HE’S the stand-up who’s rated seriously funny by other comics – and has just signed up for The Celebrity Traitors.
I can reveal is the latest to join the line-up for the contest which starts filming in the Scottish Highlands next weekend.
I can reveal James Acaster is the latest to join the line-up for the BBC One contest which starts filming in the Scottish Highlands next weekend Credit: Getty
James’ ex immediately began dating Rowan Atkinson, around the time Mr Bean funnyman’s marriage broke up in 2014 Credit: Alamy
And he knows plenty about feeling betrayed, after splitting with his girlfriend, actress .
She immediately began dating , around the time Mr Bean funnyman’s marriage broke up in 2014, then they had a baby together three years later.
But James only discovered exactly what happened by reading The Sun.
He said: “I got left for Mr Bean. I found out a year after we split up. I opened the newspaper and there was a story. No one else in the history of time has ever been left for Mr Bean.”
In one of his stand-up routines, he added: “I’m a saint to have kept this in the back pocket so long. It’s my job to say things that are funny and the funniest that ever happened to anyone, happened to me. I put it on the back-burner out of respect.”
He says he saw Louise — whom he had been living with after two years toget-her — grew more distant in 2013.
That was when she had begun appearing with Rowan in West End play Quartermaine’s Terms.
Johnny English and actor left his wife and mum of his first two children, make-up artist Sunetra Sastry, after 24 years and moved in with Louise.
Acaster’s ex Louise Ford Credit: Getty
She gave birth in December 2017 to his third child, Isla, who is now eight, and Rowan took a year off to raise “Baby Bean” while Louise — who played in Channel 4 royal satire The Windsors — focused on her acting.
Meanwhile poor James was left looking at “Daddy Bean” wherever he turned.
He said: “Until you get left for Mr Bean, you don’t realise how frequently he pops up. There’s a shop two streets from my house that sells masks of his face. There’s nowhere where I’m going to go that he’s not there.”
I’ve a feeling you’ll be safe in , James.
THE 12 stars who will be sweating it out for Lord Sugar’s approval on have been revealed.
Singer will battle with the likes of , Radio 2’s and for a £100,000 charity prize.
The 12 stars who will be sweating it out for Lord Sugar’s approval on The Celebrity Apprentice have been revealed Credit: BBC
They join legend , journalist , Diversity dancer and , aka Sheli McCoy.
It is the first ever full series of the star-spangled business hunt and comes after the success of last year’s two-part Christmas special.
Lord Sugar reckons viewers should buckle up for the six-parter.
He said: “We’ve not done anything like this before, and it’ll be entertaining to see these 12 celebrities being put through six weeks of some brilliant business challenges. But just because they’re celebrities, it doesn’t mean they’re going to get an easy ride, especially when there’s £100,000 at stake for their chosen charity.”
Others on the BBC show will include presenter Gethin Jones , actress Maddie Grace Jepson, TikTok star Max Balegde and comedian Laura Smyth.
Filming for the upcoming series began on Saturday and the action is expected to air later this year on BBC One.
A TV insider said: “The BBC has assembled quite an impressive array of stars to make sure the debut is as sensational as possible.
“The variety of stars is what is so striking, and it’s guaranteed to make for an interesting dynamic when the cameras start rolling and the tasks kick off.”
YOU JUST GOT HIRED SIR ALAN
says she has the perfect celebrity endorsement lined up for her skincare brand – himself.
winner and influencer has big plans to include him in her social-media videos, telling me: “We’re going to be doing collaborations on TikTok, like ‘get ready with me’ videos and talk about our skincare. He’ll play ball, he knows he’s with a social-media girl now.”
Karishma Vijay says she has the perfect celebrity endorsement lined up for her skincare brand – Lord Sugar himself Credit: BBC
But Karishma, who is rolling out her Kishkin range at a rate of knots, says that is where the celeb links will stop.
She says: “Other brands, where they go wrong is they’ll get a big celebrity to endorse them and people feel unseen. That’s not what we’re about. We’re going to flip the script.”
Meanwhile, Karishma is getting married – and says: “Lord Sugar will get an invite. Maybe Baroness Brady will be my maid of honour!”
Sounds like some wedding.
will replace for the fourth and final instalment of Netflix’s Heartstopper rom-com film series.
Motherland star Anna will play the mother of Nick (Kit Connor) in Heartstopper: Forever, which is set to drop on the streamer later this year.
THE detective who led the investigation into child sex- abuse allegations against says the star had a “dark side”.
Rosibel Smith features in a new three-part documentary about the late singer and says the 1993 case involving 13-year-old Jordan Chandler still remains with her today.
The detective who led the investigation into child sex- abuse allegations against Michael Jackson says the star had a ‘dark side’ Credit: Getty
The family eventually settled but Rosibel stands by the evidence against Jacko, which she believes pointed to a sinister reality.
“From what I observed and learned, I believe there was a darker side to him,” she said.
“I hold much the same view today as I did when I was involved in the investigation.”
Watch the final episode of Michael Jackson: An American Tragedy on BBC Two on Wednesday at 9pm.
TOUGH CROWD, AITCH?
star reckons the sweltering Aussie jungle was, in fact, a breeze compared with The Assembly hotseat.
The rapper revealed how he sweated buckets during his no-holds-barred grilling by the ITV1 panel, which is made up of people who are autistic, neurodivergent and learning-disabled.
I’m A Celeb star Aitch reckons the sweltering Aussie jungle was, in fact, a breeze compared with The Assembly hotseat Credit: Shutterstock Editorial
Aitch admitted: “I’d say that it’s more intense in the Assembly hotseat than a Bushtucker Trial is.
“I sweated more in that chair than I did in my whole time in Australia.”
, whose little sister , speaks lovingly about her during Wednesday’s episode.
Meanwhile, he would also love to see his pal, hitmaker , go up before the panel.
Aitch said: “Ed would be an amazing guest.
“I can’t lie, I would definitely be locking in to that episode solely for entertainment purposes.”
Ludwig’s Anna Maxwell Martin is the next to be questioned, on Tuesday’s episode at 10.05pm.
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