Alison Hammond says winning NTA presenter award would be for 'everyone of colour’

Beryl Vertue, the acclaimed UK TV exec behind Sherlock and Men Behaving Badly, has died aged 90.

Almost 12 years after Law & Order was abruptly canceled by NBC, Dick Wolf’s Emmy-winning drama series is returning Feb. 24 for a 21st season, which features Sam Waterston and Anthony Anderson reprising their roles from the original series, joined by new cast additions Jeffrey Donovan, Camryn Manheim, Hugh Dancy and Odelya Halevi.

Call the Midwife’s Judy Parfitt, 86, has spoken out on dementia and how it affected her relationship with her late husband, Tony Steedman. Judy and Tony, who was best known for his role as Socrates in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, met at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre in 1960.The couple went on to tie the knot in 1963 and have a son together.Tony passed away on 4 February 2001 after battling Alzheimer’s for three years.She pointed out how she “lost him as a husband” about a year after the diagnosis.Judy revealed how the diagnosis changed their life together, explaining that the condition leaves the partner “feeling very alone”.In a piece for the MailOnline published in 2014, Judy continued: “Tony didn’t understand what was happening to him which is, I suppose, about the only positive of his illness.

Noel Gallagher is the latest artist to pay tribute to David Bowie for the late, great pop and rock icon’s David Bowie Is series, praising him to be “right up there with the greats of all time”.Not to be confused with a museum exhibit that toured the world between 2013 and 2018 (also named David Bowie Is), the series began last month with a seven-minute video showing Dave Grohl, Yungblud and Ricky Gervais reminiscing on their favourite Bowie moments, songs and interactions, and touching on the ways Bowie influenced their own careers. It was followed by a second video from Grohl at the end of January, and then one from Elvis Costello at the start of February.For the series’ fourth instalment, Gallagher looked back fondly on Bowie’s “forever changing” legacy, likening him to The Beatles and describing him as “fearless and not afraid of ridicule” with “a great, unique voice”.

Madonna, 63, is known for her risqué photos, with her latest string of pictures being no different.The singer posed for a string of x-rated snaps where she can be seen spreading her legs in fishnets and leather while lounging on an armchair.In the pictures, Madonna can be seen posing on an armchair in a range of suggestive poses.Her attire included fishnets, along with leather boots and a leather corset bodysuit.The singer's assets were on show due to the plunging neckline and she styled her outfit with a leather jacket, black gloves and a shiny cap.Jewellery-wise, she wore several silver and gold chains on her neck and a large M ring on her finger.A post shared by Madonna (@madonna)She captioned the post in view of her 17.5 million Instagram followers: "For Ye Suffer Fools Gladly Seeing Ye Yourselves Are Wise……………… 2 Corinthians 11:19 #givenchy." (sic)Many social media users took to the comments section to compliment the star on her raunchy snaps.Joey.Mastro said: "This woman just keeps serving."Tw1lliam added: "Imagine being married to this goddess."However, not all the comments were filled with such love for the singer.Adamzzz_cassandra said: "I think I'll pass."Paulreeves_itsme added: "You look great for your age but you're better than this - there's really no need...

West Ham United fans disgraced themselves by singing a vile Kurt Zouma chant before their side's Premier League fixture against Leicester City on Sunday.Zouma was named in the starting XI by manager David Moyes despite backlash after footage of the defender kicking and striking his pet cat in front of his child.The defender has been fined two week's wages - amounting to £250,000 - by his club, and has seen his two pets taken away from him. He later issued a grovelling apology, saying: "I want to apologise for my actions.

Super Bowl half-time show is one of the most coveted gigs in the whole of the entertainment industry - but things don't always go to plan.Over the years, we've seen everything from nudity and swearing to bad singing and some acts allegedly not even signing at all during the interval of one of the most-watched sporting events of the year. Seasoned NFL fans will recall Janet Jackson's infamous nip slip at Super Bowl XXXVIII, but that's far from the only thing to have gone wrong with the eyes of the world watching.

Good Morning Britain host Susanna Reid has spoken out on social media after the show’s long-running director announced he was leaving the programme. Presenter Susanna, who has worked with director Erron Gordon since the ITV series first debuted on our screens in 2014, sang his praises as she shared her sadness over the end of an era.

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Piers Morgan has said that Ant and Dec's NTA wins are 'bl**dy boring' as he asked fans to vote for him.Piers has taken to Twitter to publicly hit out at Ant and Dec for winning the National Television Awards Presenter Of The Year award for 19 consecutive years.The former GMB host has been nominated at the NTAs for the Best Entertainment Presenter award, a category voted for by the public.Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly have won the coveted award every single year since 2001 – and Piers is seriously eyeing it up. Piers took to his favourite social media app, Twitter, to pen the following statement: "For 19 consecutive years, @antanddec have won TV Presenter of the Year at @OfficialNTAs.

Piers Morgan has set his sights on dethroning Ant and Dec after bagging a nomination for best TV presenter at the National Television Awards. The Geordie duo have won the prize for 19 consecutive years thanks to their work on shows including I'm A Celebrity...

Good Morning Britain on Wednesday morning as he said he was told "welcome home".He made his first appearance alongside Charlotte Hawkins, and revealed his excitement to be in the hot seat, replacing Piers Morgan on the show.The former Blue Peter presenter revealed: "Richard Arnold just said "Welcome home" to me before out in the corridor. I was quite touched, it was quite sweet.

This Morning presenters Alison Hammond and Holly Willoughby have paid tribute to each other after it emerged that they would be going head-to-head at next month’s National Television Awards.The stars of the ITV show have both been shortlisted in the ‘Best TV Presenter’ category, alongside a line-up that also includes reigning champs Ant and Dec, The Chase’s Bradley Walsh and former Good Morning Britain host, Piers Morgan. But showing it’s all friendly competition, Alison, who hosts the morning show alongside Dermot O’Leary every Friday, sent a sweet message to Holly, who presents Monday to Friday with best friend, Phillip Schofield.

PIERS Morgan has taken a jab at Meghan Markle after he was nominated for top gong. The TV firebrand - who stepped down from Good Morning Britain for refusing to apologise to the Duchess of Sussex - joked that he'll ask her to collect his award.

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PHILLIP Schofield has been snubbed by the National Television Awards - despite his This Morning co-stars Holly Willoughby and Alison Hammond landing nominations. The presenter has missed out on the chance of an accolade after 18 years fronting the daytime show.

Piers Morgan, 56, is one of the nominees for Best Presenter at the National Television Awards 2021.Today on Good Morning Britain, Kevin Maguire took a light-hearted dig at the journalist.Fronting the show, Kate Garraway and Charlotte Hawkins discussed the nominations for the annual award ceremony.Kate reacted to the "wonderful" news that her documentary Finding Derek had been shortlisted for the Authored Documentary Award.Charlotte went on to say: "We should also give a mention to Piers Morgan, who has been nominated for Best TV Presenter."Kevin then joked: "Who is he? It rings a bell, who was that?"Demi Rose puts on eye-popping display as she flaunts her assetsKate added: "I remember the last time Good Morning Britain was nominated - it

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GOOD Morning Britain stars had a cheeky dig at Piers Morgan today after it was announced he'd been nominated for Best Presenter at the National TV Awards. The outspoken journalist, 56, famously stormed off the show back in March before quitting following a row with weatherman Alex Beresford over Meghan Markle.

ANT and Dec are celebrating an incredible 20th year in a row of being nominated for the National Television Awards’ TV Presenter gong. Three of their shows are up for silverware too: Saturday Night Takeaway, I’m A Celebrity and Britain’s Got Talent, which they front alongside judge Alesha Dixon.

Good Morning Britain's Kate Garraway, 54, didn't hold back her thoughts about Piers Morgan's nomination for Best Presenter at the National Television Awards.She joked that Piers Morgan, 56, is always cross, when it was suggested that the former presenter would be angry if he lost his category at the award.Kate recalled: "I remember when Good Morning Britain was nominated, it must have been two years ago now the last time that there was a proper ceremony, wasn't it? It didn't win and he was very cross."So we'll see if he comes this time! If he wins, it'll be very good."Guest Kevin Macguire had a dig at Piers and his temperament, saying he's "permanently cross" with Kate laughing before agreeing, "I know!"Dr Hilary joined in, adding: "It