'The Underground Railroad': Cast, Teasers and What We Know About Barry Jenkins' Series

PHILLIP Schofield got a scolding from his This Morning bosses after joking he was still Covid positive - despite being back at work. The presenter returned to the daytime sofa after coronavirus forced him to isolate for a week.

LAUREN Pope shocked fans by revealing she was pregnant with her second baby with her millionaire boyfriend Tony Keterman. The former The Only Way Is Essex star, who quit the show in 2019 after nine years on screen, hid her blossoming bump from fans for a number of weeks. Lauren, 39, and her beau Tony are already parents to one-year-old Raine Anais, who the couple have decided never to show on social media.

Fulham refused to sell Mark Schwarzer back in 2010 despite his dream of playing for Arsenal - slapping on a price-tag that he thinks "nobody in their right mind" would've paid.Schwarzer moved to west London in 2008 following an 11-year association with Middlesbrough, making 104 appearances across just two seasons - and helping them into the Europa League final in 2010.With Fulham suffering an agonising extra-time defeat against Atletico Madrid, Roy Hodgson left the club to join Liverpool, with Arsenal coming in for Schwarzer as Mark Hughes joined the club.The 49-year-old has now opened up about this burning desire to join Arsene Wenger at the Emirates, detailing how Fulham blocked the move with a huge asking price.Schwarzer, speaking exclusively to Ladbrokes at its launch of the 5-A-Side Bet on Leicester v West Ham, said: "My first conversation with Mark was very much, 'Hi, nice to meet you, I want to leave.' "He must have known there was an offer on the table and that I desperately wanted to go. He just told me there was no offer, he knew nothing about it, and that the club wouldn't be letting anyone leave."I ended up meeting with Mohamed Al-Fayed in his office at Craven Cottage, and he told me that if Arsenal met the value the club believed I was worth, that I could go, and if they didn't pay it, I was stuck.

Weddings are supposed to be happy occasions.But one man saw his life crumble after his dad announced he wanted to divorce his mum at his celebration.He told how the situation kicked off at his nuptials and his new wife wasn't happy with it.Posting on Reddit, he said: "My dad asked my mum for a divorce at the wedding, which I get is pretty messed up."But my mum's reserved in public. I heard them fighting while we were taking pictures, he asked if she loved him more than her job."She answered that honestly she doesn't and doesn't think she could ever love any person more than her job."He took his wedding band off and handed it to her."Want all the biggest Lifestyle news straight to your inbox? Sign up for our free Daily Star Hot Topics newsletterBut the man wasn't upset with his dad as he believes his mum's side of the family ruined the wedding after causing a scene.He added: "I guess my mum told her parents and they were the ones who caused the scene."They approached my dad and yelled at him that he was a piece of s**t."Everyone did turn and stare but the groomsmen broke it up pretty quickly."My wife was furious and wanted everyone involved kicked out.

Idris Elba might have looked confident in his Gucci bomber jacket and black trousers at The Brits but the star suffered a wardrobe malfunction on stage.

Lorraine Kelly has urged Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy to sort out their issues over a bottle of prosecco.

A brutal thug attacked his partner because she refused to take part in a "swinging" session.

A Scots firefighter is urging people from the LGBT+ community to join the fire service after once worrying his sexuality would be a barrier.

Wordle has well and truly taken the internet by storm since it emerged online late last year, despite the simple nature of the game.

An 85-year-old grandad has pocketed more than £2,600 after placing just 3p on a bet at his local bookmaker.

Peter Andre claimed he doesn't "deserve this" as his teenage daughter Princess jokingly slapped him in the face.The singer shared a video to his 1.7million Instagram followers of his 14-year-old daughter walking through their lavish home before panning up and slapping the star in the face.The 48-year-old star could be seen playing with his two youngest children Amelia, eight, and Theodore, five, whom he shares with wife Emily MacDonagh.Peter looked shocked as he was hit in the face before the video came to an abrupt end.He penned alongside the clip: "I don't deserve this....," and tagged his eldest daughter Princess whom he shares her and son Junior, 16, with former glamour model and ex-wife Katie Price. However, it is not the first cheeky prank Peter has faced from his teenager this week, as Princess took to Snapchat to document her dad on Tuesday.Peter could be seen wearing a white dressing robe looking rather unimpressed about being filmed so early in the day.

A pleasant development. Prince Charles is thrilled that Queen Elizabeth II confirmed her hopes for Duchess Camilla‘s future title, an insider exclusively reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly.

Actor and activist Cara Delevingne will play a daredevil climber in The Climb, which follows six ordinary women who, as part of Greenpeace-led protest action against Shell Oil’s plans to drill in the Arctic, scale the tallest building in Europe, London’s Shard.

Holly Willoughby teased her This Morning co-host Phillip Schofield that they would "work up to licking" each other as she welcomed him back to the show.Phillip returned to screens today after being forced to take time off when he tested positive for Covid-19 just over a week ago.He was finally given the green light to return to work yesterday after testing negative for the virus over two consecutive days.Delighted to be back beside her co-star and friend Holly couldn't contain her excitement as she opened the show by saying: "Look who's back!"Phil then cheekily teased Holly about how he's no longer a threat to her as he has developed some immunity to Covid - so she could lick his face without fear.He said: "You realise I am now fully antibodied up? You could lick my face," Holly giggled as she responded: "I know I actually could."But hinting that it may land them in trouble with show producers she added: "I'd be scared someone might come in and pull us apart or something... you're now like, this is it."Phillip replied: "I'm bulletproof for 90 days, allegedly."Holly proceeded to playfully touch and slap Phil over his arms breaking their no contact rule for the first time.She then joked that she would be getting a telling off from their bosses as she quipped: "I'll do that, that's my beginning bit.

family claims that their chicken had ruffled a few feathers at the Pentagon after a CCTV camera at the top-secret US base caught the chicken on camera.The chicken, who owner Jessica Ark says is named "Baby," had been missing since October and was caught on camera on January 31. Speaking to The US Sun, the Hawaii-based chicken owner says the missing bird "had the personality and mood" to run away.

Leicestershire Live reports. Locations where people have noticed the pong tend to be around the north east of the town, the title added.The administrator of Spotted: Melton Mowbray said in a post on Monday that the local environmental health officers had been made aware of the smells but needed more information to help pin down the source.The post stated: "Hi everyone, this strong smell of onions I’ve previously posted about has become a daily thing now."I know no one wants to take the time to report it to the council but if you have smelt it could you please post below the location where you have smelt it and I can pass this on to the council."I’m in touch with environmental health to get the problem sorted.

coronavirus jab. After 14 years working as a carer, Louise described the moment she broke down in tears when her contract was terminated due to government requirements.She also expressed that she refused the vaccine as she didn't "trust" it as it was "so new".Explaining the situation to the presenters, Louise said: "I also took an antibody test that came back saying I had the antibodies."So my argument was, if I have these antibodies and if I am testing every day, wearing my PPE, following all the infection controls, how am I putting anybody at risk?She added: "I didn’t see myself as a bigger threat.

When you see the title of Barry Jenkins’ new series, “The Underground Railroad,” and then combine it with the premise about a literal railroad system used to help Black people escape slavery, you may immediately assume you know the story that the filmmaker is trying to tell. Clearly, this is a story about slavery and what it was like experiencing that disgusting part of American history.

Director Barry Jenkins has posted a new teaser for his upcoming Amazon Original series “The Underground Railroad”.

Without a doubt, the story in “The Underground Railroad” isn’t going to be full of rainbows and unicorns. The subject matter alone, dealing with the titular route that people would travel to find freedom during the era in the United States where slavery was still the norm, is rough stuff, to be certain.

In a relatively short time, John David Washington went from the newcomer starring in “BlacKkKlansman” to one of the biggest actors on the planet thanks to films like “Tenet” and the forthcoming “Malcolm & Marie,” which might land him an Oscar-nomination. So, you would have to imagine that the film world is opening up to Washington in a big, big way, and the actor knows the filmmakers he would love to collaborate with next.