BBC Casualty's Stevie star Elinor Lawless' health battles amid marriage to EastEnders actor

This time next week, the BBC Radio 6 Music Festival will be well underway, as a string of Manchester’s best music venues open their doors and prepare to host a variety of world-class acts.

“I despise auditions,” Marlon Brando barked as he launched into the audition for his role in The Godfather. It was his idea, I reminded him, so he himself had caused his actors angst, not the studio. (It was, of course, a great audition.)

Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan, singer Lily Allen and TV host Rylan Clark feature on one of the starriest BBC podcast slates to date.

Mel Schilling, the dating expert from Married at First Sight, has provided a health update as she begins chemotherapy. Last year, Mel, who is 52-years-old, found out she had colon cancer, which changed her life. The TV star, who shares nine-year-old daughter Maddie with Irish businessman Gareth Brisbane, was diagnosed with the disease just before Christmas last year, having noticed changes while she was filming MAFS in Australia.

The Challenge: All Stars is coming!

BBC Breakfast was pulled off air on Monday morning after it was hit with technical issues. Presenters Jon Kay and Sally Nugent were presenting the show and appeared completely unaware of the blunder.

Carol Kirkwood has spoken honestly about her challenging first marriage break-up from Jimmy Kirkwood. During a chat on Kaye Adam's podcast 'How to Be 60', the BBC Breakfast weather presenter was asked to share about the most difficult year in her life thus far. In response she said: "Probably the year I got divorced, I didn't expect that to happen and it was shocking.

repeatedly questioned actor Andrew Scott about Barry Keoghan’s “naked dance scene” in the movie “Saltburn,” in which Scott does not appear.The interaction was deemed “homophobic” by many viewers.The incident occurred on the red carpet at last Sunday’s BAFTA Awards, where BBC entertainment correspondent Colin Paterson asked Scott, 47 — the openly gay star of LGBTQ drama “All of Us Strangers” — for his “reaction” to Keoghan’s nude shimmy in “Saltburn.”“Do you Barry well?” Peterson asked Scott — who initially laughed and said, “I don’t wanna spoil it for anybody.” But Paterson was not to be deterred, and said “spoil away” while Scott still declined to say anything — and appeared to be growing uncomfortable through his smile.But Paterson wouldn’t let it go.“There was a lot of talk about prosthetics,” he said. “How well do you know [Keoghan]? Too much? Is it too much?”Scott just walked away, seemingly disgusted at the line of questioning — while Paterson said he might have taken the line of questioning in the wrong direction.The BBC issued a statement on Friday, Feb.

Declan McKenna will appear on the long-running children’s TV show Blue Peter today (February 23).The singer-songwriter is due to perform live on the programme in support of his third album ‘What Happened To The Beach?’, which was released earlier this month (February 9).He’ll deliver a rendition of his 2023 single ‘Nothing Works’ and feature as a studio guest, involving himself in the regular arts and crafts segment of the show. A pair of preview images show McKenna donning a sought-after Blue Peter badge on set.“Mam I’m on Blue Peter!” the artist wrote on social media to announce the appearance (see below).

BBC Radio Orkney star Dave Gray has passed away, the broadcaster has announced.The emotional statement saw the BBC Radio team pay tribute to their beloved friend and colleague.They announced: "Everyone at BBC Radio Orkney is grieving the sudden loss of our friend and colleague Dave Gray, who died on Wednesday following a short illness. For three decades Dave was the heart and soul of the BBC in Orkney and we will miss him terribly. "Our thoughts are with his family and many friends at this most difficult of times.

Coronation Street star Sue Cleaver has been flooded with supportive messages after admitting feeling 'exhausted' as she got to work on her new job away from the cobbles.

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Leo Barraclough International Features Editor The Berlin Film Festival hosted the 10 young European actors selected for the Shooting Stars program, run by European Film Promotion, at a gala event Monday. The presentation of the Shooting Stars took place prior to the screening of Claire Burger’s “Langue Étrangère,” which plays in competition.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Highland Film Group has locked key territory deals for sci-fi thriller “The Astronaut” from “A Quiet Place” producer Brad Fuller Pic stars Kate Mara (“A Teacher”), Laurence Fishburne (“John Wick” films) and Gabriel Luna (“Terminator: Dark Fate”). The film wrapped shooting late last year in Ireland. “The Astronaut” has sold to Signature Entertainment for the U.K., Capelight Pictures for Germany, Blue Swan Entertainment for Italy, Nos Lusomundo Audiovisuais for Portugal, DeAPlaneta for Spain, Spentzos Film for Greece, Cinemania Group for former Yugoslavia, Shoval Film Production for Israel, Falcon Films for the Middle East, Filmfinity for South Africa and Roadshow Films for Australia and New Zealand.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Bill Nighy and “Jojo Rabbit” breakout Roman Griffin Davis are lined up to star in “500 Miles,” directed by BAFTA winner Morgan Matthews. Beta Cinema has acquired international sales rights to the film, and will launch sales at next week’s European Film Market.

Academy Award nominee Bill Nighy and rising teen actor Roman Griffin Davis are set to co-star in road movie 500 Miles from BAFTA Award-winning director Morgan Matthews.

BAFTA-winning Once Upon a Time In Northern Ireland creator James Bluemel has found his next project, an exploration of space.

A Perthshire distillery restaurant was this week toasting the award of a second glittering Michelin star.

Kerry Katona has reportedly bagged her first ever movie role and is set to star in a new romantic comedy after going from bankruptcy to millionaire again following her success on OnlyFans.The mum-of-five, 43, recently signed with acting agent, Donia Youssef of Wonder Talent Management, and is believed to have already secured her spot in Finding Forever, which is due to start filming in spring. Rumour has it Kerry is set to play character Nina Bennet, the co-owner of a beauty salon, and she's now reported to be "training her butt off" to get in shape for the role.

Long-running BBC crime drama Silent Witness is back for its 27th series - and so too are stars Emilia Fox and David Caves. The actors play dedicated forensic pathologists Nikki Fox and Jack Hodgson, partners in and out of the Lyell Centre.