TV and Soaps

The BBC is launching a TV chess competition
24 April 2024

BBC launches new Chess Masters competition
The BBC is launching a new TV competition to find the next 'Chess Masters'. The broadcaster is looking to capitalise on the game's soaring popularity and the upcoming show programme on ...

Danny Dyer’s show Scared of the Dark has reportedly been cancelled by Channel 4 after just one series
24 April 2024

Danny Dyer’s Channel 4 show axed after one series
Danny Dyer’s show ‘Scared of the Dark’ has reportedly been cancelled by Channel 4 after just one series. The programme - which saw a group of celebrities, including former boxer Chris ...

Jeremy Clarkson whats to show viewers of Clarkson’s Farm 'what real farming is'
24 April 2024

Jeremy Clarkson determined to show real farming in TV show
Jeremy Clarkson wants to show ‘Clarkson’s Farm’ viewers “what real farming is”. The 64-year-old former ‘Top Gear’ star will be returning for third series of his hit Amazon Prime show where ...

James May didn't want to lose his local pub
24 April 2024

James May bought local pub to stop 'life becoming meaningless'
James May bought his local pub so he still has a boozer in walking distance. The 61-year-old presenter - who is known for fronting 'Top Gear' and 'The Grand Tour' with ...

Catherine Tyldesley is set to return for another trip on The Good Ship Murder
24 April 2024

The Good Ship Murder future revealed for Catherine Tyldesley mystery drama
'The Good Ship Murder' has been renewed for two more series. The Channel 5 mystery drama stars former 'Coronation Street' castmates Catherine Tyldesley and Shayne Ward as a First Officer Kate ...

Joe Wilkinson 'didn’t feel comfortable' asking Katherine Ryan whether she was pregnant
24 April 2024

Joe Wilkinson ‘didn’t feel comfortable’ asking Katherine Ryan if she was pregnant
Joe Wilkinson “didn’t feel comfortable” asking Katherine Ryan whether she was pregnant. The 48-year-old comedian worked with the ‘Taskmaster’ star, 40, on their new Channel 4 show ‘Joe and Katherine’s Bargain ...

Paddy McGuinness is open to Christine seeing other people
24 April 2024

Paddy McGuinness: ‘If Christine met someone else, I’d be supportive’
Paddy McGuinness is open to ex Christine McGuinness seeing other people. The pair announced their separation after 11 years of marriage in 2022, though have chosen to live together for the ...

Zoe Ball is 'bereft' in the wake of her mother’s death
24 April 2024

Zoe Ball ‘bereft’ after mother’s passing
Zoe Ball has been left “bereft” by the death of her mother. The BBC Radio 2 DJ took to Instagram in the early hours of Wednesday (24.04.24) morning to announce her ...

Olly Alexander is to appear in EastEnders
24 April 2024

Olly Alexander lands EastEnders cameo
Olly Alexander is to make a guest appearance in 'EastEnders'. The 33-year-old singer-and-actor is currently preparing to represent the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest with his track 'Dizzy', and a ...

Susanna Reid reveals her favourite Good Morning Britain moment as show gears up for 10th anniversary
23 April 2024

Susanna Reid reveals her favourite Good Morning Britain moment as show gears up for 10th anniversary
Susanna Reid's most memorable 'Good Morning Britain' moment came just seconds before the launch episode went live. The ITV show will turn 10 years old on Sunday (28.04.24), and the ...

Jacob Roberts has joined the cast of Coronation Street
23 April 2024

Jacob Roberts 'joins Coronation Street as part of Lauren Bolton plot'
Jacob Roberts has joined the cast of 'Coronation Street'. The former 'Hollyoaks' star - who played Damon Kinsella in the Channel 4 soap from 2017 to 2023 - is set ...

Bruno Tonioli 'so grateful' to Britain's Got Talent
23 April 2024

'I'm unleashed now!' Bruno Tonioli 'so grateful' to Britain's Got Talent
Bruno Tonioli is "so grateful" to 'Britian's Got Talent' for allowing him to show "more" of himself than he could on 'Strictly Come Dancing'. The 68-year-old star is currently in his ...

Spencer Matthews is to embark on the challenge of a lifetime this summer when he aims to run 30 marathons in 30 days - credit - Spencer
23 April 2024

Spencer Matthews to run 30 marathons in 30 DAYS in world record attempt
Spencer Matthews is to embark on the challenge of a lifetime this summer when he aims to run 30 marathons in 30 days. The former 'Made in Chelsea' star will ...

Alex Scott was 'scared to leave the house' after receiving a torrent of racist abuse
23 April 2024

Alex Scott: Racist abuse left me scared to leave the house
Alex Scott was "scared to leave the house" after receiving a torrent of racist abuse when she was incorrectly named as the host of 'A Question of Sport'. The 39-year-old ...

Jeremy Clarkson reveals farming concerns causing sleepless nights
23 April 2024

Jeremy Clarkson has 'sleepless nights' over cost of farming
Jeremy Clarkson has had sleepless nights over the struggle to make money from his Diddly Squat Farm. The 64-year-old star - who shares his trials and tribulations on Amazon Prime Video ...

Jeremy Paxman considered going to Dignitas
23 April 2024

Jeremy Paxman 'considered Dignitas' amid 'depressing' Parkinson's disease battle
Jeremy Paxman considered signing up for Dignitas amid his battle with Parkinson's disease. The 73-year-old former TV presenter announced in May 2021 that he had been diagnosed with the brain disorder ...

Claire Sweeney has signed a new contract to remain on Coronation Street for another year
23 April 2024

Claire Sweeney signs new Coronation Street contract
Claire Sweeney has signed a new contract to remain on 'Coronation Street' for another year. The 53-year-old actress - who plays homeless drug addict Cassie Plummer on the ITV soap - ...

Gogglebox's George Gilbey died from traumatic injuries, an inquest has been told
23 April 2024

Gogglebox's George Gilbey died from traumatic injuries, inquest told
'Gogglebox' star George Gilbey died from traumatic head and torso injuries, an inquest has been told. The electrician, who passed away aged 40, was working on a roof in Shoeburyness, ...

Christine McGuinness used to 'pray every night' that she 'wouldn't wake up in the morning'
23 April 2024

'It was a really low time': Christine McGuinness used to 'pray every night' she wouldn't 'wake up'
Christine McGuinness used to "pray every night" that she "wouldn't wake up in the morning". The 36-year-old model was diagnosed with autism in 2021, but admits she experienced trauma during ...

Huw Edwards has left the BBC
22 April 2024

Huw Edwards resigns from BBC
Huw Edwards has resigned from the BBC "on medical advice". The 62-year-old broadcaster has been off air since last July amid reports he had allegedly paid a young person for sexually ...

Brenda Blethyn is to bow out after the 14th series of Vera
22 April 2024

Brenda Blethyn bidding farewell to Vera after 14 series
Brenda Blethyn is bowing out after one more series of 'Vera'. DCI Vera Stanhope will hang up her infamous trench coat and hat and bid farewell to Northumberland and the North ...

Martin Roberts feels he has 'no time to die' following his health scare
22 April 2024

Homes Under the Hammer star Martin Roberts has ‘no time to die’ after heart scare
Martin Roberts feels he has “no time to die” following his health scare. The 60-year-old TV star - who is best known for hosting ‘Homes Under the Hammer’ - learned he ...

Jane McDonald has signed on to appear in the Robin Hood pantomime on London’s West End
22 April 2024

Jane McDonald set to star in Robin Hood panto
Jane McDonald has signed on to appear in the ‘Robin Hood’ pantomime on London’s West End. The 61-year-old TV star, who is best-known for for work on the BBC documentary ...

Stephen Mulhern's In For A Penny is heading across the pond
22 April 2024

Stephen Mulhern's In For A Penny is heading across the pond to Walt Disney World Resort
Stephen Mulhern is heading to Walt Disney World Resort in Florida for a special season six finale episode of ITV's 'In For A Penny'. The 47-year-old host of the game show ...