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UFC champion and professional boxer Conor McGregor just made his acting debut alongside Jake Gyllenhaal in the 2024 remake of Road House. Although an exceptional fighter, McGregor has far been receiving mixed reviews from fans and critics.

Conor McGregor in a still from the documentary McGregor Forever

Yet one thing about his portrayal really stood out among the audience, his nakedness during the initial one minute of his character’s introduction. While McGregor himself accepted it was a bit too much nudity, Mma fans are certainly shocked, to say the least.

Conor McGregor States Badass Scene from Road House Was a Bit Too Much

Connor McGregor in a still from Road House

Conor McGregor‘s acting debut via the Road House remake has been receiving mixed reviews. While some fans and critics think his acting is just him playing himself on-screen (see Reddit), others feel he came close to stealing the...

There has been a hefty debate in Hollywood as a whole about whether queer characters should only be played by queer actors. Many would argue that an actor being a part of a specific community would help them portray a character better, and allow opportunities to go into the hands of those who hardly ever get it.

Will & Grace

However, some believe that much like giving a good performance as a serial killer does not require an actor to pick up the knife themselves, actors can play whoever they want.

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Recently, Will & Grace actor, Eric McCormack, spoke on exactly this. He played the role of a gay lawyer in the series for eleven seasons and spoke on...

Eric McCormack doesn’t believe an actor’s sexuality should get in the way of the characters they play onscreen. The Will & Grace star said this week he feels “the best person for the role” should be cast in all projects, regardless of the actor’s personal identity.

McCormack, who is straight, played protagonist Will, who is gay, on NBC’s beloved Will & Grace. The actor said during a Monday appearance on ITV’s Good Morning Britain reported by Out magazine that “I didn’t become an actor so that I could play an actor.”

“There’s no part I’ve ever played where I wasn’t playing something I’m not,” McCormack continued. “It’s part of the gig. And I’ve always said, if gay actors weren’t allowed to play straight actors, Broadway would be over.”

He added, “So this is what we do. I...

Eric McCormack identifies as heterosexual and played the role of a gay man on Will & Grace across 11 seasons, eight in its original run and three in its revival.

The actor recently was interviewed on the UK’s ITV, where he was asked about the debate of a straight actor taking on a gay role.

“That’s a tough one for me because I didn’t become an actor so that I could play an actor,” McCormack said on Good Morning Britain. “There’s no part I’ve ever played where I wasn’t playing something I’m not. It’s part of the gig.”

He continued: “If gay actors weren’t allowed to play straight actors, Broadway would be over. So this is what we do.”

McCormack noted that he wants to think that he represented the LGBTQ+ community well, noting: “I came from the theater, and every one...

Eric McCormack is the latest star to weigh in on the debate on whether or not straight actors should play gay characters.

The 60-year-old Emmy-winning actor, who is best known for playing gay lawyer Will Truman on the groundbreaking sitcom Will & Grace, is straight in real life and recently defended straight actors being cast in LGBTQ+ roles.

Keep reading to find out more…While appearing on ITV’s Good Morning Britain, Eric said that he believes that the “best person for the role” should be cast in projects, regardless of sexuality.

“That’s a tough one for me, because I didn’t become an actor so that I could play an actor,” Eric said when asked about the debate, via EW. “There’s no part I’ve ever played where I wasn’t playing something I’m not. It’s part of the gig. And I’ve always said,...

More than 30 years ago, David Bowie joined rock luminaries Paul McCartney, Bono, Phil Collins and many more for the now-classic holiday song, "Do They Know It's Christmas." As news of Bowie's death shocks the world Monday, Midge Ure, who wrote the 1984 hit with Bob Geldof, is speaking out about the legend's impact on the world of music. "I don't think that you could go any further than David Bowie," the Scottish musician and singer-songwriter said during an appearance on ITV's Good Morning Britain. "I think if you spoke to any musician who has been around in the last 30, 40 years, we...

It feels like only yesterday that Gemma Collins was crying mascara stained tears while complaining of contracting malaria - but this year's I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here is now just a mere month away.

Last year's series saw Carl Fogarty crowned King of the Jungle. But which stars will be enduring the Australian kangaroo anus-eating adventures on the ITV show this year? Here's the rumoured line-up so far:

Stephanie Davis

Who? Former Hollyoaks actress who was recently axed due to being "unfit to work because of alcohol consumption".

The rumour: The 22-year-old is reportedly "hot property" as a number of reality shows try to sign her up, according to The Mirror's unnamed insider. The star - who played Sinead O'Conner for five years in the Channel 4 soap - is no stranger to TV competitions, previously taking part in Over the Rainbow - a BBC One talent...

Rustie Lee has reportedly signed up for 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!' and is going to bring her ''larger than life'' personality to the jungle. The Jamaican-born celebrity chef - who rose to fame as a cook on breakfast show 'TV-am' in the 80s - declined an offer to go in the jungle last year citing medical reasons, but is now ready to test herself and has agreed to travel Down Under to face the Bushtucker Trials for the new series. Bosses hope as well her famous laugh Rustie will stir things up with her political views...

Three original Gladiators stars have reunited to discuss the iconic nineties ITV gameshow.

Hunter, Panther and Saracen appeared on Good Morning Britain today (August 17) and revealed which challenge they feared the most during filming.

Here are Gladiators' 12 best games, from Hang Tough to The Wall

Hunter (real name James Crossley) said: "The Pole-Axe was a bit of a dreader, wasn't it? The American Gladiators refused to do it."

Saracen (Mike Lewis) explained: "We had individual poles, and the first one to the top hit a button and the contender falls off. But it was a 40ft free fall."

Crossley described the challenge as a "lose-lose scenario" as even if they won the competition they would still have to fall.

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The stars of the hit TV show recently reunited for ITV's The Saturday Night Story,...

Consider yourselves warned: Piers Morgan will be back on the Good Morning Britain sofa next month.

The controversial broadcaster - who hosted the breakfast show for a week in April - will again fill in for Ben Shephard, who's off on his holidays.

But he'll only be on the programme for three days, from July 13 to July 15.

Morgan had mixed reviews for his time on Good Morning Britain in April, which in his first show saw him compare politician Ed Balls to Darth Vader and laugh off a contributor's swearing.

It seems that Susanna Reid will be pleased to be on the sofa with him again, as she previously suggested that it is a "real privilege" working with Morgan.

On the other hand, someone who probably won't be tuning in to watch is John Cleese, who hit the headlines recently after branding Morgan a "chancer" who "hasn't been talented for...

You might have noticed there's a General Election happening. But how can you keep up with all the bewildering swingometer and poll-closing action on TV? Fear not, because we've put together a handy guide to all of the best coverage.

What to watch now

If you missed Educating Joey Essex: General Election - What Are You Sayin'? fear not, the programme is now available on ITV Player.

If you ever wanted to see a former Towie star interrogating the party leaders - minus spoilsport David Cameron, of course - then this is the show for you.

General Election 2015: Who are the celebrities voting for?

How should you watch the 2015 General Election? Take our fun quiz to find out

Preview shows (aka "the warm-up act")

The election isn't until tomorrow, but that doesn't mean you can't start getting in the spirit of it early. Our pick for tonight is...

You might have noticed there's a General Election happening this week. But how can you keep up with all the bewildering swingometer and poll-closing action on TV? Fear not, because we've put together a handy guide to all of the best coverage over the next few days.

What to watch now

You might have missed Educating Joey Essex: General Election - What Are You Sayin'? last night (May 5), but fear not, the programme is now available on ITV Player.

If you ever wanted to see a former Towie star interrogating the party leaders - minus spoilsport David Cameron, of course - then this is the show for you.

General Election 2015: Who are the celebrities voting for?

How should you watch the 2015 General Election? Take our fun quiz to find out

Preview shows (aka "the warm-up act")

The election isn't until tomorrow, but that doesn't mean you can't start...

Jimmy Greaves is in intensive care after suffering a severe stroke.

The former footballer and broadcaster, who previously had a minor stroke in 2012, was taken ill on Sunday (May 3).

A statement from the 75-year-old's family read: "His wife, Irene, and four children have asked for privacy during what is a worrying time for the family. They will issue a bulletin on his condition when it is appropriate.

"He was due to be inducted into the Tottenham Hotspur Hall of Fame on 13 May at a sell-out ceremony at White Hart Lane."

Greaves scored 44 goals in 57 games for England between 1959 and 1967, putting him fourth on the list of all-time scorers for the national team.

The striker played for Chelsea, AC Milan, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham, Brentwood, Chelmsford City, Barnet and Woodford Town in club football.

He enjoyed a successful broadcasting career after retiring from the game in 1980.

He presented ITV's TV-am and...

Jon Culshaw and Debra Stephenson have made their names with their impressions of the famous faces all around us - and now they're back to provide more familiar voices in ITV's new satirical, topical puppet show Newzoids.

But how is it different from the classic series Spitting Image? Who is the best political leader to impersonate? And why did Michael McIntyre freak out at his impression? Digital Spy sat down with Jon and Debra to find out the answers to all those questions and more...

So how is this not Spitting Image?

Jon: "It's got a 21st century feel to it. It's a different rack of characters which generates a different style of joke. It's faster, somehow. And it just sort of reflects the whole coalition, social media generation. Nowadays, the puppets have got more of a spikiness, more of an edgy exaggeration to them. And of course, the comedy...

Doctor Who, Star Trek and more: what happened when sci-fi, horror & fantasy heroes have popped up on British daytime TV over the years…

Pre-YouTube, fandom was a hard-earned thing. It took research, dedication and enough patience to hover over the family video player’s ‘record’ button for an entire episode of TV-am in anticipation of six minutes with Sylvester McCoy. Six minutes in which the Seventh Doctor would be polled if he was a cat or dog person and then asked to taste a lemon roulade.

Scarcity bred desire in those days, so we took what we could get from our heroes of yore, even if that meant watching Hammer Horror legend Ingrid Pitt make a chocolate mousse, or the aforementioned McCoy attempt to answer fan questions above the hubbub of a Nottingham swimming pool complex. The collision of geek icons and UK daytime magazine shows was sometimes illuminating, sometimes excruciating,...

I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! eliminee Nadia Forde has insisted that Jimmy Bullard and Jake Quickenden are on good terms despite their uncomfortable "banter".

Speaking on Good Morning Britain today - after being voted out of the show last night - Forde suggested that the men's recent encounter had been blown out of proportion.

"Tension has been high in the jungle at times between different campmates and when you're living on top of people, it's hard for there not to be any tension," she said.

"I've tried to try and stay out of it as much as possible, and I do think that the Jimmy thing has been twisted a little bit. I've only just realised what that was when I got out."

She continued: "Jimmy and Jake are great friends so I don't think there is any animosity there despite what was said... I do know...

A new ITV promotional video has been revealed.

Phillip Schofield, Lorraine Kelly, Janet Street-Porter, Jamelia and Gok Wan are amongst those that feature in the clip.

The video celebrates shows in ITV's weekday mornings schedule, such as Good Morning Britain, Lorraine, This Morning and Loose Women.

Kelly was among the stars who went make-up-free in support of BBC Children in Need.

Schofield also stars in the recently unveiled Cadburys Christmas advert.

The National Television Awards 2015 longlist nominations have been announced and voting is now (October 14) open.

Hosted by Dermot O'Leary, the NTAs celebrate the best and most popular TV and are exclusively voted for by viewers. The 2015 awards take place at London's O2 on January 21.

The Nta shortlist will be announced in January when the final round of voting begins. Viewers can vote for free online at nationaltvawards.com or by calling the Nta vote form request line 0844 646 2060.

Full list of 2015 nominations:

Chat Show Host

Adam Hills

Alan Carr

Graham Norton

Jonathan Ross

Michael McIntyre

Paul O'Grady

Piers Morgan

Sarah Millican

Comedy

Benidorm

Big School

Birds of a Feather

Blandings

Boomers

Citizen Khan

Derek

Mrs Brown's Boys

Not Going Out

Outnumbered

The Big Bang Theory

The Wrong Mans

W1A

Daytime

Animal Saints and Sinners

Antiques Road Trip

Bargain Hunt

BBC Breakfast

Coach Trip

Escape to the Country

Father Brown

Fifteen to One

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Congratulations to the loveable Lorraine Kelly, who celebrates 30 years of presenting breakfast television today (September 29).

After receiving a gift of 30 golden cupcakes and Ben Shephard dressed in a kilt on Lorraine Live this morning, the 54-year-old Scottish presenter was also surprised with the announcement that she's set to star on Corrie tonight.

An emotional Kelly responded: "It's been overwhelming and amazing. I can't believe it's been 30 years, it's gone by in a flash, but you know, you're only as good as your team and my team, both on-screen and off-screen, are fabulous, the very best. I'm going to cry!"

Kelly began her TV career as an on-screen reporter covering Scottish news on TV-am in 1984, before moving to presenting on Good Morning Britain in 1990, GMTV with Lorraine between '94 and 2010, Daybreak and Lorraine.

To commemorate three decades of entertaining morning TV, we take a trip down memory lane with 12 classic pictures...

Lorraine Kelly celebrated her 30-year career in breakfast television during a special edition of Lorraine today (September 29).

The morning TV stalwart, who had no idea about the surprise-filled show, was joined by a kilt-wearing Ben Shephard as he treated the 54-year-old to a trip down memory lane.

Joined by a host of past colleagues including Timmy Mallett, Anthea Turner and Dr Hilary Jones, Kelly was surprised by the appearance of her daughter Rosie, who joked that she still can't accept all of her mum's past fashion choices.

Former GMTV host Eamonn Holmes also left Kelly a message about their time together working on the programme.

He said: "We thought we were brilliant, we thought we were really good, then there was a review in a posh newspaper, and it just said, 'This programme is presented by two unknown big round faces', isn't that right Lorraine? But what they say is very well and good,...

UK broadcasters have begun changing their schedules to celebrate the work of Robin Williams, the Us actor and comedian who has died at the age of 63.

Sky’s director of entertainment channels Stuart Murphy said he and colleagues had spent the morning discussing the Good Will Hunting star after news broke of his death broke on Monday night.

Sky 1 will air Jumanji at 8pm this evening, while Awakenings will be scheduled at 10pm. This will replace episodes of Modern Family, a repeat of An Idiot Abroad and an episode of Glee.

Sky Movies will also line up other Williams films, including Dead Poets Society, Hook and Mrs Doubtfire as well as features in which the comedian had supporting roles such as Night At The Museum and The Butler.

Murphy hinted that there may be further coverage. “We have all been talking about #RobinWilliams today at work. Total genius. Looking to see what else we can get on...

Jonathan Ross was among the stars to pay tribute to Robin Williams on Good Morning Britain.

Ross described Williams as a warm-hearted man both on and off screen.

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"There was something about his warmth on screen and the way he played those characters that made you feel like you knew him and indeed I can say having met him many, many times, that warmth was off screen as well," Ross said.

"He was incredibly generous with his time, incredibly warm-hearted, just a lovely man to be around so it's an enormous loss not just on screen but on the planet.

"When we were talking off screen, I did get the feeling at that time that there were highs and lows in his life very much so. It's a...

Dolly Parton revealed in an interview on Good Morning Britain today (June 6) that she is writing a movie about her life.

"I've lived a long time, I've done a lot of stuff - I think there's enough to make a movie and a stage play!" said the iconic country music star.

Although it's early days, we're already pretty pumped for Dolly Parton: The Movie. Dolly in 3D, on IMAX and available on Blu-ray - it's what we've always wanted.

But the big question, of course, is who could possibly step into Dolly's high heels? She might be able to play an older version of herself, but who could possibly take on a young Dolly and pull it off?

A quick survey of the Digital Spy office threw up the suggestions "Christina Hendricks", "Jessica Chastain", "Jennifer Lawrence" and, most worryingly of all, "Jessica Simpson".

The best suggestion - in...

Dolly Parton has claimed that the famous Glastonbury mud doesn't scare her, ahead of her debut performance at the iconic British festival this summer.

The country singer will make her Glastonbury debut in the 'golden oldie' slot on the Sunday afternoon, performing on the Pyramid Stage.

Speaking to Good Morning Britain about her preparations for the weekend, she laughed: "I grew up in a mud hole! I grew up on a farm, [there was] worse stuff than mud that we had to walk around in the barnyard - so we're used to all that!"

"I won't be in the mud, will I? I'll probably wear my galoshes up to the stage… but I'm going to sing in my high heels - mud or no mud!"

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Judging a breakfast show on its ratings alone is always dangerous.

Watching breakfast TV is a habit and it has to fit into our busy morning schedules, so a slight change to the format can mean that our 10-minute breakfast break with our corn flakes and the telly suddenly coincides with the weather and we'll probably switch channels or even switch off altogether.

Viewers look for familiarity, comfort and something easily digestible in the mornings. BBC Breakfast has nailed all three of these traits over the last five years and for that reason, ITV has been floundering to match them in the early morning ratings war.

GMTV had grown tired and grey, and Daybreak was an ugly explosion of colour and dreadful decisions. The channel's latest attempt to wrestle back viewers, Good Morning Britain, opened with lukewarm reviews one month ago and the ratings have been dropping ever since.

But are the problems terminal?...

Okay, so we might not be wearing our gladrags and we might not be sipping champagne, but who says a onesie and a takeaway can't be glamorous?

It's BAFTA night, and while we're not at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane with all the best and brightest from the last year of television, at least we can join the party from our sofas. Yep, we'll be blogging along with the awards - which start at 8pm on BBC One - so grab your slippers and a cuppa and join in by tweeting @digitalspy and leaving your comments below...

And as a reminder, the awards actually start in "real life" at 7pm - but we'll be doggedly going along with the television broadcast and pretending we're not an hour behind everyone else, so there's no fear of spoilers. If you want things as they happen, we'll be updating our winners' list here.

Well, it's definitely better than Daybreak.

It might not be the highest praise ever heaped on a breakfast TV show, but ITV's big cheeses will probably be breathing a sigh of relief this afternoon that they haven't found themselves another laughable turkey.

Good Morning Britain: Reactions and reviews round-up

Good Morning Britain launch: As it happens - Live Blog

Despite numerous revamps and hosts, Daybreak was doomed from its opening show, which failed to match the hype and was an uncomfortable hybrid of its predecessor GMTV, ITV's fierce rival BBC Breakfast and most oddly of all, The One Show.

Good Morning Britain's launch has, deliberately, been much more low key. The tabloids have been fed some quotes from Susanna Reid and her poaching from the BBC gave the Daily Mail plenty more reasons to ogle at her "pins", but the show hasn't suffered from the same pre-debut hullabaloo...

ITV launched its latest attempt in the breakfast TV war earlier today (April 28), with Good Morning Britain landing on our screens.

Susanna Reid, Ben Shephard, Sean Fletcher and Charlotte Hawkins co-hosted the brand new format, following Daybreak's end on Friday. But how well did they fare?

Most of the early reviews appear to be largely positive, with most people commenting on its similarity with Us morning show Good Morning America. Digital Spy has compiled a round-up of reviews and reactions from around the web below:

Critic Reviews

Alex Fletcher - Digital Spy

"The new 'serious news' format for Good Morning Britain feels like it's having to battle with ITV's natural lean towards fluff. The presentation of 'One Direction talking loves and relationships' as breaking news undermines a lot of the hard work they're putting in elsewhere. Do ITV really believe we can't absorb some serious news in the morning...

Kay Burley was not afraid to give her opinion of ITV's brand new morning show today (April 28).

The Sky News broadcaster was one of Good Morning Britain's first viewers today, after it launched as Daybreak's replacement. However, Burley may not be tuning in again.

Just watching Good Morning Britain ... there's so much going on I need a little lie down.

— Kay Burley (@KayBurley) April 28, 2014

After commenting on the ITV show's busy format, Burley then replied to a tweet about the use of four co-hosts rather than Daybreak's standard two.

@MichaelPDeacon I did it 30 years ago... pic.twitter.com/IUF5Huzz7g

— Kay Burley (@KayBurley) April 28, 2014

Good Morning Britain launch as it happens: Live Blog

Burley then proceeded to retweeted several users' comments about the show, both negative and positive.

The journalist currently appears on Sky News, while she was a co-host of its Sunrise morning show from 1993-1995 and 1998-2001.

Susanna Reid,...

Goodbye Daybreak. Good morning, erm, Good Morning Britain.

ITV's latest attempt to revive their breakfast schedules and make a dent in the ratings of their fierce rivals at BBC Breakfast comes in the shape of four familiar faces from morning television.

Sky's Sean Fletcher and Charlotte Hawkins, former GMTV host and all round good egg Ben Shephard and the star attraction, who ITV no doubt hope is the jewel in their crown, Susanna Reid.

Poached from the BBC and fresh from a successful run on Strictly Come Dancing, ITV are hoping she's the perfect mix of sharp journalism and warm presenting. Just don't say the words Christine or Bleakley.

Will Good Morning Britain be ITV breakfast's biggest hit since Roland Rat? Or have we got another Daybreak disaster on our hands?

From 6am on Monday (April 28) morning we'll be live-blogging the launch and trying to avoid dropping ketchup from our bacon sandwich on our keyboard.

ITV's morning show Daybreak aired its final edition this morning (April 25).

Aled Jones co-hosted the final instalment with Kate Garraway, ahead of the launch of Good Morning Britain on Monday.

Good Morning Britain co-host Ben Shephard also joined the presenters to show viewers the set of his upcoming show.

"Good luck to Ben and the whole team actually," said Jones. "I'll be watching definitely."

Jones will begin hosting his new ITV morning show Weekend tomorrow at 8.30am. It will also air on Sundays at the same time.

Garraway added: "We don't have to miss you at all, do we? We don't have to get lovey dovey or anything."

The pair then embraced for a hug, before saying goodbye to the show for good.

Daybreak launched back in 2010, with hosts Christine Bleakley and Adrian Chiles. However, due to disappointing ratings, it was revamped in 2012 with new hosts Lorraine Kelly and Jones.

Susanna Reid and Ben Shephard have appeared in the first promo shots for Good Morning Britain.

Former BBC Breakfast co-host Reid has made the leap to ITV for its upcoming morning show, which will replace Daybreak from Monday, April 28.

Charlotte Hawkins and Sean Fletcher will also present the show, from 6am to 8.30am each weekday.

It will be broadcast live from London Television Centre on London's Southbank.

Reid has told The Mirror that she will not find her new job as scary as taking part in Strictly Come Dancing last year.

"When you have done Strictly Come Dancing live on a Saturday night in front of millions, never can I be that nervous again," she said.

She added: "I have had a fabulous two decades at the BBC but ITV offered me a fantastic opportunity. It's not often in your career you get the opportunity to build something new that...

She’s quite the looker, regardless of her context, and Pippa Middleton couldn’t help but add some eye candy to the unveiling of Blue Sandstone Memorial at Westminster Abbey today (March 13).

The beautiful brunette donned a navy blue dress with matching shoes and long flowing brunette locks as she joined her family in honoring the late broadcaster and journalist David Frost who passed away last year.

Given that Frost was quite the comedian, Joanna Lumley and Sir Richard Stilgoe put together a lighthearted poem called “A Sonnet of Sorts of a Star” which was read during the ceremony.

It stated, "Shall I compare thee to Sir Robin Day? Thou wert more lovely and more temperate. Earth has not anything to show more fair, Hello, good evening, welcome, Frosty's there."

They continued, “No more TV-am, no Al Jazeera - We end not a career, but end an era; For now he's gone,...

Susanna Reid has opened up about her split from Dominic Cotton.

The BBC Breakfast presenter confirmed last month that she and the father to her three children had ended their long relationship.

Speaking at the Tric Awards yesterday (March 11), Reid told the audience upon receiving her Newsreader of the Year prize: "It's been a challenging couple of weeks. Thank you to everyone that voted.

"Obviously you know that things have been changing in my life but this is all down to one team, the team at BBC Breakfast, who have been utterly brilliant."

Meanwhile, Reid told The Mirror that she is still on good terms with her former partner.

She said: "I'm still talking to Dom. He is one of my best friends in the world. It has been tough but we are sorting it out. He is a great dad to the kids."

Susanna Reid recently signed up to...

Susanna Reid has quit the BBC for a role hosting ITV's new flagship breakfast show Good Morning Britain.

Daybreak has been officially axed by ITV and the new series will start later this year.

BBC Breakfast's Reid will be joined on the show by former GMTV host Ben Shephard, Sky Sunrise's Charlotte Hawkins and Sky Sports presenter Sean Fletcher.

Speculation about Reid being poached by ITV has been rife in the tabloids since she proved to be a popular figure on BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing.

Reid is currently on leave from BBC Breakfast, following the breakdown of her relationship with long-term partner Dominic Cotton.

Her regular Breakfast co-host Bill Turnbull expressed sadness following news of her departure from the corporation, wishing Reid the best in her new role.

Sorry to be losing @susannareid100 from the sofa. Great broadcaster, great colleague, great friend. Wishing her all the best.

— Bill Turnbull...

Susanna Reid is set to host a revival of 'Good Morning Britain' from next week. The newsreader will replace Aled Jones and Lorraine Kelly as the face of the revamped ITV breakfast show, which is being renamed from its current moniker 'Daybreak', according to The Sun newspaper. The new name harks back to the show's 80s heyday and TV bosses are hopeful the long-running programme will be revitalised and ratings boosted by its fourth dramatic overhaul to date. Susanna, who currently helms BBC1 rival 'Breakfast', will anchor 'Good Morning Britain' from Mondays to Thursdays with the help of two new male presenters...

After five decades in show business, Cher is funnier and more outspoken than ever. She talks about Miley Cyrus, America's lurch to the right – and whether Dalí really gave her a vibrator

Cher walks into a London hotel room looking brilliantly Cher-like. She is wearing a leather jacket, tiny skirt, fishnets and big, buckled biker boots. She's got the blow-dried bouffant and pristine makeup of a pop star, but also the subtle swagger of a rock star – just witness the way she instantly dismisses the swarm of managers buzzing around her: "I hate talking with a thousand people around me."

Even more brilliant is how unintimidating Cher is. Up until a year ago that might have been a surprise, but when she joined Twitter in 2012, her public image was transformed. This, for instance, is her current Twitter biography:

Stand & B Counted or Sit & B Nothing. Don't Litter,Chew Gum,...

ITV has confirmed the departure of Daybreak's third boss in three years.

Editor Karl Newton has left his position after less than a year in the position. He oversaw the breakfast show's new look with presenters Lorraine Kelly and Aled Jones last year.

However, the show has continued to struggle in the ratings against rival BBC Breakfast.

Earlier this week, the programme was seen by only 700,000 viewers, less than a third of the BBC's audience. Newton will be replaced temporarily by Neil Thompson.

Newton said that he is "pleased to be leaving Daybreak having helped the programme turn a corner and having returned the breakfast format to its journalistic roots, with politics, exclusives and popular investigative content".

Last year, former Channel 5 news editor David Kermode left the editor position on the show, having taken over from Ian Rumsey in 2011.

Daybreak replaced GMTV back in September 2010 with Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley as presenters.

Tributes have been paid to Sir David Frost, who has died suddenly at the age of 74.

During his lengthy career, Frost was at the forefront of major changes in broadcasting and used his skill, creativity and persistence to provide viewers with some of the most memorable moments in television - and in some cases, world history.

Digital Spy looks back at six ways in which Sir David Frost made his mark on broadcast media below.

1. That Was the Week That Was (TW3)

That Was the Week That Was - or TW3, as it was often known - made politicians and the establishment fair satirical game in the early 1960s at a time when the Profumo affair was dominating headlines. Commissioned by the BBC, Frost was chosen to anchor the programme by its creator Ned Sherrin.

TW3 lampooned the class system, Britain's waning influence on the world stage (as in the clip below) and foreign affairs,...

Sir David Frost died yesterday (August 31) after suffering a suspected heart attack on board the Queen Elizabeth cruise ship.

Frost was born in Kent in 1939, the son of a minister. A keen footballer, he was offered a contract with Nottingham Forest Fc while at school, but chose to study English at Cambridge University instead.

It was here that he started out in journalism, editing the student newspaper Varsity and literary magazine Granta. He also became secretary of the Footlights club, where he met future comedy stars such as Peter Cook, Graham Chapman and John Bird.

Upon graduating, Frost became a trainee at ITV and was soon asked to host satirical show That Was The Week That Was in 1962. He went on to front a Us version of the programme for NBC, before presenting The Frost Report from 1966 to 1967, helping to launch the careers of John Cleese, Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett.

This weekend sees the debut of a brand new Saturday night entertainment show with a twist - it has puppets!

To mark the launch of BBC One's That Puppet Game Show on Saturday night (August 10), Digital Spy compiles a list of just some of TV's greatest ever puppets.

Andy Pandy

One of the leading children's characters of the early 1950s, Andy Pandy's 26 episodes were shown continuously until 1970, when a new series was made. The sweet marionette and his friends Teddy and Looby Loo lived in a picnic basket, and chilled out to the dulcet tones of Maria Bird. A new stop-motion series returned in 2002.

Animal

One of the best-loved Muppets, Animal is a drummer for the band Dr Teeth and the Electric Mayhem. He's surely up there with Dave Grohl, John Bonham and Ringo Starr as also one of the best-loved drummers of all time. Despite having a limited vocabulary,...

While 'Daybreak' dismisses reports that its figures are plummeting, and presenter Lorraine Kelly admits "we're trying to turn it around", there's one breakfast TV sofa alumnus with cause to celebrate today - Mr Roland Rat, celebrating his 30th birthday!

Possibly one of the most confident personalities to emerge from beneath his registered abode of Kings Cross Railway Station, Roland Rat first wriggled onto the airwaves in 1983.

Is it time for the Ratmobile to turn around and deliver Roland back to the breakfast TV sofa?

With his bon mots, irrepressible bonhomie and ease with the A-listers, Mr Rat soon turned the ailing viewing figures of ITV's breakfast show from 100,000 to 1.8 million, and was seen as the "only rat to join the sinking ship" of TV-am.

Watch: Five Of Roland Rat's Best Moments, Including Silencing Adrian Chiles...

With his pals Errol the Hamster, Kevin the Gerbil and ladyfriend Glenys the Guinea Pig,...

Roland Rat returned to his home on ITV breakfast TV today (February 1) to mark the 30th anniversary of the launch of TV-am.

The cheeky rodent spoke with Daybreak hosts Kate Garraway and Aled Jones, and the original TV-am credits were aired to mark the occasion.

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ITV's first ever breakfast TV show aired on February 1, 1983 and was hosted by Sir David Frost, Sir Michael Parkinson, Angela Rippon, Anna Ford and Robert Kee.

Fellow TV-am presenter Roland Rat is generally regarded as saving the ailing show and in the '80s was dubbed the saviour of TV-am, transforming the show's ratings into a hit.

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Speaking today, Roland said: "Can I just say to all the viewers in light of Beckham donating his fee to charity I'm going to donate my pathetic fee this morning for coming on here - £3.50 and I had to beg for that.

TV-am's Mike Morris has died at the age of 65. Morris, who hosted the Good Morning Britain segment of the ITV breakfast strand, passed away on Sunday (October 21). It is believed that he died after a short illness. Lorraine Kelly led the tributes to her former colleague on ITV breakfast show Daybreak this morning (October 23), saying: "He was a nice guy. Really funny, really good at his job, very very underrated because he never made a fuss, just got on with it. He really made it look easy, I think that was the thing about Mike... our thoughts are with his family this morning, of course." Kelly also thanked Daybreak's viewers for their messages of condolence. Morris started his career in print media and worked for organisations including Aap Reuters in Australia. He moved into broadcasting in the late 1970s with Thames News, (more)...

Aled Jones and Lorraine Kelly's launch show for the new-look Daybreak has had a frosty reception from fans online. The duo began their tenure as hosts of the troubled ITV1 breakfast TV franchise yesterday (September 3), but fans have already begun calling for former presenters Dan Lobb and Kate Garraway to be reinstalled. Lobb and Garraway filled in as hosts of the show after original presenters Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley were axed in 2011. A huge number of viewers have taken to the Daybreak Facebook page to criticise the show's overhaul, which many have compared to previous ITV breakfast show GMTV. One viewer said: "It looks like TV-am threw up all over the Daybreak set, and then kidnapped the presenters of GMTV." Jenny Cheney wrote: "We want Dan and Kate back - it was a winning (more)...

Dawn French has hit back at Anne Diamond's suggestion that she may have had a gastric band. Diamond said in an open letter to French published in the press last month that while the comedian had made an "astonishing transformation" by losing weight, an "obesity surgeon" had told the former TV-am presenter that "the easiest way to guarantee [that] sort of dramatic and consistent weight is to have a gastric band or a gastric bypass". The comedienne has since insisted that she lost "a lot more" than the six stone Diamond estimated, and put the weight loss down to healthy eating and walking. Speaking on a Radio 2 French and Saunders special to be aired tomorrow, (more)...

New DVD celebrates the 80s heyday of video nasties - a genre that didn't quite corrupt the nation's youth … or its dogs

Hard to believe now, but back in the early 1980s Britain was under attack. A sustained attack from a foe more insidious and corrupting than anything that had assailed our shores before; a demonic force that destroyed our mental health, that could deprave all who came into contact with it. Highly scientific studies proved beyond all doubt the peril we were all in, especially our children and even our pets. This was the menace that came from something called a "Video Nasty".

There are two things you should know about that opening paragraph: firstly, everything in it was at one time believed by our leaders of the day (yes, even the bit about pets). And second, they were completely wrong on every count. It was a shameful period in our recent history,...

To commemorate the 30th anniversary of Airplane!, and the free DVD you're going to get in next Saturday's Guardian, here are 30 facts on Shirley the mother of all movie spoofs ...

1 Airplane! is a remake of a 1957 TV movie called Zero Hour!

2 The "food-poisoning on a plane" plot and many of the lines were lifted straight from the original.

3 They bought the rights to Zero Hour! so that's Ok.

4 Zero Hour! was written by Arthur Hailey, who went on to write the hugely successful Airport book/movie franchise which Airplane! spoofs so mercilessly.

5 Thus Hailey is credited as a writer of a movie that basically takes the piss out of his own work.

6 Airplane! was the fourth highest-grossing movie of 1980 in the Us, and the highest-grossing comedy in history until Ghostbusters.

7 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who played co-pilot Roger Murdock, is the highest-scoring NBA basketball player of all time, with 38,387 points.

8 The film's...

Ulrika Jonsson re-entered the Bb house tonight and embarked on a series of Ultimate Big Brother.

Ulrika shot to fame as a TV-am weather girl and moved on to being the presenter of Gladiators and as part of the show Shooting Stars.

The Swedish TV presenter won the 2009 series of Celebrity Big brother with 57 % of the vote. She survived the public vote on five occasions.

Tonight Ulrika admitted that she hoped to be cooped up with Nadia Almada, which is lucky because the Portuguese transsexual entered just before her but admitted that she’d rather not have to live with that ‘bast*rd’ John McCrirrick. Whoops!

Do you think Ulrika can win for the second time? Leave your comments below.

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Top Gun, the Smiths, The A-Team … popular culture reached its height in the 1980s – didn't it? Toby Litt on a decade he hated at the time, but is reluctantly starting to admire

There's a fantastically annoying ad on Spotify at the moment for yet another Hits of the 80s compilation CD. Voiceover man hails "the decade that just won't die" – which is true, even though, along with a large number of like-minded people, I spent most of the 80s doing my best to kill them. But with shoulder pads and bad prints being the order of the day summer-fashion-wise, with Wire magazine championing a genre of music they call "hypnagogic pop" ("it refashions 80s chart pop-rock into a hazy, psychedelic drone") and with the release of two blockbusting remakes on the same day – The Karate Kid and The A-Team – it seems that the 80s zombie everpresence is being reaffirmed, in pop culture and,...