X Factor, The Voice and Pop Idol stars who returned to their day jobs

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Ronin and Californication star Natascha McElhone is to headline a period drama set on the Italian Riviera, which has pre-sold to ITV/BritBox (UK), Sky Italia (Italy), and Foxtel (Australia). Titled Hotel Portofino, PBS Distribution has taken North American rights.

Ethan Shanfeld Epic Records has announced the release of the star-studded “Gully” soundtrack, featuring new music from Dua Lipa, 21 Savage, Ty Dolla $ign, Miguel and more.Opening in theaters on June 4 and VOD on June 8, “Gully” is the big screen directorial debut from Nabil, who also executive produces the soundtrack.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaOver the course of his long career, Cheech Marin has toked up with Tommy Chong in umpteenth Cheech & Chong movies, hung out on the driving range with Kevin Costner in “Tin Cup” and rode shotgun with Don Johnson on “Nash Bridges.” But he’s never taken on a role quite like the one he’ll be playing in “Lapham Rising.” The actor will be lending his distinctive voice to role of Hector, a born-again evangelical and unapologetic capitalist talking dog.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentFremantle and Sky Italia are changing the “X Factor” format for the talent show’s upcoming Italian edition.

Memorial Day weekend may be rainy on the east coast, but our favorite A-listers have still found ways to celebrate! While Aussie actress Rebel Wilson jetted off to Florida, former baseball superstar Alex Rodriguez snuggled up to his daughters on a boat. See pics of all the stars kicking off the summer season!

Celebrity doctor Christian Jessen, known for hosting Channel 4's programme "Embarrassing Bodies," has admitted that he is facing bankruptcy due to a "stupid tweet" he posted about Northern Ireland's former First Minister Arlene Foster in December 2019.

Corrie star winning awards for his cheese, while another household name has given back to society launching an addiction recovery charity. Check them out below: Former EastEnders actor Tony Discipline has left the showbiz world behind to bravely become a firefighter.

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After becoming the network’s most-watched scripted series ever, “The Hot Zone” is returning to National Geographic with an all-new season dubbed “Anthrax”. The anthology series based on real-life events shifts focus from ebola in season 1 to the second wave of terror in America — the anthrax letters that followed the attacks on 9/11.

is returning to National Geographic with an all-new season dubbed.

John Boyega first made waves when he led the Joe Cornish-directed mature science-fiction comedy film “Attack The Block,” an alien invasion comedy similar to Edgar Wright‘s zombie flick “Shaun of The Dead.” The comparison isn’t shocking since Wright was a producer on the film and a longtime friend of Cornish; the pair had co-written Marvel’s “Ant-Man” before exiting the project over creative differences.

Care Visions Fostering Scotland, one of Scotland’s leading fostering agencies, wants to change the face of fostering.