Zoe Ball channels Cilla Black on new talent show Mamma Mia! I Have A Dream

Jessie Ware has been on our radar for years.The 39 year old musician first came to attention way back in 2012 when she released her debut album, Devotion.The record received critical acclaim and was even nominated for that year's Mercury Prize. Following her early success, Jessie then went on to release a string of other albums and singles, all of which have been incredibly well received - most recently, 2023's That! Feels Good! which produced the feel good single, 'Free Yourself'.Thanks to these musical talents, Jessie has also been nominated for six Brit Awards over the years.

Samantha Barks is an extremely successful West End and Broadway star, who first came to prominence back in 2008 when she appeared on Andrew Lloyd Webber's reality show, 'I'd Do Anything,' and ended up placing third. For those who can't remember, the show saw hundreds of hopeful unknown musical theatre performers compete for the lead role of Nancy in the 2009 West End revival of Oliver. Plus, the series was also on the hunt for three young rising stars to alternate as Oliver Twist.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Rodrigo Sorogoyen, director of ‘The Beasts,’ the Best Foreign Film winner at France’s 2023 Cesar Awards, has gone into production on a new series, “The New Year’s Eves.” Following on Sorogoyen’s acclaimed “Riot Police,” and his episode in “Offworld,” chosen by Variety as one the best international series of 2022, “The Beasts” is produced by Movistar Plus+, the biggest Spanish pay TV/OTT operator, in collaboration with Madrid-based independent production house Caballo Films (“Riot Police,” “The Route”), co-founded by Sorogoyen. Movistar Plus+ International will handle distribution outside Spain.

Mamma Mia! Scot Stevie Doc felt like her late mum was with her throughout her time on the ABBA reality TV show.

New ITV show Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream began airing on Sunday, 22 October, and many viewers were quick to share their confusion over the judging panel. The talent show sees 14 hopefuls competing to be cast as lead characters Sophie and Sky in the hit West End show, Mamma Mia. Filmed across eight weeks in Corfu, Greece, earlier this year, seven boys and seven girls lived together in a villa while taking part in the competition.

Meryl Streep has confirmed in a statement that she separated from her husband Don Gummer more than six years ago.The 74 year old actress – who has starred in movies such as Mamma Mia!, The Devil Wears Prada and Death Becomes Her – married sculptor Don, 76, in 1978.The former couple share four children; musician son Henry, 43, and actress daughters Mamie, 40, Grace, 37, and Louisa, 32. Meryl confirmed the sad news via her representative in a statement to Page Six in the early hours of Saturday morning.The statement reads: "Don Gummer and Meryl Streep have been separated for more than 6 years, and while they will always care for each other, they have chosen lives apart." Meryl and Don had not been photographed together since they attended the Oscars in 2018, where Meryl was nominated for Best Actress for her role in The Post as Katharine Graham.

The Rolling Stones performed with Lady Gaga at a surprise intimate show in New York last night (October 19) – check out footage and see the setlist below.The legendary band played a seven-song set at the 650-capacity Racket venue, which is located in Chelsea, NYC, to mark the release of their 24th studio album ‘Hackney Diamonds’ (out today, October 20).For the encore, Mick Jagger introduced Gaga to assist on the live debut of their recent collaborative single ‘Sweet Sounds Of Heaven’. The Stones also played their 2023 track ‘Angry’ for the first time, as well as ‘Whole Wide World’ and ‘Bite My Head Off’ from their long-awaited new record.Jagger and co.

Taylor Swift is spending some quality time with longtime friends Selena Gomez and Zoe Kravitz!

K.J. Yossman When producer Judy Craymer persuaded ABBA to allow her to make a musical out of their back catalogue, she never imagined the show would still be running twenty-five years later – not to mention spawn two hit movies starring Meryl Streep. To celebrate the stage production’s quarter century anniversary, Craymer is now bringing “Mamma Mia” to British TV screens with a new talent competition show, titled “Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream.” Produced by Fremantle-owned Thames and set to air on ITV1 in the U.K.

Skye Townsend, best known for her work on HBO’s Emmy-winning A Black Lady Sketch Show, has signed with ColorCreative for representation.

Ed Meza @edmezavar Federation Kids & Family is unveiling a new animated series at MipJunior as part of a strong lineup of toon series and live-action series. “The New Adventures of the Triplets,” by Nicole Lambert, is an animated show aimed at 3-to-6-year-old kids that chronicles the comic escapades of three loveable children — each of whom has his or her own way of looking at the world.

Escapologist Jonathan Goodwin has launched legal action against the producers of America's Got Talent: Extreme after he was left paralysed when a stunt went wrong during rehearsals.

Netflix show The Fall Of The House Of Usher has proved a hit with critics so far, with many describing it as a horror-version of hit HBO show, Succession.The series is the next project from Mike Flanagan, who created Netflix’s The Haunting Of Hill House, The Haunting Of Bly Manor and this year’s Midnight Mass.The eight-episode series follows the gloomy downfall of pharmaceutical kingpin Roderick Usher (played by Bruce Greenwood) and his rich family who are often at loggerheads – much like the cast of Succession.Describing the show on X/Twitter last year, Flanagan wrote: “This miniseries is a modern remix of some of the most iconic works of Edgar Allan Poe. To tell this epic tale of greed, horror, and tragedy, we have assembled the largest ensemble cast in the history of Intrepid Pictures.”The series, which premieres on Netflix on October 12, has been certified ‘fresh’ by Rotten Tomatoes, scoring a huge 92% positive score so far.

Jonnie Irwin has been seen beaming as he made his return to filming for a new TV show, as he said it’s “good to be back” amid his ongoing cancer battle.The Place In The Sun star, confirmed the sad news that his cancer had spread from his lung to his brain in November, after being diagnosed in 2020.Throughout his journey, the 49 year old has been keeping fans updated, showing the good times and the bad, but on Tuesday, 10 October, he shared the incredible news that he has been filming for the BBC’s Morning Live.Taking to his Instagram page, Jonnie told his followers: “So good to be back filming for @bbcmorninglive. “We’ve just shot two short films about renovating your home and what to look out for.

Zoe Ball has revealed how she almost burned her house down after lighting a candle - leaving firefighters to rush to the rescue.The 52 year old BBC Radio 2 presenter made the shock confession on-air, during her breakfast show, as she said that she had left a candle 'smouldering' from the night before in her living room. Zoe then praised the emergency services who came to her home for 'stopping my house burning down'.

Get ready for a new “social experiment” dating show that doubles up on, well, everything.

she leads the band on the new TV show, ‘LOTERÍA LOCA.’ The season premieres Monday, October 2nd at 9 pm ET on the CBS Television Network.LOTERÍA LOCA’ is the first multicultural, bilingual, Latin-inspired show to ever appear on prime-time television and there is no better fit for the job than ‘the Queen of Percussion’ herself. She is the musical director and bandleader for ‘LOTERÍA LOCA’. The band is full talented musicians, the best of the best.

CBS’ brand new game show Loteria Loca, hosted by Jane the Virgin actor Jaime Camil, is premiering tonight and we have everything you need to know about the series!

October is nearly here, and with it comes a handful of brand new movies on Hallmark Channel.

Ringo Starr tripped over onstage at a gig in New Mexico earlier this month, it has emerged.The Beatles drummer, who was performing with his All-Starr Band on September 20 at Albuquerque’s Rio Rancho Events Center, fell over while making his way back onstage during the band’s encore performance of John Lennon & Plastic Ono Band‘s ‘Give Peace A Chance’.Starr, 83, quickly got to his feet after the fall and joined his band to sing the chorus. There were no later reports of any injuries suffered.Moments after the fall, which you can watch via TMZ, Starr cracked a joke about the tumble.