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Ash Atalla was nicknamed ‘IRA’ when his family moved to England from Northern Ireland
16 June 2024

Ash Atalla nicknamed ‘IRA’ when his family moved to England from Northern Ireland
Ash Atalla was nicknamed “IRA” when his family moved to England from Northern Ireland. The Egyptian-born British TV producer, 51 – who uses a wheelchair after contracting polio as a child ...

Stephen Fry is convinced empathy will be built into artificial intelligence products
16 June 2024

Stephen Fry convinced empathy will be built into AI
Stephen Fry is convinced empathy will be built into artificial intelligence products. The ‘Blackadder’ and ‘Fry and Laurie’ comic, 66, has compared the rise in the technology with the industrial revolution ...

Stephen Merchant was banned from the High and Mighty clothes store after he slammed its extra-large products
16 June 2024

Stephen Merchant banned from High and Mighty clothes store
Stephen Merchant was banned from the High and Mighty clothes store after he slammed its extra-large products. ‘The Office’ co-creator, 49, who stands 6ft 7in tall, said the chain’s staff barred ...

David Lynch is making a new album with a ‘Twin Peaks’ singer and actor
16 June 2024

David Lynch announces new project with ‘Twin Peaks’ singer and actor
David Lynch is making a new album with a ‘Twin Peaks’ singer and actor. The veteran filmmaker, 78, collaborated on the project with 46-year-old performer Chrystabell – born Chrysta Bell Zucht ...

The ‘Carry On’ film franchise is getting a ‘non-woke’ reboot
16 June 2024

‘Carry On’ film franchise getting ‘non-woke’ reboot
The ‘Carry On’ film franchise is getting a “non-woke” reboot. It is making a comeback thanks to director Nigel Gordon-Stewart, who said the renewal will stick to its cheeky roots. He told ...

Lucien Laviscount admits he's had to graft hard to get to his level of success in acting
16 June 2024

Lucien Laviscount: 'Being an actor isn't all red carpets and flights'
Lucien Laviscount admits being an actor is no easy feat - but he's loving "every minute of it". The 'Emily in Paris' star, 32, who has been tipped to play the ...

John Cale’s lockdown music was driven by rage
16 June 2024

John Cale’s lockdown music fuelled by rage
John Cale’s lockdown music was driven by rage. The Velvet Underground founding member, 82, released his 13th studio record in 2023 after churning out a “huge tranche of songs” amid self-isolation ...

Lily Allen found it easier to create music when she was on cocaine
16 June 2024

Lily Allen found it easier to churn out music on cocaine
Lily Allen found it easier to create music when she was on cocaine. The ‘Smile’ singer, 39, has been sober for almost five years after giving up class-A drugs and drink ...

Eurovision legend Jay Aston is frustrated by the modern way of music streaming
16 June 2024

Bucks Fizz star Jay Aston on the pitfalls of music streaming: 'We don't get any money from it'
Jay Aston is frustrated by music streaming services. The 63-year-old singer is part of The Fizz alongside Cheryl Baker and Mike Nolan – who, along with former member Bobby G, won ...

Esther Schuil (Esther Ibiza)
15 June 2024

Esther Schuil 7 Things My Readers Should Know about Me
1.     I moved to Seville in an attempt to save my relationship with my ex-boyfriend. While we were preparing our move to Spain, to start over as a couple, there ...

A probe into allegations against Russell Brand has found informally raised concerns about the comedian’s behaviour while he worked on a string of Channel 4 programmes were ‘not properly escalated’ or ‘adequately addressed’
15 June 2024

Russell Brand allegations ‘not properly escalated’ or ‘adequately addressed’
A probe into allegations against Russell Brand has found informally raised concerns about the comedian’s behaviour while he worked on a string of Channel 4 programmes were “not properly escalated” ...

Adrian Dunbar says all of the ‘Line of Duty’ cast want to see the show make a comeback
15 June 2024

Adrian Dunbar says ‘all’ the ‘Line of Duty’ cast want to see show return
Adrian Dunbar says all of the ‘Line of Duty’ cast want to see the show make a comeback. The 65-year-old Northern Irish actor is now probably best known for playing straight-talking ...

Olivia Cooke doesn’t want sex banned from ‘House of the Dragon’ as it’s a ‘massive’ part of life
15 June 2024

Olivia Cooke backs raunchy ‘House of the Dragon’ scenes as sex is ‘massive’ part of life
Olivia Cooke doesn’t want sex banned from ‘House of the Dragon’ as it’s a “massive” part of life. The 30-year-old actress plays Alicent Hightower in the ‘Game of Thrones’ spin-off, which ...

Donna Air can’t ‘figure out’ how her TV career was predicted by a ouija board
15 June 2024

Donna Air can’t ‘figure out’ how her TV career was predicted by ouija board
Donna Air can’t “figure out” how her TV career was predicted by a ouija board. The actress, 44, is set to make her West End debut in London in the paranormal ...

The original ‘Blair Witch Project’ cast say they each got a fruit basket to commemorate the film earning $100 million at the domestic box office
15 June 2024

Original ‘Blair Witch Project’ cast say they got fruit baskets to mark film earning $100 million at domestic box office
The original ‘Blair Witch Project’ cast say they each got a fruit basket to commemorate the film earning $100 million at the domestic box office. Joshua Leonard, 48, one of the ...

Robert De Niro blames himself for not knowing enough about comedy to pull off a future Oscar-winning role
15 June 2024

Robert De Niro blames himself for not knowing enough about comedy to pull off future Oscar-winning role
Robert De Niro blames himself for not knowing enough about comedy to pull off a future Oscar-winning role. The ‘Raging Bull’ actor, 80, starred in and started filming the never-produced 1970s ...

Chris Hemsworth loved the chance to play a villain and not have the restrictions that come with playing a hero like Thor
15 June 2024

Chris Hemsworth found it 'liberating and refreshing' shedding the 'heroic Thor space'
Chris Hemsworth found it "somewhat liberating and refreshing" to ditch the "heroic Thor space" and play a villain in 'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga'. The 40-year-old actor has starred as Thor ...

Billie Eilish is said to have scaled London’s O2 Arena to celebrate reaching No1 in the UK charts with her album ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’
15 June 2024

Billie Eilish ‘scaled London’s O2 Arena to celebrate reaching No1 with Hit Me Hard and Soft album‘
Billie Eilish is said to have scaled London’s O2 Arena to celebrate reaching No1 in the UK charts with her album ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’. The 22-year-old singer reportedly climbed ...

Noel Gallagher refuses to watch football with his Liverpool-supporting High Flying Birds bandmates
15 June 2024

Noel Gallagher refuses to watch football with Liverpool-supporting High Flying Birds bandmates
Noel Gallagher refuses to watch football with his Liverpool-supporting High Flying Birds bandmates. The die-hard Manchester City supporter, 57, says four of his colleagues support the Reds and he can no ...

Rozalla enjoyed major success in the early 1990s but was then dropped from her record label
15 June 2024

Nineties legend Rozalla reveals how she got through 'scary time' after being dropped from record label
Rozalla went through a "scary time" after being dropped from her record label. The 60-year-old singer had enjoyed success with her hit 'Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)' in the 1990s when ...

The actress behind the ‘Perfect Dark’ lead character says she’s ‘crazy excited’ to take the role
14 June 2024

Actress behind ‘Perfect Dark’ lead character ‘crazy excited’ to take role
The actress behind the ‘Perfect Dark’ lead character says she’s “crazy excited” to take the role. British star Alix Wilton Regan, 38, was announced as taking the part at the Xbox ...

India is one of the fastest growing gaming markets in the world
14 June 2024

India one of world’s fastest growing gaming markets
India is one of the fastest growing gaming markets in the world. Analysts believe there could be more than half a billion players in the nation by the end of this ...

The director of ‘Dead by Daylight’ says he has always been a ‘wuss’
14 June 2024

‘Dead by Daylight’ director admits he’s always been a ‘wuss’
The director of ‘Dead by Daylight’ says he has always been a “wuss”. Despite creating the nightmarish horror game, Mathieu Côté says he even used to get spooked by Jabba the ...

Weight loss jabs shouldn't be used frivolously
14 June 2024

Fat jabs shouldn't be used to get a 'beach body'
Fat jabs such as Ozempic shouldn't be used for people to get "beach body ready". NHS medics have revealed that increasing numbers are being hospitalised due to the side effects of ...