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Home > Soaps > Hollyoaks Spoilers: Will’s carer Ellie is revealed to be his long-lost mum at a Savage family party! March 12th, 2013 by Anna Howell. The secret identity of Will Savage’s new carer in Hollyoaks is about to be revealed to the entire family! As we reported last week, Ellie (Saskia Wickham), the new carer employed to look after wheelchair-bound Will Savage ( James Atherton ) was acting more than a little bit intense which lead us to investigate and discover that she is in actual fact the long-lost mother of Will and his gang of brothers and sisters. Fans of Hollyoaks will know how Savage siblings, Dodger, Will and Liberty arrived in the village motherless, with tales of abandonment and despair conquered by family unity and hope after their mother, Anna, left them. However, their boat was quite literally shaken when, after being kept in the dark his entire life, Dodger (Danny Mac) discovered that Dirk Savage (David Kennedy) was not in fact his real father. Dodger w

For most of last night’s Survivor , I felt like I was watching the same episode we saw last week. And the week before. The same people got attention; the same tribe lost. Those who left offered a glimmer of hope, and the preview for next week dashed it: this is a season designed to be annoying, and I don’t care for it. The good news, besides the appearance of our friend the reward challenge, is that Survivor ’s editors no longer have Shamar to focus on, since he quit—I mean, was medically evacuated due to a scratch on his eye that threatened his vision. At least, that’s according to the medic who first diagnosed him by saying, and this is a direct quotation, “the whole eye just looks very red at the moment.” Stating the obvious meant that Jeff Probst even missed a great Phillip joke, telling Shamar they’d “get you to see a specialist.” Incidentally, Probst revealed that he’d previously been to the fans camp to talk to Shamar when he was going to quit, but the tribe talked him out of i

« The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills Recap: Old Friends, New Store | Home | The Biggest Loser Recap: Who Is Heading To The Finale? » March 11, 2013 06:30 PM by Ryan Haidet A long-time Survivor tradition is about to end.  Every even-numbered season since Survivor: Marquesas (season four), the show’s finale has been held in New York City.  But that May tradition is about to end its run as the upcoming Survivor: Caramoan — Fans Vs. Favorites finale switches things up and takes the finale out of the Ed Sullivan Theater and pushes it back to the west coast.  Why the change?  Read what CBS had to say with our scoop inside this article! Instead of broadcasting from the Big Apple, the Survivor: Caramoan — Fans Vs. Favorites finale and reunion show will be held in Los Angeles on Sunday, May 12.  As always, the finale will swallow three total hours from 8-11 p.m.  The first two hours feature pre-taped segments, which showcase the final days and the last Tribal Council filmed in the Philippine

« Survivor: Caramoan — Fans Vs. Favorites May 12 Finale Breaks Location Tradition | Home | The Bachelor Season Finale Recap: An Elephant of a Decision » March 11, 2013 06:57 PM by Lisa Princ Last week on The Biggest Loser , the contestants were given makeovers, and they all managed to make it through another week. However, this week they would not be so lucky, as it was time to narrow the final five down to the final two – and find out which two America will have the chance to vote for as the third finalist. Bet you didn’t see this one coming! Emotions, emotions, emotions! Everyone’s emotions were in high gear tonight on The Biggest Loser – and why not? After all, the final five were now fighting for two of the three spots in the finale. Insert the resident whiner for a minute, moaning as usual about being the smallest player in the house, and how she has to work harder, yadda yadda. Is everyone else as sick of her as I am? The whining was quickly diminished by some joy, when we got

« Teen Mom 2 Recap: Faded Love | Home | The Face Exclusive Blog With Stephanie Lalanne: Week Four » March 12, 2013 06:15 AM by Lisa Princ Surprise, surprise! When the new cast for the upcoming season of Dancing With The Stars was revealed a few weeks ago, everyone was left scratching their heads as to what happened to the 12th contestant. Most of us were speculating that since the show had more women than men cast, The Bachelor’s Sean Lowe would be competing, and they would announce it after the show’s finale. So, it really was no shocker when Sean Lowe appeared on GMA this morning and made it official! It really was the surprise that we all saw coming. After the big finale of The Bachelor last night, Sean Lowe made an appearance this morning on ABC’s Good Morning America, for a huge announcement.  In a short segment on the show, Lowe announces that all of the rumors were indeed true – he will be competing on the new season of Dancing With The Stars ! Lowe will be paired up with (as

« After The Final Rose: Big Sean News and Next Bachelorette! | Home | The Bachelor’s Sean Lowe Announces That He Will Be Dancing With The Stars » March 12, 2013 05:43 AM by Donna W. Martin This week’s episode of Teen Mom 2 was full of more drama. Corey was confused and unsure of what he wanted, as usual! Jenelle started smoking again, surprise, surprise. Chelsea’s been given moving orders and Kailyn is still fighting with Jo over Vee being around Isaac. Take the jump to see what happened. Leah Leah ended her relationship with Jeremy because she couldn’t ignore her feelings for Corey. Jeremy came over and moved the rest of his belongings out of her house. Then he called Corey and went to his house to talk. Jeremy asked Corey flat out what the f*ck was going on. He said he had all his sh*t in his truck and nowhere to go. And he said he was sick of seeing Leah cry. Corey told Jeremy him and Leah had decided to go to counseling to see if they could get on good terms and see where it went

Home > Drama > Downton Abbey Series 4: Allen Leech rules out Lady Mary – Tom Branson romance! March 12th, 2013 by Anna Howell. Downton Abbey star, Allen Leech, has closed the lid of speculation over his characters future regarding his recently widowed sister-in-law, Lady Mary. Fans of the hit ITV period drama will know how Allen’s character, Tom Branson, was left devastated when his wife, Sybil (Jessica Brown-Findlay) died shortly after giving birth to their daughter during last year’s series of the show. Since then Tom has remained at Downton Abbey, bringing up baby Sybil with the help of his late wife’s family, desperately lonely and lost. However, when his sister-in-law Mary (Michelle Dockery) found herself in the same position as Tom when her husband, Matthew ( Dan Stevens ) died during last year’s Christmas special, rumours began circulating that Lady Mary and Tom could find romance together in series 4. These rumours were fuelled further more by the announcement that La

Big Brother Canada ’s first eviction episode also included the show’s first blatant lie to viewers: it was repeatedly sold as being “live,” both on air and in various promotions, but as feed watchers and the studio audience knew, the show had been pre-taped. Host Arisa Cox said during the Thursday episode, “welcome to the first-ever live eviction on Big Brother Canada,” prompting Hamsterwatch to declare that “they are fibbers” because feed watchers had earlier seen moments of an endurance competition and realized someone had already been evicted. Slice responded to the reaction late last night with a Facebook post that said, “We understand the confusion and appreciate your questions and comments. To clarify, the Thursday show is filmed in front of a live studio audience two hours prior to broadcast airing.” (Earlier, I asked Slice if it was in fact taped, and if so, why it was billed as live. I received an acknowledgement but have not yet received a response.) That justification does

TBS’ surprisingly fun and strong competition King of the Nerds concluded last night, giving its winner $100,000 and the ability to sit atop the Throne of Games. (The winner did not get to keep the throne, alas.) Its final three were all women and all gamers, which the winner—22-year-old Canadian gamer Celeste Anderson—attributes to helping them make it to the end. Also helpful: She is a fan of social-game reality shows including Survivor and Big Brother , and I don’t mean that in the way that Survivor defines “fan.” Celeste told me a few minutes ago that, going into the game, “We had absolutely no idea” what to expect except that it’d be a team-based competition with head-to-head eliminations. “We all went into it blindly,” she said. But as “a huge reality TV fan,” and “a huge fan of Survivor, Amazing Race, Big Brother,” she had a strategy. “I wanted to see what type of competition I had, and I saw that that everyone had much, much different skill sets than I had,” she told me. “I

A&E’s Duck Dynasty is an unqualified hit, crushing even broadcast TV shows in the ratings. Why is it so successful? And what does that tell us about the inevitable copycats? My friend Mo Ryan, AOL’s TV critic, breaks down its success into four parts: time to develop its audience, merging formats, and great characters with strong values. I agree with her analysis, especially this part: “…if ABC, NBC, CBS or Fox tried to replicate its success — in scripted, semi-scripted or unscripted form — they’d probably fail. Even other cable networks — which will no doubt chase ‘Duck Dynasty’ as tenaciously as the Robertsons chase wild animals — might not be able to replicate the success of this stealthy show, which was barely on anyone’s radar a couple of years ago.” This is an important point, and every network executive and producer needs to understand it, though I’ll restate it more forcefully: copying this format will fail. Of course, everyone is going to try, roping together families and

Survivor will broadcast the conclusion to its spring finale from Los Angeles, instead of the Ed Sullivan Theatre in New York City, which is typically the spring season’s live reunion home. It will be broadcast May 12, one week after the two-hour Amazing Race finale. CBS didn’t announce a reason for the change, but just listed the one-hour reunion as “from Los Angeles” in a press release. Survivor: The Australian Outback aired its reunion from L.A., but the next spring, Survivor Marquesas ’ Central Park reunion began the tradition of New York hosting spring finales. Perhaps Bryant Gumbel will return to host, too. View the original article here

Home > Drama > Doctor Who: Arthur Darvil says ‘Doctor Who is such a different job to any other’ and Toby Whitehouse admits he would like to be show runner! March 12th, 2013 by Anna Howell. After we reported earlier this week that Doctor Who mastermind, Steven Moffat, has ruled out a return for Amy Pond and Rory Williams, the actor who plays Rory, Arthur Darvil, has revealed how different working on the hit BBC sci-fi family entertainment show to any other job you could have. Arthur Darvil became a household name when acting alongside Karen Gillan as Rory Williams and his wife Amy Pond, the previous companions of the current Doctor Who ( Matt Smith ). The pair left the show last year in an emotional and dramatic episode, The Angels Take Manhattan, making way for the Time Lord’s new companion Clara Oswald (Jenna-Louise Coleman) to make herself at home in the infamous Tardis. Since leaving the show Darvil is currently starring in the hugely popular 8-part ITV drama series, Broad

« The Bachelor Season Finale Recap: An Elephant of a Decision | Home | Teen Mom 2 Recap: Faded Love » March 11, 2013 08:02 PM by Candace Young On The Bachelor Season Finale, an emotional  Sean Lowe proposed romantically in Thailand. Chris Harrison promises late-breaking news from Sean going into After The Final Rose live, and that the identity of the next Bachelorette will be revealed… Harrison brings on Sean Lowe, who says The Bachelor was an amazing journey and he just can’t wait to be with the love of his life – Catherine. They talk about the proposal – Sean says it was all a blur because he was so excited. Chris asks about Lindsay. Sean says it was so tough because he didn’t have a valid reason to give her other than he’d fallen in love with Catherine. Sean says he’s excited to see Lindsay again, but he’s also nervous. Lindsay is brought out and greets Sean. She says it’s overwhelming to be there and asks Sean what happened. He still can’t offer any closure other than he fell for

Home > Drama > Coronation Street Spoilers: Three lives are in danger as fire rips through the Rovers! Who’ll make it out alive? (PICTURE SPECIAL & VIDEO) March 12th, 2013 by TV Writer Lynn. Corrie fans will of course be eagerly awaiting the latest disaster plot to hit the Street – or at least, those of us who like our blood thirst quenched in a sanitized pre-watershed fashion are – which is of course the much publicized fire that’s set to raze the Rovers to the ground! We of course already know that Sunita Alahan is going to die as a result of the fire – as Shobna Gulati , who plays her is leaving the show – but it remains to be seen whether the flames will claim another, or even two more lives. The drama begins on Monday, March 18th when, after Stella’s words of warning about reuniting with Sunita hit home, Dev (Jimmi Harkishin) calls off the reunion, telling Sunita it was a mistake to think they could ever repair the damage done when she had an affair with Karl Munro (Jo

« The Face Exclusive Blog With Stephanie Lalanne: Week Four | Home | Four More Years! Ellen Degeneres Show Renewed Through 2017 » March 12, 2013 07:15 AM by Donna W. Martin A 12-year-old unidentified boy has confessed to the October 12 swatting prank pulled on Punk’d star, Ashton Kutcher. And as it turns out Kutcher wasn’t his only target. Swatting is a serious crime and the boy now faces charges. Keep reading for more details. According to FOX, the 12-year-old boy from Southern California admitted to committing a swatting prank against Ashton Kutcher while he was on the set of Two and a Half Men sending police, emergency personnel, and Kutcher rushing to his residence. The boy’s call to police said there were individuals inside Kutcher’s home who had explosives and guns, and that several people had already been shot at the location. But of course, when the police department, other emergency workers, and Kutcher arrived, they found nothing out of the ordinary. But the boy’s swatting

Watching last week’s premiere of the all-star Celebrity Apprentice , I almost immediately felt like I was watching Survivor . Not because of Omarosa’s scheming—though I’d love to see her play Survivor , because she really knows game play—but because so many of the returning cast members were people who were once entertaining but quickly wore out their welcome. While the show has been the best-cast celebrity series on TV, it was clear that they worked well as first-time participants and not so much as returnees. Gary Busey’s shtick now just seems old, and Piers Morgan’s anti-Omarosa tirades got so old at least one other celebrity told him to shut up and he managed to generate sympathy for Omarosa. And there are several previous contestants who I can imagine would have made for better return players than this group. Dennis Rodman may need to redeem himself, but he’s nearly always relegated to the background. The second episode’s boardroom had zero suspense—Dee Snider seemed like a goner

From the start of its first episode, The Joe Schmo Show had many terrific moments, but really, it exists to show us one thing: when the schmo is told that he or she is a schmo, and has been lied to for months and months by producers and by people he or she trusted. That makes the finale incredibly unpredictable—though, of course, had the mark freaked out, the entire season likely wouldn’t have aired, or they would have just been cast on Survivor . Still, the moments leading up to that are truly riveting in a way that most reality TV is not. The show builds tension week after week, manipulating the person into believing in the reality and the consequence of a game that doesn’t exist. As I watched those final minutes, the sinking feeling I felt in my stomach was beyond wrenching: I had no idea what he’d do or how he’d react—which was true, I think it’s safe to assume, of the production, too. And this is one moment the show didn’t weaken by injecting a scripted line about how unpredicta

Before links to some of the more interesting things that happened in the past week in reality TV, a programming note: I’ll be taking a few days off at the start of next week, so back Wednesday or Thursday with new posts. (I will, unbelievably, miss the finale of Joe Schmo: The Full Bounty , as I won’t even have access to a TV on Tuesday.) Survivor South Pacific ’s Whitney Duncan and Keith Tollefson are getting married. The Real World Boston ’s congressman Sean Duffy sidestepped a question about transvaginal ultrasounds from a pro-life questioner, saying only that he’s never had one, apparently because he doesn’t have a vagina and/or doesn’t appreciate someone else violating his vagina.A woman who appeared on truTV’s Full Throttle Saloon was arrested in Florida after Wednesday’s episode revealed she’d defrauded her way onto the show. American Idol has added live Twitter polls to distract us from the terrible singing. Also, the season will end earlier than usual.Honey Boo Boo and her

Home > Drama > EastEnders Spoilers: Bianca Butcher goes to extremes to keep Liam away from the gang, but is it all over when she becomes violent?! March 12th, 2013 by TV Writer Lynn. In next week’s episodes of EastEnders, struggling single mum Bianca Butcher ( Patsy Palmer ) has to take extreme measures to keep her wayward teenage son Liam (James Ford) away from the gang he’s involved in, and she enlists the help of Ray Dixon (Chucky Venn) to do so. The drama begins on Monday, 18 March when we’ll see Bianca frantic after Liam’s been out all night. However, though she’s of course relieved when he arrives home, it’s short lived as the stroppy teen refuses to go to school or tell her where he’s been. He storms off to his room, and, already late for work, Bianca asks Ray to sit in the house to ensure that Liam doesn’t leave again… Later on, Bianca has to go to Tiffany’s school for a meeting with her teacher, however, she’s surprised to find Ava (Claire Perkins) there, but she expl

Home > Drama > Emmerdale Spoilers: Alicia Gallagher becomes David Metcalfe’s bride yet again! Find out why here! (VIDEO) March 12th, 2013 by TV Writer Lynn. Emmerdale shopkeeper David Metcalfe ( Matthew Wolfenden ) is of course somewhat reluctantly engaged to gorgeous barmaid Priya Sharma, having ditched his former wife-of-convenience, Alicia Gallagher … However, in episodes of the soap which will air next week, a plot twist will once again see Alicia ( Natalie Anderson ) donning a bridal gown and standing next to David as his wife – sort of! The drama begins on Tuesday, March 19th when Home Farm manager Megan Macey (Gaynor Faye) tells Alicia that they need to create a glossy brochure for the estate’s new wedding services… To that end, Megan tasks Alicia with finding models to pose as a bride and groom, and when Priya (Fiona Wade) gets to hear about it, she immediately volunteers herself and David to be the models. Reluctantly, Alicia agrees to suggest the idea to Megan, who,

« Boy Admits To Kutcher Swatting Prank | Home | Chris Harrison On Bachelor Finale: ‘I Knew It Would Be Brutal’ » March 12, 2013 08:00 AM by Stephanie Gustafson Normally, when we chant four more years, we’re referring to the re-election effort of one politician or another. But this time, we’re cheering because Ellen Degeneres will be on TV for another four years! The former American Idol judge’s talk show has been renewed until 2017. We’re sure the next few years of Ellen  will be every bit as hilarious as the last decade.   Were you worried about Ellen DeGeneres possibly leaving daytime television? There’s no need to fret, for producers have confirmed that Ellen’s popular talk show will be returning for another four years! And watching the show is easier than ever before, as nearly 200 stations (including 10 from NBC) have committed to airing it through 2017. We’re sure this bit of good news had Ellen doing her infamous happy dance! In a recent press release, Ken Werner of Warner Bro

by ANTM Blogger It seems that after being eliminated last week, Whitney is receiving a lot of love. In this interview with Whitney, it reveals some interesting information about the plus size woman. This full figured beauty is not so big after all. Whitney stands 5 feet ten inches tall, weighing 165 pounds and she is a size 8. Whitney says she represents the average size woman. Reality TV Magazine Wow. 5’10?, 165 pounds, and size 8? In which reality is that information correct? Those figures have to be doctored. At 5’11? and 160 pounds, that would be roughly pant size 9/10 and a slender look (off-camera). Whitney looks to be at least a dress size 12/14, which, by the way, would be a true plus size woman. But, before we get too far off-topic, read the interview. It’s entertaining. View the original article here

The mayor of Myrtle Beach calls TLC’s new series Myrtle Manor “all fictional.” Evidence surfaced earlier this year, and includes that the trailer park “was set up at the back of the trailer park” that it allegedly took over, according to the Charlotte Observer. Meanwhile, the trailer park’s sign was stolen this week.Kelly Osbourne fainted or had a seizure on the set of E!’s Fashion Police and was hospitalized.TLC’s shaming series What Not To Wear has been cancelled after 10 seasons.Mark Burnett said that God was actively involved in the production of his History Channel series The Bible: “The hand of God was on this…. the edit came together perfectly, the actors came together perfectly, it just comes to life. … Weird things happened during filming. Everybody would look at each other like, ‘Whoa.’”Newt Gingrich wants to be cast on Celebrity Apprentice . (Correction: This item briefly and incorrectly said that he wanted to be cast on a different show with dancing stars; I apologize f

The Bachelor concludes its 17th season tonight, which is really the franchise’s 25th overall, including The Bachelorette . That spin-off has already begun production with this season’s rejected Desiree Hartsock as its star. (Reality Steve identified her and she was filmed in L.A. staring into the ocean, which is pretty much all the confirmation one needs.) Whoever Sean picks and then breaks up with, he has been a popular bachelor—or perhaps more correctly, the crazy people around him have been very watchable. That’s led to a 7-percent increase in viewers 18 to 49 this season, earning the show .9 million viewers more than ABC shows average in that age group. Last Monday’s episode earned 8.53 million viewers and a 2.8 rating in 18-49; by comparison, Survivor had 9.58 million viewers and a 2.6 rating in 18-49, though perhaps it’s unfair to compare since Survivor is up against American Idol . The New York Times reports on how the show “has had a resurgence rare among network reality sh

Heidi Klum joined the judging panel of America’s Got Talent , joining Howard Stern, Howie Mandel, and Mel B to create a four-person panel for the first time in the show’s history. Meanwhile, CBS’ version of The Great British Bake-Off has been given a dumbled-down name and host: The American Baking Competition , hosted by Jeff Foxworthy. He has experience hosting game shows—GSN’s The American Bible Challenge, Fox’s Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader—and while he seems like an odd fit for a baking competition, the UK version is hosted by comedians, too. As to NBC’s show, Heidi started work with the show’s first judged auditions yesterday in New Orleans, where also new judge Mel B was booed, apparently by actual people, and not just by a laugh track. Why is she on the panel? NBC’s press release called her “a major star,” but certainly the show doesn’t need Project Runway ’s fan base. She’s an interesting choice, because Heidi is a terrific judge, and while she’s no Michael Kors, she’s no

Comic strip creators and documentary filmmakers are the subjects of two projects seeking funding on Kickstarter. Tell Me Something is a book featuring advice from and portraits of 50 documentary filmmakers—including Morgan Spurlock, DA Pennebaker, and Albert Maysles. They “deliver advice on everything from career development to personal relationships to risk taking to fashion choices. They even throw in some filmmaking advice too!” It’s edited by filmmaker Jessica Edwards. Stripped describes itself as “a love-letter to comic strips. It brings together the world’s best cartoonists to talk about the art form they love, and what happens to it as newsprint fades away.” Among its interviews is this amazing news: “the first-ever audio interview with Bill Watterson.” Yes, Bill Watterson, creator of Calvin and Hobbes, indisputably the best comic strip ever. (I just realized every single cartoon is now available in one set.) You can hear him at the start of this trailer for the film: View th

« The Bachelor’s Sean Lowe Announces That He Will Be Dancing With The Stars | Home | Boy Admits To Kutcher Swatting Prank » March 12, 2013 07:00 AM by Christine McDow Week four started off with as much excitement and drama on The Face as week three ended with! What does model Stephanie Lalanne have to tell us in her exclusive blog about what went on behind the scenes during that week? Keep reading to find out! Is it that time of the week again??! Oh yes, yes it is. Here’s my recap of the latest episode of The Face! Going into this episode, the teams are quite uneven. Team Naomi and Team Karolina have three girls and now Team Coco is left to defend and hold onto a tiny team of two. The test shoot comes first and Coco is the one in charge. She’s brought Salim Gauwloos into the mix who’s a choreographer that’s worked with the likes of Madonna and Britney Spears so naturally we were the next step . All joking aside, Salim was so much fun to work with and I was excited to get this routine

Home > Drama > Coronation Street Spoilers: Kirsty Soames loses patience with Ruby when she won’t stop crying! Is the baby in danger?! (VIDEO) March 12th, 2013 by TV Writer Lynn. Next week’s episodes of Corrie are of course primarily focusing on the big Rovers fire, however, it’s not the only drama playing out on the nation’s favourite street… And in particular, the Kirsty Soames ( Natalie Gumede ) drama takes a sinister twist when the stressed and short tempered ex-cop loses patience with her baby daughter Ruby when the infant won’t stop crying. As we’ll see on Monday, March 18th, Kirsty’s so stressed out by the constant crying that in desperation, she lies to Julie Carp (Katy Cavanagh) telling her that she needs to go round to her mother’s and asking if Julie will babysit Ruby. Eager to please Julie of course says she will, and Kirsty rushes off, relieved to be away from the noise and angst… However, in the second of Monday night’s visits to the Street, Julie also finds hers

Top Chef Seattle became a bizarre combination of Hell’s Kitchen , Iron Chef , and American Idol for its finale, concluding its “back to basics” season by crowning its second female winner after a misguided, suspense-free live competition. First, I’m thrilled Kristen Kish won, defeating Brooke Williamson, although Brooke would have been a deserving winner, too. Kristen seemed competent and talented throughout the season, and has been nothing but gracious even when less diplomatic reactions would have been easily justified—especially after she was eliminated in a bullshit, credibility-destroying decision. After that, Kristen was kept around and eventually re-entered the competition in what seemed like even more bullshit than her initial elimination. At the very least, the episode of Last Chance Kitchen during which she defeated CJ and broke his streak was edited poorly, because it seemed like CJ should have won. And while I trust Tom Colicchio to judge fairly and impartially, I am not