In-demand Micah Richards lands yet another high profile job with full-time A League Of Their Own role
FOOTIE’S most in-demand pundit Micah Richards has landed another job – as full-time panellist on A League Of Their Own. I can reveal the former Manchester City defender has joined the long- running Sky Max series on a permanent basis after Freddie Flintoff quit in February. He takes his place on the blue team alongside […]
FOOTIE’S most in-demand pundit Micah Richards has landed another job – as full-time panellist on A League Of Their Own.
I can reveal the former Manchester City defender has joined the long- running Sky Max series on a permanent basis after Freddie Flintoff quit in February.
He takes his place on the blue team alongside a rotating guest captain, who will include England footballers Declan Rice and Kyle Walker, aiming to beat the opposing reds led by his Sky Sports mate Jamie Redknapp.
A source said: “Micah has been great fun on A League Of Their Own over the last couple of years when he’s appeared as a guest. Bosses were keen to get him on board permanently.
“His infectious laugh and top banter make him perfect for the show. Plus, he is also highly competitive, which will result in some great scraps with Jamie.”
Micah, who retired from football in 2019, is currently a regular on BBC1’s Match Of The Day, Radio 5 Live, Sky Sports and also covers the Champions League for Paramount+.
His profile has grown so much over the past two years that he has even been touted as a possible contestant on Strictly Come Dancing.
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Filming for the 17th series of A League Of Their Own is under way, in the studio and on location.
The teams, plus host Romesh Ranganathan, take on unusual challenges, which this year feature doing a lap of Silverstone’s Stowe Circuit in an Alpine F1 car and learning the Irish sport of Gaelic football.
Other guests due to feature this series, which starts on August 18 and can be streamed on Now TV, include former Man United defender turned Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville, Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale and Olympic curling gold medallist Eve Muirhead.
Comics Rob Beckett, Jimmy Carr, Maisie Adam, and Josh Widdicombe will also be among the line-ups.
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IT’S JACKATHORY
IF you thought Chris Hemsworth could not get any more perfect, he goes and pulls the diligent daddy card.
The Thor actor has joined a list of Hollywood A-listers including Orlando Bloom and Ryan Reynolds to read a bedtime story for CBeebies.
Chris revealed he loves telling tales to his three kids just before they turn off the lights.
The Beeb have given him Salina Yoon’s Stormy Night to read, and we can all watch him today at 6.50pm. Chris said: “It’s a story about a little bear who is scared of storms.” Adorable, isn’t he?
Saving cash
KATHERINE RYAN and JOE WILKINSON are teaming up to find the best luxury holidays for a Channel 4 show.
The twist is, they’ll all be for a low price. The series is called Joe and Katherine’s Bargain Holidays. But there’s bound to be friction – Joe enjoys saving cash while Katherine loves to spend.
NEW JOEL STAND-UP ROUTINE
THERE’S not much Joel Dommett won’t reveal in pursuit of the perfect gag.
The comedian and host of ITV smash hit The Masked Singer often mines tales from his past for laughs.
And during filming of Mel Giedroyc‘s Dave series Unforgivable, he confessed to getting turned on watching a German war documentary.
Joel explained he had taken Viagra ahead of a big night in with a lady. He said: “We start watching a German war documentary and it is the height of the war.
“Then it was almost as if my penis was doing a Nazi salute. There is no way I am hiding it. She was like, ‘Oh this guy is really into this stuff’. It scared her off for many different reasons.”
Let’s hope this confession doesn’t frighten viewers off as well, Joel.
EL LANDS A NETFLIX DAY JOB
ELEANOR TOMLINSON has come a long way since bursting on to our screens as Poldark’s blushing Demelza in 2015.
And The Outlaws actress is about to add another string to her bow after being signed to a huge project for Netflix.
Eleanor will play Sylvie, the love rival in the adaptation of David Nicholls’ novel One Day.
It charts a series of intense encounters between lovers Emma and Dexter, following them as they grow and change, together and apart.
Eleanor’s character comes between the pair, who will be played by This Is Going To Hurt’s Ambika Mod and The White Lotus’ Leo Woodall.
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New Top Boys
ETERNALS actor Barry Koeghan and Peaky Blinder star Brian Gleeson are joining the cast of Top Boy for its third series on Neflix.
Filming for the drama, set on a housing estate in Hackney, East London, has just started. Myriam Raja and Will Stefan Smith are directing.