We all need a bit of good news at the moment don’t we? Well, this will do it for you.
The new series of First Dates is here and not only was it filmed in Spinningfields in Manchester – The Refinery to be exact – but it’s about to sprout up a legend of the North West.
Enter Danny Andrews or as you probably know him, Fish And A Rice Cake Guy, who shot to fame at 17 when he starred in a 2007 BBC3 documentary about young bodybuilders.
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In the documentary, Danny is preparing and dieting down for a bodybuilding competition that is a fortnight away, and explains his complex daily diet of eight portions of fish and/or a rice cake – the latter becoming the protein for a very, very popular viral video that you’ve already seen a million times.
Now, Danny, a successful local business owner in Preston, is back on screens and looking for a partner in crime on Britain’s most popular dating show, First Dates.
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A series of changes have been made to the popular Channel 4 show including three new waiters and a brand new city – but unless you watch 4oD, you’ll need to wait until next week to see Danny’s episode.
“Funny thing is… I don’t even like fish. I hate it!”, says Danny as he speaks to First Dates producers with a smile etched across his face. A smile he says he has to force when somebody brings up his viral fame.
I’m A Celebrity line-up announced for brand new all-star series in South Africa
Daisy Jackson
The all-star line-up for I’m A Celebrity… South Africa has been announced, with some massive Manchester celebs taking part.
The brand new show is due to air in April and will see some of the series’ most memorable campmates heading to a new setting in South Africa.
Names involved include Bolton-born boxing legend Amir Khan, Coronation Street star Helen Flanagan, and Happy Mondays legend Shaun Ryder.
And that’s just part of the first wave of celebrity contestants – more famous faces will take part in I’m A Celebrity… South Africa, entering the camp as the series goes on.
The new series will ‘push them to their limits and test them like never before’, ITV has said, promising bigger and tougher challenges and an even harsher environment.
Also taking part from the launch episode will be Diversity star Jordan Banjo, TV presenter Carol Vorderman, Olympian Fatima Whitbread, former royal butler Paul Burrell, ex-England cricketer Phil Tufnell, and supermodel Janice Dickinson.
ITV said: “Whilst nodding back to the Australian jungle, I’m A Celebrity…South Africa is a uniquely different series so viewers can look forward to lots of unexpected twists and turns.”
The trailer also shows the celebs taking part in pre-recorded challenges, taking on everything from nasty food to terrifying heights.
I’m A Celebrity… South Africa will air on ITV1 and ITVX from April 2023.
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Commentator Arlo White shows off what the Old Trafford gantry walk looks like
Danny Jones
Ever wondered what it’s like to be up in the gantry in a football stadium, say, Old Trafford? Well, we certainly have.
You see the odd shot of the commentators sat there on the telly from time to time but it never really gives much away either and, at some venues, it’s quite a ways up there. There’s a little bit of allure behind these mysterious parts of footy grounds that most fans will never get to see.
After hours of mindless scrolling on the social media app, we stumbled across the well-known sports commentator‘s channel where he’s been showing off what it’s like to go in the gantry and one of them is his long walk to crow’s nest up at the Theatre of Dreams.
As it turns out, Arlo’s been doing these videos for a couple of years now, revealing how the gantry looks not only at Old Trafford but other big Premier League grounds too, such as down the road at the Etihad, Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium, Tottenham Hotspurs’ sparkly new ground and many more.
Another reason we found ourselves stuck on his TikTok for so long was also because of the other behind-the-scenes details he reveals too, even shedding light on how he prepares for games: note-taking, data sheets, how keeps himself warm up there during those cold nights on comms and so on.
The Manc -
21st January 2021 
