2 h. ago Simon Cowell 'signs up' for new X Factor documentary featuring 'unseen' behind

The 66-year-old is set to be back on our screens after recently starring in his latest Netflix docuseries Simon Cowell: The Next Act.

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5 h. ago Black cakes and branded buckets: welcome to the White House premiere for Brett Ratner’s Melania movie

Monochrome catering was all the rage at the VIP screening on Saturday for Ratner’s officially sanctioned $75m feature-length documentary about the First Lady. Have the photos whetted your appetite? This week sees the release of Melania, Amazon’s official feature-length documentary about Melania Trump. Melania was directed by Brett Ratner, and has a reported $40m production budget. And, obviously, you’re probably not going to watch it.Of course you’re not. Coming days after the killing of Alex Pretti by a US Border Patrol agent, an authorised vanity project about the current wife of a globally unpopular political leader – and directed by a man accused of sexual assault by multiple women (which he denies), and whose production and release carried the smell of institutionalised media timidity – seems like just about the least appealing prospect ever. But, hey, any excuse for a party, right? Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Ant and Dec almost quit Britain's Got Talent in 'annoyed' Simon Cowell admission

The presenting duo almost left the ITV show a few years ago

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7 h. ago ‘The most stressful TV experience on record’: Alex Honnold and the rise of potential death as live entertainment

Witnessing the free climber’s ascent of the Taipei 101 without ropes on Skyscraper Live was an astonishing experience. But beneath panicked viewers’ sweaty palms, there was a queasy truth about the future of televisionWell, have your balls descended back out of your body yet? Netflix’s Skyscraper Live has been and gone, and it may well qualify as the single most stressful viewing experience on record. Alex Honnold’s unassisted ascent of the 508 metre Taipei 101 was an absolutely extraordinary achievement. Whether or not it represents the future of television, though, is a completely different matter.Honnold’s work is already well-known. As the star of Free Solo – a feature documentary once again so nerve-racking that the only way to comfortably enjoy it was under the influence of industrial sphincter relaxants – he has long been the poster boy of people climbing up stuff without ropes. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Ant and Dec told Simon Cowell 'We're quitting Britain's Got Talent' in behind scenes row

Ant and Dec are still the hosts of Britain's Got Talent but almost quit the series after "not having nice time"

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14 h. ago Life after Molly: Ian Russell on big tech, his daughter’s death – and why a social media ban won’t work

Molly Russell was just 14 when she took her own life in 2017, and an inquest later found negative online content was a significant factor. With many people now pushing for teenagers to be kept off tech platforms, her father explains why he backs a different approachIan Russell describes his life as being split into two parts: before and after 20 November 2017, the day his youngest daughter, Molly, took her own life as a result of depression and negative social media content. “Our life before Molly’s death was very ordinary. Unremarkable,” he says. He was a television producer and director, married with three daughters. “We lived in an ordinary London suburb, in an ordinary semi-detached house, the children went to ordinary schools.” The weekend before Molly’s death, they had a celebration for all three girls’ birthdays, which are in November. One was turning 21, another 18 and Molly was soon to be 15. “And I remember being in the kitchen of a house full of friends and family and thi...

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23 h. ago Simon Cowell signs up for warts & all X Factor documentary ‘featuring unseen footage from show’ in ‘huge coup’

FORMER X Factor judge Simon Cowell has signed up for a hard-hitting documentary about the show, which is set to air a decade after it was axed by ITV. I exclusively revealed last year that Sky was developing the programme and the music mogul was considering being a part of the project. Now he has...

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23 h. ago Mission to Space with Francis Bourgeois review – did we really need to see him be sick in zero gravity?

Can a social media-famous trainspotter become an astronaut? Erm, no. And it’s far from the best use of this hugely genuine, witty personalityMission to Space with Francis Bourgeois is a tricksy little beast. Unlike, it must be made quite clear, its presenter himself. Bourgeois, for those who have not had the absolute pleasure, is a 25-year-old engineering graduate who came to prominence on social media by making TikTok videos about his great passion: trains. The unforced joy on his face when a locomotive goes by (any locomotive, though his favourite classes are the 37 and 158 and his least favourite the 170), and his ease with his geekiness, quickly made him a star.His other love, we are told, is space. The animating feature of this overgenerously apportioned documentary (two parts of 45 minutes each) is the question: can a trainspotter become an astronaut? Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Gareth Gates' advice to Simon Cowell's new boyband as he opens up on tragic 'blow'

Gareth Gates, soon on tour with a steamy new stage show, reveals why he owes everything to mentor Simon Cowell and shares some hard-earned wisdom for boyband December 10

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3 d. ago Simon Cowell apologises for being a 'd***' to reality show contestants

Years after becoming a household name as TV's 'Mr Nasty', X Factor mogul Simon Cowell has again apologised for acting like a 'd***' to wannabe stars on reality telly

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3 d. ago ‘Every single frame was sweated over’: how Becoming Led Zeppelin became the biggest documentary of the year

Bernard MacMahon’s film about the 70s giants took advantage of audience enthusiasm to make a major impact in cinemas – and it’s just the latest in a string of films about the era of classic rockBare-chested swagger, out of control hair, thunderous guitar riffs the heroes of 1970s hard rock are back, and burning up the cinema box office. Becoming Led Zeppelin, a film about the British band that dominated the music industry in the 1970s, was the most successful feature documentary at the US box office in 2025, taking over $10m. (Taylor Swift’s The Official Release Party of a Showgirl grossed considerably more, with $34m, but as an album-promoting clipshow it is evidently in a different category.)Despite breaking up in 1980 after the death of drummer John Bonham, Led Zeppelin remain one of the world’s bestselling music acts, with estimated sales of over 200m records and 14.9bn streams. The band were famously press-shy in their prime, but agreed to take part in Becoming Led Zeppelin, wh...

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3 d. ago Simon Cowell says 'sorry' as he makes The X Factor admission eight years after last series

The 66-year-old music mogul has faced a backlash in recent years

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4 d. ago Unseen footage shows Lucy Letby arrested in her bed in new Netflix documentary

Unseen footage of Lucy Letby being arrested in bed will feature in a Netflix documentary about the investigation into the convicted child killer.

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4 d. ago Unseen footage of Lucy Letby as she’s arrested in bed features in new Netflix documentary

Letby is serving 15 whole-life orders after being convicted of murdering seven infants and attempting to kill seven others

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4 d. ago Unseen footage showing Lucy Letby as she's arrested in her bed and crying during police questioning features in new Netflix documentary

The film will also include clips of the 36-year-old former neo-natal nurse's police interviews and testimony from the mother of one of her victims.

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4 d. ago Unseen footage showing convicted child killer Lucy Letby as she's arrested in her bed and crying during police questioning features in new Netflix documentary

The film will also include clips of the 36-year-old former neo-natal nurse's police interviews and testimony from the mother of one of her victims.

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4 d. ago Netflix documentary about child killer Lucy Letby to feature unseen footage

The Investigation Of Lucy Letby will also include contributions from the mother of one of her victims.

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4 d. ago BBC adds 'eerie' true crime series with never before seen clips

The brand new two part documentary will feature never been seen before recordings of a double murderer

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5 d. ago Emma Bunton reveals Simon Cowell had doubts about whether the Spice Girls would be successful and now 'kicks himself'

The music mogul, 66, is responsible for the success of some of the world's biggest bands through his talent scouting shows, notably One Direction and Little Mix.

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6 d. ago David Beckham shares true feelings on son Brooklyn in Netflix documentary

David Beckham opened up about his parenting in a scene featuring son Brooklyn in his Netflix documentary.

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