Mark Wright reveals he initially disliked being on The Only Way Is Essex and wanted to leave

‘I hated my life’: Mark Wright reveals he didn’t care for his TOWIE persona and wanted to quit the show because he came across as a ‘bit of a donut’ By Nicole Conner For Mailonline Published: 17:01 GMT, 25 January 2021 | Updated: 17:22 GMT, 25 January 2021 Mark Wright has revealed he ‘hated his … Read more

Alison Hammond reveals she initially TURNED DOWN role on This Morning

Alison Hammond reveals she initially TURNED DOWN role on This Morning replacing Ruth Langsford because she ‘was afraid her role would be seen as tokenism’ By Katie Hind For The Mail On Sunday Published: 00:45 GMT, 27 December 2020 | Updated: 00:49 GMT, 27 December 2020 The new black presenter of ITV’s This Morning was … Read more

BA owner IAG to buy Air Europa for half the price it initially agreed 

BA owner IAG to buy Spanish budget airline Air Europa for £450m – half the price it initially agreed By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 18 December 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 18 December 2020 British Airways’ owner will buy a Spanish budget airline for half the price it initially agreed … Read more

Chrishell Stause, 39, admits the age gap with DWTS beau Keo Motsepe, 31, was initially a ‘hang-up’

Chrishell Stause, 39, admits the age gap with Dancing With The Stars beau Keo Motsepe, 31, was initially a ‘hang-up’ By Sameer Suri For Dailymail.com Published: 19:28 GMT, 4 December 2020 | Updated: 19:28 GMT, 4 December 2020 They both confirmed their relationship this week. And Chrishell Stause, 39, has now confessed that the age … Read more

Whoopi Goldberg initially REJECTED starring role in The Color Purple

Whoopi Goldberg has revealed that she initially rejected Steven Spielberg’s offer for her to take on her career-making role in the classic film The Color Purple. The actress, 65, has admitted that she believed taking on the starring role as Celie in the critically-acclaimed 1985 classic would be ‘too big’ of a project for her … Read more

Attendances at sports venues could initially be capped at just 1,000 fans

REVEALED: Attendances at sports venues could initially be capped at just 1,000 fans regardless of stadium capacity in a move that would prompt a backlash from the Premier League Numbers at sports venues would initially be capped at 1,000 in latest proposals Downing Street considering plans put forward by DCMS for fans to attend games … Read more

Simon Cowell ‘initially hated Peter Kay’s parody of his talent shows’

Simon Cowell reportedly disliked Peter Kay’s parody of his talent shows Britain’s Got Talent, Pop Idol and The X Factor. The funnyman, 47, is said to have left the mogul, 60, dissatisfied when he poked fun at the famous competition series’ with his Channel 4 skit Britain’s Got the Pop Factor… and Possibly a New … Read more

Konnie Huq initially paid less than male Blue Peter co-hosts

Konnie Huq reveals she ‘kicked off’ when she found out Blue Peter co-hosts Matt Baker and Simon Thomas were being paid more than her and insisted the BBC upped her salary AND backdate it Konnie Huq, 44, has revealed how she ‘kicked off’ upon hearing of pay inequality Said she was earning in high £20,000s … Read more

Prince Harry initially ‘refused trial period’ before leaving Royals

Prince Harry was so keen on quitting the royal family that he initially refused the offer of a trial period which could have seen him and Meghan return to the UK after Megxit, royal sources have claimed. The review was insisted upon by courtiers and other royals, with the Queen keen to let Harry know … Read more

Bachelor in Paradise’s Keira Maguire initially declined her third stint

Bachelor in Paradise’s Keira Maguire has admitted she initially declined the offer to return to the show after having ‘anxiety’ that she would be face to face with her ex, Jarrod Woodgate, once again. After rising to fame on Richie Strahan’s season of The Bachelor in 2016, Keira fell for Jarrod on Bachelor in Paradise … Read more