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The National
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The National
Michelle Gomez releases statement after Harry Potter role backlash
Gomez, known for her roles in Green Wing and Doctor Who, posted a statement after fans were furious she is taking on the role of Professor McGonagall in an Audible series of JK Rowling's books. Fans were not happy with Gomez taking on the part, as Rowling has become renowned for her opposition to transgender rights. Gomez insisted she was a supporter of LGBT+ rights, and said she 'understood' why her taking on the role was 'painful' for many fans. READ MORE: Ross Greer demands action on Scottish Israel boycott plan The Harry Potter author recently called for a boycott of Marks and Spencers over a transgender member of staff working in the lingerie section. And, Rowling contributed to For Women Scotland's crowdfunder when they took the case over the definition of a woman to the Supreme Court. Following the ruling, which said the definition under the Equality Act referred to biological sex, Rowling posted a photograph of her smoking a cigar on a yacht, celebrating the outcome. Following the judgment, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) published guidance that essentially banned transgender people from using toilets of their acquired gender. One fan wrote: 'It is incredibly disappointing to see that Michelle Gomez has chosen to work on the Harry Potter audio series. There isn't an excuse for it- JK Rowling's contribution to anti trans legislation and violence, supported by her HP earnings, has been well known for several years now.' Another said: 'Michelle Gomez can post as many apologies as she wants - you cannot call yourself an ally to trans (or LGBT*) people while actively choosing to work on a project directly linked to the most notorious, unapologetic transphobe in the world. That is not allyship, it's performance.' Posting on her Instagram story, Gomez said: 'To my LGBTQ+ fans, and especially the trans community: I want to speak directly to the concerns that have been raised about my involvement in this project. I hear you, and I understand why this is painful for many. 'I want to be clear that I stand with trans people, and I support trans rights - fully and without hesitation. (Image: Audible) 'When I accepted this role, I did so as someone who has always loved the stories and what they meant to so many, especially those who found comfort and identity in that world. 'I now understand more clearly how deeply complicated and hurtful this association can feel, and I take that seriously. 'Being an ally means listening even when it's uncomfortable and taking accountability where it's needed. I'm committed to doing both.' She then linked to a donation page for Callen-Lorde, a US-based LGBT+ healthcare provider. In response, one fan said: 'Quite frankly I'm not convinced she was truly this ignorant & is trying to save her own ass. It won't work. Not unless you drop out of the project & show you're against JKR & her trans genocide.' The audiobook adaptations are set to star Hugh Laurie as Albus Dumbledore, Matthew Matthew MacFadyen as Lord Voldemort and Riz Amed as Professor Snape.
Daily Mirror
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
ITV The Fortune Hotel's Stephen Mangan hits back at comparisons to The Traitors
ITV's hit series The Fortune Hotel returns for a second series tonight - and host Stephen Mangan has addressed some fans' claims that the show is similar to BBC One's The Traitors ITV's gameshow The Fortune Hotel is back tonight, with a new cast of contestants hoping to take home a suitcase carrying £250,000 from the Caribbean resort. Hosted by actor Stephen Mangan, the new series is set to kick off with a major twist - as one couple is kicked off the show before they even make it to the hotel. Since premiering last year, the show has faced some comparisons to BBC One hit The Traitors - however, Stephen has insisted that the two series are very different. "I don't mind at all - The Traitors is a great show and there's plenty of room for more than one show," he told The Mirror in an exclusive chat. "I think it's clearly very different. We have those really tense sessions at the end but there's also a lot of fun in our show. It's really fun to watch. People are hilarious in it. "But I'm flattered by those comparisons. The proof of the pudding is always in whether people watch it and a lot of people watched out first series so that's the best thing really." Stephen Mangan spent a month in the Caribbean to film ITV 's The Fortune Hotel, but it wasn't all plain sailing - with the TV presenter admitting that it was 'tough' being away from his family for that long. The 57-year-old, who shares two sons with wife Louise Delamere, said: 'It was during term time so my family couldn't join hard phoning home when your wife's doing the school run in the rain in November and you're complaining about it being too hot on the beach. It doesn't go down very well.' As tensions rise and couples squabble, Stephen reveals that he struggles to watch the contestants bicker on the beach - which they do several times in the series. 'I don't like people falling out in front of me,' he says. 'I know some people go through life creating that drama but I'm not one of those people.' With the show now under his belt, Stephen admits that he now has no excuse not to do I'm A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here. 'I would like to say that I wouldn't want to go away from my family for that long to the jungle but clearly I'm doing it,' he says. While he's not too keen for the jungle, Stephen wants to bring back classic Channel 4 sitcom Green Wing after two decades. 'That would be fun to see them 20 years later,' he says. 'Comedy will always be my first love and I'll always come back to it.' The Fortune Hotel airs tonight at 9pm on ITV1.
Scotsman
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
The Fortune Hotel season 2: what time is it on TV?
Find out what time to check-in to The Fortune Hotel for season two 📺🌴 Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... The Fortune Hotel is finally returning for season two. Stephen Mangan is back and a jackpot of £250,000 is up for grabs. But what time will the show be on TV? It is almost time for the guests to check-in to The Fortune Hotel. The reservations have been booked and the bags have been packed, just make sure you've double checked the time. After proving to be a big success in its debut season, the reality show is back for another run on ITV (and STV in Scotland). The full line-up of contestants has been confirmed - see the cast here. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The Fortune Hotel guests will be competing for a jackpot of £250,000. It comes after the end of another ITV reality show favourite Love Island earlier in the week. But how can you watch the latest season? Here's all you need to know: What time is The Fortune Hotel on TV? Episodes star Stephen Mangan is back on hosting duties for the second season of The Fortune Hotel. He will be welcoming the contestants to the Caribbean paradise. | ITV / Tuesdays Child The show will make its grand return tonight (August 6). Check-in is at 9pm and the first episode is scheduled to run for around an hour, finishing at approximately 10pm. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad ITV will be broadcasting two episodes per week and it will be back again tomorrow (August 7). It also starts at the same time of 9pm, it has been confirmed. How to watch The Fortune Hotel and Late Check Out? Guests can check-in to The Fortune Hotel on ITV (or STV in Scotland). It will be broadcast on terrestrial TV at 9pm on Wednesdays and Thursdays, starting tonight. The show will also be available live and on demand via ITVX/ STV Player. However episodes are not posted early on the catch-up services, so you can't watch the full series 2 box set just yet. For its second season, The Fortune Hotel is getting a companion vodcast (video podcast) hosted by comedian Ellie Taylor. It will be available on ITVX and STV Player after the latest episodes have been broadcast and is called The Fortune Hotel: Late Check Out. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Who is the host of The Fortune Hotel? Actor and comedian Stephen Mangan is back to help welcome another batch of guests to The Fortune Hotel in season two. He was on hosting duty for the show's debut series and he has returned once more. Viewers may recognise him from shows such as Green Wing - where he played Guy Secretan - and I'm Alan Patridge. He also Seán Lincoln in Episodes with Matt LeBlanc (Joey from Friends) and provided the voice for Postman Pat in the 2014 big screen version - Postman Pat: The Movie. What to expect from The Fortune Hotel tonight? The preview for the first episode of season two, via Radio Times , reads: 'A new group of guests have barely touched down before the games begin as host Stephen Mangan welcomes 11 new pairs to the hostelry with a Day Trip Challenge that kicks off on the airport runway. 'It's a race that involves taxis, boats and the Caribbean Sea. Pairs must retrieve keys to earn their place at the hotel, but who will get a room and who will be at risk of heading home with emotions already running high?' If you love TV, check out our Screen Babble podcast to get the latest in TV and film.
Scotsman
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
The Fortune Hotel season 2: what time is it on TV?
Find out what time to check-in to The Fortune Hotel for season two 📺🌴 Sign up to our Arts and Culture newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... The Fortune Hotel is finally returning for season two. Stephen Mangan is back and a jackpot of £250,000 is up for grabs. But what time will the show be on TV? It is almost time for the guests to check-in to The Fortune Hotel. The reservations have been booked and the bags have been packed, just make sure you've double checked the time. After proving to be a big success in its debut season, the reality show is back for another run on ITV (and STV in Scotland). The full line-up of contestants has been confirmed - see the cast here. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The Fortune Hotel guests will be competing for a jackpot of £250,000. It comes after the end of another ITV reality show favourite Love Island earlier in the week. But how can you watch the latest season? Here's all you need to know: What time is The Fortune Hotel on TV? Episodes star Stephen Mangan is back on hosting duties for the second season of The Fortune Hotel. He will be welcoming the contestants to the Caribbean paradise. | ITV / Tuesdays Child The show will make its grand return tonight (August 6). Check-in is at 9pm and the first episode is scheduled to run for around an hour, finishing at approximately 10pm. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad ITV will be broadcasting two episodes per week and it will be back again tomorrow (August 7). It also starts at the same time of 9pm, it has been confirmed. How to watch The Fortune Hotel and Late Check Out? Guests can check-in to The Fortune Hotel on ITV (or STV in Scotland). It will be broadcast on terrestrial TV at 9pm on Wednesdays and Thursdays, starting tonight. The show will also be available live and on demand via ITVX/ STV Player. However episodes are not posted early on the catch-up services, so you can't watch the full series 2 box set just yet. For its second season, The Fortune Hotel is getting a companion vodcast (video podcast) hosted by comedian Ellie Taylor. It will be available on ITVX and STV Player after the latest episodes have been broadcast and is called The Fortune Hotel: Late Check Out. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Who is the host of The Fortune Hotel? Actor and comedian Stephen Mangan is back to help welcome another batch of guests to The Fortune Hotel in season two. He was on hosting duty for the show's debut series and he has returned once more. Viewers may recognise him from shows such as Green Wing - where he played Guy Secretan - and I'm Alan Patridge. He also Seán Lincoln in Episodes with Matt LeBlanc (Joey from Friends) and provided the voice for Postman Pat in the 2014 big screen version - Postman Pat: The Movie. What to expect from The Fortune Hotel tonight? The preview for the first episode of season two, via Radio Times , reads: 'A new group of guests have barely touched down before the games begin as host Stephen Mangan welcomes 11 new pairs to the hostelry with a Day Trip Challenge that kicks off on the airport runway. 'It's a race that involves taxis, boats and the Caribbean Sea. Pairs must retrieve keys to earn their place at the hotel, but who will get a room and who will be at risk of heading home with emotions already running high?'
Metro
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Metro
Stephen Mangan admits: ‘I can be just as ruthless as everybody else'
It's not easy to be ruthless and to throw other people under the bus. At least, that's what one might assume… until there's a £250,000 prize up for grabs. That's the aim of the game in ITV's The Fortune Hotel, which is back for its second series tonight, as 11 pairs – a mixture of friends, colleagues, relatives and partners – battle it out in a game of treachery while basking in the Caribbean sunshine. 'It's a really difficult game, because they really get to know and like each other over the course of the time we're there,' host Stephen Mangan tells Metro. 'It's really difficult to brutally pull the plug on another pair and send them home, but you have to do it.' Stephen, an actor, presenter and comedian, imagined how he'd fare if he took part in the competition – and he had a frank admission to make. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 'I'd like to sit here and say, 'Oh, I'd be too nice to be good at it.' I probably wouldn't. I'd probably be just as ruthless as everybody else,' he admits. 'I don't know. I mean, it's hard to know. I think the great thing is, until you're in that situation… there's some twists this year that put people under enormous pressure. It's amazing to watch. I wouldn't want to be in that position myself.' In real life, Stephen is widely regarded as a TV nice guy, years after playing the arrogant Guy Secretan in Green Wing and going toe to toe with Steve Coogan in I'm Alan Partridge. For several years, I've enjoyed watching him host one of my favourite shows, the ever-wholesome Portrait Artist of the Year. He has a positive outlook on the world, explaining that he 'fundamentally' believes that 'most people are trustworthy'. Nonetheless, a show like The Fortune Hotel proves that sometimes, you need to listen to your gut when it's telling you to take a closer look. 'I think why the show is so interesting is because we all spend our lives trying to work out if people are being straight with us, if people are trying to pull the wool over our eyes, if they're trying to pull a fast one,' Stephen says. 'That's one of the challenges of being an adult these days – trying to work out who's on your side, who wishes you well, and who is trying to get one over on you. 'So it's fascinating. We all hope that we can tell if people are lying to us, but some people are really, really good at it.' The launch of The Fortune Hotel series two comes after the series made its debut on ITV last year, with mother-and-son duo Jo-Anne and Will taking home the £210,000 cash prize. This time around, the contestants had the benefit of being able to watch the previous season to try and suss out the game. But, they might not be as prepared as they think. This year, there are 11 pairs of competitors at the start of The Fortune Hotel. Those who make it into the luxurious hotel in the Caribbean are each given a briefcase – one of which contains the coveted £250,000 cash prize. Another briefcase contains an 'early checkout card', which could result in a pair being sent home. All of the others contain blank sheets of paper. At the end of each day, the contestants come together in the hotel bar and have the chance to swap their cases. Their decisions are crucial, as they could cause another pair to suspect that they have the winning or losing case. Whoever ends up with the 'early checkout card' by the end of the night is sent home. They also take part in challenges to try and figure out who has which case as the show progresses. It's a game of logic combined with luck. 'It was exciting the first time around because it was a show that had never been done before. Sometimes these shows are formats that they've tried in other countries and have been a hit, so they know how they work. But we were inventing a brand new game, which is exciting and terrifying at the same time,' the host recalls. 'The first series was exciting to see if it worked. And it did. It worked really well, so much so that we got our second series. Then the interesting thing is, how do you make it better?' So how do you make it better? 'More surprises, more challenges, more epic things happening,' Stephen promises. He adds that some of the competitors coming to the series with a plan based on the previous season 'made it more exciting', as they were more willing to take risks. 'They just went for it. It made those evenings in Lady Luck's Bar so tense, so dramatic, so exciting.' More Trending At this point, it's unknown whether The Fortune Hotel will come back for a third series. But Stephen hopes that by the time audiences finish the second, they'll feel 'bereft' – so much more that they'll demand its return. 'Every episode gets more exciting. Every episode, it's harder to predict what's going to happen,' he states. 'There are surprises from the beginning, first minute till the last. So hopefully they'll just be chomping at the bit for season three.' View More » The Fortune Hotel returns tonight at 9pm on ITV1, ITVX, STV and STV Player. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you.
