Elizabeth Hurley looks to be settling in just fine on her first day on the set of ‘Gossip Girl’ in New York. The British actress’ feisty alter-ego, media mogul Diana Payne, looks set to seduce Chase Crawford’s character Nate Archibold as she leans in for a smooch.
Kourtney Kardashian’s brother refuses to visit her because of Scott Disick.
The socialite moved into a new home with her partner and their 18-month-old son Mason five months ago, but her sibling Rob Kardashian has only just been to the property for the first time, admitting “negative” Scott is the reason why he has stayed away.
In a forthcoming episode of ‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians’, Rob tells Kourtney: “The reason I don’t come over here is because of Scott. He’s an alcoholic. He’s a negative person in my life.
“Like, he has a kid. Show me that you’re mature and show me you’re mature enough to have a kid with my sister.”
Last year, Scott sought therapy for his addictions and vowed to fight his problems for the sake of Kourtney and Mason.
He said: “Kourtney doesn’t really always 100 per cent understand that it’s a real disease that I have, and it’s not just something that I can turn off and on.
“But now that I have a little baby, I don’t really want to play any of these games. I just want to be with her and see my son grow.”
Scott famously has a difficult relationship with Kourtney’s family, though her mother Kris Jenner has revised her opinion of him and recently urged the couple to marry and have more children.
She said: “I would love for them to get married. I mean, they have a baby and it’s time to make that, you know, a full-on legitimate family.
“They’re being a little stingy with the grandchildren. I need some more!”
Ryan Seacrest has opened a new broadcast centre at a children’s hospital.
The ‘American Idol’ host’s charity, The Ryan Seacrest Foundation, launched The Voice at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia today and he was accompanied by Selena Gomez as he cut the red ribbon.
He told E!: “I’m excited to bring The Voice to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is a leading paediatric clinical and research facility and a national leader in developing techniques to support the patient’s emotional well-being. The Voice closed-circuit broadcast centre is a new addition to their existing Child Life programmes and provides creative, interactive entertainment.”
The Voice – an interactive, closed-circuit broadcast multimedia centre housed in the hospital – will allow patients to engage in lots of activities relating to radio, TV and new media, including broadcasting, acting as a DJ and watching live artists perform.
The Ryan Seacrest Foundation is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for seriously ill and injured children through unique programs that utilise multimedia and interactive platforms to enlighten, entertain and educate.
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‘Mildred Pierce’ leads the way in the Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
The HBO mini-series scored an astonishing 21 nods when the nominees were announced this morning (14.07.11) by Melissa McCarthy and Joshua Jackson, including Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie for Kate Winslet, Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Mini-series Or A Movie for both Tom Wilkinson and Guy Pierce, Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie for Evan Rachel Wood, Melissa Leo and Dame Maggie Smith, and Outstanding Miniseries or Movie. Elsewhere, ‘Mad Men’ – which received 19 nominations – has the chance to take Outstanding Drama for the fourth year in a row, while ‘Modern Family’ could again scoop Outstanding Comedy, with the category amongst the 17 nods the sitcom earned. John Hamm received his fourth nomination in a row for Outstanding Actor in a Drama and could receive his first win in the category as ‘Breaking Bad’ star Bryan Cranston – who has taken home the honour at the previous three ceremonies – was not eligible to win this year as the show took a break between seasons. Other leading nominations included Prohibition-era drama ‘Boardwalk Empire’ with 18, ‘Game of Thrones and ’30 Rock’ with 13 each and 16 for ‘Saturday Night Live’. Despite being dropped by the History Channel and subsequently picked up by the lesser known ReelzChannel, ‘The Kennedys’ scored an impressive 10 nominations, including Outstanding Miniseries or Movie. The 63rd annual Primetime Emmy Awards will take place on September 18 and will be hosted by Jane Lynch. List of main Primetime Emmy Award nominations: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series: ‘The Colbert Report’ ‘The Daily Show with Jon Stewart’ ‘Conan’ ‘Late Night with Jimmy Fallon’ ‘Saturday Night Live’ ‘Real Time with Bill Maher’ Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Edie Falco – ‘Nurse Jackie’ Tina Fey – ’30 Rock’ Laura Linney – ‘The Big C’ Melissa McCarthy – ‘Mike & Molly’ Martha Plimpton – ‘Raising Hope’ Amy Poehler – ‘Parks And Recreation’ Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Alec Baldwin – ’30 Rock’ Louis C.K. – ‘Louie’ Steve Carell – ‘The Office’ Matt LeBlanc – ‘Episodes’ Jim Parsons – ‘The Big Bang Theory’ Johnny Galecki – ‘The Big Bang Theory’ Outstanding Comedy Series: ‘The Big Bang Theory’ ‘Glee’ ‘Modern Family’ ‘The Office’ ‘Parks and Recreation’ ’30 Rock’ Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie: Taraji P. Henson – ‘Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story’ Diane Lane – ‘Cinema Verite’ Jean Marsh – Upstairs Downstairs’ Elizabeth McGovern – ‘Downton Abbey’ Kate Winslet – ‘Mildred Pierce’ Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie: Idris Elba – ‘Luther’ William Hurt – ‘Too Big To Fail’ Greg Kinnear – ‘The Kennedys’ Barry Pepper – ‘The Kennedys’ Edgar Ramirez – ‘Carlos’ Laurence Fishburne – ‘Thurgood’ Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Programme: Tom Bergeron – ‘Dancing with The Stars’ Cat Deeley – ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ Phil Keoghan – ‘The Amazing Race’ Jeff Probst – ‘Survivor’ Ryan Seacrest – ‘American Idol’ Outstanding Reality Competition: ‘The Amazing Race’ ‘Dancing With The Stars’ ‘American Idol’ ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ ‘Project Runway’ ‘Top Chef’ Outstanding Drama: ‘Boardwalk Empire’ ‘Dexter’ ‘Friday Night Lights’ ‘Game of Thrones’ ‘The Good Wife’ ‘Mad Men’ Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama: Kathy Bates – ‘Harry’s Law’ Connie Britton – ‘Friday Night Lights’ Mireille Enos – ‘The Killing’ Julianna Margulies – ‘The Good Wife’ Mariska Hargitay – ‘Law and Order: Special Victims Unit’ Elisabeth Moss – ‘Mad Men’ Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama: Steve Buscemi – ‘Boardwalk Empire’ Kyle Chandler – ‘Friday Night Lights’ Michael C. Hall – ‘Dexter’ Jon Hamm – ‘Mad Men’ Hugh Laurie – ‘House’ Timothy Olyphant – ‘Justified’ Outstanding Miniseries or Movie: ‘Downtown Abbey’ ‘The Kennedys’ ‘Cinema Verite’ ‘Mildred Pierce’ ‘Pillars of the Earth’ ‘Too Big To Fail’
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Frost isn’t entirely sure, but as we were flicking through our issue of Glamour magazine we saw a cosmetic surgery advert in the classifieds that looked suspiciously like Funda from Made in Chelsea. A women who looks exactly like her is holding up a sign saying;”I’ve just had my breasts done, but the biggest change you’ll see is on my face.” Hmm.
Ever since we noticed the advert had been in a lot more magazines, not just in the classifieds and in a bigger ad space. Coincidence? Let us know what you think.
Channel 4 today announces a move to bring together the best of its journalism across the channel by involving the Channel 4 News presenting team in its flagship current and foreign affairs strands.
Whilst maintaining their presence on Channel 4 News, Jon Snow and Krishnan Guru-Murthy will join the highly-respected reporting line-up for Dispatches and Unreported World; going out into the field to report on the issues that matter most to them.
Channel 4’s Head of News & Current Affairs Dorothy Byrne, says: “Channel 4 News presenters are some of the best journalists in this country. They have never just sat in studios reading autocues – this new way of working will enable them to go out in Britain and across the world to investigate and highlight the stories which they really care about, holding those in power to account. This is part of our joined-up approach in maximising our heavyweight journalists across both our news and current affairs output. ”
Jon Snow will be more embedded into the Channel 4’s current affairs team, giving him the journalistic freedom to delve deeper and investigate issues that he is passionate about – such as human rights. As previously announced, Jon will present Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields (tx: Channel 4, Tuesday 14th June 2011 at 11.05pm) an investigation into the civil war between the Sri Lankan government and the secessionist rebels, the Tamil Tigers, featuring devastating new video evidence of war crimes.
Snow will also present a number of Dispatches a year beginning with Landlords From Hell (tx: Channel 4, Monday 4th July at 8pm) – an exposé of rent racketeers who exploit those who can’t afford to buy their own homes as well as those who live and work illegally in the UK.
Jon Snow says: “Dispatches is a jewel in the crown of Channel 4 and has unearthed some revelatory stories and provoked important debate. It’s great to be doing more of these programmes and really getting under the skin of issues like human rights, international affairs and housing issues at home and abroad. There’s such affinity between the News and the rest of the Current Affairs family – and this will just cement that bond. I can’t wait to get stuck in.”
Matt Frei is set to join Channel 4 News and the presenting line-up. As well as his core role of Washington Correspondent, he will also present the News throughout the year and take on a number of Dispatches programmes.
In the autumn Krishnan Guru-Murthy will take up an ambassador role at Unreported World – the UK’s longest-running foreign affairs series which reports from some of the most neglected and toughest places on the planet.
As well as presenting several Unreported Worlds a year, Krishnan will provide seamless links directly from Channel 4 News into the programme. He will also engage with his significant social media following to provoke discussion and debate the issues examined in the programme. This will take the form of live chats on Twitter and regular blogging.
Krishnan Guru Murthy says: “Unreported World consistently shines light on stories that are missed by the mainstream. It finds unheard voices, challenges dominant perspectives on the world and is an essential part of what Channel 4 is for. I look forward to joining the team and discussing the issues and films with our viewers. Now that Unreported World and Channel 4 News can be watched online around the world that is a truly exciting global conversation.”
Increasing the social media engagement with Dispatches and UW, viewers will also be able to suggest story ideas and comment on stories via the programme websites, Facebook pages, or directly with Jon and Krishnan via Twitter. Snowmail – Channel 4 News’ informal free evening news update – will include issues investigated by Dispatches and Unreported World.
Last month Channel 4 News announced that Cathy Newman will join Jon and Krishnan as the third regular presenter. It is expected that she will also present some Dispatches in due course.
From the award-winning creators of Peep Show, Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong, and with a brilliant young cast, Fresh Meat is Channel 4’s latest comedy drama series, currently filming on location in Manchester.
Spanning eight episodes, the series follows a group of six students about to embark on the most exciting period of their lives thus far – University! Away from home for the first time, on the brink of adult life, they are about to discover who they really are. From the moment they ship up as freshers at their shared house, their lives are destined to collide, overlap and run the whole gamut of appalling behaviour and terrible errors of judgment.
They are: JP (Jack Whitehall), public school boy with good teeth and an inflated sense of entitlement; Kingsley (Joe Thomas), charming, loveable and crushingly insecure; Josie (Kimberley Nixon), overly enthusiastic, determined to experience ‘new things’, however bad they are for you. Then there’s socially awkward and know-it-all Howard (Greg McHugh); straight talking, hard-living Vod (Zawe Ashton); and finally Oregon (Charlotte Ritchie), desperate to be cool and terrified of being boring.
C4 Head of Drama, Camilla Campbell, says: ‘I am delighted to be able to announce our exciting cast of the best of today’s talent for a brand-new comedy drama series for Channel 4.
“Sam and Jesse are bringing their customary incisive comedy to the drama output, and the result is a hilarious and painfully truthful series about being a student.”
Fresh Meat will be made by Objective Productions and Lime Pictures, and produced by Rhonda Smith.The series is executive produced by Judy Counihan and Phil Clarke for Objective Productions, and Tony Wood for Lime.
SILENCE WILL FALL…
THE SILENCE
ARRIVING AT THE
DOCTOR WHO EXPERIENCE
ON FRIDAY 13th MAY
{above picture} One of Doctor Who’s most terrifying enemies, The Silence, stands behind an unsuspecting Welsh Guard in Pall Mall, ahead of their arrival at the highly-acclaimed Doctor Who Experience at London’s Olympia 2 venue. The fully interactive themed experience and exhibition invites visitors to step through a crack in time to become the Doctor’s companion on an adventure. Their challenge will be to reunite the Doctor with the TARDIS whilst fending off threats from a Dalek spaceship and Weeping Angels along the way, before exploring the wonders of Doctor Who at an out of this world exhibition.
This Friday 13th May Doctor Who Experience will prove monsters are real by giving you the opportunity to come face-to-face with one of Doctor Who’s most terrifying of monsters to date as The Silence arrive at the Doctor Who Experience.
The Silence will be on show in the walk-through part of the Doctor Who Experience following their appearance in the opening two episodes of the award-wining series, The Impossible Astronaut and Day of the Moon.
Fans will be able to encounter these terrifying monsters for the first time, who, with their powers of telepathy and eerie ability to erase themselves from your memory have been cited as one of the Doctor’s more frightening foes.
Glimpse one of these creatures at Doctor Who Experience and you may feel slightly unsettled the moment it’s out of view but the real question is… will you remember?
Come fly the TARDIS and dare to meet The Silence, by taking a starring role in your very own Doctor Who adventure at the Doctor Who Experience. Step through the crack in time and become the Doctor’s companion in this exhilarating walk through experience that recreates all the best parts of the hit TV series. Come face to face with some of the scariest monsters seen on the screen including Daleks, Cybermen and the latest addition from series 6: The Silence.
There’s fun for family and fans alike with the largest collection of authentic Doctor Who props and artefacts including all the previous Doctor’s iconic costumes, the original David Tennant TARDIS set and even interactive lessons in how to walk like a Cyberman!
Tickets on sale at www.doctorwhoexperience.com
Door Price / Advance peak / Advance off-peak
· Adult: £20.00 / £18.00 / £15.50
· Child (5 to 16): £15.50 /£14.00 /£12.50
· Under 5’s are free
· Family of 4: £62.00 / £52.00 /£46.00
Schools/Groups/Tour Operators: separate pricing.