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  • Nope… There won’t be any gays on Love Island

    “The format doesn’t allow it”

    So there you go… hopes, dreams dashed in a heartbeat – after ITV has “categorically ruled out” that there could be LGBT contestants on the hit show.

    A producer who was that the annual Edinburgh TV festival, Elliot Gonalez tweeted the disappointing news, saying,

    https://twitter.com/elliot_gonzalez/status/900766737049800704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gaytimes.co.uk%2Fculture%2F84703%2Fitv-point-blank-ruled-lgbt-contestants-love-island%2F

    However, there’s no word on whether they would make a specific gay version of the show… for which there has been a lot of support for.

    Love Island creator Richard Cowles said, earlier this year, that it would be “difficult” to add LGBT people to the current casting mix saying,

    “You are trying to create couples,

    “It’s not impossible and it is not something that we shy away from… but there is a logistical element which makes it difficult.”

  • Sarah Harding wins Celebrity Big Brother

    For the final time, Emma Willis addressed the Celebrity Big Brother house and announced live, that this year’s winner who received the most votes was Sarah and Amelia as runner up.

    CBB’s tearful champion Sarah left the house to a mixed reaction from the crowd, greeted by Emma.

    Sarah confirmed, ‘I’m in shock. It’s been a bit of a tough ride. I was so out of my comfort zone, so many big personalities. I needed a new chapter and start a fresh. I just thought what better way to get out of my comfort zone and to show the viewers at home I’m just a normal girl. I’ve gone through a whole spectrum of emotions.’

    She added: ‘I want to say thank you to who voted. I honestly didn’t believe this would happen.’

    Sarah continued: ‘It was really difficult to adjust to the new environment. The main reason was to show everyone that I was just Sarah. I’ve been through ups and downs. I’m so grateful, it’s made me stronger and tougher. Once I got more adjusted, I was definitely feeling more settled. It’s made me a stronger person, I’ve grown a thicker skin, I am an anxious character that’s just me.’

    On Chad: ‘I was in a short term relationship, I was dating somebody. We (Chad) found some common ground and started hanging around together, he became my best friend in the house, he has been my rock. I had to make a difficult decision. We’ve been through the mill together, it’s like we’ve known each other for months and months. We are going to see what happens, I would definitely like a future with Chad!’

    Sarah has won £50,000 for her chosen charity Haig Housing.

    In Amelia’s post eviction interview with Emma, she confirmed:

    ‘I want to go back in! I absolutely loved it in there! We all had a chat from day one that Sarah’s going to win…I didn’t think I’d get past week one! I was boring, there were so many big characters in there.’

    She added: ‘I was extremely grateful that no one nominated me, I must have been doing something right. You only get this experience once! After the reception tonight, I can’t thank everyone enough! The whole experience was incredible, meeting the people in there.’

    On Sam: ‘Me and Sam had a lot of conversations in there, I know where he is in his life…Whatever happens, I’ve met someone absolutely incredible! Me and Sam always needed to have that final chat, and you know what we’re cool. He says he wants to take me out for a drink, of course I want to go out with him for a drink!’

    On Sarah: ‘I still love Sarah, I think she is an amazing girl. One night she screamed and told me to get away, and no one should be spoken to like that and I’m not having that. She was very entertaining, fair play to the woman! Sarah’s like the female version of Peter Pan who never wants to grow up.’

    CBB will be back in January.

  • CBB | Derek and Sam finish 4th and 3rd

    Derek and Sam finish in fourth and third place in the Celebrity Big Brother Summer 2017 live final, leaving Amelia and Sarah still in the race to be crowned the winner.

    Emma Willis revealed that Derek had taken fourth place. He left the house and was greeted by Emma and cheers from the crowd.

    Emma asked if he skipped down the stairs because he couldn’t wait to leave, “Absolutely, that was at the forefront of my mind…escape. But in a nice way.”

    On making it to the final, Derek told Emma, “Before I came into the show I said I’ll be a week, I’ll be the first to go, I just felt it. And there’s me a medium, so it just shows you.”

    Emma asked who Derek found the most fascinating to people watch and he told her,“I would said Paul. Brandi when she was on fire. Shaun for his calmness and the walking around the garden in the daytime in his shorts. He was ready for all weathers.”

    Derek would like to see Amelia win the show.

    Emma announced that Sam is the third place housemate.

    On being out of the house, Sam told Emma: “I have nothing left. What an experience though. It’s surreal to get to the final.”

    Emma asked if Sam thought he might win and he replied: “Thing is, no matter how much banter you bring to the table, I don’t think you can beat Girls Aloud. I think Amelia should win it, she’s like the sweetest little thing ever.”

    Emma quizzed Sam about Amelia: “It’s classic Sam. I’ve just come out of a very long relationship. When you’re in a place with someone for three weeks and there are three rooms, like you’re obviously going to get attracted to certain people like magnets. She was like my friend first, I always found her attractive and she’s amazingly talented. One of my biggest regrets is saying so early on in the show I fancy you I’d quite like to take you for a drink. Because once you say that, in there it’s amplified from zero to a billion.”

    Talking about his ex, Sam told Emma: “You can’t switch them off after three years, you can’t do it. You’d be lying if you said you didn’t feel anything for them. I don’t even know if I’m ready to get in a relationship.”

    On Jordan leaving the house, Sam said to Emma, “It was really hard. I didn’t realise how hard it was going to be. I think he should have got a lot further than he did. Once again like Amelia, she was a constant positive. You don’t realise who’s a rock until they’re gone. Simple things like who’s going to watch my back when I take a poo.”

  • Jemma and Chad are the 6th and 5th place runner’s up on CBB

    After 15 housemates walked through the famous CBB doors, and three and a half weeks in the Celebrity Big Brother house, this summer series of CBB draws to a close.

    SIX housemates – Jemma, Sarah, Chad, Ameila, Derek and Sa, were left to compete to win the crown. Since Tuesday night, viewers have been voting for their winner of Celebrity Big Brother Summer 2017 and during tonight’s 9pm Channel 5 live final, Emma Willis revealed that Jemma and Chad received the least votes, and have taken 6th and 5th place. The pair left together, greeted by Emma, to a mixed reaction from the crowd.

    In her post eviction interview with Emma, Jemma confirmed,

    ‘I’m loving it, thank you to everybody! I didn’t think I’d get on this show for a start! To be in the final to me, it’s still winning. Getting to the final is winning!’

    Jemma continues, ‘I’m upfront and honest, it’s how I am.’

    On her experience, ‘I didn’t know what to expect to be honest. I’ve definitely toned it down from how I would have behaved last year, I’ve shown a different side to me. I know when I have a drink I can be different and aggressive, my manner can be ‘get in ya face’. You get caught up in there! I get a kick out of being right!’

    On Sarah, ‘I think we’re similar, she reminds me of me when I was younger. She’ll want attention from others…’


    Chad spoke to Emma, he said:’I had no clue what I was getting into! This was an opportunity for me to be myself. In the first week I was figuring out if people were acting and who was real and fake.’

    On Amelia at the start, ‘I did want to go on a genuine date with Amelia.’

    On Sarah, ‘The thing with Sarah, with her it happened naturally. Hanging out with her things happened over time. It grew and grew with me and her. I hope things will keep going, we’ll go on a holiday.’

  • Who are the Dragons of Dragon’s Den?

    It’s become a bit of a MUST WATCH bit of programming, but who are the Dragons in Dragon’s Den?

    Who are the Dragons of Dragon's Den?

    Dragon’s Den has just launched its 15th series and two new millionaire investors have joined the illustrious dragon ranks – so who are all the Dragons?

    Tej Lalvani

    Tej Lalvani is the CEO of Vitabiotics.

    Vitabiotics is the largest vitamin company in the UK by value sales with a current group turnover of over £300 million a year. Tej is the CEO of the company which was founded in 1971 by his scientist father Professor Kartar Lalvani who remains the company’s Chairman. Over the last 20 years Tej has grown the business into one of the leading and most innovative nutrition companies in the UK.

    Through hands on experience in all departments of the business from driving fork lifts to his current role as CEO Tej’s key goal and vision is to build Vitabiotics into the largest specialist vitamin company in the world.

    Jenny Campbell

    After leaving school at 16 to begin her working life counting cash in a bank branch, Jenny climbed through the ranks to become one of the few senior female bankers at the time in the UK.

    Following thirty years in the banking trade, Jenny left the corporate world in 2006 in pursuit of a new challenge – to turn around a failing cash machine business. Jenny launched a major operational restructure of Hanco ATM Systems, turning it from a business that was making a huge loss in competitive markets to a thriving, profitable entity operating across Europe.

    In the midst of the turnaround process and at the height of the financial crash, Jenny was tasked with selling the business. However, she saw that the business had real potential and wasn’t ready to give up on it or the people in it. So she decided to buyout the business and become the majority shareholder – later re-launching it as YourCash Europe Ltd.

    Ten years on from taking the business under her wing, Jenny sold YourCash in October 2016 for £50 million.

    Previously awarded Business Woman of the Year, Jenny’s favourite business motto is “live by corporate standards, but breathe like an entrepreneur”.

    Touker Suleyman

    Touker Suleyman joined the Dragon’s Den in 2015 for the 13th series.

    Touker Suleyman has 40 years’ retail and manufacturing experience and is best known as the founder of quintessentially British menswear brand, Hawes & Curtis and the man credited with reinventing the seminal 90s womenswear label, Ghost.

    After a false start in accountancy, Touker kicked off his retail career at the age of 18. He entered into a joint venture in a leather factory and soon after established a clothing manufacturer supplying to some of the biggest names of the British high street.

     

    Deborah Meaden

    Deborah joined the Den in the 3rd Series. She said the best thing about a Dragon was “the ingenuity of British entrepreneurs. Every year I think I’ve probably seen it all and every year they prove to me there are still plenty of opportunities to go for and that is the life blood of British business.”

    She made her money owning a family holiday businesses and a running textiles business.

    Peter Jones

    Peter is the longest serving Dragon having joined the show at its start. He has a reported net worth of £435 million and has business interests in the mobile phones, television, leisure and properties. One of his first majorly successful businesses was the company Red Letter Days.

     

  • The League of Gentlemen is coming back to TV

    The legendary League of Gentlemen is making a comeback for BBC TV.

    Are you local?

    The League Of Gentlemen are due to return to the small screen following a decade and a half in waiting. Yes, those grotesque characters are making a comeback for a three episode special for BBC.

    All four of The League of Gentlemen’s original creators – Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, Jeremy Dyson, and Reece Shearsmith – will come together for the new specials.

    The programme got a quick mention from the BBC press office yesterday – which basically sent Twitter into a meltdown.

    Pemberton told The Daily Mirror: “I think there is still an appetite for it, people still remember it, we are all still great mates and I see no reason why not. We won’t rush it, it’s something we want to go get it right.”

     

    The 3 part series has been made to commemorate its 20 years of existence. The League was originally a radio production before it was transferred to TV in 1999.

     

    Need to catch up – buy the DVDs on Amazon now (£8)

  • Chad Johnson in a onesie is something you have to see

    “If you want the d… you have to pay the c…”

    Never a wiser word has passed the lips of a CBB house mate.

    Chad tries desperately to hide his Johnson, in complete contrast to the other night when he and Sarah Harding were getting intimate in bed!

    Talking to Big Bro, Chad first demanded $500,000 to take off his shorts… to which BB stayed stoney silent. Chad then asked whether he should tuck or not, before finding an epic crouch walk to hide his bulge!

    After he whips off his shorts, he reveals a bit of a bulge situation.

    The reality star tries to hide his peen – but he just can’t catch a break!

    Chad adopts an epic crouch walk to hide his modesty!

  • Has anyone ever LGBT won Celebrity Big Brother?

    As Celebrity Big Brother begins to wind down for another year – we look at the LGBTs who have won the show CBB…

    There has been quite a good representation of LGBTs in Celebrity Big Brother with at least 29 people who identify as LGBT taking part in the show, but have any LGBTs won the show?

    The first to win was Alex Reid, the former cage fighter turned reality TV star and fitness trainer. Alex has spoken about how he might consider himself transgender or a cross gender-dresser in 2015 managed to win the 7th series of the show.

    In the 10th series comedy legend, Julian Clary was crowned the king of CBB.

    Rylan was crowned the king of the 11th series. He had just come off the X Factor and endeared himself to millions of viewers. He’s now presenting Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit On The Side.

     

  • Who was evicted from Celebrity Big Brother?

    Shock! As two of the favourites are evicted from Celebrity Big Brother.

    Helen Lederer and Sandi Bogle were evicted from last night’s CBB!

    Since Sunday, the public have been voting to save Chad, Helen, Jemma, Sam, Sandi or Sarah. During tonight’s Channel 5 show, Emma Willis announced live to the house that Sandi and Helen were sixth and seventh to be evicted after receiving the fewest votes.
    Following the announcement, Sandi and Helen said their goodbyes and left the house, greeted by Emma and cheers from the crowd.
    Emma asked Sandi how she felt following the eviction,
    “I’m happy I’ve made it this far to be honest” and then if she was shocked to be out, “Oh god yeah I was. Wasn’t you shocked?”
    Talking about how she found living day-to-day in the Big Brother house, Helen said,
    “I am very grateful for the opportunity, but I have found it extraordinary. Like you’re at a party, or school playground where no one is talking to you. It’s so hard, and challenging.  You learn how to get on better with people. It’s quite lonely, because you’re with strangers.”
    When asked about her coping mechanisms in the house, Helen told Emma,
    “I did one day of crying. I’m sure we all did secretly. I just didn’t play any games.”
    On her other housemates, Sandi said to Emma,
    “It’s reality isn’t it, they know what will get aired.”
    Emma asked who is upping their game in the house and Sandi replied,
    “I think Sarah and Chad. Mostly because there’s a lot more rolling around on the floor, in and out of the pool at a certain time of night.”
    Speaking about the relationship between Chad and Sarah, Helen said,
    “They know how to work it. I don’t. He just can’t believe his luck that he’s got this very sophisticated woman, telling him where the cameras are. She’s training him.”
    Emma will be back on Friday at 9pm for the Live Final.

  • RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars to return for Season 3

    VH1 just announced that RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 3 is set to return for a THIRD SEASON…

    We are a go! RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 3 has been green lit for a third season.

    The series was nominated for an  Outstanding Reality Series Emmy back in July. The Emmys premiere on 17 September – so we will find out if the best woman wins!

    ‘The world is calling out to see more of these beautiful queens and I am going to give them every bit of it they can handle,’ RuPaul said.

    ‘These All Stars represent the best of the breasts, legs and thighs. They are giving everything and you’re not going to want to miss it!’

  • Who is up for eviction in Celebrity Big Brother tonight

    Tonight we’ll see TWO housemates evicted from CBB!

    YES TWO!

    Chad, Helen, Jemma, Sam, Sandi and Sarah are all facing eviction in tonight’s CBB on Channel 5. The show which will be hosted by Emma Willis will see not one but two celebs biting the dust. They’ll be joining Rylan after the live eviction on Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit On The Side.

    On tonight’s Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit On The Side with Rylan Clark-Neal at 11:05 PM on Channel 5, guests include Jamie Laing, Sinitta and Kerry Katona.

    What time is Celebrity Big Brother on tonight?

    Celebrity Big Brother is on at 9 PM on Channel 5