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Josh Must Win misses the mark despite its best intentions (Picture: E4)Nick Grimshaw, Vicky Pattison, Pete Wicks and Amber Gill are ‘throwing out the rule book’ of reality TV in E4’s The Underdog: Josh Must Win. At least that’s the goal.Grimmy is a reality TV addict, the others are reality TV royalty.Vicky Pattison is a diamond in whatever show she’s been thrown into, winning I’m A Celebrity, making the final of Celebrity MasterChef and being arguably the most established cast member from Geordi…
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ITV has found its next Mr Bates versus The Post Office (Picture: ITV/Shutterstock)After the phenomenal success of Mr Bates vs The Post Office, ITV has set its sights on dramatising another British scandal in desperate need of more attention.According to Deadline, Bafta-winning Peter Moffat is currently writing the untitled series based on the contaminated blood scandal of the 1970s and 1980s, which ITV has called ‘the ‘biggest health scandal in our history’.Thousands of people suffering with blo…
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Christoper Eccleston reveals shocking accusation by A-list actress (Picture: Getty Images) Christoper Eccleston has claimed an ‘A-list actress’ once accused him of touching her inappropriately on set. The former Doctor Who star, 59, is currently starring in the eerie thriller True Detective season 4, opposite his ‘childhood crush’ Jodie Foster which was inspired by a truly horrifying mystery. Together they play two ‘friends with benefits’, so to speak, but Christopher praised the True D…
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Claudia Winkleman is back for a second series of The Traitors – and it’s just as epic (Picture: BBC)Warning: This article contains huge spoilers for The Traitors series 2 episodes 1 to 3. I was caught completely off guard when The Traitors suddenly had a hold on me, taking over every waking thought I had.Nothing has taken me by surprise quite like it when gradually, largely through word of mouth, a new reality TV series gripped the nation like Big Brother in 2000.And rightly so – packed with hig…
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Kate Garraway moved ITV viewers with a stunning performance of East 17’s Stay Another Day (Picture: Rex/ITV)Kate Garraway received a downpour of support as she performed East 17’s Stay Another Day with her Good Morning Britain co-stars on Britain Get Singing.The presenter, 56, was joined by Alex Beresford, Charlotte Hawkins, Laura Tobin and Dr Amir Khan to belt out the Christmas classic in front of a panel made up of Adam Lambert, Jonathna Ross, will.iam and Alesha Dixon.Alex explained how the s…
5 months ago
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Have you been sleeping on the BBC’s ‘hidden gem’? (Picture: PA)The BBC’s big-budget reality TV show it hoped to win over huge swathes of viewers has barely made a dent on social media and weekend ratings.Survivor was rebooted by the Beeb over 20 years after it last aired on ITV, with man of the moment Joel Domett at the helm.The reality series, which follows 18 contestants battling it out on a deserted island in an exotic location through a series of challenges before voting each other off one-b…
5 months ago
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Big Brother’s Hallie has come out as trans (Picture: ITV)When I first met my boyfriend just over two years ago, we always felt safe.As members of the LGBTQ+ community, I felt safe if we kissed in public, I felt safe when we held hands. If anything, I felt safer because I had him with me.I don’t anymore.With hostility towards feeling as though it’s increasing daily and more attacks on LGBTQ+ people – particularly trans – by our own government, safety feels like a long-gone memory.I no longer feel…
7 months ago
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Gregg Wallace’s face broke out into a rash and he needed therapy after Strictly Come Dancing (Picture: Rex/BBC)Gregg Wallace developed a rash, needed therapy and was in floods of tears during his time on Strictly Come Dancing.Basically, he didn’t have the best time. The MasterChef host, 58, competed on Strictly in 2014, partnered with professional dancer Aliona Vilani.He was booted out in the first elimination, but after just a few weeks of training and two lives shows, he was in pieces.’I was h…
8 months ago
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To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Courteney Cox is a lot more like her erratic Friends character Monica Geller than she’d like to admit.Monica was a notorious clean freak, who owned a hoover to hoover her hoover and the fear of a crumb would give her sleepless nights.She did, however, harbor a deep and dark secret: tucked away in her otherwise meticulous flat was a cupboard, and not just any c…
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Marianna Spring is on the receiving end of 80% of the BBC’s online abuse (Picture: Getty)A journalist at the BBC receives 80% of online abuse aimed at the corporation.Marianna Spring was appointed the BBC’s first correspondent specialising in disinformation and social media in 2020 and in her first six months on the job alone was on the receiving end of more than 11,700 slurs. The timing was somewhat exceptional, given the pandemic came soon after when awareness around disinformation had arguabl…
10 months ago
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Is Danny Cipriani heading to the jungle? (Picture: Getty Images)Rugby ace Danny Cipriani is being lined up for this year’s I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!, according to reports.The sport star, 35, is as famous for his love life as his successes on the pitch, previously dating Kelly Brook and Katie Price, as well as being linked to Caroline Flack.According to sources, ITV bosses are hoping Danny will be spilling the tea on his time as a tabloid favourite should he be in this year’s line-up.’…
10 months ago
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Kathy Burke has peak Kathy Burke response to Gimme Gimme Gimme rumour (Picture: BBC/Getty) Kathy Burke had a peak Kathy Burke response to a new poster advertising a Gimme Gimme Gimme movie. The BBC slapstick sitcom aired for three series from 1991 to 2001 following delusional Linda La Hughes (Burke) and her gay flatmate Tom (James Dreyfus) who were both absurdly vulgar. It was one of the boldest (and best) sitcoms of the 90s so naturally there are plenty of us frothing at the mouth for…
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To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Richard Madeley has really thrown Good Morning Britain viewers by revealing his ‘real’ accent.The presenter, 67, became a household name when he started presenting This Morning in 1988 with wife Judy Finnigan, 75, but it turns out the familiar voice we’ve all become accustomed to isn’t Richard’s natural tongue at all.Richard was born in Romford, Essex, and dur…
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Sorry, this video isn’t available any more.Dr Hilary Jones has sent his best wishes to his former GMTV co-star Fiona Phillips after she confirmed her early on-set Alzheimer’s diagnosis.Phillips, 62, announced she was diagnosed with the illness a year ago but went public to help others and spread awareness.The legendary TV host explained how both of her parents, Anne and Neville, were also struck with the disease when they were in their 50s and 60s respectively. Appearing on today’s Good Morning…
11 months ago
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If Muller is fed up with the policies of this government, she’s hardly alone (Picture: PA/Getty)‘I hate this country,’ declared Mae Muller, who will be flying the flag for the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool next month.Those four words alone have given her critics plenty of ammunition – the pitchforks are out and it’s been sincerely suggested that she’s jeopardised our chances of winning with her ‘left-wing activism’.Actually, to put her quote into context, she was mortified that…
about 1 year ago
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AJ Odudu hosting Big Brother? Someone make our dreams come true (Picture: PA)AJ Odudu is absolutely loving the Big Brother fans speculating that every move she makes could be a clue that she’ll be confirmed as the new host.The Strictly star, 35, is one of the hardest working presenters going. It feels as though hardly a day goes by when she’s not announcing a new show and we’ve been here for every single one.However, with the ITV2 reboot of Big Brother incoming naturally AJ, who previously hoste…
about 1 year ago
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Finding Michael was supposed to be released on March 3.
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‘I was interested in hearing what he was like, and what things were like from his point of view.’
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Sorry, this video isn’t available any more.Pete Doherty recalled thinking he’s been kidnapped by two Russian artists as he made a triumphant return to TV on The Last Leg.The Libertines frontman, 43, made a rare TV appearance on the comedy series presented by Adam Hills and Josh Widdecombe, who was quite rightly fan-girling over the indie-pop icon all night.It’s no secret the former wild rebel of the noughties has lived a pretty eventful life, detailed in his absolutely wild memoir, but he stunne…
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Joe Exotic is currently serving a 22 year jail sentence.
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