I’m A Celebrity viewers have praised Ashley Roberts for admitting having children ‘isn’t top of the list’. 

On Tuesday’s episode, the Pussycat Doll, 44, was quizzed by Sinitta, 62. The eighties singer asked Ashley if being a mum was on the cards for the future. 

The refreshing conversation then sparked Scarlett Moffatt, 35, to talk about the fertility struggles she suffered while trying to conceive her son Jude, two. 

Ashley explained to camp as to why having a child wasn’t a priority for her right now. 

She said: ‘It’s not the top of the list. I don’t know, I think I’ve just been so driven and I like travelling and I don’t feel a strong passion to be a mum.’ 

Sinitta, who has two children, whom she adopted, said: ‘I always say to people unless you really, really want to because it takes everything, doesn’t it.’ 

Scarlett said: ‘It is your life and too many people become parents who actually shouldn’t be parents because they actually they don’t really want it.’

The former Gogglebox star later said the Bush Telegraph: ‘For me, being a mum has changed my whole life and it’s something that I’ve wanted for so, so long.

‘For other women it isn’t and I think, good for Ashley, same as good for me who wanted a child. We all just have to live our best lives however that looks.’

Scarlett, who is engaged to former police officer Scott Dobinson, went on to tell camp about her fertility struggles before falling pregnant with Jude. 

She said: ‘Me and Scott, we tried for four years to have Jude, it took so long.

‘And then the day we found out I was pregnant, the day after we were going to a fertility clinic. 

‘That happens to loads of people. I think it’s because you feel like not stressed but because you think it’s going to get sorted. 

‘I feel like then when you have one kid, everyone goes to you: “Are you having another?”

‘And I always feel like going: “I would love to but it just sometimes doesn’t work out that way”. Happy that I just have this one.’

Viewers took to X to say they enjoyed the open and honest chat in camp. 

They wrote: ‘Absolutely, some people make a choice not to have children. That’s fine too. 

‘Let’s not shame Ashley for not having kids on top of her list. I say fair play to her.’

‘People can’t afford to have kids these days.’

‘I feel like as a society we put too much pressure on women to have kids’.  

Scarlett previously spoke about her difficulties with falling pregnant on Giovanna Fletcher’s Happy Mum, Happy Baby podcast. 

She said: ‘We were trying for a long time. I think a lot of women do this.

‘I self-diagnosed myself, like, “Maybe I can’t have children, because it isn’t happening…”

‘We booked to see a fertility doctor to check to see that everything was OK.

‘That was for November, and on my birthday in October I remember blowing my birthday candles out and wishing that it would happen, like, “I really wish that I could have a baby”. 

‘Then two weeks later I found out that I was pregnant. It was a nice feeling emailing the fertility doctor, cancelling the appointment.’

Elsewhere in the show, Gemma Collins tackled a gruelling eating trial alongside Craig Charles. 

The star also overcame her fears to ride into camp on a helicopter, having broken down in tears during her last attempt in 2014.

Gemma’s return was quickly praised by fans, and they declared she was well into her ‘redemption era’.

For the trial, Craig and Gemma privately decided how many servings of dishes such as Fish Eye Pie, Terror-rine, Brain Freeze, and Bloody Moory Shots they are willing to eat or drink. 

The player who committed to the highest number of servings had to consume the entire pledged amount to win a point for their team.

Shocked by the sight of the spread, Craig asked: ‘Have you ramped this up because it doesn’t look that bad on the telly?’

It was a closely-fought race, with Gemma struggling to stomach some of the dishes, but as they headed to the final round, it was a head-to-head race to see whether she or Craig could finish a whole tray of Bloody Moory shots.

The episode ended on a cliffhanger with Craig and Gemma about to begin, but fans were full of praise for the TOWIE star following her return.

They wrote on X: ‘Obsessed with Gemma wanting to prove herself after last time;

‘I’m so happy Gemma is proving everyone wrong on this eating trial;

‘Gemma actually doing great at this trial!! GAGGED! Her redemption era begins;’

‘Gemma doing better than I thought she would already!’

‘Gemma’s redemption era looks so good on her’ 

While appearing in the main show back in 2014 the TOWIE star famously quit in tears on day three after believing she had caught malaria and struggling with the lack of food, a moment which she said has ‘hung over her head’ ever since. 

Meanwhile, viewers have already decided which campmate is the villain of the series, just two episodes in.

 As Gemma and Craig Charles took part in their first eating trial, David Haye couldn’t help but make comments towards the GC, including pointing out the rules.

While Scarlett told David to ‘shut up, viewers said on social media with their own comments: ‘Come on the GC lets prove David Haye wrong’; ‘Bore off David’; 

 Voicing their opinions on the professional boxer, they said: ‘Haye is VERY unlikeable’; ‘Is it just me, or is David Haye coming across REALLY badly so far?!?!?’;

‘Haye I can see causing rows’; ‘I can tell Haye is very jealous of Mighty Mo. Surely he has to be the Alpha Male?’

Viewers were also shocked by the harsh conditions in the camp as it was hit by a storm.

The celebrities were split between the main camp and the Savannah Slum during the show and their sleep was ruined when heavy wind and rain battered the camp.

Coronation Street star Beverley Callard looked exhausted the next morning after struggling to sleep through the night. 

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By CONNIE RUSK, ASSOCIATE SHOWBUSINESS EDITOR

Published: 20:26 EDT, 7 April 2026 | Updated: 23:08 EDT, 7 April 2026

By CLAIRE ELLICOTT

Published: 18:44 EDT, 7 April 2026 | Updated: 21:22 EDT, 7 April 2026

Donald Trump announced Tuesday night that Iran has agreed to a two-week ceasefire and will re-open the Strait of Hormuz, after Tehran submitted a 10-point peace plan to end the war. 

Trump posted on Truth Social, ‘I agree to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks,’ after earlier sparking doomsday fears when he threatened to wipe out its ‘entire civilization’ if they did not reopen the strait.

Iran accepted the Pakistan-brokered deal after a last-minute Chinese intervention urging Tehran to show flexibility over the war’s economic fallout, three Iranian officials told the New York Times. 

The officials said that the ceasefire was approved by the new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, despite intelligence reports which say he is in a coma.

Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi confirmed the truce and that ‘safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz will be possible’ during the two-week period.

Israel also agreed to halt attacks on Iran for two weeks, a senior White House official told Axios, with the ceasefire taking effect once the Strait of Hormuz is re-opened. 

US crude oil prices plunged after Trump’s ceasefire announcement, with West Texas Intermediate contracts falling by more than 15 percent to $95 per barrel after hitting $116 earlier Tuesday. 

Trump said that after talks with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif he had been assured that Iran will agree ‘to the complete, immediate, and safe opening of the Strait of Hormuz.’

‘This will be a double sided ceasefire,’ Trump added. ‘The reason for doing so is that we have already met and exceeded all military objectives, and are very far along with a definitive agreement concerning long-term peace with Iran.’

He noted that a 10-point proposal from Iran ‘is a workable basis on which to negotiate,’ despite saying on Monday that the deal was not ‘good enough.’

Vice President JD Vance, along with Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff have been leading US negotiations to end the war which was launched on February 28 – dubbed Operation Epic Fury.

The deal came after Pakistani PM Sharif posted on X that major breakthroughs had been made between US and Iranian negotiators. 

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said: ‘There are discussions about face-to-face meetings between the United States and Iran, but nothing is final until it is announced by the President or the White House.’ 

Trump had warned Tuesday morning that ‘a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again’ if no deal was reached by his 8pm ET deadline. 

Shortly after the ceasefire deal was announced, early alerts for incoming missile fire went out in Tel Aviv, Fox News reported.

It is the fourth extension Trump has offered the Islamic Republic since he first threatened to ‘obliterate’ Iran’s power plants on March 21. 

Trump has been fixated on forcing Iran to end its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, the strategic waterway off the country’s coast through which a fifth of the world’s oil supply passes. 

Iran has bombed multiple vessels that have made the dangerous decision to transit the strait. As a result, oil prices have skyrocketed and global markets have churned.

The average price for a gallon of regular gas has shot up from $2.98 to $4.14, a 39 percent increase.

The US negotiators have demanded that Iran give up its nuclear enrichment capabilities, cut back its drone and ballistic missile programs, cease its support for proxies across the region and immediately re-open the Strait of Hormuz. 

The President has stressed repeatedly that the objectives of the war are to ensure Iran cannot create a nuclear weapon, its proxies cannot meddle with Middle Eastern countries, and Iran’s Navy, drone and ballistic missile capabilities are destroyed.

Iran proposed a 10-point counter-proposal to US negotiators via Pakistani officials on Monday after the US gave Islamabad a 15-point proposal to begin a ceasefire. 

The President refused to comment on the 10-point plan earlier on Tuesday, telling Fox News: ‘I can’t comment, because right now we’re in heated negotiations.’ 

Trump said on Monday at a White House press conference that the plan was a ‘significant step,’ but he added that it is ‘not good enough.’ 

Sharif had called on both Trump and the Iranian regime to accept the two-week ceasefire before the President finally relented. 

‘To allow diplomacy to run its course, I earnestly request President Trump to extend the deadline for two weeks. Pakistan, in all sincerity, requests the Iranian brothers to open Strait of Hormuz for a corresponding period of two weeks as a goodwill gesture,’ Sharif said on Tuesday afternoon. 

‘We also urge all warring parties to observe a ceasefire everywhere for two weeks to allow diplomacy to achieve conclusive termination of war, in the interest of long-term peace and stability in the region.’

Even before the deadline expired, airstrikes had already hit two bridges and a train station. American forces also struck military infrastructure on Kharg Island for the second time, a key hub for Iranian oil production.

Israel’s military warned of an increased risk of inbound attacks as Trump’s deadline approached.

Before the announcement, blasts were heard in the Qatari capital Doha, while the UAE said its air defenses were responding to missile threats. 

A Strictly star who was arrested on suspicion of raping a woman following a BBC event will not face criminal charges. 

The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was arrested on October 13 and an investigation was launched by Hertfordshire Police.

The investigation has now been closed due to ‘insufficient evidence’, Hertfordshire Police have said. 

‘This has been a really awful, hellish period for all parties. The man has been through hell and back, and just wants his name cleared now once and for all,’ a source told The Sun.  

In a statement, Hertfordshire Police said: ‘There will be no criminal charges brought against an individual arrested by Hertfordshire Constabulary in London on Monday 13 October 2025 on suspicion of rape.

‘The man, who had his bail extended on Tuesday 6 January until today, Tuesday 7 April 2026, to allow further enquiries to take place, will face no further action.

‘Early advice was sought from the Crown Prosecution Service, but detectives determined that there was insufficient evidence to bring forward criminal charges.’

The Daily Mail has contacted Hertfordshire Police for comment. 

The arrest was the latest scandal to hit the BAFTA-winning programme. It came just three months after another unnamed male star was arrested on suspicion of rape. 

In August, police said a man was arrested on suspicion of rape and for possessing ‘non-consensual intimate image abuse’. 

That Metropolitan Police investigation remains ongoing. 

Strictly has been plagued by scandal in recent years.

In 2024, bosses had to firefight a series of damaging allegations that called into question the integrity of the show, when Amanda Abbington accused former professional dancer Giovanni Pernice of ‘abusive and cruel’ behaviour in the 2023 series.

It prompted a forensic internal investigation costing some £250,000, which upheld some of Amanda’s complaints, but not the most serious.

Professional dancer Graziano Di Prima was then sacked after admitting he had kicked his celebrity partner Zara McDermott during rehearsals for the same series.

The dance show was forced to bring in chaperones to watch over training sessions under the corporation’s duty-of-care plans ahead of the 2024 series.

The measures also included a member of the production team being present during rehearsals at all times, and increased support for both celebrity contestants and the professional dancers. A celebrity welfare producer and a professional dancer welfare producer were also brought in.

Last year, contestant Wynne Evans was recorded making a sexualised remark at the Birmingham Arena as the contestants posed for a group photo for the Strictly tour. He was consequently dropped as a radio presenter by the BBC.

In February, BBC bosses cleared two Strictly stars of alleged cocaine use after a complaint was made by former contestant Wynne.

The corporation launched an investigation into the show and hired an external legal firm to carry out the probe last summer, following the accusation.

Now the programme has been given the all-clear after no evidence was found to support Wynne’s claim.

A Strictly source said last month: ‘The BBC took the claim made by Wynne very seriously, so much so that they funded an external inquiry so that no stone was left unturned.

‘But the investigation is now over and it’s back to business as usual. Strictly has a clean bill of health, despite Wynne appearing to throw allegations at it. Now everyone involved in Strictly is looking forward to a fantastic, clean and new start later this year.’

Bosses will be relieved at the news as it comes while they are looking for two presenters to replace hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman, who stood down at the end of last year.

There were concerns that the toxicity surrounding the programme may have put off potential stars to anchor the long-running show.

Wynne’s accusation of alleged drug use was made in a legal submission to the BBC in March last year by the law firm Russells.

The singer, who was partnered with dancer Katya Jones in the 2024 series, made the allegation after he was kicked off the Strictly tour in January 2025

As the clock ticks toward President Trump’s 8 p.m. Eastern deadline for Iran to come to the negotiating table, panic has gripped the nation.

Facing the threat of devastating military strikes, terrified civilians tell the Daily Mail they are frantically evacuating major cities and saying goodbye to loved ones – even as defiant government leaders deploy a chilling tactic: ordering their own citizens onto the streets as human shields.

The call to gather at infrastructure sites came directly from an Iranian official, captured in an Associated Press video clip. 

Speaking in Farsi, he urged ‘youth, athletes, artists, students and professors’ to assemble at power plants the following day at 2 p.m. local time, arguing that their presence would expose any American strike as a war crime.

Trump himself has left no room for ambiguity about what non-compliance to his demands means. He’s demanding the Islamic Republic completely open up the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping, lifting a blockade that has triggered a cascade of disruptions on energy supplies.  

‘A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will,’ he wrote on Truth Social.

With the President openly pledging a ‘Power Plant Day’ and ‘Bridge Day’ to dismantle Iran’s infrastructure, sources in Tehran and Isfahan describe scenes of chaos – road blockages, mass evacuations, and state television brazenly instructing citizens to gather around key sites with their children.

‘They are announcing on national TV – come to the streets and bring your children,’ one source with family inside Iran tells the Daily Mail. ‘It’s their thing to use people as human shields. Same pattern as in Palestine. They do this instead of surrendering or making a deal.’

He added: ‘Government supporters will go. They are barbaric. They believe even if they die – even if their children die for the sake of Islam – they will end up in Heaven. My mom says every night they come onto the streets, chanting death to America, death to Israel. Even until midnight.’

Despite the terror, some anti–regime citizens see a glimmer of hope that the new Ayatollah’s grip on the country might finally be loosened, if not shattered.

‘At the end of Trump’s message, you can clearly see he mentioned that 47 years of death and corruption will end – so that means no more Islamic tyranny,’ the source added.

But Trump’s ultimatum appears to be explicitly about Iran’s blockade and nuclear program, not regime change. His public messaging has framed a successful deal in terms of denuclearization, not necessarily toppling the entire Islamic Republic.

Trump’s rhetoric has left many Iranians conflicted. One points to the tension at the heart of his message: ‘It’s paradoxical – he says a whole civilization will die tonight, but also blesses the great people of Iran.’

Across the country, citizens are bracing for the worst. Supermarket shelves are being stripped bare as people stockpile ahead of threatened rolling blackouts and severed supply chains. One Iranian says he and his family have already stocked up on water and supplies – but fear cuts both ways.

‘They are very stressed,’ the source says, ‘but at the same time, if this war ends now, it would literally be a living hell – because the government would retaliate.’

For many, the regime is as frightening a prospect as American airstrikes. The government’s crackdown on communications has prompted a wave of digital self-erasure: two Iranians – one in Tehran, one in Isfahan – are already saying their goodbyes and frantically deleting message threads with contacts abroad.

‘My internet connection keeps cutting out for long periods. If our chat stays on Instagram, it could put me in serious danger – the regime randomly connects people’s phones to the internet in the streets and checks their apps. I have to delete our chat. Wishing you a path full of success.’

That was Bahareh’s last message. She asked that her surname not be published.

For those with the means, leaving the city is the only option. Major roads are jammed with families fleeing to remote areas, far from the power grids and military installations likely to be in the crosshairs. 

One Iranian says his entire family has relocated to his uncle’s villa in the countryside. ‘They are safer there, it is a pretty calm and peaceful place,’ he said, declining to say where.

With hours left until the 8 p.m. deadline, the world is watching to see whether last-minute diplomacy can pull back from the brink – or whether Iran goes dark tonight.

By MARK NICOL, DEFENCE EDITOR and DAN WOODLAND, NEWS REPORTER

Published: 12:08 EDT, 7 April 2026 | Updated: 13:54 EDT, 7 April 2026

US stocks tumble following Trump’s renewed threat against Iran

Donald Trump said Iran’s entire ‘civilization will die tonight’ after the Islamic regime rejected his peace demands as the clock ticks down toward the President’s deadline to unleash ‘hell’ on the country. 

Trump told his followers on Truth Social: ‘A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will.’ The President’s deadline is set expire at by 8 PM ET on Tuesday.

‘However, now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter, and less radicalized minds prevail, maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen, WHO KNOWS?’

Trump added, ‘We will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World. 47 years of extortion, corruption, and death, will finally end. God Bless the Great People of Iran!’ 

The US hit approximately 50 military targets on Kharg Island overnight, a crucial Iranian oil export hub, as fears grow over a potential ground invasion to seize it. 

Bunkers, a radar station, and ammunition storage were hit by US airstrikes, according to senior administration officials. Footage emerged on social media showing the aftermath of the destruction on the island. 

The escalating military action comes after senior Iranian officials rejected a proposal conveyed by intermediaries for a temporary ceasefire with the US, according to Reuters. 

The Islamic regime showed no sign of agreeing to Trump’s demand to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The passageway is a critical chokepoint through which roughly 20 to 25 percent of the world’s seaborne oil passes.

The President said Iran had until the end of Tuesday to restore access to the passageway or face strikes on civilian infrastructure, including bridges and power plants, in what would mark the biggest escalation of the war so far. 

Trump noted during a White House press conference on Monday that ‘very little is off limits’ from attacks if Iran did not agree to his demands, adding that ‘every power plant will be destroyed, every bridge.’

Global oil markets have spun out of control as Trump’s deadline nears and Iran refuses to reopen the strait. The war has sparked the world’s biggest ever disruption to energy supplies, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) warned.

Gas prices in the US have skyrocketed to $4.14 on average nationwide, an increase by over a dollar since the war begun.

Trump has previously set multiple deadlines for Iran but failed to follow through on threats to send the country back to the ‘stone age’ after it refused his demands.

Global markets remain largely frozen, as investors are hesitant to bet on whether Trump will actually follow through on his threats or call them off at the last minute.

After rejecting Trump’s offer, Iran threatened to retaliate against strikes to their energy supply by bombing the water supply for US allies in the region. Gulf nations remain reliant on desalination plants because their cities are surrounded by a desert. 

Iran’s United Nations envoy said Trump’s deadline was a ‘direct incitement to terrorism and provide clear evidence of intent to commit war crimes under international law.’ The regime’s military command noted the President was ‘delusional.’

During a press conference with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Budapest, JD Vance claimed ‘very shortly, this war will conclude’. The Vice President added that the US has ‘largely accomplished it’s military objectives.’

Vance also reporters that more negotiations are expected before Trump’s deadline 12 hours from now: ‘I’m hopeful that it gets to a good resolution.’

Cheryl Cole’s estranged brother has been pictured living in a tent behind a branch of Morrisons and drinking outside the supermarket.

Andrew Tweedy was seen sitting next to the entrance to the shop in Jarrow, South Tyneside, from the early morning, drinking cans of cider.

The 45-year-old, who recently appeared at court on a drunk and disorderly charge, said: ‘I have been in rehab three times but I’m not going back.

‘I am one of those people that take one step forward and ten steps back. Every time.’

He has erected a tent behind the supermarket where he lives – he was first discovered to be homeless in 2021. 

Popstar Cheryl, who grew up with her brother in Byker, Newcastle, has made several attempts to help him, on one occasion paying £20,000 for him to go to rehab.

But last month he appeared at South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court, where he pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly outside the same branch of Morrisons on February 25.

Police were called because he was shouting and swearing at customers, and when they arrived he told them to, ‘F*** off’, adding, ‘What are you going to do?’

The court heard it was his 44th conviction for 115 offences including armed robbery, for which he was jailed for six years.

He told magistrates he wanted to get help and that he was back living in the family home in Heaton, Newcastle.

He said: ‘I’m trying to fix my life and fix my problems. It’s a process but it’s all just starting.’

Tweedy was handed a six-month conditional discharge and was ordered to pay £113.

But just weeks later he was spotted living in a tent and drinking £1.29 cans of 8.5 per cent Colliers Cider.

Tweedy said he didn’t want to talk when approached for comment, but he added: ‘I have slept outside Morrisons for a long time.’

Speaking to The Sun in 2021, Cheryl’s embattled brother said the singer probably had no idea that he was homeless.

Andrew said: ‘This is what I’m f***ing living like. I’ve been begging here for more than three months and it’s something that has really broken my heart.

‘I’ve got so much f***ing pride. With the family I’ve got, I shouldn’t be here. It’s horrible.

‘None of them have contacted me. Even though Cheryl’s not helping me, she’s still my family. She probably won’t even know I’m on the streets, I don’t blame her at all. This is the lowest I’ve ever been.’

According to the newspaper, a tearful Andrew was discovered sleeping alongside bottles of urine and empty cans of beer in his makeshift home in northern England. He also shared the tent with a homeless friend. 

Andrew – who has a son – revealed he was forced to live on the streets when his relationship broke down earlier that year. 

He took part in his first robbery aged 13 and in 2005 he was sentenced for four years over the brutal mugging of a teenager, a crime which he jumped bail for and spent five weeks on the run. 

In 1996, he was placed in a Young Offender Institution for the stabbing of two students in a street fight. He served three years before getting out on parole.

He was jailed once more in 2011 for six years, for his involvement in an armed robbery at a Post Office. 

A local officer reportedly said they do not have any ‘real right’ to move Andrew from the plot where his tent was erected, as the land was owned by the council. He was said to be awaiting temporary accommodation.

The former labourer became hooked on glue at a young age, after growing up on a heroin-ravaged estate in Newcastle.

Girls Aloud star Cheryl has never publicly mentioned her heartache regarding Andrew, but he has acknowledged her unquestionable support on multiple occasions.

Speaking from his jail cell in 2008, he told the Sunday Mirror: ‘Cheryl wants to help me – but I’m too far gone. I know I’m breaking her heart, but I’m not strong enough to sort myself out.’ 

‘It tears me up to think I’m causing my little sister so much pain. I’ve told Cheryl she should be ashamed of me, but she says she loves me and she’ll never give up on me.’ 

She was said to have been ‘crippled by worry’ about her older brother and was spotted making covert jail visits as he served time for a violent robbery. 

‘She came on her own,’ said Andrew. ‘She looked so sad and so tired, totally different to how she looks on TV or singing on stage… It broke my heart to see her so cut up.’

According to reports at the time, Cheryl held her brother’s hand during a prison visit and begged him to let her and former husband Ashley Cole pay for his rehab.

But the Newcastle native rejected the offer. He acknowledged that she was behind him ‘every step of the way’ but refused the help because he was scared of letting her down.

While brutally honest about his own failings, he said in 2008 that he hopes one day be able to get his life back on track and repay Cheryl for all of her kindness.