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Dawn French has revealed that her doctors feared she had a brain tumour as she was suffering horrific vertigo symptoms at one stage that were so bad she could barely continue through her shows on tour.The hugely-popular comic has been enjoying going on tour over the last few years, and even has another one planned for later this year. But behind the scenes, audience-goers never realised just what the Vicar of Dibley actress was battling.

Strictly Come Dancing 2021 winners Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice are reuniting for a very important reason. The ballroom champions have confirmed they will be getting back together for a one-off appearance more than a month after they finished their victory lap on the Strictly tour. The BBC has announced that Rose and Giovanni are among the special celebrity guests lined up for this year's Red Nose Day show on Friday, March 18 on BBC One.

The stars of Death on the Nile are gearing up for the release of their new movie!

Dawn French has made a welcome return to our screens as part of the judging panel on new ITV show Walk The Line. The new singing competition, created by Simon Cowell, kicked off on Sunday 12 December and is airing every evening until Friday 17 December.

A teenager faces a life sentence after a boy was brutally murdered in the street during a tit-for-tat feud in Salford.

Jurors have retired to consider their verdicts in the trial of a teenager accused of murdering Josiah Norman.

The body of an elderly man who died from COVID-19 was allegedly dissected in front of a live, ticket-paying audience last month in Oregon.

A teenager on trial for murder was accused of telling 'lie after lie' as he took to the witness box.

A teenager was murdered weeks after an alleged shooting at the family home of one of his killers, a jury heard.

A teenager accused of murder after he allegedly used a car as a 'weapon' has denied being the driver of the vehicle.

EXCLUSIVE: Epix has cast its final four series regulars for From, its upcoming contemporary sci-fi horror series.

EXCLUSIVE: Fantasy film Man & Witch has announced the addition of Jennifer Saunders (Absolutely Fabulous, Shrek), Eddie Izzard (The Riches, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance), Daniel Portman (Game of Thrones), Bill Bailey, (Black Books, Spaced), and more as shooting wraps in Los Angeles and Scotland.

Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders are not only a beloved comedy partnership but they are also the very best of friends. So there was no way that Dawn was going to let Jennifer's birthday pass by without a little fanfare.The Vicar of Dibley star shared two tributes – one on Instagram and one on Twitter – in celebration of Jennifer's 63rd birthday on 6 July.

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lot of killer surfing moves and it's no wonder viewers couldn’t tear their eyes away from Blue Water High.WATCH: Adam Saunders in Blue Water HighThe series, which originally ran on both ABC and Foxtel and spanned three seasons from 2005 to 2008, followed high school students who had scored a year-long spot at the Solar Blue surf academy.It became the launching pad for acclaimed actors like Rebecca Breeds and Ryan Corr.

Red Nose Day without The Vicar of Dibley, and this year, Geraldine caught up with a very special friend. Dawn French is synonymous with the BBC's fundraising event, whether it's reuniting with her comedy partner Jennifer Saunders or treating fans of her beloved sitcom to special visits to Dibley.

Gallery: Happy Birthday, Laura Dern! (BANG Showbiz)"When Dawn and I get together, we talk a lot. She helps me sort out my feelings about things and people.

RuPaul's Drag Race UK judge Michelle Visage has revealed the one star the show has been trying to get on the judging panel for years. Speaking to The Huffington Post ahead of the new season of Drag Race UK, the former Strictly Come Dancing star reeled off a list of names she'd like to see as a guest judge on the show, including Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders, Madonna, Adele and Victoria Beckham.

Maghull met her best friend Kimberley Saunders from Essex on ITV dating show Take Me Out. The 30-year-old said she instantly ‘clicked’ with Kimberley and they ended up ‘staying mates ever since’.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorEXCLUSIVE: Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders are shuttering their production company, Saunders & French Productions, after it has been operating for more than 28 years.The UK comedy heroes first set up their TV company in 1992 and it co-produced the iconic BBC series Absolutely Fabulous, which was adapted into a movie by BBC Films four years ago.French and Saunders have filed for voluntary liquidation, and Mustafa Abdulali and Neil Dingley of insolvency company

Death on the Nile features comedy duo Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders in a more serious big-budget affair than they're used to.Joining Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford on today's (October 20) edition of This Morning, French (who plays Mrs Bowers opposite Saunders' Marie van Schuyler) hailed director Sir Kenneth Branagh for his "brave" decision with the casting.

French and Saunders: Titting About, she revealed that she ‘doesn’t give a f**k’.Yes, girl!!!Speaking to Jennifer Saunders, The Vicar of Dibley actress said: ‘I’ve gone back to being an entire barrel but do you know what, I’m going to be 63 this year, I don’t give a f***, I really don’t, so long as I can walk.’‘I’m not going to be stingy to myself anymore. I never did dislike anything about my body, even when I was very, very fat.

Chris Hemsworth, Miles Teller and Jurnee Smollett have been cast in Spiderhead at Netflix, an adaptation of the dystopian short story Escape from Spiderhead by George Saunders. Set in the near future, the story follows two young convicts in a facility run by a visionary who experiments on inmates with drugs that alter their emotions.

The star-packed trailer for Kenneth Branagh’s Death on the Nile dropped Wednesday, offering a first glimpse at the filmmaker’s take on the Agatha Christie murder mystery. Branagh joins Gal Gadot, Armie Hammer, Emma Mackey, Annette Bening, Rose Leslie, Russell Brand, Letitia Wright, Tom Bateman, Ali Fazal, Dawn French, Sophie Okonedo, and Jennifer Saunders in the film and most can be seen in the nearly two-minute clip.

EW in May. Adding: 'We are continuing to fly the flag for the big screen experience. We're prone to the challenges of social distancing and isolation (but) so far so good.' The film is set to be released October 23, 2020. Read more

By Andreas Wiseman

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