Coronation Street actor Ryan Thomas – who plays Jason Grimshaw in the show – has apparently been questioned by police in connection with a drink-drive collision.

25-year-old Ryan was reportedly quizzed over the incident – which took place in the early hours of last Saturday morning – when a car hit a lamp-post in Manchester city centre.

According to the PA, another man was arrested at the scene and was later charged with “driving while under the influence of drink or drugs”. Read more & comment »

One of Coronation Street’s favourite characters, Kelly, will shortly be off our screens as Tupele Dorgu, who plays the rough-and-ready character, is leaving the show early next year.

On ITV’s Corrie website, Tupele said, “I feel privileged to have been part of such an iconic show for five years and I am grateful to everyone at Coronation Street for the opportunities I have been given.

“I have however decided to leave the show and am very excited about seeking new challenges and opportunities within the industry.” Read more & comment »

Ruth Jones, who plays tough Nessa in Gavin and Stacey, has revealed to the PA that she was “in tears for a week” as the filming for the popular series came to an end.

She also talked about how her co-stars were similarly “awash” with tears.

Ruth said, “It sounds silly I know, but it’s been a big part of our lives for the past three years.

“It was very emotional filming at the end. Even from day one we all had this sad feeling about it all ending.

“In the final week me and Jo Page just couldn’t stop crying. We were pathetic and we looked like frogs. And on the last day me and James were awash… Read more & comment »

On Monday at 7:30pm, as Hayley takes over the relief manager’s job at the factory, the gossip about Tony continues. The pressure’s starting to get to Hayley, and she wonders if she’s up to the job. Roy’s also feeling the heat and unable to stop thinking about Tony’s hospital confession, he decides it‘s time he got some answers.

Arriving home, Maria finds Roy waiting for her, she demands to know what’s going on.

When David overhears Gail and Joe discussing their engagement, he’s distinctly unimpressed. But it seems nothing can dampen their spirits; that is until Joe gets a knock on the door from a debt-collector… Read more & comment »

On Monday, David starts to get suspicious when he sees Leyla with Nathan and demands she start being honest with him. When David assumes she’s having an affair with Nathan, she’s forced to admit that the truth is far worse and Nathan has been blackmailing her. When she reveals that she slept with Nathan to keep him quiet, David’s disgusted. Will David be able to forgive Leyla?

Meanwhile, Laurel has the hangover from hell but is unsure how she managed to get so drunk last night, especially when it was Sally and Ashley that ended up drinking her anniversary champagne. Will Laurel catch on to Sally’s scheming?

Elsewhere, much to Carl’s interest, Debbie pops round to see Chas to tell her about how well Charity and Cain are getting on. Read more & comment »

On Monday, as Peggy pins up a ‘Happy Hour’ poster outside the Vic, she spots Archie watching her. Returning inside, Peggy asks Roxy if she can be around for the brewery delivery. Roxy agrees while Sam tries to pin up a banner. With that, a drenched Roxy runs down the stairs shouting for Ronnie, saying the kitchen pipes have burst. Peggy’s unhappy that her ‘happy hour’ can’t now go ahead, but Ronnie assures her that it can.

Owen walks by and claims that he’s a qualified plumber, but Ronnie’s dismissive of him. Peggy, however, invites him in to survey the mess, and as he does, Ronnie hands him the tools he needs and he questions her coldness towards him. Ronnie says that what he did to Libby is no secret, and after she jokes about throwing him out, he admits that he’s previously attempted to commit suicide.

Later, Roxy asks Owen to look at one of the beer pumps, and when Denise walks in to talk about her wedding reception plans – and sees him behind the bar – she angrily questions why he’s there. Frustrated by Denise’s attitude, Owen irritably returns to the job at hand, splitting a beer pipe in the process. Read more & comment »

Snog, Marry, Avoid? fans are in for a real treat as presenter Jenny Frost looks back at the best top ten make unders of the last two series.

Obsessed with fake tans, false nails, hair extensions and revealing outfits, our top ten were all in dire need of a make under and fast!

Count down from 10 to 1 of POD’s toughest challenges and her greatest victories. From the ones that got away to the ones that changed for good and all the tan and tantrums in between!

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For the first time in many years, the Osmond duo will be appearing together in the UK in this hour-long special for ITV1, An Audience with Donny & Marie.

The musical extravaganza, hosted by Donny and Marie, will be based on their hugely successful Las Vegas stage show. They will be singing some old favourites and some new songs in front of a celebrity-packed audience. Here, Donny and Marie talk about the show.

INTERVIEW WITH DONNY OSMOND

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Michael Perham, the ‘Schoolboy’ of the title, did a remarkable thing; at the age of just 16, he sailed 30,000 miles all by himself. Most 16 year old boys can’t be left in the familiar waters of their own home at 16 without some catastrophe happening.

But while most lads his age are still trying to work out how a washer works – and failing – and can’t get out of bed before the crack of lunchtime, Michael became one of very exclusive group of just 200 people who mastered all the technology and sailing wizardry necessary to go around the world single-handed.

He endured 15 metre waves, winds in excess of 55 knots – not that I know what a ‘knot’ equates to, but I’m guessing it’s pretty windy – and his autopilot conking out with regular monotony. He ended up dealing with it all like a seasoned sea-salt, but there were some tears and panic along the way, and understandably and justifiably so. I suspect if Michael had been cockily over confident, things might not have had such a happy ending. Read more & comment »

I got the distinct impression during this show last night that someone in the commissioning unit at the BBC might have been ploughing through a whole mailbag full of programme suggestions and, in despair of ever finding anything by his/her deadline, decided this idea about revisiting ex-University Challenge winners would do.

It’s not that it was totally un-entertaining; there were many amusing moments, but I just kept coming back to the question of, why? It could probably have worked on winners from any popular game show from way-back-when, such as Sale of the Century. Actually, it would’ve been quite interesting to see if Jean from Cheshire ended up keeping hold of her canteen of cutlery or vacuum cleaner.

I guess the one thing that gave this show any relevance at all is that everyone on it was of superior intellect, and in that regard, it was quite interesting to note that having a super computer for a brain doesn’t necessarily mean you’re automatically going to qualify for a life less ordinary. Read more & comment »

Unreality TV brings you the full list of winners from this year’s MTV Europe Music Awards. The show included amazing outdoor performances by U2 and some hilarious banter from host, Katy Perry. There were also some very interesting fashion moments.

The winning acts are in bold.

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Peter Andre is reportedly in talks to take over from Paul O’Grady in Channel 4’s teatime slot next year.

Paul O’Grady is moving back to ITV and The Daily Star reports that Peter Andre has entered “advance talks” with Channel 4, about launching his own chat show in 2010.

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Ant and Dec have signed a new two-year TV deal with ITV, which will run until December 2011.

“Ant and Dec are without question two of the UK’s most talented television stars who have helped make ITV the home of entertainment They have a unique appeal and a very special quality which means that they are loved by young and old alike,” said ITV director of television Peter Fincham.

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The Osmond siblings entertain a celebrity crowd in a programme based on their Las Vegas stage show, singing old favourites and new songs, including 1972 hit Crazy Horses, and Vegas Love, from their forthcoming album. Donny and Marie also present a Broadway medley and take questions from the audience.

Wednesday, 11 November 2009, 8:00PM – 9:00PM

The return of another well loved series was on our screens last night in the form of Spooks, which to be honest, I’ve never been that big a fan of. I can’t seem to get ‘into’ it, but last night’s new series opener did, I must admit, have me on the edge of my seat a few times.

It’s been nearly a year since it was last on our screens so die hard fans will have been wondering all that time what was to become of Harry, played lovingly by Peter Firth. And it was obviously a bit of a downer that the head of MI5 had been bundled into a Russian’s boot…

Leading me to ask, what chance the rest of us if the man largely responsible for our security is so compromised? It’s a sticky wicket… Read more & comment »