Nikki Grahame was “one of the best characters that the world’s ever seen”, her Big Brother co-star Pete Bennett has said. Grahame died on Friday at the age of 38, after checking into a hospital for her anorexia nervosa. Speaking to Sky News on Monday, Bennett, who also posted a video tribute to the star
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It was yet another awards ceremony featuring winners accepting from their sofas – yet despite the lack of a full red carpet of celebs, this year’s BAFTA Awards still made for an entertaining evening with moments of humour and emotion. Everyone is talking about Nomadland, the night’s big winner with four awards – best film,
One of Nikki Grahame’s Big Brother co-stars says he has “lost a family member” following her death at the age of 38. Referring to a fundraiser, launched in the weeks before Grahame died, Pete Bennett says in an online video: “I thought to myself, yeah, we could save her.” Bennett becomes emotional before adding: “But
Fleabag creator and star Phoebe Waller-Bridge is to join the cast of the next Indiana Jones film. She will star alongside Harrison Ford, 78, who will play the legendary hero archaeologist for a fifth time in the action adventure franchise, Lucasfilm announced. Waller-Bridge‘s exact role is yet to be confirmed. Image: Harrison Ford (L) with
Australian soap Neighbours is facing an independent review over allegations of racism. It comes after actress Shareena Clanton posted a statement on Instagram alleging she had suffered “multiple racist traumas” during her time working on the “highly problematic” show. Actor Meyne Wyatt, a series regular on the soap between 2014 and 2016, later shared a
Actress Charlotte Riley has launched a campaign to address the chronic lack of childcare in the film industry, to stop women “having to choose whether they had children or not – because they just cannot make it work both ways”. In an open letter as part of the Keeping Families In Film campaign, the star
Police have responded to security alerts at Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s Southern California home nine times in as many months, official figures reveal. Since Harry and Meghan moved in to their Montecito mansion with one-year-old son Archie in July last year, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office has dealt with calls recorded as phone
A record label home to artists such as Arlo Parks and The XX has changed its name, over its potential links to Armenian genocide. Young Turks, which was founded in London in 2006, will now be known as Young, after re-thinking its name. Speaking on social media, founder Caius Pawson said: “We originally named Young
It’s going to be a largely virtual ceremony this year, and BAFTA will be pulling out all the stops to celebrate the resilience of the film industry during the pandemic. While nominees will accept awards online, presenters will appear in person at the Royal Albert Hall, with Hugh Grant, Tom Hiddleston, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Cynthia
Music fans have had a disappointing 12 months with festivals and gigs cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. But with the silver lining of lockdown easing on the horizon, many will be hoping they can get back into shows in the near future. Boris Johnson’s COVID-19 roadmap says that from 17 May, fans
Kim Kardashian has officially become a billionaire, according to Forbes. The reality TV star, 40, saw her net worth soar from $780m (£564m) in October to $1bn (£723m) this month, the magazine reports. Her fortune comes mainly from her two businesses: the shapewear brand Skims, and the cosmetics company KKW Beauty. Image: Kim Kardashian recently
A charity boss, a drag star, and an actress have launched legal proceedings against actor-turned-activist Laurence Fox. The lawsuit is brought by Simon Blake, deputy chair of LGBT charity Stonewall, RuPaul’s Drag Race star Crystal, and Coronation Street actress Nicola Thorp after a Twitter spat with Fox in 2020. In October 2020, Mr Blake and
Friday Night Dinner star Paul Ritter has died of a brain tumour at the age of 54. The actor, who also starred in Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince, the acclaimed TV series Chernobyl and the James Bond film Quantum Of Solace, died at home with his family by his side. His agent said: “It
Harvey Weinstein is appealing against his convictions for sexual assault and rape. The 69-year-old was sentenced to 23 years in prison in March 2020, after claims against him led to the #MeToo movement. The disgraced Hollywood producer is seeking a new trial, claiming the judge in New York denied him an impartial jury. Image: Weinstein
The Trial Of The Chicago 7 won the top prize at the first ever virtual Screen Actors Guild Awards. The Netflix drama beat Da 5 Bloods, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Minari and One Night In Miami to win outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture. There was no red carpet for the first
Broadcasters are required to take better care of TV contestants’ mental health under new Ofcom rules that come into force today. The changes force broadcasters to take “due care” over the welfare of people who “might be at risk of significant harm as a result of taking part in a programme”. They also mean participants