WILD rumours are circulating about a fix in the Big Brother house concerning an on-screen romance – with some saying it was all plotted before they even entered the house.

Big Brother fans are convinced that Nathan and Baked Potato (AKA Rosie) knew each other before.

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One fan took to X, formerly Twitter, to say: “I’ve just heard a conspiracy theory that Baked Potato and Nathan knew each other before Big Brother…. her reaction to seeing him on launch night and the whole “they know about us”…

Another fan said “This is the weirdest romance in the history of Big Brother,” to which another fan replied: “…Nathan’s playing a game that involves a four year plan.

Someone else said: “I’m actually so confused by his romance, literally the most unlikely romance in Big Brother history.”

Nathan King, 24, is a pork salesman who in another life used to serve in the Royal household, as the reigning monarch’s butler.

Meanwhile, Rosie Williams is a dental assistant who has promised to donate her winnings to help fund her friend’s IVF treatment.

Housemates have been told they must call Rosie Baked Potato for the foreseable future after a dare in the first week.

Fans were surprised when the pair revealed saucy feelings for one another during Thursday night’s show.

Nathan confessed he felt attracted to Rosie just minutes before she walked into the Big Brother house.

But another contestant, Lily, leapt in with a surprise kiss.

The romance blossomed between Nathan and Rosie after a fire alarm evacuation where cameras recorded a secret chat.

The pair discussed dating each other when they get out, with Nathan asking Rosie if she’d like to visit a winery together when they emerge from the house.

But viewers have been speculating that it is all little too pre-planned and organised – and there must be more than meets the eye.

Big Brother is presented by Will Best and AK Odudu and is on its second series on ITV and ITVX, formerly being shown on Channel 4 and presented by Davina McCall.

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GRAND Designs host Kevin McCloud was left choking back tears during an emotional moment on the hit Channel 4 show.

The TV programme featured some candid emotion amongst the property renovations after being hit by a devastating cancer twist.

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In the episode, Kevin was left floored by the news that one of the owners of a gruelling renovation had been diagnosed with the disease.

Tony and Ara were hoping to create a perfect space for them to relax and find peace in a leafy part of Henley-on-Thames.

The couple spent four years demolishing the original dwelling and building something that was perfect for them which came with many hurdles along the way.

However, it was Ara’s admission that she was battling cancer amid the renovations and eventual completion of the house that left Kevin truly moved.

Ahead of arriving for a final sit-down with the pair after the completion of the property, it was clear that Kevin was already thinking about what was to come.

He said: “I’m approaching Tony and Ara’s house with a little trepidation.

“On top of the emotional, psychological, physical load this project has brought comes this latest news of Ara’s cancer, which is so sad.”

Later, Kevin sat down for an honest conversation with the couple where Ara opened up about how important having a home around her which she loved amid her illness meant to her.

Speaking to Kevin, she said: “Nobody could have predicted what was going to happen to me.

“Now the path is to do peace, contentment and gratitude. I have so much to be grateful for, I live in a little piece of heaven.

“It’s heaven round here.”

Kevin was clearly emotional as his eyes began to water before he choked back tears.

Almost stumbling for words, he said back to her: “It’s my turn to get a bit tearful now.

“I’m… in awe of the pair of you.

“Very tough and very wonderful of you to have got this far, I think it’s just a great thing.”

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The reviews for The Office Australia are in – and they are brutal.

Many have argued that the Amazon Prime remake is “unnecessary”, given the brilliance of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s 2001 original workplace classic, and the hugely popular US follow-up, which ran from 2005.

Aussie comedian Felicity Ward leads the cast of the Australian version, starring as Hannah Howard, the equivalent of Gervais’s tragic middle-manager David Brent.

In a two-star review for The Telegraph, Benji Wilson called the show “a heinously misguided undertaking” that “hasn’t paid enough attention to its source material”. He asked: “What is this for?”

The Guardian’s one-star review, meanwhile, headlined “An edgeless reboot doomed for the shredder”, saw Luke Buckmaster write: “Given The Office has already been remade a dozen times – including a brilliant long-running US version that (apologies to my British colleagues) surpassed the original – the key challenge for the Australian reboot was to bring something new to the table. The amazing thing is that the creators don’t seem to have even tried.”

Commenting on the performances, he added: “The cast do their best but look a bit dazed and glassy-eyed, like fish nearing their last breath.”

The Evening Standard was slightly more generous, awarding the show three stars and complimenting Ward’s “eccentric and needy” portrayal of Howard. Critic William Mata wrote that, while “or the first five minutes”, the show “feels a genuinely fresh and updated retelling of the story”, it soon resorts to “familiar ground”.

Pat Stacey, writing for The Irish Independent, didn’t like it at all. He wrote: “There’s not a spark of originality in this pointless and toothless dud.” The critic, who called the show “lazy”, asked: “Why did anyone think this series was necessary?”

In an interview with The Independent this week, Ward told Helen Coffey she knew that covering similar ground to two established and beloved shows clearly comes with its challenges. “I know that people are going to have very strong opinions about this regardless,” she said, but added: “When people ask, ‘Did you feel the pressure?’ I’m like, ‘No, not at all.’ This is the greatest thing that’s ever happened to me.”

EMMY award-nominated comedy Shrinking starring Hollywood Harrison Ford is set to return for series three.

Apple TV+ has signalled the green light for a brand new new series starring the Indiana Jones and Star Wars star – even though series two is still streaming.

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Co-creator and executive producer Bill Lawrence said: “I’m so lucky to work on ‘Shrinking’ with actors, writers and a crew so talented that they all elevate the material.

“I’m even luckier that they are people I’d want to spend time with anyway. Huge thanks to Apple TV+ and Warner Bros. for the amazing partnership and support. So grateful we get to keep making this show. Onward!”

The series follows grieving therapist Jimmy played by Jason Segel, who played Marshall Erikson in How I Met Your Mother who decides to tell his clients exactly what’s on his mind – with hilarious consequences.

Hollywood actor Harrison Ford, who was once Hans Solo and Dr Indiana Jones – but in Shrinking he plays the part of Dr. Paul Rhoades, a senior therapist and colleague of Jimmy’s who has Parkinson’s Disease.

Fans had been wondering if series two would stand solo, but now it’s been confirmed it will be renewed by Matt Cherniss, head of programming for Apple TV+.

“It has been wonderful to watch audiences around the world fall in love with the memorable characters and rich world that Bill, Brett and Jason have created in ‘Shrinking,”.

“We are incredibly excited for viewers to see where life takes Jimmy, Paul, Liz, Gabby, Alice, Sean, Brian and Derek next as they continue on their moving, heartwarming and very funny journey in season three.”

Critics and fans are raving about Shrinking. According one review on Rotten Tomatoes, “the show features a winning cast and has a solid comedy rate, with well pitched character driven drama, which is more than a worthy follow up to Ted Lasso and a real delight in and of itself.”

Another said: “When it comes down to it, what makes Shrinking special is its unique characters and their complex but heartfelt relationships with one another.”

The first season received two nominations at the 75th Emmie Awards, with Segel winning Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and Jessica Williams winning supporting actress the gong.

Emmy Award nominees Christa Miller and Jessica Williams also join the all-star cast.

They are joined by Luke Tennie, Michael Urie, Lukita Maxwell and Ted McGinley.

Shrinking was cowritten by Jason Segel, Bill Lawrence, and Brett Goldstein – who made a guest appearance in season two.

New episodes air every Wednesday.

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Netflix users are expressing relief over the release of a “perfect” hidden gem sitcom following a brief delay.

It was revealed at the start of the month that the streaming service had acquired the prematurely axed Detroiters, a comedy series created by and starring Ted Lasso actor Sam Richardson and I Think You Should Leave’s Tim Robinson.

The series, which was also created by Zach Kanin and Joe Kelly, tells the story of best friends who work as creatives at the family of Robinson’s character’s advertising agency, and was due to arrive on Netflix on Tuesday (15 October).

However, when that date rolled around, viewers flocking to the service to watch the series couldn’t find it anywhere, leading to frustration and confusion on social media.

However, Detroiters, which originally aired on Comedy Central in 2017 before its cancellation the following year, has finally been made available to stream.

The sitcom has an overall score of 95 per cent on review aggregate Rotten Tomatoes – it’s second season has a perfect 100 per cent – and has been hailed as “absolutely perfect in every way” as well as one of the best comedy shows of the last decade by fans of the show on X/Twitter and the Rotten Tomatoes comments section.

Detroiters was a victim of an untimely cancellation, making its Netflix addition somewhat ironic considering the streamer’s habits of axing shows before they’ve had time to conclude.

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The latest example of this was Kaos, a contemporary retelling of Greek mythology from the mind of Charlie Copvell (The End of the F***ing World). The streaming service, who has previously cancelled cult hits The OA, 1899 and Shadow and Bone, received backlash for the decision – especially considering Covell previously said the show needed three seasons to reach its natural conclusion.

“Are you f***ing kidding me? This show was brilliant… and ended on a huge cliffhanger,” one fan lamented, with another calling it: “One of the best original shows they’ve done in years.”

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A viewer branded Netflix’s decision “frustrating” as the show “never had time to fly”, with others making the argument that many classic shows, including The Sopranos and Breaking Bad, took a few seasons to hit a groove.

Kaos starred Jeff Goldblum, Aurora Perrineau, Janet McTeer, Cliff Curtis, Stephen Dillane and Leila Farzad.

IT all kicked off last night as the couples faced each other at one of the most intense dinner parties this series.

Gym owner Hannah entered the party to a frosty welcome as Polly and Holly refused to greet her.

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Polly even went as far as to say that Hannah “rubbed her up the f***ing wrong way” and she would no longer acknowledge her.

Things went from bad to worse as Stephen refused to speak to his wife, prompting her to flirt up a storm with Orson.

Orson admitted he was ready to “let his hair down” for the next 24 hours after his marriage to Richelle had explosively combust.

Hannah cheekily told Orson that she would be keen to “snog” him at the dinner table, leaving the engineer smitten.

Elsewhere, Stephen said he was keen to purse a romantic connection with Sionainn after learning that she and husband Ryan had a row and spent the night in separate apartments.

To be honest, this is all sounding a little too much like Love Island and the couples should have more self-respect for themselves before cracking on with someone else’s spouse.

If you are as obsessed as Married At First Sight as I am, you need to keep reading, as I’ve got some thoughts…

Stephen’s crossed a line

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The last episode of Married At First Sight resembled Love Island, if feels like everyone’s forgotten that they’ve gone on to marry their partner and everyone just wants to swap their current partner.

Obviously, I’m mainly talking about Hannah and Orson, which we already knew about.

But I’m also talking about Stephen and Sionainn.

Stephen did not come across well in this episode at all.

I think the way that he handled the situation behind Ryan’s back and then proceeded to lie to him about how he did want to recouple with Sionainn but didn’t, considering what he said at the boys day around the fact that it wasn’t a ‘swingers club’ and he would never do that.

He did not come across well in this episode at all and it looks like Ryan really still quite angry about it.

So I wonder if there’s going to be ongoing beef with them at the commitment ceremony.

Ryan looks like he’s still got plenty more to get off his chest and I predict it will come to a head at the commitment ceremony.

Major red flags

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We also hear that Sionainn and Ryan have had some kind of explosive argument behind-the-scenes, but we don’t know what that was.

It seems to allude to the fact, that it was something that was said at the girls and boys day.

But to be honest, we didn’t see any issue with those two.

So I think there MUST be more to this!

I’ve also heard rumours that a couple leave the show to concerning behaviour.

I’m starting to wonder if that might be the couple that we’re talking about…

Can I pull your for a chat?

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I don’t think Hannah is helping herself by overtly flirting with Orson at the dinner table and saying they should go and make out.

Last night, Hannah enjoyed a chat with Orson, where he told her he and Richelle were done.

Hannah then got cosy with Orson at the dinner table – where some flirty remarks were made in front of the other couples.

But I think they’ve applied for the wrong show.

It isn’t Love Island and I actually heard Orson say ‘are you going to pull someone for a chat.

I think these people have genuinely forgotten what show they’ve gone on and it is starting to look like they’re so desperate to stay on the show.

Those that are not in relationships are currently working out ‘we’ll switch to someone else, just just to remain in the experiment.

Save the couple swapping for another show.

Polly’s excuses

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Last night Polly refused to own up to her mistake.

During the girls catch-up, Polly decided to switch husband’s in the game and chose Stephen, claiming he had more emotional maturity.

When Polly told Adam, he understandably took it badly.

But it was Polly’s response which left me confused.

I don’t like the way that Polly handles her confrontation with anyone to be honest, especially with Adam at the minute.

She’s shouting at him, making excuses and not accepting responsibility for her own behaviour.

It’s time for her to be transparent and give Adam a proper apology without screaming it across the table.

Bride’s a no show

Richelle was not at the dinner party, which i found very interesting.

But I suspect she’s just done with Orson and does not want to get into a situation that will be full of drama with her husband that she really dislikes.

It’s game over for this pair.

Affair exposed

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I wish that we saw more of the couples that are actually in good relationships.

We’ve hardly seen anything on Amy and Luke and we haven’t seen much on Kristina and Kieran and Sasha and Ross, and it just looks like among the mess of these hellish relationships, they’re getting lost and caught up in the crossfire.

The next ceremony, it looks like the affair with Hannah and Orson comes out and Richelle finds out.

So, I’m suspecting Richelle will obviously leave and Hannah and Orson will ask to stay in the experiment as a new couple.

But I’m more intrigued to see what will happen between Ryan and Stephen, because Ryan still looks very angry that Stephen made a beeline for Sionainn when he wasn’t at the dinner party.

It’s looks like it’s all about to kick off!