NBC's 'Annie Live' Casts 12-Year-Old Celina Smith in Title Role

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorNBC News has a lot of stories to tell during the Olympics and the Super Bowl. One of them is about itself.The large NBCUniversal news division is using both events to get the word out about its growing package of streaming news programming at a time when the battle for broadband info junkies appears to be reaching a new apex.NBC News will tout its streaming-news outlet NBC News Now with a 20 second promo in the first quarter during NBC’s broadcast of Super Bowl LVI this Sunday, as well as with a 15-second promo during the pre-game.

Adele has revealed her ex-husband Simon Konecki is still her soulmate, despite their divorce. The mega star, 33, is set to appear on The Graham Norton Show on Friday 11 February, where she talks about her ex and their son, Angelo. Adele won big at the Brits this week and in her speech for her third award, for Best Album, the singer emotionally dedicated it to her son and ex-husband.

Everyone’s buzzing about the new series that just dropped on Disney+! – Just Jared Jr There’s a new Olympics scandal – Celebitchy You don’t know this about Lori Harvey – Popsugar Chloe Bailey seems to be confirming something about her personal life – Just Jared Jr

Another baby for Adele? The singer hinted at her future family plans with partner Rich Paul.

Morgan Wallen is in love. The 28-year-old singer’s girlfriend Paige Lorenze, 24, gushed about her boyfriend on Instagram on Friday February 11. The controversial country singer‘s new relationship came almost two years after Morgan and his ex Katie Smith had their first child together (the two had broken up before their son was born). Now Morgan seems like he’s smitten with Paige. Here are five things you need to know about the singer’s new girlfriend!

Machine Gun Kelly, 31, likes to keep us on our toes with his fashion choices. That was no different when he performed at Crypto.com Arena for the Super Bowl LVI: Bud Light Music Fest in Los Angeles on Thursday, Feb 10, three days before the big game. The “Bloody Valentine” rapper sported a Dolce & Gabbana silver lip ring that he showed off while posing for photos on the red carpet before he took the stage for his set. He slyly stuck his tongue out in the pictures to highlight the unique lip piercing.

Clockwise from left: Silk shirt, £400, Bite; Open knit vest, £69, Cos; Pleated skirt, £95, Samsøe SamsøeTonal dressing is a fun way to play around with colour - take a cue from the Nordics and break it up with different shades of a single colour. A coat over a dress over knee-high boots in one palette looks very chic - try a complementary coloured roll neck underneath a shirt or jumper - which also adds another layer of warmth as well as another colour to the mix.Clockwise from left: Cotton linen mix jacket, £335, Rodebjer; Ribbed roll neck, £27.99, Bik Bok; Flared wool trousers, £95, & Other Stories Nothing looks more polished or put-together than tailoring, and the Scandi set do it well.

“Jeopardy!” viewers aren’t fans of change.

When it comes to awards snubs, Josh Brolin has Denis Villeneuve’s back.

Double threats! Musicians can top the charts and dominate their industry, but their artistry is taken to another level when they break into acting.

Ubisoft has revealed some statistics and anti-cheat information concerning Rainbow Six Siege, including total bans over the last 18 months.The official Rainbow Six Siege Twitter account detailed everything in a thread, with ban data for the game split between BattlEye and general data bans as well. Since August 2020 it’s estimated that around 167,250 bans have taken place, or around 9,500 a month for 18 months.It’s also added that 3,114 idle bots were banned between November to January as well, with the data going right the way up to last month (January 2022).The thread also outlines that a few cheats have been permanently stopped in the last 18 months as well, like the ability to instantly kill a whole lobby, drones that crash matches, and drones that can do melee damage.We're committed to detecting and banning cheaters.

Fueling the feud. Kanye West dropped a new song on Friday, February 11, and included some not-so-subtle nods to estranged wife Kim Kardashian and her new flame, Pete Davidson.

Lottie Tomlinson has revealed she is expecting her first child with boyfriend Lewis Burton. The Tanologist founder, 23, and former tennis player Lewis, 29, took to Instagram to share the happy news, where they posted two gorgeous snaps of Lottie's blossoming baby bump. Lottie, who is the younger sister of One Direction star Louis Tomlinson, and her beau captioned the post: "just the 3 of us", alongside a red heart emoji.

Doja Cat has released her cover of Hole‘s classic single ‘Celebrity Skin’ in full – you can listen to it below.The Los Angeles artist previewed her take on Courtney Love and co.’s 1998 track yesterday (February 10). It was recorded as part of a team-up with Taco Bell for The Grande Escape, an advert designed to “give fans a bold new taste of what it means to Live Más”.Doja Cat’s new version of Hole’s ‘Celebrity Skin’ – the original of which appears on the group’s third album of the same name – contains reworked lyrics that were written in partnership with frontwoman Love.Due to air during the fourth quarter of this Sunday’s Super Bowl (February 13), The Grande Escape tells “an epic story of liberation from conformity and shows Doja Cat alongside others who escape from a clown college in pursuit of discovering Live Más for themselves”.Per a press release, the commercial is “a depiction of the exhilaration and comfort that comes from honouring and celebrating being different”.Speaking about the project in a statement, Doja Cat explained: “I’ve enjoyed every moment of this campaign, especially the ones where we get to break all the rules, and look forward to continuing collaborating with the brand.”This weekend’s Super Bowl takes place at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.

showbiz gossip straight to your inbox with the Daily Star's FREE newsletter Pussycat Dolls Singer Nicole Scherzinger almost caused an internet meltdown on Tuesday, after she posted a video of herself wearing a daringly low tight red jumpsuit for her fans online.

A star is born. NBC has announced Celina Smith will play the titular role in their live production of Annie.

NBC announced newcomer Celina Smith as the lead in Annie Live! on Tuesday.The 12-year-old talent rose to the top after a nationwide search for the perfect orphan Annie.Talking about the iconic role in a statement, Smith said:'It's an honor to follow in the footsteps of the talented young ladies who have played Annie before me. And I can’t wait to start this journey.' Leading lady! Newcomer Celina Smith will star in NBC's upcoming Annie Live! productionAfter a nationwide casting search, we can exclusively reveal Celina Smith will play the title role in NBC’s upcoming holiday production of “Annie Live!”Watch #AnnieLive on Thursday, December 2 at 8/7c on @NBC.

has found its Annie!Following a nationwide search, the holiday production has cast 12-year-old Celina Smith to play the coveted title role. She'll be joining previously announced stars Taraji P.

Tituss Burgess as Rooster. The last high-profile African-American actress to be cast as “Annie” was Oscar-nominated Quvenzhané Wallis for a 2014 film that also starred Cameron Diaz as Miss Hannigan and Jamie Foxx as Daddy Warbucks. Unfortunately — and all too predictably — there was a racist backlash among some “Annie” fans over the fact that the famous orphan was no longer a freckled redhead, as portrayed by Andrea McArdle in the 1977 Broadway musical. “So this #Annie movie is all wrong.

Celina Smith is set to play Annie in NBC’s upcoming “Annie Live!” holiday production.

Twelve-year-old Celina Smith, a cast member of Tyler Perry’s Young Dylan on Nickelodeon, has landed the title role of NBC’s Annie Live!, the upcoming holiday production of the classic Broadway musical.