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On Saturday 24 May 2025, BBC One broadcasts Blankety Blank!

Season 4 Episode 6 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Blankety Blank” promises to be an entertaining hour of laughter and fun. Hosted by the charismatic Bradley Walsh, the show returns to BBC One with its classic format of filling in the blanks. Contestants will have the chance to win exciting prizes, and with a lively panel of six celebrities, the atmosphere is sure to be filled with humor and surprises.

This week, the celebrity lineup includes familiar faces like Brian Conley, Kate Garraway, Jonathan Ross, Ruth Madeley, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, and Phil Wang. Each celebrity brings their unique style and wit, adding to the excitement of the game. Viewers can expect plenty of amusing moments as these stars try to match answers with the contestants.

As always, the charm of “Blankety Blank” lies in its light-hearted approach and the unpredictable nature of the game.

All We Know About The Traitors UK Season 4 So Far(Photo Credit –X)

While the US edition of The Traitors has been very successful, the UK version of the unique game show is not far behind. The first three seasons of The Traitors UK saw civilians participating, but the next edition will feature celebrities and known faces from the entertainment world.

The UK edition premiered in November 2022 and concluded in December that year. Season 2 aired in January 2024, while season 3 was broadcast in January 2025. The fourth season is bound to be the most unique with an all-star lineup, and here’s everything we know about the upcoming edition.

The Traitors UK Season 4: Meet The All-Star Cast

The fourth season of The Tractors UK will premiere in Fall 2025, and the all-star cast will play the game for charity. Here’s the list:

Alan Carr: Comedian Cat Burns: Singer and songwriter...

After multiple seasons of civilian contestants, The Traitors UK finally cast a season full of celebrities, including an actor from the hugely popular TV show Ted Lasso. The Traitors UK has been on the air for three seasons, with Claudia Winkleman as the host. The Faithfuls won seasons 1 and 3, while Traitor Harry Clark won The Traitors season 2. The Traitors U.S. started off with half of the players being civilians and half being celebrities. Since then, they've gone all in on casting celebrities. However, the UK version has yet to film with a celebrity cast.

The celebrity Traitors UK cast has been announced, and the group includes several actors and comedians.

The celebrity-fueled Traitors UK cast was announced, and there's a Ted Lasso star in the mix. According to Parade, the cast includes comedian Alan Carr, singer/songwriter Cat Burns, actor Celia Imrie, singer Charlotte Church, broadcaster/author Clare Balding,...

BBC has unveiled the cast for The Celebrity Traitors UK Season 1, including actors, comedians, singers, broadcasters, athletes, and more.

Claudia Winkleman will return to host the celebrity edition of the ultimate game of deceit and betrayal.

Related: ‘Celebrity Traitors UK’: BBC Finally Unveils Lineup As Stephen Fry, Nick Mohammed, Paloma Faith & 16 Others Enter The Castle

Who are the Celebrity Traitors UK Season 1 contestants?

The cast of the first season of Celebrity Traitors UK are Alan Carr, Cat Burns, Celia Imrie, Charlotte Church, Clare Balding, David Olusoga, Joe Marler, Joe Wilkinson, Jonathan Ross, Kate Garraway, Lucy Beaumont, Mark Bonnar, Nick Mohammed, Niko Omilana, Paloma Faith, Ruth Codd, Stephen Fry, Tameka Empson, and Tom Daley.

Related: ‘The Traitors’ EP On What Makes Format Dynamic & The Possibility Of A Non-Celebrity Season – Contenders TV: Documentary, Unscripted & Variety

What do the Celebrity Traitors UK win?

The celebrity edition of The Traitors will see famous...

Actor-comedian Nick Mohammed is widely known for portraying Nathan Shelley in Apple TV+’s series Ted Lasso. The actor was highly appreciated for his work on the show, for which he earned a nomination at the 73rd and 74th Primetime Emmy Awards under the category of Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.

Mohammed’s character in Ted Lasso shocked the audience when he turned against Ted Lasso, as he was once faithful to the coach and the team. Drawing some inspiration from his villain arc, Nick Mohammed is heading to a castle in Scotland for his reality show debut.

Ted Lasso star Nick Mohammed to star in reality TV show The Traitors

According to reports by The Sun, Ted Lasso star Nick Mohammed, who played Nathan ‘Nate’ Shelley in the show, is going to be a part of a reality TV show, The Traitors. The reality show is based on...

With multiple alimony-inspired money-making projects in need of promotion, Monty Python legend John Cleese recently appeared on ITV’s Lorraine in the U.K. Unfortunately, things got off to a rocky start when Cleese inadvertently insulted the interviewer.

As reported by Yahoo!, guest host Kate Garraway asked Cleese if he would consider appearing in a reality TV show, like The Traitors. “Only if I went completely mad, “Cleese responded. “I can’t imagine anything more awful. And you get offered so much money. (But) I couldn’t stand the humiliation.”

Garraway mentioned that she has appeared on several of these shows, adding “so we’ve got off to a great start, haven’t we?” Although she somehow restrained herself from pointing out that she perhaps doesn’t need lessons in avoiding career humiliation from the fifth-billed star of Daddy Daughter Trip.

Cleese also discussed Fawlty Towers, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.

On Tuesday 1 April 2025, ITV broadcasts Kate Garraway’s Life Stories!

Jeremy Kyle Season 14: Episode Summary

In the upcoming episode of “Kate Garraway’s Life Stories,” viewers will see Kate Garraway sit down with broadcaster Jeremy Kyle. This episode, titled “Jeremy Kyle,” promises to be an insightful look into the life of a man who has faced significant personal challenges.

As they talk, Jeremy will share his experiences with gambling addiction and his battle with testicular cancer. These struggles have shaped him as a person and will provide a deeper understanding of his journey. The conversation will also touch on the intense public scrutiny Jeremy faced after the cancellation of his show, which was a significant moment in his career.

Kate’s empathetic approach will allow Jeremy to open up about the highs and lows of his life. This episode aims to explore not just the challenges but also the...

On Sunday 30 March 2025, Channel 4 broadcasts The Great Celebrity Bake Off: Stand Up To Cancer!

Season 8 Episode 3 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “The Great Celebrity Bake Off: Stand Up To Cancer” promises to be an exciting one. It features a lineup of well-known personalities, including Kate Garraway, Phil Wang, Gbemisola Ikumelo, and Sophie Willan. Each celebrity will be taking on the challenge of baking mini loaf cakes, a task that is sure to test their skills and creativity in the kitchen.

In addition to the mini loaf cakes, the episode will showcase the contestants as they reveal their hidden talents through showstopping choux pastries. This part of the competition will likely bring a mix of surprises and delightful treats, as each celebrity tries to impress the judges with their unique creations.

Viewers can expect plenty of laughter and perhaps some friendly competition among the bakers. With a focus on fun and creativity,...

The upcoming episode of “Kate Garraway’s Life Stories” promises to be a compelling one, featuring broadcaster Jeremy Kyle. Set to air on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at 9:00 Pm on ITV, this episode delves into the personal challenges that have shaped Kyle’s life and career.

Kate Garraway will sit down with Kyle to discuss his struggles with gambling and his battle with testicular cancer. These topics are deeply personal and reveal a side of Kyle that many may not be familiar with. The conversation is expected to be candid, as Garraway and Kyle explore how these challenges have impacted his life and career choices.

Additionally, the episode will touch on the public scrutiny Kyle faced following the cancellation of his show. This aspect of his journey highlights the pressures of being in the public eye and how it can affect one’s mental health. Viewers can look forward to an...

Jeremy Kyle, once a fixture on daytime television, sits down for a candid interview with Kate Garraway in the Season 15 premiere of “Life Stories.” This isn’t just a chat; it’s a deep dive into the controversy that engulfed Kyle’s talk show, leading to its cancellation and a wave of public scrutiny. Kyle addresses the […]

Kate Garraway’s Life Stories: Jeremy Kyle...

The Great Celebrity Bake Off: Stand Up To Cancer is back with an exciting new episode for its eighth season. Episode 3 promises to be a delightful treat as four celebrities step into the tent to showcase their baking skills. On Sunday, March 30, 2025, at 7:40 Pm on Channel 4, viewers can look forward to a fun-filled hour of creativity and competition.

In this episode, Kate Garraway, Phil Wang, Gbemisola Ikumelo, and Sophie Willan will take on the challenge of making mini loaf cakes. Each contestant will bring their unique flair to the baking process, aiming to impress the judges with their delicious creations. The mini loaf cakes are sure to bring a mix of flavors and styles, reflecting the personalities of the bakers.

But that’s not all. The episode will also feature a showstopper challenge where the celebrities will reveal their hidden talents in crafting choux pastries. Expect to see...

The heat is on once again in the iconic white tent as another batch of celebrities brave the challenges of “The Great Celebrity Bake Off.” This week, Kate Garraway, Phil Wang, Gbemisola Ikumelo, and Sophie Willan trade their usual tools of the trade for whisks, spatulas, and a whole lot of flour. The Signature challenge […]

The Great Celebrity Bake Off: Sophie Willan, Kate Garraway, Phil Wang...

Kate Garraway has today been announced as the host of Dxb Unheard, a new podcast and YouTube series which promises to uncover the hidden gems, personal triumphs, and extraordinary experiences in the cosmopolitan city of Dubai. Each of the eight episodes, which are released weekly, feature intimate interviews with remarkable individuals, where audiences can hear from Emiratis and Dubai residents who have left an indelible mark on the city. The first episode ‘The Melting Pot’, explores the diverse range of people who call Dubai home and is available from today on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and all other major audio platforms.

Hearing from Emiratis and expatriates who have made Dubai their home, Kate explores the remarkable transformation of the city from a small fishing village in the Arabian Gulf to a leading global hub of innovation. These conversations explore Dubai’s rich history and development, showcasing its evolution into a modern metropolis.

As Christmas Day winds down and the sugar rush begins to fade, BBC One offers a moment of quiet reflection with “On Christmas Night.” Airing at 11:55 Pm, this five-minute program provides a traditional reading of the Christmas story from Luke’s Gospel, narrated this year by Kate Garraway. It’s a simple, unadorned presentation of the […]

On Christmas Night: Kate Garraway Narrates the Nativity Story on BBC One...

Mel B’s daughter, Phoenix is taking a major career step with a TV show. After primarily focusing on reality TV and being an influencer, she is taking a turn to a different creative outlet.

Mel B Or Scary Spice

Mel B is best known for her days in the girl group the Spice Girls. There, she was nicknamed Scary Spice. Since then, she has not yet her talents go to waste. Scary Spice has been on The Masked Singer, Dancing With The Stars, and was even a judge on America’s Got Talent, The Voice Kids Australia, and The Masked Singer Australia.

Mel B’s full name is Melanie Janine Brown. She will be returning to America’s Got Talent to be a judge on the spin-off show, Fantasy League. Additionally, as per her Instagram, Scary Spice went to college this summer at Leeds Beckett University where she studied trauma care.

ITV’s controversial husband-wife political interview has attracted more than 8,000 complaints to Ofcom, putting it second on the 2024 list.

Social media took off when Good Morning Britain host Ed Balls gave his wife Yvette Cooper, the Labour Home Secretary, a grilling on ITV earlier this week. Given that Gb News has fallen foul of Ofcom’s rules over the thorny issue of politicians interviewing politicians from the same party, the incident generated headlines. ITV has already said it stands by the decision and believes the interview was “fair and impartial.”

An Ofcom spokesperson said: “We are assessing the complaints against our broadcasting rules but are yet to decide whether or not to investigate.”

Balls, who used to be a Labour MP and Chancellor but lost his seat in 2015 and has since appeared on Strictly Come Dancing, was interviewing Cooper about the UK riots and the governing Labour Party’s response.

Derek Draper, the husband of British broadcaster Kate Garraway and the subject of ITV’s Finding Derek documentary, has died aged 56.

Garraway posted the news on her Instagram this morning, announcing that her husband had been “critically ill following a cardiac arrest in early December which, because of the damage inflicted by Covid in March 2020, led to further complications.”

“I’m sad to have to tell you all that my darling husband Derek has passed away,” wrote Garraway. “Derek was surrounded by his family in his final days and I was by his side holding his hand throughout the last long hours and when he passed.”

She thanked “all the medical teams who fought so hard to save him and to make his final moments as comfortable and dignified as possible,” adding: “Sending so much love and thanks to all of you who have so generously given our family so much support.

Reality star Sharon Osbourne opened up about the truth behind her weight-loss journey.

The 71-year-old admitted that she lost 42 pounds with the help of the diabetes drug Ozempic, also known as Wegovy.

The drug is used to make its users feel full, tricking the brain. Its users often experience nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea and constipation.

“I started using it in November last year. I was 142 pounds when I started using it. For the first two or three weeks, I felt very nauseous,” Osbourne shared with Woman magazine.

In another interview with Piers Morgan, Osbourne said that with the drug, “you get very thirsty, and you don’t eat.”

She decided to “put some weight back on” when she dropped to 97 pounds.

“You can lose so much weight, and it’s easy to become addicted to that, which is very dangerous. I couldn’t stop losing weight, and now I...

Exclusive: Jobs are under threat at ITV Studios-backed Scared of the Dark and Come Dine With Me producer MultiStory Media as the indie kickstarts a formal consultation process.

Deadline understands a handful of the producer’s circa-80 staff could be made redundant as part of the process that started last week. If there are layoffs, the number leaving will be in the single figures, we understand.

A MultiStory spokesman said: “We can confirm that we have entered into formal consultation with colleagues and are supporting them during this time. As you can imagine, it would be inappropriate to share any further details at this stage, and as such, we will not be making any further comment.”

The news comes several months after Channel 4 abruptly canceled MultiStory’s high-profile reboot of former Sky reality series Four Weddings.

The ITV Studios-backed company rebranded from Shiver around four years ago to...

Channel 4 has received nearly 1,300 Ofcom complaints over its controversial show Naked Education.

Presented by Anna Richardson and created by the team behind Naked Attraction, the educational show about body positivity aired on Channel 4 earlier this month.

In the first episode, a group of 14 to 16-year-olds were taught about body hair, with the segment concluding with four adults stripping off in front of them to show diversity in other people’s bodies.

The four adults also spoke to the teenagers about their own issues with body image and the topic of pubic hair.

The series was hotly debated on social media and daytime TV, with Good Morning Britain host Kate Garraway saying: “There’s something about the physicality of a stranger being naked in front of a teenager which I just feel uncomfortable about, because of all the things that we read about.”

Ofcom has now confirmed that they have...

The Duchess of York isn’t quite royal enough.

Appearing Thursday on “Good Morning Britain”, Sarah Ferguson explained why she wasn’t invited to be part of King Charles’ Coronation on May 6.

Read More: King Charles Reportedly Hasn’t Invited Sarah Ferguson To His Coronation

“It’s a state occasion and being divorced you can’t have it both ways,” she explained. “I’m enjoying being divorced to my husband not from my husband.”

Ferguson became a member of the royal family in 1986, when she married Prince Andrew, the king’s brother.

The couple, who have two daughters together, divorced in 1996, though Ferguson retained her title of Duchess, and has been a regular presence at state functions over the years.

“You don’t mind, you don’t feel sorry? You have grown up with them and you’re very close to Charles,” she was asked by “Good Morning Britain” host Kate Garraway.

Barry Humphries has been admitted to hospital with “serious health problems” after a major surgery, reports claim.

The comedian, 89, was admitted to hospital in Sydney this week following complications with a recent hip replacement surgery, Australian news outlets report.

Appearing on Sunrise on Channel Seven on Wednesday (19 April), journalist Peter Ford said that there were “serious concerns” for Humphries, who is currently surrounded by his loved ones in hospital.

“At this moment Barry is [in] a serious condition but being kept comfortable. He’s surrounded by family,” Ford said, adding that a statement would be shared with the media imminently.

The reporter said that things were looking “tough” for Humphries – best known for his drag alter-ego Dame Edna Everage – but that he had a “fantastic” team of medical professionals supporting him.

“I reckon Barry has a fighting spirit and he’s not going to give up easily,” he said.

On Sky News Australia,...

Andrew Lloyd Webber has opened up about his last moments with his eldest son Nick, who died last month aged 43.

Last month, the 75-year-old composer announced that Nick had died after being diagnosed with gastric cancer.

“I am shattered to have to announce that my beloved elder son Nick died a few hours ago in Basingstoke Hospital,” Lloyd-Webber wrote in a brief statement.

“His whole family is gathered together and we are all totally bereft – Alw.”

The news came shortly after Lloyd-Webber revealed that Nicholas was “critically ill” with gastric cancer, also known as stomach cancer.

On Tuesday (18 April), Lloyd-Webber described the last moments he spent with his son in an essay for the New York Times.

“‘An apple a day, if well aimed, keeps the doctor away.’ I was speaking in PG Wodehouse quotes with my eldest son, Nick, who was in hospice, where he was being treated for cancer just days ago,...

Kate Garraway has thanked Elton John for his surprise tribute to her husband Derek Draper on stage at his farewell tour.

Former political lobbyist Draper contracted Covid in March 2020 and was placed in a medically induced coma for several months.

He woke up several months later, but was only able to go home in April 2021 and since then, has required around-the-clock care, provided by the ITV presenter and a team of healthcare professionals.

On Monday (17 April), Garraway, Draper and their two children Darcey and Billy were invited by John to attend his Farewell Yellow Brick Road live show, which he is performing at London’s O2 Arena all month.

During the show, John dedicated “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” to the “inspiring” couple, who he said had been “through hell” but had “never given up”.

Appearing on her Smooth Radio show the following day (18 April), the...

Kate Garraway has thanked Elton John for his surprise tribute to her husband Derek Draper on stage at his farewell tour.

Former political lobbyist Draper contracted Covid in March 2020 and was placed in a medically induced coma for several months.

He woke up several months later, but was only able to go home in April 2021 and since then, has required around-the-clock care, provided by the ITV presenter and a team of healthcare professionals.

On Monday (17 April), Garraway, Draper and their two children Darcey and Billy were invited by John to attend his Farewell Yellow Brick Road live show, which he is performing at London’s O2 Arena all month.

During the show, John dedicated “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” to the “inspiring” couple, who he said had been “through hell” but had “never given up”.

Appearing on her Smooth Radio show the following day (18 April), the...

Love is Blind fans aren’t happy about the season four reunion.

While some fans “loved the drama” that unfolded in the show, the majority are calling it “the most boring Love is Blind reunion I’ve ever seen”.

Many people are also calling out the show producers to remove Nick and Vanessa Lachey as the hosts, with many saying they were “awkward as hosts” and “picked sides” with certain cast members.

This season, it was revealed that couples Kwame Appiah and Chelsea Griffin, Zack Goytowski and Bliss Poureetezadi, and Brett Brown and Tiffany Pennywell were happily married one year later.

Paul Peden and Micah Lussier came face-to-face for the first time since calling it quits, and Marshall Glaze and Jackelina Bonds still had tension between them despite Bonds not showing up for the reunion.

“Omg the Love is Blind reunion is ruthless. Is it me or are they hammering these people?...

A new report has claimed that Rupert Murdoch’s son Lachlan accused his brother, James, of leaking lines to the writers of Succession.

The acclaimed HBO series focuses on a corporate power struggle between ailing Murdoch-esque media mogul Logan Roy (Brian Cox) and his children.

While the show’s creators have often played down any direct parallels to real-life people or events, viewers have drawn numerous comparisons between the Roys and the Murdochs.

A recent episode, for instance, saw Logan stand on paper boxes to deliver an impassioned speech to the staff at his Fox News-like TV network Atn. The moment bore close similarities to a real incident from 2007, when Murdoch stood on paper boxes to address staff at the Wall Street Journal.

A new feature on the Murdochs for Vanity Fair cites a source claiming that Lachlan accused James of leaking stories to the writers of Succession.

Adil Ray has criticised Laurence Fox after the Lewis star compared insults aimed at him as an actor to Ray’s own experiences of racism.

On Sunday (10 April), the Good Morning Britain host – who has been vocal about past experiences in which he was the target of racism – responded to a news story about Essex police seizing racially offensive dolls from a pub.

The dolls, traditionally known as “golli***s”, feature a racist caricature of Black people.

Writing on Twitter, Ray commented: “I was called golliw*** at school. Just hearing the word frightens me. I can’t think of any good reason why someone on balance might think it’s ok to display them in a pub.”

In response, Fox tweeted: “Stay strong bro. I feel your pain. [Theatre critic] Quentin Letts described me as having a face that belonged in the winners enclosure at Aintree in a theatre review once, which,...

Adil Ray has spoken out after receiving “nothing but” racist messages in the wake of Suella Braverman’s comments about “British-Pakistani males”.

Speaking about the government crackdown on child sexual abuse on Sunday (2 April), the home secretary singled out British-Pakistani men as she alluded to grooming cases in Rotherham and Rochdale.

Braverman pointed to a “predominance of certain ethnic groups – and I say British Pakistani males – who hold cultural values totally at odds with British values, who see women in a demeaned and illegitimate way and pursue an outdated and frankly heinous approach in terms of the way they behave”.

Braverman was subsequently accused of “dog whistle” politics, while the Nspcc argued that only considering race could create new “blind spots”.

During a discussion on Good Morning Britain on Thursday (6 April) about the government’s refugee policy, Ray shared his fear that the country was becoming more divided.

“We had another divide this week…...

Channel 4’s new series Naked Education became the subject of debate on Good Morning Britain today (6 April).

The show, from the producers of the equally controversial programme Naked Attraction, is presented by Anna Richardson, Yinka Bokinni, and Dr Alex George, and focuses on body positivity.

In the first episode, which debuted on Tuesday night (4 April), a group of teenagers aged 14 to 16 years old were taught about body hair. The segment concluded with four adults stripping off in front of them to show the diversity of people’s bodies.

The four adults also spoke to the teenagers, telling them of their own issues with body image. They also discussed the subject of pubic hair with one another.

Naked Education became the subject of discussion on Thursday morning’s (6 April) episode of Good Morning Britain with guests debating whether a similar concept could be rolled out in schools.

Gmb host Adil Ray...

Lorraine Kelly did not appear on Wednesday’s instalment of her morning talk show after falling ill.

The ITV presenter confirmed she had an unknown illness and had to be sent home before appearing on air this morning, with Ranvir Singh coming in to replace her.

The 63-year-old confirmed her absence this morning in a tweet, writing that she had fallen ill with a “hideous bug”.

“When you have to be sent home from work early in the morning because you are suddenly attacked by a hideous bug and were looking forward to interviewing @adamlambert,” she wrote.

“Beyond disappointed but imagine if I had infected him !!!!!!”

When the show started, Singh was ready to present the show in Kelly’s place but said she had a rushed start to her day.

She revealed to Good Morning Britain co-hosts Kate Garraway and Ed Balls: “I got a call from the...

To Leslie, the small indie movie that took in just 27,000 at the box office, has been making headlines in recent weeks for its passionate Oscars campaign.

Cate Blanchett singled out Andrea Riseborough’s lead performance while accepting an award for her own film Tár. Edward Norton wrote an entire Twitter thread about her “physically harrowing” portrayal. And Kate Winslet called Riseborough’s turn “the greatest female performance on screen I have ever seen in my life”.

Last week, it was announced that Riseborough had secured a Best Actress nomination for her role in the film, as a spiralling single mother who wins the lottery.

The Academy then launched a review into campaign procedures, and the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite began to trend on social media, with some pointing out that actors Viola Davis (The Woman King) and Danielle Deadwyler (Till) had been snubbed in the nominations.

Riseborough will not have her nomination stripped,...

Dave Bautista has shared his concerns over why he has not yet been offered a lead role in a romantic comedy.

Since the early 2010s, the former WWE star has established a successful acting career with roles in the Guardians of the Galaxy and Avengers films, Dune and in last year’s hit whodunit, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.

However, Bautista has yet to tackle a role that allows him to explore a romantic connection on screen – and it’s something he’s keen to try out.

“I know I’m not your typical rom-com lead,” he reasoned to Page Six on Monday (30 January).

“I’m a little rough around the edges. But I always, you know, I look in the mirror and I say, I ask myself, ‘Am I that unattractive? Is there something that unappealing about me that excludes me from these parts?’

“I don’t know,...

Kate Garraway held back tears as she confronted Matt Hancock over his breaking of lockdown guidelines in 2021.

The 55-year-old broadcaster’s husband, Derek Draper, was diagnosed with Covid in early 2020 and spent months in an induced coma.

The former health secretary resigned after CCTV images were leaked of him embracing then-aide Gina Coldangelo in his Whitehall office, breaking government guidelines in place at the time.

On Tuesday morning’s (31 January) episode of Good Morning Britain, Garraway told Hancock how her husband couldn’t see their children and challenged him over his appearance on I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here.

Talking about how Hancock broke his own rules, Garraway said: “I suppose the problem is you were the health secretary.

“Because at the time it mattered and my husband Derek was in hospital and not able to see his kids and the thousands of other people couldn’t...

James Gunn has promised a more “unified” DC future going forward, outlining an extensive plan.

It’s been three months since Gunn and co-ceo Peter Safran took over DC studios in October, and in their first official meeting with the press on Monday (30 January), the two shared their vision, which includes 10 new projects.

Gunn argued that much of the company’s former disarray came from its loose policy regarding intellectual property.

“The history of DC is pretty f***ed up,” he said (via Variety). “They were just giving away IP like they were party favours to any creators.

“What we are going to do is we’re going to promise that everything from our first project forward is going to be unified. But we will say that we’ve gotten very lucky [inheriting these] next four projects.”

In the pair’s first foray into the DC universe, their new Superman: Legacy movie...

Alec Baldwin has been formally charged with involuntary manslaughter over the fatal shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a rehearsal on the New Mexico film set in 2021.

Prosecutors filed the felony charges against the actor, who allegedly pointed a gun at Hutchins that went off and fatally shot her, on Tuesday (31 January), according to Albuquerque TV station Koat.

Hutchins died after being struck by a live bullet at Bonanza Creek Ranch on the outskirts of Santa Fe, New Mexico, on 21 October 2021. Joel Souza, the director of the film Rust, was also shot and injured but survived the incident.

Santa Fe district attorney Mary Carmavk-Altwies announced earlier this month that charges would be brought against both Baldwin and set armourer Hanna Gutierrez-Reed over the death.

The film’s assistant director, Dave Halls, has already signed a plea agreement for the charge of negligent use of a deadly weapon. Under the plea deal,...

CNN This Morning’s viewership ratings have continually declined since the show launched three months ago.

The new morning programme, featuring journalists Don Lemon, Poppy Harlow and Kaitlan Collins, kicked off on 1 November.

It premiered just one day after New Day, the show it was intended to replace, concluded on 31 October.

The show already got off to a rocky start, but according to viewing stats from Nielsen, last week CNN This Morning earned its lowest ratings since the show began, averaging 331,000 viewers.

Meanwhile, its competitors Fox & Friends and MSNBC’s Morning Joe drew nearly 1 million and 760,000 viewers apiece across the same time period.

When it first began, CNN This Morning averaged a total of 387,000 viewers. This was six per cent lower on a year-to-date perspective than the series premieres of New Day, which was led by Chris Cuomo and Alisyn Camerota.

CNN’s new CEO Licht said at the time:...

Will Smith is teaming up again with Martin Lawrence for a fourth Bad Boys film, it has been announced.

In a clip shared to Instagram on Tuesday (31 January) afternoon, an excitable Smith told his fans to “stop scrolling” as he had news to be shared.

Smith filmed himself driving in his car, with his camera in one hand, while the destination was bleeped out.

“I wish I was y’all, not knowing what I’m about to show you,” he said.

Smith then pulled in, telling the camera: “We here. We go.” After knocking on the door, it was opened to reveal his Bad Boys co-star Martin Lawrence. Smith yelled his name, while the actors repeated that it was “about that time”.

“It’s official, y’all,” Smith said, with Lawrence adding: “Y’all know what it is, right?”

“It’s official. ‘Bad Boys for life’. ‘4’ life,” Smith said, while...

In February 2023, Netflix will remove a bunch of movie and TV series from its library,

Netflix UK and Netflix US takes down numerous titles each month without fanfare, meaning that many things on your watchlist could suddenly disappear.

These removals are due to licencing deals coming to an end. Often, the titles make their way back to Netflix in the following year, but sometimes they leave to go to other platforms.

This month sees a selection of Netflix Originals being taken down, also.

To minimise surprise, we have put together a comprehensive list of everything being removed in both Netflix UK and US.

Nb: The Independent compiled this list with help from What’s on Netflix.

UK

Movies

1 February

Amélie

Biking Borders

Christmas Under Wraps

The Cider House Rules

Collateral (2004)

Equilibrium

Event Horizon

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

Guest House

Holmes & Watson

Hostel

The King’s Speech

Letters to Juliet

Love Happens...

Keanu Reeves has admitted just how hard he fought for Warner Bros to greenlight a Constantine sequel.

In September 2022, the studio confirmed a forthcoming sequel to the actor’s 2005 fantasy horror film – based on DC/Vertigo’s Hellblazer comics – in which he starred as suicide survivor and demon hunter John, who finds himself entangled in a supernatural plot between angelic and demonic forces.

The spin-off comes nearly two decades after the original was released, with Reeves admitting it took continued persistence before Warner Bros finally agreed to a sequel.

“I kept asking almost every year,” Reeves told Total Film (via MovieWeb). “I was like, [adopts Oliver Twist voice,] ‘Can I please have some more?’… I kept asking almost every year. I’d be like, ‘Can I please?’ [and] they’d be like, ‘No, no!’”

He continued: “I don’t know if it was unfinished business but it was definitely a role that I loved, and I thought that Francis Lawrence,...

Ashton Kutcher has spoken about the rape allegations made against his former co-star Danny Masterson.

Kutcher’s That ‘70s Show and The Ranch castmate Masterson appeared in court in November, charged with allegedly raping three women, including a former girlfriend, at his home between 2001 and 2003.

Back in December, the case ended in mistrial after the jury were deadlocked and unable to reach a verdict. In January, prosecutors said that they would retry Masterson on all three counts, with the new trial scheduled for March.

In an interview with Esquire, Kutcher said Masterson had been the one to mentor and keep in line the young cast on That ‘70s Show, making the legal case particularly hard for him to watch.

Explaining that he was still in touch with Masterson and regularly speaks to his brother, Kutcher said that he worried about the impact of the case on his eight-year-old daughter.

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Johnny Knoxville has responded to Hulu’s decision to scrap Reboot after just one season.

The meta-comedy from creator Steven Levitan – his first project since Modern Family – ironically followed Hulu’s decision to reboot its former hit 2000s sitcom Step Right Up, forcing the cast to reconcile and settle their unresolved issues.

Knoxville starred alongside Judy Greer, Keegan-Michael Key and Calum Worthy as the show’s original cast, with Rachel Bloom as the millennial writer behind the reboot idea.

“It’s with a heavy heart that I say that despite getting great reviews and being nominated for a Critics Choice Award, Hulu has failed to pick up Reboot even for a second season,” the Jackass star posted on Instagram.

“Pretty unbelievable,” Knoxville added. “It’s not over yet though, as we tend to shop it around and hopefully it will find a home with a studio who believes in and...

Good Morning Britain is welcoming a new host this week, with broadcaster Gordon Smart joining the show this Thursday (29 December).

Smart, 42, is one of a roster of presenters who are taking over hosting duties while regulars Kate Garraway, Ben Shephard and Susanna Reid are having time off over Christmas.

The journalist, editor and broadcaster will present alongside Charlotte Hawkins on Thursday 29 and Friday 30 December.

“I’m thrilled to be joining the amazing stable of talent, in front and behind the camera, on Good Morning Britain,” he said.

“So many of the issues facing the country right now are close to home and I’m relishing the chance to join the debate.”

Smart’s background includes being the youngest editor of The Sun’s Bizarre Showbiz column, when he was 26. He later edited The Scottish Sun and was deputy editor at the National Edition in 2016.

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Richard Madeley suffered a fall moments before presenting Good Morning Britain.

The broadcaster co-hosted the ITV1 breakfast show, which was live from Whiston Hospital in Merseyside on Monday (12 December).

Upon arriving at the hospital, though, Madeley got out of the car and slipped over due to the snow.

“I fell over this morning getting out of the car,” the host told viewers.

His co-host, Kate Garraway, added: “It was very tense.”

Despite worrying those around him, Madeley appeared to have no injuries.

The hosts were in Whiston Hospital to shine a light on the hard-working efforts made by NHS workers.

Throughout the broadcast, both Madeley and Garraway visited different departments to see them in action.

They said that staff had told them they had just had one of their most “challenging” weekends ever due to business.

Madeley was recently chastised by Gmb viewers after making an “absolutely wrong” claim about dentists.

The Crown has not included a fictional disclaimer for its new season despite calls from critics.

The hit Netflix show returned on Wednesday (9 November) for its highly anticipated fifth season, which largely focuses on the breakdown of the marriage between the late Princess Diana and then Prince Charles.

You can follow updates from the series’ launch on The Independent’s live blog here.

Despite controversy, series producers decided against adding a disclaimer that reminds viewers that the show is a fictional dramatisation of real events.

Instead, a disclaimer was added the latest trailer for The Crown in the lead-up to its new season but not the programme itself.

In its trailer, posted on YouTube, Netflix writes: “Inspired by real events, this fictional dramatisation tells the story of Queen Elizabeth II and the political and personal events that shaped her reign.”

The Independent has contacted Netflix for comment.

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Judi Dench has become the latest celebrity to criticiseThe Crown and suggest it should include a disclaimer.

Netflix’s historical drama series is returning for its fifth season in November.

The new run of episodes will jump forward to the Nineties with a new cast playing the royal family. They will reportedly depict the breakdown of King Charles III’s marriage to Princess Diana.

It is also rumoured to show Charles requesting then-prime minister John Major’s support for the Queen’s abdication.

While Netflix has always insisted that its viewers know the show is a work of fiction, there has been much discussion in recent years about whether subscribers should be told this when they tune in.

When the fourth season of the historical drama dropped in 2020, then-culture secretary Oliver Dowden said that the streamer should add a “health warning” to the series, reminding viewers that it was not fact.

The best in TV is being honoured at the National Television Awards 2022.

Nominees were announced in August, with Peaky Blinders, Heartstopperand Bridgerton all receiving multiple nods.

Voting for the NTAs closed hours ahead of the ceremony, which was broadcast on ITV on Thursday (13 October).

While This Morning’s flagship hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield were snubbed from this year’s nominations, others in contention included their colleague Alison Hammond, as well as Bradley Walsh, Graham Norton and Ant and Dec, who won in 2021 for the 20th year in a row.

Elsewhere, drama series such as Bridgerton, Peaky Blinders and Heartstopper celebrate nominations in their show categories, as well as for individual stars: Charithra Chandran and Jonathan Bailey for Bridgerton, Cillian Murphy for Peaky Blinders and Kit Connor and Joe Locke for Heartstopper.

You can find the winners list below.

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The best in TV is being honoured at the National Television Awards 2022.

Nominees were announced in August, with Peaky Blinders, Heartstopper and Bridgertonall receiving multiple nods.

Voting for the NTAs closed hours ahead of the ceremony, which was broadcast on ITV on Thursday (13 October).

While This Morning’s flagship hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield were snubbed from this year’s nominations, others in contention included their colleague Alison Hammond, as well as Bradley Walsh, Graham Norton and Ant & Dec, who won in 2021 for the 20th year in a row.

Elsewhere, drama series such as Bridgerton, Peaky Blinders and Heartstopper celebrate nominations in their show categories, as well as for individual stars: Charithra Chandran and Jonathan Bailey for Bridgerton, Cillian Murphy for Peaky Blinders and Kit Connor and Joe Locke for Heartstopper.

You can find the winners list below.

New Drama

Trigger Point – Winner

Heartstopper

This Is Going to Hurt...

The National Television Awards 2022 will take place tonight (Thursday 13 October) after months of anticipation.

Nominees were announced in August, with Peaky Blinders, Heartstopper and Bridgerton all receiving multiple nods.

Voting for the NTAs closes on Thursday 13 October at noon, hours ahead of the ceremony’s broadcast on ITV at 8.00pm.

However, in a surprise to some fans,This Morning’s flagship hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield are not in contention for any awards this year.

The hosting duo, who also present Dancing on Ice together, are usually staples in the list of nominations for TV Presenter.

Last year, only Willoughby was up for an award. This year’s list marks the first time since 2017 that neither presenter is being considered.

Though Willoughby and Schofield won’t receive any awards, their This Morning colleague Alison Hammond has received a nomination in the TV Presenter category, alongside Bradley Walsh, Graham Norton and Ant & Dec,...

David Dimbleby condemned the “chaos” engulfing Liz Truss’s Conservative government during an appearance on Good Morning Britain on Thursday (6 October).

The veteran broadcaster was interviewed following the Tory party’s annual conference, held in Birmingham earlier this week.

Truss came to the conference amid widespread divisions within the party, exacerbated by the publication of a “mini-budget” last month that left the economy in crisis.

Speaking to Gmb hosts Ben Shephard and Kate Garraway, Dimbleby said: “It’s chaotic isn’t it. I’ve never seen quite such chaos.

“It’s not just the chaos of a party that’s clearly disintegrating before our eyes in the Conservative Party. It’s riven with disagreement. What was going on in Birmingham... unbelievable.”

However, the former Question Time presenter added: “It seems to me in politics these things, they do kind of come and go. I think our politics will settle at some point.