MISSING LINKS

HOW two figures in the news are joined by a series of unexpected connections. First in the cha-cha-chain is…

SHIRLEY BALLAS

… who has been accused of sexist judging on Strictly. Her second husband, Corky Ballas, was the son of the man who invented the Weed Eater trimmer. At 62, Shirley is now dating actor Daniel Taylor, 50, and says she still wants sex every night – and a mug of Horlicks. Another fan of the malty drink is…

COLIN FARRELL

… as it reportedly helped him sleep after boozy benders in his hellraiser days. Before finding fame as an actor, he auditioned for Boyzone, but says his performance was ‘shocking’. Similarly, fellow heartthrob…

RYAN GOSLING

… could have been in The Backstreet Boys, but he never thought they would make it. The actor – who once worked as an assistant to his Elvis impersonator uncle – relaxes by knitting, as did…

ROBIN WILLIAMS

The star of Mrs Doubtfire was voted ‘least likely to succeed’ at high school. The same was said about Tom Cruise and…

SYLVESTER STALLONE

… who was voted ‘student most likely to end up in the electric chair’ – by his own teachers. The Rocky star just announced a TV series with…

BEAR GRYLLS

In an interview to promote his new book last week, he praised King Charles as ‘pretty tough’ while talking about an anxiety pandemic among the young.