ROSS KEMP RETURNS TO GLASGOW TO FILM BRIDGE OF LIES NEW SERIES

ROSS Kemp’s hit BBC One daytime quiz show Bridge of Lies is returning to Glasgow for a third series, and the primetime celebrity series will also be back for series two.

 

The new celebrity episodes (8x45) will air in primetime, while regular episodes (25x45) of theSTV Studios-produced show will follow on BBC One Daytime, both filmed in Glasgow’s Kelvin Hall and coming in 2024.

 

Host Ross Kemp said: “I’m overwhelmed at the response we’ve had from audiences for this show. It’s great for all the family to get involved in, both in the day and on Saturday evenings. Hosting Bridge of Lies, with all its jeopardy, tension and hilarious moments, is one of the most enjoyable parts of my year, so I’m delighted it’s been recommissioned by the BBC and can’t wait to get back filming in Glasgow.”

Theshowbizlion.com has met former Eastenders star Ross during his previous visits to Glasgow - going back as far as one of his guest appearances at the now defunct Privilege nightclub, formerly Bonkers, and we hope to catch him once again when he arrives here. 

 

Rob Unsworth, Head of BBC Daytime comments: “Bridge of Lies has been a real hit with Daytime audiences, so I’m delighted to be bringing it back for a third series. It’s a unique and winning format, and Ross does a brilliant job making contestants feel at ease when they’re under pressure. I know viewers will be as excited as I am to see it return.”

 

Bridge of Lies sees teams of contestants competing for cash by crossing a bridge made up of stepping stones across the studio floor. Each stepping stone has a different option, and the players must try to get from A to B by stepping on the truths and avoiding the lies, or risk falling off the bridge and out of the game. Series three is currently looking for contestants to take part*.

 

Gary Chippington, Creative Director of Entertainment at STV Studios, says: “We are so proud of this show. It’s gone from strength to strength and we were delighted by the reaction to the latest series and celebrity specials from audiences and critics alike. Our wonderful host, Ross Kemp, plays a huge part in the show’s success, and we’re looking forward to being back in the Glasgow studio with him, some brilliant new contestants and our fantastic production team later this year.”

 

The first series of Celebrity Bridge of Lies featured teams of soap actors, pop icons, comedians, radio broadcasters, Strictly stars, sporting legends, TV presenters, and some of the most memorable queens from Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK.

* You can apply to be a contestant on series three via BBC Take Part: https://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/take-part/bridge-of-lies

 

SIR JACKIE STEWART SHARES RARE PICTURE OF WIFE HELEN

SIR Jackie Stewart posted up a rare photograph of himself with wife Lady Helen as he thanked her for helping to bring up their two sons. 
Lady Helen who turned 82 in January and now receives 24 hour care at home is in a wheelchair after being diagnosed with dementia in 2014. 
Three time F1 world champ Sir Jackie has often paid tribute  to his wife, recently saying that she is still ‘a fantastically attractive lady‘ and has an always been a ‘great looker’. 
However his high school sweetheart Lady Helen who he married in 1962, has rarely been seen public over the last few years with few pictures appearing of her as she battles with her illness.
For Mothers Day, Sir Jackie paid tribute to her and shared a private moment of the two cosied up on their sofa alongside their little dog. 
Sir Jackie looked half asleep as he lay back on the couch and a smiling Lady Helen leaned over to look at him and grabbed his arm. 
The racing legend, who also shared a black and white throwback picture of his family behind the scenes at the track, wrote: “Happy Mother's Day to the woman who was Team Principal to our two boys.”
The couple have two sons Mark and Paul and one of their nine grandchildren Dylan Stewart added: “She's a rockstar grandma.”
Others were amused to see Sir Jackie without a cap on with one commenting: “ (My best David Attenborough impression)
it's one the incredible things I've seen in my life, Jackie Stewart without his hat on. This has hardly been captured on camera!”

POST MALONE SWAPS CIGARETTES, GEEKS OUT ON CAR ON GLASGOW WALKABOUT

POST Malone went on walkabout, swapped cigarettes and got excited about a fans car outside a steak restaurant in Glasgow ahead of his SSE Hydro show. 
And the US rapper was relaxed and chatty as he took his time to chat with passers-by outside the Mini Grill restaurant. 
The talent, whose real name is Austin Richard Post, admitted he’d neither tried haggis or porridge on his trip to Scotland, but had thoroughly enjoyed the steak dinner he was served up at the city centre restaurant. 
He said:  “Scotland and the people are amazing and I haven’t had a chance to try haggis or porridge yet but we had an amazing meal at the steak restaurant.”
Petrolhead Post then got excited as he was shown a grey 2022 Cupra Formentor VZ2 TSI 4Drive S-A which was parked outside the restaurant which he later branded ‘beautiful’. He was keen to know who designed it and if it ran in electric or petrol. He said: “This is beautiful. Who designed it. It’s so sick.”
He added: “What’s the price range? The interiors are beautiful too. Does this take gas or electric? Thanks for showing me it.”

Malone has owned around 15 cars throughout his career, including a Bugatti, a pair of McLarens and Lamborghinis each, and three Rolls-Royces which come it at considerably more than a Cupra. 
He did end up selling some of his cars, but his collection is still one of the most unique ones out there  
As he walked away another fan asked if he could swap one of Posts cigarettes for one of of his own and the rapper happily obliged. 

He also waved animatedly to other fans in the busy street who called out his name and told him they loved him.

SHIRLEY MANSON LEFT UNABLE TO WALK AFTER GARBAGE HIP

Pic : Shirley Manson Instagram 

SHIRLEY Manson was left unable to walk after her hip gave out following an on tour injury - and now she says she is grateful to be alive following a life changing hip replacement last month. 
The 56 year old Garbage singer and actress  from Edinburgh had been struggling with her movement on and off over the last seven years after she fell off the rotating stage at a gig in LA whilst singing her band’s song Special. 
And after touring with Alanis Morrisette two years ago the Stupid Girl singer realised things were becoming worrying.
Reliving the moment she fell at KROQ Weenie Fest in the US Shirley told Curious Creatures podcast: “I knew what was happening as it was happening.
”I went into slow motion and I was like, I'm gonna f***ing fall off the front of this f***ing stage. 
“I f***ing can't believe it. Oh my god. Here I go yep, tumbling forward and then all of a sudden I've landed on my feet. Thank God. Unbeknownst to me at the time I really jacked my right hip on the barrier. I landed on the barrier. And then for six years, I've had some problems. 
“And then the last I was on tour with Atlantis Morissette two years ago and I couldn't walk on days off. I said: ‘What the hell's going on?’”
Following a medical consultation Shirley's doctor told her she needed a hip replacement which she had in March - and she claims it has been a humbling experience.  
She explained: “My doctor was like, ‘Yeah, you need a hip replacement’. So I had that a month ago and it was so humbling.
Like I've never had any physical problems my whole life, like nothing. I've never broken a leg or a finger or anything. And then all of a sudden, I find myself using a bedpan p***ing in a bedpan, you know, and having some nurse come and clean me up, I was like, This cannot be happening to me. This cannot be happening. It was happening to me.”
Shirley recalled having to use a zimmer to walk around LA and says it was a great ego check. 
She added: “And then I couldn't walk for two whole weeks. 
“And then I was with a walker, like shuffling around Beverly Hills, outside my doctor's office because I do not live in Beverly Hills, I hasten to add, and it was just such a great ego check of like, yeah, you are just you and you are going to die and you better enjoy your life that you've got left.”
Shirley who is working on Garbage’s eighth studio album is currently touring North America with Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds.  
And, as she joked that she was looking forward to bleeping at every security check, she said: “Now, you know, just really seize the day. It was really both a cool experience and an awful one. But here I am, with my amazing bionic hip, which looks so beautiful on the X ray, and I'm grateful to be alive. So there you go. It's a triumphant story in the end.“

JUDGE JULES WILL PLAY ONE OF HIS SMALLEST GIGS IN INGLISTON RENFREWSHIRE

GLOBAL DJ and producer legend Judge Jules can’t wait to play one of his smallest gigs yet on May 6 at the newly revamped Ingliston Estate and Country Club in Bishopton, Renfrewshire.

And although he says he can’t ride horses, he’s looking forward to meeting some of his stablemates on the day and taking over the former equestrian training ring which has been transformed into a luxury grand marquee. 

Playing for just 500 people in the private venue, Judge Jules: Live  with see the former Radio One Dj, named the worlds number one DJ in the nineties, perform iconic anthems with a ten-piece live band.

From 8pm -1am guests will be able to enjoy a ninety minute show with brass, percussion, drums, bass guitar, lead guitar, keyboard, singers, and Judge Jules, just twenty minutes from Glasgow.

Jules said: “Scottish crowds know their music and I can’t wait to play such an intimate venue at Ingliston. It’s taken eighteen months to put together, and I’ve created my own bespoke versions of my all-time favourite records with a specially selected band and lots of special visuals too.”

“I first played Scotland at the now demolished Glasgow Plaza before playing the Sub Club and legendary Arches. I’ve always loved it here and love to see the whites of peoples eyes when I’m playing. You just get in the zone.”

Lynne McDermott, Sales & Events Manager at Ingliston, added: “Our brand new Grand Marquee  will welcome all sorts of special events and fantastic international acts into Renfrewshire, over coming months. Judge Jules is a big name who I’ve worked with before in Ibiza and Dubai, and he knows how to party.”

Tickets cost £75.00 with newly released VIP area tickets and packages also available at Ingliston.com/events

RICHARD MADDEN AND PRIYANKA CHOPRA JONAS TRAVEL TO MUMBAI AHEAD OF CITADEL RELEASE

SCOTS actor Richard Madden travelled to Mumbai with Priyanka Chopra Jonas for the Asia Pacific premiere of Prime Video’s upcoming global spy series, Citadel.

The  ground-breaking spy franchise created by Amazon Studios and Russo Brothers’ AGBO, will premiere exclusively on Prime Video, with two episodes dropping on April 28, and one episode rolling out weekly through May 26 and theshowbizlion.com can’t wait to watch it. 

Priyanka Chopra Jonas who plays Nadia Sinh said, “When Jennifer Salke, who is the head of Amazon Studios, presented Citadel to me, she wanted to create an international, global franchise - an original IP that truly connects the world. Amazon strongly believes in diversity; and true diversity is represented internationally, not just by having different skin tones, but also by hearing the way people speak, actually delving into the culture. And this show has incredible ability to span across every country and continent. So, I didn’t even know the story and I said yep, doing it.” 

Bodyguard star Richard Madden who plays Mason Kane shared:  “Citadel has been incredibly physically demanding. But I think that's what really is dreamy. It's not simply a gun show or a fight sequence. This is how these two characters interact physically, and how they dance together. We learn in each action sequence a little more about the two of them. Just like in the drama scenes, the stakes are so high because of the adrenaline of what's going on. The show just works both in the drama and action sequences.”

Citadel is executive produced by the Russo Brothers’ AGBO and showrunner David Weil. Alongside Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Richard Madden, the 6-episode series features Stanley Tucci and Lesley Manville in pivotal roles.

 The global series will stream across 240 countries and territories in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and other international languages.

LEWIS CAPALDI FLIES HIGH AS HE SURPRISES PASSENGERS ON FLIGHT

LEWIS Capaldi soared above his chart competition after he teased new single, ‘Wish You The Best’ at 35,000ft yesterday, surprising customers on a British Airways flight from London Heathrow to Los Angeles.

Theshowbizlion.com always thought of Lewis as a high flyer and following take-off, he made his way through the aircraft with a British Airways drinks trolley, much to the surprise of those on board, including four unsuspecting superfans who had been personally invited onto the flight. 

Lewis serenaded customers with a chorus and verse of the unreleased track, with the lyrics declaring “it seems like Glasgow gets further from LA”, as the flight travelled across the Atlantic.

It’s been a whirlwind return for Lewis, rocketing straight to the top of the UK singles chart with comeback single, ‘Forget Me’ and on latest single ‘Pointless’ which became his fourth UK number 1, an honour that equals the likes of Whitney Houston, Cher, Jay-Z, One Direction, Pharrell, Justin Timberlake and Usher.

Ahead of the album, a special, raw and honest feature length music documentary, ‘Lewis Capaldi: How I’m Feeling Now’, in partnership with Netflix, BMG, & Pulse Films, executive produced by Independent Entertainment will be released globally on Netflix on April 5th.

His highly anticipated second album Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent is out May 19th on EMI Records. Selling over 10 million copies worldwide, debut album Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent propelled Capaldi from bedroom musician to superstar. Few have seen a debut release quite like it, becoming the biggest selling UK album of 2019 & 2020, spawning two UK number 1 singles, bagging a few BRITs and a Grammy nomination, with one of those number 1’s becoming a smash hit on both sides of the globe in ‘Someone You Loved’, which recently became the UK’s most streamed song of ALL TIME.

Having recently sold out his 2023 UK arena tour in a matter of seconds, he will headline Reading & Leeds Festival in August, perform at Glastonbury Festival, as well as play his biggest headline summer shows to date to over 30,000 fans a night in Manchester, Edinburgh & Belfast. Lewis is currently embarking on his biggest ever sold-out headline tour of North America this Spring. 

If his first album made him an international star, with his second it’s nothing less than superstardom that beckons. With the public now getting an inside look into the life of a global superstar, the insatiable appetite for Capaldi burns as bright as ever.