TV and Soaps

5 June 2020

Challenges Facing Tim Davie when He Takes Over As BBC Director-General

Tim Davie has landed the BBC's top job at a turbulent time for the broadcaster. An ongoing row about the licence fee, issues around gender pay and increased competition from ...

5 June 2020

Dr. Hilary Jones: I told Kate Garraway to call ambulance for husband

Dr. Hilary Jones advised Kate Garraway to call an ambulance for her husband after he showed early signs of coronavirus. The 66-year-old TV doctor spoke to Derek Draper on the phone, ...

Kate Garraway Dr Hilary Jones

5 June 2020

Nadia Sawalha plans 'sober' wedding renewal

Nadia Sawalha is planning a "sober" wedding renewal in Cornwall. The 'Loose Women' star - who married Mark Adderley in 2002 - had arranged to renew her vows in a romantic ...

Nadia Sawalha

5 June 2020

Denise Van Outen has 'properly blended' families together

Denise Van Outen feels like she has "properly blended" her and Eddie Boxall's families together during lockdown. The 46-year-old actress - who has daughter Betsy, 10, with ex-husband Lee Mead ...

Denise Van Outen Lee Mead

5 June 2020

Demi Jones: Lockdown drove me and Luke apart

Demi Jones has confirmed she and Luke Mabbott have "completely called off" their relationship after lockdown "drove [them] apart". The 21-year-old star and the 25-year-old heating engineer called time on their ...

5 June 2020

Riverdale Creator Apologises After Criticism From Vanessa Morgan

The creator of Riverdale has pledged to "do better" after criticism from star Vanessa Morgan over how black characters are portrayed. The actress, who plays Toni Topaz in the hit ...

5 June 2020

Amanda Holden recalls early Albert Square stint

Amanda Holden once starred in 'EastEnders' after she left drama school. The 'Britain's Got Talent' judge has revealed she shared the screen with the likes of Adam Woodyatt (Ian Beale) during ...

Amanda Holden

5 June 2020

Coronation Street stars may need to ditch lockdown makeovers before returning to set

'Coronation Street' stars will have to ditch any "crazy" lockdown hairstyles before returning to set. The ITV soap will resume filming this week after production was halted in March due to ...

Simon Gregson Sue Cleaver Tina O'Brien

5 June 2020

Tim Davie Will Take Pay Cut to Replace Tony Hall As BBC Director-General

Tim Davie will take a pay cut when he replaces Tony Hall as the director-general of the BBC. The chief executive of BBC Studios, the corporation's commercial production and distribution ...

5 June 2020

Tim Davie: Former Acting Director-General to Return to the Bbc’S Top Job

Tim Davie, the BBC's former acting director-general, is set to take over the Corporation's top job. He was born in 1967 and was educated at Whitgift School in Croydon, south ...

5 June 2020

Tim Davie to Replace Tony Hall As BBC Director-General

BBC Studios head Tim Davie will replace Tony Hall as the director-general of the corporation, it has been announced. The chief executive of the corporation's commercial production and distribution arm ...

5 June 2020

Sarah Millican 'cries daily' over divorce

Sarah Millican "cries daily" over her divorce in 2004. The 45-year-old comedian - who wed second husband Gary Delaney in 2013 - still struggles with her mental health after her first ...

Sarah Millican

5 June 2020

Kate Thornton: Simon Cowell humiliated me

Kate Thornton felt "humiliated" after Simon Cowell suddenly sacked her from 'The X Factor'. The 47-year-old television presenter - who fronted the ITV singing competition in 2004 to 2006 - was ...

Kate Thornton Simon Cowell Caroline Flack

5 June 2020

Alan Partridge returning to the airwaves with new podcast

Alan Partridge is launching a new podcast. The hapless television presenter - who is the comic creation of actor Steve Coogan - will be the host of his own 18-part Audible ...

Steve Coogan Alan Partridge

5 June 2020

Kym Marsh fronting consumer affairs show for BBC Daytime

Kym Marsh is to front BBC Daytime show 'Your Money and Your Life'. The former 'Coronation Street' actress will join Matt Allwright as a presenter on the upcoming consumer affairs series ...

Kym Marsh

5 June 2020

Hollyoaks to launch podcast about racism

'Hollyoaks' is to launch a podcast about racism. Kelle Bryan - who plays Martine Deveraux on the Channel 4 soap - revealed the show's social media went silent for 24 ...

5 June 2020

EastEnders considering starting afresh with new plots after break?

'EastEnders' bosses are said to be considering starting afresh with brand-new storylines following the soap's enforced break. The BBC One show will run out of new episodes on June 16th, ...

Stacey Dooley

5 June 2020

Susanna Reid Leads Support for Kate Garraway As She Talks About Husband’S Health

Kate Garraway has been praised by fellow broadcasters for speaking "movingly and positively" about her husband Derek Draper's battle with coronavirus. The Good Morning Britain star fought back tears as ...

5 June 2020

Kate Garraway Recounts Last Words Husband Derek Draper Said to Her Before Coma

Kate Garraway fought back tears as she recounted the last words her husband Derek Draper said to her before he was put into an induced coma as he battled coronavirus. ...

5 June 2020

Leigh Francis in tears as he apologises for portraying black people on Bo' Selecta

Leigh Francis was in tears as he issued an apology for portraying black celebrities on his show 'Bo' Selecta'. The 47-year-old comedian - who is best known for starring as ...

Craig David Trisha Goddard Michael Jackson

5 June 2020

Kate Garraway says it's a 'miracle' her husband is still alive

Kate Garraway thinks it's an "absolute miracle" her husband Derek Draper is still alive. The 53-year-old TV presenter has revealed Derek is now free of coronavirus, having spent the last 10 ...

Kate Garraway