Comedian Alan Carr has been spotted filming in Harrogate today.
The ‘Chatty Man’ drew a crowd of onlookers at the Westmorland Sheepskins shop on Montpellier Parade.
The production team confirmed they were shooting an episode of BBC One’s Interior Design Masters.
They were unable to give an exact date on when it will be broadcast, however it is expected to be at least six months.
Comedian Alan Carr, pictured in Harrogate fighting off a wasp.
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The popular show follows 10 aspiring designers all looking for their big break in the fast-paced world of commercial interior design.
The designers take on a new interior design challenge up and down the country each week, ranging from show homes, shops and restaurants to beach huts, bars and luxury holiday villas.
They are usually given two or three premises each to either do up individually or as a team.
At the end of each challenge, the weakest designers face the judges and explain their design decisions, with at least one contestant being eliminated.
Mr Carr was also spotted in Bettys, on Parliament Street, today.
Harrogate mum ‘excited’ to appear on Masterchef tonightA Harrogate mum has spoken of her excitement at being chosen to appear as a contestant on MasterChef.
HR Project Manager Olayemi ‘Yemi’ Adelekan, 51, will show off her culinary skills on the popular BBC cooking show tonight at 8pm.
The married mum who has two children says she “loves cooking”. She grew up in Nigeria and has lived in Harrogate for the past nine years.
She told her Facebook followers:
“This is such an incredible and amazing opportunity for me and I’m so excited to go on this journey.
“Let’s just have some fun with food.”
Yemi, who is also a blogger, motivational speaker and author, will champion traditional Nigerian cuisine in the competition. However, her journey from Nigeria to the West Indies in 1995, then to the UK in 1997, has also had a major influence on her cooking style.
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Speaking about why she applied to go on MasterChef, she said:
“My boys are now grown up and moved out, so it’s time for new challenges in my life. MasterChef is one of them.”
Tonight’s episode on BBC One kicks off the third week of MasterChef and it is coming up to the halfway point of the heats.
This year the judges are mixing it up. They are introducing a whole new set of challenges that the passionate amateurs must complete to progress in the competition.
Knaresborough to be backdrop of this Sunday’s Songs of PraiseThe town of Knaresborough and one of its charities are set to feature in this weekend’s Songs of Praise programme.
A few weeks ago Katherine Jenkins caused excitement around the town when she was spotted filming at Knaresborough Castle and down by St Robert’s Cave.
As it is the weekend before Valentine’s Day, the theme for the show is love and kindness and showcases the work of Resurrected Bites which is based in Gracious Street Methodist Church.
The charity runs a community grocery store out of the church where people who are struggling to make ends meet pay a small sum to become members and can then shop at the grocery.
Ms Jenkins visited the church to speak to charity volunteers and director, Michelle Hayes, who said:
“It was great for them to recognise the work we do and we’re always grateful for the chance to show people the help we offer. There are still people struggling locally who don’t know what we do, so this programme might help us reach them.”
Filming also took place down by the River Nidd. The Welsh mezzo soprano visited St Robert’s Cave to hear the story of the 12th century hermit who is celebrated locally for his work to support the poor in his community.
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It will be broadcast Sunday morning at 11.25am on BBC One.
During Sunday’s programme, John Sentamu, the former archbishop of York, remembers his friend archbishop Desmond Tutu.
Newby Hall to feature on Sunday’s Antiques RoadshowNewby Hall near Ripon will feature in this weekend’s Antiques Roadshow programme on BBC One.
The programme, which will be broadcast at 7pm on Sunday, is the second of two that were filmed at Newby in August last year. The first programme came out on January 31.
Antiques Roadshow attracts about six million viewers, who will see footage of Newby’s house and gardens.
Filming took place in warm sunshine one day and rain and gales the next. Covid restrictions were enforced.
Newby Hall
Presenter Fiona Bruce, who was filming her 13th series of Antiques Roadshow, said after filming she had a “wonderful time at Newby Hall filming some stunning items in the blazing sunshine and pouring rain!”.
She added:
“Our experts have seen some really intriguing and valuable objects and I can’t wait to see the finished programmes.”
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Series editor Robert Murphy said Newby was selected because of its “incredible house, award-winning gardens and collection of stunning Roman statues”.
Richard Compton, Newby Hall’s owner said:
“We are very much looking forward to showing off our beautiful corner of North Yorkshire to all the viewers of this flagship programme.”