The BBC has announced that its iPlayer online streaming service experienced a huge surge in viewing in the first full week of 2021...and it's a pretty safe bet that no one is surprised to hear that.

LORRAINE KELLY left viewers of her ITV chat show distracted during Wednesday's instalment as they were rather more focussed on what image was being shown on her blouse.

RACHEL RILEY- a host on Countdown - has wished her husband Pasha Kovalev a happy birthday by sharing a "freaky" photo on her Twitter account, which quickly raised eyebrows amongst her fans.

For his first routine on Dancing on Ice, Rufus Hound skated to Iceland's Eurovision 2020 entry "Think About Things" by Daði & Gagnamagnið.

NEILNEIL JONES, Strictly Come Dancing professional, was forced to apologise to fans after Instagram took down his live video due to a music violation.

INSPIRATIONAL women who have made a difference to others were celebrated in a glitzy online ceremony.

AN ACCRINGTON based businessman has drawn upon his travelling experience to launch as travel agency with a difference.

The former Strictly Come Dancing star, 42, took to Instagram on Tuesday and shared a side by side image of himself and Pennywise (played by Bill Skarsgard) as he cradled his baby daughter Ella.

The musician, 46, is reportedly quarantining at a £106,000-a-week villa in St. Barts with his family, after contracting coronavirus.

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JAMES JORDAN, who rose to fame on Strictly Come Dancing alongside his wife Ola Jordan, revealed his other half has likened him to a clown, after the professional dancer showcased his lockdown locks.

Former Strictly Come Dancing star James Jordan has joked about his appearance after letting his hair grow during the pandemic

Strictly star Motsi Mabuse won huge applause for her red thigh-high boots and silky playsuit outfit – and her hair!

SHAUN WILLIAMSON - best known for playing Barry Evans in EastEnders - has exclusively told Express.co.uk that he would love to appear in another soap, if the opportunity was offered to him.

A record 162 million programmes were streamed on the BBC iPlayer during the first full week of 2021 (January 4-10).

Who is in the cast of The Drowning with Jill Halfpenny and what else have they been in?

LOUISE REDKNAPP has spoken out on her Strictly Come Dancing experience, and revealed she was once "pulled to one side" and warned to "stop smiling" after being visited by her ex-husband Jamie Redknapp.

Strictly's Janette Manrara wowed with an androgynous suit for a new photoshoot, sparking a major reaction from fans