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John Barrowman made an early exit from Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins after just 32 minutes. However, while the show didn't offer a reason, it actually wasn't because of the brutal and gruelling physical tasks.The star has consumed "vile tofu" and subsequently fallen ill. In last night's premiere episode of the new series, he was seen vomiting before making his unexpected departure.The Channel 4 show did not give an explanation for his exit, however, the singer and actor has attributed it to eating vegan sandwiches.The 57 year old, who lost his ITV judging role in 2021 due to flashing allegations, revealed that this had been the only food available prior to the first task in New Zealand.

Celebrity SAS Who Dares Wins has officially started with 15 new recruits attempting to prove their abilities. But there's one man who viewers are questioning about why he’s gone to New Zealand in the first place.The stars were thrown in at the deep end and asked to walk across two wobbly planks suspended 335 feet in the air above a canyon.

Doctor Who star John Barrowman shockingly quit Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins just 32 minutes after arriving at base camp.The 57 year old star was part of the sixth series of the Channel 4 reality show, which made a comeback on Sunday evening, featuring celebs undergoing SAS winter warfare training in New Zealand's southern islands. Viewers saw Barrowman, who addressed the flashing allegations he faced in 2021 while on the show, vomit shortly after the first challenge. As the contestants suited up and prepared to see their digs, Barrowman began retching and announced to the group, "I'm out." When Mark "Billy" Billingham asked if he needed a doctor, Barrowman simply replied, "No...

Alison Herman TV Critic As far as first-responder dramas go, the new Fox series “Rescue: HI-Surf” is pretty by-the-book. The respected leader is haunted by trauma beneath his stoic surface; the plucky newcomer serves as the viewer’s entry point into a tight-knit crew; not a single cast member has an ounce of extraneous body fat.

The Datsuns have announced the details of their 2025 UK and European tour which is set to kick off early next year.The New Zealand rockers took to their official social media pages to announce that they will be hitting the road next March for a string of shows across Europe and the UK.The band will Kick off the tour at Lido in Berlin on March 11 before making stops in cities such as Groningen, Brussels, Nimes, Barcelona, Madrid, Paris and Antwerp. They’ll wrap up the tour at London’s The Garage on March 30.You can visit here to purchase tickets and check out a full list of tour dates below.A post shared by thedatsuns (@thedatsuns)MARCH11 – Berlin, Lido12 – Groningen, Vera13 – Utrecht, De Helling 14 – Eindhoven, Effenaar15 – Denhaag, Paard16 – Brussels, Botaniques18 – Nimes, Paloma19 – Barcelona, Wolf20 – Madrid, El Sol 21 – Valencia, Loco Club 22 – San Sebastian, Intxaurrondo23 – La Rochelle, La Sirène 26 – Paris, La Maroquinerie 27 – Antwerpen, Trix28 – Rouen, Le 106 30 – London, The GarageThe band’s last release was their 2023 single ‘Ugly Leather’, which followed on from their 2021 album ‘Eye To Eye’.

Dennis Harvey Film Critic It’s been 16 years since Christine Jeffs’ last feature, the seriocomic Amerindie sleeper “Sunshine Cleaning,” with Amy Adams and Emily Blunt. Her new feature “A Mistake” hews back to her 2001 debut, “Rain,” in that it is set in her native New Zealand and adapts its script from a Kiwi author (in this case Carl Shuker’s fifth novel). Though not a knockout, the director’s return affirms her knack for intelligent adult drama, here hinging on issues of medical ethics and bureaucracy — Elizabeth Banks plays an Auckland surgeon whose reputation and career are threatened when a patient dies after what had been anticipated as a routine procedure.

Prince Harry once ruffled feathers among a group of journalists with an offhand comment while returning from a royal tour with his wife, Meghan Markle.

It's been 14 years since the world lost New Zealand star and OMC frontman, Pauly Fuemana, who was behind one of the biggest '90s hits, How Bizarre.The catchy tune topped the charts in six countries and spent a whopping 36 weeks on the US Billboard Mainstream Top 40. However, despite his meteoric rise to fame, Pauly's life was marred by tragedy and hardship, leading up to his untimely death in 2010 at the tender age of 40. Born in one of New Zealand's most deprived areas, Pauly found himself entangled with gangs, law enforcement and minor criminal activities.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Oscar-winning duo Travon Free and Martin Desmond Roe (“Two Distant Strangers,” HBO’s “BS High”) are to direct and executive produce “Sk8 or Die: The Lee Ralph Story.” The upcoming series is an anthology exploring the wild and highly unique life of Lee Ralph, a former pro skateboarder turned folk hero and recluse. Vinnie Bennett (“Fast & Furious 9: The Fast Saga,” “Whina,” “Human Traces”) and Oscar-nominee Keisha Castle-Hughes (“FBI: Most Wanted,” “Whale Rider,” “Game of Thrones”) are set to lead the cast, with Bennet portraying Ralph and Castle-Hughes playing his sister and partner in crime Kim Ralph. The six-part show was hatched by New Zealand-based production company Tavake (“Madam”). Skateboarding ace Tony Hawk and “Jackass” touring comedian and skate culture legend, Steve-O are on board to executive produce.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Metallica has announced that its “M72” world tour will be extended into a third year, with the announcement of 21 North American shows spanning April, May and June 2025. Two-night tickets for the newly announced “No Repeat Weekends” and tickets for the single-night engagements will be on sale September 27 at 10am local time. Fan club pre-sales begin September 23 at 10am local time.

Emiliana Betancourt Indie film distributor Gravitas Ventures has acquired U.S. and Canada and select international territories on sci-fi thriller “The Fix,” starring Grace Van Dien, who appeared in “Stranger Things.” It will be released on Nov. 22 on digital and cable transactional video on demand.

After ranking as Prime Video India‘s top show in the country since its September 6 launch, comedy-drama Call Me Bae has been renewed by the streamer for a second season.

The Israeli Publishers Forum, which includes Keshet and Reshet, has penned a letter to the government urging regulation of the tech giants, who they accused of anti-Israel bias.

John Barrowman has reportedly decided to quit Celebrity SAS just two hours into filming. The actor, who is well known for his portrayals of Captain Jack Harkness in Doctor Who and Malcolm Merlyn in The Arrowverse, chose to leave during an inspection of the living quarters, according to Boris Johnson's sister.

“Hot Ones” inspired interview on fellow YouTuber JasonTheWeen’s channel Friday and accused Momoa, 45, of behaving badly on the set of “A Minecraft Movie.”“I just saw him mistreat some of the crew, and it was pretty disappointing,” claimed the 32-year-old, whose real name is Rachell Marie Hofstetter.“It was after a very intense scene,” she added. “It was a very emotional scene, so maybe he was still in character, I don’t know.”“I was just surprised about how he treated some of the crew.”Valkyrae, who claimed she has a cameo on the film, alleged that Momoa “was just really mad” at the crew members because “they weren’t doing something right.”“It was like setting up the shot and stuff,” she went on.

The Traitors has announced an exciting new spin off as an Indian version of the hit show is all set to air next year.The series has already been a huge hit in the UK, with various international versions in Australia, United States, Canada, New Zealand and Sweden and now it's heading to Asia. It will be hosted by critcially-acclaimed director Karan Johar, who has helmed many Hindi-language films, including My Name is Khan and most recently, Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani.The description of the show reads: "Vying for the grand cash prize, 20 players will compete in the ultimate game of trust and deception, to unmask the traitors from amongst them." It is said to be set inside a royal palace, unlike the UK and US versions, which are set at Andross Castle in Scotland.

Channel 4 is billing this as the toughest series yet of their brutal reality show Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins – and the condition of the stars on their flights home from New Zealand suggests they are spot on! Journalist Rachel Johnson, sister of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, was nursing a broken rib after abseiling down the side of a dam and had skin that was black and blue. TV presenter Cherry Healey says she looked like a pin cushion when she took her clothes off and comedian Shazia Mirza was covered from head to toe in bruises.The remaining 12 celebrities all suffered injuries of one sort or another – even the one who quit the show after a single challenge and just 32 minutes at base camp! Geordie Shore’s Marnie Simpson admits, “I don’t think I realised just how tough it was going to be – I think I was being a bit delusional.” Shazia adds, “There’s being fit by swimming every day and lifting weights every day which is what I did in preparation for the series, and there’s being fit enough for the SAS.The two are totally different.” The group of 15 celebrities who take part in a condensed but intense version of a proper SAS selection course also includes former Dr Who actor John Barrowman, TOWIE’s Bobby Norris, ex-England rugby captain Chris Robshaw, DJ and reality TV star Bianca Gascoigne and Love Islander Georgia Harrison.

PVR Inox, India’s largest cinema exhibitor, is launching a film festival celebrating Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor Khan‘s 25-year career. The week-long event will run from Sept.

Chappell Roan has revealed that Lorde sent her a list of ways to deal with negativity and her meteoric rise to fame – find out more below.Last month, Roan took to TikTok to share her thoughts on being famous and the “weird” and “creepy” fan behaviour that comes with it. She questioned if someone was allowed to yell at her from their car, get mad at her for refusing to take photos, stalk her, or otherwise harass her simply because she’s a celebrity and not “a random woman”.