The 2026 Winter Olympics are underway in northern Italy, featuring 116 medal events across Milan, the mountain town of Cortina d’Ampezzo, and other beautiful locations. This year’s Games are especially heartwarming, with many couples competing – some as teammates and others in different sports.
Ahmadi describes her character, Mehreen Askari-Evans, as unlike any role she’s played before. Mehreen is an intelligence operative brought in to replace John Hughes (played by Shaun Evans) when he becomes the subject of an internal investigation. Their first encounter is filled with tension and intrigue, including a challenging line of questioning about Mehreen’s background – which her character skillfully handles.
Starting February 10th, Venus, the planet associated with love and enjoyment, moves into Pisces, a sensitive and compassionate sign. This shift encourages us to be more tender, feel more romantic, and connect with our emotions. We may find ourselves reflecting on the past, trusting our gut feelings, and being moved by stories that resonate with what we’re feeling inside.
Just be ready to dance.
ITV’s new show, Betrayal, immediately sets itself apart by presenting a realistic take on espionage. It focuses not only on the main character, John, and his work, but also on the difficulties he’s facing in his failing marriage, making his personal life central to the story.
The actress became a popular part of the BBC One soap opera in 2013, playing Linda, who would eventually become the landlady of the Queen Vic pub. She’s been a central figure in many of the show’s most important stories ever since.
Because of this, the show needed to showcase incredible settings. These locations had to feel like both a beautiful paradise at the start, and a frightening, dangerous place as the boys lose their sense of order.
In the new series, Evan is joined by Romola Garai, who plays John’s wife, Claire. Zahra Ahmadi joins the cast as Mehreen, an intelligence officer brought in to cover John’s work when he faces an internal investigation.
Similar to the original novel, this series – written by Jack Thorne, who also worked on ‘Adolescence’ – tells the story of a group of boys left stranded on a tropical island after their plane crashes. There are no adults with them.
On top of everything else, John starts to believe the UK is about to be attacked by a radical group within the Iranian government.