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Emmerdale fans couldn’t help but gush over a heartbroken Priya Kotecha as she gave an emotional farewell to former flame Ellis Chapman while he jetted off to Australia.During Wednesday’s instalment of the popular ITV soap, viewers watched the emotional businesswoman well up as she watched her ex leave the village for good.Until recently, the raven-haired beauty had been avoiding the traveller after she learnt of his plan to move overseas through a third party.But as he finished packing up the last of his things ready for the big flight down under, Priya made the decision to drop all of her upcoming meetings for the day to say a final farewell to dashing hunk one last time.And it appears as though viewers were just as moved by her touching speech as they gushed over the actress online.This is a live TV story and is constantly being notes updated.Please refresh the page regularly to get the latest TV updates.TV & Showbiz reporters are working to source the latest information, reaction, pictures and video related to this story.You can also follow us on Twitter @DailyStar, or follow us on Instagram @dailystar to get the latest TV and celeb gossip 24 hours a day.Or like our Daily Star Showbiz Facebook page to get the day's biggest stories, and have your say on them.Why not also subscribe to receive our regular Daily Star showbiz newsletters?You can do this on this page by simply entering your email address above and hitting 'subscribe'.Download the Daily Star app for flash alerts on the biggest stories of the day, so you don't miss out.Why not also subscribe to receive our regular Daily Star news bulletins? You can do this on this page by simply entering your email address above and hitting 'subscribe'.

Love Island stars Faye Winter and Teddy Soares have boasted that their sex life is '100 times better' now than it was in the Love Island villa.Six months after placing third on the ITV dating show, the pair are more loved-up than ever with Teddy gushing that he “lusts” after her sexy lingerie and that the pair enjoy “trying new things”.Despite a fiery stint in their relationship, the pair have come out stronger than ever - and it seems one place where they really impress one another is in the bedroom. The pair have confessed that their sex lives are a lot better now than in the villa, mostly due to the freedom to bonk without being cautious of their co-stars.

A leading Republican politician hoping to become the next governor of the state of Oregon is now embroiled in a different kind of “swing state” controversy!

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe upcoming Apple dramedy series “Physical” is rounding out its cast.In addition to previously announced series lead Rose Byrne, the cast of the show will also include Paul Sparks, Rory Scovel, Loy Taylor Pucci, Della Saba, Dierdre Friel, Ashley Liao.“Physical” follows Sheila (Byrne), a woman struggling in her life as a quietly tortured housewife in a 1980s Southern California beach community. She finds herself on an unconventional path to power when she discovers the world of aerobics.Sparks will star as John Breem, a conservative real estate developer convinced the mall will save the American family.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterEitan Bernath has signed on to be the principal culinary contributor on “The Drew Barrymore Show,” Variety has learned exclusively.The role will see Bernath make recurring appearances on the daytime talk show, during which he will showcase original recipes and his expertise and perspective on food-related topics. This makes him the first notable TikTok star to land a recurring contributor role in daytime television.Bernath is best known for his TikTok cooking videos, but he is no stranger to working in television.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterA “True Blood” reboot is in the early development stages at HBO, Variety has confirmed with sources.Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Jami O’Brien are attached to write the script and executive produce, with original series creator and showrunner Alan Ball also attached to executive produce. At this time, none of the show’s original cast is attached to return.Reps for HBO declined to comment.The original “True Blood” is based on “The Southern Vampire Mysteries” novel series by Charlaine Harris.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterABC has ordered the single-camera comedy “Home Economics” to series.The series will air on the broadcast network in Spring 2021. The show was originally developed as part of the 2020 pilot season.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterAdult animated comedy “Hoops” has been canceled at Netflix after just one season, Variety has learned exclusively.The show premiered on the streamer on Aug. 21.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterLuckyChap Entertainment has signed a first-look TV deal with Amazon, Variety has learned exclusively.Under the deal, LuckyChap’s Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley, and Josey McNamara will work with Amazon Studios to create television projects that will premiere exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. Brett Hedblom, LuckyChap’s vice president of television, will also be involved in the development of the projects.“We are so thrilled to be partnering with Amazon Studios to bring original content to the ever-burgeoning television landscape,” Robbie, Ackerley, and McNamara said in a statement.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterIn a competitive situation, the George Lopez drama series “Once Upon a Time in Aztlan” has been set up at Amazon for development, Variety has learned exclusively.Lopez will star in and executive produce the one-hour series under his Travieso Productions banner. Javier Rodriguez created the series and will executive produce along with famed photographer and director Estevan Oriol, iconic LA-based artist Mister Cartoon, and Michael Connolly, who put the package together under his Mad Hatter Entertainment banner.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterDC Comics character Naomi could soon be coming to The CW thanks to Ava DuVernay and former “Arrow” writer and executive producer Jill Blankenship.DuVernay and Blankenship are attached to write and executive produce “Naomi.” The potential series follows a teen girl’s journey from her small northwestern town to the heights of the multiverse. When a supernatural event shakes her hometown to the core, Naomi sets out to uncover its origins, and what she discovers will challenge everything we believe about our heroes.The character originally debuted in her own standalone comic book series in 2019, which was co-written by Brian Michael Bendis and David F.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe upcoming Amazon series “Outer Range” has rounded out its main cast.Lewis Pullman, Noah Reid, Shaun Sipos, and Isabel Arraiza have all been cast in the series, Variety has learned. They join previously announced cast members Josh Brolin, Lili Taylor, Tamara Podemski, Tom Pelphrey, and Imogen Poots.“Outer Range” centers on Royal Abbott (Brolin), a rancher fighting for his land and family, who discovers an unfathomable mystery at the edge of Wyoming’s wilderness.Pullman is set to take on the role of Rhett Abbott, the family’s younger, more rebellious son.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterIssa Rae and Adam McKay are teaming up to adapt the Serial Productions podcast “Nice White Parents” into a half-hour series at HBO, Variety has learned.The project has received a pilot commitment at the premium cabler. The show is described as a satirical look at the conflict and comedy that arise when highly resourced white parents, who claim to have the best intentions, wield their influence over generations of black and brown students within the NY public school system.The search is currently on for a showrunner for the project.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterArmie Hammer has signed on to star in “The Offer” at Paramount Plus, which will tell the behind-the-scenes story of the making of “The Godfather.”Hammer will star as Al Ruddy, who produced “The Godfather” back in 1972.More to come…

Joe Otterson TV ReporterNetflix has ordered a comedy series called “God’s Favorite Idiot” from Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone, Variety has learned.The streamer has commissioned 16 episodes of the series, in which both McCarthy and Falcone will star. Falcone wrote the series, with both he and McCarthy also serving as executive producers via their company On the Day.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe “Blindspotting” series at Starz has cast several key roles as production kicks off in Los Angeles and Oakland, Variety has learned exclusively.Along with previously announced series lead Jasmine Cephas Jones, the eight-episode, half-hour dramedy will also star Benjamin Earl Turner, Atticus Woodward, Jaylen Barron, and Candace Nicholas-Lippman. The writers, producers, and stars of the film on which the series is based, Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal, will also write and executive produce the series.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterEugenio Derbez is set to star in a new comedy series titled “Acapulco” that has been ordered to series at Apple, Variety has learned.The half-hour series, which will be shot in both Spanish and English, is inspired by the film “How to Be a Latin Lover,” in which Derbez starred and produced.In “Acapulco,” a young Mexican man’s dream comes true when he gets the job of a lifetime at the hottest resort in Acapulco. But he soon realizes the job is far more complicated than he ever imagined as all of his beliefs and morals start to be questioned.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterFacebook Watch is set to launch the first-ever interactive AI reality series, titled “Rival Peak,” on Dec. 2.Hailing from dj2 Entertainment, Pipeworks Studios, and Genvid Technologies, the series places twelve AI contestants in the Pacific Northwest where they must survive elimination and solve the mystery that brought them together.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterHistory Channel is developing a pair of drama miniseries, including one executive produced by “Vikings” creator Michael Hirst.The first is titled “The Plague Year,” which hails from writer Coleman Herbert with Hirst executive producing. The series is described as a portrait of 1665 London, during one of the all-time worst outbreaks of the Bubonic Plague.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterApple has given a straight-to-series order to a drama series starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Variety has learned.The series is titled “Surface” and hails from writer and executive producer Veronica West. Plot details on the series are being kept under wraps except to say that it is a psychological thriller.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterErin Kellyman, Cailee Spaeny, and Ellie Bamber are negotiating to star in the “Willow” series at Disney Plus, Variety has confirmed with sources.The project was officially ordered to series at Disney Plus last month, with the film’s original star, Warwick Davis, set to return as well. Jon M.