Henry Cavill has revealed what a ‘Witcher’ really us in a new trailer for Netflix’s upcoming fantasy-horror TV show

The Superman actor plays the smoldering Geralt in the atmospheric-looking new series.

(Or, as Netflix more grandly described his character on Twitter yesterday, ‘The White Wolf, The Butcher of Blaviken: Geralt of Rivia’. That’s a mouthful.)

‘A witcher is a mutant,’ explains Henry, 36, in an interview for the above spoiler-free clip.

‘And their trade, in particular, is monster hunting.’

Intriguing.

‘You are almost universally hated by every species on the continent,’ he adds of witchers, which originated in Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski’s book series, followed by a wave of video games.

‘It’s unlikely you’re going to have a cheery personality,’ he continues. ‘But Geralt himself, despite the stony exterior, is actually quite good.

‘But very capable of doing very bad things.’

Henry’s best-known roles to date include the Superman films and Charles Brandon in 00s TV show the Tudors.

In other news concerning The Witcher, showrunner Lauren S. Hissrich recently discussed the future of the show with SFX.

‘Second season? I’ve done it for seven seasons!’ she said in an interview.

‘We don’t have a second season yet – God willing we will – but right now it’s just about, “How do you set up stories that really capture audiences for years at a time?”

‘The worst thing we could do is put all of our energies just into season one, and not be thinking about where these characters can grow to.’

The Witcher drops on Netflix on 20 December 2019.

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Top Gear host Paddy McGuinness has opened up about following in the footsteps of former frontman and fan-favourite Jeremy Clarkson, and how the new presenting trio is trying to bring the show back to basics again.

Speaking to Metro.co.uk alongside co-hosts Freddie Flintoff and Chris Harris, the Take Me Out star is preparing for the programme’s upcoming Christmas special after his and Freddie’s first stint as frontmen this year alongside YouTuber and journalist Chris.

The trio proved to be steady hands for the hit show after a turbulent few years following the departures of Jeremy, Richard Hammond and James May, as well as the introduction then swift axing of Radio 2 DJ Chris Evans as the main host.

Commenting on the news that Clarkson had been voted by the public as their favourite Top Gear presenter, Paddy was keen on paying his respects to the old guard.

‘Personally, I think that’s true,’ he began. ‘He’s the one who’s been a massive part of the show. It had its little wobble years [after Clarkson’s exit] and then we came in.

‘I think it was quite right he was voted number one. There’s no way after one series that we can put ourselves in the bracket.’

For the new Christmas special, the boys have headed to Nepal, on an epic journey from the capital Kathmandu to the Forbidden City of Lo Mathang. The trio will all be driving city cars on the road trip, however, in the shape of a very small Peugeot, an even smaller Renault and the only locally-built car in Nepal.

In scenes already previewed, fans can see the boys well and truly get…well…stuck in a rather muddy situation.

We do put the question to the boys, however, with each successive special and series, isn’t it hard not to go too big? Won’t they, one day, maybe find themselves driving cars in space?

‘It’s a very dangerous game allowing yourselves to be judged by the scope of your ideas or how ambitious you are,’ explained Chris Harris. 

‘Eventually, you have to go to Mars. For a while, it was too much,’ he argues. ‘Unless we were going on a plane for 10 years to a jungle or somewhere where you couldn’t pronounce the name, we didn’t feel like we were doing our job. We’ve brought it back now.’

The most important thing to the three presenters – whether they’re crossing continents or just driving up the M4 – is to always instill a sense of fun to the proceedings, and that’s something they’ve endeavor to do no matter where they’re filming.

Paddy added: ‘I quite like the idea of bringing it back. You don’t always have to go to the other side of the world.

‘Us three in a car together can be anywhere and we’ll have a laugh.’

The Top Gear Nepal special airs 29 December at 9pm on BBC Two. 

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The first trailer for The Circle US has landed, and it’s going to be just as explosive as the UK version.

The rules are the same: a group of strangers move into the same block of flats and never meet, only using The Circle – which works similar to social media – to communicate.

The aim of the game is to become the ‘influencer’ in the group by gaining the most likes and avoid being ‘blocked’, or eliminated from the game.

It has run for two series in the UK with Paddy Smyth winning the £70,000 grand prize earlier this year.

Netflix revealed the trailer for the first American version on Tuesday night, showing brief clips of all the players experiencing the twists and turns that come with being a Circle player.

From the looks of it one hopeful will play as a woman who is of a totally different weight to her, while one man decides to play posing as his girlfriend.

It worked out well for Alex Hobern, who was the show’s first ever winner in 2018 posing as ‘Kate’ – using a picture of his girlfriend Millie.

It was revealed last year that Netflix is creating three new versions of The Circle, which originally aired on Channel 4.

With any luck this series, kicking off in the new year, should provide us with another explosive catfish moment similar to when Alex finally came face to face with fellow contestant Dan Mosaku – who had believed he was interacting with ‘Kate’ the whole time.

Or maybe there might be some romance on the cards across the pond?  Somehow it did happen for Jack Quirk and Beth Dunlavey this year, becoming the first official coupling from the show.

The Circle US lands on Netflix in January 2020.

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Fans have been given a first look at Sir Lenny Henry’s character in Doctor Who – and we just can’t work him out.

Appearing on The One Show, the actor couldn’t give too much away as he was quizzed on if he’s a baddie or not in the hit series.

‘When you were a kid you would hide behind the sofa and watch,’ he exclaimed just before the clip was played.

The trailer showed his character in action, being interviewed by a reporter, and it’s safe to say he doesn’t come across as the friendliest of people.

In the clip, his character can be seen saying: ‘You only got in because you’re Brits and my mum reads your paper, she’s old and into legacy media.’

In the interview with one of the reporters, he explains to her: ‘We could never afford to go abroad when I was a kid and now I even have my own passenger plane, I fly my mates around the world and insult then through the intercom during the flight.’

Ok so we know it’s not much to go on, but either way, it has left Doctor Who fans reeling.

Stephen Fry will also be making a guest appearance in season 12.

When Jodie Whittaker’s Time Lord travels the universe once again next year, she is set to meet the actors along the way.

Showrunner Chris Chibnall said he is buzzing to be working with ‘two of my absolute favourite actors’.

‘Doctor Who is coming back with a bang – with two great British icons in major roles,’ he said.

‘One of the great joys of Doctor Who is getting to work with actors from your wish list. Stephen and Lenny are two of my absolute favourite actors – and to be able to bring them into Doctor Who, in our one of our biggest ever stories to kick off the new series, is an absolute thrill.’

Series 12, which has just finished filming, will reunite Chris with Lenny, who appeared in series three of his crime drama Broadchurch.

The news comes after reports that Doctor Who is set to kick off with a New Year’s Day special in place of a Christmas episode for the second year running.

Doctor Who returns to BBC One in 2020.

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Strictly Come Dancing star Oti Mabuse reportedly doesn’t want to be linked with Kelvin Fletcher amid rumours they have been struck by the ‘Strictly Curse’.

The 29-year-old professional dancer, who is married to Marius Lepure – allegedly hated the idea that people might think that they have been ‘struck by the Strictly curse’.

The news follows after Kelvin didn’t go back to Manchester to celebrate his wedding anniversary with his childhood sweetheart, despite show bosses encouraging the celebrities to stay in London.

‘Oti knew it was Kelvin and his partner Liz’s anniversary and was happy for him to go to Manchester but he didn’t want to,’ a source exclaimed.

‘Oti was worried his decision may be seen as a reflection on the state of his marriage and the rumour mill would start up.

‘She and Kelvin have a great relationship and are focused on doing their best,’ a source told Heat magazine.

It was only last week that Oti addressed rumours that she and Kelvin were arguing.

The duo were pictured leaving the It Takes Two studio on Wednesday and Oti didn’t look very happy with Kelvin – which led to claims that the two were having a disagreement.

Although the dance pro has since taken to social media to put those rumours to bed.

The star shared a funny clip of Kelvin’s face superimposed on a dancing chicken. The caption read: ‘How can I be furious at this face? Come on now.’

So there you have it guys, they couldn’t be happier.

Strictly Come Dancing returns next Saturday at 7.05pm on BBC One.

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The Royal Variety Performance has left viewers fuming over their choice of backdrop amid the New Zealand volcano eruption.

As the Austrian acrobatic team, Zurcaroh, took to the stage an animated volcano appeared as the background to their routine.

And while it lay dormant for much of the slot, the mountain started to overflow with lava as their performance sped up.

This week saw a huge eruption on White Island, New Zealand, where six people have been confirmed dead, with a further eight reported missing and more than 30 injured.

Taking to Twitter in light of recent events, fans called out the talent show for their ‘insensitive’ setting, despite the programme being recorded on 18 November, at the London Palladium.

‘Bit unfortunate there was a volcano erupting in the background of that incredible performance…’ one wrote while another added: ‘Very insensitive with the volcano! Why wasn’t that taken out?’

Someone else said: ‘Um a volcano…. really?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? They could of cut it or said something about it. I know it was pre-filmed but still’

Just yesterday, police said that around 50 people were on the island, in the Bay of Plenty, at the time and 23 had returned to the mainland.

There were around 30 people still missing, but investigators said there was ‘no sign of life’.

Those evacuated suffered critical burns after being blasted with ash and scalded with steam.

Rescue helicopters and other aircraft had carried out a number of aerial reconnaissance flights over the island following the eruption on Monday afternoon.

A police statement added: ‘Police believe that anyone who could have been taken from the island alive was rescued at the time of the evacuation.’

Questions have already been raised about why tourists were still allowed to visit following an increase in volcanic activity.

The eruption took place about 2pm local time on Monday and consisted of two explosions in quick succession, prime minister Jacinda Ardern said.

Metro.co.uk have reached out to ITV for further comment. 

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Dancing On Ice star Ian ‘H’ Watkins’s dance partner Matt Evers has said they won’t be doing lifts on the show – and it’s all to do with their manhoods.

Makes sense when you think about it.

The professional partner of the show’s first same-sex pairing explained in more delicate language however, citing ‘anatomical differences’, when compared with an opposite sex couple.

Speaking at the show’s launch this week, Matt told The Daily Star: ‘There are some anatomical differences and one of the lifts may not be possible with two men!’

Fair enough. It looks likely, however, that the guys will make for any logistical obstacles with sheer chemistry. Ian’s even said they have it himself…

Asked by Lorraine’s Kate Thornton if there’s any romance between them, the star – who shot to fame in the 90s with pop band Steps – replied: ‘There’s chemistry, but let’s just see if that…

‘Why am I even answering this?! If you’re digging for dirt…’

He later added: ‘Oh my god he’s so hot, and he’s handsome and I’m in such good hands.’

H, tell us how you really feel!

Meanwhile, Matt said: ‘This is the first pairing I’ve had in my career with Dancing On Ice that could possibly be a showmance!’

Matt’s other Dancing On Ice partners have included Ian’s old Steps band mate Lisa Scott-Lee, Hear’Say’s Suzanne Shaw (with whom he won the show) and Baywatch icon Pamela Anderson.

Ian has previously competed in Celebrity Big Brother in 2007 (the same year Shilpa Shetty and Jade Goody took part).

He finished in fourth place.

Dancing On Ice starts early 2020 on ITV.

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Colin Thackery has left fans in tears once again as he fulfilled his dream of singing at the Royal Variety Performance.

The 89-year-old war veteran won of this year’s Britain’s Got Talent after capturing the hearts of the nation with his courageous stories.

And while dedicating a number of his performances to his late wife, the hero sure did Britain proud during his rendition of I Vow To Thee, My Country.

As he blasted out the tune in front of Prince William and Kate Middleton, the backdrop showcased a string of pictures of the Queen throughout her reign.

He was then joined by his fellow veterans who started to harmonise with the main act before poppy leaves fell from the big screen at the back of the stage.

Viewers couldn’t deal with the performance and took to Twitter in a flurry of tears.

‘Colin Thackery just makes me cry. What a lovely, lovely man. He makes me so proud,’ one wrote while another added: ‘Colin Thackeray brought tears to my eyes!’

Someone else said: ‘Colin Thackery on the #RoyalVariety not a dry eye in the house! #RoyalVarietyPerformance.’

However, others noted: ‘Well done Colin, can see he’s a proud man. Served his queen and country. Such a shame the queen wasn’t there this evening to fully full fill his wish.’

Colin is a Chelsea Pensioner and after winning the public vote during the 2019 semi-final of BGT he went on to win the show.

He moved both judges and audience with his cover of wartime classic We’ll Meet Again – which he had also dedicated to his late wife Joan.

Colin was born on 9 March 1930 and joined the Army when he was 15, saying on the BGT: ‘I was running a bit wild, so the Army was really my saviour.’

He served in the Army for 25 years, in the 45th regiment of the Royal Artillery, and is a veteran of the Korean war – while the Army was also where he met his beloved wife.

Colin confessed that he fell for her at the weekly camp dance.

The couple went on to have two children and four grandchildren – as well as singing together during their marriage, moving to Norwich after Colin’s retirement.

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Kim Kardashian has hit out at I’m A Celebrity bosses claiming the Kardashian/Jenner family were never invited on the show to greet Caitlyn Jenner.

Despite having one of the most famous families in the world, the 70-year-old was not greeted by any of them as she left the jungle on Friday.

Since her exit, her son Brandon Jenner claimed the star didn’t reach out to the family ahead of the show – and following the uproar from fans, Brandon decided to set the record straight, which then sparked Kim’s reaction.

Brendon exclaimed to a fan: ‘Honestly, nobody reached out to set it up! I think it might have been a “storyline” the producers wanted to fabricate in order to get more empathy for Caitlyn.

‘That’s how that kind of TV works.’

Kim tweeted: ‘Exactly what Brandon said!!!! NO ONE from I’m A Celeb even reached out and asked for letters, appearances or anything from any Kardashians or Jenners.’

Since leaving the show, Caitlyn didn’t seem too fussed about the snub as she shared an adorable post about her daughters Kylie and Kendall Jenner as they welcomed her home.

The former olympian was greeted to a room full of balloons that read ‘welcome home’ – and we think it’s possibly the sweetest thing ever.

She simply captioned the photo: ‘Thank you my baby’s @kendalljenner @kyliejenner.’

Caitlyn was booted out of the ITV jungle on Friday night’s show, in a savage double elimination with Nadine Coyle.

However, her friend Sophia Hutchins was not on hand to greet the athlete, with daughters Kylie and Kendall also nowhere to be seen, leaving viewers in tears.

But it’s not all bad news, as she got a warm welcome from her former campmates when she arrived at the luxurious Palazzo Versace hotel – with Ian Wright and Andrew Maxwell on hand to cheer her on.

‘Just got out of the jungle and actually getting hair and make-up done – boy, do I need it, I haven’t had it in weeks,’ Caitlyn shared.

‘When I got out of the jungle I had a lot of friends there, but I had a big surprise when I got back to the hotel – Sophia’s here! Yay!’

Caitlyn broke down in tears upon her exit, as she admitted she lasted longer than she assumed she would.

She told Ant and Dec: ‘I came here to test myself, obviously I did the show 16 years ago. I turned 70, thought what a challenge?

‘I knew it wasn’t going to be easy, I didn’t think I’d make it to the next night.’

Composing herself after Ant handed her a tissue, she continued: ‘I met some of the greatest people. There wasn’t one person who was causing problems, everyone was helpful.

‘I hate to leave them behind for another day and a half.’

ITV has been approached for a comment.

You can watch I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here on the ITV hub.

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Empire actress Amanda Detmer has been arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and leaving the scene of a traffic collision.

According to a statement from the Chico Police Department, the incident occurred on Sunday 8 December 2019.

At 5:13pm they responded to a report of a vehicle collision into a utility pole at an intersection in Chico.

The statement read: ‘Upon arrival, officers learned the vehicle had left the scene and an inebriated Detmer was eventually discovered driving her vehicle, which showed signs of “heavy front end damage”, and was then arrested.

‘Officers arrived and learned that the vehicle had left the scene and was last seen driving eastbound on East 9th Street.

‘An area check was conducted and a vehicle was located driving eastbound on East 9th Street that had heavy front end damage.

‘During the course of the investigation, police learned the driver was responsible for the collision into the utility pole.’

The driver was identified as Amanda Detmer.

At the conclusion of the investigation, Detmer was placed under arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol and leaving the scene of a traffic collision.

Detmer plays Tracy Kingsley on Fox’s hit music-themed show, which is currently in its sixth season.

Her character featured on the show from 2018-2019 and she appeared as a guest star on a total of 12 episodes of the show.

Empire, of course, stars the likes of Taraji P. Henson as Loretha and Terrence Howard as Lucious.

Detmer, who is 48 years old, previously had a role in the first Final Destination film, released in the year 2000.

However, her character did not appear in the subsequent four films in the franchise (which made over $7 million at the box office) because her character was killed off in the first movie.

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First Date viewers fell in love with contestant James on Tuesday night as he revealed he had never been kissed, let alone go on a date.

With many branding, the 19-year-old as ‘sweet’ James told how he has never been ‘romantically involved with a lady’.

Speaking to barman Merlin Griffiths, he exclaimed: ‘Dating for me has been non-existent, I have never been on a date before and I have never had a girlfriend or anything.

‘I have never had a kiss no, I feel like the best way to do it would be to go in head first.’

So looking for help poor James turned to First Dates as he added: ‘You start to doubt for a while that there’s going to be anyone for you but it’s nice to know there is someone out there for everyone.’

It was also a first for James’ match Emma as she revealed she had never been on a date before either.

The 19-year-old told how she had only been in love with TV characters.

Sat at the dinner table, James admitted: ‘I have tended to Google something as to what to say on the first date.

‘This is new for both of us then,’ Emma replied.

James continued: ‘You do the apps and stuff and you don’t get any matches. The dating apps have knocked my confidence.’

And it’s safe to say viewers just loved James (and we did too).

Bring James back again #Firstdates

— Jill (@Jillybean99) December 10, 2019

Friendzoned. Poor James #firstdates pic.twitter.com/EkeTprj9GL

— Michelle Jones (@MeeshyJay) December 10, 2019

Oh James! I’m gutted for you. #FirstDates

— 𝚁𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚍 𝙼𝚊𝚜𝚘𝚗 👓 (@NoWireHangers) December 10, 2019

Oh James ❤️ #FirstDates

— Jane (@MsJMosoeu) December 10, 2019

I hope this works out for James #firstdates pic.twitter.com/lMei7e79JP

— Gillian Hudson (@JillHudson21) December 10, 2019

How sweet James #firstdates

— Bee 🇮🇪 (@Beeee_20) December 10, 2019

First Dates airs 10pm Tuesdays on Channel 4.

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Jacqueline Jossa may have been absolutely elated to be crowned the new Queen of the Jungle, but for her, nothing quite beats being back with her loved ones.

The former EastEnders star was this year’s I’m A Celebrity winner, after beating her campmates Andrew Whyment and Roman Kemp (who finished in second and third place respectively) to the throne.

Jacqueline told show hosts Ant and Dec that winning the show ‘meant the world’ to her, but speaking to The Mirror, she admits seeing her loved ones again after three weeks apart is a better feeling.

Jac said: ‘It’s absolutely amazing to be Queen of the Jungle, but to be back with my family is even better.’

The soap star’s family flew out to Australia to greet her when she finally left the jungle victorious. Jacqueline’s mum and dad made sure to support her down under, while her husband Dan Osborne jetted over with the couple’s two daughters Ella, four, and Mia, one.

Since leaving the jungle, Jacqueline became the first celebrity ever to cancel all live TV and newspaper interviews. 

Fans were left concerned, especially as Dan found himself at the centre of various cheating claims while Jacqueline was in camp, but Jac assured her Instagram followers everything was fine – and sources claimed she just wanted to spend some time with her family.

‘She has to film for the ‘coming out’ show which airs later this week, so cancelled all other TV offers like GMB and Lorraine to spend more time with the family,’ a source told the Mirror.

‘Jacqueline and Dan spent time together in the hotel and probably had a lot to talk about.’

Another source told The Sun that Jac has given husband Dan an ultimatum, after hearing of the cheating claims  – accusing him of being unfaithful with Love Island’s Gabby Allen and allegedly having a threesome with his CBB co-stars – that he has strongly denied.

‘Jacqueline feels refreshed by her jungle experience, and doesn’t want anything to detract from it,’ they told the paper. ‘Her and Dan had a frank chat and decided to start with a clean slate. She really loves him, and their girls, and wants to make things work.

‘But equally, she’s found an inner strength she didn’t realise she had in the jungle, so has warned him any more indiscretions and he’s in trouble.’

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Love Island’s Caroline Flack has compared being a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing to being in a relationship – on top of admitting she asked to be on the show.

The 40-year-old star, who won the BBC series back in 2014 with Pasha Kovalev, revealed on It Takes Two that she asked bosses to book her for the competition and said the experience was like being in a couple.

‘You add this whole chapter to your life you never thought you’d have. I think I asked to do it. I phoned up,’ Caroline told host Rylan Clark-Neal.

‘Oh really, not desperate at all, darling!’ he laughed.

She went on to add: ‘It’s never just about one person. Being in a Strictly couple is like being in a relationship.’

Explaining what she meant, Caroline continued: ‘You have to have all those same traits. It’s a partnership.

‘Let me finish that before it goes anywhere else.

‘You have the trust, honesty, communication. Get rid of the romantic bit. You don’t do it on your own.’

Caroline is currently dating former tennis player Lewis Burton, 27, while Pasha is expecting his first child with Countdown’s Rachel Riley.

Caroline and her beau made their relationship Instagram official back in August, with a source telling The Sun: ‘Caroline and Lewis were introduced through mutual friends and have really hit it off.

‘They’ve been on several dates now and are getting on really well.’

It Takes Two continues tonight at 6.30pm on BBC Two.

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***Warning: Crisis On Infinite Earths Spoilers Ahead***

Crisis On Infinite Earths is continuing to bring the shock cameos with an appearance from Lucifer… despite Tom Ellis previously denying he was involved.

You sneaky devil, you.

The British actor appeared in the Arrowverse’s mega crossover event last night, as episode three of the special series saw Lucifer Morningstar himself get unexpected visitors in the shape of Constantine (Matt Ryan), Diggle (David Ramsey) and Mia (Katherine McNamara).

In a desperate bid to try and get Oliver’s (Stephen Amell)’s soul back, the group request access to Hell, but obviously need Lucifer’s permission first to get there.

After the episode aired, Tom posted a photo of him on set and tweeted: ‘Ok I’m sorry I fibbed about being in #CrisisOnInfinteEarths!!!

‘BUT we were desperately trying to keep it a surprise but then unfortunately some paparazzi spoiled the surprise…so…it was a mild attempt to put the genie back in the bottle. #lucifer however does not lie.’

He’d previously flat out said he’d made a ‘hard pass’ on the show, instead appearing in Toronto suited and booted to visit a pal on his birthday.

Tom later told Entertainment Tonight: ‘I hope [the fans] are reacting with pleasure!

‘I mean, that’s why I wanted to keep it a surprise because really, with all these characters that we do know that are happening in the crossover, we just wanted it to be something that would surprise and it would be a nice little Easter egg.’

However, it’s not quite the Lucifer we know and love today – with the show zooming five years back in the past before he’d even met his now beloved Chloe Decker on the series.

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‘This is him in his proper playboy, don’t-give-a-damn-about-anything stage in his life,’ Tom explained. ‘He is very irreverent with our characters when they turn up in the scene and obviously, with Constantine, there is some history there.’

Crisis On Infinite Earths has gone all out with its cameos – with Smallville’s Tom Welling returning to play a new version of Superman, Brandon Routh returning as another version of Superman, and a shock death in the first episode which threw everyone off track.

The show marks a turning point on the DC TV Universe, which if it follows the comic books, could literally reset the show’s world.

The crossover is led by the recent stars of DC’s connected world including Batwoman, The Flash and Supergirl

Crisis On Infinite Earths began in the US on 8 December, The episodes will air on Sky One and NOW TV in the UK, except for Batwoman, which does not currently have a UK broadcaster.

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Piers Morgan cracked a savage Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy Christmas cracker joke on today’s Good Morning Britain.

The 54-year-old presenter poked fun at the WAGatha Christie drama, which shocked the world back in October when Coleen accused Rebekah of leaking stories about her to the press in a bombshell Instagram post. Rebekah denied the allegations.

Joined by Susanna Reid and Sean Fletcher, Piers pulled a cracker and read out the yuletide joke hidden inside.

‘What is Coleen Rooney’s favourite game to play over the festive period?’ Piers asked his co-stars, before revealing the answer as: ‘Guess who.’

The presenters laughed at the revelation, with Piers then adding: ‘Oh Coleen, inspector Coleen.’

‘Has that been resolved yet?’ Susanna asked, prompting her co-host to respond: ‘I don’t think so. It’s never really been established what went down.

‘WAGatha Christie remains an unanswered thing. I’m friendly with both of them, I like both of them so I’m in the middle.’

Back in October, Coleen posted an Instagram alleging that she set up a plot to expose her fellow WAG Rebekah.

Coleen wrote: ‘For a few years now someone I trusted to follow me on my personal Instagram account has been consistently informing The Sun newspaper of my private posts and stories.

‘There has been so much information given to them about me, my friends and my family – all without my permission or knowledge. After a long time of trying to figure out who it could be, for various reasons, I had a suspicion.

‘To try and prove this, I came up with an idea. I blocked everyone from viewing my Instagram stories except ONE account. (Those on my private account must have been wondering why I haven’t had stories on there for a while.)’

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Coleen continued: ‘Over the past five months I have posted a series of false stories if they made their way into the Sun newspaper. And you know what, they did! The story about gender selection in Mexico, the story about returning to TV and then the latest story about the basement flooding in my new house.

‘It’s been tough keeping it to myself and not making any comment at all, especially when the stories have been leaked, however I had to. Now I know for certain which account/individual it’s come from.

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‘I have saved and screenshotted all the original stories which clearly show just one person has viewed them. It’s…… Rebekah Vardy’s account.’

Rebekah fired back in her own statement, writing: ‘As I have just said to you on the phone, I wish you had called me if you thought this. I never speak to anyone about you as various journalists who have asked me over the years can vouch for.

‘If you thought this was happening you could have told me & I could have changed my passwords to see if it stopped. Over the years various people have had access to my Insta and just this week I found I was following people I didn’t know and have never followed myself.’

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Harry Styles necked cod sperm on The Late Late Show with James Corden after being confronted by ex Kendall Jenner about their relationship.

The former couple went head-to-head in the rank game Spill Your Guts or Fill Your Guts, where they asked each other seriously awkward questions the other was forced to answer – or eat/drink something disgusting instead.

Thanks to the show’s producers, the questions were definitely below the belt for both of them – starting with Harry forcing Kendall to rank her siblings’ parenting skills.

When seeing her question for Harry, Kendall beamed and said she’d been ‘dying to know the answer’, telling him he had to eat cod sperm if he didn’t ‘fess up.

She then asked him: ‘What songs on your last album were about me?’

Harry pauses in an extremely awkward silence, before holding his head in his hands and refusing to answer – choosing the cod sperm in front of him instead.

You ever heard that ignoring the question might be worse sometimes than just answering it, Harry?!

The cheeky star had previously commented on the concoction, questioning how producers were able to get the sperm out of the cod in the first place (which, to be fair, is a seriously legit question.)

For anyone interested, cod sperm turns out to be surprisingly chewy (vom) with a giggling Kendall telling Harry to ‘just swallow it’ when he took his time on it… realising what she said.

‘To spit or to swallow, that is the question,’ he added with a knowing wink, before spitting it out.

The horrified star then added: ‘That really carries an aftertaste!’

We are still processing all of this guys, give us a moment.

The celebrity pair dated briefly between 2013 and 2014, keeping their romance a secret before being photographed on Ellen DeGeneres’s yacht in St Barts.

Kendall’s sister Khloe later confirmed the relationship, but it was said they fizzled out by 2016.

Despite this, the couple remain good friends, and are still seen heading out to dinner together in LA.

The Late Late Show with James Corden airs on CBS in the US and Sky Atlantic in the UK.

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Strictly Come Dancing’s Bruno Tonioli reckons that the 2019 series has been less exciting because of the lack of romance between this year’s celebrity contestants.

The show’s resident judge, who sits on the panel alongside Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood and Motse Mabuse, admitted that he’s a big fan when the professionals and their partners find love on the show and thinks the added spice has been lacking this time around.

‘I’ve never had anything wrong with the romances – it’s actually quite nice when they get together,’ Bruno confessed.

He continued to The Sun: ‘It’s life. It adds a bit of frisson of excitement when it happens on the dancefloor.

‘So I think I was missing that a little bit in this series.’

The infamous Strictly curse is when a celebrity and/or their dance partners go through a public breakup during their time on the show.

Whether the cause is all the hours spent away rehearsing, the sometimes-undeniable chemistry between dance partners or just bad timing, the ‘curse’ has worked its black magic on nearly a dozen couples throughout the show’s existence.

A huge scandal ripped through last year’s series of the show after dancer Katya Jones – who was then married to her fellow Strictly dancer Neil Jones – and comedian Seann Walsh were caught kissing in a London street.

The fallout was pretty epic and Neil and Katya announced their separation not long after, but both remain on the show this year.

Bruno might be pleased to know that it was unearthed that an unlikely new Strictly couple have been ‘quickstepping to the bedroom’ according to show insiders.

‘You wouldn’t put these two together. If people knew they had been quickstepping off to the bedroom, they would be stunned,’ a source told the Daily Star. ‘It seems there was an attraction early in the contest. They tried hard to resist it but couldn’t hold back.

‘They did a good job hiding it but gossip has started to spread.’

Strictly Come Dancing airs Saturday at 7.05pm on BBC One. 

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Kendall Jenner might have a bit of explaining to do with her family after she was forced by Harry Styles to rank her entire family’s parenting skills from best to worst.

The model was asked the savage question as part of Spill Your Guts or Fill Your Guts, being told she had to neck a Thousand-Year-Old Eggnog if she failed to answer.

He told her: ‘You are one of the few members for the Kardashian-Jenner clan that does not have children.

‘Rank your siblings – Kim, Kylie, Khloe, Kourtney and Rob from best to worst parents.’

Pretty savage question, and Kendall was quite rightly horrified by it… but then she decided to spill the tea and tell us anyway.

Initially going to drink, the smell overcame her and she admitted: ‘I feel like I could answer it.’

Egged on (no pub intended) by Harry to drink the eggnog or tell the truth, the star took a moment and then decided to come clean.

After some hesitation, she said: ‘I mean, I’ll start by saying they actually are all amazing. They really are. I swear!’

‘I’ll say Rob is number one – he’s so good to his daughter,’ Kendall started, before adding: ‘I mean, that’s so hard they are all so amazing.’

Unhappy with just that as an answer, Harry told her to drink the foul-smelling eggnog again, causing Kendall to rush and declared: ‘No! Then it would be like, Khloe, Kim, Kylie and Kourtney…’

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Bursting out laughing, she then added: ‘But they’re all amazing!’

Yowch. Tough luck, Kourtney!

Kendall later got her own back on her ex though, grilling him about their relationship and whether he used it as inspiration for any of his songs.

The celebrity pair dated briefly between 2013 and 2014, keeping their romance a secret before being photographed on Ellen DeGeneres’s yacht in St Barts.

Kendall’s sister Khloe later confirmed the relationship, but it was said they fizzled out by 2016.

Rather than answer the question, Harry took the forfeit… chewing on some rank-looking cod sperm rather than come clean.

The Late Late Show with James Corden airs on CBS in the US and Sky Atlantic in the UK.

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Phillip Schofield is ‘desperate for a mention on the New Year Honours list’ and is ‘envious of Eamonn Holmes landing an OBE’ in 2018 according to newspaper claims.

It’s been claimed that the 57-year-old star, who is also said to be feuding with his fellow This Morning colleagues, is green with envy over Eamonn receiving a gong to commemorate his four decades in the industry.

A rep for Phil has refused to comment but sources close to him have denied the latest reports.

It’s been alleged that Eamonn’s award has increased strains behind-the-scenes of the daytime show amid reports that the Dancing On Ice star has created a ‘toxic atmosphere’, which led to wife Ruth Langsford formally complaining about his behaviour.

The Sun newspaper quoted a source as saying: ‘Phillip is desperate for a knighthood or at least some mention in the Honours list.

‘His eagerness is an amusing talking point for a lot of This Morning staff.’

The insider continued to The Sun: ‘They think it’s hilariously obvious.’

Over the weekend, the publication reported that Phil’s relationship with his co-presenter Holly Willoughby has become strained over recent months, with one household name saying: ‘For so long people have been silenced because they are scared for their job.

‘If they speak out publicly about the atmosphere they fear there could be repercussions.’

A spokesperson for ITV said: ‘It’s deeply disappointing and unfair for Phillip to be the target of this sort of malicious gossip.

‘Phillip is a much-respected broadcaster and colleague and this is absolutely not a description of This Morning that we recognise.

‘Holly and Phil are great friends both on and off-screen and are popular among viewers and colleagues alike.’

Meanwhile, Martin Frizell, Editor of This Morning added: ‘I spend hundreds of days a year in their company and what you see is what you get, a genuine friendship from a couple who are both spontaneously funny and professional.

‘We have the smartest viewers watching telly and believe me they would be the first to notice any issues – they haven’t because there are none.’

This Morning airs weekdays at 10.30am on ITV.

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This Morning’s Holly Willoughby has shunned claims of a feud with Phillip Schofield by sharing a clip of them both hugging.

It had been alleged that the presenters’ relationship had become strained behind-the-scenes of the ITV show, on top of reports that a number of members of the programme had ‘filed official complaints against Phil’, who’s hosted the show for 17 years.

But Holly doesn’t seem fazed by the allegations and appeared to stand by her colleague as she posted a heart-warming video of the pair singing Mariah Carey’s festive classic All I Want For Christmas Is You – and it screamed friendship.

In the brief snippet captured behind-the-scenes of Dancing On Ice, Holly and Phil mimed the iconic yuletide track before looking into each other’s eyes, kissing on the cheek, and then hugging.

‘BTS #dancingonicechristmas …. it’s CHRIIIISSSSSTTTTTMAAAAAAAS!,’ Holly captioned the clip on Instagram.

Fans were delighted to see the This Morning favourites showing their affection for each other, and shared their joy in the comments.

Fellow ITV presenter Rochelle Humes replied with a string of red love hearts, while another gawped: ‘Beautiful friendship’.

Holly and Phil have denied any suggestions of a rift in a separate interview with Newsbeat. ‘You couldn’t do the amount of hours of TV that we do with each other without getting on,’ Holly hit back.

‘We have such a laugh,’ added Phil. ‘We’re best mates, she’s like the sister I never had. I just adore working with her, she’s just perfect.’

Earlier this week, Alison Hammond defended her This Morning colleague amid claims of toxicity and ‘complaints’ on-set, and wrote to him publicly.

Responding to a post that Phil had made earlier this year when he was accused of ‘blocking’ Amanda Holden from filling in for Holly, who took on I’m A Celebrity hosting duties in 2018, she wrote: ‘YOU ARE LOVED full stop,’ along with heart emojis.

This Morning airs weekdays at 10.30am on ITV.

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