This Morning bosses 'scrambling' to secure return of ITV legend

The 2022 Sundance Film Festival arguably was among the best years for recent breakout filmmakers. Several new filmmakers jumped out as promising voices: Cooper Raiff with “Cha Cha Smooth,” Nikyatu Jusu with “Nanny,” and Julian Higgins with “God’s Country.” But arguably, the film that popped the most, perhaps because of its second life on Netflix and streaming services, was John Patton Ford’s “Emily The Criminal” starring Aubrey Plaza.

By now, fans of the “Harry Potter” books, films, and overall franchise are likely well aware that J.K. Rowling, the author of the series, is no ally to the trans community and has been rather public, defiant, and unwavering about many of her bigoted and hateful transphobic comments over the last few years.

Co-op Live's opening gig has been cancelled just hours before it was set to start - AGAIN. Tonight's concert will not go ahead due to a 'technical issue' at the venue, bosses said.

One of two teenagers who killed Reece Tansey in Bolton has been released after serving just three years in custody. Today the family of Reece condemned the decision to free Mark Nuttall as "a disgrace".

Coronation Street star Channique Sterling-Brown has given a glimpse at how cast said farewell to Sair Khan as she prepares to welcomed her first child into the world.

Gemma Atkinson has told fans what about her 'embarrasses' her fiance Gorka Marquez after he previously branded her 'Northern and tight'. The Hits Radio host took to Instagram in which she revealed one of the things that made it back to Greater Manchester from their recent holiday.

Gisele Bundchen takes her dog for a walk around her neighborhood on Tuesday (April 30) in Miami, Fla.

The 2024 Met Gala is nearly here!

K-Pop is taking over this year!

The Days of Our Lives cast shakeups continue!

Skai Jackson opens up about keeping up with her Jessie co-stars – Just Jared Jr A Real Housewife says Prince William and Kate Middleton were “shady” to skip niece’s birthday – Celebitchy Here’s how Zendaya got into tennis shape for Challengers – Popsugar New costumes unveiled for upcoming Zombies 4 movie! – Just Jared Jr

Sofia Vergara is speaking out more on her decision to not have more children, despite her ex husband Joe Manganiello‘s desire for children.

You may be wondering what Taylor Swift said out loud when Travis Kelce sang his now-catch phrase at Patrick Mahomes‘ charity event this past weekend.

Anitta is getting candid about the ups and downs of her career.

Mariska Hargitay is opening up about her relationship with Christopher Meloni, that teased kiss on Law & Order: SVU that didn’t happen, Kelli Giddish‘s exit, and more.

Jude Law steps out in a tight white tee-shirt to do some shopping on Monday (April 29) in New York City.

Dua Lipa is talking Radical Optimism.

Cynthia Watros is talking General Hospital!

Kate Winslet‘s Lee finally has a debut teaser trailer.

Jennifer Aniston refuses to download TikTok, and she’s explaining the reason why.

Jessica Biel (The Sinner) and Elizabeth Banks (Call Jane) will exec produce and star in The Better Sister, a thriller based on the novel by Alafair Burke. In a competitive situation, the project has landed at Prime Video with a series order. It hails from Tomorrow Studios, which will co-produce with Amazon MGM Studios.

As SAG-AFTRA and other artists’ groups sound the alarm over the proliferation of AI deepfakes, studios are warning that too sweeping a proposed solution would violate the First Amendment.

EXCLUSIVE: Pacesetter Productions, run by Black Mirror and Station Eleven exec producer Jessica Rhoades, is staffing up.

Gemma Collins looked incredible as ever as she posed in a black swimsuit while slamming a lack of plus-size options on the High Street. The former The Only Way Is Essex star, 43, recently lost an impressive 20lbs as she embarks on a weight loss journey.

Brooklyn Beckham has been playfully told to 'get a job at McDonalds' after his latest attempt at a cooking tutorial was mercilessly teased online.The eldest son of Posh and Becks, Brooklyn has been found to be stirring up commentary with his culinary creations yet again.The aspiring Instagram chef, who previously said he "wishes the haters well" in response to critiques of his meals, shared another cooking guide with his followers this Monday. His recent recipe has not digested well with critics though.

Viewers of the popular series Clarkson's Farm have reportedly sent an onslaught of threats to local councillor Dean Temple, prompting him to step down from his role.The 46 year old represented the Chadlington and Churchill ward which encompasses Diddly Squat Farm, and looked after the interests of the local community at West Oxfordshire District Council. As many fans will know, the local authority, which currently has a Liberal Democrat majority, has been a recurrent talking point on Clarkson's Farm, with presenter Jeremy Clarkson regularly slamming some of the decisions made by the councillors.

EastEnders fans have spotted a glaring error in Whitney Dean's final storyline, ahead of her departure from the show. Shona McGarty, who plays Whitney, recently announced her exit from the BBC soap and while the exact details of her exit plot are yet to be revealed, it is known that her unofficial fostering of young Britney is part of her farewell arc.

Alison Hammond has finally won over ITV viewers after this week's instalment of For The Love Of Dogs.The This Morning star was back in the beloved show this Tuesday, April 30, at 8pm, championing adorable pooches in need of help, despite a shaky start to the series which led to many mixed reactions on social media. Alison, who was announced as the programme's new host in January 2024, made her debut earlier this month and fans who missed the late Paul O'Grady were sceptical about her work. Many TV fans were unsure bosses had picked the right person to present the show.

Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, stepped out on the first day of the Royal Windsor Horse Show in a gorgeous navy dress layered underneath an elegant tweed blazer, but for us, the real star of the show was her leather studded handbag. After some digging, we found that the tan handbag is actually the Oskan Moon leather shoulder bag from French label Isabel Marant, £655 here.The crescent-shaped handbag is made from 100% calf leather and features gold metal stud detailing around the outside.

Netflix’s runaway hit series Baby Reindeer has been one of the most talked-about shows of 2024, but why are Martha’s email messages in the show spelt so poorly?Created by and starring Richard Gadd, the show brings his real-life experience of being stalked and sexually abused to screens, having previously told the story on stage in his acclaimed one-man show.Gadd plays a fictionalised version of himself named Donny who is obsessively stalked by a woman named Martha (Jessica Gunning) after he befriends her in a pub.As their unusual relationship begins to develop, we see some of the litany of emails sent from Martha to Donny printed on the screen, invariably with very poor spelling.Reflecting the real-life circumstances of the events in the show, the email correspondences we see on screen from Martha are taken verbatim from Gadd’s actual stalker.In total, the woman sent Gadd a total of 41,041 emails, over 350 hours of voicemail messages, 106 pages of letters and many social media messages.It is not known exactly why the real Martha’s messages were composed with such poor spelling and grammar, although it could be said that it reflects her psychological state at the time.Others have speculated that the messages could be the result of dyslexia or a series of manic episodes.

Moby has apologised to Smashing Pumpkins‘ Billy Corgan for calling him a “deadbeat” who “owes him a remix”.Back in 1997, the ‘Porcelain’ artist referred to the ‘1979’ singer as a “deadbeat” and told MTV News that Corgan owed him a remix, while on Corgan’s home turf at the Q101 Jamboree outside Chicago.“A lot of times when I do remixes, rather than get the artist to pay me, I work on a barter system,” Moby told the outlet. “Right now my debtors, people who owe me, are Soundgarden and the Smashing Pumpkins, I did remixes for them and they didn’t pay me anything for them.”He continued: “We did it with the understanding that they were supposed to do a remix for me, but unfortunately…with the Smashing Pumpkins I did a year and a half ago, and every time I see Billy I ask him where my remix is, but I can understand he’s kind of busy.”Now, Moby has opened up about his statement in a new interview with Stereogum.

standout soundtrack, Challengers is one of the best films of 2024.Directed by Luca Guadagnino, the spicy sports drama follows professional tennis champion Art Donaldson (Mike Faist) who is plotting a career comeback with the help of his wife Tashi Duncan (Zendaya), a former tennis rising star who was forced to retire due to an injury.At a tournament, however, Art is matched against Patrick Zweig (Josh O’Connor), who is his former best friend and his wife’s ex lover.Along with starring in the film, Zendaya also serves as a producer alongside Guadagnino, Rachel O’Connor and Amy Pascal.The entirety of Challengers is told in a nonlinear fashion, as the love triangle between Art Donaldson, Tashi Duncan and Patrick Zweig is unraveled through flashbacks in the build-up to the climactic tennis match in the present.A day prior to the match between Art and Patrick, Tashi tells her husband Art that if he loses the match, she will leave him – in what’s pitched as a motivator to spur him to win in order to get his tennis career back on track. Later on, Tashi meets with Patrick to ask him to throw the match in Art’s favour, and while he hesitantly agrees, the pair end up briefly rekindling their past romance and have sex in the back of a car.At the match in the present, just as Patrick looks to throw the match by losing points with foul serves, he communicates to Art that he had sex with his wife the night prior by placing his tennis ball against the centre of his racket before his serve – something he did years prior when he first started dating Tashi.

Slipknot have announced their ‘Here Comes The Pain’ 25th anniversary US tour with Knocked Loose and more.The legendary heavy metal band are set to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their 1999 self-titled debut album. The North American leg of their ‘Here Comes The Pain’ tour will see the masked members make stops in major cities such as Baltimore, New York City, Toronto, Ridgefield, Inglewood, Austin, Dallas and more before wrapping up in their hometown of Des Moines, Iowa for Knotfest.Knocked Loose, Orbit Culture and Vended will all serve as opening support on select dates.

One of Chorlton's most legendary spots is set to give away free Frankfurter sausages this week. The first 100 people through the door at Electrik will be able to claim their Wurst to celebrate the bar's new food collaboration with a German food vendor.

Ed Sheeran is digging into the archives.The popular singer-songwriter just announced a tenth-anniversary celebration of his sophomore album “X” at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Wednesday, May 22.“10th anniversary of Multiply (aka ‘X’) this year, which feels wild but also a lot has happened in that 10 years. This album was made from 2011 – 2014, and spanned my whole personal life through that time, which was a mad time,” Sheeran shared on Instagram.“Going from playing pubs and clubs to selling arenas in those years, falling in and out of love, travelling all round the world, working with some of the best producers in the world, it was a real rollercoaster, and it’s been amazing to revisit all the memories.

previously dodged questions about wife Kate Middleton amid the uproar about her whereabouts and her cancer announcement — but he’s finally answering some questions. On Tuesday, the Prince of Wales, 41, chatted with some fans while he did a walkabout and stopped by James’ Place Newcastle.