Sirin Kale on the BBC Panorama investigation into Married at First Sight UKIs it possible to make dating reality TV shows safe for their participants?A BBC panorama investigation recently reported that two women alleged they...
Read MoreA group of contestants dropped in a forest must hunt or hide – or both – to try to get their hands on £100,000. Expect heroes, villains, fragile alliances and big charactersI can only assume that the brilliant minds who were...
Read MoreIt used to be a breath of fresh air – TV’s most relatable reality show. Now it features shouting matches and bad-tempered confrontations, and the biggest loser is the viewerFor the past year, The Traitors has had a massive...
Read MoreShe started out performing in her living room, charging £1.50 a ticket. Now, having blazed through Love Island and silenced her Strictly haters, the Welsh sensation is really hitting the big timeAt the end of last year’s...
Read MoreBarrister turned novelist Harriet Tyce is playing a blinder in the fourth series of the show. As a thriller writer myself, I recognise the traits that make her such a formidable FaithfulThis time last year a rumour swept through...
Read MoreAs two beloved presenters stand down, speculation is rife over who may take up the ‘very sparkly baton’After more than two decades with Strictly Come Dancing, Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly are approaching their last tango.The...
Read MoreThe former X Factor judge is back, auditioning boyband wannabes for his latest talent show – but gen Z doesn’t seem to care very much, or even know who he isHave we gone back in time to 2010? If only! No, Simon Cowell is just...
Read MoreThe Celebrity Traitors drew to a magnificent close this week – and proved that these lying double-crossers are of a far finer calibre than our MPsThis article contains spoilers about the final episode of The Celebrity...
Read MoreMore so than ever before, the contestants seem unable to actually look at one another’s behaviour, and I think I know whyPaul Gorton was a contestant on BBC reality show The Traitors in Janaury 2024‘Faithfuls, you are breaking...
Read MoreIt’s five years since the TV presenter killed herself after being charged with assaulting her partner. Her mother Christine wants the world to know what the police, crown prosecution service and media got wrongWhen Christine...
Read MoreAfter announcing her move away from Strictly, the presenter is hardly short of opportunitiesThe glossy raven-black fringe, heavily kohl-lined eyes and orange tan combine to make Claudia Winkleman’s one of the most distinctive...
Read MoreThe timing of the Strictly Come Dancing presenters’ departure is odd. Do they know something about the show’s future we don’t? Or did they just get sick of all the scandal?When long-serving presenters leave a seemingly timeless...
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