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Martha Stewart to improve the quality of cooks in new show
MUMBAI: Martha Stewart has announced that she is looking for the worst cooks in the US to become students during her latest television show in the US Martha.
The lifestyle diva will take bad cooks on her new show and help transform them from culinary catastrophes into marvellous meal makers. As had been reported earlier by Indiantelevision.com Stewrat has tied up with reality TV guru Mark Burnett for a new show which will debut later this year.
Interested bad cooks — or the people who have had to eat their meals — should submit a creative videotape about the entrant and “failed attempts at cooking.”
The tapes should be no longer than three minutes.
Meanwhile, the story of Martha Stewart including the time spent in jail has inspired a new stage musical called Martha! The Unauthorised Musical.
According to a report in Femalefirst, the show, about an ex-con domestic queen called Martha Blake, was conceived before Stewart was sentenced to prison, but incorporates her rise, fall and rise again.
The website Marthamusical.com promises, “The show tells the life story of Martha Blake who, with guile and glue gun rises from her working class Polish roots to become doyenne of American domesticity and one of the most successful businesswomen in American history.
Stewart will also be involved with a version of the business based reality show The Apprentice. However a report in The Hollywood Reporter states that there will not be any “You’re fired” salvos on the show. She will find her own way of deal with matters but that has not been revealed so far.
“I think you’ll find it quite different,” Stewart said during an appearance at the Promax&BDA conference of marketing executives in New York.
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Asianet Television Awards 2026 celebrates women power in Malayalam TV
“She is the Colour” theme honours icons as ceremony airs on March 14 and 15 at 7 PM.
MUMBAI: If television lights up living rooms, this year Asianet decided to let women provide the colour. The Asianet Television Awards 2026 turned the spotlight firmly on women empowerment with the theme “She is the Colour”, celebrating the strength, resilience and achievements of women who continue to shape society and the Malayalam entertainment industry.
The ceremony honoured several distinguished personalities whose journeys have left a lasting cultural imprint. Among them was legendary playback singer Vimala Varma, widely recognised as the first Malayalam playback singer. The evening also paid tribute to Padma Shri awardees Devaki Amma and Vimala Menon for their exceptional contributions in their respective fields.
Leading women from the Malayalam film industry were also recognised during the event, including actor Shweta Menon, who currently serves as president of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists, and National Award winning actor Surabhi Lakshmi.
The awards ceremony brought together a glittering lineup of actors and industry figures, including Jayasurya, Vijay Babu, Asha Sarath, Lena, Esther Anil, Anumol, Akhila Bhargavan, Sarayu Mohan, Prajod Kalabhavan, Gayathri Suresh, Sabumon Abdusamad, Swasika, Tini Tom, Sijoy Varghese, Kailash, Veena Nandakumar, Sabareesh Varma, Ansiba Hassan and Dinesh Prabhakar. Kishan Kumar, executive vice president Malayalam at JioStar, was also present at the event.
Beyond individual recognitions, the awards celebrated excellence across Malayalam television, acknowledging artists and technicians whose work continues to drive the industry forward.
The evening also offered plenty of spectacle, with elaborate dance performances, stunt acts and comedy skits performed by popular television and film personalities, turning the ceremony into a full fledged entertainment showcase.
Viewers will get to watch the celebrations when the Asianet Television Awards 2026 air on Asianet on March 14 and 15, Saturday and Sunday, from 7 pm onwards, bringing the star studded tribute to homes across Kerala and beyond.
