A Place in the Sun's Laura Hamilton wows as she strips to towel in fresh-faced display

Sitges Fanpitch, an anticipated pitching event for sci-fi, fantastic and horror features and series. Sitges Fanpitch runs Oct. 10-13 at the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia, a Mecca for fandom worldwide.   The pitching session comes as genre is building for independents as one of the two pillars of a residual theatrical film business and sci-fi and fantasy remain a top original production choice on Netflix and other platforms.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Alvaro Longoria, partner-producer at Morena Films, one of Spain’s top production shingles, is teaming with the Government of Cantabria to create El Bosque del Cine, a pioneering reforestation scheme offering producers a simple but inspiring way of cancelling productions’ carbon footprints.  The program is set to be unveiled on Sept. 13 at a round table at this week’s Santander Film Festival. El Bosque del Cine aims to plant 34,000 trees over 40 hectares, lent to the program by the Government of Cantabria. Creation will be divided into two phases of 20 hectares each, the first beginning this year. The forest will absorb 19,000 tons of carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions, equivalent to the footprint of 320 movies. 

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Prime Video has inked an overall creative deal with Italian writer-director Antonio Dikele Distefano, who is the originator of groundbreaking Netflix original series “Zero” that in 2021 marked Italy’s first show centered around the present-day lives of black Italian youth. Dikele, who was born in Italy to Angolan parents, is now making his feature film debut with an Amazon original film titled “Autumn Beat,” a coming-of-age drama about two brothers named Tito and Paco, who grew up in Milan and have the same dream: to break into the rap music world. “The duo seem destined for success—Paco is a born performer and Tito knows how to write like no other—but ambition, life, and love for the same woman will test their bond,” says the provided synopsis.

John Torode, 57, was fortunate enough to meet Queen Elizabeth II on two occasions, having first met the monarch in 2009.The Celebrity MasterChef judge spoke to Express.co.uk about the "incredible" monarch whom he had the pleasure to meet at Buckingham Palace.John is known for being the face of BBC's MasterChef since 2005 alongside greengrocer, Gregg Wallace.Due to his highly successful cooking career, John has been given the opportunity to meet the Queen on two occasions.The MasterChef judge opened up about the "great honour" he felt meeting such a powerful monarch.John said: "The Queen, I mean, I suppose it's one of those great, great honours."The second meet, it was a private audience, which was for something about Australians, who were working in the UK and were high profile and so there was a lineup of Hugh Jackman, Jason Donovan, myself, it was just great!"It was really really interesting to meet her face to face and have a proper little chat."She’s an incredible woman who went and spoke to the 200 people in each room."He went on: "People come up to you and talk to you about how to address the Queen. It was just such an amazing way that it worked."I think I read that one year she had 580 official engagements, which is more than twice a day which is really quite incredible."John also recalled driving through the Buckingham Palace gates as it was something he never thought he would do.He continued: "The first time I met her was about 2009 and it was a sort of large gathering of around 600 people and you got moved from room to room, it was very formal."The most exciting thing was driving through the gates in my car."That was great.

This Morning host took a picture of the back of her children, Harry, Belle and Chester, who all stared at the thousands of flowers laid by members of the public in tribute to the late monarch who died on Thursday, September 8.The star, who prefers to keep the identity of her three young children hidden from the public, also shared another moment of her daughter, Belle, placing a card on top of a bunch of flowers, her long blonde hair covering her face.Alongside the two pictures, Holly wrote the caption: “Time to reflect and pay our respects… the children wrote the most beautiful words…”Sharing the photos, a handful of Holly’s celebrity friends commented on the post including fellow stars of This Morning Alison Hammond and Vanessa Feltz were among them.Alison, 47, posted three red heart emoji’s and Vanessa, 60, wrote: “We’ve just been.So emotional.”

The Real Housewives of Cheshire girls get ready to host an infamous dinner party.The ladies of Cheshire's Golden Triangle are known for their rather brutal dinner parties which often end up with somebody in tears.As viewers tune in for the fourth episode of the latest season of the hit ITVBe show, they'll see the girls at loggerheads as new girl Katie Alex attends her first party.READ MORE: Real Housewives' Nicole praises Lauren for 'not putting herself' in awkward situationPreview clips for the episode saw Rachel Lugo in floods of tears as Lauren Simon comforted her but Nicole Sealey has the episode has a different feel to it.Speaking exclusively to the Daily Star, she said: "It's an absolute corker of a dinner party, it's got a little bit of everything."You can be the judge of it but I think it's one of the best dinner parties there's been, I think for viewing the dynamic is pretty good."My husband [Joe Sealey] said he thinks it's very American housewives type of dinner party."The businesswoman continued: "We watched a rough cut, he went 'I think that's the best dinner party Cheshire has ever had for a viewer' because he wasn't there."We watch the New Jersey one and he said it was really good."I think the whole series is actually paired back as well because we've had Covid, this is the first one we've had no rules, they did amazingly to get the series out."Reflecting on the series, Nicole said: "I think the title shots are fantastic, I think it's been really well received."You always have a transitional and in my opinion, our transitional episode is episode three.Nicole may appear on the hit show but she is one of the UK's most successful businesswomen and a key figure in the rail industry as well as sports management

King Charles III for some time, a royal insider has confirmed.The King of England is said to work through his lunch and eats a breakfast of fruit and seeds, his former press secretary has revealed.A small but dedicated team of staff, some of whom have been working for King Charles III for decades, run the day-to-day operations and keep the long-running schedule in check.READ MORE: Meghan Markle had 'no idea' that her kids would end up with new Royal titlesHis former press secretary, Julian Payne, says the monarch would never eat lunch and that the key to making it through the day was to have a "big breakfast".Payne also claimed that he had never seen the King have a boiled egg for breakfast, despite rumours over the royal being offered an array of egg-based dishes each morning.He said: "The King doesn’t eat lunch; so, an early lesson I learnt when out on the road with him was to have a big breakfast or bring a few snack bars with you to keep you going."The working day is pretty relentless. Beginning with the radio news headlines and a breakfast of seasonal fruit salad and seeds with tea.

F1 title battle in Abu Dhabi.The safety car was brought out at Monza after Daniel Ricciardo’s McLaren broke down in an awkward position on track, with marshals having a tricky time removing it. There was then confusion when the safety car came out and picked George Russell’s third-place Mercedes rather than leader Max Verstappen, and time ran out for racing to resume.

National Television Awards has been announced after the initial event was postponed following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on September 8. The event was due to take place on September 15 and it has now been moved to October 13 as the country carries out a period of national mourning for the Queen.Voting has also been postponed for the special ceremony, with The Masked Singer host Joel Dommett set to present this year's awards, including Best Talent Show and New Drama, live from Wembley Stadium.

Liverpool ace Darwin Nunez and former Manchester United star Jesse Lingard have been pictured together at a tattoo parlour. The pair both had some unexpected time off after Premier League fixtures were cancelled at the weekend following the death of the Queen. Liverpool and Lingard's new club Nottingham Forest don't meet until October, but the pair got an early chance to feel each other out at the Artemis Tattoo Studio in Manchester.

A Place In The Sun's Jasmine Harman has shown off her "lovely toned legs" after enduring abuse from ageist trolls.The 46-year-old Channel 4 favourite has wowed fans with her latest chic display and left them gushing over her legs and "pretty feet".Donning a chic plunging floral frock, Jasmine showed off her ageless figure and toned pins as she perched on a wall with a stunning Sitges beach behind her.READ NEXT: A Place In The Sun's Laura Hamilton rallies round co-star after minidress backlashBeaming for the camera, the stunning TV star looked beautiful as she defied ageist trolls and donned a dress with a thigh-high split. Yesterday (August 25), Jasmine hit back at cruel trolls who said she "shouldn’t wear a mini dresses" because it is "so incredibly unflattering" for her age.

Channel 4's hit property show A Place in the Sun.However, she was able to take a minute out from filming the latest series of the show to dazzle her loyal legions of fans on social media.READ MORE:A Place In The Sun's Laura Hamilton rallies round co-star after minidress backlashLaura, 40, could be seen glamming up the beach in Greece in a stunning multi-coloured minidress that showed off her endless legs and enviable tan.The mum-of-two looked more gorgeous than ever in the brightly-coloured dress, which was cut above her knees.Laura was stood in front of a busy dock in Pílos, Messinia in Greece, but as nice as the rows of boats were, it was the TV presenter who stole the show.The property expert let her beautiful blonde locks flow freely over her shoulders and onto her back.It was clear she'd caught the sun in Greece, where she's been holidaying with family and house-hunting around the Messina Peninsula with buyers-to-be on A Place in the Sun.Laura was glowing with a golden tan and a face perfectly dolled up for her day out, with a lick of red lippy for good measure.Showing off one of her best presenter poses, the star placed one hand on her hip and another up in the air to gesture at the stunning Greek harbour behind her.She might have ditched the sunglasses, but she kitted out her feet with a pair of bedazzled brown sandals.Catching up with her : "And then came the rain...

A Place In The Sun presenter Jasmine Harman has taken to Instagram to hit back after a troll said that the star shouldn't wear mini dresses at her age.The Channel 4 presenter, 46, bravely called out the follower for their hateful comment as she thanked a co-star for helping her feel body confident.In view of her 107,000 followers, the APITS host shared the hateful remark as she defiantly hit back.Jasmine wrote: "Last week one of my followers suggested that I 'shouldn’t wear a mini dress' because it was 'so incredibly unflattering for my age'."I’ve gotta say, I was a bit affronted, being that my legs are probably the only part of my body I don’t already have a complex about..." the star revealed.Jasmine went on to admit she was confused at the troll's comment and implored her followers to "be kind" to each other, rather than attempting to "bring each other down".The property star continued: "But then I started wondering why someone (who said she was also in her mid 40’s) would want to bring me down like that?"Wouldn’t it be so much nicer if we could lift each other up, support each other and be kind.

A Place In The Sun's Laura Hamilton has rallied around her co-star Jasmine Harman after the presenter opened up about the cruel ageist messages she has received lately.Getting trolled for wearing a minidress, Jasmine, 46, shared a snap of her and 40-year-old colleague Laura donning glam dresses for a sizzling snap in response to being told she looks "frumpy".Jasmine could be seen putting on an ultra leggy display while wearing a rose gold hued minidress, which was adorned in crystals, while Laura donned a figure hugging floor-length gown.READ NEXT: A Place In The Sun's Laura Hamilton parades figure as she pours curves into tiny bikiniIn the caption Jasmine candidly spoke about the ageist trolling she has received lately after donning skimpy dresses, while pal Laura waded in to show her support.She penned: "Last week one of my followers suggested that I 'shouldn’t wear a mini dress' because it was 'so incredibly unflattering for my age'."I’ve gotta say, I was a bit affronted, being that my legs are probably the only part of my body I don’t already have a complex about…"But then I started wondering why someone (who said she was also in her mid 40s) would want to bring me down like that? Wouldn’t it be so much nicer if we could lift each other up, support each other and be kind."She then went on to praise her co-star Laura and said: "Anyway, I figured my best response is to share a picture of me wearing a mini dress alongside my dear friend @laurahamiltontv who always inspires me with her body confidence!"Candidly, Jasmine admitted that when the snap was posted she was having a "confidence crisis" but reckons she "pulled it off".She then opened up about how she has been told that her style is "frumpy" and that she wears

A Place in the Sun saw a pair of childhood sweethearts find their dream holiday home. Jenn and Elliott headed to the Greek island of Crete, the island where they would also be getting married, to take a look at some properties.

A Place in the Sun fans blasted host Danni Menzies for showing a "granny flat" on a high-rise with dated furnitures.The 32-year-old was in the popular hotspot of Benidorm, Spain, to show house hunters, Ian and Anna, to search for a holiday home with a budget of £110,000.Taking the couple to a high-rise building in the Rincon De Loix area near the Old Town, Danni asked them of the first impression before viewing the flat on the 13th floor.READ MORE: A Place In The Sun's Laura Hamilton parades figure as she pours curves into tiny bikini"Yeah it looks really nice actually, quite impressed with that," Anna said while her partner said: "I'd rather a bit higher than lower."Danni said the flat is a two-bed flat with a bit of outside space on the balcony and it's dipping into their wiggle room at a price of £104,500."Inside the apartment is a cosy, open-plan kitchen-diner, which leads onto a bright, covered lounge balcony area, with more dining space and some lovely views over Benidorm," she introduced.As the three of them stepped in the apartment, viewers quickly shared their thoughts on Twitter."This first apartment looks like a house clearance store!" one wrote and a second added: "What is it with Benidorm and 1970's furniture?""That dark wood unit is obviously off a pirate ship," a third expressed.And a fourth penned: "It's a granny flat!"Ian and Anne looked around the kitchen-diner and didn't look satisfied with the small living space.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here"It's a bit small," Ian noticed as he stood in the middle of the living room.

A RECENT episode of A Place in the Sun saw presenter Laura Hamilton left in tears. The host welcomed two house-hunters on to the show, who were looking for their perfect holiday home. Childhood sweethearts Jenn and Elliott headed to the Greek island of Crete to take a look at some properties.

A Place In The Sun’s Laura Hamilton has left her fans stunned after she shared some new pictures of herself whilst filming.The Channel 4 star looked gorgeous and fans couldn’t get enough of her colourful holiday style.She posed on the beach with one hand on her hip and her leg extended as she flashed a pearly white smile for the camera.READ MORE: A Place In The Sun's Laura Hamilton parades figure as she pours curves into tiny bikiniLaura wore her straight blonde hair tucked behind her ear as she stood in front of the clear blue ocean wearing nothing but a colourful sun dress.The dress reached her elbows and cut off just above her knees with a deep v-neck cut and buttons down the front.The bold swirling pattern was made up of red, pink, green, yellow and blue spots and perfectly complemented her sun kissed glow.Laura added a pop of colour with a bold red lip, the camera crew stood in front of her with equipment as they filmed her in front of a backdrop of rolling mountains.Hamilton is often jetting from country to country to film for the Channel 4 show and this time she is a short journey away from Zante.The presenter informed her fans on her new trip in the caption.She wrote: “This week’s house hunt is the Peloponnese…it takes an hour and 15 minutes by boat to get here from Zante.

A PLACE in the Sun's Laura Hamilton looked incredible as she soaked up the sun aboard a boat on the final day of her family holiday. The TV star, 40, let her son Rocco, eight, take the wheel of their little vessel as she basked off the coast of Zante. She looked in amazing shape while perching on the edge of the boat in a white bikini.

A Place In The Sun presenter Laura Hamilton has paraded her sensational figure while pouring her curves into a tiny white bikini.Steering a boat around the ocean, the 40-year-old blonde beauty who has hosted the property programme since 2011, showed off her Grecian tan as she made some precious memories with her family.

Amanda Holden and Laura Hamilton were snapped wearing bikinis from Tess Daly's luxury swimsuit brand.Strictly Come Dancing host Tess co-owns Naia Beach, her lush beachwear brand, with her best friend Gayle Lawton.The BBC One presenter took to Instagram on Friday (August 19) with a slew of stunning swimsuit snaps to celebrate all the famous women involved with their brand.READ MORE: Amanda Holden, 51, stuns in nothing but a black bag during wild Italian getawayThe sea-soaked photos showed the likes of BGT judge Amanda and A Place in the Sun host Laura clad in bikinis on their summery trips away.As if one sizzling bikini photo wasn't enough to send social media swooning, fans now have several stars scorching up their feed at the same time.Amanda dazzled with her ageless figure in a tiny blue bikini which exposed her endless legs and enviable tan during her family holiday in Italy.The TV star has been indulging in plenty of culture during her Italy adventure as was caught sailing around Capri's stunning Faraglioni rocks.The snap saw her demonstrate her best modelling moves by leaning back on the edge of the boat and gazing away from the camera to accentuate her chiseled facial features.The TV queen tied back her famed blonde locks in a loose blue bun which matched her latest beach set perfectly.She wore a matching blue throw-over which was draped loosely over her shoulder and hung open over her chest.Amanda accesorised with a pair of stylish shades to shield her eyes from the sun.A Place in the Sun star Laura was pictured in a tight white corset swimsuit from Tess' Naia Beach brand.The Channel 4 property-hunter has been living it up in Greece with her family, and keeping her fans up with plenty of stunning beach snaps.She