Entertainment Gossip

13 May 2020

Andrew Lloyd Webber Still Top of Rich List Despite ‘£20M Hit’ From Pandemic

Andrew Lloyd Webber is expected to take a GBP 20 million hit to his fortune as a result of the coronavirus crisis, according to the Sunday Times Rich List. The ...

13 May 2020

Emmerdale’S Claire King Says Kim Tate Was Not Based on Dynasty Star Alexis

Emmerdale's Claire King has said her Kim Tate character was not based on Dame Joan Collins's "classic soap bitch" Alexis Carrington. Scheming Kim is regarded as one of the best ...

13 May 2020

Reese Witherspoon to Star in Two Netflix Rom-Coms

Reese Witherspoon will star in two Netflix rom-coms, the streaming giant has announced. The actress will produce and star in Your Place Or Mine, from the writer of The Devil ...

13 May 2020

Mark Lanegan Offers Olive Branch to Liam Gallagher

Rock star Mark Lanegan has extended an olive branch to Liam Gallagher following their revived feud over a bust-up on tour in 1996. Lanegan, former vocalist of grunge band Screaming ...

13 May 2020

Robert De Niro Says Trump ‘Doesn’T Care How Many People Die’ From Coronavirus

Hollywood star Robert De Niro has reopened his feud with Donald Trump and said the president "doesn't care" how many people die from coronavirus. The Oscar-winning actor, 76, is one ...

12 May 2020

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Winners – And the Questions That Won Them Gold

Only a select few contestants have walked away with the grand prize on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. Since Judith Keppel became the first UK winner in 2000, just ...

12 May 2020

Normal People Star Paul Mescal Jokes His Neck Chain Is More Famous Than Him

Normal People star Paul Mescal has joked the neck chain he wore throughout the acclaimed series "will always be more popular than I am". The BBC adaption of Sally Rooney's ...

12 May 2020

Bryan Adams Apologises for ‘Bat-Eating’ Coronavirus Comments

Canadian singer Bryan Adams has apologised for his comments blaming "bat-eating" people for causing coronavirus. The 60-year-old was accused of racism after sharing an expletive-filled post on Instagram, lamenting how ...

12 May 2020

Bob Dylan Manuscript Fetches More Than Double Guide Price At Auction

A Bob Dylan manuscript featuring handwritten lyrics from the revered singer has been sold at auction for GBP 37,500, more than double the pre-sale estimate. The manuscript dates back to ...

12 May 2020

Polish President Accepts Rapper’S Challenge in Health Service Fundraiser

Poland's president has recorded a hip-hop video as part of an effort to raise money for the country's health service as it fights the coronavirus pandemic. President Andrzej Duda's recording ...

12 May 2020

Robert Pattinson Explains Why He Is Not Working out for Batman Role in Isolation

Robert Pattinson has said he refuses to exercise constantly for his role as Batman and is instead eating tuna straight out of the can in isolation. The Twilight star, who ...

12 May 2020

Reading And Leeds Festivals Are Latest Music Casualties of Coronavirus

Reading and Leeds festivals are the latest music events to be cancelled as a result of the coronavirus crisis. The dual festivals were due to take place between August 28 ...

12 May 2020

Michael Fassbender Explains Passion for Motorsports in New Short Films

Michael Fassbender details his passion for motorsports, saying he always felt "called to it", in a new documentary short film series. The X-Men actor, who is a keen circuit racer, ...

12 May 2020

Phoebe Waller-Bridge Makes Return to Television in Sky Comedy

Phoebe Waller-Bridge makes a return to television on Wednesday with a cameo in the Sky comedy Run. The award-winning star is also executive producer on the show, written and produced ...

12 May 2020

Disney+ Fast-Tracks Filmed Version of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Musical Hamilton

The filmed version of the original Broadway production of Hamilton will launch on Disney+ more than a year earlier than planned, streaming on July 3, it has been announced. The ...

12 May 2020

Singer Bryan Adams Shares Expletive-Laden Coronavirus Rant

Bryan Adams has launched an expletive-filled rant over the coronavirus pandemic, in the week he was due to begin a concert residency in London. The Canadian singer and photographer, 60, ...

12 May 2020

Craig Revel Horwood ‘Gunning for Strictly Come Dancing Return’

Strictly judge Craig Revel Horwood has expressed his desire for the dancing series to still go ahead, saying: "We're really gunning for it." He told Heart Breakfast's Jamie Theakston and ...

12 May 2020

Radio 1’S Big Weekend Reveals Extended Line-Up for Virtual Event

Jonas Brothers, Ellie Goulding and Niall Horan have joined the billing for the virtual version of BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend music festival. Singer Mabel and rappers Aitch and AJ ...

12 May 2020

Rory Kinnear: My ‘Continually Inspiring’ Sister Died After Getting Coronavirus

Rory Kinnear said he hopes priorities change after lockdown as he spoke of the death of his "brave" sister from coronavirus. "Heroic and continually inspiring" Karina died aged 48, after ...

12 May 2020

Coronation Street Stamps Unveiled to Mark Soap’S 60Th Anniversary

Coronation Street's much-loved duos are being resurrected on Royal Mail stamps. Sharp-tongued Ena Sharples and her nemesis Elsie Tanner and Vera and Jack Duckworth, famous for their rows, feature, alongside ...

12 May 2020

Rachel Riley Criticises Eamonn Holmes Over Comments on Coronavirus And 5G

Countdown star Rachel Riley has criticised Eamonn Holmes for his comments on coronavirus and 5G technology during an episode of This Morning. Holmes was branded "irresponsible" for remarks regular broadcasting ...

12 May 2020

Thomas & Friends At 75: the Best Celebrity Guests

Thomas The Tank Engine is 75. The beloved anthropomorphic steam engine, a favourite of generations of children, first appeared in the Reverend Wilbert Awdry's The Railway Series books, originally published ...

12 May 2020

Chrissy Teigen Responds to Apology From Best-Selling Cookbook Author

Chrissy Teigen has thanked a best-selling cookbook author who apologised after saying the TV personality's Cravings brand "horrifies me". Alison Roman, a prominent US food columnist, criticised Teigen and accused ...

11 May 2020

Kurt Cobain’S MTV Unplugged Guitar Going Under the Hammer

The guitar used by Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain during the band's famous MTV Unplugged in New York concert is going under the hammer, with a starting estimate of one million ...