‘The Queen’s Gambit’ Spurs Boom in Sales of Chess Sets, Books

MASTERCHEF fans objected tonight as the show tore up its longstanding format. Gregg Wallace and John Torode explained that there would now be an 'audition' round - with the pair no longer marching about shouting while the contestants cook.

MARK Wright and Michelle Keegan's Essex palace is almost complete - with fans getting a look at the mega-money home today. The former Towie star, 35, revealed the front of the pad, which he and his ex-Coronation Street actress wife have been building.

Poldark star Aidan Turner was spotted taking a stroll with his wife Caitlin Fitzgerald, whom he reportedly married in 2020, with a pram in tow.The Irish actor, 38, walked their pet dog as American star Caitlin, also 38, pushed the black stroller. The couple were reported to have welcomed their first child into the world back in January, but have not publicly confirmed the news themselves.

Following a low-rated 13th season of Real Housewives of New York City, Bravo is ready to make changes! And they’re taking TWO strategies to return the iconic series to its pop culture place!

Wow! A group of volunteer divers may have helped bring closure to a missing person case that has been ongoing for 18 years!

Anya Taylor-Joy and The Queen are double covers stars for British Vogue.

Kelly Ripa never puts a foot wrong when it comes to her appearance and appears on Live with Kelly and Ryan each morning looking flawless.MORE: Kelly Ripa's family celebrate news related to son Joaquin's time at collegeAnd on Wednesday's show, the star proved she didn't have to do much at all to receive compliments from her co-star Ryan Seacrest.During a fun exchange at the beginning of the show, Ryan quizzed the Hope and Faith actress on whether she had a new hairstyle.VIDEO: Kelly Ripa's son Joaquin showcases impressive dance moves "I think it's a whole new do," he revealed, before Kelly explained that it wasn't a new hairstyle, she simply had styled it to the side.MORE: Kelly Ripa reveals incredible transformation ahead of the OscarsMORE: Kelly Ripa shares new details from family vacation following return"You'd think I'd changed my hair every time I part it to the side," she replied. "How easy for you then," Ryan responded."I'm a whole new person when I turn my hair to the side," she joked.

Millie Bobby Brown), Mike Wheeler (Finn Wolfhard), Dustin Henderson (Gaten Matarazzo), Lucas Sinclair (Caleb McLaughlin) and Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) face an all-new set of challenges — without each other.  “Struggling with the aftermath, our group of friends are separated for the first time and navigating the complexities of high school hasn't made things any easier,” the official series description reads.

Minamata, while fans of Camila Cabello attempted to spam her widely-panned Cinderella adaptation to victory.Then, there was the news last week that —the lead in Steven Spielberg’s best-picture nominee West Side Story—had not been an extended an invite, coinciding with the announcement of a lineup of presenters that was, to put it politely, eclectic, including the likes of Tony Hawk, Kelly Slater, and DJ Khaled. (It was later revealed that the ensuing Internet backlash led the Academy to ask Zegler to present an award, too.)Less reflective of the Academy, but just as much of a rollercoaster, has been the awards season race in general—and few categories are as hotly contested as best actress, which, just days before the Oscars ceremony begins, is still anyone’s game.

Dolly Parton is notoriously private when it comes to her personal life but over the years has given insights into the secret behind her decades-long marriage.MORE: Dolly Parton and Kelsea Ballerini's fans all notice the same things from their ACM performanceThe country superstar has been married to Carl Dean since 1966 and recently put one of the many reasons it's a success down to their star signs."We are good friends, we respect each other. We like each other.

forces continue to attack Ukraine, spared no expense on his alleged $700 million superyacht, which comes complete with its own dance floor — and even golden toilet paper holders. Rumors that the boat belonged to him have been swirling since its construction; however, anti-Kremlin activists recently claimed that it is indeed Putin’s.“It’s like a mini city,” an unnamed worker reportedly involved in its construction told the Sun of the 495-foot luxury vessel, which is moored in Marina di Carrara in Italy.

A Ukrainian-born tequila mogul is putting his New York City beach manse on the auction block.  Edward Geyman, founder of Laneta Tequila — and CEO of glass-making company Carvart — is putting his home up for auction on April 27 with Misha Haghani’s Paramount Realty in conjunction with listing brokers Victoria Shtainer of Compass, and Samuel Horowitz of Samuel Realty Group.He says that he is selling the home at auction to attract a “unique buyer” and that the sale has nothing to do with the ongoing war in Ukrainian. The home, at 151 Beach 146th St., is in Neponsit, a beachfront community in Queens, and the “suggested” opening bid is $4.5 million.

two-part Netflix documentary will also chronicle her upcoming Broadway debut in the musical “Chicago.” The blonde bombshell, 54, appeared on “Good Morning America” Wednesday and opened up about her role as Roxie Hart and her new doc.“They’re actually following me through this journey, so they get to see a little bit of me preparing for Roxie as well,” the “Baywatch” actress said of the docu-series. “But we weren’t intending on doing that. Roxie just came along literally in the last few weeks.”The show’s producer Barry Weissler had previously called the Canadian starlet about her role “just a few weeks ago.”“How can you say no to him?” Anderson joked about her conversation with the producer.

“Hamilton,” Lin-Manuel Miranda had a blink-and-you’ll miss it role on “The Sopranos”. Now the Tony-winner, 42, is speaking out about his experience working alongside the late James Gandolfini on the HBO mob series. “He was never locked up in this trailer,” Miranda said of Gandolfini in Judd Apatow’s new book, “Sicker in the Head: More Conversations About Life and Comedy.”“He [Gandolfini] was just out, and people would talk to him,” Miranda added, noting the actor’s kindness.

Anya Taylor-Joy is opening up about how she didn’t know anything about chess before starring as a chess prodigy on the hit Netflix series The Queen’s Gambit.

The Queen's Gambit? More like dark horse—or black knight, if you will. (I promise there are no more bad chess puns in this post.) , which some on the Internet have lovingly dubbed, “The Chess Show," follows Beth Harmon (), a serious, lonely, and refreshingly horny young prodigy who dominates the chess world and turns all the soft chess boys in her circle into her willing and eager pawns.

The Queen's Gambit is Netflix users latest obsession.The drama follows the rise of chess prodigy Beth Harmon in the middle of the 20th century.Released at the end of last month, the miniseries has been watched in its droves having been viewed by 62 million households during its first month.Off the back of the show's success, The Queen's Gambit, the 1983 novel upon which the series was based, has also entered the New York Times bestseller list.Starring Anya Taylor-Joy as Beth, it follows a young chess prodigy's rise from an orphanage to the world stage.

Netflix miniseries The Queen’s Gambit has broken the record for most-watched limited scripted series on the platform.The hit series follows Anya Taylor-Joy’s orphan chess prodigy Beth Harmon, and also stars Marielle Heller, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Moses Ingram, Harry Melling and Bill Camp.The show premiered exactly one month ago (October 23) on the streaming platform, and has since been watched by 62 million accounts, making it the biggest limited show in Netflix history.However, it is worth noting that Netflix measures views based on two minutes of watching time, as compared to how the wider TV industry does metrics.The Queen’s Gambit isn’t the biggest opening for a Netflix show ever, however, with The Witcher breaking that record after 76

Netflix‘s new show The Queen’s Gambit has quickly become their most watched limited series of all time!

Peter White Television EditorThe Queen’s Gambit has been watched by 62M households – making it Netflix’s biggest scripted limited series to date.The series, which stars Anya Taylor-Joy as rising chess star Beth Harmon, launched on October 23, and is based on Walter Tevis’ novel.Co-written by Scott Frank, who also directs, and Allan Scott (Don’t Look Now), The Queen’s Gambit chronicles the life of an orphan chess prodigy.

SHE was discovered by a modelling scout, then won film and TV roles, and is now dazzling in The Queen’s Gambit. But Anya Taylor-Joy does not think she is beautiful enough to be a star.