Billie Eilish Forced To Pause London Concert After Fans Suffer In Heat

Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards, Features EditorWhen Lorne Michaels first heard the pitch for “Schmigadoon!,” the comedic love letter to the Golden Age musicals of the 1940s and 50s, he didn’t have to look far for his leading lady – he offered it to “Saturday Night Live” star Cecily Strong. Asked why, Michaels simply states: “I didn’t think of anyone else.”Having seen the show, the first season of which premiered last year on Apple TV Plus, it’s obvious why Strong was the right match for Melissa Gimble, a New York City doctor who finds herself and boyfriend Josh Skinner (Keegan-Michael Key) trapped in a mystical land, only able to leave when they find true love.

Clayton Davis Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official awards predictions for the upcoming Oscars and Emmys ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis; Awards Circuit Column, a weekly analysis dissecting the trends and contenders by television editor Michael Schneider (for Emmys) and Davis (for Oscars); Awards Circuit Podcast, a weekly interview series with talent and an expert roundtable discussion; and Awards Circuit Video analyzes various categories and contenders by Variety's leading awards pundits. Variety's unmatched coverage gives its readership unbeatable exposure in print and online, as well as provide inside reports on all the contenders in this year's awards season races.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeDiscovery+ has revealed that it is the streaming service that has secured the rights to “Unprecedented,” the three-part documentary series from filmmaker Alex Holder that will feature video of Donald Trump, his family and staffers during the final weeks of the 2020 election — including his actions, presumably as he attemped to subvert democracy and engineer a coup to maintain his grip on power.Discovery+ purchased the rights to the documentary last year, according to insiders. It will run this summer on the streamer.“Alex Holder’s ‘Unprecedented’ three-part docuseries about the 2020 election will be released on Discovery+ later this summer,” a Discovery+ spokesperson said.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorMasterClass, the celebrity-driven online learning subscription service with big-name Hollywood talent partners, has cut its headcount by 20%. CEO David Rogier cited “the worsening macroeconomic environment” for the cutbacks.The layoffs by San Francisco-based MasterClass, which previously had about 600 employees, affected all the company’s teams.“Today is a sad day @masterclass,” Rogier tweeted Wednesday.

Wilson Chapman editorSteve Fickinger, the Broadway producer who won a Tony for “Dear Evan Hansen,” died suddenly on Friday in Laguna Beach, Calif., representatives confirmed to Variety. He was 62.Born in Winnetka, Ill., Fickinger began his career at Disney as a temp mail room worker, and worked his way up to become director of creative development for Walt Disney Feature Animation, where he oversaw the production of animated films including “Mulan,” “Tarzan” and “Lilo and Stitch.”He later transitioned to the Disney Theatrical Group, where he served as V.P.

@TowerOfLondon“We are here this morning to show you the fabulous Superbloom in honour of her Majesty the Queen‘s Platinum Jubilee @BBCBreakfast xxx.”Dan then jumped on to the post to share their admiration for the natural beauty. He wrote: “Gorgeous.” Carol wrote back playfully: “You are not too shabby yourself honey!” @Bobgoro tagged Carol and replied: “Off to the Tower for MD Walker for making suggestive remarks.” And @paulfair said: “Get a room!”Other fans expressed their interest in the flowers outside the tower. @T_edginton said: “Was there on Monday and it is stunning. Have fun.

Yeardley Smith is speaking out about her battle with bulimia in a candid new interview.

Anitta is unveling the first look at her character Anitta-A Patroa in real life, with the upcoming music video ‘Tropa’ which is set to be released June 29.The Brazilian singer looks stunning with a metallic blue outfit paired with matching high boots and silver hair in double buns, as she prepares to jump from a helicopter, joined by the rest of the characters Kelly, Moco and Shani.A behind the scenes clip for the music video also shows the singer performing some stunts, including jumping from a zip-line, landing on the ground and strutting fearlessly.“I choose every detail of my character. My stylist and I designed every part of the outfit, every detail: Hair, eyes, tattoos, everything.

Emmerdale’s Charley Webb took to Instagram today to share her health struggles with her 568,000 followers.The actress admitted she was “feeling ill” as she cuddled up under a blanket despite the current heatwave affecting the UK.This morning Charley, 34, shared a picture of just her leg nestling under a thick blanket while she sat outside in the sunshine. The temperature at that time was marked at 22 degrees celsius, which many people would consider “shorts weather”.However, Charley wasn’t feeling quite so warm in the sunshine, as she opened up about her health.“There’s worse places to be ill,” she told her fans.“I’m 100% sure I’m the only person on the planet with a blanket right now.”Later today, Charley updated her followers with another post confirming she had moved inside.“So happy to be in bed,” Charley captioned another picture of her legs as she rested.She also included a poll for her followers to find out who else liked going to bed early.“Earlier the better for me,” she wrote. “Are you an early night or a night owl?”Charley’s post comes after the soap star discussed her ongoing health issues with her followers two Sundays ago.Taking to social media, the mum-of-three posted an image of herself lying back, with one arm over her face.She captioned the photo: "Migraine hell today.

The One Show took to Twitter this evening to air their frustrations over what one person called a “pointless” interview with comedy icon Rowan Atkinson.Some fans felt the Mr Bean actor was not given enough time, while others felt the interview was “awkward”. Rowan, 67, appeared on The One Show today to promote his new comedy series Man vs.

Alison Hammond reluctantly admitted that she was dating a mystery man - but she is reportedly unsure whether to share his identity with the world after her relationship status was unceremoniously outed live on TV by co-host Dermot O' Leary.The This Morning presenter is said to be increasingly "torn" over whether to disclose his name and risk the pressure of a showbiz lifestyle destroying their relationship, or continue to enjoy dating him beneath the radar.Alison, 47, has also joked that Dermot's big announcement that she was loved up meant she could no longer pose as a free agent while flirting with attractive men.Now a source close to the presenter has spoken out in a more serious way on her first major relationship since she endured a painful split five years ago."On the one hand she's so happy that she's found someone special — but on the other, she's scared her showbiz career could put pressure on the relationship," her friend revealed."She really doesn't know whether to take a big risk by going public, or try as hard as she can to keep him secret."She added to Closer magazine: "Alison doesn't want to jeopardise her 'loving relationship', but also doesn't see why she should have to keep it a secret."Express.co.uk has approached Alison's rep for comment.The TV fave was originally outed as "seeing someone" by Dermot live on ITV.During an episode of This Morning, he flirtatiously thanked his co-star for the birthday gift she'd given him and lamented that she was no longer "available".Alison hastily insisted: "What do you mean I'm not available? I am available!", but her secret was already out.Dermot hit back that he was "confused", leading her to confess that she is loved up."There is somebody in my life.

HGTV has ordered a brand new renovation series with newlyweds Tarek and Heather Rae El Moussa.

The Voice is one of TV’s longest running singing reality show competitions.

New details about Madonna‘s cameo role on the original run of Will & Grace are being revealed.

season 9 star Yve is opening up about her rocky relationship with Mohamed. So far this season, the couple has struggled over cultural differences as well as his expectations of her as a Muslim man even though she doesn't follow Islam, and in an interview with ET's Melicia Johnson, she addressed the criticism from fans they've both received.Mohamed is 25 years old and began a relationship with 48-year-old Yve when he slid into her DMs, but his move to America from Egypt didn't go smoothly. She got upset when he told her that she couldn't be in the same room with another man alone due to his religious beliefs, and he was upset that he was expected to do things like cook breakfast for himself while she worked.

rats.Debbie Burns says that since the clean up of a fly-tip dump behind homes – which saw 155 tonnes of rubbish removed from a M9 embankment at a cost of £50,000 – residents in nearby Wallace Crescent have been plagued by the rodents.Shocking video footage shows the animals piled into a grey general waste bin in the village of Plean, leaping in the air desperately trying to make an escape.READ MORE: Fearless rats are sneaking into homes 'through toilets and letterboxes'It’s thought that the rats managed to make their way inside by gnawing a hole at the top, before they became trapped.Debbie says that her children – who aged between 18 months and 17-years-old – have been unable to play outside over safety fears.Debbie added: “I have six kids in this house and can’t let them out in their own garden to play due to the whole street being plagued by rats since [outsourced council contractors] BEAR Scotland cleared the embankment behind the houses and disturbed the nests.”BEAR Scotland say that “extensive fly-tipping” is to blame for the issues.Another issue has been the downgrading of bin collections from fortnightly to monthly.Ward councillor Alasdair Macpherson said: “Whilst I’ve no doubt that their nests were disturbed after BEAR Scotland removed debris, several residents told me that they saw rats climbing into grey bins that can’t close fully because they are overflowing due to them only being emptied once a month now.Debbie says that she contacted the council last month to arrange for pest control to attend but that nobody ever showed up.Another resident made a gruesome discovery in her bin.She said: “I went out to the bin and there were two dead rats in it and they had drowned.

Too late to apologize? Justin Timberlake’s admitted that his dance moves aren’t always on point after going viral for a recent stage fail.

Selling Tampa sweetie! Rena Frazier and her husband, Anddrikk Frazier, welcomed baby No. 5 on June 10.

Michelle Obama can’t resist a Beyoncé song. Following the release of her new song “Break My Soul,” Obama shared on Instagram just how much she loved the song and its message.Beyoncé announces awaited 7th studio album and a drop dateSelena Gomez proud to be in Michelle Obama’s Voting SquadA post shared by Michelle Obama (@michelleobama)Obama shared a photo of Beyoncé performing on stage and wrote, “Queen @beyonce, you’ve done it again! “Break My Soul” is the song we all need right now, and I can’t help but dance and sing along while listening to it.

EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), the chairman of the January 6th Committee, said on Wednesday that the hearing schedule will continue into July.

Douglas Mackinnon, director and exec producer of Amazon series Good Omens and Anansi Boys, has urged the upkeep of a “chain of productions” in Scotland, as landmark research finds the Scottish screen sector generated more than £500M ($613M) and created 10,000 jobs in 2019.