Are Zendaya and Tom Holland thinking about kids? Well, maybe not so much yet. But Zendaya is reflecting on her own childhood as a TV star — and thinking about how she’ll do things differently if and when…
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Coronation Street's Vicky Myers has discussed the concurrent cancer struggle and divorce that preceded her career-high role as DS Lisa Swain. "I don't know if it's my previous medical history, but I am so proud to be here and just to be living each day to the full," she told The Mirror, 14 years on.
"When my husband and I split up, I was quite down, bitter and vengeful, and when I was told I had [cancer], I remember thinking, 'If this is it for me, I've missed out on all this time with my daughter and I haven't really been the best person that I wanted to be.
The diagnosis re-centred me and made me focus on what is really important and what makes me happy. "Now, every time I go into work and see the Coronation Street sign, it's quite overwhelming." The skin cancer diagnosis was miraculous to some extent, with a doctor chancing upon a suspicious mark on the 42-year-old soap star's leg while she was accompanying her young nephew for a heart condition check-up.
"Within five days I was in hospital," recalled Vicky. "I was wearing three-quarter length combat trousers that day.
You can roll them up into shorts, which I did in the car just before the appointment, because it was a really hot June day. "It's quite incredible to think that if it had been a miserable day the doctor would never have seen the little dark mark on my calf.
I definitely had an angel watching over me that day." Six months after her scare and reconstructive surgery, the actress could return to her passion of auditioning, but fast-forward to 2013 and the consistent rejection was weighing her down. According to Vicky, when the phone didn't ring she was forced into making ends meet by doing people's ironing before snagging a job full of potential at a casting
.Are Zendaya and Tom Holland thinking about kids? Well, maybe not so much yet. But Zendaya is reflecting on her own childhood as a TV star — and thinking about how she’ll do things differently if and when…
There’s nothing quite like recharging your batteries with an escape to the countryside and waking up to breathtaking views of rolling green fields. With warmer and brighter months ahead, many of us will be planning rural getaways in the coming weeks, and, while camping is a popular way to reconnect with nature it’s not for everyone - especially for those who like their home comforts.
Brittany Cartwright continues to spill more tea on her separation from Jax Taylor!
As of Wednesday, Vanderpump Rules alum Rachel Leviss is officially one year sober from all substances. This comes after her role in the Scandoval saga with former co-star Tom Sandoval and the affair they carried on behind his then-girlfriend Ariana Madix‘s back.
The Traitors' star Evie Morrison has opened up on losing both her grandparents to cancer as she prepares to help launch and take part in a Race for Life event.
Brittany Cartwright is sharing more details about what led to her separation from husband Jax Taylor.
X Factor star Lucy Spraggan has shared the exciting news that she's getting married - and says Simon Cowell will be walking her down the aisle. The 32-year-old singer, who appeared on the ITV singing contest in 2012, told her Instagram followers that she'll be tying the knot to her girlfriend Emilia Smith in June this year.
is set to sit apart from the other members of the royal family during the church service on Sunday at Windsor Castle’s St. George’s Chapel.
Kate Ford has become a staple to our TV screens over the years, having taken on the role of Tracy Barlow in Coronation Street back in 2002.The actress has taken on some huge storylines on the cobbles, with Tracy most recently ending her marriage to husband Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson) following an affair. Despite playing one of Corrie's biggest characters, Kate, 47, largely keeps out of the spotlight.The star has, however, been open about her personal health struggles in a bid to help other women, and has spoken out about suffering from endometriosis on a handful of occasions.
Hollyoaks fans were left 'shocked' as Nikki Sanderson revealed her age before her soap star beau paid a sweet tribute on her special day. The actress, currently playing Maxine Minniver in the Channel 4 soap, was celebrating her birthday this week when she stunned fans.
Candace Cameron Bure says that security concerns while living in Los Angeles have led her to move away from the city.
Emmerdale's Lisa Riley has bravely opened up about her decision not to take a cancer test, despite her character's recent storyline and her own family history. In the recents scenes in the soap, the Dingle family were told they might carry a faulty gene that causes cancer, following Chas' breast cancer diagnosis. As a result of the news, they were all urged to get tested quickly.
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Two men have been arrested over a massive explosion which killed a Scots Celtic fan at a petrol station.
Michel Gondry hasn’t worked with a Hollywood studio since the 2011 comedy “The Green Hornet.” But he’ll do so for his follow-up to last year’s “The Book Of Solutions” for what’s arguably the most peculiar project in his filmography. Deadline reports that Gondry heads to Universal to direct an untitled coming-of-age musical set in 1977 Virginia Beach.
This week’s 20 Questions on Deadline guest is Leo Woodall. Following his role as Tom Hollander’s pretend-nephew Jack in The White Lotus Season 2, Woodall landed a lead role in One Day, the Netflix series adaptation of David Nicholls’ novel of the same name.
A callous fraudster who conned an Army veteran and a company boss out of £200,000 has been jailed for three years.
Selling Sunset star Christine Quinn‘s husband Christian Richard was arrested on a domestic violence related charge, according to new reports.
Richard Simmons has been diagnosed with skin cancer. The reclusive fitness guru revealed the news in a lengthy statement on Tuesday, two days after he posted a concerning message about ‘dying.’ “Mirror mirror on the wall what’s that blemish which is so small,” Simmons, 75, began in a lengthy Facebook status. “There was this strange looking bump under my right eye.
Cat Deeley opened up on husband Patrick Kielty’s emotional role during the St Patrick’ Day parade in Dublin yesterday.The Late Late Show presenter Patrick, 53, was the grand marshal of the national parade in Dublin and described Ireland’s national day as “the biggest party in the world”. Speaking to co-host Ben Shephard today on This Morning, Cat – who has two sons with Patrick – revealed: “It was quite an important role and he got quite emotional about it because it was such a big thing.” Speaking during the day, Patrick said that as a man called Patrick, who is from Downpatrick in Co Down, and who attended St Patrick’s School, he was “the proudest man in Ireland”.The TV presenter said that it was “a massive honour” to be the grand marshal, adding it was “emotional” for him, as he added: “To be the Patrick at the front of this parade is one of the proudest moments of my life.” Speaking to the PA news agency, he said: “I think St Patrick’s Day is so important to people because it gives us all a chance to share in something, it brings a lot of people together.