Old sparring partners Osborne and Balls reunite for ITV election night coverage
Former chancellor George Osborne and his then-opposite number Ed Balls will reunite for ITV’s election night coverage.
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Holly Willoughby among stars backing Christmas Jumper Day
Holly Willoughby has donned reindeer antlers and a festive knit in aid of Save The Children’s Christmas Jumper Day.
Ed Balls: I talked Brexit on Mount Kilimanjaro to prove my mind was OK
Ed Balls has said he used his knowledge of Brexit to convince medics he was not suffering from any mental side effects of altitude sickness while climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.
Kilimanjaro climbers celebrate Ed Balls’ birthday at 14,000ft
Ed Balls was treated to a surprise birthday party as he turned 52 during his ascent of Mount Kilimanjaro.
Anita Rani admits feeling pressure before Mount Kilimanjaro climb
Countryfile star Anita Rani has admitted to feeling the pressure as she prepares to climb Mount Kilimanjaro.
Michael Gove and Ed Balls filmed dancing Gangnam Style at Christmas party
Cabinet minister Michael Gove has been filmed throwing off the shackles of the government crisis and dancing Gangnam Style with former Labour minister Ed Balls.
Ed Balls: I was too old for the Strictly curse to hit me
Ed Balls has said he avoided the so-called “curse” of Strictly Come Dancing when he took part in the show two years ago because he was too old.
Travels In Trumpland viewers could ‘do without’ Ed Balls spray tan scene
Viewers joked that they wished they could “unsee” Ed Balls getting a spray tan on his new series Travels In Trumpland.
Ed Balls reveals family’s horror at wrestling leotard he wore for new TV show
Former MP Ed Balls has revealed that his wife and current Labour politician Yvette Cooper was “horrified” after he took part in a wrestling event for his upcoming documentary series about Donald Trump’s voters.
Ed Balls pays tribute to murdered MP Jo Cox in his new TV show
Ed Balls has spoken about a tribute he paid to murdered MP Jo Cox during the filming of his new TV show, saying he and politician wife Yvette Cooper could have been the victims of a similar attack.
Seven-year-old wins Young Writer Award for ’emotive’ poem about a homeless man
A seven-year-old who wrote a poem about a homeless man is among the winners of the 2018 Wicked Young Writer Awards.
Star Wars actor Mark Hamill feels the force of Ed Balls Day with tribute tweet
Star Wars actor Mark Hamill proved an unlikely addition as he joined fans in celebrating Ed Balls Day.
Ed Balls delights fans as he celebrates Ed Balls Day with, ahem, balls
Ed Balls has marked the seventh annual Ed Balls Day by posting a photograph of himself standing on the football pitch at Norwich City carrying a bag of balls.
9 tweets to help you celebrate and contemplate the seventh annual Ed Balls Day
Ed Balls Day has long been the perfect way to celebrate the former Cabinet minister’s Twitter fail, but how do people celebrate the occasion, and has it fallen victim to commercialism?
Ed Balls: I hope Weinstein scandal makes things fairer for my daughters
Ed Balls has said he hopes the sexual harassment scandal stemming from allegations made against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein will give his daughters “more opportunity and more fairness”.
Make phrase ‘dad dancing’ illegal, says ex-Strictly star Jeremy Vine
Former Strictly Come Dancing hopeful Jeremy Vine has called for a ban on the expression “dad dancing” as it discourages men from hitting the dance floor.
Ed Balls swaps politics for musical theatre in festive radio programme
Ed Balls will delve into the fabulous yet increasingly political world of musical theatre for a BBC Radio 2 special as part of the broadcaster’s raft of festive programming.
Ed Balls, Jeremy Corbyn and other politicians who dabbled in reality TV
Stanley Johnson will follow in the footsteps of several other politicians who have appeared on a variety of reality TV programmes.
Ed Balls to meet US Trump supporters for BBC documentary
Ed Balls will immerse himself in the lives of those who voted for Donald Trump in America’s Deep South for a new documentary, continuing his transition from politician to TV star.
Ed Balls revisits his Gangnam Style routine from Strictly Come Dancing
Former Strictly Come Dancing star Ed Balls has revisited his most famous routine.
Strictly’s Joe McFadden would love to get his kilt on for Halloween week
Strictly Come Dancing’s Joe McFadden has told how he would love to don his kilt for a punk rock-inspired Halloween dance.
Celebrities get doodling for charity auction
Ed Balls, Sir Ian McKellen and Eleanor Tomlinson have put pen to paper and created doodles for charity.
Ed Balls has challenged Lord Alan Sugar to a dance off
Ed Balls has challenged none other than Lord Alan Sugar to a dance off.
5 of the best moments from Strictly Come Dancing so far
Week five of Strictly Come Dancing is here, and so far the series has delivered some of the best moments ever.