Coronation Street fans convinced Imran Habeeb slept with Abi Franklin – and she’ll be pregnant

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterBon appetit! A cooking competition inspired by culinary legend Julia Child and featuring her “superfans” as contestants has been ordered at Food Network and Discovery Plus, Variety has learned exclusively.Based on the legacy of Child, who motivated generations of home cooks with her talent, enthusiasm and humor, “The Julia Child Challenge” will see eight top-notch home cooks compete in high-stakes culinary challenges to find out who has the fire, skill and passion to win the first-ever primetime competition series dedicated to all things Julia, per the show’s official description. The competitors, all Julia Child superfans, share personal stories about their hero, cook in a kitchen recreated in the likeness of where Julia herself cooked, using the same ingredients Julia used and are even guided by Julia herself through a larger-than-life television screen right in the middle of all the action.

K.J. Yossman Tara Reid is set to star in a new psychological thriller “Sheila,” Variety can reveal.Written by newcomers Jackie and Jennifer Moricz (better known collectively as The Moricz twins), whose work has been featured in the Blacklist, “Sheila” is described as a “modern day ‘Psycho.'”“Left to run her family’s Suntan Motel for the week, Charlie takes a unique interest in the only guest, a girl in town for a bikini contest – Sheila,” reads the logline.

Variety on a chilly January afternoon, is terrifying. After all, Burns knows of what he speaks.

Sasha Urban editorShowtime announced today that it is donating $100,000 to the Seneca-Iroquois National Museum, which is located on the Allegany Territory of the Seneca Nation, where the network’s series “Dexter: New Blood” is set.The donation will fund the museum’s efforts to digitize its archives and record the history of the Seneca Nation, including footage, music, oral histories, print news and other media passed down from elders in the community. The contribution will also help fund the museum’s Onöhsagwë:de’ Cultural Center, which educates visitors on the tribal history of Western New York state.“I’m excited to receive this gift from Showtime, which demonstrates its commitment to the preservation of heritage,” said Dr.

Todd Gilchrist The push-pull relationship between an individual developing his or her sense of self and the external forces trying to steer them — be they parental, professional, political or cultural — creates a tension that is common, and formative, to many people’s lives. Despite the wildly different stories that they tell, many of this year’s best picture nominees vividly illustrate this universal conflict, examining the challenge of retaining or asserting one’s identity while the world around them attempts to impose pressure or exert its influence.As perhaps the most fantastical of the nominees, “Dune” sends young Paul Atreides ( Timothée Chalamet) on a journey that owes no small debt to Joseph Campbell’s monomyth, but director and co-writer Denis Villenueve weaves a complex tapestry between the lineage into which the character was born, the overlapping but sometimes dueling ambitions of his mother and father, the feudal aristocracy of the film’s futuristic setting, and the almost primal sense of home and harmony that Paul feels once he arrives on the desert planet of Arrakis.

Coronation Street fans were left gobsmacked as Abi Franklin (Sally Carmen) was unveiled as Imran's mystery woman during the latest visit to Weatherfield.The troubled lawyer, portrayed by Charlie de Melo on the ITV soap, recently confessed to his partner Toyah Battersby (Georgia Taylor) that he had a one-night stand on the night that his foster daughter Kelly Neelan (Mollie Gibson) was found guilty of the murder of Seb Franklin (Harry Visinoni).While Imran told Toyah that he had slept with a stranger, viewers suspected that he wasn't telling the truth and they were right.Wednesday night's episode confirmed the identity of Imran's mystery lover was in fact Seb's mother, Abi.The bombshell reveal was exposed when Imran met up with his mystery

Coronation Street fans are in for a terrifying rollercoaster ride as they strap themselves in for Super Soap Week from Monday.

It is the moment Coronation Street fans have been waiting for - Abi Franklin finally coming face-to-face with Corey Brent.

CORONATION Street viewers were over the moon as they spotted the same big change on the long-running soap. It came as Abi Franklin made her dramatic return to the ITV series on Monday evening.

Coronation Street fans have been left in a conundrum over Jack Webster's age following the latest trip to the cobbles.

Coronation Street has taken a major step forward - and fans are thrilled.

Coronation Street star Sally Carman found out the hard way that performing stunts isn't as glam as it seems.In theory, the Abi actress loved the idea of running around Weatherfield doing stunts with a gun like a glamorous Bond Girl.However, when she came to film the scenes, she ended up spending most of her time freezing in a water tank.Fans will see her character Abi Franklin return to Weatherfield branding a gun next week and out for revenge against evil Corey Brent - the teen who walked free from court despite being guilty of killing her son Seb.But their face-off takes a dramatic twist when a violent storm strikes and the pair plummet down a sink hole into a watery sewer.Sally joked: “When I saw what they had planned for me I couldn’t

Coronation Street fans have all noticed the same thing.

Kevin Webster went from mechanic to detective in one episode as he searched for Abi Franklin.

Coronation Street's favourite mechanic Kevin Webster turned into a detective to find out his partner's Abi Franklin's whereabouts.Kevin recently met up with Abi's ex partner Tez to find out more information of where she could be.After realising that ex criminal Tez may have previously given Kevin the run around, Kevin decided to do some investigative work of his own and in the episode Kevin could be seen hiding behind objects to take photos of Tez.But Kevin's antic's didn't stop a sea of online comments coming through from fans who compared the businessman to detective Taggart.Taking to Twitter one fan penned: "It aint f*****g Taggart Kevin."Another asked: "Are we supposed to see Kevin as a wizened old tough action type?"A third penned:

ABI Franklin returns to the cobbles and plots revenge against her son’s killer Corey Brent next week in Coronation Street.  Here’s the lowdown on next week from Weatherfield... 1.

Next week on Coronation Street, Kevin Webster has a shocking wake-up call when he stirs from his slumber on the sofa to find his missing fiancée Abi Franklin standing in the living room.

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Coronation Street fans are sure they've finally worked out who Imran Habeeb slept with the night of Kelly Neelan's verdict.Imran was seen heading into a taxi with his ex-wife Sabeen - but it was later confirmed that he had left before the night was over, despite not returning home to his girlfriend Toyah.And Sabeen also dropped a huge hint about a "mystery woman" spotted with Imran on the night.On Monday's visit to the cobbles, Sabeen popped into Imran's office and happened to mention Abi Franklin in relation to posters being put up about her former client Corey Brent.Imran went rather quiet when she mentioned her name, and insisted that she's still not come back to the cobbles.Later, Sabeen continued her blackmailing of Imran to pressure

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KEVIN Webster takes drastic action to track down Abi Franklin next week in Coronation Street. The former drug addict - played by Sally Carman in the ITV soap - went to stay with her cousin after struggling to come to terms with the death of her son Seb (Harry Visinoni).