NEWSLETTER ‘OSCAR’ nominated Spring InterTalent Rights Group is the UK’s pre-eminent independent talent management company – short documentary starring AC Client 2019 providing global representation to the nation’s best talent and their ideas. Kai Francis-Lewis Rickie Haywood-Williams, Melvin Odoom and Charlie Hedges will be joining BBC Radio 1 as the EMILY ATACK’s recent stint in I’m A Celebrity RICKIE HAYWOOD- new hosts of the station’s specialist show (Monday- Thursday, 9pm) from April 1st. Having met at university, Get Me Out Of Here saw her come runner up Rickie and Melvin are regulars on the entertainment WILLIAMS, MELVIN scene, presenting for the likes of BBC Three, ITV 1 + 2, in the show’s most successful series ever. Channel 4 and MTV, as well as previously hosting the In the final she received nearly MOBO Awards. Melvin is currently hosting Lego Masters 4 million votes. Since leaving the ODOOM & CHARLIE on Channel 4 which is in its second season. jungle, Emily has been announced Charlie (new signing) began her music career DJing as the new face of Walkers Crisps HEDGES signed at international events and festivals such as Ministry of TV commercials alongside Gary Sound, Global Gathering, V Festival and Space Ibiza, Lineker; launched her own exciting playing alongside some of the biggest names in dance, fashion collaboration with mega including Carl Cox and Steve Aoki and others. online retailer In The Style; has with BBC Radio1 guest presented Capital FM’s Rickie, Melvin and Charlie said: “We’re so excited prestigious Breakfast show and is to be joining the Radio 1 family and bringing all our writing her first book Are We There energy and entertainment to the station. Hearing a new Yet? To Indignity… and Beyond. side to us as we get to showcase the music we love.” Emily is also preparing for her first Ben Cooper, Controller, Radio 1 & 1Xtra says: ever solo comedy tour Talk Thirty “Radio 1 needs to keep disrupting, keep changing, keep To Me which has just extended its surprising our audiences and our industry. Can’t wait to run in London and has sold out tune in to hear Rickie, Melvin and Charlie on Radio 1 around the country. On the acting with an exciting mix of late night humour and great new front, Emily is about to shoot a new music.” drama for Sky Arts and will shoot Season 2 of the hit BBC show Almost Never later in 2019. BROADCAST DENISE VAN OUTEN returned for another KELLY BROOK joins the Fresh off the back of his two seasons of Ireland’s Got Talent for TV3 Global team as the new face of popular BBC Two show Million which kicked off in Feb 2019. drive time (4-7pm) on HEART Pound Menu, ITV’s Gordon, DENISE also commences her third year for and Saturday mornings from Gino and Fred: Road Trip Matalan and is now a full ambassador - her 6am. and Channel 4’s First Dates collaboration with the brand has been and First Dates Hotel, FRED cemented with a range of her own clothing SIRIEIX is now in development DVO Loves in all 200 stores. Joining her of his new CBBC format ‘Step Up is MARK WRIGHT who hosts the new To The Plate’ alongside Allegra Bachelor series for Channel 5 which was McEvedy, which sees two teams filmed in South Africa at the end of last of budding service and cooking year, has also signed to Matalan. professionals go head to head to run their own restaurant! Also keep your eyes peeled on Lorraine Kelly Showing off her impressive acting skills, KIMBERLEY WALSH BBC Two for another exciting 2019: Celebrating joined Channel 4 drama Ackley Bridge playing fiery netball teacher Claire Butterworth. The former Girls Aloud star starred in the Theatre project, where he is joined by 35 years at ITV and some of the world’s Royal Drury Lanes’ Christmas Spectacular and performed her one- top chefs to explore her 60th birthday. woman show for five nights at Crazy Coqs at London’s Brasserie Zédel to rave reviews and has her new kids clothing range Kimba their favourite Kids which is currently available to buy online. She can also be seen Remarkable Places to Eat. as the Fashion host for the Lorraine show on ITV1. Our latest signing I’m A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! winner, SCARLETT MOFFATT, had a great run at the end of ROBERT ‘JUDGE’ RINDER’s 2018 co-hosting I’m A Celebrity: EXTRA presented his own end-of-year round CAMP on ITV2, which hit an all-time up show Good Year Bad Year on Channel 4 in December 2018. Also ratings high of 2 million. Scarlett will soon following on from the success of his announce an exciting new landmark series. Who Do You Think You Are? episode Entrepreneur and Influencer which aired in August 2018 - and PATRICIA BRIGHT Following another triumphant season as Head was the highest rated episode of reveals the secrets to Judge on BBC1’s Strictly Come Dancing the series - Rob will be presenting Double Gold Boxing Olympian NICOLA her huge success as she SHIRLEY BALLAS will be part of the line-up a 2-part BBC spinoff documentary ADAMS OBE faces reigning World Champion releases her debut book for Comic Relief’s Kilimanjaro: The Return. where he will continue to explore his Shirley, and her fellow celebrities, will climb Arely Mucino on the 8th March at the Royal on the 7th February 2019, family’s connection and history in Albert Hall, in what will be her first attempt at a the 5,895-metre high mountain to raise funds the Holocaust. professional world title. entitled ‘Heart & Hustle’. for Comic Relief supported projects in the UK and internationally. NEW Signings BROADCAST & BRANDING RYAN CLEARY CLAUDIA-LIZA ARMAH KERRY BOYNE STEPHEN BAILEY OMID DJALILI DILLIAN WHYTE (E4 and ITV2) (Channel 5 News Anchor) (CITV Children’s Presenter) (Comedy Genius) (Award Winning Comedian) (Boxer – Heavyweight Champion) ACTORS OSCAR COMEDY NEWS We are delighted to announce new signings Comedy Award Nominee ELF DAME JOAN COLLINS wins the Best LYONS, BBC New Comedy Award Winner and Scottish Comedian of the Year KAI FRANCIS-LEWIS plays the lead Actress award at the LA Shorts Interna- STEPHEN BUCHANAN, LILY PHILLIPS, POLICE COPS, ZAHRA BARRI, role of Cornelius Walker in Black Sheep, tional Film Festival for her leading role and KELSEY DE ALMEIDA. which has received an Oscar nomination in the film Gerry. Dame Joan could also for Best Short Documentary. Directed Tom Ward recently be seen in the hit US series by Ed Perkins, Black Sheep comes after American Horror Story. the high-profile killing of Damilola Taylor when Cornelius’ family move out of London but when they discover their new town is run by racists, Cornelius takes drastic steps to survive. Darren Harriott The Broadway transfer of Come From Away arrives at the Phoneix Theatre (West End) in February having opened to rave reviews at the MICKY FLANAGAN recently filmed the STEPHEN BAILEY and DARREN Abbey Theatre (Dublin) in December. CAT pilot for a new sitcom for the BBC and HARRIOTT filmed a Stand Up Special SIMMONS and DAVID SHANNON give standout wrote and starred in a Christmas special for Comedy Central. Their Roast Battle performances in this ensemble musical that is set of his Sky One show Thinking Aloud. was the most viewed episode of the in the week following the September 11 attacks and tells the true story of what transpired when His last live show An’ Another Fing… is series on Comedy Central. 38 planes were ordered to land unexpectedly in currently showing on Sky One and his the small town of gander. The musical is a story stand up specials are responsible for half TOM WARD appeared on Comedy of human kindness and the triumph of humanity of all UK comedy downloads. Central’s Stand Up Central as well as over hate – it received 7 Tony nominations when it opened on Broadway in 2017. filming for the new series of Roast Olivier Award nominee AMY LENNOX and AMANDA WILKIN plays Alphonso Lanier DARREN HARRIOTT was a series Battle and is the star of LadBible’s new former Eastender JACK RYDER join the cast regular on new ITV2 show Don’t Hate the interview series amassing over a million in the transfer of Emilia from Shakespeare’s JOSIE LAWRENCE & CHIZZY AKUDOLU of BBC One’s Holby City this Feb. Amy will play Playaz as well as appearing on two series views. Globe to the Vaudeville Theatre (West End) star alongside Freddie Fox in Edmond de Chloe Goddard the daughter of Ange played by of Comedy Central’s Roast Battle, filming this Spring. Emilia a new play by Morgan Lloyd Bergerac at The Birmingham Rep. Dawn Steele and Jack plays Evan Chloe’s on- Malcolm tells the story of the ‘Dark Lady’ who a stand up special and travelogue for the DALISO CHAPONDA will be curating Inspired by the story of Cyrano de Bergerac, off boyfriend, who arrives at Holby to try and features in Shakespeare’s Sonnets and whom channel. an exhibit for Liverpool World Museums Edmond De Bergerac took France by storm convince her to take their relationship seriously. many consider to have been his muse. An all- and returning to BBC Radio 4 for a new winning 5 Molière awards and now makes female cast will perform in this ‘magnificent GARY DELANEY is on tour along with series of his acclaimed show Citizen of its English-language premiere at The REP production’ (The Stage) filled with ‘wit, fierce HAL CRUTTENDEN, ZOE LYONS, Nowhere.