The Great British Bake Off tent is getting a taste of Hollywood – plus some chart-toppers, an Olympic champion and a woman who’s never been afraid of a challenge – for its latest celebrity series. Due to air in the spring, some 20 famous faces will be baking to impress judges Prue Leith and Paul
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Hollywood entertainment magazine Variety has apologised to Carey Mulligan for “insensitive language” in a review that seemed to question whether her looks were right for the role of a femme fatale out for revenge against sexual predators. In an unusual move, the publication has posted an editor’s note to the top of its review of
She is one of the most famous supermodels in the world, and in recent years her daughter has been following in her catwalk footsteps. So it was inevitable that British star Kate Moss and teenager Lila would one day walk the same runway. Image: It is reported to be the first time the mother and
Kristen Stewart has been pictured as Diana, Princess of Wales, for the first time ahead of a new film. Twilight star Stewart, 30, plays the late royal in Spencer – which will focus on a weekend at the start of the 1990s when Diana decided her marriage to Charles, Prince of Wales was over. This
Elliot Page is divorcing his wife Emma Portner after three years of marriage. The 33-year-old actor filed for a contested divorce at Manhattan Supreme Court on Tuesday, legal records show. It comes three months after Portner, 26, expressed her support of Page coming out as transgender. She wrote on social media in December: “I am
Stars including Romesh Ranganathan, Meera Syal and Adil Ray have joined forces to counter coronavirus vaccination myths among ethnic minority communities. Organised by Ray, the video also features Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, former Coronation Street actress Shobna Gulati, cricketer Moeen Ali, and TV presenter and author Konnie Huq. Live coronavirus updates from the UK
Britain’s Got Talent could be scrapped in 2021 due to the coronavirus crisis, Sky News understands. Production on the ITV show was postponed earlier in January, with COVID-19 lockdown restrictions making the popular live auditions an impossibility. Now, producers are in talks about whether the show – hosted by Ant and Dec with judges Simon
Singer Will Young has said he is “astounded” his twin brother was allowed to leave hospital following a suicide attempt – just days before taking his own life. Rupert Young, 41, died after jumping from a bridge in London on 30 July last year, an inquest heard. His death came just days after he was
John Lennon was “bubbling over with excitement” about returning to the UK in a phone call the night before he was assassinated in New York, according to a newly released letter by his aunt. The former Beatle was shot and killed outside his home in Manhattan on 8 December 1980 by Mark Chapman. The following
Adele has reached a divorce settlement with her ex-husband Simon Konecki nearly two years after they separated. Los Angeles court documents show that the singer, 32, filed a judgement packet earlier this month. The pair will officially be divorced once a judge signs off on the agreement. No details of the settlement have been made
You Me At Six frontman Josh Franceschi has told Sky News “everything is at stake” over the issue of visa-free travel for musicians in Europe – and has called on the government to “prove us all wrong and show they care”. The singer-songwriter spoke out about the issue as the British rock band’s seventh studio
There is no rhyme or reason to the kind of roles actor Dan Stevens chooses, just as long as he remains challenged by the experience. Following his breakthrough role as Matthew Crawley on the worldwide phenomenon that is Downtown Abbey, Stevens has taken on the big budget live action adaptation of the Beast in Disney’s
This year’s Glastonbury music festival has been cancelled due to coronavirus, organisers have confirmed. Organisers Michael and Emily Evis announced the news on the festival’s official Twitter page writing: “With great regret, we must announce that this year’s Glastonbury Festival will not take place”. It’s the second year running that Glastonbury – Europe’s largest live
Arnold Schwarzenegger has had his first dose of coronavirus vaccine – and celebrated the moment by slipping in two lines from his film career. The 73-year-old posted a Twitter video of himself getting a shot in his right bicep at the drive-through site at the Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. “Today was a good day,”
When I suggest to the director of The Dig that a film about archaeology isn’t usual blockbuster fare, he quite rightly reminds me that “Lara Croft and Indiana Jones were pretty big box office hits”. Simon Stone has a point – and while digging a hole and poking about in the mud may not seem
Sir Van Morrison is launching legal action against a ban on indoor gigs due to the coronavirus pandemic. The veteran singer-songwriter, who is from Belfast, is starting judicial review proceedings against regulations prohibiting live music in licensed venues in Northern Ireland. It comes after the star was accused of sending a “dangerous” message last year