The Nevermets fans all say same thing as long-distance lovers Jay, 17, and Veena, 26, finally meet

Coronation Street star Lucy Fallon had a light-hearted response when she was suspected of being pregnant as she posed for a gorgeous snap with her friend. The actress recently enjoyed a break away from the UK as she swapped Weatherfield for Dubai with her boyfriend Ryan Ledson and their son as well as some of their friends.

EXCLUSIVE: Israeli romcom drama series The Baker and the Beauty is being remade for France’s TF1, with French singer-songwriter Amir Haddad playing the lead in his debut TV role.

What happens when long-distance lovers who've only ever met online actually get to meet in person? That's the premise of Channel 4's five-part reality series, The Nevermets, which has been following five couples separated not only by vast distances but, sometimes, differing cultures. The six-part Channel 4 series has introduced us to people like British catering assistant Sarah, 38, who travelled to the Phillipines to meet a 27 year old Filipino virtual assistant, called Jgoy.There were tears when Sarah had to travel home, with both admitting they had deep feelings for each other. Also on the show is 17 year old A-level student Jay, aged just 15 when he met now-26 year old Veena in a Game Of Thrones chatroom, but who travelled around 5,000 miles to meet her at home in India.

The Nevermets is gripping TV viewers, following the ups and downs of the love lives of five couples who've only ever met online... until now.The six-part Channel 4 series has introduced us to people like British catering assistant Sarah, 38, who's been living with a 27 year old Filipino virtual assistant called Jgoy. And floppy-fringed 17 year old A-level student Jay, who was only 15 when he met now-26 year old Veena in a Game Of Thrones chatroom but who travelled around 5,000 miles to meet her at home in India.

Wizz Air have been ranked the worst airline for UK flight delays despite a surge in fares, an investigation has found.

Legacy U.S. shows such as The Office and Friends remain popular in Asia, but interest in American content is on the wane in the region, a new study shows.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Reminiscent of the outsized Chinese box office success once enjoyed by a certain genre of Hollywood movie – think “Expendables 3,” Pacific Rim” and “Transformers: Age of Extinction” – some Japanese anime films are now earning more in China than they are in their native Japan. Last year, “Suzume” (pictured above) earned $117 million in China, coming in ahead of the film’s $104 million total in Japan.

Tim Chan If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. The 2024 ICC T20 Cricket World Cup is underway and one of the most anticipated matchups takes place this weekend as India faces off against Pakistan in a group stage match airing live on Willow TV. Pakistan is coming off a stunning loss to the U.S.

There can’t be many of us who haven’t excitedly gone on a first date, only to wonder if it’s all been a terrible mistake within seconds of meeting the potential person of our dreams. And that looked very much the situation with British catering assistant Sarah, 38, who met with her apparent love match – a 27 year old Filipino virtual assistant called Jgoy – for the first time on last week’s episode of Channel 4’s latest documentary series, The Nevermets.The six-part series is following five love-struck couples living many thousands of miles apart, and who’ve only ever known each other online, as they meet for the first time and immerse themselves in each other’s cultures.The series continues on Friday, 7 June, on Channel 4.

Netflix has renewed big-budget Indian drama series Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar.

Naman Ramachandran Sanjay Leela Bhansali‘s global hit magnum opus debut series “Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar” has been renewed for a second season by Netflix. Within the first week of its May 1 launch, the series danced its way up the Netflix’s worldwide non-English TV chart in 43 countries, becoming the most-viewed Indian series for the streamer globally. The series has been reigning in the No.

The Nevermets is the latest dating show to land on TV screens, featuring a string of couples who have never met face to face before.The new Channel 4 programme sees lovers who have fallen in love online finally meet each other in person and get to know each other properly. The contestants' decision to travel to their other half's location could be life-changing, or could result in their romance being over.The moment the couples meet for the first time is shown on The Nevermets, and the show then follows them as they learn about each other's real lives, including friends and family, their lifestyle and day to day lives. Five couples feature on the series; Dumebi and Mazi, Matt and Maria, Leah and Chad, Sarah and Jgoy, Jay and Veena.

Fly and flop getaways are all well and good, but if you want to burn off some of that breakfast buffet – and really explore the area you’re staying in – then a specialist walking holiday might be for you. With something for all fitness levels, these organised trips either involve staying at one hotel, which you set out from on foot every day, or moving between locations, with your luggage transported so it’s waiting for you at your next accommodation.

Laura Anderson has publicly criticised her ex-partner Gary Lucy for allegedly not "seeing or supporting" their daughter. The former couple welcomed baby Bonnie in September last year.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor The Match Factory has finalized global sales for the Cannes competition title “The Substance,” directed by Coralie Fargeat and starring Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley and Dennis Quaid. The Match Factory has sold to Italy (I Wonder Pictures), Spain (Elastica Films), Scandinavia (Nonstop Entertainment), South Korea (Challan), Hong Kong (Golden Scene Company), CIS (VLG.FILM LTD.), Ukraine and Baltics (Adastra Cinema), Taiwan (Catchplay), Australia and New Zealand (Madman Entertainment), Poland (Monolith), Greece (Feelgood Entertainment), the former Yugoslavia (MCF Megacom), Bulgaria (Beta Film) and Romania (Independenta Film 97).

The Match Factory has finalized a raft of international deals for Coralie Fargeat’s Cannes Palme d’Or contender The Substance, following its buzzy premiere over the weekend in the presence of co-stars Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, and Dennis Quaid.

The Splendour of Life” (“Une splendeur de vivre”) is set to start principal photography at locations across Canada and the Philippines, the producers revealed at the Cannes Film Festival. The ensemble cast includes Camille Rutherford (“Anatomy of a Fall”), Garance Marillier (“Raw”), Sue Prado (“Your Mother’s Son”), Kyrie Samodio (“Hito”) and Amaryllis Tremblay (“Genesis”). Set against a lush countryside backdrop, Marie (Rutherford) questions her relationship, while Noée (Marillier) grieves her father.

Naman Ramachandran It was a neck-and-neck battle atop the U.K. and Ireland box office between Paramount’s “IF” and Disney’s “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.” While Disney’s simian saga won the three-day weekend, Paramount’s Imaginary Friend tale was the winner including previews. “IF” bowed with £2.4 million ($3 million), while in its second weekend, “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” grossed £2.1 million ($2.7 million) for a total of £7.6 million ($9.7 million), per numbers from Comscore.

Naman Ramachandran Sandhya Suri’s fiction feature debut “Santosh,” which bows in the Cannes Film Festival‘s Un Certain Regard strand, has unveiled its first clip. In the film, a government scheme sees newly widowed Santosh inherit her slain husband’s job as a police constable in the rural badlands of northern India.

XG have added new dates to their 2024 ‘The First Howl’ world tour, featuring concerts in Asia, North America, Europe and more.In March, XG announced that they would be embarking on their first-ever world tour, title ‘The First Howl’. It kicked off with a two-date show at the Osaka-Jo Hall in Osaka, Japan on May 18 and 19.