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Call the Midwife is delivering two Christmas specials this year
1 November 2024

BBC Call the Midwife releasing two-parter Christmas special
'Call the Midwife' will air as a two-part Christmas special in 2024. The BBC period medical drama - which follows the lives of antenatal staff in the 1950s and 1960s ...

Alison Steadman says it was 'a nightmare' filming the last ever episode of Gavin and Stacey
1 November 2024

Alison Steadman reveals why filming Gavin and Stacey Christmas special was 'a nightmare'
Alison Steadman says filming the ‘Gavin and Stacey’ Christmas special was “a nightmare”. The 78-year-old award-winning actress stars as matriarch Pam Shipman on the BBC Three sitcom and explained that filming ...

Santa comes earlier every year
29 October 2024

'Christmas creep' makes Santa arrive earlier each year
Christmas really does come around earlier every year. Analysis shows that the 'Christmas creep' phenomenon is real as data from supermarkets and the music charts show that the festive season is ...

Broadway legend Kristin Chenoweth wants to be the 'acting equivalent' of Mariah Carey at Christmas
29 October 2024

Kristin Chenoweth wants to be the 'acting equivalent' of Mariah Carey at Christmas
Kristin Chenoweth wants to be the “acting equivalent” of Mariah Carey over the festive season. The 56-year-old Broadway star has appeared in a number of Christmas movies and while pop diva ...

Gino D'Acampo will be drunk before noon on Christmas Day
29 October 2024

Gino D'Acampo reveals he is 'p*****' by noon on Christmas Day
Gino D'Acampo will be drunk before noon on Christmas Day. The 46-year-old TV chef - who has been married to Jessica Stellina Morrison and has Luciano, 22 Rocco, 19, and 10-year-old ...

Steven Frayne is to star in new Sky Christmas show Miracles
29 October 2024

Dynamo star Steven Frayne to make huge comeback in new Sky Christmas show
Steven Frayne, formerly known as Dynamo, is back with a new Sky Christmas show. The 41-year-old star killed off his magician alter ego last year but will make a comeback as ...

New BBC Two documentary tells the story of Wham!
29 October 2024

New BBC Two documentary tells the story of Wham's Last Christmas as iconic festive hit turns 40
The 40th anniversary of Wham!'s festive classic 'Last Christmas' is set to be celebrated with the hour-long documentary, 'WHAM!: Last Christmas Unwrapped'. Set to air on BBC Two in December, the ...

Jennifer Hudson has revealed her Christmas album is rooted in her 'family traditions'
27 October 2024

Jennifer Hudson feels 'most connected' to her Christmas album
Jennifer Hudson admits her new Christmas LP is the record she feels "the most connected to out of all my albums". The 'American Idol' alum just dropped the Yuletide collection 'The ...

Shane Richie has teased a 'tragic and sad' Christmas Day special
23 October 2024

Shane Richie teases 'tragic and sad' scenes to air on EastEnders Christmas Day special
Shane Richie has described the 'EastEnders' Christmas Day special as "Deceit, tragic and sad." The 60-year-old actor, who plays Alfie Moon on the BBC One soap, has warned that viewers are ...

Tamera Mowry-Housley loves her on-screen character
23 October 2024

Tamera Mowry-Housley connects with her Scouting for Christmas character
Tamera Mowry-Housley feels closely connected to her 'Scouting for Christmas' character. The 46-year-old actress plays a busy single mom in the new Hallmark movie, and Tamera acknowledges that her on-screen character ...

Dolly Parton has revealed her yearly traditions at Christmas, including dressing up as Granny Claus
22 October 2024

Dolly Parton dresses up as Granny Claus 'every' Christmas
Dolly Parton dresses up as Granny Claus "every" Christmas. The 78-year-old country music icon has no plans to stop her yearly tradition of playing the festive character, even if all the ...

Larry Lamb thinks Gavin and Stacey will be back for more episodes after this year's festive special
20 October 2024

Larry Lamb expects Gavin and Stacey to return after Christmas special
Larry Lamb doubts that the 'Gavin and Stacey' Christmas special will be the end of the sitcom. The beloved BBC comedy will return on Christmas Day (25.12.24) for what has been ...

Kate Garraway reveals plans for first Christmas without Derek Draper
20 October 2024

Kate Garraway reveals plans for first Christmas without Derek Draper
Kate Garraway has admitted she hopes she won't spend her first Christmas without husband Derek Draper "blubbing". The former political lobbyist died in January after a long battle with the effects ...

Sydnie Christmas has now released her debut album My Way following her victory on BGT
4 October 2024

Sydnie Christmas kept 'pulling out' of BGT auditions in the years before she won: 'I was frightened'
Sydnie Christmas kept "pulling out" of 'Britain's Got Talent' auditions in the years before her victory. The 29-year-old singer had been trying to get a break in the West End before ...

Red One director Jake Kasdan has teased that the festive film will be 'epic'
27 September 2024

Red One director Jake Kasdan promises that Christmas movie will be ‘epic’
‘Red One’ director Jake Kasdan has teased the movie will be "a little more kick-a**" than other festive flicks. The picture follows a rag-tag team of special forces as they try ...

Sydnie's new single My Way is out now and she will be touring the UK in February 2025.
6 September 2024

Britain's Got Talent winner Sydnie Christmas reveals future hopes to be a mum
Sydnie Christmas wants to be a mum. The 29-year-old singer - who is currently dating fellow entertainer Max Rizzo - had been trying to get a break in the industry for ...

James Corden had a request for Gavin and Stacey fans during filming
3 September 2024

James Corden had personal plea for Gavin and Stacey fans during filming for Christmas special
James Corden personally asked fans to move out of the way of 'Gavin and Stacey' filming. The 46-year-old actor - who writes and stars in the iconic BBC sitcom - has ...

A Complete Unknown is due to hit theatres this Christmas
7 August 2024

Bob Dylan movie A Complete Unknown set for Christmas release in cinemas
‘A Complete Unknown’ is due to hit theatres on Christmas Day. The movie will see Timothee Chalamet portray music icon Bob Dylan and centres on the singer-songwriter's controversial switch to electric ...

Mariah Carey's North American Christmas tour
3 August 2024

Mariah Carey's North American Christmas tour
Mariah Carey has announced a North American Christmas tour. The 55-year-old singer will bring back her annual Christmas extravaganza for 20 dates across the US, starting with an opening night at ...

Hannah Waddingham will narrate the BBC’s flagship Christmas Day animation
2 August 2024

Hannah Waddingham to narrate BBC’s flagship Christmas Day animation
Hannah Waddingham will narrate the BBC’s flagship Christmas Day animation. The ‘Ted Lasso’ actress, 50, famed for playing Rebecca Welton in the comedy show, has inked a deal to voice a ...

Christmas always comes around quickly
12 July 2024

Christmas comes around quicker every year
Christmas really does come around quicker each year. People who get excited about the festive celebrations and those who forget to make plans are more likely to find that it arrives ...

Steven Moffat has written the Doctor Who Christmas special
5 July 2024

Nicola Coughlan will 'break hearts' in Doctor Who Christmas special
Steven Moffat has teased Nicola Coughlan will "break your heart" in the 'Doctor Who' Christmas special. The 62-year-old writer didn't want to share too many details about the festive episode, which ...

BGT winner Sydnie Christmas still hasn’t quit her gym job ahead of her UK tour
4 July 2024

BGT winner Sydnie Christmas still hasn’t quit gym job ahead of UK tour
Sydnie Christmas still hasn’t quit her job as a gym receptionist after winning ‘Britain’s Got Talent’. After emerging from the ITV show’s 17th series as the victor last month, the 29-year-old ...

The Grinch: Christmas Adventures is getting a special update for the holidays
21 June 2024

The Grinch: Christmas Adventures Holiday Edition on the way
A special physical Holiday Edition of the popular video game 'The Grinch: Christmas Adventures' is on the way before the 2024 festive season. The new edition of the 2023 2D platformer ...