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Hoda Kotb announced some sad news on Today this morning.MORE: Hoda Kotb's love story with Joel Schiffman - how they met unexpectedlyThe television host is parting ways with her long term partner, Joel Shiffman. The couple has been together for eight years, and got engaged in November of 2019.They share two daughters, Haley, four, and Hope, two.

Strictly Come Dancing stars Tilly Ramsay and Maisie Smith looked like they were having a whale of a time as they were pictured after the Strictly tour this weekend.The pals were joined by Tilly’s sister Holly and Tilly’s Strictly partner Nikita Kuzmin as they wrapped up warm for a break from their run of shows. Sisters Tilly, 22, and Holly, 20, giggled as they linked arms with former EastEnders actress Maisie Smith, 20, and headed to Menagerie Restaurant and Bar, wrapping up warm in puffer jackets to protect themselves from the cold.

Love Island has been dominating our TV screens since it returned in 2015. In order to keep the high viewership numbers and the programme fresh for the audience, they continue to switch things up.The latest change is the luxurious villa where the popular ITV show is filmed. Bosses are reportedly looking to switch up the location for the second time (third if you include the celebrity version, and let's not even got started on the short-fated winter edition).

Drakeo The Ruler is suing Live Nation for £15million in a wrongful death lawsuit.Drakeo, 28, was on the bill at Once Upon A Time In LA festival on December 18 last year and was reportedly stabbed in the neck by unknown assailant(s) backstage. He was taken to hospital but later died of his injuries.The rapper’s mother, Darrylene Corniel, said last month that she intended to sue the concert promoter over his death, and the lawsuit has now been confirmed in a press conference from her lawyer, James Bryant.Revealing that the case would be filed this week, Bryant said the family would be seeking $20million (£15m) in damages, alleging that Drakeo was “essentially lynched” at the event due to a lack of security precautions.“His life was taken way too soon,” Bryant said, adding: “This should never have never happened if those promotors had actually had the proper security protocols.

It's here and it's beautiful!

It's almost time.

Gorka Marquez has shared his daughter's joy as she watched Strictly Come Dancing's live tour.

Strictly Come Dancing fans were chuffed on Saturday as the people of Manchester finally gave them something they have been waiting for.

Willem Dafoe made quite the impression while hosting an episode of Saturday Night Live over the weekend.The 66-year-old Oscar nominee appeared in several sketches throughout the show, and performed as a dog show host and a particularly destructive temp, among other roles, before Katy Perry took to the stage to sing two of her hits.The Spider-Man actor started off the episode by making his way to the front of the show's stage and meeting the program's fans. Up front and center:Willem Dafoe made quite the impression while hosting an episode of Saturday Night Live over the weekendDafoe appeared to be well-received by the studio audience, and began his monologue by expressing that it was 'good to be back in New York.'He then spoke about his beginnings as a performer, and after describing the cheap conditions of his first apartment, he recalled that 'I had to act like I enjoyed having a bathtub in my kitchen.' The actor also discussed his animated acting style, and showed a shot of himself from a movie before describing: 'in this scene, people assume I'm about to toss somebody off a building.

Peyton Manning is stopping by “Weekend Update”!

Willem Dafoe is making his Saturday Night Live debut!

Katy Perry is taking over the Saturday Night Live stage!

Katy Perry is taking fans on a trippy musical adventure. The songstress took to the stage over the weekend with a memorable pair of performances.For her first number, Perry belted out her single «When I'm Gone,» and gave her appearance a unique spin by adding a whole bunch of mushrooms.As in, the set was covered in giant mushrooms, she was rocking a mushroom hat and she was joined by several mushroom-clad back-up dancers.

John Mulaney is joining the “Five-Timers Club”!

Katy Perry believes in testing for COVID-19 so much she's turned it into a fashion statement.The singer, 37, decided to show her more than 151 million followers a set of COVID-19 test earrings that she was wearing ahead of her performance on Saturday Night Live.She also showed off the purple makeup around her left eye and a bit of the blue top she wore. Fashion choice:Katy Perry believes in testing for COVID-19 so much she's turned it into a fashion statementPerry flicked back her black hair in order to give her followers a peek at her jewelry before saying 'We're on SNL tonight,' and pulling in closer to her accessories to give the audience a closer look.

With a queue snaking what felt like half way around Manchester, it was clear that a pandemic putting a pause on the live shows of Strictly Come Dancing had done nothing to lose it any of it's die-hard fans.

A major revamp of the Highway Code to boost protection for cyclists and pedestrians comes into force today (Saturday) amid concern that millions of drivers are unaware of the changes.

Dancing on Ice face more upheaval as Kye Whyte has been forced to pull out of this week's show.The ITV skating show announced the news on their Twitter page in a statement. It read: "During rehearsals for this Sunday’s show, Kye fell on the ice and sustained an injury, a sprain to his knee. He will therefore not perform in this weekend’s show.

James Martin, 49, admitted he once lived in a motorhome for two whole years after he bought his favourite rally car, the Ferrari 275 GTB.The Saturday Morning chef admitted it was either buying the car or do up his house, because he "couldn't afford" to do both - totally understandable!The 1965 model is one of only seven in existence and the only right-hand drive version, making it a very rare collectable.Chatting about his prized possession with Jodie Kidd on her YouTube show Kidd in a Sweet Shop, James told the story of how he managed to get his hands on it."I've had that for nearly 19 years," he beamed."I tried to buy it and it sold to a German guy."And then I got a phonecall while I was on-air on Saturday Kitchen, my old show on the Beeb, and I had to decide on-air whether I was going to have it!"Jodie was stunned as he continued: "It was either buy the car or do my house up..."And I lived in a motorhome for two years but I have the car!"Laughing, he joked: "I couldn't afford to do my house up!"It is unknown how much James paid for the rare vehicle but in 2020, a 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB Long Nose sold for $3.08 million at Gooding & Company, making it the most valuable car ever sold online.Elsewhere in the episode, James surprised viewers with his vast car collection, as fans came to realise just how passionate he was about motoring itself.As he and Jodie gushed over his first edition Pirelli Escort, they decided to take it out for a drive.She grinned as they flew down a forest road: "You've got some beautiful cars and these make you smile, it's just so much fun!"Their topic of conversation moved onto the Pagani Zonda, which, it turned out, James hates more than most things."If you want to be quick, then buy an Audi Etron

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticThe virtual Sundance Film Festival concluded with a virtual awards show, announcing the winners via social media in a series of tweeted statements and videos.After hosting an abridged version of the 2021 edition virtually, Sundance organizers hoped to return with a hybrid online and in-person (Park City, Utah-based) event this year, but rising COVID-19 infections due to the Omicron variant forced them to shift the program online again. With the infrastructure already in place, the festival was able to make the pivot to the safer model, while losing out on much of the excitement and attention generated by the pre-pandemic model.The full list of winners appears below — UPDATING LIVE: Grand Jury Prize: “”Audience Award: “”Directing:Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award: “”Special Jury Award: “”Grand Jury Prize: “”Audience Award: “”Directing: “”Special Jury Award: “”Grand Jury Prize: “”Audience Award: “”Directing Award: “”Special Jury Award: “”Grand Jury Prize: “”Audience Award: “”Directing Award: “”Special Jury Award: “”Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize: “After Yang”Sundance Institute NHK Award: Hasan Hadi, “The President’s Cake”Sundance Institute/Amazon Studios Producers Award for Narrative Features: Amanda Marshall, “God’s Country”Sundance Institute/Amazon Studios Producers Award for Documentary Features: Su Kim, “Free Chol Soo Lee”Sundance Institute/Adobe Mentorship Award for Editing Documentary: Toby Shimin

Strictly Come Dancing history on the latest season of the show, with Rose being not only the first deaf contestant, but the first to win the show. Giovanni took to his Instagram tonight to share that he had "swapped" Rose for someone else for tonight's Birmingham show.Giovanni lifted the Glitterball last year for the first time, having previously made it to the final three times.Rose and Giovanni formed a "connection" whilst on the show, with Giovanni even getting a tattoo dedicated to their win.However, the Strictly professional took to his Instagram story this evening to reveal that Rose was not taking part in tonight's Newcastle show.In view of his 797,000 followers he posted the selfie video.Giovanni said: "So Newcastle, we got the last show and unfortunately Rose couldn't do the show tonight, for some reason."So, I swapped for somebody else and it's actually one of the ABBA members."The camera then moved to Rose in the background, doing the traditional ABBA dance moves whilst singing the group's hit Dancing Queen.Giovanni then moved the camera back to his face as he repeated: "Where's Rose? Where's Rose?"The Italian-born dancer has previously said the pair won the show due to their "connection", not their dancing routines.He told The Sun that he and Rose had bonded from the first day they met in rehearsals.The Strictly professional said: "It's more about the connection.