Shirley Jo Finney Dies: ‘Wilma’ Star And Theater Director Was 74

She may not have won the Love Island crown but Ella Thomas did depart the villa hand-in-hand with boyfriend Tyrique Hydeand also scored a lucrative deal with fashion giant Pretty Little Thing, so in many ways she is the real winner. On the subject of winning, the 23 year old certainly won everyone over during her ITV2 stint with her innate sense of style, which saw her make even a simple cargo pant and t-shirt combination look effortlessly cool.

Matthew Perry, the star of Friends, had a heartbreaking romance with Mean Girls actress Lizzy Caplan and in his memoir revealed he was "seconds away" from proposing to her.The actor, who was tragically found dead at his Los Angeles home at age 54 after reportedly drowning in his hot tub, never mentioned Lizzy by name in his book, but fans quickly figured out who she was. He confessed that he had planned a grand romantic gesture for the proposal.

Snuggled up on the sofa, Laura Anderson cradles her beautiful baby girl. But she explains that eight-week-old Bonnie really should be napping right now! As the very much awake newborn beams up at her mummy, it’s clear someone didn’t get the memo, but Laura is becoming used to these unexpected bumps in the parenting road. “Just when you feel like you’ve got to a stage where you’ve nailed it, everything changes again,” says the former Love Island star, 34.

In his new book, “Teddy and Booker T: How Two American Icons Blazed a Path for Racial Equality,” bestselling author Brian Kilmeade writes of how Theodore Roosevelt invited intellectual and former slave Book T. Washington to dinner at the White House at the very beginning of his presidency. Roosevelt sought Washington’s counsel as he struggled to steer the country — and especially the South — forward in the wake of Jim Crow laws and racial violence.

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-winner Halle Berry is set to star in the psychological thriller The Process with Tara Miele directing. Berry will also produce alongside her producing partner Holly Jeter through their banner HalleHolly with Robert Kravis and Karl Herrmann producing through their Pioneer Pictures banner. Julia Sandberg Hansson is also producing.

Strictly Come Dancing’s Bobby Brazier has said he is “glad”, after it was announced that Amanda Abbington and Giovanni Pernice will not be returning after they missed Saturday’s show.The news was confirmed during Strictly: It Takes Two on Monday, 24 October, and this morning Bobby and his dance partner Dianne Buswell appeared on Lorraine to talk about the series on Tuesday, ahead of Halloween week. However, during the interview host Christine Lampard spoke to them about Amanda’s shock decision to leave.

J. Kim Murphy A group of 55 prominent artists and advocates in the entertainment industry have signed an open letter to President Joe Biden, urging for a call for a ceasefire in Gaza and Israel. The signatories include names such as Joaquin Phoenix, Cate Blanchett, Jon Stewart, Kristen Stewart, Susan Sarandon, Mahershala Ali, Riz Ahmed, Ramy Youssef and Quinta Brunson.

K.J. Yossman “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey” is back in the news after a Miami teacher reportedly showed the film to his fourth-grade class. With the sequel to the viral micro-budget horror set to premiere on Valentine’s Day next year, Variety spoke to director and co-writer Rhys Waterfield about how much more blood (and honey) audiences can expect and whether he thinks those fourth graders will be OK.

Never one to hold back when it comes to her brutally honest opinion, Katie Price has today slammed the stars of Loose Women, branding the ITV panellists "disrespectful". Katie's son Junior, 18 - whom she shares with ex-husband Peter Andre - recently made an appearance on the much-loved lunch-time show to promote his brand new music, with the series regulars asking him about growing up with famous parents.

With temperatures set to plummet across the UK, you could be in for some extra cash depending on temperatures in your area.

The MediaPro Studio will look to invest in literary and library program rights in the U.S., the Spanish company’s boss told delegate here at Mipcom Cannes today, as it unveiled several new projects during a Mipcom Cannes keynote.

Sam Heughan has embodied Outlander's leading man Jamie Fraser for almost a decade, but prior to securing the role bosses feared the role would be hard to cast.

Jaden Thompson Shirley Jo Finney, a theater director and actor known for the 1975 TV biopic “Wilma,” died on Oct. 10 following an eight-month battle with cancer. She was 74.

Piper Laurie, whose impressive work in the films Carrie and The Hustler made her a screen icon, died Saturday morning in Los Angeles. She was 91 and had been ill for some time.

If a soap opera was ever to be set in a village tearooms, you'd imagine it would be something like Morley Tearooms. Walk into this adorable little cafe on the edge of Wilmslow in Cheshire, and it's like you've ventured into the café version of Cheers.

Walt Garrison, who won a Super Bowl with the Dallas Cowboys and competed as a rodeo cowboy, has died at 79. The NFL team posted the notice on its website Thursday that Garrison died overnight. It did not give a cause of death.

Jeff Burr, a horror director whose resume includes the Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, Puppet Master, Pumpkinhead and Stepfather franchises, died Tuesday at age 60 in Dalton, Georgia, from complications from a stroke, his friend, actor Eric Spudic, confirmed.

Caroline Brew editor Nick Wilkinson, veteran director of casting for theater and ABC Television, died on the island of Kauai on Sept. 29. He was 69.

A Scots mum and daughter have told how they feel lucky to be alive after their car was washed off a 30ft cliff by a powerful landslide.

Outlander is a show which has stolen our hearts and it's safe to say that it has had us fans on the edge of our seats several times over the years.