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Yahoo
3 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The Fortune Hotel series 2 line-up includes ex-police officer and poker player
From a retired police officer to a poker player, ITV casts different people to take on the challenge The Fortune Hotel is opening its doors for a second series, with holidaymakers checking into the resort in the Caribbean. From a retired police officer to a poker player, ITV casts people of all ages who are from different parts of the country and coming from a variety of backgrounds. There are partners, best friends, parents and children, many different combinations of people competing for the prize money. Not unlike BBC's The Traitors, The Fortune Hotel has been a success and will return to the rival channel over the summer. "You can't trust anyone at The Fortune Hotel" is the seductive tagline for the TV show. Stephen Mangan fronts the reality series that has the glamorous backdrop of a five-star resort in the Caribbean, Silversands Grenada at Grand Anse. Host Mangan revealed his top three celebrity guest choices would be Alan Carr, George Washington and Muhammad Ali. Mother and son duo Jo-Anne and Will were the winners of the cash last series. They chose to give the runners up £5,000 commiserations money! Contestants are competing for an envy-inducing £250,000 prize fund. The cast have been kept a secret in the lead up to the show airing, until now. The Fortune Hotel was filmed in secret at the end of last year, in October/November. The Fortune Hotel line-up Marilyn and Maxine Jobs: Mental health practitioner and Tech Strategist Ages: 46 and 41 Marilyn and Maxine headed into The Fortune Hotel as best friends. They are better known as Maz and Max. Summing herself up in a few words, Maz said: "I'm a deep thinker, I can be sassy but I'm loyal!" Max said of herself: "I'm definitely an adventurous girly in every sense of life! Since COVID I try to never say no to anything so I've been travelling - I'm 34 countries down now and cracking on! I'm also really compassionate, I always try to be there for all the people be there for all the people I love." Chelsey and Briony Jobs: Cleaning business owners/ content creators Ages 34 and 33 Chelsey and Briony, from Wigan, are also best friends who took on the extraordinary challenge. "We felt like we were having an early mid-life crisis, we were working and being mums so we wanted an adventure and something different," Chelsey said. Briony also said: "I watched the first series and absolutely loved it! We wanted to enter it as it's an adventure with your best friend in a lovely sunny destination. Yes please!" Watch The Fortune Hotel series 2 trailer Atholl and John Jobs: Retired police officer and waiter Ages: 58 and 30 As a retired police officer, the dad plans to hunt down the brief case with the £250,000 with his son. They travelled a long way to the Caribbean from the Scottish borders; the father and son think they have the skills to go far in the competition. Atholl said: "A lot of people are drawn to me, I'm quite a friendly person. My dad can deal with who the liars are as he's a retired police officer so has done a lot with body language. Even when I was growing up, I could never lie! From being his son, I'm a great judge of character. If I have an inkling on something, I'm never normally wrong. I also remember details well, my memory is really good." John said: "It's the ability to listen to people and gather information. Body language does tell you a lot." Jake and Mike Jobs: Construction Worker and Energy Surveyor Ages: 29 and 33 Like Chelsey and Briony they too are from Wigan. However, they were the only brothers in the competition. The siblings joked they would love to spend the £250k winnings on Las Vegas. More seriously though, they reveal why they took part. Mike said: "We didn't watch the first series but as soon as I saw there was a holiday in the Caribbean and quarter of a million pounds to be won, I was like let's do it! It was a no brainer." Jake agreed: "A holiday in the Caribbean, who wouldn't?" Allan and Jacob Jobs: Events and aviation staffer / cabin crew Ages: 38 and 33 The couple, from Aberdeen and Huddersfield, have already gone through a major life change since filming last year; they have moved to London. They have been together 10 years and hinted if they won the £250k, perhaps it's time they got married. Allan said: "The [Fortune Hotel is the] most memorable thing we've done in our lives! To be chucked out of a plane, on to a boat with 20 other strangers all trying to fight for a suitcase, was just the most bizarre thing that we've ever done. To do it as a couple, it was the most remarkable thing we've done together!" Jacob agreed: "It was just amazing, everyone was so nice, we had the best time. It just took over our lives, leading up to it and filming it, it was incredible." Gurks and Guv Jobs: Commercial Manager/ Poker Player and Energy Salesman Ages: 28 and 35 Despite the seven year age gap, Gurks and Guv are good friends. One of them working as a poker player was always going to come in handy. Guv said: "We both have telepathy with one another, we just give each other a look. We know [who to trust and who to be wary of]!" Gurks added: "It's all about asking people a question and seeing how they respond, you can see what's genuine and who was playing a game." James and Yasmine Jobs: Teaching assistant and carpet fitter Ages: 45 and 23 The dad and daughter from Huddersfield competed on the ITV show. As a teaching assistant and a carpet fitter, they brought their individual skills to the game. James and Yasmine revealed the heartwarming reason they decided to take part in the show. The dad said: "To experience something I'd never do in my everyday life. My son, James got diagnosed when he was 19 with Hodgkin's lymphoma, and we wanted to give something like this a go. When I got through he told me: "Do it, just do it! What an amazing zin thing."James is in remission and was going back to uni so Yasmine came. She wasn't complaining when she was on the beach with a cocktail! Yasmine agreed: "We wanted to show people after you hear the word cancer, life can carry on." Nella and Tope Jobs: Senior Financial Accountant and Finance Business Partner Ages: 31 and 34 The couple immersed themselves in The Fortune Hotel game. Both having jobs in finance, it's expected they'll have a similar method. In a fairly new relationship, they don't mind admitting the show could have been make or break for them. Nella said: "It would've been make or break for us in our relationship! We'd only been together for two and a half years when we applied for the show. If we didn't work well together it could have been make or break! But luckily enough for us, the show made our relationship stronger. I was like wow-he's wow- he's actually right sometimes!" Tope hailed the experience as "mesmerising, enlightening and adventurous". Sue and Jeremy Jobs: Tech broker and Residential Property Management Ages: 59 and 23 Last year's winners were a mother and son duo. This year, Sue and Jeremy were the only mother and son in the competition and they were convinced they could win. Jeremy said: "I'm very driven, competitive and I'm quite a strategic person. I like to think I'm quite convincing and deceiving." Sue said: "I think I'm very good at reading people, but it was more difficult and complicated than anyone will ever realise. It tested my brain power, it really did! When you're there everyone is playing a game!" Fred and Min Jobs: Retired Ages: 60 and 59 Life partners Fred and Min, from Blackpool, decided to try out something different with The Fortune Hotel. Of course, with £250k up for grabs, they said they were in it to win it. "No amount of money could buy that experience," Min added. "It was just amazing." Fred said: "[The Fortune Hotel] Probably was the best experience we've had to date. Can we go again please?" The life partners had a plan. "Bluff them, blag them and fake it til you make it! It was our last hurrah!" Fred said. Martina and Briony Jobs: Office Manager and Declutter Ages: 68 and 32 Mother and daughter duo Martina and Briony from Brighton, were determined to win the £250,000 brief case. Martina said: "At my age, people would think you couldn't do something like this, I wanted to prove them wrong. Briony rang me and said do you fancy going to the Caribbean for a holiday? holiday? And I said yes!" Briony doesn't shy away from admitting she wanted to win to use the money for fertility treatment and a new car too. Is Fortune Hotel like The Traitors? How does it work? Like The Traitors, The Fortune Hotel is a cat and mouse game that is based on deception and lies. Set at a luxury resort, The Fortune Hotel's pairs are given a briefcase. The contents are entirely secret, except to those in possession of the case. All of the briefcases are empty except two: one containing the £250,000 jackpot and the other containing an early check out card. They swap cases in a bid to steal the prize money and swerve the check out early card. One pair always ends up going home, until we have the winners. Some curveballs are in store for the contestants taking part in the second series, as ITV has confirmed that it will feature "new vital Day Trip challenges filled with devious surprises, updated Room Service games that now take place around the hotel and sneaky surprises that will make keeping hold of that coveted case containing the £250,000 even harder". Host Mangan said: "I am absolutely thrilled to have returned to the sunshine to check in a new set of unsuspecting guests to The Fortune Hotel. The stakes are higher, the games are bigger, and the twists are even more unexpected. I can't wait for viewers to witness all the drama, the laughter, and jeopardy of the high-stakes competition this time around. It's going to be quite the ride!" Is The Fortune Hotel a real hotel? And yes, the reality series is filmed at a real hotel in the Caribbean. Silversands Grenada at Grand Anse is the stage for The Fortune Hotel. It is a gorgeous beach hotel on one of the Caribbean's most southern islands. Of filming there, Mangan previously said: "We took over the entire resort and I got to have a very nice suite without having to pay for it. The presidential suite, which was bigger than my house, it took me four minutes to walk from one side of the living room to the other, it was that big. "I had a balcony that looked over the ocean which was west facing so every night we got a view of the sunset and sunsets in the Caribbean are incredible." The Fortune Hotel is set to return to ITVX over the summer.
The Herald Scotland
16 hours ago
- Business
- The Herald Scotland
Shares plunge in Glasgow-based STV amid profit warning
STV said its expectations for the third quarter are 'lower than anticipated due to the recent further deterioration in the advertising market'. Total advertising revenue for quarter three is now expected to be down by around 8% with July down about 20% against tough comparisons with last year when the final games of Euro 2024 took place. August and September are forecast to be 'broadly flat'. While advertising has come under pressure, productions arm STV Studios saw a 'significant' deterioration in the commissioning market late in the first half and early in the second half of the year. STV said the worsening conditions had 'impacted our unscripted labels with some projects in advanced development not being green-lit and some commissions being delated to 2026'. Chief executive Rufus Radcliffe said: 'The deteriorating macroeconomic backdrop continues to lower business confidence impacting both markets in which we operate. 'We're making good progress in combining and streamlining our broadcast and digital businesses into a new audience division, and launch plans for the creation of our radio station are going well, with key appointments made and infrastructure plans forging ahead. 'STV Studios delivery schedule for the remainder of 2025 has been impacted by the UK commissioning market, which has further weakened at the end of H1 and into the second half of the year. However, in addition to winning new and repeat business in H1, we have completed production on key titles with international appeal, including high-end drama Amadeus for Sky and a third series of Blue Lights for BBC One, with the second series of The Fortune Hotel airing on ITV and STV this summer - and our development pipeline is strong. Read more: 'We are proactively responding to market conditions through a combination of investing in targeted future growth initiatives aligned with our long-term strategy and identifying efficiency and cost saving opportunities across the business. 'There continues to be strong long-term growth potential within our business despite the short-term challenges, and we remain laser-focused on delivering on the strategic plan we outlined earlier this year." The update came shortly after Mr Radcliffe, who succeeded Simon Pitts as chief executive in November, set out a refreshed strategy for the group in May, under which it will target an operating profit of between £30 million and £35m by 2030. The strategy includes the launch of a new mainstream music radio station aimed at 35-54 year olds as part of a blueprint driven by 'two engines': a new audience division combining the company's broadcast and digital units, and STV Studios. As it launched the new strategy in May, STV warned that it expected total advertising revenue to fall by 18% in the second quarter compared with the same period the year before, when it benefited from the men's Euro 2024 international football championships. Total advertising revenue for the second was expected to be down 1% year-on-year. Further to Monday's update, group revenue at STV is now expected to be in a range from £165 million to £180m at an adjusted operating margin of around 7%, with £10m of the revenue range driven by updated guidance for STV Studios. Incremental cost savings of £750,000 have been identified, bringing the full-year target to £2.5m. The company said: 'We continue to assess the cost base in its entirety and expect to provide an update on further initiatives at our interim results, with further cost savings expected to be realised in FY26.' Shares closed down 24%, or 46p, at 145p.
ITV News
21-07-2025
- Entertainment
- ITV News
The Fortune Hotel S2 Press Pack
Press Pack is strictly embargoed until Monday 28th July, 8pm. Get ready to check back in! The critically acclaimed reality competition, The Fortune Hotel, produced by Tuesday's Child is set to return for a highly-anticipated second series on ITV1 and ITVX this summer. Hosted once again by the inimitable Stephen Mangan, the eight-part series will see a new bunch of holiday makers packing their bags and donning their game faces as they head to a Caribbean paradise with their sights firmly set on the ultimate prize: a briefcase packed with £250,000. This series promises an array of all new vital challenges, never before seen twists, high-stakes deception and of course, plenty more helpings of intense case-swapping drama in The Night Cap. And, for the first time, fans can delve even deeper into the drama with the brand new accompanying vodcast, 'Late Check Out', hosted by comedian Ellie Taylor. Having launched to rave reviews, critics praised the series with The Guardian calling it 'a fiendishly addictive mix of The Traitors and The White Lotus' and The i adding 'The Fortune Hotel has already hit the jackpot.' Plus, the series proved a hit with audiences and fans alike, achieving 6.5m streams and reaching just under 12m viewers when it aired on ITV1 and ITVX last year. The returning hit promises to combine all the most loved aspects of the format, complete with new vital Day Trip challenges filled with devious surprises, updated Room Service games that now take place around the hotel and sneaky surprises that will make keeping hold of that coveted case containing the £250,000 even harder. The holidaymakers will need to outwit their competition and avoid an early checkout to be the last ones standing with the life-changing sum of money. Adding to the excitement, the brand-new companion vodcast, also produced by Tuesday's Child 'Late Check Out', hosted by Ellie Taylor, will follow every episode of the main show on ITVX and as a podcast. Viewers and listeners will be taken on a deep dive into all things Fortune Hotel, with behind-the-scenes gossip, exclusive clips, and interviews with the hotel's freshly checked-out pairs and special guests along the way. 'Late Check Out' will also feature exclusive scenes with Stephen Mangan as he reacts to the dramatic Night Caps, plus there are two special episodes which feature hilarious outtakes from him. Additionally, the vodcast will also showcase 'The Golden Case reveal', where eliminated pairs discover who was holding the money, with shocks and revelations aplenty. The Fortune Hotel: Late Check Out will go out across ITVX, YouTube & all Global platforms (including Spotify and Apple). Sky Vegas are proud to be the official sponsor of The Fortune Hotel: Late Checkout.
The Irish Sun
19-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Huge shake-up on popular ITV quiz as two big name stars QUIT ahead of new series
ITV has scrambled the dial on its quizshow Password and made huge changes ahead of series two. I can reveal that Alan Carr and Advertisement 7 ITV has made huge changes to quizshow Password ahead of series two Credit: ITV The brilliant duo stood as team captains on the popular gameshow. But for its second run, a revolving panel of celebrities feature instead. A source said: 'Password did brilliantly on its first outing so it's always a shame to make unnecessary changes, but Alan and Daisy are both incredibly busy and diaries just wouldn't align. 'Something had to give and sadly it was their roles as team captains. Advertisement READ MORE ON ITV 'But there's an exciting line-up of celebs ready to take part instead and everyone's confident the format works without them.' On each episode, Alan and Daisy teamed up with a civilian contestant. Each was given a secret word - the password - which their team mate had to guess based on a one-word clue. There was a £10k prize on offer in the final. Advertisement Most read in News TV The new series, which comes from the makers Blankety Blank, Britain's Got Talent and QI, will film this July and air later this year. The source added: 'If anything, the variety of celebrity players will help keep the show fresh and exciting.' ITV issue major update on series two of The Fortune Hotel with Stephen Mangan following 'fakery row' Hugh's up for the cup The six-parter will see Ian and his team jet off to Miami to be in charge of 'integrity' at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Advertisement 7 Hugh Bonneville's Ian Fletcher will be jetting off to the World Cup Credit: BBC He'll be joined by Day Of The Jackal's Nick Blood, Ten Percent's Chelsey Crisp, Designated Survivor's Paulo Costanzo and The Handmaid's Tale's Stephen Kunken. Speaking in character as Fletcher, Hugh said: 'I'm thrilled at the prospect of joining the Oversight Team in Miami for this unique event. 'To borrow a soccer analogy, this is a rare opportunity to set out your own goals and then score them on the global stage.' Advertisement The series will air on BBC One and iPlayer. May's return JAMES MAY will be back in his Wiltshire workshop as his Quest series Shed Load Of Ideas returns for eight episodes this autumn. The show follows the presenter as he uses engineering hacks and simple solutions to tackle Britain's bugbears and solve everyday problems for everyday people. Catch a catfish with C4 SINGLETONS are being put to the test in a new Channel 4 show where they have to work out which of their matches is actually a pal pranking them. Find The Catfish, the first series for the broadcaster's new digital channel, Channel 4.0, will follow one person as they go through five blind dates. But two of their friends will be secretly pranking them, using voice-changing tech to try to convince their friend they are the real deal. Advertisement The six-part series will be joined on the new channel by The Intern, which offers amateurs a once-in-a-lifetime internship, and quiz show Family Face-Off, which sees contestants go head-to-head with their families. The shows will all be available to stream this summer. Sun is out for Rivals DISNEY+ show In snaps taken from the set of the second series, which is currently filming in Advertisement 7 David Tennant on the set of Disney+ show Rivals Credit: Splash 7 Alex Hassell as Rupert Campbell-Black Credit: Splash 7 The Sun features in snaps taken from the set of the second series Credit: Splash Last time, Paul was seen going through a mid-life crisis after becoming embroiled in an adultery scandal. Advertisement But he looks to have got his act together for series two and is seen, vying for votes outside a town hall. TV firm owner, Lord Tony Baddingham, played by The second series, based on Dame Jilly Cooper's hit novel, is expected to again follow the rivalry between Tony and Rupert. Season one ended with Tony left for dead after being hit with a television award by American producer Cameron, played by Nafessa Williams during a row. Advertisement 7 A cast member is seen flashing a 1980s copy of The Sun during a photo call for Conservative MP Paul Stratton, played by Rufus Jones Credit: Splash 7 Taggie O'Hara as Bella Maclean Credit: Splash Roisin's return It has been revealed that filming for the third and final series of ITV's hit comedy got under way this week. Advertisement The last run ended with Shiv leaving behind her dysfunctional family and saying goodbye to her artist ex-boyfriend, Jack (Moe Dunford) before flying off to Melbourne on her own. In the new eight-part series, she finds a new love interest, Daryl, played by Rick Donald, after meeting him at a recovery meeting.
Wales Online
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
ITV makes major announcement and it involves Jeremy Clarkson and Ben Shephard
ITV makes major announcement and it involves Jeremy Clarkson and Ben Shephard A brand new channel has taken over from ITVBe. ITV has revealed a major announcement that'll mean a huge change for the likes of Jeremy Clarkson and Ben Shephard. Just weeks after it was confirmed that ITVBe would be shutting down and shows like The Only Way is Essex and The Real Housewives of Cheshire would move over to ITV2, a new channel will be launching in its place. The broadcaster has now revealed ITV Quiz, a dedicated channel bringing brain-teasing entertainment to viewers, will be available from 9am to 1am every single day. In recent years, ITV has brought back several new gameshow formats with celebrities at the helm, including David Tennant's Genius Game, Stephen Mangan's twist on The Traitors titled The Fortune Hotel, Lee Mack's The 1% Club, and Adam and Ryan Thomas' 99 To Beat. The broadcaster has also brought old favourites back to life, including the You Bet! Revival and Deal or No Deal with Stephen Mangan. ITV Quiz's launch month this June will also show off award-winning formats like Lingo, Tipping Point, Wheel of Fortune, Tenable and Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. Article continues below Viewers can now watch Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? on a different channel (Image: ITV ) ITV This Morning viewers distracted as Sam Thompson debuts bold transformation READ MORE: Announcing the news, a press release shared: 'For nearly 70 years, quiz shows have consistently been a part of ITV's DNA. 'One day after the channel launched in September 1955, Take Your Pick made history as the first British TV quiz to offer a cash prize. 'Within three years, ITV had turned quiz shows into a national obsession - airing them six nights a week.' 43 million viewers have watched a quiz show on ITV channels in the last year alone - which is 69% of the population. Meanwhile on ITVX, quiz shows have amassed a 185 million streams. The release continued: 'ITV Quiz promises the very best in game show entertainment from the iconic classics to recent hits and with an array of star-studded quizmasters at helm including Graham Norton, Stephen Mulhern, Warwick Davies, Mel Giedroyc, Jeremy Clarkson and more. ITV has revived several gameshows including Deal or No Deal, this time with Stephen Mulhern (Image: (Image: ITV) ) 'Whether it's trivia games, picture games, parlour games, general knowledge or simply luck and chance, ITV Quiz has something for everyone from the devoted trivia buff to the casual quizzer.' The ITV shake-up was announced earlier this year, with several ITVBe shows moving to the schedule that already homes Love Island and Big Brother. Article continues below With The Only Way Is Essex turning 15 this year, ITV described the change to ITV2 as a 'homecoming' on a 'supercharged' channel, as it originally aired there for the first 12 series. It now joins comedies like Family Guy, original commissions G'Wed and favourites like Olivia Attwood's Price of Perfection. ITV Quiz is now available to watch through Freeview 28, Freely 22, YouView 28, Freesat 119, Sky Q 131, Sky Glass 125, Virgin 119 and streaming on ITVX.
