‘Blackadder’ star teases reunion for 40th anniversary

Emanuel Okusanya The fast-rising Afropop singer Ayra Starr says she always knew she was destined for greatness. It didn’t take long: She’d signed with the major African label Mavin, racked up hundreds of millions of streams, headlined a U.K. tour and gotten cosigns from many of her idols, all before her 21st birthday this coming June. After her debut single “Away” shot her to stardom in her native Nigeria, her hit single “Rush” has surpassed 100 million streams on both Spotify and YouTube, and she just dropped a tag-team single with labelmate DJ Big N and singer Oxlade called “How Many Times.” It all began simply enough: She’d been singing with her brother for most of her life, and one day when she was 18, “I posted a video — it was the first original song I posted online,” she recalls, “and the next day my executive producer called me and invited me to the studio. Literally three days later I was signed.” The label in question is Mavin Records, the powerhouse Nigeria-based company that launched the global careers of industry icons such as Tiwa Savage, Don Jazzy, Rema and others. Her career vaulted to the next level with “Bloody Samaritan” — an R&B banger that took off in the U.K. and caught the attention of Kelly Rowland, who later joined the remix and became a mentor to Starr. 

Last month, it was reported that Celebs Go Dating bosses are keen to get newly single Helen Flanagan signed up for the dating show following her split from Scott Sinclair. It was reported that Helen, 32, would be the "perfect candidate" for the show in the eyes of E4, after she and Scott, 34, went their separate ways last year. While it is yet to be confirmed if the Coronation Street actress will be signing up to find love again, CGD's Tom Read Wilson has said she would be a "lovely" addition to the programme.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Beta at MipTV has unveiled a visually dazzling first trailer for period drama “La Storia” that will be Italian pubcaster RAI’s biggest event show this year. The sweeping eight-episode saga is based on a globally bestselling novel by the late great Elsa Morante – whom “My Brilliant Friend” author Elena Ferrante often cites as her primary literary reference – set during the final years of World War II and its immediate aftermath in Italy. Dierected by Francesca Archibugi (“The Hummingbird”), the high-end show stars Italian A-list actor Jasmine Trinca – who last year was a member of the Cannes jury – as Ida, a single mother of two sons, who hides her Jewish heritage and fights against poverty and persecution. The cast also comprises Asia Argento (“xXx – Triple X”), Elio Germano (“Leopardi”) and Valerio Mastandrea (“Perfect Strangers”).

"Flashdance" is celebrating its 40th anniversary. First released in 1983, the movie follows the story of Alex Owens, an 18-year-old girl working as a welder in a steel mill.

Trista Sutter is looking back at her as The Bachelorette.

EXCLUSIVE: Cedric the Entertainer (The Neighborhood), Sophia Ali (Uncharted), Gregg Henry (Guardians of the Galaxy), Adhir Kalyan (United States of Al), Reno Wilson (Good Girls) and Jamie Lee (Crashing) will topline Above The Line, an independent dark heist-comedy from director Jeffrey Scott Collins. Others set for roles include Dylan Playfair (Letterkenny), Jackson Pace (The Walking Dead), John Way (Sweet Sunshine), Suzy Nakamura (The West Wing) and Jordan Claire Robbins (The Umbrella Academy).

“Ivy League horndog” Devi Vishwakumar (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) and her nerds are back for one final year of high school, starting June 8 on Netflix.The streamer released a teaser clip and first-look photos at the last hurrah for Mindy Kaling’s high shcool comedy series, which also deals deftly with the topic of mental health.As narrator John McEnroe says, “there’s no denying that the journey to senior year has had its ups and downs” and “some really bad downs” at that. The hotheadeed tennis player’s voice continues in the teaser clip, saying “But soon, Devi and her friends return to high school for one final year, and this time, they’re ready for anything.”Except, maybe, Michael Cimino (“Love, Victor”) taking his shirt off to display his rock hard abs.

Russell Crowe, who features in horror movie “The Pope’s Exorcist, ” is actually not fond of scary films.

Joey King is welcoming a new member to her family!

ITV soap Emmerdale is known for its explosive weddings, with previous twists including kidnaps and deadly storms. So it comes as no surprise that Charity Dingle and Mackenzie Boyd’s nuptials will be anything but smooth sailing.To celebrate the upcoming wedding, OK! was lucky enough to travel to the Yorkshire Dales to learn everything about the dramatic will-they-won't-they ceremony, as well as have a sneak peek at filming.The upcoming scenes see Moira Dingle help Charity surprise superfan Mack with a replica A-Team van as a gift but as the couple (complete in fancy dress) decide to get steamy in the vehicle, they’re soon arrested by PC Swirling as the van’s been involved in a robbery! Spending the night in cells, the couple are unsure if the wedding can go ahead but they’re soon released as reluctant vicar, Charles Anderson, agrees to marry them in their costumes.

Star Wars Celebration is in full swing in London. Yesterday, we got some big updates about new films from James Mangold, Dave Filoni, and Daisy Ridley‘s return as Rey for the upcoming movie helmed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (“Ms.

Kelly Ripa is preparing a few surprises up her sleeve for her co-host Ryan Seacrest in their last week of co-hosting together.

Demi Lovato may be one of the top talents to ever come out of The Disney Channel, but the network was not showing her any love this week while celebrating a big milestone! And fans noticed! On Saturday, the TV channel’s

the ITV soap. While it wasn't clear if she was on the Salford-based set, Harriet could be seen sporting one of the long-running soap's big red puffa jackets. The 24-year-old gave a slight smile towards the camera in the close-up snap with her blonde locks tied back with just some strands curled and framing her face.

Emmerdale star William Ash has promised that "there are a lot of fireworks ready to go off" as he teased a clash between the Tate and Dingle families after his character Caleb Milligan was exposed on Thursday. During the latest episode, Caleb and Nicky's true identities were finally revealed on the ITV soap after months of speculation from eagle-eyed fans.

Coronation Street fans have been left asking 'who is getting married?' after Harriet Bibby teased the upcoming nuptials. The actress, who plays Summer Spellman, took to Instagram on Thursday (April 6) with a selfie as she headed to work on the ITV soap.

Since first arriving on our screens back in 2001, vet Rhona Goskirk has cemented her place in Emmerdale fans hearts as night after night they’ve watched her face a variety of gripping storylines. In her 22 years on the soap, Rhona has been involved in a whole host of memorable storylines, which included a harrowing domestic abuse plot with her ex husband Pierce Harris (played by Jonathan Wrather) and was even once married to Dales favourite Paddy Kirk (Dominic Brunt), with the pair welcoming a son, Leo Goskirk, who was born with Down's Syndrome.

SPOILER ALERT: The following story reveals major plot points from tonight’s FBI: Most Wanted crossover.

SPOILER ALERT: The following story reveals major plot points from tonight’s FBI and FBI: International crossover event on CBS.

series are teaming up for a crossover event, «Imminent Threat,» uniting the characters and storylines of , and. On Tuesday, the three units will have to come together when the abduction of a U.S.