STV Productions Drama Chief Says ‘The Victim’ & ‘Elizabeth Is Missing’ BAFTA Noms Shows Hunger For Local Stories; Producer Open To ‘Taggart’ Reboot

Melania Trump is doubling down amid her bizarre (non?)-charity controversy!

Kate Aurthur editorSonja Morgan, a beloved cast member on Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of New York City,” has been signed by UTA for comedy touring. Morgan is set to launch a nine-city leg of her “Sonja in Your City” tour this spring, and tickets go on sale March 8.Morgan joined “The Real Housewives of New York City” in the show’s third season in 2010.

A witness appeal has been issued after two people were killed after they were hit by a driver in a speeding BMW in south Manchester.

Seven boroughs of Greater Manchester have seen a week-on-week rise in Covid-19 rates, new data shows.

The Manchester Evening News made a Coronation Street cameo in Sunday night's hour-long episode as Laura Neelan read our article about the soap.

The Masked Singer‘s brand new season debuts this coming Wednesday (March 9) on Fox.

Stefanie Reid has brushed off her shock exit from Dancing On Ice by revealing she wants to do I’m A Celebrity next.Fans were in uproar on Sunday night (March 6) when the Paralympian was booted out of the contest – missing next week’s semi-final.Viewers were outraged that following the skate-off, the TV judges including Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean voted to save BMX star Kye Whyte.Even though this was his fourth time in the bottom two, they kept him in the contest and amazingly sent Stef packing.But the determined track and field medallist – who lost her right foot in a boating accident when she was a teenager – wants to put the controversy “on ice” as she is now eyeing up the endurance show.Stef – who also made the finals of Celebrity MasterChef in 2018 – said: “If it’s in Australia, I am in - send me somewhere warm! We’ll see if I make it into the jungle!“Although, as competitive as I am, my gag reflex is out of control.“I’d be there trying so hard to eat stuff but gagging. So that kind of terrifies me.

Manchester City.The Red Devils were humiliatingly beaten 4-1 by their local rivals on Sunday evening, with Riyad Mahrez and Kevin De Bruyne both bagging two each whilst summer signing Jadon Sancho was on target for United. Question marks are, understandably, being raised of interim boss Ralf Rangnick now and stories about unrest amongst the squad behind the scenes is certainly a cause for concern amongst the higher powers at United.

Ukraine crisis fundraiser by "popping her hot tub virginity" but it came close to ending in tragedy. The content creator who posts racy videos onto her OnlyFans account, revealed that a friend had to stop her using a dangerous device to heat her paddling pool as it could have electrocuted her.

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos have a hand-holding problem.

Eamonn Holmes, 62, has been pictured with his walking stick in hand as he attended an event today.The GB News presenter looked dapper posing alongside his co-star Isabel Webster at Turn The Tables 2022.Eamonn posed for the camera as he smiled broadly despite his recent confession about his health woes.The TV star was walking with the aid of his walking stick at the event held at BAFTA Piccadilly in aid of Cancer Research UK.Eamonn has been struggling with chronic pains after trapping a sciatic nerve in his back.He previously admitted that he felt like a nuisance to his family due to his walking issues, his wife Ruth Langsford recounted.Speaking on Loose Women about her husband’s health issues, Ruth confessed that Eamonn’s comments on his health made her feel sad.She said: "Eamonn started his new job this week and because of that he’s been giving a lot of interviews, as you do."People have asked about his health because he’s had a really rough year this year."Bulging discs in his back, he hasn’t been able to walk properly, it’s transferred down his leg and he’s really finding it hard to walk," she continued."He said in this interview, which actually made me feel a bit sad, he said, 'I think my family are a bit fed up with me now.'"He said, 'The kids are a bit embarrassed about how I move around or don’t move around, and Ruth’s getting a bit fed up with me.'"I thought, well, I am and I’m not.

Kylie Jenner is taking heat for getting a little too close for comfort with her mom’s beau Corey Gamble!

Alec Baldwin is NOT doing a good job handling the Rust shooting fallout.

WHAT is going on with Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox?

Chris Willman Music WriterDolly Parton is hosting the Academy of Country Music Awards tonight for the first time since 2000. In the interim, she has hosted the primary rival show, the Country Music Association Awards, twice as well.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThis season of “The Masked Singer” features contestants who have been divided into three camps: “The Good, The Bad and The Cuddly.” You’ll have to figure out if the show is talking about its guest panelists as well. (And if so, who gets which designation!)Fox has exclusively revealed to Variety who will be stopping by to help the show’s usual panelists helo judge this season’s costumed celebrities. Joining regular panelists Nicole Scherzinger, Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, Ken Jeong and Robin Thicke will be guests Eric Stonestreet (who appears on the second episode, on March 16), Leslie Jordan (returning for his second appearance on “Masked Singer”) and Nicole Byer, stopping by the show for the first time.

KILLING Eve star Jodie Comer wowed viewers in a stunning dress at the first virtual Baftas last night — but failed to take home the award for best actress. Jodie, 27, was nominated for her role as assassin Villanelle in the BBC drama.

Naman Ramachandran HBO and Sky Atlantic’s “Chernobyl,” Channel 4’s “Stath Lets Flats” and Channel 4 and Netflix’s “The End of the F—king World” emerged with two BAFTAs apiece at this year’s awards.“Chernobyl” won for mini-series and leading actor for Jared Harris, adding two prizes to its existing haul of seven gongs at the BAFTA TV Craft Awards earlier this month.Meanwhile, BAFTA’s Leading Actress award was won by Glenda Jackson for her performance in BBC’s “Elizabeth is Missing,” her first television role for more than 25 years and the second BAFTA of her career.

Veteran actress and former MP Glenda Jackson has said how there is a long way to go before there is gender equality in the TV industry.

Bafta nominees have posed for Rankin in a socially-distanced photoshoot.This year’s portraits saw the friends and families of those nominated taking part, as the shoot was done remotely and directed through a series of video calls.The results saw a fun and heart-warming collection of photos capturing the essence of some of our nominees; Stephen Graham leaps in the air on a trampoline dressed in a suit and trainers, Glenda Jackson sits in her garden with a cup of tea and Guz Khan is ambushed by his children with water pistols.Suranne Jones reads the paper in an armchair in her garden shed, barefoot while wearing a white trousersuit and flanked by the Bafta she won in 2016 for Doctor Foster.

This year’s BAFTA nominated TV stars have posed at home for celebrity photographer Rankin ahead of Friday’s ceremony at a closed studio.