MasterChef winner slams Love Island star for trying to score free meal

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorWhile A+E’s History Channel sets out to tell the story of Abraham Lincoln in a documentary over three nights  it will also tell the stories of formerly enslaved people who were also an important part of that era in a mini-series backed by one of its advertisers.Ancestry is sponsoring a three-part miniseries that will accompany the Lincoln work, which debuts February 20, the latest in A+E’s efforts to craft bespoke programming segments that burnish ad messages while at the same time keeping viewers tuned to the programing for which they originally came.“To me, this is not a commercial break, this is not a ‘brought to you by,’” says David DeSocio, executive vice president of ad sales marketing and partnerships at A+E Networks, in a recent interview. “It’s a continuation of the story, but on a very personal level.” Each of the content segments accompanying the “Lincoln” project will be introduced by Christy Coleman, executive director of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation in Williamsburg, VA, and a contributor to the documentary.

Ethan Shanfeld LGBTQ+ representation on broadcast television reached an all-time high during the 2021-2022 season, according to GLAAD’s annual Where We Are on TV report.According to the media advocacy organization, 11.9% of series regular characters this programming season are LGBTQ+, an increase of 2.8% from last year and a record-high in television history. This year’s study found that of the 775 series regular characters who have appeared or will appear on scripted programming between May 2021 and June 2022, 92 characters are LGBTQ+.

Lauren Lane, a former contestant on "The Bachelor" and the wife of country music star Chris Lane, called mask mandates for young children in schools "cruel" in a series of social media posts. Lauren, known to Bachelor Nation fans by her maiden name Lauren Bushnell for her appearance on Season 20 of "The Bachelor," took to her Instagram Story on Tuesday to share her opposing views related to children wearing masks in school amid the coronavirus pandemic. She began by sharing the perspective of another Instagram user who called out Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and implied it's hypocritical to mandate masks for kids while allowing stadiums to be filled with unmasked adults for events.

CORONATION Street icon Amanda Barrie claims show bosses decided it would be best for her not come out publicly. Amanda, who played Alma Sedgewick on the ITV soap for 20 years, made the bombshell comments on Loose Women.

Linda Evangelista is sharing her story.

Ed Meza @edmezavarThe founder of the blockchain-based film sales platform Cinemarket is launching Cineverse, an ambitious start-up that will make it possible for filmmakers, distributors and producers to market films directly using blockchain and NFT tech.Established by Cinemarket CEO Adrian Lugol and partners Vincent Lopez and Daniel Siegler (pictured), Cineverse will allow users to buy, share, gift, sell and resell films over the platform.The idea for the project came to Lugol during Christmas of 2020, when he wanted to give his young nephew some DVDs of his favorite films. The plan was thwarted when he learned the family no longer owned an old-fashioned DVD player.“I was like, wow, how am I going to give you these movies in a simple way?” Lugol recalls.

social media.The photo also shows a bubbling plume of water behind the couple. The original poster of the photo, a Facebook page called Restaurant Deals Perth, wrote: “Those of you whom were having a feed at Yagan Square today and witnessed this, please note there are support services available to help you process such trauma.”One user commented: “It’s a little odd, but I wouldn’t be offended.

Reddit's ‘Casual UK’ forum, where someone branded the bank's resply as: "Such a British response.”A member of Starling bank called Sam emailed Joe, the culprit of the questionably named transfers, to warn him of the dangers of joking like this.The message read: “You have recently marked payments, ‘Taliban training’, ‘Jihad fee’ & ‘ISIS training’. "While we appreciate that you are probably having a joke with your friends, we are obliged to investigate such matters which is time consuming.“Be assured your friend’s banks will be doing the same.“This is a polite request to ask you to cease marking payments in this manner.

Duke of York has reached a 'settlement in principle' with accuser Virginia Giuffre after she launched a civil sex case against him. Ms Giuffre claimed he sexually abused her when she was 17 at the Manhattan home of his late paedophile friend Jeffrey Epstein, which Andrew has denied.

P.J. O’Rourke was a conservative political satirist, journalist, and author known for books including “Parliament of Whores.”This is a breaking news story.

Timothee Chalamet is seen on set in his full Willy Wonka look to film Wonka on Wednesday (February 16) at Oxford University in Oxford, United Kingdom.

“Happy Valentine’s Day,” Sabrina Dhowre Elba captioned the short clip she posted on Monday. In the Instagram video, Sabrina, 32, frolics along with her husband, Idris Elba, in the waters. The snow on the nearby rocks and moss indicate the two are out in the cold, but it’s warm in each other’s embrace. Set against Mega Kaggwa’s “Chariot” (“Just imagine, we woke up in paradise / Don’t need magic / let my force just carry us home tonight”), Idris, 49, and Sabrina snuggle, caress, and kiss.

“The Good Doctor” fans don’t have much longer to wait to watch the remainder of season 5 — the medical drama will return Monday, February 28.

Trevor Noah is taking a swipe at efforts to ban books that is spreading across America.

Bebe Rexha sure is flaunting what she’s got. The 32-year-old singer showed off her hot bikini body as she sent her Instagram followers some love from Hawaii on Valentine’s Day.  Bebe proudly posed for three different photos on the beach in a sexy red floral two-piece swimsuit. She styled her look with a few pieces of jewelry she wore on her neck, including a heart necklace that matched the color of her bikini.

Comedian Katherine Ryan has come under fire from mums after claiming her eight-month-old son is already potty trained.

Molly-Mae Hague got herself into a bit of bother at a McDonald's Drive Thru that left her wanting to 'sob'.

Sat in front of a computer, musician Nick Cave reads a few questions aloud. These are deeply existential musings sent in by people he has never met.

Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford has always been the subject of debate in the sports world. His wife, Kelly Stafford, is defending him from all the talk right now on the heels of his very first Super Bowl win.

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Biggs Chris for trying to blag a free meal.Simon Wood, 44, blasted 'scrounging insensitive fools' after he received an email from an agency asking if the 28-year-old reality star could get a complimentary meal at his restaurant.The freebie meal would then provide the Manchester restaurant with exposure on Instagram, The Mirror reports. "Some people are mind-numbingly ignorant," the chef wrote on Twitter alongside a screenshot of the email."After what hospitality has been through jokers like this are still savaging freebies in the name of influence Get in the bin.....