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  • Bradley and Ottavio rebrand

    Bradley and Ottavio rebrand

    Two of Louis Walsh’s boys, Bradley and Ottavio have rebranded their band name.

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    The XFACTOR band formed of Bradley Hunt and Ottavio Columbro have rebranded ahead of the live shows next week. The flamboyant pair decided that “Bradley and Ottavio” was just too much of a mouthful so they ditched the brand altogether. Instead, they’ll be known as Bratavio

    The dynamic duo has caused a stir on Twitter with fans of the show hurling abuse at Louis Walsh for taking them through to the live shows. A number of angry viewers took to calling Louis and Bratavio homophobic slurs after Louis chose the boys over four other acts including boy band favourites Yes Lad.

    Louis Walsh was aided by last year’s runner-up Fleur East and Pride in London’s headliner Alesha Dixon who jointly decided to put in the controversial novelty act.

     

     

  • Louis Walsh attracts VILE homophobic comments after putting through gay act

    X Factor Judge Louis Walsh has attracted vile homophobic criticisms after putting through Bradley and Ottavio on yesterday’s show.

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    Many viewers of the X Factor were not happy with Louis Walsh when he put camp act Bradley and Ottavio through to the live shows in last night’s episode. Some of those viewers went on to write about their distaste of Louis and the act using vile homophobic language.

    Some of those viewers wrote about their distaste of Louis and Bradley and Ottavio, on Twitter and used homophobic language calling the stalwart judge a number of homophobic slurs including, “faggot” and “batty”.

    Some users questioned his sexuality for putting the two men into the competition.

     

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    ALSO READ: Is Louis Walsh gay? Ten things you probably didn’t know about Louis Walsh

    ALSO READ: Ottavio shows what a PEJAZZLE looks like – once you see it you can’t unsee it

     

    Louis Walsh was aided by last year’s runner-up Fleur East and Pride in London’s headliner Alesha Dixon who jointly decided to put in the controversial novelty act, Bradley and Ottavio, who have divided viewers on whether they deserve a place in the live shows.

     

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    Bradley (right) and Ottavio (left) have become a huge talking point on Twitter since it was revealed that they were through to the live shows, with many believing that acts like The Brooks or 4 of Diamonds should have gone through instead of them.

     

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    Homophobic comments continued to pour in as it was revealed that the colourful duo were through to the next round.

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  • Boy George isn’t following The Voice to ITV

    Legendary pop star Boy George is not following The Voice as it moves from BBC to ITV.

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    Boy George is not one judges to be confirmed by ITV for The Voice when it moves to the channel in January. Instead the line up with consist of will i am, Sir Tom Jones, Jennifer Hudson and Gavin Rossdale.

    On returning to his red chair, Sir Tom said,

    “I’m looking forward to returning to my big red chair on The Voice UK. I had some great times on the show and I can’t wait to again discover and help some brand new talent. And of course be back with my pal will.i.am.”

    Meanwhile Jennifer Hudson said,

    “I couldn’t be more excited to join the amazing panel of coaches on The Voice UK! The UK has always been so supportive of me since the beginning of my career so I’m really looking forward to sharing my point of view with the contestants and especially Team JHUD. Discovering new artists has always been important to me and the UK has no shortage of talent, so I can only imagine what this experience will be like for everyone involved. I can’t wait to get going and start developing each individual’s own sound!”

    The Voice UK will be presented by Emma Willis and will air on ITV early next year.

     

  • There’s something about Bake Off’s Andrew Smyth

    There’s something about Bake Off’s Andrew Smyth

    So we’ve a confession we’ve got a bit of a candy crush on Andrew Smyth from Bake Off.

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    Meet Andrew, he’s 25 and originally from Northern Ireland but now lives in Derby with three friends. He works as an aerospace engineer for Rolls-Royce designing jet engines for a living.

    So where did he get his baking skills from? Well his Mum and his Nan had a hand in making Andrew one of the world’s greatest bakers.

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    Here’s 5 gif where Andrew was just too cute.

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    The Emosh

    *That* Look

     

    His soggy bottom?

    https://twitter.com/BritishBakeOff/status/781210685485223936

    Smooth Mover

  • Meet The Apprentice Candidates

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    The Apprentice returns to screens on Thursday 6 October for the twelfth series. Lord Sugar is once again joined by advisors Baroness Karren Brady and Claude Littner as they put 18 brand new candidates through their paces to secure his £250k investment in their business plan.

    Here’s this year’s candidates:

    Alana Spencer

    Age: 24
    Occupation: Owner, Cake Company
    Lives: Ceredigion, Wales

    Aleksandra King

    Age: 38
    Occupation: Owner, Business Consultancy
    Lives: London

    Courtney Wood

    Age: 29
    Occupation: Owner, Novelty Gift Company
    Lives: Essex

    Dillon St. Paul

    Age: 37
    Occupation: Art Director, Fashion Magazine
    Lives: Dublin, Ireland

    Frances Bishop

    Age: 25
    Occupation: Owner, Children’s Clothing Company
    Lives: Doncaster

    Grainne McCoy

    Age: 31
    Occupation: Owner, Makeup Studio
    Lives: Northern Ireland

    JD O’Brien

    Age: 37
    Occupation: Owner, Beachwear Company
    Lives: London

    Jessica Cunningham

    Age: 29
    Occupation: Online Fashion Entrepreneur
    Lives: Derbyshire

    Karthik Nagesan

    Age: 33
    Occupation: Owner, IT Consultancy
    Lives: Northamptonshire

    Michelle Niziol

    Age: 35
    Occupation: Owner, Property Consultancy
    Lives: Oxfordshire

    Mukai Noiri

    Age: 36
    Occupation: Digital Marketing Manager, Fashion
    Lives: London

    Natalie Hughes

    Age: 30
    Occupation: Owner, Hair and Beauty Salon
    Lives: Glasgow

    Oliver Nohl-Oser

    Age: 33
    Occupation: Owner, Food Distribution Business
    Lives: Wiltshire

    Paul Sullivan

    Age: 38
    Occupation: Owner, Marketing Agency
    Lives: Chigwell, Essex

    Rebecca Jeffery

    Age: 31
    Occupation: Owner, Design & Marketing Agency
    Lives: Greater Manchester

    Samuel Boateng

    Age: 27
    Occupation: Sales Manager, Major Car Brand
    Lives: London

    Sofiane Khelfa

    Age: 32
    Occupation: Senior Sales Executive, Technology
    Lives: Essex

    Trishna Thakrar

    Age: 28
    Occupation: Recruitment Agent, IT
    Lives: London

  • TV REVIEW | Red Dwarf XI, Episode 2

    TV REVIEW | Red Dwarf XI, Episode 2

    ★★★★★ | Red Dwarf XI, Episode 2

    The second episode of Red Dwarf XI (Tonight on Dave at 9PM) is quite different from last weeks fast paced affair.

    Red Dwarf XI / DAVE TV
    Red Dwarf XI / DAVE TV

    After a brief domestic spat between space couple Rimmer (Chris Barrie) and Lister (Craig Charles) the gang are called together when Kryten (Robert Llewellyn) and Cat (Danny John-Jules) discover a mysterious escape pod.

    Soon the foursome find themselves on board of a derelict space ship to investigate a mystery.

    Slower and with and with an interesting flashback counterpoint this is another great episode. It is interesting how writer and director Doug Naylor manages to make the series look both familiar and modern at the same time.

    What also helps this series is that there are still so many aspects of the relationships between the characters that can be explored.

    Guest starring: Maggie Service and Dan Tetsell

  • Christopher Biggins’ bisexual comments to be investigated by Ofcom

    Christopher Biggins’ bisexual comments to be investigated by Ofcom

    Ofcom is to launch an investigation into the broadcasting of comments made by Christopher Biggins during the last series of Celebrity Big Brother.

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    The communications regulator Ofcom is to launch an investigation into comments made by Christopher Biggins during the summer 2016 series of Channel 5’s Celebrity Big Brother. Channel 5 bosses decided to boot him from the house after several warnings about his comments.

    The 67-year-old star caused outrage online after he made a series of comments about bisexuals, including his belief that they were the “worst type” and that bisexuals were people who were those not “wanting to admit they’re gay”.

    He also claimed that HIV was “spread by bisexuals” and they brought it over to America.

    A number of complaints were made to Ofcom when the programme aired in August. A spokesperson for Ofcom confirmed that they were investigating the comments and whether the comments were offensive.

    “We’re investigating whether a contestant’s comments about bisexual people were offensive and breached generally accepted standards”.

     

  • Judge Rinder excites fans with his surprisingly ripped chest

    TV Judge, Robert Rinder surprised fans in last night’s episode of Strictly Come Dancing when he revealed his stunningly hot chest.

    Judge Rinder who is currently starring on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing whipped up audience excitement when his costume allowed viewers to get a view of what’s usually beneath his judging robes.

    The openly gay star of ITV’s Judge Rinder showed off his hot body as he danced showing off his rather impressive moves. The judge who is usually covered from head to toe certainly seemed to enjoy the chance to show off his abs.

    The 39-year-old  TV star impressed so much that he and his dance partner received a standing ovation.

    In an earlier interview the Judge, who lives with his husband, Seth Cumming, revealed why he was taking part in this year’s show. He said,

    “I’m a private secret dancer and I love to dance. The main reason is as my grandparents get older it’s a show they absolutely love. Although they’ve always been unconditionally proud of me I think there is something magical about being able to take part in something which gives them such joy and escapism especially as they suffer from all sorts of illnesses.”

    ALSO READ: Benedict Cumberbatch actually married Judge Rinder and his Husband, Seth Cumming

     

  • Should there be a Red Dwarf Lego set?

    Should there be a Red Dwarf Lego set?

    A mega fan has floated the idea of having a Lego version of Red Dwarf

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    With the rather spine tingling news that Red Dwarf is returning to our screens tonight a fan has revealed his plan to get Lego to sell an official Red Dwarf ship – complete with the ship’s famous characters Dave Lister, Arnold J Rimme, The Cat, Kryten and Holly – the ship’s computer.

    The design which was created by user Bob Turner features Lister and Rimmer’s iconic bunk beds (includes the posters inside), a sliding airlock door and not forgetting one of the ship’s mischievous Skutters. The design has already recieved the support of 865 people as well as re-tweets from most of show’s cast – Craig Charles (Lister), Danny John-Jules (CAT), Doug Naylor (creator), Norman Lovett (Holly) and Clare Grogan (Kochanski).

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    Check out the design here and lend your support to get Red Dwarf in Lego form!  Talk about Red Dwarf on our forum

  • Mary Berry is leaving Bake Off and the internet is not happy

    So Mary, Mel and Sue have all quit – so really it’s just Paul Hollywood’s show now?

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    With the news that Mary Berry will not be signing up for Channel 4’s incarnation of The Great British Bake Off, the internet has sad weepy face today.

    Where does Mary’s snub put Channel 4’s £75 million investment?

    Thousands of people took to Twitter to share their thoughts.

     

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  • Red Dwarf Returns Tonight

    Red Dwarf Returns Tonight

    One of scifi’s slashiest shows returns tonight

    Red Dwarf XI
    Red Dwarf XI

    Tonight marks the return of Red Dwarf on Dave and here are the reasons why every reader of THEGAYUK should watch it.

    All through the 1990s Red Dwarf was one of the slashiest (the viewer knowing two same sex people might be more than friends even though the writer never makes it explicit) Sci Fi Shows around. Go figure: The last two men in the universe (Chris Barrie as Arnold Rimmer and Craig Charles as Dave Lister) who bitched and bickered day in day out but also shared a bedroom together; (looking back they were like a prototype of the gay couple in Vicious in so many ways.) There were often hints at a deeper relationship between the duo that gave rise to some very hot Rimmer and Lister slash on “Archive of their Own”.

    Besides the undercurrents there was also quick witted dialogue, a gay kiss and Chris Barrie’s torso on display on several occasions.
    If that isn’t enough you will also be treated to a very vain Cat human (Danny John-Jules) and a very camp housework obsessed android (Robert Llewellyn as Kryten).

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    Of course slash isn’t the only reason why you should watch this show. There is also brilliant comedy and deep pathos. The reason why Red Dwarf resonates with an LGBT audience is how it plays with the feeling of being different and alienation. Rimmer for example: who has been conditioned to act like his parents wanted and can never escape his self hate. The Cat and Kryten who are unafraid of acting feminine. And Lister who knits and cries at movies is open minded about everything and everyone he meets. A mixed bunch of people who have learned to accept each other, despite their differences.

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    ©Grant Naylor Productions

    Even though the cast is older now the new series has all these elements while also feeling remarkably fresh and current. Tonight’s new episode is as fast passed and witty as any episode of Doctor Who or Sherlock. Watch out for the sassy guest role by Lucie Pohl she has “new Doctor Companion” written all over!

    As a further treat Dave also broadcasts two of the series best early episodes straight after the premiere. Marooned especially is a triumph.

    Red Dwarf returns tonight on Dave at 9pm