LAURA Aikman has revealed the exact moment her family found out she was in the Gavin and Stacey finale after keeping it a secret.

Actress Laura, 39, reprised her role as Sonia for the last ever episode on Christmas Day.

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Laura Aikman has revealed her family had no idea she was returning to Gavin and Stacey for the show’s finale[/caption]

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As she appeared on screen ahead of her planned wedding to Smithy, her family only then learned of her involvement in Gavin and Stacey: The Finale

Taking to social media, Laura videoed her mum and dad’s reactions as she appeared on screen.

Someone can be heard screaming “press pause” while her mum pointed at the TV in shock.

Laura’s mum then said “oh my god, you never told me!” before she replied: “We never told anyone.”

The star also revealed to fans she signed a non disclosure agreement (NDA) as part of her return for the finale.

Last night viewers watched as James Corden’s character Smithy realised he was making a big mistake and left Sonia at the altar for Nessa Jenkins.

In an emotional scene on a cargo ship, Smithy dropped to one knee and told his true love, who had proposed in a 2019 festive cliffhanger: “Five years ago on Christmas Day, you asked me a question and I didn’t answer you.

“And I thought about it every day. And I’m sorry I left you hanging.

“I know it’s been messy and not perfect. But that’s because we’re messy and not perfect. But I love you, Nessa. I always have. Will you marry me?”

In a flash-forward the pair then got hitched before the entire cast celebrated at the wedding after party, closing the last ever episode.

Meanwhile, Ruth Jones – who played the iconic Nessa – revealed how one character didn’t return.

Barry’s own Del Boy, Dick Powell, didn’t make the final cut of the show.

JORDAN PICKFORD and Everton employed the dark arts to help extend Manchester City’s dismal recent run.

The Everton keeper denied Erling Haaland from the spot during City’s 1-1 draw with the Toffees on Boxing Day.

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Fans were in hysterics after spotting Pickford’s antics before the kick was taken[/caption]

Pickford correctly dived to his right to keep out Haaland’s effort after Savinho had been felled in the box.

Seamus Coleman was booked ahead of the penalty after appearing to mouth something into the Norweigan striker’s ear.

And fans were in hysterics as England No. 1 Pickford did his best to put off Haaland during a lengthy build-up.

The 30-year-old pulled a wild face in Haaland’s direction, before sticking his tongue out at the City striker.

Moments later, he guessed right to deny Haaland a first home league goal since October.

One fan laughed on X: “It’s been 70 years since I’ve been following Everton. Pickford represents us like no one else.”

Another said: “He also winked at him after saving it.”

While a third added: “Don’t blame Haaland for missing, I’d be gobsmacked too.”

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And a fourth joked: “Me looking at the leftover turkey.”

TV cameras caught Pickford looking at his water bottle before the spot-kick.

He appeared to have a cheat sheet written on it, featuring the most likely destination for penalties from all of City’s main stars.

City were booed from the field following the draw, which left them with just one win in 13 games.

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Following the game, Guardiola said: “We played really good but we are in the period right now that is what happens, we create, we concede the first time [an Everton shot] arrives. But yeah, we keep going.

“The performance against that team was really good offensively and defensively.

“We shot a lot inside the 18 yard box but unfortunately couldn’t get the result we wanted.”

JHON DURAN saw red after a horror challenge on Fabian Schar.

The Aston Villa striker, 21, finally dislodged Ollie Watkins in the starting XI for Unai Emery in recent weeks.

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It was the second flick of the boot on Schar’s back that prompted the red card[/caption]

But he lasted just half an hour in the Boxing Day trip to Newcastle.

Already showing his frustration earlier on after another decision went against him, Duran lost his cool while in a foot race with Schar.

The Colombian youngster lost out in the battle and slipped into a tackle on the Newcastle centre-back.

He seemingly landed on his left foot on Schar’s left hip.

But in a secondary action, Duran flicked his right boot out, catching Schar on the back with his studs and then pushing his foot up towards his opponent’s head.

That prompted a furious reaction from Newcastle trio Martin Dubravka, Dan Burn and Joelinton who were quick to remonstrate with Duran as Schar clutched at the sore spots on his backside while lying on the turf.

Referee Anthony Taylor took his time before brandishing the red card.

And they were few complaints from the Villa man, his team-mates or the manager.

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Duran then risked further punishment by furiously kicking a water bottle on the sidelines before being marched down the tunnel.

Emery barely even looked at his No9, knowing he may well have ruined Christmas for Villa.

The visitors fell behind in just the second minute at St James’ Park thanks to Anthony Gordon’s superb curling finish.

But they felt they should have been back level in terms of players on the pitch just before half-time.

Joelinton swung a stray arm out at Morgan Rogers, catching the Villa man around the neck.

Rogers went down in a heap, desperately trying to get Joelinton red carded.

But Taylor decided a yellow was sufficient punishment.

And the talk on social media, instead, was all about Duran’s moment of madness – with many suggesting he could feel hard done by to receive his marching orders.

One said: “Harsh red.”

Another wrote: “Not in a million years.”

And a third added: “Disgraceful decision.”

But another user replied: “The first one I would give him the benefit but the second is so deliberate.”

And a final commented: “He 100 per cent tries to do him, right decision red card, intent more than actual contact.”

Ex-Newcastle goalkeeper Shay Given gave his verdict at half-time.

He told Amazon Prime Video: “I think Schar puts in a brilliant tackle.

“But I think he leaves a bit on Duran in the tackle and Duran reacts raking his studs down him.”

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AN INFLUENCER slammed for boasting about her £34 MILLION earnings has revealed what she plans to spend the money on. 

Sophie Rain, 20, made more money than England captain Harry Kane in 2024 thanks to controversial adult content platform, OnlyFans. 

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Sophie Rain has revealed exactly what she plans to spend her multi-millions on in 2025[/caption]

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She raked in £2.9 million a MONTH from posting explicit content in 2024[/caption]

She raked in a whopping £2.9 million a MONTH from posting explicit content.

Despite this, Sophie claims she is still a virgin and some companies have even offered her £200,000 to lose her virginity on camera.

The content creator is now hoping to earn “at least” over £34 million in the coming year on OnlyFans.

She plans to spend it on a property portfolio AND on her family – a far cry from the sports cars and handbags we typically see women in her industry spending their cash on.

Sophie plans to set up the ‘Bop House’, a mansion in Florida, US, where she and her pals can create content to build their social media followings.

“I had this idea to get a house and get all of them together and we just want to have fun and make content,” Sophie told MailOnline.

“It’s just like a little girl group that we’re all doing and we just want to uplift each other and help each other grow on TikTok.

“It’s just really exciting and I’m excited to see where it goes.”

She also revealed that she is investing her money into property, and has plans to buy a huge home for her parents and siblings. 

“We just actually bought a property,” she added. “It’s 20 acres. 

“I’m really excited about it. 

“I’m gonna share some of it with my family in the end.

‘They don’t know that, so that’s gonna be part of their Christmas presents. 

“I’m really excited to show them.”

Controversial platform OnlyFans has become synonymous with online adult content, helping amateur porn stars and models earn millions.

It has also drawn in celebrities such as Bella Thorne and Katie Price.

Content creators charge monthly fees for access to pictures, videos and more, with Sophie said to be in the top percentile of earners. 

She took to X (formerly Twitter) back in November to show off her OnlyFans earnings for the year to November 28, 2024.

A screenshot supposedly taken from the app showcased gross earnings of $43.5 MILLION, which translates to £34.3 million.

Sophie revealed in October that there are several fake accounts online of people impersonating her in order to “scam” men out of money.

She alleges that people have even taken her videos and used AI to put their faces on her body.

WEST HAM star Lukasz Fabianski was stretchered off in worrying scenes after sustaining a head injury.

The 39-year-old goalkeeper collided with Southampton defender Nathan Wood’s elbow and went down in severe pain.

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Medics quickly rushed onto the pitch and Fabianski received treatment for seven minutes.

His concerned team-mates stood around him and his opposite number Aaron Ramsdale came up from his goal to check on him.

Fabianski was put in a neck brace and covered in a blanket as he left the field on a stretcher.

Both West Ham and Saints fans applauded.

Alphonse Areola came on to replace the 40-year-old Polish international between the sticks.

Worried supporters shared their concern online, with one saying: “I hope Fabianski is okay. Looked nasty.”

Another wrote: “Wishing Fab a speedy recovery.”

A third wrote: “Respect to Ramsdale checking on Fabianski.“

Amazon Prime TV cameras did not show any replays of the incident and cut away while the keeper was down hurt.

Fabianski was having a brilliant game at the time of his horror injury and had made three saves, including a sensational stop from a Paul Onuachu header.

It was the second substitute West Ham boss Julen Lopetegui had been forced into making as Maximilian Kilman picked up a problem and went off for Jean-Clair Todibo.

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TULISA has told of her secret rants at I’m A Celebrity bosses that were never aired on ITV.

The singer admits she was the “rebel” of the jungle – and would often “kick-off” at the crew.

She blasted producers during the credit card task when the celebrities had to pay money to get water or use the dunny.

Tulisa ended up getting her own way when the one-off task was axed overnight.

The N-Dubz star – who was suffering from painful periods due to her endometriosis – told her former campmate GK Barry on Saving Grace: “It would obviously come up at the end of the day how many times you’ve gone to the loo. I wasn’t happy about that. 

“Poor ITV dealing with me, I went ‘I’m not having my bladder movements put on national TV, you’re going to have to change this!’. 

“And then I was like ‘GK is on her period, you’re not charging her to use the dunny to change her tampon.

‘That’s tampon tax and it’s unacceptable!’ And the next day it was gone!”

She even went mad over the “terrible conditions” Maura Higgins and Reverend Richard Coles were forced to live in as part of a task.

Unknown to her, the pair were secretly living in luxury and had to convince their campmates otherwise.

Tulisa said: “I saw Maura shaking like she had hypothermia and was like this is unacceptable! You cannot leave them like this, we are not prisoners here! 

“I was the protestor, I was protesting for camp rights. Because I was saying what everyone wanted to say but was too scared. So I did have a few kick-offs.”

Tulisa also told GK Barry she “worked out” when she was going to be booted off the jungle.

The star – who previously opened up about her crippling experience triggered a breakdown – left Australia just days after being voted out of the jungle and urged cameras to stop rolling because of her fragile mental health.

She said: “One thing a lot of people didn’t know – you know you can tell how much airtime you’re getting by how much you’re getting called to the Bushtucker Telegraph and how many questions they ask you? Because you’re narrating what’s being aired.

“And in the days running up to it I wasn’t getting called as much to the BT and then I wasn’t get asked as many questions, so I was like, ‘Ah’.

“But at the same time I was also going into my introvert mode by that point I was already getting overwhelmed so I was not really intricated into camp a lot anyway. 

“So in my mind I was like I might end up going because I knew I wasn’t getting much airtime.”

AT least three passengers have reportedly been killed after a packed bus plunged into a lake in Norway.

The bus was said to be carrying 58 passengers – including “many foreign nationals” – when it skidded off a main road during bad weather.

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The vehicle was travelling on the E10 in Hadsel in Nordland county when it crashed through a barrier and into a lake.

There had been reports of heavy snow drifts and strong winds in the area.

Bent Are Eilertsen from Nordland Police said three people have been confirmed dead so far and at least four are seriously injured.

Many passengers are foreign nationals, according to local reports.

Martin Reberg, general manager of Boreal Buss AS – a Norwegian bus company – confirmed the crash involved one of their vehicles, VG reports.

It was on a trip from Narvik to Lofoten.

Rescue leader Ørjan Delbekk told VG the bus is partially underwater and the extent of the damage is not yet clear.

He said a large rescue operation is underway – with helicopters sent from nearby cities and volunteers from the Red Cross.

Eilertsen said some of the passengers had been evacuated to a nearby school.

Randi Angelsen, Nordland’s Communications manager, told VG: “Additional resources including personnel, ambulances, helicopters and aircraft resources have been called in to transport injured people to the hospital.”

Martin Reberg, general manager of Boreal Buss AS, said: “This is a serious incident, and we have set up a crisis team in Boreal.

“We are cooperating with the emergency services and of course assisting with all the resources we can.”

A photojournalist who reached the scene told the media outlet: It appears that the bus has driven through the guardrail and down the slope to Åsvatnet.

“There was a very strong wind and dense snow drifts when I arrived at the scene.”

A local resident of the area added: “There were a lot of emergency services, panic and chaos at the scene.

“There were lots of cars there. People stopped and let people into the cars so they could warm up.”

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ZARA McDermott has revealed why she spent Christmas apart from boyfriend Sam Thompson as she gave a relationship update.

The Strictly star, 28, took to social media with a snap of a thoughtful present she got for Sam.

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Zara designed a special painting for the I’m A Celeb star, with pictures of meaningful things that hold a special place in his heart.

Some of the images included paw prints, a Harry Potter book, a slab of cheese and an on-air sign with a mic.

Meanwhile, Sam revealed that he was not spending Christmas at home with his girlfriend for a very important reason.

The presenter posted a photo of him volunteering for a special cause – as he became Santa Claus for the day and delivered presents to those in need.

Alongside a beaming of snap of himself holding bags of gifts, he wrote: “Bit of a different Christmas this year. I got put in touch with a charity. The camila batmanghelidjh foundation to be exact. They were struggling this year after the sad passing of Camila, and I was lucky enough to get the call up to deliver gifts across London to possibly the nicest, most selfless bunch of people I’ve ever met.

“What could have been another standard Christmas has turned out to be one that I’ll never forget!

“Thank you everyone that let me into your homes, and to be honest I think there’s no doubt I’ll be back next year if you’ll have me!

“Here’s to all of the people who are there for others year round.

“You are superheroes (and thank you to my co-pilot the camera shy JLS loving Ali) you’re one of a kind my man!”

Zara praised her boyfriend, writing: “So proud of you, it’s so lovely that you chose to give up your Christmas Day to help others.”

While other fans were also full of kind messages, with one saying: “Best use of a platform and a lovely lovely thing to do for others.”

A second posted: “Sam you’re the gift that just keeps giving.”

A third added: “This is so lovely Sam. Well done you.”

 It comes after Zara was left horrified this week after she was “spat on” by a man while out Christmas shopping.

The TV favourite, 28, detailed the shocking incident that took place on Tuesday afternoon – and branded it “absolutely vile”.

Zara explained a man approached her and her brother’s girlfriend while they was picking up some last minute shopping at Lidl.

The former Strictly star shared a video of her looking mortified from outside the supermarket and said: “Guys, me and Alice are actually really shocked at what just happened.

“We were just getting some last minute Christmas bits just walking down the street, normal normal stuff and this guy out of nowhere runs up to us, spits on us, thankfully it just missed because of the wind and then walked off in the other direction.

“I can’t believe it.”

She later posted another story with the caption: “I think I would have been really shaken up if alone! Luckily I was with Alice.”

Zara added: “Had so many messages from other people having experienced the same thing in London.

“I’ve heard of men approaching women on the street and hitting them in the face also (a friend of mine had this happen to her).

“It’s completely vile.”

It comes just a few weeks after Zara reunited with her boyfriend Sam as they celebrated her birthday.

TV presenter Sam, 32, had been in Australia filming the I’m A Celebrity spin-off show Unpacked with host Joel Dommett.

Sam took to Instagram to share a gushing birthday tribute to his documentary-maker girlfriend Zara on Sunday.

He shared a string of loved-up snaps at a chic eatery in London.

While Zara also explained why she didn’t go to Australia with Sam.

She explained: “You guys are funny. I’ve had this question so many times! Well firstly I’m filming my documentary about stalking at the moment and it’s really not possible to take time off filming at short notice.”

Zara also said the time difference and working hours would make it tricky.

She added: “Let’s see, if he ends up going back next year for another season then I’ll definitely go out there if I can.

“Also though, I think it’s funny how people assume just because Sam is working away, I automatically should go. 

“Love you guys but I also have a job too.”

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