It's A Sin actor Callum Scott Howells on schools failing to teach about AIDS crisis

Hayden Panettiere is speaking out with a message of support for the people of Ukraine, where her former partner Wladimir Klitschko is currently preparing to fight for his home country.

Gogglebox star Amy Tapper has lost an impressive four stone in recent months. The 22-year-old beauty, who starred in the Channel 4 series for five years, has dropped three dress sizes from a 26 to a 20 after focusing on her journey during coronavirus lockdown and beyond.She was catapulted to fame back in 2013 after joining rhe cast of Gogglebox alongside her brother Josh and mum and dad, Nikki and Jonathan.

Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua has been touted as the biggest fight in British boxing history, but the Gypsy King's former trainer doesn't see it being all that close.In fact, Steve Egan went so far as to suggest AJ is "scared to death" of Fury and would be far outclassed by the Wythenshawe native if the pair do eventually meet in the ring.Egan started training Fury when he was a 14-year-old amateur in 2002 and helped oversee the early stages of the 33-0-1 fighter's development.The Gypsy King now holds the WBC and 'The Ring' world heavyweight titles and is hoping to unify the belts but also settle a score against his long-time rival.It's a bout that's long attracted attention as a once-in-a-lifetime encounter, but Fury's former mentor doesn't envision the clash being very competitive."Well, I hope that happens. It’s an easy fight for Tyson," Egan told SunSport.

It’s A Sin, the new five-part series by Russell T Davies, has set the record for Channel 4’s most-binged new TV box set on All 4.The show, which chronicles the lives of gay friends living in London during the ’80s Aids crisis, has accumulated 6.5million views on All 4, securing it as the Channel 4 streamer’s biggest ever instant box set.It’s A Sin is also All 4’s “third biggest series to date”, the broadcaster confirmed.

Elton John has praised Russell T Davies’ Channel 4 drama It’s A Sin for providing “an incredibly moving account” of the AIDS crisis in the 1980s.The drama, which stars Years & Years singer Olly Alexander, follows the lives of four friends living together as the HIV/AIDS crisis begins to emerge in the UK.Praising the series on Instagram, Elton wrote: “It’s A Sin is an incredibly moving account of the arrival of AIDS in the U.K. in the 1980’s.“Watching it, so many sad and devastating memories came flooding back.

It’s A Sin, he wasn’t sure he would be able to watch.The series tells the story of a group of young people who become friends after moving to London in 1981 only to have their world torn apart by the HIV epidemic.Chris, who is gay, lived in London during the 80s when the Aids crisis in the UK was at its height.He lost his partner of 10 years to the illness and many friends.Chris, 59, who has lived in Edinburgh for almost 20 years, said: “HIV is one of my life’s big fault lines but I survived, despite more than a few skirmishes along the way.“I know Russell T Davies’s past work so I expected It’s A Sin to be brilliant but what really took my breath away is just how much it resonates.

JOHN Barrowman called for It's A Sin's Olly Alexander to replace Jodie Whittaker as Doctor Who amid her rumoured exit. The actor, 53, floated the Ritchie Tozer star, 30, for the role after the smash hit success of It's A Sin.

direct to your inboxIt's A Sin was only released last week but its gripping, real story has had viewers binge watching the entire series. Created by Russell T Davies, the Channel 4 show focuses on a group of friends living in London during the 1980s and the AIDS epidemic.

It's A Sin star Nathaniel Hall has spoken about the stigma surrounding HIV and being diagnosed at the age of 17.

It's A Sin viewers were left shocked by a reference to Phillip Schofield being 'secretly gay' in the 1980s.

IT'S A Sin has become one of Channel 4's biggest dramas - and with some pretty full on sex scenes, it's also one of the most talked about. But the steamy storylines are all part of the candid look back at the Aids crisis of the Eighties, which killed thousands of people.

Callum Scott Howells has shared his heartbreak after losing his grandparents to coronavirus.

It’s A Sin, the searing new AIDS crisis series from A Very English Scandal writer Russell T Davies, has premiered in stellar fashion for UK broadcaster Channel 4 ahead of the show’s launch on HBO Max next month.

“It’s A Sin” is coming to Amazon Prime Video.

It’s A Sin, actually plays Jill’s mother in the show, it’s been revealed.In Russell T Davies’ lauded new show, West plays Jill, one of the show’s protagonists. The character was based upon Nalder.In a new interview on Virgin Radio, West discussed the process of portraying a woman who was cast as her mother in the show.“[Russell T Davies] sent me a message saying the show was very loosely based about his life and his friends’ lives, and that the real Jill was playing my mother,” she revealed.“He said, ‘I don’t want you to do anything differently, or analyse her or try and mimic it in any way.’“Then I met her at the read-through and she was just everything that I hoped she would be.

Actress Lydia West has united with the real-life person behind her It's A Sin character Jill to discuss AIDS activism in the 1980s.

I was 13 when Queer As Folk first burst onto our screens, at the time in the late 90s there was simply nothing else like it on our screens, and for all the flaws and imperfect characters, as I would later grow up to realise, it was a pretty close portrayal of life as a member of LGBTQI community. Written by Russell T Davies, it helped normalise much of the inner struggles I was feeling towards my then blossoming sexuality. But to understand where it is you are going, you first must grapple with the history of what and who has come before. So now, some 22 years later, Davies has done just that in his new series, It’s A Sin, where he takes the viewer back to 1981.

direct to your inboxRussell T Davies' new drama It's A Sin has had rave reviews for its gut-wrenchingly honest portrayal of life during the AIDS crisis of the 1980s.The drama, which follows the lives of group of young people as the epidemic took hold, made it debut last week on Channel Four last week. As the praise came flooding in for the emotional mini-series, former Coronation Street star Charlie Condou has reflected on the support he received from its creator.

Years & Years have shared a cover of Pet Shop Boys classic ‘It’s A Sin’ as Olly Alexander’s new TV show of the same name premieres.The first episode of Russell T Davies’ Aids drama aired on Channel 4 last night (January 22).The new cover is a solo piano version of the synth-pop track, and a cut of the proceeds from the song are set to go to the George House Trust charity.Listen to it below.Discussing the charity’s work, Alexander tweeted: “a portion of the proceeds will be donated to George House Trust an incredible charity that have been providing HIV support, advice and advocacy services to improve health outcomes since 1985.”with #itsasin premiering tonight, we thought we'd release a lil acoustic version of the iconic @petshopboys track

Channel 4 viewers have been left looking forward to the end of lockdown after watching a sex scene montage on It's A Sin.

Neil Patrick Harris is adding his voice to the ever-growing conversation over whether or not LGBTQ+ roles in TV and film should be reserved for those who identify similarly to the character. And guess what? His opinion directly opposes that of showrunner Russell T. Davies‘, who penned NPH’s new AIDS crisis drama, It’s a Sin!