Strictly fans taken aback as Shirley Ballas undergoes major transformation

Led Zeppelin fans, the day is (almost) here! After months of speculation on its release, Sony Pictures Classics has confirmed that the first estate-approved documentary on the band, titled “Becoming Led Zeppelin,” will be released in theatres at the beginning of next year. Even better, the movie will have an exclusive IMAX engagement in February in almost 200 theatres, with early access showings in eighteen markets in the United States and Canada.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Ben Stiller appeared on “Hot Ones” and confirmed that the team behind “Meet the Fockers” had to find a real person with the Focker surname in order to prevent the MPA (then called the MPAA) from giving the comedy an R rating. The 2004 film was the sequel to “Meet the Parents” and became a blockbuster hit with $522 million worldwide, which made it the seventh highest-grossing movie of the year. “I think that is true.

Morrissey has today (December 5) announces some new shows for later this month – including a New Year’s Eve gig in LA. Check out all the full details below.Posting on Instagram, the former Smiths frontman announced that he would be playing two gigs in LA on December 28 and 29 followed by a New Year’s Eve gig, also in LA.A post stated that “Morrissey will be leading the countdown from stage, complete with midnight balloon drop.”Tickets for all shows go on sale this Friday December 6 at 12pm PST (8pm UK time).

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor And we’re off. Golden Globe voters have received their ballots and are starting to consider their choices for the best work in film and television. With 15 film categories — six of them split between drama and comedy/musical — the Globes are a bellwether for the Oscars.

Emmerdale viewers believe they've 'sussed out' the next victim of troublemaker Jade in the Dales.

Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw lead the cast of spy thriller series Black Doves.Created by Joe Barton (Giri/Haji), the Netflix series follows professional spy Helen Webb (Knightley) who finds herself at risk of a wider conspiracy following the assassination of her secret lover.Other cast members include Sarah Lancashire, Andrew Buchan, Andrew Koji, Omari Douglas, Kathryn Hunter and Sam Troughton.All six episodes of the show’s first season debuted December 5 on Netflix. Before the show was even released, it was renewed for a second season.The show’s score is by Martin Phipps, whose previous credits include The Crown, the BBC adaptation of War & Peace, Peaky Blinders and Ridley Scott’s Napoleon.A cover of Nancy Sinatra’s ‘Bang Bang’ performed by Raye plays at the end of every episode.

Strictly Come Dancing favourite Pete Wicks was candid about his emotions amid a surge of criticism over reaching the semi-finals.

I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here viewers have been left confused after a 'twist' to the usual format of the ITV show. Eight celebrities now remain in the jungle after Radio presenter Melvin Odoom became the fourth star to leave the jungle on Tuesday (December 3).

FKA Twigs, Jarvis Cocker, Munroe Bergdorf, Marcel Dettman, Annie Mac, Jayda G, Tony Andrews, Nonotak and No Tags Podcast, with more to be announced.Then, the night programme will feature club shows at HERE @ Outernet and EARTH Hackney, with performances from Erika de Casier, Kojaque and Mechatok.You can see the full line-up below, and sign up to access tickets here.A post shared by AVA Festival (@avafestival)A post shared by AVA Festival (@avafestival)FKA Twigs will feature in a live recording of the Resident Advisor Exchange podcast at the British Library, while Jarvis Cocker is set to deliver a special climate-themed lecture titled “Biophobia” in association with EarthPercent.AVA first ran in 2017 and has previously hosted the likes of Brian Eno, Charli xcx, Laurent Garnier, Bicep, Orbital, Joy Orbison and Irvine Welsh.In other news, FKA Twigs is set to release ‘Eusexua’, the long-awaited follow-up to 2019’s ‘Magdalene’ on January 24 2025 via Young (available for pre-order here).So far, she’s shared three tastes of the record.

Kings Of Leon‘s upcoming Cardiff gig have gone on sale, despite the venue license not yet being approved.Earlier this week, the band announced that they would be headlining the new Cardiff concert series Blackweir Live on June 29 next year.They’re the first act to be confirmed for the series, which will take place in Blackweir Fields, an extension of Bute Park in the Welsh capital city. A further three acts are expected to be announced for the inaugural event in 2025.Pre-sale tickets went on sale yesterday (December 4), however, a new events license has yet to be approved by the local council, who say it’s needed to ensure the venue is “in line with all legal requirements”.The park’s current license permits events with a capacity of 25,000 people, but a new application seeks to increase this to 35,000.Cardiff council have said that it’s “common practice” for ticket sales to begin ahead of licensing approval, per the BBC, and that the event would “cement Cardiff’s status” as a music hub for major artists.They added that special care was being taken to prevent the park’s cricket squares from being damaged.General sale will begin tomorrow (December 6) at 9am here.Alongside the Cardiff gig, the band also confirmed another summer 2025 performance at Lytham Festival in Lancashire on July 2.They’re the penultimate act to be announced, following previous confirmation that Justin Timberlake, Alanis Morissette, Simple Minds and Texas will perform at the festival in 2025.

It has been revealed that former Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba was never actually intended to make his anticipated return to football at last weekend's postponed King's Cup in Dubai, despite being a huge part of the event's marketing.

Netflix charts in the UK this week.The second spot is taken by the prestigious Colman Domingo thriller series The Madness, but above that at Number One is the 2021 crime miniseries The Pembrokeshire Murders.The three-episode show first aired on ITV in January 2021, and tells the story of the Welsh serial killer John Cooper, played by Keith Allen. Luke Evans (The Hobbit, Beauty And The Beast) plays Detective Superintendent Steve Wilkins, who reopens the case of two unsolved murders from the 1980s with the help of modern forensic techniques.Wilkins uses DNA analysis, witness reports and artists impressions to pinpoint the lead suspect, and police eventually find themselves identifying their man by reviewing a 1989 episode of the ITV darts-based gameshow Bullseye.The show was well received at the time of its original release, with The Guardian noting: “Less competent entries into the genre can wade through murky waters, particularly in terms of whether it is decent, or not, to delve into the stories of those whose relatives are still alive.

The family of a young man who was stabbed to death near his home have paid an emotional tribute to him, saying: "We're absolutely devastated."

Billie Eilish has been raving about BoJack Horseman, describing it as “the greatest show of all time”.The adult animated comedy, created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg, ran on Netflix for six seasons from 2014 to 2020 and revolved around the title character, a washed-up star of a ‘90s sitcom who is striving for a return to relevance.Eilish has spoken of her love for the show in a new interview with Complex, in which she was asked about her recent obsessions.“I’ve just been thinking about BoJack Horseman constantly,” she said. “It’s all I think about. I just finished watching it a second time and I think it’s the greatest show of all time.

Reading & Leeds 2025 have been announced – with Chappell Roan, Travis Scott, Bring Me The Horizon and Hozier all set to headline. Check out the full bill so far and ticket details below.After a blockbuster 2024 edition that saw Liam Gallagher, Lana Del Rey, Fred Again.., Blink-182, Catfish & The Bottlemen and Gerry Cinnamon top the bill, the twin-site festival will next year saw four headliners above a raft of other huge names and rising talent.Chappell Roan will be making the victory lap off the back of the phenomenal slowburn success of her debut album ‘The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess‘, appearing at R&L as an English headline exclusive.Travis Scott will be bringing the wild world of his ‘Utopia: Circus Maximus’ tour to the UK with his only 2025 European festival appearance, while Bring Me The Horizon return to headline for a second time as they continue to take their celebrated 2024 album ‘Post Human: Nex Gen‘ on the road with their only 2025 UK festival appearance.

Manchester United could reportedly attack the transfer market to sign a new goalkeeper amid concerns that Altay Bayindir could leave.

Danny Jones has admitted he has 'found a dad' in his fellow I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here campmate Barry McGuigan following an 'estranged' relationship with his own father.

The Mary Wallopers are set to livestream a ‘Christmas Special’ on Christmas Day this year – check out all the details below.The band will return to where they began – a shed in Dandalk where they live-streamed their first gigs – and will share a set featuring “many ballads, multiple pints and even the Angel Gabriel,” a press release states.The performance will go out live on Christmas night from 8pm GMT.A press release for the event adds: “As the band says – stick your King’s Speech up your hole, and receive the Greatest Gift this Christmas: The Mary Wallopers LIVE.”Check out a preview of the event here:The band, led by brothers Charles and Andrew Hendy, first gained attention through a series of raucous pandemic-era live streams. Since then, their two albums to date – 2022’s self-titled debut and last year’s ‘Irish Rock N Roll’ – have used centuries-old songs to tell a story of inequality and class warfare that hits a resonant note today.Speaking to NME earlier this year about how their music is resonating with people, Charles Hendry said: “It’s what folk music is there for.

Little Britain comedian is a passionate Arsenal fan and regularly goes to their matches, and as he revealed in a post on X on Wednesday (December 4), he has been on the wrong end of some disturbing language while doing so this season.“I have been verbally abused twice on the way to football matches so far this season,” he wrote. “On both occasions I was minding my own business, head down, walking to the ground.”I have been verbally abused twice on the way to football matches so far this season.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Now that Nielsen is providing competitive multi-platform primetime data to its subscribers via its Streaming Content Ratings, the broadcast networks are getting a much clearer view of how their shows’ viewership across live, time-shifted, on-demand and streaming viewing is shaping up vs. their rivals. So far, the big streaming winner appears to be freshman ABC series “High Potential,” which ranks as the No.

The Met Office is urging people to avoid certain areas and remain indoors this weekend as Storm Darragh is set to hit the UK.

Soundgarden are reuniting as Nudedragons for a benefit concert in Seattle later this month.Members Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron and Ben Shepherd will reunite for a performance at the Showbox in Seattle on December 14. Their band name is an anagram of Soundgarden and is the same name they used in 2010 when they reunited to play their first show since 1997.The band’s frontman, Chris Cornell, died by suicide on May 18, 2017.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Guy Pearce is having a moment — not that he ever left. “It feels funny when people kind of go: ‘Wow, so you’re back,'” he tells Variety‘s Awards Circuit Podcast. “And I’m like ‘Where did I go? I didn’t go anywhere?” With a career spanning three decades, Pearce has always been a highly respected character actor, equally convincing as the clean-cut, ambitious detective in “L.A.

Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar — dominated the cultural conversation for weeks on end. While the chatter largely centered on Lamar’s incendiary verse and the very public beef it triggered among Drake, J. Cole and himself, the anticipation for “Like That” had been building for the better part of a year: Metro Boomin first shared a snippet of “Like That” at an after-party in Brooklyn in 2023.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Gina Girolamo has signed a TV overall deal with Amazon MGM Studios under her newly-launched Strega Stories banner, Variety has learned exclusively. Girolamo was previously the head of television for Alloy Entertainment, which has been a division of Warner Bros.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music With no shade to anyone, there really is no other choice for Variety’s Hitmakers Producer of the Decade than Jack Antonoff. Yes, he’s won the Grammy producer of the year award for three consecutive trips around the sun, but that’s just one indication of his culture-shifting collaborations with Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey, Kendrick Lamar, Lorde, St.

Taylor Swift’s Eras book has sold more than 800,000 copies during its first weekend on sale, new figures have revealed.According to data from Circana (via The Hollywood Reporter), the book sold 814,000 copies during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend in the US.The book was sold exclusively through Target in the US and hasn’t been available to buy through outlets such as Amazon.Swift posted on social media to announce the book recently, which is released on the same date as the final ‘Eras’ tour show on December 8.The sales put Swift in similar company to Barack Obama, whose presidential memoirs, A Promised Land, sold 816,000 copies in its first week on shelves in 2020.A post shared by Apple Music (@applemusic)Meanwhile, Swift shared her reaction to ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ achieving the most streamed album of 2024 on Apple Music earlier this week (December 3).The streaming platform shared its year-end charts for 2024, which reveal the biggest songs of the year by Apple Music streams, Shazam tags, radio spins, read lyrics and more.The results reveal that the expanded edition of Swift’s eleventh studio album, ‘The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology’ – which NME gave three stars – was the most streamed album this year on the platform. Additionally, Swift was also awarded the most streamed artist.In an Instagram Story shared yesterday (December 3), Swift shared her reaction to the news.

Manchester United winger Antony has found an unlikely fan in the Romanian prime minister Marcel Ciolacu after a bizarre compilation video was posted on to TikTok.

Molly-Mae Hague has given her eager fans a glimpse of what they can expect from her new documentary after dropping a short trailer on Thursday (December 5).

Snoop Dogg’s daughter Cori Broadus, now known as Chocc, has spoken to NME about her debut EP ‘Journals to Johnny’ and her mission to “be a safe space where people can understand it’s OK to feel”.Earlier this week, Broadus revealed she is dropping her debut tomorrow (Friday December 6) under the moniker Chocc. She is now the third child of Snoop’s to dabble in music, following in the footsteps of her brothers, Cordell and Cordé, who released an album in 2013 called ‘Royal Fam’ as a duo under the name Tha Broadus Boyz.‘Journals to Johnny’ is a bright and earnest collection of six songs about “a girl who’s been through life” and leans more towards pop than the hip-hop music her father is known for.“Life be lifin’ and – one thing about me – I’ve always been an open book,” Chocc told NME.

Ariana Grande has addressed the recent speculation about her appearance.

Terrified passengers heading towards Aberdeen were taken back to Manchester Airport after lightning caused the plane's windshield to crack.

also made the list. A physical present is a wonderful gesture of your gratitude, especially if it’s the end of the school year, Teacher’s Day, Teacher Appreciation Week, back-to-school, the holidays, or just because. Below, we bring you teacher-approved gifts that can make a huge difference in their day.

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy Award winner Julie Bowen (Modern Family) is set to star in the NBC and Universal Television half-hour comedy series Taste, currently in development, from writers and exec producers Justin Shanes (St. Denis Medical) and Nedaa Sweiss (The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon). Bowen also executive produces through her Bowen and Sons Production banner alongside the company’s president Rachael Field, and Top Chef EP Gail Simmons.

EXCLUSIVE: Tulsa King is still pulling its weight over at Paramount+ as Season 2 has become one of the three biggest domestic originals in the streaming service’s history.

CBS has promoted two executives to top roles and the news and stations division.