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Derry Girls star 'becomes latest to sign up for Celebrity Race Across the World' after Strictly couple Molly Rainford and Tyler West
A sitcom star has reportedly become the latest star to sign up for the next series of Celebrity Race Across the World. Derry Girls star Dylan Llewellyn has joined the line-up taking on the travel challenge on the popular BBC series, according to The Sun. The actor, 32, began his career with roles in some of the UK's biggest soaps, including The Bill, Hollyoaks and Holby City. However, it was playing only boy and Englishman James Maguire, on beloved comedy Derry Girls that saw him shoot to fame. Dylan then took on the lead role in comedian Jack Rooke's semi-autobiographical Channel 4 series Big Boys for three seasons, playing a closeted uni fresher grieving the loss of his father. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the Daily Mail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. Speaking about the show to Attitude: 'Everything about it was beautiful to me. I really wanted the part and to tell Jack's story as best I could. I'm really proud to be in it.' He also starred in 2022 miniseries Pistol, playing Wally Nightingale, who formed a band with schoolmates Paul Cook and Steve Jones in 1972, but was replaced by Johnny Rotten when they transformed into the Sex Pistols. And since February 2023, Dylan has starred as PC Kelby Hartford in Beyond Paradise, a spin-off of the hit show Death In Paradise. He will allegedly be taking a break from studio sets to race across continents in the gruelling Race Across the World special, with a teammate and no mobile phones. Representatives for the show declined to comment when approached by MailOnline. The last series of the celebrity version of the series saw Kelly Brook, Scott Mills, Jeff Brazier and Kola Bokinni face off against each other as they dashed across South America. Dylan's casting for the new series could see him joined by Molly Rainford and Tyler West, who were reported to have also signed up last week. The EastEnders actress, 24, and the broadcaster, 29, who met during BBC 's Strictly Come Dancing in 2022, are said to be taking on the travel challenge together. A source told The Sun: 'Molly and Tyler are a huge coup for the show. 'They're popular with millions of viewers from their stints on Strictly, and Molly will bring in loads of EastEnders fans too. 'They are a very adventurous pair and have brilliant chemistry, so bosses are confident they will become huge fan favourites.' Last year, Molly and Tyler moved into their first home together and began sharing their home improvements journey with their followers. Alongside a clip of the couple inside their new home and in the 'Strictly' ballroom doing a clapping routine, Molly wrote on Instagram: 'Well guys, it was only right that we let you into our little home, the next part of our journey starts now @homewithmolty.' At the end of the clip, Tyler quipped: 'We've got a lot of cleaning up to do babe.' After previously denying speculation they were dating, the pair posted a TikTok with Tyler seen placing his hand on Molly's leg as they recited lines from 'Friends'. The audio they used was of Rachel Green and Joey Tribbiani telling each other they knew Monica Geller and Chandler Bing were dating in secret. The clip was captioned: 'Did you know? @MollyRainford,' with Tyler adding a red love heart and a crying with laughter emoji. Molly has played Anna Knight on EastEnders since 2023, after starting her career on the CBBC, presenting Friday Download and starring as the titular character in sci-fi series Nova Jones. While she first came to fame after getting to the finals of Britain's Got Talent in 2012 and made new fans with her appearance on Strictly Come Dancing in 2022. After failing to win BGT when she was 11 years old, Simon and his record label sponsored her to go to the coveted Sylvia Young Theatre School. The prestigious London school has been a hotbed of talent for decades, producing singers including Adele, Dua Lipa, Amy Winehouse, Rita Ora, and Emma Bunton, plus actors Keeley Hawes, Nicholas Hoult and Daniel Kaluuya. Molly previously explained: 'I did Britain's Got Talent in 2012 when I was 11 years old. That definitely changed my life because after getting to the finals, I was sponsored by Sony Music and Simon Cowell to go to the Sylvia Young theatre school. From those auditions throughout school, I got into the CBBC world.' Music mogul Simon agreeing to sponsor her stage-schooling when Molly's family turned down his offer of a record deal, determined their daughter would not become a one-hit wonder. Molly voiced her gratitude to the Daily Mail in 2022, gushing: 'Simon is Mr BGT and he made that happen, I will always be grateful. It meant I could do what I love.'
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JoJo Siwa and Chris Hughes take major step in their relationship... just days after going public
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Telegraph
33 minutes ago
- Telegraph
Starmer rejects fresh attempt to protect artists against AI
Sir Keir Starmer has rejected a third attempt by the House of Lords to introduce protections against AI for the creative industries, sparking fury from campaigners. The Government instructed Labour MPs to vote against an amendment to its Data (Use and Access) Bill on Tuesday, despite pleas from musicians, artists and authors to do more to protect them. Ministers have said they will not support an amendment by Baroness Kidron, a crossbench peer and filmmaker, which would require AI companies to inform creatives if their work was used to train machines to produce content. Her campaign has been backed by more than 400 industry figures, including Sir Elton John, Robbie Williams and Dame Shirley Bassey, alongside groups representing a variety of creative arts. On Wednesday, Sir Chris Bryant, a culture minister, said the Government would not support a requirement in Baroness Kidron's amendment that would have forced ministers to act within three months to introduce copyright protections. Sir Chris said the amendment would 'bind the hands' of a future parliament and could 'delay' action to protect creatives, 'rather than speed things up'. But Dame Caroline Dinenage, the chairman of the culture, media and sport committee, accused him of 'dancing on the head of the pin' and making excuses for not protecting the arts. It is highly unusual for the House of Lords to vote for an amendment to be sent to the Commons for a third time, when it has already been rejected by the Government twice. The parliamentary row over AI is one of the strongest rebellions from peers in recent years, but ministers have been reluctant to introduce stricter rules that might stop the development of AI in Britain. Sir Nick Clegg, the former president of global affairs at Meta, has said Baroness Kidron's plan would 'kill the AI industry in this country'. But artists and creatives have accused the Government of letting AI companies get away with 'theft' of their content by training models to reproduce it for free. They have argued AI is an 'existential' issue for the creative arts and media, and called on ministers to do more. Reacting to the latest block by ministers, Anna Ganley, chief executive of the Society of Authors, said: 'That the Government has been forced to reject the Kidron amendment for a third time underlines the strength of feeling around this issue across all political parties. 'It also confirms that this Government is apparently happy for writers, illustrators, translators, and other creators to have their work unlawfully exploited by AI companies, without permission or payment.'
