BERKELEY — Maxime Raynaud continued his early run at ACC Player of the Year on Saturday afternoon at Haas Pavilion, dropping 20 points as Stanford staved off a late comeback effort from Cal, winning 89-81 in Bear Territory. Graduate guard Jaylen Blakes impacted the ballgame as both a scorer and passer, finishing with six assists. Oziyah Sellers, who was born in Hayward and attended Prolific Prep, contributed 16 points, four rebounds and two assists. Andrej Stojakovic, a transfer from Stanford, had a game-high 25 points while taking a career-high 25 shots. Stanford took early control, opening up the ballgame on a 14-4 run over the game’s first five minutes. Cal gradually found its groove on offense, finally tying the game back up at 29 apiece with a little under five minutes remaining before halftime, but the Cardinal proceeded to close out the half on an 18-2 run. The Cardinal held control for much of the second half, but the Bears cut the deficit to as little as six points with 1 1/2 minutes remaining in regulation. The effort proved to be too little, too late.“Happy Halloween!” Cher booms down the phone. As I recompose myself and a moment of silence follows, she adds, with a touch of knowing glee: “Did I give you a fright?” I’m not exactly frightened, but hearing that sonorous voice say my name back to me—a voice I’ve heard my entire life on the radio, on the TV, and in my head every time I read one of her Tweets—does feel a little surreal. After all, stars may come and go, but there’s only ever been one Cher. As one of the world’s greatest entertainers, her career has spanned six decades and half a dozen disciplines; she’s been garlanded with everything from an Oscar to a Grammy to the best actress prize at Cannes Film Festival, and feted by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for her music, GLAAD for her activism, and the CFDA for her often imitated (but never duplicated) eye for fashion. She’s resuscitated her career more times than you can even count, from a boho folk-rock countercultural icon, to a leather-clad rock chick, to an acclaimed actor, to an imperious disco diva. (As the saying goes, if there’s a nuclear war, only two species are likely to survive: cockroaches and Cher.) What those many transformations speak to, though, is not just Cher’s remarkable knack for reinvention, but her extraordinary resilience: a quality that has never been captured with the same candor and scope as her rip-roaring, deliciously readable new memoir, titled, simply, The Memoir: Part One . (The book has been split into two parts, with the first half out now, and the second arriving in 2025—because, as Cher’s publishers HarperCollins succinctly put it: “It’s a life too immense for only one book.” Well, quite.) Yet despite the forensic eye for detail you’ll find within the book’s pages, it was a long and meandering journey to getting her story down with the honesty it truly required. “Truthfully, I started work on it at least two times, maybe even three,” Cher explains. “But I always thought, ‘You know what? If you’re going to write this book, you’ve got to tell more.’” The book offers a bracingly candid account of Cher’s turbulent, itinerant childhood: Her neglectful father deserted the family for heroin and other women, while her glamorous mother struggled to make ends meet while constantly moving around the country, and was even—in a particularly devastating chapter—forced to deposit Cher at a Baptist orphanage in Scranton for an extended period while working shifts in an all-night diner at the other end of the city. We follow Cher through her teenage years (and a brief dalliance with Warren Beatty), her relationship with Sonny Bono, and their rapid ascent to fame, her path criss-crossing with a dazzling cast of 1960s and ’70s pop culture icons. There are the highs of motherhood and the lows of abusive relationships, with Bono’s suffocating cruelty in the final years of her relationship even leading her to consider suicide. There is the promise of reinvention , as the book ends with Cher catching up with her old friend Francis Ford Coppola in her dressing room at Caesar’s Palace, considering her first leap into the world of cinema. And for fashion fans, there are also some fascinating insights into her rise as a style icon, from her first time meeting Bob Mackie at a fitting for an appearance on The Carol Burnett Show, to her memories of working with Diana Vreeland on her string of Vogue covers in the 1970s. But the constant through it all? Cher’s unmistakable voice, which rings out, loud and clear, from every sentence: her compassion, her wisdom, her heart, and, of course, her bone-dry sense of humor. Here, Cher talks to Vogue about her journey to writing the memoir, why the chapters on abortion and reproductive rights feel more timely than ever, and how she gets dressed for a Halloween party. (Especially when there’s a decent chance you’ll run into someone dressed as you. ) We also spoke in the days leading up to the U.S. presidential election—and Cher’s insight was, as ever, exceedingly prescient. Vogue: Good morning, Cher! Where am I finding you at this hour? Cher: You’re finding me sitting on my bed, looking at the ocean, trying to decide which Halloween party I’m going to go to tonight. So you have multiple options? I have a few, yes. My goddaughter is throwing one. I don’t go to a lot of parties, but I expect this will be fun because her friends are fun. It’s going to be great. And then, tomorrow night we’re going to a Universal party, and it’s Halloween Horror Night, so I’m excited about that. When did you first start working on your memoir, and what prompted you to begin writing it? I don’t know exactly what prompted me, but I started work on it a long, long time ago. I quickly realized there were a few things that I didn’t want in there. Truthfully, I started work on it at least two times, maybe even three, but I always thought, “You know what? If you’re going to write this book, you’ve got to tell more.” And in the beginning, I just didn’t want to. Then eventually, I realized, “Oh, well, who cares?” What was it that you were reluctant to share? Or that you were struggling to get down on the page? I truly can’t remember the individual things, because once I started writing, I just started writing. But there were moments in the beginning where I thought, I don’t want to go there. I thought too, I won’t be able to explain certain things about my relationships—how could I do that? I was really concerned. There’s a remarkable level of detail in the chapters about your childhood. Was that all plumbed from your own memories, or did you talk to others who were there at the time to piece it together? Well, my mom always told me things from my childhood, but she also left out some important things. As a teenager, or even as a child, you don’t hop a freight train if you’re not... different. [ Laughs. ] So I think my mom was ready for it. But my grandmother? When I was in my early 30s, she came backstage one night when I was getting ready to go on, and she arrived with a high chair that had Bambi on it and said, “When you lived with us, this was your high chair.” And then my grandmother started telling me these stories, and I just thought, Oh, my God. I thought, Whatever I feel, I have an audience out there waiting, and I just don’t have time to feel this now. I’ll feel it later. The first part of the book charts the story of your childhood and your ascent to fame, and you’re very candid about the challenges you faced. Was it difficult to revisit that period of your life? No. I mean, not like you think it would be. It’s pragmatic. It was what it was. While I was doing it, I didn’t like it too much, but it was also... we were in such a time crunch [back then] that we were working constantly—many, many, many hours a day with no days off. It started to irritate my psyche. Did you feel any kind of weight off your shoulders after getting it down on the page? Was it therapeutic in any sense? I don’t know. I’m not sure. To be honest, I just don’t know. Fair enough. I wanted to ask you about the opening of the book, with you watching Elvis on TV as a kid. Why did that feel like such a formative moment for you? Well, musically, I just thought everybody sang all the time. My mom and my grandfather, and my uncle, we sang all the time. And when I saw Elvis, when I heard him—and my mother and I both loved him, which I think was great because my girlfriends were jealous, because most of their mothers were appalled—when my mom took me to see him, it was a huge turning point in my life because I just thought, that’s what I want to be. I want to be him. Your voice is very present in the book in a way I was surprised by and enjoyed. There are a lot of Cher-isms in there: describing a childhood home as a “funky-ass log cabin” and sprinkling in a few WTFs here and there... What do you mean? I suppose... I know what you just said, but what do you actually mean? I guess that it’s not written like a... stuffy, old-fashioned biography. Well, I do say it was very Dickensian at some point. You did. And it is Dickensian, in many ways. It was what it was. It was what it was, and you just live it. When you’re busy living it, and something happens, you go, ‘Oh God.’ But then when you think back on it, maybe it wasn’t so hard. I think what I was trying to get at is that your sense of humor always feels woven into the story, even during some of the darkest periods of your life. Has humor always helped you confront those more difficult moments? Well, usually with the “What the fuck?” part. Really, it's like, “What were these people thinking?” Because really, What were these people thinking? Weren’t they ashamed of themselves? I do think though, my God, I’m so lucky. I had such a cool life. Even if it was difficult, it was really interesting. And maybe people will love it or hate it. [ Pauses. ] I don’t think l could describe it as either loving or hating it... Were you gobsmacked? [ Laughs. ] I was! But I was also very moved. A huge part of it is you recounting the story of your mother considering an abortion when she was pregnant with you. I know it’s a subject you’ve spoken about before, but the grace you held around the choices your mom was facing in that moment felt very powerful, and timely. I didn't really think about... actually no, I think about that all the time. I think about how we have gone so backwards, and God knows where it’s going to end because I have no idea. You know things happen in your life, and you make some peace with them. I’m a little bit strange when it comes to those things. You have good times and you have bad times, and you can’t control either one. Reproductive rights are at the forefront of the political conversation—a conversation you’ve been very outspoken about throughout your entire career. How are you feeling right now? Scared to death. What do you think I’m feeling? I don’t know how far back we’re going to go, but I think we will go back in every area where we’ve made progress, and it scares me to death because this is going to be a bumpy ride. I know that’s very American, but that’s how it feels. It’s the scariest thing that’s happened in my lifetime. And we’re going to go backwards in every way we’ve made progress. We’re going to go back so much farther than we made the progress from. Do you know what I mean? I don’t even know how to explain my feelings about it. I’m terrified. I was also really struck by your observational writing throughout the book. I loved the weird details you picked out from the milieu of friends that surrounded your mom when you were growing up in Hollywood, and the clothes they wore. Well, my mom and her friends, these women were some of the most beautiful women I ever saw, and have ever seen. I think my mom was the poorest of them all, but even though she didn’t have money, she would save and save and save and buy one dress that she could wear that was fashion-forward and looked beautiful. All of my mother’s friends were so beautiful, and so... gracious but funky, balls to the wall. Fashion and makeup were a huge part of my life, and I was always so interested in watching these women put on their clothes and high heels. And it wasn’t Andy Hardy and it wasn’t Father Knows Best it was something that didn’t exist. Kind of like Sonny and I! That fashion didn’t exist until we started it. You might not have liked it, but it was fashion. Completely. Your looks with Sonny were pivotal in defining what the idea of fashion means, and it was one of the first proper, 360-degree youth pop cultural phenomena. I loved reading about how people responded to you arriving in London. They were all obsessed because they’d never seen anyone dressed like that before. In America, it was terrible. It was terrible! And the moment we got to London, it was amazing. We went to a candy store, and we walked in, and there was an old lady behind the register, and she took out her autograph book and said, “Could I have your autograph?” And I just stood there, and I was confounded, because people at home, the grown-ups, really didn’t like us at all. They were afraid and appalled at the way we looked. England was the beginning. Without coming there, without Great Britain, I’m not sure we would’ve existed. You also write in the book about your first shoots for Vogue and how exciting that was. Do those memories still resonate with you today? That was all due to Mrs. Vreeland. She was such a forward thinker and none of the girls that she put in there were thought of as beautiful or model-like, or... we were strange, but it turned out to be fabulous, because she brought a whole new world into Vogue. And how does it feel at this point, knowing the book is going to be in readers’ hands in just a few weeks after having worked on it for so many years? Well, I don’t know what’s going to actually happen. People that I talk to seem to like it and seem to be surprised. And I think that what I tried to do more than anything was present stories, not information because you could go anywhere to get information, but stories are hard to come by. Stories have to come from the person. I hope you have a great Halloween, also. Have you decided what you’re going to dress up as? I don’t know. I was just thinking about that, actually. I was thinking about makeup and doing something like a beautiful vampire or skull—a beautiful skull. But I have no idea. I just thought of those things because I want to be interesting. I don’t want to try to be like myself. I don’t want to be Cher. This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
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Pandey Vedic Astrology & Vastu Expert Website: www.astrologerjnpandey.com E-mail: djnpandey@gmail.com Phone: 91-9811107060 (WhatsApp Only)INDIANAPOLIS – It’s been four weeks since Indianapolis Colts head coach Shane Steichen announced the postseason was the franchise’s top priority and veteran Joe Flacco would take over as the starting quarterback. The Colts (5-7) have won just a single game since, and 22-year-old Anthony Richardson has been reinstated as the starter. Indianapolis has lost plenty of ground in the playoff chase over the last month, but it’s still got a chance to make a run. The Colts enter the week in ninth place in the AFC, two games behind the Denver Broncos (7-5) for the seventh and final postseason berth. That’s not great math for Indianapolis, and there is little to no margin for error, but with the teeth of the schedule in the rearview mirror, there is hope. The Colts play just one team with a winning record over their final five games. That’s a Dec. 15 date against the Broncos that could ultimately seal the team’s playoff fate. The stretch run begins Sunday on the road against the New England Patriots (3-9) with the bye week to follow. The final three games are at home against the Tennessee Titans (3-8), at the New York Giants (2-9) and at home against the Jacksonville Jaguars (2-9). “I think, right now, where we’re at in the season, with everything set ahead of us, still being in that picture, one game on the road against New England going into the bye, we’ve got a chance to catch our breath and regroup for the last, final run,” linebacker Zaire Franklin said. “I think we’re in a special, unique position to where – why not go on a run? Why not us? I’ve done it before. “To be honest with you, I hate that I’m always in this position, but I’ve been there before, and I think the reality of the situation is that it just takes one. It just takes one play. It just takes one game. It just takes one to get the ball rolling, to get this momentum shifted, to get that energy back and get it rolling and get into the dance. Because I think, at the end of the day, as long as you get into the dance, that’s all that matters.” Franklin was a rookie in 2018 when Indianapolis went 10-1 down the stretch to overcome a 1-5 start and sneak into the postseason with the final berth. The 2021 Colts went 6-1 in November and December to get to 9-6 and position themselves for a playoff spot before losing their final two games in January. And Indianapolis won four straight to end November and begin December last year, enabling itself to force a winner-takes-all battle against the Houston Texans in the regular-season finale. The Colts went 1-3 in November this year, but they have a chance to turn things around in the final full month of the regular season. “Obviously, these last five games will be big,” Steichen said. “Right now we’ve got to take it one day at a time, one meeting at a time, one practice at a time, one game at a time to get to where we want to be at the end of the year. But we know this is a huge week for us coming up before the bye. So the fundamentals, the details, the attention to details, are going to be huge going into this week and then coming back after the bye. Get some guys back hopefully, be ready to roll for that four-game stretch.” If Indianapolis’ fortunes are to turn around again, it will need to begin with the offense. The Colts rank 21st in the 32-team NFL with an average of 20.2 points per game and are 17th in rushing offense and 24th in the passing game. Center Tanor Bortolini (concussion) and wide receiver Josh Downs (shoulder) are among the players in danger of missing the trip to New England, increasing the degree of difficulty for a struggling unit. But improvement in situational details could go a long way toward fixing what fails the offense. Indianapolis ranks 23rd with a 36% conversion rate on third down, and it’s 24th with a 52.8% touchdown rate in the red zone. Those numbers are the keys to finishing drives and putting more points on the scoreboard. “We just need to take advantage of our scoring opportunities, and we need to come away with seven (points) instead of three because we got down there – we just couldn't finish,” wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. said, referring specifically to last week’s 24-6 loss against the Detroit Lions in which the Colts twice failed to reach the end zone from inside the visitors’ 20-yard line. “If we start putting up sevens instead of threes, then you don't know what happens, right? 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Fetterman blasts liberal magazine for calling UnitedHealthcare CEO murder 'inevitable'Flag football scours nation with talent camps to uncover next wave of stars DENVER (AP) — So you're the most valuable player of that annual Thanksgiving Day backyard flag football game. Or played tackle football on any level. Or ran track. Or dabbled in basketball. Or toyed with any sport, really. Pat Graham, The Associated Press Nov 26, 2024 2:17 PM Nov 26, 2024 2:20 PM Share by Email Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Print Share via Text Message This photo provided by USA Football shows U.S. National Team flag football player Bruce Mapp playing against Brazil at the 2024 IFAF Flag Football World Championships at the Pajulahti Olympic Training Center in Lahti, Finland, Aug. 27, 2024. (Lester Barnes/USA Football via AP) DENVER (AP) — So you're the most valuable player of that annual Thanksgiving Day backyard flag football game. Or played tackle football on any level. Or ran track. Or dabbled in basketball. Or toyed with any sport, really. Well, this may be just for you: USA Football is holding talent identification camps all over the country to find that next flag football star. It's “America’s Got Talent” meets “American Idol,” with the stage being the field and the grand prize a chance to compete for a spot on a national team. Because it’s never too early to start planning for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, where flag football will make its Summer Games debut. Know this, though — it's not an easy team to make. The men's and women's national team rosters are at “Dream Team” status given the men’s side has captured six of the last seven world championships and the women three in a row. To remain on top, the sport's national governing body is scouring every football field, park, track, basketball court and gym to find hidden talent to cultivate. USA Football has organized camps and tryouts from coast to coast for anyone ages 11 to 23. There are more than a dozen sites set up so far, ranging from Dallas (Sunday) to Chicago (Dec. 14) to Tampa (March 29) to Los Angeles (TBD) and the Boston area (April 27), where it will be held at Gillette Stadium, home of the New England Patriots. The organization has already partnered with the NFL on flag football initiatives and programs. The numbers have been through the roof, with engagement on social media platforms increasing by 86% since flag football was announced as an Olympic invitational sport in October 2023 . The participation of boys and girls ages 6 to 17 in flag football last year peaked at more than 1.6 million, according to USA Football research. “We pride ourselves on elevating the gold standard across the sport,” said Eric Mayes, the managing director of the high performance and national teams for USA Football. “We want to be the best in the world — and stay the best in the world.” Flag football was one of five new sports added to the LA28 program. The already soaring profile of American football only figures to be enhanced by an Olympic appearance. Imagine, say, a few familiar faces take the field, too. Perhaps even NFL stars such as Tyreek Hill or Patrick Mahomes, maybe even past pro football greats donning a flag belt for a country to which they may have ties. Soon after flag football's inclusion, there was chatter of NFL players possibly joining in on the fun. Of course, there are logistical issues to tackle before their inclusion at the LA Olympics, which open July 14, 2028. Among them, training camp, because the Olympics will be right in the middle of it. The big question is this: Will owners permit high-priced players to duck out for a gold-medal pursuit? No decisions have yet been made on the status of NFL players for the Olympics. For now, it's simply about growing the game. There are currently 13 states that sanction girls flag football as a high school varsity sport. Just recently, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles helped pave the way to get it adopted in Pennsylvania. Around the world, it's catching on, too. The women's team from Japan took third at the recent word championships, while one of the best players on the planet is Mexico quarterback Diana Flores . “Could flag football globally become the new soccer? That’s something to aspire to," said Stephanie Kwok , the NFL's vice president of flag football. This type of flag football though, isn't your Thanksgiving Day game with family and friends. There's a learning curve. And given the small roster sizes, versatility is essential. Most national team members need to be a version of Colorado’s two-way standout and Heisman hopeful Travis Hunter. Forget bump-and-run coverage, too, because there's no contact. None. That took some adjusting for Mike Daniels, a defensive back out of West Virginia who earned a rookie minicamp invitation with the Cleveland Browns in 2017. “If a receiver is running around, I’m thinking, ‘OK, I can kind of bump him here and there and nudge him,’” Daniels explained. “They’re like, ‘No, you can’t.’ I’m just like, ‘So I’m supposed to let this guy just run?!’ I really rebelled at the idea at first. But you learn.” The competition for an Olympic roster spot is going to be fierce because only 10 players are expected to make a squad. The best 10 will earn it, too, as credentials such as college All-American or NFL All-Pro take a backseat. “I would actually love" seeing NFL players try out, said Daniels, who's also a personal trainer in Miami. “I’m not going to let you just waltz in here, thinking, ‘I played NFL football for five years. I’m popular. I have a huge name.’ I’m still better than you and I'm going to prove it — until you prove otherwise.” Around the house, Bruce Mapp constantly swivels his hips when turning a hallway corner or if his daughter tries to reach for a hug. It’s his way of working on avoiding a “defender” trying to snare the flag. That approach has earned the receiver out of Coastal Carolina four gold medals with USA Football. The 31-year-old fully plans on going for more gold in Los Angeles. “You grow up watching Usain Bolt (win gold) and the ‘Redeem Team’ led by Kobe Bryant win a gold medal, you're always thinking, ‘That's insane.' Obviously, you couldn't do it in your sport, because I played football," said Mapp, who owns a food truck in the Dallas area. "With the Olympics approaching, that (gold medal) is what my mind is set on." It's a common thought, which is why everything — including talent camps — starts now. “Everybody thinks, ‘Yeah, the U.S. just wins,’” Daniels said. “But we work hard all the time. We don’t just walk in. We don’t just get off the bus thinking, ‘We’re going to beat people.’” ___ AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl and https://twitter.com/AP_NFL Pat Graham, The Associated Press See a typo/mistake? Have a story/tip? This has been shared 0 times 0 Shares Share by Email Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Print Share via Text Message Get your daily Victoria news briefing Email Sign Up More Football (CFL) Bombers GM Walters sees no need to blow up roster despite another Grey Cup loss Nov 26, 2024 2:11 PM Calgary Stampeders acquire quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. from B.C. Lions Nov 26, 2024 11:06 AM Former Tiger-Cats player, general manager Joe Zuger dead at 84 Nov 26, 2024 7:58 AMOpposition fighters are at Damascus' gates. Who are they and what now?
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YOU BET fans have made complaints as the iconic show fronted by Holly Willoughby and Stephen Mulhern returned. The iconic ITV gameshow saw competitors take on strange challenges as a panel of celebrity guests gambled on their success. Rob Beckett, Alison Hammond, Harry Redknapp and Rosie Ramsey made up the star gamblers as contestants vied for a £10,000 prize. Challenges included one couple identifying different types of cactus just by licking them. Another challenge was identifying different board games by the sounds they make when they are emptied from their boxes. However, some viewers were annoyed that ITV did not bring back all the original features of the 80's TV format. READ MORE ON YOU BET A number of viewers took to X - formerly known as Twitte r - as they noticed that no on-screen countdown was included in the tied challenges. One viewer asked: "Where's the onscreen clock for the challenges?" A second exclaimed: "I miss the clock on screen with these challenges. This is not like the original, can we bring it back?" While a third posted: "Watching YouBet! Where is the on-screen clock during the challenges? As a reboot goes this is NOT it." Most read in News TV But that was not the only factor that ITV1 viewers complained about. Previously the likes of Bruce Forsyth , Matthew Kelly and Darren Day previously fronted the show on their own. However, the new Saturday night show featured both Holly Willoughby and Stephen Mulhern appear together on-screen. Many fans of the original format also noticed that the commercial network used different music in the challenges as the theme tune was also changed. Taking to the social media platform, another viewer stated: "The tunes changed, it should have 1 presenter.. bizarre." A fifth raged: "If it isn’t bad enough then two are presenting, the challenges NEED the old/tense music. One of my fave shows ruined #YouBet" By Joshua Rom When Holly Willoughby finally announced her departure from This Morning in October 2023 it felt almost like a crescendo. After her feud with Phillip Schofield , dealing with the revelation about his workplace relationship, months of speculation, a lacklustre return to the daytime show and a horrendous kidnap plot it seemed like her own departure was almost a relief. She made her return to TV on Dancing On Ice , a show that first shot her to superstardom that she knew inside and out. This was combined with a long-standing colleague from her days in children's TV to serve as her co-host in the form of Stephen Mulhern . It was a safe and steady bet for the star that placed emphasis on the continuity of her career despite unprecedented challenges. She was previously announced as one of the hosts for a new jungle challenge show for Netflix called Bear Hunt. The streamer reportedly spent £1million on a 'ring of steel' security detail made up of ex-special forces and former military guns to protect her against drug gangs and kidnappers. We are still yet to see this show but with contestants such as Mel B , Shirley Ballas and Steph McGovern it is sure to be a must-watch. But You Bet! feels like a proper homecoming for the star as she returns to ITV with her first new format since she left This Morning. Her partnership with Stephen Mulhern will continue and the new show could cement them as the new golden hosting couple of the most popular commercial broadcaster. Huge names like Olly Murs and Harry Redknapp will only bolster their star power and viewers will surely love the on-screen reunion with her former colleague and BFF Alison Hammond . Plus, you cannot go wrong with a beloved TV game show format from the 90s. The BBC can attest to this with the success of Gladiators . On paper, this news has all the qualities for a major success and maybe it will be the show to usher in a new era for Holly Willoughby. "Love you Holly, You are probably the best woman TV presenter we have in this country and are a true legend. It's wonderful to see you on your comeback trail after you death plot But I for one really don't think you should be hosting #YouBet. This is a one person job," suggested a sixth fan. Meanwhile, someone else remarked: Just wish the OG theme tune was kept." READ MORE SUN STORIES As another user added: "Why did you change the theme tune? It’s a classic #YouBet" Visit our Holly Willoughby page for the latest updates You Bet! is available to watch on ITV1 and ITVX .Top 25 College Hoops Picks Against the Spread – Tuesday, November 26
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