Charity fundraising programme Comic Relief returns to our TV screens on BBC One tonight (March 18) and will be hosted by a range of legendary stars of stage ...
Outside of her own music and TV career, she was also a judge on Strictly Come Dancing for three series between 2009 and 2011, replacing Arlene Phillips. She also lifted the glitterball trophy with her partner Matthew Cutler after winning the series as a contestant in 2007. In his autobiography, Paul O' Grady: Still Standing, the popular tv star revealed that his father died of a heart attack when he was a teenager in 1973, and that in 1988, his mother had also died suddenly of a heart condition. She is no stranger to presenting roles, having rose to fame as a host on music channel MTV in the nineties, as well as becoming the face of reality TV programme Big Brother from She has also hosted reality TV shows including The Jump, The Biggest Loser and Got To Dance, and in 2006, was given her own primetime talk show called Davina. However, it was axed in the same year after it failed to attract audiences and was not critically well received. Want all the jaw-dropping stories from the world of showbiz and up to the minute news from TV and soaps? We talked about our kids, I said to her: ‘Your kids are beautiful.’ She said: ‘Your kids are beautiful.'" For more of the latest showbiz news from Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here. As well as being in the videos for parodies of The Proclaimer's 500 miles, he also made appearances in Doctor Who sketches as his famous tenth doctor. "But it's just made me a much stronger person and a person that doesn't take no as the end of the line." She has also had a number of high profile relationships, including with the rock singer Eric Clapton, as well as with ex-husband Matthew Robertson, with who she had three children - Holly, Tilly and Chester. Davina is now in a relationship with celebrity hairdresser Michael Douglas, with who she hosts the podcast Making The Cut. TV legend Paul O' Grady has been a viewer favourite on our screens throughout the years and in 2007, made his Comic Relief hosting debut. However, the cameraman was found dead in his home in Putney on May 4, 2017 after he took his own life at the age of 40. Zoe Ball is no stranger to presenting roles, having hosted Comic Relief twice, as well as being the face of programmes including Live & Kicking, The Big Breakfast and Top Of The Pops. She also branched out into acting, appearing in hit children's TV programme Play Days and had a cameo in the 1997 film Still Crazy, opposite Bill Nighy. Zoe also delights listeners with her breakfast show on BBC Radio 2. The long running programme was founded in 1986 by stars including Lenny Henry, and has since featured some of the biggest names of stage, screen and film including Alan Carr, Tess Daley, Chris Evans and Graham Norton. Its 2022 show will also feature huge celebrities including David Tennant, Davina McCall, Alesha Dixon, Zoe Ball and of course, Sir Lenny Henry, to name a few. He has most recently appeared in Doctor Who as Daniel Barton, Broadchurch as Ed Bennett and The Syndicate as Godfrey Watson, as well as being listed as appearing in the new Lord of the Rings TV series.
LENNY HENRY is an actor and comedian, also known for co-founding the charity Comic Relief. The 63-year-old has opened up about his weight loss ...
But how did he lose so much weight and has managed to maintain a slim frame? But how did he lose so much weight and has managed to maintain a slim frame? We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you.
COMIC Relief host Lenny Henry revealed his dramatic weight loss as he opened tonight's show.The 63-year-old founded the charity in 1985 with screenwri.
One viewer said: "3 things I noticed as #comicrelief started. Lenny had first began to shed weight back in 2014 when he revealed he was a "little bit diabetic". 3) David Tennant is much shorter than I thought."
Sir Lenny Henry helped set up Comic Relief and has had an incredible career.
And I think that’s the problem. There was even a time when a racist thug came and tried to light the house on fire with a flaming cloth, and another when one smeared faeces on their door. Lenny and the Vicar of Dibley star were seen as one of pop culture’s power couples, and Dawn has spoken openly about struggling to deal with the split. It’s good and it’s on the upswing – and that’s fantastic.” Dawn told the Mirror: "Remarkably, we seem to have shifted with relative ease from a 25-year marriage to a lasting friendship. Away from the spotlight, Lenny married fellow actor and comic Dawn French in 1984.
Viewers rushed to compliment the star on his transformation as they said they barely recognised the star.
#RedNoseDay." Den_jw wrote: "Lenny Henry looks younger than he did in his 30s." John McKenna added: "Lenny Henry just doesn’t age." #RedNoseDay." AldoScrim89 wrote: "Holy f*** Lenny Henry has lost an absolute tonne of weight... 1) Lenny Henry has lost LOADS of weight. TheRealDeal506 said: "Has Lenny Henry lost a load of weight? KeiraBird8 said: "I mean Lenny Henry is looking so good right now #RedNoseDay2022 #rednoseday #ComicRelief2022." Others also said the comedian was looking "younger than he did in his 30s". Kate mfanwy wrote: "Flippin heck!
Comic Relief host Lenny Henry shared his secrets for maintaining his slimmed-down appearance - here's how he lost weight.
"I'm a bit diabetic, so I was put on a very strict diet," he said. The real version of events is that he's playing a man "who doesn't get three full meals a day" and he couldn't have got the part without losing weight. In 2018, the presenter opened up about his dramatic weight loss, revealing he had shed the pounds for an upcoming television role.
As the former couple make a welcome return to Comic Relief's Red Nose Day, we look back at Lenny Henry and Dawn French's relationship - from the fun times ...
"I know that I will make a good life for myself with all sorts of things as armour. The statement issued on behalf of the couple read: "The separation is entirely amicable and they fully intend to maintain their close friendship. I’ll have to buy new pants. “I think maybe one of us did, then the other one did, and then the other did over a period of time and then, in the end, we thought, ‘Oh, actually maybe we both do’. Their priority is to commit to the future joint parenting of their daughter." The much-loved pair are always good for a laugh and are considered to be two of Britain's funniest comedians.