Mr Blobby joins Self Esteem on stage at Hammersmith gig

Talia Mar is taking being a pop star seriously. So seriously, in fact, that she's already studied (and is emulating) the greats.

Britain’s Royal Shakespeare Company is bringing back its barnstorming stage adaptation of famed Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki’s hand-drawn 1988 classic My Neighbour Totoro for a second season at London’s Barbican in November.

EXCLUSIVE: How Long Gone, the culture podcast from Jason Stewart and Chris Black, has signed with the Talkhouse podcast network.

Ed Sheeran surprised a fan who covers his songs on YouTube by inviting him on stage to perform ‘The A Team’ in London last week – check out the footage below.The singer-songwriter was performing at The O2 last Friday (March 24) as part of his current UK/Ireland and European arena tour when he spotted Luke Gittins, 22, in the audience.“Do you know ‘The A Team’?” Sheeran asked. “Do you want to come up and sing ‘The A Team? This isn’t set up, so thank you very much for doing this last-minute.

Actor Daniel Roche has posed with several packets which appear to contain marijuana in a photograph shared on Instagram. Daniel, 23, who is famed for portraying Ben Brockman in BBC One sitcom Outnumbered, is currently travelling South East Asia and has been documenting his trip on social media with his 40,000 followers.

Oscar-winning filmmaker and artist Steve McQueen is set to debut his latest project, a 24-minute film about the Grenfell Tower disaster, next month at the Serpentine art Gallery in West London.

EXCLUSIVE: Television literary agent Christopher Licata has left CAA — and agenting. He has joined Los Angeles and London-based management and production company 42 (The Silent Twins, The Flatshare) as a manager. Based in 42’s Los Angeles office, Licata will continue to specialize in literary talent representation, working with creators and writers across television and film.

The countdown to the Made in Chelsea wedding is well and truly on as Jamie Laing jets off for his stag do at a ski resort in France, this comes after wife to be Sophie Habboo had an intimate but lavish hen do in London. Fans of Made in Chelsea would have remembered watching Jamie and Sophie's relationship grow through the years as they took the leap from being best friends to becoming a couple to announcing their exciting engagement in December 2021.

Stacey Solomon has shared rare pictures with her husband Joe Swash's family while also explaining why fans don't get to see her own mum. The Loose Women star was all smiles on Sunday as she marked her first Mother's Day as a mum-of-five.

Rail passengers are hitting out at the government's move to extend the contract of troubled train operator Avanti - despite the Secretary of State admitting there is 'still more work to be done to bring [Avanti] services up to the standards we expect'.

Milly Alcock is going to the theatre.

Liam Payne wanted to surprise Louis Tomlinson at the premiere of his new documentary All of Those Voices.

Singer-songwriter George Ezra has cancelled Tuesday night's show at the O2 Arena in London after feeling 'incredibly unwell'.

Naman Ramachandran U.S.-Europe media fund APX Group has acquired a 50% stake in London’s Twickenham Film Studios. The move comes weeks after Twickenham Studios chair Sunny Vohra acquired a 6.95% stake in the APX Group for more than $70 million, reflecting a market cap of $1.1 billion for APX, which is planning a public listing on New York Stock Exchange later this year. APX and Twickenham did not disclose the financial value of the deal. As part of the acquisition, APX Group will rebrand its global network of studios with the Twickenham Studios name. The parties have also agreed on an accelerated expansion plan to acquire additional studios and land suited for studio construction in Europe and the U.S., all under the Twickenham Studios brand.

Self Esteem showed her support for Gary Lineker last night (March 11) by wearing a t-shirt emblazoned with the words “Free Gary” at her Eventim Apollo show in London.The singer-songwriter – real name is Rebecca Lucy Taylor – shared on Twitter an image of herself sporting the tee at the show, writing “Solidarity” and tagging the BBC Sport presenter.She has followed in the footsteps of Fatboy Slim, who on Friday (March 10) displayed Lineker’s face on a video screen behind him. The move was met by huge cheers from fans who were watching the DJ perform in Manchester.It comes amid a row between the BBC and Lineker after the latter on Tuesday (March 7) called the government’s controversial plan to ban people arriving in the UK illegally from ever claiming asylum an “immeasurably cruel”.

Black Midi were joined by Harry Hill on stage in London last night (March 8) – check out footage of the unlikely link up below.The British comedian and presenter joined the experimental post-punk band at the final night of their Village Underground residency where they performed from March 5 to 8.Hill appeared on stage before launching into a cover of Cardi B‘s ‘I Like It’ with the band performing as his musical ensemble.Watch clips of the performance below.Harry hill has joined black midi pic.twitter.com/gcBlL5stGu— Charlie Ralph (@Churlie100) March 8, 2023Sorry but Black Midi ft Harry Hill pic.twitter.com/jVdmxuGT9y— Loraine James // Whatever The Weather (@LoJamMusic) March 8, 2023it brings me infinite pleasure to announce black midi just brought harry hill out pic.twitter.com/QzLdvQtMjO— benny j.h. (@pyshagoras) March 8, 2023black midi and harry hill is the highlight of my year pic.twitter.com/4xWuJImYel— pubert (@puberrtt) March 8, 2023this video shows the full process of harry hill joining black midi.

Goldie Hawn still regrets missing her Oscar moment. On the evening of April 7, 1970, the budding 25-year-old actress, with just two film credits to her name, was half a world away from the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles when Fred Astaire opened an envelope and read her name as the best supporting actress winner for “Cactus Flower.” Instead of basking in the glow of television history, the “Laugh-In” star was sound asleep in London as an early call time loomed for her next film, “There’s a Girl in My Soup,” opposite Peter Sellers. Hawn, now 77, is sitting in front of a fire in a woodpaneled study in her Pacific Palisades home as she recalls those few seconds that changed the trajectory of her life but that she never experienced firsthand. Throughout her trailblazing career, which includes such classics as “Foul Play,” “Private Benjamin,” “Overboard” and “The First Wives Club,” Hawn has created no shortage of indelible characters and experienced many artistic triumphs. But if she could get one do-over, she would haul her ass to that 1970 ceremony.

The stars of Shazam! 2 are hitting the red carpet in England!

Ambassador Theatre Group has announced an exclusive three-year partnership with the newly formed Bad Robot Live, the theatre division of J.J. Abrams’s Bad Robot Productions. As creative collaborators and co-producers, ATG will help bring to the stage Abrams’s “unique producorial vision.”

TikTok celeb Tinx wants her fans to know that she doesn’t have a boyfriend anymore.