‘The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power’ Review: Massive Production Gets Off To A Promising Start

Giovanni Pernice and Rose Ayling-Ellis lit up the Strictly Come Dancing dancefloor last year with their sizzling dance routines, which had many fans swooning over their amazing partnership.The duo - who have once again reunited for the nationwide live tour - made Strictly history when they lifted the glitterball trophy in December. And yet, they are continuing to entertain their followers with their behind-the-scenes antics.Speculation was rife about Rose’s relationship with her boyfriend of seven years, Sam Arnold, with the pair splitting just months after her BBC win.READ MORE: Rose Ayling-Ellis announces exciting career news following shock EastEnders exit The actress, who has played Frankie Lewis on EastEnders since 2020, has always kept her romance with Sam low-key and out of the spotlight.

Anthony Joshua has been warned he must sign the contract to fight Tyson Fury by the end of next week or the Battle of Britain bout is off.The two-time WBO, WBA, IBF and IBO champion, 32, suffered the third defeat of his professional career last month when Ukrainian warrior Oleksandr Usyk once again claimed a points victory. After failing to claim back the belts he lost in September 2021, Joshua was handed a heavyweight lifeline from Fury, who has offered him a shot at the WBC crown.The two parties have agreed a December 3rd showdown at Cardiff's Principality Stadium but Fury's camp is still awaiting Joshua's sign-off.

Noel Gallagher doesn't appear to be a fan of The Royal Family as he made a subtle dig at them during a homecoming gig.The former Oasis star took to the stage in Manchester at the Football For Change dinner surrounded by celebs including Coleen Rooney and former footballer, Jamie Carragher.Just days after the world came together for the funeral of the late Queen Elizabeth, Noel threw shade at the British monarchy.READ MORE: Liam Gallagher plans epic Caribbean 50th birthday party - but Noel won't be thereThis however isn't the first time Noel has commented on the royals – in June, he expressed his frustration after discovering several members of staff took time off for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.At the time, he said: "Now, its appeal is dwindling, like religion."While performing on Thursday (September 22), the Longsight-born musician said: "Is anyone here from Manchester?"This is for the real Royal Family," before performing the 1994 Oasis song, Half The World Away, reports The Mirror.The song became the soundtrack for the BBC comedy series The Royle Family which entertained millions of viewers between 1998 and 2012.It comes after Noel revealed that the late David Bowie had inspired him to "put himself out there" with his music as part of Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.Speaking to Sky News, he stated that Bowie has perhaps "one of the most interesting stories in all of music."He went on to say: "My relationship's purely through the music, really."I didn't really know him that well, I was first aware of him in the '80s, doing Let's Dance and all that, and then going back, when I was getting more into music, going back in time."I'm a big fan.

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Harry Styles shot to fame back in 2009 when he was thrust into the spotlight and picked to be in One Direction.Auditioning for The X Factor as a solo artist, he was thrown into the hit-making boyband alongside Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne. Shooting to fame, the five-piece boyband went on to release albums, singles, go on world tours and garner a huge fan base full of girls all over the globe.READ NEXT: Harry Styles reflects on 'figuring out sexuality' ahead of My Policeman release dateBut since forming an identity as a solo artist following the band's hiatus in 2015, Harry has really come out of his shell.From feeling ashamed of his sex life, to openly speaking about - here we take a look at the 28-year-old's steamiest and most candid sex confessions.Earlier this year Harry admitted that he felt "ashamed" of his sex life.Speaking to Better Homes & Gardens, the former One Direction hunk said: "For a long time, it felt like the only thing that was mine was my sex life.

Strictly Come Dancing professional Nadiya Bychkova has set pulses racing as she posted a picture of herself in a figure-hugging sports top that showed off her killer abs. The stunning dancer smiled as she leaned against a wall in a black-crop top and black sports leggings.In the photo, Nadia ran her hand through her pretty blonde locks as she looked up to the sky. READ MORE: Strictly's Matt Goss shares tragic reason for joining BBC series after family loss Nadiya captioned the photo: "Working hard is a serious kind of fun," with a strength emoji.Fans instantly took to the comments section and flooded it with compliments.One person wrote: "Stunning perfection," followed by a series of fire emojis.Another said: "Can't wait to see you dance on Saturday night."While a third gushed: " Absolutely gorgeous."And a fourth commented: "Effortlessly stunning." After months of speculation Nadiya and co-star Kai Widdrington confirmed that they were in a relationship in April this year.

READ MORE: Youthful mum 'mistaken for 25-year-old' shares secret behind age-defying looksShe said people constantly mistaken her for Millie's twin rather than her mum as she's so youthful looking.It does mean the student nurse is often asked for identification on nights out, and even when buying a hamster.At parents' evenings, people often think she's one of the pupils. Nina, from Lancashire, said: "People think I'm Millie's sister all the time and now my son has shot up it's happening with him too.

Gogglebox star Giles Wood may be best known for his on-screen antics with his wife Mary Killen but he has another job that fans don't know about. Giles and Mary joined the Gogglebox family back in 2015 and swiftly became fan favourites on the hit Channel 4 programme thanks to their comical exchanges as they pass judgement on that week's top TV shows.The latest series will once again see the popular couple - who refer to one another as "nutty" - welcome fans into the Wiltshire-based cottage they call home as they provide a fresh bout of commentary. READ MORE: Zoe Ball originally snubbed Celeb Gogglebox before son Woody forced her to change mind While Giles' posh accent has provided fans with hours of entertainment on the TV he has a different job that keeps him busy outside of his reality TV career.While Mary works as an agony aunt and columnist for The Spectator, as well as being a published author with books focusing on etiquette including the title How the Queen Can Make You Happy, Giles' career is more of a mystery.A previous episode of Gogglebox saw Mary reference how he had "retired at 21" as they watched a documentary about the Covid-19 pandemic.Giles said: "Just as I'm starting to enjoy my retirement."Mary then replied: "What retirement? You haven't worked first.

BBC viewers have called for a sequel to Keeley Hawes' "gripping" new mass shooting drama Crossfire.The three-part series aired its final episode on Wednesday night (September 21).Written and produced by Apple Tree Yard author Louise Doughty, Crossfire follows a group of friends as they come under siege during a hotel pool shooting while on their joint holiday at a luxury resort.READ MORE:Casualty fans floored as they spot grisly format change just minutes into episodeWhile Crossfire has divided critics, fans on Twitter heaped praise on the "brilliant" and "nail-biting" drama as the show reached its dramatic conclusion.With some fans praising Crossfire's "emotional" ending, others called for the series to be developed into a "franchise" as they begged to see more of the characters.One fan wrote: "#keeleyhawes and @buddyclubprods another fantastic gripping show Absolutely loved it."Another commented: "Absolutely brilliant...best drama for a long time...really tense - great cast."Meanwhile, a third fan said: "Have we just seen the launch of a franchise? Surely there's more life in all these characters."A fourth added: "BBC what a gripping drama, literally had to cover my face most of it, really hard to watch. Brilliant drama, want more.""Absolutely brilliant! Heart in mouth stuff.

BBC Breakfast presenter Charlie Stayt fiercely shut down levelling-up Secretary Simon Clarke during a heated debate over the upcoming tax cuts that are about to be set in place.On Friday’s visit to the BBC studio, the 60-year-old broadcaster welcomed viewers back to the red sofa with his co-host Naga Munchetty to talk about the latest headlines in the news.One of the biggest stories this week is the upcoming cuts to help tackle the ongoing energy crisis ahead of the winter months.READ MORE: BBC Breakfast forced to make huge change as viewers notice everyday item has disappearedYesterday saw the Bank of England raise their interest rates to counter the cost-of-living crisis which some have said are the first signs that the UK could be going into recession.While viewers continue to wait for the chancellor to announce a mini budget later this morning, the morning news programme welcomed the politician onto the show to understand the scale of the tax cuts yet to happen.One of the first questions Charlie asked the MP who will benefit the most from the economic changes in our society set to be announced later today.He asked: “Looking at income scale from those who earn the least to those who earn the most, who will gain most from the announcements today?”At first, Simon explained that everybody across the country would benefit from the economic changes.He explained: “Everybody will gain because stronger underlying growth benefits the whole of the economy.“If the economy grown, tax receipts go up.

SPOILER ALERT: The first two episodes of Prime Video’s epic The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power are live, and here is a gallery of photos from Season 1. Note that some of the images might be spoilers for those who haven’t watched yet.

Amazon Prime Video quietly introduced a new 72-hour delay for all user reviews posted to Prime Video, a representative for the streamer confirmed to Variety. Each critique is then evaluated to determine whether it’s genuine or a forgery created by a bot, troll or other breed of digital goblin. The practice caught notice after the premiere of the first two episodes of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” Prime Video’s monumentally scaled fantasy series based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. The series appears to have been review bombed — when trolls flood intentionally negative reviews for a show or film — on other sites like Rotten Tomatoes, where it has an 84% rating from professional critics but a 37% from user-submitted reviews. “The Rings of Power” has been fending off trolls for months, especially ones who take issue with the decision to cast actors of color as elves, dwarves, harfoots and other folk of Tolkien’s fictional Middle-earth.

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” debuted its first two episodes Thursday night — and hardcore Tolkien buffs aren’t doing a happy jig down at the Prancing Pony. “Rings of Power,” a $715 million gamble (some reports say it cost $1 billion) for Amazon’s Prime Video streaming service, has scored a measly 37% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes with more than 2,800 user reviews so far. (On the flip side, HBO’s “House of the Dragon” has an 85% fan score.)“Nothing short of cringeworthy,” wrote Eric.

has finally debuted on Prime Video with the first two episodes of season 1. The prequel series adapted from J.R.R.

Spoilers ahead for the first two episodes of “The Rings of Power,” now streaming on Prime Video. “The Rings of Power” is set around a thousand years before Frodo (Elijah Wood) and his Fellowship took their journey in the movies. So, very few characters are old enough to still be kicking around.

The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power descended on London last night (August 30) for the new series’ red carpet world premiere.At London’s historic Leicester Square, nearly 2,000 people – comprising cast, crew, fans and more – attended the Odean Luxe and Cineworld. Among them were all 22 of the series’ cast regulars, including Robert Aramayo (Elrond), Maxim Baldry (Isildur), Morfydd Clark (Galadriel), Sir Lenny Henry (Sadoc Burrows), Ema Horvath (Eärien), Lloyd Owen (Elendil) and Charles Edwards (Celebrimbor).Also in attendance were showrunners J.D.

Morfydd Clark turns heads in a flowy blue gown for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power after party held at The British Museum on Tuesday night (August 30)in London.

Benjamin Walker, Ismael Cruz Cordova and Maxim Baldry were looking very dapper on the red carpet at the premiere of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on Tuesday (August 30) in London.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer Robert Aramayo had no idea when he first auditioned for “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” that the role he was vying for was Elrond, one of the most revered and crucial characters in J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic saga of Middle-earth. Hugo Weaving played Elrond in Peter Jackson’s trilogies of “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit,” and as a kid, Aramayo had been captivated by the films. So when “The Rings of Power” co-showrunner J.D. Payne told him that he’d been cast to play Elrond as a (relatively) young man, the now 29-year-old actor couldn’t believe it. “I had one of those moments where everything in your body feels like you’re on electricity,” he tells Variety. “I was shocked and surprised and felt really, really honored that they will consider me for him.”