Minnie Driver Talks About Privacy And Pregnancy On The Graham Norton Show

Tonight on BBC Two, Graham Norton hears from Minnie Driver about preserving her privacy, being pregnant and the pressure to lose post-baby weight.

In The Graham Norton Show, Minnie tells Graham about her “ridiculously quiet life”.

“I’ve been out with more civilians than dodgy actors, I’m friends with most of my exes,” she says. “I live in a quiet part of LA, I wear knickers, I don’t roll out of clubs at four in the morning…”

About her pregnancy, she reveals: “I was dreadfully sick to begin with.. I have revulsions: raisins and eggs.” Read More »

Meatloaf Wants An Eastenders Role!

Rock singer, Meatloaf has revealed that he would love to land a role in BBC soap, Eastenders.

Meatloaf has appeared in various movies throughout the years including, The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Waynes World now aspires to appear on screen as Dot Brannings new love interest.

He said: “I love EastEnders, I do. I’d love to be on that show but what could I do? I’d tell you what would be good is if I turned up as this guy who dated Dot. I could come in and think she was the most beautiful woman in the world.

“I tell you, if I could pull that off it would be a hell of a performance and I could get any role in any movies I want.”

“Phil Mitchell gets jealous that I’m dating [Dot] because he realises how much he loves her, then we get into this massive brawl over Dot and I kick his a** and I take over the Queen Vic. Read More »

James Nesbitt Signs Up For Five Minutes Of Heaven

James Nesbitt is to return to Belfast to begin filming a new drama commissioned by BBC Drama Northern Ireland.

It is being made by Big Fish Films, in association with Ruby Films, for BBC Two with co-financing from Northern Ireland Screen. Pathe will act as the international distributor for the film outside the UK and Ireland.

Nesbitt will begin filming Five Minutes Of Heaven, a one-off drama that explores aspects of Northern Ireland’s troubled past and the challenges the future holds in coming to terms with it. Read More »

Create your own Doctor Who trailer

The Emmy-nominated BBC Wales-produced Doctor Who website has launched a new and innovative tool that will allow users to create their very own Doctor Who footage. Trailer Maker will offer users the chance to mix a wealth of video clips, images, sound effects and music tracks together, to create their own special Doctor Who trail.

Over the coming weeks more clips and sounds will be added so that users can interact with the latest content from their favourite episodes from the current series.

After the huge success of the website’s BAFTA-nominated Comic Maker feature, it is hoped that the Trailer Maker will continue to inspire fans to let their creative juices flow. Read More »

Eastenders: Shane Richie Wants Alfie Moon To Return

Shane Richie is growing nostalgic for the good old days on Albert Square. The actor may have just started on his new Sky One show, Don’t Forget The Lyrics, but already he’s hankering to be back in the Vic!

Shane told Woman magazine: “I’d love to go back to EastEnders. I’m looking forward to the day a call comes from the producers saying: ‘We want Alfie to return!’

“Barbara Windsor is always telling me he should come back. But who knows?”

OB To Return To Hollyoaks

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Former Hollyoaks actor, Darren Jeffries who plays OB, has revealed that he will be making a brief return to Channel 4 soap, Hollyoaks this month.

Darren said: “I’m actually back for a storyline, quite a short one with Matt. At the minute we’re filming it.

“When I decided to leave I was asked to come back in a couple of months for this storyline that we’re doing now so fingers crossed, wait and see.” Read More »

Doctor Who: The Doctor’s Daughter!

On the distant planet Messaline, in the middle of an endless war, the Doctor meets the most important woman of his life. But as General Cobb threatens genocide, and Martha is kidnapped by the Hath, the Doctor faces an even greater battle — can he find peace with his own child?

Sneak Preview Of Tonights Desperate Housewives

So Victor knows about Carlos and Gabriella’s affair. What happens now? Will he hire a hitman to make him ‘disappear’ as promised? It’s all so intruiging!

Catch Desperate Housewives tonight on Channel 4 at 10PM.

Child Of Our Time Is Back Tonight On BBC One

Child Of Our Time returns to our screens tonight on BBC One. I love this show and in some ways almost feel as if I kind of know some of the children by now.

In tonight’s show, Professor Robert Winston looks at our culture which is often dominated by sex, celebrity and consumerism, what are these children learning? And is the divide of the sexes growing?

I loved this clip below, and I just know that if my six year old daughter was taking part she would definitely have LOVED Princess Pop!

Weds 7th May, 8pm on BBC One

Coronation Street: Dan Mason Almost Dies In A Cellar

Coronation Street bosses have confirmed that they will be running with a planned storyline which sees bookie, Dan Mason, almost die in a cellar.

The storyline was reconsidered after Austrian father Josef Fritzl was discovered to have kept his daughter locked in a cellar for 24 years.

The storyline will now go ahead and will see Dan locked in a cellar with a punctured lung, after a fight with Steve McDonald. The trauma will lead to the departure of Dan and his father Harry from the street.