With the show having sadly lost a couple already this weel after Will Bayley quit, Sunday night saw the sixth elimination from the remaining nine couples.
After a tense results show, that also saw a performance from singer Emeli Sande, which couple danced their last dance?
After counting the public vote and the judges’ scores, it was Emma and dance partner Aljaz facing off against Mike Bushell and Katya Jones, in the dance-off for the third consecutive week.
Both couples performed their dances again – Emma and Aljaz speeding things up with a samba and Mike and Katya throwing it back with a Charleston.
Craig Revel Horwood cast the first vote, saying: ‘… for me, the most challenging and the better dance… I’d like to save Mike and Katya.’
Going next, Motsi Mabuse saved Mike and Katya, adding they were ‘much easier to follow and more prepared.’
Bruno saved Mike and Katya too, calling them ‘more entertaining, richer, more powerful’ and pointed out that in the dance ‘something extraordinary happened – the celebrity actually covered for the professional’s mistake.’
Because Mike and Katya already had the vote, Shirley Ballas didn’t need to use her vote but she said she would’ve voted for Mike and Katya too.
Speaking with Tess Daly about her elimination, Emma said: ‘I’ve loved this more than anything I’ve done in my entire life. I’m going to be forever grateful to [Aljaz] for working so hard, you’ve been so patient with me and teaching me everything. Thank you, I want to be friends forever because you’re just amazing. I never wanted to let you down, I’m just heartbroken.’
Emma and Aljaz formed a close friendship during their time on the show (Picture: BBC)
Sunday’s results show also saw a group performance inspired by the music of Sir Elton John, while Emeli Sande performd her latest single Shine.
Watch Strictly Come Dancing next Saturday from 6:50pm.
Piers Morgan has reignited his Chrissy Teigen beef (Picture: Rex/Getty)
Piers Morgan has ripped into Chrissy Teigen over John Legend’s revamped version of the Christmas hit Baby, It’s Cold Outside.
The Good Morning Britain presenter wasted no time in tearing into the updated lyrics, which have been reinvented by the singer and Kelly Clarkson in the wake of the #MeToo era, and quickly blamed John’s wife for the changes.
‘John Legend has rerecorded the controversial lyrics because they think it’s not appropriate,’ Susanna said.
‘What is wrong with these people?’ Piers asked. ‘John Legend, you virtue signaling horror story and that dreadful wife of his, what’s her name? Chrissy Teigen.
‘They’ve sat there plotting how to ruin a great Dean Martin classic just in time for Christmas.’
‘How do you know Chrissy Teigen had anything to do with it?’ Susanna rightly pointed out.
Chrissy Teigen and John Legend tied the knot in 2013 (Picture: Getty)
John Legend and Kelly Clarkson have re-written Baby, It’s Cold Outside (Picture: Getty)
Piers snapped: ‘You don’t think she wrote these lyrics?’
‘Just because you’ve got your own beef with Chrissy Teigen. Let’s leave Chrissy Teigen out of it,’ Susanna said.
‘No, let’s leave her in it,’ Piers ranted. ‘She’s awful, absolutely awful. She’s behind this. She’s Miss Wokeville on Twitter. She’s got ahold of poor old Legend, who used to be great, and now he’s re-writing one of the classics of Christmas.
‘Why? Why? Who wanted this re-written? What a load of nonsense.’
‘Radical feminists like you want to suck the joy out of everything and make this look like sexual assault,’ he said at the time.
‘She gave consent, she stayed. Do you not read the lyrics? She’s flirting with him.’
Good Morning Britain airs weekdays at 6am on ITV.
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Questions we have as Maggie’s return teased (Picture: AMC)
It’s that time of the week again as the next instalment of The Walking Dead has finally landed and it looks as though the series is about to kick off.
The past few episodes have been building up to what we can only presume is a war between our people and The Whisperers.
And it appears things are about to get heated as Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) has found himself face to face with Beta (Ryan Hurst).
Not only this, but Maggie’s (Lauren Cohan) return might have been hinted at, as a new community was introduced.
It’s all too excited and next week’s episode can’t come soon enough!
Will there be a Negan and Beta showdown?
Please let there be a Negan and Beta showdown (Picture: AMC)
Negan escaped Alexandria last week, although we still don’t know who let him out, however after a number of days on the road, it seems as though he’s turned into bad Negan again – and we love it.
The Saviour was followed by a fan who ended up joining him on his escape, which resulted in the pair coming across a mother and her child.
While Negan made plans to take the newcomers to safety, his newfound friend reunited the villain with Lucille once again.
The Saviour wannabe then killed both the mother and her child in an attempt to impress Negan, but this just made the fan favourite see reds, as he ended up crushing his buddy’s head before letting off steam by killing a bunch of zombies with his baseball bat.
Yet, they were not walkers, oh no, Negan found himself in a trap and fell to the ground as Beta and his fellow Whisperers circled him.
We thought nothing could beat the Daryl (Norman Reedus) and Beta showdown in season eight, but maybe we were wrong.
Has Kelly been poisoned?
Is Kelly okay? (Picture: AMC)
The episode was introduced with Kelly (Angel Theory) hunting in the woods as she tried to take out a wild pig as supplies.
Her hearing started to go and she was left fighting off zombies while running for her life.
Daryl went out to find her after it became apparent she might be in danger, and it looks like she’s not in a good way.
Later on in the episode, we saw Gamma (Thora Birch) poisoning the water supply as she disembowelled a number of zombies into the stream.
Could Kelly be the first to fall ill from The Whisperers’ new tricks?
Will Gamma go good?
We might see a different side to Gamma (Picture: AMC)
Gamma was spotted infecting our people’s water with the insides of the dead.
But while doing so she started to get flashbacks to the time Alpha (Samantha Morton) killed her sister.
She then ended up cutting her hand when killing a walker and was helped out by Aaron (Ross Marquand) who threw a bandage her way from the bushes.
Running off to report back to Alpha what had happened, it seemed she might be changing her ways – especially after she injured herself through anger of what has happened in her past.
Is King Ezekiel’s time almost up?
Time is up for The King (Picture: AMC)
Since last season we were convinced the King (Khary Payton) was on his way out, however, he managed to save the day and even bring a cinema to town for his people to enjoy.
But it looks as though his time is nearing to an end, as he confessed to Siddiq (Avi Nash) that he has thyroid cancer.
Taking off his scarf, the King revealed a lump on the side of his neck and admitted that his grandparent and father suffered from the disease.
While the survival rate was high before the apocalypse Ezekiel appears to have lost all hope, and even tried to phone his ex-wife Carol to reveal his secret.
He might have managed to have dodged his comic book death last season, however, we don’t think he’ll be lucky this time around.
Was Maggie’s return teased?
Will maggie make a comeback? (Picture: AMC)
Maggie left the show in season nine leaving no rhyme or reason as to why she vanished.
Once Rick Grimes’ (Andrew Lincoln) final episode aired, there was a six-year time jump (shown through Carol’s long hair) and Maggie was nowhere to be seen.
However, it has been hinted she will return in season 10, and we believe this episode What It Always Is, is leading up to her comeback.
While Negan was escaping Alexandria, he found two new characters – who were quickly killed off.
But while talking to them, he discovered that The Whisperers had raided their community, leaving the people to flee in all angles.
The mother and son had been walking for days, and set up came in an old bus.
But despite their best efforts to remain alive, they were savagely killed by a Negan fanboy, who also met his bitter end.
Whether or not this is the community Maggie has found herself at is still unknown, but if she has been forced to go on the run, maybe she will end up back at Hilltop where she belongs.
Guess we will have to wait to find out as The Walking Dead continues Sunday on AMC and follows a day later on Fox UK.
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**Warning, spoilers for Watchmen episode 3 this way**
Watchmen episode three finally confirmed that Jeremy Irons’ character is in fact the infamous Ozymandias.
And if that wasn’t enough, we also got to see Adrian Veidt dressed up his purple and gold superhero suit and it was truly glorious.
The HBO show has been drip-feeding *very* subtle clues about Adrian’s alter ego since it kicked off, with one of the most glaring nods being the purple and yellow cake presented to him by his servants.
Unsurprisingly, viewers were thrilled to get official proof of Ozymandias’s identity, with one writing: ‘Jeremy Irons going full Ozymandias was the best moment of this third episode.’
Ozymandias has been revealed (Picture: HBO)
Echoing a similar sentiment, another added: ‘Finally, some additional information on Ozymandias. And confirmation!’
Viewers were psyched to see Jeremy Irons getting into his Ozymandias costume
Jeremy Irons going full Ozymandias was the best moment of this third episode#Watchmen
The most recent episode, titled She Was Killed By Space Junk, saw Adrian accidentally kill a number of his clones as he continued his experiments at his grand estate.
The stern character also clashed with the mysterious new character the Game Warden after he shot and killed one of his ox.
However, Adrian wasn’t deterred by the Game Warden’s stern word of warning and was dressed up in his Ozymandias costume to continue his hunt at midnight.
Speaking of his first appearance as Ozymandias and that epic costume moment, actor Jeremy Irons said: ‘Uniforms give you power
‘I think that’s why people put them on. Masks give you even more power. It’s interesting that these superheroes always wear masks and costumes; it gives them a feeling of strength and allows them to do more than if they weren’t wearing them.’
He continued to The Hollywood Reporter: ‘I think it’s the same with the military, a marine, or a police officer. I think that’s part of what Damon [Lindelof , creator] is exploring.’
Watchmen airs on Sky Atlantic and is available to stream on NOW TV.
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The 32-year-old professional took to the ballroom with Graziano Di Prima during last night’s result show, which saw Viscountess Emma Weymouth sent home after falling short in the dance-off, for the inaugural moment as Emeli Sande sang Shine.
‘I’ve never felt so liberated,’ Johannes said as he recalled the monumental occasion. ‘For the first time in my life, I feel accepted for who I am.
‘That says so much about the people of this country. To be able to dance with a friend I respect and adore is joyous.’
He continued to HELLO! magazine: ‘There’s bromance galore between us, but there were no male and female roles, just free movement. It was beautiful, classy and elegant.’
Johannes and Graziano made Strictly history (Picture: BBC)
Johannes and Graziano’s routine is the first same-sex dance in Strictly’s 15-year history.
‘Strictly Come Dancing is an inclusive show and we are proud to have featured same-sex dancing amongst the professional dancers in group numbers in previous series,’ a spokesperson told Metro.co.uk at the time.
‘We are completely open to the prospect of including same-sex pairings between our celebrities and professional dancers in the future, should the opportunity arise.’
‘Our friendship is difficult to explain, we went through so many moments together that we can understand each other without saying a WORD…,’ he wrote.
‘As I say to you most of the time: You will be part of my life FOREVER… love you Johannes.’
Johannes posted a similar sentiment on Instagram with a photo of them standing side-by-side, writing the words, ‘Love knows no boundaries’ alongside it.
Strictly Come Dancing continues Saturday at 6.45pm on BBC One.
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Alan Titchmarsh has revealed that Queen Elizabeth once told him that he’s given ‘lots of ladies lots of pleasure’ and we can’t even.
The legendary gardener joined Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid via a live link on Good Morning Britain where he recalled not one, not two, but three hilarious encounters with her royal highness.
‘The first thing her majesty ever said to me was 30 years ago at a garden at the Chelsea Flower Show,’ Alan told audiences. ‘She said, “Your onions are very small.”
‘Then we had another conversation a couple of years ago where I did another garden and she said, “Your boulders are very large,” and I thought what I long way I’ve come.’
Alan added: ‘She also, very sweetly, said to me I’d given “a lot of ladies a lot of pleasure” and I think she was talking about Sandringham WI.’
Alan Titchmarsh joined the show via a live link (Picture: ITV)
The Queen and Alan have met a few times (Picture: Getty)
Piers and Susanna were in stitches over Alan’s run-in with the Queen and added that surely it’s just a matter of time before he receives a knighthood.
‘Good grief, don’t hold your breath,’ Alan replied. ‘I’ll be 650 [years-old].’
Elsewhere on today’s Good Morning Britain, Piers ripped into Chrissy Teigen over John Legend’s revamped version of the Christmas hit Baby, It’s Cold Outside.
‘What is wrong with these people?’ the host asked. ‘John Legend, you virtue signaling horror story and that dreadful wife of his, what’s her name? Chrissy Teigen.
‘They’ve sat there plotting how to ruin a great Dean Martin classic just in time for Christmas.’
Good Morning Britain airs weekdays at 6am on ITV.
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Both rival shows will go on the hunt for the next big girl group, while X Factor: The Band will also see Simon work his magic on a competing boyband.
‘This is what really happened. I was approached to co-produce that show last year by Little Mix’s management,’ he told The Sun.
‘I told them the problem was we have a conflict of interest because we are launching X Factor The Band in 2020. We were told their show was going to launch in 2021.
‘Then we had the fallout and find out Little Mix were bringing their show forward. Was that intentional because we are doing our show? I have no idea.
Little Mix announced their BBC talent show The Search earlier this year (Picture: Neil Mockford/GC Images)
‘But regardless, it was too much fun not to do this year. I would rather it was us doing it first.
‘It 100 per cent makes it more exciting there being a battle.’
The father-of-one is hoping to find a troupe that can really go up against BTS and other K-Pop acts currently dominating the charts.
Simon want to find the band to rival K-Pop superstars (Picture: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for dcp)
According to The Sun, Louis Walsh and Paula Abdul – who were confirmed to be joining Simon for All Stars – are looking likely to be dropped from the panel in favour of a new line-up.
ITV have been approached for comment.
In the meantime, X Factor: Celebrity continues Saturday on ITV.
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Good Morning Britain’s Piers Morgan has been irked by theatres banning the phrase ‘ladies and gentlemen’ and has called the move ‘nonsense’.
The 54-year-old host blasted the decision as ‘virtue signalling guff’ and suggested that ‘women will be the ones who end up suffering’ from the change.
Piers began: ‘Here’s my point: For a tiny percentage of people, all language is now being changed. What is this nonsense?’
He went on to say: ‘Do we now have to end any gender terminology? No more boy, no more girl, no more lady, no more gentlemen… that’s where this is going. It’s not a joke.
‘You know what, I rather like the phrase ladies and gentlemen. I don’t like the fact that a tiny amount of people are changing the way we speak about everything. Then we’ll have gender-neutral award ceremonies. There will be no more Best Actress
‘Women will be the ones, as always, who end up suffering. I just don’t understand why all language has to change.’
Piers Morgan had a lot to say on the matter (Picture: ITV)
Co-host Susanna Reid had her say though and added: ‘It’s not all language. And isn’t ladies and gentlemen quite old fashioned?
‘Perhaps people just want to update it.’
She added: ‘No one calls you a gentleman in real-life anyway.’
Elsewhere on today’s show, Piers ripped into Chrissy Teigen over John Legend and Kelly Clarkson’s revamped version of the Christmas hit Baby, It’s Cold Outside.
The dad-of-four suggested that Chrissy and her husband had ‘plotted’ the updated lyrics – which removes the problematic lines in the wake of the #MeToo era.
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Alex Scott couldn’t contain her embarrassment after Claudia Winkleman let slip she’s got support on Strictly from one particular One Direction member.
Host Claudia playfully remarked: ‘We had to find this out for ourselves because you haven’t made a fuss about it.’
‘You have some major celebrity fans,’ she hinted.
Trying to deflect, the former English footballer responded: ‘Well, I have the football lot still supporting me – not just on the male side of it as well.’
‘They’re getting behind me,’ she added, as she smiled and held her hand up to her mouth.
Alex was feeling bashful (Picture: David Fisher/REX)
Claudia then prodded playfully: ‘And one of One Direction!’
Alex’s eyes widened as she put her hand to her mouth again and said in shock: ‘That was supposed to be between us!’
Claudia quickly apologised then joked: ‘I haven’t said which one it is! There’s millions of them – could be any one of them.’
Will Bayley made an emotional final appearance on Strictly Come Dancing (Picture: BBC)
Seeing his fellow contestants watching him from above, Will seemed emotional as he paid tribute to them. ‘I’m proud to watch you guys. I love you guys.’
The sportsman also pledged to make it to the Olympics next year in Tokyo. ‘I’ll be there for Tokyo,’ Will promised.
‘I want to get that gold medal. I got this,’ he added.
Strictly Come Dancing continues at 6.50pm on the BBC.
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The Walking Dead fandom love dissecting each and every aspect of the show, and every now and again their devotion is rewarded with the presentation of a nice, juicy Easter egg to discover.
This latest TWD Easter egg could’ve easily been missed in a blink of an eye – or rather a blink of an ear (that’s a thing, right?).
The Walking Dead’s Magna and Yumiko, dreaming up their latest playlist (Picture: AMC)
An innocuous scene between Magna and Yumiko – who aren’t exactly seeing eye-to-eye at the moment – early on in the episode saw the two having a tense exchange in regards to a recent spate of supply robberies up at Hilltop.
But sharp-eared viewers might’ve noticed that there was a greater significance to this scene than simply showcasing a lovers’ tiff.
Magna is seen listening to music on a gramophone during the scene – but which bangin’ tune might one of our heroes be listening to in the zombie apocalypse, we hear you ask?
Kinney herself confirmed on Twitter last night that her track had been used in What It Always Is.
Nifty Easter egg, right? Well, the connections don’t stop there.
The version of The Turtle and the Monkey that we hear on the show is actually being sung by a male voice – with many suspecting that the dulcet tones belong to The Whisperers’ terrifying second-in-command, Beta.
What a handsome rock’n’roll star! (Picture: Jace Downs / AMC)
It’s already been posited that Beta had a celebrity past before the apocalypse, with some fans now convinced after the discovery of this Easter egg that the masked villain was a singer back before the proverbial hit the fan.
Asked about the possible back story last month, Beta actor Ryan Hurst refused to confirm or deny the speculation.
‘I can’t say too much. All I can say at this point is maybe Beta was a large personality in the world before the apocalypse, and that sort of letting go of that might have been tragic to his psyche,’ he said.
‘I can’t say much more than that.’
Mmm: don’t call it a comeback, but we quite like the idea of a rockstar gone rogue in the zombie apocalypse.
The Walking Dead continues Sunday on AMC and follows a day later on Fox UK.
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In the latest episode, titled What It Always Is, Ezekiel (played by Khary Payton) removed his scarf to reveal he’s been hiding a large lump for the past month – and he has thyroid cancer.
‘I know what it is,’ he told Siddiq (Avi Nash) – who viewers think is secretly working for The Whisperers. ‘Growing up, my grandfather went through it and my father. The pain, coughing, swelling – I watched them fight it and win.
‘Did you know thyroid cancer has a 98 per cent survival rate? Different times. Times of sorcery and witchcraft. Chemo, iodine radiation therapy, thyroidectomies.’
Payton previously stressed he wasn’t ready to leave The Walking Dead amid rumours Ezekiel would bow out in either season nine or 10.
King Ezekiel confirmed he’s battling cancer in The Walking Dead (Picture; AMC)
In the comics of Robert Kirkman, Ezekiel was among the victims to have their head put on a spike – though in the AMC series, he avoided the blow which came in season nine and will seemingly die from natural causes; a first in The Walking Dead.
Last night’s instalment also caught up with Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) after he escaped from his cell and came face-to-face with Beta (Ryan Hurst).
The Walking Dead continues Sunday on AMC and will follow a day later on Fox UK.
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You can access Apple TV Plus through Apple’s TV app, which will already be on your device by default if you have an iPhone, iPad, Mac or Apple TV.
A monthly subscription to the service costs £4.99 a month, but you can also sign up for a free seven-day trial.
If you buy a new iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Mac or Apple TV2, you’ll also get free access to Apple TV Plus for a year.
What is The Morning Show about?
Jennifer Aniston stars as a news anchor whose job suddenly begins to look precarious (Picture: Apple TV)
The show stars Aniston as Alex Levy, a news anchor whose life is turned upside down when her co-host of 15 years, Mitch Kessler (Steve Carell) is fired after being accused of sexual assault by a number of colleagues.
The series also stars Billy Crudup, Mark Duplass, Gugu MBatha-Raw and Bel Powley.
Catch Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon on This Morning on ITV on Monday from 10.30am.
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She told The Mirror: ‘Pasha and I are honestly really excited. It’s scary and exciting all at the same time.’
The 33-year-old Countdown star also revealed they’re planning to make their child bilingual – Russian and English.
Speaking about her own Russian proficiency, Rachel said: ‘I can have a basic conversation, so I’m just waiting for the point when my baby will speak better Russian than me!
‘I’m excited for my child to have the skill of being bilingual, it’s certainly a positive thing,’ she added.
Rachel and Pasha say they’re excited to become parents (Picture: Karwai Tang/Getty Images)
The interview comes about after Rachel filmed an episode of My Famous Babysitter, airing tonight.
She was paired with the Pearson family, with four daughters aged eight to 15.
On the experience, Rachel said: ‘To be honest, I just wanted to see if I have enough energy and patience to be around kids all the time.
‘It’s just completely different to being able to hang out when you want and go whenever you want, do whatever you want.’
Rachel and Pasha can’t wait to be parents (Picture: David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images)
My Famous Babysitter sees celebrities experience the reality of 21st century parenting by taking full responsibility of a family of children.
Aside from the cameras, monitoring their every move are a chaperone and a psychologist.
The celebs face uphill battles with discipline, homework and arguments over bedtime. At the end of their time in charge they face some honest feedback from the parents and the kids, and it proves to be an emotional experience for everyone involved.
Professor Green has his work cut out on My Famous Babysitter (Picture: UKTV)
The 35-year-old rapper was challenged to look after three kids in the Cotswolds as their parents took a well-deserved break but also had his hands full when it came to the animals.
‘I had to worm sheep, which obviously doesn’t happen on a council estate in Hackney,’ Stephen explained.
‘We had to get the eggs out of the hen house and I didn’t have a bloody clue. One of the chicken had thrush. I was like, “Get me out of here”.’
Stephen added: ‘I didn’t know chickens could get thrush, I didn’t want chicken thrush.’
My Famous Babysitter continues tonight at 10pm on W.
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Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly have been floored learning about all the relatives they never knew about in their upcoming series Ant & Dec’s DNA Journey.
The I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! presenters delve deep into their family history in the two-part programme set to begin later this week, which sees them unearth ancestors across the globe.
One of the biggest surprises of the show takes place when Ant and Dec jet off across the pond to go and meet Dec’s cousin Meg in Connecticut.
According to Mirror Online, Meg and her husband Greg pulled out all the stops and flew the duo to their impressive property in one of their helicopters – and even erected a huge welcome banner on their lawn.
As the pair finally came face-to-face, Meg told Dec: ‘My dad passed aged 63 [years old] and all his brothers passed as well so I didn’t really get to know much about him – it’s nice to finally have a little bit of my dad back.’
She added: ‘This is what we’ve found out so far, we have the same great, great grandparents.’
Declan Donnelly met his cousin Meg for the first time (Picture: ITV)
A huge welcome sign awaited Dec (Picture: ITV)
Meg then turned to Dec and confessed that she had a ‘little surprise’ waiting for him – and it turned out she’d gathered more than a dozen of his cousins who were hiding in the neighbouring room.
‘Oh wow, this is amazing,’ Dec said stunned. ‘I’m really emotional. Oh my goodness. Nice to meet you all…This is quite overwhelming!’
Dec later admitted to Ant that his ‘mind was blown’ over meeting such a large number of his family members.
‘Guided by expert genealogists and historians, the pair will follow their maternal and paternal bloodlines using their DNA to search their ancestral history,’ the synopsis reads.
‘As their travels take them to Ireland and the US, including The United Nations Headquarters, the pair will not only delve into their past but will also meet relatives they had no clue even existed, unveiling some truly shocking revelations that only their DNA could unlock.’
Ant & Dec’s DNA Journey airs Sunday 10th and Monday 11th of November at 9pm on ITV.
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Dracula is going to give you ‘nightmares’ – great (Picture: BBC)
Dracula is about to haunt your dreams, quite literally, as the vampire comes to the BBC in 2020 for the next big blockbuster series from Steven Moffat.
And the former Doctor Who showrunner has warned that was exactly his intention, but promised there will be plenty of laughs from the blood-thirsty Count too.
‘I hope people have nightmares and jump and all that, but it is actually funny,’ Moffat told the Radio Times.
‘It’s not the kind of horror that harrows you and makes you feel that the world is a miserable, wretched place or whatever.’
Claes Bang is the latest star to take on the role of Dracula, following a long line of greats including Gary Oldman and Christopher Lee.
Bang will be joined by Morfydd Clark, Sacha Dhawan, Jonathan Aris and Misfits star Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, while Robe actress Lyndsey Marshal, Chanel Cresswell, Matthew Beard and Lydia West have also been confirmed.
‘I had this photo of Benedict Cumberbatch silhouetted against Mrs Hudson’s door,’ the Sherlock writer told Pilot TV.
‘I showed Ben Stephenson who was then head of BBC Drama, “Oooh it looks like Dracula, doesn’t it?” and he went, “Do you want to do it?”‘
Dracula will scare the living daylights out of you on BBC One in 2020.
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But while #TeamPocketRacket’s time on the show may have been over, viewers were surprised to see that Janette didn’t take part in the professional dancers’ routine to an Elton John medley on Sunday’s show, despite having appeared on the show the night before.
With Janette’s husband and professional partner Aljaz Skorjanec leading the routine (in full Rocketman get up), fans expected the dancer to join him, but instead saw Oti Mabuse partnering the Slovenian pro.
‘Why is Aljaz not dancing with Janette? Especially as she’s had to pull out with Will. Just strange as they normally always couple them for any other dances,’ one fan tweeted.
Others noticed that Janette also wasn’t present for the rest of the results show, writing: ‘Why was Janette missing from the Sunday show @bbcstrictly when she was shown on Saturday programme? Not in group dance or there at end!’
As much as we love Oti (and you know we do), Janette’s absence was made all the more bitter for the fact that the medley included Elton John’s famous ballad Tiny Dancer, which seemed like the perfect fit for the five foot tall star.
Why is Alijaz not dancing with Janette? Especially as she’s had to pull out with Will. Just strange as they normally always couple them for any other dances 🤔 #strictly#strictlyresults
‘Oti was wonderful, but Janette… she’s tiny, and she’s a dancer! I’ve wanted that dance for soooo long,’ one fan lamented.
But Sunday night’s group number wasn’t the only magical performance the pros treated us to this weekend, after Johannes Radebe and Graziano Di Prima performed a same sex routine together that left fans with their ‘hearts bursting.’
Strictly Come Dancing continues next Saturday at 7.15pm on BBC One.
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However, Kris branded the claims ‘pathetic’, claiming that it was ‘tasteless and disgusting’ to print the news on the anniversary of the death of her late friend, and former wife of OJ, Nicole Brown Simpson – who OJ was famously cleared of murdering.
‘That never happened,’ she said. ‘That f*****g piece of s***.
‘I am so upset by this whole article, it’s bulls***. After 25 years, you’d think it just wouldn’t be a thing.
‘It’s really kind of pathetic that when rumours get started the media gives it life and breath and on the anniversary of Nicole’s death. It’s so tasteless and disgusting.’
The 63-year-old later added that she was ‘over’ rumours of ‘things that never happened’, and that she had decided to sue a publication over the story.
‘I just think it’s really unfair to Nicole’s family, my family, for these stupid rumours to be flying around out there,’ she continued. ‘It’s always right there under the surface.
OJ was famously cleared of murdering his wife Nicole Brown Simpson, who Kris was close friends with (Picture: Getty Images)
‘My team has decided to take legal action because once and for all I have to do something about it.’
Kris admitted that she had ‘masked her emotions of sadness’ over the loss of Nicole due to her anger over the story, and that after 25 years, she is instead going to focus on the ‘beautiful woman’ she was.
‘It’s hard to put into words how much I miss somebody that was such a part of the fabric of my younger life,’ she stated. ‘Never underestimate what that person you don’t have with you anymore has meant to your life and your soul.
‘I think the way I want to focus on Nicole’s life in the future is just to celebrate the beautiful woman that she was.’
OJ had previously denied claims that he had a sexual relationship with Kris, saying that he ‘never had any interest’ in her romantically.
‘Never, and I want to stress, never, in any shape or form – have I ever had any interest in Kris, romantically or sexually, and I never got any indication that she had any interest in me,’ he said on Twitter.
‘So all of these stories are bogus, bad, tasteless.’
Keeping Up With The Kardashians airs Sundays on E!
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Jennifer Aniston was suitably alarmed when she was forced to watch Gino D’Acampo remove a sock from his penis on This Morning.
The Friends star was joined by her The Morning Show co-star Reese Witherspoon during today’s programme where they were grilled by Alison Hammond, who challenged the A-listers to work out if incidents from This Morning actually took place.
‘Oh, that’s just horrible,’ she squirmed. ‘That’s disgusting!’
And then both Jen and Reese were gobsmacked when a knife-thrower accidentally hit his assistant, but nothing compared to the time Gino cooked for Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield completely naked… and removed his sock.
This Morning went there (Picture: ITV)
Jennifer Aniston’s face says it all (Picture: ITV)
And the Rachel Green star’s look said it all.
The Morning Show launched on Friday and actually features a cameo from This Morning. Yup, 2019 reached peak absurdity when Dr Chris Steele actually shared a scene with Jennifer as the ITV show played out in the background.
And Phillip Schofield was ‘chuffed’, obviously.
The comedy which launches on Apple TV Plus was met with a lukewarm reception from critics, but fans are absolutely living for the cut-throat drama and are calling for Jen to win her first Golden Globe.
The Morning Show is available to stream on Apple TV Plus. This Morning airs weekdays at 10.30am on ITV.
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Bake Off hopefuls are put through their paces in an interview (Picture: Channel 4)
If you fancy yourself as a future contestant on The Great British Bake Off then you should definitely brush up on all things technical – because your knowledge will be put to the test.
Producer Faenia Moore, who is involved in the casting process of the show and interviews between 400 and 500 people each year, has revealed that she quizzes potential contestants on their baking intel and the questions remain the same year after year.
Each hopeful that is called in for an interview is tasked with bringing in something they’ve made at home and as they chat, they’re put under the spotlight about their cooking wisdom.
‘It’s the same with each person because it’s all about being fair,’ Faenia explained. ‘“Have you made choux pastry?” “Do you know why puff pastry puffs up?”
‘There are various technical questions.’
All contestants are tested on their knowledge (Picture: Love Productions)
She continued to LA Times: ‘It’s quite quick, the chat – under 10 minutes. We really like learning about how people have learned how to bake.’
Once on the show, bakers have to submit their original recipes ahead of time so the producers can buy all the necessary ingredients and prepare the equipment.
‘ [The contestants] actually have to write these recipes,’ Faenia said. ‘They can’t just lift them off the internet. They’ve got to practice that recipe. ‘
Delighted by his victory, David said: ‘I have watched this since the second series. For nine years I have been daydreaming about Bake Off, it wasn’t in my mind I could win this.
‘I was always the underdog but I managed to get through.’
Judge Prue Leigh defended his triumph and said: ‘On the last day he [David] just got everything right so he deserved it, he absolutely deserved it, he won it. ‘
The Great British Bake Off is set to return to Channel 4 in 2020.
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It’s fair to say this would have been a big difference (Picture: BBC/HBO)
His Dark Materials was nearly a very different show, after the effects team were forced to change one character’s gender to avoid some rather, erm, indecent exposure.
Airing on Sunday night, BBC and HBO’s big budget adaptation was praised by critics and fans alike, with the levels of detail preserved from Philip Pullman’s iconic book series being a major draw.
However, speaking about the show, VFX supervisor Russell Dodgson (the man you can thank for those adorable looking dæmons) revealed that the team’s dedication to Philip Pullman’s original text nearly landed them in trouble.
‘We even went to the point in the story that, in the books the dæmons are always the opposite sex to the character,’ he told RadioTimes.com.
‘So we actually got all of our dæmons’ gender correct in terms of their groom and stuff – with one exception.’
The issue came from Ruth Wilson’s Mrs Coulter, whose dæmon is a golden monkey – you might be able to figure out where this is going…
Luckily there wasn’t an issue with the other dæmons (Picture: BBC/Bad Wolf/HBO)
‘The golden monkey, we kind of hybridised [the gender] a little bit, for a number of reasons,’ Russell continued.
‘Partially… male genitalia issues. That’s true. Not going to lie!’
To be fair, we can see his point. A monkey with a big ol’ penis would definitely alter the show’s Sunday-night-BBC-family-drama vibe.
Watching the series premiere, we were mega impressed by the acting performances in the show, including the incredible Dafne Keen, 14, as our hero Lyra.
‘It was actually very last minute – I happened to be chatting to the casting director, who’s a friend of mine, waxing lyrical about how much I love the books, and then they got let down by whoever else was doing it originally,’ the Atonement actor revealed.
‘So she called me up and said “Do you think you can start on Monday?” That was on the Friday!’
Talk about failing upwards.
His Dark Materials continues Sunday at 8pm on BBC One.
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