EastEnders Gray star Toby Alexander Smith engaged to rival soap star Amy Walsh

Emiliano De Pablos As part of its objective of building into a key industry hub in the European animation and VFX landscape, Spain’s Madrid will host for the first time an edition of renowned training event Cartoon Springboard, which will run Oct. 25-27. 24 animated series and feature film projects by young European talents will be presented at the meeting, where a panel of experts will mentor the selected writers, directors, and producers with the aim of strengthening their projects both creatively and financially.  Organised by Cartoon, the training event reaches Madrid, after having been previously held in the cities of Valencia, Valenciennes and Halle. 

Lise Pedersen French animation studio Parmi Les Lucioles has sealed a pre-sales deal with Canal+ for its 26-minute TV special pitched at this week’s Cartoon Forum in Toulouse, southern France. “Gouti’s Great Journey,” by writer-director Benedicte Galup (“Kirikou and the Wild Beasts,” “Adama”) is an adaptation of the comic book “Le Grand Voyage de Gouti” by Michel Bussi and Peggy Nille published by Langue au chat. The film tells the story of the Agoutis, a family of small rodents who live in harmony on a dream island untouched by humans. But one day, their island is devastated by a violent storm and the family is forced to leave, leading to a journey into other worlds, other species, and, above all, a journey of self-discovery.  

Brent Lang Executive Editor TodayTix Group has acquired Secret Cinema, a London-based entertainment company, in a move that will give the e-commerce company a presence in the burgeoning immersive film and television events space. The pact was for over $100 million, according to a source with knowledge of the deal. That’s a hefty figure and a sign of the rapid growth of Secret Cinema, which has exploded in popularity over the last decade by offering up heavily-produced experiences with the likes of Disney, Marvel, Universal, Paramount, Lionsgate, Netflix, Sony and Eon Productions. The company has sold over one million tickets to more than 50 shows. It has also recently secured a multi-year, multi-title deal with Disney, which kicked off with its hot-selling immersive experience tied to “Guardians of the Galaxy” in Wembley Park.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent German media group Bertelsmann has put its TV group M6, France’s second-biggest commercial broadcaster, back on the market following its abandoned merger with TF1. Bertelsmann’s chief executive Thomas Rabe told the Financial Times that he has asked to receive non-binding offers by Friday to “test the market” after being “inundated with expressions of interest.” Bertelsmann’s RTL Group owns a 48.3% stake in M6 Among those expected to bid are a consortium of high-profile French entrepreneurs including Rodolphe Saadé, the French shipping billionaire; Stéphane Courbit, chairman of TV powerhouse Banijay; and Marc Ladreit de Lacharrière, chairman of the investment vehicle Fimalac, Variety has confirmed.

True’s little brother! Khloé Kardashian is a proud mother of two after welcoming her second child with Tristan Thompson via surrogate — and now, she’s finally sharing him with the world.

Married at First Sight UK's Gemma Rose looks totally different in throwback snaps of her without her signature red hair and tattoos.The 30 year old hair salon owner from Devon has divided fan opinions and sparked rows with groom Matt Murray with her sexual innuendos and crude comments on the E4 reality show. Fans also know the self described "bad b***h" for her distinctive hair and numerous tattoos – and old snaps shared to her Instagram account show she is almost unrecognisable without them.

Rylan Clark has opened up about the end of his six year marriage, due to infidelity, and the impact this had on his mental health. The TV presenter says that his mental health got so bad that he ended up attempting suicide, which he is now glad he was unsuccessful at.The 33 year old revealed that he had cheated on ex-husband Dan Neal years ago, but only confessed this to him in May 2021, which ultimately led to Dan walking out on the six year marriage. Rylan has opened up about his mental health struggles, and life in general, in his new book Ten: The Decade That Changed My Future, which is set to be published next week on Tuesday 27 September.

according to TMZ. “The Event” will take place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on October 1.Sources told TMZ that there will be no red carpet at the gala, so the Maroon 5 singer won’t be answering any questions from reporters — despite his name being plastered all over the headlines.Levine, 43, is expected to follow through with all his other commitments, including the Maroon 5 World Tour. Earlier this week, Instagram model Sumner Stroh claimed that she had an affair with the “She Will Be Loved” singer for nearly a year.

It has only been three days since Queen Elizabeth II was laid to rest in Windsor Castle, but a new report is already revealing intimate details of how the monarch felt about her beloved grandson, Prince Harry, and his wife, Meghan Markle, choosing to step away from their duties as senior royals. In an excerpt from "The New Royals" shared with Vanity Fair, author and royal expert Katie Nicholl details the toll their departure had on the queen, who was allegedly "deeply hurt by Harry's decision to leave his family and the country." The two officially announced their role change in January 2020.

Harry Styles spat on Chris Pine at the Don’t Worry Darling premiere.The director was interviewed by Stephen Colbert on The Late Show and was asked about several rumours surrounding the film during its premiere at the Venice film festival, including a video many interpreted as Styles spitting on his co-star Pine.“Another one of our weird rumours, Spit-Gate, which you might have heard about, is I think …” Wilde began, before Colbert cut her off and asked from a notecard: “Did Harry Styles spit on Chris Pine? Why or why not? Support your answer.”“No, he did not. But I think it’s a perfect example of, like, people will look for drama anywhere they can.

Björk has shared a new single called ‘Ancestress’ – you can listen to it below.The song serves as the latest preview of the Icelandic artist’s 10th studio album ‘Fossora’, which is due for release on September 30 via One Little Independent Records (pre-order here).‘Ancestress’ is one of two tracks on the upcoming record that Björk wrote about her late mother, the other being ‘Sorrowful Soil’.Writing on social media today (September 22), the singer explained that she penned the deeply personal new cut “just after her wordly [sic] funeral”, adding “[It] is probably a common musician’s reaction, the impulse of making your version of the story, later.”Björk continued: “This song is a letter to my mother, her story seen from my point of view. It is written in chronological order, the first verse is my childhood and so on.”She went on to say that ‘Ancestress’ was “probably somehow inspired by an Icelandic song [called] ‘Grafskrift’, which is somehow a very direct and patriarchal account of someone’s life”.“I probably wanted to approach this in a more feminine way, her biological and emotional story, not her professions, partners or dates of birth and death,” Björk said.The artist’s son, Sindri Eldon, arranged and sang vocals for the verses on the new single, she explained, “as he has a delicious voice and was very close to [my mother]”.‘Ancestress’ arrives with a ritualistic official video by director Andrew Thomas Huang – watch above.In the remainder of the statement, Björk opened up about her feelings towards funerals and death on the whole.

My Chemical Romance singer Gerard Way invited the band’s tour support Thursday on stage on Tuesday (September 20) to perform the latter’s ‘Jet Black New Year’.Tuesday’s show marked the reunited band’s first show in their home state of New Jersey, at the Prudential Center, which preceded another gig at the venue last night (September 21).New Jersey natives My Chemical Romance and Thursday are longtime friends, so a performance of the track from Thursday’s ‘Five Stories Falling’ EP (2002) was something of a nod to that bond.See fan-shot footage of the performance below.A post shared by Thursday (@thursdayband)Meanwhile, My Chemical Romance have continued their trend of scattering fan-favourite deep cuts across their reunion tour by performing ‘Demolition Lovers’ for the first time in 18 years when they played the first of their two homecoming shows.‘Demolition Lovers’ came as the first song in their encore (which they rounded out with ‘The Kids From Yesterday’), marking the first time it had been featured in a setlist since June of 2004.It was also the 10th time in total that the band had ever performed the song – the closer on their debut album, 2002’s ‘I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love’ – to a public audience.Following the Newark shows, the band are se to continue their North American tour in Sunrise, Florida, with a further 13 dates on the itinerary before the band headline When We Were Young alongside Paramore.They are also set to tour Australia and New Zealand next March.Meanwhile, guitarist Frank Iero recently unveiled his new band, L.S. Dunes.

Melanie C has given an update on a potential Spice Girls reunion tour.The ’90s girl group – minus Victoria Beckham (aka Posh Spice) – hit the road for the first time in 11 years in 2019, playing a run of huge stadium concerts across the UK and Ireland.It was reported in 2020 that Spice Girls were set to embark on a world tour to mark their 25th anniversary. Last summer, Emma Bunton (aka Baby Spice) said she was “sure” the band would return to the stage post-COVID.In November 2021, reports emerged of a possible live comeback in 2023 that could include Beckham.

EastEnders' Toby-Alexander Smith and Emmerdale's Amy Walsh have enjoyed a romantic Mediterranean escape in Ibiza and have now announced their engagement. Amy uploaded pictures of a sunset dinner with the three photos, captioned: "Before, during, after" with the latter a picture boasting her new diamond ring as the pair beamed at the camera. Former Girls Aloud member and sister to Amy, Kimberly Walsh, was one of many celebrities to gush over the photo.The singer commented: "The best news", with some celebratory emojis.

Emmerdale actress Amy Walsh has announced she is now engaged to her partner and EastEnders Actor Toby-Alexander Smith. Amy, 34, who plays the role of Tracy Metcalfe in Emmerdale, first met her now-fiancé in the audience of Strictly Come Dancing back in 2019.

READ MORE: EastEnders viewers left stunned as Walford icon makes a surprise return to save Stuart Highway EastEnders' Lola Pearce star Danielle Harold immediately commented on the post and wrote: "Congratulations you guys xx". Callum Highway actor Tony Clay said: "Love this! Congrats mate!!".

Eastenders actor Toby-Alexander Smith (Gray Atkins) and Emmerdale's Amy Walsh (Tracy Metcalfe) shared their news on Instagram, flashing Amy's engagement ring in excitement.The real-life couple stunned soap fans as they excitedly celebrated their forthcoming vows.Toby shared a photo of the pair embracing, while Amy rested an engagement ring-clad hand on his chest."So this happened!" he shared with his 138,000 followers on Instagram.The pair first met by "pure chance" after connecting in the audience of a Strictly Come Dancing performance - and the rest is history for the loved-up couple."It was just pure chance that we were both there [on Strictly] that night sat in the front row," Amy told the world on an episode of Loose Women.She was less than subtle about her instant attraction to him, too."He walked in and sat next to me and I turned around to my friend and I was like, 'He's so fit'," a blushing Amy continued."She was like, 'I knew you'd say that straight away'," she added."Then we were just chatting all night and really got on."After sparks flew during their first meeting in 2019, they began a relationship and their first child, daughter Bonnie, arrived last Christmas.In spite of becoming pregnant during a global pandemic, the couple weren't deterred from being thrilled to meet the new arrival."We'd go on walks around the lake where Amy used to live in Leeds during lockdown and talk about names," Toby revealed to OK! magazine."Whenever we hypothetically talked about our family, we always said 'our little Bonnie,'" Amy reminisced to the same publication.Then, earlier this year, the pair had an epic family getaway in Ibiza to celebrate her mum Diane's 70th birthday.The party included Girls Aloud star Kimberley Walsh,

Emmerdale actress Amy Walsh is set to get married to EastEnders' Toby-Alexander Smith after he proposed to her in Ibiza.Toby, 31, who plays the role of Gray Atkins, took to Instagram to announce the news. Sharing a snap of the pair smiling to the camera as Amy, 34, showcased her diamond ring, Toby wrote in the caption: "So this happened." Amy also took to her Instagram page to share three snaps of their Ibiza trip with the caption: "Before During. After." In the first photo, the couple can be seen smiling over a table at Aiyanna Ibiza, while the second showcased the restaurant interior.The final picture then revealed an excited Amy posing with her engagement ring as Toby smiled at the camera.

EastEnders star Toby-Alexander Smith has announced he is engaged to Emmerdale actress Amy Walsh. The actor, who played villain Gray Atkins in the BBC soap, popped the question to his Bradford-born girlfriend and announced the news on social media.