News about Paul Daniels

Debbie McGee has revealed how she turned down Omar Sharif as a young woman after he spotted her in the BBC canteen. The TV and radio star, 65, spoke on best's Suddenly Single podcast about why she turned down the famous Hollywood Lothario before finding love with her late husband Paul Daniels, who died of a brain tumour age 77 in 2016. Debbie admitted that she was worried that Omar, who was 26 years her senior, only wanted to sleep with her and she turned him down because of her young age.

Strictly Come Dancing fans have praised BBC bosses for signing a blind contestant, after reports claimed Chris McCausland is joining the next series. Comedian CBeebies actor Chris, 46, who will be the shows first ever blind celebrity to join the line-up, lost his sight aged 22 due to a hereditary condition, Retinitis Pigmentosa.

Strictly Come Dancing has reportedly signed blind comedian Chris McCausland to compete in their 2024 season.  The signing is a first for the dance competition  which previously featured deaf EastEnders actress Rose Ayling-Ellis who won the glitterball trophy alongside Giovanni Pearce in 2021.  Comedian and CBeebies actor Chris, 46, lost his sight aged 22 due to a hereditary condition, Retinitis Pigmentosa. 

It was reported he had quit the show on Thursday night and the following day it emerged the BBC has launched an internal investigation just weeks after saying they wouldn't be looking into the matter further. The Sun reports he is being 'probed over serious complaints made by 'three traumatised contestants.'

The hit Latin and ballroom show first aired on 15 May 2004 and in honour of the anniversary, the broadcaster has commissioned a one-off special that will delve into the history of the programme.

Fred Neulander, left, former senior rabbi of a Cherry Hill synagogue, has died in jail where he was serving a life sentence for orchestrating his wife's murder in 1994. Neulander's death comes after he was found non-responsive and attempts to revive him were unsuccessful. The case, which shook the Philadelphia region, involved Neulander hiring hitmen to kill his Carol Neulander, his wife, so he could pursue an affair. Neulander's accomplices have long completed their sentences in 2014. Attempts to overturn his own conviction in 2016 were rejected.

Ellie Norman, right, from Lincolnshire, had heard of Robert Temple before she was assaulted. She is said to have fallen inadvertently into his clutches as a result of being close friends on social media. When police got in touch in 2022 asking if she was involved in cryptocurrency, the first Ellie, an IT support staff, learned of her photographs (mercifully all clothed) being misappropriated online. She wasn't.

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EXCLUSIVE: Debbie McGee was forced to evacuate her luxury home after floods from the nearby River Thames caused thousands of pounds worth of damage, according to MailOnline. Since the Thames burst its banks last week, the actress's £3 million home in Wargrave, Berkshire, where she spent with her late TV magician husband Paul Daniels, is under about 4 feet of water. Debbie, 64, has migrated to a nearby apartment that is being paid for by her insurance company after her house was left without electricity, carpets, and interior were destroyed. Following the loss of electricity, high tides have also submerged the grounds, making the entrance gates unable to close.

Even today, it's one of the most bizarre bits of royal television ever to be broadcast. It's a Royal Knockout featured senior member of the Royal Family wearing fancy dress and playing silly games with celebrities, a spin on the BBC's long-running Saturday night game show. The royal version, clearly deviated by Prince Edward, set a new bar for Lese Majeste, and according to some commentators, changed monarchy's perceptions forever. We recall the leading commentators from MailOnline's discerning verdicts here as Channel 5 airs a new behind-the-scenes documentary.

Debbie McGee has shared how she met late husband Paul Daniels after being detained hostage for three months in Iran. On Wednesday's GMB, the TV actor, 64, who was married to the magician 28 years before his death in 2016 recalled the terrifying event. Debbie had been dancing with the Iranian National Ballet when she and other dancers were arrested and imprisoned after being 'herded into a block of flats.'

Debbie McGee has recalled the terror of being held hostage in Iran for three months while performing as a dancer with the Iranian National Ballet. The television actress, 64, appeared on Good Morning Britain on Wednesday, where she surprised hosts Kate Garraway and Richard Madelay with her tale. Debbie shared how she and several other dancers were held host for three months after being 'herded into a block of flats.'

If Florence ever returned home, we will never know. However, the 1973 commercial that introduced Findus Crispy Pancakes was a heartbreaking mini epic, a novel crammed into 30 seconds. 'My wife left me last week,' announces a bloke with Gene Hunt sideburns as he prepares for dinner.' How's that for an opening line? He warns his four children to behave themselves, and he adds, 'Bored stiff,' she said.' It's not his conversation or his lack of interest in the bedroom that led to her departure, but their boring diet. So he's trying something new by frying packet-ready pancakes with steak-and-kidney filling. 'If you're out there, Florence, come home,' he says. 'It's more fun now.' And the jingle chimes in, assuaging us that 'Every day is pancake day'. This film, which was based on the 1970s Supermarket (Ch5), was a masterpiece of subliminal information. Not only did the children think these pancakes were delectable, but they made a dish that was impossible to prepare that even a man could handle. Every element of the commercial was cunningly created to please housewives, but there wasn't even a woman on screen. Genius!

Today, friends and family of Edelweiss singer Vince Hill (inset) attended a moving funeral service in Henley, Oxfordshire. The singer, who was 89 years old when he died last month, was best known for his adaptation of the hit. Debbie McGee (right, right), 64, widow of late magician Paul Daniels, was one of the mourners.

As over 46,000 British people own funds worth more than £3 million, one UK saver has built a £11 million pension pot. According to ONS results, the UK's largest pension stands at £11 million, equiving a potential annual income of £540,000 or £10,600 per week for a lucky individual whose identity is not revealed.

Debbie McGee made her appearance at The Pantomime Awards in London on Tuesday and she looked to be the epitome of style. For the occasion at London's Trafalgar Theatre, the stage performer, 64, opted for a light pink and blue satin blouse. The glamorous number featured a hem and color pop of yellow and pink tones.

Following the death of her magician husband Paul Daniels in 2016, Debbie McGee said she is back to love again. On Wednesday morning, the stage actor, 64, was on Good Morning Britain with Richard Madeley and Kate Garraway. On the BBC 1 series Paul Daniels Magic Show, Paul and Debbie married in 1988 after the pair gained notoriety as a magician and magician's assistant on the BBC 1 show Paul Daniels Magic Show. At the age of 77, he died from brain cancer in 2016.

Debbie McGee (left) of Paul Daniels' wife is facing floods (left) in their £3 million house (top and lower right) after a nearby river's banks broke. The Henley-on-Thames family's home has been the newest house belonging to a public figure to be battered by the wayward waters. It is not the first time it has been flooded after similar problems in February last year.

The 32-year-old, who won Celebrity Big Brother in 2016, is on trial in Chelmsford Crown Court for posting the video on the website OnlyFans. Bear, who was on Ex On The Beach, admitted that he'got smashed" over lunch with Ms Harrison, who has appeared on The Only Way Is Essex, Love Island, and Olivia Meets Her Match. He then showed Ms Harrison around a sunbed store that he was renovating and 'ended up having sex at the store,' according to the defendant, who lived in Loughton, Essex. He said he went back to his house with Ms Harrison, who has waived her right to anonymity. "We had sex before we went into the garden, but she went to me because I was doing card tricks outside, and we all look really healthy," she said. 'I started kissing me right away.' They had sex in his garden then, according to him.

Following the death of her magician husband Paul Daniels six years ago, Debbie McGee has revealed that strangers hugged her in the street. On the Let's Talk About Grief podcast, the stage performer, 64, told Coleen Nolan that being in the public eye helped her to grieve. On the BBC 1 series Paul Daniels Magic Show, Paul and Debbie married in 1988 after the pair gained notoriety as a magician and magician's assistant. He died of brain cancer in 2016, age 77.

Debbie McGee has sold her late husband Paul Daniels' epic set of magic tricks, props, and costumes for £156,000. Surprisingly, one of the auction's most popular items was the late magician's toupee, which a superfan paid for with a hair-raising £2,730. A see-through guillotine that cost £3,380, as well as a red sword illusion box, which cost £4,420, were two of his most popular tricks.

Paul Daniels, a TV magician, sold a toupee at auction for £2,100 - seven times higher than the estimated selling price. The hairpiece had a pre-sale estimate of just £300, but the locks were fought over by a ferocious bidding competition for the locks. Daniels began wearing wigs at 30 before he went bald, so viewers would not notice his gradual hair loss, according to his widow, Debbie McGee (left). The hairpiece was part of her late husband's lifetime collection of magical memorabilia and was on display at Special Auction Services in Newbury, Berkshire.

Debbie McGee would not rule out dating again if the right one came along six years after her late husband Paul Daniels' death. Debbie, 64, a television presenter, appeared onstage with magician Paul for years, beginning with him in 1979 when she opened fire with him at the Britannia Pier Theatre in Greater Yarmouth. Debbie, who married Paul in 1988, says she'd consider dating again with a new partner as she doesn't know how long I'm going to live.'

Debbie McGee has revealed that she had to sell off her late husband Paul's magic props because it was'very emotional.' The TV actress, 63, revealed earlier this month that she was auctioning off the late magician's collection of illusions, costumes, and props for £200,000, six years after his death. Debbie, who appeared on Friday at Lorraine's home, explained how, despite her personal struggles with letting the items go, it would be 'unfair' for her to keep them as it was vital to 'pass on Paul's legacy' for his followers.