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This Morning host Josie Gibson is set to take on a quite unique role away from the comfy ITV studios, branding it as a "surreal moment". The 39 year old TV star, who made her name after winning Big Brother in 2010, has not only been making people chuckle with her presenting skills on This Morning but also survived the challenges of I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! Now, she's ready to serve the nation up some serious deals as the new face of supermarket Iceland.The doting mum will be introducing us all to the supermarket's new tagline: "that's why we go to Iceland," changing from the traditional "that's why mums go to Iceland".

Josie Gibson recently addressed why she didn't get the main hosting gig on This Morning but while she's still very much part of the show and making frequent appearances, viewers - and shoppers - are set to see more of her as her new role has been revealed.

Seal has shared a new alternate version of his hit song ‘Kiss From A Rose’ from the new 30th anniversary reissue of ‘Seal’.‘Kiss From A Rose’ was originally released in 1994 and then re-released the following year as part of the ‘Batman Forever film soundtrack’, helping it top the charts in the United States and Australia.The track earned the Number One spot on the UK Charts as well as on the Billboard US Mainstream Top 40, US Adult Top 40, US Adult Contemporary and the Hot 100. It also reached the Top 10 in various countries, including Canada, France, Iceland and Norway.

Holidaymakers across the UK may be owed a payout if their flight was either delayed or cancelled.

Kristoffer Polaha and Lacey Chabert are teaming up for a Hallmark Christmas movie!

Alissa Simon Film Critic Scottish auteur Lynne Ramsay and former Icelandic Film Center (IFC) chief Laufey Guðjónsdóttir received honors from the 10th anniversary edition of Reykjavik’s Stockfish Film & Industry Festival (April 4 – 14, 2024). The awards, presented during a reception on April 11th, celebrate outstanding contributions to the film industry both internationally and domestically.

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Nick Cave has announced a European solo live tour for this summer – you can find all the details below.The Bad Seeds frontman is due to hit the road in June for a run of headline dates, where he’ll be “performing songs from his extensive catalogue”. Cave will be accompanied on stage by Radiohead bassist Colin Greenwood.He’ll begin the forthcoming stint with three shows at the Onassis Stegi venue in Athens, Greece on June 1, 2 and 3 before an appearance at the Belgrade River Fest in Serbia on June 18.Two further performances are scheduled for Musiikkitalo in Helsinki, Finland (June 25) and the Harpa concert hall in Reykjavík, Iceland (July 1).Tickets go on sale at 10am local time this Friday (April 12) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.

Sickening footage has captured Scotland's latest XL bully attack as desperate passersby battled to unlock the dog's bite on a golden retriever. The incident unfolded on Irvine High Street, Ayrshire, on Wednesday after the dog clamped its jaws on the pet's head.

Ellise Shafer TikTok is returning as the official entertainment partner for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. This marks the social media platform’s third year teaming up with Eurovision, the world’s largest music event.

Huge crowds gathering to see rapper Aitch as he stopped off at a local pizza shop sparked a road closure in Greater Manchester. The artist from Moston has collaborated with Fireaway in Tameside to launch the star’s beverage range in the pizza chain.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief “Sweet Planet,” a one of the highest-profile China-Europe co-productions of recent years, will air on China Global Television Network from Friday. The six-part culinary documentary is a co-production between millennial-focused global channel operator Insight TV, Netherlands-based production company JOIIN, and CGTN. It explore the culinary and cultural impact of sugar in cooking and food rituals around the world.

Gisele Bundchen opened up about a death-defying photoshoot she did in the ’90s.

moving at a glacial pace when she was doing a photo shoot in Iceland.The supermodel, 43, took the icy plunge and revealed a scary ordeal she experienced in 2000 during “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on Thursday.“I did a photo shoot on a fake iceberg in Iceland, and I almost fell off into the ocean,” she said during the “True Confessions” segment on the NBC talk show.The supermodel nearly fell into the freezing cold water and “would have been dead in seconds.”“So the whole thing I was supposed to be in this slip dress while everyone was like in a boat — like, all the crew was in a boat with like huge puffer jackets and life vests,” Bündchen recalled. Bündchen was participating in a campaign for the fragrance Oxygene at the time.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Arte has boarded “Reykjavik Fusion,” the first series produced by ACT4, an Icelandic banner launched by award-winning industry veterans, including Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (“True Detective”), Hörður Rúnarsson (“Black Sands”), Jónas Margeir Ingólfsson (“The Minister”) and Birkir Blær Ingólfsson (“Thin Ice”). The high-concept show will be distributed internationally by Wild Sheep Content, led by Erik Barmack, a former Netflix head of international.

Lele Pons and Guaynaa are a fan favorite when it comes to celebrity couples. The Venezuelan and Puerto Rican singer tied the knot last year in a stunning wedding ceremony on March 4th, 2023, in Miami.

King and Conqueror” has revealed additional cast members, including “The Crown’s” Luther Ford and “Game of Thrones” actor Joseph Mawle, as it begins production in Iceland. According to its official plot description, “King and Conqueror” is “the story of a clash that defined the future of a country – and a continent – for a thousand years, the roots of which stretch back decades and extend out through a pair of interconnected family dynasties, struggling for power across two countries and a raging sea.

Kacey Musgraves has revealed that she nearly fell off the side of a cliff while filming her latest music video.Speaking to Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show this past week (March 14), the singer-songwriter recalled her near-death experience while filming for the ‘Deeper Well’ music video. The video – released a month ago – was filmed in Iceland, known for its scenic landscapes and breathtaking cliffs.“We picked literally the worst possible week to go,” she told Fallon. “It was high wind advisories — I almost got blown off that cliff.

There are certain things we associate with a trip to IKEA and heading home with a bag of mini Daim bars is definitely one of them.

Luxury cruise line Fred. Olsen has announced its 2025/2026 from Liverpool. Holidaymakers can sail to destinations including the Norwegian fjords, Italy and Iceland from the north west port.

An "alarming" volcanic eruption took place earlier tonight - resulting in lava spewing hundreds of feet into the air. A state of emergency has been declared after the incident in Iceland earlier this evening.

EXCLUSIVE: Pierre Morel, the veteran action director behind Taken, has been tapped to direct a feature based on the popular racing NFT Reactor Motors from the company of the same name, Deadline has learned.

When Icelandic directors Smari Gunn and Logi Sigursveinsson set out to make The Home Game, they couldn’t have imagined the response this small, local Icelandic documentary would gather on the festival circuit. The film, which follows a group of spirited underdogs as they fight for local soccer glory, is coming off the back of a rapturous reception at the Glasgow Film Festival, where it won the fest’s prestigious Audience Award. It previously screened at the Tromso International Film Festival, DOC NYC and Nordisk Panorama.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Thailand is poised to get serious about its commitment to the film industry, and plans to launch a major new body, the Thailand Creative Culture Agency, with a budget of THB7 billion ($200 million). Long a destination for Hollywood, China and India productions, and currently playing host to the lensing of Season 3 of “The White Lotus,” Thailand has many of the elements that could contribute to building a major film industry. These include diverse locations, skilled crews, studio facilities and a location production, or incentive, scheme.

Darts has experienced a surprising boost in the last year, with players becoming household names. It's a phenomenon that seems to be down to Luke Littler.

William Earl administrator SPOILER ALERT: This article discusses plot points from “The Piper.” Horror Film School is a feature in which talent in front of and behind the camera share the ins and outs of creating the biggest onscreen scares. Icelandic director Erlingur Thoroddsen‘s latest film is “The Piper,” starring Charlotte Hope and the late Julian Sands. The indie horror feature follows a musician hoping to finish a lost piece of music that may conjure up the evil entity that was the inspiration for the dark German legend “Pied Piper of Hamelin.” From a fiery opening to a enigmatic midsection to a bonkers ending act that evokes VHS-era supernatural slashers like “A Nightmare on Elm Street” and “Wishmaster,” Thoroddsen’s film works because of its clever pacing, walking a tightrope between thrills and mysteries.

K.J. Yossman Clémence Poésy and Emily Beecham have joined the cast of eleventh century period drama “King & Conqueror.” Based on Middle Ages figures Harold of Wessex and William of Normandy, the upcoming BBC/CBS Studios series stars “Happy Valley’s” James Norton as Harold and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (“Game of Thrones”) as William. Beecham (“1899”) joins as Harold’s wife Edith Swan-neck while Poésy (“In Bruges”) will play William’s wife Matilda.

TV presenter Vicky Pattison insists she can handle sub-zero temperatures in the Arctic Circle – because she’s from Newcastle.The 36-year-old once celebrated her birthday in winter wearing just a grass skirt and a coconut bra. She laughed, “I remember on my 17th birthday me and the lasses went out dressed as hula girls wearing grass skirts and coconut bras in Newcastle in November. If that’s not training for this, I don’t know what is!” She might love a daft laugh, but Vicky is determined to complete the challenge, if it takes all her strength.