Paul Simon has shared some heartbreaking news with fans, announcing that he is no longer able to perform one of his most well-known and most loved singles due to his battle with hearing loss. The star, 83, who shot to fame in the 1960s as part of the iconic duo Simon & Garfunkel, with pal Art Garfunkel, has many beloved hits, including The Sound of Silence, Bridge Over Troubled Water and Mrs Robinson. However, there is one that stands…
Tulisa Contostavlos has instantly made waves in the I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! jungle, complete with her famous ‘female boss’ tattoo. The singer, who is best-known for being a part of hip hop trio N-Dubz and the youngest ever judge on The X Factor, was crowned the first leader of camp on the 2024 ITV series with her teammate Alan Halsall. The 36-year-old star is part of a stacked lineup for the…
Davina McCall’s boyfriend has shared a heartwarming update after her shock announcement she was suffering from a rare brain tumour. The former Big Brother presenter, 57, revealed she had been diagnosed and was getting the ‘very rare’ colloid cyst removed via surgery. Her partner Michael Douglas has now confirmed she is out of the ICU following a short stay ‘as a precaution’. Taking to Instagram, he wrote: ‘Update folks. Thanks so much to all the well wishers.…
The 2025 Oscars could end up hosting a record-breaking win with an 8-minute performance considered the frontrunner for one of the major gongs. Historically, actors haven’t had to appear on screen for huge chunks of a film to be in with a shot at landing a best supporting actor or actress nomination – or even win. One of the most popular of these was, of course, Dame Judi Dench’s lively turn as Queen Elizabeth I…
Christmas just got better as Netflix has revealed none other than Beyonce will perform the half-time show in the Christmas Day NFL game. Netflix have confirmed they will live-stream the Houston Texans game against the Baltimore Ravens at NRG Stadium globally. This will be the first time the Love On Top icon performs her Grammy-nominated album Cowboy Carter live for millions of fans around the world. However, British fans might need to think twice about…
Blackpool weekend is always a special night in the Strictly Come Dancing calendar – and a former X Factor star made sure of it on Saturday. Sadly, it was Wynne Evans and his dancing partner Katya Jones who left the competition this week after losing the dance-off on Sunday’s show. Montell Douglas and her partner Johannes Radebe lived to dance another day after landing in the bottom two despite scoring 35 from the judges. The…
Despite all the cries for a Bloodborne remaster or remake, Dark Souls 3 is said to be the next FromSoftware title getting the upgrade treatment. Bloodborne might be regarded as one of developer FromSoftware’s best games – indeed, we’d say it’s one of the best video games of all time – but it is also the the most neglected. Despite fan outcry since the game launched on PlayStation 4 in 2015, there hasn’t ever been…
A fan of the Life Is Strange franchise is disappointed by latest entry Double Exposure and argues it exacerbates all the lingering faults of the series. I find the Life Is Strange series fascinating. I’ve enjoyed the series ever since the first episode of the original Life Is Strange dropped a decade ago, but as much as I appreciate the cosiness and light-heartedness the games can provide in terms of settings and social situations, it…
Mason Ryan is living his best life in Cirque du Soleil a decade after leaving WWE and undergoing an incredible transformation. The 42-year-old wrestler, whose real name is Barri Griffiths, grew up in North Wales and caught the eye of the sports Entertainment giant 2009 before appearing on TV two years later and working with the likes of John Cena and current SmackDown star Randy Orton. In 2014, he left the company and returned to…
Mariah Carey is excellent at any time of the year but there’s something particularly special about her at Christmas, and in a similar vein, Gilmore Girls is a comfort watch in every month, but in autumn, it reaches another level of lure. Fans of the classic 00s TV show have long participated in a seasonal tradition of clicking play on season one, episode one on September 1. But how did the 2000 series become directly…
The big topic of conversation recently has been focused on who will be the next James Bond, but what about the next villain? While Theo James, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Regé-Jean Page, Idris Elba and countless other handsome Hollywood heavyweights battle it out to become the next 007, there is a person lurking in the shadows, just waiting to be the next character we love to hate. With big shoes to fill, including those of Richard Kiel,…
Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner is ‘in talks’ to star as action hero Lara Croft in the upcoming Tomb Raider TV series. The actress, 28, made her acting debut in HBO’s epic fantasy series, playing Sansa Stark across all eight seasons between 2011 until 2019. She’s also played young Jean Grey/ Phoenix in the X-Men film series and recently starred in the British crime drama Joan. However, Sophie now looks set to take on…
Nicole Kidman has called out Martin Scorsese for the lack of female perspective in his films with elegant simplicity. The actress, 57, shared which directors she hopes to work with someday, listing Kathryn Bigelow, Spike Jonze, Paul Thomas Anderson, and Michael Haneke as dream collaborators. She also said she’d love to work with Scorsese, but pointed out his preference for casting male leads and telling stories with undeniably masculine perspectives. The director, who has won…
An update to GTA: The Trilogy has sparked anger from the game’s developers, after the studio’s name was removed from the opening screen. Remaster collection GTA: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition should have been an easy win for Rockstar Games when it released in 2021, but the game was mired in controversy over its bug-ridden state. Almost three years later, an update has given the compilation some notable upgrades, including better animations, lighting effects,…
Pamela Anderson has landed the ‘role of a lifetime’ as she returns to the big screen in Gia Coppola’s The Last Showgirl. The former Playboy model, 57, became a household name as part of the hit series Baywatch which ran from 1989 to 1999. Throughout the 90s and 00s, Pamela appeared in several iconic TV shows and films such as Barb Wire, Scary Movie 3 and Stacked – cementing herself as a US cultural icon.…
Now the weather is getting colder, many of us have retreated indoors to settle into our cosy clothes for lengthy Netflix binge-watches. And to celebrate the festive season approaching, there are plenty of new titles to choose from as well as long-standing classics on the streaming service to help shut out the dreary days and long nights. As Halloween becomes a distant memory, Christmas vibes reign supreme and our viewing habits reflect that with one…
The BBC has unveiled the first look picture of Outnumbered‘s Brockman family eight years after they were last reunited. The beloved sitcom is returning for a Christmas special in aid of Children In Need making all of our dreams come true. All the original cast are back, meaning we’ll enjoy flustered parents Hugh Dennis as Pete Brockman and Claire Skinner as Sue Brockman, juggling family life with running a household. They’ll no doubt be struggling…
A British power couple have stripped down to star in a steamy Christmas advert for lingerie label Agent Provocateur. Although many festive campaigns are focused on being family-friendly, the lingerie brand is known for creating racy content to attract customers to snap up their products. This year is no different, with model Abbey Clancy, 38, and her former footballer husband Peter Crouch, 43, appearing in the advert that also marks the brands’ 30th anniversary. Shot…
Gossip Girl actor Chanel Maya Banks has vanished from her LA apartment and has not been in contact for two weeks. The 36-year-old, who played Jenny Humphrey’s (Taylor Momsen) friend Sawyer Bennett in the teen drama, has not been heard from since October 30. She lives in the Playa Vista area with her husband of one year. Banks’ family has flown to California to help with the search and her cousin Danielle-Tori Singh, from Toronto,…
Former Love Island star Curtis Pritchard has made a dig at his ex-girlfriend Maura Higgins days before she enters the I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! jungle. The pair first met during the 2019 season of Love Island, where they coupled up after he infamously dumped Amy Hart. They made it to the final and were named in fourth place but despite leaving the villa together, they broke up just under a year later…
Cheryl shared her thoughts on the future of Girls Aloud as she joined her bandmates for a special interview recorded a week before Liam Payne’s death. The Girls Aloud Show: The Interview, conducted by presenter Ben Shephard, has dropped on ITVX ahead of the eagerly-anticipated concert film and was recorded on October 8. The 20-minute interview gives an insight into the reunion between the 00s pop group – made up of Cheryl, Nadine Coyle, Nicola…
Katie Price has once again undergone a cosmetic procedure to try to retain her youthful appearance. The former glamour model, 46, took to Instagram to show her face looking tauter than ever after a new procedure. She told her fans: ‘Here I am. I have had some anti-wrinkles done. Although I’ve had my face done, you still need, like, little bits of touch ups.’ Pointing to the skin around the corners of her eyes, she…
Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas has called out viewers who ‘don’t understand the show’ after being on the receiving end of backlash this week. The head judge, 64, has had to address trolling in the past after social media abuse, and she’s now hit back after fans called for a ‘rule change’. Last Sunday’s results show saw X Factor star Shayne Ward and his pro partner Nancy Xu eliminated after a dance off against…
After the Eras Tour, Oasis, and more, music fans have spent endless hours queuing in an attempt to get gig tickets — now it’s Glastonbury’s turn. The 2025 festival has not announced any headliners yet but speculation is in full swing with huge names like Olivia Rodrigo and Green Day in the running. This year, Glastonbury organisers announced a big change to the way their ticket system works in hopes of making things easier. Rather…
New Girl fans have reason to celebrate as a cast reunion has given fresh hope for a future reboot. The four male leads of the beloved sitcom got back together for a special walk down memory lane, and the conversation quickly turned to whether they could make viewers’ dreams come true. It’s been a long six years since the audience has seen any newness and they have instead had to be content with the seven…
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