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Wales Online
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
ITV This Morning star Sian Welby addresses future on show after landing slot
ITV This Morning star Sian Welby addresses future on show after landing slot Sian Welby has been a regular fixture on This Morning since she made her debut as a co-presenter on the show last year. She has now addressed her television future. Sian Welby is a stand-in host on This Morning (Image: ITV ) This Morning's Sian Welby has opened up about her aspirations in the television industry after securing a presenting role on the popular ITV programme. Sian made her debut as a co-presenter on This Morning last year. Since then she has been a stand-in host and presented a range of different segments on the show. She juggles her TV work alongside her radio career, where she currently presents on Capital Radio with Jordan North and Chris Stark. She has previously appeared on Heart FM and on Channel 5 as a radio presenter. Sian went viral in 2015 with a pun-filled weather forecast to mark the 35th anniversary of the release of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. Now on the Turning Points podcast with Scottish singer Lulu, Sian has addressed her future in television. Her candid words were: "I can openly say that I really want something in television that is mine, that I can own, whether it's a chat show or, maybe this comes to the SMTV thing, the Cat Deeley situation, I would love to maybe be able to be the host of something. Sian Welby joined This Morning last year (Image: No credit ) Article continues below "Right now I'm the cover person or I host a segment. But I suppose my own ambition is [to have my own show]. That would be the dream." Despite finding success on ITV, Sian also acknowledged the setbacks experienced along her journey and shared that she occasionally feels disheartened when missing out on opportunities. Reflecting on her spikes of frustration, she admitted: "I have missed out on jobs along the way. There's jobs I've wanted and had moments where I didn't get it. "I had to process that and go, 'It wasn't mine to have'. And I had a lot of those moments and I was like, 'When is it my turn?'" Sian Welby (Image: JMEnternational, Getty Images ) Sian has previously revealed This Morning co-star Cat Deeley was her television idol growing up. The 38-year-old recalls watching Cat star in SMTV: Live alongside Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly. During her time working at New Look in Nottinghamshire, Sian decided to chase her dream of becoming a presenter. In an interview with Boots, Shoes and Fashion, she recounted, "I had had this new idea of becoming a presenter as a few mates had likened me to Cat Deely who at the time was a bit of an idol. "Mainly because she wasn't afraid to laugh at herself and be silly. So I literally googled 'how to be a presenter' and a website called came up. Once I had joined that I uploaded a pic, wrote a quick bio and to my surprise instantly got an audition." Sian weighed the option of maintaining her retail position while exploring presenting opportunities for nearly half a decade. Her persistence paid off when she secured a role in a New! Magazine advertisement, which paved the way for her Channel 5 opportunity. Article continues below Capital Breakfast with Jordan North, Chris Stark, and Sian Welby is on air Monday to Fridays from 6am-10am. The show has recently launched a new podcast, Capital Breakfast After the Show, Show.
Axios
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
See Star Wars, E.T. and other nostalgic blockbusters at Uptown's oldest theatre
Carolina Theatre is paying tribute to the years it was dark with a film series, screening nostalgic blockbusters from the era following its closure. Why it matters: Bruce Lee's "Fist of Fury" will lead the series. It was the final movie the theatre showed in 1978 before shuttering for 50 years. Catch up quick: Over the past decade, Foundation for the Carolinas has worked to renovate the 1927 Carolina Theatre. It reopened in March. What they're saying: " We can never get those 'lost years' back," says Sean Seifert, Carolina Theatre's executive director. "But we can recreate the decades gone by with the nostalgia that will always live here." See the movie schedule below. All showtimes are 7pm unless otherwise noted. Sunday, June 8, 2pm: "Fist of Fury" Thursday, June 12: "Rocky II" (1979) Thursday, June 19: "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back" (1980) Thursday, June 26: "Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark" (1981) Thursday, July 3: "E.T. The Extra Terrestrial" (1982) Thursday, July 10: "Star Wars: Return of the Jedi" (1983) Sunday, July 20, 2pm: "Ghostbusters" (1984) Thursday, July 24: "The Goonies" (1985) Thursday, July 31: "Top Gun" (1986) Thursday, Aug. 7: "Beverly Hills Cop II" (1987) Thursday, Aug. 14: "Beaches" (1988) Thursday, Aug. 21: "Batman" (1989) Thursday, Aug. 28: "Ghost" (1990)
Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Dixon Historic Theatre announces $100,000 anonymous donation
Apr. 28—DIXON — The Dixon: Historic Theatre has received a $100,000 anonymous donation to use for facility enhancements and programming, according to an announcement made Thursday, April 24, by the theater's board. There have been a lot of changes at the theater during the last two months, from reopening March 2 after a $1.5 million restoration project to firing former executive director Darren Mangler and filling the role with Spencer Aurand, former business manager at Dixon Stage Left, on April 8. Since 2019, when the new board — the Historic Dixon Theatre Group — took over the theater, donations and grant funds have been crucial to keeping it up and running, according to a news release. [ A grand debut: The Dixon Historic Theatre undergoing renovations, preparing for big 2025 season ] "This extraordinary gift will allow us to continue improving the facilities, expanding our programming, and supporting our goal of greater sustainability," Aurand said in the announcement. "The donor has given their blessing to release this information in hopes of sparking additional gifts to advance this community mission." "While the donor has requested to remain anonymous, we are deeply grateful for their generosity and belief in our mission. It is support like this that lets us know we are on a good path in advancing the cultural and economic benefits the theater can provide our community," Theater Board Chairman Mike Venier said. The major renovations — which included repairing the roof, ceiling and other structural work — are complete, but some cosmetic changes are still in the works. Free public tours of the theater are being offered starting at 10 a.m. every Saturday. "Come join us to see how things are progressing," the announcement said. Upcoming shows at the theater include "Larger than Life," a boy band tribute from 7-9 p.m. May 1; the movie "Spaceballs" from 7:30-9:30 p.m. May 2; and "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back" from 7:30-9:30 p.m. May 3. For information, visit
The Independent
27-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Clive Revill death: Star Wars and Batman actor dies at 94
Clive Revill, the actor best known for providing the voice of Emperor Palpatine in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, has died. He was 94. The New Zealand -born star was a veteran of the Royal Shakespeare Company and made two popular films with Billy Wilder in the 1970s: The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes and Avanti!. As a voice actor, he was known for playing Alfred Pennyworth in Batman: The Animated Series. His daughter, Kate Revill told The Hollywood Reporter her father died on March 11 at a care facility in Sherman Oaks after a battle with dementia.
