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Edinburgh Live
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Edinburgh Live
Veteran Strictly Come Dancing pro confirms he won't have a celebrity partner this year
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info Veteran Strictly Come Dancing professional Gorka Marquez has confirmed that he won't have a celebrity partner this year. The 34-year-old dancer has been a cornerstone of Strictly since joining the professional line-up in 2016. Now, Gorka will be taking a step back from the series - but not all hope is lost for fans, with the star set to return towards the final. Announcing the news in an Instagram post on Wednesday (August 6), Gorka revealed that he is set to be a judge on the Spanish version of the show from September. "I am Happy to announce that I will be back for season two of BAILANDO CON LAS ESTRELLAS as a judge from September," he wrote, reports the Mirror. (Image: BBC/Ray Burmiston) "Due to the filming dates this means that I won't be competing with a partner this year in Strictly but I will be a part of lots of the group numbers and will be back for final weeks of the Show to support the rest of my fellow pros and their celebrities in what is going to be an AMAZING SERIES." Gorka concluded his message by expressing gratitude to his fans for all "the love and support", before adding: "And remember! Keep dancing!!!" Fans quickly took to the comments section to share their well wishes, with one person writing: "So proud of you Gorka, huge congratulations." Another added: "Congratulations! You'll be missed on this series," while a third said: "Nooooo! Strictly won't be the same without you! I hope you enjoy every minute of it!" Gorka has served as a judge on the Spanish version of Strictly since its second series launched in 2023. (Image: CREDIT LINE:BBC/Ray Burmiston) It's understood by The Mirror that Strictly fans will get the chance to see Gorka in the majority of this year's series, as he will appear in weekly group numbers up to and including week seven. He will then return to the show from week 11 onwards until the live final. Earlier this week, the Strictly professionals were seen arriving for rehearsals ahead of this year's line-up being announced. With the launch fast approaching, the BBC is keeping the 2025 cast firmly under wraps. Cast rumours currently include Love Island star Dani Dyer, Olympic legend Sir Mo Farah, Corrie's Helen Flanagan and I'm a Celeb winner Vicky Pattison. Strictly Come Dancing returns to BBC One and BBC iPlayer this autumn
Scotsman
23-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical returns to Edinburgh Fringe with spontaneous song, dance and improv wizardry
There is a reason Showstopper! The Improvised Musical has established itself as a fixture of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 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... Returning to its longstanding home at the Pleasance Courtyard's Grand for its sixteenth consecutive year, this Olivier Award-winning production invites audiences to witness a musical created in real time — every night, entirely from scratch. Running from 30th July to 24th August (excluding the 11th), and a captioned performance on the 13th of August, the production offers an evening of inventive musical theatre beginning at 5.20pm. The conceit is deceptively simple: audience members provide suggestions for setting, plot, musical styles, and even the title, and the cast of performers respond by crafting an entirely new musical on the spot. No script, no rehearsal — just live, spontaneous theatre delivered with remarkable polish and wit. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Each performance is unique and added to the company's growing archive of over 1,400 original musicals since its inception in 2008. Settings have ranged from Victorian orphanages to alien planets, all given the full West End treatment by a cast adept at parodying musical theatre styles from Sondheim to Disney, jazz to operetta. (c) Ray Burmiston This year's cast features a combination of long-standing company members and acclaimed newcomers, including Ruth Bratt (People Just Do Nothing, BBC), Justin Brett (Million Dollar Quartet, West End), Susan Harrison (Peter Pan Goes Wrong), and Jonathan Ainscough (Royal Opera, Opera North). The ensemble is supported by musical supervisor Duncan Walsh Atkins and movement director Ali James, ensuring that the quality of each improvised performance matches that of a scripted production. Behind the scenes, co-creators Adam Meggido and Dylan Emery lead the artistic team, with production overseen by Showstopper Productions and general management by Suzanna Rosenthal. The show's reputation as a Fringe favourite is reinforced by numerous accolades, including the Olivier Award for Best Entertainment and Family, a Broadway World Edinburgh Award, and consistent placement in the Top 10 best-reviewed shows at the Fringe in both 2023 and 2024. Yet despite its accolades and West End success — including a residency at the Cambridge Theatre and national tours — Showstopper! remains firmly rooted in the spirit of live performance and audience collaboration. Its cast must be ready for any genre, any plot twist, and any musical flourish. This ongoing challenge keeps the format fresh and the audience fully engaged. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad A consistent critical favourite, Showstopper! continues to be recognised for its ingenuity and theatrical craft, offering audiences a performance that is never the same twice — and rarely short of exceptional. Showstopper! The Improvised Musical will be at the Pleasance Courtyard Grand at 5.20pm for the entire fringe for tickets go to
Scotsman
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Good Morning Britain: ITV to make huge change to show
Good Morning Britain is being extended in 2026 in a major overhaul 😱 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... Good Morning Britain to be extended by 30 minutes every day. ITV is overhauling its daytime TV schedule in 2026. But what will be changing? Good Morning Britain is about to undergo the biggest change in its 11-years on TV. ITV has announced huge new plans for its daytime television schedule from early 2026. Next year is set to be quite the year for the broadcaster with a shake-up of its soaps also set from January. Emmerdale and Coronation Street will also be crossing over for the first time. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad ITV has confirmed that it will be overhauling its daily schedule and it will impact Good Morning Britain and Lorraine. Here's all you need to know: Good Morning Britain set for massive change in 2026. Good Morning Britain will be extended in 2026 | Ray Burmiston/ ITV They say you can't have too much of a good thing and ITV looks set to put that to the test. GMB is going to last for at least an extra 30 minutes each day from January 2026. It will run from 6am to 9.30am daily - and from 6am to 10am on many occasions. The broadcaster has also announced that it will be produced by ITV News at ITN after the switch. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The move will see ITV move all its national news gathering into one hub, with Good Morning Britain benefitting from the 'journalistic and production resources already in place for national news bulletins', according to the broadcaster. Kevin Lygo, Managing Director of ITV's Media and Entertainment Division, explained the changes: 'Daytime is a really important part of what we do, and these scheduling and production changes will enable us to continue to deliver a schedule providing viewers with the news, debate and discussion they love from the presenters they know and trust as well generating savings which will allow us to reinvest across the programme budget in other genres. 'These changes also allow us to consolidate our news operations and expand our national, international and regional news output and to build upon our proud history of trusted journalism at a time when our viewers need accurate, unbiased news coverage more than ever.' The expanded Good Morning Britain will continue its mix of news, interviews, debate and competitions while allowing for the inclusion of more regional news, more agenda-setting investigations and exclusives and more reporting on and analysis of the biggest stories of the day around the UK and the world, according to ITV. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Lorraine and Loose Women set for changes in 2026 Lorraine, This Morning and Loose Women will continue to be produced by ITV Studios and will be broadcast from a new location in central London, the broadcaster said. However it did say that ITV Studios is consulting with its Daytime teams about a proposal that from 2026 would see the three editorially distinct shows produced by one team sharing resources and operations. In ITV's 2026 Daytime schedule, Lorraine will run from 9.30am-10am, on a seasonal basis for 30 weeks of the year. During the weeks Lorraine is not on air, Good Morning Britain will run from 6am to 10am. This Morning will remain in its 10am-12.30pm slot on weekdays throughout the year, while Loose Women will be in the 12.30-1.30pm slot, again on a seasonal basis for 30 weeks of the year - the schedule it occupied for over a decade until 2016. Kevin Lygo added: 'I recognise that our plans will have an impact on staff off screen in our Daytime production teams, and we will work with ITV Studios and ITN as they manage these changes to produce the shows differently from next year, and support them through this transition. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'Daytime has been a core element of ITV's schedule for over 40 years and these changes will set ITV up to continue to bring viewers award winning news, views and discussion as we enter our eighth decade.' Have you got a story you want to share with our readers? You can now send it to us online via YourWorld at . It's free to use and, once checked, your story will appear on our website and, space allowing, in our newspapers.
Scotsman
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Good Morning Britain: ITV to make huge change to show
Good Morning Britain is being extended in 2026 in a major overhaul 😱 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... Good Morning Britain to be extended by 30 minutes every day. ITV is overhauling its daytime TV schedule in 2026. But what will be changing? Good Morning Britain is about to undergo the biggest change in its 11-years on TV. ITV has announced huge new plans for its daytime television schedule from early 2026. Next year is set to be quite the year for the broadcaster with a shake-up of its soaps also set from January. Emmerdale and Coronation Street will also be crossing over for the first time. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad ITV has confirmed that it will be overhauling its daily schedule and it will impact Good Morning Britain and Lorraine. Here's all you need to know: Good Morning Britain set for massive change in 2026. Good Morning Britain will be extended in 2026 | Ray Burmiston/ ITV They say you can't have too much of a good thing and ITV looks set to put that to the test. GMB is going to last for at least an extra 30 minutes each day from January 2026. It will run from 6am to 9.30am daily - and from 6am to 10am on many occasions. The broadcaster has also announced that it will be produced by ITV News at ITN after the switch. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The move will see ITV move all its national news gathering into one hub, with Good Morning Britain benefitting from the 'journalistic and production resources already in place for national news bulletins', according to the broadcaster. Kevin Lygo, Managing Director of ITV's Media and Entertainment Division, explained the changes: 'Daytime is a really important part of what we do, and these scheduling and production changes will enable us to continue to deliver a schedule providing viewers with the news, debate and discussion they love from the presenters they know and trust as well generating savings which will allow us to reinvest across the programme budget in other genres. 'These changes also allow us to consolidate our news operations and expand our national, international and regional news output and to build upon our proud history of trusted journalism at a time when our viewers need accurate, unbiased news coverage more than ever.' The expanded Good Morning Britain will continue its mix of news, interviews, debate and competitions while allowing for the inclusion of more regional news, more agenda-setting investigations and exclusives and more reporting on and analysis of the biggest stories of the day around the UK and the world, according to ITV. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Lorraine and Loose Women set for changes in 2026 Lorraine, This Morning and Loose Women will continue to be produced by ITV Studios and will be broadcast from a new location in central London, the broadcaster said. However it did say that ITV Studios is consulting with its Daytime teams about a proposal that from 2026 would see the three editorially distinct shows produced by one team sharing resources and operations. In ITV's 2026 Daytime schedule, Lorraine will run from 9.30am-10am, on a seasonal basis for 30 weeks of the year. During the weeks Lorraine is not on air, Good Morning Britain will run from 6am to 10am. This Morning will remain in its 10am-12.30pm slot on weekdays throughout the year, while Loose Women will be in the 12.30-1.30pm slot, again on a seasonal basis for 30 weeks of the year - the schedule it occupied for over a decade until 2016. Kevin Lygo added: 'I recognise that our plans will have an impact on staff off screen in our Daytime production teams, and we will work with ITV Studios and ITN as they manage these changes to produce the shows differently from next year, and support them through this transition. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'Daytime has been a core element of ITV's schedule for over 40 years and these changes will set ITV up to continue to bring viewers award winning news, views and discussion as we enter our eighth decade.'
