Monday 24 June 2013

WATCH: Matthew Morrison Talks Glee New Series Mr Schuester & New Album 'Where It All Began'

I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to do an interview with Matthew Morrison, he told me a lot about Glee, his new album and what it was like to put his own spin on some classic songs. The multi talented singer has also told me about what it was like to come back to the spotlight after his broadway success, take a look below:


Friday 21 June 2013

WATCH: Skins Fire Brand New Trailer Is Emotional As Effy Can't Handle The Pressure



A brand spanking new trailer for the final series of skins has landed and my god, its all just a bit much to handle! The trailer is under a minute long and see's the return of Effy Stonem.  Living in the city in a dead end job Effy is going to be struggling with work and romance. Kaya Scodelario has reprised her role as the character and the two part Skins fire will debut on July 1st on E4.




Skins Fire will also see the return of Lily Loveless and Kathryn Prescott who play Naomi and Emily respectively. Naomi is Effy's flatmate in this series of Skins, so it is nice to see into Effy's future and see that she has maintained a friendship with series 3 & 4 character Naomi.

It seems that our favourite party gyal has managed to get herself into a right bit of a pickle because she may or may not be starting a cheeky affair with her new boss, but thats also not enough for the girl who seems to love a bit of drama - oh no! She will also be involved in the middle of some kind of dodgy deal. Luckily Naomi wants to step in and save Effy from messing up her life (again) but will she let her?

Watch the trailer below:


I'm VERY excited about this, as skins last series wasn't so well received, so i'd like to see how they've managed to make this 6 part drama into something different.



Skins Rise will see the return of bad boy Cook played by Jack O'Connell (will you please take your top off?) in a two part episode and Skins Pure will see first series original Cassie and what she has been up to since it all began.


Wednesday 12 June 2013

Pretty Little Liars Series 4 Episode One - A Is For A-L-I-V-E

Pretty Little Liars has finally made a triumphant return with series four and as it promised, it was truely something. Whilst fans have already been left with loads of questions and confusion, the episode did also give some answers, and also a few shocking moments too, so do not read on unless you're willing to see a few spoilers along the way!


The episode picked up exactly where series 3 left off, the girls opened the boot of the car to find a dead pig inside, whilst the video of Hanna's mom hitting officer Willden with her car repeatedly played, surprisingly enough, Mona dived into the car and retrieved the chip, claiming she was helping Hanna's mom...hmmm...

Liars Unite - They're Back!


Once the girls returned to Spencer's house, which has become a bit of a headquarters, they got Mona to tell them as much as she knows as she used to be A. Mona admitted she didn't get the car out the lake, but she had put it in Hanna's garage. Shaunna knew Jenna before she came to Rosewood she thought they were in love and that they are both scared of Spencer's sister Melissa. When CeCe came to Radley to see Mona, she thought she was Alison, however Mona conveniently doesn't remember because it was before they changed her meds. Lucas was the one who gave Emily the massage - he said she was tense. Toby was recruited when he got the job in Bucks county and Mona doesn't know who pushed Ian off the bell tower and wishes she did. Mona also reveals she has her own set of keys for Emily's car, which is a truely hilarious moment, then has gone to get the girls their favourite coffee - which is equally disturbing as it is funny.

Remember the 'You're mine now' text from A? It'll make sense in a second.

Mona agrees to take the girls to her lair, however as she is on the way there they see Willden's body at the scene of the crime with the car that was pulled from the lake. A can make it look like the girls killed him. Redcoat is A, and may have pulled them from the fire, but she still wants to set them up for Willden's death.

At the point of the girls reaching the lair, Mona proves Willden was involved in the A team and was in fact dressed as the Queen Of Hearts during the Halloween Train episode - which by the way is a truly genius twist and as Mona shows them a video of evidence proving she wasn't the one who tried to kill Aria in the box, it starts to delete itself, just before the girls can see that it was Melissa Hastings dressed up in the other costume, Spencer's sister.

There's a really creepy moment where young girls, who look like the girls, have been given dolls, that look like the girls, to play with. The girls claim Alison gave them to them, its all very odd.

Mona makes Hanna agree to move the RV lair to hide it somewhere until they can move it somewhere else for good. Spencer and Toby go to the scene of the fire and soon realise someone is watching them, before they can see who, the figure runs off. A SUPER Creepy scene between Emily and Alison's mom jessica occurs, where Emily learns that she is basically building a shrine to Alison in her old bedroom. It isn't nice. Or normal. Jessica...seek help...now. Jason's whereabouts are still unknown.

Making Funerals Fierce!


Aria and Ezra bump into each other in a coffee shop, you can quite clearly see the couple are still madly in love however as Ezra has been offered a job at Rosewood again they cannot be together whilst Aria still attends as a student. Ezra suggests seeing other people - BURN.

Spencer and Toby share a romantic breakfast however Toby receives a text from A, where he is told he can learn about what happened to his mom, naturally, in true liar style, he doesn't tell Spencer - idiot.

Mona continues to try to prove she still loves Hanna as a dear friend, regardless of everything she had put her through whilst she was A, it's kind of cringe, i'm sorry but Mona is an annoying character and whilst they're making her relevant, she should probably be written out.

Aria is summoned to the vice principals office and panics, sees a vision of Ezra being arrested for sleeping with a student and when she wakes from her daydream texts Ezra telling him they should see other people.

Emily and Paige have a cute romantic conversation about Universities and they both tell each other they love each other and plan to go away together far far away from A....HA!

Mona gives Hanna the chip, in an attempt to prove that she hasn't got an ulterior motive for why she is hanging around with her again, besides the fact that A is still in their lives, obviously.

Emily bumps into Jenna outside - who is still not blind again - yet will be later, what? Jenna tells her she needs a favour, but she tells Emily that Willden was a friend of hers and she can't believe he is dead. She asks Emily, if anything happens to me, will you give Toby a message? Emily quips: 'what would happen to you? seems to me you're indestructible'  - I massively enjoyed this as they've finally given Emily her backbone back, and it works so well. Emily notices a mark on Jenna's hand and asks her if she burned herself - interesting.

Burn yourself Jenna?


'Tell him I never meant to hurt him' was the message. Right then... Spencer then see's Alison's mom staring in her direction from Alison's bedroom window, its creepy and weird and I don't want to relive that moment again.

A leaves a message for Spencer, telling her there is something in Willden's coffin.

The girls all head over to Darren Willden's funeral where Spencer and Mona go in search of what is incriminating to them, inside they find a phone ringing, they miss the call but there is one number stored: Kisses. They hit the dial button and Hanna answers, confused asking: "Why are you calling me from my mom's phone?" major twist, Mrs Montgomery is part of the A team! Just kidding!

'The truth wont set you free bitches'

However, a black vailed figure then sits at the back of the funeral, the girls all question who the hell it is and as they leave, a new police officer reminds them of Willden and tells them they'll probably be in for questioning in the future.

Jenna is escorted into the building with an unknown male and is trying to act blind...again.

Toby drives the lair to a location decided by A and walks away.

The girls all then receive a text from A: "The Truth won't set you free bitches, i'm gonna bury you with it - A" and a video recording of the girls from the beginning of the episode as Mona dives into the car to retrieve the chip. A recorded the whole thing.

Obviously at the end of the episode it is revealed to be A. Of course, the face is wearing a mask and we're clearly not going to find out who A is just yet.

What I really enjoyed about this episode was the amount of references it made to the first episode of the first series. A body being discovered,  a funeral, their first group text together from A, the list is endless, and the lies will just keep coming!

Harry Styles VS Justin Bieber! Who Is The Better Role Model?

After it was reported that One Direction's management have a plan in place to try and steal some of Justin Bieber's fans due to his bad behaviour as of late, it seemed like a good idea to clarify who really is a better role model, Justin Bieber or Harry Styles? Is it such a bad thing so have so many tattoos? Can  it really be said that dating Selena Gomez is a bad idea, and who doesn't want a BRIT award or two?!

Starting with the most important topic, Their hair! Justin is currently sporting a casually coiffed quiff, long on top and short at the sides, whilst it is a popular choice of haircut for many celebs, not many are able to pull off Harry Styles' curls quite in the same way, so i'm going to have to say that the first point goes to Harry!

The One Direction singer has perfect curls which has been known to change all on its own, in an interview with Top of the Pops magazine Harry said: "It comes in and out in phases. When I was really little, I had curly hair, then it went straight, then it started getting curly again" even his hair has a diva approach to growing!

One Direction have 2 BRIT Awards under their belt at the moment

It isn't just the girls of pop that have to worry about their bodies though, the lads also both try to keep in good shape, and with their busy schedules its a surprise they have any time to hit the gym's at all! 'Baby' hitmaker Justin is regularly seen shirtless out and about, on tour, in airports, you name it, he's probably stood there with it all on show!

Whereas Harry has only really been seen shirtless on his holidays and once for the 'Kiss You' music video. Now, I feel like it would be really odd if I were to say which one i'm pining after, however, i'll say that Harry is more appropriate with his body and therefore he gets point number two also.

Justin Bieber yet again shirtless on tour, showing off them tattoos!

Another factor to consider here, is how much their hard graft has paid off - According to the Sunday Times Under 30s Rich List, One Direction have made combined earnings of £25 million and Harry Styles racked up a £5 million fortune in the last year, this will probably all change after their next world tour, but for now, Justin Bieber's networth is currently estimated at $110 million, so Harry Styles still has a long way to go to catch up, Justin wins this point!

Harry Styles also has a number of tattoos on his body, including one placed where Rihanna's latest sits!

Both Justin and Harry are each sporting quite a few tattoos, Harry has at least 11 tattoos and Justin has at least 15. The reason we're comparing the two here is to see who makes a better role model, and as BOTH of the singer's have so many tattoos, they can both have a point each!

Harry - 3, Justin - 2

As it stands One Direction and Justin Bieber have both completed two concert tours, while One Direction will be taking their 'Where We Are Tour' stadium tour worldwide in 2014, so for now, both can have another point.


Finally the world of romance! THE DECIDER! A good role model should also probably have a strong, stable relationship, so Justin's time with Selena Gomez may not be the best example to give. Whilst she is most definitely an example of a good kind of girl to be linked with, their relationship has been far too turbulent and too on and off for anyone to cope with!  The couple started dating back in 2011 and are both global superstars, although it has not been confirmed why the couple split, their on and off relationship has been enough to confuse us all.

Sadly for us all, Selena Gomez & Justin Bieber have recently split up (maybe forever!)

Harry however has been linked with four times the amount of girls Justin has, first starting with Caroline Flack, a romance which very quickly saw Harry being tagged with a taste for cougars, another high profile celebrity was Taylor Swift, the pair dated for a short period of time and the singer has even suggested at the BRIT awards that her single 'I Knew You Were Trouble' was about the One Direction star. Harry has also been linked with model Cara Delevingne!

Even more recently, Harry was linked with Rob Stewart's Daughter Kimberly, so the plot thickens!

Harry and Taylor Swift only dated for all of five minutes!

After the final round I think Justin deserves the point, even though their relationship was so up and down and on and off, Harry has dated far more women than Justin, and whilst some of you might think that makes him a good old 'lad' it might also mean he can't decide what he wants yet. So, who do YOU think is the better role model? 

Tuesday 11 June 2013

WATCH: Pretty Little Liars Series 4 SNEAK PEEK

A new sneak peek preview clip from the upcoming season 4 premier of Pretty Little Liars has been released and as promised, we're going to be left even more hooked than ever before.

The clip shows Jessica DiLaurentis moving back into her old family home where her daughter Alison may or may not have been murdered. Emily Fields stops by to rifle through Alison's belongings left outside the house however before she gets chance Jessica stops her and starts talking.



Whilst Jessica may be excited about seeing a 'friendly face' Emily seems more interested in finding out where Mrs.DiLaurentis' son has headed off to since he mysteriously disappeared off his hospital bed during series 3 as he hasn't been seen since.



Whilst it is unsure whether or not the Liars are going to find out if Alison really was Redcoat, it does look more and more certain that Mona will no longer be part of the A team and will instead be teaming up with the liars to find out who she is once and for all.

You can watch a trailer for the new series of Pretty Little Liars below :


Are Male Twins Entering The Big Brother House?

Big Brother which is known for its twists and turns will be returning to our screens this Thursday 13th June and will be coming back with a two part launch night, and it is now being rumoured that the show will yet again feature a pair of twins as housemates.

This year's Big Brother show is said to be featuring two male twins as housemates to enter the famous house on Channel 5 when the show returns this Thursday, and Digital Spy is reporting that they may not be the only related housemates to enter this year.

Foreign versions of Big Brother have seen a 'swap' twist take place which would see one twin enter the house on launch night and then the other swap places regularly throughout the show in secret. However, this year's twins will apparently be going into the house together.


Emma Willis is taking over as the main show's host this year (Channel 5)

This year's show has a 'Secrets and Lies' theme which is supposed to be influenced by an international Big Brother twist which has seen certain housemates hiding the fact they are related, the twist is called the 'Secret Story'.

Emma Willis will be taking over as the main host for the new series of Big Brother this week as she replaces former host Brian Dowling, whilst Rylan Clark will be taking over as a host for spin off show Big Brother's Bit On The Side and AJ Odudu will also be joining the show.

Tuesday 4 June 2013

LISTEN: Selena Gomez Reveals Next Single 'Slow Down' AND Album 'Stars Dance' Tracklisting!

Selena Gomez has FINALLY uploaded a new single to her official youtube channel. Whilst this song is definitely a step up from Come & Get It, i'm not sure she's going to beat Demi's next single if i'm honest. The song was produced by 'The Cataracts' and is an up beat dance/pop song. I am incredibly impressed with this song but I think the music video is going to be what makes this song what it is. Selena was spotted filming the video for the single earlier this month, so we probably won't have to wait that long.


Sadly, Come & Get It still hasn't been released in the UK yet, it might be time for Selena to start considering worldwide releases rather than giving us singles second to the US, because whilst we get excited over her second single, she'll be over here promoting the first one which we're going to get bored of, 'naturally' (I hope someone see's what I did there)



Selena has already unveiled the cover art and full track listing for her new album: 'Stars Dance' which is released 23rd July:

1. Birthday
2. Slow Down
3. Stars Dance
4. Like A Champion
5. Come & Get It
6. Forget Forever
7. Save The Day
8. B.E.AT.
9. Write Your Name
10. Undercover
11. Love Will Remember



Listen to 'Slow Down' below:

Monday 3 June 2013

LISTEN: Miley Cyrus Premieres New Single 'We Can't Stop'

Miley Cyrus has FINALLY premiered the debut single from her new album. The single titled 'We Can't Stop' is a laid back summer urban pop track and gives an insight to the singer's new style and evolution as an artist. My main point for this single is whilst you may not LOVE it straight away as it's probably not what you're expecting, it will definitely grow on you.

Miley Cyrus has been busy hanging around with her new 'crew' which include rappers like Snoop Dogg. Will.i.am, Tyler, the Creator and Pharrell whilst recording her new album which is to be released under RCA Records.




The song's distorted vocals from Mike WiLL and piano medley give the single a kind of darker but more grown up edge which makes it different from your usual pop melody and not really what you'd expect from the singer. The new single definitely marks a new era for the singer as there doesn't seem to be an ounce of Disney left in her, which of course is exactly the point she's trying to prove.

Without writing a long review of what I think of the track, i'd rather you had a listen and decided for yourself, however it has to be said that the singer is most definitely doing a lot to make sure the song gets the attention she thinks it deserves. After months of speculation about her engagement to Liam Hemsworth being on the rocks, she is spotted on set of the music video for 'We Can't Stop' wearing her engagement ring. If anything, Miley knows how to get the right attention where she needs it, and for that I applaud her.

Listen to the single below: 

Jessie J Slammed By The Voice Fans After Her Comments On Cleo Higgins Performance

Jessie J has caused a stir on The Voice this weekend after her comments on Cleo Higgins performance upset viewers of the show. Somedisgruntled viewers have taken to Twitter to blast her and her comments on Cleo’s performance. 

Cleo Higgins, former member of British girl group ‘Cleopatra’ performed a version of Michael Jackson’s hit ‘Leave Me Alone’ and whilst the leader of her team, Will.I.Am called her rendition "flawless" Jessie J didn’t quite agree. In fact Jessie J believed that Cleo’s version of the song was flat.

Jessie told the singer: “I agree with Danny, it was flat. It was the wrong song choice for you,” she them actually commented that if she were Will, she would definitely pick Lem Knights, who sang against Cleo for the final spot.
One Twitter used took to their account to post their feelings saying: "@BlackTheRipper: JESSIE J U ARE A F***ING HATER! LEM WAS SH*T! CLEO WAS THE BEST THERE HANDS DOWN. JESSIE IS AN INSECURE HATER! I NO LONGER LIKE HER #TheVoice"

Will.I.Am was clearly not happy with Jessie’s comments and quickly retaliated: "Who has the right to tell you it was wrong or right when that was just flawless execution?" 



Ironically, Jessie J cut Lem Knights from her team during the battle rounds stage of the competition and eill.I.Am chose to save him, resulting in him joining Will’s team. Both Cleo and Lem went head to head against another singer John in an attempt to gain one place in Will’s final three.

Despite any negative comments from the other judges Will.I.Am chose to put Cleo through to the next stage of the show. Jessie J, maintained that she still would’ve chosen Lem, turning to fellow judge Danny, and asking if he agreed and he tried to take the middle ground as he responded: "I would’ve put Cleo or Lem though." 

Other Twitter users have also taken to the site to share their thoughts, as one user posted: "@TheRealLyella: Catching up on The Voice... Is Jessie J bitter? Not quite sure why she's parring Cleo... I've actually lost a lot of respect for her!"

Whilst another twitter user thinks it’s a case of Jessie J feeling the rivalry as she posted: "@SymphonicLove: I Don't Think Jessie J Likes Cleo. Female Rivalry?"

Nicole Scherzinger In Trouble With Ofcom After The Use of The Word 'Effing' During Live Episode

Nicole Scherzinger has caused X Factor bosses to be reprimanded by regulators over her use of the word 'effing' during one of the live shows. The singer used the slang to describe one of her acts, James Arthur.


Even though she censorded the word into one of her many colloquial slang words to describe the eventual winner of the show James Arthur, TV regulators Ofcom said Nicole's use of the word was unsuitable for a pre-watershed audience at a 8-9pm broadcast time.

The incident happened when James Arthur was to go up against Ella Henderson in a sing off, Scherzinger spoke directly to the camera and says "One of the greatest artists and talents to grace the stage. I'm so proud, this is James effing Arthur'.



Ofcom have since received 52 complaints about the singer's language from viewers of the show and the use of language was then ruled as 'offensive'

The TV regulators have said that many audience members considered the word effing to have been used as a substitute for swearing and therefor "as a result it was capable of causing a certain amount of offence"



ITV however said that it did not consider the use of the word in question to be offensive in the context of the programme and Ofcom have then said judges had already been warned over the use of bad language on the shom, but then said the matter has now been resolved.

 

WATCH: Cassie, Cook & Effy Are BACK! Skins Returns For Series 7 With Skins Pure, Skins Rise & Skins Fire

E4 has uploaded a minute long teaser trailer for series 7 of the hit original series. If i'm honest I think Skins lost its way a little for series 5 and 6 and the cast wasn't all that great. However, this new series looks like its really going to be something incredible. When I say incredible, I mean better than any of the past series' put together!



The seventh series which is titled Skins Redux, is scheduled to air in July 2013, the new series will see the return of former Skins stars Hannah Murray as Cassie, Jack O'Connell as Cook and Kaya Scodelario as Effy, each in their own new original storyline. Lily Loveless will also return as Naomi and Kathryn Prescott is also back as Emily both are to return in guest roles. The three stories will have their own titles: "Skins Pure" for Cassie, "Skins Rise" for Cook and "Skins Fire" for Effy. The six-part series began filming 22nd October 2012 and ended the end of January 2013.







Skins Pure (by Bryan Elsley) will see "Cassie, now aged 23, adrift, alone and invisible in London, trying to make sense of her life. Slowly she realises that someone is following her. Cassie turns towards the unknown. A strange and poignant friendship is carved out of mutual loneliness, but can it survive exposure to the real world?"
The cast of Skins Pure includes Olly AlexanderMax Baldry, Richard Crehan as Johnny, Amir Boutrous as Hagai and Stewart Scudamore. 

Skins Rise (by Jamie Brittain) will see Cook, "now aged 21, has a job delivering drugs to Manchester revellers. When he is asked to help his employer's girlfriend find a house, he finds that he is irresistibly attracted to her which sets off a chain of events leading him into a world of savage revenge and a confrontation with his own violent past."
The cast of Skins Rise includes Liam Boyle and Lucien Laviscount.


Finally, Skins Fire (by Jess Brittain) will see "Effy now aged 21, has a dead end job as a receptionist for a leading London Hedge Fund. But as she stumbles across crucial financial information relating to a troubled deal and embarks on an affair with her wealthy boss, she finds out that she has bitten off more than she can chew." Her flatmate...(enter Naomi) tries to stop Effy from ruining her life, but Effy cannot be reached; until tragedy strikes. Emily has been in New York for some purpose for the show and currently her role in the plot is yet to be confirmed. 

The cast of Skins Fire includes Kayvan Novak who will play Jake, Effy's boss, Lara Pulver is playing Vanessa, and also Craig Roberts, Amy Wren, Claire Fox as a FSA Officer, Ian Pink as Kevin and James Ford as Jimmy Blagg. 

You can watch the trailer for Skins Redux here:



You can watch Kaya Scodelario and also Kat and Lily discuss the new skins here :