Strictly Come Dancing 'to include same-sex couple' for first time when show returns

Taking the high road. Amid Kanye West‘s public digs at Pete Davidson over his romance with Kim Kardashian, a source exclusively tells Us Weekly that the comedian isn’t sweating the small stuff.

Unrecognizable! Lauren Burnham has been a blonde since before her Bachelor days, so seeing the 30-year-old reality star as a brunette has fans going pretty wild. 

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorRay Parker Jr. had enjoyed a successful career in music when he received a call from his friend Gary LeMel about doing music for a weird film called “Ghostbusters.” Originally a session guitarist in his native Detroit, he recorded and toured with artists like Barry White, Bohannon, the Spinners and Marvin Gaye, and performed on Stevie Wonder’s classic “Talking Book” album and was the guitarist in Wonder’s band on a 1972 tour opening for the Rolling Stones.

Amber Dowling The L.A. Rams’ 23-20 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals at Super Bowl LVI scored a massive touchdown on Variety’s Trending TV chart for the week of Feb. 7 – 13, tackling this week’s other televised offerings with almost 805,000 engagements during its Feb.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterTNT’s “Rich & Shameless” seven-part film series will launch this summer, but the first installment, “The Crime Against Pam & Tommy,” is debuting this Saturday. And the sooner the better for director Jenny Popplewell, who wants the movie to “settle the truth” for Pamela Anderson about her sex tape with ex Tommy Lee, which Popplewell called “revenge porn before we knew it was revenge porn.”“We reached out to Pamela Anderson right from the start and to Tommy and asked them if they’d like to be involved,” Popplewell said alongside “Rich & Shameless” showrunner and producer Tom Lindley during a Television Critics Association panel Monday.

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticIt’s hard to imagine anyone better suited to the lead role of Graham Moore’s “The Outfit” than Mark Rylance — the story of a Savile Row tailor (technically a “cutter,” but we’ll come back to that) who works more or less exclusively for an Irish mobster in 1956 Chicago. Rylance’s character, Leonard Burling, knows the rules: You keep your head down and your mouth shut, and in return, you’re treated almost like family by the Boyle clan.

Manori Ravindran International EditorIsabelle Huppert, this year’s recipient of the Berlinale’s Honorary Golden Bear, has pulled out of attending the festival after testing positive for COVID in Paris.The festival confirmed the French star’s absence on Monday night.“Unfortunately, today Isabelle Huppert has been tested positive for the coronavirus in Paris and therefore she will not be able to attend the Berlin International Film Festival,” reads a statement from the Berlinale.“While informing the festival, she emphasized that she feels very dedicated to the Berlinale and wants to participate in any possible way also to support her latest film ‘À Propos de Joan.'”Berlinale artistic director Carlo Chatrian explained that because Huppert “doesn’t feel sick,” the festival will go ahead with its planned ceremony on Tuesday honoring the “Elle” actor with its lifetime achievement award. Huppert join in via a live link from Paris.

Freddie Flintoff has quit A League of Their Own after 12 years.The retired cricketer announced the shock news to fans on Instagram.He said: “It’s been 12 years, 16 series, six road trips across America and a mud bath I’d rather forget.“But now the time has come to leave the amazing ALOTO team.“I’d like to say a huge thanks to all of you who tuned in over the years and to everyone I have worked with on the show - what an unforgettable journey it’s been.”Freddie joined the Sky comedy game show when it launched in 2010 alongside Jamie Redknapp and host James Corden.Its popularity also led to a spin off travel and wacky challenge series called Road Trip.Corden was officially replaced as host last series by Romesh Ranganathan as he struggled to film the show due to his work in the USA.Fans will see Freddie in his final appearance on A League Of Their Own during its upcoming Road Trip series filmed in Cardiff which is due to air later this year.Sky bosses have so far stayed silent on how his departure will affect the future of the show.

Mike Wass Time moves differently on TikTok. For every new hit uncovered on the video-sharing app, an old one is resurrected. The latest track of a certain vintage to get new life is “That’s Not My Name.” The Ting Tings’ 2008 calling card has been embraced by an ever-expanding gaggle of celebrities — including Alicia Silverstone, the Rock, Christina Aguilera, Drew Barrymore, Jessica Chastain and Shakira, among many others — as part of a trend that compiles an actor’s different roles (or a pop star’s eras).

Angelique Jackson Sarah Vacchiano has joined UTA from FilmNation, signing on to serve as a motion picture business affairs executive for the global talent, entertainment and sports agency.Vacchiano will be based in the company’s Los Angeles office and report to Jim Meenaghan, partner and head of motion picture business affairs and co-head of UTA Independent Film Group.“Sarah has a unique knowledge and skill set in the film industry across the constantly changing deal structures of studios, streamers and her specific experiences in the independent film space,” stated Meenaghan, announcing Vacchiano’s hiring. “Our friends at FilmNation could not have been more supportive of her move, and we are thrilled to welcome Sarah to our L.A.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer“The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim” — the original anime feature from New Line Cinema and Warner Bros.

Angelique Jackson DC’s “Wonder Twins” are getting the feature film treatment, with a new live-action movie in the works for HBO Max. Warner Bros has hired Adam Sztykiel, who worked on the upcoming “Black Adam,” starring Dwayne Johnson, to write and direct the movie, based on the DC characters.

Sasha Urban editorThe Hollywood sign is getting a temporary makeover following last night’s hometown Super Bowl win. Until Wednesday, the sign will read “Rams House” in honor of the Los Angeles team’s victory over the Cincinnati Bengals.The installation is a collaboration between the Rams, the City of Los Angeles, the Hollywood Sign Trust and the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.

Manchester City star visited her after their 7-0 demolition of Leeds United has joked she's been accused of being a 'home wrecker'.Mistress Estee posted a TikTok to her account with the claim.She posted: "When I get the blame for being a home wrecker, when I'm just doing what I'm paid to do."Alongside the caption, a clip of audio is played that says: "No, no, but it's not funny at the end of the day is it, it's serious."Miss Estee shared the video with her 40,000 followers on TikTok, and the clip boats almost 3,000 likes.Miss Estee went viral on TikTok last December when her video claiming to have romped with a City star gained 145,000 likes.The video was also viewed over 1.8million times with Rod Stewart’s Da Ya Think I’m Sexy providing the backing music.Miss Estee also claimed to have been gifted a City top by the player who visited her after the clash.She took to her Instagram page to provide evidence as she posed in the top for her followers.Miss Estee also posted a follow up joking that the player plays for Manchester City but went to her 'theatre of dreams'.She has claimed footballers slide into her DMs before joking that her celebrity crush is 'ITV's Bradley Walsh'.

Chrissy Teigen and John Legend are enjoying Valentine’s Day together!

BBC Breakfast presenter Steph McGovern, 37, joined Helen Skelton, 36, on her show yesterday to discuss her podcast Not Bad For A Monday.Steph told her 403,000 Twitter followers she was due to be on the show after 5pm, but accidentally gave the show the wrong number.At first she wrote: “On @bbc5live today after 5pm with @HelenSkelton chatting about my latest podcast Not Bad for a Monday... about funny/daft things that can happen at work...

Strictly Come Dancing looks set to be about to introduce same sex couples for the first time ever on the BBC show.

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine has once again given her fans a rare insight into her home life with her partner amid the ongoing coronavirus lockdown. Taking to her Twitter page on Monday, the star of The Steph Show confessed she was trying to improve her culinary skills - however, with not much luck! "I have always avoided cooking," she shared.

Kate Garraway in upsetting home discovery as husband remains in comaAddressing her new move on her Twitter page, Steph wrote: “Buzzing to be taking part in this.“Raising money for food banks....

Strictly Come Dancing is reportedly looking to sign a high-profile female celebrity to form same-sex pairing on the show.

Strictly Come Dancing is reportedly set to have its first all-female couple for the first time when the series returns later this year.