Dame Prue Leith is not a fan of Meghan Markle – or her new Netflix cooking show. “The Great British Bake Off” judge sounded off on the Duchess of Sussex’s “With Love, Meghan” this week while promoting her own new cooking series, “Prue Leith’s Cotswold Kitchen,” on “Good Morning Britain.” When asked by host Rob … Read more
British soap star Paul Danan reportedly died from a cocktail of drugs, including heroin and cocaine. He was 46. Danan was best known for starring as Sol Patrick from 1997 to 2001 in “Hollyoaks,” the British soap that has aired since 1995. He also appeared on the reality series “Celebrity Big Brother” and “Celebrity Love … Read more
Tommy Shelby is headed to the big screen. Cillian Murphy is reportedly set to reprise his role as the Irish-Romani gang leader in a “Peaky Blinders” movie, according to Steven Knight, who created the hit British crime drama. “He definitely is returning for it,” Knight, 64, told Birmingham World of Murphy, 47, at the premiere … Read more
Will they or won’t they? It’s always the question on everyone’s mind at the villa, and now it’s what we’re wondering in response to rumors that “Love Island U.K.” is planning its first-ever all-stars season. The matchmaking reality show once had a gravitational power for viewers overseas, notably in the U.K., spawning more than 20 … Read more
I thought “Am I Being Unreasonable?” would be a lighthearted, whimsical British series. Boy, was I wrong. It is, in fact, the complete opposite — a pitch-black comedy, creepy at times, in which no one is who they seem (and that’s mostly for the worse). The Hulu original, co-written by stars Daisy May Cooper and … Read more
Veteran British actress Sylvia Syms has died at age 89. Syms rose to fame 1950s for her role in the war movie “Ice Cold in Alex,” later going on to appear in notable British TV shows and films, including “No Trees in the Street,” “Doctor Who,” “Peak Practice,” “EastEnders” and the 1960s series “The Saint.” … Read more
America is about to get its first big spin of hit UK game show “The Wheel,” which takes over NBC’s primetime weeknight schedule for two consecutive weeks starting Monday, Dec. 19. Its launch is reminiscent of ABC’s premiere of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” — based on the British series — which aired for … Read more