‘The Acolyte’: Full Cast & Synopsis Revealed As Production Begins On New ‘Star Wars’ Series

DIVERSITY'S Perri Kiely was shocked to hear of David Walliams' exit from Britain's Got Talent and says the show has big shoes to fill. After 10 years tormenting co-star Simon Cowell behind the judging desk, we recently revealed he is leaving the ITV talent show. Dance troupe Diversity will forever be connected to the show after finding fame and winning on its stage in 2009.

CHRISTINE McGuinness and Chelcee Grimes were full of the festive spirit as they hit Hyde Park's iconic Winter Wonderland. The duo - who became close while filming ITV reality series The Games - let their hair down at the Christmassy event in the UK capital.

FEW singers defined the early 1990s quite like pop-rap sensation Betty Boo. The star's iconic track Doin' The Do was a Top 10 hit not just in the UK but all round the world - with Boomania, the debut album she produced in her bedroom, a Platinum bestseller.

LIAM Reardon was "nervous" to reveal his softer side on Celebs Go Dating as he bravely opened up about his heartbreak. The 23-year-old Welshman was revealed as a late addition to the agency last night. In a candid interview with The Sun, Liam confessed he's still not over his Love Island ex Millie Court.

I'M A Celeb star Mike Tindall looked all loved-up as he made the most of post-jungle life in Australia with wife Zara. The ex rugby star, 44, is clearly relishing the country's summer time season as he stays in Adelaide following his stint on the critter-filled series.

STRICTLY Come Dancing fans were all left seriously impressed by Helen Skelton and her secret 'revenge' on last night's show. The former Blue Peter presenter took to the ballroom for her couple's choice dance with her partner Gorka Marquez. Dancing to Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, Helen wowed the judges, while the audience gave her a standing ovation.

OLIVIA Attwood has officially got into the Christmas spirit after being forced to quit I'm A Celebrity last month. The former Love Island star took to her Instagram stories to share a stunning Christmas tree which she had put up in her stunning Manchester home.

KATIE Price was the picture of a doting mother as she stepped out with son Harvey and planted a huge kiss on his lips. The media personality aimed to keep her spirits high amid her recent break up with Carl Woods. Newly single Katie was spotted accompanying her son to a medical appointment as she flashed a huge smile to the waiting cameras.

LOOSE Women presenter Carol McGiffin has taken a swipe at Meghan Markle and Prince Harry ahead of their explosive Netflix documentary. The long-awaited £88million show is set to hit screens on December 8, but a trailer was released just hours after Princess Kate and Prince William arrived in the US.

Sir Keir Starmer, 60, has managed to win over Jeremy Clarkson, 62, after the Clarkson’s Farm host was worried about the Labour MP becoming prime minister due to his support of Jeremy Corbyn, 73. Jeremy had also previously lashed out at Starmer earlier this year for slamming former PM Boris Johnson over raising taxes for working people during PMQs in February.The ex-Top Gear host had branded Sir Keir an “idiot” over his remarks at the time, while hitting out at his hairstyle, branding the politician “Sir Lego Head”.However, in his latest column, Jeremy admitted he won’t “lose too much sleep” if Sir Keir manages to “get into No10”.The presenter said: “I think most of us accept that Labour will win the next election and that, as a result, Sir Starmer will be PM.“On the face of it, this is scary, because we all remember that he supported Corbyn.“Which means that behind the Lego hair and the cheery smile he sits on the political spectrum somewhere between Stalin and Scargill.”Despite these concerns, Jeremy went on to highlight that Tony Blair was “a proper little lefty”, but has since been defending Qatar amid the human rights controversies surrounding holding the 2022 World Cup in the country.The opinionated television personality continued in his The Sun column: “So who’s Starmer? What does he really think?“Well, to try to find out, I’ve had a look at his famously secretive family. “And it turns out his wife, Victoria, is a tennis fan and that the couple called their son Toby.“They’ve never revealed, publicly, the name of their daughter.

Gurinder Chadha revealed in an In-Conversation at Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Film Festival on Saturday, that she had been approached about collaborating on a local version of her hit 2002 hit Bend It Like Beckham during her trip to the festival.

Cara Delevingne battles to be open about her sexuality and has experienced homophobia. The supermodel, 30, who identifies as queer and gender fluid, said she was on a “very personal journey” into her sexuality during her new six-part BBC series, ‘Planet Sex’, in which she also said she has been prevented from living a “queer” life due to fighting her shame. Talking about her sexuality in episode two, titled ‘Out and Proud?’, Cara says: “I’m on a very personal journey into my own sexuality.

Feeling festive! Jeannie Mai Jenkins’ Spiced Manhattan brings just the kick to any holiday gathering — without an unpleasant hangover the following morning.

The acclaimed Japanese animation company Studio Ghibli indicated that it was collaborating with the Disney-owned production company Lucasfilm in a tweet shared to its account on Thursday.The tweet, which didn't include any text or additional details, featured a short clip opening with the recognizable Lucasfilm logo, before fading into Studio Ghibli's iconic blue logo featuring the title character from My Neighbor Totoro.Although the post doesn't explain what kind of collaboration is forthcoming, it may be an indication that Studio Ghibli is working on the upcoming second season of the animated series Star Wars: Vision, according to Polygon. Big collaboration? The iconic Japanese animation company Studio Ghibli teased a collaboration with Disney's Lucasfilm, which produces Star Wars, on ThursdayStudio Ghibli's short video post also didn't include any kind of music to hint at the potential project.Although Lucasfilm is also home to the Indiana Jones franchise, a Star Wars collaboration seems more likely, as that franchise has already dabbled extensively in animation.  The outlet suggested that the second season of Star Wars: Visions was the most logical project, as the first season had been animated by several Japanese animation firms, which would make Ghibli's participation on the second season a logical evolution.The first season was created in anime-style, though the anthology series featured a different look depending on the episode.

On program! The Rogue Ones: A Star Wars Andor Podcast returns with hosts Mike DeAngelo and The Playlist’s Editor-In-Chief, Rodrigo Perez. As with the previous episodes, each week, our hosts will recap and review the latest “Andor” episode and welcome cast members and creatives from the show to discuss all things “Andor” and all the intrigue and machination of the “Star Wars” galaxy.

Lucasfilm giveth and Lucasfilm taketh away. On a day when it was reported that Shawn Levy is the latest filmmaker to get hired to develop a new “Star Wars” film, it has now been revealed that J.D.

Remember recently, when we talked about how the “Star Wars” film franchise (putting aside the TV world, for now) is in a bit of a confusing flux? There’s a release date scheduled in 2025, but what film would occupy that space? Could it be the upcoming project from Taika Waititi? Maybe the just-announced film from writer Damon Lindelof and director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy.

Disney+ confirmed its cast for the upcoming new Lucasfilm Star Wars series, The Acolyte. The Hate U Give actress Amandla Stenberg was already announced for the show, and Deadline told you first about Squid Game Emmy Award-winner Lee Jung-jae, Manny Jacinto and Queen & Slim‘s Jodie Turner-Smith.

This is the heartwarming moment a Scots Star Wars-obsessed schoolboy gets a surprise video message from his hero, Ewan McGregor.