Rumours are circulating that TV presenters Ant & Dec are planning to leave ITV after their contract runs out.
ITV were fined this week, after being found guilty of a multi million pounds phone vote rigging operation. Ant & Decs two primetime shows, Takeaway and Gameshow Marathon were both at the centre of the scandal.
An ITV source told The Sun: “Ant and Dec have made it clear they’re highly upset.
“It’s not just one show caught up in the scandal it’s two, plus the British Comedy Awards debacle. Read More »
Kris Marshall will star as ‘Carter’, Joanna Page as ‘Jeannie’, Ella Smith as ‘Helen’ and Robert Webb as ‘Tom’ in the UK premiere of Neil LaBute’s comedy “FAT PIG”, which will open at the Trafalgar Studios in London on Tuesday 27 May, following previews from 16 May. The limited season will finish on 6 September.
Robert Webb is one half of the duo ‘Mitchell & Webb’, who are one of the most popular comic acts in the country and who are behind hit television shows, such as “Peep Show” and “That Mitchell & Webb Look”. Kris Marshall was recently on the West End stage with Billie Piper in ‘Treats’ and his television credits include starring as ‘Nick’ in “My Family”; his film credits include “Death at a Funeral”, “The Merchant of Venice” and playing ‘Colin’ in “Love Actually”. Joanna Page stars as ‘Stacey’ in the BBC comedy series “Gavin and Stacey” and can also currently be seen in “Love Soup”; her film credits include “Gideon’s Daughter” and starring in “Love Actually” and she was recently seen with Ian McKellen in the Old Vic stage production of “Alladin”. Ella Smith was a regular character in the television drama series “Cape Wrath” and has recently starred opposite Kris Marshall in the BBC drama “Sold”. Read More »
TV duo, Ant & Dec are reported to be “appalled” by yesterdays revelation that they were wrongly given a British Comedy Award at the 2005 ceremony.
The peoples choice award should have gone to Catherine Tate, but was instead given to the boys after Robbie Williams said he would only present the award if Ant & Dec won.
‘They are so upset and completely appalled. They have been lucky to win many awards and would never want to win an award in this way,’ said a spokesman for the pair. Read More »
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 »
Rising star Jack McManus says his girlfriend Martine McCutcheon has been giving him advice about the tough music biz.
Actress Martine, most recently star of ITV1’s soap Echo Beach, has notched up five top 10 hits of her own including 1999’s No.1 Perfect Moment.
Casanova Jack told itv.com/music:” Martine has given me lots of advice and it’s been really helpful. She’s been there and done it, and knows how to do it well”… and what was her advice about the music business “Just to enjoy it, not to make it too stressful, if I put too much pressure on then before you know it, its over and you’ve just had years of stress” Read More »
Hollyoaks walked away the winner at last nights British Soap Awards, as it scooped six awards, compared to Corrie’s 5, Eastenders 4 and Emmerdale 2.
Chris Fountain and Emma Rigby won best actor and actress for the Channel 4 programme, with other wins including best on-screen partnership.
The results of all the awards are as follows: Read More »
Phillip Schofield has confirmed that he will still present the British Soap Awards despite his father passing away on Thursday.
Phillip took compassionate leave from This Morning earlier this week when his father, who was suffering from heart disease, took a turn for the worse. His father passed away.
“It has been the longest, toughest, saddest week of our lives, made more heartbreaking because we are such a close family,” Schofield told The Sun. Read More »
Top Gear bosses are reportedly going to have to double Richard Hammond’s pay if they want to keep him on the show.
The TV presenter reportedly wants to up his pay from between £10,000 and £15,000 per show to £30,000. Read More »
John Barrowman, the dynamic star of ‘Torchwood’ and ‘I’d do Anything’, hosts a brand new family prime time entertainment show - The Kids Are All Right.
This week it’s the turn of an outgoing and brainy group of adults from Glasgow to take on the team of child wonders. The Glaswegian hopefuls all know each other very well – it’s a brother and sister and two friends – and the Kids had better watch out, one of them is a Research Scientist with a PhD.
They take on a gang of super smart Super Kids - master spellers, maths geniuses, musical sensations - each kid has their own area of expertise. Read More »
Derren Brown’s critically-acclaimed Trick or Treat returns for a second series, but this time round the game is raised for all involved. As before members of the public make a blind choice of a Trick or Treat card. If they pick “Treat”, Derren will use his skills to ensure something pleasant happens to them; if they pick “Trick”, the result will be something quite dark.
In the opening show of the new series, Derren ambushes Glen, a father of two, Read More »
