina Carpenter has announced that she will return to the stage at the British Summer Time festival on Sunday July 6, following her headline performance on July 509:12, 19 Feb 2025Updated 09:49, 19 Feb 2025Sabrina Carpenter’s first BST Hyde Park show is already sold out(Image: More
Rihanna’s boyfriend A$AP Rocky was facing a potential 24-year prison sentence if he was convicted in his felony shooting trial, though he was found not guilty on all counts07:55, 19 Feb 2025Updated 07:58, 19 Feb 2025Rihanna thanked ‘God’ after the verdict(Image: More
Fans of the Beatles icon Paul McCartney have been moved to tears by his latest performance, with many taking to social media to share their heartbreak over the ‘sad detail’01:54, 19 Feb 2025Eagle eyed fans spotted this detail in Sir Paul’s SNL performance(Image: More
Rihanna’s beau ASAP Rocky has been found not guilty of two felony counts of assault by jurors in Los Angeles after he was charged with firing a gun at a former friend01:25, 19 Feb 2025Updated 01:28, 19 Feb 2025A LA jury reached their unanimous decision after deliverating for about three hours(Image: More
