Peter Frampton announces three UK dates for farewell tour

Peter Kay is certainly a man of many talents; a beloved comedian, as well as an award-winning writer and actor, but can he add superstar DJ to to his CV? Although his mixing may not be quite as slick Calvin Harris or David Guetta, Bolton’s favourite son had thousands in the palm of his hand as he made a joyous return to stage in Manchester.

The Mysterious Girl singer offered a health update on ITV Lorraine today as he addressed his mum's health with stand in host Christine Lampard. “I’ve made no secret that Mum is not very well at the moment,” he said.

The Broadway-bound revival of the musical 1776, which begins a pre-New York engagement at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts next month, has announced a cast comprised fully of performers who identify as female, non-binary, and trans.

It turns out celebrities love to get involved with their favourite franchises as much as fans do, and that's lead to many major cameos in hit films and TV shows. As Ben Shephard dropped the bombshell that he appeared in a Harry Potter movie on Good Morning Britain,OK! started to wonder what other famous faces have slipped into the background of iconic films or TV series.

People are still reacting to Sunday’s Oscars ceremony after nominee Will Smith slapped guest presenter Chris Rock for telling a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Perspectives are still being shared on social media and via press and entertainment outlets on not only the situation but also Smith being allowed to stick around to give an acceptance speech instead of being removed from the building.

Ben Shephard amazed Good Morning Britain viewers when he revealed that he had a cameo in one of the Harry Potter movies. The 46-year-old presenter featured briefly in the franchise's sixth film, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.The Tipping Point presenter looked unrecognisable with chestnut shoulder length hair and a moustache during the appearance As they discussed their upcoming interview with Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe, Ben dropped his claim to fame into the conversation, revealing that he appeared in one of the hit movies, too! Ben quipped: “Because, of course, some of us have been in Harry Potter as well.” To which Kate Garraway replied: “Oh my giddy Aunt.” Get exclusive celebrity stories and reality tv news straight to your inbox with OK! daily newsletter .

Scarlett Byrne has welcomed twin daughters with her husband, Playboy founder Hugh Hefner’s son Cooper. The English actress, who played Slytherin student Pansy Parkinson in the wizarding films, said her “heart grew twice” after giving birth on Saturday. Sharing a photo of her holding the new arrivals in the hospital, Byrne revealed their names to her 412,000 Instagram followers.

Elton John has shared new dates for his final North American tour – tickets will be available here.The 11 new shows will take place between July 15 to November 20, with fresh stops in New Jersey, Massachusetts, Ontario, South Carolina, California, Washington, British Columbia and Arizona.The tour ends with back-to-back performances at Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium. See a full list of his newly added live dates below.John’s ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road’ tour has faced multiple postponements since kicking off in 2018, due to the pandemic as well as the singer’s hip injury.

Peter Hook helped unveil a new mural of Joy Division bandmate Ian Curtis in Macclesfield town centre this afternoon (March 26).The bassist and co-founder of New Order cut the ribbon alongside Akse, the Manchester-based street artist who painted the mural, telling those in attendance: “I am actually very honoured to be here, and to do this, because to me it’s about time Ian came home.”The mural, funded by Cheshire East Council, is based on an original photograph taken by Kevin Cummins at The Factory/Russell Club in Hulme, Manchester on 13 July 1979. It adorns a building on Mill Street opposite Macclesfield bus station.Ahead of the unveiling, Curtis said earlier in the week: “I’m watching all the people going down the street and every single one of them is drawn to it.“Some young kids walking down had no idea who he was but now they do. Hopefully they’ll listen to the music and get the gist of what we were trying to do as kids.”Some of Akse’s other recent works include murals of the late British army officer and fundraiser Captain Tom Moore and Manchester United footballer Marcus Rashford.He said it was an honour to paint the portrait of Curtis and hoped local people were excited about it.“Although I’ve been working on murals most of my life, it’s still always an incredible feeling to get to the end of the journey – well the end of my journey at least,” Akse said.

Otoboke Beaver have released ‘Pardon?’, the lead single from their upcoming new album ‘Super Champon’.Commenting on the title of the new track, the band say: “Sometimes, the more you insist, the harder it is to understand you. We don’t have time to understand if you don’t have time to understand”.The album is set for release on 6 May, and the band will be in the UK and Ireland for live shows the following month.

Fontaines DC have released new single ‘Skinty Fia’, the title track from their new album, which is out next month.“Skinty fia” is an Irish phrase which translates to “the damnation of the deer” and is an expression of disappointment or annoyance. Frontman Grian Chatten says in the context of the album title and this song it expresses his feeling towards the “mutation” of Irish culture abroad.The album is out on 22 Apr, and the band have just added a run of UK and Ireland shows to their already hefty world tour schedule to close out the year.

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros and Color Force have set up-and-coming Chinese-Australian writer Amy Wang to pen Crazy Rich Asians 2, Deadline can reveal, replacing Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim following the 2019 controversy around pay parity.

actress Bonnie Wright tied the knot in a chic wedding ceremony over the weekend. The 31-year-old British actress, who played Ginny Weasley, Harry's love interest and future wife in the magical franchise, married Andrew Lococo, confirming the news with a short video of the couple's hands over a pool of water. «Yesterday was the best day of my life

No, thank you! Daniel Radcliffe does not plan to return to his Harry Potter role for a Cursed Child film adaptation in the future.

When Daniel Radcliffe joined his formerco-stars Emma Watson and Rupert Grint for an HBO Max Harry Potter reunion special, fans were wondering if the trio would come back together for a film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Unfortunately, its titular star told the New York Times it’s “not something I’m really interested in doing right now.”

EXCLUSIVE: Aaron Magnani has optioned screen rights to Walker Percy’s New York Times bestseller The Second Coming, with plans to develop the novel for film.