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Phillip Schofield returned to Dancing On Ice on Sunday night after he tested positive for coronavirus last week and was temporarily replaced by Stephen Mulhern.The presenter, 59, was reunited with Holly Willoughby, who wowed fans in a pink Valentine's Day dress, during the latest instalment of the ITV show. As the episode opened, Holly said: "Welcome to the greatest show on ice and welcome back Phil!" With Phillip replying: "Thank you! I missed it last week, I had serious FOMO...

Lydia Bright has revealed that she 'cried herself to sleep' after a 'challenging week' with her one year old daughter Loretta Rose.The 31 year old former TOWIE star, who recently revealed that she was 'worried sick' after her 'nanny biscuit' was rushed to hospital, took to Instagram to share with her 1.2million followers a candid view of her week as a single parent. Mum-of-one Lydia shared a sweet picture of Loretta as she looked sorry for herself while gazing down the lens of the camera. Lydia, whose clever daughter Loretta was seen counting to 10 at 20 months, revealed how the past week had been 'one of her most challenging' since the 'newborn stage'.The gorgeous TV star penned: "This is what I have been dealing with all week Honestly, apart from the newborn stage, this has been one of my most challenging weeks with Loretta.

Kate Garraway's husband Derek Draper is still recovering from his bout with COVID-19, which he caught back in March 2020, and which meant he had to be hospitalised for over a year.SEE: Kate Garraway stuns in sophisticated silk blouseIt's been a difficult time for the presenter and her family, and the mum-of-two gave an emotional You magazine interview on Sunday that updated the public on how her husband is getting on.As well as sharing that Derek continues to need round-the-clock care, Kate also spoke about an unexpected upside of the challenging past couple of years. The Good Morning Britain co-host said: "He puts huge trust in me.WATCH: Kate Garraway emotionally reveals Derek Draper milestone"He just says, 'Whatever you think,' which is wonderful, but I do get quite tearful about it.

Since her Sundance hit An Education in 2009, Denmark’s Lone Scherfig has become something of an honorary Brit, specializing in prestige adaptations of best-selling English novels (or, in the case of 2014’s The Riot Club, critically acclaimed stage plays). Surprisingly, none of these ever quite tipped in the way An Education did, and after a mixed reaction to One Day (2011), which mostly rounded on Anne Hathaway’s Yorkshire accent rather than her performance, Scherfig’s first real attempt to tap into the American market — 2019’s The Kindness Of Strangers — was an uncharacteristic misfire and pretty much vanished into the ether after opening the Berlinale that year.

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President Joe Biden told Lester Holt that NFL should want to strive to hire more Black coaches, calling it a matter of “generic decency.”

Martha Stewart is no stranger to the Hollywood scene as she appears to land on the hottest guest lists again and again! The 80-year-old lifestyle guru and cookbook author was spotted at the NFL Owners Dinner in Los Angeles on Saturday (February 12) ahead of Super Bowl LVI. Taking to her Instagram, Martha shared a fabulous photo album of the star-studded event that took place on the rooftop of famed sushi eatery Matsuhisa.

It’s a game. That’s how Chris Kirkpatrick felt about playing Celebrity Big Brother, though things seemed to get personal his last few days in the house until he was evicted on Friday, February 11.

Zendaya is starring in the Super Bowl Commercial for Squarespace and she looks absolutely stunning in all of her different outfits.

A tabloid story about Jennifer Lopez and her ex Alex Rodriguez was published over the weekend and the quotes from the story made the rounds on social media.

Pressure to succeed could be a major hindrance on Manchester United in the top-four race this season.

Marc Anthony had something to say about a recent report about Jennifer Lopez and her ex-fiancé Alex Rodriguez!

One of the best ways to discover Los Angeles! Took the kids to all the hidden steps! Painted staircases! Historic pathways! From Silverlake to Hollywood! This was the most fun! Active! And FREE! A great way to spend a day! Watch!

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentNordic production powerhouse Miso Film, which looks to make a splash at the Berlinale Series with its daring HBO Max show “Lust,” is developing high-end international dramas with Scandinavian creatives such as Pilou Asbæk (“Borgen”), Ole Bornedal (“Nightwatch”) and Fenar Ahmad (“Darkland”). The company is part of Fremantle.Ahead of the Berlinale, Miso founders Peter Allen and Jonas Bose discussed with Variety their ambition to find new voices and original ways to tell stories.The banner, which just started shooting the third season of “Those Who Kill” and is about to begin filming Season 3 of “Face to Face” with Lars Mikkelsen, recently shot Norwegian sci-fi comedy “Blasted,” for Netflix.

Shannen Doherty is sharing her thoughts on “cancel culture” in a lengthy new Instagram post.

Kanye West has been unleashing a flood of posts on Instagram, and they’re all taking aim at Pete Davidson.

A crash in Chorlton sparked a huge emergency services response on Sunday evening (February 13).

Coronavirus infection rates across the region have fallen by almost 40 per cent, figures have revealed.

Sally Ann Matthews became a young star of Coronation Street when she joined the soap at the age of 16.

Call the Midwife fans bid an emotional farewell to midwife Trixie Franklin in a recent episode of the BBC show, as the nurse flew to Portofino to look after her sick aunt.That’s because in real life the actress that plays her, Helen George, took some time out of filming the much-loved series to give birth to her own baby - second daughter Lark. Helen and her former co-star Jack Ashton welcomed little Lark in November, a baby sister for their older daughter Wren, four.

Dancing On Ice 's Liberty Poole became the fourth star to leave Dancing On Ice on Sunday night after finding herself in the dreaded skate-off. The Love Island star, 22, performed with pro Joe Johnson as she went against Kye Whyte and Tippy Packard, who also received the lowest votes on the show. It came after Liberty accidentally fell during a complicated lift with her pro partner Joe earlier on Sunday's episode.

Jordan Peele has unveiled the first look at his upcoming sci-fi thriller, . The trailer aired ahead of Super Bowl LVI Sunday and kicked off with narration from one of the film's stars, Keke Palmer.Palmer plays Jill Haywood, who owns Haywood Ranch, home of Hollywood's only black-owned horse trainers, with her husband, James Haywood, played by Daniel Kaluuya.In the trailer for the film, out this summer, Jill riddles off facts about the first motion picture, as stop-motion images of a black man on a horse flash across the screen. She's then seen in front of a green screen, shooting the ranch's latest commercial with her husband, James, who seems despondent as he stands along his upbeat wife on set.Nope tells the story of Haywood Ranch and the strange phenomenon that quickly befalls the ranch and the entire town, decimating and destroying anything in its reach, in what can only be described by James as a «bad miracle.»It's unclear if Jill, James or their family's ranch will be able to withstand the impending doom and bad luck that has fallen on their otherwise untouched slice of the American West.The film also stars 's Steven Yeun, 's Barbie Ferreira, Brandon Perea and more.Produced by Peele's Monkeypaw's Productions the film follows in the footsteps of Peele's nail-biting films, including  and  in what's sure to be one of this summer's most talked-about movies.See the first look at  in the trailer below: hits theaters on July 22, 2022.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe first of five nights of the Creative Arts Emmys began on Monday, with “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and “Apollo 11” getting out to an early lead.The first night of the awards focused on the artisans categories for reality and nonfiction programming. “Apollo 11” picked up three awards in total, including a win for best picture editing for a nonfiction program.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterCAA has signed a franchise agreement with the Writers Guild of America, Variety has learned.Per a statement sent out by the agency, CAA has agreed to the same terms that ICM agreed to when it signed a deal with the WGA in August.“We delivered the signed agreement to the WGA, and we assume that it will be circulated to the appropriate members of the negotiating committee, as well as the membership, shortly,” the statement reads.”  “There is one change we have provided that we think the WGA will be able to agree to.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterNielsen released its new weekly rankings of streaming titles on Thursday, with Netflix once again dominating the top ten.For the week of Aug. 10-16, “The Umbrella Academy” was once again the top streaming show, though the total minutes it was streamed that week came down significantly from the week prior, dropping to 1.8 billion minutes from 3 billion.Nielsen’s ranking is based on the amount of minutes consumers who have access to platforms are streaming during the week.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterEva Longoria and Ben Spector’s UnbeliEVAble Entertainment has signed a new three-year first-look deal with 20th Television.“Eva and Ben’s passion for championing meaningful stories, especially those of underrepresented voices and communities is something we believe in deeply at 20th, so we jumped at the chance to extend our relationship with them,” said 20th TV president Carolyn Cassidy.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterDuring a video executive session Wednesday, FX chairman John Landgraf addressed concerns that the FX brand could eventually be completely absorbed by Hulu as the network begins airing more and more original programming on the streaming service.“I think the question is can these brands be used as locators inside platforms?” Landgraf said in response to a question about people referring to shows like “What We Do in the Shadows” as Hulu shows.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVMara Brock Akil, the prolific creator/showrunner behind such series as Girlfriends, The Game and Being Mary Jane, has signed a multi-year overall deal with Netflix to create new original content.The deal comes just ahead of the September 11 release date of her popular series Girlfriends on Netflix, marking the series’ 20th anniversary.“We are thrilled to welcome Mara Brock Akil to Netflix,” said Channing Dungey, VP Original Series, Netflix. “Her signature storytelling, authentic perspective and captivating characters have long entertained audiences and proven to be relevant, timely and endlessly engaging.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterPeter Sarsgaard has joined the upcoming Hulu drama series “Dopesick” in a series regular role.The series looks into the epicenter of America’s struggle with Opioid addiction, taking viewers from a distressed Virginia mining community, to the hallways of the DEA, and to the opulence of “one percenter” Big Pharma Manhattan. The eight-episode limited series is based on the New York Times bestselling book of the same name by Beth Macy.Sarsgaard will play Rick Mountcastle, an Assistant US Attorney prosecuting the Purdue Pharma case.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterSilk could soon be the next Marvel character to get her own TV series, Variety has learned from sources.Variety has learned that Sony, which controls the rights to the Spider-Man universe, is developing a live-action series centered on Silk. Lauren Moon is in talks to write.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterNetflix has ordered a comedy series starring Jamie Foxx titled “Dad Stop Embarrassing Me,” Variety has learned.The multi-camera series is inspired by Foxx’s relationship with his daughter, Corinne Foxx. The series will also star David Alan Grier, Kyla-Drew, Porscha Coleman, and Jonathan Kite.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterEmma Roberts and her Belletrist TV banner have signed a first-look TV deal with Hulu.The deal will focus on literary adaptations, as Belletrist was originally founded by Roberts and Karah Preiss as a book club. Preiss will serve as an executive producer on all projects developed under the deal, while Belletrist’s director of development, Matt Matruski, will serve as producer as part of his employment with the company.The first project to be developed will be “Tell Me Lies,” based on the book by Carola Lovering.