Piers Morgan has finally spoken out about a Twitter hacking incident that lead to his account being temporarily deactivated.
The outspoken presenter appeared to go on a huge rant over Christmas (for a change), targeting the late Queen, former PM Boris Johnson, and Ed Sheeran.
One of the tweets shared from Piers’s account said to Ed: “You ginger f*cker @edsheeran.”
This morning, Piers broke his silence on the hacking incident that saw him vanish from the platform for a fortnight, apologising for the ‘abusive nonsense’ that was published and clarifying his comments about Ed Sheeran.
He wrote: “By the way, apologies for all the abusive nonsense posted on my feed after I was hacked (yes, yes, do your own jokes) on Boxing Day, and in particular to @edsheeran who I think is a very gifted singer-songwriter with a fine head of hair, not a ‘ginger pr*ck’.”
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By the way, apologies for all the abusive nonsense posted on my feed after I was hacked (yes, yes, do your own jokes) on Boxing Day, and in particular to @edsheeran who I think is a very gifted singer-songwriter with a fine head of hair, not a ‘ginger pr*ck’. pic.twitter.com/VRECfac342
One person replied to Piers to say: “It’s hard to know when you are hacked cos you tweet weird stuffs every time.”
Someone else commented: “The hack was excuse. You just wanted to speak your thoughts out loud.”
Piers’s other tweets at the time his account were hacked included one where he said Andrew Tate had been shot dead in Dubai, and one where he told Boris Johnson: “Get a f*cking haircut you ugly bum.”
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TV & Showbiz
BBC to revive beloved children’s TV show Balamory for ‘a whole new generation’
Emily Sergeant
One of the most beloved children’s TV shows of the noughties is set to be revived for “a whole new generation”.
What’s the story in Balamory? It’s set to return to our TV screens, that’s the story.
That’s right, in what is a proper piece of nostalgic news for the children who grew up with the pastel-hued fictional town being a part of their lives, the BBC has announced today that Balamory is set to be revived for “a whole new generation” and will be returning for two new series on CBeebies in 2026 onwards.
The original show was produced between 2002 until 2005, but now it’s about to be revamped more than two decades later.
🎶 What’s the story in Balamory?
The pastel-hued, fictional town is returning for two new series on CBeebies! Filmed in Scotland, families will be able to enjoy the home-grown storytelling from 2026
Producers are hoping the reboot nostalgic – which is set to be inspired by the original family favourite show – will be a hit with both parents who grew up watching the show themselves, as well as with their little ones.
Exact details of the show’s revival are expected to be announced very soon, but the BBC has revealed that it will, once again, be set in the picturesque village of Balamory with stories centred around a nursery school and their teacher, and there’s likely to be some of the original characters included in the series, alongside a host of new faces to get to know.
The reboot will be filmed up in Scotland just like the original, either in the famous location of Tobermory, or in another equally-colourful Scottish location such as Rothesay.
The BBC is reviving beloved children’s show Balamory for ‘a whole new generation’ / Credit: Richard Szwejkowski (via Flickr)
“A whole new generation will discover and enjoy Balamory,” commented Kate Morton, who is the Head of Commissioning for BBC Children’s and Education.
“It will be a real treat for parents who grew up with the show to now introduce their little ones to the brightly-coloured world, getting to know a host of old and new characters together.”
Further information and cast details will be announced soon, the BBC confirmed.
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TV & Showbiz
Cultplex’s annual horror film festival returns to GRUB next month
Danny Jones
A much-loved staple of Manchester’s spooky season is returning this autumn as the STAB Season film festival lands back at Cultplex next month.
Part of GRUB over at Red Bank, Cultplex is one of the best small-screen cinemas and hidden gems full stop to be found in the city centre; as the name would suggest, they celebrate fan favourite films, video games, cool nerd stuff and all things culty.
And don’t worry, by culty we mean the stuff people are obsessed with – there’s no risk of stumbling across old people donning hooded cloaks like in Hot Fuzz or anything, we promise.
However, that film is a very good example of the kind of fandom this Manchester ‘mini-cini’ champions, and this October it will once again be taken over by a whole host of horror movies and more as part of the month-long festival.
Promising to deliver “a month of sinister cinema that isn’t for the faint of heart” and be “the biggest yet”, the 2024 STAB Film Season over at Cultplex kicks off on Wednesday, 2 October and doesn’t stop until the start of November.
With this year’s lineup featuring sci-fi and supernatural classics such as The Exorcist (1973) and Alien (1979) – and that’s just the double-bill they’ve booked in for Halloween night – as well as full-on movie marathons, special spooky one-offs and other events.
We’re talking quizzes, Q&A and binging of TV box sets just to name a few. Basically, it’s going to be equal parts terrifying and terrific.
Kicking off the city’s longest-lasting horror movie festival with their annual airing of 1974’s locally-shot-yet-criminally-underseen The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue (now THAT is what you call a cult film), before swinging headlong into Wes Craven’s hit slasher franchise Scream and Korean zombie hit Train to Busan (2016), this thing is going to move at a mile a minute.
It’ll be Halloween before you know it. You can find the full STAB Film Season 2024 line-up below:
Date
What’s on at STAB Film Season – Cultplex @ GRUB
Wednesday, 2 October
19:30 – The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue (1974)
Thursday, 3 October
20:30 – Sprechen: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari + live score
13:30 – The Addams Family (1991) 16:00 – The Blob (1988) 19:00 – Zombie All-Nighter ft. Train to Busan (2016), Return of the Living Dead (1985), REC (2007) and Zombie Flesh Eaters (1979)
Sunday, 13 October
16:00 – Interview With The Vampire (1994)
Wednesday, 16 October
19:30 – Halloween Quiz Show
Friday, 18 October
18:00 – Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace (2004 — and our pick of the bunch*)
Sunday, 20 October
13:00 – TRASHFEST with Andrew Leovald Q&A 16:00 – CULT CLUB: The Mummy (1999)
Wednesday, 23 October
19:30 – GASP: Suspiria (1977)
Thursday, 24 October
19:30 – MAGHOUL (amateur video game night – but scary)
13:00 – A Lovely Time: The Simpsons ‘Treehouse of Horror’ Quiz 13:30 – The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) 16:00 – In The Mouth of Madness (1994) + Nick Helm Podcast 20:00 – A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) for Freddy K’s 40th B-Day Party
Sunday, 27 October
13:00 – Movie Church: Bride of Frankenstein (1935) 16:00 – Linnea Quigley’s Horror Workout (1990) 19:00 – Tetsuo The Iron Man (1989)
Wednesday, 30 October
19:30 – Arrow Film Club: Ju-on The Grudge (2002)
Thursday, 31 October – HALLOWEEN!
19:30 – Double-bill: The Exorcist (1973) + Alien (1979)
Halloween and horror fans won’t need convincing on this one, you already know the drill.
You can expect all this and loads more surprises we wouldn’t dare spoil for you when STAB Film Season kicks off at Cultplex next month.
And the best part is, you’re already at GRUB, so proper good food and drink is right on your doorstep. Just try not to throw it all in the air when the jumpscares start.
Full-season listings can be found HERE with tickets for all events available to book now – if you’re brave enough. It’s not the only thing fright fans can look forward to this year either…
Daisy Jackson -
9th January 2023 
