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  • How many episodes are there of The Greatest Dancer?

    How many episodes are there of The Greatest Dancer?

    The Greatest Dancer is the BBC’s flagship dance reality TV show for January / Feb 2019, but how many episodes are there?

    How many episodes are there of The Greatest Dancer?

    The Greatest Dancer on BBC One has just eight episodes to it, which makes it a baby in terms of episode numbers compared to some of the other reality juggernauts, like the X Factor or I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here.

    It is presented by Alesha Dixon and Jordan Banjo and the dancers are judged by former Glee star, Matthew Morrison, former Girls Aloud singer, Cheryl (formerly Cole) and professional dancer and choreographer Oti Mabuse. It has not been the ratings smash that the BBC were perhaps hoping for, managing to gain a series average of around 3.3 million viewers which is roughly the same as Casualty, the Beeb’s medical drama soap.

    Will there be another series of The Greatest Dancer?

    The BBC has not yet announced whether it will commission another series of the Simon Cowell created show. The show is the first show ever created by Simon for the BBC as he normally works with ITV.

    However, it is worth noting that the BBC always has a big reality format show in the January / February weekend evening slot. Before The Greatest Dancer, it was the broadcaster of The Voice before it jumped channels and landed on ITV.

    What does the winner get on The Greatest Dancer?

    The eventual winner will win £50,000 and a chance to perform on the next series of Strictly Come Dancing.

  • Netflix and Kill: These 5 shows prove it’s probably safer to be single

    Netflix and Kill: These 5 shows prove it’s probably safer to be single

    With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, there’s love hearts and roses everywhere you turn, but if you’re one of the 64% of us failing to find love on our favourite dating apps, you might just be in luck!

    Whether you’re into true crime or fiction, we’ve worked with Missy Empire to put together a binge-worthy list of chilling Netflix shows, all of which prove that sometimes you really are better off alone.

    You can forget about creeping on old pictures of your ex this Valentine’s Day, our must-watch list is packed full of terrifying stalkers and cold-blooded serial killers, far creepier than someone sliding into your DM’s at 4am.

    So, dim the lights and get your loungewear on. By the end of your first episode, we promise you’ll be glad you’re alone this V’Day.

    YOU

    This must-watch Netflix exclusive was the talk of the town at the end of 2018. If you STILL haven’t settled down to watch this stalker story unfold, then you really do need to add it to your watchlist.

    Without giving you any spoilers YOU tells the story of neurotic New Yorker, Joe, who doesn’t let anything (and we mean anything) or anyone stand in the way of his unhealthy obsession with fellow New Yorker, Beck.

    If you’re looking for a show to give you all the feels this Valentine’s, then be sure to add YOU to your watchlist.

    The Staircase

    Next on the list is a seriously twisted docu-series from Netflix. The Staircase is a thriller, based on the real-world trial of writer Michael Peterson. The show follows the high-profile murder trial from start to finish, unravelling the incredible case along the way.

    Peterson was charged with the murder of his wife Catherine in 2001, who was found dead in their family home, under some seriously suspicious circumstances. With Michael being the only witness, he was the number one prime suspect in this crazy series of events.

    Michaels defence lawyer David Rudolf is the unlikely star of the series, providing intense and gripping commentary throughout. Once you’re finished with The Staircase you need to take a look at the extras in the main menu. Don’t say we didn’t warn you about the mind blowing ‘Owl Theory’…

    Conversations with a Killer – The Ted Bundy Tapes

    With the news just in that Netflix has acquired the controversial Ted Bundy biopic ‘Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile’ starring Zac Efron, millions of true crime fans will be scrolling through their must-watch list, ready find out more about this controversial killer.

    True crime fans need to look no further, The Ted Bundy Tapes gets inside the mind of the Bundy for the very first time.

    In the ’70s, Bundy used his good looks and personality to pray on single women who would unwittingly fall for his charm. So, make sure the doors are locked and the curtains are closed before you dive into the story of The Campus Killer.

    Love

    There are three whole seasons of this show, ready and waiting for you to get hooked on this Valentine’s. This show is sure to confirm that you’re perfectly happy staying single and totally not ready to mingle.

    Love follows the story of Gus and Mickey who are trying as hard as possible to be a ‘normal’ couple. They have a completely unconventional romance, you’d be able to spot the dysfunctional couple from a mile away.

    Whilst this show is completely hilarious when you’re watching from the sidelines, can you imagine living through the trauma of this relationship? You’re better off having nights in with Netflix.

    Lovesick

    You might have missed Lovesick first time around, but it’s a seriously addictive show to add to your Netflix binge-and-cringe list.

    The show follows the story of Dylan, who, after contracting an STD, must contact all of his former flings to explain himself and ask them to get tested.

    There are some totally cringe scenes which will make your glad that you’re not going to be on the receiving end of a #awks text anytime soon!

  • Jason Gardiner reunites feud with Gemma Collins after liking “Karma” tweets

    Jason Gardiner reunites feud with Gemma Collins after liking “Karma” tweets

    Jason Gardiner is in danger of reunited the feud between him and Dancing On Ice contestant Gemma Collins after liking a slew of negative tweets aimed at the TOWIE star.

    During last weekend’s episode, an audience of millions watched as Gemma Collins hit the decks during her performance in Dancing On Ice. The feud was first started when Jason launched a tirade against the TOWIE fave and seemed to call her “mediocre”.

    Gemma then swiped back during a live show, in which she said that he had been selling stories about her. Jason then allegedly threatened to sue the reality star.

    However, after her fall on the last show, things between the two had seemed to simmer down. With Gemma racking up a respectable 16.5 points from the judges.

    However, now, Jason has liked a number of comments which describe Gemma as “Vile” and that the fall had been a result of “karma”.

    One read: “Oh @officialJasonG how we all laughed. That’s what ya call karma. Just cannot believe shes still there!!! I no im [sic] evil.”

    Another said: “Keep going as u are, the likes of Gemma Collins makes me sick. She shouldn’t be In the show. Vile. Your [sic] a brilliant judge and know what your [sic] taking about (sic).”

    “Sometimes KARMA is there just staring at you straight in the face. When you fall on it. #honestjudge #myhonestopinion,” somebody else commented.

     

    Dancing On Ice is on ITV, Sunday at 6 pm 

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  • Ben Mitchell is coming back to Albert Square

    Ben Mitchell is coming back to Albert Square

    But will be played by a completely different actor

    Ben Mitchell will be coming back to EastEnders in a dramatic story, but viewers will notice that the character is no longer played by Harry Reid. The new actor is in fact, Max Bowden. He will be, in fact, the sixth actor to play the role.

    According to the BBC, Max Bowden will be taking on the role of Ben Mitchell, a character that just like his father never seems to be far from trouble. During his previous time in the Square, Ben was at the heart of many storylines including killing Heather Trott, his turbulent relationship with his father, Phil, and faking his relationship with Abi Branning to hide his sexuality.

    On top of this, Ben had to cope with losing his one true love, Paul Coker, after they were both involved in an unprovoked homophobic attack.

    This isn’t the first time a gay character has left and then come back with a different actor in the role. Johnny Carter was originally played by Sam Strike but was replaced in 2016 when Ted Reily took over the role.

    Who is Max Bowden?

    Max Bowden is best known for playing Justin Fitzgerald in Waterloo Road and has also appeared in other television and theatre roles including the UK tour of Birdsong. Speaking about joining EastEnders, Max said: “I’m so excited to be joining the cast of EastEnders and taking on the role of Ben Mitchell. I’ve always been a fan of the show so to be joining one of the most iconic families in soap is beyond exciting. I can’t wait to get started and see what’s in store for Ben.”

    Kate Oates (Senior Executive Producer, EastEnders, Holby City and Casualty) added: “A character like Ben, with his rich history, ‘complicated’ family and complex psychology, is pure gold. With Max in the role, we will be exploring the aspects of Ben’s character that have been allowed to develop during his time away from the Square: unfettered by old loyalties, and out of the long shadow of his father, Phil.”

    Kate recently said that she was looking to introduce a gay bar to Albert Square, saying “We are looking at opening a gay bar on the square which will be a super-cool precinct where gay and straight characters can all just hang out, and loads of stories can cross and should just be something really exciting, really fun, really visual and feel really true to multicultural London.

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  • Jason Gardiner just ripped Gemma Collins a new one

    Jason Gardiner just ripped Gemma Collins a new one

    Mr Nasty took a swipe at Gemma Collins and he didn’t hold back

    Living up to his “Mr Nasty” credentials, Dancing On Ice judge Jason Gardiner seemed to slam Gemma Collins for being “mediocre” and described her performance on the ITV show last week as “painful”.

    Speaking to The Sun the Aussie theatre producer said, “When I grew up people were bl**dy good at what they did. They were exceptional at something, so you were inspired by people on TV.

    “Now we celebrate mediocre in this country. That, it seems, has become the new celebrity.”

    He also admitted that he had never seen The Only Way Is Essex, saying that he was “too busy” and that life was “too short” and so he had no idea who the GC was.

    He says he was at first excited to see her performance with Gemma’s own self declared hype, saying, “I had heard the hype from her own mouth, how amazing she is and how she’s better than Beyonce.

    “I thought, ‘Wow, wonderful, I can’t wait’, I’ve never had anyone that confident on the show at week one”

    Paying particular attention to last week’s routine, where Gemma Collins was dressed from head to toe in Gold he described her routine as painful and “uncomfortable” he said,

    “I was so excited. But then she came out and did what can only be described as one of the most painful routines I’ve ever had to sit through because it looked so uncomfortable.”

    Oooh errr.

    Dancing On Ice returns tonight on ITV 1

     

  • Gogglebox’s Stephen calls Jason Gardiner “Dated”

    Gogglebox’s Stephen calls Jason Gardiner “Dated”

    The backlash against Jason Gardiner is in full swing after his constant jibes at this year’s Dancing On Ice contestants. Gogglebox‘s Stephen Webb, calling his judge act of being “Mr Nasty” “dated” and “dull”

     

    Stephen Webb from the hit Channel 4 show, Gogglebox has called Jason Gardiner‘s “Mr Nasty” judging style “dated” at best and “dull”. The judging style has also been criticised by dozens of fans of the show, who have called out Jason’s overly bitchy comments toward’s the contestants.

    https://twitter.com/Stephenwebb71/status/1084522467840929792

    Viewers have been threatening to switch off after the “Mr Nasty” of ice skating could only raise criticism of the show’s newly trained hopefuls, which this year includes Saara Aalto and Brian McFadden.

    Fans of the show noticed that while Torvill and Dean could score the celebs quite highly, it was rare for Jason to go above a 4.5 out of ten, despite him not being a professional ice skater.

    On tonight’s show, viewers and fans ranted how “slimy” and “bitchy” Jason was coming off.

    Jason has been a longstanding judge on the show and started in 2006 until the show was cancelled in 2014 and then was asked back when the show was relaunched in 2018. He took out a year in 2012.

  • People really have had enough of “slime” Jason Gardiner

    People really have had enough of “slime” Jason Gardiner

    He may be known as Mr Nasty of the Ice Skating world, but his constant bitching at this year’s contestants on Dancing On Ice have viewers switching off.

    Is Jason Gardiner gay
    (C) ITV

    Jason Gardiner might be facing a backlash after his constant jibes at this year’s Dancing On Ice contestants. Viewers have been threatening to switch off after the “Mr Nasty” of ice skating could only raise criticism of the show’s newly trained hopefuls, which this year includes Saara Aalto and Brian McFadden.

    Fans of the show noticed that while Torvill and Dean could score the celebs quite highly, it was rare for Jason to go above a 4.5 out of ten, despite him not being a professional ice skater.

    On tonight’s show, viewers and fans ranted how “slimy” and “bitchy” Jason was coming off.

    https://twitter.com/Reece_Grant1/status/1082030753003782144

     

    Many viewers also spoke about their dislike of the Aussie-born choreographer, singer and theatre producer.

    Some even called on the producers of the show to take action against him. With one calling his interactions with the cast as “obnoxious rudeness” and finished by saying that it was not acceptable ”

    https://twitter.com/chrisnorman1947/status/1084518877579694081

    Some viewers have even taken to pausing the live show so they can “skip through” Jason’s critique of the cast.

  • Doctor Who introduces a gay character and kills him off in 30 seconds

    Doctor Who introduces a gay character and kills him off in 30 seconds

    The BBC show, Doctor Who managed to kill off a gay character in record time.

    (C) BBC

    On New Year’s Day fans of the Sci-fi drama Doctor Who were treated to a brand new LGBT+ character, named Richard, however his fate was sealed the moment he appeared on the screen and he died within 30 seconds.

    Actor Connor Calland who played the character named “Richard” in the credits had just a few lines before his character was killed off just seconds after revealing that he had a boyfriend, with a strange sexualised revelation about his “secure digits”.

    He said, “Today, just me. Most secure digits in Yorkshire. That’s what I tell my boyfriend, anyway. I probably shouldn’t be telling you that, I’m new at this.”

    “Richard” was a minor character who was interacting with a Dalek-controlled Lin who was attempting to gain access to a building.

    The actor himself quipped about the brevity of his scene, but added “Small steps, big moves! Bring on 2019”.

    https://twitter.com/connorcalland/status/1080127709559300096

    Killing off the gays

    Twitter users were quick to point out that Doctor Who had a disturbing history of killing off its LGBT+ characters. PinkNews reports One user noticed, “Am I the only that has noticed if you are openly gay in this series of #DoctorWho, you are gonna be dead within ten minutes? The security guard tonight, Frankie in Arachnids and Alfonso in Witchfind”.

  • Here’s what’s coming to Amazon Prime in January

    Here’s what’s coming to Amazon Prime in January

    A new month a new treasure trove of exciting content to stream on Amazon Prime.

    Timothée Chalamet as Nic Sheff and Steve Carell as David Scheff star in BEAUTIFUL BOY

    Coming up is the new Timothée Chalamet (Call Me By Your Name) film, Beautiful Boy – a tragic but beautifully told story of a young man struggling with drug addiction. There’s also a new Michael Moore film called Fahrenheit 11/9 a policitcal documentary film about the 2016 US elections.

    Jan. 1

    A Beautiful Mind

    Alpha Dog

    Brazil

    Breaking Big, Season 1

    First Civilizations, Season 1

    Frontline, Season 36

    GI Jews: Jewish Americans in World War II

    Going to War

    Jane Eyre

    Nova Wonders, Season 1

    Reprisal

    Rwanda: The Royal Tour

    The Art of the Shine

    The Jazz Ambassadors

    Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

    Jan. 3

    Leave No Trace

    Jan. 4

    Beautiful Boy

    Sherlock Gnomes

    Jan. 11

    Informer, Season 1

    Jan. 12

    Final Score

    Jan. 13

    Eighth Grade

    Jan. 16

    The Debt

    Jan. 18

    The Grand Tour, Season 3

    Jan. 19

    Fahrenheit 11/9

    Jan. 25

    Escobar: Paradise Lost

    Four More Shots Please!, Season 1

    Jan. 29

    Endeavour, Season 5

    Coming in January, date TBD

    The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle, Season 1b

     

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  • EastEnders’ are thinking about opening a gay bar in Albert Square

    EastEnders’ are thinking about opening a gay bar in Albert Square

    An LGBT+ venue could open up on Albert Square.

    The BBC are ramping up efforts to get a more diverse cast into EastEnders and it has been revealed that there’s a vision for a gay bar to open on the UK’s most famous Square.

    Kate Oates who serves as a senior executive producer on the BBC flagship soap has revealed that there are plans to make Eastenders more diverse and reflective of the London diverse population and revealed that she’s excited to add more LGBT+ characters to the show.

    Answering fans’ questions about the show, Oates said, “We are looking at opening a gay bar on the square which will be a super-cool precinct where gay and straight characters can all just hang out, and loads of stories can cross and should just be something really exciting, really fun, really visual and feel really true to multicultural London.

    How many gay people are there in the UK?

    There has long been a widely-held belief that around 10 percent of the UK’s population is gay, lesbian or bisexual or who identify as non-heterosexual. This is probably the most accurate of all the figures – as more and more people feel comfortable to come out about their sexuality.

    The most up-to-date statistics from healthcare company Euroclinix show that six percent of people identify as homosexual while seven percent of people identify as bisexual. This equates to 13 per cent of the population identifying as either gay, lesbian or bisexual. EuroClinix surveyed 2,000 people around the UK to find out more about the sex lives of Brits.

    The current population in the UK is estimated to be 66.02 million people, which means that there are over 8.58 million gay, lesbian or bisexual people in the UK if you take that 13 percent statistic.

    How gay is Eastenders?

    In 2015 we compiled the gayest moments of Eastenders. Read it here.

     

  • There’s going to be a reboot of Queer As Folk and we’re ALL IN

    There’s going to be a reboot of Queer As Folk and we’re ALL IN

    Apparently, there’s going to be a reboot of one the most iconic gay shows in history and the creator Russell T. Davies is on board.

    Queer As Folk
    CREDIT: Channel 4

    Queer As Folk shocked and pleasured in equal measure in the late 90s and it seems as though TV company Bravo is looking to reboot the show. The creator Russell T. Davies is said to be serving as an exec producer for the show while Canadian screenwriter and director Stephen Dunn will be writing new episodes.

    It’s unclear at this time whether the original cast will be involved however Variety is suggesting that the show will focus on new characters and in a different setting.

    In the early noughties, there was an American / Canadian version of the show, which saw a staggering 83 episodes produced. It was applauded for tackling a variety of hard-hitting issues facing the LGBT+ community and developed the original characters further.

    As Variety notes, “The original Queer as Folk ran for 10 episodes between 1999 and 2000 in the UK. It starred Aidan Gillen, Charlie Hunnam, and Craig Kelly as three gay men living in Manchester. A North American remake was then launched in 2000 on the Canadian cable channel Showcase and the American channel Showtime. That series, set in Pittsburgh, ran for five seasons and starred Gale Harold, Randy Harrison, Hal Sparks, Peter Paige, and Scott Lowell”.

    A new live show for 2019

    The first cast member for the original UK version of QAF has been announced for the 20th-anniversary celebration of the show’s first airing.

    Actor Craig Kelly has been announced as the first Queer as Folk cast member joining the glittering line up for the show’s 20th birthday live music extravaganza.

    Kelly, who played loyal, loveable supermarket manager Vince Tyler in the hit series, will take centre stage at the 2019 anniversary event but is staying tight-lipped about exactly what his role entails.

    Craig said, “I’m delighted to be part of the Queer as Folk live event, I can’t believe it has been 20 years since Vince strutted down Canal street. I’m looking forward to sharing in the music, magical moments and surprises of what promises to be the ultimate birthday party befitting Vince, Stuart, Nathan and ‘mum’ Hazel, as she was always in on the act!”