TV and Soaps

Anita Dobson struggled to keep secret Doctor Who identity under wraps
24 May 2025

Anita Dobson struggled to keep secret Doctor Who identity under wraps
Anita Dobson struggled to keep her ‘Doctor Who’ character’s secret identity under wraps. The 76-year-old actress has been playing the kind and unassuming Mrs Flood in the current season but had ...

Fern Britton isn’t ready for love again
24 May 2025

Fern Britton isn’t ready for love again
Fern Britton isn’t ready for love again. The 67-year-old presenter has been single since splitting with TV chef Phil Vickery, five years ago after 20 years of marriage and doesn’t feel ...

Jimmy Carr became a comedian because he was depressed
24 May 2025

Jimmy Carr became a comedian because he was depressed
Jimmy Carr became a comedian because he was depressed. The 52-year-old star revealed he wasn’t happy with his life when he was in his mid-20s so he decided to change it ...

Paul Danan's brother insists star didn't mean to die
23 May 2025

Paul Danan's brother insists star didn't mean to die
Paul Danan's heartbroken brother has insisted the late star “didn’t mean to die”. The former 'Hollyoaks' actor, 46, was found unresponsive at his home in Bristol on January 15 and an ...

Daniel Brocklebank’s partner blasts Coronation Street
23 May 2025

Daniel Brocklebank’s partner blasts Coronation Street
Daniel Brocklebank’s partner has blasted ‘Coronation Street’ over the actor’s upcoming exit. Jordan Coulthard, Daniel's boyfriend, took to his Instagram Story to insist that it was not Daniel’s decision to leave ...

Stephen Graham says Adolescence could return for a second season
23 May 2025

Stephen Graham won't rule out a second season of Adolescence
Stephen Graham says that a second season of 'Adolescence' is still a "possibility". The 51-year-old actor starred in and co-wrote the powerful Netflix drama – which tells the story of how ...

Jamie Theakston has revealed why he is glad his mum died before his cancer diagnosis
23 May 2025

Jamie Theakston 'so pleased' cancer diagnosis came after his mum died
Jamie Theakston was "so pleased" his mum had died before he got cancer. The 54-year-old co-presenter of the Heart Radio breakfast show was diagnosed with stage one laryngeal cancer - which ...

Dianne Buswell won Strictly Come Dancing with Chris McCausland last year
23 May 2025

'I get butterflies': Dianne Buswell is thrilled to return to Strictly Come Dancing each year
Dianne Buswell still gets "butterflies" on 'Strictly Come Dancing'. The 36-year-old dancer returns to the BBC show this year as defending champion after winning the competition with comedian Chris McCausland in ...

Clair Norris is leaving EastEnders
23 May 2025

Clair Norris to leave EastEnders after eight years
Clair Norris is leaving 'EastEnders' after eight years. The 27-year-old actress, who plays Bernadette 'Bernie' Taylor in the BBC soap, will leave Albert Square later this year in a move that ...

Alex Jones' labrador Scout tried to relieve himself on Dame Mary Berry at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show
23 May 2025

Alex Jones' dog 'cocked his leg' at Dame Mary Berry at RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Alex Jones' labrador Scout "cocked his leg" at Dame Mary Berry at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. 'The One Show' presenter's day at the Royal Horticultural Society's annual garden design and ...

Stephen Mulhern cries for the first time on TV in The Accidental Tourist
23 May 2025

Stephen Mulhern's heartbreaking reason for crying for the first time on TV in The Accidental Tourist
Stephen Mulhern cried in his first TV show following the death of his dad Christopher. Viewers will see a more emotional side to the 48-year-old presenter in the upcoming ITV1 and ...

Love Island star Claudia Fogarty expecting baby girl
23 May 2025

Love Island star Claudia Fogarty expecting baby girl
'Love Island' star Claudia Fogarty is pregnant. The 30-year-old reality TV star is expecting her first child with her footballer boyfriend Olly Crankshaw, who plays for Altrincham. Claudia and Olly ...

Jeremy Clarkson had heart surgery last year
23 May 2025

Jeremy Clarkson had 'no idea' he was close to death
Jeremy Clarkson "had no idea" he was close to death last year. The 65-year-old presenter underwent life-saving heart surgery in October to have two stents fitted and he admitted he had ...

Nicola Walker is starring in the Disney+ comedy series Alice and Steve
22 May 2025

Nicola Walker to star in lead role for Disney+ comedy Alice and Steve
Nicola Walker and Jemaine Clement are to lead the cast of the Disney+ comedy series 'Alice and Steve'. 'The Split' actress and 'What We Do in the Shadows' star will play ...

Colson Smith won't be coming back to Coronation Street
22 May 2025

Colson Smith won't be returning to Coronation Street as a ghost
Colson Smith won't be returning to 'Coronation Street' in the future as a ghost. The 26-year-old actor left the ITV soap on Wednesday (21.05.25) after 14 years when his alter ego, ...

Taskmaster has 'become' Alex Horne's life
22 May 2025

Taskmaster has taken over Alex Horne's life
Alex Horne's life is dominated by 'Taskmaster'. The 46-year-old comedian first created the concept for the Channel 4 comedy series at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2010 and admits that the ...

Diane Morgan has been cast in the BBC sitcom Ann Droid
22 May 2025

Diane Morgan cast as a robot in BBC comedy Ann Droid
Diane Morgan is to play a robot in the new BBC sitcom 'Ann Droid'. The 49-year-old star will take on the role of a humanoid robot designed to keep elderly people ...

Naga Munchetty has faced nasty abuse from online trolls
22 May 2025

BBC Breakfast host Naga Munchetty is targeted by online trolls criticising her appearance
Naga Munchetty is targeted by online trolls criticising her appearance on 'BBC Breakfast'. The 50-year-old broadcaster has revealed how nasty social media users slam her outfit choices on the morning news ...

Suranne Jones is to star in a drama about witchcraft
22 May 2025

Suranne Jones lined up for role in witchcraft drama
Suranne Jones is set to star in a new drama about witchcraft. The 46-year-old actress has long been fascinated by the subject as she hosted the Channel 4 documentary 'Investigating Witch ...

Sir Michael Palin has been cast in a new BBC sitcom
22 May 2025

Sir Michael Palin cast in Mackenzie Crooke's 'magical' new BBC comedy
Sir Michael Palin has been cast in Mackenzie Crooke's new comedy. The 'Worzel Gummidge' and 'Pirates of the Caribbean' actor has written, created and directed a new BBC show with the ...

Clare Balding has said Celebrity Traitors was brutal
22 May 2025

Celebrity Traitors star Clare Balding says show was 'brutal'
Clare Balding has described 'Celebrity Traitors' as "brutal". The 54-year-old esteemed broadcaster found the first star-studded version of the hit BBC One show - which is a game of deceit and ...

Colson Smith's final Coronation Street scenes have aired
21 May 2025

Colson Smith happy with 'perfect' Coronation Street exit
Colson Smith thinks he had a "perfect" exit from 'Coronation Street'. The 26-year-old actor bowed out of the show on Wednesday (21.05.25) after 14 years when his alter ego, PC Craig ...

Rob Brydon has landed a new comedy series
21 May 2025

Rob Brydon lands new BBC comedy series
Rob Brydon will lead the cast of a new comedy series. The 'Gavin and Stacey' actor will star in 'Bill's Included' as Bill Beam, a kind-hearted but slightly overbearing divorcee who ...

Danny Miller found it hard to cope with boredom during his stint on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
21 May 2025

Danny Miller 'hated the boredom' on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
Danny Miller struggled with the "boredom" on 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!'. The 'Emmerdale' actor won the 2021 series of the popular ITV reality show but revealed that ...