SHE knows a thing or two about break-ups after calling time on her romance with Kate Middleton’s brother James
  Now Donna Air will be able to channel her experiences into BBC legal drama The Split, after landing a role in the second series
   In an exclusive interview, Donna said: “I am a huge fan of The Split. It has a brilliant cast, which I am very excited to be part of
  “It’s a dream to work with a writer like Abi Morgan and to be back on the BBC where I began my career as a little girl
”  Donna — whose first telly gig was on Nineties kids’ series Byker Grove — plays Fi, who is one half of the UK’s most powerful celebrity couple
  Her divorce from her controlling husband, played by Doc Brown, is set to become public and very messy
   Fi will cause ripples as she becomes a new client for Nicola Walker’s character Hannah
  The Beeb will hope the follow-up series won’t, er, split its audience like season one did
 Viewing figures dropped from 4.3million in week one to a low of 2.8million in week four
  Donna will surely give the show a ratings boost. Bizbit NETFLIX and the FX cable channel have been sued for defamation over The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
  The lawsuit relating to the true crime series was filed anonymously this week in the US
   Planet's grrreat wildlife  MAKING Our Planet has seen 600 crew visit 50 countries over four years to film some incredible wildlife
  The Netflix eight-parter – narrated by Sir David Attenborough – will highlight the risk of ecological catastrophe the globe faces
   A trailer has been released for the series, which starts on April 5 and features everything from frogs to tigers, all in incredible Ultra High Definition
  Our Planet was produced by Alastair Fothergill,  who also made The Blue Planet and Planet Earth
  Penelope Cruz and Salma Hayek take over narration for Spain and Latin America, but nothing can beat the sound of Sir David
  Bizbit THE BBC scooped 15 of the 29 gongs at the Royal Television Society awards in London on Tuesday
  Killing Eve’s Jodie Comer and Lesley Manville from Mum were among the winners. CBeebies got Channel Of The Year
  Lesley's papal pull  BIRDS Of A Feather’s Lesley Joseph has had an exciting – and flattering – encounter with the Pope
  The 73-year-old came face-to-face with the pontiff for BBC2 series Pilgrimage: The Road To Rome
   Speaking at The Life I Lead theatre press night in London on Tuesday, Lesley said: “It’s an experience I’ll never forget
  "Francis listened very generously and had a twinkle in his eye. He was charming
  “I just launched into this monologue and he said to me several times that I didn’t look my age
” Must watch  WHAT? 60 Days On The Streets, 9pm, Channel 4.  WHY? Former soldier Ed Stafford continues his probe into Britain’s homelessness crisis by travelling to London where he encounters some “fake” beggars
  Soapbox  MAYA and Jacob’s grooming storyline threatens to unravel in Emmerdale.  They are upstairs in Tug Ghyll cottage when Tracy returns unexpectedly, forcing paedophile Maya to think fast
 She tells Tracy that it’s Leyla upstairs with a man, which leads to a bust-up with Billy
    In Eastenders, Ruby proposes a deal to Ross after enticing him and Matt to Albert Square
  But Matt wants nothing to do with it and instead confides in Martin.  Elsewhere, Whitney and Halfway get frisky, Bex and Kush discuss Shakil, and music buff Patrick finds out he’s in the money
  And in Hollyoaks, Mercedes and Myra are at loggerheads over the wedding.  GOT a story? RING The Sun on 0207 782 4104 or WHATSAPP on 07423720250 or EMAIL exclusive@the-sun
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