Paula Abdul Recalls Jennifer Hudson's Controversial 'American Idol' Elimination: 'The Whole World Was Pissed'

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Plimsoll Productions, the prominent company specialized in wildlife and natural history programming now owned by ITV Studios, is bolstering its top management ranks. The announcement follows the recent acquisition of Plimsoll by U.K. broadcaster ITV in a deal that valued the company at £130 million ($160 million).  The prolific U.K. outfit – which is coming off its busiest year ever with 20 shows in production, including National Geographic series “The Ascent” with Alex Honnold – has promoted Jonathan Jackson, its former chief financial officer, to the role of COO, while production executive Lucy Bilson has been elevated to head of production.

Britain's Got Talent legend Susan Boyle was unrecognisable as she was spotted on low-key outing in Ireland.The 61 year old singer, who shot to fame on BGT in 2009, returned to the Knock House Hotel in Mayo, West Ireland, where she's stayed before.The hotel's owners were thrilled to have the Scottish singing sensation back at their hotel, as they excitedly posted a snap of Susan graciously posing with a fan to their official Facebook page. Susan was dressed in a cream knitted cardigan with a yellow raincoat over the top, and she looked in a brilliant mood as she beamed for the camera, whilst showing off a makeup free face and straightened hair.

Coronation Street's iconic cobbles could soon play host to an unexpected guest... the one and only Snoop Dogg.The 51 year old, self-nicknamed The Doggfather, has helped pioneer the hip-hop music scene for more than three decades now, with hit tunes such as Drop It Like It's Hot cementing his status as a rap legend. But it seems the rap superstar has ambitions that could take him a world away from the States – and onto shores here in the UK.

Made In Chelsea's Ashley James has shared her daughter’s adorable name after giving birth to her second child with partner Tommy Andrews.The new mum-of-two took to Instagram on Saturday, 11 March to announce the news as she shared a snap of her newborn daughter's tiny hand holding her finger. "Just wanted to let you know that our baby girl is here," she wrote. "We are both happy and healthy and we're all so in love.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's very public arrival to a fancy Hollywood club on the day it emerged that they had been evicted from their UK base Frogmore Cottage is far from coincidental, according to a source. The move has been described as "bold" after the high-profile couple arrived in A-list style to San Vicente Bungalows in West Hollywood on the same day they received the news about Frogmore.

Richard Madeley was grilled about whether he'd join I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! 's All Stars on Monday's Good Morning Britain. The presenter, 66, was forced to leave the ITV show early in 2021 after he was taken to hospital.

There’s certainly no shortage of drama in Albert Square, but the cast members of EastEnders have been providing their own with their dramatic beauty makeovers over the years.The cast of the BBC1 soap may have changed since the first episode aired in 1985, and many have undergone some impressive off screen changes, too. Whether it’s Kacey Ainsworth cutting off her hair in favour of a dramatic blonde pixie cut or Jacqueline Jossa having a major glow up off-screen, here are some of the best beauty transformations from Eastenders stars.

IDLES, Slowthai, Arca and more have been announced for Cala Mijas festival 2023.Other named added to the Spanish festival’s line-up include Belle & Sebastian, Moderat, Charlie Cunningham and José González, who will perform debut album ‘Veneer’. They join the previously announced Florence + The Machine, Arcade Fire, The Strokes, Foals, Amyl & The Sniffers, Delaporte and The Blaze.This year’s festival on the Costa Del Sol will take place from August 31 to September 2, where the likes of Metronomy, Acid Arab, Ethel Cain, Pabllo Vittar, I.Jordan and Siouxsie will also perform.

Drake’s scheduled set was replaced by a performance from Skrillex.The ‘One Dance’ rapper was originally set to perform at the festival – closing out the event with a headlining set on Sunday night (March 26). However yesterday morning, hours before he was due on stage, fans were left disappointed after Lollapalooza announced that he would no longer be appearing.“Due to unforeseen circumstances, Drake is without members of his sound and production team, essential to the realisation of the Lollapalooza show in Sao Paulo,” read a translated statement on the festival’s social media. “Drake was excited to perform for his fans in Brazil.

Soccer Aid will return once again this June with a whole host of new and returning players. The star-studded match, which raises money for children's charity UNICEF, will take place at Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium for the first time since 2018.

Barclays will undergo another wave of closures as 14 more branches across England and Wales will shut down.

Linda Nolan was quick to send a public message after she was supported on Good Morning Britain as she detailed her brain cancer diagnosis. The singer was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer in 2005 but got the all-clear in 2006. In 2017, cancer returned in her hip and spread to her liver in 2020.

Richard Madeley and Susanna Reid wasted no time in sharing their own thoughts as they discussed Shirley Ballas' future on Strictly Come Dancing. An interview with the dance contest's head judge was released over the weekend in which she said she didn't know if she'd be back for the next series later this year.

Quentin Tarantino turns 60 today, and to celebrate the fact he was ambushed with cake by Jamie Foxx in front of 2,000 people at the London Palladium last night. Don’t go looking online for photographs of the occasion, though: the surprise came at the end of a two-night event promoting the director’s recent memoir Cinema Speculation, for which all in attendance had to turn off their mobile phones and put them into lockable pouches for the duration. Phones are famously forbidden on Tarantino’s sets, and his live appearances are no exception.

hopeful, Fire. After a heartbreaking and uncomfortable audition earlier this month, the 22-year-old single mother who is looking to get away from her job as a stripper, was given a second chance to audition by judge Katy Perry.On Sunday night, Fire returned without her young daughter and without distractions.The judges immediately noticed a difference in Fire's demeanor.«I don't even recognize you,» Perry said.

Naman Ramachandran Ram Charan, star of Oscar- and Golden Globe-winning film “RRR,” has revealed the title of his next film. “Game Changer it is!!!!,” Charan said, revealing the title of the film on his birthday, March 27. The project identified as “RC15” until now, is directed by Shankar Shanmugam, known for his big-budget extravaganzas including “Sivaji,” “Enthiran” (aka “Robot”) and “2.0,” all starring superstar Rajinikanth.Game Changer it is!!!! https://t.co/VYxWN6p9Hp@shankarshanmugh @SVC_official @advani_kiara @DOP_Tirru @MusicThaman #GameChanger pic.twitter.com/JlY1T1Emjt The actor also unveiled posters from the film, saying “I couldn’t have asked for a better birthday gift !!”

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Is Elon Musk’s move to grant verified blue check-marks only to paying Twitter users designed to prop up the company’s revenue — or is it supposedly to democratize the social network? After actor William Shatner groused about Twitter’s plan to revoke legacy blue check-marks as of April 1 and force users to pay for the privilege, the multibillionaire tech baron claimed the subscription-based verification program is about fairness, not lucre. “It’s more about treating everyone equally,” Musk tweeted Sunday evening in replying to Shatner. “There shouldn’t be a different standard for celebrities imo.”

Helen Glover made a sensational comeback at the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021, she blazed a trail not just for women in sport, but for all mothers, by showing it's possible to achieve your biggest goals as a mum of three.And now, the double Olympic champion has made the exciting announcement that she's going for glory at Paris 2024 – and her Bafta-winning wildlife presenter husband Steve Backshall had the sweetest reaction.WATCH: Behind the scenes with Helen Glover "I want to be 38 years old, going into my next Games, being able to say to the world: 'I'm the best I have ever been and I’m a mum of three,'" Helen, 36, told HELLO! in our exclusive interview, one of her first since making her surprise announcement last week."There was a [rowing] trial in November and Steve said to me: 'I really think you should do it.' If he wasn't on board and so invested in and excited by it, it wouldn't be possible," Helen says of her supportive husband, with whom she shares Logan, four, and three-year-old twins Kit and Bo.After winning gold in the women's coxless pairs with Heather Stanning first at London 2012, then again at Rio 2016, she took a step back to start her family with Steve.Her history-making return to competition in Tokyo five years later made Helen the first mum to row in a British Olympic team - and her sights are set even higher for her Paris bid. The Olympic champion is married to Steve Backshall"I'd love to win a medal.

Robin Williams helped him avoid being outed on a TV talk show.The actor recalled the incident, which took place on The Oprah Winfrey Show around the time that the two stars appeared in The Birdcage together in 1996.“I was not prepared at all for that,” Lane explained on TODAY of the possibility of discussing his sexuality publicly at the time.“And I certainly wasn’t ready to go from table-to-table and tell them all I was gay. I just wanted to talk about I finally got a big part in a movie and I didn’t want to make it about my sexuality, although it was sort of unavoidable because of the nature of the film and the character.”Speaking further about the interview, the star recalled: “I don’t think Oprah was trying to out me.

Empire State Bastard – the side project of Biffy Clyro’s Simon Neil – have played their first-ever live gig. Check out fan-captured footage and the full setlist below.The gig took place at the Cathouse venue in Glasgow last night (March 26), and saw the Extreme Metal band perform some of their heaviest hits to date.Founded by Biffy Clyro frontman Neil and former Oceansize guitarist Mike Vennart, the band features the iconic Dave Lombardo (Slayer, Testament, Mr Bungle) on the drums, and Naomi Macleod (Bitch Falcon) on the bass.The band opened the show with the first live performance of their debut single, ‘Harvest’, which was released last week.

The Chemical Brothers have announced a 2023 UK arena tour – find out the details below and purchase tickets here.The electronic music duo – comprising Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons – will be performing six shows across the UK and Ireland, kicking off at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro on October 26, with stops in Manchester, Leeds, Dublin and Birmingham, before wrapping up at London’s O2 on November 4.The announcement comes after The Chemical Brothers’ recently unveiled their new single ‘No Reason’, marking the first new material from the duo since their 2021 two-song release ‘The Darkness That You Fear’.The Chemical Brothers will be performing live in the UK this autumn! Tickets on sale Friday 31st March at 9:30 AM: https://t.co/jegOzYhAqr

Angelina Jolie shocked fans when she told an interviewer that a raunchy scene with Denzel Washington was "the best sex I ever had".

A Lanarkshire MP has expressed her disappointment after the UK government failed to support her Miscarriage Leave Bill in its second reading last week.

A call has been issued to the Scottish Government to better support NHS Ayrshire & Arran to meet waiting time targets for physiotherapy appointments.

The deaths of two men in police custody are to be probed by a sheriff. Declan Gallacher, 24, became ill while being held at a police station in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, in December 2018.

The Venice Film Festival has set filmmaker Liliana Cavani and actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai to receive this year’s Golden Lions for lifetime achievement. The 80th Venice fest runs from August 30-September 9 on the Lido.

A dad who received a heartbreaking cancer diagnosis was misdiagnosed by doctors for months with acid reflux and depression. Ricky Evans said he began suffering with extreme fatigue and chest pain eight months ago before he was told he had lymphoma.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle decided to make a 'bold' public appearance at an exclusive A-List club in West Hollywood following their eviction from Frogmore Cottage, it has been claimed.

Prince Harry has arrived at the High Court in London after making a surprise trip to attend a hearing in his most recent legal claim.

Hamilton Accies have appealed the red card shown to defender Dan O'Reilly during yesterday's 1-0 SPFL Trust Trophy final win over Raith Rovers.

An Antiques Roadshow guest was left stunned following the valuation of two family heirlooms, after the expert shared his reluctance to look at the items.

Susan Boyle has been enjoying a peaceful getaway in Ireland, with the former Britain’s Got Talent star delighting fans with her surprise visit to the Emerald Isle.

Jennifer Hudson is showing Common some love! On Monday, the   host took to Instagram to wish her rumored beau a happy birthday.«Team Jhud pls help me wish one of the brightest lights, a Chicago and hip hop legend, the one and only @common a very happy birthday on today !,» she wrote.Hudson, 41, supported the message with a picture of her and the «Go» MC standing next to each other while smiling backstage.A post shared by Jennifer Hudson (@iamjhud)Hudson's comments section were flooded with birthday messages for the star, as well as support from fans.The birthday post comes almost a month after the rapper and the EGOT winner were spotted leaving a Malibu restaurant. Keeping the vibes relaxed, Common wore a hoodie and pants combo, while the «Spotlight» singer rocked a sweatsuit and pink puffer jacket. Common and J-Hud connected while on the set of the upcoming thriller,.

Emily Andre was dubbed the “most beautiful woman in the world” by fans as she attended an event arm in arm with her husband, Peter Andre. Emily, who recently celebrated her husband’s 50th birthday with a lavish trip to Dubai, attended the Together for Short Lives ball on Friday alongside Peter, whom she married in 2015.

Jennifer Hudson has been on the scene since her time on American Idol well over a decade ago, she has reached new levels of daily publicity since launching her eponymous morning talk show in 2022.Now she has millions of eyes on her on a daily basis, and though she is not afraid to be herself and as candid as it gets, when it comes to her personal life, more specifically her love life, she is much more mum on the subject.The talk show host was previously with David Otunga for ten years, having started dating in 2007, and though they became engaged a year later in 2008, and welcomed a son together, David Daniel Otunga Jr., a year after that, they never made it down the aisle, and split up in 2017.WATCH: Jennifer Hudson's son has permission to date Jerry O'Connell's daughtersMORE: Jennifer Hudson's intense transformation for latest role leaves fans astoundedSince then, Jennifer has most recently been linked to rapper Common, whose real name is Lonnie Rashid Lynn, sparking romance rumors after several outings together in 2022 and 2023.They were spotted together less than two weeks ago at the end of February, having a meal together at celebrity hotspot Nobu Malibu near Los Angeles.MORE: Inside Jennifer Hudson's majestic $3m Chicago homeSpeculation that the two multi-hyphenates – Jennifer recently became the 17th person to earn the highly-coveted EGOT status, which Common is one award away from – were dating each other first started back in early 2022, when the two were spotted together both in Philadelphia and Chicago.

Britney Spears has unloaded the Calabasas, California, property she purchased in June 2022. ET has learned the off-market sale closed with a $10.1 million transaction.The home, initially listed for $12 million after the pop star purchased it for $11.8 million, is an opulent 11,650-sq.-foot home that sits on 1.6 acres.