Love Island premiered on ITV2 in June 2015 and has so far spanned eight seasons. A number of Islanders have appeared on the ITV dating show over the years, and it's only natural that connections between contestants have expanded beyond the individual series. In December 2021, Lucie Donlan and Luke Mabbott made history as the […]

Welcome to my latest column! Watching Love Island this week has really brought back how much I miss the villa. Casa Amor was when I started to really have a good time on the show, before that I was just glad I hadn’t been dumped. Making it to that point was a huge tick off […]

EXCLUSIVE: Matt Nix, the man behind Fox’s X-Men series The Gifted, is going direct with the broadcast network. The Burn Notice creator has struck a direct broadcast deal with Fox Entertainment to develop and exec produce multiple projects for the company. It is the latest direct deal struck by Michael Thorn, Fox’s President of Scripted […]

EXCLUSIVE: Apple Studios has launched its first-ever Apple Studios Directors Program, described as an inclusive, new initiative focused on expanding opportunities for mid-career directors across the U.S. The six-month program offers masterclasses focused on building and sustaining a career as a working episodic director. The program also will feature discussions with seasoned industry professionals on […]

EXCLUSIVE: Augustus Prew has been cast as a series regular opposite Ben McKenzie and Michelle Ortiz in ABC’s medical drama pilot The Hurt Unit, written by Matt Lopez and John Glenn and to be directed by Marc Webb.Primetime-Panic Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series orders The Hurt Unit follows a highly skilled team of trauma surgeons and nurses led by Danny (McKenzie), […]

EXCLUSIVE: Patrick Radden Keefe’s The Snakehead, a book described as a mix between The Godfather and Chinatown, could be heading to the small screen after A24 won the rights. The company, which is behind series such as Hulu’s Ramy and Netflix’s Mo, beat out a number of rival production houses to score the rights in […]

Bradley Walsh was dealt a major blow when he filmed a dramatic pilot episode for The Chase USA – only to be replaced. The ITV hit quiz show is for sure a UK TV favourite – and it appears the show has gone down a treat with those on the other side of the pond […]

Catering is a shit job. The hours are inconsistent and absurd. The clients are particular and impossible to please. But it’s the work itself that kills you. There’s the creeping exhaustion of standing in one place for five hours, intermittently returning to the kitchen for more bite-sized salmon rolls or, God forbid, 12 glasses of […]

EASTENDERS star Cheryl Fergison has revealed that she has "pitched" a brand new storyline to soap bosses in a bid to get her iconic character back on the soap. The actress – who played Heather Trott on the BBC One soap from  2007 until 2012 – said she would love to reprise her role despite […]

STARS including Victoria Beckham and Kate Moss have donned classic Vivienne Westwood styles for the fashion designer's funeral. Guests started arriving at the Dame's memorial service today, celebrating the life of the pioneering designer who died late last year. Many of the mourners styled themselves in her classic fashion, showing off tartan designs and colourful […]