2 h. ago ‘I knew my job was to fulfil a man’s fantasy’: Elizabeth McGovern on Downton, early fame and co

As the Downton Abbey finale hits the big screen, the actor looks back on the pitfalls of scoring huge success so young – and the liberation she later found singing in a band and writing a play about Ava GardnerFor the maudlin among us, the final Downton Abbey film should perhaps come with a warning. Everything in it is tinged with wistfulness – a goodbye to cherished characters and a farewell to a stately home that was a sturdy presence in a transient world. When the ITV series started in 2010, wasn’t life better? Did Elizabeth McGovern feel this too, the sense of time passing? After all, her character, Cora, is now ageing out of custodianship of Downton along with her husband, Lord Grantham, in favour of a younger generation and a changing era as the 1930s dawn.“No!” says McGovern, snapping me out of my melancholy. “I feel very excited that I’m going into a gratifying new phase in my career.” As well as reviving Cora, there is the play she has written, Ava: The Secret Conversations...

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5 h. ago Michelle Keegan set to front ITV drama which will leave fans on the edge of their seats

Details of a new crime drama coming to ITV have been unveiled, with actress Michelle Keegan leading the cast

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7 h. ago The Fortune Hotel cast: full cast of ITV series 2 and who has left so far

The Fortune Hotel is back but who is in the cast for series 2?

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22 h. ago Katie Price shares 'not the enemy' message amid 'rift' with Princess Andre

Katie did not feature in her daughter's new ITV documentary series

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34 h. ago Full list of ITV hosts KEEPING their job amid major cuts 'revealed'

ITV announced a series of cuts earlier this year that will see the likes of Lorraine and Loose Women slashed to just 30 weeks a year but some of the most famous faces will remain at the broadcaster

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51 h. ago Amanda Holden shares picturesque Corfu home that starred in iconic ITV series

The TV show was a comedy-drama about a British family adjusting to life on the Greek island of Corfu

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55 h. ago 'I watched Princess Andre's ITV show – I'm not surprised Katie Price is upset'

OPINION: With all the stories about Katie Price and daughter Princess Andre's relationship, I wanted to see what was really going on behind the scenes – or at least what her ITV series shows

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58 h. ago Peter Andre shares Princess' true feelings on ITV show after Katie Price 'rift'

Peter Andre's daughter Princess is opening up on her life in a brand-new ITV series, The Princess Diaries, and dad Pete has said he's 'proud' of the 18-year-old

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59 h. ago Peter Andre shares daughter Princess' true feelings amid Katie Price 'rift'

Peter Andre has opened up about his advice to daughter Princess as she takes her first big step into the spotlight with her brand-new ITV series, The Princess Diaries

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68 h. ago Princess Andre's sad response to mum Katie Price's surgery in new ITV reality series

The 18-year-old is starring in her own ITV2 reality series named The Princess Diaries

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3 d. ago James Norton spotted on set of Grantchester six years after TV hunk quit show

EXCLUSIVE: Hollywood star James Norton has sparked speculation that he's making an epic return to Grantchester for its final series, six years after leaving the ITV crime drama

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3 d. ago Big Brother contestants who have been married 16 years are show's only surviving couple

Big Brother is set to return to ITV for a brand new series this summer, and 19 years on from the show's seventh series, one couple are still going strong after meeting on the show

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4 d. ago Princess Andre hits back at feud claims after her mum Katie Price said she was 'upset' not to appear in her new ITV series and insists: 'This is MY show'

Princess Andre has hit back at claims she's embroiled in a family feud with her famous mother Katie Price.

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5 d. ago ITV 'axes' Noel Edmonds' comeback TV show after just one series

Noel Edmonds' Kiwi Adventure marked the presenter's first TV appearance since 2018, but ITV bosses have reportedly axed the show after one series

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5 d. ago Princess Andre addresses 'dark side' of fame days before debut ITV series airs

The daughter of Katie Price and Peter Andre is now stepping into the spotlight in her own right with a new ITV2 reality series, The Princess Diaries

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5 d. ago ITV pulls the plug on legendary presenter's big reality TV comeback by AXING show after just one series

The show was compared to Clarkson's Farm and proved to be a hit with fans - but bosses have no plans to bring it back.

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5 d. ago ITV pulls the plug on legendary presenter's big TV comeback by AXING show after just one series

ITV bosses have pulled the plug on Noel Edmonds' latest TV project, Kiwi Adventure, after just one series.

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5 d. ago ITV axes Noel Edmonds' big TV comeback after just one series despite huge launch

Noel Edmonds' Kiwi Adventure has reportedly been axed by ITV after just one series, despite the show marking the TV presenter's big comeback to British televisions

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5 d. ago ITV commissions true crime series about ‘one of most prolific sex attackers’

Written by award-winning screenwriter, Jeff Pope, the series, Believe Me, will recount the story of three victims who were assaulted by John Worboys.

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6 d. ago Adam Thomas suffers double blow as ITV's 99 to Beat axed after just one series

Soap brothers Adam and Ryan Thomas fronted a brand new gameshow, 99 To Beat, but the Squid Game-like programme is being axed after airing just one series on ITV

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