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Emmerdale viewers are certainly in for a treat, as producers promise "terrifying" stunts that have never been seen on the show before.Discussing what's in store in a recent round table event, producer Laura Shaw said fans of the long-running ITV soap have a lot to look forward to in the next few days as the programme introduces another special week.Laura also added that viewers will feel they are "right in the middle of the action" with the new filming techniques imposed.Speaking candidly she said: "As well as the week of drama, the week will feature action too, with big stunts that have been really exciting to plan and film."We've not done anything like it before, not in the 20 years I've been at Emmerdale and we've had a lot of conversations and scratching of heads on how we can achieve it."She added: "We had to build a very special prop, which you will see in the episodes."We've also used some new very different filming techniques which will make you feel like you're right in the middle of the action and I can tell you it's absolutely terrifying."Again, I don't think we've ever done it this way in Emmerdale before but it was really great to watch our hugely talented team do new and exciting things and just make the show look absolutely so incredible."However, the producer was unsure whether she could divulge further, just in case she gave away a huge spoiler.Viewers will have to wait and see which characters will definitely be involved in the jaw-dropping stunts on week 19.Laura did reveal though that on Friday's episode before the big week, Noah Dingle's obsession with Chloe Harris will be explored.

Emmerdale fans have watched Vinny Dingle (played by Bradley Johnson) and Liv Flaherty’s (Isobel Steele) relationship survive a near-death experience, a sweet secret (but not for long) marriage and Vinny’s disapproving adoptive mother Mandy (played by Lisa Riley). Avid viewers of the longtime soap have been left scratching their heads at fan-favourite Vinny’s fate, after he’s escaped a number of near-death experiences including a prolonged head injury that was sustained by him after her was held hostage in an abandoned barn with Manpreet Sharma by evil murderer Meena Jutla.

As part of the latest phase of the NHS’ vaccination drive, all five to 11 year olds in England are being invited to book their Covid jabs.The development - already rolled out in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland - means that almost five million children can now be protected from potential infections. “Thankfully most children do not get seriously unwell from Covid-19 but some children do get hospitalised,” says GP Dr Rachel Ward, who insists it’s important to remember that some children can become seriously unwell from Covid, even though most only show mild symptoms. “We also know that children can get long Covid - and there is strong evidence that vaccination reduces your risk of developing this potentially debilitating condition.” Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.

After being overwhelmed by the response to an alarming tweet about undergoing life-saving treatment, Martin Roberts has exclusively told OK! about his ordeal – revealing doctors' heroic efforts to save him amidst a terrifying health scare. The Homes Under The Hammer star fought for his life this week and was saved when medics discovered he wasn't suffering a heart attack, but instead needed a procedure involving an 8 inch needle plunged into his chest while he was still awake.

Emmerdale star Emma Atkins has sweetly discussed her "unique friendship" with former co-star and best friend Charley Webb. The actress, 47, plays the iconic Charity Dingle on the ITV soap while Charley, 34, played her on-screen daughter Debbie Dingle — Charley revealed earlier this year that she had quit Emmerdale after 19 years. Speaking to OK! at an exclusive shoot with Lucy Pargeter, Emma likened Charley to a “mother figure” despite the fact she’s 13 years younger than her.

Emmerdale fans have long wondered if we’d be seeing Jamie Tate again, and it appears as he might be returning to our screens sooner than we expected. Jamie, played by Alexander Lincoln, suffered a horrific car crash in September last year – a crash so bad many presumed he couldn’t have survived. However, two months later, the popular soap hinted that he’d survived the ordeal after a mysterious figure was seen spying on Gabby Thomas – the mother of Jamie’s child.

Work done by Team ROC, the social justice division of Roc Nation led by Jay-Z and Yo Gotti, could result in major changes to conditions at Mississippi State Penitentiary (also known as Parchman), Billboard reports. In 2020 Team ROC secured legal representation for more than 200 inmates at the state prison and filed multiple lawsuits that resulted in an investigation by the U.S.

exclusively to the Daily Star about some of their defining moments.These days, the iconic British boyband comprises Ritchie Neville, Scott Robinson and Sean Conlon, without the other two original members Abz Love and Jason Brown.The group first parted ways in 2001 and had a very turbulent ending with bandmates clashing and multiple members struggling with their mental health.Talking about some of his lowest moments, Ritchie explained: "I remember there were times on stage back in the day where there was so much going on in your head but you could physically do the performance because the moves were that integrated into your body."But I remember having such insecurity one night that I felt like the most worthless member of the band and all these 15,000 people had only come to see the other four."I was having its proper mental battle and I did have a 'couple of nights on the vodka' and it was the third night I was at it but I remember you could be doing it all and all the movies but you just wouldn't be feeling it."The 2022 trio all agreed that things are definitely different this time around and actively communicate with one another when things may get a little rocky.Scott also said: "Now, if I'm struggling on a night, I would phone them or knock on their hotel room door and say 'I'm having a moment'."Then we would talk about it through the night but you wouldn't have done that back in the day because it wasn't spoken about."The group performed to an intimate crowd at the Snug Presents event and played some of their biggest bops.Also, be sure to check out Five's new album Time which is available on all music platforms to support the stars and listen to some of their new tunes. For more of the latest showbiz and TV news

Kimberley Walsh has quashed rumours of a Girls Aloud reunion at a fundraising event in memory of Sarah Harding.The singer and TV presenter said on BBC show Morning Live that Cheryl, Nicola Roberts, Nadine Coyle, and herself were "not ready to get back on stage yet".Speculation that the girl band might get back together for a special appearance began after Nadine revealed they were planning an event to raise money in honour of Sarah who died last year aged 39 of breast cancer.Kimberley, 40, told co-host Gethin Jones: "I feel like I need to clear this up a little bit. There won’t be a reunion as such, we’re not going to be getting back on stage.

Danniella Westbrook revealed she "can't be a****" to have bad blood with anybody, including pal Gemma Collins. The ex-EastEnders star recently revealed that the pair, who became friendly in the Celebrity Big Brother house no longer speak to one another.The 48-year-old and Gemma, 40, starred in the 2016 series together but when a fan asked the actress if they still speak Danniella said that they didn't.A fan asked her on Instagram: "Do you and the GC still speak?"To which she replied: "Nope." This revelation prompted the Daily Star to exclusively ask Danniella about their friendship during a tell-all interview.

Tyson Fury.Two years after stunning the sporting world with an epic upset of Wladimir Klitschko back in 2015, the Gypsy King ballooned to an astonishing weight of 400lb. Amid a swirl of mental health struggles, Fury piled on the pounds having turned to drink and drugs as his life swiftly spiralled out of control.However, two years on, the heavyweight had remarkably overcome all manner of obstacles to complete the most compelling of comebacks.

HBO Max docuseries, “The Invisible Pilot,” premiering Monday, April 4 at 9 p.m. The three-part, eye-opening tale covers Betzner’s unlikely transition from family man to drug maven, wrangling covert US government operations in Central America.“We see him as this sort of ‘Forrest Gump’ character, he’s everywhere,” Ari Mark, who co-directs with Phil Lott told The Post of Betzner, who is still alive and is now in his 80s.

HBO Max is slowly turning into the home for projects directly connected to the cinematic side of WarnerMedia. The streaming service hosts multiple feature films set in the DCEU and even two shows directly set in the world of Matt Reeves‘ “The Batman.” Now, HBO Max is setting its sights on a recent billion-dollar horror film property.

It prequel series on HBO Max.The infamous clown will be given an origin story in the new series set in the 1960s called Welcome to Derry, according to Variety.It: Part One and It: Part Two director Andy Muschietti is on board to executive produce the series alongside Barbara Muschietti and Jason Fuschs.HBO Max and WBTV have declined requests for comment at the time of writing, and there is no word on further plot or cast details yet.Back in 2017, Bill Skarsgård explained why he took on the role of Pennywise in a conversation with NME.“I was excited just to even audition for [Pennywise]. I’m in my mid-twenties, so the roles I’m usually going up for are characters that might be fun, but they’re all pretty close to me,” he said.“They tend to look like you and talk like you and are the same age as you.

The true-crime phenomenon—documentaries, movies, documentaries, series, and everything in between—has obviously hit an absolute zenith in recent years. This inexorable truth would explain why HBO Max would bother rehashing the mysterious circumstances of the death of Kathleen Peterson with their new scripted series “The Staircase” from showrunners Antonio Campos and Maggie Cohen (“American Crime Story”)—there’s still so much meat on the bone.

WarnerMedia EMEA & Asia President Priya Dogra has talked up the U.S. media giant’s plan to “ramp up investment in local creative communities across Europe,” with 40 shows in the pipeline for 2023.

The phrase, “Well behaved women rarely make history,” attributed to Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and Harvard professor Lauren Thatcher Ulrich, gets bandied about a lot these days in conversations about women who push the boundaries of acceptable feminine behavior. But that particular brand of feminism, in which women are allowed to be anti-heroes in search of their ambition, rarely seems to rear its head in the slew of recent documentaries and series about women who made history in the mid-20th century.

As competition for the best European talent ramps up, bosses at some of the continent’s biggest production houses are finding U.S. agents tricky to deal with.

Manori Ravindran International EditorIn one of its first major overtures to the European drama community since expanding across the continent, HBO Max commissioners used a rare Series Mania presentation to lay out their strategies and wish lists for the platform.The team was speaking as part of a panel on Wednesday that drew a queue of at least 500 people who were snaked around the Lille Grand Palais in hopes of getting in. HBO Max is, for many a drama producer in town, the ideal partner in Europe given its existing track record as HBO Europe.

reboot!In the season finale, Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Charlotte York (Kristin Davis) and Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon) are all making big moves in their lives. Carrie decides to spread the ashes of her late husband, Mr. Big (Chris Noth), off a bridge in Paris, France, and comes back to New York City to start a new podcast, appropriately titled, and makes out with her podcast producer, Franklyn (Ivan Hernandez), in an elevator. As for Miranda, she divorces her husband,  Steve Brady (David Eigenberg), and jets off to Los Angeles to be with her new romantic partner, Che Diaz (Sara Ramirez), as they start their new pilot.And as for Charlotte, she has a bat mitzvah for herself after her youngest child, Rock, refuses, and is facing menopause later than the rest of her friends.'s finale also opens a door for one leading lady to return.

Manori Ravindran International EditorUniversal International Studios has struck a first-look deal with “Call My Agent!” and “Parallèles” writer Quoc Dang Tran as it continues a charm offensive directed at international creators.UIS has inked a first-look deal with the French-Vietnamese writer and showrunner who will develop and produce English and French-language television projects with the studio for the global market. French-language series will be co-produced with the “Marianne” writer’s recently formed label, Daïmôn Films.“He really leads from themes that speak to his heart versus responding to the industry, so we’re excited to do business with a creator who listens to their gut instead of just what the network is mandating,” Beatrice Springborn, president of Universal International Studios, tells Variety ahead of a keynote at French TV festival Series Mania.