ITV Dancing On Ice is to take a week-long break after ITV said it was “prudent” not to have a live show this weekend. The decision follows the departure of Emmerdale actor Joe-Warren Plant last week after he tested positive for Covid-19. It had previously been announced that Jason Donovan would not be competing this […]
A new BBC documentary series from Bafta-winning filmmaker Adam Curtis has been broadly welcomed by critics. Several hailed the six-part series as “dazzling” and “terrifying”, but others said it was “incoherent” and left them confused. Can’t Get You Out of My Head was released in full on iPlayer last week. Curtis has described it as […]
Getty Images TV presenter Anne Robinson is to be the new host of Countdown, Channel 4 have confirmed. She will become the game show’s first female host in its 39-year history when she replaces Nick Hewer later this year. Robinson, 76, well known for her acerbic wit on BBC quiz show The Weakest Link, said […]
Getty Images Nicki Minaj’s father has been killed by a hit-and-run driver in New York. In a statement police say Robert Maraj was walking along a road in Long Island on Friday night when he was hit. After the driver left the scene, the 64-year-old was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead the […]
With restaurants still closed across the UK, Gordon Ramsay would have good reason to be in one of his famously foul moods. But while lockdown continues to have a devastating impact on the hospitality sector, the chef and TV personality has at least managed to find one silver lining. “Well, I haven’t missed the food […]
Harris Reed has been described as Harry Styles’s secret fashion weapon following the clothes they designed for his Vogue debut. Since graduation from Central Saint Martins, Reed’s clothes have become synonymous with gender-fluid fashion. The BBC goes behind the scenes with the designer of the moment. Produced, filmed and edited by by Sophie van Brugen. […]
Getty Images Britain’s Got Talent judge Amanda Holden has said she is “devastated” at breaking lockdown rules by travelling to see her parents in Cornwall. She made the trip of more than 200 miles after receiving a “distressing” phone call from her father, her agent said in a statement. Travel is banned except for essential […]
Curzon Home Cinema A film that fictionalises the sexual abuse a teenager suffers at the hands of her skiing coach was only possible thanks to the #MeToo movement, its director says. Slalom, set in a competitive ski club in the French Alps, is Charlène Favier’s first feature film. French actress Noée Abita plays Lyz, a […]
Museums and art galleries are closed but inside their walls, a select few people are busy at work. Curators, conservators, cleaners, art handlers and security guards are among those caring for the nation’s treasures during lockdown. “I’ve absolutely loved it,” says James Maclaine, senior fish curator at the Natural History Museum. “Obviously I have missed […]
On 13 February 2016, Viola Beach were on the cusp of stardom. The four-piece band were in Sweden, having just played their first international gig. Everything was just starting to fall into place, with sold-out shows and slots at some of the UK’s biggest festivals. But in the early hours of the morning, Jack Dakin, […]