‘Panicked’ Corrie star Sue Cleaver suffers horror injury on first day on Celeb Masterchef

CORRIE star Sue Cleaver had to call in the medics on Celebrity MasterChef after just 30 minutes because she ‘nearly cut her finger off’. The actress, who plays Eileen Grimshaw on Coronation Street, was chopping up a salad. Sue Cleaver had to call in the medics on Celebrity MasterChef after just 30 minutes because she ‘nearly cut her finger off’ Credit: BBC Sue, who plays Eileen Grimshaw on Coronation Street, was chopping up a salad when she injured herself Credit: Rex But the razor-sharp Japanese knife her son bought her specially for the show sliced through her right index finger. She said: “Oh, plaster already. Sign up for the Coronation Street newsletter Thank you! “I’ve cut myself. “It didn’t take long. “I nearly cut my finger off and it’s only day one. “I’m panicking a bit. ” Show judge and Italian chef Giorgio Locatelli tells her: “That’s a Japanese knife. “It’s a very sharp one.” Most read in TV Luckily, on-site medics patch up Sue so she can carry on in the contest. Co-judge Grace Dent confessed: “I’m a massive Corrie fan. “This is like meeting The Queen!” Sue will compete against the likes of Melvin Odoom and Una Healy on Celebrity MasterChef on Tuesday September 1 on BBC One. ROONEYS ARE REAL BUSY… Disney+ first image released ahead of the The Real Rooneys shows the couple dressed to the nines, looking as though they mean business Credit: Disney + DISNEY+ has given us a taste of what’s to come as Wayne and Coleen Rooney promote their new fly-on-the-wall documentary. The first image released ahead of the The Real Rooneys shows the couple dressed to the nines, looking as though they mean business. Giving a glimpse of the daily pressures they both face, the images show a variety of hands thrusting various objects at them. They include a make-up brush and organiser for businesswoman Coleen, who has beauty and fashion sidelines, and a microphone, reflecting Wayne’s role as a TV football pundit. Touchingly, there’s also a smaller hand holding up a toy, as the couple have four sons. The new show is expected to air in late September or early October. BILLIE PIPER has confirmed what most Doctor Who fans have long suspected – she is not the new Time Lord. Talking this week about the end of the last series, which saw Ncuti Gatwa regenerate as her character Rose Tyler, she said: “I am not the next Doctor. “I can’t lie and say otherwise.” SURANNE SOCKS IT TO ’EM Suranne Jones (Amy Silva) and Rose Leslie (Kirsten Longacre) in Vigil VIGIL stars Suranne Jones and Rose Leslie have revealed how they beat the cold and hunger while filming in the Arctic Circle. The pair, who play police detective lovers in the third series of the BBC submarine thriller, filmed some scenes in a remote research station in sub-zero temperatures and were fuelled on the local delicacies including moose. They also had heated socks and gloves. Talking on Radio 6, Rose, who plays, DI Kirsten Longacre, said: “We had heated socks, they’re amazing, it’s like a USB stick and they just plug in and we’re on top of the world in the Arctic Circle!” Suranne, who plays DCI Amy Silva, said: “There were polar bears and reindeers walking around. “We got that for lunch, with moose stew.” Brett Goldstein has gone from Apple comedy Ted Lasso to Hollywood star snogging Jennifer Lopez and playing Hercules in the Marvel movies Brett insists he had another special selling point which few fellas had in Tinseltown these days – a manly chest rug Brendan Hunt and Jason Sudeikis with Brett in Ted Lasso BRETT GOLDSTEIN has gone from Apple comedy Ted Lasso to Hollywood star snogging Jennifer Lopez and playing Hercules in the Marvel movies. Having a leading man physique obviously helped – and it’s one he’s showing off in fitness magazine, Men’s Health. But Brett, who made his breakthrough in 2020 playing Roy Kent in Ted Lasso, also insists he had another special selling point which few fellas had in Tinseltown these days – a manly chest rug. He said: “I only realised when I first went to Los Angeles what an anomaly I was. “When I first went in a rooftop pool, I think someone called pest control. “Also, Marvel didn’t have any issue with it. “It’s probably why they cast me as Hercules – the chest hair.” Comment now