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If you ever come across Dame Joanna Lumley, do not do this… (Picture: Daniel Loveday/Comic Relief/Getty Images)
Dame Joanna Lumley dubbed it ‘creepy’ when fans take secret photographs of her.
The Absolutely Fabulous star, 77, is always happy to get a picture with a passer-by – as long as she knows about it.
What she can’t stand is when people film or take pictures of her without her permission.
She also has a brilliant reaction when she notices people doing just that.
‘I never mind doing photographs with people, but what I don’t like is when they steal them,’ she explained to Sky News.
‘They don’t ask, you can just see them quietly at a dinner table, going like that [gestures taking a photo] across the restaurant.
Dame Joanna doesn’t like it when fans take secret photos of her (Picture: Hoda Davaine/Dave Benett/Getty Images)
She’s more than happy to pose with fans if they ask (Picture: Victoria Jones-Pool/Getty Images)
‘I walk over and say, “Shall we do a proper picture?” And they get a bit flustered and say, “Oh, I didn’t want to disturb you,” you know? But that’s creepy.’
Dame Joanna finds the constant use of cameras on phones ‘intrusive’ and said it gives her the feeling everyone is being watched to some extent nowadays.
But it’s not just fans this certified national treasure has a problem with in this respect – she doesn’t even like supermarket CCTV cameras.
‘There’s a feeling of being watched, if you’re in a room where there’s a camera – you know you’re being watched… it’s odd,’ she explained.
Dame Joanna is stars in the hit Netflix show of the moment, Fool Me Once, alongside Michelle Keegan.
The Harlan Coben thriller follows Maya Stern (Michelle) as she tries to come to terms with her husband Joe’s murder.
Enter mother-in-law Judith Burkett, who is expertly portrayed by Dame Joanna with her trademark wit and feisty character.
Dame Joanna stars in Netflix’s Fool Me Once alongside Michelle Keegan (Picture: ishal Sharma/Netflix)
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The thriller also stars Utopia actor Adeel Akhtar, the BBC’s His Dark Materials actress Jade Anouka, and The Hobbit trilogy star Richard Armitage.
Judith and Maya have a fractured relationship in the series, and Coronation Street star Michelle previously said it was difficult saying some of her lines to such an iconic actor as Dame Joanna.
Speaking on The One Show, Admitted admitted she dreaded having to fire expletives at Dame Joanna, as she said: ‘Honestly, when I read the script, I was like, “Oh no, oh no!”‘
‘We had a bit of a laugh, didn’t we, when we were rehearsing? I don’t think I said it when we were in rehearsals, I was like, “I can’t! I can’t!”‘
Dame Joanna admitted it was a shock, as she added: ‘When it’s not used very often, bad language comes… it slaps out of the screen at you, it does.’
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Cliff Notes – Liverpool forward Diogo Jota, brother die in car crash – Spanish Civil Guard
- Diogo Jota, 28, and his brother André Silva, 25, were killed in a car crash near Zamora, Spain, with police investigating potential causes, including a blown tyre.
- Liverpool FC and the Portuguese Football Federation confirmed the tragic news, expressing their condolences and requesting privacy for the families involved.
Liverpool forward Diogo Jota, brother die in car crash – Spanish Civil Guard
Liverpool and Portugal forward Diogo Jota and his brother, André Silva, were killed in a car crash near Zamora, Spain, police said Thursday.
Liverpool FC, the Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro and Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) also confirmed the incident.
The Spanish Civil Guard confirmed to The Associated Press that Jota and his brother were found dead after their car went off a road on an isolated stretch of highway about an hour west of Zamora. Authorities said the car, a Lamborghini, according to police was in flames.
Firefighters were called in as the fire spread to nearby vegetation, authorities said.
Police were investigating the causes of the crash
Police were investigating the causes of the crash, which happened past midnight local time. They said there were no other vehicles involved. The bodies were undergoing forensic analysis.
It wasn’t clear who was driving the car. Police were looking into the hypothesis that the crash happened because of a blown tire.
Jota, who was 28, and his brother, who was 25, were both Portuguese players and the only ones in the car, police said.
Jota’s death comes weeks after he married Rute Cardoso and in a social media post wrote, “Yes to forever.” They have three children, the youngest born last year.
Diogo Jota made 182 appearances for Liverpool in five years at the club
A Civil Guard spokesperson told EU News that they believe the driver lost control of the car after a tire blew out.
The Spanish Civil Guard is one of the two national law enforcement agencies of Spain. They are a separate organisation from the police.
Jota, whose full name was Diogo José Teixeira da Silva, made 182 appearances for Liverpool since joining from Wolves in 2020. He lifted the Premier League title in May, having previously won the FA Cup and two Carabao Cups in his five years at the club.
Silva played with Portuguese club Penafiel in the lower divisions.
“Liverpool Football Club are devastated by the tragic passing of Diogo Jota,” the club said in a statement.
“Liverpool FC will be making no further comment at this time and request the privacy of Diogo and André’s family, friends, teammates and club staff is respected as they try to come to terms with an unimaginable loss.
“We will continue to provide them with our full support.”
The club also lowered its flag to half mast.
Tributes were laid at Anfield for Diogo Jota and his brother, André Silva
UEFA said its thoughts were with relatives, friends and teammates affected “by this heartbreaking loss.” It said a moment of silence will be observed at Euro 2025 matches on Thursday and Friday.
Jota began his career at Portuguese side Paços de Ferreira and also played at Atlético Madrid and FC Porto.
Jota also won 49 international caps for Portugal, during which he won the UEFA Nations League in 2019 and again last month, scoring 14 goals.
The FPF said in a statement: “The Portuguese Football Federation and the entire Portuguese football community are devastated by the deaths of Diogo Jota and André Silva in Spain this morning.
“Diogo Jota was not only a fantastic player with almost 50 caps for the national team, but also an extraordinary person who was respected by all his teammates and opponents. He had a contagious joy and was a reference point in his own community.
Diogo Jota married his longtime partner, Rute Cardoso, in a ceremony on June 22
“The Portuguese Football Federation would like to offer the deepest condolences to the families and friends of Diogo and André, as well as Liverpool FC and FC Penafiel, the respective clubs of the players.
“The Portuguese Football Federation has asked UEFA to hold a minute’s silence ahead of our national team’s match against Spain in the Women’s European Championship on Thursday.
“We have lost two champions. Their deaths represent irreparable losses for Portuguese football, and we will do everything we can to honour their legacy every day.”
The Liga Portugal and Atlético Madrid also paid tribute to the two players
Jota’s Portugal teammate, Cristiano Ronaldo, sent his condolences to the brothers’ family.
“It doesn’t make sense. We were just together with the national team, you had just gotten married,” Ronaldo wrote in Portuguese in a post on social media.
“To your family, your wife, and your children, I send my condolences and wish them all the strength in the world. I know you will always be with them. Rest in peace, Diogo and André. We will all miss you.”
Arguably the best tribute came from his former Liverpool teammate and Brazilian legend Roberto Firmino on Instagram whilst posting a carrousel of pictures for the duos relationship and partnership. Naming the children and family personally, was a special touch.
“When words fail, there are only inexpressible groans. And for that reason I get on my knees, praying that the Holy Spirit comforts the heart of Rute, Dinis, Duarte, Mafalda, Seu Joaquim, Lady Isabel and all the family and friends.
It was a privilege and an honor to have known and lived such special moments alongside you. Rest in Peace to my brother Jota, and Andre.”
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TL:DR – Carnival features performers in wheelchairs dressed as Stephen Hawking | News World
- A Spanish comedy troupe went viral for performing as Stephen Hawking to raise awareness for ALS.
- Their act included dressing in suits and using electric wheelchairs during Cadiz’s carnival competition.
- The performance featured songs mimicking Hawking’s speech device, aiming to use dark humour responsibly.
- Despite mixed reactions, group member Miguel Angel Llul stated their intent was to entertain respectfully.
- They plan to donate their wheelchairs to individuals with ALS after the competition.
Performers dressed as Stephen Hawking parade in wheelchairs at carnival | News World
A group of Spanish performers has gone viral after dressing and performing as astrophysicist Professor Stephen Hawking, all in the name of charity.
The comedy troupe performed on stage dressed in suits, light-coloured wigs, facial prosthetics and glasses to mimic the English theoretical physicist as part of a carnival competition.
They chose a controversial way to raise awareness of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), a type of motor neurone disease (MND) and a life-long condition Hawking had before he died in 2018.
The group was met with mixed reviews online after they were captured whizzing around on electric wheelchairs on the cobbled streets of Cadiz in Spain, where the group originates.
Videos of the 12 men dressed as Stephen Hawking and whizzing around on wheelchairs in Cadiz went viral on social media (Picture: Carmeencollado)
‘It was an all-or-nothing idea,’ said group member Miguel Angel Llul, Spanish outlet El Pais reported.
They performed a show on Wednesday entitled’Una chirigota en teoria’ (A Chirigota in Theory), which refers to a genre of Spanish satirical folksong, at the fourth stage of Cadiz’s annual Official Carnival Groups Competition.
The men took to the stage at the Gran Teatro Falla and sang various songs in a robotic voice, in reference to Hawking’s famous speech-generating device, which helped him to speak.
Who was Professor Stephen Hawking?
Physicist and cosmologist Professor Stephen Hawking was best known for his groundbreaking work in theoretical physics, especially on black holes.
The astrophysicist was born on 8 January 1942 in Oxford, hailing from a family of doctors.
At the age of 17, he was enrolled at University College, Oxford, where he received a first-class BA degree in Physics before beginning his graduate work in cosmology at Cambridge.
In 1963, aged 21, he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) in which doctors had initially given him just two years to live.
Despite becoming less able to move or speak, his condition did not progress as fast as predicted.
He later developed amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) – a neurological disorder that affects motor neurons that control voluntary muscle movement and breathing.
Hawking went on to have a career in cosmology spanning five decades, during which he made several groundbreaking discoveries about our universe, including those related to black holes.
He died on March 14, 2018, aged 76. His death was caused by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which gradually paralysed him over 55 years.
He was cremated after a funeral in Cambridge on 31 March and then interred in Westminster Abbey, near Newton and Darwin, on 15 June.
The group acknowledged the performance was a risky way to raise awareness of the debilitating disease, but added they aimed to use dark humour without offending anyone.
Miguel said: ‘Don’t be offended, this is just for laughs’.
Their performance dedicated lyrics to the late astrophysicist while highlighting how he overcame living with ALS.
Lines from the song include: ‘With my will to live and my wheelchair, I have reached the very top, even the stars,’ El Pais reported.
‘ALS left me as you can see, but I managed to be independent, I triumphed all on my own.’
Professor Stephen Hawking lived with ALS for more than 50 years before he died from the disease in 2018 (Picture: Karwai Tang/Getty Images)
Miguel added that the director, Francisco Aragon, often works with disabled people to ‘give them a voice and visibility’ through their comedic performances.
The group hope their performance will be enough to make it through to the final rounds of the competition on February 13.
Once the competition has finished, the group have said they will donate all 12 wheelchairs to people living with ALS.
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