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Former Doctor Who and Broadchurch showrunner Chris Chibnall’s debut novel is becoming an ITV drama series.

Sabrina Carpenter covered Dexys Midnight Runners‘ 1982 hit ‘Come On Eileen’ at a show in London at the weekend – check it out below.Carpenter is currently in the middle of her ‘Short N’ Sweet’ tour dates and her show includes a ‘Spin The Bottle’ segment, where she randomly chooses what to sing next, usually a cover or live debut.During her second show at The O2 on Sunday (March 9), she landed on ‘Come On Eileen’. The covers on the tour so far have generally been older classics, including ABBA‘s ‘Mamma Mia’, Madonna‘s ‘Material Girl’ and Rick James‘s ‘Super Freak’.Check it out below:COME ON EILEEN ✨ @Sabrina Carpenter @Team Sabrina #shortnsweet #shortnsweetlondon #londonshortnsweet #london #theo2 #sabrinacarpenter #shortnsweettour #comeoneileen #sabrinacarpenterlive #sabrinacarpenterconcert #juno #sabrinacarpentercomeoneileen #sabrina #shortandsweet #shortandsweettour #pleasepleaseplease #espresso ♬ original sound – Craig Elsewhere in the show, Carpenter “arrested” Spice Girls’ Emma Bunton with fluffy pink handcuffs for the crime of “being too hot”.“You’re kind of spicing up my life a little bit… My clothes are falling off,” Carpenter said to the audience as the pop icon was seen looking shocked on the monitors.

Becky Hill has criticised Jack Whitehall for calling her ‘Wetherspoons Whitney’ and assuming she was less well off because of her Midlands accent at the BRITs earlier this month.The comments came when Hill shared a screenshot of a message pointing out the privileged backgrounds of various attendees at the ceremony on March 1. For example, it pointed out that Charli XCX – who won five awards that night – attended the £38,319-a-year Bishop’s Stortford College, A.G.

K-pop singer Kang Daniel has announced new European dates for his ongoing 2025 ‘ACT’ tour, featuring concerts in London, Paris and more.On March 12, Kang Daniel announced four new shows in Europe as part of his ongoing 2025 ‘ACT’ tour. It began in October 2024 when the singer kicked things off with a two-night concert in Seoul, before he went on to tour Asia from January onwards.The K-pop star will be starting the European leg of the tour with a show in London’s O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire in early May, before he heads to Paris, Hamburg and Warsaw for one-night shows each throughout the month.Pre-sales for his London show are set to go on sale at 10am CET / 9am GMT on March 12, while general on-sale for tickets to Kang’s Hamburg, Warsaw and London shows go live on March 14 at the same time.Fans keen to attend his Paris concert will be able to purchase their tickets from March 19 onwards at the same time.

The stars of the new thriller Black Bag are continuing to promote the film ahead of its release this weekend!

Gladiator II” star Paul Mescal onstage in Brooklyn. And, as brutish Stanley Kowalski, the part made famous by an early-career Marlon Brando, the 29-year-old Irishman does not disappoint. Mescal is a human wrecking ball as he snarls and barrels around the boxing-ring stage like it’s a sweaty tribal ritual.But while the crowd has come for Paul, at the end of Tennessee Williams’ classic play, which opened Tuesday night at BAM, they leave raving about Patsy.That’s Patsy Ferran, the unbelievable 35-year-old British actress who’s been lavished with acclaim in London for years, but is not yet well known stateside.

Aimee Lou Wood portrays the role of Chelsea on season three of HBO’s The White Lotus and fans are absolutely loving her performance.

Emmerdale's Vanessa Woodfield, played by Michelle Hardwick, is currently in the spotlight on the ITV soap as she mourns the tragic death of her partner Suzy Merton (Martelle Edinborough), who was killed in last month's limo crash. .

Viktor Gyokeres already has made three Premier League clubs as his preferred destination, should he make the move to English football in the summer. However, Manchester United isn't on the list, according to a report from Portugal.

Netflix series Toxic Town.Written by Jack Thorne (His Dark Materials), the series follows a group of mothers who are fighting for justice after a link is discovered between toxic waste in the town and their children being born with defects.Jodie Whittaker and Aimee Lou Wood lead the cast, alongside Robert Carlyle, Rory Kinnear, Joe Dempsie, Brendan Coyle, Claudia Jessie and Lauren Lyle.Toxic Town is produced by Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones’ production company Broke & Bones, with Minkie Spiro serving as director.Netflix has not announced any plans for a second season. The show was originally billed as a miniseries, so it’s highly unlikely a second season will be commissioned.The story of the Corby scandal was also concluded across the show’s four episodes, so there’s little reason for the show to continue unless it tackles another case entirely.The true story behind Toxic Town is often described as the English version of Erin Brockovich, a paralegal who was instrumental in building a case against Pacific Gas & Electric Company in relation to water contamination in Hinkley, California.This case was covered in the 2000 biographical film Erin Brockovich with Julia Roberts in the lead role, who won an Oscar for her performance.As for other similar cases, 2019 film Dark Waters is a dramatised version of Robert Bilott’s case against the chemical manufacturing company DuPont.

Blink 182‘s Mark Hoppus has announced ‘An Evening With Mark Hoppus’, an “exclusive” event for his book release in London.Hoppus’ memoir Fahrenheit-182 – which was previously announced last September – will dive into his time with Blink-182 – including their formation and break-up – as well as his struggles with anxiety, suicide ideation, and his cancer diagnosis.“This shit gets dark,” he said in a promotional video at the time, also adding in a separate interview that the project as “a combo of music memoir meets medical journey”. The book is set for release on April 8 and can be pre-ordered here.Now, the iconic bass player has announced an exclusive event at the Savoy Theatre in London on May 5 titled ‘An Evening With Mark Hoppus’.

Hacks has dropped, and we now have a release date too.The latest season of the HBO comedy-drama, which UK-based fans can watch on Sky and NOW, will be coming to screens on April 11, a day after it premieres in the US. And, this afternoon, Sky dropped the trailer for the new season – watch it below.It looks as though season four will focus on Deborah, played by Jean Smart, and Hannah Einbinder’s Ava, as they strive to get their late-night show off the ground despite the pair increasingly coming into conflict with each other – amid some serious side-eye from Ava.The pair leave a conference room with Deborah saying to Ava, “Well, aren’t you a big brave girl?”“I guess I am,” Ava retorts, before Deborah looks Ava in the eyes and replies, “We’ll see.”The duo’s manager, Jimmy LuSaque Jr.

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eight-part series “With Love, Meghan,” has earned lower viewership numbers than her 2022 series “Harry & Meghan.”New figures appear to suggest that viewers prefer seeing the Duchess of Sussex on-screen with her husband, Prince Harry, rather than solo.The “Suits” alum, 43, premiered her cooking show March 4. And while it managed to find a way into Netflix’s Top 10 list, streaming figures show a stark contrast between her solo venture and her joint tell-all series alongside the Duke of Sussex, the Daily Mail reports.“With Love, Meghan” — a series that shows the mom of two offer a “how-to guide” for entertaining — racked up 526,000 households in the first five days it was available, according to data obtained by Samba TV.By comparison, Meghan and Harry’s 2022 series drew 2.1 million households in the same number of days, the data showed.Markle’s latest project proved to be most successful among viewers aged 45 to 54.As for geographical success, “With Love, Meghan” was most successful in the Baltic states: Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia.While the show did trend in the US, UK and Canada for a few days, it slid down the Top 10 list after three days, and officially fell off the list over the weekend.Still, it appears as though Netflix was chuffed with the streaming numbers “With Love, Meghan” raked in, as it said last week the show has been greenlit for Season 2.The Sussexes signed a $100 million deal with the streamer in 2020.

BBC. His death was first announced on Instagram by his management, Independent Creative Management.“It is with heavy hearts that we share the tragic news of the passing of Paul Danan at just 46 years old,” the post read.“Known for his television presence, exceptional talent, and unwavering kindness, Paul was a beacon of light to so many. His untimely departure will leave irreplaceable voids in the lives of all who knew him.”According to the Guardian, Danan had a longtime struggle with addiction and claimed to have spent around 1 million British pounds on rehab.

Billy Joel has postponed his UK shows until next year due to health reasons.The iconic singer, songwriter and pianist initially shared details of his gigs back in September – confirming that he would be headed over to the UK for two huge headline shows. These included a stop at Edinburgh’s Scottish Gas Murrayfield on June 7, followed by a show at Liverpool’s Anfield Stadium on June 21.For the former, it would mark his first time playing in the Scottish city for 46 years.

MJ Lenderman has announced a 2025 UK and European tour, set to kick off later this summer. Check out the details below.He will kick off the dates on August 3 with a slot at OFF Festival in Katowice, Poland.

Mumford & Sons revealed that they paid the producer of their debut album “on credit” because no one at the time wanted to sign them.The folk-rock band’s Marcus Mumford and Ben Lovett appeared as guests on The Chris Moyles Show on Radio X and opened up about the creation of their 2009 debut album ‘Sigh No More’ and how they were about to get it produced.Released on October 2 2009, ‘Sigh No More’ entered the UK Albums Chart at Number 11 and peaked at Number Two on February 2011. In 2010, the LP was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize.

The Last Of Us, after being cast as a divisive figure from the original game.Dever’s character, Abby, was a controversial topic for fans after becoming an antagonist in the game The Last of Us Part II, released in 2020.After an encounter with protagonist Joel, many players had a volatile response toward both Abby and the creatives behind the game. The actor portraying her, Laura Bailey, received death threats which prompted the game’s director to speak out.Naturally, the actor that took on the role in the TV series would be aware of the potential backlash, and Dever revealed her approach in an interview with ScreenRant.

Harry Potter actor Jessie Cave has revealed she will be starting an OnlyFans account, selling “sensual” content surrounding her hair.British actor Cave is best known for her role as Lavender Brown in three of the Harry Potter films – Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince and Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Parts One And Two – released between 2009 and 2012. She also appeared in the film Pride, as well as performing comedy and publishing novels.The announcement came via her Instagram, where she posted a video sitting on a bed. “I’m starting an OnlyFans” she tells a voice off screen, presumably her partner Alfie Brown.

Oasis‘ Noel and Liam – have appeared in a new smartphone ad together.The new Samsung ad sees them gather for a dinner party with friends, using the phone’s features to edit clips together. Perhaps taking after his dad’s penchant for random outbursts – which recently saw him joke about Peppa Pig joining Oasis on their tour – Liam’s son Gene kicks off the video by shouting: “Cringe!”.Anaïs took the lead in another clip, with the model and photographer seen giving her guests a 15-minute countdown to leave her house, and one fan commented that it was “great to see the Gallagher family” as a “big Oasis fan”.It’s quite different to the usual social media commentary surrounding the Gallagher children.