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BBC star tipped as Alex Scott’s Football Focus replacement after she plans to quit show and UK for good
A BBC star has been tipped as Alex Scott’s Football Focus replacement, after she planned to quit the show and UK for good.
Alex’s BBC future is in jeopardy over a perceived “lack of support” surrounding Football Focus.
She was “deeply hurt” by their response after she was blamed for falling viewing figures – prompting the star to make a complaint to bosses last year.
A BBC press release last night confirmed an I’m A Celebrity and This Morning star is set to take over from Alex on Children In Need.
ITV star and The Saturdays singer Rochelle Humes and TV presenter and BBC Radio 2 host Vernon Kay will be replacing Alex and comedian Jason Manford.
And when it comes to Football Focus, if Alex were to leave, Gabby Logan is the 3/1 favourite with William Hill to take over.
Spokesperson for William Hill, Lee Phelps, said: “Alex Scott is heavily rumoured to be on her way out of the BBC and Football Focus, with Gabby Logan emerging as the 3/1 favourite to take over as the host of the Saturday lunchtime football show.“
Following Logan in the betting is ex-pro and TV presenter Dion Dublin at 4/1, with fellow ex-pro Micah Richards 5/1 to take the role.
“Esteemed sports broadcasters Mark Chapman and Clare Balding are in the market – Chapman is level with Richards at 5/1, while Balding is a 10/1 chance.”
When it comes to sports presenting, Gabby Logan is at the top of her game.
The popular presenter is well known for her work with the BBC, and has become one the UK’s leading hosts.
Alex is now “considering other offers” – including a possible move to America – as her contract comes up for renewal next year.
A source said: “Alex has never been happier than she is right now, she’s just turned 40 and embracing a new chapter in her life, and the decision to part ways from Children In Need – an event she is hugely proud to have been a part of – was entirely mutual.
“She wants to concentrate on her ambassadorships with UNICEF and Refuge right now, and is also contemplating a move to America with her girlfriend, Jess [Glynne].
“There are no guarantees she will be with the BBC next summer – her contract is up for renewal and she is in talks for a raft of other exciting projects.
“Football Focus turns 50 this year and Alex is now seriously contemplating moving on from the show.
“Last year she was hugely hurt by unfair criticism about falling viewing figures – and felt she was thrown under a bus. The viewing figures were not as reported and she feels no-one backed her up and issued the correct viewing figures.
“The viewing figures are actually super healthy, and Alex raised her concerns as she has been in this business long enough now to stand up for herself.”
Last year it was reported that Football Focus had lost a third of its audience in the space of four years.
Dan Walker, who previously fronted it, tweeted that it was “hard to see” the show struggling.
Former Arsenal defender Alex hit back, replying sardonically: “Interesting.”
She then put out another message to the critics of the show, posting the show’s Sports Journalist Association award from 2022.
She wrote: “We have big interviews with Ange Postecoglou and Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard coming up on the ‘Award’ winning Football Focus tomorrow.
“Make that a headline.”
Inbetweeners couple still together 15 years after meeting on set as they’re spotted with their baby in London
INBETWEENERS stars Joe Thomas and Hannah Tointon have been spotted with their baby out in London today.
15 years after meeting on set, the couple looked in high spirits as they took their daughter on a family stroll in the capital.
Joe, 40, who played Simon Cooper in the sitcom, and Hannah, 36, who played Tara Brown, put on a casual display for the outing.
Chelmsford-native Joe wore a light brown coat and a matching baseball cap while pushing their buggy down the road.
Hannah opted for a blue-and-red panelled number and grey joggers, appearing to go make-up free for the jaunt.
The pair got engaged in 2017 and welcomed their daughter in 2022.
It was Hannah’s famous sister, ex-Strictly star Kara Tointon, who revealed the private couple had had a baby.
Back in 2022 she told Ashley James on her Mum’s The Word podcast: “My sister’s just had her first.
“What’s funny is that on Joe’s side there’s only boys, even during the scan they accidentally said ‘he’ at one point, so they’d gone along thinking: ‘Well, it’s a boy’.
“Everyone playing the shape game etc said she’s having a boy, so when they eventually had a girl… it was really brilliant, but it knocked them for six.”
She added: “So they hadn’t even decided on a girl’s name. They left it as a surprise.”
Joe and Hannah’s real life love story has been much more successful than their on-screen romance in 2010.
In series three of the much-loved Channel 4 show, unlucky-in-love Simon Cooper [Thomas] famously went on a date with Tara Brown [Tointon] when she invited him to a gig.
They were joined by Jay (James Buckley), Will (Simon Bird) and Neil (Blake Harrison), and true to form, the night ended up in chaos after.
After all getting high on weed, Will freaked out and couldn’t feel his limbs while Tara threw up over Simon.
But the real disaster happened when Simon travelled up to Warwick to meet Tara’s sister and brought along the rest of his pals.
He failed to get an erection in an intimate moment with Tara and proceeded to yell at his limp penis, scaring his girlfriend who fled the room into her sister Sophie’s arms.
The boys were then banished from the house and forced to spend the night in Simon’s car.
The next day, a disgusted Tara called things off and told Simon never to contact her again.
Prince Harry was a ‘darling’ when I was Queen’s PR – palace crises now make me ‘thank God’ it’s not me
A former PR for the Queen said Prince Harry was a “darling” – but palace crises now make her “thank God” she doesn’t work there any more.
Ailsa Anderson was the late Queen’s press secretary from 2001 to 2013.
She handled two Jubilees, the Queen Mother’s death, William and Kate’s wedding and the birth of Prince George.
Anderson also managed press coverage of the Queen’s historic State visit to Ireland and State Visits by US Presidents Bush and Obama.
The palace insider said Harry was a “darling” who was “absolutely loved” while she worked at Buckingham Palace.
Speaking on The Sun’s Royal Exclusive show, Anderson said: “I started in the palace in 2001 and finished at the end of 2013.
“Harry was the media’s darling. He was the war hero, he’d served in Afghanistan, he was a cheeky chappie.
“If you speak to royal correspondents who have been in the job a long time, they all absolutely loved Harry.
“Compared to William, in fact. William was seen as more serious and shy but Harry was the life and soul of the party.
“He couldn’t do a thing wrong. And certainly when I spoke to him, he was funny and intelligent.
“He was passionate about the military – the Invictus Games is clearly testament to that.
“I’ve got a photograph in my hall of Harry and I with our arms around each other outside a ladies’ loo – don’t read anything into this.
“It was hilarious. He was very happy to pose with a member of staff for a photograph.
“I can only speak from experience, but that was what he was like – the media’s darling.”
But asked what she thinks about recent palace crises, Ailsa said: “Thank God I’m not there.”
She added: “I do think they’re doing a brilliant job. I know quite a lot of the press officers there.
“It’s a tough job, it’s relentless, it’s 24/7. Even when you’re on holiday, you’re still getting media calls.
“I think they’re doing a terrific job, I really do – so hats off to the Royal Household.”
It comes after Harry spent the night of his milestone 40th birthday without Meghan.
The duke went on a hiking trip with pals to celebrate his big day – and did not mention his wife Meghan in his birthday thanks message.
But sources close to the couple insist it was Meghan who organised the lads’ trip.
Meghan reportedly ditched a charity event at the last minute in Santa Barbara, California, with her husband because she was “sick”.
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It comes as Harry beamed from ear to ear in photos taken on his latest trip to his beloved Africa.
But missing from the snaps of the duke with children and long-time friends at his charity Sentebale in Lesotho was his wife.
The Duchess of Sussex previously accompanied him to the continent, including in May this year.
In fact the couple have travelled together on two major overseas engagements this year.
But this prompted a source close to Harry and Meghan to address the speculation.
The Sussexes’ confidante insisted: “It is normal for couples to not do everything together.”
The duke attended at a string of events in New York unaccompanied by his wife.
He appeared on his own at an event for the Halo Trust – a landmine charity which was close to Di’s heart.
Israel is ‘READY’ to launch devastating ‘Rocks and Rampage’ revenge blitz of Iran with devastating space-age missiles
ISRAEL is set to launch a devastating “Rocks and Rampage” blitz of Iran with space-age missiles specially honed to decimate deep defences.
Israeli Defence Forces purpose-built Rocks cruise missile dodges radar and has a huge half-tonne warhead capable of burrowing through thick concrete before exploding.
And experts believe a barrage of the bunker busters will zero in after air-launched Rampage missiles wipe out Iran’s defensive missile batteries.
Israeli scientists have been fine-tuning plans for a long awaited showdown strike on Iran for 20 years – aimed at taking out the rogue Islamist nation’s nuclear threat.
But key military sites are now most likely to be in the cross-hairs as a revenge attack looms after the Iran’s foiled 180 missile blitz of the Jewish state on October 1.
And Israel’s revenge could come within hours after its defences were bolstered by the arrival of ally America’s latest THAAD missile defences manned by US military crew.
Israel’s Defence Minister Yoav Gallant warned his embattled nation “will soon respond” to its arch enemy’s missile attack warning strikes will be “precise and deadly.”
But Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned on Wednesday that Tehran would counter attack with a “decisive and regretful” response amid fears of massive escalation.
The Rocks missile – unveiled by Israeli weapons firm Rafael in 2019 – combines supersonic cruise capabilities with satellite navigation and optical targeting.
It can be launched from F-16 and F-35 war jets from 190 miles from targets including fortified or underground structures.
But Rocks weapons – similar to Britain’s deadly Storm Shadow system – are likely to be deployed after a wave of Rampage missiles smash ground defences and command posts.
The Rampage – developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Elbit Systems – is based on ground-launched rocket adapted to be fired from fighter jets.
Air launch allows the Rampage – equipped with multiple navigation systems – to fly faster and increases its range.
UK defence analyst Paul Beaver told The Sun: “Expect an extremely well focused attack soon using some of the most sophisticated bunker busters in the world.
“Israeli cruise missile operators have the ability to preset – or dial in – the number of floors or feet of concrete needed to penetrate before a large warhead explodes.
“These weapons would be deployed after Iran’s ground radar and other sensors are taken out.
“I am sure Israel has the capability to do this and achieve air superiority very quickly – but Iran has a very large missile arsenal and may still be able to retaliate.
“We are entering every dangerous phase of this conflict.”
Israel launched air attacks hunting down Hezbollah terror chiefs in Lebanese capital Beirut after a six day lull as ground battles continued in the south of the country.
Fighting continued as the US warned Israel it must get at least 350 aid-lorries-a-day into Gaza to ward off a humanitarian catastrophe sparked by its blood ground offensive.
The year-long war has cost at least 42,000 lives in the Gaza coastal strip, according to Hamas, which sparked the bloodbath by massacring 1,200 and kidnapping 251 on October 7 last year.
A source familiar with the matter told CNN that Israel’s plan to respond to Iran’s October 1 attack is ready, but did not provide any further information.
An insider also said US officials have been promised by Israeli leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, that any counterattack on Iran would target military targets only, not nuclear or oil installations.
Netanyahu had previously vowed that Iran would “pay” for the attack and now has “an opportunity to cut off the snake’s head by striking Iran,” said Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.
Ben-Gvir also praised the Israeli PM, adding that he “is making brave decisions”.
According to a report by public broadcaster Kan, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and Netanyahu had settled on the targets without specifying which officials or decision-making forum.
“The targets are clear. Now it’s a matter of time,” an Israeli source told the broadcaster.
Gallant also vowed that Israel “will soon respond” to Iran.
“It will be a precise and deadly response,” he told the right-wing Gvura Forum (Heroism Forum) of hostages’ families.
