Entertainment

Sally Dynevor
2 June 2020

Sally Metcalfe 'won't let Yasmeen go to prison'

'Coronation Street' star Sally Dynevor says her character won't let Yasmeen Nazir go to prison for attacking her evil husband Geoff. The 57-year-old actress plays Sally Metcalfe, who has grown suspicious ...

Sally Dynevor
2 June 2020

Sally Dynevor 'excited' to start filming Coronation Street

'Coronation Street' star Sally Dynevor is "excited" to go back to work next week. ITV has confirmed the cast will be returning to work on June 9, after an enforced production ...
EastEnders
2 June 2020

EastEnders set to feature coronavirus guidelines

'EastEnders' will feature coronavirus measures when it returns. The BBC is hoping the soap will resume filming later this month, as the lockdown restrictions begin to ease, but the residents of ...
Iain Lee
2 June 2020

Iain Lee announces exit from talkRADIO

Iain Lee has left talkRADIO. The 46-year-old presenter has announced via social media that his four-year tenure on the station has come to an end, after talkRADIO chose not to offer ...
Maya Jama
2 June 2020

Save Our Summer will offer 'something for everyone'

Maya Jama thinks 'Save Our Summer' will offer "something for everyone". The 25-year-old presenter is set to host the new show alongside Peter Crouch and Alex Horne, and she's promised that ...

Alison Hammond
2 June 2020

Alison Hammond reduced to tears by George Floyd's death

Alison Hammond was reduced to tears as she discussed George Floyd's death on 'This Morning'. The 45-year-old presenter - who has a 15-year-old son called Aiden - struggled to contain her ...

Mazel Tov J S Margot
29 May 2020

Seven things I did not know about writing J S Margot

Author J S Margot spent time with us as she revealed the seven things that she learned about writing including a Royal invite as a result. 1 Pepper and salt: ...

I Am An Island - Tamsin Calidas
27 May 2020

Tamsin Calidas - Seven things My Readers Should Know About Me

Leading Author Tamsin Calidas took time out from her busy schedule to share an insight into her life by revealing her top seven things that we and her readers should ...

MN Grenside Author of Fall Out
26 May 2020

10 Things I Want My Readers to Know About Me - MN Grenside

1) My start in business was with Lloyd’s of London as a Broker specialising in insurance against Kidnap and Ransom and Expropriation of Assets by unfriendly Governments or Regimes. After ...

The Sweeney Sisters - Lian Dolan
23 May 2020

7 Life Lessons I learned Growing up in a Big Family - Lian Dolan

Nothing shapes us quite like our family of origin. In my book, The Sweeney Sisters, I recreate some of the interaction that I experienced with my siblings, both the good ...

Everything is fine by Gillian Harvey
22 May 2020

Life with five - Gillian Harvey

Author Gillian Harvey shares with Female First what its like writing while attending to the needs of five children and who she credits for her success. Having five children wasn’t ...

Sea Change
21 May 2020

Saving The World, One Carrot At A Time - -Nancy Kress

Author of Sea Change Nancy Kress exclusively revealled to Female First her inspirations finding the cause, adding her character, and her heroine for her new book and how she is ...

SodaStream Spirit sparkling water maker
20 May 2020

Win a SodaStream Spirit sparkling water maker, the perfect addition to any stylish home

Prize provider SodaStream As pretty much all of us are spending much more time inside lately, you may have been thinking about how you can spruce up your home, or ...

Revenge
15 May 2020

Win a copy of Revenge on DVD

Prize Provider: Aim Publicity  One of the most talked about movies of recent years, Revenge lends ‘pitch-black humour and a cunning feminist agenda’ (★★★★ Daily Express) to the classic exploitation genre, and now Second Sight ...
Mizzie The Kangaroo
2 May 2020

Win a Mizzie The Kangaroo Bundle

Prize provider: Obsession PR The Kangaroo was born to help your little ones develop in a fun way! with  Stimulating the senses, developing fine motor skills, teaching cause & effect, encouraging ...
Our Girl
1 May 2020

Win a copy of Our Girl series 1-4 on DVD

Prize Provider: Aim Publicity.  AFTER THE heart-stopping cliffhanger of Our Girl Series 3, we’re thrilled that our mighty military medic Georgie is back on screen for a fourth series. But it’s ...
The Nest
1 May 2020

Win a copy The Nest on DVD

Prize provider: Aim Publicity.  TV favourites Martin Compston (Line of Duty, Mary Queen of Scots) and Sophie Rundle (Gentleman Jack, Peaky Blinders) star in gritty, new BBC thriller The Nest, from BAFTA-winning writer Nicole Taylor (Three Girls, ...
IP Man The Finale DVD
20 April 2020

Win IP MAN 4: THE FINALE on DVD

Prize Provider -  Universal Pictures Donnie Yen reprises his role as the legendary Wing Chun master in the grand finale of the revolutionary martial arts series that inspired a new wave of ...
Clara Amfo admits George Floyd death left her ‘crying, angry, confused’
2 June 2020

Clara Amfo Admits George Floyd Death Left Her ‘Crying, Angry, Confused’

Radio 1 DJ Clara Amfo held back tears as she revealed that she missed her show on Monday over the death of George Floyd. The London-born presenter, who has Ghanaian ...
Mel C
2 June 2020

Mel C's daughter isn't fussed about her mum's music

Mel C admitted her daughter doesn't care about her famous mum's music. The Spice Girls star revealed her 11-year-old daughter Scarlet - who she shares with her ex-partner Thomas Starr - ...

Noel Gallagher
2 June 2020

Noel Gallagher lost notebook of early Oasis lyrics

Noel Gallagher lost a book full of unseen Oasis lyrics. The 53-year-old rocker admitted he wrote a lot of material around the time the group were working on their 1994 debut ...

Billie Eilish
2 June 2020

Music industry social media blackout following George Floyd's death

The music industry is observing a social media blackout on Tuesday (02.06.20) following George Floyd's death. Billie Eilish, The Rolling Stones, Britney Spears and more are taking part in the online ...

Motley Crue
2 June 2020

Motley Crue, Def Leppard and Poison postpone summer tour

Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett have postponed their summer tour due to the coronavirus pandemic. The four legendary acts were due to kick off a run of stadium ...

Naughty Boy
2 June 2020

Naughty Boy and Gemma Collins' summer song put on hold

Naughty Boy and Gemma Collins have been forced to postpone plans to release a song this summer. The music producer - whose real name is Shahid Khan - and the ...

Idina Menzel
2 June 2020

Frozen 2 to launch on Disney+ in UK on July 3

'Frozen 2' is to launch on Disney+ in the UK on July 3. The animated sequel, which features the voices of Idina Menzel and Josh Gad, will be available to viewers ...

Stephen Fry
2 June 2020

Stephen Fry dreamed of James Bond role

Stephen Fry wanted to play James Bond. The 62-year-old star may described Ian Fleming's fictional British spy as "sexist and cruel", but he grew up loving the character - played by ...

Victoria Mahoney
2 June 2020

Victoria Mahoney in talks to direct Kill Them All

Victoria Mahoney is in talks to direct 'Kill Them All'. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Mahoney is set to make her big-studio debut on the adaptation of Kyle Starks' graphic novel. The ...

Melissa Barrera
2 June 2020

Melissa Barrera: Shooting In The Heights was a crazy experience

Melissa Barrera admits that filming on 'In The Heights' was a "crazy" experience. The 29-year-old actress plays the role of Vanessa in the movie adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical, but admits ...

Patty Jenkins
2 June 2020

'Too many characters': Patty Jenkins turned down Justice League movie

Patty Jenkins once turned down the chance to make a 'Justice League' movie. The 48-year-old director was asked to be on board on film about the team of fictional superheroes, ...
Josh Gad
2 June 2020

Josh Gad doesn't think Olaf deserves Frozen spin-off

Josh Gad doesn't think Olaf has "earned" a 'Frozen' spin-off movie. The 39-year-old actor - who voices the loveable snowman in the Disney franchise - has played down the idea of ...
F1 Virtual Spanish GP: Live stream, driver lineup & start time
9 May 2020

Things to know about F1 Virtual Spanish GP

Formula 1 launched the Virtual Grand Prix series in late March to fill the gap left by the postponed season and the latest race – the Virtual Spanish GP – ...

Call of Duty: Warzone
7 May 2020

Call of Duty: Warzone developer teases Gulag updates

'Call of Duty: Warzone' developer Raven Software has teased future updates to the Gulag. The studio's creative director Amos Hodge has opened up about the team's future plans for the defining ...
Halo Infinite
7 May 2020

Xbox boss gives Halo Infinite update

An Xbox chief has asked fans for some "patience" regarding 'Halo Infinite'. So far, Microsoft has just released one full trailer for the upcoming title, with gamers desperate to learn more ...
The Last Of Us
7 May 2020

Last of Us Part 2 director on launch

'The Last Of Us Part 2' director Neil Druckmann admits it's "surreal" to be so close to the release. Naughty Boy has unveiled a teaser for the highly anticipated sequel - ...
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
6 May 2020

LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga key art revealed

'LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga' will allow fans to start at any point in the timeline. The upcoming game will span all nine Skywalker saga films, feature hundreds of ...
Mortal Kombat
6 May 2020

Warner Bros announces expansion for Mortal Kombat 11

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has announced an expansion for 'Mortal Kombat 11'. The new expansion - which is known as 'Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath' - has been developed by the award-winning ...
Sally Dynevor
2 June 2020

Sally Metcalfe 'won't let Yasmeen go to prison'

'Coronation Street' star Sally Dynevor says her character won't let Yasmeen Nazir go to prison for attacking her evil husband Geoff. The 57-year-old actress plays Sally Metcalfe, who has grown suspicious ...

Sally Dynevor
2 June 2020

Sally Dynevor 'excited' to start filming Coronation Street

'Coronation Street' star Sally Dynevor is "excited" to go back to work next week. ITV has confirmed the cast will be returning to work on June 9, after an enforced production ...
Idina Menzel
2 June 2020

Frozen 2 to launch on Disney+ in UK on July 3

'Frozen 2' is to launch on Disney+ in the UK on July 3. The animated sequel, which features the voices of Idina Menzel and Josh Gad, will be available to viewers ...

Stephen Fry
2 June 2020

Stephen Fry dreamed of James Bond role

Stephen Fry wanted to play James Bond. The 62-year-old star may described Ian Fleming's fictional British spy as "sexist and cruel", but he grew up loving the character - played by ...

Mel C
2 June 2020

Mel C's daughter isn't fussed about her mum's music

Mel C admitted her daughter doesn't care about her famous mum's music. The Spice Girls star revealed her 11-year-old daughter Scarlet - who she shares with her ex-partner Thomas Starr - ...

Noel Gallagher
2 June 2020

Noel Gallagher lost notebook of early Oasis lyrics

Noel Gallagher lost a book full of unseen Oasis lyrics. The 53-year-old rocker admitted he wrote a lot of material around the time the group were working on their 1994 debut ...

Top artists and Labels join Blackout protest
2 June 2020

Top Artists Join call for business to halt following the death of George Floyd.

Major labels have joined other music industry groups and artists in pledging a “blackout” to protest against the death of George Floyd. Organisers for The Show Must Be Paused project ...

Sir Mick Jagger
1 June 2020

Happy Birthday 73rd - Ronnie! Says Sir Mick Jagger

Sir Mick Jagger has shared a sweet photograph to wish his Rolling Stones bandmate, Ronnie Wood, a happy birthday. Ronnie Woods turns 73 with wishes from band mate Sir Mick ...

KSI credit Lia Toby
1 June 2020

YouTuber and rapper KSI ‘crushed’ by parents’ reaction to school grades

Social media star KSI has said he was “crushed” by his parents’ reaction to his A-level grades. The YouTuber and rapper, who released his debut solo album Dissimulation this month, ...

Batman Filming -clapperboard (Andrew Milligan/PA)
1 June 2020

Actors asked to avoid performing face to face under new filming guidance

Actors flying into the UK will have to abide by Government quarantine rules before they can begin filming and will have daily symptom checks under new production guidance aimed at ...

Mazel Tov J S Margot
29 May 2020

Seven things I did not know about writing J S Margot

Author J S Margot spent time with us as she revealed the seven things that she learned about writing including a Royal invite as a result. 1 Pepper and salt: ...

I Am An Island - Tamsin Calidas
27 May 2020

Tamsin Calidas - Seven things My Readers Should Know About Me

Leading Author Tamsin Calidas took time out from her busy schedule to share an insight into her life by revealing her top seven things that we and her readers should ...

MN Grenside Author of Fall Out
26 May 2020

10 Things I Want My Readers to Know About Me - MN Grenside

1) My start in business was with Lloyd’s of London as a Broker specialising in insurance against Kidnap and Ransom and Expropriation of Assets by unfriendly Governments or Regimes. After ...

The Sweeney Sisters - Lian Dolan
23 May 2020

7 Life Lessons I learned Growing up in a Big Family - Lian Dolan

Nothing shapes us quite like our family of origin. In my book, The Sweeney Sisters, I recreate some of the interaction that I experienced with my siblings, both the good ...

Everything is fine by Gillian Harvey
22 May 2020

Life with five - Gillian Harvey

Author Gillian Harvey shares with Female First what its like writing while attending to the needs of five children and who she credits for her success. Having five children wasn’t ...

Sea Change
21 May 2020

Saving The World, One Carrot At A Time - -Nancy Kress

Author of Sea Change Nancy Kress exclusively revealled to Female First her inspirations finding the cause, adding her character, and her heroine for her new book and how she is ...

SodaStream Spirit sparkling water maker
20 May 2020

Win a SodaStream Spirit sparkling water maker, the perfect addition to any stylish home

Prize provider SodaStream As pretty much all of us are spending much more time inside lately, you may have been thinking about how you can spruce up your home, or ...

Revenge
15 May 2020

Win a copy of Revenge on DVD

Prize Provider: Aim Publicity  One of the most talked about movies of recent years, Revenge lends ‘pitch-black humour and a cunning feminist agenda’ (★★★★ Daily Express) to the classic exploitation genre, and now Second Sight ...
Ready To Rise Celebrates Female Leadership
14 May 2020

READY TO RISE – Author Jo Saxton On FEMALE LEADERSHIP

Jo Saxton author of ‘Ready To Rise' spoke to Femalefirst outlining how she sees female leadership evolving today and the highs and lows experienced by women who are stepping out of the ...

Concealed - Memoir Ester Amini
14 May 2020

Nine things I didn’t know about writing a book—until I wrote one - Esther Amini

Courage: I recently wrote a memoir entitled: “Concealed” about growing up first generation American in my Persian home.  My parents were Orthodox Jews from the Iranian city of Mashhad.  Orphaned ...

Seven Lessons for the Living from the Dying
12 May 2020

The Importance of forgiveness in life and death

By Karen Wyatt MD for Female First In my work as a hospice physician I spent countless hours at the bedsides of dying patients and had the opportunity to listen ...
Valeria Jauregui Photograph Jorge Campos
10 May 2020

Valeria Jauregui Talks Quarantine to Female First

   In these hard times right now, when we're all isolated to combat COVID 19, you might find yourself feeling bored, lonely, too in your head, etc. I know I ...
F1 Virtual Spanish GP: Live stream, driver lineup & start time
9 May 2020

Things to know about F1 Virtual Spanish GP

Formula 1 launched the Virtual Grand Prix series in late March to fill the gap left by the postponed season and the latest race – the Virtual Spanish GP – ...

Breaking Storm
8 May 2020

Vikki Holstein: Seven things I'd like my readers to know about me

When I was four, I was handed into the lost and found at the Royal Melbourne Show because I’d followed a horse instead of my parents. The year I turned ...