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Julia Sawalha took to social media to showcase a beautiful hair transformation at the weekend - and we are obsessed!SEE: Julia Sawalha announces devastating news during lockdownThe Absolutely Fabulous star shared a stunning selfie on her Instagram feed showing off a brand new colour and stunning bouncy blowdry.WATCH:  Ab Fab: The Movie - the cast chat to HELLO!Captioning the post, the 53-year-old wrote: "Thank you @joshwood atelier. Walked in feeling and LOOKING like Big Foot.MORE: Nadia Sawalha shares emotional statement after sister Julia Sawalha's cryptic postREAD: Julia Sawalha devastated after being cut from Chicken Run 2"Huge thank you to @sarah_bower_hair, an extraordinary colourist, and believe me I’ve had a few! Kind, gentle, down to earth and very gifted.

After eight nail biting weeks of intense competition, The Masked Singer finally crowned its winner on Saturday evening when Piranha took home the crown after impressing the panel of judges. For their final song Piranha performed the Celine Dion classic It's All It's All Coming Back to Me Now, with their impeccable voice blowing away Davina McCall, Jonathan Ross, Rita Ora, Mo Gilligan and guest judge Rob Brydon, with all five judges left scratching their heads about who exactly could be behind such impeccable vocal chops.

Lorraine Kelly was the latest star to be 'behind the mask' as she was voted out of The Masked Singer and revealed as the voice behind Owl - losing out to Air Fryer, Eiffel Tower, Piranha, Maypole, Cricket, Bigfoot and Dippy Egg. And following the elimination, many viewers believe that they have figured out some more identities, including which celebrities are behind Eiffel Tower and Piranha - both being thought to be singers from the early noughties.

Viewers of The Masked Singer were left shocked after Saturday night's show saw Owl unmasked as Lorraine Kelly.Talking about her time on the show, Lorraine said: "I've loved being Owl, I've loved every single second, the show is so joyful." After Lorraine was unmasked, viewers were to quick to take to X, formerly Twitter to share their thoughts on the reveal, with one writing: "Lorraine Kelly, never would have guessed that. #maskedsingeruk" Another wrote: "I thought Lorraine was too obvious that I convinced myself it wasn’t Lorraine lmao #maskedsingeruk" and a third added: "You could have given me 1000 guesses and I'd never have gotten Lorraine Kelly.

The guessing game on Masked Singer UK has reached a fever pitch, and fans are buzzing with speculation about the mysterious celebrity behind Maypole. With each episode, viewers eagerly await clues and performances, and some eagle-eyed fans are convinced that Maypole is none other than Pussycat Dolls singer Melody Thornton. Taking to social media, fans meticulously dissected the clues, connecting the dots that point to Melody Thornton as Maypole.

The Masked Singer fans have all come up with the same theory for the latest guess on who could be behind Eiffel Tower's mask. Last Saturday, the character took part in the school disco-themed episode, taking on Robbie Williams ballad Angels, leaving many fans sure that their distinctive tone of voice was a dead giveaway.

The latest episode of ITV's The Masked Singer saw Bubble Tea leave the show after the character was unmasked as former Absolutely Fabulous star Julia Sawalha.

Chef and Sunday Brunch presenter Simon Rimmer, 60, has accidently let slip that he's a part of this year's ITV singing competition, The Masked Singer - or has he? Fans were shocked as the host spilled the beans on air that he is in fact Dippy Egg as he chatted to Absolutely Fabulous legend Julia Sawalha, 55, after she was recently unveiled as Bubble Tea on the hit show. As the pair reflected on her time on the show, the star seemed to forget himself in the moment. He said: "I always assumed that you picked your own costumes," Simon commented.

Stars of ITV's Vera have bid farewell to the hit show after the thirteenth series came to a close, and it's yet to be revealed if another season will be made. The popular detective drama focuses on DCI Vera Stanhope, played by Brenda Blethyn, and began airing in 2011.The latest series starred the likes of Julia Sawalha, Emily Kathryn, David Leon and Jake Lowe. Riley Jones, who has played DC Mark Edwards in Vera since 2011, shared a goodbye message to fans on social media after the 13th series finished airing, where he thanked viewers for their support as well as his co-stars.

Award-winning chef Simon Rimmer dropped a major TV clanger - after appearing to let slip that he's one of the contestants on this year's Masked Singer. The celebrity chef made the slip up while hosting Channel 4's Sunday Brunch talk show.

The Masked Singer sparked debate across social media on Saturday as contestant Bubble Tea was the latest character to be eliminated from the competition. During the latest episode of the ITV show, hosted by Joel Dommett, Air Fryer, Bubble Tea, Eiffel Tower and Piranha all performed in hopes of getting through to the next round.

After another nail-biting competition on Saturday night, The Masked Singer unmasked yet another famous face leaving judges and viewers at home stunned. Bubble Tea was unveiled as Julia Sawalha during their second week on the series, after they lost out to Air Fryer, Owl, Piranha and Eiffel Tower.

Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget has been released – check it out below.Directed by Sam Fell, the sequel to 2000’s Chicken Run sees Ginger, Rocky and their daughter Molly on a mission to secure their freedom after escaping Tweedy’s farm.The film has largely replaced the voice cast from the original, with Thandiwe Newton and Zachary Levi taking over from Julia Sawalha and Mel Gibson respectively in the lead roles. The returning cast members include Jane Horrocks as Babs, Imelda Staunton as Bunty, Lynn Ferguson as Mac and Miranda Richardson as Mrs Tweedy.Others in the voice cast include Bella Ramsey, Romesh Ranganathan, Daniel Mays, David Bradley, Nick Mohammed and Peter Serafinowicz.Nick Park and Peter Lord, who directed the original Chicken Run, serve as executive producers on the sequel alongside Carla Shelley.Harry Gregson-Williams, who co-composed the soundtrack for the original Chicken Run with John Powell, returns for the sequel.

Chicken Run.Directed by Sam Fell, Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget sees the duo and their daughter Molly (Bella Ramsey) on a mission to secure their freedom after escaping Tweedy’s farm.The film has largely replaced the voice cast from the original, with Thandiwe Newton and Zachary Levi taking over from Julia Sawalha and Mel Gibson respectively in the lead roles. The returning cast members include Jane Horrocks as Babs, Imelda Staunton as Bunty, Lynn Ferguson as Mac and Miranda Richardson as Mrs Tweedy.Nick Park and Peter Lord, who directed the original Chicken Run, serve as executive producers on the sequel alongside Carla Shelley.Director Sam Fell explained the reason behind the various recastings in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, where he said Gibson was replaced because Rocky’s role is “different”.“Mel was a fabulous choice for Rocky when he was this playboy rooster,” Fell said. “He was a movie star and Rocky was a movie star.

Chicken Run is getting a sequel.Directed by Sam Fell, Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget sees Ginger (Thandiwe Newton) and Rocky (Zachary Levi) on a mission to secure their freedom after escaping Tweedy’s farm.The film has largely replaced the voice cast from the 2000 original, with Thandiwe Newton and Zachary Levi taking over from Julia Sawalha and Mel Gibson in the lead roles. The returning cast members include Jane Horrocks as Babs, Imelda Staunton as Bunty, Lynn Ferguson as Mac and Miranda Richardson as Mrs Tweedy.Nick Park and Peter Lord, who directed the original Chicken Run, serve as executive producers on the sequel alongside Carla Shelley.The film will be available to stream on Friday December 15 from 8am GMT in the UK.

Telegraph had claimed that Aardman Animations were facing a “crisis” after the rare form of modelling material that they use to create their characters stopped being made.The studio, which also created Chicken Run, Shaun the Sheep and Arthur Christmas, uses Lewis Newplast, a plasticine-like substance that is easy to mould but holds its shape under warm studio lights.

Netflix has released the trailer for the sequel to the 2000 stop-motion animated comedy, “Chicken Run.” The upcoming feature, titled “Chicken Run 2: Dawn of the Nugget,” is set to premiere this December. Featuring an all-new voice cast, “Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget” follows Ginger (Thandiwe Newton), as she sets up a peaceful sanctuary far from the human world having recently escaped from the evil Tweedy farm. Finally, with the hatching of Molly (Bella Ramsey), Ginger and Rocky (Zachary Levi) seem to have their “happily ever after.” But, unknown to them, outside their peaceful world chicken-kind faces a new and terrible threat.

Netflix has unveiled more cast, trailer (see below) and first-looks for its highly-anticipated Chicken Run sequel.

The debate over whether kids should be allowed in pubs kicked off over the weekend, with chef Gary Usher among those wading in. Joe.co.uk’s political correspondent Ava Santina, who has over 85,000 followers on Twitter, sparked the debate as the Easter Weekend began, and the good weather saw pubs packed out.

Loose Women star Nadia Sawalha took to her social media on Sunday after her sister Julia made a dramatic statement last week.MORE: Nadia Sawalha stuns fans in jaw-dropping outfit – but it's not what it seemsIn the video, posted to her Instagram account, Nadia offers her top tips to followers on how to best cope with "trolls."WATCH: Nadia Sawalha takes to InstagramTalking directly to the camera, the 57-year-old said: "There's so many people who put up with trolls whether it be on social media or with a friend or a family and what does it mean, what does a troll mean?"READ: Nadia Sawalha breaks down in tears discussing her husband's mental health: 'Inside I'm really scared'MORE: Loose Women's Nadia Sawalha reveals 'not sexy' grounds for divorceNadia then goes on to describe how she personally lets go of negativity and encourages her fans to do the same.A post shared by Julia Sawalha (@missjuliasawalha)Julia posted an emotional update to InstagramIt is unclear whether the posts are related but last week Julia Sawalha, Nadia's sister, posted a lengthy statement on her social media amid their reported ongoing feud.Julia's statement read: "It makes me so sad to see young, beautiful talented people having to validate themselves on SM platforms."If I see content I believe can bring harm to them in many ways I will speak out; and I have to do so publicly as I cannot talk to them in person and, unfortunately, young people have the ability to block and delete anything and anyone out of their lives if they don’t like what they hear."That’s a passive aggressive action and deeply unhealthy, and I will post on my own page because no one can delete my narrative."I’ve posted a photo of myself to represent how I see their innocence.

Nadia Sawalha appeared to hint at her long-running feud with sister Julia Sawalha on Thursday's Loose Women when she urged parents not to feel guilty if their kids didn't get on.The TV star was part of a discussion about sibling rivalry and how to deal with jealousy when a new baby comes along - a situation she has previously said was the catalyst for her own poor relationship with her younger sister.

upcoming sequel because producers have deemed her too old, she said.“Chicken Run 2 announcement! I have officially been plucked, stuffed & roasted,” Sawalha, 51, captioned a Twitter post Thursday with the hashtag #ageism and her full open letter on the matter.“Last week I was informed out of the blue, via email, through my agent that I would not be cast as Ginger in the Chicken Run sequel,” she wrote in the tweet.

Julia Sawalha, who voiced one of the main characters in the 2000 movie “Chicken Run,” released a lengthy statement revealing that she was told her voice sounds “too old” to appear in the upcoming sequel for Netflix. The actress played Ginger in the original film about a group of chickens that have to escape their farm when it becomes clear that they’ll be used for meat and not eggs.

Julia Sawalha has said she is “devastated and furious” as she claimed she has been axed from the upcoming Chicken Run sequel because her voice sounds “too old”.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterBritish actress Julia Sawalha has claimed she is being chopped from the upcoming Chicken Run sequel because her voice now sounds “too old”.In a statement published online, Sawalha said she has been told by producers via her agent that the character of Ginger will be recast with a younger actress for the second movie, and that she hadn’t been given the opportunity to do a voice test to determine her suitability for the role.

Mel Gibson will not be back for Chicken Run 2, which was just announced by Netflix.

announced that a sequel will go into production next year for distribution by Netflix (excluding China).The film will pick up the story of the chickens who pulled off an escape from Tweedy’s farm in the original film where Ginger (voiced in the original by Julia Sawalha) has finally found her dream – a peaceful island sanctuary for the whole flock, far from the dangers of the human world. When she and Rocky hatch a little girl called Molly, Ginger’s happy ending seems complete.