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HBO Max’s “Sex and the City” reboot “And Just Like That…,” his longtime collaborator Nia Vardalos dished this week. Vardalos, 60, didn’t spill details of the duo’s upcoming film, “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3,” but claimed to “Entertainment Tonight” that Corbett, 61, gave her some insider info on his return to the “Sex and the City” franchise for Season 2 of the revival.“He got in really good shape,” Vardalos told ET on the red carpet at Elton John AIDS Foundation’s Oscars viewing party Sunday.

Kaz Crossley had candidly shared her hair loss woes as she posted snaps of a bald patch on her head.The Love Island star has had a stressful time of late after being detained at Abu Dhabi airport in connection to a video of her sniffing a white substance in Dubai in 2021. Kaz, 28, was then held in custody for five days before being released and later returned to the UK. Now the reality TV star has jetted off to the Dominican Republic for her best pal’s birthday and shared a bikini-clad snap to Instagram where she opened up about her hair loss.

Samantha Fairers has clapped back at fans who slammed her for 'moaning' about her recent holiday. The former The Only Way is Essex star came under fire last month after a glimpse into her and her's family's lavish break to Abu Dhabi.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent CNN on Monday went live from a new state-of-the-art broadcasting facility in Abu Dhabi being touted as a new chapter in the network’s commitment to the Middle East.  The new high-tech CNN bureau, with a 10-million-pixel video wall and a suite of fully robotic HD cameras, is located on Abu Dhabi’s artificial Yas Island in the new Yas Creative Hub established to lure media industries to Abu Dhabi by twofour54, the government entity which is implementing the UAE’s capital city’s media and entertainment industry effort. The new CNN hub, which also includes four editing suites and a modern open-plan newsroom, increases the scale and scope of its UAE operation boosting Abu Dhabi’s role as “one of the network’s key international production hubs, alongside Atlanta, New York, London, and Hong Kong,” CNN said in a statement.

Read More: Two food outlets leave Hammonds of Hull but 'new taste experience' coming soonPoppy Mead: An influencer based in Hull, Poppy has amassed a TikTok following of more than 744,000 people, along with another 275,000 on Instagram. The young social media star has worked with some huge brands. She previously told Hull Live that she wanted to reflect in how content how she was a "normal" person.

Billie Shepherd has unveiled her new driveway and revealed her home renovation is finally nearing completion after months of work. The former The Only Way Is Essex star, 32, took to Instagram to share a video showing the front of her and husband Greg's £1.4 million Essex home after the driveway recently underwent a huge makeover.

Kaz Crossley has spoken out after being detained in Abu Dhabi.The former Love Island star was reported to have been arrested last week in light of her sniffing a white substance in a video from 2020 was leaked. She has since been released and has returned to England. While Kaz issued a statement on Instagram assuring fans that she was "safe", she's now addressed the ordeal in more detail.

Sam Faiers had to turn the comments of on her recent Instagram post after receiving backlash from fans.

Naman Ramachandran The Backstreet Boys, who have a massive fan base in India, will be returning to the country after 13 years for two concerts. The band’s world tour began after the release of chart topping 2019 album “DNA,” featuring the hit “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart.” BookMyShow and Live Nation are bringing the tour to India. The band will play at Jio World Gardens, Mumbai on May 4 and Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi on May 5. Prior to that the Backstreet Boys have performances lined up in Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Auckland, Hong Kong, Reykjavik and Cairo. After India, the tour carries on in Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Jeddah, Tel Aviv, Cape Town and Pretoria.

Sam Faiers has been blasted by fans for a post in which she moaned it was "tough" going on holiday with three children, as she posted snaps from their first class flight home, after staying in a luxury hotel in Abu Dhabi. Former TOWIE star Sam, 32, added the Instagram post yesterday, but after fans slammed her in the comments section, telling her to "read the room" and be aware of her "privilege", she edited her caption and turned off the comments.

Sam Faiers and her family have recently returned from Abu Dhabi following a short break, but the mum-of-three sparked a debate with her fans when she shared a series of photos of the family during the flight home.The star shared several smiling photos of the family all sat in first class as she shared her difficulties about travelling as a family, especially with young children, including a baby who was teething. In her caption, the television personality wrote: "The truth is going on holiday with small children is tough, especially with a crawling, teething baby."WATCH: Want to travel like a royal? Learn their secrets below...She continued sharing that although the holiday itself was fine, it was the flight home that created the issues, with baby Edward, who is only six months old only sleeping for an hour out of the seven and a half hour flight.LOOK: Sam Faiers moved into idyllic country home 3 weeks before birth of baby boySam went on to thank the staff at Etihad Airways who were "accommodating and kind" with the star commenting that she often feels "self-conscious" when flying with a baby.However, the post created a backlash from her fans with Samantha sharing the photos from the first-class section, where it would be easier to look after a little one.

The countdown is on ahead of the country's largest indoor arena opening its doors in east Manchester. The 23,500-capacity Co-op Live arena is set to open its doors near to Manchester City's Etihad Stadium in December.

Former Love Island star Kaz Crossley has shared a message on her Instagram Story following her release from jail in Dubai after she was arrested on suspicion of drug offences. The TV star, 28, is said to have spent four days behind bars and has now been released after "fully cooperating with officials." Kaz was arrested at Abu Dhabi airport, which she was travelling through on her way to Thailand, on Monday.

Love Island star Kazimir Crossley has reportedly opened up on her "terrifying" experience in a Dubai prison after she was released on Thursday 16 February.The reality TV star, 28, is said to have told friends that she was locked up in 30 degree heat.The star was arrested after a video emerged of what appeared to be Kaz bent over a table which had a white substance on it in Dubai two years ago. She has reportedly explained she was in jail with 30 other women for days on end in the United Arab Emirates. Kaz was arrested and quizzed over the old video of her, and days later the social media influencer was released without charge.

Love Island's Kaz Crossley is set "to be freed from jail in Dubai" after "fully cooperating with officials", following her arrest on suspicion of drug offences. Kaz, 28, who appeared on Love Island in 2018, was arrested at Abu Dhabi airport, which she was travelling through on her way to Thailand, on Monday.

Former Love Island contestant Kaz Crossley has been arrested in Dubai and is being held in custody on suspicion of drug offences.

Love Island 2018 star Kaz Crossley has reportedly been jailed in Dubai on suspicion of drugs offences.It’s claimed that Kaz was detained at Abu Dhabi airport earlier this week while waiting for a connecting flight to Thailand.Kaz’s name is said to have “raised a red flag” as authorities in the UAE are still investigating a two-year old video which allegedly shows the reality star snorting a white substance while at a party in Dubai.According to reports, Kaz was not permitted to phone her family when she was arrested and instead had to send an email to a friend so they could contact her relatives.A source explained, “She was looking forward to getting back to Thailand where she has been doing voluntary work and all of a sudden she is languishing in a Dubai jail.“Everyone knows how strict they are about drugs over there. She must be terrified.”They told The Sun, “She had only stopped off in Abu Dhabi to catch a connecting flight but her name has obviously raised a red flag.

Love Island star Kaz Crossley is said to have been arrested in Dubai on suspicion of drug offences. Kaz, 28, who shot to fame on the 2018 series of the popular ITV2 show, was reportedly detained at Abu Dhabi airport where she was in transit for a flight to Thailand. Her arrest comes after a two year old video of the star snorting a white substance surfaced online, sparking the suspicion that Kaz’s name had been flagged to the United Arab Emirates.

Sam Faiers planted a sweet kiss on the cheek of her partner, Paul Knightley, as they enjoy a family trip in Abu Dhabi with Sam's sister, Billie Shepherd, and their mum, Suzie Wells. Former TOWIE star Sam, 32, took to Instagram to post a number of snaps from her holiday, on which they were joined by their children, Paul Jr, seven, Rosie, five, and nine month old Edward.

Jahm Najafi, the Iranian-American billionaire who owns STX Entertainment, is reportedly preparing a $3.75B bid to acquire Premiere League club Tottenham Hotspur.

Naman Ramachandran Indian festival favorite and box office success “Dostojee” (“Two Friends”), directed by Prasun Chatterjee will release across the U.S., U.A.E. and Australia and New Zealand on March 17. California-based film distribution company Bioskope Films LLC has acquired U.S. theatrical rights and will release the film across 75 cities in 26 states. The theatrical release is an Oscar-qualifying run making the Bengali-language “Dostojee” eligible for consideration at the 96th Academy Awards, 2024. The film will have a premiere in New York City. “Dostojee” will also release theatrically across 15 cities in Canada, 10 cities in Australia and New Zealand, and Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Ajman in the U.A.E. Phars Film Co Motion Pictures will handle the U.A.E. distribution and Bongoz Films Australia and New Zealand.

Who’s ready to see Carrie Bradshaw and Aidan Shaw get back together?! Because it seems like they’re going to become a thing again in the second season of And Just Like That!

EXCLUSIVE: Prolific character actor David Dastmalchian has today announced the launch of his genre-focused production company, Good Fiend Films, which will look to produce character-driven projects across horror, sci-fi and fantasy for film, television, audio and publishing.  

Starzplay has announced its first Arabic-language original series, created in collaboration with Emirati content powerhouse Image Nation Abu Dhabi.

The rise and fall of former Spanish King Juan Carlos I will be told in a Sky docu-series later this year that will be teased at Berlin.

And just like that…Carrie and Aidan are back together.

Former CNN and NBCUniversal boss Jeff Zucker, private equity firm RedBird Capital Partners and Abu Dhabi-based International Media Investments have formalized plans for a joint venture.

Production for Dune: Part Two has wrapped, according to Timothée Chalamet.

Dubai-based Middle Eastern exhibition giant Vox Cinemas has unveiled its first slate of original Arabic films, which it is producing under a commitment first announced in 2021 to make 25 films out of the region in five years.

Liam Gallagher gig in Cardiff Bay.As reported by Wales Online, the man was “seriously assaulted” with injuries that left him hospitalised, according to detectives. Separately, a 28-year-old woman was also taken to hospital with a broken jaw after she was attacked shortly after the concert at a Tesco cash machine.A spokesman for South Wales Police said that the force was appealing for help from anyone that may have witnessed the attack on the man between 9.30 and 10pm.“Officers need to speak to anyone who may have witnessed any part of this incident or may have video or mobile phone footage of what has taken place,” they said.Liam Gallagher continues his tour in Abu Dhabi on October 29, before heading to South America in November.In other news, Gallagher recently shared his support for “the king” Ian Brown following the Stone Roses‘ singer’s decision to go solo.Fans of Brown had shared their anger after the singer performed a sold-out show in Leeds (September 25) without a band.