EastEnders and Strictly star Maisie Smith looks almost unrecognisable as she reveals real hair leaving Morning Live

Vanessa Bryant took a trip to Philadelphia to visit a new mural portraying her late husband Kobe and daughter Gianna.

Jonathan Van Ness is trying to adopt a healthier lifestyle.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticA partnership with Melissa McCarthy — one of the defining comic talents of the past 10-plus years — might seem like the sort of thing a streamer would want to spotlight and celebrate. So it’s surprising that “God’s Favorite Idiot,” a new comedy series on Netflix, dropped without ever been having made available to critics in advance.Surprising, that is, to those without familiarity with the breadth of McCarthy’s oeuvre.

Zack Sharf Ryan Gosling makes for the perfect Ken doll in Warner Bros.’ latest first look photo from Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie,” which stars Margot Robbie in the title role. The studio has debuted a striking photo of Gosling’s Ken sporting six-pack abs, bleach blonde hair and a spray tan.

Holly Jones Following its world debut at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight this May, Kino Lorber has snagged North American distribution rights to “1976,” a gripping Pinochet-era drama directed by Manuela Martelli.The film is the first feature for Martelli, produced by Chilean writer-directors Omar Zuniga (“The Strong Ones”) and Dominga Sotomayor (“Too Late to Die Young”) for Cinestación, Alejandra Garcia and writer-director Andres Wood (“Violeta Went to Heaven”) for Wood Producciones, and co-produced by Nathalia Videla Peña and Juan Pablo Gugliotta for Argentina’s Magma Cine.“1976” takes place in a small seaside town where Carmen (Aline Kuppenheim) reflects on her life as she transforms from a side-lined housewife into an integral caretaker. Putting her sanity and the values of her peers on the line, she steps further into uncertainty by aiding a weary and wounded opponent to Pinochet’s regime, Elías (Nicolás Sepúlvda), at her priest’s request.

K.J. Yossman “Paris in Harlem” director Christina Kallas is set to direct limited series ‘The Second Attack’ for ARD Mediathek, Variety can exclusively reveal.The six-part political thriller envisions what would happen if an “unthinkable war” were to take place on the world stage.Oliver Bottini (“Algiers Confidential”) has written the screenplay alongside Abdel Raouf Dafri (“A Prophet”) and Frédéric Jardin (“Braquo”).“Inspired by true events, ‘The Second Attack’ follows Alex, a young German who tries to uncover the truth about the murder of his father in 2003, a sniper for the Bundeswehr,” reads the official logline.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticIn a further test of whether he will be able to pick up his career somewhere in the vicinity of where it left off amid misconduct allegations three years ago, Ryan Adams has announced a tour of eight cities in the Midwest and South, following up on a run of five cities in the Northeast he completed in May.The mini-tour of mid-sized halls begins Oct. 14 with a stop at Atlanta’s 2,600-seat Tabernacle and wraps up in the almost identically sized Stephens Auditorium in Ames, Iowa Oct.

Selome Hailu Amazon Prime Video has picked up the QCode podcast “Last Known Position” for a TV adaptation with Gina Rodruguez set to star and executive produce.The podcast is a scripted project also starring Gina Rodriguez and charts the fallout of a brand-new, state of the art American commercial jetliner vanishing on its maiden voyage over the Pacific. The ensuing air crash investigation discovers evidence of a creature of the deep that may have been responsible.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterBilly Crystal is set to star in the limited series “Before” at Apple, Variety has learned.Crystal will star in the show as Eli, a child psychiatrist who recently lost his wife when he encounters a troubled young boy. Crystal will also executive produce in addition to starring.The series comes from writer Sarah Thorp (“The Bounty Hunter,” “Hawthorne”), who is also an executive producer.

Piers Morgan, 57, who has recently launched his new TV show, Piers Morgan: Uncensored.The Loose Women panellist warned she was “not frightened” of the former Good Morning Britain star as she admitted her satisfaction over his new programme “bombing”.Piers has been dealt with a blow after seeing his TalkTV show take a dive in ratings.The first instalment of the programme boasted more than 400,000 viewers and became an instant hit.However, the momentum was soon lost as his figures have dropped significantly since April.Monitoring the ratings, TV critic and broadcaster Scott Bryan tweeted: "Piers Morgan Uncensored continues to experience some of his lowest overnight ratings yet."His first episode in April had 317,000 viewers. Last night’s episode had *just* 32,000 viewers, a tenth of that."Denise reflected on Piers’ show’s fast decline in ratings, confessing she was “happy” to see it had lost momentum.She said: “Sometimes I can’t help it and I’m sorry, I’m not a vengeful person, but when I saw that his show was bombing, was I happy? Yeah!”Denise’s observation follows a long-standing feud between the pair after Piers branded her a “Covid-denier” after she pointed out the “horrendous collateral damage” lockdowns could have in people’s wellbeing.Recounting the pair’s row over the coronavirus pandemic, Denise said: “He’s [Piers Morgan] had digs about me.

The transfer window has officially opened and rumours have circulated about which players might join Bolton Wanderers in the weeks to come

Five men have been charged with criminal offences following arrests at this year's Parklife festival, police have revealed. And a sixth man arrested - caught and held attempting to enter the festival grounds with a knife - has been locked up, the force has confirmed.

Ruth Langsford, 62, has been a regular panellist on Loose Women since 1999, garnering a huge fan base on the show.The presenter has taken to Instagram to hit out at the show's hair stylist Maurice Flynn after Ruth was left running his errands around the studio.Ruth took to Instagram yesterday to share a short video in view of her 1 million Instagram followers.In the video, Ruth can be seen struggling as she pushes a cart full of large suitcases around the studio.She captioned the video: "Is that your makeup kit?!!!"Cheeky little b*****d!! RUDE @mauriceflynn @qvcuk."This comes after Ruth's husband, Eamonn Holmes, made a cheeky swipe at his wife as he presented on yesterday's GB News.Eamonn shares his eldest children Declan, Rebeca and Niall with his ex-wife Gabrielle, while he and Ruth share their youngest son, Jack Holmes.The Holmes household also features the family's rescue dog, Maggie.His co-host Isabel Webster said: "I saw this story and it made me think of you."It's why dogs are like surrogate children and I thought of little Maggie and how she really is your fifth child.""She is, I mean, I would put my children up for adoption before I would get rid of my little rescue dog," Eamonn joked in response."Is that right?" Isabel asked, before Eamonn replied: "She is, I would definitely."Yeah, I think everybody in my house is at risk of being given away except the dog."Isabel smirked: "Is that because Maggie doesn't give you any back chat?""She gives me love (which) is unconditional.

Supermarket giant Sainsbury's has issued a message to shoppers about its prices. The retailer says it is changing its prices so drastically, many of its item's will no longer be any more expensive than those in Aldi.

A car flipped onto its side at a busy roundabout in south Manchester on Wednesday afternoon. The incident sparked a huge emergency services response on Birchfields Road (A34), in Fallowfield, shortly before 1.30pm.

Rail passengers are being warned to expect “significant disruption to services” next week amid strike action by Network Rail staff.

The heartbroken mum of a baby girl who was tragically lost at 26 weeks has organised a fundraiser in honour of an incredible charity which has given her vital support.

BBC Breakfast host Dan Walker was joined by a galaxy of his BBC star pals at his leaving bash held at a "secret" Salford bar. BBC man Dan presented for the channel for the final time on an emotional last show live on Tuesday morning.

EastEnders star Maisie Smith wowed fans during her latest TV appearance as she showed off a stunning new hairstyle.

Soap star Maisie Smith has debuted a beautiful new look as she made a huge announcement on Tuesday.The former EastEnders actress showcased a glamorous curly hairstyle as she appeared on BBC Morning Live to announce a new Strictly Come Dancing tour. Maisie, 20, was joined by her Strictly co-star Rhys Stephenson to promote their new show Strictly Presents: Keeeep Dancing!.They will embark on the new tour in the coming months.

STRICTLY pairing John Whaite and Johannes Radebe shared a tender moment at a bus stop after last night's TV Baftas. The friends held hands and hugged as they waited for a ride home after the star-studded ceremony at London's South Bank.