EastEnders in his acting debut. Dad Jeff gave his take on it. The 19-year-old lad will play Freddie Slater, son of Maureen "Little Mo" Slater.
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In a statement released in June it was confirmed that the much-loved gig-goer was “very seriously injured” in a recent fire at his home in Bristol, and that he was receiving treatment in a specialist burns unit in Swansea.Johns’ family, along with his art manager Lee Dodds, then followed the news up with an update on his condition, explaining that he was “stable in intensive care, but still under heavy sedation and unconscious whilst a series of procedures and skin grafts are beginning”.At the end of June though, his family and Dodds revealed that Johns was now off his ventilator and conscious. “Jeff is beginning to be able to receive the wonderful messages of love, support and goodwill,” said the statement.And over the weekend (July 1), Big Jeff took to Twitter for the first time since the accident.
“Hello everybody, I love you all,” he wrote. “Thank you for the get well wishes! See you soon.”Hello everybody, I love you all.
Thank you for the get well wishes! See you soon Jeff— Jeffrey Johns (@BigJeffJohns) July 1, 2022“Go on lad” replied Self Esteem while The Big Moon said they were “sending lots of love”Johns is widely regarded as Bristol’s most frequent gig-goer, having attended live shows every night of the week at venues across the city and the country before the UK went into lockdown in March 2020.Speaking to NME earlier this year during Independent Venue Week, Johns described gig spaces as “basically my churches”.“They’ve been safe spaces for me for years,” he said. “You see communities you’ll never meet anywhere else.
EastEnders in his acting debut. Dad Jeff gave his take on it. The 19-year-old lad will play Freddie Slater, son of Maureen "Little Mo" Slater.
Jeff is not sure exactly when he became infected with monkeypox, but he suspects it may have been while he was visiting Berlin.“I was going on vacation for two weeks,” says the 35-year-old Baltimore resident. “I was going to be in the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, and Germany. Before I left, I’d been seeing a couple of stories pop up here and there on the Internet about monkeypox spreading through Europe.
Big Thief performed an unreleased song called ‘Happiness’ during their recent appearance on NPR’s ‘Tiny Desk (Home) Concert’ – watch below.The Brooklyn band played a four-song set for the long-running video series, including ‘Change’, ‘Dried Roses’ and ‘Certainty’ from their fifth studio album, this year’s ‘Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You’.Big Thief concluded the short gig by treating viewers to ‘Happiness’, a track that was first aired during the group’s 2020 European headline tour (via Setlist.FM).Filmed by Adam Gundersheimer and Vanessa Haddad, the latest ‘Tiny Desk (Home) Concert’ video sees Big Thief performing in a cosy attic room in a house in Connecticut.Bob Boilen, host and creator of NPR’s ‘Tiny Desk’, said: “What we see in this ‘Tiny Desk (Home) Concert’ is playfulness substituting for the intensity that I normally find in Big Thief on a big stage.“There’s a bit of a ‘hold on to your hat’ feel here, with players watching each other for a possible surprise. Maybe it’s James Krivchenia’s banjo percussion, the galloping rhythm on ‘Certainty’ or how the four musicians sing aloud on a chorus; it is so much fun to see it all unfold.”Big Thief returned to the UK last month to play a show at Glastonbury 2022.
Kendrick Lamar has kicked off his ‘The Big Steppers’ world tour in Oklahoma, showcasing several tracks from his new album.The rapper premiered seven tracks from ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’ for the first time at the Paycom Center and brought on Baby Keem for their collaboration ‘Family Ties’.During the show he gave ‘Worldwide Steppers’, ‘Father Time’, ‘Purple Hearts’, ‘Die Hard’, ‘Auntie Diaries’, ‘Crown’ and ‘Mr Morale’ their first live outings as the rapper brought on Tanna Leone on the latter track.
More than 300 bus drivers based in Wythenshawe and Bolton are due to strike on Wednesday. The strike over pay comes as Unite the union warns staff are struggling with the cost of living - and describe the walk-outs as a 'last resort'.
ITV Coronation Street star Sally Carman has ticked off Alan Halsall after a jibe at her co-star husband Joe Duttine. Sally shared a snap of Joe in the garden relaxing amid the UK heatwave. “Fit husband,” Sally captioned the snap.
Focus Features’ Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris will hit an estimated $1.9 million weekend gross at 980 theaters drawing women with those 55 years of age and older repping 44% of the total. Turnout was best on the coasts for the drama starring Leslie Manville and Isabelle Huppert.
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterMarvel’s superhero epic “Thor: Love and Thunder” is nearing the $500 million mark at the global box office, a great result after only 10 days on the big screen.Over the weekend, the fourth comic book movie to center on Chris Hemsworth’s hunky God of Thunder has generated $60.1 million from 47 territories at the international box office and another $46 million domestically for a weekend tally of $102 million. With those ticket sales, the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe installment has earned $264.6 million overseas and $497.9 million worldwide to stand as the sixth-highest grossing Hollywood movie of the year.
First Bus will allow drivers to ditch their uniforms in the coming days as a heatwave brings sweltering temperatures to the UK.
Jeff Bridges took on the most important role of all last summer as father of the bride for his youngest daughter, Hayley. The lucky bride married her longtime love, Justin Shane, in Kestrel Park in Santa Ynez, California last August. In new photos released from magazine, Bridges was all smiles as he walked Hayley down the aisle and offered some opening remarks before the ceremony began. «My dad gave a welcome speech and touched on a trait of Justin's that I also mentioned in my vows, which is that kids and dogs love him,» Hayley tells .
Jeff Bridges is one proud pop as he celebrates the wedding of his daughter.
Read More: Emmerdale's Daisy Campbell and Rosie Bentham spark demand after bikini holidayIn fact, many were pleading for Paige to return to the ITV soap as Meena again to liven things up. Paige Sandhu told her followers: "What an absolute dream to wear Maison Valentino to the Trica Awards. Thank you thank you thank you.