Guns N’ Roses are planning a spectacular return to Dublin this May, but bookies Paddy Power are betting Axland Co could be on the receiving end of a public backlash after annoying Irish fans in 2010.
Rose stormed off the stage after just four songs on September 1, 2010, when the crowd began to boo and throw bottles. Their anger was fuelled by the fact the Paradise City singer turned up over 40 minutes late for the show.
Alex Polizzi is arguably best known on TV for her hit show, The Hotel Inspector, however, in an upcoming new series on BBC2, Alex will try to turn around the fortunes of small businesses who are struggling in the current economic crisis.
And today, TV Choice magazine have an interview with Alex in which she talks about the new show, and why she chose to take on the project.
First, when asked what prompted her to work with the BBC on the new show, Alex said, “I just saw it as a different project.
“I mean, I am in no way denigrating Channel 5 [on which Alex appeared in The Hotel Inspector]… Read more & comment »
Fans of Julia Davis may best remember her as Dawn Sutcliffe, the boozy neighbour of the Shipman’s in Gavin and Stacey…
However, it’s been revealed today that she’s to star in a new comedy on Sky Atlantic entitled, Hunderby.
Julia also wrote the new comedy, which is reportedly an “homage to Daphne Du Maurier’s Rebecca.”
Here’s the press release about the show…
A black comedy set in the 1800s which focuses on Helene, a shipwreck survivor washed ashore near a small English village. There, she is swept off her feet by widowed pastor Edmund and the two soon marry, the puritanical Edmund believing his bride to be untouched by another man. But she has a history, a dark past that she cannot escape… Read more & comment »
Coronation Street star Andrew Lancel – who plays rapist Frank Foster – has revealed that although his character still loves Carla Connor (Alison King) he doesn’t love her enough to plead guilty to attacking her.
As fans of the show will know, next week, Frank goes on trial, and in order to keep up the suspense, two endings have been filmed; one in which he’s found not guilty, and another in which he’s convicted and goes to prison.
Speaking to Soaplife about the drama, and about Frank’s feelings for Carla, Andrew said, “We know Frank still loves Carla deep down, but if he is forced to choose between Carla’s tears and saving his own skin he will go for self-preservation every time.
“Frank will go to any lengths to get off this charge and stay out of prison.
“He is twisted enough to believe he has done nothing wrong, and he’ll lie, cheat and manipulate to make everyone believe his version of events… Read more & comment »
It’s been reported today that BBC insiders are “fuming” as they believe that being banned from advertising the voting numbers for viewers to register their votes at this year’s NTAs meant that the broadcaster lost out to ITV in terms of the viewers’ votes.
ITV aren’t subject to the same conditions and restrictions as the BBC, since they are a commercially sponsored channel, and on the night of the awards, ITV picked up eight gongs, while the BBC took just five.
So while ITV stars – and the channel’s executives – were free to post premium rate voting numbers on sites such as Twitter, while the BBC’s staff were not.
Speaking to the Sun, a BBC insider said, “Twitter has become such a huge deal in promoting awareness of things such as the NTAs… Read more & comment »
Jacqueline Jossa, who of course plays Lauren Branning in EastEnders, and who picked up an award at the recent NTAs, has revealed that she was almost overwhelmed with nerves when she first joined the cast.
Speaking to the PA at the awards, she said, “When I first started I got really scared and worked up thinking everyone’s going to hate me.
“[The Brannings] have been there four years and then I’m coming in to be their daughter, it was a bit surreal.
“And then two weeks later I felt completely comfortable, everyone was cracking jokes and I thought ‘Oh… I built it up a bit!’”
And of scooping the award for Best Newcomer, Jacqueline said, “The competition was amazing. Chelsea Halfpenny [from Emmerdale], I’ve met her, she’s lovely and as a viewer I wouldn’t have known who to vote for… Read more & comment »
Channel 4 documentary Gypsy Blood has been branded by some viewers as “vile” and “repugnant” after it featured young children being encouraged to be violent.
The show aired on January 19th, and even as it aired, the channel, Ofcom and the RSPCA were receiving complaints from viewers who claimed that it depicted what amounted to child abuse and cruelty to animals.
Ofcom received 289 complaints about Gypsy Blood, and C4 also received a number of –as yet undisclosed – complaints.
A spokesman for Ofcom said the complaints were “being assessed” while a Channel 4 spokeswoman said of the film, which was directed by Leo Maguire, and seen by more than 2million viewers, “To accurately reflect the experiences of the film-maker who spent years documenting the culture of two gypsy families, including hunting and fighting, some scenes were included that viewers may have found difficult to watch but were justified in context…” Read more & comment »
It’s been reported by the Daily Star that Corrie legendary character Betty Williams’ funeral will be aired in April, and the show’s producer has teased that a secret Betty took to her grave will finally be revealed.
Betty was of course played by Betty Driver, who sadly passed away last October aged 91. She was one of the show’s longest serving cast members, having played the role of hotpot queen Betty for 42 years.
Phil Collinson, the show’s producer told the paper, “We will be paying tribute to Betty, but behind the scenes will be the revelation of a secret she has kept hidden.
“I cannot tell you what it is, but it’s a secret that Betty has taken to the grave with her and I can promise you that fans will be surprised.
“There is no love child or anything like that. The secret has something to do with the show’s history but I am saying no more… Read more & comment »
As fans of EastEnders will surely know, Heather Trott is soon to be murdered by deranged teen Ben Mitchell (Joshua Pascoe)…
However, the Sun’s TV Biz reports today that Cheryl Fergison, who of course plays Heather, was upset to learn that her final scenes were to be played by a stunt double.
The decision to use a stuntman came after the brutal murder scenes were deemed “too violent” for Cheryl to play.
The scenes have already been filmed, and after watching them, Cheryl reportedly told friends, “It’s my last scene and I’m not even in it!
“I’m going to come back to haunt EastEnders as a ghost.”
The paper adds that this was, “another bitter blow for the star” who had wanted her character to have a “heart-warming exit” and was upset when it was decided to kill off Heather… Read more & comment »
MTV is preparing to launch Death Valley later this month and we thought you might like to have a sneak peek at it’s latest promo video.
The comedy drama will centre around members of the LAPD’s newly formed ‘Undead Task Force’ as they’re accompanied by a reality TV crew to capture their every exploit.
The official synopsis states:
Channel 4 have today announced that they’ve commissioned a new show with the working title of ‘My New Home’ which will feature compulsive hoarders being given help to clear out and “de-clutter” their homes – and lives – and even making a few quid into the bargain!
The press release states that the show will feature “out-of-control consumers whose quality of life is being buried under their mounds of excessive, but potentially valuable possessions.”
Antiques expert Nick Allen will be on hand to sort through the various clutter and decide what can be sold and what should simply be binned.
Then, once the person’s house is cleared of their hoarded goods, interior designer Abigail Ahern will set to and transform the house “in a way that reflects the character and personality of the hoarders.”
The show has been commissioned by Channel 4’s Andrew Jackson, who said of it, “After decades of buy, buy, buy I think we’re all a little fed up of the stuff we’ve amassed… Read more & comment »
In tonight’s episode of Emmerdale, it’s a big day for the Dingles as Charity (Emma Akins) and Jai Sharma tie the knot…
And we also get to hear from Debbie Dingle (Charley Webb) that she’s pregnant with Andy Sugden’s (Kelvin Fletcher) baby.
But first, as if Charity and Jai haven’t been through enough in recent months, Chris Bisson, who plays the businessman, has revealed that there’s yet more drama to come for the newlyweds.
Speaking to Lorraine viewers, he said, “The characters are very much in love, and Charity has actually put herself in very difficult positions… Read more & comment »
In next week’s episodes of EastEnders, Lucy Beale (Hetti Bywater) gets into what Inside Soap magazine describe as a “huge cat fight” with Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty).
Things go the way of the pear when Lucy – who’s always on the look out for trouble to cause – realizes that Whitney has feelings for Tyler Moon (Tony Discipline) even though she’s dating Fatboy Chubb (Ricky Norwood).
So, when both Tyler and Fatboy arrive at a house party on the Square, Lucy can’t wait to start stirring things up.
Tony told the magazine, “Lucy is really stirring things up between Whitney and Tyler.
“She’s taken every opportunity to get the two of them closer together, which is why she earlier suggested Tyler take Whitney out on a driving lesson when Fat Boy had to cancel… Read more & comment »
As fans of Corrie will probably know, Tina McIntyre and Tommy Duckworth are finally about to hook up…
It’s a romance fans of the show have been waiting for since Tommy (Chris Fountain) arrived, and in forthcoming episodes, it’s finally going to happen.
And of the romance, Michelle Keegan, who of course plays Tina McIntyre, has said that she thinks Tommy is “the one” for Tina.
In an interview with Heat magazine, Michelle said, “I think Tommy is the one for her…
“I’m glad the writers have done it in the way that they have and had Tommy in the show a year before he gets together with Tina.
“I think the audience have been able to make up their own minds about them and want them to be together…” Read more & comment »
As fans of EastEnders will know, unlucky in everything Heather Trott has finally found love in the form of Andrew Cotton (Ricky Grover), however, according to Cheryl Fergison, who plays Heather, her character’s BFF Shirley Carter is jealous of Andrew.
And of course, that’s because for years, Heather has been the go-to gal for anything Shirley (Linda Henry) wants or needs of her, but now that Andrew’s on the scene, Heather won’t be as readily at Shirley’s beck and call.
Speaking to Inside Soap, Cheryl – who’s also starred in two episodes of Doctor Who as well as The Bill, The IT Crowd and Little Britain – explained, “There has always been friction between Shirley and whichever man Heather gets involved with.
“I think she was even jealous of baby George when he was born. That means there’ll be serious sparks as the friction between Andrew and Shirley grows… Read more & comment »
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