The Beatles formed in 1960 (Image: No credit) The Beatles are arguably one of the biggest boybands in music history, dominating the charts during the 1960s and 1970s. Over that ten-year period, the group released 13 studio albums which saw them reach wild and unprecedented success. But amid all the monumental highs came devastating lows … Read more
Lou Sanders is ageing joyfully – even if TV producers still see women as decorations to the male comics on line ups (Picture: Matt Stronge) Lou Sanders is one of Britain’s most beloved comedians. But she’s still somehow an afterthought for TV producers – along with a huge cohort of other hilarious women. Having appeared … Read more
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Michael J. Fox has broken more bones as a result of Parkinson’s disease than his stunt double has in his 40-year career. The 63-year-old actor was diagnosed with the condition in 1991, and his stuntman Charlie Croughwell … Read more
“You can’t flirt any more. We used to have so much more fun!” Dame Jilly Cooper, 87, looks back with nostalgia to her heyday towards the end of the last century. So do the many fans of her stories in print, audiobooks and on screen. Rivals, Disney’s dramatisation of her 1988 “bonkbuster”, set in the … Read more
Coleen Rooney has proved a hit with viewers (Image: ITV/REX/Shutterstock) The heartwarming reunion of I’m A Celebrity’s Coleen Rooney with her sons Kit, eight, and Cass, six, left viewers deeply touched. After weeks apart, the television star’s embrace with her children pulled on the nation’s heartstrings. Coleen, unbeknownst to herself, won over viewers throughout her … Read more
Mark Jordon and Laura Norton with their daughter, Ronnie, two, and son, Jesse, three (Image: David Longstaffe) The stark realisation of the challenges that lie ahead sometimes winds Laura Norton and Mark Jordon like a punch to the gut… and that’s because it concerns the Emmerdale stars’ children, Jesse, three, and two-year-old Ronnie. “All of … Read more
It should have been a feel-good story: six young men, plucked from obscurity to become music stars. That’s how Neta Rozenblat, a member of boyband as1one, puts it. Pop hopefuls do not usually find themselves having to navigate fear, grief and complex political issues before the world even knows their names – but theirs is … Read more
Dave Rowntree, Damon Albarn, Alex James and Graham Coxon of Blur (Image: Getty Images) Blur bassist Alex James has revealed how the band was fined £20,000 for smoking on stage when they played their two massive reunion gigs at Wembley Stadium. The musician turned farmer, who was rarely without a cigarette hanging out of the … Read more
The rock icon stepped away from his legendary rock band earlier this year (Picture: Backgrid) Aerosmith icon Steven Tyler was spotted holding an ice pack to his face during a rare public appearance. The music legend, 76, was seen taking a stroll in Beverly Hills rocking his signature eclectic style with blue denim jeans and … Read more
Gregg Wallace with his wife Anne-Marie Sterpini (Image: Instagram) MasterChef host Gregg Wallace’s wife, Anne-Marie Sterpini, has shown her loyalty to her husband by proudly wearing her wedding ring despite allegations of misconduct against him. The 60 year old presenter is currently facing an external review over historical allegations, including new claims of harassment. His … Read more