10 h. ago I taste words. ‘Bob’ is like a milk chocolate Easter egg on my tongue

Monique Todorovski, a clinical administrator, shares her experience of lexical-gustatory synaesthesiaRead more in the way I feel seriesWhen I met my husband and found out his name was Philip, I felt conflicted. I liked him as a person but his name tasted like crunchy green pears and I don’t like green pears at all. My compromise was to call him Phil, which tastes more like stewed pear – sweeter and not as crunchy. It’s just a nicer-tasting name in my mind.Fortunately I was 30 by the time I met Phil, so I had an explanation for my word-taste associations, after years of strange looks from family and friends. I had lexical-gustatory synaesthesia, one of the rarest forms of the phenomenon, in which words or sounds trigger taste sensations. Researchers estimate it affects just 0.2% of the population. Continue reading...

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52 h. ago ITV Emmerdale favourite 'forced to quit village' in shock move

Emmerdale has teased the end of the road for one much-loved villager

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57 h. ago ‘Hardest question I’ve ever seen’ – Tennis question on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire leaves fans totally stumped

MANY fans were left stumped by a tennis question on the most recent episode of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. As part of a festive special, former England rugby star Joe Marler took part in the programme. Celebrity Traitors finalist Marler, 35, raced to the £125,000 question. And as a former sportsman himself, the...

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3 d. ago Married at First Sight star dating Premier League footballer months after split from show husband

MARRIED at First Sight's Leisha Lightbody is dating a Premier League footballer. The 32-year-old is said to be "excited" by the new romance, but is wary it's very early days. Leisha teased her new lover on TikTok this week - just months after splitting from her show husband, Reiss Boyce. In a cryptic post filmed...

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4 d. ago BBC MasterChef crowns its Champion of Champions 2025 in its festive special

Thomas Frake beat an array of talent, including Natalie Coleman and Brin Pirathapan, to the title of Champion of Champions 2025 in the programme's Christmas edition

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4 d. ago MasterChef reveals champion of champions after tense episode

MasterChef has revealed its champion of champions. Four former winners returned to the TV kitchen to battle it out in a festive special tonight.

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4 d. ago Gladiators Legend star Matt Morsia's life including 'lifelong' dream, age and height

Matt Morsia aka Gladitors' Legend is one of the famous faces hoping to impress Lord Alan Sugar on Celebrity Apprentice in a special festive edition of the BBC challenge show

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5 d. ago Kelvin Fletcher's wife Liz makes marriage confession in Christmas special

Kelvin and Liz Fletcher returned to screens on Sunday with their Fletchers' Family Farm at Christmas special, which saw them jet off to Austria for the festive period

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5 d. ago Death in Paradise Christmas special guest cast and plot explained

Death in Paradise returns for a festive special episode tonight, with a guest cast set to join DI Mervin Wilson

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5 d. ago Two Doors Down star Alex Norton opens up on festive special tears for late pal and show writer

Alex, who plays Eric in the BBC sitcom, revealed how cast and crew gathered to remember co-creator and writer Simon Carlyle who died in 2023 aged 48.

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6 d. ago Big Night of Musicals fans spot odd detail as Jason Manford hosts festive special

Jason Manford's BBC Big Night of Musicals Christmas special on Saturday night (December 27) left some viewers asking the same question

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6 d. ago Love Island All Stars teases line up as stars return with 'unfinished business'

Fans will get to see some Love Island favourites have another crack at romance, with Love Island: All Stars set to air in January - but who has unfinished business?

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7 d. ago The Masked Singer's Mistletoe revealed as This Morning star in festive special

A This Morning presenter was crowned champion as Mistletoe in the festive special

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7 d. ago ITV Love Island All Stars trailer teases 'unfinished business' as show returns for third series

Love Island: All Stars will return to screens for its third series in just a matter of weeks

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7 d. ago Kym Marsh welcomes new baby to the family as daughter gives birth on Christmas Day

The former Corrie star celebrated the birth of her fourth grandchild on the festive holiday and shared a special three word message

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7 d. ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing contestant 'impresses BBC bosses' as they search for new host

Melanie Blatt, best known for being part of All Saints, reportedly impressed Strictly bosses during the festive special and could be in the running to replace Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman

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7 d. ago The Masked Singer Christmas Special: What time it's on, judges and character line

The ITV series is back for another festive special

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7 d. ago Strictly Christmas special star 'impresses BBC bosses' as they search for new host

All Saints singer Melanie Blatt reportedly impressed BBC Strictly Come Dancing bosses during the festive special and could be in the running to replace Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman as host

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7 d. ago Here We Go’s Jim Howick: ‘I’m the butt of the joke – a walking indignity’

The ‘Peep Show’ and ‘Ghosts’ star talks to Ellie Harrison about the festive special of ‘Here We Go’, his career in British comedy and why the BBC is worth fighting for

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8 d. ago Bridgerton teases Cinderella love story in season four trailer

Benedict’s changing attitude towards romance begins to shift when he meets Sophie

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