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    From Politics to Primetime: The Rise of Politicians in Reality TV Shows

    Katie Sullivan  Currently, there is a heated debate amongst current affairs surrounding the risky games our current and former politicians are playing when entering various reality TV shows, with former UKIP leader Nigel Farage taking on the challenges of the I’m A Celebrity Jungle. The majority of these politicians/stars...
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    From Love Island to Fat Monica: How TV Affects Beauty Standards

    As a society, we have long been wrapped up in striving for the ‘perfect’ body, flawless skin or shiny hair. I am definitely guilty of comparing myself to a beauty standard that probably can’t be achieved on a student budget, or maybe can’t even be achieved in real life....
  • Controversy over Matt Hancock’s appearance on ‘I’m A Celeb’

    Matt Hancock, the former health secretary, has left Westminster for a television stunt. Mr Hancock is appearing on this year’s ‘I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!’. Maya Moretta reports....
  • ‘I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here’ Returns

    Lauren McGaun ‘I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here’ has returned to our screens for another year, set once again in the Gwrych Welsh Castle. The series has got off to a strong but turbulent start, with rifts already forming amongst campmates, and technical difficulties causing setbacks...
  • The House On Cold Hill @ Theatre Royal

    Peter James’ The House On Cold Hill, starring Joe McFadden and Rita Simons, opened its run at the Theatre Royal on Monday 28th to an audience of mixed reception. To some, a compelling blend of drama, thriller, horror, and comedy, and to others, a drama lacking in the scare-factor...
  • I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Rehab!

    Ant and Dec are about as iconic a duo as Bonnie and Clyde, Batman and Robin, fish and chips. Since they were teen stars of Byker Grove, wherever Ant and his oversized forehead went, his shorter half stood religiously to his left. They are at the helm of our...
  • ‘I’m a (D-list) Celebrity get me out of here!’ – One week in!

    The feeling of festive cheer tends to vary from person to person, with some like myself refusing to even acknowledge the thought of this year’s stocking before the angel hits the top of the Christmas tree, whilst others blast Silent Night from the first of November. For a large...