Vikings star Alex Høgh Andersen might play one of the leading roles in the History Channel hit.

However, it sounds as though Ivar The Boneless could have been played by someone else, as the 24-year-old revealed his audition was last minute.

When talking to Ud & Se, the actor spoke about trying out for the role, and how he was initially set on being one of the other Sons of Ragnar.

He told the publication: ‘I had tried three of the characters in Vikings, but was then asked to try to play Ivar, who is invalid and cannot go [anywhere].

‘They asked me to practice the lines and I sat there sweating and trying to learn a whole new scene and a whole new character.’

Alex spoke about how a lot of the other men trying out for the role played Ivar’s pain after learning he suffered from brittle bone disease.

However, the star decided to take a ‘completely normal’ approach to the character.

He explained: ‘In the first attempt, I forgot my replies, in the second attempt I cluttered them, and in the third attempt I barely escaped.

‘The script writer got up and clapped as I left the room. I was absolutely sure it was too fun.’

But despite what sounded like tense audition, the bosses obviously saw something special in the actor, and we couldn’t imagine anyone else playing Ivar.

Fans of the show are currently getting ready to watch the sixth and final season – which is due to hit our screens ‘soon.’

And it seems Ivar will be going through some changes, as creator Michael Hirst recently revealed the warrior’s story arc will ‘deepen.’

Speaking to Variety, the 66-year-old said: ‘There have been some comments that Ivar is a little two-dimensional and that he hasn’t got any secrets left, or that he’s not as interesting as Ragnar was.

‘The fact is that we’re going to learn a lot more about Ivar in season six.

‘We’re going to see other aspects of his character and things we didn’t expect from him. I’m very pleased with the way his character deepens and changes.’

He also teased how Vikings will ‘visit three new worlds’ in the remaining 20 episodes, and told viewers they should ‘prepare to weep.’

While we don’t know when the next season will drop, we can’t help but feel it will be later this year, as the History Channel teased its release will be ‘soon.’

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Love Island’s Arabella Chi has just walked into the villa, ready to cause chaos and couple up with the new cast.

However Charlie Frederick, who was part of last year’s batch of singletons, has claimed they were actually still dating when she jetted off to Mallorca.

Which is so awkward…

Taking to Instagram, the 2018 contestant shared a string of posts on his story, alleging he was in a relationship with the 28-year-old model, and had ‘serious feelings’ for her.

‘Right so this is all an absolute madness for me,’ he began to his 308k followers. ‘Finding out that a person I’m seeing / have a lot of feelings for on a serious level has just strolled into the villa, completely disregarding my feelings and our relationship or what we had, I feel like I have to air these screenshots because I feel like I’ve been completely mugged off.

‘I’m truly upset that Arabella has lied to me about what she was doing and claiming she had a campaign but instead auctioning going into Love Island.

‘And like any relationship we had our ups and downs but these next few screenshots are all within the last 2 weeks. I’m truly gutted and cannot for the life of me figure out why she has done this.’

In a string of now-deleted screenshots, Charlie could be seen having a chat with a person thought to be the model – who ‘begged him’ to come and see her.

And, in another post, Arabella ‘acknowledged she had treated him like s**t’.

The ITV2 star claimed she had been sending him the messages ‘when she was figuring out if she was doing on or not [on] 5th June.’

Hitting out at Love Island producers for casting the star – and his other ex, Lucie Donlan – he added: ‘Wow Love Island you wanna have my f****** life anymore?!!! Both my exes in the villa f****** madness [Sic].’

A show spokesperson later told The Sun: ‘We spoke to Arabella before she went into the villa and she is single.’

Despite only being in the villa a matter of minutes, she has already managed to ruffle some feathers with her new co-stars.

Not only do all the girls go into meltdown at their new ‘supermodel’ housemate, Lucie reveals she actually stalked her on social media beforehand – thanks to their mutual ex.

Ermmmm, pretty sure you’re meant to keep that quiet, hun…

While giving her a tour of their dressing room, the surfer screamed: ‘I recognise you! You’re my ex’s ex.

‘I’ve stalked you [on social media] before!’

Fair play…

Love Island continues daily, at 9pm, on ITV2.

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Catch-22, the classic novel on the absurdity of war, has been dying for an adaptation for a while, and finally, they’ve got it.

Thanks to George Clooney, Hulu and Channel 4, the show has finally made the trip over to the UK in one piece. And is it worth it? Well, the jury’s still out a bit on it.

Episode one sees a group of young American bombadiers and soldiers – led by the smart-mouthed ‘Yoyo’ Yossarian (Christopher Abbott) – preparing for a war.

Training them up is the power-mad Scheisskopf (George Clooney) who seems to think justice begins and ends with him. He’s pretty funny for someone who takes himself so seriously. Berating the boys in drills so they’re perfect in every single way, he’s overwhelmingly disliked, and he doesn’t really care.

Deliberately becoming a bombardier so he could undergo months of training in an attempt to run out the clock on the war itself sums Yoyo up. He feels an obligation to be there but that doesn’t mean that he wants to be.

After 25 missions, he’s allowed to go home – it’s now just a case of running out the clock and trying not to die in the process.

It’s easier said than done, and Yossarian’s desire for fight or flight sees him wanting to leave sooner rather than later, but there’s only so much you can fake in front of a nurse and a doctor that sees right through it all.

The only way out? The Catch-22 rule.

Catch-22 is a complicated thing, and is based off the Army’s rules that a man at any point, can declare himself mentally unfit for service – all he has to do is ask. The problem is, the second they do, they are deemed of sound enough mind to recognise it, and therefore are denied the request.

Basically – there is no way out.

When the number of compulsory mission rises by Colonel Cathcar (Kyle Chandler), the trouble really starts, and the loss of friends in war begins to chip away at Yossarian’s actual sanity.

If you had to describing the tone of the series using the war serials that have existed before it, it’s probably like Saving Private Ryan by way of Dad’s Army.

George Clooney’s passion project shows a lot of promise, but as is the trouble with a lot of episode one’s in limited series, the set-up takes a while, and so as a result it feels a lot more slow-paced than most are maybe anticipating.

But the actual visuals of the show are nothing short of beautiful, even in the most horrific moments when things begin to go wrong.

Christopher Abbott is a great leading man for the tough talking, but ultimately very fragile, Yossarian, continually finding himself out of his depth more than he could’ve thought.

There’s a good balance between the horrors of war and the comedy required in order to keep yourself from being submerged in it.

The laughs are found in the strangest of places – like cleaning the blood off a windscreen in the middle of a mission, despite less than 10 minutes before we saw Yoyo’s close friend blown from the skies and onto it, leaving Yoyo traumatised and beginning to realise just how horrific his situation is.

Something tells us it’s only going to get worse, but the light relief, we’re hoping, will be able to keep us interested without making us feel like we’re trapped in a series with no way out.

The episode shows a lot of promise, and though a three out of five might be harsh, it’s just not strong enough to be higher.

Maybe now the show’s gotten off the ground, we can survive the next five missions/episodes without falling asleep or being bogged down too much.

Catch 22 continues Thursdays at 9pm on Channel 4.

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Tonight’s episode of Love Island saw Danny Williams go on a date with new bombshell Arabella Chi, leaving Yewande Biala open to being dumped from the villa.

But Yewande’s cold behaviour towards Danny over the last few days has left viewers frustrated.

Confiding in the girls the stunning Irish scientist said: ‘If he goes on this date and he gets on with her then that’s absolutely fine.

‘I’ve emotionally prepared myself for that to happen because in my head I already knew it was going to happen. I have zero trust in men!’

Later her good pal Michael Griffiths gave her some advice and said he thinks she’s letting ‘past experiences’ cloud her perspective.

‘You need to be brutally honest with him,’ he advised.

After the date, Danny reassured Yewande saying he’s attracted to her and wants to keep getting to know her but they can’t move forward if she doesn’t speak about her feelings.

Views have been taking to Twitter to comment on the situation.

One fan wrote: ‘Yewande you’re playing yourself love. He’s gonna get to know her because you barely speak to him not because you were right all along #loveisland,’

While another added: ‘Noooooo Yewande this is classic self sabotage it’s all in your head. he’s given you nothing but attention & reassurance & you already had in your end it was going to end before it even started? what do you expect.. #LoveIsland.’

Another fan said: ‘yewande pls bby ive been in your corner this entire time #loveisland.’

However, the episode had somewhat of a happy ending when Danny and Yewande talked through their feelings and made out in front of everyone.

Let’s hope it lasts.

Meanwhile, since leaving the villa, Elma Pazar has claimed that all the contestants are secretly pleasuring themselves off camera.

Love Island continues tomorrow at 9pm on ITV2.

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Love Island threw another bombshell into the villa in the form or Arabella Chi, and it looks like she might have eyes for Anton.

Yes, the islanders appeared to hit it off in their first ever date together.

When entering the show, the 28-year-old received a text where she was asked to choose two boys she’d like to get to know better.

After weighing up her options, the influencer decided to pick both Danny (who is coupled up with Yewande) and Anton.

And while both of her dates went well, it seems viewers are rooting for her to pick the latter.

After leaving the date, Anton went back to the boys where he told them just how well it went.

He revealed: ‘I just feel like it really went well it shocked me that.’

‘But you know when you just keep talking and talking,’ he beamed before adding: ‘She said she just wants to get to know me more.’

‘I don’t think it could have gone any better, she was laughing and finding me funny.’

Opening up to his pals, the much loved reality star said: ‘I feel like I have a purpose in here now, I’m buzzing.’

And it seems his fans at home are too, as they couldn’t help but take to Twitter where they cheered the singleton on.

‘Pick Anton, pick Anton,’ someone wrote, while another added: ‘I never thought I’d say it but… I’m rooting for Anton you know.’

‘I really hope that Arabella and Anton couple up :) they get on so well xx’ another confessed.

And it seems others were feeling the same: ‘I really hope she prefers Anton. Love the lad.’

Anton got off to a rough start after getting pied by Amy, Amber and Lucie. He then went after Anna, who eventually ended up coupling off with Sherif.

After this, he tried his luck with Elma, and just as things were going good, she ended up getting dumped from the villa.

Hopefully now a new girl has come onto the show, Anton might finally be able to find love.

Love Island continues tomorrow at 9pm on ITV2. 

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Love Island’s Tommy Fury and Molly-Mae Hague turned things up a notch tonight and fans are now convinced the couple had sex.

After last night’s ‘huge’ revelation, Tommy, 20, and Molly, also 20, were seen under the covers as Thursday night’s episode drew to a close.

There was plenty of love in the air with Danny Williams and Yewande Biala quite literally kissing and making up, while Michael Griffith and Amber Gill were also seen getting steamy after the lights went out.

But Tommy and Molly seemed to be doing a little more than kissing and cuddling, with viewers noticing ‘thrusting’ movements and heavy breathing. Molly then remarked: ‘Jesus Christ.’

Wowza.

It follows yesterday’s episode where Molly seemed to get handsy with Tommy while exclaiming in shock: ‘It’s f*****g huge.’

Viewers are now convinced that Tommy and Molly did the deed, possibly making them the first of this year’s Love Islanders to do so.

Noticing the questionable behaviour, one ITV viewer remarked: ‘Excuse me but what were Tommy and Molly-Mae doing under the covers then???’

Our sentiments exactly.

Wondering if the couple are aware that they’re on a huge TV show, an equally inquisitive viewer asked: ‘Do Tommy n mollie know they film at night ??’

The episode got very awkward for some unfortunate Love Island viewers, like this one who said: ‘Watching molly and tommy getting it on and pretending i have no idea what they are doing in front of my parents.’

Yikes.

Maybe watch tomorrow night’s episode without mum and dad.

Love Island continues at 9pm on ITV.

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Love Island’s Arabella Chi has ruffled all the feathers since stepping foot in the villa.

And none more so than the 38-year-old’s ‘ex’, former Islander Charlie Frederick – who is having an awkward time watching the latest series.

Not only does he have one ex on the show, but he also dated Lucie Donlan at one point, making his viewing experience a little more difficult.

And, taking to Instagram, the reality star shared a snap with his 311k followers, showing the surfer, 21, and model climbing into bed together before going to sleep.

‘Raaaaa gotta laugh ain’t ya (sic),’ he captioned the shot.

Well, at least he’s managed to find the humour in it all…

However, it’s not all fun and games for Charlie, who claimed he was actually still dating Arabella when she jetted off to the Mallorcan villa, earlier this month.

In a post on his Instagram story, the 2018 contestant shared a string of posts alleging they were in a committed relationship, and that he had ‘serious feelings’ for her.

‘Right so this is all an absolute madness for me,’ he began.

‘Finding out that a person I’m seeing / have a lot of feelings for on a serious level has just strolled into the villa, completely disregarding my feelings and our relationship or what we had, I feel like I have to air these screenshots because I feel like I’ve been completely mugged off.

‘I’m truly upset that Arabella has lied to me about what she was doing and claiming she had a campaign but instead auctioning going into Love Island.

‘And like any relationship we had our ups and downs but these next few screenshots are all within the last 2 weeks. I’m truly gutted and cannot for the life of me figure out why she has done this.’

In a string of now-deleted screenshots, Charlie could be seen having a chat with a person thought to be the model – who ‘begged him’ to come and see her.

And, in another post, Arabella ‘acknowledged she had treated him like s**t’.

He claimed she had been sending him the messages ‘when she was figuring out if she was doing on or not [on] 5th June.’

Hitting out at Love Island producers for casting not one, but two of his exes, he added: ‘Wow Love Island you wanna have my f****** life anymore?!!! Both my exes in the villa f****** madness [Sic].’

A show spokesperson later told The Sun: ‘We spoke to Arabella before she went into the villa and she is single.’

And it seems Charlie is the furthest thing from her mind, as she has been spending her brief time in the villa getting very close to both Danny Williams and Anton Danyluk.

As well as cosying up with Lucie, of course…

Love Island continues daily, at 9pm, on ITV2.

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Thousands are campaigning to get Amazon Prime TV show Good Omens cancelled – but have they even seen it, though?

An angry petition now signed by over 20,000 people was initially directed at rival streaming service Netflix, which definitely won’t get the ‘offensive’ drama taken off screens.

Good Omens, which is based on the 30-year-old Terry Pratchett novel, is ‘a mockery of God’s order and religion’ and ‘promotes evil,’ according to The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP).

The petition has already exceeded its original target of 15,000 signatures and now on the way to 35,000.

It was started by the TFP, which has over 120,000 active members, volunteers and donors, is a US organisation of lay Catholics acting for the preservation of Christian civilisation.

Among many issues, they take issue with God being voiced as a woman, and the idea that an angel and a demon, representing good and evil, can be friends.

The show is the result of years of hard work by Neil Gaiman, who co-wrote the book and agreed to turn Pratchett’s dying wish in 2015 into a reality by bringing the book to screens.

The six-part miniseries revolves around angel Aziraphale (Michael Sheen) and demon Crowley (David Tennant) who, after becoming fond of living among humans on Earth from the dawn of creation, try to prevent the apocalyptic arrival of the antichrist ending life as we know it.

After personally serving as a showrunner on the series, Gaiman said he made the show entirely for Pratchett, without concern for anyone else’s interpretation.

He told Metro.co.uk: ‘My agenda was: I want to make a Good Omens Terry Pratchett would like.

‘Which is a really interesting place because normally you’re going, what would the general audience like? What would America like? What would the world like?’

Many of novelist Gaiman’s works have been turned into films and TV shows over the years, including Stardust, Neverwhere, American Gods, and Coraline, but Good Omens represents the first time he’s ever acted as showrunner on one of his TV adaptations.

Luckily, Good Omens was worth the effort – being described in Metro.co.uk’s review as a ‘refreshingly whimsical concoction of British humour, infectious imagination, and old fashioned charms’.

And as far as the future of the franchise, Gaiman says one series might be enough, anyway.

He told us: ‘I think even talking about a sequel is wrong in some ways because the way I want people to see Good Omens isn’t, “Ah it’s the first season of Good Omens.”

‘I want them to see Good Omens and get the idea that basically what we set out to make is a six-hour long movie.’

Good Omens is available to stream on Amazon Prime TV now.

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Geri Horner and Rob Beckett won’t be bringing All Together Now back to BBC One for a third series.

The BBC confirmed on Thursday that the singing contest, involving a unique panel of 100 music experts, has been axed one year after first going on the air.

Since launching in the UK in January 2018, it has been rolled out globally but failed to make a huge splash at home.

A BBC spokesperson told TellyMix: ‘We would like to thank Rob and Geri and all members of The 100.

‘The award-winning format is now on air in 14 countries and the BBC is delighted to have played a part in bringing this unique singing show to the wider TV world.

‘We would like to thank the production team for all their hard work in launching such a successful format.’

Neither Spice Girl Geri nor comedian and host Rob has commented on the cancellation yet.

All Together Now featured a shake-up on the traditional judging format, inviting singers to compete for £50,000 by winning over The 100.

Unfortunately, ratings saw a decline after the first series with the 2019 series opener drawing half a million less than the previous year.

In January, ratings of 3 million weren’t enough to compete with The Greatest Dancer, which drew in 4.8million viewers.

The show has seen two winners, Shellyann Evans (Season 2) and Michael Rice (Season 1), who went on to represent the UK in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest 2019.

Unfortunately, his appearance with Bigger Than Us left the UK at the bottom of the leaderboard with 16 points.

There was also a Christmas special, featuring Gemma Collins, This Morning’s Alison Hammond and Love Island’s Amber Davies which took over Christmas Eve but it was enough to secure a future for the show.

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It's almost time. #StrangerThings pic.twitter.com/GnvcfBvLDg

— Stranger Things (@Stranger_Things) June 21, 2019

Stranger Things Season 3 has a new trailer packed with so much drama and terror you may need a lie-down.

Aside from getting us 100% hyped for the July 4 release, the long-awaited final teaser to the next ‘bigger, darker, scarier’ series has us shaken to the core about the imminent threat to Hawkins.

Eleven and the gang Max, Dustin, Mike, Will and Lucas appear to come under siege after discovering they may have locked the Demogorgon in their world when they closed the gate to the Upside Down at the end of Season 2.

But, Eleven seems to be ready to fight harder than ever while he searches for a host to attach himself to again.

And, thanks to telling sequence on the trailer, it looks clearer than ever that Billy could be the one to turn into a monster in Series 3.

And we’re already starting to see the emotional conflict for Billy’s half-sister Max, who seems to be in turmoil about fighting the monster.

The teaser goes in on a terrifying attack at the brand new Starcourt Mall, where Jonathan and Steve are seen joining the fight when Nancy has a particularly close encounter with the monster.

It looks like no-one is safe from the Demogorgon this time around as he threatens: ‘We’re going to end you, we’re going to end your friends. Then, we are going to end everyone.’

Since we last saw the kids of Hawkins, they’ve all got a little bit stronger and tougher and ditched their board games in the basement.

The action has moved to a sweltering summer in 1985, where promos for the next adventure promise a summer that will change everything.

We can expect a brand new pool, the huge new shopping mall and a funfair that coincides with an Independence Day celebration that may have more to do with the action than we think.

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Introducing America’s answer to Caroline Flack, new Love Island US host Arielle Vandenberg.

The actress and comedian, 32, was confirmed to present the new dating show on Thursday and Caroline was one of the first to congratulate her US equivalent.

Arielle, who’s definitely got a touch of the Caroline Flacks about her, said it was ‘a dream come true’ with just three weeks to go until the American version makes its debut ib CBS.

She gushed on Instagram: ‘Hey everyone!!! I am the host of love island!!!! Are you kidding me?

‘Dreams really do come true! I feel so honored to be a part of this amazing @cbstv family! Wow! I’m buzzing right now! I’ve waited my whole life for a moment like this! And it feels exactly as i imagined! Perfect!

‘Thank you thank you thank you @loveislandusa & @cbstv for choosing me to as your host! I love love!!! Let’s goooooo!!! Ahhhhhhh!!!!!’

In the comments, Caroline congratulated her straight away, writing: ‘Best job ever. Congrats! You’re gonna love it.’

Like Caroline, who has hosted the UK version since it relaunched in 2015, Arielle will preside over the matchmaking on the dating show.

It will debut with a special 90-minute premiere on July 9 on the CBS and, just as they do here, one-hour episodes will air every weeknight thereafter.

But unlike our version, the US might be getting a more ‘toned down’ version of the sexy coupling up show.

ITV bosses suggest we might not see anything more risque than kissing games, compared to some of the saucy challenges in the past.

Revealing swimwear and the amount of swearing are also likely to be reassessed for an American audience.

ITV boss and Love Island executive producer David Eilenberg said: ‘We have to conform to broadcast standards, so what happens with language and — to some extent — what we see visually will be a little different because of the platform we’re on.’

He added: ‘We want it to feel like the World Cup of reality TV.’

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Love Island new girl Arabella Chi has seemingly confirmed she is still dating former islander Charlie Frederick – and now viewers want the 2018 star to get in the villa and confront the model.

On Thursday Arabella made a dramatic entrance, and upon meeting Arabella, Lucie Donlan – who dated Charlie for several months at the end of 2018 – exclaimed: ‘You’re my exes ex!’

To which Arabella replied: ‘Well, not ex.’

The comment could mean the pair were never serious enough to be considered exes but many believe Arabella has confirmed that they were in fact still dating when she flew to Mallorca, which Charlie has been insisting for several days.

Taking to Instagram, the 2018 contestant shared a string of posts on his story, alleging he was in a relationship with the 28-year-old model, and had ‘serious feelings’ for her.

‘Right so this is all an absolute madness for me,’ he began to his 308k followers when Arabella was first announced.

‘Finding out that a person I’m seeing / have a lot of feelings for on a serious level has just strolled into the villa, completely disregarding my feelings and our relationship or what we had, I feel like I have to air these screenshots because I feel like I’ve been completely mugged off.

‘I’m truly upset that Arabella has lied to me about what she was doing and claiming she had a campaign but instead auctioning going into Love Island.’

‘No one caught that Arabella said “well not ex” meaning what Charlie posted on Instagram was correct,’ shared one shocked viewer on social media, while another added: ‘Did anyone else hear Arabella say she’s not his ex when Lucie said your my ex’s ex’.

Echoing the rest of the nation, another fan shared: ‘Errr what? Can Charlie go back in the villa pls? #loveisland’

Love Island airs Sunday – Thursday at 9pm, on ITV2.

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Game Of Thrones director Miguel Sapochnik has addressed the controversial transformation of Daenerys Targaryen in season eight, explaining how he would have made a small change.

The final season of the show proved controversial for many reasons, but a reoccurring sticking point is some of the rapid developments in characters which didn’t entirely convince or feel natural – possibly due to the shortened number of episodes.

A disputed change is the descent of Daenerys (Emilia Clarke), who switches into Mad Queen status after deciding to burn King’s Landing with dragon fire in penultimate episode The Bells.

Speaking with IndieWire, director Miguel, who helmed the fifth episode, stated how he always expected Daenerys to go mad from the beginning.

‘The way she has treated humans, and the conviction she has, means that conviction is eventually going to fall afoul,’ Miguel said.

The director was originally planned to direct episodes three to five but this became not possible through scheduling, with David Nutter directing the fourth episode instead.

Miguel would have made a small change if he did direct the fourth episode, namely saving Daenerys’ reaction to Missandei’s death until the beginning of the fifth episode to emphasize how something had switched.

‘We said, “You’ve never been like this,”’ Miguel said. ‘It was this idea of us trying to piece her back together, but something’s broken.’

He stands by the decision not to show Daenerys while she’s burning the innocent lives of King’s Landing, believing it was unnecessary to show her reaction.

‘At that point, you don’t need to see her,’ Miguel said. ‘We decided not to cut back to her.

‘When she makes that decision, she and the dragon become one.’

The fourth episode proved troublesome for other reasons too, including the coffee cup debacle which director David Nutter has shrugged responsibility for.

You can catch-up on Game Of Thrones on NOW TV.

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Gaten Matarazzo has defended his new Netflix show Prank Encounters following growing criticism.

The 16-year-old actor, known for playing Dustin in Stranger Things, acts as host and executive producer on the new eight-episode series set to launch on Netflix later this year.

Following the hidden-camera show’s announcement, many criticised the series after a synopsis indicated it was playing ‘terrifying and hilarious pranks’ on job seekers at the first day of a new job.

Matarazzo has since addressed the criticism in a video on Instagram, saying: ‘Right now I’m in Korea on a press tour and I’m making this video to address some of the negativity that’s been surrounding the new prank show that I’m doing called Prank Encounters which is going to be on Netflix.

‘I think I just want to clear up a bit of confusion about the show. I just want to let everybody know that those who participated were fully aware it was going to be a one-day gig going in, nobody was promised a part time or full time job, and everybody was compensated.

‘Those who did participate had an amazing time, although the pranks are scary and over the top and nothing has really been done like them before, everybody enjoyed them very, very much and when all was said and done, everybody was laughing and having a great time and everybody left the set happy and satisfied.’

He added: ‘I really, really appreciate your concern for these people and their well-being and we really hope that you have as much fun watching the show as we did making it. Thank you guys so, so much.’

Netflix has also responded to the growing concern in a statement, which reads: ‘The pranks in Prank Encounters are spooky, supernatural, and over the top, and everyone had a great time.

‘All participants came in with the expectation this was a one-day, hourly gig and everyone got paid for their time.’

The series marks Matarazzo’s first Netflix show outside of Stranger Things, which is set to return for its third season next month.

Prank Encounters is scheduled to launch later this year on Netflix.

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Mayim Bialik has revealed that she struggled to splash any cash to mark the end of her time on The Big Bang Theory – and encouraged people to be more kind to themselves.

The actress, who played Sheldon Cooper’s wife Amy Farrah-Fowler, said goodbye to the character last month as the show wrapped up after 12 years.

Mayim, who joined the cast later as a romantic interest for Jim Parson’s Sheldon, had been on the show for the past nine years.

Writing on her blog GrokNation, Mayim admitted that she wanted to mark the moment, but wasn’t used to spending money on herself so didn’t know what to do.

She wrote: ‘I just finished nine years on a show that changed my life. I let myself think about how it might be nice to have something I could look at to remind me of the show.’

However, when she looked at a big thing for her to buy in memory of the show that has defined a decade of her life, Mayim admitted that her brain automatically felt guilty shopping in stores such as Tiffany & Co.

‘I decided to work this muscle of kindness to myself—which isn’t my baseline. It’s a muscle I don’t flex a lot, but I do have a sense of accomplishment about trying something new while still remaining true to myself,’ she wrote.

‘I don’t know that I got over my hesitation or distaste for buying myself fancy things. I still feel weird about it if I’m being perfectly honest.’

Ultimately, she revealed that she compromised and instead of buying one expensive memento to mark the end of her time as Amy (say…a tiara that made her feel like a princess) she decided to get a bunch of little things.

Embracing ‘the big kid’ inside of her that craved more things instead of nicer things anyways, she opted for a ring, three bracelets and a necklace that was marked with an M.

Jim Parsons recently explained that he decided to leave the show because he thought he’d ‘played out’ the science geek character of Sheldon.

The actor’s choice to say goodbye kickstarted the beginning of the end of the long-running sitcom, which decided to not continue without their leading man.

Cue about a year’s worth of sad goodbyes, cast lasts, and even some groundbreaking moments, as they became the first TV show to have their hands memorialised in cement at Hollywood’s Chinese Theatre.

The sound studio that played home to their set at Warner Bros in Los Angeles has now also been renamed The Big Bang Theory Studio.

The Big Bang Theory is still available on repeats and catch-ups via E4 and 4OD.

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Jeremy Kyle is reportedly planning his TV comeback with two TV series currently in the pipeline.

The 53-year-old presenter has been making plans for a new series concept, which is yet to be decided upon, as well as the return of his undercover/secret filming series, The Kyle Files.

His new show could be a re-emergence of previous series’ of Kyle’s that were axed after a short run, according to The Mirror.

These include daytime show Jeremy Kyle’s Emergency Room, which saw Jeremy drop into hospital consultations with patients whose ailments included severe burns to struggles with eating disorders.

Another consideration is High Stakes, a game show run by Kyle that was axed after only one season.

The Kyle Files has been running since 2015 and sees secret cameras used to cover an array of topics including knife crime, legal highs and underage drinking.

Both shows come after the shock axe of his daily TV series, The Jeremy Kyle Show, following the death of guest Steve Dymond.

Steve died by suicide just two weeks after his appearance on the show, being found in his Portsmouth home by friend.

The new show news comes as Kyle continues to maintain a low profile following Dymond’s death – refusing to appear before an MP committee to discuss the effects of his show.

Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (DCMS) requested his presence at the committee to discuss what had happened, but Kyle declined.

ITV have also been seen looking for those who have cheated on their partners to take part in a ‘Jeremy Kyle-style show’, just weeks after the official show was given the axe in light of Dymond’s death.

After no one came forward to claim Dymond’s body, the Portsmouth 62-year-old was laid to rest with a pauper’s funeral.

The 62-year-old had a one-minute service at Kingston Cemetary, Portsmouth, with five people in attendance.

Metro.co.uk has contacted ITV for further comment and clarification.

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Ben Shephard and Kate Garraway were left slightly perplexed after weather presenter Alex Beresford burst into hysterics mid-report.

As the Good Morning Britain weatherman went to deliver his latest update, an introduction about the origins of the summer solstice went slightly awry – prompting an alarming chuckle to rattle anyone’s breakfast.

Kicking off the weather, Alex said: ‘Today is the summer solstice. This happens when earth’s geographical pole is most inclined towards the earth, and we’re going to be… Sorry that’s actually completely wrong I don’t know why I said that actually.’

As he burst into giggles, hosts Ben Shephard and Kate Garraway looked bemused, with the former saying: ‘What did you? What?’

Clarifying what he was meaning to say, Alex said: ‘Okay so the summer solstice happens when the geographical pole in the northern or southern hemisphere is most inclined towards the sun. Today is that day. That’s what I was trying to say.

‘I just couldn’t get it out. I’m really sorry.’

Shephard replied: ‘I don’t trust you anymore. I don’t believe you. You’ve just made that up.’

Alex managed to continue his weather report without further alarm, but a nation is collectively protecting their cereal bowls in fear of another hysterical attack.

You can catch Good Morning Britain weekdays on ITV at 6am.

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Mastermind has found itself in the middle of a bit of trouble after the 2019 winner of the series was crowned for allegedly giving a ‘wrong’ answer.

Judith Lewis, 59, took home the coveted crystal bowl for winning the series, after answering a question that has divided many over whether it was right or wrong.

With one point between her winning the show alone or going into a tie-breaker with another contestant, Ian Orriss, the fight over what she said is, apparently, quite a pivotal one.

The question: ‘What long-tailed rodent was adopted as the symbol of the seventh-armoured division who fought in North Africa in the Second World War and was known as the ‘Desert Rats’?’

While the correct answer is a jerboa, viewers think quizmaster John Humphrys misheard Judith and that she actually said gerbil.

This slip soon became worthy of a debate – and where else better to do it than Twitter.

Judith has since been forced to support her final answer to The Sun, and affirmed that it was debated on the set of the show before she was eventually given the point.

She added that the panic of hearing the beep going caused her to drop her voice, but insisted to the paper: ‘I know a jerboa is different from a gerbil!’

‘What I said obviously sounded not unlike ‘gerbil’. What I’d said was ‘jerbo’,’ she added.

‘There was discussion among the technical crew, they went back and listened to it again, and in the end they were happy to accept it.’

The episode was filmed more than seven months ago, and even if the question was eventually ruled against her, the show would’ve still crowned her the winner.

In the event of a tie, the person with the fewest passes is considered the winner.

Ian passed on two questions, whereas Judith only passed on one.

Mastermind is now available on BBC iPlayer.

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Lord Alan Sugar has laid out all his cosmetic procedures before a grilling from Piers Morgan during tomorrow night’s Life Stories.

The 72-year-old previously revealed he’s had a botox sesh or two and now he’s gone one step further, admitting to the Good Morning Britain host he’s not impartial to the odd nip and tuck.

During today’s Lorraine, a preview clip from tomorrow’s Life Stories saw The Apprentice star fess up.

Spilling the tea before Piers could, Al began: ‘Can I just say something? I’m pulling the rug from under his feet now. Yes! I’ve had my eyes done; I’ve had cosmetic surgery; I did it for vanity – end of.’

Despite being a dad to three children – Louise Jane, Simon and Daniel – the Amstrad mogul also admitted he’s maybe changed ‘one or two’ nappies his entire life.

‘I was not at the birth of Simon, the eldest,’ he confessed. ‘I was playing tennis.’

‘I was out working and I wouldn’t get home until eight o’clock at night,’ he continued. ‘The thing is that we are very normal people. We kept the children grounded and that’s why they are normal people.’

Piers’ candid chat show has thrown up some of the biggest showbiz revelations of the year, with Mel B confessing she enjoyed a one night stand with Spice Girls band mate Geri Horner and Michael Barrymore apologising for the death of Stuart Lubbock – whose body was found in the presenter’s swimming pool – for the very first time.

Piers Morgan’s Life Stories airs tomorrow night at 9.35pm on ITV.

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The death of The Night King in Game Of Thrones was a standout moment in the final season, but a new theory believes it may have been borrowed from the realms of Bollywood.

In third episode The Long Night, Arya Stark (Maisie Williams) killed the White Walker leader by leaping through the air and delivering a specific knife bshe leaped through the air before pulling off a specific dagger switcharoo stabbing technique.

An unearthed clip from Indian TV drama Aladdin: Naam Toh Suna Hoga appears to show a remarkably similar death scene, with some claiming Game Of Thrones ripped it off from the show.

Reddit user u/Jugal0707 circulated the clip with the caption: ‘India did it before it was cool.’

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The whole scene plays out very similarly, even from the grab of the throat to the dramatic knife drop against the bizarre skeleton.

The chances Game Of Thrones ripped off the idea, however, is slim. This episode of Aladdin aired in the middle of 2018 when the final season of Game Of Thrones had pretty much wrapped filming – so they’d have to pull off an impressive turnaround to make any last minute changes.

But still, it’s maybe a worthwhile reminder how Arya’s big moment isn’t so different from cinematic moments gone-by – no matter how obscure.

The final season of Game Of Thrones proved controversial in many respects, from coffee cups to the descent of Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke).

You can catch-up on Game Of Thrones on NOW TV.

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