Martin: Last News

Celebrity Gogglebox. A winner of 13 TV awards over its nine-year history, the show's most recent run featuring ordinary families earned five million viewers per episode at its peak. But while that series has come to an end, the ever popular Celebrity version is back with a star-studded cast featuring Melanie C, Martin and Roman Kemp, Denise van Outen, Nick Grimshaw and Mo Gilligan.

Martin and Shirlie Kemp are set to release their album In The Swing Of It this month.The pair have spoken about their tough time apart back when Martin was away on tour, and detailed the romantic way they stayed in touch. The pair revealed that they once romanced each other through the magic of postcards, which is worlds away from the dating apps and Instagram DMs of today.Martin, 60, was first introduced to Shirlie, 59, by late pop icon George Michael, who was her old school pal.While the couple’s relationship has stood the test of time, they admitted that it wasn’t always easy. “I was away a lot on tour,” the Spandau Ballet star remembered.“There were no mobile phones, and you couldn't use a hotel phone because it would cost you a fortune. “The only form of contact was postcards, ridiculous when you think of it really,” he reflected during his interview with the Daily Mail's Weekend Magazine.Shirlie even admitted she had kept the postcards from Martin, proving that romance certainly isn’t dead.“I'm not sure I sent any – it was a very Martin thing – but I'm in tears when I read them now,” she confessed.Shirlie revealed Martin also sent postcards to her parents, asking them to tell her how much he missed her.She added that it was "upsetting" now, because she had lost her parents since. In his new BBC series, Rock Till We Drop, Martin and grime artist Lady Leshurr take on mentoring duties for amateur musicians aged 64 and over who will form a band with the aim of performing at the Isle of Wight festival.Speaking about Rock Till We Drop, Martin said: “I loved the driving force behind the show, because it’s so heart-warming: to help people realise a dream that they’d all but given up on and put them on stage in front of

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Friday Night Dinner star's agent confirmed the sad news in a statement that he died on Monday (April 5). "It is with great sadness we can confirm that Paul Ritter passed away last night," they said in a statement.

Missed the GU Summit or want to watch it again? Click here to Catch the replay streaming on essencestudios.com, right now!Martin was first globally introduced in the television hit series, “Black-ish,” and has won over many with making major boss moves at just 16-years-old. Last year, the actress executive produced and starred in the movie, “Little” opposite Regina Hall and Issa Rae.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterAtlantic Records has named Keith “Keefa” Parker Vice President of A&R. Based in Los Angeles, Parker most recently served as an executive producer on Roddy Ricch’s breakthrough album, “Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial.” He is currently working with Ricch on his second studio album as well as A&Ring the new album from Ty Dolla $ign.“Keefa was literally born into L.A.’s rap culture, and he lives and breathes the music,” said Dallas Martin, Atlantic’s senior vice president of A&R.