Love Island is coming to an end – will these new bombshells get a chance? (Picture: ITV)
Love Island fans, get your diaries out because Iain Stirling has confirmed the final will be Monday 29 July.
It feels like it was only yesterday that this series got started, and now we’re already talking about the grand final.
But the last episode is on the way and will air on 29 July.
Iain confirmed the date after making an on-going joke about islander Ovie Soko, admitting that he ‘only had 13 episodes to make these jokes’.
What are we going to do with ourselves come 30 July?
Tommy and Molly-Mae look set for the final (Picture: ITV)
But there’s still plenty of drama to look forward to with a new boy and two new girls entering the villa, and only two couples in a solid partnership – Anna and Jordan, and Tommy and Molly-Mae.
In previous years, Caroline Flack has entered the villa for the final to speak to the remaining couples and reveal the winners.
There will also be the added twist where the couples decide if they want to split the prize money.
Last year’s winners, Dani Dyer and Jack Fincham – who are no longer together – decided to split the £50,000, taking £25,000 each.
In scenes that aired in tonight’s episode, Anna instructed her other half to keep their evening of passion under wraps – telling him not to say that they’ve ‘done bits.’
As the pair embraced under the sheets in privacy one last time, before walking back to the main villa, Jordan beamed: ‘Last night was fun, did you enjoy it? Did you sleep well?’
‘Yeah,’ Anna replied. ‘Did you?’
When they vacated their boudoir, the couple talked over what they were going to tell the fellow cast of 2019.
Anna sported a blindfold during her night of passion with Jordan (Picture: ITV)Anna said: ‘We haven’t had sex but I can’t tell you guys the rest. Okay you just say that, that’s what I’m gonna say.’
‘Should I say done bits?’ Jordan asked.
‘No,’ Anna snapped. ‘Are you actually f****** serious?’
‘Chill out, I’m joking,’ Jordan replied.
Anna stuck to her word too, only telling the girls that Jordan placed a blindfold over her eyes and telling them that the Hideaway is ‘unreal.’
Reflecting on their time in the Hideaway in the Beach Hut, she added: ‘It was everything in one. It was romantic. It was funny. It was sexy. I wouldn’t mind having every night in the Hideaway!’
Looks like this couple won’t be kissing and telling any sordid details anytime soon – unlike Molly-Mae and Tommy Fury who accidentally slipped up and revealed their antics as they tried to keep details of their night quiet.
Love Island continues tomorrow at 9pm on ITV2.
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Billy Porter is first openly gay black man to be nominated for outstanding lead actor (Picture: FX)
Billy Porter is the first openly gay black man to be nominated in the outstanding lead actor in a drama series category for the Emmys.
Porter earned the nod for his turn as sharp-tongued emcee Pray Tell in Pose, the series about New York’s LGBT ballroom scene in the 1980s.
He took to Instagram to share his success, simply writing: ‘Ahhhhhhh, I’m screaming.’
The show, which is now in its second season and is broadcast on BBC in the UK, was also nominated in the drama series category.
Porter was previously nominated for a Golden Globe for his work on the show, which features a number of queer and transgender actors.
The 49-year-old previously won the Tony for best actor in a musical in 2013 for his turn as Lola in Kinky Boots, and he also picked up the 2014 Grammy for best musical theatre album for Kinky Boots.
Billy Porter was over the moon (Picture: Instagram)
Game Of Thrones leads the Emmys 2019 nominations -despite backlash over the final season – with the show receiving 32 nominations, the most for any programme ever in single season.
Game Of Thrones has now beaten NYPD Blue’s 25-year record for highest number of nods in one year.
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel had 20 nominations while Sky Atlantic drama Chernobyl received 19 nominations.
Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh will battle it out off-screen for the best actress in a drama award for their performances in Killing Eve, while the comedy thriller series received nine nominations in total.
British stars Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Kit Harington are also up for nominations, with Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag getting 11 nods.
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Millie was not holding back about how unhappy she was with Mike and Eleven’s split (Picture: Millie Bobby Brown/Netflix)
Millie Bobby Brown has revealed what she thought about Eleven and Mike splitting up in Stranger Things… and boy, did she not hold back!
She’s previously revealed that her screen kiss with Finn Wolfhard, who plays Mike opposite her Eleven, was her first ever kiss IRL, so it’s no wonder she’s invested in their relationship.
In a fan Q&A on Instagram she revealed what she thought about the on-screen couple splitting up as she told fans: ‘Okay, I’m going to be real with everyone right now, I was not happy.
‘Is that not what we wanted? Because that’s what I wanted. I was sitting there like “guys, we all know what they want and that is to be together”. Why can’t they be together? Because this bloody monster keeps getting in the way.’
When it was revealed to Millie that Eleven was going to break up with Mike, she was seriously unimpressed with the way the storyline had gone.
She added: ‘I was like “hmmm, ok, well here’s the thing… no.” I didn’t say that but I was so, so not okay with it.
We ship Mileven (Picture: Netflix)
‘Because obviously I want them to be together, I mean, she’s so in love with him and he’s so in love, it’s such a cute little storyline and they’re so cute together.
‘And he loved her, no matter what she looked like, no matter what she said, no matter what she did, he still loved her and that is just the perfect boy. To love you for whoever you are.
‘I was really excited for them to be together and then when they broke up, I was like “okay, when are they gonna make up because they need to.”’
Hell yeah, honey.
Viewers of the series saw Mike and Eleven kiss at the end of season two, and at the start of season three the couple are established to be in a relationship, but they split up in episode two.
Although the iconic line ‘I dump your a*s’ is Millie’s fave quote of season three, it was still upsetting to see the on-screen couple part ways.
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And, just before heading off for his summer holiday, the Good Morning Britain host decided to get his own back, employing a woman to clean his Aston Martin, wearing nothing but a bikini.
‘Predictably zero outrage from women about this ruthless exploitation of male flesh, so I decided we could all play that game,’ he told viewers, as the camera panned to ‘Mrs Suds’ washing his car, outside the ITV studios.
‘There it’s getting a nice little wash from [Mrs Suds],’ he continued, before revealing he had employed Mr Suds to wash co-host Susanna Reid’s red mini.
Well, he didn’t want her to be left out…
Piers hired ‘Mrs Suds’ to clean his car (Picture: ITV)
He didn’t leave Susanna out, getting Mr Suds to wash her car (Picture: ITV)
Piers continued: ‘I can predict there will be zero outrage over the Susanna one, but there will be masses of outrage over [Mrs Suds].
‘Two can play at that game.’
It all came to a head when Celia innocently uploaded a photo of a man washing her car, in the Beverly Hills home she shares with the journalist – who she married in 2010.
Things got weird on Good Morning Britain (Picture: ITV)
Piers Morgan and Celia Walden have been married since 2010 (Picture: Getty)
Alongside the upload, of Mr Suds wearing nothing but a pair of very, very small red bathers, she wrote: ‘When the husband’s away Mr Suds comes to play.’
Piers was outraged by the whole thing, and had a major rant on Good Morning Britain, fuming over double standards.
‘I don’t know Mr Suds but I’ll be finding out who Mr Suds is as a matter of urgency,’ he told Susanna.
‘When Mr Suds rocks up to wash my wife’s car, happy days ladies! Look at you all drooling away. And there, right there, is the double standard.
‘Why are you not feeling my pain, understanding this is actually harassing me, triggering my anxiety? ‘Mr Suds is actually triggering my anxiety, who would not have my anxiety triggered by that?’
‘It’s the rank disloyalty of the people commenting on it,’ he later insisted.
‘Never get mad, get even.’
Well, he’s nailed that…
Good Morning Britain continues on weekdays, at 6am, on ITV.
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And while the Pharmacist was being blindfolded by her man, Ovie Soko and Chris Taylor enjoyed a romantic evening with the two new bombshells, Harley Brash and India Reynolds.
But it seems bosses hadn’t forgotten about the single ladies in the house, as Amber Gill later received a text asking her to meet new boy Gregg O’Shea.
While we were left on a cliffhanger waiting to know how her time with the newcomer went, the Instagram model seemed more than excited to spend time away from her fellow islanders.
Anna and Jordan’s night in the Hideaway
Anna and Jordan’s relationship was tested when the 28-year-old’s head was turned by the Casa Amor boy Ovie.
However, the pair recoupled and it seems their relationship is back on track – especially after spending quality time together in the Hideaway.
As she embraced Jordan in the sheets, he beamed: ‘Last night was fun, did you enjoy it? Did you sleep well?’
‘Yeah,’ Anna replied. ‘Did you?’
She then told her man to tell his lad mates: ‘”We haven’t had sex but I can’t tell you guys the rest”. Okay you just say that, that’s what I’m gonna say.’
‘Should I say done bits?’ Jordan asked, to which Anna snapped: ‘No, are you actually f****** serious?’
Amber and Michael clear the air
After Michael Griffiths received backlash for telling his ex girl Amber Gill to ‘sit down’, the firefighter realised he had some explaining to do.
‘When I came over and told you to sit down,’ the self proclaimed ‘hero’ explained: ‘It was because you had been wearing heels all night and I didn’t want you to walk anywhere else.’
He added: ‘I am apologising if it came across in a bad way.’
Amber clears the air with Michael (Picture: ITV)
And it seems Amber was happy to put their drama to bed, after telling him how she really felt.
‘I just think you really need to think about the way you speak to me, because it comes across really badly,’ the 21-year-old said.
‘I knew you before and you never spoke to me in a way that made me feel upset.’
And while she appeared very full on, it seems Ovie was okay with that.
The 20-year-old told Ovie she was feeling ‘a little bit nervous, which is unusual’, adding: ‘I don’t really get nervous,’ while her date replied: ‘I’m a little bit nervous too.’
Ovie gets a date (Picture: ITV)
Harley was taken a back by his comment, and added: ‘You don’t strike me as the type to get nervous’, where Ovie coyly admitted: ‘I don’t usually.’
The pair enjoyed a drink together as they spoke about their attractions, while Ovie’s pal Chris got to know the other new bombshell India.
Yes, after not finding love with any of the other islanders, it seems Chris has also got a chance at coupling up with a newbie.
Amber is called to Hideaway terrace by new boy Greg
Amber might not be able to salvage her relationship with Michael, but it turns out there’s a new boy on his way and he wants to get to know the singleton.
Yes, Greg O’Shea has made his way to the villa, and called Amber for a date.
While Ovie and Chris were enjoying time with Harley and India, Amber was seen dancing away completely oblivious to the fact she was about to get a text.
Shouting the news to her fellow islanders, she read out: ‘Don’t worry Amber. The boys aren’t having all the fun. Greg is waiting for you on the Hideaway terrace.’
New boy Greg O’Shea gets to know Amber (Picture: ITV)
The message was followed by the hashtags: ‘#guarddown #openminded.’
And while we are yet to see what happened during their time together, we can only image the date to be a breath of fresh air for Amber amid her ongoing drama with her ex.
Love Island continues on ITV2 at 9pm.
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Love Island fans will never forget in 2016 when contestant Malin Andersson was voted off alone only for her boyfriend Terry Walsh to agree to leave before doing a U-turn and staying in the villa.
Afterwards, as Malin watched the show from home, Terry immediately cracked on with new girl Emma-Jane Woodhams.
Then Malin was sent back into the villa where she confronted the cheating Terry in scenes, which quite frankly are distressing to watch back now.
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Mike Thalassitis filmed scenes for Ex On The Beach (Picture: WENN)
Ex On The Beach is reportedly returning to screens.
MTV are said to be planning on bringing it back this year after season 10 was dropped following the death of Mike Thalassitis, who had filmed for the dating show in 2018 before his death in March.
A TV source claims MTV bosses ‘still believe in the format’ but are going to ‘learn’ from Love Island, who have stepped up their aftercare for contestants since Mike took his own life.
They told The Sun: ‘It looked like the show might have been over for good when it didn’t come back, but that isn’t the case.
‘Bosses still believe in the format and they’re going to try to learn the same lessons as Love Island.
‘They definitely don’t feel it’s over yet, even though some fans might question the decision.’
In a statement to Metro.co.uk, MTV said ‘there are more important things than pulling a series’ as they decided not to air Mike’s scenes.
Mike was a Love Island contestant in 2017 (Picture: ITV)
‘We were very sad to hear the tragic news about Mike Thalassitis and our thoughts are with his family and friends,’ they said at the time.
‘Last year, Mike, 26, took part in filming for the next series of Ex on the Beach, which was due to air on MTV later in the year.
‘In light of the news of Mike’s death, we have decided not to broadcast the planned tenth season of the show.’
Love Island announced that after evaluating their previous aftercare practices, they have added enhanced psychological support and more detailed conversations with potential Islanders regarding the impact of participation on the show.
On top of that, each islander will be given social media and financial management training to help them tackle their sudden cashflow and attention online.
Media watchdog Ofcom had previously labelled the ITV2 programme a ‘particular concern’ for them after Mike and the death of another former islander Sophie Gradon, who also took her own life.
MTV declined to comment when contacted by Metro.co.uk.
Here’s your new Loose Women panelist, Amy Hart (Picture: ITV/Rex)
Amy Hart has landed a job on Loose Women just one week after leaving Love Island.
The 26-year-old became everyone’s hero when she walked away from Curtis Pritchard, schooling the rest of us on how to handle a break up with the upmost dignity, and subsequently the Loose Women panel is about to welcome its new voice.
‘I’m so excited, I’ve been a fan of Loose Women since I was 12,’ the former air stewardess squealed to The Sun.
‘It’s my birthday tomorrow so this is the best present ever. I can’t wait to see the ladies next Wednesday.’
Amy appeared on Loose Women this week where she clearly made quite the impression on bosses. With a new look and fierce new attitude, the ex-islander revealed she was moving on from ballroom pro and finally came clean over her feud with Maura Higgins.
‘Initially I didn’t warm to Maura because of her treatment to Molly and her treatment of Elma, however because she’s kind, caring an funny and we’ve both travelled a lot, so we bonded over that, you live in the same house as people – we did form a friendship,’ Amy stressed to the panel, made up of Andrea McLean, Brenda Edwards, Coleen Nolan and Jane Moore.
Curtis Pritchard and Maura Higgins are Love Island’s controversial new couple (Picture: ITV2)‘So, then for her to once again move the goal posts to suit her situation to decide we never friends in the first place because she wanted to get with Curtis, obviously it’s not the most ideal thing. But I left on good terms with her because I want all of my friends to be happy.’
As for Curtis and Maura, they finally put an end to the complicated love triangle with Francesca Allen on Monday to become the villa’s latest couple.
Loose Women airs weekdays at 12.30pm on ITV while Love Island continues tonight at 9pm on ITV2.
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The US president was recently condemned by the US House of Representatives over a series of racist tweets which, while didn’t name anyone, are implied to be in response to four Democratic congresswomen who have been outspoken about Trump’s immigration policies.
Known as the ‘Squad’, the four women are Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley and Rashida Tlaib.
Speaking on BBC Breakfast about his comments, Naga recalled her own experiences of being told to ‘go home’ in the UK.
Donald Trump has been condemned over the comments (Picture: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
‘Everytime I’ve been told as a woman of colour to “go home”, to “go back to where I’ve come from,” that was embedded in racism,’ Naga said.
‘Now I’m not accusing anyone of anything here but you know what certain phrases mean.’
Asked if she’s told that by co-host Dan Walker, Naga replied: ‘Yes. Not regularly but I’ve been told it.’
Responding to how she feels when it’s aimed at her, Naga said: ‘Furious. Absolutely furious and I can imagine lots of people in this country will be feeling absolutely furious a man in that position think it’s okay to skirt the lines by using language like that.’
In the original tweets, Trump wrote: ‘So interesting to see “Progressive” Democrat Congresswomen, who originally came from countries whose governments are a complete and total catastrophe, the worst, most corrupt and inept anywhere in the world (if they even have a functioning government at all), now loudly and viciously telling the people of the United States, the greatest and most powerful Nation on earth, how our government is run.
‘Why don’t they go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came. Then come back and show us how it is done. These places need your help badly, you can’t leave fast enough.’
Trump has since hit back at claims the comments were racist, writing: ‘Those tweets were NOT Racist. I don’t have a Racist bone in my body!’
Ocasio-Cortez responded writing: ‘You’re right, Mr. President – you don’t have a racist bone in your body.
‘You have a racist mind in your head, and a racist heart in your chest. That’s why you violate the rights of children and tell the Congresswoman who represents your home borough, to “go back to my country.”’
Viewers have since praised Naga for speaking out on the issue.
I understand you went off script for a second @BBCBreakfast however Naga’s personal statement was exactly what that story needed, humanising the true depth of the horrific statement Trump made. Well done Naga for sharing your voice.
Susanna Reid fumed as she took back an apology to Good Morning Britain viewers, after a guest swore while quoting Donald Trump.
Midwin Charles, legal analyst and political commentator, appeared on the ITV show to discuss whether or not the president is a racist – after he suggested four Democratic congresswoman, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley and Rashida Tlaib should ‘go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came’.
‘The messaging from this president from day one has been consistently to disrespect and denigrate Latin Americans, black people, he has been consistent,’ she said, before referencing his 2018 comments, in which he called Haiti and African countries ‘s**thole countries’.
‘You haven’t heard him tell anyone from a white country to go back,’ she continued. In fact, it was African countries, and Haiti where my parents are from, that he called s**thole countries. He didn’t call a European country a s**thole country.
‘So this president has been consistent.’
Piers interrupted Midwin to apologise for her language, telling viewers: ‘We just want to apologise for using that language, even though the president did say it.’
Midwin Charles fumed over Donald Trump’s comments (Picture: ITV)
To which Susanna replied: ‘This is what is extraordinary, because we’re under obligation to offer an apology for the word you just used, and language you used earlier on.’
When Midwin said sorry, she continued: ‘It’s okay… Well it’s not okay, we have to apologise, but you are quoting the president. The man in the highest office in the United States. How does
he get away with using this language?’
Donald Trump has come under fire over his racist tweets (Picture: Getty)
Piers was quick to jump in, telling his co-host not to get ‘too hysterical’.
‘He was reported to have said that in private, he didn’t say it in public. He’s denied it, so let’s put things into some perspective.’
Susanna Reid fumed as she was forced to apologise (Picture: ITV)
Midwin was referring to reports from The Washington Post last January, which claimed Trump blasted the idea of restoring protection for Haiti, and African countries.
‘Why are we having all these people from s**thole countries come here? We should have more people from places like Norway,’ he allegedly responded – something he has fiercely denied.
Trump has most recently come under fire for his racist posts about four congresswomen, saying they should ‘go back’ to the countries they came from.
Three of the four were born in the US and the other is a naturalised US citizen.
Good Morning Britain continues on weekdays, at 6am, on ITV.
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Ovie and Chris Taylor both went on dates with India and another new bombshell Harley Brash and Amber Gill was asked on a Hideaway date with new Irish hunk Greg O’Shea.
Hopefully, fans will get to see more of Chyn-, I mean India, in tonight’s instalment.
Love Island continues tonight at 9pm on ITV2.
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We’ve said goodbye to a number of the originals (Picture: ITV)There have been so many twists and turns in the Love Island villa this year, it’s hard to keep up.
With the splits of Amber Gill and Michael Griffiths and Amy Hart and Curtis Pritchard respectively, it seemed like there was no hope for true love to blossom at all.
However, that’s not been the case, and despite all the tests the gang have seen, a few couples have managed to stay the course.
Currently ‘single’ in the villa (as in, not in a romantic couple) are Amber Gill, Ovie Soko, Michael Griffiths, Francesca Allen, and Chris Taylor.
Three new bombshells also entered last night, with Harley Brash choosing to go on a date with Ovie, Greg O’Shea going on a date with Amber Gill (which will be shown tonight), and India Reynolds choosing Chris.
Whether or not these will result in couplings has yet to be seen. Perhaps the existing lovebirds will have some competition for the win.
Anna Vakili and Jordan Hames
This couple have been through the ringer somewhat, as Anna’s loyalty wavered when she went into Casa Amor.
Although she was getting on well with Jordan prior to this, she wasn’t sure if his head was in the same place, and ended up recoupling with Ovie Soko.
When she came back, however, it was clear that her and Jordan’s chemistry was still there, and they made it official by getting back together in the most recent recoupling.
Molly-Mae has been coupled up with Tommy Fury for weeks (Picture: ITV)
Maura Higgins and Curtis Pritchard
After Curtis and Amy’s shock split – and her eventual departure from the villa – there was something of a love triangle between Curtis, Maura, and Francesca.
All appeared to be rosy between Anton and Belle, until the banter-loving Scot gave his number to a shop assistant and then told the world that Anna Vakili was the best kisser in the villa.
Although they were questioning their compatibility and arguing styles, they cooled down for a night and ended up deciding to stay together.
Anton said, ‘I feel like if you want to work at this, we can just get back to where we were. If that is what you want as well?’ and Belle said she did, so hopefully it’s not the end just yet.
Gonna take my Roach to the Old Town Road (Picture: Netflix)
Netflix has given The Witcher fans a fist look at Geralt of Rivia’s loyal companion, his horse Roach.
The highly anticipated series is due to be released at the end of the year with Henry Cavill taking on the iconic lead role of Geralt in the beloved Andrzej Sapkowski book and video game adaptation.
But now viewers have their first look at his best friend and trusted steed, Roach.
Roach is best known to fans of the video game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, where the mare provides some comic relief by getting stuck on a roof throughout gameplay.
Screenwriter Lauren S Hissrich tweeted a production still of Cavill a Geralt riding Roach with the caption: ‘Everyone needs a best friend. World, meet Roach.’
Other casting announcements made have seen several other well-known book and video game characters cast.
Playing the sorceress Yennefer is ABC Murders and Wanderlust actress Anya Chalotra and the princess Ciri will be portrayed by relative newcomer Freya Allan.
According to Netflix, The Witcher is ‘an epic tale of fate and family’.
‘Geralt of Rivia, a solitary monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts.
‘But when destiny hurtles him toward a powerful sorceress, and a young princess with a dangerous secret, the three must learn to navigate the increasingly volatile Continent together.’
The Witcher is expected to be released later this year on Netflix.
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Snow Patrol’s Chasing Cars has been named the most played song of the 21st Century, a track which came to Gary Lightbody in a particularly extraordinary moment for any songwriter.
Released back in 2006, Chasing Cars was the second single to come from the Irish band’s Eyes Open, almost immediately becoming their biggest selling single to date. Then came a snippet on US hospital drama Grey’s Anatomy, and Chasing Car’s legacy was sealed, shifting almost 4 million copies in the US alone.
Somewhat remarkably, the song was among 10 Lightbody wrote in one night in 2005.
‘There was no possible way of knowing it would even endure this long never mind being the most played song on the radio; it’s extraordinary,’ the 43-year-old admitted to hosts Dan Walker and Naga Munchetty during today’s BBC Breakfast, clearly still reeling from the accolade.
‘I was in the studio with our producer Jack Knife Lee, wrote 10 songs in a night in a few hours and five ended up on Eyes Open, which is the album Chasing Cars is on . And by the way that’s the first and only time that’s happened – the hit rate is normally not that good. Normally I’d write 10 songs and wouldn’t show or play them to anybody.’
Snow Patrol’s Chasing Cars named most played song of 21st Century (Picture: Aaron Chown/PA)
Chasing Cars beat I Gotta Feeling by Black Eyed Peas, released in 2009, into second place, while Pharrell Williams’ Happy, released just six years ago, placed third.
Receiving the group’s accolade, Lightbody enthused to the BBC: ‘It’s unbelievable. I’m not sure how that happened.’
Trying to explain the song’s appeal, he added: ‘It’s an emotionally open song and it’s a simple song. But it’s also unabashedly a love song, and we don’t really have any others.
‘The way it unifies an audience is the thing I most cherish about it. It’s a beautiful moment every time you play it.’
BBC Breakfast airs weekdays at 6am on BBC One.
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Will Claire travel back to the future? (Picture: Starz)
Behind-the-scenes snaps from the set of Outlander season five appear to hint Claire Randall (Caitriona Balfe) could be doing some time travelling in upcoming episodes.
Fans got a sneak peek at filming that took place in Paisley in Scotland this week.
The Evening Times released snaps of the Irish star driving a vintage American car through the streets.
She was wearing a white trench coat similar to the one worn in season three when she was last in the 20th century, and her hair was styled into a 1960s-style bob.
Claire’s retro look was completed with dark, dramatic eye makeup, that could be seen in a selfie she took with a fan on the day.
Her outfit in the scenes could suggest that Claire is going to be time-travelling back to the future.
When we last saw Claire and Jamie (Sam Heughan), they were as madly in love as ever and actually took a bit of a back seat in season four.
The last season saw Brianna Randall Fraser (Sophie Skelton) travel back in time to search for Claire.
She met her dad Jamie for the first time and was reunited with the man she loves, Roger (Richard Rankin).
Recently Outlander author Diana Gabaldon teased her plans for a spin-off based on her new book.
The next novel will explore the backstory of Master Raymond, played by Dominique Pinon, who was last seen in the show fleeing Paris in order to escape execution back in season two.
He is a direct time travelling ancestor to Claire.
Writing on the FAQ section of her website, Gabaldon said: ‘We’ll see Claire, Jamie, and Geillis again, then – but as secondary characters in Master Raymond’s story (you recall, Geillis mentions having met “one other” (time traveler) in Voyager, but doesn’t tell Claire who it is).
‘Heaven knows just when we’ll get to that – in about ten years, at this rate – but we will get to it.’
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Harley Brash’s mum has famous connections (Picture: ITV/Getty)
Love Island newcomer Harley Brash already has a claim to fame through her mother, who previously made headlines over a fling with Robbie Williams.
The 20-year-old estate agent recently entered the villa alongside Greg O’Shea and India Reynolds, but her family has history with their love lives being in the spotlight.
Harley’s mum Lisa dated Robbie back in 2004, after meeting at a showbiz party at Newcastle United’s ground St James’s Park.
At the time, Lisa detailed the night they spent together at his Chelsea Harbour flat (via The Mirror), saying: ‘It wasn’t wild wham-bam breathtaking sex but he was a wonderful lover.
‘There were no acrobatics and we stayed in a loving missionary position which was just perfect.’
Harley Brash\’s mum Lisa (Picture: Instagram)
She added: ‘He was in jogging pants and bare-chested. His muscles and tattoos looked fantastic in the moonlight and I was wildly turned on.’
Robbie, who was aged 30 at the time, later dumped Lisa after a few weeks – but the fling received significant media attention at the time.
Speaking to The Shields Gazette, Lisa said how the experience means Harley is prepared for life after Love Island.
‘She lived through it all with me,’ Lisa said. ‘I think she knows what it is going to be like.
‘She is a very clever girl and she will know how to handle herself.’
Love Island couple Anna Vakili and Jordan Hames spent a racy night together in the Hideaway, but did the pair do more than just bits?
The couple’s full night alone together wasn’t shown on screen, but viewers saw them returning to the villa the morning after discussing what to tell the other islanders.
Anna, 29, told Jordan, 24: ‘Okay, we haven’t had sex but I can’t tell you the rest. Okay, you just say that, that’s what I’m gonna say.
‘Shall I just say we done bits?’ Jordan replied, but Anna firmly told him no.
While fans of the show will have to remain in the dark, a TV insider has now claimed that Anna and Jordan ‘definitely had sex’.
‘It was obvious by the sounds coming form the room and movement under the sheets,’ they told The Sun.
‘They’ve been dating each other for weeks now and couldn’t resist making full use of the Hideaway to show each other how they really feel.’
Anna warned Jordan to keep schtum about their night alone (Picture: ITV)
The pair ‘fancy each other like mad’ (Picture: ITV)
The scenes come after former islander Lucie Donlan claimed Anna and Jordan tried to get it on in the shower.
‘Those two fancy each other like mad,’ she told The Sun.
‘At one point, I remember Anna was trying to get in the shower with Jordan.’
Anna was coupled up with Jordan first, then ditched him for Ovie Soko in Casa Amor.
After having a change of heart, she dumped Ovie and got back together with Jordan, and they have been coupled up ever since.
Love Island declined to comment when contacted by Metro.co.uk.
Love Island continues tonight at 9pm on ITV2.
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Steve is none-too-pleased you skipped ahead of Stranger Things without your partner (Picture: Netflix)
So turns out a whole lot of us are cheating on our partners when it comes to skipping ahead on the Latest Great TV Show we’re bingeing.
*marches you through King’s Landing, chanting ‘shame’*
Think about it, you start Stranger Things with your significant other only to have them out of the house a few nights in a row and you really ruddy want to find out what the heck is going down in Hawkins.
One cheeky episode on your own isn’t that bad, right? You’re only human. It’s yours’ and Eleven’s little secret.
WRONG.
But you’re not alone apparently, with a recent study by TV streaming service netgem.tv revealing we’re all dirty dogs.
Well, 39% of us anyway.
Oh yeah, two-fifths of UK adults are doing the dirty in the loungeroom – of the binge cheating variety – by watching episodes when their viewing partner isn’t around.
And some people take this whole situation really, ridiculously seriously, with 40% of adults admitting they land in full-blown nuclear arguments with their partner over what to watch.
Like, when in doubt, just choose Friends guys. It’s not that hard.
The study of 2,000 found that twice as many Brits are choosing their TVs over the cinema, which might not be all that surprising – but it’s a bit sad, right?
Sure there are some pretty great movies hanging about on the box, but the popcorn, the cinema experience, the surround sound, the half an hour of ads before you see the movie! The time’s they are a changin’.
It’s interesting to see we’re not even recording content for later either, with streaming being the choice du jour for those wanting to unplug for 43 hours following a rough day in the office.
According to the study, box set viewers stream an average of three hours of content per week, with 20% of millennials *shudder* saying everything they watch is now streamed.
That little red dot is still being used by those aged 55 and older, meaning it’s the youngens who are all about that catch up life.
Which is great because we missed last night’s Love Island, so tally ho on that ITV hub.
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