He's a local legend in Weatherfield, but Roy Cropper could be heading for an exit from the street as he's arrested for murder. The café owner will be questioned by DS Swain in Coronation Street next week when the hunt for Lauren Bolton ramps up.
18.02.2024 - 18:27 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Actress Hannah Waddingham will be among the stars attending the Bafta Film Awards 2024 on Sunday night.
Hannah will take to the stage at the Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall to give a special live musical performance during the award ceremony. Many viewers watching at home will recognise Hannah from a number of high-profile stage, TV, and presenting roles.
Hannah, 49, is a musical theatre icon has a stage career that spans over 20 years and has performed in both London’s West End and on Broadway and appeared in shows such as Spamalot, Kiss Me, Kate, and The Wizard of Oz. Hannah has been nominated for three Olivier Award nominations and won one for Into The Woods.
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Hannah has a successful career on TV but some fans may not realise she was underneath the headscarf of the character Septa Unella in HBO's Game of Thrones - who was known for shouting 'Shame' and abusing Cersei Lannister.
Viewers may also be surprised to know she had a main role in season 6 of ITV's comedy Benidorm as Tonya Dyke.
Hannah appeared in Netflix’s Sex Education and has a main role in Apple TV's Ted Lasso as Rebecca Welton - which saw her win a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2021 and a Golden Globe nomination.
In 2023 Hannah also wowed crowds as she hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool alongside Alesha Dixon and Ukrainian singer Julia Sanina
Hannah was loved by audiences across Europe and hailed as an instant national treasure after Eurovision. And she said 'given the chance she would host the event every year'.
Speaking after the event she said: "It was really the most ridiculously hard work for five days, but the
He's a local legend in Weatherfield, but Roy Cropper could be heading for an exit from the street as he's arrested for murder. The café owner will be questioned by DS Swain in Coronation Street next week when the hunt for Lauren Bolton ramps up.
Millie Bobby Brown returns to Netflix fronting the latest action film, Damsel. A twisted fairy tale, the 20-year-old plays strong-willed Elodie, a heroine who must become her own knight in shining armour - rather than a damsel in distress.
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Kendall Rae Knight - best known for her stint on Love Island in 2018 - has given birth to a baby boy with footballer boyfriend Andrew Hughes, 31.The reality TV star announced the adorable news on her Instagram today (March 7) and posted cute pictures of their newest arrival for fans to see. Kendall revealed that their son was named Cooper and he was welcomed into the world on March 4. She captioned the post: "Cooper Cole Hughes.
From those iconic granny pants to her bumbling attempts at finding romance, Bridget Jones is one of literature’s most popular singletons. And now, Renée Zellweger is set to step back into Bridget’s shoes for a fourth instalment of the romcom movie franchise.
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Christopher Vourlias Viola Davis and Julius Tennon’s JuVee Productions, which recently wrapped the action-thriller “G20” for Amazon Studios and MRC Film in Cape Town, is planning to return to South Africa to film the true story of a young African refugee’s improbable journey to the U.S., the company’s head of film production and development, Melanie Clark, revealed this week at the Joburg Film Festival. Developing the film with a working title of “The Refugee,” Clark said Davis and Tennon’s production banner is “actively working on [it] with some local partners and are in the process of figuring out how to shoot it” in South Africa, adding that “we do plan to shoot that here.” The veteran production executive described the project as “the true story of a young Sierra Leonean boy who lost his mother in [the country’s civil war] and found himself alone, because no family would take him in any refugee camp.
Relationship drama often drives the plot of our favorite soap operas, and a happy ending is far from guaranteed.
Olly Alexander has shared the new solo track ‘Dizzy’, which will also serve as the UK’s official entry for Eurovision 2024. Check it out below.Released today (March 1), the track was written by Alexander in collaboration with electronic producer Danny L Harle (Charli XCX, Dua Lipa, Caroline Polachek), and looks to capture that same intoxicating rush felt when with someone new.Inspired by the club classics of the ‘00s, the song also comes alongside a new music video – capturing a head-spinning representation of the emotions described in the lyrics and blurring the line between fantasy and reality.“I wrote the song last summer with Danny L Harle, we started off with the word ‘Dizzy’ because it just popped into my head and I liked it.
Christopher Vourlias Akin Omotoso, the filmmaker behind Disney Plus’ Giannis Antetokounmpo biopic “Rise,” has been attached to direct “The Plot to Save South Africa,” an adaptation of Justice Malala’s gripping book about a 1990s white supremacist plot that almost plunged the young democracy into civil war. “The Plot to Save South Africa” will be produced by Johannesburg-based production outfit Ochre Moving Pictures, which signed a deal with Netflix last year to adapt multiple books for the streaming service alongside Omotoso.
Saltburn fans have been trespassing the real-life location where the film was shot, which has led the owner to start patrols on the grounds.Charles Stopford Sackville, who owns Drayton House, revealed in a new interview that his home has attracted huge attention on social media since the Emerald Fennell film was released last year, despite the house not being open to the public.These include TikToks of fans dancing to Sophie Ellis-Bextor‘s ‘Murder On The Dancefloor’, which features in the film’s famous final scene as Barry Keoghan’s character dances around the house naked.“I never envisaged the amount of interest there would be,” Stopford Sackville told the Mail on Sunday. “It’s quite weird.
Comedian Michael McIntyre's relatable stand-up comedy has been a firm favourite with audiences for years. And now the popular comic has branched into presenting.
Coronation Street fans have discovered the truth about Joel Deering after months of suspicion. Viewers of the ITV soap haven't trusted the solicitor ever since he arrived in Weatherfield as a duty solicitor helping Lauren Bolton.
The three-part ITV drama, Breathtaking, has been nothing short of a huge success, gripping the nation with a fictional version of what frontline life was like for NHS doctors at the height of the Covid pandemic. However, the emotional storyline is closer to the truth than most would care to believe, with the day-to-day life of Dr Rachel Clarke heavily leaned on from events that happen in her book of the same title.
Joanne Froggatt has returned to TV screens this week, starring in the new ITV drama Breathtaking, focusing on what it was like being on the NHS frontline during the Covid-19 pandemic. The actress plays an NHS doctor who leads her team on a desperate struggle to deal with the first wave of patients, infected by the virus.
The ending of When Harry Met Sally was not how it was initially conceived, and director Rob Reiner is opening up about what changed his mind.
The highly anticipated new BBC drama The Way hits our screen this week. And with Michael Sheen as the director and co-creator of the three-parter, it is little wonder viewers have been eagerly waiting for a release date for the series.
John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Series from Atresmedia TV, RTVE, Movistar Plus+, Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi (“La Mesías”), Zeta Studios (“Elite”) and director Carlota Pereda and Morena Films (behind Sundance hit “Piggy”) will unspool or be unveiled at the Berlinale. They underscore the breadth and depth of Spanish TV output: “Death to Love,” (“Que muera el amor,” Morena Films, Buendía Estudios) Carlota Pereda dazzled at Sundance with first feature, “Piggy.” Now, Pereda’s at the Berlinale Co-Pro Series on Feb.
David Tennant found his way into the nation's hearts as Doctor Who. The Scottish actor has been on screens for more than 20 years.
Barry Keoghan seems to be everywhere right now with the Saltburn star having become a hot property in the acting world.