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    Muppet Treasure Island’s creepiest puppet has eerie link to horror villain

    Muppet Treasure Island is a beloved children’s film adored by many Jim Henson fans, but one of the characters is widely regarded as the creepiest Muppet to ever exist16:00, 16 Feb 2025Muppet Treasure Island stars the most unsettling puppet ever made.Blind Pew is described as “a threatening pirate,” who hunts down Billy Bones throughout the film. His character design features blue-grey skin with a long snout, spiky teeth and long, unruly hair.The villain wears a long brown coat, a brown scarf and a large pirate’s hat with a feather hanging down one side. Pew’s eyes are permanently closed because he is blind, as his name suggests.Taking inspiration from the original story, Pew hopes to get his hands on the treasure map. However, while in the novel his blindness is used to make him appear even more terrifying, the Muppets version uses this trait for comic relief.Blind Pew has been compared to the Skeksis from The Dark Crystal, another Jim Henson film(Image: More

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    Phillip Schofield ‘supporting’ Gino D’Acampo as they ‘bond over ITV axings’

    Phillip Schofield is said to be supporting his former This Morning co-star Gino D’Acampo, after the TV chef was axed by ITV following a series of sexual misconduct allegations13:29, 16 Feb 2025Updated 13:46, 16 Feb 2025Phillip is said to be supporting Gino over his ITV scandal Phillip Schofield is rumoured to be offering a shoulder to lean on for Gino D’Acampo after the celebrity chef got the chop from ITV amid misconduct allegations.The duo were said to become friends during their stint on This Morning. Phil, who saw his own TV career topple in 2023 following a confession about an “unwise, but not illegal” romantic entanglement with a younger man from work, is apparently backing his mate since Gino found himself ‘cancelled’ just this month.Women have filed complaints against him, leading to claims he engaged in conduct both “distressing” and “sexually unsuitable,” unearthed by an ITV News investigation.40-plus individuals have allegedly complained of situations branded “unacceptable, distressing” and simply “horrendous” with Gino across a 12-year timespan. One woman, dubbed Hannah to shield her real name, recounted a comment she says Gino made to her way back in 2011.Phillip and Gino appeared on This Morning together(Image: More