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    Lizzie Cundy looks incredible in sparkly dress as she celebrates TalkTV star James Whale’s MBE at Mayfair bash

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    LIZZIE Cundy looked incredible in a sparkly dress as she celebrated James Whale’s MBE at a Mayfair bash on Wednesday.Broadcaster Lizzie, 55, stunned onlookers in the feathered number while posing by the bar inside Langan’s Brasserie in London.Lizzie Cundy looked incredible as she celebrated James Whale’s MBECredit: w8mediaThe TV personality accentuated her natural beauty with a full face of make-up and styled her brunette locks over her shoulder.She elevated her height with dazzling silver heels while toting her essentials around in a cream handbag.Lizzie is a longtime friend of James’, having worked as a contributor and co-host on his TalkTV show over the past decade.Hundreds turned out for the £80,000 party for James, which was generously thrown by businessman Charlie Mullins and organised by his pals Chuck Thomas and Andre Walker.reads more on LIZZIE CundyA whole host of stars attended in honour of James who had earlier received an MBE from Princess Anne.Game of Thrones actor James Cosmo, radio star Chris Moyles, GB News anchor Eamonn Holmes and singer Matt Goss were among the big names on the guest list.Nigel Farage, Jeremy Kyle, Sue Pollard, Mike Graham, Kevin O’Sullivan all delivered hysterical roasts as they paid tribute to James and his 50-year career in the industry.In December, James was named in the King’s New Year Honours List for his outstanding contribution to broadcasting.Most read in ShowbizThe powerhouse presenter, who has been a staple of the airwaves for 50 years, was joined by his wife Nadine as they headed to Windsor Castle on Wednesday to receive his MBE.James, who is living with terminal cancer, told The Sun: “I’m exceptionally thrilled as somebody who’s been able to enjoy their job for their entire life and receiving an award like this is just the best.”I should be celebrating Saturday night on my TalkTV and radio show from seven and I’m also very grateful that it’ll be bringing attention to those of us who suffer with kidney cancer and the charity I started nearly 20 years ago Kidney Cancer UK.”James began his career with Metro Radio in 1974 where he pioneered the concept of the late night radio phone-in.Fifty years on, James can still be seen hosting the phone-in, every Saturday night on TalkTV and TalkRadio.In 1988, after gaining a loyal legion of listeners who loved his unique acerbic and incisive style, The James Whale Radio Show was simulcast live on television every Friday night on ITV, pulling in over one million viewers.James went on to host Whale On, Dial Midnight and Central Weekend Live for ITV, Talk About for BBC One, and more recently appeared on Channel 5’s Celebrity Big Brother. His autobiography, A Lifetime Of Night-Time was published in 2008.After battling kidney cancer in 2000, James launched the charity, Kidney Cancer UK, to increase knowledge and awareness, funding research into the causes, prevention and treatment of the disease. Kidney Cancer UK has raised over £4million to support kidney cancer patients.In 2020, James revealed the disease had returned and spread to his spine, brain and lungs, and has shared his ongoing cancer battle candidly with listeners and viewers over the past few years.Last year, James was awarded the first ever TRIC Recognition Award for his 50 years in broadcasting, with his “true grit and determination to entertain and inform the nation every week”, not least in the face of his illness.Richard Wallace, Head of TalkTV, said: “There are legends – and then there’s James Whale. This award is a fitting acknowledgment of a maverick talent who has entertained TV and radio audiences with inimitable style for more than 50 years.”READ MORE SUN STORIESDennie Morris, Director of Audio, News Broadcasting, added, “James is not only a giant of radio and television, but one of the loveliest men I’ve ever met. “His contribution to the industry and to charity over the years has been remarkable. I can think of no one more deserving of this honour.”Lizzie and James are pictured at the bashCredit: Lizzie CundyLizzie posed with Eamonn Holmes inside the swanky venueCredit: w8mediaThe £80,000 party was generously thrown by businessman Charlie MullinsCredit: w8mediaJames received his honour at Windsor Castle on WednesdayCredit: PA More

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      Vanessa Feltz recalls having no idea ‘who or where she was’ after horror moment on night out

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      VANESSA Feltz has recalled the terrifying moment her drink was “spiked” on a night out – leaving her with no idea “who or where she was”.The TalkTV presenter, 62, revealed her own experience after discussing journalist Kate McCann being spiked by a “brazen” group of men who “didn’t care who saw” while on a night out with friends.
      Vanessa Feltz has opened up about her spiking ordealCredit: Talk TV
      She revealed her ‘horrid’ experience on TalkTV today
      On her TalkTV show this afternoon, Vanessa told how “impossibly difficult” it was to make it home in a cab, and said she felt the after effects of the spiking for almost 24 hours.
      Vanessa said: “I could sort of disingenuously ask you about this as if I don’t know, but I do know because it did happen to me.
      “I was in a bar in Streatham in south London, and I’m not a drinker, but I agreed to have an alcoholic drink because I didn’t want to have that whole rigmarole where you say, ‘Oh, no, I’ll just have a water or a Diet Coke’ and everyone thinks you’re a party pooper.
      “So I said, ‘Yes, please’, but had one tiny sip of I think it was rum and a Diet Coke, and I, exactly as my colleague Kate McCann described, I immediately felt desperately disorientated, kind of lost track of really where I was and who I was. 
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      “I managed to get home, just as she said, with great difficulty, just to keep my thoughts collected, to get myself out of the door and into a cab was almost impossibly difficult, and I was still feeling the effects, I remember all the way through the night, all the way through the following day and into the following night.
      “It was incredibly dramatic as a result of one extremely small sip of a drink. So I know what it’s like. It’s horrid.”
      The 62-year-old didn’t reveal exactly when the incident took place.
      She admits not reporting the spiking to police.
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      “I’m among the many, many women who didn’t even dream of reporting it to the police,” Vanessa said.
      “I must admit, I didn’t even think of reporting it because I didn’t know who’d done it, was the thing.” More

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      Piers Morgan reveals he is going all in on digital to expand his global audience

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      PIERS Morgan is going all in on YouTube as he looks to expand his global audience even further.The Sun columnist has presented Piers Morgan Uncensored on TalkTV for nearly two years – interviewing a string of huge names including Cristiano Ronaldo and Rishi Sunak.
      Piers Morgan is moving his TalkTV show to YouTubeCredit: TalkTV
      Piers is now planning to focus on his 2.3million YouTube subscribers – vowing to provide more explosive interviews with bigger names on a digital platform instead.
      He said sticking to a rigorous TV schedule has been an “increasingly unnecessary straitjacket” as his show is sometimes overshadowed by breaking news.
      Piers highlighted his interview with the Prime Minister, which was viewed by hundreds of thousands of people on YouTube when it dropped at 2pm on Monday.
      The scheduled TalkTV time of 8pm meant the agenda-setting political chat would have been overtaken by King Charles’ cancer announcement.
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      This led Piers to record a new show on the royals, which in itself garnered over a million views on YouTube.
      Piers also pointed out the success of his bombshell Ronaldo interview, which has received 6million views online since November – while 350,000 watched it on TalkTV.
      Piers explained: “Piers Morgan Uncensored is the fastest-growing news/opinion/current affairs show in the world, but the vast majority of our audience is on our YouTube channel which has seen explosive growth in the past year with 2.3 million subscribers and many millions of views for our big interviews and debates.
      “This, in turn, has generated increasingly strong revenue, making the business case for this digital-first pivot not just compelling but imperative.
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      “It’s clear there’s a huge global demand for the content we’re making, but the commitment to a daily show at a fixed schedule, with all the editing and time sensitivities that involves, has been an increasingly unnecessary straitjacket.
      “It’s become demonstrably obvious that people want to watch PMU on myriad digital platforms at a time of their choosing, and we have an increasingly strong digital firepower with which to promote and further disseminate our stuff across the globe, from my own 8.7 million Twitter (X) followers and 2.1 million Instagram followers to PMU’s 1.7million TikTok followers.”
      Explosive moment Piers calls out Andrew Tate over TV star’s bikini pic
      Piers reflected on his successful talk show as having a “start-up mentality” as he vowed the change-up would allow for longer interviews with even bigger guests.
      Some of these massive chats will shown on TalkTV as the channel juggles its schedule to replace the show.
      Piers vowed: “PMU has always had a start-up mentality and this decision to now take ourselves fully digital reflects the reality of where our audience is and where we need to be singularly focused.
      “It will make perfect sense to anyone who understands the way modern media – especially TV – is going, and no sense to dinosaurs stuck in their blinkered old ways.
      “One thing won’t change though: I’ll keep it uncensored!”
      Piers Morgan Uncensored was the sixth biggest English-language news channel on YouTube ranked by average number of views in October.
      The channel’s average views is 420,000, which dwarfs the BBC News’ 255,000.
      Scott Taunton, EVP President of Broadcasting, News UK, said:“Piers Morgan Uncensored’s newsmaking interviews and debates are attracting millions of views online.
      “It is the right decision for PMU to go digital-first, freeing him from a scheduled show so he can create the right content to grow his already huge global online audience.
      “More and more, audiences are consuming video news and opinion online through their phones and this evolution is set to continue. It’s also where the advertising revenues are.
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      “Creating professional quality, TV-like video that does well digitally – via streaming services and social media – will be the focus of future investment for all our brands, including Talk.”
      Piers shared his Rishi Sunak chat on YouTube and received countless viewsCredit: PA
      His interview with Ronaldo was watched by 6million on the platformCredit: TalkTV More

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      Lizzie Cundy stuns in a sexy Santa minidress as she throws lavish TalkTV show Christmas party

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      LIZZIE Cundy looked incredible as she transformed into a sexy Santa for her Christmas party.The 55-year-old pulled out all the stops at a festive bash for her hard-working team.
      Lizzie Cundy stunned in a sexy Santa midi-dressCredit: Talk TV
      She threw a Christmas party for TalkTVCredit: Talk TV
      Last night, Canary Wharf played host to Lizzie Cundy’s spectacular Christmas boat party, celebrating the Christmas special of the network’s quiz show, ‘That Was The Woke That Was’.
      Presenter Andre Walker was in attendance, along with the UK’s number one Elvis impersonator, Elvis Shmelvis, and team captains Lois Perry, Peter Barnes and the Woke Wabbit.
      ‘That Was The Woke That Was’ is a comedy show which quizzes an opinionated panel on the wokest stories of the week and airs every Saturday night at 10pm on TalkTV.
      Lizzie donned a Mrs Claus look in a short red dress with white trims.
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      The star took to Instagram to post a series of snaps from the night.
      One fan commented: “Looking amazing Lizzie.”
      Another added: “I love a bit of cundy.”
      A third penned: “Looking fab-u-lous.”
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      Lizzie is a socialite, television personality, and the ex-wife of footballer Jason Cundy.
      Her ex-husband played for Chelsea, Tottenham and Portsmouth during his career.

      Earlier this year, Lizzie joined Vanessa Feltz at a TalkTV event, where they marked the record-breaking figures achieved by Vanessa’s show.
      Reacting to the news, a delighted Vanessa exclusively told The Sun: “I am thrilled so many new listeners and viewers have left the anaemic and flavourless BBC and come to find Vanessa Unleashed at TalkTV.
      “After years under a tight rein I can finally be myself, take on the big guns and nuke the hype.”
      The party was thrown on a £1m yachtCredit: Talk TV
      Lizzie attended a Christmas lunch earlier this monthCredit: Rex
      She also attended The Royal Variety Performance in NovemberCredit: Getty More

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      Kevin Spacey recorded first movie since acquittal for sex crimes separately from rest of the cast, director tells TalkTV

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      THE director of Kevin Spacey’s first movie since being acquitted of sex crimes opened up to TalkTV’s Jeremy Kyle and Nicola Thorp.Gene Fallazie, whose film Control premieres in London tonight, was asked how he ensures inappropriate behaviour doesn’t happen on set.
      The actor appears as the voice in the movieCredit: The Times
      Director Gene Fallazie appeared on TalkTV today ahead of the premiere of new film Control tonightCredit: Talk TV
      Hosts Jeremy Kyle and Nicola Thorp asked how he ensures inappropriate behaviour doesn’t happen on setCredit: Talk TV
      He explained that Kevin, who was cast for the film before the outcome of his UK court case was known, appears as a voice in the movie and recorded separately from the other cast.
      The House Of Cards actor, 64, was cleared of all charges in his sexual assault trial in London earlier this year.
      Gene said there is a “huge wave of positivity” for the actor ahead of his return to the big screen.
      Speaking to hosts Jeremy and Nicola on Talk Today about how Spacey’s court case impacted the making of the film, he explained: “It’s been a whole rollercoaster of a process really.
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      “Very different to the way a regular film would normally be made because we’ve had to take into account all of these different situations and opinions to a point as well so it’s been challenging, but at the end of the day we’ve just tried to treat it as we would, it’s a film that we’ve got to get made and ready for release.”
      Gene then spoke about his decision to cast Kevin before they knew the outcome of the court cases.
      He said: “He had already been acquitted in the US at this point.
      “His UK trial was still outstanding, but ultimately he hadn’t been proven guilty of anything ever at that point, so for me it was a case of taking the facts as we saw them at the time – he had been acquitted in the US and everything his team were giving us and their expectations of how the trial was going to go and trying to make an assessed decision.”
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      Last month Kevin made an emotional comeback to the stage – almost seven years after he last appeared in a theatre. 
      Discussing his movie comeback, Gene told viewers: “For the most part, we are seeing a huge wave of positivity both from his fan base and from film fans  in general.
      “There are those quarters who will have always made their mind up no matter what the outcome was going to be and nothing would ever change their mind on that and that’s entirely their right to do that.”
      The hosts then quizzed the director on how he plans to ensure that inappropriate behaviour does not happen on set.
      He responded: “Trying to be as aware as possible, I think in the past there was an element of turning a blind eye and things like that.
      “Now I think with everyone being a bit more open and knowing you can talk about it and be taken seriously I think that’s a big element of it.
      “I think in this instance, Kevin’s role was recorded separately so we kept that side of things completely separate from the rest of main unit filming.”
      It comes after Spacey sobbed in the dock after being cleared of sexually assaulting four men.
      Jurors returned not guilty verdicts for nine offences relating to when he was artistic director of the Old Vic in London. 
      The Oscar-winning star had been branded a “sexual bully” for allegedly attacking the men in charges dating back 22 years.
      He had previously broken down at Southwark Crown Court and said: “I lost everything”.
      Jurors took 12 hours and 26 minutes to return the not guilty verdict and Spacey mouthed “thank you” to them before they left the courtroom in July. 
      He had always denied all charges and speaking outside court he said he had been “humbled”. 
      Kevin told reporters: “I imagine that many of you can understand that there is a lot for me to process after what has just happened today.
      “But I would like to say that I am enormously grateful to the jury for having taken the time to examine all of the evidence and all of the facts carefully before they reached their decision and I am humbled by the outcome today.
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      “I also want to thank the staff inside this courthouse, the security and all those who took care of us every single day, my legal team Evan and Lucy for being here every day, and that’s all I have to say for the moment. Thank you very much.”
      Watch Talk Today, Monday to Friday from 6am – 9:30am, on Freeview 237, Sky 522 and Virgin Media 606.
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      Piers Morgan threatens to PUNCH Louis Theroux after he makes sly dig on new show with Anthony Joshua

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      PIERS Morgan has threatened to PUNCH BBC star Louis Theroux in a shock new celebrity feud.The TV presenter vowed to “destroy” the interviewer after he made a sly dig about him on his brand new show.
      Piers Morgan says he would ‘destroy’ Louis TherouxCredit: TalkTV
      Louis reckons he’d win a boxing match with PiersCredit: X /@piersmorgan
      Louis’s latest series launched on BBC Two last night with an intimate interview with superstar boxer Anthony Joshua.
      During the episode, Louis asks AJ: “Do you think you could take me?”
      The boxer laughs as he insists he could – before adding: “I could actually get you a fight it will do well.
      “You’d bring viewers to my broadcasting channel.”
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      Asked who he’d put Louis up against, TalkTV host Piers Morgan’s name is thrown around.
      “Piers Morgan? That’s a better match up,” said Louis.
      ‘Number one, he’s very famous and I could actually take him.”
      Piers didn’t take the insult lying down.
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      Posting the clip on X, formerly known as Twitter, Piers asked: “Have you lost your marbles, Louis Theroux?
      “I’d destroy you in 30 seconds, you puny wastrel.”
      Louis is yet to reply to Piers’ promise.
      The war of words came after British boxing ace AJ sat down with the popular reporter for a tell-all interview, which aired last night.
      He opened up about living with his mum at 34, his dating life and smoking marijuana at just 13 years old.
      Anthony Joshua in the ring with interviewer LouisCredit: X /@piersmorgan More