BBC to create ‘woke’ soap to reflect modern Britain and rival EastEnders

In sync?! Kim Kardashian and Julia Fox seem to be on the same style page. The 41-year-old Skims founder and the 32-year-old actress have been stepping out in nearly identical ensembles for Milan Fashion Week. 

Boris Johnson has issued a direct message to the Russian people by posting a video on social media as he called for the crisis to come to an end.

BBC show – Hungry For It – which is set to be hosted by Stacey Dooley.According to sources speaking to The Sun, a male attacker is accused of forcing himself on the victim after barging in on her.Speaking to the publication, a source allegedly said: "It’s terrifying that something like this was able to happen while working on a show."It’s rocked the entire crew and has made everyone really nervous.

A BBC worker was allegedly raped during filming of Stacey Dooley’s new TV show. The attacker is said to have forced himself on his victim after barging in on her.

Strictly Come Dancing champion Stacey Dooley appeared on an Instagram Live stream today to chat to presenter Zoe Ball.

Stacey Dooley sometimes feels stressed. However, ahead of the release of her new book, Are You Really OK?, the 34-year-old has opened up on how difficult it can be to leave the horror stories behind when it's time to return to her personal life.Stacey is used to a glamorous life, after winning Strictly Come Dancing back in 2018 with her dancer boyfriend Kevin Clifton.However, combining showbiz events, Michelin starred restaurants, and a life of celebrity luxury with the hard-hitting social justice issues that she reports on when in front of the camera, has proved difficult on occasion.After a day of interviewing Kyle, a patient on a psychiatric ward, the presenter went out on the town, but was plagued by intrusive thoughts about how he must be feeling."It was such a juxtaposition that I was in this semi-fancy restaurant, there was laughing and cheering and people were half cut, and I just remember thinking, ‘All of those people are still in hospital really unwell and Kyle’s probably sat there in silence’," she mused.“Sometimes I feel like: 'This is a really different place to the one I’ve just been in.'”Fortunately, her partner Kevin is supportive of her struggles."Kev’s incredible.

BBC Three.The TV star, 34, used to front Glow Up on the channel, but ended up being replaced by Maya Jama.The shake-up was said to be because of Stacey's commitments on BBC series This Is My House, but there was also talk about it being something to do with her teaming up with a beauty brand against the corporation's guidelines.Whatever went on, Stacey is now fronting BBC Three cookery show Hungry For It and she said she is thrilled about it."I'm hanging on for dear life!" she told OK! magazine."The target audience is 16-34 and I am 35 in March, so every time I get a new show I’m thinking, 'Yay! I’m not on BBC Four yet!'"The BBC says that Hungry For It will take 10 aspiring cooks from across the UK who are looking to carve out a career in the food industry.They will have "the chance to skill up and put their talent to the test to win a life changing prize".The competitors will reportedly live together while they take part in the competition.Stacey – who won Strictly Come Dancing in 2018 with her now real-life partner Kevin Clifton - said she is "delighted" with the programme.She believes that it will really stand out from other cooking shows."I would say it's warm, celebratory and I think it feels quite fresh," she told OK!"I know everyone feels like that when it's their gig, but there are so many food shows and I really do think this one is unique." For more of the latest showbiz news from Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.

BBC Three is back on the box and the channel’s return wouldn’t be complete without a new show from veteran presenter Stacey Dooley.The 35-year-old – who has carved out a career for herself through her cutting edge documentary making and girl-next-door presenting style – now hosts Hungry For It.The new cooking competition gives 10 aspiring chefs from across the UK a chance to upskill and put their talents to the test.The contestants will all live together during the competition and the winner will walk away with a life-changing prize to help them carve out a career in the food industry. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.

Amanda Holden has opened up on her heartbreaking grief more than a decade after her son Theo was stillborn.The actress and TV presenter paid tribute to her late child, who would have been celebrating their 11th birthday on Tuesday 1 February.The 50 year old radio star shares children Alexa, 17, and Hollie, 10, with her husband of 14 years Chris Hughes. But sadly, Amanda, who was present at the latest BGT auditions, which are reportedly struggling to "fill venues", also lost a baby during the early years of their marriage. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter .

BBC Three controller Fiona Campbell has revealed that the channel is planning to launch a new soap, saying that it will reflect "modern Britain" in an area of the country in "all its glory".BBC Three, which went off air in 2016, is set to return on February 1 and will broadcast at 7pm every night. The channel has had a six-year hiatus and originally had a target audience of 16 to 34 years old, with 70% of their programmes originally made for the channel, ranging from comedy to drama and cartoons.The return was confirmed in September after television regulator Ofcom gave permission for its induction back onto our screens.

EASTENDERS fans have been left furious by the BBC's plans to create a new "woke" soap to rival Albert Square. BBC Three controller Fiona Campbell revealed her ambition as the service returns from online only to regular channels from tomorrow. But a third of people already believe the BBC is too woke.

BBC Three has commissioned its latest factual drama from the BAFTA-winning BBC Studios team behind Killed By My Debt, Murdered By My Father and Murdered For Being Different.

Naman Ramachandran BBC Three returns as a broadcast channel on Feb. 1 with a renewed focus on youth.“BBC Three was always focused on that under-35 demographic historically, and so that’s definitely a core part of our DNA,” says BBC Three controller Fiona Campbell. “The new iteration of where we’re at creatively – we’re focusing on 25s and under.

A high-profile TV couple are said to have called in lawyers after they were sent explicit videos and photos of themselves. It's been reported that the ITV stars received the sexual content from a social media account via direct messages, leaving them "mortified".The images and videos are said to have been posted online and the lawyers allegedly had them removed online more than three weeks later. A source has told The Sun: "They would have been mortified by the leak.

Strictly Come Dancing winner Stacey Dooley has opened up about how the show's producers told her 'she'd win' the popular BBC programme following her audition.Speaking to Chris Evans this morning on his Virgin Radio Breakfast Show, the flame-haired star, 34, spoke about her stint on the dance programme, revealing that she had auditioned with pro Neil Jones.After speaking about the release of her new book, Are You Really OK? Understanding Britain’s Mental Health Emergency, the star went on to talk about how she landed her spot on the hit dance show.She told Chris: "We'd been back and forth, you sort of flirt with the idea a couple of times because they sort of touch base and say, 'Is anyone interested, what are people doing this year?'"Stacey went on to reveal that she'd decided to accept the offer and go on Strictly for a bit of fun.She explained: "2017 had been quite a heavy year, stories were heavy and I thought, 'I wouldn't mind having a bit of escapism, actually.'"And the dates worked out, because it's such a big commitment," she told the radio DJ, who agreed that five months was a long time.Continuing to speak about the audition process, Stacey told how she was partnered with a pro dancer who wasn't Kevin Clifton to show off her moves."So then you go and have a bit of a dance with one of the pros and my pro was Neil [Jones]," she revealed.Stacey went on: "And I didn't really know what I was doing."However, the star must have impressed Strictly producers as she told how they called her up offering her a spot.She said: "Anyway, then you get the call, and they say, 'Yeah, we're desperate, come, we can't make this show without you, we had a couple of seconds of you floating about the place and actually we think you're

K.J. Yossman The BBC have commissioned “Two Daughters,” a documentary fronted by Stacey Dooley about the murders of Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman.The two women were reported missing on June 6, 2020 after they went to celebrate Bibaa’s birthday in a park.

THE One Show viewers were left seriously distracted by Stacey Dooley’s fashion choice after she appeared on the programme yesterday. Stacey took to the show to introduce her new book and BBC documentary on Stalkers and rocked a jacket that looked to be too big for her.

Peter Andre has teased a return to music and suggested a collaboration with former Love Island star Wes Nelson could be in the works.The Mysterious Girl singer posted a series of photos alongside Wes, who found fame on Love Island in 2018 but later launched a music career, to his Instagram Stories on Monday night. In the first photo, Peter, 48, is seen posing alongside Wes, 23, and producer Ayo Beatz from what looks to be a music studio.The dad-of-four captioned the image: “What a day…” In other photos, he also tagged director Fred Nwaka and recording engineer Aidan Cunningham at the Rebel Records recording studio, making it seem like a creative project is definitely in the works.

Stacey Dooley brushed off engagement rumours with The One Show hosts earlier tonight.The documentary filmmaker was quizzed about this by host Lauren Laverne on the BBC One chat show.Stacey has been in a relationship with her boyfriend Kevin Clifton since they won Strictly Come Dancing back in 2018.The pair now live together, and regularly share updates on their life on social media.However, host Lauren was keen to know if there was anything they haven’t yet shared on The One Show today.Stacey was a guest alongside The Repair Shop’s Jay Blades.Lauren began by congratulating Jay on his recent engagement to his girlfriend.She then pointed out that Stacey is good at planning engagement parties as she shared a video of one the star did in her flat.Lauren said: “This was all done last year when the restrictions allowed.“Stacey, we mentioned that you’re a Strictly winner, you took home the glitterball with the love of your life Kevin.”To this, Stacey then interjected to say: “I know, what a cliche.”Lauren then quizzed her: “You’ve got to get your hand out here, you don’t have an announcement?“Would we be the first to know?”Stacey then quipped back: “You would absolutely be the first to know.“But no, I’m so dull. No, I'm not getting married.”Stacey was on the show to promote her new book, called Are You Really OK?This sees the presenter exploring “Britain’s Mental Health Emergency”.Stacey was planning to launch a book tour alongside its release as well.However, the star recently shared how she’s had to postpone this in light of Covid restrictions.Posting on Instagram on January 14, she said: “Gang, I'm bloody gutted.

The One Show fans over her choice of fashion.

EXCLUSIVE: “Bringing BBC Three back to linear TV” would have been far down former BBC Director General Tony Hall’s list of predictions for his successor’s first major piece of business.