#itv girlfriends

[enwoso]

Alessia Russo + reporter!gf, where Alessia is nonstop flirting with Reader on national television when you're trying to interview her

LIVE TO ALL || alessia russo

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you were a sports journalist for itv, travelling up and down the country as well as across the world each week to cover matches as well as try and get some of the players thoughts and opinions on the game.

today was the england lionesses vs sweden at home, at a sold out wembley. the game being tense but the girls pulling out a win by one goal and of course it being scored by non other than the alessia russo who just happened to be on your radar to interview.

normally it would take some convincing from some players to get them to do a quick post match interview, most players after a win wanting to celebrate and after a loss was when it was even harder to get players to interview as they just generally weren’t in the mood, understandably.

however luckily you wouldn’t have to do much convincing to get england’s star girl for an interview as she just so happened to also be your girlfriend. so one little bat of the eyelashes and a flash of the smile and the blonde would be right over.

so as your team handed her a mic as she walked over from the pitch hugging you tight as you sent her a loving smile trying your best to remain professional but the girl just looked so gorgeous even after running around a pitch for ninety minutes, her hair slicked back a few flyaways had came loose above her as well as her cheeks being slightly flushed pink probably from the amount of running she’d done.

“so alessia another sold out wembley for the lionesses, does the feeling ever change walking out and seeing that many people in the stadium?” you began the interview as alessia nodded along with what you were saying, her bottom lip inbetween her teeth as you watched as her eyes roamed your face as she held her eye contact with you instead of the camera like she was supposed to.

there was a slight pause between your question and the blonde starting her answer, “oh um it definitely helps to keep us motivated whilst we are playing- as we love seeing our fans pack out stadiums and creating as much noise as possible!”

“speaking of motivation, what helps to keep you fired up especially when your playing top teams like sweden?” you asked as you seen alessia giggle to herself, you being thankful for the fact that the camera can’t see the look your throwing alessia right now.

“well away from football there’s definitely someone who does that for me-” the blonde making direct eye contact with you as a smirk crept onto her face. you knew exactly what she was insinuating on and while the your relationship wasn’t exactly out there it wasn’t a big secret either fans definitely had their suspicions and alessia right now was definitely adding fuel to that fire.

she carried on, you sending the blonde another stern look that told her to behave, “but the staff at england as well as the girls we all do our part to ensure that’s we can all play to the best of our ability to ensure we get the result that we want as a team and as a nation” she smiled innocently as she finished awaiting your next question.

you began to explain the importance of the goal that alessia scored to start off the lionesses euro qualifying campaign while alessia well she was just staring at you, totally zoned out as she licked her lips. her eyes scanning your outfit as she imagined maybe what it would look like on the floor of your shared bedroom…

“and finally how does it feel to finally get your first goal at wembley especially the one that sealed the win for you guys” you finished with a quick smile, slightly kicking the blonde which wasn’t able to be seen by the camera which shook the blonde from her daydream.

“oh- um, wait i- sorry what was the question?” alessia flushed red with embarrassment as you were the one now with a smirk, knowing by her face she hadn’t been listening and also having a suspicion of why she hadn’t been but nevertheless repeating the question again for her.

“yeah, it’s always a good feeling to score at wembley makes it that little bit special but anything to help the team out”

“well thank you alessia and well done for tonight!” you applauded with a smile as alessia nodded, “thank you babe” alessia said so causally, you quickly spinning around mouth wide open as you eyes widened.

the interview already been finished as your team off-mic’d you both. alessia with a smirk which was widening on her face, you knew she had done that on purpose.

“i love you?” she whispered, as she looked at your less than pleased look on your face.

“your on thin ice miss russo!” you warned narrowing your eyes at the blonde as she slung her arm around your shoulders guiding you both down the tunnel as you knew she was rolling her eyes at your stern tone.

“hey! it’s not my fault the person who was interviewing me happened to be my really sexy, beautiful, gorgeous girlfriend!”

[newtonsheffield]

Molly, please please please write the scenario of Anthony seeing Fran in a Dorset adaptation, please!!!

Imagine Anthony just gaping at the screen and his sister’s right there. In his nemesis’ adaptation!

In hindsight, Anthony should have been suspicious. He really should have been. And yet… he wasn’t. He went to Benedict’s house, he enjoyed the dinner that Benedict’s girlfriend Sophie made for them, and he enjoyed the way Kate sat tucked into his side. And he should have been suspicious when Ben curiously, started flicking through Channels before landing on iTV right as the opening credits to TF Dickhead’s new adaptation started.

“Oh Goodie.” Benedict chuckled, “Found something.”

Anthony groaned, “No! No! We’re not watching this! It’s an iTV series for one! Not even BBC or… Netflix would be more respectable in this day and age. Amazon Prime Video!”

“Hey! Downton Abbey was an iTV series.”

Anthony rolled his eyes at his fiancée, “You literally already know how this ends.”

“Maybe they changed something.”

“Ben, you don’t even like his books!” Anthony changed tactics.

“Oh I love TF Dorset.” Ben said smugly, “I especially love the way he makes you furious.”

So Anthony is forced to sit there and watch it. He hates the way the character that’s clearly a stand in for him fumbles around. And there she is. Francesca, playing a run away.

“No!” Anthony gasped, sitting bolt upright, nearly knocking Kate to the ground. “Frankie?!”

“Oh, here we go.” Ben grinned, “Every stage of grief is happening to him all at once. Look at him.”

“I need to talk to her,” Anthony scrambled for his phone. “Frankie?! Oh you know exactly why I’m calling! Et Tu Frankie?! Oh this is a betrayal! It is! I offered you a role in my FILM! It’s Oscar nominated!”

[phuljari]

incoming rant: the robotification of women

teri baaton mein aisa uljha jiya (2024) is among the latest movies in the genre of science fiction romance. it reminded me of an old itv show bahu hamari rajnikant (2016) , while i wasn't an avid watcher of the latter, i knew of it's existence. why did it remind of that particular sitcom? well, mainly because of the comedy. but it also reminded me of similar themes in english movies like ex machina (2015), wifelike (2022), archive (2020) and her (2013), which is surely a bit far fetched considering that in her, the ai never had a body. only a voice.

here, i think it's impertinent to also acknowledge male robots in indian cinema, like chitti from robot/enthiran (2010) and g.one from ra.one (2011) even though he wasn't an actual robot? i don't know if he classifies as one. so let's say, non-human, programming-based male entity (nhpbme). similar to samantha in her, a non-human, programming-based female entity (nhpbfe).

so yes, while male robots and nhpbme do exist in the sci-fi romance genre, it's the comparatively larger robotification of women that feeds the male gaze, and the patriarchy by an extention— which is ultimately problematic.

coming to the movie that i actually want to discuss, kriti sanon's sifra, in tbmauj, is the perfect lover, perfect bahu. why? she knows everything aaru (shahid kapoor) likes and wants. she has no chik-chik or tantrums like other girls. she can make cuisines from all around the world, can access everything on the internet quickly. she has perfect skin, perfect hair. probably doesn't age too. she is the dream girl of a typical man. she doesn't have her own opinions or problems, she serves him and him alone. no family of hers to care about, she can care about his family and their needs. the female gendering here acts like objectification.

the worst part of this movie was that it didn't do anything? since it was a comedy, it didn't delve deeper into the nuances of increasing technological reliance that humans have. i think it was probably meant as a warning— when sifra malfunctions and starts executing tasks that were deleted. but even at that, it fails because urmila's (dimple kapadia) company (so intelligently named) e-robots/robotex (something stupid like that), ends up launching her along with few other robots. only adds a dialogue which meant that you need to handle these robots responsibly. then, what was the point of all the testing they tried to do? placing her in different environments like india, when they don't really end up rethinking the whole idea or putting in more safety features? of course, there's no deeper meaning here. indian comedies don't really have subtext.

but it's perpetuates the same old concept of subservient women. rule-followers and caregivers. an image etched in stone. why do women ask– what do men want? men want this, an ideal version. have always wanted. fuelled by the unrealistic p*rn depictions. do they ever think what women want? aaru so casually tells off his friend who has a wife to look at how pathetic his own life is. he defends sifra's un-emotional response to a situation by attacking his friend's relationship asking if human women are any better?

it reminded me of wifelike (2022) where female robots are curated according to a person's need, a replication of their dead spouse. to love them, to serve them, to help them come out of grief. it's so funny to me how in tbmauj, sifra is shown to retain her feelings, getting jealous when aaru interacts with another woman despite getting reprogrammed; compared to how in wifelike, the robotic version of the human it was based on, always ended up leaving the husband because the human version never loved him.

isn't it interesting how female robots instantly get sexualised, and are depicted doing things that one would never ask their girlfriend or wife to do? these robots happily perform roles that are stereotypically feminine, wife-like. they're invented to put aside their feelings (if they have them) to take care of their human partners'. sifra cooks perfect food, emphasized by how many time aaru fired his maid for not cooking things the way he likes it. she probably doesn't have mood swings from periods because she's a robot. she doesn't eat, doesn't get out of shape. and most importantly, she doesn't age (cue: i'll get old but your lovers stay my age). as if the expectations from women aren't enough, that they're required to age gracefully, or best option— not age at all.

if you still don't get it, let me remind you how siri and alexa also end up on the same side of gender spectrum— female.

so the message is, guys, don't give up on your dream girl! you'll surely find a robot that satisfies all your needs! 🙄

men want perfect women, but women can't be robots. let's stop perpetuating the same image and setting unrealistic standards. real humans have real problems, deal with them.

[grits-galraisedinthesouth]

Sussex Brand VICTIM

Follow the link Rebecca is tweeting...

Prince Harry was quiet and sounded nervous as he stated his name “Prince Harry” and swore an oath on the bible in the witness box

I’ve never heard a barrister have to explain to the court the protocol on how to address a witness… “Your Royal Highness” in the first instance, then “Prince Harry”

Prince Harry says decision to “reluctantly” step back from Royal role was in large part “due to the constant intrusion, inciting of hatred & harassment by the tabloid press into every aspect of our private lives, which had a devastating impact on our mental health and wellbeing”

Prince Harry writes in his witness statement “How much more blood will stain their typing fingers before someone can put a stop to this madness.” He explains the comment was directed more broadly at the tabloid press rather than specific Mirror Group Newspaper journalists.

Prince Harry’s witness statement is 55 pages long. He writes… “What I complain of here is illegal or unlawful, and that is something which I feel incredibly strongly about.”

I genuinely feel that in every relationship that I’ve ever had – be that with friends, girlfriends, with family or with the army, there’s always been a third party involved, namely the tabloid press.”

It created a huge amount of paranoia in my relationships. I would become immediately suspicious of anyone that was named in a story about me I felt that I couldn’t trust anybody, which was an awful feeling for me especially at such a young age.”

I feel somewhat relieved to know that my paranoia towards my friends and family had, in fact, been misplaced, although feel sad for how much it impacted my adolescence.”

In his witness statement #PrinceHarry makes several references to his late mother #PrincessDiana “There are even eight private investigator payments made in relation to my mother, which I have only learnt of since bringing my claim. This makes me feel physically sick.”

The Duke of Sussex singles out Piers Morgan for criticism

The thought of Piers Morgan and his band of journalists earwigging into my mother’s private and sensitive messages (in the same way as they have me)…

and then having given her a “nightmare time” three months prior to her death in Paris, makes me feel physically sick and even more determined to hold those responsible, including Mr Morgan, accountable for their vile and entirely unjustified behaviour.”

“As a consequence of me bringing my Mirror Group claim, both myself and my wife have been subjected to a barrage of horrific personal attacks and intimidation from Piers Morgan, who was the Editor of the Daily Mirror between 1995 and 2004

presumably in retaliation and in the hope that I will back down, before being able to hold him properly accountable for his unlawful activity towards both me and my mother during his editorship.

The problem is that, over the last 15 to 20 years, there are now incredibly powerful media companies who masquerade as journalists and who have, quite literally, hijacked journalistic privileges for their own personal gain and agenda, It’s an unbelievably dangerous place.”

I am bringing this claim, not because I hate the tabloid press or even necessarily a section of it, but in order to properly hold the people who have hijacked those privileges, which come with being a member of the press, to account for their actions.”

I feel there’s a responsibility to expose this criminal activity in the name of public interest."

Prince Harry attempts to lighten to mood by quipping “you’ve got me doing a work-out” as the defence barrister repeatedly asks him to pull out the huge bundles of documents involved in this complicated case.

Prince Harry has been asked to raise his voice in court. The barrister for Mirror Group Newspapers, Andrew Green KC, jokes “not in anger I hope!”

https://www.itv.com/news/2023-06-06/prince-harry-in-high-court-in-case-against-mirror-publisher#Echobox=1686047163

[thelovetheystole]

Congratulations to James! Lots of cast nembers there too.

[ladyjaneasherr]

Beautiful Jane Asher pictured for a publicity photo by ITV/Shutterstock for the upcoming Dream of the Summer Night, episode Knock on Any Door TV show that was aired on October 2nd, 1965.

First picture is my edition and enhancement, second picture is the original picture. 🤍✨

On a side note, I want to thank all of you. I am very close to hit 100 followers and I couldn’t be happier and grateful. My greatest joy is to find new pictures, info, articles, screen caps to post them here and show the world that Jane was more than a “beatle girl” or Paul’s girlfriend during the beatlemania. ❤️

[skywastherobot]

Rich white men, beware – Twitter is coming to get you!

DOUGLAS IS CANCELLED is a new four-part miniseries written by Steven Moffat for ITV. The show follows Douglas Bellows (Hugh Bonneville), a widely respected news anchor who is ‘cancelled’ after making an inappropriate joke at a wedding. Douglas attempts to reassemble the tattered remnants of his life with the help of co-anchor Madeline (Karen Gillian), his wife Shelia (Alex Kingston) and his producer Toby (Ben Miles).

Sam and Natalia watch and review DOUGLAS IS CANCELLED. Topics of conversation include cancel culture, ‘73 Yards’, disgraced celebrities, Eamonn Holmes, Donald Trump’s obsession with Kristen Stewart, “Old Man Yells at Cloud”, Jeremy Hunt, the definition of ‘woke’, and Steven Moffat’s writing career, from PRESS GANG to JEKYLL; SHERLOCK to DOCTOR WHO; COUPLING to THE TIME TRAVELER’S WIFE.

If you would like us to read your comments on the podcast, leave us a five-star rating on APPLE PODCASTS with your comments included as part of the review.

(Disclaimer: Given the nature of the programme we’re reviewing, this episode of the MY GIRLFRIEND AND DOCTOR WHO podcast features potentially distressing themes.)

[wherewhereare]

"The Bush frontman appeared on ITV's panel show Loose Women where he revealed that they had "so much counselling" in the years leading up to their split."

Gavin Rossdale says he and Gwen Stefani had 'so much' counselling

Updated / Thursday, 21 Sep 2017 14:15

Gavin Rossdale opens up about split from Gwen Stefani

Gavin Rossdale has opened up about he and his ex-wife Gwen Stefani's attempts to save their marriage before they decided to divorce.

The Bush frontman appeared on ITV's panel show Loose Women where he revealed that they had "so much counselling" in the years leading up to their split.

He said: "We had so much counselling. So much counselling, I could be a counsellor! I tried, I tried hard, but that's the way it goes. But when you look at it, in a weird way, there are no accidents.

"Life works out how it should and I made sure I did everything I could so that if I was sat here two years on, I know I tried everything I could as opposed to being steadfast or arrogant or assuming I didn't need help or we didn't need help. I kind of embraced the help."

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The couple were married for 13 years and have three children together, Kingston, 11, Zuma, 9, and Apollo, 3.  They split in 2015 and finalised their divorce in April 2016.

No Doubt star Stefani is now dating country singer Blake Shelton, her fellow mentor on The Voice.

While Shelton has met their children, Rossdale's new girlfriend, German model Sophia Thomalla, has not met his family yet in person. 

Gwen Stefani is now dating her fellow mentor on The Voice Blake Shelton

When asked if Thomalla would have to meet Stefani before being introduced to their children, Rossadale responded: "It hasn't worked the other way round, so I don't see why!"

From <https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2017/0921/906517-gavin-rossdale/>

[dietplanssite]

I'm a Celebrity GK Barry Shares Relationship Update After Marriage Rumors

I’m a celebrity…get me out of here! GK Barry star has shared a relationship update amid marriage rumours. The star, who appeared in the latest season of the ITV competition Jungle, has been at the center of speculation that she has tied the knot with her footballer girlfriend Ella Rutherford. However, GK denied the allegations Loose womenas covered by recent tabloid newspaper reports. “I think…

[lightsoffwhentheyshouldbeup]

Agreed. I think a lot of people saying „1D fans are the best“ are fans who joined the fandom more recently or left pre-hiatus. I left Twitter in 2017 because the 1D fandom was the worst. The fandom was splitting into solo fandoms and former fans of the band were shitting on Liam harder than anyone joining the fandom post-hiatus. But to be fair, everyone was shitting on everyone at that point. When Harry signed a solo contract with Columbia he got a HUGE backlash from fans. When Niall released a solo single people were choosing to become a solo stan or stay a 1D stan, somehow for a lot of people both wasn’t an option.

I love when people still join the 1D fandom, but I feel like a lot of history is being rewritten. Directioners were the best fans in 2011/2012-ish for sure. It was a group of fans on the internet that catalysed their career to move forward at the speed it did. BUT: Directioners weren’t the perfect fandom even pre-hiatus.

After their first tv performance, Directioners tweeted that Harry‘s solo sucked and they were disappointed in him. Harry spoke about that in their One Year In The Making ITV documentary. Directioners hurt him, right at the start.

There are multiple examples of this, e.g. fans turning on Niall when he was caught smoking. Fans hating on their beards/girlfriends. Larries vs. Antis. All of this happened even before Zayn left and people were a lot less reflective about Zayn leaving than they are today.

The hate for Liam got louder when he was the first one to speak about his struggles being in the band. I think people were not ready to have their perfect boyband fantasies taken away from them. Liam was VERY clear on the matter of „if we had continued I would have died“. I think all the signs we‘d seen before just started to make too much sense. Some people were not ready to see it, though. So they created a narrative of Liam being ungrateful/jealous etc. to protect their beliefs.

So. Are Directioners the best? To me, in 2024, we are not. This fandom is more divided than ever, but it always was. If you meet another Swiftie, you won’t get into a fight as quickly as you will with another Directioner. Trust me, the Larrie Y/N question is enough to make people hate each other in some corners of the internet.

Of course there’s spaces within the fandom that are different. I’ve met the most wholesome people on earth on Niall‘s discord server. One of them is a close irl friend of mine now. But I‘ve also been shitted on by people from the same server for sitting in my seat at his concert (disclaimer: not everyone can stand for extended periods of time) because if I didn’t sing and dance at a concert I clearly did not deserve to be there. It‘s okay to disagree to some extend, and you should always keep in mind that your opinion isn’t a fact. Human rights should be a common ground, though.

TL;DR: Are Directioners the best? No, they’re not, because we‘re all humans with imperfections. And that’s okay. Life is not a competition. Find a place where you feel you belong, and let others find their place, too.

At least that‘s how I feel after 15 years of culture wars on the internet.

i think people are starting to forget how shitty the 1D fandom and solo stans treated liam all these years. so all this bs going around like “1D fans are the best”….girl bffr..

it was also the main reason why i started distancing myself from the 1D fandom in the first place because yall treated liam like shit fr…

[alexstorm]

ITV picked up on her 'go glasto' story yesterday. Something along the line of Alex Turners girlfriend confirming they will play at Glasto etc. So not James Kerrs story or Daveys ,hers. So the media is looking and she has done enough to promote herself and have to disagree, think she knew this would happen. Especially with the added exposure with them maybe cancelling. This is her moment. Wait for the side stage antics. But I just hope is voice really is up to it. The sound on telly for the Foos was terrible.

Yeah, I wondered where that sentence came from in the article.

I meant with her not knowing this would come specifically her paying for a Daily Fail article. Of course she knew there would be attention on the band. After all they are third time headliners. And that’s why I disliked her being the first to post about them going. She definitely wanted to brag and let everyone know.

I mean she has to give it her all today. Unlike Alexa she can’t prance around all weekend for the paps since they go to Glasgow on Sunday. It’s now or never. I don’t even wanna see her ugly outfit. I hope at least her coochie is covered. 😂

[hardynwa]

Singer Rotimi and Vanessa Mdee welcome their second child

Popular Nigerian-American actor and singer Rotimi Akinosho welcome a baby girl with his partner Vanessa. Rotimi, now a father of two, took to his Instagram to share the good news with everyone. The actor expressed his overwhelming feelings of love and gratitude towards his partner and God. He penned a beautiful note: I Still Can’t Wrap My Mind Around To Think I’m Here To Announce The Beautiful Birth Of My Daughter Imani ! I’m Overwhelmed With Love Today 🙏🏽 @vanessamdee You Are Nothing Short Of A Superhero ! Our Second Child Together & Seven Now Has A Little Sister To Watch Over 🥹💙 God You Have Poured Blessings On Me So Many Times So I Will Scream My Praises Back To You ! I’m Forever Grateful. It will be recalled that Rotimi Akinosho and his girlfriend and singer Vanessa Mdee got engaged in 2020. The actor and singer popped the question to his Tanzanian partner during their holiday in Haiti. The couple welcomed their first child in 2021. Rotimi is known for his role as Darius Morrison on the Starz series Boss and starred as Andre Coleman on Power. Vanessa Mdee is a Tanzanian singer, rapper, television personality and radio host. Mdee is popularly known for being the first ever Tanzanian MTV VJ. She later rose to prominence as a radio and TV host, hosting Epic Bongo Star Search and Dume Challenge for ITV Tanzania before signing with B’Hits Music Group in late 2012. Read the full article

[likeanenglishsky]

“It’s fine, it’s just a holding cell. She’ll be alright.”

[zoewanamaker]

Zoë in the first episode of Girlfriends (2018), a heart-warming drama about a trio of women facing huge challenges.

[reyamidalakenobi]

I love how with every episode Linda becomes more and more bat shit crazy

[emmettscanlan]

Emmett Scanlan

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