Fremantle Strikes European Development Deal With Wattpad Webtoon Studios To “Connect With New World Of Creatives”

“America’s Got Talent” welcomes ventriloquist Jack Williams and his rabbit puppet, Foster, to the stage during Tuesday’s the upcoming episode.

Coronation Street star Julia Goulding showed off her baby bump as she revealed that she's expecting her second child at The British Soap Awards. Julia, who is best known for playing outspoken Corrie character Shona Platt, proudly cradled her baby bump as she announced the news on the red carpet at the awards ceremony in London.

Sigur Rós will be providing music for the upcoming musical adventure game Snufkin: Melody Of Moominvalley.As announced at the Future Games Show 2022, Sigur Rós will be collaborating with developer Hyper Games on music for the studio’s upcoming game Snufkin: Melody Of Moominvalley, which is set to launch next year.“We are over the moon to announce that Snufkin: Melody Of Moominvalley will have music in collaboration with Sigur Rós,” shared Hyper Games on Twitter. “We are honoured to be working in partnership with the group and we hope you’re excited to hear the music of Snufkin.”Sigur Rós aren’t the first Icelandic act to compose music for Moomins.

England and Italy played out a 0-0 draw in their Nations League clash on Saturday night, failing to gain revenge for the Euro 2020 final last summer.The Three Lions, therefore, remain bottom of their group despite carving out several clear-cut opportunities against Roberto Mancini’s side. Though it wasn’t just England creating the chances.The best opening of the game fell to AC Milan midfielder Sandro Tonali in the first half.

Love Island fans were left baffled after Ikenna Ekwonna didn't understand what a raisin was.Saturday night's instalment of the hit ITV2 dating show brings viewers the unseen bits from inside the villa over the past week and tonight's was the first of the series.While sat around the firepit, Luca asked the boys what their best chat up lines are before revealing his one has "never failed."He said: "What do you think about raisins?," before Ikenna asked: "Like the food?"Luca continued: "Do you like raisins? No? How do you feel about a date though?""I don't get it? I don't get it?" Ikenna repeated before questioning: "What's a raisin?""Yeah because you're not going to give a raisin on a date," Dami chimed Ikenna quipped: "But what's a raisin?""Mate, so a raisin is similar to a date isn't it?," Luca explained.Asking again, Ikenna said: "What's a raisin?"Andrew then jumped in and explained: "Raisins and dates are like the same thing.""The food?," a baffled Ikenna asked.The 23-year-old eventually understood Luca's joke, with Ikenna eventually telling him how good he thought it was and proceeding to use it later in the episode.Viewers watching tonight's instalment (June 11) were straight on social media and were baffled over Ikenna not knowing what a raisin was.One wrote: "Not ikenna asking what a raisin is. This surely isn’t the same person who works for big big AstraZeneca?""Not Ikenna asking what a raisin is smh I'm crying," another penned.While a third tweeted: "NOT IKENNA ASKING “what’s a raisin” im gonna cry."Several viewers on the other hand thought the interaction was hilarious and believed Ikenna needs to be shown more in episodes that air during the week."Nah I’m actually upset with the editors/producers.

England stars comments during Manchester City's title celebrations.Grealish had praised Pep Guardiola's decision to hook Riyad Mahrez after claiming he played like Miguel Almiron. The £100million man joked about Mahrez being subbed when he said: "Riyad, take him off the pitch, as soon as possible.

Emmerdale has been declared the winner of the coveted Best Soap gong at the British Soap Awards 2022.The huge award win comes after a year of hefty storylines, with serial killer Meena Jutla front and centre.Played by Paige Sandhu, the killer storyline kept audiences on the edge of their seats right up until Meena was sent to prison for life - but not before she held the courthouse hostage. Unsurprisingly, Paige was also recognised at the awards ceremony in the Best Leading Performer category, while Emmerdale also scooped the Best Family gong for the Dingles.

OnlyFans account to go with her raunchy Instagram feed.Danae Mari went viral back in January after lifting up her shirt to expose her boobs in the crowd at a sporting event, which sparked a brawl amongst spectators. Footage of the incident was posted on social media and showed a woman confronting Mari and yelling "there's children".Mari is now looking to cash in on her new found fame after launching her own account on adult content OnlyFans, allowing her fans to pay to see exclusive posts from her.Her OnlyFans account joins her raunchy Instagram feed in giving her fans the chance to see racy posts from Mari, with her Instagram account having 11,700 followers.She regularly wows her followers with racy pictures in little to no clothing and claims in her biography that she has had her account disabled three times already.Should Danae Mari have been kicked out of the crowd for flashing her boobs? Let us know in the comments section below.After footage of her antics at the sporting event in January went viral, Mari revealed that she had been dumped by her boyfriend after 11 years together.The clip also showed the woman who confronted her being booed by onlookers before she was doused with beers as she walked away.She also teased back in January that she may start an OnlyFans account during an appearance on the No Jumper podcast, admitting: "After this, I have the uncensored video, so now that I'm on the streets I might as well make some money out of it."It's maybe something to look forward to as far as being able to take care of myself.

Emmerdale star James Hooton's real accent as he accepted an award. The actor has played poacher Sam Dingle in the ITV soap since 1995, and is known for his character's sweet natured but down-to-earth nature - and he certainly isn't academic.But in real life, James has a rather posh accent, and surprised fans with his eloquent speech as he stepped on stage to celebrate the Dingles scooping the gong for Best Family.Also joining him on stage was Marlon actor Mark Charnock, Liv actress Isobel Steele and Vinny star Bradley Johnson, as well as Karen Blick (Lydia), Amelia Flanagan (April), James Moore (Ryan) and Jack Downham (Noah).Turning to Twitter to share their shock at James' real voice, one fan posted: "James puts on an accent when playing Sam? How have I never known this?"As another posted: "I always forget this is James Hooton's real voice and he doesn’t speak like Sam Dingle!"Someone else giggled: "Sam Dingle - who knew??! Don't he scrub up well?!"In his speech, James said: "One minute you're breaking into a solicitor's office, getting chased round by two of the campest security guards you've ever seen in your life, shouting 'You are in so much trouble!'...."And then the next minute you're doing up a shabby old caravan.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s trip back to the United Kingdom did not go as they had planned! This and much more on our latest podcast! CLICK HERE to watch this episode of The Perez Hilton Podcast with Chris Booker!

Apparently, Machine Gun Kelly is bringing all the drama to the wedding planning with Megan Fox – at least so says director Tim Sutton!

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Hollyoaks actress Jorgie Porter has joked that she has been doing her "best acting" by hiding her pregnancy. The actress, 34, who plays Theresa McQueen on the Channel 4 soap, looked radiant as she displayed her blossoming baby bump on the red carpet at The British Soap Awards 2022.

On Friday, Justin Bieber revealed he had been diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt syndrome.The star, 28, contracted shingles earlier this month and the facial paralysis he’s suffering from is a rare side effect from the illness.The diagnosis left the singer being forced to cancel several of his upcoming tour dates on his Justice World Tour. He told fans about his symptoms alongside a video of himself unable to blink and he explained: “As you can see, this eye is not blinking.

Becca Tilley's relationship with singer Hayley Kiyoko has been known information for four years now among their close group of friends. Still, going public with the relationship has brought the 33-year-old alum a sense of relief.«We have had an open relationship with everyone around us, it just was not open on social media and publicly,» Tilley told ET's Deidre Behar at JoJo Fletcher's launch for her CupShe swimsuit line. «It's made me feel so light.

A Nevada woman who accused footballer Cristiano Ronaldo of rape, has had her civil lawsuit dismissed by a LasVegas judge on Friday in part as a punishment for the alleged conduct of her lawyer.The woman, Kathryn Mayorga, had been trying to claim damages after she alleged the footballer raped her while in Las Vegas in 2009. US District judge Jennifer Dorsey made the decision to throw the case out on Friday, after the woman’s lawyer Leslie Mark Stovall was found by her to have used “purloined” confidential documents, which had tainted the case beyond redemption.The Manchester United player has never disputed that he slept with the woman, but instead has always maintained that it was consensual sex and that a confidentiality agreement currently in place means the pair cannot talk about it publicly.

Emmerdale actress Paige Sandhu stole the red carpet ahead of tonight's British Soap Awards at Hackney Empire in London.The actress played evil serial killer Mean Jutla on the ITV soap, but the star couldn't be less villainous if she tried as she arrived in the most incredible mint green gown. Strolling the red carpet with a ginormous grin ahead of the highly-anticipated ceremony, the first in the three years, Paige looked like a true goddess.The star's gown featured a plunge neckline, thousands of tiny glittering sequins, and synched in at the waist.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentFremantle and Webtoon Studios, which is the entertainment arm of user-generated fiction and comics entertainment outfits Wattpad and Webtoon, have announced a new partnership that will see them co-develop a slate of European film and TV projects.These will be adapted from successful Spanish, Italian, and English language stories with built-in global fandoms on Wattpad and Webtoon, they said in a statement.Under the deal Fremantle, the production and distribution powerhouse owned by Germany’s RTL Group, and Webtoon Studios will be co-producing the content for worldwide distribution.The non-exclusive partnership will give Fremantle access to Webtoon Studios IPs spanning a wide range of genres, and also to their data-backed insights into what fans love about them. The two companies said they will be working with the original Wattpad authors to develop local and regional hits with global appeal in Spanish, Italian, and English-speaking countries.Fremantle has a robust European drama slate comprising Luca Guadagnino’s coming of age drama series “We Are Who We Are” and Tobias Lindholm-directed “The Investigation” and Paolo Sorrentino’s Oscar-nominated film “The Hand of God,” to name a few.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentSince Cinecittà Studios was founded in 1937, the sprawling facilities have driven the golden age of Cinema Italiano.The famed city of cinema has also, albeit intermittently, been a magnet for international productions and endured wild fluctuations in the country’s political climate, before recently reemerging as a new frontier for the country’s film and TV industry.Located in the heart of the Mediterranean basin, a short ride from the center of Rome and its airports, Italy’s top production hub has to date, hosted more than 3,000 films that have earned 53 Oscars.During the period following World War II, the studios forged close ties to Hollywood, which helped the Italian industry gain its international standing. The myriad Italian pics made at the studios range from Federico Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita” (1960) and “8½” (1963) to Nanni Moretti’s “Sogni D’Oro” (1981), Sergio Leone’s epic “Once Upon a Time in America” (1984), Giuseppe Tornatore’s “The Legend of the Pianist on the Ocean” (1998) Paolo Sorrentino’s “Il Divo” (2008) and, more recently, his TV series “The New Pope” in 2019.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentWattpad Webtoon Studios, the user-generated fiction entertainment outfit, and Italy’s Leone Film Group have announced a deal to co-develop a slate of films for the Italian and international marketplace based on original fiction stories from Wattpad.The pact is an expansion of their previously announced deal to make a film based on Blair Holden’s “The Bad Boy’s Girl,” which is among the most popular stories on the storytelling platform.Australian writer Hannah Lehman, whose series “Two Sides,” released under Snapchat’s ‘Snap Originals’ in 2019, started out with a self-made pilot and reached 6.5 million views on Facebook, is set to pen the script.Lehman also wrote and directed Facebook Watch’s first ever digital series, “The Unboxing.” Leone Film Group has now also optioned the full series of novels in “The Bad Boy’s Girl” saga, which has more than 223 million reads on the platform.Aside from the “Bad Boy’s Girl” franchise, the plan is to develop 1-3 films per year through “a wide-ranging partnership on projects for young adult audiences that we select and co-develop and co-produce together,” Leone Film Group CEO Raffaella Leone (pictured) told Variety. “These will be Italian productions for global distribution,” she added.“Leone Film Group understands the power of listening to audiences and nurturing fandoms,” said Aron Levitz, president at Wattpad Webtoon Studios, in a statement.