EXCLUSIVE: A documentary about the relationships between Frank Sinatra, JFK and the mafia has been snapped up by Channel 4.
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The Traitors winner Meryl Williams says she feels “more confident than ever” after having forehead reduction surgery. Last year, Meryl joined Aaron Evans and Hannah Byczkowski in taking home a share of the £101,050 cash prize on the BBC game show, after the Faithfuls banished Traitor Wilfred Webster from the show. Since leaving the show, Meryl has quit her former call centre job and has been exploring her new career options.
She’s also used her time since leaving the show to pursue an operation she had been thinking of for a while to reduce the size of her forehead. Meryl revealed in a new interview how she had chosen to have the procedure, which brings down the hairline on the forehead, as it had been a “big insecurity” of hers. She said she had a consultation for the procedure, then waited eight months, before deciding to go ahead with it.
She explained to Metro: “The operation was straight-forward and there were no complications. “My head still is quite swollen. [The surgeon] cut along the hairline and pulled my hairline down and then removed some excess skin.
He then had to do some bone shaving.” The operation was done privately and lasted two hours, with Meryl being prescribed painkillers afterwards. “I still can’t feel my head right now, it was quite painful,” she shared. Back in January Meryl appeared on Good Morning Britain to talk about life since winning the show, revealing she hadn't yet spent any of her prize money.The TV star said she was keeping the £33K as a "safety blanket" to try different things and had hopes to fulfil her dream of becoming a presenter.
EXCLUSIVE: A documentary about the relationships between Frank Sinatra, JFK and the mafia has been snapped up by Channel 4.
A Place In The Sun's Danni Menzies issued a desperate plea to a UK airline to 'get my pregnant pal home' after they got stuck in Mallorca amid the chaos of the air traffic control outage that occurred on Monday, August 28.The issue caused thousands of flights across the world to be cancelled, with many travellers left stranded in foreign countries and unable to get another flight home for days, if not weeks. Scottish TV and radio presenter Danni, 31, is one of those people, and she took to Twitter to keep her followers updated with her experience as she waits to find a flight.
With the UK summer proving to be a total washout, Jaqueline Jossa had the right idea by heading to sizzling Spain.The former EastEnders actress was spotted with her two daughters, Ella, eight, and Mia, five – who she shares with husband Dan Osborne – looking truly relaxed as she soaked up the Mediterranean sun. And her carefree beach photos caused her fans to sigh with relief after she admitted that she has finally learnt to shake off the pressure she’d previously felt over her appearance. “I used to think I was fat at 17, 18 – how sad and miserable is that?” she said recently, reflecting on her teen years.
EXCLUSIVE: ITV may have balked at All3Media’s £1B ($1.3B) price tag last month, but Deadline hears that the British broadcaster is yet to fully walk away from a deal for The Traitors producer.
The Killers have today (August 25) released their new single, ‘Your Side Of Town’ – listen to the synth-filled track below.The song comes after the band teased an ambiguous new black and white video featuring a dancer dressed in carnival-style attire in the desert earlier this week (August 31).Produced by The Killers with Stuart Price and Shawn Everett, the new single sees the band experiment with new sounds, tapping into the synth-heavy music that inspired them. “And yet, somehow, it feels completely our own,” the band wrote on social media earlier this week.Listen to The Killers’ new song ‘Your Side of Town’ below.‘Your Side of Town’ marks the band’s first single of the year, as well as their first release since last year’s standalone single ‘boy’.The Killers’ last album, ‘Pressure Machine‘, came out in 2021.
Channel 4 has “perhaps been a bit more honest” than its rivals about the recent commissioning slowdown, according to progams boss Ian Katz, who said there has been a “perception” that his network’s financial picture is “more dramatic than elsewhere.”
Stephen Lambert, CEO of storied UK producer Studio Lambert, has delved deep into the differences in casting between the UK and U.S. versions of The Traitors.
Mirror.The cook also revealed that even for Christmas, the trio will eat with their nannies in the nursery until they become of age to be more presentable during public affairs of state.“The children always ate in the nursery until they were old enough to conduct themselves properly at the dining table,” McGrady explained.The food connoisseur worked for the late Queen Elizabeth for about 15 years and previously dished all about the meals that she used to eat on a daily basis.The royal, who died last year, once claimed on his YouTube channel that the monarch loved to munch on jam sandwiches during high teatime.“The queen was served jam pennies in the nursery as a little girl. She’s had them for afternoon tea ever since,” McGrady said.When the queen would spend time at her summer residence, Balmoral Castle in Scotland, fresh strawberries were picked from the garden and used for the jelly spread.Butter and jam make up the delicacy and are cut into small circles the size of an old British penny.
The Chemical Brothers have teamed up with Beck on a new single called ‘Skipping Like A Stone’ – listen below.The song will appear on the electronic duo’s 10th studio album ‘For That Beautiful Feeling’, which is due for release on September 8 via EMI (pre-order/pre-save here).“The Chemical Brothers have a great predilection for exploration,” Beck explained of the collaboration in a statement.“They kind of sit in an unusual place between different eras of electronic music and DJ culture. It’s like they have one foot in multiple decades at the same time in a way that is utterly unique among their peers.”Tune in here:The Chemical Brothers – aka Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons – are set to release an official music video for ‘Skipping Like A Stone’, directed by their frequent collaborators Dom & Nic.“Working with the Chemical Brothers is a dream for any video director.
The UK spends a lower percentage of its GDP on financial support for disabled people and sick workers than any other country in north-west Europe, the SNP has claimed.
The View frontman Kyle Falconer has spoken to NME about ‘Exorcism Of Youth’ – their first album in eight years – as well as coming back together after a lengthy hiatus and the on-stage bust-up that saw them cancel gigs earlier this year.Ahead of the band’s return on record, the Dundee band made their comeback with a series of Scottish gigs last December following a years-long hiatus.“It was a wee bit nerve-wracking, man, once we put the tickets on sale because we didn’t know what it was going to go like,” Falconer told NME. He continued to explain that the band’s management only wanted to put one night at Glasgow’s O2 Academy on sale, but they ended up selling out four nights at the venue. “That felt good because it was like, ‘Fuck you, you thought we were only going to do one’.
The flame from the public WAG war appears to still be burning bright as Rebekah Vardy has taken another savage swipe at her rival Coleen Rooney in her latest social media rant. Rebekah, 41, has claimed that Coleen, 37, is “boring” and should "move on" after she discussed their £3million libel case in a new interview with British Vogue. Rebekah also claimed that she “isn’t jealous” and made numerous swipes at Colleen in the comments section of her latest Instagram post.The WAG posted a stunning bikini snap where she posed up a storm in a red and white striped bikini with a bright yellow cover-up draping off her shoulders.
With Tuesday’s grosses, Illumination/Nintendo/Universal’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie has crossed the $100M (13.74B yen) mark in Japan. In doing so, it becomes Universal’s top title ever there. In local currency, Mario overtakes Top Gun: Maverick as the No. 6 Hollywood film of all time in Japan, and is the No. 1 studio picture since the beginning of the pandemic.
Steve Jones has made his debut on This Morning joining Josie Gibson on the sofa with ITV bosses said to be "thrilled" with the addition.The Welsh TV presenter, 46, first shot to fame when he hosted the hit 2000s teen show T4 and has officially joined This Morning with his first show being aired on Wednesday, 16 August. Since rising to TV fame his love life has since been talked about having had romances with a number of A-listers including the likes of Pamela Anderson, Angelina Jolie and Halle Berry who all took a keen interest in the Welsh hunk. After a string of star-studded romances, Steve is now happily married to US writer Phylicia Jackson who will no doubt be supporting him in his new role.
Red, White & Royal Blue, the new Prime Video rom-com starring Taylor Zakhar Perez and Nicholas Galitzine, is a retelling of a queer love story that was first told by novelist Casey McQuiston.
Billy Porter is back on the market.
Four Tet – has reflected on his recent success with Fred Again.. and Skrillex, and revealed that he doesn’t agree with the idea that he is “finally getting the success he deserves”.The English electronic artist made the comments in a rare interview earlier this week, in which he reflected on his early days in the industry and the mammoth concerts he has played as part of his latest collaboration.This comes in light of the musician becoming part of the most famous dance trio in the world right now – joining forces with hit producer Fred Again..
Britain's Got Talent and I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! host Declan Donnelly appeared completely smitten with his wife of eight years, as they were spotted enjoying a rare date night together.
The Streets have added two new live dates to their 2023 headline tour – find all the details below.The Mike Skinner-led group are due to hit the road this autumn in support of their sixth full-length album ‘The Darker The Shadow, The Brighter The Light’, which comes out on October 20.Last month, The Streets announced a run of UK shows in support of the upcoming record. Skinner and co.
King Charles III, Prince William and Princess Kate are figuring out how to honor the late Queen Elizabeth II on the first anniversary of her death later this year.