BBC One confirms return of fan-favourite TV shows after years off screen

Channel 4 viewers were left in stitches after a bubbly bachelor began recruiting a hunky builder to sign up for the popular dating show Love IslandThe IT expert had been living in the same Reading flat for almost a decade and invited the public to join him as he built his dream bachelor pad.As throngs of builders got to work on constructing his swanky £650,000 structure, one, in particular, caught his eye, as Jitindier began urging the hard-hat-clad worker to sign up for the show.Jitinder dubbed the builder Jacob Harris a “strapping young lad” and claimed the work was “helping his physique for Love Island.”Fans took to Twitter to comment“He’s recruiting the poor lad for Love Island. So funny,” laughed one viewer.Another added: “Jitinder is hilarious he should go on love island himself!!”Elsewhere, a couple who have devoted their entire lives to the Army built their dream home after years of sacrificing ‘stability and permanence’.Leah and Craig designed a contemporary, timber-clad kit house with a budget of £500,000.Another couple who built a £170,000 American ranch-style house on a recent episode of the Channel 4 show revealed they lost all their possessions in a fire.Animator Joanna and carpenter Ben from Glasgow set out with ambitious plans to build the home with a budget of just £170,000.Devastatingly, during Wednesday night's episode of the Channel 4 programme (May 4) it was revealed local vandals had burned it to the ground while they were away for one night.

Madeleine McCann’s murder insists he has no alibi.Hans Christian Wolters defended his claim Christian Brueckner is behind the Brit girl’s 2007 disappearance.It came after TV investigator Mark Williams-Thomas said he was convinced the convicted child sex offender was innocent.Mr Wolters, who is heading the case in Germany, said: “Because Mr Williams-Thomas doesn’t know the files we are not surprised by his opinion. It’s a fact that the suspect has no alibi.“We found nobody who gives Christian B an alibi.

Bigfoot on camera.The group, who call themselves the Rocky Mountain Sasquatch Organisation visited Deadwood, a ghost town in Lawrence, South Dakota, US, to investigate the area which is known for being a 'Bigfoot hotspot.'They documented their visit on YouTube and believed they caught sight of a sasquatch moving through the trees near a bat-infested 'ghost house'.In the 10-minute long round-up of their investigation, one of the hunters said: "I end up walking out in front of these guys and I zoom in down by the ghost house, just checking things out."We were hearing some weird vocalisations, don't know what they were. That's what brought my attention to the ghost house again.

Manchester United from Barcelona with a transfer ‘95 per cent likely’.United were reported by ESPN to have contacted the Dutchman's representatives ahead of their summer pursuit for a new midfielder. With Paul Pogba and Nemanja Matic on their way out, the Red Devils are in desperate need of a quality central-midfielder at Old Trafford next season.And now journalist Gerard Romero has shockingly revealed De Jong’s move to Man United is all but done, with the club set to pay around €80million (£69million) for the 24-year-old.

Muhammed Awal Mustapha who goes by the moniker of Mompha Junior on Instagram, hit double digits last month but waited to flaunt his new yellow motor on Wednesday. The boy's dad, multi-millionaire Ismailia Mustapha (Mompha Senior), shared the original snap of his son wearing bright yellow laces on his trainers to match the supercar behind him.

Britney Spears has shared a number of posts including the caption "before I was pregnant" of recent which has sparked a lot of fan reactions online. The 40-year-old icon announced last month that she was expecting her first child with her fiancée Sam Asghari.While many of Britney's 41 million followers have expressed their happiness for the Hit Me Baby One More Time songstress some are starting to speculate beneath her latest posts.The singer who was propelled to fame in the late 90s, took to Instagram to give her loyal legion a fashion show.Looking sizzling and happy, Britney rocked from side-to-side showing off an ankle-length red striped dress.In the video, the mum-of-two can be seen strutting herself in front of the camera in the floaty item and a pair of tan heels.

 Katya Jones admitted she is “devastated” for her ex Strictly Come Dancing partner Adam Peaty, who received some sad medical news this week.The Olympic swimmer has been forced to pull out of the FINA World Championships next month due to injury. Adam, 27, revealed today that he has been left on crutches after fracturing a bone in his foot. Katya, 32, took to Instagram this afternoon to share her best wishes to her former dance partner in view of her 206,000 followers. Resharing a post that Adam sent out earlier today, she wrote: “Devastated for you @adam_peaty!!”“But if anyone - this man will see silver lining in everything!READ MORE: “Positive mental attitude is what he’s best at! All you need now is put some crystals on your crotches!“I mean crutches!” she added, with a laughing emoji (sic). Earlier today, Adam shared the bad news with his 591,000 Instagram followers.The post showed him enjoying a relaxing holiday abroad with his foot in a medical boot.Another photograph was of the X-ray showing the fracture in his foot. Next to the pictures, he wrote: “Earlier this week whilst training in the gym, I fractured a bone in my foot. “I have been advised to rest for 6 weeks which unfortunately takes me out of contention for the FINA World Championships in Budapest next month.“I’ve fortunately never had to deal with an injury in my swimming career so this is a real blow and a new challenge for me,” he continued.“But I am surrounded by a superb team who will support and guide me through this period and get me to where I need to be.“I’m already in great hands and starting to recover but, honestly, I'm devastated,” Adam admitted.“I work extremely hard and have dedicated my life to my training so I can be the absolute best I can

The Hollywood Arclight already closed, along comes another bow to Los Angeles’ specialty cinema scene: The Landmark Pico is closing at month’s end after 15 years, the company said today.

Chris Pine checks out Troian Bellisario‘s baby bump while performing an ultrasound in the new trailer for their new movie, Doula.

Queen legend Brian May spoke on the bond he had with his "brother".Taylor had died in Bogota, Columbia, in March while on tour with his group, aged just 50 - and Brian, who had been one of the last of his friends to speak to him, revealed that he will be sorely missed.Brian's second solo album, Another World, will be re-released imminently for the first time since 1998 and it contains a track with Taylor as the drummer.This prompted him to address the history of their friendship and how he felt about the loss."God, I wish I could have been there to help him through that, whatever it was," Brian exclaimed of his demise."[When] Taylor stepped in to do a track, [he] gave me a wonderful injection of energy, friendship, joy and light - and [now] he's gone... which is awful," he lamented.Brian confirmed that the collaboration had been one of the first album sessions Taylor had ever done."He'd only just joined the Foo Fighters, he was just a boy really and he was the biggest Queen fan in the world, which took me by surprise," he recalled fondly.He added that Taylor's endorsement of the group had introduced them to an even wider audience and made them "very cool to a lot of people"."He was an encyclopedia about Queen, absolutely incredible, he knew everything we'd ever done," Brian added in amazement."He became like a brother.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaDavid Duchovny will write, direct and star in “Bucky F*cking Dent.” But those aren’t the only ways in which this is a true David Duchovny production from start to finish. The film is also based on Duchovny’s book of the same name, a novel that topped the best-seller list and was embraced by critics.“Bucky F*cking Dent” is set in New York during 1978, and follows an aimless thirty-something named Ted, who moves back in with his father Marty (Duchovny) after learning of his terminal illness.

Shirley Halperin Executive Editor, MusicGloria Estefan, Ricky Martin, Marc Anthony, Bad Bunny, Maluma … all are on a first-name basis with Bruno Del Granado, head of the global Latin music touring group at CAA, and our guest on this week’s edition of Variety‘s Strictly Business podcast. And it’s no wonder, seeing as he’s played no small role in their successes throughout the years, first as an executive at MTV, later as a manager, and for the last nine years, as an agent and executive at CAA — you could also throw onto his resume marketer, historian, PR strategist and even unofficial census monitor.Where music is concerned, the U.S.

Not-so-perfect harmony. Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton were a match made in country music heaven before they split in 2015.

Kendrick Lamar has shared the cover artwork for his fifth studio LP, Pitchfork reports. Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers is due out this Friday via Top Dawg Entertainment.

Paris Hilton continues to shed light on «the disturbing lack of government oversight of youth residential care facilities» by meeting with White House officials and members of Congress in her quest to enact the Federal Accountability for Congregate Care Act.The hotel heiress, who in the past has shared her own personal story at the hand of officials in such facilities, has been documenting her experience on social media following days full of meetings with government officials. According to, the fashion mogul «was at the White House with state and national advocates as part of her advocacy efforts to improve protections of youth in residential programs and facilities.»Hilton hopes her efforts «can better protect children and teens seeking help.» The video and photos show the 41-year-old reality TV star and her husband, Carter Reum, heading into the White House and the Capitol for meeting with senior officials.A post shared by Paris Hilton (@parishilton)She captioned her video, «I am so thankful for all the important conversations we are having with representatives and survivors! Looking forward to all the awareness that we will bring to the cause today!»In a separate post, Hilton posted a photo slide that symbolically shows her locked up in a cell with the phrase, “Prevent the abuse, neglect & death of institutionalized youth in America" shown on an outside wall of the cell.In addition to meeting with White House officials, Hilton has also met with Sen.

she has released three NFTs (short for nonfungible token, it is a dumb internet trend that I refuse to accept or understand) of a 3D-animated version of herself completely nude, spread-eagle and giving birth to centipedes and full-size trees.And it’s not even Arbor Day.Like a porn scene from “Westworld,” a fembot Madonna sits on a metal operating table in a sterile lab while Central Park exits, in clown-car fashion, from between her legs. The song “Justify My Love” plays in the background. Huh.

Kelly Clarkson may have had an emotional Mother's Day weekend but she's now got reason to celebrate as she has been nominated for two MTV Movie and TV Awards.EXCLUSIVE: Country music star Brett Eldredge addresses Kelly Clarkson dating rumorsThe singer turned talk show host is up for Best Talk/Topical Show for her daytime Kelly Clarkson Show as well as Best Host.WATCH: Kelly Clarkson to perform Dolly Parton tribute at 2022 Academy of Country Music Awards The news comes after Kelly shared that her nanny made the singer "almost cry" when she gifted the mom-of-two with the "gift of time"."I’m a single mom, right? So I’m either at work or with kids,” Kelly told Extra. "So my nanny — I literally almost cried — like, she walked into the kitchen and was like, ‘Hey, for Mother’s Day, I’m going to give you the gift of time and you can just do whatever you want.’ I almost broke down.

There are two things the Real Housewives franchise reliably delivers on – binge-worthy drama and documenting the lavish lifestyles of the show’s stars.

Prince William and Kate Middleton have sent a personal tweet to Deborah James following the devastating news about her terminal cancer. Deborah, 40, is now receiving hospice care at home after stopping her bowel cancer treatment, and could have ‘weeks at most to live’. The You, Me & The Big C presenter was diagnosed with the disease in 2016 and went on to use her ordeal to inspire others to get check-ups and recognise symptoms of bowel cancer. James has been treated at the Royal Marsden hospital, of which William is patron, and it is one of the beneficiaries of her fund.In a tweet on Wednesday, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge said: ‘Every now and then, someone captures the heart of the nation with their zest for life & tenacious desire to give back to society.‘@bowelbabe is one of those special people. Her tireless efforts to raise awareness of bowel cancer & end the stigma of treatment are inspiring.Every now and then, someone captures the heart of the nation with their zest for life & tenacious desire to give back to society.

Britain’s Got Talent judges have come and gone, Amanda Holden has warned Simon Cowell she will never get replaced on the panel.  The actress and presenter, 51, has sat beside Simon, 62, since Britain’s Got Talent began in 2007, initially alongside then TV judge Piers Morgan.  Since then the likes of Kelly Brook, David Hasselhoff and Michael McIntyre have all joined the panel and left again, while Alesha Dixon and David Walliams have been firm fixtures for 10 years.

BBC One confirmed the return of two of the UK’s favourite gameshows.Following a three-year hiatus, BAFTA award-winning presenter Michael McIntyre will be returning as the host for The Big Show and his popular gameshow The Wheel.The father-of-two is expected to film six episodes of The Big Show, which will be on screens later this year, and features popular segments including Send to All, Celebrity Midnight Gameshow and the Unexpected Star of the Show.Speaking of his return, Michael, 46, said: “Three long years of no Unexpected Stars, of me not getting my hands on a single celebrity’s mobile phone, of people sleeping soundly without fear of me sneaking into their bedrooms.“Well the wait is over, the Big Show is back and we’ve used those three years to think of even bigger surprises and bigger laughs! I’m elated that both shows are so beloved and returning to BBC One.”Also teasing the return of The Wheel, the comedian added: “And, as well as making stars of the unsuspecting public on the Big Show, I will be making another series of the show that literally revolves around me! Yes! The Wheel is spinning back too!” he added.The gameshow is packed with edge-of-your-seat jeopardy, big laughs, huge stars and a colossal spinning Wheel.Contestants hope to answer their way to a fortune, guided by seven celebrities in a bid to win life-changing cash.Both game shows are produced by Hungry McBear Media, with Holly Willoughby’s husband Dan Baldwin at the helm.Dan said of the news: “We can’t wait to bring two of the nation’s favourite Saturday night shows back to BBC One.“If you’ve missed seeing Gino D’Acampo in his pants at midnight, a firefighter singing Opera or Jamie Oliver texting everyone in his phone that he loves chicken nuggets