TV insiders speak out after Sam Armytage’s hurtful tweet about Natalie Barr

Television industry insiders were not impressed by Sam Armytage’s snarky Twitter post about Natalie Barr being desperate for her job as Sunrise anchor. Posts on Media Spy, a popular online forum for people who work in TV, reveal many disapproved of how Sam, 44, handled a question about her relationship with Nat, 53. The consensus was that … Read more

No 10 insiders reveal how Carrie Symonds’ dog caused a stink after cocking his leg over a handbag

By any standards, it was a curious incident. Centre-stage were the Prime Minister’s partner Carrie Symonds, her beloved dog Dilyn, a now departing Downing Street aide and a handbag. In the No 10 garden last year, Katie Lam, who worked for the Prime Minister’s former chief adviser Dominic Cummings, put down her bag and other … Read more

Strictly insiders say BBC is ‘pulling out all the stops’ to get Maisie Smith into the final

Strictly insiders say BBC is ‘pulling out all the stops’ to get Maisie Smith into the final – as fellow stars raise eyebrows over amount of publicity being lavished on actress By Katie Hind For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:17 GMT, 5 December 2020 | Updated: 22:17 GMT, 5 December 2020 Strictly stars are … Read more

Ousted pair Dominic Cummings and Lee Cain could return to Downing Street, insiders claim

Ousted pair Dominic Cummings and Lee Cain could return to Downing Street and work on the Conservative’s 2024 election campaign, insiders claim. The Prime Minister is thought to have left the door open for Mr Cain’s return while speaking to the communication chief’s colleagues following his dramatic departure on Friday.  The Tory leader is also … Read more

New BBC boss ‘considering reversing decision not to sing Rule Britannia! at Proms’ insiders say 

BBC’s new director general Tim Davie ‘is considering reversing decision not to sing Rule Britannia! at Last Night of the Proms’ insiders say Tim Davie is set to take over on Tuesday and could overturn unpopular decision BBC decided to remove lyrics from Rule Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory at the Last Night … Read more

TOM LEONARD on how Ellen DeGeneres is facing a savage backlash from a host of insiders

When the Duke and Duchess of Sussex made their dramatic move to North America in January, many expected the couple to fall into the welcoming arms of U.S. television before too long. The Duchess, said friends, wanted a sympathetic ear for her tale of perceived woe at the hands of the Royal Family and the … Read more

After Prince Harry and Meghan Markle biography’s explosive claims, royal insiders give THEIR side

The biography of Harry and Meghan contains a string of incendiary claims about how they were shunned by the Firm. Dubbed the ‘gospel according to the Sussexes’, Finding Freedom was said to have been written with the couple’s blessing and its authors had access to their inner circle. Spanning 24 chapters, the book contains page … Read more

Insiders line up for top job at Lloyds as Horta-Osorio exits

Trio of Lloyds’ top bankers emerge as potential successors to outgoing boss Antonio Horta-Osorio By Helen Cahill, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:53 BST, 18 July 2020 | Updated: 21:53 BST, 18 July 2020 A trio of Lloyds’ top bankers have emerged as potential successors to the outgoing boss Antonio Horta-Osorio.  Horta-Osorio is quitting the … Read more

Jennifer Lopez’s bid to become New York Mets owner may bring team more glamour say sports insiders

Jennifer Lopez’s bid to become owner of New York Mets could bring more glamour to team according to sports insiders: ‘MLB needs that right now’ By Justin Enriquez For Dailymail.com Published: 15:48 BST, 16 July 2020 | Updated: 15:48 BST, 16 July 2020 The New York Mets baseball team has always lived in the shadow … Read more

Insiders compare Donald Trump’s private calls with Vladimir Putin to ‘two guys in a steam bath’

President Donald Trump’s private calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin sometimes have the tone of ‘two guys in a steam bath,’ according a bombshell account that portrays Trump as bending over backward to win the strongman’s approval. Putin ‘just outplays’ Trump during their one-on-one interactions, according to a CNN report published Monday by legendary Watergate … Read more