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Loose Women star Coleen Nolan was overcome with emotion during a special episode celebrating her 60th birthday, filled with surprise appearances from family and friends. Here’s the Lowdown: Monday’s episode of Loose Women was dedicated to Nolan’s milestone birthday. Kept in the dark until the last moment, she was led onto the set to discover […]

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The first month of 2025 has been nothing but positive news for former Hollywood power couple Bruce Willis and Demi Moore. Not only has Moore earned her first Oscar nomination for The Substance as well as winning a Critic’s Choice Award) but Willis has been seen out and about, a demonstration of his true resilience as he continues his battle with frontotemporal dementia. Now, their oldest daughter Rumer Willis is providing updates on her father’s health and her mom’s newfound respect within the industry.

Appearing on Loose Women (via People), Rumer Willis confirmed simply that Bruce is “doing great,” before touching on the wildfires in Los Angeles and how they have affected the region. As we reported on Bruce Willis was seen in a rare video thanking first responders. She added that it’s the bond between her parents – both when she was a kid and now – that...

Actress Rumer Willis revealed that she has relied on her parents’ example as she co-parents her baby daughter.

In August, Willis revealed that she and her ex-boyfriend, Derek Richard Thomas, with whom she shares their 21-month-old daughter Louetta, separated.

In an episode of the British show Loose Women on Monday, Willis was asked if she had taken any co-parenting advice from her own parents, Demi Moore and Bruce Willis. Moore and Bruce share their daughters Rumer, Scout and Tallulah; the former couple split in 1998 after 16 years of marriage.

Rumer declared, “Absolutely, I think the thing that I’m the most grateful for is that even when they split up, they created such a beautiful foundation of prioritizing my sisters and I… that I never felt like I had to choose. They never played against each other.”

She continued, “Not only did I feel like that has set me up in...

Rumer Willis has provided a health update on her father, Bruce Willis, who was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (Ftd) in 2023. Appearing on the British daytime talk show Loose Women on Monday (February 3), Rumer was asked how the Die Hard star is doing, to which she responded, “He’s doing great. I think, obviously, as many people in California, the thing we’re all kind of most scared of dealing with is just the fires and wanting to make sure everything is okay.” “Because my family, we’re all so close,” she continued. “I think what’s so beautiful is the way that we rally around each other, [it’s] so lovely, because we really are a unit.” The Empire actress also opened up about co-parenting her toddler daughter with her ex, Derek Richard Thomas, and how she learned valuable lessons from her parents, Bruce, and Demi Moore, who divorced after 13 years of...

“This Morning” boss Martin Frizell is exiting from the ITV morning show after ten years in the role.

It is the latest blow for 37-year-old magazine format show “This Morning,” which has suffered a series of controversies over the past 24 months after its long running anchors, Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, stepped down in quick succession.

Frizell is the show’s longest-running editor, having joined ITV in 2014 as the editor of fellow daytime show “Loose Women.” He is set to step down next spring. His successor has not yet been announced.

“Next year I’m expecting my family priorities to change so I need to free up time for them,” said Frizell. “I love my team at ITV and will miss them and the thrill of live telly but it’s an always on, 24 hours a day, seven days a week commitment and I won’t be able to do both.

Dozens of famous faces across the worlds of TV, film, radio, comedy, music and sport are urging the nation to swap, buy second-hand or re-wear a pre-loved jumper as they launch Save the Children’s annual festive fundraiser, Christmas Jumper Day.

The mega celebrity line-up modelling an array of preposterous, pre-owned pullovers includes singers Olly Murs and Myleene Klass, presenters Alison Hammond, Laura Whitmore and Sophie Morgan, actor and presenter Joe Swash, Loose Women panellist Nadia Sawalha, Love Island’s Olivia Bowen and actress Ashley Jensen.

Also giving some second-hand sweaters a new lease of life are comedians Dom Joly, Jen Brister and London Hughes, Ted Lasso star Ellie Taylor, TV presenter and Paralympian Ade Adepitan, Olympic diving medallist Noah Williams, Bridgerton star India Amarteifio, choreographer and ex-Strictly Come Dancing judge Dame Arlene Phillips, teacher and Tik Tok star Shabaz Ali, Great British Bake-Off finalist Sandro Farmhouse and radio presenter Joelah Noble.

In a recent appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Whoopi Goldberg delivered an update on Sister Act 3, explaining that the death of her co-star, Maggie Smith, necessitated significant changes to the play.

Smith, who played Mother Superior in the original Sister Act movie, died on September 27th at the age of 89, leaving a vacuum in both the storyline and the emotions of fans and cast members.

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“We’re having to make some readjustments because we just lost Maggie Smith, as you know,” Goldberg shared during the interview. “And so, we will get it done. We will get it done. It’s a shift.”

Her words reflect the bittersweet reality of pushing forward with the project despite the loss of a beloved cast member.

Goldberg and Smith had previously worked together on Sister Act (1992) and Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993...

During an interview on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” Whoopi Goldberg discussed her upcoming film “Sister Act 3” and how the team needed to adjust their plans following the death of her co-star Maggie Smith.

“We’re having to make some readjustments because we just lost Maggie Smith, as you know,” Goldberg said. “And so, we will get it done. We will get it done. It’s a shift.”

Goldberg and Smith worked together on the original “Sister Act” film in 1992 and then again in 1993 for its sequel, “Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit.” The story follows Deloris Van Cartier (Goldberg), who ends up in a California convent as part of a witness protection program. Smith plays the Mother Superior at the convent. The original movie made $231 million at the box office against a $31 million budget. The second movie included rising stars like Lauryn Hill and Jennifer Love Hewitt.

In 2011, Chuck Lorre’s Two and a Half Men hit an unfortunate snag when lead star, Charlie Sheen, went off the rails in his public feud with the network boss and his show’s producers. While the actor still maintained his on-again-off-again relationship with addiction, this new side of Sheen was making the headlines not for his visits to the rehab but for a strange living arrangement at home.

Charlie Sheen with his Two and a Half Men co-stars [Credit: CBS]

Unemployed and unapologetic, Charlie Sheen was thoroughly impressed by himself insomuch that he even called out Playboy mogul Hugh Hefner as an amateur. However, this sudden surge of confidence came at the expense of his reputation since Sheen was no longer playing by the rules that defined societal expectations for the rest of the world; instead, he came up with his own.

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This week, reports emerged that Penny Lancaster and her musician husband Sir Rod Stewart were having serious issues in their marriage over the issue of selling their LA home.

Stewart, 79, quickly rushed to deny the rumors, claiming they’ve never been more in love. Now we’re hearing from his wife how she really feels about the whole thing.

Source Alleges Rod Stewart and Penny Lancaster’s Big Argument is Enough to Damage Marriage

According to a source speaking to the Daily Mail, the longtime couple are at loggerheads regarding where they should spend their sunset years, and while Lancaster is ready to leave LA behind, Stewart isn’t so sure about it.

“Penny has no plans to return to LA, which she’s not a fan of, while Rod has no plans to move back right now,” the source alleged, adding, “They’re at a stalemate and Penny is...

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of British reality TV icon Katie Price.

The influencer and former glamor model failed to attend a bankruptcy court hearing on Tuesday, despite receiving “very clear warnings” she should appear. This led Insolvency and Companies Court Judge Catherine Burton to issue an arrest warrant.

Price is known for reality shows such as Katie & Peter and Katie Price: My Crazy Life, for appearing on the fifteenth season of Big Brother UK and as a regular panellist on ITV daytime show Loose Women.

She was initially best known publicly as a model but has has also written several autobiographies, novels and children’s books, and had other business ventures. However, she declared her first bankruptcy in 2019 before declaring another over an unpaid tax bill of over £760,000.

Price received a demand for payment of debts from government body Hm Revenue & Customs (Hmrc) in October last year.

Popular UK anchor Eamonn Holmes will reportedly use his live TV show on Monday morning to address his marital split from wife and longtime co-presenter Ruth Langsford.

The Sun on Sunday newspaper reported yesterday that it had the exclusive statement from the popular pair, confirming they were to separate after 14 years’ marriage. The statement said:

“Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes have confirmed their marriage is over and they are in the process of divorcing.”

The same paper said Sunday that Holmes, who presents the weekly breakfast show on Gb News, will address the split to viewers when he appears next on air.

The Sun quoted a source close to Holmes, saying: “Eamonn is always frank on camera and knows it will be odd for him to discuss the day’s news without mentioning his split so he’ll say a few words.”

Holmes and Langsford, who married in 2010, co-presented ITV...

Matty Healy‘s mom Denise Welch was asked about Taylor Swift‘s The Tortured Poets Department.

If you don’t know, Taylor released her new album last week to rave reviews, and many fans believe there’s a number of songs written about The 1975 singer.

Now, his mom has become involved in the narrative.

Keep reading to find out what Matty Healy’s mom had to say…

While on the UK talk show Loose Women, host Nadia Sawalha asked Denise, “Taylor Swift has a new album out, have you heard it?”

Denise seemingly jokingly responded, “I wasn’t aware she had an album out at all. I haven’t heard anything about it. Anyway, I wish her all the best.”

Matty just broke his silence about the album, too.

Exclusive: Comedian and writer Julian Clary (Julian Clary: Live – Lord of the Mince) will play the title role in this festive season’s London Palladium pantomime Robin Hood, with singer and travel show presenter Jane McDonald (Cruising with Jane McDonald) topping the bill as Maid Marion.

The annual Palladium show, now in its ninth consecutive season, has become an eagerly awaited staple in the West End’s calendar. It runs from December 7 through January 12, 2025. Priority booking opens 10 Am (GMT) April 25.

Last year’s production, Peter Pan, with comedy legend Jennifer Saunders making her pantomime debut as Captain Hook, and with Clary playing Seaman Smee, was a sold-out success, playing 56 performances -often two a day – to an audience of more than 123,000 at the 2,200 capacity variety house.

When tickets went on sale, there was a moment when 90,000 people were in the queue, waiting their turn to book seats.

The X-Factor has launched careers of music superstars like One Direction and Little Mix, making a significant impact on the industry. Some winners like Sam Bailey and Alexandra Burke have achieved massive success post-show, proving their talent and hard work. Despite not winning, artists like James Arthur and Olly Murs have built successful music careers, showcasing the benefit of appearing on the show.

The X-Factor is coming back, leading to a reflection on the biggest successes of the reality TV series. Simon Cowell announced The X-Factor would return to the U.S. after a ten-year hiatus, and with it, new music careers will be launched on one of the hit reality TV series of yore. Whether past contestants won the show or not, the show has been the launching pad for some of the biggest names in pop music, from One Direction to Little Mix, and the show has had...

A transgender journalist and reality TV personality in the U.K., India Willoughby, has reported Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling to police for misgendering her. “J.K. Rowling has definitely committed a crime,” she said in an interview with Byline TV. “I’m legally a woman. She knows I’m a woman, and she called me a man. It’s a protected characteristic, and that is a breach of both the Equalities Act and the Gender Recognition Act. She’s tweeted that out to 14 million followers.”

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Broadcaster India Willoughby has claimed that she reported “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling to the police over alleged transphobia.

In an interview with Byline TV on Wednesday night, Willoughby — a former “Celebrity Big Brother” contestant and “Loose Women” co-host — claimed that she reported Rowling to Northumbria Police for repeatedly misgendering her online as part of an ongoing feud.

“J.K. Rowling has definitely committed a crime. I’m legally a woman. She knows I’m a woman, and she called me a man,” Willoughby said in the interview. “It’s a protected characteristic, and that is a breach of both the Equalities Act and the Gender Recognition Act. She’s tweeted that out to 14 million followers.”

Willoughby continued, “I have reported J.K. Rowling to the police for what she said, which I don’t know if that’s going to be treated as a hate crime, malicious communications — but it’s a cut-and-dry offense,...

A simmering, years-long row between J.K. Rowling and broadcaster India Willoughby has spilled over into a police complaint against the Harry Potter author over alleged transphobia.

Willoughby, who has appeared on Celebrity Big Brother in the UK and co-hosted shows including Loose Women, said she had reported Rowling to Northumbria Police in recent days.

In an interview with Byline TV, Willoughby claimed she had a “cut and dry” complaint against Rowling, arguing that she had been repeatedly misgendered by the writer.

Willoughby underwent gender reassignment surgery in 2015 and was credited with being the first transgender TV news reporter in the UK, working for ITV Tyne Tees regional news.

In recent days, Rowling has repeatedly declined to use Willoughby’s preferred pronouns and has openly mocked the broadcaster in posts on Twitter, now X.

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Sharon Osbourne insists she has no regrets about taking Ozempic. The reality television veteran, 71, lost 40lbs when she started injecting the weight loss drug that has become a hit with Hollywood stars looking to drop fat.

She said that she is glad she took it despite wanting to have a fuller figure again, reports Female First UK.

She told ITV’s ‘Loose Women’ show: “I don’t regret it. Everything with weight with me was, ‘I want it now’. The injections that I was on worked, but it just seems that now I can’t put anything on really.”

Sharon added she wishes she could add 10 pounds back to her frame but has been unable to do so.

As per Female First UK, the former ‘Osbournes’ star admitted in May she took Ozempic jabs for four months in an effort to drop 30lbs, but was hit with horrible side effects.

Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell are living proof that you don’t need to be married to live happily ever after!

The 77-year-old actress and the 72-year-old actor have been together for almost 40 years and have been vocal about why they decided not to get married.

“If you have independence, if you have enough money and sense of independence and you like your independence, there’s something psychological about not being married because it gives you the freedom to make decisions one way or the other,” Goldie shared in an interview on the British talk show Loose Women in 2015.

“For me, I chose to stay,” she continued. “Kurt chose to stay, and we like the choice.”

Goldie and Kurt aren’t the only couple that decided not to get married. We’ve compiled a list of tons of other celebrity couples that never got married, but are still going strong!

Carol Vorderman has become the first presenter to leave a BBC role over its new social media guidelines.

The presenter, who is a frequent political poster on X/Twitter, revealed she is leaving her Saturday morning radio show on BBC Radio Wales after five years after — aptly with a social media post.

“The BBC recently introduced new social media guidelines which I respect. However despite my show being lighthearted with no political content, it was explained to me that as it is a weekly show in my name, the new guidelines apply to all and any content that I post all year round,” she wrote.

“since those non-negotiable changes to my radio contract were made, I’ve ultimately found that I’m not prepared to lose my voice on social medial, change who I am, or lose the ability to express the strong beliefs I hold about the political turmoil [the UK] finds itself in.

On Tuesday, October 24, 2023, at 7:00 Pm, BBC Two will air the fifth episode of Season 12 of ‘Celebrity Antiques Road Trip.’ In this episode, you’ll see two friends, Brenda Edwards and Linda Robson, who have known each other for over a decade. They’re both part of the Loose Women show.

Brenda and Linda take a ride in their Bentley Turbo R and hit the roads of Hertfordshire. They’re on a journey to find antiques.

This show is all about celebrities teaming up and going on adventures to discover antiques.

If you enjoy antiques and want to see how Brenda and Linda do on their trip, make sure to tune in to BBC Two at 7:00 Pm for ‘Celebrity Antiques Road Trip.’

Release Date & Time: 7:00 Pm Tuesday 24 October 2023 on BBC Two

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Warning: contains spoilers for Ghosts series 4 (but none for series 5)

For Ghosts’ first four series – or for 400 years in the world of the show – Button House was home to Mary. Played by Katy Wix, Mary was a 16th century peasant woman who’d been killed in a witch trial and would give off a smell of burning to any “livings” who passed through her (“Tis a most noxious stinks”).

A devotee of watching both Loose Women and Button House resident Mike in the bathroom, Mary’s superstitions, nonsensical grammar, wobbly voice and basket-weaving expertise made her a fan-favourite. And then in the opening minutes of 2022 episode ‘Gone Gone’, Mary ascended up to the mysterious next phase of the afterlife – or to use the official Ghosts parlance, she was sucked off.

A touching episode followed in which Mary’s fellow ghosts dealt with their grief, and two instalments later, the series wrapped up.

ITV has provided a timeline of how it responded to rumors of This Morning presenter Phillip Schofield’s relationship with a younger runner three years before the story burst into the public domain.

The broadcaster gave evidence to UK Parliament’s Culture, Media and Sport Committee on Wednesday morning, with CEO Carolyn McCall saying she welcomed the opportunity to put right “misinformation” about a scandal that has dominated headlines in Britain.

Schofield, one of the UK’s best-known presenters, stepped down as the host of This Morning last month and later admitted to having a relationship with a younger runner, referred to as Person X in ITV’s evidence to lawmakers.

The relationship was the source of rampant speculation at ITV and there have been questions about how senior managers could not have known about Schofield’s potential abuse of power.

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ITV has instructed a lawyer to carry out a review of the facts surrounding Phillip Schofield’s relationship with a younger colleague following his exit from This Morning.

As ITV attempts to get a grip on a scandal that has dominated UK newspaper front pages for more than a week, employees were told about the review on Wednesday by Chief People Officer David Osborn.

In an email, seen by Deadline, Osborn said ITV wants to “establish the facts” and consider where it can improve its processes. He said the work would be carried out “as quickly as possible.”

Separately, ITV CEO Carolyn McCall wrote to ministers to say that barrister Jane Mulcahy Kc “will review our records and talk to people involved.”

ITV ordered the review after Schofield confessed to his relationship with a young member of the This Morning team following years of concealing and lying about their tryst.

S Club 7 manager Simon Fuller has remembered Paul Cattermole as “a beacon of light for a generation of pop music fans”.

Cattermole was found dead in his home in Dorset on Thursday (6 April) and pronounced dead later that day, his family have said. He was 46 years old.

Fuller said that he was “deeply shocked and saddened” by the news and that Cattermole would be “greatly missed”.

It comes shortly after S Club 7 announced an upcoming 25th-anniversary tour, which would see the original band members reunited.

In a statement shared with the Pa news agency, Fuller said: “Paul was a beacon of light for a generation of pop music fans and he will be greatly missed.

“We’re all deeply shocked and saddened by this news”.

The seven-piece pop group was created by former Spice Girls manager Fuller in 1998, and were known for hit songs including Reach, Don’t Stop Movin...

A number of actors, comedians and TV personalities have joined the voices condemning the Labour party’s controversial new campaign advert.

The ad bears a picture of prime minister Rishi Sunak, alongside the words: “Do you think adults convicted of sexually assaulting children should go to prison? Rishi Sunak doesn’t.”

To justify the claim, the advert cites the fact that “under the Tories”, 4,500 adults convicted of sexually assaulting children under the age of 16 had served no prison time.

The statistic is based on data going back to 2010, when Sunak was yet to even become an MP and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer was serving as Director of Public Prosecutions.

The advert was shared by Labour’s main account and retweeted by a number of several Labour figures, including Starmer’s Director of Strategy. It was met with outrage from many across the political spectrum.

Actor and director Samuel West wrote: “Please withdraw this.

Andi Peters has praised ITV’s daytime programming for “championing diversity on screen in leading roles”.

On Tuesday (28 March), Peters was the recipient of a Rts Programme Award for Loose Men, a special all-male edition of daily chat show Loose Women.

The episode aired in October to mark Black History Month, with Peters hosting alongside panellists Jordan Banjo, Ore Oduba and Shaun Wallace.

Appearing on Good Morning Britain on Thursday (30 March), Peters showed off the award while praising ITV for their commitment to diversity on stage and joking that white presenters Susanna Reid and Richard Arnold were “outnumbered”.

“Can I just say one thing very quickly?” he asked. “I just think on ITV daytime, we have celebrated diversity. Look at the desk right now. You’re outnumbered. Doesn’t happen all the time.

“There are three people of colour sitting at this desk right now. That is important for every...

Hilary Duff has said that “everything that could go wrong went wrong” during Neil Patrick Harris’s cameo on How I Met Your Father.

Harris will return as Barney Stinson – the character he starred as during the nine-season run of How I Met Your Mother – on Tuesday (28 March) night’s episode of the spin-off series.

Discussing Harris’s cameo, series star Duff spoke to Entertainment Weekly about working with the Himym alum.

“He had so much to do that day, he had pages and pages of dialogue, and everything that could go wrong went wrong,” Duff recalled.

Listing some incidents that occurred, Duff explained: “Some crew guy got hurt and there was an ambulance, it was pouring down rain, of course on the only night that we had him, and we’re outside, and we’d already shot stuff leading up to this night where it wasn’t raining.

“Thankfully...

Coleen Nolan cried about the news that her sister Linda’s cancer has spread to her brain during an episode of Loose Women.

Singer Linda was first diagnosed with stage three breast cancer in 2005 and went into remission the following year. She was then diagnosed with a secondary cancer in her hip in 2017, which spread to her liver in 2020.

On Monday (27 March), singer Linda appeared on Good Morning Britain to share the news that she is about to start chemotherapy again after being told last week that the cancer had spread to her brain.

Later that day, Linda’s sister Coleen made an appearance on the Loose Women panel, where she opened up about the “big shock” of the news.

“She’s just so strong all the time, so it makes the rest of us strong,” Coleen said. “She’s had incurable cancer for quite a while, but it’s always been treatable…...

Denise Welch has joked that Tom Cruise must attend “the most boring dinner parties” after a video of the Top Gun star laughing at her joke went viral.

Just days after he skipped the 2023 Oscars, Cruise was in attendance at Michael Caine’s 90th birthday in London last Tuesday (14 March).

Also at the event was Welch, who shared a clip to Instagram showing Cruise falling about with laughter as she told a “dirty joke” to the guests.

During Wednesday’s (22 March) episode of Loose Women, Welch recalled the incident to her fellow panellists.

Welch explained that she had been asked to speak at the event by Caine’s wife Shakira, saying: “[As] much as I was hugely flattered… there isn’t a story about Michael Caine that Michael Caine hasn’t told himself. So I was really stuck for it and I said, ‘Can I be a bit rude?’ and she said,...

Denise Welch has joked that Tom Cruise must attend “the most boring dinner parties” after a video of the Top Gun star laughing at her joke went viral.

Just days after he skipped the 2023 Oscars, Cruise was in attendance at Michael Caine’s 90th birthday in London last Tuesday (14 March).

Also at the event was Welch, who shared a clip to Instagram showing Cruise falling about with laughter as she told a “dirty joke” to the guests.

During Wednesday’s (22 March) episode of Loose Women, Welch recalled the incident to her fellow panellists.

Welch explained that she had been asked to speak at the event by Caine’s wife Shakira, saying: “[As] much as I was hugely flattered… there isn’t a story about Michael Caine that Michael Caine hasn’t told himself. So I was really stuck for it and I said, ‘Can I be a bit rude?’ and she said,...

Singer Ed Sheeran was plagued with suicidal thoughts after the death of his friends Jamal Edwards and Shane Warne within weeks of each other.

He was heartbroken by the February 2022 passing of music producer Jamal, the son of ‘Loose Women’ star Brenda Edwards, who died after a cardiac arrest brought on by cocaine and alcohol, and has now said the death a month later of his late cricketer pal Shane Warne aged 52 left him feeling like he was “drowning” in his life-long fight with depression, reports aceshowbiz.com.

In an interview with Rolling Stone, the dad-of-two – who has daughters Lyra, two, and 10 month old Jupiter with his 30-year-old wife Cherry Seaborn – also talked about how he developed an eating disorder as he compared himself to toned pop stars such as Justin Bieber.

He said, “My best friend died. And he shouldn’t have done. I’ve always had real lows in my life.

Tom Cruise was in the unlikely company of Denise Welch at Sir Michael Caine’s 90th birthday party in London on Tuesday (14 March).

The Loose Women star shared a number of photos and videos from the event on Instagram on Wednesday (15 March), including one showing a rather crude speech she gave.

“Such an honour to be asked by Shakira to say a few words at Sir Michael Caines’ 90th birthday!!! He loves a dirty joke and so does @tomcruise it appears!!!! Great night and amazing company,” Welch captioned the clip.

The video shows the Tyneside actor saying: “Only the other morning, [Michael’s wife] Shakira [Caine] said she heard a scream from downstairs.

“It was Michael shouting, ‘Shakira look, there’s a parcel, my Olympic condoms have come.’

“He said, ‘I’m going to wear the gold ones tonight’, and she said, ‘Why not wear the silver and come f***ing second for...

Tom Cruise was in the unlikely company of Denise Welch at Sir Michael Caine’s 90th birthday party in London on Tuesday (14 March).

The Loose Women star shared a number of photos and videos from the event on Instagram on Wednesday (15 March), including one showing a rather crude speech she gave.

“Such an honour to be asked by Shakira to say a few words at Sir Michael Caines’ 90th birthday!!! He loves a dirty joke and so does @tomcruise it appears!!!! Great night and amazing company,” Welch captioned the clip.

The video shows the Tyneside actor saying: “Only the other morning, [Michael’s wife] Shakira [Caine] said she heard a scream from downstairs.

“It was Michael shouting, ‘Shakira look, there’s a parcel, my Olympic condoms have come.’

“He said, ‘I’m going to wear the gold ones tonight’, and she said, ‘Why not wear the silver and come f***ing second for...

Tom Cruise celebrated Sir Michael Caine’s 90th birthday in London days after skipping the 95th Academy Awards in Los Angeles.

Cruise was a surprise absentee from the 2023 Oscars even though Top Gun: Maverick was nominated for Best Picture.

The A-lister, who co-starred with Caine in 2002’s Austin Power comedy Goldmember, was pictured at the River Café event in the unlikely company of Denise Welch and David Walliams.

Welch shared a video on her Instagram on Wednesday (15 March) of her telling a dirty joke about Caine to the party’s guests.

The camera pans around to show Caine drinking a glass of red wine while Cruise is in hysterics.

“Such an honour to be asked by Shakira to say a few words at Sir Michael Caines’ 90th birthday!!! He loves a dirty joke and so does @tomcruise it appears!!!! Great night and amazing company,” the Loose Women star captioned her post.

Tom Cruise always has time for Michael Caine.

On Tuesday night, the “Top Gun” star partied it up with Caine, celebrating his 90th birthday at a dinner in the U.K.

Read More: Why Tom Cruise Is Not At The 2023 Oscars

“Britain’s Got Talent” judge David Walliams shared photos of the two acting icons celebrating together.

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“Loose Women” star Dolores Welch also shared video of her remarks at the celebration.

“Such an honour to be asked by Shakira to say a few words at Sir Michael Caines’ 90th birthday!!!” she wrote in the caption. “He loves a dirty joke and so does @tomcruise it appears!!!! Great night and amazing company,” she added.

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Rylan has taken aim at scalpers after tickets for Eurovision 2023 sold out in just over half an hour.

This year, Eurovision is being held in Liverpool. Ukraine, the winners of the 2022 contest, were unable to host due to the ongoing war with Russia.

On Tuesday (7 March), tickets for the event went on sale online, but left many fans empty-handed.

Ticketmaster’s website crashed following the rush to purchase tickets, and tickets have subsequently emerged on resale sites for thousands of pounds.

You can follow the latest updates here.

Writing on Twitter, Rylan – who co-hosted the handover and allocation draw earlier this year, and who has been a commentator for the Eurovision semi-finals since 2018 – condemned those who are reselling tickets at vastly inflated prices.

“To the people selling Eurovision tickets at Ridiculous resale prices that arnt [sic] proper fans – p****s,” he wrote, alongside a Gif of a man extending his middle finger.

A number of celebrities have joined everyday people in venting their disappointment at missing out on Eurovision 2023 tickets.

The popular music competition will be held in Liverpool, England this year, after last year’s winners, Ukraine, were unable to host due to the ongoing war with Russia.

Tickets for the contest went on sale on Tuesday (7 March), but had completely sold out after just over half an hour.

The rush to buy tickets caused Ticketmaster’s website to crash, prompting further frustration among hopeful would-be attendees.

You can follow the latest updates here.

Among the celebrities to miss out on tickets was former Pointless presenter and best-selling author Richard Osman, who joked on Twitter: “Didn’t get Eurovision tickets. My only hope now is to sing the UK entry.”

Loose Women star India Willoughby wrote: “I didn’t get Eurovision tickets! Gutted [“sad face” emoji]”

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Bette Midler has shared the “off the wall” reason she turned down the part of Deloris Van Cartier in Sister Act.

The 1992 comedy, about a singer who is forced into a witness protection programme in a convent, was originally written by screenwriter Paul Rudnick with Midler in mind for the role.

However, the actor turned down the part, which went on to become one of Whoopi Goldberg’s most notable roles ever.

In a new interview, Midler, 77, was asked if there were any parts she considered to be the “role that got away”.

“They got away or I turned them down!” she told Variety. “They came to me with Sister Act and I said, ‘My fans don’t want to see me in a wimple.’ Can you believe that? How off the wall is that? How crazy is that?

“[Walt Disney Studios boss] Jeffrey Katzenberg called me every day, ‘Please,...

Chris Evans has appeared to make a surprise announcement regarding his career.

The former Big Breakfast and Top Gear host reportedly said he will “limit” himself to radio during a chat with a fan.

His alleged answer is said to have come in response to a fan who asked if he would be on TV in the future.

According to The Mirror, Evans said of future TV stints: “No can do. Family time is everything to me.”

He reportedly added: “Radio in the Am is my limit.”

The broadcaster is married to Natasha Shishmanian, and the couple have four children together.

The Independent has contacted Evans for comment.

Evans has been a fixture on television since the early 1990s, when he co-presented The Big Breakfast.

After departing the series in 1994, the same year he hosted Channel 4’s Don’t Forget Your Toothbrush,, Evans started presenting Tfi Friday for four years,...

Chris Evans has appeared to make a surprise announcement regarding his career.

The former Big Breakfast and Top Gear host reportedly said he will “limit” himself to radio during a chat with a fan.

His alleged answer is said to have come in response to a fan who asked if he would be on TV in the future.

According to The Mirror, Evans said of future TV stints: “No can do. Family time is everything to me.”

He reportedly added: “Radio in the Am is my limit.”

The broadcaster is married to Natasha Shishmanian, and the couple have four children together.

The Independent has contacted Evans for comment.

Evans has been a fixture on television since the early 1990s, when he co-presented The Big Breakfast.

After departing the series in 1994, the same year he hosted Channel 4’s Don’t Forget Your Toothbrush,, Evans started presenting Tfi Friday for four years,...

Chris Evans has appeared to make a surprise announcement regarding his career.

The former Big Breakfast and Top Gear host reportedly said he will “limit” himself to radio during a chat with a fan.

His alleged answer is said to have come in response to a fan who asked if he would be on TV in the future.

According to The Mirror, Evans said of future TV stints: “No can do. Family time is everything to me.”

He reportedly added: “Radio in the Am is my limit.”

The broadcaster is married to Natasha Shishmanian, and the couple have four children together.

The Independent has contacted Evans for comment.

Evans has been a fixture on television since the early 1990s, when he co-presented The Big Breakfast.

After departing the series in 1994, the same year he hosted Channel 4’s Don’t Forget Your Toothbrush,, Evans started presenting Tfi Friday for four years,...

After Len Goodman‘s retirement on “Dancing with the Stars” in November, every fan has been wondering who will replace him at the judges’ table in Season 32. Shirley Ballas, who succeeded Goodman as head judge on Britain’s “Strictly Come Dancing” in 2017, has been speculated as one of his replacements, but the ballroom dancer says it’s looking like it’ll no one will take his seat.

“I spoke to [executive producer and showrunner] Conrad Green. I think at the moment they’re gonna keep it to three judges,” Ballas recently said on the British talk show “Loose Women.” (watch below).

This jibes with “Entertainment Tonight’s” report after the Season 31 finale in November that cited a source claiming that the show will “likely to go back to a three-judge format.” “Dancing” started out with three judges in 2005 — head judge Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli — and grew to four with Julianne Hough in Seasons 19, 20, 23 and 24. When Goodman,...

Professional dancer Shirley Ballas was speculated to be Len Goodman's replacement on the judging panel of Dancing With The Stars, but she revealed that the reality competition series will only have three judges in DWTS season 32. Head judge Len announced his retirement at the end of DWTS season 31. He served on the judging panel with Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli since the reality competition show's inception in 2005. Derek Hough joined them as a permanent judge in DWTS season 30, after filling in for Len the previous season due to travel restrictions during the Covid-19 pandemic. Because there were four judges, ties during the judges' saves were broken by Len, whose vote counted twice.

In an interview on the British talk show Loose Women, Shirley revealed that she would not be joining the DWTS judging panel as Len's replacement alongside Carrie Ann, Derek, and Bruno.

Shirley said, "I spoke to [executive producer] Conrad Green.

Ed Sheeran has officially returned to Instagram after being largely absent from social media for “the last couple of years”

The “Shape of You” singer has shared few personal posts on Instagram in recent years, but ended his break on Tuesday (31 January) with a selfie video.

In the video, which Sheeran captioned: “Back in the bitz,” he addressed fans directly and promised to be making more personal posts on the platform going forward.

“Hi guys, so I realise I haven’t been that engaged in my social media or my fan base online over the last couple of years,” he said, before whispering into the camera: “And the things that have been posted on this account might have got a bit boring. I’m sorry, it’s my fault.”

Sheeran then went on to explain why he had been absent from the platform for so long.

“The reason I’m...

The 1975 frontman Matty Healy appeared to do a Nazi salute on stage during a recent performance.

The band – behind hits such as “Robbers” and “It’s Not Living” – are currently on tour.

During one performance, video of which has circulated online, Healy, 33, appeared to perform a Nazi salute while marching on the spot.

He made the action during a performance of The 1975’s song “Love it If We Made It”, as he sang the lyrics: “Thank you, Kanye, very cool.”

Kanye West has found himself recently embroiled in controversy over a number of antisemitic remarks. He has consequently been dropped by French fashion house Balenciaga.

The Independent has contacted a representative of Healy’s for comment.

His actions have sparked controversy online, with fans of the band condemning the singer. Others, however, have claimed that he was being “satirical” and “mocking” West over the rapper’s antisemetic statements.

“Why is...

Mark Hamill has defended himself after he became the centre of fan ire for liking a tweet from Jk Rowling that many users deemed “transphobic”.

The prominent Star Wars actor was recently called out by a number of people who discovered he had “liked” the Harry Potter author’s reply to an earlier post made by ITV’s first trans broadcaster, India Willoughby.

“I’m more of a woman than Jk Rowling will ever be,” the Loose Women host wrote, to which Rowling responded: “Citation needed.”

The Independent has contacted Rowling’s representative for comment.

“Why are you hitting the ‘like’ button for [Rowling’s] transphobic hate crusade?” one user commented, tagging Hamill, 71.

Another added: “Hey, @MarkHamill – I dunno if you realised it, but that tweet you liked from Jk Rowling is extremely transphobic. Endorsing that kind of bigoted rhetoric seems extremely out of pocket for you so – before my heart breaks...

Mark Hamill has defended himself after he became the centre of fan ire for liking a tweet from Jk Rowling that many users deemed “transphobic”.

The prominent Star Wars actor was recently called out by a number of people who discovered he had “liked” the Harry Potter author’s reply to an earlier post made by ITV’s first trans broadcaster India Willoughby.

“I’m more of a woman than Jk Rowling will ever be,” the Loose Women host wrote, to which Rowling responded: “Citation needed.”

The Independent has contacted Rowling’s representative for comment.

“Why are you hitting the ‘like’ button for [Rowling’s] transphobic hate crusade?” one user commented, tagging Hamill, 71.

Another added: “Hey, @MarkHamill – I dunno if you realised it, but that tweet you liked from Jk Rowling is extremely transphobic. Endorsing that kind of bigoted rhetoric seems extremely out of pocket for you so – before my heart breaks...

Channel 5 has been praised for being the only UK public service broadcaster not to show any Queen-related coverage on Monday 19 September, the day of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral.

While BBC One, BBC Two and ITV all aired the funeral live and Channel 4 showed a documentary on the Queen, Channel 5 chose to air animated children’s film The Emoji Movie.

The choice went down well with some viewers. One tweeted that they “don’t understand the criticism of Channel 5 for showing The Emoji Movie during the queen’s funeral”, adding: “What are kids of families who don’t have paid TV/streaming supposed to do otherwise, sit and watch people in suits look overly sad for six hours?”

“Channel 5 deserve a lot of respect for this,” another posted. “Airing an entire day’s worth of kid and family-friendly content to give us a break from wall-to-wall bleakness is a great move.