Gregg Wallace will be stepping away from his role on MasterChef as the BBC investigates historical allegations of misconduct. Wallace, 60, is ‘committed to fully cooperating throughout the process’, a statement from the show’s production company Banijay UK to the PA news agency said. The statement said: ‘This week the BBC received complaints from individuals in relation to historical allegations of misconduct while working with presenter Gregg Wallace on one of our shows. ‘Whilst these complainants have not raised the allegations directly with our show producers or parent company Banijay UK, we feel that it is appropriate to conduct an…
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A police officer is under criminal investigation assault after arresting Sex Education star Reece Richards. The actor claimed he was the subject of an ‘unlawful arrest’ earlier this year, the Independent Office For Police Conduct (IOPC) has confirmed. He claimed he was ‘pepper sprayed and thrown to the ground’ on September 4 when walking back from appearing in West End musical Hairspray. He also claimed he was ‘kicked by officers.’ He has also said he was ‘mistaken for a suspect’ who he ‘did not fit the description of.’ Richards, who played Eugene on the hit Netflix show, claims the wrongful arrest came after he…
The brother of Alan Halsall has weighed in on rumours of a potential romance with I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! campmate Tulisa. The Coronation Street star, 42, is appearing on the current season of the ITV reality series alongside the former X Factor judge and N-Dubz singer, 36. Last week they spoke about romantic relationships on the show, with Tulisa revealing she was ‘proper guarded’ and sharing she was demi-sexual and needed to have a ‘really close emotional bond’ with someone before experiencing sexual attraction. Meanwhile Alan spoke about being ‘on my own’ and explained he’d ‘never done…
Rebekah Vardy has said she has lost weight as it’s ‘all been too much’ as Coleen Rooney emerges as an I’m A Celebrity frontrunner. Earlier this month, the 42-year-old reignited her feud with Coleen, 38, after their infamous Wagatha Christie defamation trial two years ago. She could not resist taking a series of swipes about Coleen’s stint in the jungle revealing she was hoping to see her chomp on ‘a penis or humble pie’ and claimed the star ‘likes to be the victim.’ However, the public does not seem to hold the same opinion of Coleen as Rebekah as the ITV star…
Unemployment hotspots to get more NHS funding under new back to work plan Places with the highest levels of joblessness will get extra NHS support as the government bids to “get Britain working again”. Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall will announce the plans today as part of wide-ranging reforms designed to tackle economic inactivity and deliver the government’s promise to bring more than two million people back into work. She said: “To get Britain growing, we need to get Britain working again. “Our reforms will break down barriers to opportunity, help people to get into work and on at…
The death of Queen Elizabeth II was devastating for so many people up and down the country, but there were also some unexpected consequences. The monarch died in September 2023, just days before the Robbie Williams biopic – which depicts the Angels singer as a CGI monkey – was due to start filming. Director Michael Gracey, best known for his work on The Greatest Showman, had arranged to have London’s Regent Street closed down for four nights so he could film an elaborate musical number for Better Man. However, his permits were pulled during an official period of mourning, and…
It was Half-Life 2’s 20th anniversary recently and Valve didn’t so much as tease a sequel (Valve) Yet another Half-Life 3 rumour is making waves amongst fans, but there remains no sign of any actual announcement. You can typically expect rumours of Half-Life 3’s existence to crop up at least once a year, especially after the release of Half-Life: Alyx proved Valve hadn’t completely forgotten or abandoned the series. However, things really ratcheted up this past August, thanks to a voice actor’s CV referencing a Project White Sands and datamined information from other Valve games that pointed towards real…
Skins star Kaya Scodelario has spoken about gaining the courage to reject sex scenes in the hit 00s show. The Gentlemen star, 32, played Effy Stonem, the sister of Nicholas Hoult’s Tony Stonem, in the Channel 4 teen drama. Kaya was 14 when she was first cast in Skins and remained on the show for three years before being given her own spin-off series Skins: Fire. The show follows Effy as she starts working for a City hedge fund and Kaya said because both she and the character were older, the original script was heavy on sex scenes. However, she…
Grab your popcorn and settle in because BBC’s latest series is a must-watch for any period drama fan, at least according to the ratings. Released on November 10, the show, titled Wolf Hall features performances by Britain’s most loved stars, including Claire Foy and Mark Rylance and has gained so many fans that it’s even surpassed EastEnders and Emmerdale in terms of popularity. Following Thomas Cromwell’s rise to power when King Henry VIII was seeking an annulment from his second wife, Anne Boleyn, to wed Jane Seymour, the six-part series is based on the novels of the same name, written…
Mark Wright has shown off his scar after suffering a brutal head wound during his Las Vegas trip. The 37-year-old reality star turned presenter was in Sin City over the weekend for the Formula One, but had to be rushed to hospital after falling in the bathroom. ‘Another year done, F1 in Vegas, what an experience. I’m coming home with a little scar,’ he revealed in a video in his Instagram Story. Mark lifted his fringe to show the gruesome injury across his forehead as he sat on a plane on his journey back to the UK and filmed himself…
Strictly Come Dancing star Dianne Buswell was left in tears after her parents saw her perform on the show for the first time in seven years. The professional dancer, 34, joined the BBC series in 2017 after competing on Dancing with the Stars in Australia. She is currently competing on this season with comedian Chris McCausland, 47, with Dianne left sobbing following their performance in Blackpool last weekend. Last year Dianne’s parents, Mark and Rina, were meant to travel from Australia to watch their daughter on the BBC series however had to cancel the trip after he was diagnosed with…
Zayn Malik made a poignant return to the stage tonight for his solo tour, which he previously postponed due to the death of friend and bandmate Liam Payne. In a loving gesture, he ensured Payne was included as he paid tribute to him with a sweet message on-screen. The Pillowtalk hitmaker attended Payne’s funeral just three days ago after the One Direction star tragically died at the age of 31 on October 16. Zayn joined Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, and Harry Styles for the devastating goodbye at St. Mary’s Church in Amersham, as Payne’s loved ones held a private service.…
A former I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! star has taken aim after being ‘bullied’ by Rebekah Vardy. In 2017 stand-up comedian turned broadcaster Iain Lee appeared on the long-running ITV reality series. However his time on the show was marred by run-ins with Vardy, who left him in tears and whom he’s since called a ‘liar and manipulator’. His comments come as Vardy reignited her feud with Coleen Rooney, who is appearing on the current season, following their infamous Wagatha Christie defamation trial two years ago. Reflecting on his experience in the jungle, Iain said he suffered a…
Until now, the cast of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! 2024 has been getting on like a house (well, camp) on fire… but less than a week after entering the Jungle, two stars have come to blows. The likes of Oti Mabuse and Coleen Rooney headed Down Under last weekend for the once-in-a-lifetime experience, while Maura Higgins and Reverend Richard Coles have since joined as latecomers. Tonight, though, two of the camp’s bubbliest personalities clashed, as Dean McCullough and Alan Halsall gave us the first row of the series. As camp leader along with Tulisa Contostavlos, Alan,…
Britain’s Got Talent judge Alesha Dixon has split from her partner of 18 years, according to reports. The TV star and Mis-Teeq singer has been with dancer Azuka Ononye since 2006, and they share two daughters, one aged 11 and one aged six. Alesha, 46, and Azuka, 43, never officially married that we know, but she has referred to him as her ‘husband’ before, including in 2017 while appearing on Michael McIntyre’s Big Show. However, Alesha has reportedly been confiding in her friends that she feels their romance is now more of a friendship. According to The Sun, the talent show…
A reader argues that the low-tech Nintendo DS is the best console ever made, with a line-up of exclusive games unlike any other. I very much enjoyed the recent feature on the 10 weirdest Nintendo DS games and was proud to realise that I own most of them. They were categorised as the best and the weirdest and I feel that sums up the DS very well. It had a mountain of great games but almost all of them were odd or peculiar in some way, and not something you could imagine existing on any other format – not even…
The original host of Wheel of Fortune, Chuck Woolery, has died at the age of 83. Woolery’s death was announced on Saturday by his friend and co-host on podcast Blunt Force Truth Mark Young. ‘It is with a broken heart that I tell you that my dear brother @chuckwoolery has just passed away,’ Young wrote. ‘Life will not be the same without him.’ He added to TMZ that Woolery died after trouble breathing at his home in Texas. Woolery, who began his career as a singer, hosted Wheel of Fortune from 1975 for six years, before being replaced by long-running…
After scene-stealing performances in Netflix’s animation Arcane, one of Amazon’s biggest-ever series Fallout and the dark Sky thriller Sweetpea, Ella Purnell has established herself as the UK’s brightest star. She may only be 28 years old – but since childhood has been notching up an impressive array of credits in hit TV shows and films, cementing herself as a future Hollywood leading lady, according to fans. Ella has also taken the voice acting world by storm in adult animated steampunk action-adventure Arcanes as Jinx. Season 2 of the hit show dropped on Netflix earlier this month. Her first on-screen credit…
Tim Robbins, 66, is the Oscar-winning star of The Shawshank Redemption and Mystic River. In this Sixty Seconds, he opens up about the second season of dystopian sci-fi series Silo, reflects on Shawshank’s legacy, how growing up in a family of entertainers taught him to survive and why he’s made the move to TV after decades in movies. He also shares his experience working on the original Top Gun early on in his career and why he thinks co-star Tom Cruise is the last remaining movie star. What grabbed you about taking on Silo? Its similarities to certain existential questions…
After speculation recently heated up regarding a potential seventh series of Line of Duty, we took it upon ourselves to get the answers millions of people are desperate for. With a stellar cast comprising Vicky McClure, Adrian Dunbar, and Martin Compston, to name just three, the BBC police drama had the nation hooked for four years as armchair detectives put on their thinking caps to suss out the identity of the mystery figure known as ‘H’. Alas, it all came to an end in 2021, despite us being desperate for more. Since then, multiple reports have surfaced suggesting that a script is in…
Netflix has officially scrapped a huge show after just one season following rave reviews. Last year, comic book fans were treated to a reboot of Scott Pilgrim vs The World with an animated twist in a series which boasted 96% on Rotten Tomatoes.. Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, based on Bryan Lee O’Malley’s graphic novels, saw Michael Cera return to the title role with Mary Elizabeth Winstead voicing Ramona Flowers. To date the girl of his dreams, the slacker and aspiring musician has to defeat her even evil exes. The synopsis for the Netflix show – hailed by many fans at…
Netflix subscribers have entered into the Christmas spirit, propelling holiday romance Hot Frosty to the top of the global chart with 16 million views. Starring Mean Girls’ Lacey Chabert, it sees a young widow magically bring a handsome snowman (Dustin Milligan) to life, eventually falling for his naivete and charms. But the path of true love may well turn to slush once her new beau melts… The film first landed on Netflix on November 13, initially securing a perfect 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes before dropping down to a still impressive 82% – that’s even higher than the highly anticipated…
From baps to soggy bottoms, the Great British Bake Off isn’t afraid of getting a bit cheeky. Dame Prue Leith took things to another level this week though as she dropped a very rude comment on morning television during an innocent chat about King Charles. The 84-year-old judge and baking guru is in the US promoting the new series of the show, and she dropped a clanger which had to be censored. On Thursday’s Live With Kelly and Mark, Dame Prue remembered messing up a cup of tea for the late Queen Elizabeth. Kelly Ripa then asked her how King…
Huey Morgan, former frontman of Fun Lovin’ Criminals, launched a brutal online takedown of his ex-bandmates in an ongoing feud. The 90s US rock band – currently formed of Brian ‘Fast’ Leiser, Frank Benbini, Naim Cortazzi – is best known for their hit 1996 song Scooby Snacks, as well as top 10 albums Come Find Yourself, 100% Colombian, and Loco. Morgan helmed the band since its creation in 1993 – alongside Leiser and Steve Borgovini – until his shock departure in 2021. After this he has regularly voiced his anger and displeasure at his fellow musicians who have continued to…
Paul Simon has shared some heartbreaking news with fans, announcing that he is no longer able to perform one of his most well-known and most loved singles due to his battle with hearing loss. The star, 83, who shot to fame in the 1960s as part of the iconic duo Simon & Garfunkel, with pal Art Garfunkel, has many beloved hits, including The Sound of Silence, Bridge Over Troubled Water and Mrs Robinson. However, there is one that stands out more than the rest. Released in 1986 as the lead single of his seventh studio album, Graceland, You Can Call Me Al was inspired…