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February 05, 2021 - 10:45 GMT Emmy Griffiths The Channel 5 show concluded on Thursday evening - but were you surprised by the twist ending?  The Drowning concluded on Thursday evening, and finally revealed the truth about Daniel's parentage in the shocking season finale - which certainly left viewers with mixed feelings! MORE: The Drowning star Jill Halfpenny reveals her thoughts on show's ending In the episode, Jodie's brother Jason reveals that he had lied about the DNA test results and that Daniel isn't really Tom after all, and that Tom really did drown while he was meant to be watching him during their family holiday.  Loading the player... WATCH: Daniel asks about his mother He claimed to have lied about the DNA test to try to "make amends", and chases Jill and Daniel as they run from home, eventually drowning in the same lake where his nephew died.  While some viewers loved the finale, others were somewhat disappointed by it. One person wrote: "I was really enjoying #TheDrowning until this last episode which I didn’t like at all! Hate it when that happens!" Another added: "#TheDrowning I was hooked on the first three episodes then I watched the fourth and now I feel like I wasted my time watching this show they completely stuffed up the entire series with this final, how disappointing."  Jason knew the truth about Tom's death A third person tweeted: "I've slept on it and still have questions about #TheDrowning. How did the uncle not hear him go into the water? Not even a splash? The kid went missing, police were called and uncle wasn’t there, no one noticed he had been gone in the same time frame?"Others praised the show as a whole, with one tweeting: "What a great drama. Loved it," while another added: "Wow what a drama... gripping and tense! Loved it! #TheDrowning that was fantastic @halfpennyjill."  MORE: Viewers are saying the same thing about … [Read more...] about The Drowning: viewers have mixed reaction to ending

Photo: D Dipasupil/FilmMagic The following essay is an excerpt from comedian and Good Girls star Retta’s new memoir, So Close to Being the Sh*t, Y’all Don’t Even Know, out May 29. One day in the fall of 2005, I was sitting on my couch, eating Cabaret crackers and watching TV, when I got a call from my manager. “This is big,” he said. Mmm-hmm. I wasn’t falling for that old line. Last time I heard that, I was sent to audition for a part on a kid’s show … with no lines. How do you audition for a part with no lines? Exactly. “Are you sitting down?” I was sitting down. I’m always sitting down. I’d just bought a used DVD set of The Shield and was deep into the corruption of the LAPD Rampart Division. I was on about my 435th episode watching Michael Chiklis, aka The Commish, perpetrate some helluh shady shit. Yo, that show was deep. Rill deep. So, yeah, I was sitting. “This is really  big.” Alright. Spit it out already. “We got you an audition for Dreamgirls,” he said, then paused for maximum dramatic effect. “The lead.” Record scratch. What? The Tony-award-winning Broadway musical was being turned into a mainstream movie, and I was being called in to audition for the iconic role of Effie White, the talented but temperamental singer fired from the Dreamettes, an all-girl group that was a thinly veiled version of Motown’s The Supremes. The star-studded cast would be: Yes, Retta. Why not Retta? This was the call I’d been waiting for my whole life; it was the opportunity of a lifetime. I was so incredibly grateful and proud, and yet the biggest feeling I had wasn’t excitement. It was dread. And I am telling you, I did not want to go. Which was insane because I’d always considered myself a pretty fearless person when it came to performing, ever since I’d belted out “Chim Chim Cher-ee” from Mary Poppins in a second-grade … [Read more...] about The Story of How Retta Screwed Up Her Audition for Effie in

Photo: NBC Universal After more than 50 years in the broadcasting business, there are still some surprises to be had for Keith Morrison, the dulcet-toned correspondent of NBC’s long-running newsmagazine, Dateline. For instance, the success of his first podcast, 2019’s The Thing About Pam, which hit No. 1 on Apple Podcasts and will soon be adapted by Blumhouse Television into a limited series starring Renee Zellweger. “I hadn’t given much thought to the podcast world because we were busy enough as it was,” says Morrison, who began his career in radio. “I was somewhat skeptical at the beginning that this would be such a good fit for us, but once you realize that you’re not constrained by all the structure of a television show, you can get more into the details and down the rabbit holes. It was fun.” So fun, in fact, that Morrison has decided to do it again. His new podcast Mommy Doomsday — which follows the bizarre story of Lori Vallow, an Idaho woman whose two children went missing in 2019 and were later discovered dead on her husband’s property in 2020 — debuts February 16 with two episodes. (Check out the trailer here.) Vulture recently spoke with Morrison about Mommy Doomsday, his initial reluctance about covering true crime, and the one case that he just can’t seem to shake. When you sit down to review the vast number of cases Dateline has covered over the years to select one for the podcast treatment, what criteria are you looking for? Keith Morrison: I think the principles of a good story are all the same … It needs a strong character who people are amazed by and want to hear more about. And also things that happen that you wouldn’t think could possibly happen. If you can allow people to imagine what might be coming next, and that what is coming next is really quite remarkable, then you’ve got a good story to tell. I’m just talking about it in terms of … [Read more...] about ’s Keith Morrison Is Getting Used to Podcast Stardom

Last modified on Dec 18, 2020 12:36 GMT Katherine Robinson Need a cool Christmas present for the teenage boy or girl in your life? From gifts for the fashion and beauty-obsessed or an avid gamer or sports mad, we’ve taken the stress out of Christmas shopping. Shop Nike, Benefit, Nintendo & MORE.. Looking for a Christmas present idea for the teenager in your life? Teens can be hard to buy for – and with that in mind, we’ve scoured the best online retailers for the best Xmas present ideas for teen girls and teen boys of all ages. Whether you’re shopping for your fashion and beauty-obsessed teen niece or your avid gamer teen son, we've got you covered. These cool gifts will earn you major brownie points on December 25! RELATED: 34 best Christmas gifts for kids 2020: top present ideas for children of all ages GIFT GUIDE: 29 best Christmas gift ideas for men: From grooming products to new gadgets 10-piece essential brush set, £39.99, Spectrum SHOP NOW Every teen needs a decent set of make-up brushes, and Spectrum's 10-piece set has all of the essentials. They'll love the pink handle and dip-dye brush too - so Insta-worthy! 'Gold chic' Skechers trainers, £110, Skechers SHOP NOW If your teenager is a bit of a magpie, these new Gold Chic fashion trainers from the exclusive Skechers Premium Heritage Limited Edition Holiday 2020 collection will be a real winner come Christmas morning. They feature gold glitter dust sprayed soles and jewelled laces - divine! PuroGamer headset, £39.99 Amazon SHOP NOW Crystal-clear sounds with a volume-limiter to protect teen ears, this headset not only looks good and sounds fab, it also does some good too. Maintaining amazing sound quality, it limits sounds about 85dB, ensuring in the heat of the action, your teen doesn't end up damaging their hearing. The mic is also super-clear too. They're very … [Read more...] about 51 cool Christmas gifts for teens 2020: Xmas present ideas for teenage boys & girls

Last modified on Jan 24, 2021 17:28 GMT Arianna Chatzidakis Want to be more eco-friendly when it comes to fashion? Start with this sustainable fashion edit from brands such as M&S, Boden, ASOS and GUESS. We’ve rounded up some of the very best eco-friendly fashion finds on the market right now, which you can shop straight from the comfort of your sofa. From M&S and Boden, to ASOS and GUESS and everything in-between, see which sustainable fashion brands are reaching the top of our wishlist… Best sustainable fashion brands: Shop our favourite eco-friendly faves... M&S are committed to sourcing 100% of the cotton they use in clothing from more sustainable sources. Plus, its Shwopping partnership with Oxfam has allowed the brand to recycle over 30 million garments, of which Oxfam use to help end poverty around the world. Cotton forever slogan sweatshirt, £25, M&S SHOP NOW MORE: Marks & Spencer's sell-out reusable face masks are now available in breathable jersey and new winter prints Cotton-canvas + pastel pink = our dream raincoat criteria. Stay snug all winter long in this water-resistant piece from Boden . Plus, the brand’s sustainability pledge means that this coat is made to last - in your wardrobe, not in a landfill. If within 365, it does need a little spruce up, take it into one of the Boden stores in the UK and they will repair it for you, to rewear! Tiverton raincoat, £160, Boden SHOP NOW ASOS 's circular collection is the talk of the town right now - proving circular fashion can be super stylish, too. Across the collection, you can expect oversized styling across cardigans, tees and original blue denim, with micro prints and acid washes throwing it back to the 90s. We love this maxi smock dress which can be worn along or on top of a rollneck jumper. ASOS Design Circular tiered maxi smock dress, £40, ASOS … [Read more...] about 16 best sustainable fashion brands 2021: Cool eco-friendly edits on the high street

February 20, 2021 - 20:03 GMT Sophie Hamilton The Voice coach Tom Jones' family life revealed: the Welsh singer's late wife Linda, children, grandchildren, parents and sister Welsh singer Sir Tom Jones is one of the original panel members of The Voice and the iconic star dubbed the 'silver fox' has quite the fan following. We love it when the veteran singer bursts into one of his classic hits or namedrops one of his famous pals! It's pretty remarkable that the 80-year-old legend is still holding his own amongst the likes of Will.I.am and Anne-Marie on the singing contest. MORE: Royal kids' age gaps revealed! From Archie's new sibling to the Cambridge kids and more Tom has led a fascinating life, from hitting the big time in the sixties with a string of top ten hits, to numerous Las Vegas concerts, meeting Elvis and being knighted by the Queen in 2005. How much do you know about Sir Tom's home life with his family though? Read on to find out more… Tom Jones' late wife Tom married his high school girlfriend Linda Trenchard in 1957, when they were expecting a child together, both aged 17. In his autobiography Over the Top and Bac k, Tom revealed how he fell for Linda when they were just 12 years old as they walked to school in Treforest, South Glamorgan. The couple were completely devoted to each other, despite Tom's dalliances with other women, which he admitted to in his book. In it, he spoke lovingly about his wife calling her "the one". "[The affairs were] never discussed, I was never put on the spot. Linda is a wonderful person and she would never put me on the spot. She loves being married to me and I love being married to her," he said at the time. Tom with his late wife Linda The couple had a happy life together in a £6.5million mansion in Los Angeles, but tragically Linda passed away in 2016 to a "short but fierce" battle with cancer. … [Read more...] about Tom Jones’ family: wife Linda, sons Mark and Jonathan and grandchildren