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Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
BBC antiques dealer Adrian Higham accused of stalking neighbours 'wishes he never got into TV' in 'final' social media post
A BBC antiques dealer accused of stalking his neighbours 'wishes he never got into TV' in a 'final' social media post. Adrian Higham, who appears on the Bidding Room presented by Nigel Havers, has been made the subject of an interim stalking protection order by Brighton Magistrates' Court. It bans the 57-year-old from 'communications, approaches, references or surveillance' involving his former neighbours, the court heard. Taking to social media yesterday evening after the hearing the presenter said: 'Thank you for years of support. But I'm stepping away from Social Media. Totally!!!! And Television. 'It was a dream of mine to work on TV and I did it. But wish I hadn't. My life with Tara is the best thing that has ever happened to me. And the only thing important. 'I have had a blast and met some amazing people and those close to me know where I am and can send me private messages. But I will never post anything. 'My life now becomes private!!! This is a choice I have made and nothing will change. 'I will watch from a distance and you can message me and of course @ will carry on posting. Thank you all Lots of love Adi xxx.' BBC have been approached for comment, however it appears that Higham will no longer be appearing on the auction show, which sees four dealers bid against each other, buying something a member of the public has brought in to show them. His fans were quick to express their sadness underneath the social media post. One person said: 'Oh that's sad to hear. You're a great person to listen to. But I wish you great times with Tara. Now I recon we will all be watching this space to see if you come back .' Another added: 'Nooʻ make me understand will miss your being a part of you social media Adi xxx' A third wrote: 'This is very sad, but fully appreciate you wanting your privacy. You will be missed. Have a good life with Tara.' A fourth said: 'Aww, shame! So happy that The Bidding Room introduced me to you, your antiques and your lovely Tara. Love your relationship. Keep the faith. Hope you return to Insta one day!!' The court notice said the order, under the Stalking Protection Act 2019, had been applied for 'on the basis that you have carried out acts associated with stalking namely derogatory social media posts, aggressive behaviour, filming neighbour[s], that you pose a risk associated with stalking to another person and there is reasonable cause to believe the proposed order is necessary to protect another from such a risk.' The order was granted until October 27 and a case management hearing was scheduled at Brighton Magistrates' Court on October 24. The Bidding Room has so far run for 6 series and so far Higham has only missed one series due to health issues. Suffering a serious back injury, he spent 9 months in hospital during which time he spoke about the kindness of Moses Otunla a fellow dealer on the Bidding Room.
Telegraph
11-07-2025
- Politics
- Telegraph
Donald Trump Jnr's big catch
Former Conservative Cabinet minister Norman Tebbit, who died this week aged 94, was a keen shot who published The Game Cook in 2009 including his favourite game recipes for pheasant, partridge, duck, grouse, wood pigeon, woodcock, deer and rabbit. 'I don't shoot for the sake of it. That's pointless. I shoot to cook and eat, or to take it to the local butchers,' he once said. His favourite recipe was partridge with pears and cheese. 'My mother said that if you never learn to cook, you never learn to eat. She taught me to skin rabbits. To this day I can think of few things better than shooting a bird, plucking it, cooking it and then eating it,' he added. Havers has a smashing time Nigel Havers has been reflecting on a spell working in Los Angeles in recent years. 'I went there for nine months. I was paying more rent than I was being paid for the part,' he said. 'Everything in the house I rented was controlled by an iPad, and one day, the barrier outside the house wouldn't go up. So I had to drive through it. I smashed the car's front headlight and broke the barrier.' Farage snubbed My GB News colleague Nigel Farage might be tipped by bookies to be our next prime minister but he was not offered an invitation to meet with the French president Emmanuel Macron along with Kemi Badenoch and Sir Ed Davey this week. Will he suffer the same treatment when Donald Trump visits in September? 'I will just meet him in private,' he tells friends, adding he has been putting up with this treatment for years. The establishment might one day rue its treatment of Farage. BBC horse trials Who is better, a BBC director general or a horse? Tim Davie – who has run the corporation since 2020 – tried to find out when he took part in the annual Man versus Horse Marathon with a herd of 75 horses in rural Wales last month. The gruelling contest on June 14 took place over 21 miles of tricky Welsh terrain, with runners racing fellow humans and equines too. Davie came a very healthy ninth place in the male over-50s category. Davie said that he takes part in the race every year, but conditions made this year's run a 'gnarly' one. The BBC director-general insisted he enjoyed the experience, despite falling over twice. It was a walk in the park compared with the fallout from Bob Vylan's performance at Glastonbury two weeks later. Leigh's service Former Tory leader William Hague's speech at a reception on Wednesday to mark Howard Leigh's 25 years as Conservative treasurer was interrupted by a phone call from party leader Kemi Badenoch to thank Leigh for his service to nine Tory leaders. 'Hello, I am just giving a speech. I am delighted to hear from you,' Hague told Badenoch, who was dialling in from her daughter's birthday party. 'This is William. I am instantly recognisable. I once entered a competition to impersonate me and I came third.' Leigh – who is estimated to have helped raise £750 million for the party – is a keen long-distance runner, said Hague: 'Another activity in which you have to get up every day, and do the same thing. Even though it is not really doing him any good.'
Daily Mail
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Iconic sitcom Dad's Army RETURNS with huge stars for BBC's VE Day celebration as fans praise the 'amazing' cast and call for TV reboot
The iconic wartime sitcom Dad's Army was given a surprise reboot on Thursday, as the BBC marked the 80th Anniversary of VE Day with a star-studded concert. The famous comedy originally aired on BBC from 1968 to 1977, and focused on a group of soldiers from the United Kingdom's Home Guard during World War Two. A whole new cast of names who played the famous soldiers for a one-off sketch, including Iain Glen, Dylan Llewellyn, Nigel Havers, Jim Howick, Kevin Eldon, Daniel Mays and David Bradley. The concert, which took place at London's Horseguards Parade, is the last of many events this week to mark the 80th Anniversary of VE Day, which was the day the Second World War finally came to an end in Europe in 1945. And the specially-written sketch went down a storm with viewers, with one even calling for a permanent TV revival of Dad's Army. Posts on X included: 'This Dad's Army segment is amazing. If you close your eyes you would think it was the original cast;' 'Absolutely brilliant! Bring back Dad's Army with this cast!' 'Close my eyes and you'd think you were watching the original actors on Dad's Army;' 'Dad's Army is brilliant! Perfectly cast and they should really get them together for a new TV show;' However, some fans were less impressed, with posts including: 'Good Lord. That Dad's Army skit was dreadful;' 'Be better of putting on a 1972 episode of Dad's Army. Charles isn't impressed #veday80.' The comedy, which featured the misadventures of a Home Guard platoon in the fictional Walmington-on-Sea on the south coast of England, ran from 1968 to 1977 with 80 episodes produced. It featured Ian Lavender as hapless Private Pike, Clive Dunn, who played Lance Corporal Jones, and Arthur Lowe as Captain George Mainwaring. Sadly the last of the surviving Dad's Army stars, Ian, passed away in February this year aged 77. And the specially-written sketch went down a storm with viewers, with one even calling for a permanent TV revival of Dad's Army However, some viewers were less impressed, with one suggesting they should have re-aired a scene from a classic Dad's Army episode The news of the actor's death was announced on the Dad's Army's official social media account as they paid tribute. Lavender was cast in the classic comedy series at the age of 22 in 1968. Shortly before his death the actor revealed he would take his cast members' secrets to the grave. He said how the show's iconic cast were so close they shared secrets with each other that they 'never told their wives'. Ian admitted that he once promised co-star John Laurie (who played Private James Frazer) that he would never divulge the secrets they shared. Lavender told the We Have Ways of Making You Talk podcast: 'I talked with John [Laurie] for so many hours. He said, "There are things I've told you I've never told my wife, or my daughter. You must promise me you must never tell anybody yourself".' He went on to gush about his fellow co-stars and recalled filming as 'great fun' 10 weeks every year with 'wonderful people who became great friends'. Lavender also revealed that the cast were shocked with the show's success after the first series originally failed to find an audience. The post announcing his death read: 'We are deeply saddened to hear the passing of the wonderful, Ian Lavender. In what truly marks the end of an era, Ian was the last surviving member of the Dad's Army main cast.' Elsewhere, Their Majesties, King Charles, 76, and Queen Camilla, 77, smiled as they made an appearance for an evening of music, along with Prince Edward, 61, and his wife Sophie, 60. The mother-of-three stunned in an all-white ensemble, rewearing an effortlessly elegant Cream Tailored Bouclé and Chiffon Midi Dress by Self-Portrait. The artists included the cast of World War II musical Operation Mincemeat, West End legend Samantha Barks - offering her powerful rendition of We'll Meet Again - Fleur East, Calum Scott, John Newman, Toploader and Tom Walker. Elsewhere, Brian Cox - celebrated for his role in Succession - delivered a moving re-enactment of Winston Churchill's iconic wartime speech. On May 8, 1945 the nation celebrated Victory in Europe (VE) Day with church bells ringing out across the country and people gathering to revel in the end of hostilities, with crowds gathering outside Buckingham Palace calling for King George VI. e until August 15 that year.
The Sun
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Coronation Street star admits he wanted to KILL I'm A Celeb co-star in jungle saying ‘I'd be in prison if I hadn't left'
A CORONATION Street legend admitted he 'wanted to kill' an I'm A Celeb co-star while in the Australian jungle. Several Corrie stars have entered the Aussie jungle as campmates over the years. 4 4 4 Nigel Havers appeared on I'm A Celeb in 2010, but withdrew after just nine days in camp. He played Corrie's Lewis Archer on and off from 2009 until the character's death in 2019. Speaking to The Guardian over a decade on, the 73-year-old admitted he "wanted to kill" a jungle co-star. Nigel continued: "I'd never watched the show, so I had no idea what it entailed. "You think it looks bad on TV. S**t, it was terrible. It was the boredom more than anything. "There was a bloke called Lembit Öpik, the politician. After a couple of days, I wanted to kill him. "Had I stayed, I would've killed him and I'd be in prison now. So it seemed like a good idea to leave." Stacey Solomon - at the time best known for The X Factor - went on to be crowned Queen of the Jungle. That year's line-up also included Shaun Ryder, Gillian McKeith, Alison Hammond and Linford Christie to name a few. Last year, Lembit, 60 addressed his side of the pair's 14-year reality TV feud. 'We haven't spoken since' I'm A Celebrity star reveals 14-year feud with 'two-faced' campmate In an exclusive chat with The Sun on behalf of Instant Casinos, he said: "The ones that annoyed me the most were some of the celebrities, like Nigel Havers, who walked out because he couldn't take the heat and spent the last decade rubbishing me. "We've not been on each other's Christmas lists since 2010. "Yeah, Nigel Havers was two-faced. He pretended to be my friend. "I only realised what he really thought when I saw the show after I came out. I'm A Celeb cast 2010 Stacey Solomon - presenter and singer Shaun Ryder - Happy Mondays singer Jenny Eclair - comedian Dom Joly - comedian Kayla Collins - Playboy model Aggro Santos - rapper Linford Christie - former Olympic sprinter Gillian McKeith - nutritionist and author Britt Ekland - actress and Bond girl Alison Hammond - presenter Lembit Opik - former Liberal Democrat politician Sheryl Gascoigne - author Nigel Havers - actor "He considered me to be mad, but frankly, I was making his tea for him. "I was his tea boy. And the gratitude I got shown was to him for him to stab me in the back when he came out. "That's regrettable, and I would point out that I outlasted him in the jungle, and as far as I'm concerned, I win. "Nigel, you keep trying, but you can never take that away from me, Nigel. You walked out of the stage."
Scottish Sun
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Coronation Street star admits he wanted to KILL I'm A Celeb co-star in jungle saying ‘I'd be in prison if I hadn't left'
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A CORONATION Street legend admitted he 'wanted to kill' an I'm A Celeb co-star while in the Australian jungle. Several Corrie stars have entered the Aussie jungle as campmates over the years. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 4 Corrie legend Nigel Havers is a former I'm A Celeb campmate Credit: Country Life/Future Publishing v 4 Nigel played Lewis Archer on and off for a decade Credit: Rex Features 4 Lembit was the second star to be eliminated Credit: Rex Nigel Havers appeared on I'm A Celeb in 2010, but withdrew after just nine days in camp. He played Corrie's Lewis Archer on and off from 2009 until the character's death in 2019. Speaking to The Guardian over a decade on, the 73-year-old admitted he "wanted to kill" a jungle co-star. Nigel continued: "I'd never watched the show, so I had no idea what it entailed. "You think it looks bad on TV. S**t, it was terrible. It was the boredom more than anything. "There was a bloke called Lembit Öpik, the politician. After a couple of days, I wanted to kill him. "Had I stayed, I would've killed him and I'd be in prison now. So it seemed like a good idea to leave." Stacey Solomon - at the time best known for The X Factor - went on to be crowned Queen of the Jungle. That year's line-up also included Shaun Ryder, Gillian McKeith, Alison Hammond and Linford Christie to name a few. Last year, Lembit, 60 addressed his side of the pair's 14-year reality TV feud. 'We haven't spoken since' I'm A Celebrity star reveals 14-year feud with 'two-faced' campmate In an exclusive chat with The Sun on behalf of Instant Casinos, he said: "The ones that annoyed me the most were some of the celebrities, like Nigel Havers, who walked out because he couldn't take the heat and spent the last decade rubbishing me. "We've not been on each other's Christmas lists since 2010. "Yeah, Nigel Havers was two-faced. He pretended to be my friend. "I only realised what he really thought when I saw the show after I came out. I'm A Celeb cast 2010 Stacey Solomon - presenter and singer Shaun Ryder - Happy Mondays singer Jenny Eclair - comedian Dom Joly - comedian Kayla Collins - Playboy model Aggro Santos - rapper Linford Christie - former Olympic sprinter Gillian McKeith - nutritionist and author Britt Ekland - actress and Bond girl Alison Hammond - presenter Lembit Opik - former Liberal Democrat politician Sheryl Gascoigne - author Nigel Havers - actor "He considered me to be mad, but frankly, I was making his tea for him. "I was his tea boy. And the gratitude I got shown was to him for him to stab me in the back when he came out. "That's regrettable, and I would point out that I outlasted him in the jungle, and as far as I'm concerned, I win. "Nigel, you keep trying, but you can never take that away from me, Nigel. You walked out of the stage."
