J.K. Rowling says she would “happily” do prison time for her transgender views

“My Name Is Barbra” Tuesday, the EGOT winner, 81, says she’s finally ready to make up for the years she spent not enjoying life to its full extent.“I want to live life,” Streisand told BBC. “I want to get in my husband’s truck and just wander, hopefully with the children somewhere near us.”“Life is fun for me when they come over.

Stephanie Davis has traded the cobbles for the recording studio after filming her exit from Coronation Street. The soap star, 30, who shot to fame as Sinead O'Connor in Hollyoaks, has jetted off to America to record her debut album, and has been joined in the recording studio with Hollywood actor Jamie Campbell Bower.

Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe was visibly moved while discussing the tragic accident that left his stunt double, David Holmes, paralysed during the filming of 'Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1'.The life and career of Holmes, a former gymnast from Essex, is the focus of a new documentary titled 'David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived', a nod to the nickname of the character Harry Potter in the popular film series and books by JK Rowling. In a sneak peek shared by HBO, Danielle remembers David as someone who "would do the most dangerous physical stuff" on the set of the Harry Potter films.

Harry Potter has become a multimedia franchise to rival Star Wars and Marvel.The success of the books led to a film adaptation of Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone in 2001, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson. The remaining six novels in the series were later adapted across seven films, with the last being Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows – Part 2 in 2011.Since then, the wizarding world has continued on the big screen through the Fantastic Beasts films starring Eddie Redmayne.

My Mum, Your Dad couple Roger and Janey have excitedly announced they will be hosting a travel segment for This Morning. As they shared the exciting news, they also gave fans of the ITV dating show an updated on their relationship. Fans will be pleased to know they're both very happy and revealed to This Morning hosts Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary how they said 'I love you'.

Dumfries Comic Con returned to the David Keswick Centre on Saturday with a blockbuster show of heroes and villains.

Fans have said they 'can't cope' as Molly-Mae Hague gave them a glimpse inside her first Halloween as a mum. The former Love Island star pulled out all the stops to make the occasion special for herself, her fiance Tommy Fury and their daughter, Bambi.

SZA has said she initially thought Drake was trying to “sabotage” her on their recent collaboration ‘Slime You Out‘.In a new interview with the Wall Street Journal, the singer admitted that when playing demos to friends and collaborators, she often “won’t trust” them if they “accept my first draft.”She went on to reveal this also happened with Drake when the pair teamed up to create ‘Slime You Out’.“I just handed in the first draft to Drake, and he’s putting it on his album,” she said. “I’m scared because I handed in second vocals and he didn’t use that. And now I’m like, ‘Are you trying to sabotage me?’ I know that’s not true.

William Earl “Saturday Night Live” breakout Sarah Sherman portrayed SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher in a Halloween-themed sketch that took aim at studios, the guild’s controversial Halloween costume recommendations and “The Nanny” star herself. The sketch portrayed children running around in IP-branded Halloween costumes getting halted by Drescher, who was there to “teach you how to do Halloween during a strike.” That includes SAG-AFTRA asking members to not wear costumes based on movie or TV characters, or else “we would be promoting the companies we’re striking against, which makes all of these children a bunch of adorable scabs.” Drescher then recommended safe costumes like “Harry Potter, as described only in the book” and “minor characters from the Bible.” Pointedly, after Drescher says “That’s why we’ve been picketing for 100 days” and another character responds, “That must be exhausting,” she deadpans back, “Hey, did you just call me exhausting? Well, a lot of people have.” The quip could have been a response to recent A-list pressure on Drescher and the guild to make a deal quickly.

After three films, and dwindling box office returns for each successive movie, the “Fantastic Beasts” franchise may officially be over. Variety reports (via Total Film) that David Yates, who helmed all three of “Harry Potter” prequels (and the final four in the original franchise) revealed in a new interview that the series is “parked.” And it’s news to him that the plan all along was for “Fantastic Beasts” to be a five-film series.

Stephen King has faced some criticism after promoting one of J.K. Rowling’s books.On Thursday (October 26), the author praised The Running Grave by Rowling, written under her crime fiction pseudonym Robert Galbraith.“This is J.K. Rowling at her best, recalling the sheer readability of the Harry Potter books, but much darker,” King wrote on X.

Mumbai Film Fest To Honor Luca Guadagnino & Mani Ratnam

Extraordinary Attorney Woo.Park Eun-bin made the revelation while discussing her upcoming role as Seo Mok-ha in the upcoming K-drama series Castaway Diva, where she plays a girl who finds herself stranded on an uninhabited island for the next 15 years.Speaking to Harper’s Bazaar Korea, the Extraordinary Attorney Woo actress said that she had “a lot of time to reflect on myself” while filming the hit K-drama series because it was “actually a very lonely time for me”, as translated by Soompi.“But when I read the script for Castaway Diva, I felt like character Seo Mok-ha would be able to overcome the difficulties of the human being Park Eun-bin,” she explained. “I received a lot of good offers back then, but the main reason I chose Castaway Diva was because I wanted to gain Seo Mok-ha’s strength.”Castaway Diva will premiere October 28 on South Korean TV network tvN.

TV presenter Ruth Langsford said she would “consider” a return to This Morning, following the abrupt exit from Holly Willoughby earlier this month. Holly took to Instagram on Tuesday, 10 October, to share a shock statement that said she was leaving after 14 years and "will not be returning." Holly's statement began: “I have let ITV know today that after 14 years, I will not be returning to This Morning.To everyone who has ever worked on the show over the years, thank you so much.This is such a difficult goodbye, you are incredible and I forever will be proud of what we’ve done together." Since Holly’s departure, a number of other This Morning hosts have stood in her place, including Alison Hammond, Josie Gibson and Rochelle Humes. Now former This Morning host Ruth Langsford has said she would “consider” returning, although she said reports that the show wants her back “aren’t true”.

Jaden Thompson Veronica Roth, the author of the popular dystopian YA series “Divergent,” isn’t upset that the final film adaptation in the franchise never came to fruition, she revealed in a new interview with People. The final book “Allegiant” was set to be split into two films, with the first releasing in 2016; the second part, however, never made it to the big screen. Roth said she that she has accepted this fact, given that she felt the films were going in a different direction than her novels.

JK Rowling is continuing to share her anti-trans views.

Harry Potter creator JK Rowling has revealed that she would happily do prison time over her views on transgender women.

Miriam Margolyes has revealed she now has a “cow’s heart” after undergoing an operation to fix a worrying health problem. The 82 year old Harry Potter actress told how she'd had a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) - a procedure that avoids the need for open heart surgery.The operation meant that her aortic valve was replaced by that of a cow. Miriam, who is known for playing Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter franchise, as well as for her chaotic appearances on This Morning, discussed the procedure on the Table Manners podcast with Jessie and Lennie Ware.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Beta Film’s Channel4/Starz drama series “The Couple Next Door” is moving across European neighborhoods, being sold ahead of Mipcom to Movistar Plus+ in Spain and throughout the Nordics. Public broadcasters NRK for Norway, YLE for Finland, SVT for Sweden, DR for Denmark and RUV for Iceland snagged the thriller, starring Sam Heughan (“Outlander,” “Suspect”) and Eleonor Tomlinson (“Poldark,” “The War of the Worlds”). The show explores the stultifying claustrophobia of suburbia and the fallout of chasing one’s darkest desires.

Megan The Stallion has revealed that she is working independently for the first time since she was unsigned and managed by her mother. Speaking in an IG Live hosted on her producer LilJuMadeDaBeat's account this week, Megan revealed that she is funding the recording of a new album herself. She also hinted that her plan was to sign a record deal eventually, though she could stick to working as an independent artist, too.