As another series of the reality hit comes to an end – complete with a boring win by Liam and Millie – are its contestants merely going through the motions in search of Insta-fortune?In recent years, Love Island has become as ingrained in the British c…
Jesy Nelson on leaving Little Mix: ‘I felt everybody hated me’
The singer left one of the most successful girl bands of all time after a decade of relentless trolling. Now, as she prepares to go solo, she reveals why she’s ready to return to the spotlight on her own termsJesy Nelson is having her photo taken. For …
From Selling Sunset to Love Island, are reality TV relationships the real thing?
On dating shows and beyond, coupling up seems to be the key to success. But for every smitten pairing, there’s another capitalising on the popularity of the ‘showmance’ It is well known that sex sells, but, on reality TV, love sells even more. Nowhere …
Changing Rooms review – design so dreadful you’ll be scarred for life
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, the king of the MDF makeover, returns to our screens with Anna Richardson to create more spray-painted, gold-leafed visions from hellI remember the time Linda Barker put up shelves to house a woman’s beloved teapot collection a…
Strictly Come Dancing 2021: the contestants – ranked
Robert Webb, AJ Odudu, Tom Fletcher and Nina Wadia are among the celebrities getting their dancing shoes on for Strictly. But who will succeed … and who on earth is Tilly Ramsay?The 2021 Strictly Come Dancing line-up has been unveiled in full, which ca…
Love Island has filled the pandemic-sized hole in my social life | Imogen West-Knights
TV’s guiltiest pleasure is a reminder of just how much we love – and have missed – being nosy and judgmentalThere are very few things that I dedicate as much time to as watching Love Island during the summer. For two months it’s on six nights a week, f…