Strictly Come Dancing 'drops' band after musicians asked to be paid for performing

STRICTLY'S Tess Daly has revealed her daughter Phoebe has all the potential to follow in her footsteps and become a model. The presenter, 51, lifted the lid on the 16-year-old's plans for the future during Frankie Bridge's latest Open Mind podcast.

Zara McDermott and Sam Thompson have endured a tumultuous relationship in recent months. After Zara, 23, admitted to cheating on Sam, 28, the couple seemed to go their separate ways.

EXCLUSIVE: Playwright and performer Hannah Benitez has signed with Verve in what was described as a competitive signing situation. The Cuban-Jewish playwright’s most recent play, GringoLandia, was included on the 2020 Kilroy List, an annual industry survey of notable new plays by women, trans, and non-binary playwrights.

Netflix has revealed some color about its subscribers’ viewing habits during 2020.

The biggest fans of Christopher Nolan would call the filmmaker a visionary. A trailblazer of sorts.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentTrioscope Studios, the U.S. animation shingle that created the unique hybrid animation technology used in Netflix’s World War II drama “The Liberator,” has partnered with Polish visual effects and sound studio Juice to launch Trioscope Europe.Michał Misiński, director and partner at Juice, will serve as CEO of the new potential animation powerhouse that will be based in Poland.

Jeannie Mai is sharing more details about her life-threatening health scare.Back in November, the 41-year-old co-host of abruptly exited due to health concerns. Now, ET is exclusively breaking the all-new episode of, in which Mai invites her former pro partner, Brandon Armstrong, on to discuss everything that happened in the days leading up to her emergency throat surgery.«Ariel's back, b***h! She found her voice,» Mai jokes at the beginning of the episode, referencing.

Jordan Moreau Grammy-nominated K-pop super group BTS has been named Time magazine’s Entertainer of the Year.Ahead of announcing its annual Person of the Year award on Thursday night, Time hailed BTS and its members RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook with the Entertainer of the Year award.During Time’s first-ever Person of the Year telecast, BTS will perform the hit song “Dynamite,” which was included on “BE,” the group’s second album of 2020.BTS earned its first major Grammy nomination last month for best pop duo/group performance for the hit song “Dynamite.” At the 2021 Grammys ceremony, the group will face off against J Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny and Tainy (“Un Dia”), Justin Bieber featuring Quavo (“Intentions”), Lady Gaga

Taylor Swift has delighted fans with the news she is dropping a surprise new album, titled Evermore.The singer announced she will be releasing her second album of 2020, a companion piece to her hit album Folklore, which debuted in July, on Thursday (December 10, 2020) on Twitter, accompanied by a photo of her, standing in a wood with her back turned to the camera.The Shake It Off hitmaker worked with the same team she created Folklore with, Aaron Dessner of The National, Jack Antonoff, Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon, and boyfriend Joe Alwyn – who is credited as a co-writer under the name William Bowery.Taylor tweeted: “I’m elated to tell you that my 9th studio album, and folklore’s sister record, will be out tonight at midnight eastern.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas live musical, and Twitter absolutely erupted.Let me start this off by saying Morrison is a talented performer. That being said, this live musical had a lot stacked against it: 1) People's love for Jim Carrey as the Grinch, 2) The internet's with ripping Morrison's character, Will Schuester, and 3) The fact it's 2020.

Daniel Bryan tried to talk Artem Chigvintsev into having sex with pregnant Nikki Bella on the Thursday, December 10, episode of Total Bellas.“This is mildly uncomfortable for me to talk about, but Brie [Bella] asked me to talk to you about it because [Nikki] talked to her about it,” the professional wrestler, 39, told the Dancing With the Stars pro, 38, in Us Weekly’s exclusive clip. “About you being uncomfortable having sex with her right now.”When the Washington native apologized for bringing up the topic, the Russian dancer replied, “It’s OK.

direct to your inboxAn actor who moved from Hollywood to Middleton to renovate his 600-year-old ancestral home has told of his dismay after thieves stole thousands of pounds of paving stones from the grounds. A police investigation has been launched after around 50 Yorkstone flags were taken from the footpaths in the gardens around Hopwood Hall last week.

Mindy Kaling has nothing but love for her post-baby body! The 41-year-old writer and actress secretly welcomed her son Spencer in September and is looking fabulous. To celebrate her curves, Kaling took to Instagram to share a Boomerang clip of herself busting a move, writing, «Here's to still rocking maternity jeans,» tagging the fashion brand Paige. In the clip, a barefoot Kaling shakes her hips in the maternity jeans and a yellow striped sweater. A post shared by Mindy Kaling (@mindykaling)Her co-star Jenna Fischer commented on the post, «All jeans should be designed this way.

Dance Moms star Christi Lukasiak...on TikTok. Here's the somewhat exhausting deal: last week, Christi answered a fan question about whether she's still in touch with Dance Moms coach and choreographer Gianna Martello, and she responded "No, Gianna's not nice."This prompted JoJo to hop on TikTok and call Christi's statement the "most disgusting and ignorant thing" she's ever heard, saying "First of all, Gia is one of the sweetest people in the whole world.

Arkells are finding an ingenious way to have a pub crawl while social distancing.

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia star Glenn Howerton says Four Seasons Total Landscaping could feature in season 15.The actor, who also co-created the comedy series, commented on Rudy Giuliani’s booking error for Donald Trump’s post-election press conference, thinking he had booked the Four Seasons Hotel.“Immediately on social media I got hit up and people were like ‘this looks like this would be right down the street from Paddy’s,’” Howerton told Den of Geek. Paddy’s Pub is the dive bar run by the characters in It’s Always Sunny, including Danny DeVito’s Frank Reynolds.“I sort of fall into the camp that someone thought they had booked the Four Seasons Hotel,” Howerton added.

YouTube is throwing a global New Year’s Eve bash.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAfter actor Tiffany Haddish told Variety that she had been invited to host the Grammy Awards Premiere ceremony but turned down the offer after being told that she would have to pay her own way, Recording Academy interim chief Harvey Mason, jr. posted a public apology on social media, and said that he had apologized to her personally as well.

Authorities in California have released photos of two male suspects accused of ambushing and opening fire on a Los Angeles County deputy in what the sheriff described as an “unprovoked attack.” The ambush happened just after 12:30 p.m. on Friday in Altadena while the on-duty deputy was driving in her marked patrol vehicle, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.The deputy was not injured in the shooting.

missiles capable of striking North Korea.

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