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EASTENDERS GOES WEAK AT DENISE!
The new shake up at BBC
Radio 1 is good news for
DJ CLARA AMFO whose
career goes from strength
to strength. She will be
taking over the mid-morning
show from departing DJ
Fearne Cotton from Monday
to Friday on 25th May.
Considered to be one of
the biggest slots in daytime
radio, the show is also the
home of the Live Lounge,
which hosts performances
from some of the world’s
top musical artists.
Our new signing, designer
KELLY HOPPEN MBE,
realised she had the royal
seal of approval when she
met the Duke of Cambridge
at the Great Festival of
Creativity in Shanghai
last month where she
was official Ambassador.
Prince William confessed
slightly sheepishly that his
wife Katherine, Duchess
of Cambridge, would have
loved to have met the queen
of design Kelly too. Chatting
later the same evening to
former X Factor singer,
REBECCA FERGUSON
William said he was a fan
who had downloaded one
of her songs. Prof. Jonathan
Shalit OBE also attended.
EastEnders had an injection
of glamour with the arrival
of DENISE VAN OUTEN as
blonde bombshell, Karin Smart,
a business associate of Phil
Mitchell’s. Denise has filmed
several episodes of the BBC1
show playing Karin, and she also
has the lead role in Sweet Charity
in Concert at London’s Cadogan
Hall this summer. Denise will
be performing favourites from
the hit musical with the Royal
Philharmonic Orchestra from 19th
– 22nd August 2015.
TWEET ALL ABOUT IT...
@clairesweeneyme
Loved. The olivier Awards last
night, only wished @JonJonBriones
had performed!
@arlenephillips
If you could fly over the rainbow,
what would you be looking for on
the other side?
@jonathanshalit
Just passed massive @NBCOneBigHappy @IAMKELLYBROOK
billboard on Wilshire Boulevard.
Kelly has impressed America
£50 MILLION +
Stars of Britain’s Got Talent
continue to shine. 13 year old
Singer, ASANDA JEZILE,
2013 BGT finalist, stars in
Alan Parker’s world famous
musical Bugsy Malone at
London’s Lyric Theatre.
2012 winners ASHLEIGH &
PUDSEY are starring in the
Wizard of Oz.. Last year’s
winners COLLABRO after just
completing their sold out tour,
have appeared on Portugal’s
Got Talent and travelled to
Japan for more sold out
dates. Their biography
“Our Story” was published
in April and their 2nd album
COLLABRO: ACT TWO is
released on June 1st and
US dates follow in July.
Following on from the success of her beautiful third album ‘Lady
Sings The Blues’, REBECCA FERGUSON has announced her
2016 tour which looks set to be a sell-out. She is also in demand
for one-off performances and will be on the bill at the star-studded
VE Day Concert on 9th May, to mark the 70th anniversary of the
end of World War II in Europe. The 1940s-themed concert will held
at Horse Guards Parade in London, in the evening. Other ROAR
clients performing will include KATHERINE JENKINS, JAMELIA,
COLLABRO, and PIXIE LOTT. Hosted by Chris Evans, the one-off
event will be broadcast that night on BBC1 and on Radio 2.
NEW Signings
MEL B continues to bring
her huge personality to the
judging panel of America’s
Got Talent. Since the variety
show kicked off its 10th
season on NBC, it has been
taking the US by storm and
Mel remains an integral part
of the show’s success, with
her scene-stealing fashion
choices and straight talking
anecdotes making headlines
each week. She also took
to the mic performing a
hilarious parody rap about
the chaos at breakfast time,
to help promote Weetabix’s
partnership with Comic
Relief, for Red Nose Day
last month. The two-minute
video, the Morning Mayhem
rap, was recorded at the
Strongroom Studios in
Shoreditch – the very same
studio where Spice Girls’
1996 iconic hit Wannabe
was recorded.
Internationally successful mezzo-soprano singer, KATHERINE JENKINS, has
just joined ROAR Global. Last year Katherine celebrated a decade in the music
industry, in which she has sold over eight million records worldwide. The twotimes Brit winner has just finished a sell out UK tour of her tenth album “Home
Sweet Home” and will be performing for the VE Day celebrations and coheadlining a summer show with Jose Carreras. The agency has also signed up
MTV favourite and Model, LILAH PARSONS, and design guru, KELLY HOPPEN MBE.
THE VALUE ROAR
BRANDING HAS NOW
ACHIEVED FOR OUR
CLIENTS. WHETHER IT BE
FASHION, FRAGRANCES,
BEAUTY, BABY CLOTHES,
BOOKS, LINGERIE, HOME
OR TRAVEL, ROAR
GLOBAL’S SUCCESS AT
DEVELOPING BRANDING
AND IP RIGHTS IN THE
UK AND OVERSEAS IS
UNPARALLELED.
MARK MORAGHAN has
just started treading the
cobbles in Coronation
Street as unlucky-inlove Eileen Grimshaw’s
new squeeze Adrian. He
joins fellow CK clients
DANIEL BROCKLEBANK
as Billy Mayhew and
BRUNO LANGLEY as Todd
Grimshaw. Mark’s many TV
credits have included Holby
City, Harry Enfield, Dream
Team and Brookside.
KATE GARRAWAY and
MYLEENE KLASS are
both celebrating their first
anniversaries working at
Smooth FM Radio. An anchor
at ITV’s Good Morning
Britain, Kate again proved a
knowledgeable voice on the
recent general election as well
as being an accomplished and
popular presenter on radio. Kate
also returned to host BBC1’s
The National Lottery Live.
Queen of the red
carpet, SARAH-JANE
CRAWFORD, has been
kept busy by E! as their UK
correspondent at some of
London’s glitziest premieres
including the new Disney
hit Cinderella. Sarah-Jane
also hosted the launch
party of the guilty pleasure,
that is The Royals for E!
One of the greatest stars
of the British stage, JANIE
DEE begins a hat trick of
extraordinary leading roles
this year. First she stars in
Ah! Wilderness at the Young
Vic, before moving on to play
Arkadina in The Seagull at
Open Air Theatre, Regent’s Park
before playing the title role in
new musical Mrs Henderson
Presents at Bath Theatre Royal
in August, also starring EMMA
WILLIAMS. Janie also presents
her own show Janie Dee &
Friends on 10th May at the
Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre.
Olympic gold medalist,
JAMES DEGALE, is about to
embark on the biggest fight
of his professional career. The
super-middleweight contender
fights Andre Dirrell for the
vacant IBF title on 23rd May in
Boston, in the United States.
He will hope to become the
first British Olympic gold
medallist to also win a world
boxing title, seven years
after the Beijing Games.
TOWIE Star, JESSICA WRIGHT, is the new face (and body)
of Ann Summers swimwear and beachwear campaign, Hotel
Summers. She is the first ever celebrity to front an Ann
Summers swimwear campaign and she has modelled the
range in a series of stunning photo-shoots. The brand say
they chose Jess not only for a fabulous figure, but for her
“fun, fearless attitude and fashion business credentials.”
Following his success in the
top rated pilot, first series and
Christmas special of Still Open
All Hours, JAMES BAXTER
will be returning as series
regular Leroy. The BBC sitcom
has been re-commissioned for a
second series with David Jason
reprising his role as Granville.
It’s a big month for ITV’s
JEREMY KYLE as he celebrates
10 years of making headines
hosting his eponymous Jeremy
Kyle Show. His controversial
morning tabloid talk show was
launched in 2005, and is still a
ratings winner for the network.
To add to his success, it has
just been announced that his
new series, The Kyle Files, is
also being re-commissioned
for next year, after proving a
ratings smash.
SHERRIE HEWSON will be back on our screens again
recreating her role in the hit ITV sitcom Benidorm after
the series was re-commissioned for an eighth series. She
has played the hotel’s manageress Joyce Temple-Savage
since 2012 and describes it as her dream job. The latest
series was her fourth series, and was another ratings
winner. Sherrie is a regular on ITV’s Loose Women and
is the show’s longest serving panelist .
JENNIFER ELLISON is
now filming the second
series of Dance Mums the British version of the
US show Dance Moms.
The first series of the show
has been a huge success
and has been sold to
Lifetime in the States.
MADALENA ALBERTO
next stars in Jim Graham’s
experimental new play The
Vote at the Donmar Warehouse
alongside a stellar cast which
includes Mark Gatiss, Catherine
Tate and Judi Dench. A national
event and a first for television
and theatre, the production
dramatises the final 90 minutes
before the polls close on this
year’s election night. On that
exact date, May 7th, at that
precise time, the play will be
broadcast live from the Donmar
stage on More4.
IN OTHER NEWS ...
STAFF BIRTHDAYS
LEA EVANS: 4TH APRIL
BENJI ROM: 9TH APRIL
PROF. JONATHAN SHALIT OBE:
17TH APRIL
DEL CONBOY: 19TH APRIL
DOLAPO ALAFE ALUKO:
24TH APRIL
JESSICA MCCARTEN: 21ST MAY
JILL REGAN: 14TH JUNE
ASHLEY VALLANCE: 19TH JUNE
ED GRIFFITHS: 9TH JULY
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ANNALISA ROSSI plays Goneril in a BBC2 adaptation of
Ronald Harwood’s The Dresser directed by Richard Eyre
appearing alongside Sir Ian McKellan and Anthony Hopkins.
CAT SIMMONS stars as series regular Emma in Ordinary
Lies which airs on BBC1, created and written by Danny
Brocklehurst, in an ensemble cast that includes Jo Joyner and
Mackenzie Crook.
SIMON TRINDER has been confirmed as a series regular on
Midwinter of The Spirit for ITV Encore opposite Anna MaxwellMartin, with ANIA MARSON making a guest appearance.
JOSHUA RICHARDS plays Charley in Death of a Salesman
for the RSC, which transfers from Stratford to the West End
opposite Anthony Sher.
MELANIE LA BARRIE next appears in The Bakkhai with Ben
Whishaw at the Almeida.
PHOEBE THOMAS stars in the title role of Hetty Feather in
the West End, which was nominated for a 2015 Olivier Award.
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New signing, BAFTA-winner
LAUREN SOCHA is currently
filming the movie Strangeways
Here We Come alongside
Michelle Keegan and Elaine
Cassidy. Directed by Chris
Green, the film follows a group
of women who get sucked
into loans and trapped by the
astronomical interest rates
of an evil loan shark and is
described as “a brutal comedy
drama.” The young Derby
actress won a BAFTA for
Best Supporting Actress
in 2011 for her portrayal of
Kelly Bailey in E4’s Misfits.
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