A new series of the hit E4 reality dating show Celebs Go Dating is set to hit screens soon and they’re currently on the look-out for Manchester singletons to take part.
Casting directors from Lime Pictures – producers of the ever-popular show – have taken to social media this week asking those looking for love to shoot their shot, get in there early and register their interest for the upcoming series.
Celebs Go Dating has proved a hit with viewers ever since its original series aired back in 2016.
The E4 reality series follows a selection of famous faces as they go on a series of dates with members of the public and hunt for their perfect match. Along the way, they get help from dating experts Paul Carrick Brunson and Anna Williamson at the Celebs Go Dating agency.
They’re joined by receptionist and junior dating co-ordinator Tom Read Wilson.
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There has been eight full series of the show so far.
The last in-person series of the show – which first aired pre-COVID back in February of this year – saw eight new famous faces go on a series of dates in the look for love.
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Celebs Go Dating / Lime Pictures
It featured Love Island’s Amy Hart, former The Only Way is Essex star Amy Childs, Made in Chelsea’s Olivia Bentley, TV presenter Alison Hammond, Hollyoaks and I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! star Malique Thomson-Dwyer, recently-single The Only Way is Essex star James Lock, actor Dean Gaffney, and Bolton-born reality star Joshua Ritchie.
A socially-distanced ‘virtual’ mini series of the show – which featured Chloe Ferry, Levi Davis, Pete Wicks and Shaughna Phillips – was the latest to land on E4 and aired towards the end of July.
There has been no indication yet as to which celebrities are set to appear on this upcoming series.
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As expected, just like the previous series, the filming of this new series will be required follow strict COVID-safe guidelines, with all necessary precautions put in place, but as the show is still in the initial casting process at this stage, the extent of restrictions which will have to be adhered to is not yet understood.
Full filming details are likely to be revealed closer to the time.
Looking for love in 2020 and fancy registering your interest early though? If you’re single and aged 18 or over, then you can now email your interest directly to the Lime Pictures casting team at: [email protected]
More information on Celebs Go Dating is found via the E4 website here.
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Manchester City announced signing of top Premier League defender Marc Guehi
Danny Jones
It looks like they’ve finally got a done deal: Manchester City have finally announced the transfer of highly sought-after defender Marc Guehi.
Man City reached an agreement with Crystal Palace to sign the increasingly established Three Lions star after emerging as a suitor in recent weeks.
Pep Guardiola’s pursuit of the impressive Premier League centre-back ramped up earlier this month, as it became apparent that they were hoping to hijack Liverpool’s prospective move for Guehi.
The Ivory Coast-born England international looked all set to arrive at Anfield back in the summer, but the deal never materialised, and now rivals City have sealed his signature instead.
Finally confirmed and fully announced on Monday, 19 January, Palace and Man City are said to have reached an agreement in principle for a base fee of approximately £20 million.
However, rumoured add-ons are thought take that total closer to £30m; either way, it’s fair to say that it’s an absolute bargain for a player of his quality.
On the other hand, the acquisition will also see Man City’s total spending reach roughly half a billion pounds over the past year alone. Staggering sums for any sporting outfit.
Not that his former London team will mind one bit, of course, as it became increasingly clear that Guehi would be leaving eventually; manager Oliver Glasner – who also seems set to depart at the end of his contract – even addressed the sale ahead of completion in a recent press conference.
Guehi will wear the number 15 shirt for Man City and has penned a deal until 2031.
With Man City currently facing multiple absences, particularly in their backline with both Josko Gvardiol and Ruben Dias out injured, Guehi’s arrival is no doubt a welcome one.
Although many debated whether or not Pep needed to sign another centre-half, especially with two promising youth players returning from loan, supporters will nevertheless be glad to have snatched him from the clutches of Liverpool.
Over in the women’s team, they’ve also brought in a new member of the squad who could help spur on their title charge.
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New survey reveals half of Mancs have already given up their new year’s resolutions
Emily Sergeant
We’re into our third week of 2026 now, and according to a new survey, half of Mancs have already ditched their new year’s resolutions.
New year’s resolutions are always made with the best intentions, and it’s not like we intentionally set ourselves up to fail with them, but more often than not, that tends to be the case – and now a new survey of 1,000 Brits carried out over the past few weeks has found that 35% of us have already admitted to giving them up.
That percentage rises to a whopping 50% when narrowed down to the people of Greater Manchester.
Belfast, Bristol, Cardiff, and Glasgow are the other four major cities joining Manchester in the top five list of people in each area that have stopped their 2026 challenge early.
Half of Mancs have apparently already given up their new year’s resolutions / Credit: PICRYL | Pexels
On the other end of the spectrum, it’s the cities of Southampton, Newcastle, and Edinburgh that are staying strong, with just 25%, 26% and 26% giving their new year’s resolutions up respectively, and some of the other northern cities on the list including Liverpool and Leeds.
According to new research from greetings card marketplace, Thortful, more than half of Brits (53%) expect to give up within the first three months of the year – with the hustle of busy schedules, work commitments, families, and social activities being given as reasons why.
When it comes to the reasons people provided for why they’ve given their resolutions up this year, lack of discipline tops the list at 43%, followed by just being too busy to consider them at 21%, and different mental or physical barriers in third place, as well as a change of personal circumstances and a lack of money also cited.
The majority of people cited a lack of discipline as being the reason they gave up / Credit: Andrea Piacquadio (via Pexels)
Looking forward to next year, it seems many of us want to reframe how we set our new year’s resolutions in the future.
According to the research, 32% of respondents want to ‘improve their existing qualities rather than set an unrealistic challenge’ next time around, and 16% ‘feel like there’s social pressure to change in the new year’, when in reality, they ‘don’t have to’.
Emily Sergeant -
30th September 2020 
