On Halloween 1992, Sir Michael Parkinson’s prank gave children PTSD. Ghostwatch was the mockumentary that tricked millions of viewers and saw national treasure Parky team up with former Blue Peter presenter Sarah Greene to investigate paranormal activity at a family home. On the surface, it appeared like a regular news report with two of the country’s most trusted names at the helm. Why would anyone suspect otherwise? The programme, which aired at 9.25pm, featured ‘home…
Hugh Grant has finally revealed the unique names of his daughters for the first time. The 64-year-old, who had never publicly revealed the names before, spoke on the Jimmy Kimmel chat show on Tuesday, and discussed how he’d chosen monikers for his eight-year-old and six-year-old daughters, who he shares with wife Anna Aberstein. The chat show host quizzed the Notting Hill actor on his middle name, which is Mungo, and Hugh admitted he had ‘very…
Research has revealed the scariest horror films ever made – and the results might surprise you. From buckets of gore to jump scares and tension so high you could cut the atmosphere with a knife, every horror fan has an opinion on the right recipe to scare. Whether the classic monster movies gave you nightmares or the modern rise in psychological horror makes you glance out of the corner of your eye, a new study…
It’s a huge task for any filmmaker to try to bring back something from the past on screen: at a time when cinema is changing rapidly, it feels almost impossible. But Sean Baker had an intention with his latest effort Anora, one of the most critically acclaimed films of 2024 and the winner of this year’s Palme D’Or – to reintroduce something to modern-day cinema that has been missing. Of his inspiration for the effervescent…
Coldplay played their first concert without bassist Guy Berryman after he was struck down with illness on Wednesday evening. The Fix You hitmakers were forced to rope in their co-producer and engineer, Bill Rahko, at their Melbourne show after the 46-year-old musician was ‘taken ill unexpectedly’ at the ‘last minute’. Frontman Chris Martin explained Guy was literally ‘vomiting’ and promised to do the best they could with his replacement. He told the audience at the…
Armie Hammer has announced a career comeback after a series of damaging accusations were made against him three years ago. The 38-year-old was at the height of his fame – best known for starring in Death on the Nile and Call Me By Your Name – when he was accused of ‘rape, emotional abuse and violence’ by multiple women in 2021, which he denied. It was also claimed Hammer had a ‘fetish for cannibalism’, as…
More than 15 million new players have joined The Sims 4 this year, as EA reconfirms that there’ll be no The Sims 5. Earlier in the year, EA said that there was no plan to make The Sims 5 and instead they’d just continue to update The Sims 4, which was first released in 2014. Some fans were surprised at this, especially since it was assumed that Project Rene – which is currently being tested…
Three London Shake Shack restaurants will have a limited time menu inspired by World Of Warcraft, with a special tankard available in November. It’s not unusual to see video games collaborate with other companies to stir up some excitement for game launches, with one memorable example being that time Diablo held a contest for a PC full of actual blood. More recently, the newly released Black Ops 6 partnered up with energy drink Monster, to…
Jeopardy! host Ken Jennings was forced to apologize to a female contestant this week, after a ‘problematic’ clue. Days after a 00s child star graced the studio, returning player Will Wallace went up against Heather Ryan and Ian Taylor in a battle to take home the jackpot. However, things turned awkward during the Complete the Rhyming Phrase category, when the 50-year-old read the clue. ‘Men seldom make passes at,’ the presenter began, with the correct…
James May has revealed a show he ‘wasn’t so keen’ on filming has been cancelled by Amazon Prime. The TV presenter is best known for fronting Top Gear and The Grand Tour but also travelled around the world in the series James May: Our Man In… The documentary series first aired in 2020 and ran for three seasons. It followed James, 61, as he travelled a country and underwent various local activities. In the first…
Fans have been left beyond excited after spotting a clue that one of the biggest bands of the 00s could be reuniting. The Scissor Sisters formed in 2000 and went on to win three Brit awards and be nominated for a Grammy before they announced an indefinite hiatus in 2012. But there are rumours they could be making a huge comeback. After the news of Noel and Liam Gallagher’s Oasis reunion tour, Stevie Nicks returning…
Kate Moss, 50, frees the nipple and goes topless in daring new look Kate Moss has donned a racy look while starring in a new high fashion campaign. The supermodel, 50, has gone topless for the latest advertisement from couture label Saint Laurent. The images and commercial for the French fashion house see her star alongside British legend Charlotte Rampling, 78, a one-time poster girl for swinging sixties London, and American catwalk model Binx Walton,…
Dragons’ Den star Sara Davies has revealed she was on the cusp of developing early-onset diabetes. The 40-year-old businesswoman is the founder and owner of Crafter’s Companion, then going on to join the BBC reality business programme in 2019. Two years later Sara appeared on Strictly Come Dancing where she was paired with Aljaž Škorjanec. She’s now spoken about how she managed to get ‘on top’ of her health during her time on the…
Games Inbox: What will the PlayStation 6 be like? The Wednesday letters page is worried it hasn’t got time to play all the great games lately, as one reader admits to enjoying Star Wars Outlaws. The big boxAn amusing story about the guy that’s bought 24 years’ worth of PS Plus but it does raise some interesting points, including whether any of us will be here by that point in time. Assuming we make it…
Steve Brookstein won the first ever season of The X Factor 20 years ago, but has maintained a life away from the spotlight in the years since. He went from a life of fame with TV appearances, a number one single, and thousands of fans, but has now swapped the ITV stage for a local pub. The 55-year-old, who appeared on Simon Cowell’s competition in 2004 alongside the likes of Rowetta Satchell and Tabby Callaghan,…
Paul Morrissey, famed for his work with Andy Warhol and The Velvet Underground, has died aged 86. The director was suffering from a bout of pneumonia and died in a New York hospital on Monday, confirmed by his archivist Michael Chaiken. Morrisey was a cult filmmaker and directed works like Flesh, Trash, and Women in Revolt, two of which starred Warhol, who he met in 1965. He started making low-budget films, exploring the lives of…
Nigella Lawson may be the new face of Greggs’s festive range – but the brand is facing a ‘sausage roll snub’ as the chef won’t put her face to the flaky pastry. Greggs’ sausage roll is a British staple, with citizens of the UK united in their love for the humble baked good (or its vegan sister). However, Nigella, 64, is not keen on the pastry and while she may featured in the new Christmas…
Anna Maxwell Martin has opened up about how she coped with the death of her former husband Roger Mitchell in 2021. Mitchell – who was a filmmaker best known for the 1999 romantic comedy Notting Hill – died suddenly three years ago, leaving behind his ex-wife of 16 years Anna and their two daughters. Anna and Mitchell split in 2020 after being separated for some time, and on his death she paid tribute to him…
American football star Tom Brady has posted some downtrodden Fleetwood Mac lyrics on his social media after it was reported his ex-wife Gisele Bündchen is pregnant and expecting a baby with her boyfriend. The Victoria’s Secret model, 44, is said to be expecting with her 37-year-old Jiu-Jitsu instructor boyfriend Joaquim Valente, who she has been dating since June last year. The baby will be Gisele’s third, after she welcomed Benjamin Rein, 14, and daughter Vivian Lake,…
Pete Townshend has declared The Who will ‘definitely’ be back for more next year even if they’re getting ‘a bit creaky’. Last year, The Who toured the UK with a huge orchestral backing but this greatest hits moment was by no means a farewell. The group,consisting of Pete, Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle and Keith Moon, originally rose to fame in the 60s with a string of hits, including My Generation and Substitute. Pete promised the…
WWE superstars CM Punk, Nick Aldis and more are praying for Chris Bey after a terrifying accident in the ring. The 28-year-old TNA Wrestling star suffered a serious neck injury during the company’s tapings on Sunday, with the rest of the show scrapped after he was stretchered out of the arena and rushed to hospital. TNA said in a statement: ‘Chris Bey is recovering at the hospital following surgery for the neck injury suffered Sunday…
In the 90s, Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing became the ‘best-selling piece of educational software of all time’. But over 30 years on, its legacy is murkier than ever. The last decade of the millennia saw a technological boom as computers became commonplace in classrooms and households around the globe. And along with it came a vital new skill – typing. Enter pioneering tech figure Mavis Beacon, an early internet avatar that helped students learn to…
Horror films are designed to terrify, but sometimes what happens behind the scenes can be so much scarier. For decades, some of the most frightening flicks to hit the big screen have been labelled ‘cursed’ by fans due to terrible things that happened during filming – and sometimes before it had even begun. Most recently, Glenn Close’s The Deliverance was hit by several strange instances one after the other that had fans scratching their heads…
A reader is not happy about the idea of a next gen Xbox or the assumption that Sony will want to counter it with the PlayStation 6. Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 is out this week, which means that by next week we’ll be drowning in cherry-picked stats about how much it’s helped Xbox Game Pass and then we’ll go through another loop of ‘actually Xbox isn’t dead, it’s never been healthier’. Being a…
Demi Lovato’s sister has revealed that her newborn daughter tragically died last month after she underwent an emergency c-section. Actress Madison De La Garza announced the death of her baby, Xiomara, on Instagram on Saturday night. Her older sister Demi also paid heartbreaking tribute to her niece, sharing Madison’s post with the awful news on social media and saying that she would ‘forever be your auntie’. Madison, 22, had been expecting her first child with…
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