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Netflix has confirmed some wonderful news today!

Fans of the hit sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine have been patiently waiting to hear when the streaming platform would be launching its final season in the UK and Ireland.

The eighth and final season of the police-based comedy has already aired in many places around the world. The 10 brand new episodes initially launched in the United States in August 2021 and wrapped the following month with a heartwarming finale.

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Since the final episode of Brooklyn Nine-Nine aired in America, fans on this side of the Atlantic have been desperate to get their hands on the last few episodes – and now, they will be able to!

Earlier today, Netflix announced that they finally have a launch date for the final season of Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

Taking to Twitter, they wrote: “Brooklyn Nine-Nine S8 comes to Netflix UK/IE on 20 April!”

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The member of staff behind Netflix’s Twitter account also teased that this marks the end of an era, not just for the show itself, but for Netflix, too. “Never again will any of you ask me where the next season of B99 is. It's almost unnerving,” they teased.

So, what can fans expect from this final season of the beloved comedy? Well, as it was filmed during the depths of the Covid pandemic, viewers can expect a fair few Covid references, as well as addressing some of the huge life changes that our favourite cops made during the lockdown.

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However, it’s not all doom and gloom! Audiences can still expect sharp-witted jokes, amazing guest appearances, the return of some old favourites, as the gang from the 99th Precinct prepare for one last ride together. 

So, keep a look out for the final series of Brooklyn Nine-Nine as it drops on Netflix on April 20.

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Are you a huge Gavin and Stacey fan? Well, we have some exciting news for you!

Two of the show’s biggest stars will soon be reuniting for a very special TV series!

Alison Steadman and Larry Lamb, who played Gavin’s beloved parents Pam and Mick in the BBC comedy show, are teaming up and will be heading back to Wales once more – but this time, as themselves.

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Alison & Larry: Billericay to Barry will see Alison and Larry take a trip down memory lane as they embark on the road trip that both the Shipman and West families did many times throughout Gavin and Stacey. 

The pair will travel from Billericay in Essex to Barry Island in Wales. Across three episodes, audiences will be delighted to see the iconic duo once again as they reminisce about their time on-screen together. Alison and Larry will also be making a few pit stops along their journey, which will stretch 210 miles.

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And that’s not all! The two of them will also be taking part in some hilarious activities that will be sure to unleash their inner Pam and Mick Shipman. And, of course, viewers can expect a few more Gavin and Stacey stars to join Alison and Larry at different points in their journey. 

“I can't wait to take this trip down memory lane to explore Pam and Mick's neck of the woods, as well as so many other locations precious to me,” gushed actress Alison Steadman about the upcoming new series. “And who better to do it with than Larry! I'm so excited to be reunited.”

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Larry also couldn’t help but hide his delight when speaking about the forthcoming road trip. “I am really looking forward to reminiscing with Alison whilst taking the trip from Billericay to Barry, it was such a huge part in the plot of Gavin and Stacey. This journey holds a special place in my heart and I hope the fans are pleased with it,” he wished.

Alison & Larry: Billericay to Barry is set to air on the Gold channel later this year. Tidy!

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Stacey Solomon welcomed her newest addition, Belle, into the world at the beginning of the month and has now shared an adorable update on her and her big sister’s bond. 

Stacey took to Instagram to post a sweet video to her 5.6M followers of her one-year-old daughter Rose sitting with her new baby sister. 

In the clip, Rose can be seen gently rubbing Belle’s head before she places a hair clip on her and cuddles up next to her as she snoozes. 

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Stacey wrote, “Sorry Belle but you'll be wearing hair clips whether you want them or not. Also I think sleeping Belle makes Rose sleepy. She just wants to literally lay on top of her & not move”.

“I'm making the most of this before they become teenagers & they’re stealing each other's clips”, she jokingly added. 

The 33-year-old then posted a photo of her new arrival fast asleep, wearing the cute flower clip her big sis placed on her. “At least your sister has good taste Belle. It looks great on you pickle bum. Oh Beautiful Belle”, Solomon captioned the post.

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The cute insight into the sister’s relationship comes after the Loose Women panellist shared photos from a photoshoot last night, showing the baby girls fast asleep in each other's arms. 

The mum-of-five penned a moving captions about her little girls that reads, “My heart. Belle & Rose forever & always… These days watching them all fall in love are my favourite”.

“Rex used to love to cuddle Rose like this when she was tiny and want to sleep next to her. So seeing Rose now cuddling her little sister is bringing back the bestest memories and adding new ones that I just never ever ever want to forget”.

Stacey announced her fifth child’s arrival into the world on February 11, revealing, “Our beautiful, daughter born at home with all of your brothers and sister ready to snuggle you forever and ever. You literally flew into our world”.

Stacey previously shared the special moment the sisters met for the first time as they wore matching floral outfits. When posting the emotional video, she penned, “When Rose met Belle. More than my heart could have ever imagined. My whole heart aches for them and the adventures that are to come”.

As well as having newborn Belle and one-year-old Rose, the Tap to Tidy author shares three-year-old Rex with her husband Joe Swash. Stacey also has 14-year-old Zachary and 10-year-old Leighton from previous relationships. 

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Amy Hart is currently 39 weeks pregnant with her first baby and has opened up about why she hasn’t found out what her baby’s sex is yet.

The former Love Island star announced she and her boyfriend Sam were expecting back in August and is now fast approaching her due date. 

Speaking to OK!, Amy gave an insight on the possible name ideas she has chosen for her little one and why she won’t be finding out their gender until they make their arrival into the world.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Amy revealed she is “so glad” she didn’t find out during her pregnancy. 

“I think people see it as quite an old-fashioned thing. I am a drama queen, I want that endorphin-induced moment in the delivery room, like The Lion King. Sam’s going to tell me [the sex of the baby]”.

“If I give birth in the pool, I’ll probably lift the baby up and tell Sam. I want that high- drama moment. I can’t imagine finding out in a scan room”.

The former reality TV star then hinted at baby name ideas. “The boy’s full name is done, the girl’s first name is done, the middle name is not”.

“It’s hard because all the men in our family, the names are nice and that’s made the middle name for the boy easy”.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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“And then the girl’s middle name, because my nan’s called Doreen, my granny was called Pamela, Sam’s grandma was called Barbara, they don’t match the first name”.

She continued, “We did think Elizabeth for a middle name, after the Queen, but it’s quite long. In Sam, I’ve found someone who’s more of a royalist than I am”.

“I’m really picky and so is Sam. My rules were nothing in the top 10 [most popular names], ideally nothing in the top 50. If we can get away with nothing in the top 100, even better. But no made-up words, or noises rather than actual words”.

“Sam’s rules were no American names, no last names as first names. It was hard to find one we both liked”.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Amy then shared her opinions on Disney-inspired baby names as Molly-Mae Hague named her newborn Bambi and Stacey Solomon opted for Belle.

“I love Disney! I love the names Bambi and Belle. I wanted Aurora. Unfortunately, I met a man with the last name Rason. Aurora Rason is too much of a mouthful, so my top name of all time has had to go in the bin”.

The mum-to-be excitedly added, “We’ve already got a little Mickey Mouse picture in the nursery and Dumbo and 101 Dalmatians baby-grows, so the nursery will be transformed into either a boy or a girl’s Disney paradise. So, I’m 100% here for the Disney names!”.

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Molly-Mae welcomed her boyfriend Tommy Fury home after his successful boxing win against YouTuber Jake Paul in Saudi Arabia. 

The Love Island star and baby Bambi had an emotional reunion with Tommy when he returned home to England late last night. 

Molly shared a clip from the sentimental moment where Fury walked in their front door wearing his winners belt on his shoulder to Instagram.

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The 23-year-old quickly rushed to hug her partner and the couple embraced as Tommy marvelled at the decorations Molly had decked-out their hallway with. 

She captioned the post, “MY CHAMP”, followed by a white heart emoji.

Hague had set up a giant sign that reads, ‘Welcome home Champ, we are so proud of you!’ alongside gold boxing gloves. 

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The sign was surrounded by gold and white balloons, and the couple’s cat can be seen waiting for Tommy closeby. 

The new mum then posted a cute black and white photo of Tommy cradling baby Bambi in his arms to her Instagram Stories for her 7.3M followers to see. She wrote, “Complete” over the picture. 

After Tommy’s win, Molly-Mae shared a tribute to him online, where she stated she’s “never been more proud”.

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She penned, “The pressure that was on this boys shoulders… I will never ever know how he dealt with it”.

“Never been more proud of anyone in my life. GET HOME TO US OUR CHAMP”.

The boxing champ dedicated his win to his family and lovingly said, “I want to dedicate this fight to my new baby girl Bambi at home and my Mrs. I love you and I can’t wait to see you. This fight was for you. This belt is for you Bambi, I love you”.

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The Friends girls have reunited once more!

Courteney Cox, Jennifer Aniston and Lisa Kudrow came together yesterday to celebrate Courteney’s addition to the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The co-stars, who appeared on the sitcom Friends together from 1994 to 2004, got emotional as they reminisced on almost 30 years of friendship.

“To be friends with Courteney is to be family with Courteney, and she is responsible for all of that,” Jennifer began in her joint speech with Lisa.

The two women then went on to detail how Courteney brought the Friends cast together from their first day on set. “From the very beginning, she made it very clear that this was a true ensemble – ‘the friendship show,’” Jennifer explained.

“Actors need to support and love one another, not compete with one another. Those wise words have stayed with me and I learned them as a young, twentysomething year old actor, and that set me on my path as a young woman,” the 54-year-old continued.

Lisa also chimed in with a poignant tribute. “I really believe that it was that, and Courteney doing that, that really set us up to become one of the closest, most loving and supportive casts in – I’ll say it – the history of television,” she stated, which got a huge cheer from the crowd.

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“See, I knew that was going to happen at some point!” Jennifer joked as she began to cry. “I mean, she’s just really a good human and an extraordinary friend.”

Lisa rounded out the pair’s speech with one final praise. “Courteney, we just want to say that we are deeply, deeply proud to know you. You are the definition of a truly beautiful, talented, and, what’s most important, a truly good and decent human being,” she said.

“Thank you for enriching our lives personally,” Lisa gushed, before the three women then embraced each other in a heartwarming hug.

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Following the ceremony, Jennifer posted a sweet snap of herself and her co-stars with Courteney’s Hollywood star. To make things even more emotional, the actress also paired her post with a throwback photo of the three women hugging as their characters on Friends.

“Very proud of our girl @courteneycoxofficial today. I love these women with literally every ounce of my heart and soul,” she gushed in her caption. “@lisakudrow and I were on a cloud being able to celebrate her and her incredible achievements”.

Congratulations to Courteney!

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Congratulations are in order for Tiffany Watson as she has announced she is expecting a baby with her husband Cameron McGeehan.

The Made in Chelsea star shared the news with her 568K Instagram followers by posting a collection of snaps from an at-home pregnancy photoshoot with Cameron and their dog as the family cradles Watson’s growing baby bump.

The 29-year-old captioned the post, “Baby McGeehan on the way. Pregnancy after miscarriage can come with a lot of anxiety and I’ve been having to take it one day at a time but very grateful for where we are on our journey”.

A host of reality TV stars flooded the comments with supportive and congratulatory messages for the couple. 

Made in Chelsea’s Louise Thompson wrote, “Congratulations darling girl”, while her former MIC co-star Binky Felstead penned, “Congratulations gorgey! Amazing news”.

“Awww so happy for you”, said former The Only Way is Essex star Georgia Kousoulou. TOWIE’s Lauren Pope added, “Awwww what beautiful news, huge congratulations”.

Tiffany’s sister Lucy also commented on the post to say, “The best news ever. I can’t wait to meet them”.

The wonderful news comes almost two years after the former reality TV star suffered a devastating miscarriage. In April of last year, Tiffany revealed she had suffered a miscarriage at 8 weeks in 2021.

When talking about the heartbreaking baby loss to her fans, Watson explained, “Overwhelmed by the amount of amazing, supportive messages I’ve received regarding the miscarriage I sadly suffered last year”.

“I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t tempted to keep it quiet, not speak about it, pretend it never happened, but I realised if women continue to do this it’s going to continue to be a taboo topic and that needs to change. In the U.K. it is estimated that 1 in 4 pregnancies will end in miscarriage”.

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Congratulations are in order for Keke Palmer as she has welcomed her first child into the world with her boyfriend Darius Jackson. 

The former Nickelodeon star announced the birth of her first baby, a boy, and revealed his name is Leodis Andrellton Jackson, or Leo for short.

Taking to Instagram, Keke shared a collection of photos of her and Darius at the hospital with their new arrival, as well as a video of them as they took Leo home for the first time, to her 12.1M followers.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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The 29-year-old captioned the post with an explanation to each photo, "Hey Son!!!! 1. Only 48hrs of being parents! 2. Darius always made me playlists when we first started dating, “Someone” by El Debarge was a favorite. We became each other’s someone and made a someone, look at God!”.

“3. The baby love Rolling Ray, cause purrr. 4. “I’m not hiding the world from my son, I’m hiding my son from the world.” Hahaha. 5. I’m just playing, my baby face is on this slide. 6. And this slide”. 

Palmer continued by sharing the tot’s name and meaning behind her choice of moniker. “Born during Black History Month, with a name to match! LEODIS ANDRELLTON JACKSON, welcome to the world baby Leo”.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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The Nope actress has been inundated with congratulatory messages from famous faces. Model Ashley Graham wrote, “Hey Leo! You are too cute!!!! Congrats mom and dad!!”.

“Big Congrats!!! Welcome to the club”, penned rapper Big Sean, who welcomed his own baby boy into the world at the end of 2022. 

The Woman King star Viola Davis said, “Congratulations!!!! Beautiful baby”, while Black Panther actress Lupita Nyong’o added, “So happy for you!”.

Keke announced her pregnancy in December when she made her debut presenting Saturday Night Live.

When sharing the wonderful news, the Hustlers actress said, “There's some rumours going around, people have been in my comments saying, ‘Keke's having a baby, Keke's pregnant’, and I want to set the record straight – I am!”.

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Charlotte Dawson has been spilling all the details about her ‘rainbow’ pregnancy!

The reality star announced last week that she is expecting again, after experiencing a heartbreaking miscarriage in April of last year. Charlotte and her fiancé Matt Sarsfield are already parents to a two-year-old boy named Noah.

Taking to Instagram earlier today, the 30-year-old invited her 1.3M followers to ask her pregnancy-related questions. 

When asked if she plans on finding out her baby’s gender, Charlotte gave a teasing answer. “So we actually already know the sex,”  she hinted. “As long as it’s happy and healthy, but we do already know the sex because me and Matthew are just not that type of people, like we need to know!”, she joked. 

Charlotte then added that the family-of-three found out the answer together. “We really wanted to know this time, so we actually found out together – me, Matthew and Noah. It was really special,” she gushed.

The reality star then surprised fans by confirming that she will not be doing a dramatic gender reveal for her pregnancy. “I am not doing a gender reveal this time because I already know the sex and obviously, I didn’t know with Noah”, she explained.

“So I’m going to do a little gender reveal – just me, Matthew and Noah. I’m going to get Noah to pop the balloon,” Charlotte detailed, teasing that she will be posting it later this week. How exciting!

Lastly, Charlotte opened up about how it feels to be pregnant following her miscarriage. “I have found this little ‘rainbow baby’ experience magical. I’m so blessed to be pregnant again, because I obviously really just didn’t think it would happen again,” she admitted.

“We never stopped trying ever since I lost the baby in April last year, and it wasn’t happening,” Charlotte continued, recalling that her pregnancy then happened “when we least expected it.”

Charlotte and Matt are due to welcome their newest arrival on August 3. We’re so excited for them!

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Holly Hagan has finally revealed the gender of her first child!

The Geordie Shore star recently announced that she is expecting her first child with her husband Jacob Blyth.

Initially, when the pair first revealed their pregnancy, they refrained from sharing their little one’s gender. However, they have finally shared the answer to the question that fans have been dying to know!

Earlier today, Holly published a blog post all about her baby’s gender reveal, which was held on the same day as her second wedding to Jacob. The couple’s wonderful celebrations have been filmed and will be included in the upcoming series of Geordie Shore.

"Now we finally know we're going to have a BOY and I could not be more excited!!!”, Holly gushed in her blog post.

The mum-to-be then went on to detail how she and Jacob decided to share the exciting news with their friends and family. “We stood up in front of everyone and pressed a big red button that led to the official reveal. If blue confetti came bursting out of the cannon behind us it was a boy and if it was pink confetti… well, you get it!”, she explained.

"We turned around and I was so nervous we'd see pink but we were over the moon when it was blue. I was so relieved,” she admitted.

Towards the end of her blog post, the 30-year-old revealed that she had been convinced that she was carrying a boy. Holly also confirmed that she and Jacob had been referring to their baby as "he" before finding out the gender, and that they only had boy names in mind.

The couple initially announced their pregnancy on New Year’s Day, with a heartwarming video of the moment Holly told Jacob about their pregnancy.

“Happy new year.. here’s to our next chapter”, Holly gushed in the video’s caption at the time.

We can’t wait for the arrival of their beautiful baby boy!

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Jamie Lee Curtis attended the Screen Actors Guild Awards last night and won the award for outstanding performance by a female actor in a supporting role for her feature in Everything Everywhere All At Once.

After the ceremony, Jamie spoke to reporters about her attendance at the award show and revealed to People the sentimental way she ‘brought’ her late parents to the show by wearing her mum’s wedding ring.

The 64-year-old explained, “Honestly this morning I was grabbing my jewels to put on for tonight and I saw it in a little box and I thought about my parents and I wouldn't be here without them”.

“I literally wouldn't be here without them, just biologically wouldn't be here without them, and I am a product of this town, these people”.

Curtis continued, “I never would have been an actor, it was a total fluke I became an actor. And so, I don't know, I just wanted to bring them here tonight”.

“I came here with my mother the first time I was nominated and I really thought a lot about my parents and their story a lot”.

During her acceptance speech, the Freaky Friday star mentioned her mum’s ring and her relationship with her parents. 

“I’m wearing the wedding ring that my father gave my mother. They hated each other by the way at the end of the whole thing”.

“But my sister Kelly and I were born from love and my father was from Hungary and my mother was from Denmark and they had nothing and they became these monstrous stars in this industry that they loved so much”.

Jamie’s parents were both famous actors in their time. Her dad, Tony Curtis, who passed away in 2010, starred in a multitude of movies including Some Like It Hot, The Great Imposter and Sweet Smell of Success.

Her mum, Janet Leigh, was known for her roles in Psycho, Hitchcock and Little Women, and passed away in 2004.

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Five well-known faces will be brushing up on their Irish skills as they head to Irish college in the heart of Donegal Gaeltacht. 

RTÉ’s new series Réaltaí na Gaeltachta is sending five familiar faces to Coláiste Bhríde, Rann na Feirste to take on the challenge of re-learning the Irish language.

Among the stars heading back to Irish class is TikTok sensation Lauren Whelan, known for her make-up and fashion content. The Carlow native has racked up an impressive 1.6M followers on TikTok since joining the app in 2018.

Joining Lauren is sports broadcaster Des Cahill, writer Amanda Brunker, comedian Fred Cooke and Mayo footballer-turned-AFL-player Oisín Mullin. 

The group will each spend one week living with a Bean an Tí as real students with classes, céilís and obair bhaile! At the end of the week, the ultimate test awaits: have they all got what it takes to become Réaltaí na Gaeltachta?  

Under the watchful eye of Bean an Tí Caitlín Nóra Frainc, Des, Fred, and Oisín share a room in the boys' house. Meanwhile in the girls' house, Amanda and Lauren are right at home with Bean an tí Maighread Mhic Grianna and her granddaughter Aisling.   

With the help of Múinteoir Niall Ó Sluain and a host of locals, the five students immerse themselves in the summer college experience complete with classes, céilís and plenty of craic agus ceol.

Each day the students follow a traditional Irish college timetable – classes in the morning, followed by busy afternoons of activities as Gaeilge which include singing, dancing and kayaking. 

At the end of the week, each student will build up to a ‘scrúdú béil’ (oral exam) to see just how much their grasp of the Irish language has grown. With a prize-giving at the talent show at the end of the week.

The students also focus on the concert they will be taking part in- Fred must try his hand at a musical set as Gaeilge, Amanda writes and performs a poem, Des wraps his head round his party piece, and Lauren tries to teach Oisín how to dance.  

Tune in to the new series of Réaltaí na Gaeltachta on Tuesday February 28, 7pm on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player.

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