The Crown star Imelda Staunton has joined the list of the UK’s celebrated acting dames, after being given the title in the King’s Birthday Honors list.
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With her warm nature and positive attitude, relationship guru Mel Schilling is surprisingly buoyant as she speaks eloquently about her cancer diagnosis and the chemotherapy she’s currently going through. The Married At First Sight dating coach, who was diagnosed with stage three colon cancer in December 2023, invited OK! into the stunning new South West London home she shares with husband Gareth and nine-year-old daughter Maddie. And she opened up about what has been an incredibly tough six months with admirable candour.
Mel, 52, who has now relocated to the UK permanently from her native Australia, is determined to change the stigma around the signs of her cancer. She is hellbent on using her platform to raise awareness after she was shockingly misdiagnosed twice before her tumour was discovered. But, despite her upbeat nature and determination to beat the disease, there is no sugarcoating it and there are tricky times that come hand in hand with going through chemo.
“It’s getting tough now,” she says. “I’m about halfway through and it’s getting hard. Feeling fatigued and nauseous is a bigger part of my everyday life.
It feels like I’m hungover or pregnant every day, which is not fun. “In true ‘me’ fashion, the day we moved was the day I started chemotherapy – I don’t do things by halves. It’s been a tricky time as I’ve been adjusting to going through that and moving house.
But Gareth has been doing most of the move so I’m very lucky he’s happy to pick up the slack.” A regular on both the Australian and British series of Married At First Sight, Mel often finds herself going between the two countries for work. And it was during filming last year that she noticed a change in her body. Recalling the lead-up to her
.The Crown star Imelda Staunton has joined the list of the UK’s celebrated acting dames, after being given the title in the King’s Birthday Honors list.
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Wildlife SOS star Simon Cowell has died following a terminal cancer diagnosis.The 72 year old sadly passed away on Sunday, 9 June, with his daughters, partner and beloved dogs by his side. In 2022, Simon was told that he had an "aggressive" form of lung cancer, and despite doctors not being able to tell him whether he would live for "weeks or months" he valiantly fought the disease for two years until his passing.
Sky News.The royal was speaking to writer Lee Child, who joined Her Majesty at the Queen’s Reading Room Festival at Hampton Court Palace on Saturday.In response, the novelist quipped that Charles “sounds to me like a typical husband.”The King has been easing into public-facing duties in recent weeks, most recently traveling to France to attend the commemorative D-Day ceremony in honor of the 80th anniversary of the historic landings.On Thursday, Charles and Camilla attended the British memorial event at Ver-Sur-Mer, Normandy, organized by the British Royal Legion.“It is with the most profound sense of gratitude that we remember them and all who served at that critical time,” Charles said in his speech.The King was then seen greeting several veterans before he and Camilla headed home to the UK later that day.Palace sources confirmed that Charles would be missing the international ceremony — which took place on Friday — on the advice of doctors who are carefully monitoring his schedule.After a weekend away from the spotlight, the King is looking to make a defiant appearance at this week’s Trooping the Colour ceremony in London.While Charles will be at the annual event on Saturday, he’s expected to arrive to the event in a different fashion.The monarch will be driven in a horse-drawn carriage alongside wife instead of riding on horseback as he’s done in the past.This will be the royal family’s second Trooping the Colour ceremony since Charles was named king in May 2023.It is still unclear if Charles’s daughter-in-law, Kate Middleton, will attend the ceremony.The Princess of Wales, 42, has been battling an unspecified form of cancer since January, and has remained largely out of the public eye since revealing her diagnosis
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Dave Myers, one half of the beloved Hairy Bikers duo, poignantly shared a seven-word message in one of his final TV appearances before his passing aged 66 in February.The heartwarming series featured Simon 'Si' King and Dave journeying along the UK's west coast after Dave completed his cancer treatment. Although Dave never disclosed the type of cancer he was battling since his treatment announcement in May 2022, he took a brief hiatus from work before returning to film the latest instalment, The Hairy Bikers Go West. In an episode that hit close to home, the pair visited Lancashire, where Dave was born, stirring up heartfelt emotions.
Almost four million people tuned into the most recent series of Celebrity Gogglebox, and many of them wondered not only what the cast thought of their TV programmes, but also what the cast of Celebrity Gogglebox earn - and if they chipped in for their takeaways. With over a million viewers a week, watching other people watch TV - and now watching celebrities watch TV - has made Gogglebox one of the nation’s favourite pastimes.
Eiza González has taken over Hollywood in recent years with her multiple projects in film and television. In addition to being considered one of the most stylish and talented Latinas in the industry, she has worked alongside great directors such as Michael Bay and Robert Rodriguez.
King Charles is set to be represented by the Prince of Wales at a D-Day event for the first time since he began his treatment for cancer. Appearing on ITV's Lorraine, The Mirror's Royal Editor Russell Myers confirmed that The King is attending the British memorial in Normandy on Thursday morning, 6 June, as part of the D-Day commemorations, but will not be attending the international event with world leaders on Omaha Beach later in the afternoon.
He was one of the biggest heartthrobs on Aussie TV with his blonde curtains, perfect tan, adorable dimples and pearly white teeth. Dieter Brummer, who portrayed Home And Away's Shane in the 1990s, seemed to have it all.The young actor won over everyone, including up to 8 million TV viewers in the UK. Alongside Melissa George, who played Angel, they became a beloved soap couple.
Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Warner Bros. Games has hired video game company 2K’s chief marketing officer Melissa Bell as its new executive vice president of global marketing. In her new role, Bell will oversee all aspects of the Warner Bros.
Britain's Got Talent fans have been left furious as a little girl was seen crying on stage after the live results determined that her choir group was going home. On Saturday night's show on 25 May it was left to the judges to decide whether Japanese double dutch group Haribo or Ravi's Dream Team choir would be going through to the Grand Final, which will take place on Sunday, 2 June.The decision went to deadlock, after Bruno Tonioli picked Haribo to join magician Jack Rhodes in the final, whilst Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon chose Ravi's Dream Team.
Bianca Censori is spending some quality time with her parents in Australia. The Australian architect was spotted enjoying lunch with her family in Melbourne over the weekend, following rumors about Bianca’s dad Leo Censori wanting to have a serious conversation with her husband, Kanye West.Is Doja Cat inspired by Kanye West’s wife Bianca Censori in her latest fashion moments?Bianca Censori received lavish gift from Kanye West, but it was seemingly taken awayKim and Khloé Kardashian react to Caitlyn Jenner’s comments: ‘It hurts me too’However, the rapper was nowhere to be seen amid speculation about struggles in their relationship.
Relationship guru Mel Schilling, famed for her stint as a dating coach on Married At First Sight, has opened up about her fight with stage three colon cancer.
Sheridan Smith is on the verge of signing a deal to star in the final episode of Gavin and Stacey, according to insiders.The narrative that James Corden and Ruth Jones have crafted for the grand finale reportedly includes Sheridan's character Ruth 'Rudi' Smith Despite rumours suggesting otherwise, sources close to the BBC show revealed that informal chats with the actress have already kicked off.This TV deal comes as a shocker to fans, especially since Sheridan's West End stage show Opening Night was abruptly halted two months early, and she was notably absent from the 2019 Christmas Special. An insider spilled: "The script for Gavin & Stacey: The Finale includes all of the show’s major players - including Smithy’s sister Rudi.
Nicki Minaj livestreamed her own arrest in Amsterdam today (May 25), as she appeared to be detained for “carrying drugs” while travelling for a show in Manchester.The rapper performed in the Dutch city on Thursday night, the opening show of a UK and European tour that is due to take her to Manchester’s Co-Op Live tonight, followed by Birmingham, London and Glasgow, and a run of shows around the continent in early June.But in an Instagram Live post, Minaj filmed what appeared to be a group of Dutch police officers arresting her and asking her to enter a police vehicle so they could take her to the station.Watch the footage below:Nicki Minaj has been arrested in Amsterdam (of all places) for “carrying drugs.”Minaj immediately went on Instagram Live and asked for a lawyer.
EXCLUSIVE: Goodfellas and Utopia have announced a slew of sales for Gia Coppola’s The Last Showgirl following its launch at the Cannes market.