The Royal Albert Hall will be celebrating its 150th anniversary with a raft of musical shows – despite the inevitable challenges thrown up by the coronavirus pandemic. The iconic building – which was opened by Queen Victoria in 1871 – has survived two World Wars, but it’s fair to say that COVID-19 may be the
Entertainment
James Corden may be one of the leads in the new film adaptation of Broadway musical The Prom, but he admits he’s glad his school never had one. While the American tradition of putting on a dance for school leavers is something that has been getting more popular in the UK in recent years, the
Actor Ellen Page has announced that he is transgender and now goes by the name of Elliot. The star, known for starring in hit films Juno and Inception, posted a lengthy statement on Twitter. It said: “I want to share with you that I am trans, my pronouns are he/they and my name is Elliot.”
It’s the thriller that’s gripped the nation throughout a second lockdown and reminded us all what it’s like to have to wait for a new episode to drop every week. The latest viewing figures show that The Undoing’s launch audience was bigger than Game Of Thrones, and is set to become the biggest US series
From comical snaps of a picture-perfect family of owls and a dog eyeballing a moose, to serious shots of a zebra head “trophy” and the heartbreaking moments leading up to the death of the last male northern white rhino left on the planet – these are some of the most striking images of wildlife taken
Sir Elton John has said the “horrible things” football fans said about his clothes and music kept him grounded at the height of his fame. The Rocketman singer is a lifelong Watford FC supporter and was owner and chairman of the club in the 1970s and 1980s, when he released many of his hit songs.
Actor David Prowse, the man who donned the iconic Darth Vader suit in the original Star Wars trilogy, has died aged 85. “It’s with great regret and heart-wrenching sadness for us and million of fans around the world, to announce that our client DAVE PROWSE M.B.E. has passed away at the age of 85,” Bowington
Rina Sawayama is at home in her flat in London, ready to talk characteristically candidly about everything from LGBT+ rights to video calling Elton John – but first, her less than satisfactory experiences with the long-awaited PlayStation 5. It may sound trivial, but this was a big-deal purchase, she says, a present to herself after
Lockdown has triggered a “massive shift” in the way in which people think about exercise, and has encouraged parents to work out in front of their children, Joe Wicks has said. The 34-year-old, who shot to fame with his 15-minute recipe books, hosted daily PE lessons on his YouTube channel during the first lockdown, and
Peter Sawkins may have just been revealed as the winner of this year’s Great British Bake Off, but he’s not letting himself get carried away. The 20-year-old from Edinburgh, who made history as the show’s youngest-ever Bake Off winner and the first Scottish baker to hold the title, is also studying accounting and finance, and
Cultural icon, fashion muse and celebrated beauty – Audrey Hepburn left an indelible mark on the world. But despite her outward success, her life was haunted by loss. Sean Hepburn Ferrer, Hepburn’s eldest son, tells Sky News that one of the deepest losses in her life was the miscarriage of a baby girl when she
Singer and actress Cher is on her way to Pakistan to help save the “world’s loneliest elephant”. Kaavan has spent 35 years in a zoo. He lost his partner in 2012, has become obese due to a poor diet and suffers with behavioural issues, shaking his head back and forth for hours. But now he
Friends star Matthew Perry has announced his engagement to girlfriend Molly Hurwitz. The 51-year-old actor, who played Chandler Bing in the sitcom, started dating the 29-year-old two years ago. Perry hasn’t been married before but has previously dated several high-profile actresses including Julia Roberts and Mean Girls’ Lizzy Caplan. Image: Friends launched in 1994 but
Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen is to replace Johnny Depp as the evil wizard Gellert Grindelwald in the third Fantastic Beasts film, Warner Bros has announced. Depp was forced to quit the role after losing his libel trial against The Sun earlier this month. It comes after a judge refused him permission to appeal against the
A judge has refused Johnny Depp permission to appeal a court’s ruling that he assaulted ex-wife Amber Heard. Earlier this month a High Court judge rejected the Hollywood star’s claim that a newspaper had committed libel when it called him a “wife-beater.” Judge Andrew Nicol said the article in The Sun was “substantially true”. Depp
US fashion model Halima Aden – who has fronted campaigns for the likes of Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty and Kanye West’s Yeezy – is quitting runway shows, saying the industry has forced her to compromise her religion. When Aden made her modelling debut at New York Fashion week in 2017, aged just 19, she became an