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Sky is preparing to hand its buzziest dramas, including “The Day of the Jackal” and “Brassic,” a shot at Britain’s biggest free-to-air stage, as the broadcaster works through the final stages of its £1.6 billion ($2.1 billion) takeover of ITV’s network operations.
Cécile Frot-Coutaz, chief executive of Sky Studios and the company’s content chief, confirmed the strategy at the Royal Television Society London Convention on Tuesday, telling attendees that Sky wants to experiment with “windowing” its premium originals onto ITV in the years ahead. Deadline first reported the broad outlines of the plan back in July; Frot-Coutaz’s remarks now put official flesh on the bones.
The idea, as she described it, is fairly simple: air earlier seasons of a hit show like “The Day of the Jackal” on ITV shortly before a new season debuts on Sky, using the free-to-air platform to build buzz and pull in viewers who might not otherwise encounter the series. “There’s various permutations,” Frot-Coutaz said, suggesting the company is still working out exactly how far it will push the model.
It isn’t a wholly new idea for Sky. Frot-Coutaz pointed to “Brassic,” the gritty Lancashire comedy-drama, as a test case — Sky previously placed its first four seasons on Netflix and found the exposure translated into fresh viewership rather than cannibalizing its own audience. “We saw that we had been able to find some new headroom [in viewing] because we’d exposed the show to an audience that we didn’t have,” she said.
The ambitions don’t stop at scripted drama. Sky, which Frot-Coutaz noted controls roughly 40,000 hours of sports programming, is also eyeing a bigger free-to-air footprint for its live events coverage — including the tantalizing prospect of Premier League football reaching viewers who don’t currently pay for Sky. “There’s also huge opportunities in terms of putting more sports on free-to-air,” she said. “We think everybody wins from that. The viewer wins, but also the leagues win.”
The comments came on a day of broader reflection on the deal’s implications for British broadcasting. ITV chief executive Carolyn McCall, speaking earlier at the same event, said her company had little alternative but to sell its network arm to Sky given the intensity of competition reshaping the industry, describing the landscape bluntly as “ferocious.”
Crucially for ITV loyalists worried about losing familiar staples, McCall stressed that the takeover comes bundled with a £2.1 billion output deal guaranteeing ITV Studios will keep producing shows such as “Love Island” and “Coronation Street” for broadcast on ITV through 2032. Asked whether Sky might try to unwind that commitment down the line, McCall didn’t mince words: “Good luck.” She added that Sky, far from scaling back, is likely to commission even more from ITV Studios — which will continue operating independently and remain listed on the London Stock Exchange despite the change in ownership upstream.
Taken together, the remarks paint a picture of a deal designed less to dismantle ITV’s identity than to fuse it with Sky’s deep bench of prestige content and sports rights. For viewers, that could eventually mean stumbling across a Sky original or a Premier League match without needing a subscription — a shift that, if it plays out as described, would mark one of the more consequential changes to how premium British television reaches its audience in years.
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After months of speculation that overseas tourists might soon have to pay to walk through the halls of the British Museum or gaze up at the Natural History Museum’s blue whale, the UK government has settled the question: admission will remain free for all, regardless of where visitors call home.
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport confirmed the decision on Tuesday, closing the door on a proposal floated earlier this year that would have seen international visitors charged for entry to England’s 15 national museums, 12 of which are based in London. The idea had been under review since March, as ministers searched for new ways to plug funding gaps at cash-strapped cultural institutions.
In the end, officials concluded the risks outweighed the rewards. A DCMS spokesperson said charging overseas visitors could deter domestic ones too, and that any financial upside “would not be felt equally across the sector” — meaning some museums might have profited while others were left worse off.
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy framed the decision as a matter of principle as much as policy. “Our museums are the places that light up the world,” she said. “That’s why they must be free, forever, for everyone to access.”
The debate had been reignited by a review from former Labour minister Baroness Margaret Hodge, published last year, which argued that charging foreign tourists would bring Britain into line with countries such as New Zealand and Singapore, both of which operate tiered pricing models favouring residents. But that argument ultimately failed to sway the government, which has now reaffirmed a policy dating back to 2001, when free admission to national collections was first introduced.
For the institutions themselves, the announcement brings a mix of relief and cautious optimism. The British Museum and the Natural History Museum are among the most visited attractions in the world, drawing 6.4 million and 7.1 million visitors respectively in 2025 alone. Their directors welcomed the news, even while acknowledging that a charging scheme might have offered a short-term financial boost.
Natural History Museum director Dr Doug Gurr put it plainly: “Free museums aren’t a cost to the economy — they’re a key reason the economy benefits from tourism in the first place.” He added that while his own institution stood to gain from charging tourists, the wider museum sector would likely have suffered, and called instead for a share of tourism revenue to be reinvested directly into the attractions that help generate it.
British Museum director Nicholas Cullinan struck a more historical note, pointing out that free access was baked into the institution’s founding mission nearly three centuries ago. “When the British Museum was founded as the world’s first public national museum in 1753 it was to be free for ‘all persons’,” he said. “So, we are delighted by the government’s announcement that free entry for all will be maintained.”
The government insists it isn’t abandoning museums to fend for themselves financially. Alongside the decision, DCMS pointed to a package of support that includes £760m for museums through the broader £1.5bn Arts Everywhere Fund, £600m in infrastructure investment for national collections, and a £13.6m transformation programme designed to help institutions build more sustainable business models for the future. Ministers say they will also work with Arts Council England on a long-term strategic plan for the sector, with further details expected in the coming months.
The stakes are considerable. According to DCMS figures, national museums contribute more than £1bn a year to the UK economy, drawing global visitors who often spend on hotels, restaurants and shops well beyond the museum gift shop. Supporters of free admission argue that any entry fee — however modest — risks undermining that broader economic pull, particularly for budget-conscious travellers weighing up how to spend their limited time and money in London.
Not everyone was pushing for charges, either. Earlier this autumn, several museum leaders publicly warned against introducing fees for overseas visitors, cautioning that the administrative cost of policing who counts as a “tourist” versus a UK resident could itself eat into any revenue gained — to say nothing of the reputational risk of appearing to charge foreign guests more than locals.
For now, the message from Whitehall is unambiguous: Britain’s museums will remain, as they have been for nearly a quarter of a century, open to everyone at no cost. Whether that guarantee proves durable amid ongoing funding pressures across the arts and culture sector remains to be seen — but for millions of visitors planning trips to London and beyond, the free ticket stays firmly in place.
Days of Our Lives has Holly Jonas (Ashley Puzemis) very upset this week and I expect that she is going to get more strange texts and we’re wondering if these messages might be coming from a very much alive, very not dead and scheming Sophia Choi (Rachel Boyd).
So, Holly was really unnerved when she got that random text out of the blue, the one that said, “Are you having fun?” What was most alarming, it was sent from an unknown number. So, Holly didn’t recognize it and she was out together with Tate Donovan Black (Leo Howard).
They were having their lakeside picnic and the text interrupted their private time together. And it made Holly worry that she and Tate were being watched and that she may be stalked and targeted. Later when Holly ran into Mason Whitfield (Brandon Butler), that’s when she confronted him. And Holly asked why he thought she was responsible for somebody’s death.
Mason said he had gotten to know Sophia from her distress calls to the suicide hotline, and he mentioned that he volunteers there. You would think that he shouldn’t be sharing it. But I guess since Sophia’s dead, no privacy concerns. So, Mason was well aware that Holly had said some unkind but true things about Sophia on the Salem University social pages. But Mason had no idea that Sophia had baited her ex-friend Holly into doing it by using a fake username.
But even with all that, Mason thinks Holly doesn’t take responsibility because she said things knowing Sophia was deeply troubled and had mental health issues. Plus, Mason wasn’t shocked and didn’t even seem to care that Holly was a victim of Sophia’s psychotic bullying. Partly because Mason knew from Sophia’s calls a lot of the bad things she’d done to Holly. Sounds like Sophia didn’t hold back. She told the suicide hotline counselor everything.
It sounds like most importantly, when Holly grilled him, Mason denied sending any text to Holly about fun or anything. But Holly freaked out when Mason casually said, “Have fun.” And he left the table at the pub to her and Arianna “Ari” Grace Horton (Vico Escorcia). But have fun is something everybody says. And Mason insisted he didn’t text her, even though he did have her number from a group chat for one of the classes they’re both in at Salem U.
Plus, Holly confronting him about the mysterious text just seemed to confuse Mason. And in the end, he made clear he wants nothing to do with Holly. So, it’s looking to me like Mason may not be the culprit and instead he’s a red herring that Holly’s probably going to focus on and she won’t be looking for the real culprit. And that makes me wonder if the prime suspect is Sophia.
Now, we all know Kristen DiMera (Stacy Haiduk) supposedly killed Sophia. We saw Kristen bash her in the head with a rock. She had her thugs throw Sophia’s body into the river. And Kristen made sure that Sophia would be presumed dead after an apparent suicide by having her write a suicide note. And of course, she made all those calls to Mason. But Sophia’s body was never found.
Also, any kind of ominous anonymous text fall right in line with Sophia’s style of how she’s tormented Holly in the past. Plus, Sophia’s survival and return have been speculated about for months. And in Salem, when somebody dies and there’s no body, you know, they’re going to come back. So, in order for Sophia to continue wreaking havoc on Holly’s life, she must have survived Kristen’s attack. You know, maybe Sophia was rescued, pulled out of the river by somebody, or drags her herself out once she was outside Salem.
And if you remember this summer when Holly, Ari, Tate, and Aaron were on Smith Island. Holly wasn’t feeling good because she had been drinking arsenic water unintentionally. And Ari and Aaron went out kayaking while Holly and Tate were staying behind at the cabin. And something really sticks in my mind about Ari and Aaron Green’s (Louis Tomeo) conversation about being out boating once they got back to the cabin.
So, Ari and Aaron mentioned a creepy old boat house they saw while paddling around. So, that might be where Sophia’s been hiding in this dilapidated building on Smith Island. Maybe that’s where the river dumped her out. And she’s lying ready to make a move to make Holly’s life a living nightmare again. Sophia might have even spied on them while they were at the cabin. All four of them. And of course now Sophia could be sneaking around Salem keeping an eye on Holly.

Sophia got pretty adept at sneaking around when she had Rachel Black (Lorelei Olivia Mote) cover for her when she was creeping out of Bay View. And we know that Ari spotted her that one time. So maybe now Sophia is being extra careful. So Holly’s enemy could have been lying in wait for months while she was recovering physically from near drowning and being bashed in the head by Kristen. And Sophia could be even more unhinged because her mental health issues may be compounded by traumatic brain injury.
So, Sophia may be hiding and plotting. So nobody, especially the DiMeras or the Salem PD, know that she’s alive because EJ DiMera (Daniel Feuerriegel) would kill Sophia because she tried to kill Johnny DiMera (Carson Boatman). That’s for certain. I have a suspicion that once Sophia recovered and she heard that Kristen had left Salem that she thought it was safe to come back to town. So, Sophia may be watching Holly from a distance.
It would be easy for Sophia to get a burner phone or steal somebody’s phone and send texts to Holly to rattle her and start a whole revenge plan. So, Sophia may be texting Holly as stage 1 of tormenting her. But also to test the waters to see if anybody suspects she’s alive. Sophia may be using her knowledge of Holly’s routines so that she can time the messages, wanting Holly to know she’s being watched. Maybe that recent near mugging was even set up by Sophia. Stranger things have happened in Salem.
Then we’ve got Mason showing up on the canvas and he’s got that grudge against Holly for her role in Sophia’s suicide. And all of this could be coincidental or maybe Sophia is aware of it and she’s using it to her advantage as a cover. So, she may want Holly focused on Mason. That way Sophia can stay in the shadows and Holly is looking at Mason. So, this week we’ve got Holly feeling guilty.
She’s struggling. She appears on Leo Stark (Greg Rikaart)’s new podcast with Lani Price (Sal Stowers) to talk about the mugging. And if Sophia’s alive, you can bet she will be tuned in looking for more ammunition. So Mason’s words definitely got to Holly and we’re going to see Tate having a run-in with Mason this week. But if Tate goes after Mason, I think Marlena Evans (Deidre Hall) may tell her grandson, you got to cool your jets because Mason is a good guy doing important work and he’s a veteran and he’s got some PTSD.
So, with Halloween coming soon and sweeps kicking off in exactly one month, Sophia could escalate the text and frighten Holly even more. So, Sophia may be waiting for the perfect moment to strike. Maybe when EJ is distracted because Sophia should be terrified of him.
Thankfully, Johnny survived. But EJ would take great joy in destroying Sophia. If she is behind the stalking and sending those texts to Holly, that could be part of why Tate and Holly wind up leaving Salem. We already know that Ashley Puzemis and Leo Howard were let go. So, that means Tate and Holly are leaving town. And it may be because of Sophia.
Amy Luciani is opening up about reconciling with her husband, Dwight Howard, after publicly accusing him of drug use and exploring the option of divorce.
On Tuesday, September 29, the Streetz Atlanta radio show released footage of an exclusive sit-down with Amy Luciani via YouTube. During the conversation, Luciani was asked about the livestream where she appeared to be pictured with cocaine, and accused her husband of using the drug. In turn, she explained that the content was not cocaine.
“But — I want to say this — the emotional rage that I was in [and] the anger that I felt in that moment to have guided myself to expose my marital issues, I shouldn’t have done to begin with,” she said. “So, to not further do that, I will say, I was wrong for making that video, especially when you end up back with your person.”
From there, Luciani explained that, “as a new wife,” she didn’t have the “construction” and “obedience” and behaved more like a girlfriend.
Social media reacts to Amy Luciani reconciling with Dwight Howard in TSR’s comment section.
Instagram user @bonnie__woo wrote, “Ohhh so y’all both do cocaine… Okay Got it lol”
While Instagram user @__divine999 added, “Man wrap this s**t up IMMEDIATELY 😂”
Instagram user @siren_of_the_bay_415 wrote, “Tf you mean it wasnt ❄️?…”
While Instagram user @maya__121__my_ added, “That ain’t no Johnson Johnson I know Johnson Johnson when I see it and that wasn’t it”
Instagram user @imlit_215 wrote, “i really want people to understand that they haven’t been together that long, lmao they both seem a little off.. and i’m 31 i been hearing rumors about that man since i was 20.. IYKYK”
While Instagram user @evanitshallbe added, “What we not gonna do is normalize toxic marital relations and drug use disguised as being a good wife or from what you saying not being so. Huh???”
Instagram user @thee.locd.empress wrote, “If the coke heads say it was coke then it was coke 😭”
While Instagram user @iamshamarofficial added, “Not it was flour she was about to fry chicken 🤣🤣🤣”
Instagram user @nodaysoff_str8naja wrote, “He made her do this 😂”
While Instagram user @javier_debarge added, “Naw naw nah! He threatened to put you out didn’t he 🤣”
Instagram user @brianna.capri wrote, “So WHAT was it then AMY??!🤔🤨”
As The Shade Room previously reported, in March, Dwight Howard filed for divorce from Amy Luciani after almost 14 months of marriage. At the time, Howard reportedly said their union was “irretrievably broken,” while Complex reported that they each filed for mutual restraining orders. To note, Luciani had previously made her own divorce filing in 2025.
Amid Howard’s 2026 filing, Luciani and his son reportedly accused him of drug use. However, he denied their claims, per The Shade Room. As the month continued, 911 audio surfaced of Luciani alleging that Howard put her out of their home. By the end of that month, Luciani shared a post about feeling “very sad” and going through a storm, per The Shade Room.
Then, in April, Dwight Howard turned heads by dropping his restraining order against Luciani, per The Shade Room. Then, earlier this week, Luciani shared a post on Instagram, showing that she and her husband had been working things out and had recently traveled together to Asia. In her comment section, she replied to those who shared their thoughts and noted that she was “happy” they didn’t divorce and were able to “grow the hell up” and keep their commitment.
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Spider-Man: Brand New Day has officially made box office history.
The Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios blockbuster has surpassed Star Wars: The Force Awakens to become the highest-grossing movie of all time at the domestic box office, ending a record that had stood for more than a decade.
The Tom Holland-led film has now earned approximately $936.77 million in North America, narrowly passing the $936.66 million domestic total earned by The Force Awakens. Even more impressive, Brand New Day reached the record after just 47 days in theaters.
The milestone is the latest in an extraordinary theatrical run for the fourth Tom Holland Spider-Man movie.
Brand New Day opened with $360 million domestically, setting a new record for the biggest domestic opening weekend in box office history. The film subsequently became the fastest movie ever to cross every major domestic milestone from $400 million through $900 million.
Its record-breaking performance has also extended far beyond North America. Spider-Man: Brand New Day has earned approximately $2.45 billion worldwide, placing it among the highest-grossing movies ever released globally.
Impressive. Most Impressive.
From a galaxy far, far away, everyone at Lucasfilm sends massive congratulations to Destin, Tom, everyone at Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios and the entire team behind Spider-Man: Brand New Day on setting a new domestic box office record and taking… pic.twitter.com/0GhXTwSbda
— Star Wars (@starwars) September 16, 2026
Following the record being broken, Lucasfilm and the official Star Wars social media account acknowledged Brand New Day taking the crown from The Force Awakens.
“Impressive. Most Impressive.”
Lucasfilm then congratulated director Destin Daniel Cretton, Tom Holland, Sony Pictures, Marvel Studios and the entire Brand New Day team on setting the new domestic box office record.
The studio also shared artwork featuring Spider-Man alongside X-Wings with the message:
“The Force is strong with you! Congratulations from Lucasfilm.”
The gesture continues a long-running Hollywood tradition in which filmmakers and studios publicly congratulate one another when a major box office record changes hands.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day [Marvel studios/Sony]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens had occupied the top spot since its historic theatrical run following its December 2015 release.
Other enormous blockbusters came close during the years that followed. Avengers: Endgame, for example, finished with more than $858 million domestically but was unable to catch The Force Awakens.
Now Spider-Man has finally done it.
And Brand New Day isn’t finished yet. The movie remains in theaters, meaning its new all-time domestic record will continue to grow.
Hey, The Bold and the Beautiful fans. We have got your latest spoilers for the 2 weeks beginning September 28th with Melissa Dylan (Sydney Bullock) making a big move in her desperate effort to win over Katie Logan (Heather Tom). Plus, Hope Logan (Annika Noelle) gets busy luring a man to do what she wants him to do.
Also, during the 2 weeks of September 28th through October 9th, we will see Steffy Forrester (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) painted into a corner again and Brooke Logan (Katherine Kelly Lang) losing her temper. So, let’s get right to it.
Monday, September 28th on The Bold and the Beautiful, picking up from Friday, Katie makes her next move. She tasked Dylan to earn her acceptance by proving her loyalty to the Spencers. And of course, Dylan’s desperate for Katie’s approval.
So this week, after she gives Dylan a challenge, Katie tells Hope that she tasked Melissa Dylan with talking to Zende Forrester (Delon de Metz). And Katie says if Dylan wants acceptance, she better deliver. We also have Will Spencer (Crew Morrow) defending his relationship with Dylan on Monday. No doubt, it’s Katie that Will is bickering with. He’s really sick of the way Katie’s treating his girlfriend Dylan.
Tuesday, September 29th on The Bold and the Beautiful. Zende gets surprising encouragement. And I suspect this is Dylan with Zende since we know they talk in the Forrester Creations design office. So, Dylan may just be feeling out Zende on whether he might leave Forrester Creations. I also wonder if he tells Dylan about the new youth line and why R.J. Forrester (Brayan Nicoletti) is frustrating him so much. So this week Dylan’s in the design office with him and Hope texts Zende.
And then he tells Dylan that Hope texted him. Zende texts back no, he won’t talk to Hope. And she tells Katie they’re disappointed. So, Zende asks Dylan, “Are you satisfied?” So it almost sounds like she’s prodding him about Logan and Zende might have gotten defensive, maybe thinking that Dylan wouldn’t want him talking to them. Ridge Forrester (Thorsten Kaye) urges Brooke to talk to Hope.
And I’m sure Ridge wants Brooke and Hope to repair things so that Brooke will be happier. But once Hope and Katie try and steal Zende, we know Brooke will be angrier than ever. Honestly, this is Forrester Creations self-sabotaging because they’re not treating Zende right. Ridge was dismissive. Didn’t care about Zende’s feelings about Ridge promoting R.J. over him and giving him control of the youth line.
Ridge made Zende lead designer of Hope for the Future, which was the youth line and now has just disenfranchised him. And of course, the way Katie is going about it by using Dylan and being sneaky is going to infuriate Brooke. And I suspect that’s what the fall preview spoilers refer to when it says Katie is going to make a move that Brooke sees as going too far.
Wednesday, September 30th on The Bold and the Beautiful. Carter Walton (Lawrence Saint-Victor) is desperate to get through to Steffy. So Carter’s trying to get Steffy to hurry up and move this fake surrogacy along. It’s perfect timing because Finn (Tanner Novlan) is out of town and Carter and Steffy can lie and say they went to the doctor, they did the procedure.
But the guilt’s too much for Steffy. She just can’t bear it. And this week she tells Carter, “Everyone is going to see through them and he’s not going to budge. He is pushing Steffy really hard to move forward with this scheme.” Now, Zende’s frustrations soar when he is sidelined again this week. We just saw R.J. and Ridge telling Zende they’re a team and that he’s valued. R.J. pushes Zende too far again. And it might be the final push that Zende needs to go talk to Katie and Hope.
Over at Logan, Thursday, October 1st on The Bold and the Beautiful, Will warns Dylan about Katie’s demands. And I expect Will to tell Dylan she doesn’t need to do this for Katie because Will knows Dylan may get fired for basically spying for Logan and helping to recruit Zende. So, maybe Dylan reconsiders because of what Will says this week because it does seem a little like Dylan’s discouraging Zende.
There’s a leaked scene this week and it’s Dylan and Zende. It sounds like she doesn’t want him to talk to Katie and Hope, but this may be an angle to recruit Zende without Dylan giving away that she’s helping Katie so that her job’s not at risk. Daphne Rose (Murielle Hilaire) tells Brooke and Ridge the surrogate she and Carter found as a remarkable woman.
So, it looks like Daphne may tell Ridge and Brooke that Steffy signed on to be part of her and Carter’s baby journey as their egg donor and surrogate. So again, Steffy’s being painted into a corner. Ridge might be a little worried because Steffy didn’t talk to him and he had no idea.
This is a huge personal sacrifice, but in the end, I can see Ridge praising Steffy for being so selfless and doing this amazing thing for Daphne and Carter. But Ridge also might ask Steffy why she didn’t tell him or Taylor Hayes (Rebecca Budig) that she was considering this and why he had to hear it from Daphne. I’m sure Steffy is going to be distraught talking to her dad.

Friday, October 2nd on The Bold and the Beautiful. Steffy is increasingly concerned about Carter’s plan. Steffy is ranting to Carter. There’s no way we can do this. She says, “People are going to figure this out.” But then he’s yelling at Steffy that we have to do this now. Carter is telling Steffy, “We don’t have time.” So, I think Carter likely wants to tell Daphne that he and Steffy already had the baby-making procedure done. And that way, they can just tell Daphne and Finn, “Okay, it’s done.”
And then before you know it, Carter can make Steffy take a test and say, “Oh, look, she’s pregnant. The surrogacy worked.” Hope and Katie put it all out there on Friday. And it sounds like by the end of this week, they are pitching to Zende about why he should leave Forrester Creations and come over to House of Logan.
And I think once Hope finally has the chance to speak her piece and tell Zende what her process was when she went through this that he’s going to listen because she will explain she was sidelined and disrespected and Hope will apologize and tell Zende she never wanted to hurt him. She didn’t want to leave Forrester Creations but Steffy and Ridge made it impossible for her to stay. And now that R.J. and Ridge are messing with Zende. I suspect he will have a lot more sympathy for the position Hope was in and I think Katie is going to make a big offer to Zende that is very tempting.
Then the week of October 5th through the 9th on The Bold and the Beautiful, we’re going to see Finn getting back in town and I think he’s going to be stunned to hear that Steffy had that IVF procedure while Finn was gone. Also, word spreads that Steffy is the surrogate for Daphne and Carter. I’m sure Brooke and Ridge and Taylor and a lot of people are going to be really shocked.
And I think Taylor’s going to be really worried about Steffy. And I do wonder if she will crack and spill the beans to Taylor because Steffy desperately needs somebody to confide in, especially once Finn’s home because he won’t understand why Steffy went behind his back.
We’ll see Zende considering whether to leave Forrester Creations and go over to Logan. I’m sure Zende would rather stay with his family, but if he will never get any professional recognition or respect, how can he stay?
Carter will keep pushing forward and I expect he’ll tell everybody the procedure was done just to keep pushing her into a corner so she can’t come clean to Daphne or Finn. I mean, Carter’s being a bully at this point. Looks like Dylan comes through for Katie, but will Katie stick to her word and honor the agreement with Dylan?
I doubt that Will is gonna let Katie back out of it. We may see Brooke finding out Katie tried to lure Zende to Logan. And I think Brooke may march over to Logan and go off on Katie again. Maybe break some more stuff, slap her sister again. Fall spoilers say Deke Sharpe (Harrison Cone) gets a new man in her life. So, that’s coming soon. And Brooke soon gets a dramatic story all of her own.
Saved by the Bell’s Lark Voorhies is the first cast member to react to the death of late costar Dennis Haskins.
“Knowing Dennis Haskins for almost 40 years has been one of the truest blessings of my life, which makes losing him hurt so deeply,” the actress, 52, wrote via Instagram late Monday, September 28.
Voorhies continued, “We shared so much history together from our earliest days, and through it all, he remained a fabulous person, a loyal friend, and someone with such a kind, gentle heart. I am truly heartbroken by his passing and will miss his warmth and laughter more than words can say. Rest in peace, Dennis, you will always hold a special place in my heart.”
Voorhies played spoiled student Lisa Turtle on the hit NBC sitcom, which aired between 1989 and 1993, and followed a group of students at the fictional Bayside High School. She was among the show’s core teenage cast, starring alongside Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Mario Lopez, the late Dustin Diamond, Tiffany Thiessen and Elizabeth Berkley.
Haskins was best known for playing Principal Richard Belding, a role he originated on the short-lived Disney Channel series Good Morning, Miss Bliss, on the hit show. He reprised the role in Saved by the Bell: The New Class, which aired from 1993 to 2000.
Haskins’ representative confirmed the actor’s death at age 75 in a statement to Us on Monday.
“It’s a tragic loss,” his spokesperson said. “Everyone loved Mr. Belding and those of us who got to know Dennis loved him even more.”
“[Dennis] was a great person, and he loved, I mean absolutely LOVED his fans,” his rep told Us. “He always had time for them, no matter what. He was my client and dear friend for over 20 years, and I will miss him terribly. I’m heartbroken.”
“On Good Morning, Miss Bliss, I was just glad to have a job. It was a long seven-audition process,” Haskins told Parade in 2013. “I was in. I was out. And then, finally at the last minute, I got it. We were just happy to be working. We weren’t thinking in terms of how long we were going to go.”
“One day [producer] Peter Engel came on the stage and said, ‘Ladies and gentlemen, Disney has chosen not to go on with the project. There’s a slight chance ABC will do something, but I just wanted to thank everybody.’ And then I started hearing things,” he recalled. “The prop guy came up to me and said, ‘Hey, Dennis. They just told us to save the sets.’ I found out that I was going on to Saved by the Bell because NBC had bought the rights to four characters, by the wardrobe guy telling me, ‘They told me to save your suits,’ and giving me a big thumbs up.”
Bayside High for life! Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Tiffani Thiessen, Mario Lopez and more Saved by the Bell stars have gone on to do great things, but they have also stayed true to their roots.
The sitcom, which aired four seasons from 1989 to 1993, followed a group of teens, including Gosselaar, Thiessen, Lopez, Elizabeth Berkley, Dustin Diamond and Lark Voorhies, as they navigated the ups and downs of high school.
Several members of the cast subsequently moved on to the spinoff Saved by the Bell: The College Years. They reunited again for the Peacock revival in 2020, but the reprisals almost did not happen.
Lopez and Berkley were confirmed to return when the project was announced in September 2019, while Thiessen exclusively told Us Weekly the following month that she “didn’t know that was happening” at all ahead of the news.
However, the Access Hollywood cohost teased in November 2019 that Thiessen and Gosselaar would make appearances in the revival. “Who says they weren’t included?” he exclusively told Us at the time. “You’ve got to wait and find out.”
Voorhies, for her part, explained during a February 2020 appearance on The Dr. Oz Show that she felt “a bit slighted and hurt when I was not invited to be part of” the new series. In October 2020, though, news broke that the actress would indeed return as Lisa. She ultimately joined Gosselaar and Thiessen in reprising their roles.
Showrunner Tracey Wigfield then hinted in November 2020 that Diamond could make a future appearance. “We talk about Screech’s character and there are little Easter eggs throughout the show of what he’s doing now, and you can find some if you look for them,” she said on the “TV’s Top 5” podcast. “And this season, he wasn’t tied to any of the new characters or anything. But that’s not to say it’s not open for the future, not knowing what stories will be or anything for a cameo maybe.”
Several months later, news broke that Diamond had cancer. He passed away in February 2021.
Dennis Haskins played Bayside High School’s Principal Richard Belding on both Saved by the Bell and its spinoff The New Class, for a total of 11 years. His spokesperson confirmed to Us that Haskins died at age 75 in September 2026.
Scroll through the gallery below to see what the cast of Saved by the Bell has been doing since the show ended — besides reuniting for the revival:
Hey, The Young and the Restless fans. We have got your latest spoilers for the 2 weeks that start September 28th with Kyle Abbott (Michael Mealor) having to play pretend to keep his secret fling hidden from somebody he cares about. Plus, Phyllis Summers (Michelle Stafford) is busted. She is caught red-handed.
Also, during the 2 weeks of September 28th through October 9th, we’re going to see Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) laying some groundwork and Billy Abbott (Jason Thompson) stressed about the upcoming wedding.
Let’s unpack all of that. Monday, September 28th on The Young and the Restless, Billy tells Cane Ashby (Billy Flynn) that he’s worried about Jill Abbott (Jess Walton) being at his wedding and causing a scene. Phyllis gets Cane alone and she makes him an offer. Phyllis wants all the Genoa City real estate that Cane bought. And he thinks Phyllis wants to do what Cane was originally going to do when he was first buying up all that real estate. Over at Crimson Lights, Kyle and Billy talk.
They’re discussing the bachelor party that Kyle and Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) are planning. Billy tells Kyle that he’s going to be the golden boy forever as long as Kyle keeps making good choices. Wait until Billy finds out that Kyle is with Victoria Newman (Amelia Heinle). Nick Newman (Joshua Morrow) tells Victor that he’s really grateful his dad didn’t let him come back to work at Newman sooner.
And Victor tells Nick that if things start to feel like they’re too much, he should talk to a therapist or Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott). And then Matt Clark (Roger Howarth) is hauled in by one of Victor’s security guys. Nick is unhappy that Matt is there. But he tells Nick, “Look, I was trying to leave town.” And Victor had his goons drag him back. They’re annoyed that Matt keeps saying he’s leaving town and then doesn’t go.
But he promises Victor and Nick he is definitely leaving this time. And Matt says, “By the way, I’m not going alone.” Nick kind of freaks thinking that Matt’s talking about Phyllis, but Matt says, “No, he said he’s taking Patty Williams (Stacy Haiduk) with him.” And Victor laughs and he and Nick think that Matt is in over his head and that Patty will hurt him like physically. But Matt thinks he can get Patty to turn herself into the cops. Nick tells Matt to go and stay gone.
Kyle brings Victoria to the place he rented for them. That’s going to be their secret little nookie nest. It’s got a garage. It’s very private. It’s much better than the Riverbend Motel. Kyle suggests they play never have I ever as they strip so he can get to know Victoria better.
This all kind of contradicts the thing where Kyle and Victoria are saying there’s no feelings. It’s just sex. It’s just fun. It’s a secret short-term fling. Plus, Kyle and Victoria are pretty confident that nobody knows what they’re up to, and they think they can keep it secret. They’re referring to the time they spend fooling around as being in the danger zone.
Tuesday, September 29th, on The Young and the Restless, Victor makes a grand gesture to Nikki. Usually, when Victor gives Nikki a lavish surprise, it’s because he’s done something wrong. In this case, he may be hedging because Victor is about to do something wrong. Daniel Romalotti (Michael Graziadei) gets some advice from Christine Williams (Lauralee Bell). They may be discussing Phyllis. And you know, Christine may urge Daniel to try and rebuild their relationship, especially if Matt is gone for good.
Jack tells Nick he’s there to support him if he needs it. Nikki wants Jack to be Nick’s sponsor because Jack has been through this same thing. Nick already said he wants Jack to be his sponsor, but we all know Victor does not want Nick to have anything to do with Jack and doesn’t want him involved in his son’s recovery. Also, Nick sees Phyllis as she continues her conversation from Monday with Cane at the GCAC. And Nick demands to know what that was about and what Phyllis is up to. He feels like he caught her red-handed.
Wednesday, September 30th on The Young and the Restless, Victoria and Kyle try and play normal in front of Claire Grace Newman (Hayley Erin). So Kyle and Victoria are getting in deeper with each other more by the day, but fall The Young and the Restless spoilers confirm that she and Kyle are going to catch real feelings for each other, and that’s going to get real messy. To protect Nick, we’re going to see Victor and Nikki making a hard decision. This may be about Marie Kirkland (Jade Harlow) or about his work at Newman Enterprises. It could even be about Jack being his sponsor because I’m sure Victor might still be trying to push for it to be anybody but Jack.
Esther has some advice for Sharon Newman (Sharon Case). This may have to do with Nick. I wonder if Esther is prodding Sharon to see if she and Nick are going to rekindle now that he’s out of rehab. To me, that seems like a long shot, but maybe the new writers are actually fans. By the way, it’s a little less than 6 weeks until we see their first scripts on our TVs.


Thursday, October 1st on The Young and the Restless, Victor gathers everybody together to talk about helping Nick. So, Victor and Nikki may be worried about Nick’s ongoing sobriety, which obviously is a concern. And they may get family and friends together, so they’re all on the same page.
Everybody’s aware of warning signs. That way, they can alert Victor or Nikki if something seems off with Nick. And speaking of Victor’s oldest son, Nick takes care of matters himself. Now, this may involve Matt if he hasn’t left town yet, or maybe about Marie, or Nick may dig in and try to figure out what Phyllis is plotting with Cane.
Then, Friday, October 2nd, on The Young and the Restless, we’re going to end the week with Chelsea Lawson Newman (Melissa Claire Egan) and Audra Charles (Zuleyka Silver) making peace.
Obviously, this is for Sally Spectra‘s (Courtney Hope) benefit, so she doesn’t have to deal with battling bridesmaids on her wedding day. I wonder if Audra and Chelsea can keep it going, and maybe the truce will even last after the wedding. It’s better than going back to despising each other.
Sally also reaches an understanding with Adam Newman (Mark Grossman). I suspect it’s about the wedding and Sally telling Adam he’s welcome to attend as long as he doesn’t start any trouble with Billy. Also this week, Abby Newman (Melissa Ordway) chats with Billy and Sally, and Abby’s wondering if they know if they’re having a boy or a girl and are just keeping it hush hush.
Abby suspects they may already know what they’re having. Also, Diane Jenkins (Susan Walters) warns Nikki that she will defend what is hers. So, Nikki gets the feeling Diane’s talking about Jack personally and not Vibrante versus Jabot. And Nikki warns Diane she’s ready for battle. Plus, Kyle sees a different side of Victoria. This may be when the feelings start.
And then the week of October 5th through the 9th on The Young and the Restless. Sally and Billy’s wedding is fast approaching and fall spoilers say that fans should expect the unexpected. We could see some wedding crashers and I’m wondering if Patty might be one of them. Also, Shirley Spectra (Patrika Darbo) is back as Sally’s grandma. She is arriving soon with Sally’s sister, Coco Spectra (Ashley Campbell).
That’s different from who was playing her over on The Bold and the Beautiful. We’ll see if Matt actually leaves Genoa City and Tessa Porter (Cait Fairbanks) is back on screen soon. I’m interested to see her catch up with Daniel after his recent chat with Mariah Copeland (Camryn Grimes). We’ll also see Jill Abbott back soon for Billy and Sally’s wedding.
We’ll see Cane and Lily Winters (Christel Khalil) get even closer. Sally and Billy’s baby will be here before we know it. More on Nate Hastings (Sean Dominic) and Stephanie Simmons (Vivica A. Fox). Kyle and Victoria start to catch feelings and then they get busted. And we’re watching to see if Marie is going to come back in November sweeps.
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