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Daily Mail
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Sam Faiers showcases her incredible figure in skimpy co-ord as she launches her Revive Collagen brand in the US
Sam Faiers looked incredible as she posed for a sexy photoshoot in Beverly Hills, California on Monday. The former TOWIE star, 34, is in the US to celebrate the American launch of her beauty supplement brand, Revive Collagen. For the shoot, Sam showcased her jaw-dropping figure in a pink plaid bra which she wore with matching bottoms. The mother-of-three also wore a short-sleeved crop top and added height to her frame with a pair of pink heels. Posing on a street lined with palm trees, Sam complimented her look with a stylish pair of sunglasses. The star beamed at the camera as she stood on the intersection between Sunset Boulevard and Beverly Drive in the city. Sam and her sister Billie Shepherd are working on a brand new fly-on-the-wall series together amid TOWIE 's 15th anniversary. Billie, 35, quit her long-running ITVBe series The Family Diaries in September as she wanted to give her three children the chance to 'grow up away from cameras'. Meanwhile, Samantha stepped back from the show three years earlier to focus on Revive Collagen. Now, the sisters are reuniting for a fresh format focusing on their lives as entrepreneurs. A TV insider revealed: 'Sam has been making waves internationally with her brand, Revive Collagen, rubbing shoulders with the likes of Chris Appleton in LA, who is a brand ambassador for her business, and jet-setting across the globe to grow her brand.' 'ITV sees this as the perfect moment to bring the sisters back together. Sam and Billie have always been ratings gold, and their new show promises to be bigger and better than ever.' The show, which is expected to air later this year, will follow both sisters as they navigate their personal and professional lives as entrepreneurs. The mother-of-three also wore a short-sleeved crop top and added height to her frame with a pair of pink heels It's understood that Sam was hesitant to return to TV, but ITV made her an offer she couldn't refuse as part of an exclusive golden handcuffs deal. The opportunity to work alongside her sister again played an important role in her decision. It comes after Billie and her husband Greg quit their ITV show The Family Diaries after six series in September last year. The couple, who regularly share intimate details of their family life on their hit show, have packed up the series to 'let their children grow up away from cameras'. Billie and Greg, 39, share three children Nelly, 10, Arthur, seven, and Margot, 25 months, who have grown up on reality TV since birth. Their oldest daughter Nelly made her television debut on The Only Way Is Essex in 2014 when she was weeks old.
Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
ITV closes channel to shift reality shows to ITV2
ITV has announced that ITVBe will close later this year as the channel's reality shows including The Only Way Is Essex (Towie) move to ITV2. The broadcaster also said the channel slot will be replaced with a new channel called ITV Quiz, which will focus on its quiz and game shows. The Real Housewives Of Cheshire and Real Housewives franchises will move from ITVBe to ITV2 in June 2025, along with Towie. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Only Way is Essex (@towie) The ITVBe brand will 'retire', following ITV analysing the watching habits of ITVX's personalised channels that are themed around programmes such as Hell's Kitchen US and The Chase, as well as genres such as true crime. ITV said the 'reality genre provides some of the most highly consumed programming on ITV2 and ITVX', including dating series Love Island, and the spin-off Big Brother chat show, which are popular with younger viewers. New commissions for ITV2 include a reunion series for siblings and former Towie stars Sam Faiers and Billie Shepherd in Sam & Billie: Sister Act. Faiers previously fronted the ITVBe series Sam & Billie: The Mummy Diaries, before departing in 2021, while Shepherd fronted the show Billie & Greg: The Family Diaries from 2021 to 2024. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Real Housewives of Cheshire (@officialrhoch) ITV2's 'supercharged offering' also includes the sitcoms G'Wed and Transaction and factual entertainment programme Olivia Attwood's Price Of Perfection. Love Island and Big Brother will return in the summer and autumn months respectively, ITV said. Towie celebrates its 15th anniversary year in 2025, with an Autumn series. Its original debut was on ITV2, before moving to ITVBe.
The Independent
16-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
ITV reveals reason behind switching off channel
ITVBe, the home of reality TV hits like The Only Way Is Essex (TOWIE) and The Real Housewives of Cheshire, is set to disappear from television screens later this year. ITV has announced the channel's closure, signalling a shift in strategy as its reality programming migrates to ITV2. Replacing ITVBe in the channel lineup will be ITV Quiz, a new offering dedicated to quiz and game shows. The move comes as ITV analyses viewing habits on its streaming platform, ITVX, where personalised channels based on specific programmes and genres have proven popular. The success of these curated channels, featuring shows like Hell's Kitchen US and The Chase, as well as true crime offerings, has influenced the decision to retire the ITVBe brand. Fans of TOWIE and the Real Housewives franchises won't have to wait long to find their favourite shows on their new home. Both programmes, including The Real Housewives of Cheshire and other Real Housewives iterations, will make the move to ITV2 in June 2025. This consolidation of reality programming onto a single channel suggests ITV's aim to streamline its offerings and potentially attract a wider audience to ITV2. The move also raises questions about the future direction of ITV2, and whether the influx of reality content will alter its existing programming schedule. Further details about the specific content and launch date of ITV Quiz are yet to be revealed. ITV said the 'reality genre provides some of the most highly consumed programming on ITV2 and ITVX', including dating series Love Island, and the spin-off Big Brother chat show, which are popular with younger viewers. New commissions for ITV2 include a reunion series for siblings and former Towie stars Sam Faiers and Billie Shepherd in Sam & Billie: Sister Act. Faiers previously fronted the ITVBe series Sam & Billie: The Mummy Diaries, before departing in 2021, while Shepherd fronted the show Billie & Greg: The Family Diaries from 2021 to 2024. ITV2's 'supercharged offering' also includes the sitcoms G'Wed and Transaction and factual entertainment programme Olivia Attwood's Price Of Perfection. Love Island and Big Brother will return in the summer and autumn months respectively, ITV said. Towie celebrates its 15th anniversary year in 2025, with an Autumn series. Its original debut was on ITV2, before moving to ITVBe.
