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    Kerry Katona breaks silence on ‘new man’ claims as she’s spotted kissing co-star

    Kerry Katona is currently starring in a pantomime run in Northwich, but fans got more than they bargained for after Kerry was seen snogging her co-star onstage in front of viewers08:54, 16 Dec 2024Kerry Katona reveals she is getting her ‘nose fixed’Kerry Katona has addressed rumours of a new man after passionately snogging her co-star.Former Atomic Kitten star Kerry, 44, is still grappling from her shock split from former fiancé Ryan Mahoney last month – a move that left fans stunned. In her OK! magazine column shortly after the split, she explained that there had been a “breach of trust” which meant the relationship could not carry on.Since the split, Kerry has thrown herself into work, and is currently starring in a production of Cinderella at the Northwich Memorial Court Theatre. She is working right up until Christmas Eve, together with pal and fellow showbiz icon Katie Price as the “wicked stepsisters”.With the star now firmly in the role, Kerry set pulses racing as she delivered a passionate kiss with co-star Joe Chadwick last week. Playing the role of Prince Charming in the panto, the snog left many wondering if former Iceland ambassador Kerry had already moved on.Fans were adamant Kerry had moved on with co-star Joe Chadwick, but Kerry shut the rumours down(Image: More

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    The Chase’s Mark Labbett admits ITV’s ‘scary’ fear after 10st weight loss

    The Chase’s Beast star Mark Labbett has lost a whopping 10 stone and has been fending off accusations of using fat loss injections to get him down to 19-and-a-half stone08:17, 16 Dec 2024Mark Labbett is known as The Beast on The ChaseThe Beast star Mark Labbett has confessed his bosses at The Chase were left concerned with his weight loss. But it wasn’t because of his new healthier habits.The brainiac ITV star has dropped 10 stone in recent years. He now weighs around 19-and-a-half stone after splitting from his blonde bombshell girlfriend recently.And his new slimmed down look caught the eye of bosses at ITV, who were worried what it meant for The Beast. Mark, 59, is known as one of the more scary Chasers on the Bradley Walsh show.He confessed: “Someone quite senior at ITV said to me, ‘Are you sure if you’re down to 20st you will be as scary?’ But I’ve still got a pretty huge set of shoulders on me, and I’m still going to be way bigger than the average person.”Mark Labbett’s bosses at ITV were concerned his weight loss would make him less scary(Image: More

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    Hollyoaks star says ‘Abe deserves everything he gets’ and ‘justice needs to be served’

    EXCLUSIVE: Hollyoaks’ Abe Fielding has been holding his girlfriend Cleo McQueen captive for over a year but his sick crimes will finally catch up with him this weekTVDan Laurie06:45, 16 Dec 2024Updated 08:10, 16 Dec 2024Hollyoaks: Winter 2024 teaser trailerTyler Conti has says his Hollyoaks alter ego Abe Fielding “deserves everything he gets” as his intense storyline of coercive control hits an explosive turning point.Fans of the Channel 4 soap have watched in horror as Abe has kept his girlfriend Cleo McQueen (Nadine Mulkerrin) prisoner for over a year, leading her to falsely believe she’d killed his mother Marie Fielding (Rita Simons) while trying to escape on a motorbike.However, this shocking narrative was just another twisted falsehood from Abe’s playbook to maintain control over Cleo. After Cleo found out Marie is actually alive and that Abe planned to wed Peri Lomax (Ruby O’Donnell), she swiftly hatched a plan for retribution, convincing Abe that her eating disorder has returned and she’s on her deathbed.In a cunning move, she persuaded him that marrying her would fulfil her dying wish. As Cleo deftly turned the tables, she managed to get Abe to bring her outside to tie the knot at the folly – which is set up for his planned wedding to Peri.Hollyoaks star Tyler Conti has confessed he thinks his character Abe Fielding “deserves everything he gets”(Image: More

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    Gillian Anderson says her X-Files character Scully helped get girls to love science

    The actress, 56, said she’s met female scientists who said they owed their careers to her thanks to the ‘Scully effect’ in the hit supernatural TV series23:15, 15 Dec 2024Gillian Anderson says her character helped get girls into science Gillian Anderson says her Scully character from The X-Files has helped get girls to love science.The actress, 56, said she’s met female scientists who said they owed their careers to her thanks to the “Scully effect”.She played sceptical FBI special agent Dana Scully alongside co-star David Duchovny (Fox Mulder) in the hit supernatural TV series.Air Stewardess and hubby’s bed-swapping ‘hobby’ sees 250 crowd and 50-man waiting listKiller Oscar Pistorius ‘finds new love with stunning blonde’ also tinged by murderDavid Duchovny and Gillian Anderson pictured in 1999The star admits getting “emotional” when she bumps into fans of the sci-fi series inspired to follow science careers.”I’ve run into scientists who have literally said, ‘I am now a practising scientist and work in a lab because of Scully’,” she said.”I always find that incredibly moving. When I played Scully, there was this thing about the ‘Scully effect’ where young girls were getting into science after being inspired by my character.”Any time I come face to face with a young woman who got into STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) because of Scully is the best fan interaction. Every once in a while, I run into someone who still says that.”The X-Files originally spanned nearly a decade from 1993 to 2002 and was later reprised.Article continues belowThe Daily Star joins Bluesky as we Make Social Media Fun Again Come and join The Daily Star on Bluesky, the social media site set up by ex-Twitter boss Jack Dorsey. It’s now the new go-to place for content after a mass exodus of the Elon Musk-owned Twitter/X.Fear not, we’re not leaving Twitter/X, but we are jumping on the bandwagon. So come find our new account on https://bsky.app/profile/dailystar.co.uk, and see us social better than the rest.You can also learn more about The Daily Star team in what Bluesky calls a “Starter Pack”.So what are you waiting for?! Let’s M.S.M.F.A (Make Social Media Fun Again)For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletters. More