Never Mind The Buzzcocks star quits after four years as replacement confirmed

It's been almost a decade since Daisy May Cooper found fame alongside her brother Charlie Cooper when they created the hit sitcom This Country. And since then, Daisy has gone on to even further success with Am I Being Unreasonable? whilst also making appearances on shows such as The Masked Singer and Ru Paul's Drag Race.

Since 2021, she has acted as Team Captain on Never Mind the Buzzcocks and featured alongside the likes of host Greg Davies, and Noel Fielding has appeared as a fellow team captain. But whilst her co-stars have all been confirmed to have signed on for the next series of Sky's music-themed comedy panel game show, Daisy has quit and will be replaced by Sophie Wilan for series five, who previously stepped in when the comedienne was on maternity leave.

Jamali Maddix will be coming back as a regular panellist and the series, which was revived by Sky in 2021 following a near-20-year run on BBC Two, will feature themes such as the nineties, noughties, as well as girl bands, boy bands and rock groups when its latest batch of episodes airs this autumn.

Viewers can also expect to see a host of celebrity guests taking part when the cult classic returns to screens for its latest outing. It comes after Gary Lineker 'signs a huge deal with ITV to host new show' after BBC exit.

Director of Sky Arts and Entertainment, Phil Edgar-Jones said: "It's the starriest line-up you could hope for this year on Buzzcocks with something to satisfy every musical taste from the nineties through the noughties via boy and girl bands right to the present day. Throw in a healthy dose of unpredictability and mad comedy and you'd get the perfect fourth album."

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Daisy's Buzzcocks axing comes after she reportedly stepped down from Celebrity Traitors, which is also set to air in the autumn. A source said at the time: “It’s caused producers a real headache as it’s so close to filming.

"They’d banked on Daisy and Charlie being TV gold so it’s disappointing they won’t be a part of the first Celebrity Traitors. They’re hilarious and brilliant on telly together - plus being brother and sister would have brought a really interesting element to the series.” Away from the world of showbiz, the BAFTA-winning actress welcomed baby Benji with partner Anthony Huggins, 45, in June. She also has Pip, six, and Jack, three, from a previous relationship. Charlie, 35, has two children with his wife Leighanne.

Daisy and Will Weston married in The Cotswolds in September 2019, and they have two children together, whom they are "both devoted parents" to. However, they decided to part ways in 2021 after the Covid-19 lockdown "shone a spotlight" on their marital difficulties. Daisy, 38, is now in a relationship with her new partner, Anthony Huggins, who is Benji's father. The couple met on dating app Hinge in December 2021 and welcomed their child a year ago.

When her youngest son was born, Daisy announced the news via Instagram and detailed how the little one arrived earlier than planned, penning: "You came a bit earlier than we expected and gave me the worst post op constipation that I nearly had to phone the Samaritans but my god you are perfect.

"I cannot thank @deliverysuitegrh enough. The way you looked after us through such a scary time was above and beyond." Daisy's pregnancy was announced in March last year when she and Anthony packed on PDA while shopping for baby clothes in Cirencester, Gloucestershire.

The couple held hands when they stepped out for a spot of shopping, with the actress's bump on full display in a figure-hugging all-black look. The pair could barely keep their hands off one another while making the most of the sunny weather, and Daisy was seen heartily laughing as they went about their day.

At the time, a source said: "Daisy is pregnant and is really excited to become a mum for the third time with her new partner. The pair have been going strong, so the addition of a baby will only bring them closer together." Then earlier this year, the couple sparked engagement rumours after Daisy was spotted wearing a diamond rock on her ring finger.

Speculation that Anthony had popped the question began in February when Daisy was promoting her BBC series Am I Being Unreasonable? on her Instagram Stories and referred to Anthony as her "fiancé" for the first time. In a clip, she jested that her "fit fiancé and baby daddy" would make an appearance on screen.

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