Olly Alexander 'set to become first gay actor to play Doctor Who'

Pose star Mj Rodriguez has made history after being nominated for Outstanding Leading Actress in a Drama Series at the 2021 Emmys.Rodriguez, who was critically acclaimed for her performance as Blanca Evangelista, is the first transgender woman to be nominated for a lead acting role.The landmark FX series followed New York City’s African-American and Latino LGBTQ and gender-nonconforming drag ball culture scene between the ’80s and late ’90s.

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Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentItalian director Alice Rohrwacher, whose “The Wonders” and “Happy as Lazzaro” are both Cannes prizewinners, will direct her first TV series that, similarly to her fable-like films, will explore the world of Italian folk tales.The Alice Rohrwacher-directed series, which is scheduled to start shooting next year, is titled “Ci Sarà Una Volta,” which translates as “There Will Be a Time.” Casting and other details are still being decided.Rohrwacher is back

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Naman Ramachandran Speculation swirling around the identity of the next lead in the BBC’s long-running “Doctor Who” series has remained just that with representatives for “It’s A Sin” star Olly Alexander quashing rumors about his supposed casting.U.K. tabloid The Sun suggested on Sunday that the Years and Years singer was in the running for the iconic role and that “It’s a Sin” creator Rusell T.

Olly Alexander‘s manager has dismissed rumours that the star is set to take over as the next Time Lord in Doctor Who.Over the weekend, reports surfaced that the Years & Years singer and star of It’s A Sin was in “advanced” negotiations to replace Jodie Whittaker as the Doctor, becoming the first openly gay actor to play the role in the show’s history.However, Alexander’s manager Martha Kinn has denied the reports, taking to Instagram in a post laden with Doctor Who references.“Even though Olly

Olly Alexander, the star of Channel 4/HBO Max’s It’s A Sin and Years & Years frontman, has denied reports that he is close to being unveiled as Jodie Whittaker’s replacement on Doctor Who.

Years & Years’ Olly Alexander is rumoured to be in line to take over from Jodie Whittaker in the lead role on long-running telly show ‘Doctor Who’. That’s what The Sun reckons, anyway.According to the tabloid, Alexander’s negotiations to take on the role are at an “advanced stage”.

Years and Years frontman Olly Alexander is tipped to become the next Doctor Who and the very first gay actor to step into the iconic role.

Olly Alexander is set to replace Jodie Whittaker as Doctor Who‘s latest Time Lord, according to reports.The Years & Years frontman and star of last year’s critically acclaimed Aids drama It’s A Sin would become the first openly gay actor to play the Doctor in the show’s 58-year history.Whittaker, the first Time Lord to be played by a woman, will step aside after two specials in 2022, with The Sun now claiming that pay negotiations between Alexander and the BBC are “at an advanced stage”.Russell

Olly Alexander is reportedly being headhunted by BBC bosses to join the line-up for Strictly Come Dancing.The 30 year old, who recently shared a peak into his stylish east London flat, has gained popularity in the last year after joining the cast of It's A Sin and releasing his latest single Starstruck.

in a video posted to Instagram on Monday. “I’m at my house here in West Chester, Pennsylvania,” said Nassib, a defensive end for the Las Vegas Raiders.

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NFL world has come together after Las Vegas Raiders’ Carl Nassib became the first active player to publicly come out as gay. The 28-year-old made the announcement in a video on his Instagram account on Monday.

Olly Alexander (aka Years & Years) is the next artist to be featured on Lady Gaga‘s Born This Way Reimagined – The Tenth Anniversary album!