Tom Hardy has become a household name, having starred in many popular films and TV shows over the years. The actor, 44, boasts an impressive resume, with roles in Legend, The Dark Knight Rises and Dunkirk to name a few.
14.02.2022 - 12:55 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The Royal Mint has today released a new FA Cup-inspired coin commemorating the 150th year of the world's most famous cup competition.
Available to buy here from The Royal Mint website, the coin comes in a range of base and precious metals.
There are four varieties in total, each with the inscription "FOOTBALL'S GREATEST CUP COMPETITION", and prices range from £10 to as high as £1,125.
A special silver version is also set to be minted and used for the pre-match coin toss at the final on May 14.
This year's FA Cup competition has been full of the usual upsets.
Manchester United were knocked out in the last round by Championship side Middlesbrough, while non-league Boreham Wood's fairytale continues with a 5th round tie against Frank Lampard's Everton.
The very first FA Cup final was held at Kennington Oval and contested between Wanderers and Royal Engineers. Wanderers won the game 1-0.
Click here to shop the 150th year anniversary commemorative FA Cup coin on The Royal Mint website
The Royal Mint are, of course, renowned for their commemorative coins - each collection generally representing something quintessentially British.
The Royal Mint’s Director of Commemorative Coin Clare Maclennan said: "The Emirates FA Cup is an iconic footballing competition that has enabled clubs across the country to dream of lifting the coveted trophy for 150 years.
"In what is an extra special season for everyone involved in the game, we are thrilled to be working with The FA and celebrating the 150 th anniversary of the much-loved competition with a commemorative £2 coin.
"Designed with the trophy at its heart, it is fitting that that the coin will be used for the coin toss during Final at Wembley in May."
Tom Hardy has become a household name, having starred in many popular films and TV shows over the years. The actor, 44, boasts an impressive resume, with roles in Legend, The Dark Knight Rises and Dunkirk to name a few.
Aleks Zinchenko and Vitaliy Mykolenko shared a quiet moment on the pitch ahead of Manchester City's Premier League meeting with Everton.
Bill Maher zeroed in on China during the latest edition of “Real Time”, targeting the winter Olympics in Beijing during the “New Rules” segment.
Bill Maher couldn’t hide his contempt for the country hosting the Winter Olympics on his Friday Real Time.
Grab your “Driver’s License,” we’re going on a road trip.Olivia Rodrigo, the breakout star of Disney+’s “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series,” is returning to the streaming platform on March 25 with “OLIVIA RODRIGO: driving home 2 u (a SOUR film),” a high-concept concert film built around her blockbuster 2021 album “SOUR.”According to the official release, the new movie “takes audiences on a familiar road trip from Salt Lake City, where she began writing her triple-platinum Geffen Records debut album “SOUR,” to Los Angeles. Along the way, Rodrigo recounts the memories of writing and creating her record-breaking debut album and shares her feelings as a young woman navigating a specific time in her life.
Nick Cannon is «a work in progress.»The daytime talk show host and TV personality shared a part of his therapy session with Dr. Laura Berman, where he admitted that there is still a «heavy guilt» over not spending enough time with his late son, Zen, and his other children.
Mariah Carey is unbothered.Just a few days after her ex-husband, Nick Cannon, released a song dedicated to their relationship, the “We Belong Together singer shared a look at her Valentine’s Day, which she spent with her boyfriend of more than five years, Bryan Tanaka. Clearly, she’s wasn’t spending her special day thinking about the Wild ‘N Out creator.Carey posted the flick to Instagra on February 15, captioning the sweet picture, “Valentine’s marathon continues.
has been making headlines for expecting his 8th child with model , amidst the good news chatter the talk show host released his new single Alone on Valentine's day hinting at his past relations with ex-wife Mariah Carey. The song even samples All I Want For Christmas Is You singer’s 1990 single Love Take Time.Cannon dropped his new song and insinuated through his honest lyrics that he still loved and even wanted her back.
Nick Cannon pining for lost love this Valentine's Day? The talk show host dropped a new song on Monday that serves as a love letter of sorts to his ex-wife, Mariah Carey.In Cannon's new song «Alone» — which tellingly sample's Carey's 1990 single «Love Take Time» — the 41-year-old artist and TV personality belts out some particularly poignant lyrics that allude to him still having feelings for the famed diva.«I say I’m cool when I know I miss it/ I’d trade it all for the case/ If I could have you back/ If I could go back to where we started at,» an apparently emotional Cannon croons on the track.Cannon shared the song to Twitter and wrote in the post, «This is for anybody else who is #ALONE on Valentines Day… I had to come Raw from the heart on this one. #Broken #Shattered #Toxic #RAW&B #Alone.»This is for anybody else who is #ALONE on Valentines Day… I had to come Raw from the heart on this one.
Frances Bean Cobain, the daughter of Courtney Love and the late rocker Kurt Cobain, is dating Riley Hawk, the son of pro skateboarder Tony Hawk!
Nathan Chen has won Olympic gold!
Kevin Hart got Nick Cannon in some hot water with his latest prank. Earlier this week, Hart gifted Cannon a vending machine full of condoms as part of his latest prank in the pair's «prank wars» challenge, but the prank didn't go over too well for the talk show host at home.Cannon was joined by his co-stars earlier this week, and he spoke about how the stunt caused him some «baby mama drama.»«I still think me wrapping his face on my private plane is better than his sending me a vending machine full of condoms,» Cannon told ET's Kevin Frazier of Hart's NSFW prank.«Vending machine full of condoms is a much bigger hassle to get out of a dressing room and takes up all the space,» Hart chimed in. «And one thing that was brilliant about it, it was the mystery of it, because I had up some baby mama drama, 'Who sent you that? Who sent you that?'» Cannon said. «So, I did have to do some real life stuff, and then when he came out and said it was him, everybody relaxed.»Hart's prank came just days after Cannon announced that he's expecting his eighth child with model, Brie Tiesi.«It's about complicating a person's day, how do I make your day difficult? That's a beautiful prank,» Hart added of the hilarious moment.A post shared by Kevin Hart (@kevinhart4real)The friends and co-stars have a couple more shenanigans in store on their BET+ original series, .
Naman Ramachandran Singaporean filmmaker Anthony Chen has wrapped shooting of his first Mainland Chinese feature “The Breaking Ice.”Hailed as one of Asia’s brightest young directors, Chen competed in the shorts competition at Cannes in 2007 with “Grandma” and won the Camera d’Or with his debut feature “Ilo Ilo” in 2013. His sophomore feature “Wet Season” premiered in competition at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Nathan Chen has earned his place in the Olympics record book!
Nathan Chen has earned his place in the Olympics record book!
A new 50p coin celebrating Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee is being launched at Post Office branches from today.
EXCLUSIVE: After teaming in the Disney/Marvel film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Michelle Yeoh is set to top an international cast for the Destin Daniel Cretton-directed Disney+ fantastical series American Born Chinese. She will star alongside Ben Wang (MacGyver), Yeo Yann Yann (Wet Season), Chin Han (Mortal Kombat), Daniel Wu (Reminiscence), Ke Huy Quan (Finding Ohana), former Taekwondo champion Jim Liu and Sydney Taylor (Just Add Magic).