Livewire! 4/17
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Today is Husband Appreciation Day. Something Amy Irons wishes she had.........
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Wheel of Fortune co-host Vanna White partied with her kids at Coachella, proving once again that age is just a number.
On Saturday, April 11, White, 69, was spotted at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California. The massive event is held annually over two weekends in April at the Empire Polo Club.
The WoF star took to her Instagram Story at Coachella, writing, “Headed in for day two! If you see me inside, say hi! I might have a little gift for you.” In the photo, White and her son, Nikko Santo Pietro, walked toward the music festival together.
As it turned out, the “little gift” from White was a rainbow-colored Wheel of Fortune fan for those who asked. She shared a photo of herself and her daughter, Gigi Santo Pietro, smiling while displaying the fans.
Additionally, White was photographed at Coachella in the VIP section for Addison Rae‘s set.
White welcomed her two children with her ex-husband, George Santo Pietro; they were married for 12 years from 1990 to 2002. Today, she is married to John Donaldson. The couple tied the knot in January 2026 and have been together since 2012.
Before country music singer Riley Green appears on Marshals, the first winner of Taylor Sheridan’s The Road singing competition will guest star. New photos from Marshals Season 1 Episode 7 reveal Adam Sanders’ guest-star spot on the Yellowstone spinoff. Sanders will perform one of his songs in the episode.
Sanders appears in the next episode of Marshals, which airs on Sunday, April 12, at 8/7c, on CBS. It’s titled “Family Business.” In it, a federal judge and her family are the targets of a car bomb, and the Marshals are assigned to guard them. Family secrets start to surface as the Marshals start to look into why someone would want this family dead.
Sanders will perform his new single “His to Mine” in the episode. The song comes out on Friday, April 10. In the photos above and below, Sanders can be seen at the bar that Kayce (Luke Grimes) and his Marshals team frequents. Marshals frequently ends its episodes in this bar, and there’s almost always some live music going on.
Sanders teased his acting debut on Marshals in an Instagram reel on Wednesday, April 8, revealing some details about his new song while he was at it.
Scott Mills’ Celebrity Great British Bake Off episode has been scrapped in the wake of his shock sacking from the BBC.
Channel 4 told The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday that an installment featuring the ex-radio host and also reportedly featuring singer Rag n Bone Man, JLS’ band member Aston Merrygold, broadcaster Edith Bowman, and comedian Jon Richardson, will no longer air as planned on April 18.
“Having carefully considered the circumstances, we’ve taken the decision not to air the final episode of the 2026 series of The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer, featuring Scott Mills,” a spokesperson said. “Acknowledging the seriousness of the accusations that have been made against Scott, we don’t believe it would be appropriate to air the episode at this time.”
The representative added that an alternative episode of Celebrity GBBO will air in its place.
The British press was sent into a frenzy last week when Mills was fired from his role as host of the most beloved breakfast show in the country on Radio 2. The BBC initially said he was let go over “personal conduct,” but it soon transpired that the now-53-year-old was questioned by police over historical allegations — dating from 1997 to 2000, when Mills was in his 20s — of “serious sexual offences” against a boy who was under the age of 16 at the time.
The police opened the investigation into these claims in 2016, and the BBC was made aware in 2017. Mills was probed about the allegations in 2018, but the case was dropped a year later. No charges were brought after prosecutors deemed there was insufficient evidence to proceed. After the corporation said the star was sacked when “new information” came to light, BBC News confirmed this pertained to the fact that the alleged victim was under 16.
Mills eventually said: “The recent announcement that I am no longer contracted to the BBC has led to the publication of rumor and speculation. In response to this, the Metropolitan Police has made a statement, which I confirm relates to me.”
Well, this came up on my Threads and it's a glimmer of hope to all of you. Look.
One domino down, more to go before we all go back to normality.
For the second time in three years, Jeff Shell has been ousted from a top corporate perch.
Back in April 2023, the exec lost his job as NBCUniversal CEO amidst allegations of inappropriate conduct with a female CNBC reporter. Today, after weeks of claims about indiscretion and a multimillion-dollar legal back and forth, Shell is out as as the president of Paramount Skydance. Shell will be resigning his seat on Paramount’s Board ASAP too.
Paramount says its board of directors followed “standard practice” in evaluating the conduct of President Jeff Shell before his exit from the company.
In a statement Wednesday, Paramount expressed thanks to Shell for serving as a “valued advisor” to the company. He joined RedBird Capital, a key backer of Skydance, in 2023 before the production company’s eventual merger with Paramount Global. Shell, who had been ousted as CEO of NBCUniversal following an inappropriate relationship with a CNBC reporter, was revealed Wednesday to be finalizing his exit from Paramount.
As a seasoned media veteran, Shell was relied upon by David Ellison, formerly Skydance’s chief and now CEO of Paramount, to help with the lengthy merger process as well as overall strategy. Paramount subsequently prevailed in a months-long effort to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, with its $110 billion offer edging out a rival bid by Netflix that had initially been accepted by WBD. The massive transaction is expected to close by September..
Chopped Castaways, the most extreme evolution of Food Network's juggernaut Chopped, premieres Tuesday, May 12 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Food Network and will be available to stream the following day on HBO Max(R). Hosted by Ted Allen, the eight-episode series strands 12 elite chefs on a remote island, where survival skills are just as critical as culinary talent. Battling the elements across two grueling cooking rounds each week, competitors must build a working kitchen from basic supplies, earn their signature Chopped ingredient baskets through intense physical challenges, and cook entirely over open fire. Culinary heavyweights Gabe Bertaccini, Maneet Chauhan and Marcus Samuelsson serve as judges throughout the arced competition, offering guidance while deciding who advances - and who is chopped. The season begins as a team competition before dissolving into an individual battle, raising the stakes as the chefs fight to outlast their rivals and claim the $100,000 grand prize. Only the most resilient, strategic, and adaptive chef will survive island life and the pressure of the competition.
"Chopped is a series beloved by fans because it consistently delivers the high-stakes competition they crave," said Betsy Ayala, President, Food Network. "With Chopped Castaways, we take that familiar formula of ingenuity and creativity and push it to the next level, challenging some of the most talented and resourceful chefs to battle the elements and approach the baskets in ways we've never seen before - all for an epic $100,000 prize."
Each episode opens with survival-driven physical challenges - such as archery, spearfishing, diving in the ocean and digging in the sand - to secure ingredients for round one. Get a sneak peek each week at some of the mystery basket ingredients, learn the judges' ultimate tips and tricks for mastering the Chopped kitchen and meet the new competitors at FoodNetwork.com/Chopped. Head to Food Network's social pages to hear daily chef confessionals, watch the judges hone their desert island survival skills and learn tips for using tropical ingredients. Fans can use #Chopped and #ChoppedCastaways to follow all the action.
Chopped Castaways is produced by Notional LLC for Food Network.
Wheel of Fortune recently celebrated its 50th anniversary and is the longest-running syndicated game show in history. The iconic wheel, puzzle board and Vanna White turning letters are burned into pop culture like ghost images on a TV. This week, you can take a piece of the show home at a first-of-its-kind auction to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Sets and props from game shows are ephemeral,” game show producer and collector Bob Boden tells Los Angeles. “They’re used for a season and then they get worn out or replaced or thrown away.”
Very little survives from the big, flashy sets created by art and prop departments and Boden estimates there are maybe a dozen niche collectors nationwide, including himself.
The Wheel auction features 25 items donated by the show to help fund wishes for critically ill children, including wedges of the Big Wheel, autographed items from celebrity guests and an original Bob Mackie-designed gown worn by Vanna White.
“The shows see the value of connecting with their fans and doing the right thing in donating to charity,” Boden says.
Die-hard fans of the show will want to bid on the VIP Wheel of Fortune Experience, which at press time was a steal at $620. For about the price of a TV you can spend the day on the Sony lot in Culver City, enjoy lunch in the executive dining room, meet-and-greet with host Ryan Seacrest and Vanna, watch the taping and solve your own custom-created puzzle.
The UFL is getting better and better thanks to its overtime rules. Here's a video before the overtime change......
ORLANDO WINS IT ON A PENALTY IN OVERTIME ‼️
— United Football League (@TheUFL) April 11, 2026
Dean Blandino is in the Command Center with more ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/IoorGOuY04
Which brings us to this change.....
.@UFLKings secured their first W in franchise history in an overtime shootout 🎯🔥
— UFLonFOX (@UFLonFOX) April 17, 2026
Here’s how it happened ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/9zIHZZql6H
And let's end it with Georgia Merry.
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