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Dr Alex to front a new mental wellbeing digital series

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The series will encourage young people aged 16-34 to embrace ways that help them get through life’s tough times. 

How We Move will see the UK’s Youth Mental Health Ambassador Dr Alex George discover the different ways in which people handle dark points in their life.

Influencers, broadcasters and actors from different cultures and communities will discuss their quirky coping mechanisms. 

In the first episode, Dr George will speak to actress Evanna Lynch about how she likes to do handstands and read mundane Amazon product reviews to cope with hard times. 

Chunkz to host new cooking show Bad Chefs

Ten terrible chefs who are addicted to takeaways will say no to the delivery apps and learn how to cook for the very first time. 

The rookie chefs will all live together and cook together in an attempt to turn chaos to calm in the kitchen.

Chunkz will oversee the cooking competition as the chefs face daily challenges and learn new skills. They will need to show their culinary prowess improving each week to avoid eviction and stay in the competition. 

ITV announces documentary Peckham’s Finest

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Created from the makers of The Masked Singer, the series will follow a group of young, aspirational people living their everyday life in the diverse and eclectic part of South London. 

Viewers will get to see the group in all areas of their life, from embarking on new romances, to dealing with doomed relationships, forming new friendships, setting out on new ventures and working through everyday dramas. 

Maya Jama set to join Celebrity Juice panel

Emily Atack, Keith Lemon and Laura Whitmore (Credit: ITV)

Celebrity Juice will return for its 25th series next month, with returning host Keith Lemon and team captains Emily Atack and Laura Whitmore. 

Jama has plenty of experience as a guest on the comedy quiz show and always has fun with whatever Lemon asks of her. 

“I never have any idea quite what’s going to unfold on Celeb Juice, but I do know it’s always going to be hilarious and super fun,” commented Maya Jama. 

Scarlett Moffatt to host new ITV2 dating show Love Bites

Love Bites will see three suitors battle it out in the kitchen for a date with a single foodie.

Using the same set of ingredients, the suitors will each cook a three-course meal for the foodie to judge, and Moffatt will be there to guide the singletons as they draw on all their culinary might in the pursuit of love.

Moffatt said: "I’ve always been obsessed with both dating and cookery shows so this rolled into one really is the dream gig for me.

ITV2 orders new cookery dating show Love Bites

Fusing food and dating in an all-new format, Love Bites pits three suitors against each other in order to win a date with a single foodie.

Using the same set of ingredients, the suitors will each cook a three-course meal side by side in the Love Bites kitchen in the hopes of appealing to the singleton’s palate.

The singleton will then have to choose the best chef for a date.

ITV2 commissions new dating series The Cabins

The series will challenge young singles to look beyond their dating apps to find their soulmates, immediately moving in together with their potential partners.

Each couple will stay in their own luxurious log cabins in stunning settings within the UK.

Isolated and intimate, the stage will be set for the singletons to get to know one another, sharing heartfelt moments or suffering awkward silences. All for viewers to see if the sparks fly.

After enjoying or enduring the first 24 hours, the couples will then have to decide to continue or call it a day.

Love Island USA heads to ITV2

Swapping the idyllic island of Fiji with the bright lights of Las Vegas, the new set of islanders will enter a villa on top of Caesars Entertainment’s boutique hotel, The Cromwell, in search for love (and the $50,000 prize).

Arielle Vandenberg will return as host and narrator Matthew Hoffman will be back to report on the latest gossip from inside the hotel villa 'bubble'.

“We’re thrilled that ITV2 can bring the latest US version of Love Island to viewers this year,” said Paul Mortimer, ITV’s Head of Digital Channels and Acquisitions.