James Argent shows off incredible 9.5st weight loss at Elliott Wright's restaurant in Spain

SARAH Jayne Dunn has blasted "ruthless" Hollyoaks bosses for not allowing her to say goodbye to her co-stars before she was sacked from the soap. The 40-year-old was axed from her £120k-a-year role on the long-running Channel 4 soap for her failure to close her saucy OnlyFans account.

Leonardo DiCaprio, Kim Kardashian, J Balvin, Rihanna, Drake and Migos. Whittington gets the support from one of his good friends, and the series producer, Jamie Foxx, who comes in to check out a “super, super rare” yellow Lamborghini.  “You can fight crime in this,” the actor says.

DRAGON'S Den star Steven Bartlett has been spotted with ex girlfriend Melanie Vaz Lopes after flying to Bali to win her back. Photos show the trip was a success, with millionaire Steven and French entrepeneur Melanie holding hands in London today.

CORONATION Street will air a special episode on Sunday night after axing this week's Wednesday outing. The ITV soap will not air this Wednesday but will instead broadcast a special Sunday night episode before the big changes kick in. Matches from The FA Cup will see the soaps moved around all week with none airing on Tuesday night.

Maksim Chmerkovskiy is preparing to get out. The ballroom pro, who was in the country to film as a judge for the Ukrainian version of , took to Instagram on Monday with an update for viewers following him on social media amid the crisis. The 42-year-old performer disclosed that he had been arrested in Kyiv, though he didn't share why.

EASTENDERS fans know Annette Badland for her role as Aunt Babe in the Square, constantly causing trouble for the Carter family. Annette, 71, played the legendary character for three years before leaving in 2017.

DANCING On Ice fans think Kimberly Wyatt and Connor Ball are the judges’ favourite and they keep over marking them. The Vamps musician, 25, and Pussycat Dolls singer, 40, have won high scores and praises from the judges' panel of famous faces.

OUR Yorkshire Farm’s Amanda Owen said her “peace was shattered” after a fighter jet soared over her farm.  The mum-of-nine was "going about our business" at her Ravenseat before three fighter jets flew overhead at the weekend. After the incident, Amanda took to Instagram and said it gave her the thought of being "under attack" in the wake of the Russian war in Ukraine.

DANCING On Ice fans were disappointed by Oti Mabuse's first performance on show - but can you guess why? The former Strictly star, 31, hit the ice skating rink with fellow judges Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean for a one-off dance. The dancer performed a routine from her stage show I Am Here, meanwhile the Olympic skaters ice skated around her.

Ryan Reynolds is opening up about his mental health.

Emmerdale actress Chelsea Halfpenny has revealed the devastating news her grandad was allegedly run over in a hit and run car crash.The former Amy Wyatt star, who was later recast on the ITV soap, shared her heartbreak on social media as she urged any witnesses of the alleged incident to come forward.The 30 year old West End actress is incredibly close to her grandparent, who was struck by a car in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear at the age of 85 on Friday evening, February 25.The elderly man was taken to hospital in an ambulance having sustained serious injuries, and remains in a critical condition. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter Sharing an emotional post online, Chelsea begged anyone in contact with the driver or who knows who was in the vehicle to "do the right thing". "There are four lads who all have mams, dads, aunties, uncles, and friends so there are a lot of people in a very small area that have information on what happened last night," she said.

Alamo Drafthouse is partnering with distributor FilmRise to bring Prince’s concert film Sign O’ The Times back to the big screen for its 35th anniversary.

Angela Scanlon has given birth to her second child with her husband Roy Horgan.The One Show host Angela, 38, is already a proud mum to daughter Ruby, three. Angela announced the happy news on her Instagram page. She posted a photo of the newborn tot laying on her chest for some special mum-and-baby bonding time.

WITH SPOILER ALERTS: Larry McMurtry was a literary inspiration for writer/director Taylor Sheridan, who took a page from the miniseries adaptation of that late author’s Lonesome Dove by scattering the harsh terrain with the bodies of its most beloved characters in the Paramount+ 101 Studios MTV Entertainment series. Sheridan’s 10-episode odyssey, about the push to Montana by the ancestors of Yellowstone‘s Dutton clan, saw the death of the show’s bright young narrator, Elsa Dutton (Isabel May), the grizzled Pinkerton agent Shea Brennan (Sam Elliott), and most of the European settlers who made the trip from Fort Worth, Texas in a rag tag wagon train caravan. While there has been speculation of another season with this iteration of the Duttons once they arrived in Montana, a conversation that follows here with Sheridan that can only make you think, don’t hold your breath. He is only interested in picking up the Dutton story as a new cycle of shows taking place in the years of the Depression.

Discovery made the official announcement on Monday that Chris Licht, currently executive producer of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, will lead CNN after the completion of the Discovery-WarnerMedia merger.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe California Film Commission announced the latest round of tax credits for film productions on Monday, and once again Netflix emerged as the big winner.The streaming giant was awarded $60.3 million in state credits, far outpacing Disney ($27.2 million), Warner Bros. ($16.2 million) and Amazon ($16 million).

Vikings: Valhalla star Frida Gustavsson has revealed that she once forgot to take her costume off after an intense scene, and accidentally walked into a grocery store.The new Netflix spin-off of Vikings made its debut over the weekend (February 25), moving 100 years after the events of the original series, with a focus on the likes of Leif Erikson (Sam Corlett), Harald Hardrada (Leo Suter) and Freydís Eiríksdóttir (Frida Gustavsson).The series contains many intense moments, and Gustavsson revealed to NME that after her first bloody scene, she got a bit too stuck in.“I have loved playing this part,” she recalled. “The first time I had to have my face covered in blood, it was one of the coolest things I’ve ever got to do.

Angelique Jackson “Belfast” star Jude Hill is charming his way through award season one Spider-Man at a time.In January, Hill, who made his feature film debut playing a younger version of writer-director Kenneth Branagh in the autobiographical movie, told Variety that one of the highlights of his time in Hollywood thus far was meeting “Spider-Man: No Way Home” star Tom Holland.“‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ was the first film that made me tear a bit. I cried four times during that film; it’s a work of art,” Hill shared, before recounting their chance meeting at a restaurant in Paris.“As soon as [Holland] walked past us, I realized who he was,” he continued.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorCNN will have a new chief for a new chapter.Chris Licht, a veteran producer who has overseen programs like MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” and CBS’ “CBS This Morning” and “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” was named chairman and chief executive of CNN Global — a new name for the news operation once its parent, WarnerMedia, is acquired by Discovery. Licht will report directly to David Zaslav, who will be CEO of the combined company.Discovery is expected to take control of WarnerMedia sometime in mid-April, depending on a shareholder vote, among other conditions.The prospect of a new owner and a new top executive has spurred speculation about what new programming and operating direction may be in store for the venerable cable-news outlet, which has been under scrutiny since WarnerMedia ousted former president Jeff Zucker after he failed to disclose a romantic relationship with Allison Gollust, CNN’s former chief marketing officer.

Since it started in 2016, critical praise for the “Fantastic Beasts” series hasn’t panned out exactly as Warner Bros. anticipated.

When it was announced that Quentin Tarantino would be lending his voice for the narration of the new Showtime series, “Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber,” people were rightfully surprised. Tarantino doesn’t just act or narrate random projects.

You’re probably thinking, what exactly is Sony’s strategy with their Spider-Verse? After all, unlike Marvel or DC, or most other film studios, all their spin-offs are generally centered around super villains or anti-heroes. Well, much of that is because Sony’s Spider-verse is much more limited.

All it takes is one bad take on social media to ignite a bit of a firestorm. And apparently, the most recent one involves Steven Spielberg and “West Side Story.” The discussion got so involved, Guillermo del Toro felt the need to come to the defense of one of the best filmmakers to ever grace the medium.

A man from Sale has been charged with assault by beating.

After selling out in just 10 days, the Chicken Big Mac is returning to McDonald's - and you'll be able to get your hands on it this week.

The M6 in Cumbria has been closed after a serious collision and a lorry fire - and is likely to remain so for hours, highways bosses have revealed.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorTikTok is again cranking up the maximum length of videos users can upload to the platform — more than tripling it, to 10 minutes.TikTok, owned by Chinese internet conglomerate ByteDance, is moving to let creators make longer-form videos as rivals like YouTube, Facebook and Instagram have aggressively built out their own TikTok-like short-form video features.TikTok’s expansion to allow up to 10-minute videos comes less than a year after it raised the maximum length of videos to three minutes in July 2021 (up from 60 seconds before).One of the reasons TikTok has become massively popular — with more than 1 billion monthly active users — is that it provides an auto-generated feed of entertaining, bite-size short videos of under a minute, algorithmically tailored to users’ interests. It’s not clear how many TikTokers will take advantage of the longer-form videos but the change clearly shows that the company is eager to facilitate ways to keep viewers in the app for longer periods of time.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefUkrainian filmmakers have mobilized quickly in their campaign to document Russia’s invasion of their country. While some are filming, others have taken up support roles to provide essential resources.Festival organizer and producer Darya Bassel, whose recent film “A House Made of Splinters” won a directing award at Sundance in January, is among those who have set up a structure to provide logistical support.Three days after evacuating from Ukrainian capital Kyiv with her family, Bassel has settled in an apartment in the Western town of Chernivtsi and has opened an office channeling means and materials to others.

Zack Sharf Samuel L. Jackson is dismissing Joe Rogan’s apology for using the N-word several times on episodes of Rogan’s podcast.

Naman Ramachandran Seven Network in Australia is this week to begin broadcasting “Police Strike Force,” a documentary series made in close partnership with the New South Wales police. The 6×60 minute series is produced by WTFN and licensed internationally by Fred Media.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterTimothy Hutton has sued the producers of the TV series “Leverage: Redemption,” alleging that they breached his contract when they dropped him from the show following a report of a sexual assault allegation.BuzzFeed reported in March 2020 that a woman had gone to the Vancouver Police Department, alleging that Hutton had raped her in 1983, when she was 14. Hutton denied the allegations and alleged that the accuser had repeatedly sought to extort him out of millions of dollars.

Ferne McCann has confessed her close friend James 'Arg' Argent inspires her to "be better" as he continues to be active in his weight loss journey. James had a gastric sleeve operation back in April this year and has been working hard to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

James Argent showed off his incredible weight loss on Friday during a beach day in Marbella, Spain, after losing 9.5 stone.The former TOWIE star, 33, underwent life-saving gastric sleeve surgery earlier this year after his weight hit 27 stone during the coronavirus lockdown. James is currently enjoying the sun in Marbella and looked confident as he walked shirtless down the beach and dipped his toes in the sea.The television personality looked at-ease and relaxed as he soaked up the rays wearing a pair of yellow flip-flops and patterned light blue shorts.