Former England and Liverpool legend Michael Owen and his family have netted their own fly-on-the-wall reality TV show.
The footballer and his clan, which includes daughter Gemma, the former Love Islander, will star in a series which is far removed from his goal-scoring days on the pitch.
Instead, The Owens: A Stable Family will focus on the fact they are all horse-mad and follow them in their equestrian pursuits at Manor House Stables in Cheshire.
It comes after similar streaming documentaries about other sporting legends, from Tyson Fury and Wayne Rooney to David Beckham and Rafal Nadal.
An insider said: “Michael’s life in horse racing is a world away from his football career and fans will see him swapping big stadiums for stables and all the hard graft that goes with being a racehorse owner.
“All the family is starring in the show, not least Gemma who, since starring on Love Island in 2022, has been balancing life in the public eye as an influencer with over four million followers alongside her equestrian career, swimwear and brand deals.
“It’s set to be a hilarious and heartfelt look at a family who are juggling ambition and fame in public, as well as navigating a normal family life in private and all that comes with having to live up to a famous name.”
The Manor House stables are where Michael is found grafting round-the-clock as a racehorse owner, and where you can also find Gemma, who is a dressage rider.
Four years after Love Island, she is training to be a jockey and will debut at Goodwood in August.
The finished series, mostly filmed in 2025, is expected to air on Prime Video this summer.
Ballsy Brad
Bradley Walsh goes balls-out to conquer one of his greatest fears in a Breaking Dad challenge.
Plummeting 150ft in a death-defying jungle swing alongside son Barney, Bradley screamed a series of expletives before yelping: “I’ve left my testicles in that tree.”
With the pair taking on the terrifying challenge in Cairns, Australia, Bradley was well out of his comfort zone and he did not enjoy it one it.
“I really don’t want to do this,” cried Bradley, before flying through the air.
Visibly shaken afterwards, he said: “That’s the most awful thing ever. I actually s**t myself then. I never want to do that again.”
In the final instalment of their epic adventure Down Under, the dad-and-lad duo also get up close with a giant crocodile and finally get to visit a place that’s been on their bucket list – the Great Barrier Reef.
Watch their antics on ITV1 tonight at 9.30pm.
Sexy thriller The Girlfriend is getting a follow-up, The Boyfriend. The original Prime Video series starred House of the Dragon’s Olivia Cooke and Robin Wright, from House Of Cards. Deadline reports Amazon MGM Studios is making the new show as a standalone story.
Have a Peak at Conleth
Conleth Hill, who played Lord Varys in Game Of Thrones, is the latest addition to the hotly-anticipated new series of Peaky Blinders.
He will join as Clemmy, the fierce patriarch of the rival Keeler family. Jamie Bell, who took over from Barry Keoghan as Peaky Blinders head Duke Shelby, will also get some rein-forcements.
Ackley Bridge’s Samuel Bottomley joins as Eliot, Gomorrah’s Arturo Muselli comes in as Angelo and The Bay’s Eugene Collins appears as Frank.
The new era without Cillian Murphy’s Tommy Shelby is set in the 1950s during a brutal contest to rebuild Birmingham. It is expected to air late this year or early next on BBC One.
