Louise Minchin mortified after savage swipe from Ben Shephard on ITV Tipping Point

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentFollowing a vibrant 2022 edition in a three-year cycle dedicated to Latin America and the Caribbean which she oversaw in an interim capacity, Zsuzsi Bánkuti has been appointed the new head of Locarno’s Open Doors. She replaces long-time Open Doors chief Sophie Bourdon, who stepped down earlier this year. The key to this year’s Open Doors was its inspired choice of a focus on smaller territories in Latin America which are often home to first-class directors – one director this year, Dominican Yanillys Pérez scooped a Discovery Award at the Toronto Festival with her doc-feature “Jeffrey,” for example – but, apart from the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica, lack robust state subsidy systems enabling producers to produce movies easily out of their own countries.  The obvious solution is international co-production.

Countryfile presenter Helen Skelton has been announced as the final contestant to join BBC's Strictly Come Dancing 2022.The 39 year old mother of three will don her dancing shoes alongside the likes of Coronation Street's Kym Marsh, actor Will Mellor and singer Fleur East. The celebrities will have to put their best foots forward to impress the Strictly judges: Motsi Mabuse, 41, Shirley Ballas, 61, and Craig Revel Horwood, 57, as well as Anton Du Beke, 56, who will be a permanent judge this series.

Love Island fans were quick to celebrate on Saturday after it was officially announced live on Channel 4, that Ekin-su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti would be returning to our screens in their very own road trip TV show. The loved up couple officially scooped the 2022 Love Island crown just two weeks ago after captivating the hearts of the nation with their dramatic and passionate relationship.

Naman Ramachandran During his eclectic career so far British actor Shubham Saraf has played a variety of roles.Saraf, who studied at the U.K.’s Guildhall School of Music and Drama and France’s École Philippe Gaulier, played an aristocrat in newly independent India in Mira Nair’s BBC/Netflix series “A Suitable Boy”; a policeman in Netflix procedural “Criminal: U.K.” and a PR advisor in Jed Mercurio’s BBC series “Bodyguard.”The actor stars opposite Charlie Hunnam and Alexander Siddig in the upcoming Apple TV+ adaptation of Gregory David Roberts’ bestseller “Shantaram,” which tells the story of a heroin addict and convicted bank robber who, in the 1980s, flees Australia to India, where he reinvents himself as a doctor and a gangster in the slums of Bombay. Saraf’s role is under wraps at the moment but he describes the process as an “intense life-altering experience.” Once cast, in the middle of COVID-19, Saraf’s life was “upended at short notice” and he shot in Thailand and Australia for six months after spending two weeks in quarantine in each country.

energy bills set to soar in the coming months, anything that allows us to save money looks appealing. The availability of dupes is another bonus.

eating wild food, like venison – the UK’s deer population is at its highest since the Norman conquest. You may well think that’s easy for me to say, as I live in Dorset and have a restaurant, but it’s possible to do so wherever you live.Being clever and economical about using things up, instead of wasting them, is also important in these tough economic times.

Premier League's most valuable XI includes one Manchester United star and none from Chelsea with Liverpool and Manchester City players dominating the list. With City winning four of the last five Premier League titles and Liverpool winning the other one as well as both domestic cups last season - they have a combined nine stars in the side.With Liverpool's Alisson in goal at an estimated £45million, Andy Robertson (£58.50m), Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold make it into the defence alongside Ruben Dias (£67.5). READ MORE: Seven celebs you didn't know were footballers - from Bradley Walsh to Gordon Ramsey In midfield are the City duo of Phil Foden (£81m) and Kevin De Bruyne (£76.5m) and West Ham skipper Declan Rice at (£72m).That leaves a front three of United's Sancho (£67.5m) as well as Liverpool star Mohamed Salah (£81m) and finally, the most valuable individual player, Erling Haaland (£135m).

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Manchester City icon Yaya Toure has been confirmed as an academy coach at Tottenham Hotspur after being spotted in Spurs gear.On Friday, Spurs confirmed Toure has joined up with their staff as an under-16s coach after he "had an initial spell working with our Academy staff during the second half of last season." Toure hung up his boots in 2020 after a spell in China.Toure has been working at Spurs part-time for the past eight months as he worked towards his UEFA-A license. The Ivorian lives in Hampstead, near Spurs' Hotspur Way training ground.READ MORE: Tottenham cheerleader Jamie O'Hara thinks they can 'become London's biggest team again'Toure rose to superstardom as part of City's first title-winning season in 2012.

READ MORE: Hooters girls on what it's like working there as they praise 'empowering' uniform The career is a controversial one, with some critics branding the concept “sexist”, but Angelina disagrees with this judgement and loves her job.The aspiring rock musician says putting on a show for customers gives her valuable experience as a performer – and could provide a handy stepping stone.She told news.com.au: “I love performing. So even with the skimpy it’s helped me with a lot of skills that translate over into, like, the music industry.“Like making contacts, being able to talk to anyone and working on my stage presence and how to entertain a crowd for when I’m onstage like, it’s helped a lot with that sort of thing.“People think it’s a negative thing, they’re like ‘you show your body’ but I feel really empowered.“It’s made me more creative.

Helen Skelton has been confirmed as the final celebrity to join the Strictly Come Dancing 2022 line-up. The Countryfile star, 39, is joining the likes of Loose Women panellist Kaye Adams, football legend Tony Adams and EastEnders actor James Bye as the celebrities prepare to take to the dancefloor.The news was announced on presenter Claudia Winkleman's BBC Radio 2 show, the ultimate celebration on Saturday (August 13).READ MORE: Helen Skelton wows fans in tiny bikini after Strictly Come Dancing speculationThe host, who will be returning to her post alongside Tess Daley for the upcoming series, revealed to her listeners that BBC bosses refuse to tell her who is in the line-up prior to the announcements because she has a habit of "leaking everything."Helen's involvement in the show has been heavily speculated recently and finally confirming the news, she said: "I’m really excited to get stuck into a fun adventure." "‘My family and friends have always loved the show and can’t wait for me to get started," the mum-of-three added.The announcement comes a few months after Helen announced her split from husband of nine years, Richie Myler back in April.According to The Sun, the opportunity to do Strictly is Helen's perfect way to "bounce back" following her highly public breakup.A source told the publication: “It’s the perfect way to bounce back.

Love Island winners Davide Sanclimenti and Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu announced that they will be heading up an ITV2 "road trip show" while appearing on The Big Breakfast today.Appearing on the first episode of the rebooted 90s show (August 13), the Love Island 2022 winners announced some juicy news that has left fans incredibly excited."It says that you have a big exclusive that you want to tell us about," host Mo Gilligan said after shouting "I've got a text!".READ NEXT: The Big Breakfast fans fume and switch off 2 minutes into reboot over 'shouting'Davide then proudly shared the exciting news when he said: "We are going to a road trip to Italy and Turkey, so one week in Italy and Turkey."Ekin-Su grinned at her beau as he then revealed: "We're gonna be on ITV2, so it's gonna be like our own programme."Fans seemed overjoyed at the news, with one exclaiming on Twitter: "Ekin-Su and Davide are getting their own show on itv2, love to see it! #LoveIsland #BigBreakfast." Another added: "Davide and Ekin are going on a road trip for an ITV2 program! Can't wait to see!""EKIN SU AND DAVIDE GETTING THEIR OWN SHOW the public are getting what they want for once," penned a third.While a fourth said: "Omg Ekin-Su and Davide just announced a TV show with their travels OMG OMG OMG."This came during the first episode of The Big Breakfast reboot which was headed up by new hosts AJ Odudu and Mo Gilligan.Returning to our screens for the first time since 2002, the revamped show made a comeback on Saturday (August 13) - much to the delight of fans.In its prime back in the 90s and early noughties, it aired more than 2,400 episodes in its lengthy run, and became known for its trademark house on Fish Island in East London.The likes of Chris Evans, Gaby

The line-up of celebrities taking to the ballroom in Strictly Come Daning this year is officially complete with Corrie actors, an 80s music legend and a former Britain's Got Talent child star all preparing to put on their dancing shoes.

Twitch has changed its COVID-19 guidelines for TwitchCon, with attendees now required to provide proof of vaccination or a negative test, as well as wearing a face mask while indoors.TwitchCon is set to take place next month in San Diego, with players able to meet streamers and take part in “legendary cosplay contests, rivals tournaments, meet and greets, rare loot, panels, artist alley” and witness an “epic” musical performance.However, following criticism from some fans about the lack of COVID-19 safety precautions, Twitch has now updated the entry requirements for the three-day event.“We’ve heard from many of you that you want a safer TwitchCon, so we’re updating our policy,” said Twitch in a Tweet. “Masks will be required indoors, as well as either proof of vaccination or a negative covid test.

Bella Poarch has issued an apology to Cardi B, after a hacking incident led to the ‘WAP’ singer being the target of trolling from Poarch’s Twitter account.Yesterday (August 12), tweets about Poarch’s debut EP, ‘Dolls’ – which dropped the same day – were sent from the Twitter account of news site Pop Crave. A strong reply to the post then came from Poarch’s own account, reading: “better than any cardi album.”More since-deleted tweets targeting Cardi were posted by Poarch’s account, including a poll that asked whether her followers were “Team Nicki” or “Team Cardi”.

The New York Times, Pitman died on Thursday August 11 at his home in La Quinta, California. No cause of death has been revealed, however the guitarist and bassist reportedly spent the last month of his life recovering from an accident that left him with a fractured spine.Born on February 12, 1920, Pitman was raised in a musical household, as his father worked as a staff bassist for programming at NBC.

Beyoncé has shared a second preview for the visual element to her latest album, ‘Renaissance’, dropping a teaser for its opening track, ‘I’m That Girl’.Much like last week’s “cliquebait” video for ‘Break My Soul’, the new clip features shots of Bey in highly stylised and visually compelling outfits, surrounded by fittingly lavish set pieces. This one offers a little more content, though – while the ‘Break My Soul’ clip ran for less than 40 seconds before cutting to a black screen, the visual part of the clip for ‘I’m That Girl’ runs for just under two minutes.Around 35 seconds in, we see a quick montage of Bey in 21 aesthetically disparate settings.

Dan Walker has revealed he misses his former BBC Breakfast co-stars just two months after moving to Channel 5.The former BBC Breakfast presenter, 45, has spoken out about the reasons why left the BBC for a new job at Channel 5.He previously co-hosted BBC Breakfast for six years from 2016 until 2022, during which time he shared the famous red sofa with the likes of Louise Minchin and Sally Nugent.READ MORE:Dan Walker admits he 'won't miss the scrutiny' over his BBC salary after Channel 5 moveDan took to his Instagram Stories a few days ago to put on a Q&A with his 276,000 followers, who were keen to find out how he feels about his new job.The broadcaster wasn't afraid to admit he misses some of his old BBC pals such as weather star Carol Kirkwood and host Sally Nugent.One fan asked: "Do you miss the early morning broadcasting?"Dan candidly replied: "I miss Carol, Sally and the rest of the Breakfast team.

Ben Shephard got blasted by one of his comedian Zoe Lyons on Tipping Point: Lucky Stars. The ITV presenter welcomed Zoe, The Apprentice titan Nich Hewer and Coronation Street actor Joe Duttine into the studio on Saturday (July 23) - a repeat of the original episode in April.

LOUISE Minchin was left red-faced after Ben Shephard took a swipe at her during a recent episode of Tipping Point. During a repeat instalment of the ITV game show, former BBC Breakfast presenter Louise took on the machine to win a large sum of money for her chosen charity.

Tipping Point host Ben Shephard was forced to remind Louise Minchin the rules of the ITV game show during the latest celebrity edition of the programme.The former BBC Breakfast presenter, 53, executed a brilliant performance while participating in the popular television series.However, an eager Louise who was keen to answer the questions thrown at her before Ben finished speaking and was later given some advice by the host that she took on board. READ NEXT: Tipping Point fans all notice same thing as they spot contestant's unusual tactic The former I'm A Celebrity contestant did eventually take the note and managed to finish the rest of the show without interrupting.Although she was quick to the buzzer with correct answers, the machine wasn't as bountiful for her as it was for her competitors Josh Widdicombe and Michelle Ackley.Louise missed out on a spot in the final round after Josh made a lucky breakthrough on counters and surpassed the former BBC Breakfast host's prize pot.Josh made it to the final but Louise still walked away from the quiz show over with £2,000 for her charity.The comedian made the most of his spot in the final and left with a whopping £20,000 for his chosen charity.Elsewhere in the show, Louise opened up about her husband David Minchin's cancer battle.Before leaving the show, Ben said: "Louise, sadly we have found your Tipping Point but the good news is you’ve won £2,600 for your charity."Can you tell us what it is?”“Oh thank you so much for that,” Louise replied."You’ve already heard I’m a bit passionate about exercise."This charity is called Move and it works with people who are suffering with cancer or affected by cancer to get them moving."My husband had cancer when he was 28 so he would have