'I felt like I was on trial trying to get sickness benefits - I almost lost everything'

surprise “Saturday Night Live” appearance last weekend.On Thursday’s episode of the “Kelly Clarkson Show,” the “Miss Independent” singer, 41, discussed with the comedian, 32, how the new couple’s takeover of the NFL spotlight is a little jarring.“I heard everyone talking about it… the Taylor and Kielce surprise [on SNL],” Clarkson said. “It is hilarious how it is literally taking over the NFL for people [like me] who like watching sports,” the “American Idol” alum joked.She continued to note how the sports commentators constantly talking about Swift, 33, and Kelce, 34, feels like “you’re watching the [Real] Housewives].”“It’s like you’re watching gossip things.

Married At First Sight UK star Matt Jameson has opened up on his "heartbreaking" split from Daniel McKee admitting he feels like he's let people down.

Sandro Farmhouse appeared on the Great British Bake Off in 2022, after successfully applying for the show for a second time.The baker, 31, who got to the final of the series but didn't win, has now spoken about what judges Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood were really like in an exclusive interview with OK! “Paul and Prue were really nice. Prue is really sweet, she tried to say something nice about everything we did, even if it was horrible. “Paul is really nice as well, he’s easy, he’s cool.

Bridget Jones’s Diary and Love Actually.The director and screenwriter expressed regret over decisions in his previous films during an appearance at The Times and The Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival where he was interviewed by his daughter Scarlett.During the interview Scarlett raised that there had been “growing criticism around the ways your films treated women and people of colour”, citing descriptions of Bridget Jones as having “tree-trunk thighs” and the lack of diversity in 1999 film Notting Hill (“one of the birthplaces of the British black civil rights movement”).In response, Curtis said: “I think because I came from a very undiverse school and a bunch of university friends, I think that I hung on to the feeling that I wouldn’t know how to write those parts. I think I was just stupid and wrong about that.“I felt as though me, my casting director, my producers just didn’t look outwards.”Speaking specifically about fat jokes, Curtis said: “I remember how shocked I was five years ago when Scarlett said to me, ‘You can never use the word ‘fat’ again.’ Wow you were right.

“It felt like we were reconnecting after a long time,” To Leslie star Andrea Riseborough said today of working with Domhnall Gleeson on Alice & Jack, Channel 4 & PBS Masterpiece‘s upcoming romantic drama that premiered at Mipcom Cannes.

Shirley Jo Finney, a theater director and the star of Wilma (1977), has died. She was 74.

You've passed the flirting and messaging stage, you're connected on social media and you've sailed through the first date, but it's date number two that's key to a successful and long-lasting love connection - and what you wear is crucial. When it comes to love, there's a lot of us looking for it.The UK alone has five million Tinder users, making Brits the second most common users on the app.

Married at First Sight UK is set to air some explosive scenes on Thursday's episode following a chaotic first dinner party for the latest arrivals.

The family of a former headteacher are hoping to raise tens of thousands of pounds to keep her alive following a devastating diagnosis in the United States. Having previously been diagnosed with a rare form of thyroid cancer earlier this year, mum-of-two Holly Hartley had travelled to Florida hoping to benefit from a self help retreat.

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor Lowell Peterson‘s tenure as executive director of the Writers Guild of America East was destined to be bookended by strikes. After 15 years at the helm, Peterson will step down from his post as of Nov. 15 when his current three-year contract expires.

Alan Eisenberg, the longest-serving executive director of Actors’ Equity Association, died October 7 in Rhinebeck, New York. He was 88.

Vanessa Feltz has shared a video to her Instagram calling for help as she got ready for tonight's Pride of Britain Awards. In the clip, she explains that she couldn’t get her ballgown on properly as it has a laced back and she was alone so was struggling to do it, branding it the “perils of being single.” “One of the most difficult things about being single is getting yourself into a ballgown which has a corset back, which involves lacing and all that, when you’re on your own.” Fans will recall that she split from her fiancé and partner of 16 years, Ben Ofoedu, after she claimed that he was unfaithful during their relationship.

NHS and care staff felt under-appreciated when the weekly doorstep clap was taking place in the pandemic, the UK Covid-19 Inquiry has heard. Kate Bell, of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), said “claps don’t pay the bills” and explained that healthcare staff felt people could not understand the scale of what workers were experiencing as the virus ripped through hospitals and care homes.

Married at First Sight UK star Erica Roberts has just made her first appearance on the E4 dating show, marrying a stranger as well as finally meeting her fellow brides and grooms. However, recent reports suggest that her time on the show might not have been all sunshine and roses.

EXCLUSIVE: Channel 4 has ordered Britain’s Human Zoos, a doc about a shocking but forgotten Victorian era entertainment practice.

NFTS And Left Bank Pictures Launch UK Writers Program

Kintija Ziedone is a hard worker. She’s a waitress and housekeeper at The Alan hotel, on Princess Street.

Kerry Washington and Tony Goldwyn are teaming up for an epic reunion!

Quentin Tarantino‘s Django Unchained in her new memoir.The actor, who starred alongside Jamie Foxx in the 2012 movie which focused on slavery in the American South, claims in excerpts from her book Thicker Than Water via The Daily Beast that the original script included a scene where she “escaped abuse running naked down the street” and a “terrifyingly brutal rape scene” which she had reservations about being part of.In the end neither scene was filmed and Washington says she still doesn’t know exactly why the latter in particular never went ahead.She wrote: “Jamie and Quentin stood in the corner. Both men were looking down at the dirt floor, and as I walked toward them, Tarantino announced that we were all going home.”Washington went on: “The scene would be cut from the script.

Joe Biden has made another gaffe.