Singer-songwriter Spencer Day has returned with his new single, “72 And Sunny” — and People has the exclusive premiere of the track’s music video.
Day complements the song’s bright, hopeful lyrics with retro-themed visuals, from sporting ’50s-inspired garb for a dip in the pool and a frolic on the beach to interspersing throwback clips throughout the video.
“72 And Sunny” is Day’s first release since 2014, when he dropped his third LP Daybreak, a collection of covers and original music that debuted at No. 1 on the iTunes Jazz Chart.
The jazz-pop singer, 39, grew up in a Mormon family in Utah. Upon moving to California,...
Day complements the song’s bright, hopeful lyrics with retro-themed visuals, from sporting ’50s-inspired garb for a dip in the pool and a frolic on the beach to interspersing throwback clips throughout the video.
“72 And Sunny” is Day’s first release since 2014, when he dropped his third LP Daybreak, a collection of covers and original music that debuted at No. 1 on the iTunes Jazz Chart.
The jazz-pop singer, 39, grew up in a Mormon family in Utah. Upon moving to California,...
- 11/7/2017
- by Jeff Nelson
- PEOPLE.com
Yuhang Ho was trained as an engineer but went into film-making due to his love for vintage films. He began his career by shooting commercials in the mid 1990’s. In 2000, he co-directed a Malaysian documentary “Semangat Insan: Masters of Tradition” highlighting the need to preserve Malaysia’s traditional art forms. He then made his feature film directorial debut in the 2003 film “Min”.He went to receive international recognition for his film “Rain Dogs”, won the New Talent Award at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival 2006 and also named best director at the Festival of the Three Continents in 2006.
His 2009 revenge drama “At The End of Daybreak” revived the career of the veteran actress Kara Hui, who was an action star of the Shaw Brothers era. “Daybreak” earned her seven best actress awards. She has since gone on to star in “Wu Xia,” “Rigor Mortis,” and “The Midnight After.”
On the...
His 2009 revenge drama “At The End of Daybreak” revived the career of the veteran actress Kara Hui, who was an action star of the Shaw Brothers era. “Daybreak” earned her seven best actress awards. She has since gone on to star in “Wu Xia,” “Rigor Mortis,” and “The Midnight After.”
On the...
- 7/11/2017
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
He recently came out as gay in the pages of People, and on Thursday morning Barry Manilow was near tears as he reflected on the love and support he’s received from his fans over his 50-year career.
“What a ride it’s been,” Manilow, 73, told Savannah Guthrie and Carson Daly during a sit-down on Today.
He called his fans “great people,” remembering the love he’s received from them.
“You should walk down the street with me one day. These strangers say the most beautiful things to me. They thank me for helping them through their lives,” Manilow said.
“What a ride it’s been,” Manilow, 73, told Savannah Guthrie and Carson Daly during a sit-down on Today.
He called his fans “great people,” remembering the love he’s received from them.
“You should walk down the street with me one day. These strangers say the most beautiful things to me. They thank me for helping them through their lives,” Manilow said.
- 4/20/2017
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
Barry Manilow was welcomed with enthusiastic cheers on Tuesday night, as he took the stage at New York City’s Town Hall for the Concert for America: Stand Up, Sing Out!.
Performing at the monthly event — which raises money for national organizations dedicated to protecting civil rights, women’s health and environmental protection — Manilow appeared grateful.
“I’m so happy to be home. I’m a New Yorker, I’m from Williamsburg, Brooklyn.” Manilow told the enthusiastic crowd as he took the stage to a standing ovation. “I’m here to promote an album, my love letter to New York.
Performing at the monthly event — which raises money for national organizations dedicated to protecting civil rights, women’s health and environmental protection — Manilow appeared grateful.
“I’m so happy to be home. I’m a New Yorker, I’m from Williamsburg, Brooklyn.” Manilow told the enthusiastic crowd as he took the stage to a standing ovation. “I’m here to promote an album, my love letter to New York.
- 4/19/2017
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
Ken Jeong and Tonight Show house band The Roots paid their respects to the late, great Community on Wednesday.
VideosCommunity Movie ‘Will Happen,’ Series Creator Dan Harmon Declares
The Artist Formerly Known as Señor Chang arrived in style for his sit-down with Jimmy Fallon, dancing his way through the audience to a familiar tune. The song, of course, was none other than “Daybreak” by Michael Haggins — aka Abed’s favorite song.
Humming the opening bars of the smooth jazz tune essentially became a running gag on Community following its first use in Season 3’s Halloween episode, during which Troy...
VideosCommunity Movie ‘Will Happen,’ Series Creator Dan Harmon Declares
The Artist Formerly Known as Señor Chang arrived in style for his sit-down with Jimmy Fallon, dancing his way through the audience to a familiar tune. The song, of course, was none other than “Daybreak” by Michael Haggins — aka Abed’s favorite song.
Humming the opening bars of the smooth jazz tune essentially became a running gag on Community following its first use in Season 3’s Halloween episode, during which Troy...
- 2/23/2017
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: Bulgarian drama has sold to more than 20 territories since premiering at Locarno.
Paris-based sales house Wide Management has unveiled a slew of sales on gritty Bulgarian drama Glory, sealed since its premiere at Locarno last summer, on the eve of the Efm.
The second film by Bulgarian directorial duo Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov, the modern morality tale revolves around a railway worker who finds a large stash of cash on a railway tracks and dutifully hands it in to the authorities.
Wide has announced deals to France (Urban Distribution), the UK (New Wave), Germany (Mouna), Ireland (Access Cinema), Benelux (Arti Film), Austria (FilmLaden), Sweden (Starlet Media), Norway (Tour de Force), Iceland (Bioparadis), Spain (La Aventura) and Portugal (Leopardo filmes).
In Central and Eastern Europe it has sold to Poland (Bomba Film), Romania (Transilvania Film), Hungary (Vertigo),), Czech Republic (Film Europe), ex-Yugoslavia (Fivia), Lithuania (Kino Pavasaris), Latvia (Kinobiz), Macedonia and Albania (KT Film) and Estonia (Estonia...
Paris-based sales house Wide Management has unveiled a slew of sales on gritty Bulgarian drama Glory, sealed since its premiere at Locarno last summer, on the eve of the Efm.
The second film by Bulgarian directorial duo Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov, the modern morality tale revolves around a railway worker who finds a large stash of cash on a railway tracks and dutifully hands it in to the authorities.
Wide has announced deals to France (Urban Distribution), the UK (New Wave), Germany (Mouna), Ireland (Access Cinema), Benelux (Arti Film), Austria (FilmLaden), Sweden (Starlet Media), Norway (Tour de Force), Iceland (Bioparadis), Spain (La Aventura) and Portugal (Leopardo filmes).
In Central and Eastern Europe it has sold to Poland (Bomba Film), Romania (Transilvania Film), Hungary (Vertigo),), Czech Republic (Film Europe), ex-Yugoslavia (Fivia), Lithuania (Kino Pavasaris), Latvia (Kinobiz), Macedonia and Albania (KT Film) and Estonia (Estonia...
- 2/7/2017
- ScreenDaily
Glenn Close and Jonathan Pryce play a married couple at a breaking point in The Wife, the first image from which was released Monday.
Based on Meg Wolitzer's novel and directed by Berlin Silver Bear winner Bjorn Runge (Daybreak, Mouth to Mouth), the film sees six-time Academy Award nominee Close as Joan Castleman, wife of one of America's preeminent novelists (played by Pryce) who is about to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature. But after decades spent ignoring her own literary talents to focus on his, she finally decides that enough is enough.
Production on the project, which also stars Elizabeth McGovern (Downton...
Based on Meg Wolitzer's novel and directed by Berlin Silver Bear winner Bjorn Runge (Daybreak, Mouth to Mouth), the film sees six-time Academy Award nominee Close as Joan Castleman, wife of one of America's preeminent novelists (played by Pryce) who is about to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature. But after decades spent ignoring her own literary talents to focus on his, she finally decides that enough is enough.
Production on the project, which also stars Elizabeth McGovern (Downton...
- 1/30/2017
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Upcoming 27th edition to open with Asian premiere of Dain Iskandar Said’s Interchange on November 23.
The 27th Singapore International Film Festival (Sgiff) has unveiled its full line-up, comprising 161 titles from 52 countries across 13 sections.
The selection includes 16 world premieres, nine international premieres and 18 Asian premieres.
Among them are new features by masters such as Garin Nugroho, Lav Diaz, Tran Anh Hung, Naomi Kawase, Fruit Chan, Anurag Kashyap, Reha Erdem, Trinh Minh-ha, Kirill Serebrennikov, Kelly Reichardt and Ken Loach, many of whose earlier works were previously screened at the festival, according to programme director Zhang Wenjie.
In addition to the masters, Wenjie adds that a number of new filmmakers from Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Philippines, Mongolia, Japan, Nepal, Turkey, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, France, Latin America, Taiwan, Singapore and the Us are featured across various sections.
10 Asian films are vying for the Silver Screen Awards, including the world premieres of Abdulla Mohammed Saad’s Live From Dhaka and Wicaksono Wisnu Legowo...
The 27th Singapore International Film Festival (Sgiff) has unveiled its full line-up, comprising 161 titles from 52 countries across 13 sections.
The selection includes 16 world premieres, nine international premieres and 18 Asian premieres.
Among them are new features by masters such as Garin Nugroho, Lav Diaz, Tran Anh Hung, Naomi Kawase, Fruit Chan, Anurag Kashyap, Reha Erdem, Trinh Minh-ha, Kirill Serebrennikov, Kelly Reichardt and Ken Loach, many of whose earlier works were previously screened at the festival, according to programme director Zhang Wenjie.
In addition to the masters, Wenjie adds that a number of new filmmakers from Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Philippines, Mongolia, Japan, Nepal, Turkey, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, France, Latin America, Taiwan, Singapore and the Us are featured across various sections.
10 Asian films are vying for the Silver Screen Awards, including the world premieres of Abdulla Mohammed Saad’s Live From Dhaka and Wicaksono Wisnu Legowo...
- 10/27/2016
- ScreenDaily
A 24-year-old Georgia television news anchor and reporter fell 185 feet to her death after being swept over a waterfall in Asheville, North Carolina. Taylor Terrell - who had worked for 41Nbc in Macon, Georgia, since August 2013 - was hiking with a friend in Pisgah National Forest on Thursday to celebrate her 25th birthday, when she was killed. According to reports, Taylor was wading in a stream at the top of Rainbow Falls when she lost her footing. The current swept her over the falls. She would have been 25 on Friday. "Hi, I'm at Rainbow Falls. My friend got caught by the current,...
- 7/25/2016
- by Rose Minutaglio, @RoseMinutaglio
- PEOPLE.com
A 24-year-old Georgia television news anchor and reporter fell 185 feet to her death after being swept over a waterfall in Asheville, North Carolina. Taylor Terrell - who had worked for 41Nbc in Macon, Georgia, since August 2013 - was hiking with a friend in Pisgah National Forest on Thursday to celebrate her 25th birthday, when she was killed. According to reports, Taylor was wading in a stream at the top of Rainbow Falls when she lost her footing. The current swept her over the falls. She would have been 25 on Friday. "Hi, I'm at Rainbow Falls. My friend got caught by the current,...
- 7/25/2016
- by Rose Minutaglio, @RoseMinutaglio
- PEOPLE.com
Popular Dallas food reporter Stacy Fawcett - known as "Dallas' Favorite Foodie," on Channel 8's News 8 Daybreak - has died, People confirms. In a statement obtained by People, the Plano Police Department confirmed that Fawcett, 45, and her son Josiah Utu, 17, both suffered fatal stab wounds early Friday when Fawcett's eldest son 19-year-old McCann Utu Jr. attacked the pair before stabbing himself. After the incident, a male suspect contacted police, telling the 911 operator that he had committed murder. Officers were then dispatched to the home in Plano, Texas - a suburb 20 miles north of Dallas - where they "made entry into...
- 4/9/2016
- by Naja Rayne, @najarayne
- PEOPLE.com
The western movie streak continues! There have been a lot of good westerns recently that include The Hateful Eight, Bone Tomahawk, and Slow West, and Jane Got a Gun is coming up. We’ve got another one on the way called Forsaken, and it stars father and son duo Kiefer and Donald Sutherland. I’ve gotta say, it’s pretty cool to see the Sutherlands starring in a movie together like this. It looks like it will be a decent film worth checking out, especially if you’re into westerns.
In 1872, John Henry Clayton (Kiefer Sutherland) retires as a gunfighter and returns to his hometown of Fowler, Wyoming in hope of repairing his relationship with his estranged father, Reverend Clayton (Donald Sutherland). However, he soon learns that the town is in turmoil, as the railroad will be coming through the area and a criminal gang is terrorizing ranchers who refuse to sell their land.
In 1872, John Henry Clayton (Kiefer Sutherland) retires as a gunfighter and returns to his hometown of Fowler, Wyoming in hope of repairing his relationship with his estranged father, Reverend Clayton (Donald Sutherland). However, he soon learns that the town is in turmoil, as the railroad will be coming through the area and a criminal gang is terrorizing ranchers who refuse to sell their land.
- 1/22/2016
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Strictly Come Dancing is still months away, but the rumours about which celebrities could be taking part this year are really starting to heat up now - and they've been going since January. So it felt like a good time to start to put together all the speculation we've heard to see if we can figure out who'll be hitting the ballroom in the new series.
Strictly Come Dancing: This is how they keep the celebrities taking part a secret
Strictly Come Dancing 2015 winner: We rank the celebrities' changes of topping BBC One's dance-off
With all the contestants now confirmed, check out the lineup below - and lament what could have been with the rumours that didn't become a reality. Oh well, there's always the Christmas special...
Confirmed
Rumoured
Confirmed contestants
Jeremy Vine
King of the swingometer Jeremy became the first celebrity confirmed for Strictly on August 10.
The...
Strictly Come Dancing: This is how they keep the celebrities taking part a secret
Strictly Come Dancing 2015 winner: We rank the celebrities' changes of topping BBC One's dance-off
With all the contestants now confirmed, check out the lineup below - and lament what could have been with the rumours that didn't become a reality. Oh well, there's always the Christmas special...
Confirmed
Rumoured
Confirmed contestants
Jeremy Vine
King of the swingometer Jeremy became the first celebrity confirmed for Strictly on August 10.
The...
- 8/28/2015
- Digital Spy
Earlier this year we picked artist Darryl Jones as one of 23 Instagram accounts you should follow, and it's still a must see.
The page features a whole bunch of awesome artwork, but its main attraction is the secret life of Eric, a sensitive Stormtrooper who enjoys chess, motorbiking and flower arranging. Have a look at just some of the best work from Jones below.
Meanwhile.... In a quiet pub in a far away land.... Stands a man in his Jean Pants, Pondering life. And drinking... #haveyouseeneric #beer #magners #cider #studio #darrylljones
A photo posted by Darryll Jones (@darrylljones) on Apr 1, 2014 at 7:18am Pdt
Daybreak on a boat, in and around the floating village he floats, Aberdeen fishing market in Hong Kong, The smell of fish, so very strong, Putting together the final chapters of his book... Simple Sam and the adventures he took, Little does he know what waits in store.
The page features a whole bunch of awesome artwork, but its main attraction is the secret life of Eric, a sensitive Stormtrooper who enjoys chess, motorbiking and flower arranging. Have a look at just some of the best work from Jones below.
Meanwhile.... In a quiet pub in a far away land.... Stands a man in his Jean Pants, Pondering life. And drinking... #haveyouseeneric #beer #magners #cider #studio #darrylljones
A photo posted by Darryll Jones (@darrylljones) on Apr 1, 2014 at 7:18am Pdt
Daybreak on a boat, in and around the floating village he floats, Aberdeen fishing market in Hong Kong, The smell of fish, so very strong, Putting together the final chapters of his book... Simple Sam and the adventures he took, Little does he know what waits in store.
- 8/26/2015
- Digital Spy
Congratulations to Jules O'Dwyer and her loveable border collie Matisse who won Britain's Got Talent last night (May 31). We must admit we came over a tad teary-eyed when Matisse's three-legged collie companion Skippy made his debut in their final act.
Last night's final prompted us to look back at all eight winners from the ITV talent show to see how they faired after their victories.
From Collabro to Pudsey the dog - which acts have had the most success post-bgt? Here's our ranking below:
1. Paul Potts
Paul Potts stunned the judges, audience and viewers of Bgt alike with his breathtaking rendition of 'Nessun Dorma' on the ITV talent show's first run in 2007. His audition became a YouTube sensation and was later confirmed as the fourth most viewed YouTube video in the UK.
Following his transition from Carphone Warehouse salesman to Bgt winner, Potts released his debut album One Chance...
Last night's final prompted us to look back at all eight winners from the ITV talent show to see how they faired after their victories.
From Collabro to Pudsey the dog - which acts have had the most success post-bgt? Here's our ranking below:
1. Paul Potts
Paul Potts stunned the judges, audience and viewers of Bgt alike with his breathtaking rendition of 'Nessun Dorma' on the ITV talent show's first run in 2007. His audition became a YouTube sensation and was later confirmed as the fourth most viewed YouTube video in the UK.
Following his transition from Carphone Warehouse salesman to Bgt winner, Potts released his debut album One Chance...
- 6/1/2015
- Digital Spy
Susanna Reid has described working with Piers Morgan as a "real privilege".
The presenter said that her temporary Good Morning Britain co-host "brings a whole new energy to the programme".
Morgan is standing in for Ben Shephard on the ITV breakfast show this week.
Speaking on Loose Women, Reid said: "It's fantastic working with him but he's a force of nature.
"It's like sitting next to a mini tornado and I think whenever anyone gets interviewed by him, they feel like they've been through a tornado!
"You should see the looks on guests' faces after they've been interviewed by Piers. They're like, 'What just happened?!'"
She continued: "It's a real privilege working with him though. He's been there, done it. It's incredible the kind of career he's had.
"It's fantastic and he brings a whole new energy to the programme and I am very much looking forward to working with him again tomorrow,...
The presenter said that her temporary Good Morning Britain co-host "brings a whole new energy to the programme".
Morgan is standing in for Ben Shephard on the ITV breakfast show this week.
Speaking on Loose Women, Reid said: "It's fantastic working with him but he's a force of nature.
"It's like sitting next to a mini tornado and I think whenever anyone gets interviewed by him, they feel like they've been through a tornado!
"You should see the looks on guests' faces after they've been interviewed by Piers. They're like, 'What just happened?!'"
She continued: "It's a real privilege working with him though. He's been there, done it. It's incredible the kind of career he's had.
"It's fantastic and he brings a whole new energy to the programme and I am very much looking forward to working with him again tomorrow,...
- 4/15/2015
- Digital Spy
Sony's online gaming division has a new owner, and has been renamed Daybreak Game Company...
Soe, or Sony Entertainment Entertainment, has been sold to a new owner, and has promptly been renamed and turned into a multi-platform endeavour. The new name for the company is Daybreak Game Company, and the new owner, investment firm Columbus Nova, and Daybreak have outlined plans for the future, with a statement on the official Soe site.
"Today, we are pleased to announce that we have been acquired by Columbus Nova, an investment management firm well known for its success with its existing portfolio of technology, media and entertainment focused companies. This means that effective immediately Soe will operate as an independent game development studio where we will continue to focus on creating exceptional online games for players around the world, and now as a multi-platform gaming company. Yes, that means PlayStation and Xbox, mobile and more!
Soe, or Sony Entertainment Entertainment, has been sold to a new owner, and has promptly been renamed and turned into a multi-platform endeavour. The new name for the company is Daybreak Game Company, and the new owner, investment firm Columbus Nova, and Daybreak have outlined plans for the future, with a statement on the official Soe site.
"Today, we are pleased to announce that we have been acquired by Columbus Nova, an investment management firm well known for its success with its existing portfolio of technology, media and entertainment focused companies. This means that effective immediately Soe will operate as an independent game development studio where we will continue to focus on creating exceptional online games for players around the world, and now as a multi-platform gaming company. Yes, that means PlayStation and Xbox, mobile and more!
- 2/3/2015
- by aaronbirch
- Den of Geek
Congratulations to the loveable Lorraine Kelly, who celebrates 30 years of presenting breakfast television today (September 29).
After receiving a gift of 30 golden cupcakes and Ben Shephard dressed in a kilt on Lorraine Live this morning, the 54-year-old Scottish presenter was also surprised with the announcement that she's set to star on Corrie tonight.
An emotional Kelly responded: "It's been overwhelming and amazing. I can't believe it's been 30 years, it's gone by in a flash, but you know, you're only as good as your team and my team, both on-screen and off-screen, are fabulous, the very best. I'm going to cry!"
Kelly began her TV career as an on-screen reporter covering Scottish news on TV-am in 1984, before moving to presenting on Good Morning Britain in 1990, GMTV with Lorraine between '94 and 2010, Daybreak and Lorraine.
To commemorate three decades of entertaining morning TV, we take a trip down memory lane with 12 classic pictures...
After receiving a gift of 30 golden cupcakes and Ben Shephard dressed in a kilt on Lorraine Live this morning, the 54-year-old Scottish presenter was also surprised with the announcement that she's set to star on Corrie tonight.
An emotional Kelly responded: "It's been overwhelming and amazing. I can't believe it's been 30 years, it's gone by in a flash, but you know, you're only as good as your team and my team, both on-screen and off-screen, are fabulous, the very best. I'm going to cry!"
Kelly began her TV career as an on-screen reporter covering Scottish news on TV-am in 1984, before moving to presenting on Good Morning Britain in 1990, GMTV with Lorraine between '94 and 2010, Daybreak and Lorraine.
To commemorate three decades of entertaining morning TV, we take a trip down memory lane with 12 classic pictures...
- 9/29/2014
- Digital Spy
Kate Hudson enjoyed an early morning selfie with presenter Susanna Reid on Good Morning Britain earlier today (September 23).
The 35-year-old Us actress joined Reid on the sofa for a chat about her latest movie - Zach Braff's Garden State follow-up Wish I Was Here - and to discuss the parenting tips she learned from mother Goldie Hawn.
Reid then tweeted about her meeting with the Hollywood star and enthused: "Kate Hudson is lovely - she says that when she needs a moment of joy, she goes dancing."
Hudson also appeared on Alan Carr's Chatty Man last week as part of the film's current promotional trail, and revealed that she and mother Hawn "can see dead people", going on to describe a ghostly encounter and claim that she possesses a "fifth energy".
Meanwhile, broadcaster Reid shared a selfie with actor Tom Cruise earlier this year while she attended the...
The 35-year-old Us actress joined Reid on the sofa for a chat about her latest movie - Zach Braff's Garden State follow-up Wish I Was Here - and to discuss the parenting tips she learned from mother Goldie Hawn.
Reid then tweeted about her meeting with the Hollywood star and enthused: "Kate Hudson is lovely - she says that when she needs a moment of joy, she goes dancing."
Hudson also appeared on Alan Carr's Chatty Man last week as part of the film's current promotional trail, and revealed that she and mother Hawn "can see dead people", going on to describe a ghostly encounter and claim that she possesses a "fifth energy".
Meanwhile, broadcaster Reid shared a selfie with actor Tom Cruise earlier this year while she attended the...
- 9/23/2014
- Digital Spy
Football, football, football. It's all anybody is going to bang on about for the next month. Or at least until England get knocked out on penalties anyway.
However, even for those who don't care for the delights of 22 men running around hoofing a ball and rolling around like pansies, there is something to enjoy tonight. The World Cup Opening Ceremony.
Jack Wilshere, Gerard Pique: World Cup 2014's hottest footballers, part 1
BBC pundits' World Cup guide: Who will win? Are England doomed?
Announcing Digital Spy's World Cup of football games
8 World Cup anthems for 2014: The Good, The Bad... and The Macarooney
World Cup 2014: Andy Bates teaches DS how to make Brazilian footie snacks
With Jennifer Lopez booked to perform, and the promise of an extraordinary samba festival, the party in Sao Paulo promises to be great entertainment.
If nothing else, we can also enjoy chuckling at Adrian Chiles bumbling...
However, even for those who don't care for the delights of 22 men running around hoofing a ball and rolling around like pansies, there is something to enjoy tonight. The World Cup Opening Ceremony.
Jack Wilshere, Gerard Pique: World Cup 2014's hottest footballers, part 1
BBC pundits' World Cup guide: Who will win? Are England doomed?
Announcing Digital Spy's World Cup of football games
8 World Cup anthems for 2014: The Good, The Bad... and The Macarooney
World Cup 2014: Andy Bates teaches DS how to make Brazilian footie snacks
With Jennifer Lopez booked to perform, and the promise of an extraordinary samba festival, the party in Sao Paulo promises to be great entertainment.
If nothing else, we can also enjoy chuckling at Adrian Chiles bumbling...
- 6/12/2014
- Digital Spy
Football, football, football. It's all anybody is going to bang on about for the next month. Or at least until England get knocked out on penalties anyway.
However, even for those who don't care for the delights of 22 men running around hoofing a ball and rolling around like pansies, there is something to enjoy tonight. The World Cup Opening Ceremony.
Jack Wilshere, Gerard Pique: World Cup 2014's hottest footballers, part 1
BBC pundits' World Cup guide: Who will win? Are England doomed?
Announcing Digital Spy's World Cup of football games
8 World Cup anthems for 2014: The Good, The Bad... and The Macarooney
World Cup 2014: Andy Bates teaches DS how to make Brazilian footie snacks
With Jennifer Lopez booked to perform, and the promise of an extraordinary samba festival, the party in Sao Paulo promises to be great entertainment.
If nothing else, we can also enjoy chuckling at Adrian Chiles bumbling...
However, even for those who don't care for the delights of 22 men running around hoofing a ball and rolling around like pansies, there is something to enjoy tonight. The World Cup Opening Ceremony.
Jack Wilshere, Gerard Pique: World Cup 2014's hottest footballers, part 1
BBC pundits' World Cup guide: Who will win? Are England doomed?
Announcing Digital Spy's World Cup of football games
8 World Cup anthems for 2014: The Good, The Bad... and The Macarooney
World Cup 2014: Andy Bates teaches DS how to make Brazilian footie snacks
With Jennifer Lopez booked to perform, and the promise of an extraordinary samba festival, the party in Sao Paulo promises to be great entertainment.
If nothing else, we can also enjoy chuckling at Adrian Chiles bumbling...
- 6/12/2014
- Digital Spy
Judging a breakfast show on its ratings alone is always dangerous.
Watching breakfast TV is a habit and it has to fit into our busy morning schedules, so a slight change to the format can mean that our 10-minute breakfast break with our corn flakes and the telly suddenly coincides with the weather and we'll probably switch channels or even switch off altogether.
Viewers look for familiarity, comfort and something easily digestible in the mornings. BBC Breakfast has nailed all three of these traits over the last five years and for that reason, ITV has been floundering to match them in the early morning ratings war.
GMTV had grown tired and grey, and Daybreak was an ugly explosion of colour and dreadful decisions. The channel's latest attempt to wrestle back viewers, Good Morning Britain, opened with lukewarm reviews one month ago and the ratings have been dropping ever since.
But are the problems terminal?...
Watching breakfast TV is a habit and it has to fit into our busy morning schedules, so a slight change to the format can mean that our 10-minute breakfast break with our corn flakes and the telly suddenly coincides with the weather and we'll probably switch channels or even switch off altogether.
Viewers look for familiarity, comfort and something easily digestible in the mornings. BBC Breakfast has nailed all three of these traits over the last five years and for that reason, ITV has been floundering to match them in the early morning ratings war.
GMTV had grown tired and grey, and Daybreak was an ugly explosion of colour and dreadful decisions. The channel's latest attempt to wrestle back viewers, Good Morning Britain, opened with lukewarm reviews one month ago and the ratings have been dropping ever since.
But are the problems terminal?...
- 5/29/2014
- Digital Spy
Adrian Chiles has wished the presenters of Good Morning Britain success.
The 47-year-old, who previously presented Daybreak alongside Christine Bleakley, said that the new breakfast show could do well if given a chance, reports The Mirror.
He commented: "They just have to stick to their guns. It is a perfectly good show now - it was a perfectly good show when we left. It wasn't getting the audience so they changed it.
"They are good broadcasters and they will find a way. It seems to be national sport to give it a bloody kicking, and having been on the end of that, it is no fun.
"I am not enjoying watching them suffer now. They have just got to stick to it and they will be fine. It will come round. It just needs to be given time, and it is difficult in the current climate."
Chiles, who is ITV's...
The 47-year-old, who previously presented Daybreak alongside Christine Bleakley, said that the new breakfast show could do well if given a chance, reports The Mirror.
He commented: "They just have to stick to their guns. It is a perfectly good show now - it was a perfectly good show when we left. It wasn't getting the audience so they changed it.
"They are good broadcasters and they will find a way. It seems to be national sport to give it a bloody kicking, and having been on the end of that, it is no fun.
"I am not enjoying watching them suffer now. They have just got to stick to it and they will be fine. It will come round. It just needs to be given time, and it is difficult in the current climate."
Chiles, who is ITV's...
- 5/15/2014
- Digital Spy
Well, it's definitely better than Daybreak.
It might not be the highest praise ever heaped on a breakfast TV show, but ITV's big cheeses will probably be breathing a sigh of relief this afternoon that they haven't found themselves another laughable turkey.
Good Morning Britain: Reactions and reviews round-up
Good Morning Britain launch: As it happens - Live Blog
Despite numerous revamps and hosts, Daybreak was doomed from its opening show, which failed to match the hype and was an uncomfortable hybrid of its predecessor GMTV, ITV's fierce rival BBC Breakfast and most oddly of all, The One Show.
Good Morning Britain's launch has, deliberately, been much more low key. The tabloids have been fed some quotes from Susanna Reid and her poaching from the BBC gave the Daily Mail plenty more reasons to ogle at her "pins", but the show hasn't suffered from the same pre-debut hullabaloo...
It might not be the highest praise ever heaped on a breakfast TV show, but ITV's big cheeses will probably be breathing a sigh of relief this afternoon that they haven't found themselves another laughable turkey.
Good Morning Britain: Reactions and reviews round-up
Good Morning Britain launch: As it happens - Live Blog
Despite numerous revamps and hosts, Daybreak was doomed from its opening show, which failed to match the hype and was an uncomfortable hybrid of its predecessor GMTV, ITV's fierce rival BBC Breakfast and most oddly of all, The One Show.
Good Morning Britain's launch has, deliberately, been much more low key. The tabloids have been fed some quotes from Susanna Reid and her poaching from the BBC gave the Daily Mail plenty more reasons to ogle at her "pins", but the show hasn't suffered from the same pre-debut hullabaloo...
- 4/28/2014
- Digital Spy
ITV launched its latest attempt in the breakfast TV war earlier today (April 28), with Good Morning Britain landing on our screens.
Susanna Reid, Ben Shephard, Sean Fletcher and Charlotte Hawkins co-hosted the brand new format, following Daybreak's end on Friday. But how well did they fare?
Most of the early reviews appear to be largely positive, with most people commenting on its similarity with Us morning show Good Morning America. Digital Spy has compiled a round-up of reviews and reactions from around the web below:
Critic Reviews
Alex Fletcher - Digital Spy
"The new 'serious news' format for Good Morning Britain feels like it's having to battle with ITV's natural lean towards fluff. The presentation of 'One Direction talking loves and relationships' as breaking news undermines a lot of the hard work they're putting in elsewhere. Do ITV really believe we can't absorb some serious news in the morning...
Susanna Reid, Ben Shephard, Sean Fletcher and Charlotte Hawkins co-hosted the brand new format, following Daybreak's end on Friday. But how well did they fare?
Most of the early reviews appear to be largely positive, with most people commenting on its similarity with Us morning show Good Morning America. Digital Spy has compiled a round-up of reviews and reactions from around the web below:
Critic Reviews
Alex Fletcher - Digital Spy
"The new 'serious news' format for Good Morning Britain feels like it's having to battle with ITV's natural lean towards fluff. The presentation of 'One Direction talking loves and relationships' as breaking news undermines a lot of the hard work they're putting in elsewhere. Do ITV really believe we can't absorb some serious news in the morning...
- 4/28/2014
- Digital Spy
Goodbye Daybreak. Good morning, erm, Good Morning Britain.
ITV's latest attempt to revive their breakfast schedules and make a dent in the ratings of their fierce rivals at BBC Breakfast comes in the shape of four familiar faces from morning television.
Sky's Sean Fletcher and Charlotte Hawkins, former GMTV host and all round good egg Ben Shephard and the star attraction, who ITV no doubt hope is the jewel in their crown, Susanna Reid.
Poached from the BBC and fresh from a successful run on Strictly Come Dancing, ITV are hoping she's the perfect mix of sharp journalism and warm presenting. Just don't say the words Christine or Bleakley.
Will Good Morning Britain be ITV breakfast's biggest hit since Roland Rat? Or have we got another Daybreak disaster on our hands?
From 6am on Monday (April 28) morning we'll be live-blogging the launch and trying to avoid dropping ketchup from our bacon sandwich on our keyboard.
ITV's latest attempt to revive their breakfast schedules and make a dent in the ratings of their fierce rivals at BBC Breakfast comes in the shape of four familiar faces from morning television.
Sky's Sean Fletcher and Charlotte Hawkins, former GMTV host and all round good egg Ben Shephard and the star attraction, who ITV no doubt hope is the jewel in their crown, Susanna Reid.
Poached from the BBC and fresh from a successful run on Strictly Come Dancing, ITV are hoping she's the perfect mix of sharp journalism and warm presenting. Just don't say the words Christine or Bleakley.
Will Good Morning Britain be ITV breakfast's biggest hit since Roland Rat? Or have we got another Daybreak disaster on our hands?
From 6am on Monday (April 28) morning we'll be live-blogging the launch and trying to avoid dropping ketchup from our bacon sandwich on our keyboard.
- 4/28/2014
- Digital Spy
ITV's morning show Daybreak aired its final edition this morning (April 25).
Aled Jones co-hosted the final instalment with Kate Garraway, ahead of the launch of Good Morning Britain on Monday.
Good Morning Britain co-host Ben Shephard also joined the presenters to show viewers the set of his upcoming show.
"Good luck to Ben and the whole team actually," said Jones. "I'll be watching definitely."
Jones will begin hosting his new ITV morning show Weekend tomorrow at 8.30am. It will also air on Sundays at the same time.
Garraway added: "We don't have to miss you at all, do we? We don't have to get lovey dovey or anything."
The pair then embraced for a hug, before saying goodbye to the show for good.
Daybreak launched back in 2010, with hosts Christine Bleakley and Adrian Chiles. However, due to disappointing ratings, it was revamped in 2012 with new hosts Lorraine Kelly and Jones.
Aled Jones co-hosted the final instalment with Kate Garraway, ahead of the launch of Good Morning Britain on Monday.
Good Morning Britain co-host Ben Shephard also joined the presenters to show viewers the set of his upcoming show.
"Good luck to Ben and the whole team actually," said Jones. "I'll be watching definitely."
Jones will begin hosting his new ITV morning show Weekend tomorrow at 8.30am. It will also air on Sundays at the same time.
Garraway added: "We don't have to miss you at all, do we? We don't have to get lovey dovey or anything."
The pair then embraced for a hug, before saying goodbye to the show for good.
Daybreak launched back in 2010, with hosts Christine Bleakley and Adrian Chiles. However, due to disappointing ratings, it was revamped in 2012 with new hosts Lorraine Kelly and Jones.
- 4/25/2014
- Digital Spy
Susanna Reid and Ben Shephard have appeared in the first promo shots for Good Morning Britain.
Former BBC Breakfast co-host Reid has made the leap to ITV for its upcoming morning show, which will replace Daybreak from Monday, April 28.
Charlotte Hawkins and Sean Fletcher will also present the show, from 6am to 8.30am each weekday.
It will be broadcast live from London Television Centre on London's Southbank.
Reid has told The Mirror that she will not find her new job as scary as taking part in Strictly Come Dancing last year.
"When you have done Strictly Come Dancing live on a Saturday night in front of millions, never can I be that nervous again," she said.
She added: "I have had a fabulous two decades at the BBC but ITV offered me a fantastic opportunity. It's not often in your career you get the opportunity to build something new that...
Former BBC Breakfast co-host Reid has made the leap to ITV for its upcoming morning show, which will replace Daybreak from Monday, April 28.
Charlotte Hawkins and Sean Fletcher will also present the show, from 6am to 8.30am each weekday.
It will be broadcast live from London Television Centre on London's Southbank.
Reid has told The Mirror that she will not find her new job as scary as taking part in Strictly Come Dancing last year.
"When you have done Strictly Come Dancing live on a Saturday night in front of millions, never can I be that nervous again," she said.
She added: "I have had a fabulous two decades at the BBC but ITV offered me a fantastic opportunity. It's not often in your career you get the opportunity to build something new that...
- 4/22/2014
- Digital Spy
Dancing dogs, twerking grandparents and teary-faced children, your time has come. It's that time of year again - Britain's Got Talent is back!
Will Simon Cowell be softer now that he's a loved-up father? Will the Walliams bromance live on for another series? And how long will we have to wait for a ballroom dancing poodle? These are all questions we need answering. And answering pronto.
So thank the lord and Amanda Holden, Bgt is back. Make sure you stick with Digital Spy throughout the first auditions show as we'll be live-tweeting and blogging all the action and the funniest reactions from you guys.
Send your best tweets to @digitalspy and in the comments below. They may even get a mention in the blog!
21:22Good night folks! Thanks for all your comments on here and on Twitter. Please keep leaving your comments about tonight's show. Did you love it?...
Will Simon Cowell be softer now that he's a loved-up father? Will the Walliams bromance live on for another series? And how long will we have to wait for a ballroom dancing poodle? These are all questions we need answering. And answering pronto.
So thank the lord and Amanda Holden, Bgt is back. Make sure you stick with Digital Spy throughout the first auditions show as we'll be live-tweeting and blogging all the action and the funniest reactions from you guys.
Send your best tweets to @digitalspy and in the comments below. They may even get a mention in the blog!
21:22Good night folks! Thanks for all your comments on here and on Twitter. Please keep leaving your comments about tonight's show. Did you love it?...
- 4/12/2014
- Digital Spy
Spencer Matthews has described the cast of Made in Chelsea as "incestuous".
The scripted reality star told ITV's Daybreak that it can get somewhat awkward filming the E4 show with so many former partners.
"It can be a bit incestuous, can't it?" he said. "But the cast is ever-growing and I'm sure we'll always have room in which to expand."
Matthews has previously been romantically involved with the likes of Caggie Dunlop, Louise Thompson and Lucy Watson on the show, among others.
The cad also played down misconceptions of the cast's real private lives outside of the show, saying: "In order to create an entertainment programme, you've got to focus on things which perhaps might be aspirational to certain people.
"We don't just roll around in Bentleys drinking champagne all day, otherwise we'd be fairly unproductive."
Louise Thompson and Cheska Hull also appeared on Daybreak to promote the latest series,...
The scripted reality star told ITV's Daybreak that it can get somewhat awkward filming the E4 show with so many former partners.
"It can be a bit incestuous, can't it?" he said. "But the cast is ever-growing and I'm sure we'll always have room in which to expand."
Matthews has previously been romantically involved with the likes of Caggie Dunlop, Louise Thompson and Lucy Watson on the show, among others.
The cad also played down misconceptions of the cast's real private lives outside of the show, saying: "In order to create an entertainment programme, you've got to focus on things which perhaps might be aspirational to certain people.
"We don't just roll around in Bentleys drinking champagne all day, otherwise we'd be fairly unproductive."
Louise Thompson and Cheska Hull also appeared on Daybreak to promote the latest series,...
- 4/7/2014
- Digital Spy
Now, if you caught the first series of Off Their Rockers, you'll know what it's all about - older people playing pranks. Which is actually very, very entertaining indeed. And it turns out that the stars are just as mischievous in real life!
Digital Spy caught up with Sonia Elliman, Seb Craig and Rosemary Macvie - and when their fellow Rocker Rosie Bannister wasn't texting them getting them to "say hello to Aled Jones" on Daybreak - they gave us a story time like no other we've ever had. Read on for tales of Ky Jelly, pop concerts, hand grenades, catching cheaters, people calling the cops and much more...
Once upon a time... Sonia interrupted a pop concert.
"I'll tell you what I did enjoy. We went to Newquay - at the time it was in the summer - and they have a big surfing thing." (Rosemary: "Oh, you lucky thing!
Digital Spy caught up with Sonia Elliman, Seb Craig and Rosemary Macvie - and when their fellow Rocker Rosie Bannister wasn't texting them getting them to "say hello to Aled Jones" on Daybreak - they gave us a story time like no other we've ever had. Read on for tales of Ky Jelly, pop concerts, hand grenades, catching cheaters, people calling the cops and much more...
Once upon a time... Sonia interrupted a pop concert.
"I'll tell you what I did enjoy. We went to Newquay - at the time it was in the summer - and they have a big surfing thing." (Rosemary: "Oh, you lucky thing!
- 4/6/2014
- Digital Spy
Judy Murray has not ruled out that she will appear on Strictly Come Dancing.
The mother of professional tennis player Andy Murray sat down with Daybreak, but remained coy over the possibility of her participation on the dancing competition.
"It's a good way of keeping fit," the 54-year-old joked. "Well I absolutely love that show, I can't say that I'm a dancer I'd say that I'm more of an armchair dancer."
Murray also spoke about her sons Andy and Jamie and their childhood games.
"We used to put cereal boxes across the kitchen floor, the lino, [get a] ping pong ball and a couple of biscuit tin lids and you can actually play ping pong table tennis on the floor… or [we'd play games] knocking balloons over the sofa," she revealed.
Several stars have already expressed interested in joining Strictly Come Dancing, including Joey Essex and Joe McElderry.
Meanwhile, Sharon Osbourne's son Jack has...
The mother of professional tennis player Andy Murray sat down with Daybreak, but remained coy over the possibility of her participation on the dancing competition.
"It's a good way of keeping fit," the 54-year-old joked. "Well I absolutely love that show, I can't say that I'm a dancer I'd say that I'm more of an armchair dancer."
Murray also spoke about her sons Andy and Jamie and their childhood games.
"We used to put cereal boxes across the kitchen floor, the lino, [get a] ping pong ball and a couple of biscuit tin lids and you can actually play ping pong table tennis on the floor… or [we'd play games] knocking balloons over the sofa," she revealed.
Several stars have already expressed interested in joining Strictly Come Dancing, including Joey Essex and Joe McElderry.
Meanwhile, Sharon Osbourne's son Jack has...
- 4/3/2014
- Digital Spy
Kate Garraway has revealed that she will be part of ITV's new breakfast show Good Morning Britain.
The new show will replace the current Daybreak format later this year. Former BBC Breakfast presenter Susanna Reid is taking over hosting duties with Ben Shepherd.
When Daybreak first launched in 2010, Garraway was appointed as entertainment editor. She later became a temporary host after Christine Bleakley and Adrian Chiles were axed.
Speaking to Bang Showbiz, Garraway said that she was "staying with Daybreak, and then the new show".
''I think I've probably got more in me. I've been in breakfast TV for 16 years ... BBC, then Sky, and then GMTV, and then Daybreak, and now the new show that's to come.''
She added: "Weirdly, I think now I've got a more varied broadcasting life than ever before, because I've got radio, and BBC and ITV, and the Travel Channel.
''I've just started a radio show on Smooth Radio,...
The new show will replace the current Daybreak format later this year. Former BBC Breakfast presenter Susanna Reid is taking over hosting duties with Ben Shepherd.
When Daybreak first launched in 2010, Garraway was appointed as entertainment editor. She later became a temporary host after Christine Bleakley and Adrian Chiles were axed.
Speaking to Bang Showbiz, Garraway said that she was "staying with Daybreak, and then the new show".
''I think I've probably got more in me. I've been in breakfast TV for 16 years ... BBC, then Sky, and then GMTV, and then Daybreak, and now the new show that's to come.''
She added: "Weirdly, I think now I've got a more varied broadcasting life than ever before, because I've got radio, and BBC and ITV, and the Travel Channel.
''I've just started a radio show on Smooth Radio,...
- 3/15/2014
- Digital Spy
Susanna Reid has opened up about her split from Dominic Cotton.
The BBC Breakfast presenter confirmed last month that she and the father to her three children had ended their long relationship.
Speaking at the Tric Awards yesterday (March 11), Reid told the audience upon receiving her Newsreader of the Year prize: "It's been a challenging couple of weeks. Thank you to everyone that voted.
"Obviously you know that things have been changing in my life but this is all down to one team, the team at BBC Breakfast, who have been utterly brilliant."
Meanwhile, Reid told The Mirror that she is still on good terms with her former partner.
She said: "I'm still talking to Dom. He is one of my best friends in the world. It has been tough but we are sorting it out. He is a great dad to the kids."
Susanna Reid recently signed up to...
The BBC Breakfast presenter confirmed last month that she and the father to her three children had ended their long relationship.
Speaking at the Tric Awards yesterday (March 11), Reid told the audience upon receiving her Newsreader of the Year prize: "It's been a challenging couple of weeks. Thank you to everyone that voted.
"Obviously you know that things have been changing in my life but this is all down to one team, the team at BBC Breakfast, who have been utterly brilliant."
Meanwhile, Reid told The Mirror that she is still on good terms with her former partner.
She said: "I'm still talking to Dom. He is one of my best friends in the world. It has been tough but we are sorting it out. He is a great dad to the kids."
Susanna Reid recently signed up to...
- 3/12/2014
- Digital Spy
Cheryl Cole has joked that she finally gave in to Simon Cowell's "begging" and agreed to return to The X Factor because "it's not nice to see a grown man cry".
The 'frenemies' agreed at their first public reunion since Cole confirmed her return to the panel on Monday (March 10) that they felt like the ITV show was "starting again".
"There's only so much begging one can take," Cole joked to Daybreak. "It's not nice to see a grown man cry, so I finally succumbed."
Looking back at their final series together in 2010, Cowell continued: "I have great memories of that [year]. We had so much fun and I think it feels like we're starting again coming back."
The Syco boss also revealed that Cole will have influence over who joins them on the X Factor panel, saying: "I'm not going to put somebody next to her who she hates.
The 'frenemies' agreed at their first public reunion since Cole confirmed her return to the panel on Monday (March 10) that they felt like the ITV show was "starting again".
"There's only so much begging one can take," Cole joked to Daybreak. "It's not nice to see a grown man cry, so I finally succumbed."
Looking back at their final series together in 2010, Cowell continued: "I have great memories of that [year]. We had so much fun and I think it feels like we're starting again coming back."
The Syco boss also revealed that Cole will have influence over who joins them on the X Factor panel, saying: "I'm not going to put somebody next to her who she hates.
- 3/12/2014
- Digital Spy
Susanna Reid has quit the BBC for a role hosting ITV's new flagship breakfast show Good Morning Britain.
Daybreak has been officially axed by ITV and the new series will start later this year.
BBC Breakfast's Reid will be joined on the show by former GMTV host Ben Shephard, Sky Sunrise's Charlotte Hawkins and Sky Sports presenter Sean Fletcher.
Speculation about Reid being poached by ITV has been rife in the tabloids since she proved to be a popular figure on BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing.
Reid is currently on leave from BBC Breakfast, following the breakdown of her relationship with long-term partner Dominic Cotton.
Her regular Breakfast co-host Bill Turnbull expressed sadness following news of her departure from the corporation, wishing Reid the best in her new role.
Sorry to be losing @susannareid100 from the sofa. Great broadcaster, great colleague, great friend. Wishing her all the best.
— Bill Turnbull...
Daybreak has been officially axed by ITV and the new series will start later this year.
BBC Breakfast's Reid will be joined on the show by former GMTV host Ben Shephard, Sky Sunrise's Charlotte Hawkins and Sky Sports presenter Sean Fletcher.
Speculation about Reid being poached by ITV has been rife in the tabloids since she proved to be a popular figure on BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing.
Reid is currently on leave from BBC Breakfast, following the breakdown of her relationship with long-term partner Dominic Cotton.
Her regular Breakfast co-host Bill Turnbull expressed sadness following news of her departure from the corporation, wishing Reid the best in her new role.
Sorry to be losing @susannareid100 from the sofa. Great broadcaster, great colleague, great friend. Wishing her all the best.
— Bill Turnbull...
- 3/3/2014
- Digital Spy
Susanna Reid is set to host a revival of 'Good Morning Britain' from next week. The newsreader will replace Aled Jones and Lorraine Kelly as the face of the revamped ITV breakfast show, which is being renamed from its current moniker 'Daybreak', according to The Sun newspaper. The new name harks back to the show's 80s heyday and TV bosses are hopeful the long-running programme will be revitalised and ratings boosted by its fourth dramatic overhaul to date. Susanna, who currently helms BBC1 rival 'Breakfast', will anchor 'Good Morning Britain' from Mondays to Thursdays with the help of two new male presenters...
- 2/28/2014
- Virgin Media - TV
Dancing on Ice star Ray Quinn has admitted that he is "blagging" his way through the competition.
Appearing on Daybreak, the former singer told Aled Jones and Lorraine Kelly about his experience on the ITV skating show.
"I'm definitely blagging it… You're living on the edge on the skates… There's so much to think about… It either happens or it doesn't, that's the thing," Quinn said.
Of being one of the favourites to win, he continued: "I try not to think about it to be honest, the nerves are there anyway and you're anxious about going out and doing something that's out of your comfort zone anyway so there's a lot to think about…
"It sounds stupid but I live like a dog, I live in the moment so I live in what is happening now and what I need to do now and then once it's done it's in the pocket.
Appearing on Daybreak, the former singer told Aled Jones and Lorraine Kelly about his experience on the ITV skating show.
"I'm definitely blagging it… You're living on the edge on the skates… There's so much to think about… It either happens or it doesn't, that's the thing," Quinn said.
Of being one of the favourites to win, he continued: "I try not to think about it to be honest, the nerves are there anyway and you're anxious about going out and doing something that's out of your comfort zone anyway so there's a lot to think about…
"It sounds stupid but I live like a dog, I live in the moment so I live in what is happening now and what I need to do now and then once it's done it's in the pocket.
- 2/26/2014
- Digital Spy
Ray Quinn feels like he's ''blagging'' his way through 'Dancing on Ice'. The former 'X Factor' contestant is a hot favourite to win the all-stars series of the ITV skating competition after wowing the judges every week, however, he admits he isn't as confident on the ice as he seems. Appearing on ITV's 'Daybreak' today (25.02.14), he said: ''I'm definitely blagging it. You're living on the edge on the skates. There's so much to think about. It either happens or it doesn't, that's the thing.'' Meanwhile, Ray - who got into shape for the new series using Forza T5 fat burners, which helped...
- 2/25/2014
- Virgin Media - TV
Kate Garraway isn't sure about doing more reality TV. The 'Daybreak' presenter - who was announced as one of the new presenters on Smooth Radio yesterday (24.02.14) - is ruling out appearances on ITV diving show 'Splash!' and Channel 4's Winter Olympics-themed 'The Jump' following her stint on 'Strictly Come Dancing' in 2007. Speaking to Bang Showbiz at the launch of the new Smooth Radio in London, she said: ''I'm not sure really. When you look at some of the ones that have been on recently ... oh, 'Splash!' looks like agony, doesn't it? ''And 'The Jump' - oh my goodness, that looks...
- 2/24/2014
- Virgin Media - TV
Lorraine Kelly is leaving 'Daybreak' to focus on her own show. The ITV presenter will stay with the channel for another three years, but now host her 'Lorraine' programme five days a week - and she is ''delighted'' at the new deal. She said: ''I'm delighted to have signed up for another three years at ITV. ''I thought long and hard about staying on at both shows but have decided I really want to focus on my show. ''New-look Fridays will be filled with fashion, film news and lots of fun - I can't wait.'' Currently, Lorraine hosts her show Mondays to Thursdays, while Kate...
- 2/15/2014
- Virgin Media - TV
Awards season is upon us, but Emma Thompson and Jennifer Lawrence are done with inane questions and lecherous cameras
Celebrities are not known for their revolutionary spirit, what with barricades being everso hard to scale when one is accessorised with advertising contracts and publicity commitments, but I am particularly excited about the upcoming red carpet film awards, because I sense a revolution is imminent. Do you hear the people sing? Singing a song of angry men! It is the music of a people who will not be patronised by entertainment journalists again!
The Baftas are a week-and-a-half away and the Oscars – the royale with cheese of film awards – take place in less than a month. At the rate the revolution is currently building, I'll be disappointed if there isn't full-on bloodshed on the red carpet, with Daybreak presenters lying slain across Los Angeles, their last words a pitiful bleat of "so who are you wearing?...
Celebrities are not known for their revolutionary spirit, what with barricades being everso hard to scale when one is accessorised with advertising contracts and publicity commitments, but I am particularly excited about the upcoming red carpet film awards, because I sense a revolution is imminent. Do you hear the people sing? Singing a song of angry men! It is the music of a people who will not be patronised by entertainment journalists again!
The Baftas are a week-and-a-half away and the Oscars – the royale with cheese of film awards – take place in less than a month. At the rate the revolution is currently building, I'll be disappointed if there isn't full-on bloodshed on the red carpet, with Daybreak presenters lying slain across Los Angeles, their last words a pitiful bleat of "so who are you wearing?...
- 2/5/2014
- by Hadley Freeman
- The Guardian - Film News
Celebrity Big Brother star Linda Nolan has played down her own claims that she self-harmed while in the house.
The evicted housemate recently told the Daily Star that she had been driven to self-harming during her time on the Channel 5 reality show, but she has now clarified her story.
"In my depression a couple of years ago when I was at my lowest ebb, I did self-harm and I used to do that by biting my hand - ridiculous I know - but you know when you're that low," she told ITV's Daybreak.
"So what I tend to do now when I get stressed is I rub my hand until the skin gets raw."
She added: "As if I would be still in there... As if they [Big Brother] would let me, as if my family would let me and as if I would want to be in there. So you're safe,...
The evicted housemate recently told the Daily Star that she had been driven to self-harming during her time on the Channel 5 reality show, but she has now clarified her story.
"In my depression a couple of years ago when I was at my lowest ebb, I did self-harm and I used to do that by biting my hand - ridiculous I know - but you know when you're that low," she told ITV's Daybreak.
"So what I tend to do now when I get stressed is I rub my hand until the skin gets raw."
She added: "As if I would be still in there... As if they [Big Brother] would let me, as if my family would let me and as if I would want to be in there. So you're safe,...
- 1/29/2014
- Digital Spy
Last week was a pretty great one on the Barricuda. We survived another snow storm Why, oh why, oh why-o Why did I ever leave Southern California... and luckily New York did not stand us up. We had a great audience who trekked out into the grossness to laugh at us. Even pianist and late night sidekick extraordinaire, Paul Shaffer, endured the Polar Vortex. Fun Fact He played on the original track for Barry Manilow's 'Daybreak' which happens to be our closing number. Full circle.
- 1/28/2014
- by Guest Blogger: Sherz Aletaha
- BroadwayWorld.com
Lionel Blair has spoken about his relationships with the younger Celebrity Big Brother housemates.
Appearing on ITV's Daybreak today (January 20), the 82-year-old entertainer revealed that he asked Towie star Sam Faiers if he can go clubbing with her in Essex.
Blair explained: "I said to Sam, 'When you go out, can I come down and come out with you?' So I'm now out with them."
He went on to say that he was shocked by some of the things he has read about the house love triangle involving Lee Ryan, Casey Batchelor and Jasmine Waltz - and thinks the drama will "go on and on".
"Lee is a young man [who thinks], 'There's a lovely girl, ooh there's another lovely girl'," he commented. "I read things this morning that I can't believe happened. If I was there, it wouldn't have happened."
Blair added that he is backing Ollie Locke to win the show.
Appearing on ITV's Daybreak today (January 20), the 82-year-old entertainer revealed that he asked Towie star Sam Faiers if he can go clubbing with her in Essex.
Blair explained: "I said to Sam, 'When you go out, can I come down and come out with you?' So I'm now out with them."
He went on to say that he was shocked by some of the things he has read about the house love triangle involving Lee Ryan, Casey Batchelor and Jasmine Waltz - and thinks the drama will "go on and on".
"Lee is a young man [who thinks], 'There's a lovely girl, ooh there's another lovely girl'," he commented. "I read things this morning that I can't believe happened. If I was there, it wouldn't have happened."
Blair added that he is backing Ollie Locke to win the show.
- 1/20/2014
- Digital Spy
Suzanne Shaw has spoken about her difficult decision to return to Dancing on Ice following the death of her father two years ago.
Appearing on ITV's Daybreak today (January 10), Shaw, who was joined by skating partner Matt Evers, revealed that she has been struggling without having her father to support her while she competes on the ice dancing show.
"It's been a really tough decision," said Shaw. "It's going to be quite hard for me, because he was there every single week and he loved the show.
"I know how much he really was so proud of me and was so behind me."
Shaw, who won the reality show in 2008, continued: "It is going to be tough but he's looking down on me. Everything's really positive with it and I just think, 'Come on, let's do it for Vinny!'"
The singer and actress also spoke about her 9-year-old son...
Appearing on ITV's Daybreak today (January 10), Shaw, who was joined by skating partner Matt Evers, revealed that she has been struggling without having her father to support her while she competes on the ice dancing show.
"It's been a really tough decision," said Shaw. "It's going to be quite hard for me, because he was there every single week and he loved the show.
"I know how much he really was so proud of me and was so behind me."
Shaw, who won the reality show in 2008, continued: "It is going to be tough but he's looking down on me. Everything's really positive with it and I just think, 'Come on, let's do it for Vinny!'"
The singer and actress also spoke about her 9-year-old son...
- 1/10/2014
- Digital Spy
Suzanne Shaw's son is embarrassed about her taking part in 'Dancing on Ice'. The former Hear'Say singer admits her nine-year-old son Corey was mortified when he found out she was returning for the ITV show's all-star series - after initially skating to victory in 2008 - but is now excited about the possibility of appearing on TV. Speaking to hosts Kate Garraway and Aled Jones on ITV's 'Daybreak', Suzanne laughed: ''He's just embarrassed about it, he's like, 'Please don't fall, please don't embarrass me in front of my schoolmates ... but will I be on the telly? Will you see me in...
- 1/10/2014
- Virgin Media - TV
Dermot O'Leary is being eyed to host 'Daybreak'. ITV bosses are planning a major shakeup of their signature breakfast news show - which is currently hosted by Aled Jones and Lorraine Kelly - following poor ratings and have turned their attention to 'The X Factor' presenter after Eammon Holmes turned down the job. Producers had hoped to lure Eammon, 54, away from his presenting job at Sky News and return to the early morning ITV slot he once fronted as host of 'Daybreak' predecessor 'GMTV'. However, the presenter has opted to stay with Sky and ITV are now hoping to sign Dermot or...
- 12/31/2013
- Virgin Media - TV
Digital Spy's showbiz columnist Anna Williamson has been confirmed as a contestant on the forthcoming second series of Splash!.
Williamson, who presents on Daybreak and children's channel Nickelodeon, and serves as an ambassador for mental health charity Mind, joins singer Una Foden and rugby star Martin Offiah in next year's lineup.
''I'm thrilled to be able to tell my Digital Spy family first officially that I'm to take part in the upcoming series of Splash! for ITV," she said.
"The training is hardcore but under the watchful eye of coach Tom Daley I'm starting to learn the art of diving.
"It's so much harder than it looks, trust me, and the heights are petrifying!"
Williamson also told Digital Spy that her work with mental health and children's charities inspired her to sign up for the show.
"As a ChildLine counsellor I work with young people on facing their fears, and helping them set personal goals,...
Williamson, who presents on Daybreak and children's channel Nickelodeon, and serves as an ambassador for mental health charity Mind, joins singer Una Foden and rugby star Martin Offiah in next year's lineup.
''I'm thrilled to be able to tell my Digital Spy family first officially that I'm to take part in the upcoming series of Splash! for ITV," she said.
"The training is hardcore but under the watchful eye of coach Tom Daley I'm starting to learn the art of diving.
"It's so much harder than it looks, trust me, and the heights are petrifying!"
Williamson also told Digital Spy that her work with mental health and children's charities inspired her to sign up for the show.
"As a ChildLine counsellor I work with young people on facing their fears, and helping them set personal goals,...
- 12/21/2013
- Digital Spy
ITV's daytime schedule will be taken over by the Text Santa fundraiser on Friday, December 20.
Special editions of some of the channel's classic daytime shows will be broadcast in the lead-up to the main event at 8pm.
Daybreak will kick off the festivities from 6am, with special guests Union J discussing their involvement in the campaign and a behind-the-scenes look at the Take Me Out Text Santa special.
Liberty X will chat about their Big Reunion Christmas single 'I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday' on Lorraine from 8am.
In place of his usual chat show, Jeremy Kyle will present a special edition of the programme at 9.25am, after which Text Santa hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield will chat about what the evening has in store on This Morning.
Let's Do Christmas...with Gino and Mel will give viewers a guide to a stress-free Christmas at 1.30pm and Peter Andre...
Special editions of some of the channel's classic daytime shows will be broadcast in the lead-up to the main event at 8pm.
Daybreak will kick off the festivities from 6am, with special guests Union J discussing their involvement in the campaign and a behind-the-scenes look at the Take Me Out Text Santa special.
Liberty X will chat about their Big Reunion Christmas single 'I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday' on Lorraine from 8am.
In place of his usual chat show, Jeremy Kyle will present a special edition of the programme at 9.25am, after which Text Santa hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield will chat about what the evening has in store on This Morning.
Let's Do Christmas...with Gino and Mel will give viewers a guide to a stress-free Christmas at 1.30pm and Peter Andre...
- 12/16/2013
- Digital Spy
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