Legendary kids’ TV show returning to screens with new version decades after it first aired

Contains spoilers for episodes 1-4 of Bridgerton season three.The first half of Bridgerton season three has arrived on Netflix, and over four tense episodes, young Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) has finally realised that he is in love with his best friend, Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan).The fourth episode ended with the pair having a steamy encounter in her carriage, followed by Colin asking Penelope to marry him.That’s all very lovely – although we have to wait until June 13 when episode five is streamed to hear her answer – but there is one very big dark cloud that could cast gloom over their potential nuptials: Colin has no idea that Penelope is the writer of the Lady Whistledown gossip pages that send the ton into a frenzy whenever they are published. Already in this season Colin has expressed his disgust at Lady Whistledown’s gossiping, especially as the Bridgerton family has been subject to her fiery opinions on more than one occasion.

Strictly Come Dancing's Giovanni Pernice reportedly ended his relationship with Love Island's Maura Higgins after a few weeks of dating, fearing it could jeopardise his chances of winning the popular dance competition.The 31-year-old pro dancer was paired with EastEnders actress Rose Ayling-Ellis, 26, in the 2021 series of the BBC show, which they went onto win. Giovanni and Maura, 30, were first linked back in June when they were seen together at a UEFA European Football Championship match. However, Giovanni went onto end his romance with Maura - and reportedly did so to focus on his pursuit of the Glitterball Trophy.

Professional dancer Katya Jones burst onto our screens on Strictly Come Dancing eight years ago – now, it’s hard to imagine it without her and her dazzling choreography. Russian-born Katya, 35, tells OK! (after apologising for being full of cold) about whether there is a special someone on the scene these days following her 2019 split from ex-husband Neil Jones. Her fellow pro Neil has since moved on with Love Island star Chyna Mills, and they’re now parents to baby daughter Havana.

Matthew Perry, who was famous for his role as Chandler Bing in Friends, died in October last year. A post-mortem revealed his death was an accident from "the acute effects of ketamine" - which is used a recreational drug and to treat depression. Now it's been reported the Los Angeles Police Department have opened an investigation into why there was so much ketamine in the actor's system.

Coronation Street's Claire Sweeney is set to take a brief hiatus from the Weatherfield drama as she embarks on an exciting new role in Channel 5's gripping murder-mystery series, The Good Ship Murder. The star, known for her portrayal of Cassie Plummer, will be absent from the soap for approximately one week to join former Corrie stars Catherine Tyldesley and Shayne Ward in the sun-drenched series brimming with suspense and dark twists.The show is gearing up for its return with even more thrilling storylines, featuring the dynamic duo of Shayne's character, the cabaret singer turned sleuth Jack Grayling, and Catherine's ambitious First Officer Kate Woods.

Prince Harry seems to be getting the cold shoulder from King Charles and Prince William, a royal author has suggested. The Duke of Sussex's bond with his family has been on thin ice, particularly after he and Meghan Markle decided to step away from their senior royal duties in 2020.

Kate Garraway has opened up about being at the 'beginning of her grief' as she navigates life after the loss of her beloved husband, Derek Draper. The 57 year old Good Morning Britain star has been sharing her heartache with the public since Derek, a former political adviser turned psychologist and author, passed away in January. He had faced a long and gruelling battle with health complications stemming from Covid-19 since 2020.

This Morning's Ben Shepard was left bemused as Josie Gibson's kitchen hacks segment turned into total mayhem during Tuesday's show.The cheerful presenter, 39, was on a mission to share her clever tips and tricks using everyday household items. However, things didn't quite go according to plan when her eyelash curler beer opener failed to open the bottle, prompting host Ben, 49, to ask: "Can you [open the bottle]?" before showing off his own savvy wedding ring hack.

A 'danger to life' alert is in place across Greater Manchester amid a 'severe' yellow weather warning from the Met Office. Forecasters have issued the alert across the region and much of the north of England over the coming days.

A gynaecologist who ‘risked people’s safety’ has been hauled before court and sentenced after performing a procedure that caused ‘severe emotional harm and physical distress’ – all while unregistered with the healthcare watchdog.

Mauricio Pochettino hinted that there could be another opportunity for him to become Manchester United manager in the future after missing out on the role to Erik ten Hag in 2022.

Perry Farrell has revealed that Rick Rubin wanted to buy Lollapalooza following the cancelled 2004 revival.Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza is a three-part docu-series directed by Michael John Warren that gives insight into the creation of Farrell‘s (Jane’s Addiction) music festival and its 30-year run going from a touring punk event to the annual music bash in Chicago’s Grant Park and beyond.In a new clip shared by Rolling Stone, Farrell and Lollapalooza co-founder Marc Geiger open up about the failed 2004 revival of the fest.“We made some bad mistakes trying to revive something that shouldn’t have been revived,” Geiger said in the clip. “It fell on its face…We’d been through so much and the ups and downs, and trying to stay on edge where there just isn’t an edge anymore.”Farrell then went on to reveal that American record producer Rick Rubin offered to buy the Lollapalooza name shortly after.

Olivia Munn is continuing to open up about her cancer battle.

Janelle Brown spent her Mother’s Day grieving.

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Game of Thrones star Kit Harington has joined the cast of the third season of Industry, which will premiere later this year.The show, which is released by BBC in the UK and by HBO in the US, will return to screens later in 2024, with Harington taking on the role of the British aristocrat Lord Henry Muck, described by a press release as “the embodiment of ‘old money’ privilege”.The show follows a group of young bankers at the prestigious investment bank Pierpoint & Co. in London.

Angelique Jackson Nathalie Emmanuel‘s first trip to the Cannes Film Festival was certainly a memorable one. The “Fast and Furious” franchise star and “Game of Thrones” alum knows what it’s like to be in the spotlight, but Cannes is unique. First, consider the fact that she’s the leading lady in legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola‘s longtime passion project “Megalopolis,” which made its world premiere at the festival.

Charlie Puth has thanked Taylor Swift for shouting him out on her latest album ‘The Tortured Poets Department‘ and inspiring him to write a song.The New Jersey popstar’s name can be heard on the album’s title track, in which Swift sings: “You smoked then ate seven bars of chocolate / We declared Charlie Puth should be a bigger artist.”Now, Puth has responded to the shoutout, crediting Swift for inspiring him to write “one of the hardest songs” he’s ever written. Puth took to Instagram to give some backstory on his new single ‘Hero’, which is due to come out May 24th.He wrote: “My new song ‘HERO’ is about when you see someone you love hurting themselves, ruining the things in their life that are good, but you just can’t save them.

Friends star Matthew Perry last year.Perry, who was best known for playing Chandler Bing in the hit sitcom, died on October 28 in his home in California, aged 54. Perry’s cause of death was listed as being the result of the acute effects of the anaesthetic ketamine.“At the high levels of ketamine found in his postmortem blood specimens, the main lethal effects would be from both cardiovascular overstimulation and respiratory depression,” his autopsy read.Now, Los Angeles Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration have told The Hollywood Reporter that they have launched a joint criminal investigation into his death, and how Perry came to have such high levels of the drug in his system, and in his possession.Perry’s autopsy also listed drowning, coronary artery disease and the effects of buprenorphine, a drug used to treat opioid addiction, as contributing factors to his death.

Amyl & The Sniffers have dropped their defiant new single ‘U Should Not Be Doing That’ – take a listen to it below.The Australian punks have released their first new music in three years, since they dropped their second album ‘Comfort To Me‘ in 2021. They’ve now returned with ‘U Should Not Be Doing That’, along with a B-side called ‘Fact’s, both of which frontwoman Amy Taylor calls “pretty self-explanatory”.“U Should Not Be Doing That” makes me laugh, but it’s also in a way poking fun at the shock that people still feel at a little bit of skimpy clothing, and the bitchy high school way that the music community still is (yes I’m talking to you random 40-year-old metalheads sitting around a table doing lines and bitching about a 28-year-old chick in a band for wearing shorts and “selling out”) but it mainly makes me laugh,” she said.“It’s unconscious and meant nothing at the time of writing it but now I think it’s a comedic way of rubbing the dog’s nose in its own dog piss after it wee’d on your favourite rug or something.”Take a listen to the song down below:Amyl & The Sniffers will soon be embarking on their UK/Europe tour, alongside supporting the Foo Fighters in North America later this year.

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