Emmerdale's Amy Walsh pays tribute to EastEnders fiancé on his birthday

Vera star Kenny Doughty has announced he is leaving hit ITV drama Vera after eight years. The actor, who plays DS Aiden Healy, has left fans gutted with the news as he released a statement in which he paid tribute to his co-star Brenda Blethyn, who plays Vera Stanhope.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent March 20 marks the celebration of Nowruz, the Persian New Year. It’s Iran’s first Spring festivities since the death of Jina “Mahsa” Amini, the 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman who died while in police custody for allegedly wearing a loose headscarf. On Nowruz, which means “New Day,” Iranian activist Naza Alakija is paying tribute to Iran’s “Woman. Life. Freedom.” movement with the release of a powerful short film titled “Rise” about a young woman who, like Amini, pushes back agains Iran’s morality police and is kidnapped from the streets of Tehran. Alakija, who is the founder and CEO of London-based Evoca Foundation, produced the short – which features British-Iranian actress Yasaman Mohsani (“Secret Invasion”) as the victim – with partners who have chosen to remain anonymous for fear of retribution from Iran’s security forces, as has the film’s female director.

Doncaster died on Friday, March 17. She had previously shared with her followers that she suffered from migraines and illness and had been diagnosed with optic neuritis a few months ago. A few days before her death she said she had been experiencing a difficult week physically and mentally.

Nandi Bushell has paid tribute to her “hero” Meg White in a new drum cover of one of The White Stripes’ biggest songs.Bushell, now 12, has been sharing her impressive cover versions – played on drums, guitar and more – on her YouTube channel since she was eight.Her latest cover sees her take on The White Stripes’ ‘Seven Nation Army’, using the rendition as an opportunity to show her support for White. The drummer has become the subject of much debate in recent days following journalist Lachlan Markay calling her “terrible” on Twitter.Bushell’s cover video features footage of the young musician drumming along to the single on a drum kit adorned with hearts and White’s first name. It also includes older footage of Bushell playing the track for the first time, accompanied by her dad on guitar.#MegWhite is my #Hero.

King Charles III is remembering Queen Elizabeth II on the first Mother’s Day in the UK since her death.

John Travolta got emotional as he paid a sweet tribute to the late Olivia Newton-John while introducing the In Memoriam segment at the 2023 Oscars on Sunday.

John Travolta fought back tears as he paid tribute to stars we've recently lost at the 95th Academy Awards. The actor, 69, was tasked with introducing the In Memoriam section, which paid tribute to stars who have sadly passed away including his Grease co-star and dear friend, Olivia Newton-John.The Australian actress and singer, best known for her role as Sandy in Grease and her hit single Physical, died in August 2022 after a 30 year battle with cancer, at the age of 73. Introducing the late celebrities being celebrated, John said: “Each of them left an indelible mark that shared and informed us." In a sweet nod to Olivia, he said: They’ve touched our hearts, they’ve made us smile, and became dear friends, who we will always remain hopefully devoted to.” Lenny Kravitz then performed a rousing rendition of his 2004 track Calling All Angels as names were shown on a screen.

Paddy McGuinness took to Instagram to pay tribute to his ex wife Christine on International Women's Day. The Question of Sport and Top Gear presenter had heartfelt words to say about model and reality star Christine, the mother of his three children.

Brooklyn Beckham and his mum Victoria have clearly put their family feud to rest, with their amicable display at Paris Fashion Week and his birthday celebration last week.Taking to Instagram on International Women's Day, the budding chef - who has been spending time with his family in recent days - continued to cement his family's closeness by paying a heartfelt tribute to all the important women in his life.WATCH: Brooklyn Beckham supports mum Victoria at Paris Fashion Week show The post featured candid images of his sister Harper with wife Nicola Peltz and his mum Victoria as well as a snapshot of his mother-in-law Claudia Peltz and his grandmothers. He also added a picture of Selena Gomez."Happy international woman's day to all the gorgeous woman out there," he wrote in the caption.

BBC Radio 1 host Mollie King has shared a heartfelt and emotional tribute to her late father Stephen. Mollie wrote: "This month is Brain Tumour Awareness month. I’ve always tried not to let myself think about losing someone I love, it’s too hard to think about, but last year this fear became a reality.

Homer Laffoon is turning 21!

Emmerdale actress Amy Walsh paid tribute to her EastEnders actor fiancee Toby-Alexander Smith to celebrate his birthday. Amy, who earlier opened up on their wedding plans, has played Tracey Metcalfe since 2014 alongside Emmerdale regulars such as Danny Miller, Matthew Wolfenden, and Charley Webb.

Christopher Vourlias The Thessaloniki Documentary Festival kicks off its 25th edition Thursday at a time when the nonfiction genre has arguably reached unprecedented heights. This year’s festival, which takes place March 2 – 12 in the seaside Mediterranean city, unfolds just days after veteran French docmaker Nicolas Philibert won the Golden Bear in Berlin for his documentary about a Paris mental health care facility, “On the Adamant.” The award capped a fortnight in which Sean Penn’s gonzo doc about Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, “Superpower,” also generated plenty of buzz (albeit lukewarm reviews). Meanwhile, Cameroon’s Cyrielle Raingou took home Rotterdam’s Tiger Award just a few weeks earlier for “Le Spectre de Boko Haram,” a riveting view of terrorism seen through children’s eyes. And one summer ago, Laura Poitras triumphed on the Lido with “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” her docu-portrait of the photographer and activist Nan Goldin, which won the Venice Film Festival’s Golden Lion award.

Madonna has paid a heartfelt tribute to her late brother Anthony Ciccone. Over the weekend, a representative for the Queen of Pop's family announced that Anthony had died on Friday at the age of 66. No cause of death was given.

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Emmerdale star Amy Walsh has shared a cute birthday message for her partner, former EastEnders star Toby-Alexander Smith. Walsh, best known for the role of Tracy Metcalfe on the ITV soap, and Smith first met in 2019, when they were seated next to each other in the audience for an episode of Strictly Come Dancing. They got engaged last summer and have a daughter together, Bonnie May.

Honoring her dad. Ray Liotta’s daughter, Karsen, paid tribute to her late father while celebrating his posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Paris Hilton threw it back to the aughties for her Klarna & Paris Hilton House of Y2K Launch Party on Thursday evening (February 23) in Los Angeles.

Quavo is celebrating Takeoff’s greatness.

Tamara Ecclestone's father-in-law David Rutland has sadly died as her husband Jay Rutland has paid tribute in a "heartbroken" post on his Instagram page.The tight-knit family always spent a lot of time with David and socialite Tamara and Jay's children were also really close to their grandfather. Sharing the devastating news alongside a sweet family photo of a birthday occasion, Jay told fans he was "absolutely heartbroken writing this".The picture showed Tamara, Jay's mum, dad David, and two daughters for grinning as they posed for a lovely family moment together, alongside stunning cream patterned birthday cake, which was covered in pink roses.