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They are on FIRE this week 🔥 (quite literally too lol x) Jimmy 😔 ignoring it being very convenient for him to just happen to swerve and crash through the marquee, his exit was done so beautifully. And I just need Joe to be okay to slap Billy and Caleb down now please and thank you ❤️

Fantastic news I just hope series 2 avoids giving so much focus to Michael and Renee, the only downside for me. All the other side characters were great though.

Not that anybody really cares about ITV-era Big Brother at this point but Kate Lawler and GK Barry will be hosting the new side show The Group Chat. Live feeds have also been axed. It just baffles me that ITV can get handed a format like Big Brother and keep fumbling it this badly by continuing to put all their eggs in the Love Island basket.

5 Get Outta My Way UK chart peak: #12 From: Aphrodite Aphrodite's hold on the top 10 comes to an end here as Get Outta My Way is the first song making up the top 5, coming immediately after All the Lovers too. It certainly feels strange ending up ranking Get Outta My Way higher than All the Lovers in a way, but I really can't deny that this song has become so iconic for so many reasons and I do slightly prefer it; despite both songs bringing something completely different to the table with their own merits. The second single from Aphrodite, this was the first single of Kylie's to miss the top 10 in the UK since Breathe back in 1998. It's wild to think that this was an underperformance of sorts because I think now this is a song that even the casuals lap up so much, and the visuals have embedded themselves in pop culture with memes, gifs, and even the song itself resonating in so many ways. It's Kylie at her best having so much fun, a cheeky edge while at the same time transcending with such effortless pop excellence.

Feels like a lot has been 'far too low' for you in this countdown there are only 5 (!) songs ahead of All the Lovers too x

6 All the Lovers UK chart peak: #3 From: Aphrodite The lead single from Kylie's eleventh studio album Aphrodite, All the Lovers, surprisingly only came to fruition towards the end of the creative process for the album, conceived during the last few weeks of recording sessions. Perhaps even more surprisingly too, it was written by the same people that gave us 2 Hearts. That, in my opinion, is a far cry from being anywhere near as good as All the Lovers is, so praise to them for managing to come up with what has undoubtedly become one of Kylie's most recognisable modern hits. A fan favourite, and always a love letter to the fans - 'lovers' - there's a certain euphoria to this song in particular. For all the faults I could find in 2 Hearts and more generally how X's singles campaign was handled, it's a shame All the Lovers and Aphrodite benefit from critics seeing this as a true return to form and slating X as a whole package (this and Aphrodite truly are brilliant though!). The Abbey Road Sessions version of All the Lovers is gorgeous too, and this as the closing number in the encore of the Aphrodite: Les Folies tour was breathtaking; something I don't think she'll achieve again performing this song live.

And we’re supposed to believe a heavily pregnant woman managed to drag him from the car all the way to the barn and chain him up Honestly I hope she and Billy don’t get away and there’s still more to come. That would be such a meh ending to this all building up for months. Caleb being satisfied at Joe’s embarrassment really isn’t enough lol.

Exciting!

7 Love at First Sight UK chart peak: #2 From: Fever Going back and revisiting all of Kylie's singles to make this countdown has really solidified just how perfect the run of singles from Fever was. Kylie truly captured the essence of and gave us sublime, timeless pop brilliance. Love at First Sight is just another example of that. I'll be the first to admit that with this song, its continued presence as the closing song in the encore of some of her tours made me tire of it just a little (Showgirl tour, however, you will forever be iconic; having a confetti-filled celebration with this following Especially For You), but pressing play on the studio version is like listening to it for the first time all over again. The music video is brilliant, and we also have the stripped version to enjoy from The Abbey Road Sessions, allowing the lyrical content of the song to come through more powerfully away from the pop-bop production. Wild to think that this was another #2 peak for Kylie when you consider the continued adoration from fans and casuals alike.

Oooh very excited for this! Everything I’ve heard from them so far has been a banger

We have been working on getting it started in the background and should be very soon, so keep an eye!

8 In Your Eyes UK chart peak: #3 From: Fever Due to the continued success of Can't Get You Out of My Head, it wasn't until a month after originally intended that In Your Eyes was released in Europe as the second single from Kylie's eighth album Fever, and honestly (in my own opinion) if anything was going to do a brilliant job of showcasing just how good an album Fever is, and serve as a follow-up to that standing strong in its own right, it was this. In Your Eyes feels like a classic club hit with a music video just as iconic as most the others from the early 2000s. What's interesting is that the visuals for this - and Can't Get You Out of My Head - seemed to be the beginning of Kylie and William Baker's love for all things sci-fi being incorporated into some of her image (most notably on tours, but more subtly in music videos with winks and nods). I'll always have a soft spot for this song, and in terms of live performances, for me, vocally she delivers it at its best in the opening act of the Showgirl tour.

Joshua’s next album Easier is out on 14th August! So soon omg Blue Dancing on the Edge Hold Me Selfish, Love Clouds I Still Care Easier Ruined No One Loves Like You

The building they’re now using to film have granted them permission to film until 2029 apparently, so with production on series 18 and 19 already in progress and series 20 confirmed, looks like we’ll have the show for at least another 5-6 series after that!

Joe Marler now confirmed to be joining as Mauler the celebrity gladiator!

Oooh I didn't realise it was back tonight! Have to say though it's a bit of an underwhelming lineup (Amy, Carlos and Chris are the only names that immediately jumped out at me when I saw it announced) but I'll probably still watch at some point.

Will continue this tonight, been a busy few days!

Pop Track of the Year 2026: Quarter Two Results The top 5 songs progressing to the final of Pop Track of the Year 2026 from Quarter Two are: Demi Lovato - Low Rise Jeans Week 16, 6 votes Madonna & Sabrina Carpenter - Bring Your Love Week 18, 11 votes Ariana Grande - hate that i made you love me Week 22, 14 votes Taylor Swift - I Knew It, I Knew You Week 23, 8 votes Olivia Rodrigo - stupid song Week 24, 12 votes Congratulations to Demi Lovato, Madonna, Sabrina Carpenter, Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo who become the second batch of Pop Track of the Year 2026 finalists. This marks the second entry for Sabrina Carpenter making it to the final, too, following Such a Funny Way in Quarter One. Pop Track of the Year 2026 Finalists Ariana Grande - hate that i made you love me Demi Lovato - Low Rise Jeans Harry Styles - Aperture Kacey Musgraves - Dry Spell Madonna & Sabrina Carpenter - Bring Your Love Olivia Rodrigo - stupid song Robyn - Talk to Me Sabrina Carpenter - Such a Funny Way Slayyyter - DANCE... Taylor Swift - I Knew It, I Knew You

That lines up with what Giant said when giving his reasons for leaving too. Wonder what they’ve got them doing this time… 👀

Cyclone apparently also axed now. They’re doing way too much I fear

Meet the Queens coming on 11th August!

In addition to Blankety Blank being shelved, Celebrity Mastermind and Live at the Apollo are both ending amid all the budget cuts being made by the BBC.

George Clarke, Chris Ramsey, AJ Odudu and Sara Pascoe confirmed as the celebrities for this year's celebrity special!

I’m not surprised at Athena being axed, but Bionic is… a choice. Unless it’s related to the injury he had during the last series. Not sure how I feel about guest gladiators being introduced either when it feels like some gladiators already don’t get nearly enough competition time as others 🥱 feels like they’re just going to damage the brand by tinkering with the format and lineup so much.