Daily Mirror - 03.03.2020

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NUPTIALS Chris & Knox

Amanda ties

the Knox for

second time

Am AndA Knox has mar-
ried her husband for the
second time in a bizarre
space-themed wedding.
The 32-year-old Amer-
ican and her poet husband
Christopher Robinson
were joined by 100 guests
who wore a mixture of
medieval, Renaissance,
space and toga outfits.
Knox, convicted of
killing British student
meredith Kercher in Italy
in 2007 before being
acquitted on appeal, wore
yellow trousers and corset
with her hair in Princess
Leia-style buns.
The couple had asked
strangers to crowdfund
Saturday’s ceremony in
Burien, Washington.
In return they offered “a
limited edition copy of The
Cardio Tesseract, our joint
book of love poems”.

By CHRISTOPHER BUCKTIN
US Editor

TRAGIC Yousef and Molnar

Stabbed lad’s

family want

killer retried

STABBEd schoolboy
Yousef makki’s family want
his killer tried again after
he was released early from
prison last week.
Joshua molnar, now 18,
fatally stabbed 17-year-old
Yousef in Hale Barns,
Greater manchester, a year
ago but was cleared of
murder and manslaughter.
molnar was sentenced
to 16 months in custody
for possessing a knife and
perverting the course of
justice after a trial heard
he acted in self-defence
but lied to police.
Yousef ’s sister Jade
Akoum told a press confer-
ence yesterday: “Police
told us on the morning of
the release – we were
getting mentally prepared
for his release later on
in march. If we can’t have
a retrial, we will be
launching a civil case.”

By LEAH FOX

TERROR Claudia Winkleman

Claudia: My flashbacks hell after daughter’s fire horror

ClaUdia Winkleman has told of

how she was tormented by years of

intense flashbacks after the 2014

Halloween horror in which her

daughter’s costume caught fire.

Matilda was eight when her fancy

dress outfit went up in flames after

she brushed against a candle.

She suffered severe burns to her

legs, and neighbour Jamie Poulton

was left with second degree burns

after trying to extinguish the blaze

with his bare hands. Claudia was so

traumatised she needed help from

her close pal, adolescent and child

clinical psychologist Tanya Byron.

Speaking to Tanya on their new

podcast How did We Get Here?, the

Strictly host said: “you helped me

with flashbacks. i had flashbacks of

when my daughter had an accident

and they come at you like a bull. like

a tsunami, it’s so enormous you

think you’re going to drown. So you

have to shove it to one side.”

Claudia, 48, also has sons Jake,

16, and arthur, eight, with husband

Kris Thykier and since the accident

she has had to stop herself being

too over-protective.

Tanya was among the first people

Claudia contacted after the horror,

as they have been friends since

working on BBC3 show The House

of Tiny Tearaways in 2005. Their

podcast features parents who have

been through tough experiences.

describing the fire incident

previously, Claudia’s neighbour

Jamie said: “it was like a potential

horror film in front of me. This

material just keeps reigniting and

re-burning. and it is sticky, so it

melts on the skin. it was horrific.”

Bradley: I’m outta space

and was converted into a Cyberman,

then a water creature.

donna (Catherine Tate) lived but had

her memory wiped, while Amy (Karen

Gillan) died alongside hubby Rory.

Clara ( Jenna Coleman) suffered a

painful death in 2015 episode Face the

Raven and the first companion in the

show’s reboot era, Rose Tyler (Billie

Piper), was trapped in a parallel universe.

Showrunner Chris Chibnall is already

writing the 13th series of doctor Who,

expected to air in autumn 2021.

Last week, BBC drama chief Piers

Wenger defended the show after ratings

fell to 5.5 million from 8 million for the

previous series in 2018.

He said it remained popular with

younger viewers, adding: “It will always

be an important show for us and we’re a

very long way from wanting to rest it.”

The BBC declined to comment on

Bradley and Tosin’s exits.

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a new entertainment series for the BBC

with Holly Willoughby. Co-star Tosin has

landed a leading role in courtroom

drama 61st Street for

US channel AmC.

While their exit

plot remains a

mystery, the doctor’s

companions rarely

have happy endings.

In recent years, Bill

(Pearl mackie) died

you must sleep and look after yourself,

because if you don’t, you will come

unstuck. This is 10 months of ramming

speed. That’s what it is. I’m in

my 60th year. It’s tough. It’s

hard. It’s relentless. It really is.

This ain’t an easy gig.”

Walsh fronts an ITV travel

show with son Barney called

Breaking dad and will continue

to host popular quiz The Chase.

And he is already working on

Walsh to bow out of Doctor Who

in Xmas special with co-star Cole

TIME’S UP

Bradley with

co-stars Jodie

Whittaker,

Mandip Gill

& Tosin Cole

Bradley Walsh has decided to call

time on his doctor Who adventure

after two years in the Tardis.

The 59-year-old will depart along with

co-star Tosin Cole, 27, in this year’s

festive special as Jodie Whittaker’s Time

Lord battles the daleks.

Policewoman Yaz, played by mandip

Gill, 32, will remain and Whittaker, 37, is

confirmed for a third season.

The festive special has been filmed but

the exit storyline for Bradley and Tosin’s

characters, Graham and step-grandson

Ryan, remains a closely guarded secret.

A show source said: “Two years is a

long time in the world of doctor Who.

Yaz will be back but Christmas will be

the last outing for Ryan and Graham.”

Walsh previously admitted he finds

the BBC sci-fi hit’s long filming schedule

gruelling. He said ahead of the latest

series: “We have great fun doing it. But

Christmas

will be

the last

outing for

Ryan and

Graham

SHOW SOURCE on stars

quitting BeeB’s sci-fi hit

SONNY BREAK With boy Barney in travel show QUIZMASTER Fronting The Chase

exClusive

B y NICOLA METHvEN

TV Editor