Making it work! Bradley Cooper and ex Irina Shayk have maintained a close relationship since their split — and Huma Abedin isn’t bothered, an insider exclusively reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly.
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Some were up and coming stars of the future. Others were established pop legends, and some were flirting with fame but would vanish into obscurity.
They all had one thing in common. Their names appeared on vivid posters made by a Manchester company to promote concerts across the UK. The venues they played no longer exist, but at the time they were serving an insatiable appetite for "variety" a mix of top bands and comedians.
For 50 years hundreds of original pop posters by made The Electric (Modern) Printing Company, based in the city centre, were kept by the family who set up the firm. Now they are going up for auction and offer a fascinating insight into line ups there were enthralling thousands during a boom time for theatres.
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Couplings, which now seem odd, but at the time were the norm include the angel-voiced American superstar, Roy Orbison with a string of hits behind him, including "Pretty Woman"; "Running Scared"; and "It's Over" performing at the ABC Blackpool in May 1969, with British comedian, Dick Emery, who was a TV regular then.
Even more astounding was a 1967 concert at The Gaumont in Hanley, Stoke, - now The Regent Theatre. The headline act were The Walker Brothers, basking in the success of "Make It Easy On Yourself" and "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore". They were supported by Cat Stevens - and American guitarist and singer/songwriter, Jimi Hendrix, who was further down the bill despite being named by readers of Melody Maker as Pop Musician of the Year for 1967. Within two years he was headlining Woodstock and had a number one album in the US with Electric Ladyland.
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Making it work! Bradley Cooper and ex Irina Shayk have maintained a close relationship since their split — and Huma Abedin isn’t bothered, an insider exclusively reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly.
Manchester United will be without Anthony Martial again for the Premier League visit of Arsenal on Sunday.
posted a carousel of photos to her Instagram grid featuring snaps from a tropical vacation with Cooper, 47, and their daughter.In the first photo, Shayk poses in a “draw me like one of your French girls” style on the beach with a massive pig. In another, Shayk is walking in the ocean with smaller pigs. In fact, the carousel is mostly photos of Skayk, pigs, or Shayk with pigs.
A pub in Dunfermline that's "full of character" has just been named one of the best in the UK. The Commercial Inn took the top spot for Scotland and Northern Ireland and has been shortlisted as one of 16 finalists all in with a chance of winning the CAMRA’s Pub of the Year competition 2022.
Hog heaven! Exes Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk enjoyed a tropical vacation playing with pigs, and the model documented every moment.
Detectives investigating the alleged murder of a man in Moss Side have arrested a teenager. The M.E.N. previously told how Javell Morgan, 20, was found with serious injuries following an incident on Claremont Road at about 12.15am on Monday, August 15.
K.J. Yossman “Rivals,” the steamy 1980s novel from “Queen of the Bonkbuster” Jilly Cooper is set to be adapted for streamer Disney+. The eight-part series is set in affluent 1980s England where two powerful men and neigbors – Olympian turned politician Rupert Campbell-Black and television exec Tony Baddingham – have a longstanding rivalry that finally comes to a head. “As tensions rise and rivalries deepen, there are spilled secrets, forged alliances, and snatched liaisons that draw wives, lovers, colleagues, friends, and families into their battle,” reads the longline.
Disney+ has greenlit a new eight-part series titled Rivals, based on the popular novel by British author Jilly Cooper.
A mother has spoken of the heartbreaking moment she sang to her 'incredible' little girl as she peacefully passed away in hospital. Evelyn Cooper had spent much of her childhood in and out of hospital beds and was just six when her life was tragically cut short on Sunday (August 21) following a battle with aggressive cancer and a deteriorating lung condition.
K.J. Yossman “Clarkson’s Farm,” the break-out British Amazon Prime Video hit starring former “Top Gear” host Jeremy Clarkson attempting to run a farm in the Cotswolds, has just wrapped and is already in the edit suite, confirmed Amazon Studios’ U.K. head of originals Dan Grabiner. “Because it’s farming and it’s authentic it’s so linked to the seasons and the farming year and the weather and things like that,” Grabiner said at the Edinburgh TV Festival on Wednesday morning. “Season 2 has just about wrapped filming. It looks amazing, I think that’s fair to say.” Grabiner also promised fans more of the show’s break-out stars Kaleb Cooper, a farming contractor, and experienced farmer Gerald Cooper, who tries to guide Clarkson in his thick West Country accent.
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Manchester United are only 180 minutes into their latest Premier League season and, yet, there have been enough spills if not thrills to provide a familiar narrative. It was supposed to be so different under Erik ten Hag.
Robert Rinder has made his feelings clear as he got into a fiery exchange during his latest appearance on Good Morning Britain. The barrister and TV star, known to many as Judge Rinder, has been at the helm of the ITV news programme this week alongside Charlotte Hawkins.
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