'Tense' new ITV game show The Fortune Hotel is 'full of drama and friction'

IT wouldn't be a holiday without a little arguing – and The Fortune Hotel is no different.

Ten couples were flown to Grenada over the summer the Caribbean for the new ITV game show, in which they have to swap suitcases in a bid to win a £250,000 prize.

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The Fortune Hotel, hosted by Stephen Mangan, will feature plenty of shouting and screaming

And it sounds like there was a lot of yelling and screaming.

Discussing the participants, including a lawyer, bartender and bricklayer, host Stefan Mangan said: “We have people of all ages, from different backgrounds.

“Some continued like a house on fire. Some wanted to burn each other's houses.

“Each day ends with The Night Cap at the bar, where participants have the opportunity to swap suitcases.”

Contestant Cherish teased: “There were frictions.”

Another hopeful Claire added: “The Night Cap was always full of drama.”

The ITV1 series starts on Monday at 9pm.


NETFLIX hit show Wednesday has cast Joanna Lumley And Billie Piper in the second season.

The series, in which the main role plays Jenna Ortega, Luis GuzmanAnd Catherine Zeta-Joneswill also welcome Christopher Lloyd, Steve Buscemi, and Thandie Newton.


SEB KILL COREY RETURN

CORONATION street killer Corey Brent will make a return to the cobbles of sorts.

Bosses of The Traitors have booked the Scottish country house where the hit show is filmed until the end of the decade

It's been three years since he pleaded guilty to the murder of Seb Franklin in the ITV1 soap.

Coronation Street killer Corey Brent returns to the cobbles

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Coronation Street killer Corey Brent returns to the cobblesCredit: ITV press handout

The storyline – based on the real-life murder of Sophie Lancaster in 2007 – saw Seb (Harry Visinoni) and his girlfriend Nina Lucas (Mollie Gallagher) were attacked for dressing up as goths.

A source said: “The fact that Seb is back and they are revisiting the hate crimeshows how important the story was.”

It comes next news broke that one of the soap's worst villains, Nathan Curtis, is also returning.

Corey, played by Maximus Evans, will pop up in a storyline and be mentioned a lot, but will not appear in person.

A relief for those who were traumatized by him the first time.

RUSSIAN DOG A WASTE OF MONEY

Owning a dog isn't cheap for Russell Howard.

The comedian recently wasted £20 collecting the poo from his Jack Russell Archie.

The costly incident happened after he took his dog for a walk around the local high street but forgot to take a plastic bag with him.

Russell admitted on his podcast Wonderbox: “All I had was a £20 note. I collected the dogs with the £20 but the guilt I felt for doing it was insane.

“I tried to do stand-up about it, but it didn't work and I talked about it Jimmy Carr about the.

'He said, 'Make it a fiver!' Simple as that.”


CHANNEL 4 brings back Bridget Christie's show Change for a second series.

Last season, Bridget's character Linda went on a pilgrimage to Gloucestershire after starting the menopause.

As the new series begins, husband Steve, played by Omid Djalili, tries to take her home.


LEAGUE MEX A CHANGE

THE cast of A League of Their Own is heading there Mexico for their final round of sporting challenges.

And they're doing it all dressed up for the country's Day of the Dead parade.

The cast of A League of Their Own goes to Mexico

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The cast of A League of Their Own goes to MexicoCredit: 2024 In a class of its own: Road Trip © CPL Productions/Sky UK
And they're doing it all dressed up for the country's Day of the Dead parade

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And they're doing it all dressed up for the country's Day of the Dead paradeCredit: 2024 In a class of its own: Road Trip © CPL Productions/Sky UK

Team captains Jamie Redknapp And Jill Scott will compete against each other in a Lucha Scale struggle event, as well as penalty kicks in front of 60,000 football fans.

Together with teammates Micah Richards, Mo Gilligan and Maisie Adam, their exciting duties on the Sky The Max show, which starts May 21, also includes diving with sea lions and performing a roller skating routine.

And there's plenty to play for, with the losers facing a terrifying task: a giant bungee swing through a desert canyon.

No wonder the show's synopsis warns that there will be a lot of tequila drinking along the way.