Charlotte Church to star in C4 comedy news show?

Charlotte Church to star in C4 comedy news show?
Charlotte Church to star in C4 comedy news show? (Image credit: PA Archive/Press Association Ima)

Charlotte Church is being tipped to return to TV with a new show. The 23-year-old has been busy raising her two children with partner Gavin Henson - two-year-old daughter Ruby and 11-month-old son Dexter - but is now making a comeback with a new comedy after her moderately successful stint as a chat show host, reports The Sun. A source told the paper: "Charlotte had a lot of fun doing it, but wasn't particularly comfortable with the chat. "We'll record a pilot next week and plan to air in the New Year." In her new series the star - who had her own programme, The Charlotte Church Show, from 2006 until 2008 - will apparently team up with two comedians from Wales for a funny look at the week's news. The paper also reported that the star will play pranks on people and sing during each show. The source said the Channel 4 series is due to screen in the New Year.

Patrick McLennan

Patrick McLennan is a London-based journalist and documentary maker who has worked as a writer, sub-editor, digital editor and TV producer in the UK and New Zealand. His CV includes spells as a news producer at the BBC and TVNZ, as well as web editor for Time Inc UK. He has produced TV news and entertainment features on personalities as diverse as Nick Cave, Tom Hardy, Clive James, Jodie Marsh and Kevin Bacon and he co-produced and directed The Ponds, which has screened in UK cinemas, BBC Four and is currently available on Netflix. 

An entertainment writer with a diverse taste in TV and film, he lists Seinfeld, The Sopranos, The Chase, The Thick of It and Detectorists among his favourite shows, but steers well clear of most sci-fi.