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TV presenters Cat Deeley and Patrick Kielty have recently announced they are separating after 12 years of marriage and Patrick previously opened up about their relationship struggles19:10, 31 Jul 2025Updated 19:17, 31 Jul 2025Patrick Kielty admitted his marriage to Cat Deeley was not a “50/50 partnership”.The TV personalities recently announced that they are parting ways and two years before the sad news, Patrick made a major confession about their marriage.During an appearance on The Mid-Point podcast back in July 2023, when asked about how he and Cat handled major decisions Patrick chuckled: “For a long time I genuinely thought I was in a 50/50 partnership. Then you realise you’re actually a junior shareholder in a 50/50 partnership. You go: ‘I thought we were 50/50? Why do you seem to have more shares?'””I think with big decisions you kind of have to float stuff and see how that’s going to go. You know, drop that into conversation,” reports the Mirror.Pat and Cat left fans reeling when they revealed they’ve decided to end their 14-year romance. The pair broke the news in a shocking statement which read: “We have taken the decision to end our marriage and are now separated.”The showbiz couple are parting ways after 12 years of marriage(Image: PA)”There is no other party involved. We will continue to be united as loving parents to our children and would therefore kindly ask for our family privacy to be respected. There will be no further comment.”The former couple first crossed paths whilst co-presenting BBC’s Fame Academy back in 2002, though romance didn’t spark until 2011. They exchanged vows just 12 months later in September 2012 at a romantic ceremony in Rome and went on to have two sons together – Milo, nine, and James, six.Cat and Pat share two children together(Image: PA)The announcement follows reports that Cat Deeley struggled with relocating back to the UK before her separation from Patrick Kielty.Patrick has also previously hinted at relationship challenges: “Yeah, look, you know 10 years into marriage, it is something you work at. It’s that idea that what attracts you is not going to keep you together.”The former couple have confirmed that no other party is involved in their split(Image: WireImage)”It’s that idea of how you work together whenever the rough and the smooth and all those things, it’s a journey. You put those kids into the mix and suddenly those priorities change, and all of those things.””I think anybody who feels they can put their feet up and go: ‘Yeah, that’s marriage cracked.’ You’re kind of going: ‘Really?!”Article continues belowJoin the Daily Star’s WhatsApp for the sexiest headlines, showbiz gossip and lots moreThe Daily Star is now on WhatsApp and we want you to join us!Through the app, we’ll send you the sassiest showbiz stories, some naught headline and a seismic smattering of aliens…along with the latest breaking news of course.To join our community, all you have to do to join isclick on this link, select ‘Join Chat’ and you’re in!No one will be able to see who has sign up and no one can send messages except for the Daily Star team. We also treat our community members to competitions, special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners.If you don’t like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose Exit group. If you’re curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.CLICK HERE TO JOINHave you joined Threads? Follow Daily Star to keep up to date on all things showbiz hereWant all the biggest Showbiz and TV news straight to your inbox? Sign up for our free Daily Star Showbiz newsletter More

Blackadder legend Stephen Fry reckons the nine to five lifestyle is one big con and work isn’t a “natural condition of humanity”David O’Dornan and James Caven19:01, 31 Jul 2025Stephen Fry has given his verdict on AI(Image: Getty Images)Stephen Fry has welcomed the rise of bots and claimed humans are not supposed to work.The actor and TV host believes that we’ve been conned into toiling with nine to five labour as life has evolved. Stephen, 67, said: “We’re going to have to re-examine what work means over the next decade because of AI and so on. And this idea that jobs will be taken and there will be a large percentage now of the population where the mixture of robots and AI will be taking over the manual and indeed the white collar work.“My point is that human beings have evolved over millions of years and we weren’t evolved to work. Work isn’t a natural condition of humanity in the sense of nine to five.”The Blackadder star said humans are “hunter gatherers” who essentially want to feed themselves and said “the big mistake we made was to stop and settle”. He told the Life’s A Beach podcast that alpha males then got castles and became aristocrats and people became forced to work for them.He reckons we have nothing to fear from the robots(Image: Getty Images)Stephen added: “The people who laboured in the fields had just enough calories to keep them labouring in fields – and this idea of work slowly developed. This idea that you develop more and more money, the middle classes grew and grew, get on a train, go to work. This is not what we were created for, animals don’t do that. You know, there isn’t anything holy about work.“You have to remember, whatever you see from AI Now, it’s never going to be this primitive again. So don’t judge anything you see now and go, ‘Oh, I saw it do that, it wasn’t very impressive.’ Well of course it wasn’t. AI Now is the equivalent of a gigantic mobile phone.”It comes after William Shatner revealed he is planning to live forever by creating a hologram-style avatar of himself. The ABBA-style hologram will chat to his loved ones after he dies.Article continues belowThe Star Trek legend, 94, has signed up to a programme run by AI firm StoryFile that lets customers “preserve” their lives, stories and wisdom to pass on to future generations. More

South Park’s 27th season premiered earlier this week and has already sparked huge controversy with after the show aired a brutal dig at US President Donald Trump17:46, 31 Jul 2025South Park has been seriously affected after a recent episode slamming Donald Trump was aired.The iconic cartoon show’s viewing figures have skyrocketed following a recent episode that delivered a savage assault the President. The animated programme, which has been broadcasting since 1997, kicked off its 27th series earlier this week.During the episode Trump was presented with an official portrait and was clearly unimpressed with how his private parts had been painted. Several images were scattered throughout the cartoon White House, including one that showed the President in compromising circumstances with a sheep.However, the most shocking scene featured a nude Trump in bed alongside Satan. The White House quickly responded to South Park’s controversial episode and released an official statement.The South Park episode clearly ruffled the White House’s feathers(Image: Comedy Central)They declared: “This show hasn’t been relevant for over 20 years and is hanging on by a thread with uninspired ideas in a desperate attempt for attention.””President Trump has delivered on more promises in just six months than any other president in our country’s history and no fourth-rate show can derail President Trump’s hot streak.”The White House claimed South Park has not been relevant in two decades(Image: AP)However, fresh figures reveal a huge boost in viewership for the season opener. According to Paramount the episode attracted nearly six million viewers across its own streaming service and Comedy Central, reports the Mirror.The programme also reportedly “scored its biggest season premiere share on the cable network since 1999” with ratings surging 68% compared to the previous season.Join the Daily Star’s WhatsApp for the sexiest headlines, showbiz gossip and lots moreThe Daily Star is now on WhatsApp and we want you to join us!Through the app, we’ll send you the sassiest showbiz stories, some naught headline and a seismic smattering of aliens…along with the latest breaking news of course.To join our community, all you have to do to join isclick on this link, select ‘Join Chat’ and you’re in!No one will be able to see who has sign up and no one can send messages except for the Daily Star team. We also treat our community members to competitions, special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners.If you don’t like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose Exit group. If you’re curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.CLICK HERE TO JOINArticle continues belowHave you joined Threads? Follow Daily Star to keep up to date on all things showbiz hereWant all the biggest Showbiz and TV news straight to your inbox? Sign up for our free Daily Star Showbiz newsletter More

We all want a piece of our favourite celebrities. But how much would you pay for a literal piece of them? For some diehard fans, it could be quite a bit…Tom Stichbury17:43, 31 Jul 2025One of Lady Gaga’s fake nails sold for £9,000(Image: AFP/Getty Images)A golf ball once played by James Bond author Ian Fleming is expected to sell for £4,000, as the Daily Star revealed this week. If you’re not a 007 fan, you might not think it’s worth the, ahem, money(penny).However, that’s nothing compared to the other bespoke – frankly bizarre! – celeb memorabilia diehard devotees have splashed out on over the years…Fang-girling: Beatlesmania hit icky extremes when a John Lennon superfan forked out for one of his gnashers. In 2011, an extracted tooth belonging to the late music ledge went up for sale. He had ‘gifted’ the rotten molar to his housekeeper Dot Jarlett.Fittingly, the not-so-pearly white was sold for £19k to a Canadian dentist. Can only Imagine where they keep it…A young John Lennon shows off his pearly whites(Image: Popperfoto via Getty Images)Piece of Me: Turns out poor Britney Spears can’t even enjoy a stick of gum in peace. Back in 2004, there was a whole lotta, erm, Hubba-Bubba-baloo when bidding reached over £10.6k for a squished-up ball of the sweet stuff apparently chewed by the pop princess. Brit much, if you ask me!Breadwinner: At the peak of his fame with noughties boy band NSYNC, Justin Timberlake tucked into brekkie at New York radio station Z-100 amid a promo blitz.Young JT didn’t finish his French toast, so the show’s hosts shopped the leftovers to a fan for £805. “I’ll probably freeze-dry it, seal it… then put it on my dresser,” she said. Talk about earning your crust.Madge for it: Some folks are so obsessed with Madonna that they would cough up cash for just about anything she owned. Her iconic conical bra? Understandable. But an old credit card that expired in August 1990? Hmm.The Queen of Pop’s defunct bit of plastic was swiped for £1,940 in November 2016.Madge in her iconic Jean-Paul Gaultier outfit(Image: Thierry Orban)A load of Shat: Trust Star Trek fave William Shatner to boldly go where few other celebs would dare. In 2006, he auctioned his kidney stone for a whopping £18.9k.When it was removed, it was so big, Shat boasted: “You’d want to wear it on your finger. If you subject it to extreme heat, it might turn out to be a diamond.”‘Glad’ you came: A-lister Russell Crowe gave away a bunch of movie memorabilia at his 2018 Art of Divorce auction, marking his split from missus Danielle Spence.US chat show host John Oliver paid £6,474 for the jockstrap he wore for Gladiator, gushing: “[It is] a big price to pay for what Russell’s balls smelled like in 2005.”Bless you!: Savvy Scarlett Johansson knows even her mucus can be a real moneymaker. During an appearance on The Tonight Show in 2008, host Jay Leno handed her a tissue because she needed to blow her nose.The actress went on to raise £4,018 for charity by placing the snot rag on eBay.Nailed it: Claws in the air for Lady Gaga’s rabid Little Monsters, whose adoration for their idol knows no bounds. In 2012, one of her black-and-gold acrylic nails was nabbed for £9k.Article continues belowA crew member found the falsie backstage at a gig and initially thought it was a guitar pick. Wonder how much a toenail would’ve raked in… More

Gavin and Stacey actor Larry Lamb has opened up about his own life and facing the concept of dying as he grows older, after the soap star recently retired from acting16:37, 31 Jul 2025Larry Lamb has been thinking about his own death.The actor, best known for starring in EastEnders and Gavin and Stacey, has opened up about his own mortality and revealed that as he approaches his 78th birthday death is increasingly on his mind.Now retired from acting, Larry’s focus is on spending quality time with his loved ones including his four children: TV presenter George Lamb, 45, Vanessa, 56, Eloise, 26, and Eva, 22.Although he mainly lives in Normandy, Larry prioritises seeing his grown-up kids as often as possible. However, as he grows older Larry is becoming increasingly aware of his own mortality.Larry says that his children’s love keeps him going(Image: Jed Cullen/Dave Benett/Getty Images)”The older I get the more I think about how much I love life, but the more I think about how much I love life, the more it makes me think about death,” reports the Mirror.Larry and one of his friends annually visit a graveyard to tidy headstones, an experience that recently stirred thoughts about his own life. He told Daily Mail: “It all started me thinking more about facing it realistically, because sadly, I don’t want to sign up for that bit at all, but in the end you are going to have to.”The actor has turned to poetry to help him cope(Image: BBC/GS TV Productions Ltd/Tom Jackson)However, Larry’s children keep him going and revealed that messages from his kids on special occasions mean more than they will ever know: “So I sat there basking in their love, in the sunshine and just realising how lucky I was, and what makes me, and drives me to keep doing whatever I can, to stay alive for as long as I can to give them a dad for as long as I can.””Somewhere out there, I see it now and again flickering down the end of a long, nicely illustrated tunnel, there’s a sign and it says ‘Way Out’ and I know that’s the way I’m going.”Gavin and Stacey’s final episode aired last Christmas(Image: BBC/Toffee International Ltd./Tom Jackson)The Gavin and Stacey actor said that poetry makes things “much easier to deal with”. He also recently told The Mirror that with age he has become more at ease sharing details of his life.He said: “People are quite surprised, by the way I’m straightforward and honest about my life, what I’ve done and where I’ve been. I’ve gotten well into my 70s now, I’ve become a much more open person. I certainly don’t feel any real restrictions now, you know?””I’m just, kind of, having a great time. I’m happier and happier every day, except when I get up in the morning, I’ve got aches and pains I’ve got to deal with now, but that’s common to everybody my age! You just laugh about it and get on, right?”Article continues belowJoin the Daily Star’s WhatsApp for the sexiest headlines, showbiz gossip and lots moreThe Daily Star is now on WhatsApp and we want you to join us!Through the app, we’ll send you the sassiest showbiz stories, some naught headline and a seismic smattering of aliens…along with the latest breaking news of course.To join our community, all you have to do to join isclick on this link, select ‘Join Chat’ and you’re in!No one will be able to see who has sign up and no one can send messages except for the Daily Star team. We also treat our community members to competitions, special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners.If you don’t like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose Exit group. If you’re curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.CLICK HERE TO JOINHave you joined Threads? Follow Daily Star to keep up to date on all things showbiz hereWant all the biggest Showbiz and TV news straight to your inbox? Sign up for our free Daily Star Showbiz newsletter More

Gemma Collins sparked a frenzy this week after appearing to accidentally leak details of her upcoming wedding to Rami Hawash – but she’s since said it was all a jokeMartin Winter15:06, 31 Jul 2025The reality star appeared to accidentally reveal details of her top-secret wedding in an Instagram post(Image: PinPep)Gemma Collins caused quite a stir after she ‘accidentally’ divulged details of her wedding plans on Instagram. The reality star sent fans spinning this week after appearing to reveal that she plans to get back on the ice for her first wedding dance with her soon-to-be hubby Rami.In a comical follow-up, she seemed to apologise for the blunder before revealing it was all a joke and that we should all embrace oversharing. Following the incident, the star partnered with a mobile network to encourage Brits to be more like her and embrace being an ‘over sharer’, if they weren’t one already.She later revealed the ‘leak’ was part of the campaign designed to encourage the nation to share more(Image: PinPep)It comes after a study by Sky Mobile of 2,000 adults found that nearly half admit to oversharing certain aspects of their personal lives – and on average ‘replay conversations in their head’ more than three times after worrying they shared a bit too much.Interestingly, a third often divulge details about their lives without any prompting, and once they start, they find it difficult to stop.Discussing romantic relationships is deemed ‘cringey’ by two-thirds of people. Conversations about finances and disagreements with colleagues were also considered awkward.Three-quarters confess that they do most of their oversharing via phone call, text or on social media. However, sharing offline is preferred by boomers and millennials, who believe that if you’re going to overshare, it’s best done face-to-face.Research commissioned by Sky Mobile, which included the manufactured leak, aims to encourage people to be more open and share their thoughts and experiences with others.Gemma Collins said: “Oversharing is caring huns, don’t stress about it – I’ve overshared all my life and I love it.”Now, we can share even more so that those you love can keep the group chats going strong.”The study found that 37 per cent of respondents formed new connections with others after sharing personal information, and 33 per cent reported feeling relieved after opening up.The reasons behind oversharing varied, with 46 per cent attributing it to excitement, 31 per cent seeking to build trust, and 30 per cent responding to someone else sharing too much information.Article continues belowBen Case, managing director of connectivity at Sky Mobile, which is offering a Piggybank benefit that allows people to share any unused data with up to seven family members or friends with SIMS on their plan, added: “We’re all about sharing more – and that includes your data.”So, whether it’s a group chat, a video call, or a meme marathon, oversharing has never been easier.” More

Wednesday season 2 star Billie Piper was once known as the ‘Princess of Pop’ in the 90s thanks to hits like Because We Want To.15:06, 31 Jul 2025Updated 15:06, 31 Jul 2025A glitzy premiere for the second season of Wednesday was held in London last night, with the popular Addams Family spin-off due to debut on Netflix next Wednesday. Director Tim Burton, Wednesday actress Jenna Ortega and Morticia star Catherine Zeta-Jones were among the A-listers gracing the purple carpet.Anticipation is also mounting for new cast members joining the show, including Lady Gaga, Steve Buscemi, Joanna Lumley and Billie Piper. Doctor Who legend Piper, 42, is slated to portray Nevermore’s new head of music, Isadora Capri, in the second series of the Netflix programme.Whilst Piper has had numerous high-profile acting gigs, including Rose Tyler in Doctor Who, Hannah Baxter in Secret Diary of a Call Girl, Brona Croft in Penny Dreadful and Suzie Pickles in I Hate Suzie, fans might not be aware that she initially rose to fame as a 90s pop sensation.Billie Piper posing for a picture in 1998 after rising to fame as a teen popstar(Image: Dave Hogan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)READ MORE: More

Jeremy Clarkson has announced that Diddly Squat farm has been struck down by a serious disease. The TV star’s farm, which features on his hit Prime series Clarkson’s Farm, has been hit by an outbreak of tuberculosis (TB). It comes just weeks after Jezza predicted this year will be “worse than ever” for the farm’s […] More