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Scottish Sun
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
The Office star announces he QUIT comedy and says it's ‘been an amazing run' as fans beg him to reconsider
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A HUGE star has announced he's stepping back from his comedy career - and fans are devastated. The Office actor and comedian has sent shockwaves across social media by announcing his surprise exit. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 6 The Office star Craig has announced he has quit comedy for something huge Credit: Instagram/mrcraigrobinson 6 The Office comic has revealed he's quitting comedy to focus on his 'true calling' Credit: Getty The 53-year-old former host of The Masked Dancer has teased fans of his TV and stage departure. Craig Robinson - otherwise known as Darryl Philbin on The Office - says he's hanging up his comedy boots and moving on. The Chicago native posted a video on social media and teased fans with the announcement. He wrote alongside it: "Life update: I'm officially quitting comedy to focus on my true calling. Stay tuned. I'm working on something huge." In the video, he said: "Hey everybody. Just want you to hear it from me. I am quitting comedy, but not for nothing. 'It's been an amazing run, and y'all been amazing and wonderful. 'But I'm following something bigger. So, you know, thank you so much. I love you, and stay tuned.' He added in a second video: "Turns out having a dream and building a business with your friends are two VERY different things. "I can't go into detail just yet, but for real though any help would be huge." Fans commented: "I hope you're doing something in music, bro!! Whatever you end up doing I'm sure it's gonna turn into gold." A second vouched: "This BETTER not be true!!! But you're looking great in the meantime!" A third penned: "Whatever you do it will be sensational." "Now I feel honored to have seen one of your last performances as a stand up comic!!!" exclaimed a fan. "Thanks for some of the best laughs I've ever had. Your charisma is always unmatched," praised another. The multi-talented star landed his first major role on the show and has gone on to appear across film and television in various comedic and presenting roles. The Office ran for 188 episodes, from 2005 to 2013 in the US. Even years later, the show is a fan favorite – and the show's followers were heartbroken when the series left Netflix. Brooklyn Nine-Nine actor Craig began his career as a music teacher but broadened his horizons after taking stand-up classes at The Second City while still in school and his talent soon got recognized. 6 The stand up star has a legion of fans who don't want him to quit comedy Credit: Getty 6 The Office stars Ed Helms as Andy Bernard and Craig Robinson as Darryl Philbin Credit: Getty 6 Actor Craig was a music teacher before finding fame - pictured here performing at a benefit concert in 2016 Credit: Getty
The Irish Sun
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
The Office star announces he QUIT comedy and says it's ‘been an amazing run' as fans beg him to reconsider
A HUGE star has announced he's stepping back from his comedy career - and fans are devastated. The Office actor and comedian has sent shockwaves across social media by announcing his surprise exit. Advertisement 6 The Office star Craig has announced he has quit comedy for something huge Credit: Instagram/mrcraigrobinson 6 The Office comic has revealed he's quitting comedy to focus on his 'true calling' Credit: Getty The 53-year-old former host of The Masked Dancer has teased fans of his TV and stage departure. boots and moving on. The Chicago native posted a video on social media and teased fans with the announcement. He wrote alongside it: "Life update: I'm officially quitting comedy to focus on my true calling. Stay tuned. I'm working on something huge." Advertisement In the video, he said: "Hey everybody. Just want you to hear it from me. I am quitting comedy, but not for nothing. 'It's been an amazing run, and y'all been amazing and wonderful. 'But I'm following something bigger. So, you know, thank you so much. I love you, and stay tuned.' He added in a second video: "Turns out having a dream and building a business with your friends are two VERY different things. Advertisement Most read in Celebrity Latest "I can't go into detail just yet, but for real though any help would be huge." Fans commented: "I hope you're doing something in music, bro!! Whatever you end up doing I'm sure it's gonna turn into gold." A second vouched: "This BETTER not be true!!! But you're looking great in the meantime!" A third penned: "Whatever you do it will be sensational." Advertisement "Now I feel honored to have seen one of your last performances as a stand up comic!!!" exclaimed a fan. "Thanks for some of the best laughs I've ever had. Your charisma is always unmatched," praised another. The multi-talented star landed his first major role on the show and has gone on to appear across film and television in various comedic and presenting roles. Advertisement Read more on the Irish Sun Even years later, the show is a fan favorite – and the show's followers were heartbroken when the series left Netflix. Brooklyn Nine-Nine actor Craig began his career as a music teacher but broadened his horizons after taking stand-up classes at The Second City while still in school and his talent soon got recognized. 6 The stand up star has a legion of fans who don't want him to quit comedy Credit: Getty 6 The Office stars Ed Helms as Andy Bernard and Craig Robinson as Darryl Philbin Credit: Getty Advertisement 6 Actor Craig was a music teacher before finding fame - pictured here performing at a benefit concert in 2016 Credit: Getty 6 In Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Doug Judy with Andy Samberg as Jake Peralta Credit: Getty
Glasgow Times
04-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Glasgow Times
Coronation Street star's future revealed after cull on show
Fans of Harriett Bibby, who plays the role of Summer Spellman on the popular ITV soap opera, feared that she would be forced to leave the programme after the exit of her in-show adoptive dad and godfather. Daniel Brocklebank (Billy Mayhew) announced that he would be leaving just months after her on-screen father, Drew Spellman, played by Tom Godwin, was killed off. Coronation Street star's future revealed after on-screen family axed from ITV show However, The Sun has revealed that the Coronation Street star will remain on the ITV show. The 27-year-old has reportedly been handed another 12-month contract by show bosses, despite the "exodus" of cast members over the last year. A source said: "Harriet is a real asset to the show and extremely well-liked. "There is a big story coming up later this month with Harriet and the other younger cast at the centre of it, which will have repercussions for many of the residents." Who is Coronation Street actress Harriett Bibby? Harriett Bibby was born on April 27, 1998 and is best known for playing the role of Summer Spellman on Coronation Street. The character, originally portrayed by Matilda Freeman, made her first appearance in 2017 and is the adoptive daughter of Drew Spellman (Tom Goodwin) and the goddaughter of Billy Mayhew (Daniel Brocklebank). However, after Matilda's exit, the role was recast to Harriet in 2020, according to IMDb. Recommended Reading: Beyond her time on the cobbles, she has also starred in a number of other shows like Brassic and medical drama Doctors. She also had a stint on The Masked Dancer, a short-lived spin-off of The Masked Singer which aired from 2021 to 2022. Coronation Street is available to watch and stream on ITV, STV, ITVX and STV Player.
Irish Independent
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Joel Dommett Sligo Live gig announced
Joel Dommett returns to his stand-up roots with a brand-new show. With glamorous tales from behind the camera and less glamorous anecdotes of first-time fatherhood, Joel remains a charming, exhausted, happy idiot. As one of the most familiar faces on UK television, Joel has established himself as one of the most trusted and beloved presenters. Having fronted five hugely successful series of the smash-hit The Masked Singer, along with two series of its spin-off, The Masked Dancer, and hosting The Masked Singer Live tour across arenas. Joel is also famed for presenting ITV2's I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here: Extra Camp. Recently, he took the reins of the hosting duties for Survivor on BBC One, reviving the classic format with his signature style. He also hosted the Red Nose Day for Comic Relief in 2024, regularly co-hosted This Morning, and made his return to the National Television Awards at The O2 for a fourth year running. Joel has also recently hosted BBC's Live at the Apollo.
Daily Mirror
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Oti Mabuse on Strictly Come Dancing return and why she'll always love the show
Former Strictly Come Dancing star Oti Mabuse hints at a major comeback to the BBC One show just like Aljaz Skorjanec, who returned to the professional cast last year Oti Mabuse has teased she may be up for another waltz on the Strictly Come Dancing dance floor, after seeing another much-loved favourite make a triumphant return. The South African-born star left the hit BBC show in 2022 to pursue other telly ops after seven series. Oti went on to feature in I'm A Celebrity, be a panellist on The Masked Dancer and a judge on Dancing On ice - as well as have her daughter in 2023. The 34-year-old star says watching Aljaz Skorjanec go back for the most recent series and witnessing how much he loved it has certainly given her food for thought. 'Everyone asks me [if I'd return to Strictly],' muses Oti. 'I think right now, with a daughter and everything I'm doing, I'm quite busy, and I'm happy with what I'm doing at the minute. But never say never. The doors are always open, which is really, really nice. Aljaž [Škorjanec] went back and he's doing really well. I went back to choreograph with him and he's just in a different space. He's absolutely sensational. So, you never know.' Oti took away two glitterballs from her Strictly run - with actor Kelvin Fletcher in 2019 and comedian Bill Bailey the following year. Despite hanging up her professional dancers shoes, she still is a big part of the show, helping with choreograph. 'When I look back on Strictly, I think the whole seven-year journey was amazing,' she reminisces. 'I say that the show brought me everything, like me sitting here today, and the relationship still very much continues. There were ups, there were downs; if you can imagine being the first Black anything, anywhere, there will always be ups and downs.' Born in Pretoria, Oti studied civil engineering at university before her professional ballroom dancing career. She followed in the footsteps of her elder sister, Strictly judge Motsi, 44. Oti took part in the German series Let's Dance for two series before she joined Strictly. Moving to the UK with her now husband Marius Iepure, 42, also a dancer, Oti opened up about her sense of belonging when she moved her. 'When I lived in Germany, Marius and I used to come to London," she recalls. "The best dance school was in Croydon, and all the best couples would go there. I remember the first time we'd be walking the streets, and there were so many interracial couples. 'I would say to Marius, 'There's us! There's us! Oh, there we go again!' And I was just like, 'Wow, where have I been living? Why am I not here? I just see so many multicultural couples,' and it felt like, 'I need that diversity in my life.' And when I came here, every time we took a lesson, we'd always take a walk. It just felt amazing; it felt like I belonged.' Oti's career has taken off since Strictly, and seen her on some of the biggest entertainment shows in the country. As well as The Masked Dancer and Dancing On Ice, she fronted her own ITV breakfast show, a BBC documentary about South Africa. She also hopes of being a regular on Loose Women. Juggling work with being a mum to her one-year-daughter has been a challenge, Oti admits, but one she is loving. 'Motherhood is amazing,' she beams. 'It's really incredible. But if I'm being brutally honest, it's also the most challenging and exhausting journey of self-discovery that you will ever be on.' Oti says her girl is keeping her on her toes and has already developed a go get it attitude - just like her mum. 'I have a one-year-old who's very expressive but doesn't speak, so when something's happening, I don't know what's going on,' explains Oti. 'But she's so incredible, fun and so determined. She's like a little me – and it scares the life out of me, because my mum didn't know what to do with me and I moved to another continent. So now I'm like, 'I will follow her wherever she goes. If she's going to a jungle in the Amazon, we're moving to the jungle in the Amazon.' She's a very determined child and it's exhausting trying to keep up, but I love it.' The star opened up in the jungle last year about the impact of body shaming. She said people would criticise her weight gain and call her 'fat', saying the comments came when she was being healthy for the first time and they hurt. Oti says she's long had a turbulent and 'toxic' relationship with her body as a dancer. 'Growing up, I always thought that the people who did the best (in dancing) were the thinnest, and you always felt like, 'If I need to be successful, I need to look like that,'' she said. 'And I think it's not just Latin and ballroom dancers, it's across the board. All dancers, we always feel like that. 'So we then have this very toxic relationship with our bodies, and even when you walk into the room, and if you've lost weight, they go, 'Oh my gosh, she looks so good.' And it's like, 'Wait, do I look good because I'm small, or do I just look good in general?' Words hold power over a lot of us as women.' Oti says she's working on 'rebuilding' her relationship with her body. She tells: 'It will be every day, I guess, for the rest of my life, that I'll just have to work on that relationship, and hopefully by talking about it, it's going to create more of a conversation around the fact that we need to build our relationship with our bodies in a very healthy way.'' She says having her daughter - and taking time away from dancing - has helped her find peace with her body 'I'm now coming into the world as a human being who used to dance, not as a dancer," she says. "I still dance, but I'm a person first, before the dancer. 'My body has had its ups and downs; the gaining of the weight, the losing of the weight, having the baby. It's been such a rollercoaster, but I think it's normal to experience that as a woman. 'Yes, there are some moments where I feel, 'Oh my gosh, I'm not happy with what I look like,' and then I have to say to myself in the mirror, 'No, you are good. You are perfect. You have had a baby, you've had a human being come out of you. It's okay to not look perfect, as long as you move, as long as you're trying to be healthy.''
