Channel 4’s Gogglebox first aired in 2013, the show that features recurring British couples, families, and friends sitting in their living rooms while watching and commenting on TV. As a viewer you’re watching others on television watch television, a concept that may sound both ridiculous and unentertaining, but the show has proven to be a […]Read More
Dancing On Ice is to be cancelled this weekend, due to a combination of injuries and positive COVID tests that have forced four contestants to withdraw from the competition. The decision taken by ITV to pause the show comes after Emmerdale star Joe-Warren Plant and his professional skating partner Vanessa Bauer both tested positive for […]Read More
Jeremy Kyle vs. Love Island? The moment Steve Dymond’s suicide became public knowledge, ITV immediately axed The Jeremy Kyle Show. Dymond’s coroner stated that the show may have contributed to his mental state, with the tabloid talk show branding him as an unfaithful liar to his fiancée after a lie detector test. A week later, […]Read More
An average first-time viewer, watching the popular Netflix reality show Selling Sunset, probably doesn’t know the first thing about luxurious million-pound homes in LA. Three episodes in, the average viewer feels like they can appreciate the value of an infinity pool, the importance of a ‘him’ and ‘her’ closet and is already googling ‘how to […]Read More
Selling Sunset lured many of us in at some point during lockdown with its glitzy houses, glamourous realtors, and a little bit of help from a very pushy Netflix algorithm. Giving an insight into the lives of the super-rich and their gorgeous houses, with a generous side order of catty drama, Selling Sunset is 2020’s […]Read More
It seems that instead of the King and Queen of the jungle this year, we’ll be celebrating the royalty of the castle on this year’s special.Read More
The second season of Selling Sunset is all silly drama and ridiculously fancy houses, and it's perfect as it is. Read More
A look at how the coronavirus pandemic of 2020 has affected reality TV scheduling.Read More
RuPaul's Drag Race stumbles for the first time. Sam Lambeth reflects and laments on a truly forgettable season.Read More
Having enjoyed fourteen years of being the nation’s most talked about programme, ITV have announced that The Jeremy Kyle Show has been permanently cancelled following the death of a participant. It was announced this week that the popular daytime show has officially ended transmission after ITV bosses revealed that participant, Steven Dymond (63), took his own life […]Read More
The long-running reality snooze fest Celebrity Big Brother gave itself a much-needed shake-up this year, introducing an all-female house to celebrate the ‘year of the woman’. Did it last? No. And did they get their message right? No. Sam Lambeth investigates.Read More
The reality show cum social experiment aimed to see participants thrive, not just survive. The outcome was pretty unsettling but should we have expected any better?Read More
Television reality competition shows – probably everyone who has ever watched TV can name at least one. There’s been the good, the bad, and the truly awful, but one thing is for certain: they’re addictive, and wildly popular. A unique blend of competition, drama and the knowledge that the people you see on your screen […]Read More
August 10th marks the youngest sister of the Kardashian/Jenner clan’s 18th birthday and, unsurprisingly, it wasn’t your typical teenager’s birthday bash. The stunning now 18 year old has been anticipating her age of adulthood for quite some time now, dating back months ago when she decided to purchase a mansion that topped over 20 some […]Read More
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