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‘She’s held so much in’: Claire Rushbrook takes us behind the scenes of Rivals’ heart-wrenching mid-season finale

TV MOMENTS OF THE YEAR: On a dark and stormy night in Rutshire, two of Jilly Cooper’s most compelling heroines had a powerful heart-to-heart at the kitchen table – before a shocking mid-season finale cliffhanger. Ellie Harrison talks to Claire Rushbrook, who played duty-bound Monica Baddingham so movingly, about one…

The Independent UK

Marvel Rivals needs to pick a lane and either fully embrace balancing for 'fun' long term or stick to some serious changes

Season 9 is starting to look wild.

PC Gamer

Jett Harrison, Younger Brother of Marvin Harrison Jr., to Play for Ohio State

The Buckeyes’ wide receiver room will take on a familial flavor.

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Yet another Marvel Rivals creator tournament gets overshadowed by drama, except this time there was $300,000 on the line: 'I got Zazza'd in a tournament 10x the prize pool'

If I had a nickel for every time a high-end prize pool Marvel Rivals tournament was thrown, I'd have two nickels.

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How to get Uplifting Welcome rewards in Marvel Rivals

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Destructoid

Rivals season 2 star teases 'pretty full-on scenes' in November 2026 episodes — and fans need to be prepared for 'absolute madness' in these three

We've got to wait another five months until the rest of Rivals season 2 drops on Hulu and Disney+ — but expect 'absolute madness' when they do.

TechRadar

Bin the tan brogues and load the Pimm's: Henry Conway’s guide to surviving the summer social battlefield

Henry Conway navigates the battlefield that is warm-weather etiquette, from footwear choices to fizz faux pas

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All bikini and swimwear outfits in Marvel Rivals

Summer skins are back in Marvel Rivals.

Dot Esports

Rivals is bringing 80s interior design back – 8 nostalgic looks we're most excited about

1980s interior design is doing the rounds once more, and it's never looked so stylish

Woman & Home

Rivals season 2 episode 6 has the worst cliffhanger ending of any TV show this decade — and it proves why streamers like Hulu and Disney+ are doing so badly by its LGBTQIA+ characters

Rivals season 2 episode 6 has ended its mid-season break with a shock death that absolutely nobody saw coming — but not only was it completely unnecessary, it's lazy storytelling.

TechRadar

Rivals star Rupert Everett wore secret bodysuit in films to give him ‘false bottom’ after struggling with body image

British actor said directors would remain oblivious to the ruse

The Independent UK

Rivals season 2 episode 5 confirms who is running rings around the rest in the hit Hulu and Disney+ show — and why their scandalous dream relationship needs to come true

With one episode to go until the mid-season break, Rivals season 2 episode 5 is getting back on track after some serious shakeups — with one character rising well above the rest.

TechRadar

Marvel Rivals has banned 485 accounts and dished out just 3 hardware bans after the latest slew of cheaters but players are begging for more

Cheating in Marvel Rivals? Believe it or not straight to jail.

PC Gamer

What is the release date for Rivals season 2 episode 5 on Hulu and Disney+?

Still not over seeing Danny Dyer's bare butt last week? No, me neither. But when does Rivals season 2 episode 5 drop on Hulu and Disney+?

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Rivals season 2 first 3 episodes are now streaming on Hulu and Disney+ — but disappointing delay on season's second half will be justified with an 'unexpected plot twist'

I'm still reeling over Rivals season 2's underwhelming release schedule — but before we're left waiting for the second half, there's a mega plot twist in store.

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Rivals season 2 almost had a major 'legal battle' with Chaka Khan's estate over this improvised line in episode 2 — as star claims it 'just slipped out'

You might miss it, but Chaka Khan's name is briefly mentioned in Rivals season 2 episode 2 — and it almost resulted in a 'major legal battle', according to one star.

Woman & Home

Where is Rivals season 2 filmed? Beautiful West Country locations featured in the hit show

From Elizabethan manors in the Cotswolds to chocolate box Wiltshire towns, here is where you can find the incredible locations featured in Rivals season 2

The Independent UK

‘Well now, what’s repeatable?’ The magnificent Jilly Cooper remembered by the women who worked with her

TV: As the second series of ‘Rivals’ gallops onto our screens, Felicity Blunt and Victoria Smurfit tell Lauren Morris what it was like working with the late Dame Jilly Cooper

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The Independent UK

‘Hilariously bad orgasm faces’ and ‘full-frontal swimmers’: Rivals season 2 reviews are in

Series two of the Jilly Cooper adaptation is back on our screens today

TechRadar

'Epic' Rivals season 2 episode 1 Eastenders cameo is my favorite Easter egg in new Hulu and Disney+ episodes — and according to creators, it's the 'perfect homage to the 1980s'

Rivals season 2 episode 1 treats us to the Eastenders cameo of dreams — and there's an obvious reason why creators chose them for the surprise part.

The Independent UK

Rivals season 2 review – Thrusting buttocks and heaving bosoms... Jilly Cooper’s escapist romp is back

4/5 Well-written, well-acted and enormously fun, the series remains a rare treat in today’s television landscape

Evening Standard

Rivals' Alex Hassell: 'I struggled to accept why anyone would cast me as a macho figure'

As the bonkbuster series returns, Rivals star Alex Hassell talks sex, silliness and naked cartwheels — and why being bullied at school means he’s happy to be objectified now

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Rivals season 2 creators reveal how late author Jilly Cooper gave notes on final Hulu and Disney+ scripts just 'days' before her death: 'her fingerprints are all over this series'

Rivals season 2 is pressing ahead on Hulu and Disney+ with one stark missing ingredient: author Jilly Cooper. But even in the days before her death, she was giving script notes to showrunners.

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Rivals star Emily Atack's body was 'in pieces' when she returned to work 3 months after giving birth

Rivals actress Emily Atack has told how her body was "in pieces" when she returned to work just 11 weeks after her son was born, admitting it was a "really tough" time.

Evening Standard

Rivals Season 2 review: Trousers down for another glorious round of romping and revenge

5/5 A welcome return to the 1980s – political incorrectness and all – for the bonkbuster’s second season on Disney+

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