Tony Way, Sophie Thompson Join UK Indie Pic ‘The Unreason’; BBC Expands NHU To LA; BBC Comedy Initiative; Abacus Reps ‘Masked Singer UK’

John Barrowman is back on our screens as Captain Jack Harkness! The Dancing on Ice judge makes his long-awaited return in the Doctor Who festive special Revolution of the Daleks, where he'll be no doubt flirting up a storm with everyone in sight.MORE: John Barrowman once stole from Prince Charles - and this was the royal's reactionAway from the screen, the TV star is in a loving relationship with his long-term partner, Scott Gill.

British music icon Sir Elton John recently spoke to a popular royal couple and opened up about staying sober amidst quarantine and the pandemic. During a chat with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry during the debut episode of their first joint Spotify podcast, the 73-year-old veteran opened up about attending AA meetings virtually.  He stated that he has been attending his Alcoholics Anonymous meetings via Zoom from his home during the quarantine period.

John Bishop, the UK comedian and TV personality, says he and his wife have tested positive for Covid-19 and have been “flattened by the virus”.

RuPaul’s Drag Race UK has secured an impressive line-up of guest judges ahead of its season two debut next month. The televised competition will return to BBC Three on 14 January, with 12 new queens competing to be crowned the UK’s next drag superstar.

When did New York become its own country? Apparently, this week, when media favorite Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s delusions of grandeur prompted him to try to restrict travel from the United Kingdom to what Cuomo seems to believe is the Kingdom of New York.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo — spooked like much of nation at a more infectious Covid-19 strain identified in the U.K. – asked the federal government to require that airlines test all passengers on U.S.-bound flights.

direct to your inboxThe man who murdered British backpacker Grace Millane after meeting her on a dating app has also been convicted of two other violent offences against women.Jesse Shane Kempson, who New Zealand’s Supreme Court ruled can now be named, was convicted of murdering Ms Millane by strangling her in a hotel in Auckland on December 1, 2018 – the day before her 22nd birthday.The 28-year-old has since been convicted of further violent offences in two recent trials, including raping

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that he asked three major airlines to add New York state to the list of 120 countries requiring passengers traveling from the United Kingdom to get a negative COVID-19 test result before boarding flights.

Video: Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston on working together again on The Morning Show (Mirror)Miley Cyrus marks 10 years since infamous bong-smoking video leakStephen and Claire announced in February 2018 they were separated and ‘had been for some time’.

Deadline, the online mega-retailer has snapped up Shotgun Wedding for its Prime Video service in the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and a lot of Europe, while Lionsgate will distribute in the United States.

Hello International Insiders, hope you’re getting into the Christmas spirit. Tom Grater here delivering a sack full of attention-grabbing headlines from this week of film and TV news.

Sophie Turner took to her Instagram Stories on Wednesday to share some of her signature «tea» in a video. «If I can wear a mask while I give birth, you can wear a mask at Walmart — and that's the tea,» the British actress before taking a sip of her drink. Turner and her husband, Joe Jonas, welcomed their first child together back in July amid the coronavirus pandemic. A post shared by Sophie (Turner) Jonas (@sophstunrer)Their baby girl, Willa, is now 4 months old, and her parents had to

Mariah Carey Christmas t-shirt has been released as part of Supreme’s Winter Tees collection.The cover of the singer’s 1994 album ‘Merry Christmas’, features on one of nine new t-shirts by the New York skateboarding lifestyle brand.The t-shirt also features a festive message dedicated to Supreme and is available to buy from tomorrow (December 17).

Get ready for your new reality fix, as the star studded line-up for the very first The Celebrity Circle has been unveiled – and there’s lots of familiar faces taking part.The charity spin-off of the hit show will air early next year and will include the likes of Geordie Shore’s Charlotte Crosby and TV star Denise Van Outen. Joining them will be Blue singer Duncan James, former Strictly Come Dancing contestant Saffron Barker, RuPaul's Drag Race UK runner-up Baga Chipz and Lady Leshurr.

Naman Ramachandran The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) will merge its Los Angeles and New York branches to form a single BAFTA North America in 2021, Variety has confirmed.The merger is in aid of a homogenous strategy designed to foster closer interactions with the U.K. body.