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Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorJust call them the Golden Girls for a new generation.TikTok stars Robert Reeves, Mick Peterson, Bill Lyons and Jessay Martin — known collectively as the “Old Gays” — have signed with Brian Graden Media (BGM) to develop a docuseries about their personal and professional social media lives, all while living together in Cathedral City, Calif.The “Old Gays” have more than 3.2 million followers and 320 million views across their social media platforms.“We are thrilled to be working with the hilarious and very talented ‘Old Gays,’” BGM CEO Brian Graden tells me exclusively.

Emmerdale.A spin-off of popular show PopStars - which birthed the likes of Hear’Say - the casting programme featured thousands of contestants auditioning to take part of a brand-new family in the Dales, consisting of a mum, dad, and three teenagers.With a judging panel comprised of drama producer Yvon Grace, casting director Paul de Freitas, and Emmerdale scriptwriter Bill Lyons, it looked like the new family just had to be a hit.But when the winners were eventually announced and scooped themselves a coveted three-month contract on Emmerdale, things didn’t turn out as well as they’d hoped.Dee Whitehead was cast as Maggie Calder, Mark Jardine as Phil Weston, Elspeth Brodie as Lucy Calder, Jason Hain as Craig Calder, and Ruth Abram as Jess