A spokeswoman for Kelly Rowland has denied tabloid reports that the singer has quit the X Factor. Several reports today suggested that the former Destiny’s Child star left the UK heading to Los Angeles after the on air arguments at the weekend. A spokeswoman told The Mirror that her trip to LA is a business trip and had been […]
Read moreChannel Four has ordered a second season of sitcom Fresh Meat. The first series of the comedy from Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain is still airing on the broadcaster. The series has attracted good reviews so far and strong ratings. Fresh Meat revolves around a group of housemates at university and stars Kimberley Nixon, comedian Jack Whitehall and Inbetweeners actor […]
Read moreThe future of S4C, which transmits Welsh programming, has been secured thanks to a partnership with the BBC. The agreement reached between the S4C Authority, the BBC Trust and the DCMS will see the future funding, governance and accountability of S4C is in place until 2017. The arrangements will protect the editorial and managerial independence of S4C, whilst safeguarding appropriate […]
Read moreOscar winning actress Emma Thompson has just returned from a fact finding visit to Burma as part of her Global anti-poverty campaiging and as ActionAid ambassador. In Myanmar she met with Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and a range of community and political leaders against a backdrop of increasing change in the country. Travelling with ActionAid International Chief Executive […]
Read moreFormer EastEnders actress Jill Halfpenny is joining the cast of popular ITV drama Wild at Heart as Ed Lynch’s estranged ex wife. Jill commented: “I am absolutely thrilled to be joining the cast of Wild at Heart in Africa. Fiona Lynch is certainly a fun and feisty character and will no doubt cause quite a few headaches for Ed and […]
Read moreThe third season of The Vampire Diaries continues tonight on ITV2 with the episode The End of the Affair. Elena and Damon get a tip off about the whereabouts of Klaus and Stefan. The Vampire Diaries: The End of the Affair , ITV2 at 9pm. Elena and Damon get a tip off about the whereabouts of Klaus and Stefan from […]
Read moreEpisodes from two 1990s soaps, London Bridge and Revelations, have been released for the first time on DVD. Revelations The late-night soap ran for two seasons in the 1990s and was created by Russell T. Davies who would later write the critically acclaimed Queer as Folk and re-launch Doctor Who in 2005. Davies would also go on to create The […]
Read moreThe second series of Young Apprentice got off to a lacklustre start last night with just 4 million viewers. {jcomments on}The series is a spin-off from The Apprentice and features Lord Alan Sugar’s search to find a young tycoon – it aired last year under the title Junior Apprentice. It’s run last year hardly set the ratings alight and it […]
Read moreAward-winning actress and West End star Jill Halfpenny has become the latest celebrity to complete her journey into the world of motorbikes by passing her full test and becoming the proud owner of a Moto Guzzi Griso V7 Classic. Halfpenny, who has appeared in TV shows Eastenders, Coronation Street and Waterloo Road, was one of five celebrities who earlier this […]
Read moreNeighbours executive producer Susan Bower has announced she is stepping down from her role with the long-running Australian soap. Bower announced her forthcoming departure from Neighbours to the Australian newspaper the Herald Sun. She will step down from her role in December and will take on a new role within Neighbour’s production company, FremantleMedia. The producer told the newspaper “It […]
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