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Alison Hammond speaks out on Celebrity Traitors series two rumours

Alison Hammond speaks out on Celebrity Traitors series two rumours

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Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Alison Hammond has dismissed speculation that she will be joining the cast of Celebrity Traitors, citing a scheduling conflict with filming for The Great British Bake Off. The popular television presenter had been rumoured to be in discussions with producers for the hit BBC reality gameshow, following the success of its inaugural celebrity spin-off series. However, speaking on ITV’s The Jonathan Ross Show, Hammond confirmed the rumours were unfounded. “I can’t do it because I’m doing Bake Off,” the 51-year-old explained. “I think it’s the same time when I’m doing Bake Off, so that’s a definite no.” The show, hosted by Claudia Winkleman and set in the Scottish Highlands, sees 22 contestants – mostly ‘faithfuls’ – attempt to identify ‘traitors’ who secretly eliminate players overnight, all in pursuit of a cash prize. Its celebrity version, which featured stars such as Sir …

Netflix Boss Shuts Down Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Rumours

Netflix Boss Shuts Down Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Rumours

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Netflix is once again shutting down speculation about its relationship with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The streaming giant famously signed a big-money deal with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in 2021, around a year after their announcement that they were stepping away from their responsibilities as senior royals. In the five years since, the couple have collaborated with Netflix on a number of occasions with varying levels of success, most notably on the documentary Harry & Meghan, a behind-the-scenes series about the Invictus Games and the polarising lifestyle series With Love, Meghan. Earlier this week, Variety published a lengthy piece suggesting there’d been a “falling out” between Netflix and the Sussexes, which it blamed on poor viewing figures for the couple’s projects and bosses supposedly being “blindsided” when Meghan chose to do a sit-down TV interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021. Bela Bajaria, the chief content officer at Netflix, responded on Wednesday, urging people not to “believe whatever you read”. Bela Bajaria at the Golden Globes earlier this year “Maybe we should all …

Zendaya denies Tom Holland marriage rumours after fake wedding photos fool fans

Zendaya denies Tom Holland marriage rumours after fake wedding photos fool fans

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Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Hollywood star Zendaya has clarified that “many people were fooled” by fabricated AI-generated images purporting to show her wedding to actor Tom Holland, amid persistent speculation that the couple has already tied the knot. The rumours intensified after her stylist, Law Roach, reportedly suggested their nuptials had taken place. Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel’s US late-night talk show, the 29-year-old actress directly addressed the circulating images and marriage claims. When asked about recent headlines, she quipped: “Really? I haven’t seen any of them.” She then elaborated on the AI photos: “Many people have been fooled by them. While I was just out and about in real life, people were like, ‘Oh my God, your wedding photos are gorgeous’. And I was like, ‘Babe, they’re AI. …

Rumours of a Firefly reboot abound, but should the Serenity fly again?

Rumours of a Firefly reboot abound, but should the Serenity fly again?

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Gina Torres, Nathan Fillion and Adam Baldwin as Zoë Washburne, Mal Reynolds and Jayne Cobb in Firefly © 20th Century Fox Film Corp Everett Collection Inc / Alamy Firefly holds a special place in the hearts of many sci-fi fans. First off, this 2002 western-in-space show by Joss Whedon is good, with a great gang of funny and engaging characters at its heart. Second off, it was tragically cancelled in its first season, with all its promise intact. Then Whedon, blocked from making more TV episodes, capped off the series with a Hollywood movie, Serenity, in 2005. The movie showed exactly why the cast and the series would have had the chops to run and run, had the show’s network, Fox, not upended its running order and then cancelled it. In the 21 years since the movie, there’s been plenty of time for the Browncoats – as fans are known – to get excited over every suggestion of a reboot. It’s all come to nothing. Now the Browncoats are, probably, having their hearts toyed with …

Zendaya’s Mum Reacts To Latest Tom Holland Wedding Rumours

Zendaya’s Mum Reacts To Latest Tom Holland Wedding Rumours

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Zendaya’s mum has added her voice to the ongoing speculation about whether the Euphoria actor quietly married her partner Tom Holland without the world knowing. Over the weekend, Zendaya’s long-time stylist Law Roach made headlines when he told reporters that the Emmy winner and Marvel hero had already privately tied the knot. “The wedding has already happened!” he told Access Hollywood, when pressed on what he could share about the couple’s upcoming nuptials. “You missed it!” Law then made the same remarks to Entertainment Tonight, adding: “The wedding’s over, sorry!” Law Roach says he’s not planning Zendaya’s wedding dress because that already happened (wait, what?!), so it’s on to the fashion they’re planning for all her premieres this year. ET has reached out to reps for Zendaya and Tom Holland for comment on whether they’ve gotten… pic.twitter.com/2Eqr7mqD7q — Entertainment Tonight (@etnow) March 2, 2026 After video footage of the exchange went viral, Zendaya’s mum Claire Stoermer reposted the Entertainment Tonight interview on her Instagram story earlier this week. “The laugh…” she added, per BuzzFeed, alongside …

Cillian Murphy gives definitive response to rumours he will play Voldemort in Harry Potter series

Cillian Murphy gives definitive response to rumours he will play Voldemort in Harry Potter series

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Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Cillian Murphy has definitively shut down rumours he has been cast as Voldemort in the forthcoming Harry Potter TV series. The Irish actor, 49, had been at the centre of speculation around casting for the role, with Ralph Fiennes, who played the villain in the Harry Potter film adaptations, appearing to suggest that Murphy’s involvement was a done deal. In a viral TikTok clip shared by Let’s Talk Film back in January, Fiennes said: “I’m told [my shoes] are already filled, aren’t they? I think Cillian Murphy is very good. A very good choice.” However, in a new interview with The Times, Murphy denied that he was set to play the character. “I’m categorically not,” he said. “Can you make that the headline?” A number of actors have already been cast in the series, which is expected to premiere next year. …

Danny Dyer Updates Fans On Those Celebrity Traitors Rumours

Danny Dyer Updates Fans On Those Celebrity Traitors Rumours

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In terrible news for Traitors and Danny Dyer fans alike, the former Eastenders star has claimed he’s still waiting for the call up to join the next celebrity series of the show. However, it looks like he and the BBC are yet to have any serious conversations, as the Bafta winner has now insisted the rumours about him donning a cloak for the next Celebrity Traitors are “absolute bollocks”. Appearing on this Saturday’s Jonathan Ross Show, Danny told the host and previous Celebrity Traitor: “I don’t know why they’re saying it.” “If they ask me I’ll do it, but no one’s asked me,” he added. “I would fucking declare it. I’m not on it, you’ll see when it comes on.” Tabloids claimed Danny had been lined up to appear in the next series after watching the show made him want to take part, but BBC reps at the time wouldn’t comment. The Celebrity Traitors will return to our screens later this year, and its renewal came as no great surprise given the first season’s huge …

Pokémon Classic Collection rumours explained: Are they coming to Switch 2?

Pokémon Classic Collection rumours explained: Are they coming to Switch 2?

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With Pokémon’s 30th anniversary fast approaching, many are expecting something big, and there are wild rumours afoot, so as such, we’ve got the Pokémon Classic Collection rumours explained to see if the original games in some form or another really are coming to Switch 2. The upcoming Pokémon Day marks 30 years since Pokémon Red and Green launched on the Nintendo Game Boy in 1996, so even in the absence of leaks, it was always inevitable that there would be rumblings that something big could be revealed. The way in which these classic titles could return is up for debate as well, but, as for a theoretical Pokémon Classic Collection and what that could entail, read on! Pokémon Classic Collection rumours explained: Are the original games really coming to Switch 2? Currently, there is no concrete evidence that the original Pokémon games are coming to the Nintendo Switch or Switch 2. Much of the recent excitement stems from Riddler Khu on X (formerly Twitter), who posted images of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen with the caption …

Helen Skelton addresses romance rumours with Morning Live co-host Gethin Jones

Helen Skelton addresses romance rumours with Morning Live co-host Gethin Jones

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Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Helen Skelton has addressed speculation of a relationship with her Morning Live co-host Gethin Jones. The co-presenters have known each other for 25 years, but were recently rumoured to have started a romance after a string of red carpet appearances together. However, Skelton, who separated from husband Richie Myler in 2022, has maintained that they are just “work friends”. “We just work together, we are not together,” she told The Mirror, adding: “No, no, no. We are just work friends.” Skelton previously added that they’re “such good mates” they often forget they’re on live TV alongside fellow presenter Michelle Ackerley. “I’ve been friends with Michelle and Gethin for 25 years,” she told Prima magazine. “Geth was on Blue Peter before me, so we’ve always crossed paths, and Michelle and I were flatmates when we lived in London.” Jones hosted Blue Peter …

Strictly: Richard Osman calls Alan Carr and Amanda Holden presenting rumours ‘nonsense’

Strictly: Richard Osman calls Alan Carr and Amanda Holden presenting rumours ‘nonsense’

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Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Richard Osman has shared an update on the search for Strictly Come Dancing’s new hosts, as he called rumours that Alan Carr and Amanda Holden were offered the job “nonsense”. Since Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly shocked the entertainment world with news in October that they would be departing the long-standing dance competition, the question of who will replace the presenting pair has been subject of endless debate and rumours. As the presenters of their own BBC travel home renovation series, Alan Carr and Amanda Holden were originally reported to be in the running, until Carr claimed that they had turned down the job. This was denied, however, by Osman, 55, on Thursday’s (29 January) episode of his podcast The Rest is Entertainment, where the former production company creative director refuted the rumours as “nonsense”. “Of course, they didn’t [turn it …