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A brand new show starring Maya Jama and hosted by Julie Adenuga is launching on My5 and YouTube within days.

It will star Britain’s Got Talent judge KSI alongside Love Island host Maya, Chef Big Zuu and singer Mahalia and is set to air on April 1st.

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Starring Maya Jama and hosted by Julie Adenuga the 4 part series is launching on My5 and YouTube within days[/caption]

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Fans may recognise Julie from the hit MTV series Catfish UK[/caption]

In the four-part interview series, Now You Know, Julie will be sitting down with four of the UK’s most prominent stars for some candid conversations bringing a fresh twist to the traditional interview format.

Fans may recognise Julie from the hit MTV series Catfish UK where she hosted alongside Oobah Butler, her role was later taken over by I’m A Celeb star Nella Rose.

The host is also a DJ, broadcaster and creator of interview platform Don’t Trust The Internet.

Julie is also notably the younger sister of grime legends Skepta and JME.

Now Julie will be sitting down to talk all things food, love and give an insight into just how tough the music and entertainment industry can really be.

First up will be acclaimed presenter Maya Jama who will sit down to discuss an intimate conversation about her journey to becoming one of the UK’s most celebrated TV personalities.

The Bristol-born beauty will reflect on her pursuit of success as she opens up about how she navigates life as the ‘successful friend,’ and the unique power of her ability to connect with others.

The star will reveal how she thrives under the intense glare of the media spotlight, offering a rare glimpse the highs and lows of her incredible rise.

BGT star and Internet icon JJ Olatunji better known as KSI will also delve into his extraordinary journey.

From his rise to fame in 2009 as a YouTuber to building a multimillion-pound business empire, KSI opens up about his work ethic and the sacrifices that have shaped his career.

Big Zuu will also be sharing with Julie how he transitioned from a promising rapper to now becoming an award-winning TV chef.

Julie and Zuu will open up about romance as they dive into his love for beautiful women, complete with tips for the perfect date.

Zuu shares his passion for advocating for young people and social injustice and his mission to revolutionise British television, one ground-breaking production at a time.

Lastly Julie chats with singer-songwriter Mahalia following her journey from a young star to a leading voice in British R&B.

The Leicester-born R&B singer who has been nominated for multiple Brit Awards, including Best New Artist and Best R&B Artis will also reveal the challenges of navigating a tough music industry.

Speaking about her excitement ahead of the new show, Julie said: “I’m incredibly excited to be able to put my own twist on interviewing with this new show.

“It’s something I’ve been doing for over a decade but thanks to GroupM Motion Entertainment and BET UK I’ve been given the opportunity to not just host it, but also executive produce the show with Pangaea and bring my vision of giving audiences a peek behind the curtain of what goes into a great conversation.

“I’m looking forward to people seeing my guests in a new way and seeing me stress about being good at my job.”

Episodes will air weekly from 1st April from 12.00 and are available on My5 and YouTube

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BGT star and Internet icon JJ Olatunji better known as KSI will also delve into his extraordinary journey[/caption]

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Julie and Zuu will open up about romance as they dive into his love for beautiful women[/caption]

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TWO Strictly Come Dancing stars have suffered a blow after being forced to slash prices for tickets to their tour in an effort to fill seats.

The Strictly professional dancers recently kicked off their Reborn gigs, which will see them play up and down the country.

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But Amy Dowden and Carlos Gu appear to have taken drastic measures after failing to pack out some venues.

Ahead of their latest shows in Birmingham, tickets were listed on seat filling websit Show Film First at just £12.50 – 60% cheaper than the original price of £45.

Amy, 34, and Carlos, 32, previously revealed they decided to name their tour Reborn after her battle with cancer.

In 2023 she was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer but in November last year Amy revealed she had successfully completed her treatment.

Speaking to Glasgow Theatre Blog, Amy said: “I’ve become a better version of myself, a warrior version of Amy, so I definitely feel reborn and I look at life differently now.

“I take advantage of every opportunity, every beat, every moment on stage.”

Carlos said of his close friend and tour co-star: “When I look at her she’s the perfect example of the reborn theme.

“She went through the worst period of her life and she never give up. She fought back.”

And Amy’s inspirational journey was recently recognised by King Charles when he honoured her with an MBE.

She later described the experience with the monarch as an “out-of-body experience”.

Amy said: “It’s really surreal, it’s been like an out-of-body experience but it is a true honour to get an MBE

“We spoke about my recovery from chemotherapy and the impact of chemotherapy on my body.”

SNOW Patrol frontman Johnny McDaid was rushed to hospital for surgery on Sunday after sustaining a nasty injury.

The Irish singer, 48, is now in a race against time to recover ahead of the band’s huge run of summer festival gigs which begin in June.

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Johnny McDaid hurt his hand whilst touring[/caption]

Johnny’s Snow Patrol bandmate Gary Lightbody revealed he had undergone treatment.

Gary, 48, said: “Johnny had hurt his hand at the start of the tour, we were going from Switzerland to Frankfurt on a train.

“We did the whole European tour on the train, it was really fun – except for this thing which happened, where Johnny got his hand caught in a door.

“And it wrecked his hand. He ended up getting surgery on his hand. Never missed a show.

“And then the Thursday night in Belfast, at midnight or so, he fell and wrecked his other hand – smashed his knuckles on his other hand.”

Speaking to RTE, Gary added: “When we came in for sound check on Friday, he couldn’t move the fingers on his right hand. And he still played the show on Friday night.

“He has just today (Sunday) gone to get surgery on his hand. It’s insane. He had two broken on Friday’s show – and he played the gig.

“Unbelievable – he’s made of different stuff from the rest of us.”

It comes six years after Gary had to undergo surgery on his neck – which saw the band forced to pull out of performing at Glastonbury.

At the time, Gary updated the band’s fans on Johnny’s condition and said: “Our dear brother, piano and guitar player Johnny McDaid has a serious problem with his neck and after consulting with some top neurosurgeons they are all in agreement that the only course of action is immediate surgery.

“Johnny has been incredible in the wake of this news and has remained calm at a time when a lot of people might freak out.”

Johnny went on to make a full recovery and the band have been playing all over the world since.

They will return to live music this summer with a huge run of gigs across the UK, kicking off in Plymouth on 12 June.

Snow Patrol are also booked to play shows in Cardiff, Belfast, Glasgow and Suffolk.

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PADDY McGuinness the face of Saturday night TV, a father of three and now a travel expert in his own right.

Since 2018, Paddy has been an experienced jet-setter off to the likes of Sweden, Greece, Ethiopia and for new show Tempting Fortune, Malaysia – but he confessed that back in the early days of travelling with his childhood pal Peter Kay, he didn’t follow hotel etiquette.

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Paddy, whose new show Tempting Fortune is on Channel 4 on Sunday nights from 16 March, has had a close friendship with Bolton-born comedian Peter, since meeting at school.

So when the chance arose to go on a trip together, they took it.

Paddy revealed, “This was before I was ever on telly, Peter at the time was a jobbing comedian and booked a gig in Geneva and asked if I wanted to go.

“Of course I did! So we went over there together to this huge hotel that was five-star. I thought ‘if only our teachers could see us now’.”

Paddy continued, “So when I was young and started going into hotels, I thought it was completely fine to take the towels – and in Geneva, they were more like duvets.

“They were so fluffy and I thought ‘I’m getting them in my case’, so we literally emptied the room – I even took home an ashtray.

“In my nativity and innocence, I thought that was what you get when you book a hotel, and it was a perk of being there.”

Even more surprisingly, than his towel theft, Paddy confessed that before he landed his job on Top Gear seven years ago, he struggled to even step foot on a plane.

Paddy explained, “I was a really nervous flyer. I wasn’t quite at the stage where you had to give me sleeping tablets and a glass of milk, but I had to have a few pints for Dutch courage.

“Day one on any trip and I’d be hungover because I’d have to be drunk to even get on the flight.”

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Paddy continued, “So I saw a doctor at the Priory, they can help with everything and I needed to get over my fear of flying.”

A couple of months later and Paddy became someone who could easily manage a flight.

He revealed that now, he even looks forward to having a glance through the in-flight menu.

“I’d advise anyone to get a bit of help, if you’ve got a phobia and want to get over it, you have to do it. It completely changed my life.

“Now I enjoy the whole flight and I can’t stop doing that now. Once I started Top Gear, I started seeing parts of the world I would have never imagined I’d see.

“I’ve been fortunate to see some of these places and go off the beaten track, and that gave me the travel bug.”

Going back to Paddy’s very early holidays, he and his mum, Patricia, wouldn’t stray far from their hometown of Bolton.

Paddy said, “I was from a single-parent family, and we didn’t have a lot in the bank. What I remember of my first holiday is that it wasn’t until I was about 13 and it was a caravan in Morecambe.

“I remember going with my mum to the caravan park, going to a show in the evening, and a disco and thinking ‘this is brilliant!'”.

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Paddy has been all over the world since combating his fear of flying[/caption]

Since welcoming his three children, Leo, Penelope and Felicity, with his now ex-wife Christine McGuinness, Paddy has entered the world of all-inclusive resorts and holiday parks.

As much as Paddy loves a family holiday with his kids, he admitted it can be tough.

He added, “Anyone with more than one kid knows how stressful it is coming through an airport.

“Our holidays, at the beginning were trips to Centre Parcs, but now, the kids really like going to Spain and it’s only a two hour flight – it’s just about doable.

“The older they get, I wouldn’t use the word easy, but it’s more manageable, especially if they can entertain themselves.”

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One of Paddy’s most memorable flights was actually before he had children.

He said, “I’m going back 11 years ago now, but I remember when Christine was pregnant with the twins and we thought we’d have one more special holiday just the two of us.

“We went to Dubai, it wasn’t as it well-known as it is now, but it was a place where it seemed like people were going, and we thought we’d give it a whirl.

“So, we went to town bought expensive plane tickets and we went first class. Now I’d never done first class in my life, but I thought my wife’s pregnant and we might never get a chance to do this again, so we did it.

“Well, it might be expensive, but I can see the appeal of having a bed and a shower on the plane.

“I’m sure I had a shower over Baghdad at one point, I looked on the map and thought, ‘this is mad'”.

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Now, Paddy is out of the country all the time, from Don’t Look Down in Austria to Top Gear, Road Tripping with Chris Harris.

For his future travels, Paddy asked, “have you heard of dark tourism?”

The term coined for travel to places historically associated with tragedy. Paddy referenced Chernobyl and Pompeii, but there’s another location on his list.

“I remember seeing Michael Palin go to North Korea. It’s completely random, and obviously we know what goes on there, but it’s almost morbid curiosity.

“That’s a barometer I set my life by, Michael Palin. If he can do it, you can do it.”

For his latest project, Tempting Fortune, Paddy travelled to the much safer destination of Langkawi.

He explained, “I’ve been over to Malaysia, before but I’ve never been to Langkawi – the island is absolutely stunning.

“It takes a bit of acclimatising though with the heat and the humidity. It hit me like a ton of bricks, it’s that kind of heat where you’re sweating sat down and when you breathe, you can feel warmth going into your lungs.

“I found myself in Craghoppers shirts and boots in the jungle, it felt a little bit at home actually, rather than sitting around the pool in a luxury resort.”

Tempting Fortune is on Channel 4 on Sunday nights from 16 March.

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The boss of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission is putting the spotlight on his own agency as he fights to simplify corporate laws and regulations.

At least four people have been killed after a car bomb exploded at a hotel in central Somalia and al-Shabab fighters stormed the building, witnesses say.

‘We can see that our eating habits are falling well short of the target in our National Preventive Health Strategy,’ Dr Hendrie said.

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