"Tinder Swindler Spin-Off Makes a Comeback on Netflix: Producers Overwhelmed by Viewer Stories!"

It’s been four years since the Tinder Swindler became Netflix’s biggest ever documentary – and its legacy continues.

The story of conman , who duped multiple women out of money with his charm and playboy image, was a huge hit in 2022.

The show sees Cecilie Fjellhøy join forces with private investigator Brianne Joseph as they tackle a string of cases over the course of a six-part seriesCredit: © 2025 Netflix, Inc. The story of conman Simon Leviev, who duped multiple women out of money with his charm and playboy image, became a huge hit when it landed on Netflix in 2022Credit: kate_konlin/Instgram

Not surprisingly, the spin-off show, , was also a success when it dropped last year – and now I can reveal it’s getting a second series.

The show, which was released in September, featured one of Leviev’s victims, , helped other women who’ve suffered similar fates to get some kind of retribution.

An insider said: “Not surprisingly this show went down really well with viewers – it seems they still can’t get enough of the story of .

“But it seems they also like the idea of con artists like Leviev getting their just desserts, particularly when it’s at the hands of a victim.

“It was the mix of publicly humiliating the bad guys and proving to some of the victims that they weren’t just paranoid or losing their mind when they suspected they’d been taken for a ride.”

The show sees Cecillie join forces with private investigator Brianne Joseph as they tackle a string of cases over the course of a six-part series.

Last year’s debut included the story of Lindsay who was allegedly scammed out of £121,000 by a man posing as a professional player.

He got her to make increasing amounts of investments, including in companies making products based on . But she became suspicious and called in expert help.

There was also the case of Bridget who was manipulated for years by Ricky, a former US soldier who made up stories of wartime trauma to gain her trust.

He convinced her to part with thousands, insisting much of it was for the family of a close comrade who’\d been killed. In reality he barely even knew him.

Not surprisingly highlighting these tales – and the successes Cecille and Brianne enjoyed – have encourage more people to come forward for the second series.

I bet they’ll have enough cases to do a third and fourth series too.

Ryan’s got truss issues

Ryan Sampson plays conceited clergyman Mr Collins in new period drama The Other Bennet SisterCredit: BBC Bridgerton actress Ella Bruccoleri takes the role of MaryCredit: BBC

Ryan Sampson got all hot under the collar about his outfit in new period drama The Other Bennet Sister, which starts today.

star Ryan stars in One’s one ten-parter about middle of the five sisters, Mary, in Jane Austen’s classic novel Pride And Prejudice

I can’t wait to see all the Regency-era clothing in its finery — but Ryan, who plays conceited clergyman Mr Collins, was none to keen on all the pomp.

He says: “I feel like I look like a right plum – so that’s quite useful for Mr Collins.

“There’s a lot of collar wrangling going on, which invokes a certain posture, makes you hold yourself in a way.”

actress Ella Bruccoleri takes the role of Mary, with Gavin and Stacey’s , and Richard E Grant, play her parents.

I can’t wait to watch.

I swear, the drama based on Tourette’s syndrome sufferer John Davidson’s life, lands on tomorrow.

The British won Robert Aramayo two Bafta awards last month, but made the headlines after Davidson’s tics were aired on the BBC during the ceremony.

Paging missing Doctor

After The Sun revealed BBC bosses are struggling to find a new actor to play the lead in , it seems the creators of the show’s annual are also facing difficulties.

The official 2027 edition has no Time Lord for its cover after made a speedy exit from the role with no new star to replace him.

Since the yearly book launched in 1965, the must-have gift for fans and collectors at has carried images of the Doctor.

But now publisher Penguin has issued an image of the 2027 annual with only the show’s logo on the front.

It claims the book will be a compilation of the best bits from Doctor Who since it was rebooted in 2005.

Sad times for fans.

Harry’s name shame

Harry Redknapp admits he was mortified after forgetting Seann Walsh’s name while filming I’m A Celebrity South AfricaCredit: ITV

has revealed how he was mortified to forget Seann Walsh’s name as they filmed the upcoming .

They campmates will reunited today for the launch of the I’m A Celeb all-stars show, on , and Harry is dreading it.

The fact Seann’s name had escaped him was exposed when he had to select one of the campmates for a key bit of the show.

Talking at An Evening with Harry Redknapp in Weston-super-Mare, , he said of his moment on set: “I can’t think of his name. So I’m looking at him and this goes on for about two minutes, and they are all looking at me. And I said: ‘I’m sorry, Stewart . . . ’

“They are all looking at each other, and he said ‘Do you mean me?’ I went, ‘Yeah, sorry, Stewart’. He said, ‘Ah, OK . . . ’ They all said, ‘Harry, his name is Seann’.”

Slick thriller The Night Agent has landed a fourth series on Netflix. Gabriel Basso plays lowly admin worker Peter Sutherland, who is thrown into frontline action by an unexpected turn of events. The third run dominated streaming charts last month.

Bev lets slip date of I’m A Celeb final

Corrie favourite Bev Callard has revealed when the final of I’m A Celebrity . . .  South Africa will air – before the series has even startedCredit: PA

Corrie favourite Bev Callard has let slip when the final of I’m A Celebrity . . .  South Africa will be – before the series has even started.

The actress – best-known for playing Rovers land-lady Liz McDonald on the ITV soap – was talking about her experience filming the forthcoming all-star edition of the jungle reality show in Kruger National Park.

Bev said on The Hard Shoulder Podcast: “I don’t know if I’m allowed to talk about this yet.

“I was shooting it in South Africa and I can’t tell you more than that.

“The weather was great and the final is on the 24th of April so it’s all still to come.”