Inside the real life story behind ITV's Breathtaking: Dr Rachel Clarke's life from NHS doctor to war hero husband

Declan Donnelly has been happily married since 2015 and is a proud dad to two adorable kids. He first popped up on our TV screens in the 1980s as part of the Byker Grove gang. Dec, along with his best mate Ant McPartlin, has since become a household name on British telly, presenting hit shows like Saturday Night Takeaway and Britain's Got Talent.

Teresa Giudice is returning to Bravo along with The Real Housewives of New Jersey as Season 14 is set to debut on Sunday, May 5 at 8 p.m. ET.

Pitbull is celebrating Dolly Parton after collaborating with the country star on “Powerful Women,” which Mr. Worldwide dropped in February.

The 60th Cinema Audio Society Awards are underway Saturday night at the Beverly Hilton, with the group honoring the year’s best in feature film and TV sound mixing.

untimely death of Thomas Kingston, the husband of Lady Gabriella Windsor, 56th in line to the British throneThe financier, 45, was found dead Sunday evening at an estate in the Cotswolds, England, with a gunshot wound to the head. The death is “not being treated as suspicious.”Kingston wed Lady Gabriella — who is the second cousin of King Charles — in 2019 following a six-year courtship.

The BRIT Awards are back for another year, as London's O2 Arena prepares to welcome the best in the music business for a night of recognition this Saturday, 2 March. And as the A-list attendees prep for the big night and hope to bag some coveted gongs, they are also set to be graced with an incredible gift box ahead of the ceremony - which contains goodies worth over £7,000 combined.

Christopher Vourlias Viola Davis and Julius Tennon’s JuVee Productions, which recently wrapped the action-thriller “G20” for Amazon Studios and MRC Film in Cape Town, is planning to return to South Africa to film the true story of a young African refugee’s improbable journey to the U.S., the company’s head of film production and development, Melanie Clark, revealed this week at the Joburg Film Festival. Developing the film with a working title of “The Refugee,” Clark said Davis and Tennon’s production banner is “actively working on [it] with some local partners and are in the process of figuring out how to shoot it” in South Africa, adding that “we do plan to shoot that here.” The veteran production executive described the project as “the true story of a young Sierra Leonean boy who lost his mother in [the country’s civil war] and found himself alone, because no family would take him in any refugee camp.

began putting plans in place for the future of the monarchy soon after his cancer diagnosis.It’s believed that details are being kept “highly secret” from the Duke of Sussex, 39.“Because of [Harry’s] previous documentaries, that might be on the mind of not necessarily the King but the Royal household — the office that runs it,” Grant Harrold, who worked for His Majesty for seven years when he was the Prince of Wales, exclusively told The Post.“Harry is still Counsellor of State and privy to top-secret information because technically he is able to step in for the King, so it doesn’t make sense why he wouldn’t be kept in the loop. If he wasn’t still Counsellor of State then that would be a very different matter.”Little to no surprise, it’s believed that Prince William, the heir to the throne, is “at the heart” of the King’s succession plans.“The King has or definitely had a close relationship with Harry — if this is true, I can’t understand why the King wouldn’t want to share his plans,” Harrold said.“Maybe there’s this feeling not to share following all the documentaries and interviews Harry has done.

Todd Gilchrist editor With her ninth album “This Is Me…Now,” Jennifer Lopez promised to be more honest and vulnerable than ever before — a bookend to 2002’s “This Is Me…Then” in which she would “tell her side” of the romances that for decades have been one-dimensionally splashed across the pages of tabloids worldwide. Even as a lifelong fan, I was skeptical just how far back she’d draw the curtain given the meticulous control she’s exerted over her career.

Michael Sheen's journey from theatre to Hollywood and back to his Welsh roots has made the star a household name.The 55 year old actor has made waves in the entertainment industry, leaving his mark on stage, television, and the big screen. After starting his career in theatre, Michael quickly rose to prominence with captivating performances in various productions. His portrayal of iconic figures like Tony Blair, David Frost, and Brian Clough showcased his versatility and talent.

Rylan is a TV icon who has been on our screens for over a decade.

the 2024 SAG Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Saturday night.Pity the doll. “Barbie” lost everything: actress (Robbie), supporting actor (Ryan Gosling) and ensemble — SAG’s best picture equivalent, which many predicted it would eek out.Nope. Its Malibu dreams have been crushed.“Oppenheimer” emerged victorious — again — and will almost definitely win best picture in two weeks.“Poor Things”? Poor movie.

Joanne Froggatt has returned to TV screens this week, starring in the new ITV drama Breathtaking, focusing on what it was like being on the NHS frontline during the Covid-19 pandemic. The actress plays an NHS doctor who leads her team on a desperate struggle to deal with the first wave of patients, infected by the virus.

Jon Stewart conceded last night that he has some lessons to learn from a Russian-hopping “journalist” like Tucker Carlson. Chastened by Daily Show critics who snarked about the “both-sides-isms” of Stewart’s return to his old late night desk last week, a faux-humbled Stewart set out to learn whatever he could from his newfound mentor-du-jour, the Putin-chatting Tucker Carlson.

One Day is riding high on Netflix, but where was the show filmed?All fourteen episodes of the show were released to the streaming platform on February 8, with the lead roles being taken by Leo Woodall and Ambika Mod. The supporting cast also includes Essie Davis, Tim McInnerny and Joely Richardson.Woodall is best known for playing Jack in the second season of HBO drama The White Lotus, while Mod came to greater attention by playing the character Shruti in This is Going to Hurt.Nicholls’ novel was published in 2009 and follows the lives of its two protagonists by documenting the same day from each year of their lives over the course of two decades.

The People’s Forum on the channel on February 12, answering questions from a live audience, with many complaining that no alternative point of view was offered during the broadcast.In a statement, Ofcom said: “We have received around 500 complaints about the programme which aired on GB News.“We are investigating under Rules 5.11 and 5.12 of the Broadcasting Code which provide additional due impartiality requirements for programmes dealing with matters of major political controversy and major matters relating to current public policy.“Specifically, Rules 5.11 and 5.12 require that an appropriately wide range of significant views must be included and given due weight in such programmes, or in clearly linked and timely programmes.”The presenter Stephen Dixon said during the show that the questions were being posed by undecided voters, and that they had not been seen in advance, either by GB News or by Sunak.An official spokesperson for Sunak said that the prime minister has no regrets about his appearance on the show and that “this is a matter for Ofcom”.Ofcom, which sets the rules by which broadcasters must abide, does not insist that equal time is given to opposing political views, but does say that audiences must be exposed to alternative ways of thinking.GB News has been found to have fallen foul of Ofcom rules in the past, including when Chancellor Jeremy Hunt was interviewed by fellow Conservative MPs Esther McVey and Philip Davies about his Autumn Statement.The channel’s policy of allowing active political figures to host shows, including Jacob Rees-Mogg and Lee Anderson, is also contentious.

Sasha Attwood, the longterm partner of football star Jack Grealish, enjoyed a birthday dinner to remember complete with a beautiful Barbie-esque pink theme.The newly turned 28 year old, who has dated Jack since they were both 16 years old while attending St Peter's Roman Catholic Secondary School in Solihull, wowed fans with displays of pink goodies galore, from candy-striped pyjamas to delicate bowed table decorations and delicately glazed bubblegum pink doughnuts.The fashion model and influencer posted plenty of sweet pictures to her Instagram stories to share with her 265k followers, showcasing the ultimate girl's night in for 10. Treating her closest friends and family to matching sleepwear, each table setting had a freshly folded set, tied up with a bow.The bow theme continued with lots of soft pink ones tied across her card, candles and even sweet mini ones on top of the ring doughnuts.The sweet treats weren't the only treats on offer, with Sasha also opting for a thick buttercream piped traditional birthday cake, again complete with dainty pink bows and a single candle.

A new drama revealing the harrowing reality of what it was like for doctors and medical professionals during the first wave of the pandemic is being aired on ITV. The first episode of the three-part series will be shown on TV screens tonight (Monday, February 19) and follows acute medicine consultant Dr Abbey Henderson, played by Joanne Froggatt, as she struggles with her team to deal with the first wave of Covid-19 patients.

Joanne Froggatt is currently starring in the new ITV series Breathtaking, as Dr Abbey Henderson, an NHS doctor working during the Covid pandemic.The three-part drama series launched today (19 February) and is just one of the huge TV roles the actress has secured over her impressive career. Speaking about her new role, Joanne told Mail Online: "Soon after I began reading the first episode I started to cry.That’s never happened to me before in 27 years reading scripts. Nothing I’ve been asked to be a part of has affected me, or shocked me, in the way this story did." Joanne, 43, has also starred in TV shows The Bill, Bad Girls, Robin Hood, Liar and Sherwood, along with being the voice of Wendy in the kids show Bob The Builder.

ITV's upcoming medical drama, Breathtaking, gives us a glimpse into the real-life struggles faced by NHS medics all across the country during the Covid-19 pandemic that gripped the globe at the start of the decade. The series focuses on Dr Abbey Henderson, an acute medicine consultant, and her team as they grapple with the initial outbreak of the deadly virus and a shortage of supplies.The show portrays the tough choices that healthcare professionals had to make during this time.The drama highlights the lack of proper PPE, infection rates, and how hospitals managed before and during the lockdown imposed by then Prime Minister Boris Johnson.