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Vernon Kay has opened up on his I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! experience, disagreeing with a former campmate who said bosses are "controlling." Olympic diver Matty Lee, who took part in the 2021 series of the show, said he didn’t realise how “controlled” being on the show would be. "One thing that shocked me was how controlled it is, more than I thought it would be.

Harry Maguire has admitted to feeling "embarrassed" after finally ending Manchester United's woeful record from corners this season.Prior to Sunday's win away to Leeds United, the Red Devils had taken 139 corners without scoring in the Premier League, despite hiring a specific set-piece coach in the summer.The club had been the subject of ridicule after struggling to score from corners this season following the arrival of Eric Ramsay in pre-season.However, their baron run from corners has now come to an end after Maguire headed home a Luke Shaw delivery to give United the lead at Elland Road on Sunday.Speaking to Sky Sports after the match, Maguire reflected on the unwanted record and admitted it was "embarrassing"."Every time I see the stat I feel embarrassed myself," explained the United captain."I’m a big part in that set-play routine and trying to score from corners but as a team, as a group, we’ve been nowhere near good enough."It’s a big part of the game and for sure if we score more from corners and set-plays we’ll be higher in the table.Will Manchester United finish in the top four this season? Let us know in the comments section below."I know you can play all this pretty football but set-plays are a massive part of the game and this season’s been nowhere near good enough on that behalf."Bruno Fernandes added to Maguire's goal to give United a 2-0 lead at half-time before Leeds pegged them back in dramatic fashion with two goals inside 30 seconds.Substitutes Fred and Anthony Elanga were able to rescue all three points, though, as they came off the bench to score and seal a 4-2 win.On sealing victory, Maguire added: "Yeah, I think that’s the most pleasing aspect of the game.

Storm Franklin will arrive this evening, and stay through to 7am Monday (February 21).While it is expected to be less dangerous than Storm Eunice, amber weather warnings have been issued in Northern Ireland.The amber warning areas will face winds of between 60 and 70mph - but coastal areas could see the wind reach 80mph.While Manchester-based Chadderton Weather Centre, the violent storm phenomenon could bring wind gusts of up to 80mph in the northwest.The data was taken from the Tornado and Storm Research Organisation, as reported by the Mirror.Writing on Twitter, the independent meteorologist warned of "isolated brief tornadoes", as well as cloud-to-ground lightning.Environment agencies have also issued hundreds of alerts for flooding across the UK, and the North West is expected to be worst hit by up to 80mm of rain.Eunice destroyed buildings and left 1.4 million homes without power on Friday - bringing the strongest winds seen on these shores since the Great Storm of 1987.Storm Dudley also hit parts of the UK last week, and meteorologist Becky Mitchell said three named storms in such quick succession is a first since the system was introduced seven years ago.Keep up to date with all the latest news stories. by signing up for one of Daily Star's free newsletters here.She told the PA news agency: "This is the first time we have had three named storms within a week, and we started the storm naming system in 2015."At the moment we've got a really active jet stream, which is why we're seeing so many storms track right towards the UK."We had Dudley on Wednesday, Eunice on Friday and Franklin today."Ms Mitchell said there will "definitely be some impact" from Storm Franklin but it is not expected to be "as severe" as Eunice

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Welsh actress Alexa Davies, who stars in the upcoming UK series Dead Pixels on the CW, and White House Farm on HBO Max, has signed with Atlas Artists for management.Davies portrays Meg in Dead Pixels, which was acquired by the CW from BBC Studios earlier this year. Based on his 2016 Channel 4 short, Avatards, Dead Pixels was written by BAFTA-winning writer, Jon Brown (Fresh Meat, Veep) and produced by Peep Show’s Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorSpeaking at the virtual Contenders Television: The Nominees event, Star Trek: Short Treks executive producer Alex Kurtzman said that the unique aspect of the Emmy-nominated series are the experiments it allows and its bridge to the greater Trekverse.“I love the idea of using the shorts to run an experiment, which is how we can tell a satisfying Start Trek stories in a shorter form, often the kinds of scenes or the kinds of stories that would be happening on the ship but wouldn’t necessarily make it into the main episode,” he said.CBS All Access’ short-form anthology series originated as a spinoff from Star Trek: Discovery, serving as companion to the sci-fi drama.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorA Clueless TV series, based on the hit 1995 feature, is in development at Peacock.As Deadline reported exclusively, the project, which hails from writers Jordan Reddout and Gus Hickey (Will & Grace) and CBS TV Studios, has been in development since last October, but no network or streaming service was attached.The series centers around the Dionne character played by Stacey Dash in the movie and the 1996 series adaptation.Written by Reddout and Hickey, the new Clueless is described as a baby pink and bisexual blue-tinted, tiny sunglasses-wearing, oat milk latté and Adderall-fueled look at what happens when the high school queen bee Cher disappears and her lifelong No.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Peacock has put in development Jade City, a series based on the first book in Fonda Lee’s bestselling fantasy trilogy The Green Bone Saga, from Dave Kalstein (Treadstone, Quantico), Breck Eisner (The Expanse, The Crazies), The Brave creator Dean Georgaris and Universal TV, where Georgaris is under an overall deal.Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersWritten by Kalstein, Jade City is an epic saga of magic and martial arts where two rival clans will fight to the bitter end for love, honor and power.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Douglas Smith, who currently stars in the Emmy-winning TNT series The Alienist: Angel of Darkness, has signed with ICM Partners for representation in all areas.The Canadian actor and musician portrays Marcus Isaacson in The Alienist, alongside Daniel Bruhl, Luke Evans and Dakota Fanning.Smith recently portrayed Corey Brockfield in the second season of HBO’s critically acclaimed Big Little Lies.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorMichael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, co-creators of Netflix’s live-action series adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender, have exited the project.“Many of you have been asking me for updates about the Avatar live-action Netflix series,” DiMartino wrote in an open letter to fans on his website Wednesday. “I can finally tell you that I am no longer involved with the project.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorThe Tiny Chef is heading to Nickelodeon. The network has given a series order to The Tiny Chef Show (working title), from Imagine Kids+Family, Tiny Chef Productions and Nickelodeon Animation Studio.The Tiny Chef Show will follow the talented chef as he whips up tasty ‘weshipees’ and the world’s tiniest plant-based dishes from his tree-stump home.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorSeth MacFarlane has set his first project under his overall deal with NBCUniversal inked earlier this year. UCP has put in development The Winds of War (working title), a limited series based on Herman Wouk’s The Winds of War and War and Remembrance, with MacFarlane and Seth Fisher (The Alienist) set to pen the adaptation and executive produce.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: We’ll be seeing more of Preston and Fatima in Season 2 of Tyler Perry’s Sistas. Trinity Whiteside and Crystal Hayslett, who recurred, respectively, as the characters on the first season have been promoted to series regulars for Season 2.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorSara Bareilles will lead the cast of Tina Fey and Robert Carlock’s Girls5eva original series for NBCU’s Peacock. Bareilles’ casting was announced today during Peacock’s CTAM virtual press tour.Written by Meredith Scardino, in Girls5eva, when a one-hit-wonder girl group from the 90’s gets sampled by a young rapper, its members reunite to give their pop star dreams one more shot.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorPantheon, AMC’s first hourlong animated primetime drama series has announced its full cast.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Kwame Patterson (Snowfall, The Wire) is set to play the title role and Arlen Escarpeta (The Oath) also is set as a series regular in the second season of OWN’s acclaimed Peabody-winning drama series David Makes Man. Patterson has been tapped to portray the title character, the adult version of David, and Escarpeta will play his brother JG, in the series which hails from Oscar winner Tarell Alvin McCraney (Moonlight) and Warner Horizon Scripted Television.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorBobby Cannavale is set as a series regular opposite Nicole Kidman and Melissa McCarthy in Hulu’s tentpole limited series Nine Perfect Strangers. Based on Big Little Lies author Liane Moriarty’s latest book, the project is from David E.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorValerie Mahaffey (Dead To Me) has been cast opposite Brian Geraghty, Katheryn Winnick, Ryan Phillippe and Natalie Alyn Lind in Big Sky, ABC’s straight-to-series drama created and executive produced by David E. Kelley.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorAmazon Studios has picked up to series to A League Of Their Own, a reimagining of Penny Marshall’s 1992 film, from co-creators Abbi Jacobson (Broad City), who also stars, and Will Graham (Mozart in the Jungle), and Sony Pictures TV.Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersThe hourlong series, described as a fresh approach to Marshall’s classic about the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, will follow brand new characters who embody the spirit of a generation of women who dreamed to play professional baseball.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: 30 Rock alum Keith Powell, Jill Knox (Keith Broke A Leg), Shakina Nayfack (Transparent), Ely Henry (Suburgatory) and Preacher Lawson (America’s Got Talent) are set as series regulars in NBC comedy series Connecting, from Blindspot creator/exec producer Martin Gero, his frequent collaborator Brendan Gall and Universal Television.Written and executive produced by Gero and Gall, Connecting, which has received an eight-episode straight-to-series order, is an ensemble comedy about a group of friends trying to stay close (and sane) through video chats as they share the highs and lows of these extraordinary times. Nayfack will play Ellis, a pragmatic, type-A and a huge Clippers fan.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorApple has given a straight-to-series order to a drama series from Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey’s Team Downey and Adam Perlman.Based on true events, the Untitled Team Downey and Adam Perlman project is based on Michael Lista’s Toronto Life article “The Sting.” It follows a frustrated Canadian detective who takes on a decades-old cold case in hopes of winning a confession and becoming a hero.