Nine's 'True Story with Hamish and Andy'..
At the half-way point of the 2017 ratings year, the Seven, Nine and Ten networks all have something to crow about, and Australian-made dramas and reality shows continue to dominate.
Seven.s primary channel has won the prime-time ratings battle for 24 consecutive weeks, ranks at .No. 1 in total viewers and in the 16-39, 18-49s and 25-54 demographics, and has the year's top show, My Kitchen Rules.
Nine.s boast is that it is the only commercial network to grow its 6 pm-midnight share across total people and all demos for weeks 7 to 26, excluding Easter, while Seven and Ten have lost shares on those metrics.
Despite its corporate problems, Ten says it delivered three of the top seven Australian reality shows among 25 to 54s, the top three game/quiz shows and the top four Us drama series.
Moreover, Have You Been Paying Attention?...
At the half-way point of the 2017 ratings year, the Seven, Nine and Ten networks all have something to crow about, and Australian-made dramas and reality shows continue to dominate.
Seven.s primary channel has won the prime-time ratings battle for 24 consecutive weeks, ranks at .No. 1 in total viewers and in the 16-39, 18-49s and 25-54 demographics, and has the year's top show, My Kitchen Rules.
Nine.s boast is that it is the only commercial network to grow its 6 pm-midnight share across total people and all demos for weeks 7 to 26, excluding Easter, while Seven and Ten have lost shares on those metrics.
Despite its corporate problems, Ten says it delivered three of the top seven Australian reality shows among 25 to 54s, the top three game/quiz shows and the top four Us drama series.
Moreover, Have You Been Paying Attention?...
- 7/4/2017
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Michael Cordell and Nick Murray.
Cjz took out the award for Media Super Production Business of the Year last night at the 16th annual Spa Awards, capping off the the 2016 Screen Forever Conference.
Formed in 2012 with the merger of Cordell Jigsaw and Zapruder.s Other Films, Cjz is responsible for the Gruen franchise (ABC), Bondi Rescue (Ten), and Go Back to Where You Came From (Sbs).
.The Screen Producers Australia Awards were born from a desire to recognise and honour Australian screen businesses who create and support high quality and outstanding screen content," said Spa CEO Matthew Deaner.
"Cjz have established themselves as one of Australia.s most successful production companies, consistently producing original and entertaining stories for television audiences both locally and internationally..
This year's ceremony included the Ones To Watch Screen Internship award, which went to Yingna Lu.
The full list:
Media Super Production Business of the Year:...
Cjz took out the award for Media Super Production Business of the Year last night at the 16th annual Spa Awards, capping off the the 2016 Screen Forever Conference.
Formed in 2012 with the merger of Cordell Jigsaw and Zapruder.s Other Films, Cjz is responsible for the Gruen franchise (ABC), Bondi Rescue (Ten), and Go Back to Where You Came From (Sbs).
.The Screen Producers Australia Awards were born from a desire to recognise and honour Australian screen businesses who create and support high quality and outstanding screen content," said Spa CEO Matthew Deaner.
"Cjz have established themselves as one of Australia.s most successful production companies, consistently producing original and entertaining stories for television audiences both locally and internationally..
This year's ceremony included the Ones To Watch Screen Internship award, which went to Yingna Lu.
The full list:
Media Super Production Business of the Year:...
- 11/18/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Popular UK TV hosts Ant and Dec have extended their relationship with ITV under a new contract that puts them exclusively on the channel until at least the end of 2019. The three-year deal includes further cycles of reality series I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, which returned Sunday night with an average 10.7M; Britain's Got Talent; and Ant And Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, which launched in February with 8.7M, the show's biggest audience in more than a decade. An…...
- 11/14/2016
- Deadline TV
Popular UK TV hosts Ant and Dec have extended their relationship with ITV under a new contract that puts them exclusively on the channel until at least the end of 2019. The three-year deal includes further cycles of reality series I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, which returned Sunday night with an average 10.7M; Britain's Got Talent; and Ant And Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, which launched in February with 8.7M, the show's biggest audience in more than a decade. An…...
- 11/14/2016
- Deadline
Sisters..
Network Ten has unveiled its 2017 line-up, with two new local dramas leading the slate; Sisters,.starring Barry Otto and Catherine McClements, and the previously announced.Wake in Fright.
Other new local content includes Common Sense, a news-focused show from the creators of Gogglebox; The Biggest Loser: Transformed; and a new series of.Russell Coight.s All Aussie Adventures,.after 15 years away from screens..
Offspring and The Wrong Girl will return, alongside lifestyle and reality programming such as MasterChef Australia, I.m A Celebrity. Get Me Out Of Here!, Gogglebox, Have You Been Paying Attention?, Family Feud, The Living Room, Shark Tank, Australian Survivor, The Bachelor Australia and The Bachelorette Australia..
Network Ten chief content officer Beverley McGarvey said the 2017 slate was .diverse and deeply engaging..
.Wake In Fright and Sisters are extraordinary Australian stories. The Biggest Loser: Transformed will take a beloved brand to a whole new level,...
Network Ten has unveiled its 2017 line-up, with two new local dramas leading the slate; Sisters,.starring Barry Otto and Catherine McClements, and the previously announced.Wake in Fright.
Other new local content includes Common Sense, a news-focused show from the creators of Gogglebox; The Biggest Loser: Transformed; and a new series of.Russell Coight.s All Aussie Adventures,.after 15 years away from screens..
Offspring and The Wrong Girl will return, alongside lifestyle and reality programming such as MasterChef Australia, I.m A Celebrity. Get Me Out Of Here!, Gogglebox, Have You Been Paying Attention?, Family Feud, The Living Room, Shark Tank, Australian Survivor, The Bachelor Australia and The Bachelorette Australia..
Network Ten chief content officer Beverley McGarvey said the 2017 slate was .diverse and deeply engaging..
.Wake In Fright and Sisters are extraordinary Australian stories. The Biggest Loser: Transformed will take a beloved brand to a whole new level,...
- 11/4/2016
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Three of YouTube’s most beloved British heartthrobs are set to star in one of the country’s most popular reality series. Marcus Butler, Alfie Deyes, and Joe Sugg have all been cast in next season's celebrity edition of Release The Hounds, reports Radio Times.
The horror game show, which airs on ITV, drops contestants into a forest where they must then endure scary challenges in order to win cash. The ultimate challenge, according to the show, is to outrun a pack of vicious dogs trained to guard the prizes. Debuting next year, the celebrity edition of the series, dubbed Release The Hounds: Famous And Freaked, will pit YouTube’s finest against British reality stars from popular shows like The Only Way Is Essex and I’m A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!
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The horror game show, which airs on ITV, drops contestants into a forest where they must then endure scary challenges in order to win cash. The ultimate challenge, according to the show, is to outrun a pack of vicious dogs trained to guard the prizes. Debuting next year, the celebrity edition of the series, dubbed Release The Hounds: Famous And Freaked, will pit YouTube’s finest against British reality stars from popular shows like The Only Way Is Essex and I’m A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!
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- 11/2/2016
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
The Irish Film Board backs production funding for the directoral debut from the Intermission and Boy A writer.
The directional debut from writer Mark O’Rowe (Intermission, Boy A) is among a number of projects backed by the Irish Film Board in its latest round of funding decisions.
O’Rowe will direct his own screenplay for relationship drama The Delinquent Season, which has been granted $707,220 (€650,000) in production funding. Parallel Films will produce.
The Delinquent Season received the largest single commitment from the Ifb in one of several projects backed by the board for production funding.
They include The Man Who Invented Christmas which will be directed by Barhat Nalluri (Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day) and scripted by Susan Coyne, which was given funding of $163,200 (€150,000). Parallel Films is producing.
Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos’s latest film The Killing of a Sacred Deer, which recently wrapped filming in Cincinnati and stars Colin Farrell and Nicole Kidman, was awarded...
The directional debut from writer Mark O’Rowe (Intermission, Boy A) is among a number of projects backed by the Irish Film Board in its latest round of funding decisions.
O’Rowe will direct his own screenplay for relationship drama The Delinquent Season, which has been granted $707,220 (€650,000) in production funding. Parallel Films will produce.
The Delinquent Season received the largest single commitment from the Ifb in one of several projects backed by the board for production funding.
They include The Man Who Invented Christmas which will be directed by Barhat Nalluri (Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day) and scripted by Susan Coyne, which was given funding of $163,200 (€150,000). Parallel Films is producing.
Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos’s latest film The Killing of a Sacred Deer, which recently wrapped filming in Cincinnati and stars Colin Farrell and Nicole Kidman, was awarded...
- 10/24/2016
- ScreenDaily
Chris Brown and Julia Morris.
I.m A Celebrity.Get Me Out Of Here! is returning to Ten for a third season, set to air in 2017.
The show's second season featured Shane Warne, Laurina Fleure and Brendan Fevola and was hosted by Julia Morris and Dr Chris Brown, both returning this year.
.The thought of returning to Africa for a third season of I.m A Celebrity.Get Me Out Of Here! is exciting me so much that I am really trying not to wish the rest of this year away,. said Morris.
.My darling Doctor and I are hanging out to return to our luxurious jungle paradise to watch the poor celebrities battle it out with various predators. there may be some animals there too..
Chris Brown described the show as "all about pushing celebrities way out of their comfort zone in the knowledge that on the way back...
I.m A Celebrity.Get Me Out Of Here! is returning to Ten for a third season, set to air in 2017.
The show's second season featured Shane Warne, Laurina Fleure and Brendan Fevola and was hosted by Julia Morris and Dr Chris Brown, both returning this year.
.The thought of returning to Africa for a third season of I.m A Celebrity.Get Me Out Of Here! is exciting me so much that I am really trying not to wish the rest of this year away,. said Morris.
.My darling Doctor and I are hanging out to return to our luxurious jungle paradise to watch the poor celebrities battle it out with various predators. there may be some animals there too..
Chris Brown described the show as "all about pushing celebrities way out of their comfort zone in the knowledge that on the way back...
- 8/1/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
He's rich, handsome, went to school at Eton and will soon be related to Princess Kate. But that's just about where the comparisons end between Prince William and Pippa Middleton's future brother-in-law, Spencer Matthews. A former star of the popular U.K. Channel 4 reality show Made In Chelsea and the British version of The Bachelor, the 28-year-old Matthews - younger brother of Middleton's hedge-fund manager fiancé James Matthews - is notorious for his hard-living, womanizing ways, once telling a girlfriend on the show, "It's hard to respect you when you allow me to cheat on you." Since he...
- 7/21/2016
- by Philip Boucher, @philipboucher
- PEOPLE.com
Deakin Edge, Federation Square.
The shortlist has been unveiled for Melbourne WebFest's live pitching comptetition, a joint initative between the festival and ABC iview.
The competition received 120 submissions on the theme .Anytime, Anywhere. and shortlisted 15..
Those 15 participants will have just two minutes to pitch their original web series idea to a live audience and judging panel at Fed Square's Deakin Edge on July 2.
In addition to the shortlisted pitches, guests attending will have an opportunity to submit a wild card entry during the weekend by tweeting to a hashtag that will be announced once the wildcard entries open on Thursday June 30.
Five wild card entries will be invited to pitch on the spot during the event along with the shortlisted 15.
Pitches will be judged on script potential, creativity and audience reaction by a panel of judges, which will consist of Rick Kalowski (ABC Head of Comedy), Kevin Mountain (Content Manager,...
The shortlist has been unveiled for Melbourne WebFest's live pitching comptetition, a joint initative between the festival and ABC iview.
The competition received 120 submissions on the theme .Anytime, Anywhere. and shortlisted 15..
Those 15 participants will have just two minutes to pitch their original web series idea to a live audience and judging panel at Fed Square's Deakin Edge on July 2.
In addition to the shortlisted pitches, guests attending will have an opportunity to submit a wild card entry during the weekend by tweeting to a hashtag that will be announced once the wildcard entries open on Thursday June 30.
Five wild card entries will be invited to pitch on the spot during the event along with the shortlisted 15.
Pitches will be judged on script potential, creativity and audience reaction by a panel of judges, which will consist of Rick Kalowski (ABC Head of Comedy), Kevin Mountain (Content Manager,...
- 6/24/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
[CUSTOM_PLAYER_BRIGHTCOVE "4842493958001"] David Gest - who was 61 when he was found dead Tuesday in London - had a history in showbiz long before his marriage to Liza Minnelli crumbled into tabloid fodder and he found fame in reality TV. A Los Angeles native, Gest was born on May 11, 1953. Growing up, he was a close friend of Michael Jackson and his brother Tito. Working in the entertainment industry, the producer achieved his biggest career feat in 2001, producing the highest-rating musical television special in history: Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration, about his longtime childhood friend. While the Jackson special amped his acclaim, he also...
- 4/12/2016
- by Jeff Nelson, @nelson_jeff
- PEOPLE.com
Producer-turned-reality TV star David Gest has died, aged 62.
He was found unresponsive in his room at the Four Seasons hotel in London on Tuesday (April 12), and was subsequently declared dead at the scene.
A statement released by officials at the Metropolitan Police reads: "Police were called at 10:17hrs on Tuesday 12 April to the Four Seasons hotel, in Westferry Circus, E14, to reports of an unexplained death of a man in his 60s. London Ambulance Service were called to the scene. Life was pronounced extinct at the hotel.
"A post-mortem will be held in due course. Next of kin are in the process of being informed."
Gest was a close childhood friend of Michael Jackson's and produced the TV special Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration: The Solo Years in 2001, marking the last onstage reunion of the King of Pop and his brothers from the Jackson 5.
He wed...
He was found unresponsive in his room at the Four Seasons hotel in London on Tuesday (April 12), and was subsequently declared dead at the scene.
A statement released by officials at the Metropolitan Police reads: "Police were called at 10:17hrs on Tuesday 12 April to the Four Seasons hotel, in Westferry Circus, E14, to reports of an unexplained death of a man in his 60s. London Ambulance Service were called to the scene. Life was pronounced extinct at the hotel.
"A post-mortem will be held in due course. Next of kin are in the process of being informed."
Gest was a close childhood friend of Michael Jackson's and produced the TV special Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration: The Solo Years in 2001, marking the last onstage reunion of the King of Pop and his brothers from the Jackson 5.
He wed...
- 4/12/2016
- GossipCenter
Spencer Matthews took steroids in the 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!' jungle to ''look good in the shower.'' The former 'Made in Chelsea' star was booted off the ITV reality TV show just days after his arrival last year after he was caught out popping the pills without consent from producers, but he has admitted he didn't mean any harm by his actions and was using the drugs ''out of vanity.'' Speaking to BBC's 'Newsbeat', he said: ''It was a pill every day and that's just how I saw it. I was under the impression recreational use of steroids...
- 3/4/2016
- Virgin Media - TV
Vicky Pattison claims Spencer Matthews dumped her because he couldn't understand her accent. The 28-year-old reality star - who met Spencer on 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!' - revealed she deliberately exaggerated her Newcastle tones after the hunky Londoner failed to see the funny side of her joke comparing the northern town of St Helen's to his fancy Caribbean residence, and as a result the pair never ended up going on a second date. In an extract from her autobiography, 'Nothing but the Truth', she revealed: ''He tried to chat me up over Twitter and then he sent me...
- 3/3/2016
- Virgin Media - TV
Vicky Pattison isn't sure if she is still dating Joss Mooney. The 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!' winner admitted her love life is ''up in the air'' after slamming the 'Ex on the Beach' star recently for speaking about her in the press, so she ditched him for her pal Alex Cannon on Valentine's Day. Writing in her new! column, she said: ''I'm sure everyone's well aware my love life is up in the air. I'm not sure what - if anything - is happening between me and Joss Mooney any more, and I didn't want to...
- 2/23/2016
- Virgin Media - TV
Ferne McCann thinks her departure from 'The Only Way is Essex' is a ''massive loss.'' The 25-year-old star announced she was leaving the reality TV show - the programme that made her famous - following her successful stint on 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!' late last year and she believes she'll be sorely missed when the new series hits screens later this month. She explained: ''I do think people will miss me. I think I always provided great entertainment. So I definitely think I'm going to be a massive loss.'' However, the blonde beauty is adamant she'll never turn her...
- 2/21/2016
- Virgin Media - TV
Ferne McCann thinks her departure from 'The Only Way is Essex' is a ''massive loss.'' The 25-year-old star announced she was leaving the reality TV show - the programme that made her famous - following her successful stint on 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!' late last year and she believes she'll be sorely missed when the new series hits screens later this month. She explained: ''I do think people will miss me. I think I always provided great entertainment. So I definitely think I'm going to be a massive loss.'' However, the blonde beauty is adamant she'll never turn her...
- 2/18/2016
- Virgin Media - TV
Danielle Armstrong would ''definitely'' consider the chance to compete on 'I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!'. The 'Only Way is Essex' star has admitted she would jump at the chance to slip on her jungle gear and head out to the Australian outback after watching her former co-star Ferne McCann storm into third place when she took part last year. She said: ''I think when you have got the opportunity like the jungle; you are not going to turn it down. It would be something I would definitely consider.'' But, for now, the blonde beauty, 27, has her hands tied up...
- 2/11/2016
- Virgin Media - TV
Is it possible to stay best friends with your ex-boyfriend? Well, yes, if you happen to be English beauty Elizabeth Hurley. Speaking about ex-love Hugh Grant on British breakfast show Lorraine, Hurley revealed that she and The Man From U.N.C.L.E. star remain the closest of pals - a full 16 years after their relationship ended. "He's still my best friend and he's very important to me," says Hurley, before adding that Grant is so close, he's practically family. "I think families change," Hurley continues. "I think they used to be much more insular, but now friends become as important as some...
- 2/10/2016
- by Philip Boucher, @philipboucher
- PEOPLE.com
Is it possible to stay best friends with your ex-boyfriend? Well, yes, if you happen to be English beauty Elizabeth Hurley. Speaking about ex-love Hugh Grant on British breakfast show Lorraine, Hurley revealed that she and The Man From U.N.C.L.E. star remain the closest of pals - a full 16 years after their relationship ended. "He's still my best friend and he's very important to me," says Hurley, before adding that Grant is so close, he's practically family. "I think families change," Hurley continues. "I think they used to be much more insular, but now friends become as important as some...
- 2/10/2016
- by Philip Boucher, @philipboucher
- PEOPLE.com
Ollie Locke would consider signing up to 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!' in ''several years' time.'' The 'Made in Chelsea' hunk, who flew out to the Australian jungle last year to take part in the spin-off panel show, doesn't feel ready to slip into his jungle gear and head into the outback just yet but has admitted he will discuss the opportunity if he's approached by bosses in the near future. He said: ''I'd never write off 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!'. I went and did the panel last year and I did really enjoy it.
- 2/8/2016
- Virgin Media - TV
Spencer Matthews has reportedly quit 'Made In Chelsea'. The reality TV star has appeared in five series of the show, but has apparently decided to walk away in order to pursue other career opportunities. A source told the Star on Sunday newspaper: ''Spencer won't return for the next series of 'Made In Chelsea' which has just started filming. ''It's a massive loss to the E4 show because Spencer is undoubtedly its biggest and best-known character. Viewers just love to hate him.'' Spencer courted controversy last year when he was thrown off the ITV programme 'I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'. His three-day stint in...
- 2/7/2016
- Virgin Media - TV
Think two's company and three's a crowd? Then spare a thought for Australian cricket legend Shane Warne, who said he had to compete with The Man From U.N.C.L.E. star Hugh Grant throughout his whirlwind relationship with English beauty Elizabeth Hurley. "It's hard on your new relationship when you're really good friends with the exes," Warne, 46, said on Australia's I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here! reality show, reports The Sydney Morning Herald. "Elizabeth was really good friends with Hugh, who is like her best friend," he said to his castmates while they lounged in the African jungle. "When I...
- 2/5/2016
- by Philip Boucher, @philipboucher
- PEOPLE.com
Lady Colin Campbell is keen to take part in the next series of 'Celebrity Big Brother' - but only if she's offered £5 million. The 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!' star, who was known for unleashing her acid tongue in the jungle last year, is desperate to cause mayhem in the infamous house but has warned bosses they'll only be able to snap her up for the summer show if they promise to give her the hefty sum. She told the Daily Star newspaper: ''I would go into the Big Brother house for £5 million. That is how...
- 2/5/2016
- Virgin Media - TV
Spencer Matthews has reportedly quit 'Made In Chelsea'. The reality TV star has appeared in five series of the show, but has apparently decided to walk away in order to pursue other career opportunities. A source told the Star on Sunday newspaper: ''Spencer won't return for the next series of 'Made In Chelsea' which has just started filming. ''It's a massive loss to the E4 show because Spencer is undoubtedly its biggest and best-known character. Viewers just love to hate him.'' Spencer courted controversy last year when he was thrown off the ITV programme 'I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'. His three-day stint in...
- 2/4/2016
- Virgin Media - TV
Little more than a week after ITV Director of Television, Peter Fincham, announced his departure, the broadcaster’s Director of Entertainment and Comedy, Elaine Bedell, is also set to exit. Bedell is a seven-year veteran of the UK’s leading commercial network and has been responsible for ordering and overseeing a wide-ranging slate of hit programs including Britain's Got Talent, The X Factor, I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, and Ant & Dec's Saturday Night…...
- 1/28/2016
- Deadline TV
Ferne McCann wants to become a movie star. The 25-year-old reality TV beauty, who won over the nation when she appeared on 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!' last month, is following her dreams and heading stateside in a bid to crack it internationally as an actress. A source explained: ''Ferne has quickly become the nation's sweetheart since her stint on 'I'm A Celeb' but she doesn't want to be stuck on a reality show forever. ''She's heading to Hollywood for a series of secret meetings with major studios in the hope she can fulfill her dream of...
- 1/25/2016
- Virgin Media - TV
Kate Wright is desperate to compete in the next series of 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!'. The 'Only Way is Essex' star would happily snap up a whopping deal to take part in the jungle-based show because she doesn't mind scoffing rotten bugs and crawling through mouldy fish guts to bag some food for her camp mates. She said: ''I wouldn't go on 'The Jump' because everyone calls me calamity Kate because I always hurt myself. I couldn't do 'Strictly' because I can't dance but I'd go in the jungle because I wouldn't mind eating things. I do...
- 1/23/2016
- Virgin Media - TV
George Shelley will keep flirting with Ferne McCann even though she's rumoured to have a new boyfriend. The Union J singer was seen getting up close and personal with the former 'The Only Way is Essex' star when they competed on 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!' last year and, although she's thought to be in a relationship, he's adamant their close bond won't change at all. Speaking at the National Television Awards last night (20.01.16), he said: ''He's a very lucky guy to have Ferne. We were flirting together but we were never together. Don't think just because...
- 1/21/2016
- Virgin Media - TV
He's sporty, handsome and can hang out with mom - all potential reasons why Pippa Middleton is back on again with ex-boyfriend James Matthews. Matthews, 40, has been spending an increasing amount of time with the younger sister of Princess Kate, and the gorgeous pair are now said to have rekindled their relationship. Middleton, 32, split from longtime beau Nico Jackson in October, after dating for three years. A source tells People, "It was a mutual decision to split but Pippa was very upset when it ended. They wanted different things." Three months later, Matthews was spotted by Middleton's side when she...
- 1/14/2016
- by Simon Perry and Monique Jessen
- PEOPLE.com
Spencer Matthews is in Tanzania building an ophanage. The 'Made in Chelsea' star is reportedly on a charitabe trip in the East African country to ''give something back'', after he was booted out of the 'I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!' jungle last month when producers discovered he'd been taking steroids. 'I'm a Celeb' series winner Vicky Pattison revealed Spencer's whereabouts in her column for new! magazine, and said: ''I haven't seen Spencer yet because he's away in Tanzania teaching kids English and building an orphanage. He obviously felt really bad about everything, and wanted to get away and give something...
- 12/31/2015
- Virgin Media - TV
Ferne McCann and George Shelley are planning to make and release music together next year. The 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!' finalists, who struck up a romantic bond during the three-week stint on the show earlier this month, are heading for the studio in 2016. Speaking to the Daily Mirror newspaper, the Union J singer, 22, said: ''Ferne has such a good voice, I want her to write a song with me. She's really got something, and it's going to be really cool to pull it out of her.'' The hunk was blown away by the 'Only Way is...
- 12/28/2015
- Virgin Media - TV
Vicky Pattison is going to be a panellist on 'Loose Women'. The 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!' winner has been signed up to appear alongside regulars such as Ruth Langsford, Coleen Nolan and Janet Street-Porter and will join the TV show in the New Year. Bosses hope her popularity in the jungle will attract more younger viewers. A source told The Sun newspaper: ''Vicky won 'I'm A Celeb...' by a landslide so everyone knows she is popular, especially with a younger audience. ITV are desperate to keep a hold of her and invest in her as a future star. She...
- 12/28/2015
- Virgin Media - TV
Ferne McCann doesn't want to date George Shelley. The 'Only Way is Essex' star, 25, developed a flirtatious bond with the Union J singer, 22, when they appeared in 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!' earlier this month but, despite being inseparable after they left the jungle, she doesn't think there's a future for them as a couple anymore. Speaking to the Daily Mirror newspaper, she explained: ''Every day I would look at him and I would think, 'I really fancy you. I want to jump in your hammock and make mini Union Js.' When we came out, we...
- 12/22/2015
- Virgin Media - TV
George Shelley and Ferne McCann are planning on going travelling together. The Union J singer and the 'Only Way Is Essex' beauty fell for each other while filming 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!' and George has revealed that they are already making plans for the future. He told the Daily Mirror: ''We get on so well. When you're in the jungle everything's heightened, like a pressure cooker. Since we've been back we've spent every night FaceTiming. We went for breakfast this morning and we're going for dinner.'' ''It might be a date. In the jungle we clarified we...
- 12/15/2015
- Virgin Media - TV
Jorgie Porter thinks it'll be really ''fun'' if her character Theresa McQueen is killed off in 'Hollyoaks.' The 27-year-old actress will bow out of the Channel 4 soap next year and she hopes her bossy alter-ego, who she has played since 2008, will be embroiled in a shocking and unforgettable storyline when she eventually leaves for good. She explained: ''Hopefully when I go it will be something super big and mega. Dying would be fun.'' However, the blonde beauty, who has just finished her short stint on 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!', still has a little while left on...
- 12/14/2015
- Virgin Media - TV
Jorgie Porter thinks it'll be really ''fun'' if her character Theresa McQueen is killed off in 'Hollyoaks.' The 27-year-old actress will bow out of the Channel 4 soap next year and she hopes her bossy alter-ego, who she has played since 2008, will be embroiled in a shocking and unforgettable storyline when she eventually leaves for good. She explained: ''Hopefully when I go it will be something super big and mega. Dying would be fun.'' However, the blonde beauty, who has just finished her short stint on 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!', still has a little while left on...
- 12/12/2015
- Virgin Media - TV
Vicky Pattison feels like she has been given a second chance thanks to 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!' The reality TV star was crowned Queen of the Jungle after winning over viewers on the ITV show and admitted that she wasn't always proud of her antics when she first shot to fame on 'Geordie Shore'. Speaking to Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford on ITV's 'This Morning', she said: ''I've been given a second chance, haven't I? I'm been very fortunate. I did make a lot of mistakes when I was younger and I did some things that I'm...
- 12/11/2015
- Virgin Media - TV
Ferne McCann is reportedly planning to quit 'The Only Way Is Essex'. The 25-year-old star - who joined the cast of the reality show in 2013 - is said to be keen to pursue a career in TV presenting after coming in third place on 'I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!' A source told the Daily Star newspaper: ''Ferne came across amazingly well in the jungle, showed her true self and has won a new army of fans. ''It would be like taking 10 steps back to return to 'Towie' now where she will be subject to vicious jealous cast members. ''It...
- 12/10/2015
- Virgin Media - TV
George Shelley has admitted he and Ferne McCann have a ''connection''. The Union J singer and the 'Only Way Is Essex' star appeared to have fallen head over heels for one another in the 'I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!' jungle and while they've refused to comment on whether or not they're dating, George has confessed there is definitely a spark between them. He said: ''It's kind of like being put in a pressure cooker, the whole situation in the jungle, and we obviously get on, we've obviously got a connection and I think we're just looking forward to seeing what...
- 12/9/2015
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Lady Colin Campbell called the police after claiming Duncan Bannatyne ''physically assaulted'' her. The royal biographer has confessed she contacted the police in Australia after the former 'Dragons' Den' star allegedly assaulted both her and her son Dima following their numerous spats in the 'I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!' jungle. She wrote on Twitter: ''Thanks 4 supporting Dima and me when Duncan physically assaulted me on TV and him at the base camp. Police came but haven't pressed charges.'' The 66-year-old's comment came after viewers claimed they saw Duncan shove Lady C on spin-off show 'I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of...
- 12/9/2015
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Lady Colin Campbell hopes Duncan Bannatyne's girlfriend is using him for his money. The 66-year-old royal biographer accused the former 'Dragons' Den' star, also 66, of bullying her in the 'I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!' jungle and has now responded to comments his 35-year-old girlfriend Nigora Whitehorn made about her. While reading an article in which Nigora claimed she had no class, Lady C said: ''How would she know?'' Nigora also said that while she found her entertaining to begin with, she took it to far when she branded Duncan a ''p**sy''. Speaking on the 'I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!
- 12/9/2015
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Tony Hadley has denied claims he bullied Lady Colin Campbell. The 66-year-old star threatened to take the Spandau Ballet singer and former 'Dragons' Den' star Duncan Bannatyne to court after claiming their treatment of her was the reason she quit 'I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!', but Tony's now insisted she was the only one behaving like a bully. He said: ''Everyone who knows me, knows that I'm no bully. I didn't want any confrontations in the jungle, but I won't sit there and allow somebody to call me a buffoon and Brain [Friedman] a 'bitchy old queen'. Who is she...
- 12/7/2015
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Lady Colin Campbell hopes Duncan Bannatyne's girlfriend is using him for his money. The 66-year-old royal biographer accused the former 'Dragons' Den' star, also 66, of bullying her in the 'I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!' jungle and has now responded to comments his 35-year-old girlfriend Nigora Whitehorn made about her. While reading an article in which Nigora claimed she had no class, Lady C said: ''How would she know?'' Nigora also said that while she found her entertaining to begin with, she took it to far when she branded Duncan a ''p**sy''. Speaking on the 'I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!
- 12/7/2015
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Vicky Pattison is set to rake in ''at least a million'' pound after she was crowned Queen of the Jungle on 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!' last night (06.12.15). The former 'Geordie Shore' star may have only just left the Australian outback but is already being lined up for a gig on two high-profile TV shows after she impressed bosses with her positive mindset, bubbly personality and infectious smile. A source told The Sun newspaper: ''She's been approached for several presenting jobs including two with ITV, plus beauty endorsements and another reality series. The deals she's been offered...
- 12/7/2015
- Virgin Media - TV
Lady Colin Campbell has poked fun at Duncan Bannatyne's small manhood. The 66-year-old socialite was at loggerheads with the entrepreneur during their time together on 'I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!' and, despite the passing of time, Lady C's views on the billionaire have not softened. She said: ''Duncan has had such a bad facelift that he can't even close his eyes when he sleeps. He's an ugly old goat. And I know how to cook goat. He showed himself in his underpants the other day and I'm not interested in one peanut in a husk and two little nuts on...
- 12/7/2015
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Lady Colin Campbell claims she got her full appearance fee for 'I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!' because she threatened to sue ITV. The 66-year-old socialite made an early exit from the reality TV programme amid claims she was being bullied by Tony Hadley and Duncan Bannatyne, and Lady C has now revealed she's been able to keep her £70,000 fee. She said: ''I visited producers to complain about the bullying. I don't know how often - several times a day. ''At first I asked they intervene and when it became apparent that it was ongoing, I had to demand action. I...
- 12/6/2015
- Virgin Media - TV
Jorgie Porter thinks Duncan Bannatyne would be ''proper dirty'' in bed. The 'Hollyoaks' actress - who spent three weeks with the former 'Dragons' Den' star in the 'I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!' jungle - has revealed who she really had her eye on in the camp after admitting Union J star George Shelley, 22, is ''too young'' for her. She said: ''If I had to do jungle Sh*g, Marry, Avoid I'd marry Kieron [Dyer] because he loves his wife a lot, and he respects her so much. ''Then I'd sh*g Duncan, he looks like he'd be right proper dirty, he's probably...
- 12/5/2015
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Vicky Pattison is reportedly set to make £1 million when she leaves 'I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!'. The 28-year-old reality star could earn mega money from TV and endorsement deals thanks to her new clean-cut image, regardless of whether she is crowned the queen of the jungle, according to the Daily Mirror newspaper. Although Vicky is a notoriously combustible character, she has displayed a different side to herself on the reality TV show, and has admitted she'd ultimately like to become a presenter. Speaking about her fiery temper, Vicky told her camp-mates: ''I have to work every day to not...
- 12/5/2015
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Vicky Pattison is set to rake in ''at least a million'' pound after she was crowned Queen of the Jungle on 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!' last night (06.12.15). The former 'Geordie Shore' star may have only just left the Australian outback but is already being lined up for a gig on two high-profile TV shows after she impressed bosses with her positive mindset, bubbly personality and infectious smile. A source told The Sun newspaper: ''She's been approached for several presenting jobs including two with ITV, plus beauty endorsements and another reality series. The deals she's been offered...
- 12/5/2015
- Virgin Media - TV
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