News about Samantha Barks

Beloved game show series is given the axe from ITV bosses - despite promising it was 'just being rested'

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 30, 2024
The Saturday night show aired three successful seasons and ITV insiders previously told The Mirror that the series wouldn't be back on screens in 2023 as it was being rested.  However, the show has now been completely axed by ITV bosses and the series will not be making a comeback for a fourth series. 

ITV 'AXE their big-budget musical show after just one series as it struggled against Strictly Come Dancing despite star-studded line-up'

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 12, 2024
ITV have reportedly shelved their big-budget musical show Mamma Mia! I Have A Dream after just one series. The talent show, which was filmed in Corfu last spring, succeeded in finding two theatre stars to take on the roles of Sophie and Sky in the beloved West End musical, which celebrated its 25th Anniversary last week. The winners, Stevie Doc and Tobias Turley, made their debut performances at the end of January and are still wowing audiences every night.

Mauve majesty!At the Nobel Prize Awards, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden puts on a stunning display in a purple gown and amethyst jewels

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 10, 2023
The heir to the Swedish throne, 46, sported a stunning one-shoulder gown with a full skirt, as well as purple gemstones in her tiara and earrings. King Carl XVI Gustaf's eldest child was welcomed by her father and mother Queen Silvia. Prince Daniel, Victoria's husband, was a tuxedo in a row behind (pictured right).

Mamma Mia!I Have a Dream viewers baffled by one crucial element of show as 14 hopefuls compete to win starring role in West End adaptation of hit film

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 22, 2023
Viewers of Mamma Mia! As the first episode aired on Sunday, I had a Dream when the choice of judges for the show baffled me. In a recent West End version of the Mamma Mia film, 14 hopefuls vie for Sophie and Sky. The contestants live in a Greek villa as they compete, named after the legendary ABBA song and filmed on the Greek island of Corfu over eight weeks.

Gimme!Gimme!Gimme!...As the West End actor plays a role. As 14 wannabe stars compete in a new Abba-themed TV talent show, host Zoe Ball and judges Alan Carr, Amber Riley, Jessie Ware and Samantha Barks reveal the secrets from filming on a Greek island

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 20, 2023
Beginning on Sunday, Mamma Mia!I Have A Dream gives contestants the chance to sing, dance and act their way to a role in the West End musical Mamma Mia! Next year, the country will commemorate its 25th anniversary.

Samantha Barks gives birth! Alex Stoll, a frozen mother, welcomes a baby boy and announces the newborn's sweet name

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 19, 2023
Samantha Barks has welcomed a baby boy with her partner Alex Stoll. On Monday, the Frozen actress announced that she had welcomed a son as well as a black and white snap of the newborn's hand. Samantha introduced her son's name in the caption: 'Welcome Rafael Barks-Stoll,' she wrote. My heart could burst with happiness.'

Following being told he would be a judge on ITV's latest talent show I Have a Dream, Alan Carr burstled in tears after being told he would be a judge on ITV's latest talent show I Have a Dream following Britain's Got Talent snub

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 15, 2023
The comedian, 47, burstled when he was sent a call from TV bosses just weeks after he lost out on the Britain's Got Talent judgeship position to former Strictly Come Dancing actor Bruno Tonioli, a move he regretted because he would have enjoyed working with close friend Amanda Holden. Alan, who appears on the panel alongside Samantha Barks, Jessie Ware, and Amber Riley, pleaded guilty to his experience, and he's also a 'ugly critic,' and he's missing a lot. He defended his position on the show, saying that although he doesn't have direct musical theatre experience and isn't able to provide technical assistance to the show's aspiring performers, he's performed on more stages than hot dinners.' But Alan, who has been promised a cameo appearance as a 'camp waiter' in the third film instalment of Mamma Mia!, which is on the cards, is not all misery.

FIRST LOOK at new ITV competition as 14 West End hopefuls battle it out for leading roles in Mamma Mia with Zoe Ball and Alan Carr

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 6, 2023
In Mamma Mia, 14 West End hopefuls will face off for leading roles. Judges Alan Carr, Jessie Ware, Samantha Barks, and Amber Riley will all be joined by talent show host Zoe Ball in a first look photos, published on Friday. Those of the country's most promising musical theatre actors will appear in Greece in the hopes of becoming the next Sophie and Sky.

Pregnant Samantha Barks dazzles in a hot pink dress at Mamma Mia!launch party after announcing that she is expecting her first child

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 29, 2023
Samantha Barks showcased her growing baby bump in a pink gown as she attended the press launch of Mamma Mia! On Thursday, I Have a Dream in London. As she promoted her role as a judge in the forthcoming talent hunt, the West End actress, 32, wowed in the ebbing cerise number. Samantha, who recently completed her two-years as Elsa in the London production of Frozen, took a confident stride on her hips before launching her arms in the air.

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: After a statue that is estimated to be worth £300,000

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 10, 2023
EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: After an auction room brawl over a statue that was estimated to be worth just £300, the headmaster of King Charles' school has netted an incredible £500,000 windfall. He was the first figure of authority that Prince Philip encountered after being sent to school in England in 1930. However, following an extraordinary turn of events this week, Harold Taylor, Duke of Edinburgh's headmaster at Cheam prep school, may have remembered quite differently.

Inside Frozen star Samantha Barks' lavish baby shower: Pregnant star enjoys baby-themed cookies, her grandmother's China tableware and a nappy cake

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 9, 2023
She is expecting her first child with her partner Alex Stoll. And Samantha Barks made sure she marked the occasion in style by hosting her lavish baby shower on Monday - with her nearest and dearest. With a stunning afternoon tea laid out as a magnificent grazing table, the musicals actress, who appeared Elsa in Disney's West End version of Frozen, was all out for the party.

Samantha Barks, a frozen film star, claims she is pregnant with her first child

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 1, 2023
Samantha Barks has confirmed that she and her husband Alex Stoll are expecting their first child together. On Tuesday, the musicals actress, who appeared Elsa in Disney's West End version of Frozen, posted her happy news on Instagram. As well as taking to the stage, the singer, 32, also appeared in BBC's I'd Do Anything, which sought to discover the role of Nancy in Oliver! In 2008, the United States began to produce the following:

Samantha Barks surprises girl who went viral for singing in a Kyiv bunker

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 25, 2022
Elsa is currently playing the leading role in Frozen The Musical in the West End. And Samantha Barks starred as she transformed into the role earlier this month in The National Lottery's Big Bash, which will air on New Years Eve. Amelia Anisovych, a Ukrainian native who went viral earlier this year for performing Let It Go, a Frozen hit, while in a bunker in Kyiv, the performer welcomed her to the stage during the show.

Samantha Barks enjoys a festive visit to Disneyland Paris with Frozen co-star Emily Lane

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 21, 2022
The actress, 31, certainly got into the holiday spirit as she and her co-star Emily Lane, who plays Anna. She couldn't contain her smile as she soared with delight into the air outside Sleeping Beauty's Castle, soaking up the festive atmosphere.

Fans of Kate Middleton's "Under & Together At Christmas" video, a fan of royal Carols

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 21, 2022
Kate, 40, appears stunning in a red sequin-embroidered gown as she takes her first picture of the film revealing how the program is 'full of festive carols and stunning performances.' The annual show, which is broadcast on ITV on Christmas Eve, was televised in Westminster Abbey on December 15, where the princess was joined by her husband Prince William and their children Prince George, nine years old, and Charlotte, seven. She was also welcomed by King Charles, Queen Consort Camilla, Sophie, Countess of Wessex, as well as Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice at the London occasion.

Taylor Swift Says Her 2012 "Les Misérables" Audition Was a "Nightmare"

www.popsugar.co.uk, October 30, 2022
Taylor Swift was serenading us with new songs from her "Red" album and dipping her toes into acting. Swift, joined by Eddie Redmayne, on Friday during an appearance on BBC One's "The Graham Norton Show," shared the tale of her "nightmare" "Les Misérables" audition. Swift recalled, "I once died in [Redmayne's] arms in a screen test for 'Les Mis.' "There's a lot of people are unaware of this tale." Basically, I was up for two roles in 'Les Mischief,' and I'd done a few auditions and travelled to New York and whatever. I believe I had more of a look at Cosette than I had anticipated, but I had the range of Éponine, so it was clear that I had been there for a good time rather than a long time."

Richard Fleeshman is engaged! Celinde Schoenmaker, a Coronation Street actor, makes a Valentine's wish for his partner Celinde Schoenmaker

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 4, 2022
Richard Fleeman is involved. After four years of dating, Coronation Street actor Terrence Schoenmaker, 33, of Spain, was introduced to his Dutch actress girlfriend Celinde Schoenmaker, also 33, on a romantic Africa safari trip last week. Richard, who is best known for playing Craig Harris in Corrie from 2002 to 2006, posted their joy on Saturday alongside a stunning silhouette snapshot taken during their trip of a lifetime.

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Has Sanditon cad Jack Fox tied the knot?

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 22, 2022
RICHARD EDEN: In TV drama Sanditon, he plays corrupt ladies' man Sir Edward Denham, but Jack Fox appears to have settled down in real life. On social media this week, Jack, 36, son of actor James Fox, began referring to his fiancee, singer Eleanor Fletcher (pictured together) 32, as'my wife,' sparking a flurry of congratulations from friends, whom he's been 'liking'. Lily James and Samantha Barks, Fox's execs, decline to announce that Eleanor and William are married. In July last year, they announced their engagement.