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Strictly Come Dancing star Dianne Buswell has opened up on how there has been ‘a lot of going on in her personal life’ recently. The 34 year old pro dancer was given a pass into the show’s semi-finals with her partner, EastEnders actor Bobby Brazier, on Saturday night after the public vote was cancelled because Nigel Harman had injured a rib in rehearsals - leaving him unable to continue in the competition. But, despite her and Bobby becoming fan favourites this year, Dianne has faced heartache behind-the-scenes.

With only a couple of weeks to go until the big day itself, there’s can be lots to think about - especially if you’re hosting guests. But whether it’s having all the family over on Christmas Day, or for a festive soiree, there’s always ways to help make it extra special.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director It’s impossible to imagine “The Devil Wears Prada” without Meryl Streep‘s icy, Oscar-nominated performance as Miranda Priestly, but it turns out there was initial resistance to casting the acting icon in the 2006 classic. During a recent appearance on the “Hollywood Gold” podcast, producer Wendy Finerman revealed Streep was almost passed over for the role because some people thought “she has never been funny a day in her life.” “Meryl, people thought we were crazy,” Finerman said.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Thursday unveiled the films eligible for consideration for the 2024 Oscars in the categories of Documentary Feature Film and International Feature Film and Animated Feature Film.

EXCLUSIVE: Lighthouse Management + Media has signed buzzy writer-director Laura Kosann for representation in all areas.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Iraqi director Ahmed Yassin Al-Daradji — who in 2022 won the Red Sea Film Festival‘s top prize with “Hanging Gardens” — will next direct black comedy ”Madness and Honey Days,” in which an audacious theatre director offends Saddam Hussein on stage and winds up in a psychiatric hospital to avoid a punishment of tongue-cutting followed by the death sentence. Segueing from “Hanging Gardens,” in which a 12-year-old boy finds a discarded American sex doll amid the Baghdad trash and then becomes caught in military crossfire, Al-Daradji is continuing to work with tropes that stem from the absurdities and atrocities of his home country’s recent past.

The Murder Capital covered The Pogues‘ ‘I’m A Man You Don’t Meet Every Day’ in tribute to Shane MacGowan during a recent live performance in Ireland.The Dublin punk group were performing as part of Other Voices Festival on Friday (December 1) at St James’ Church in Dingle when they remembered the late Pogues frontman, who died last week, aged 65.The five-piece performed an a cappella version of The Pogues’ 1985 song from album ‘Rum Sodomy & the Lash’, only occasionally using the sparse rattle of a tambourine for the haunting rendition.Frontman James McGovern asked the crowd to “join us if you know it”, before performing their version of the song. “Love you, Shane,” he said as they closed out the set.A post shared by The Murder Capital (@themurdercapital)The Murder Capital are the latest band to pay musical tribute to the late Irish singer-songwriter.U2 covered The Pogues’ ‘A Rainy Night in Soho’ in tribute to MacGowan during their latest show at the Las Vegas Sphere.

Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé, is not just a musical spectacle and a heart-pumping recreation of the tour with which it shares a name, but a heartfelt tribute to her late Uncle Johnny.The movie opened globally on Friday, Dec. 1, World AIDS Day, a day meant to honor and remember those who have passed away from the disease.During a premiere event, the singer stood on stage and spoke to the crowd.“I’m really proud this film is coming out on December 1st, World AIDS Day, in honor of Uncle Johnny,” she said.

Manchester music legend Peter Hook is to play an intimate gig at an iconic Manchester pub in aid of mental health charity Headstock. The Joy Division founding member will play a set of the band's classic songs at the Star & Garter pub - which is now famously home to a stunning mural of Ian Curtis.

Beloved reality star and mother, Jade Goody, exhibited an extraordinary act of love for her sons, Bobby and Freddie, just hours before her tragic death. In the final moments of her life, with only 48 hours left, Jade, drifting in and out of consciousness, heard her son Bobby crying in his sleep. Defying her deteriorating health, she summoned the last of her strength to get out of bed, climb the stairs, and bring Bobby to her hospital bed.

its third season.Despite there being no release date yet for the next episodes, the production is one of the streamer’s most-watched projects.The period drama, which debuted on Christmas Day in 2020, is mostly known for its wild sex shots and its NSFW content.The popular series even launched a spinoff earlier this year based on the life of a young Queen Charlotte.But even the prequel wasn’t safe from the amount of sexy time on screen!“Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story” actual had one for the most outlandish sex scene of the entire franchise — with a man keeling over in death while doing the deed.Keep reading for a rundown of the show’s raciest scenes — so far.Episode 1: Anthony and Siena at the theatreAnthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey) and his mistress/opera singer Siena (Sabrina Bartlett) secretly got it on during a play backstage — just moments after they made lusty eye contact from across the room. Episode 3: Daphne’s self-pleasure In a moment of solace, a curious Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor) decides to masturbate for the first time in bed.And to no surprise — she enjoys it!Episode 5: The Hastings’ first nightSimon, the Duke of Hastings (Regé-Jean Page), and his new bride Daphne are fresh off of their wedding.

Shawn Mendes is enjoying some gorgeous weather in Santa Monica, Calif.

Shane MacGowan, frontman of The Pogues, has sadly died at the age of 65. His wife Victoria Mary Clarke, 57, confirmed the heartbreaking news and said: "Shane will always be the light that I hold before me and the measure of my dreams and the love of my life." Shane was born in Kent on Christmas Day in 1957 and is likely best known for the band's hit festive song, Fairytale Of New York, featuring the late Kirsty MacColl.

This Thursday marks St Andrew's Day, one of the most important days of the year in Scotland.

Ghostface Killah will release his memoir next year via St. Martin’s Press, an imprint of publisher Macmillan.

Elsa Pataky is taking advantage of the time she’s spent in Spain. The actress that now lives in Australia spent time with some of her oldest friends in the business, her costars from the teen series “Al Salir de Clase,” which was released in the late ‘90s and launched the careers of various young actors. Elsa Pataky, Chris Hemsworth, and their kids go dirtbike racingElsa Pataky goes trick-or-treating with a simple but terrifying Halloween costumeThe photos were shared by her co-star and friend, Aurora Carbonell, showing the group of friends reunited and having some fun together.

90 Day Fiance star Clayton Clark strikes out again with his partner Anali Vallejos. The Kentucky native planned what he hoped would be a romantic evening alone for him and his bride-to-be.

Charlotte Crosby has opened up about her Christmas plans, revealing she's made the decision not buy her baby daughter any presents this year. The 32 year old, who shares daughter Alba Jean, one, with fiancé Jake Ankers, has explained that instead of buying her loved ones gifts, she's opted to whisk her family off to the Maldives on Christmas Day. Ex-Geordie Shore favourite Charlotte will be heading abroad on 25 December with Jake and Alba, as well as her mum Letitia, dad Gary and brother Nathaniel.

John Travolta is sharing a scary story.

EXCLUSIVE: A fast turnaround doc from filmmaker Duki Dror profiling the survivors of the surprise Hamas-led attack on a music festival in Israel is set to launch in Germany and France.

resurfacing of his old tweets from the depths of social media, another gem has now re-emerged – a sideline conversation that’s both endearing and downright bizarre.The footage, seemingly from the early stages of Kelce’s NFL career in 2014, shows the young athlete mic’d up during a game, making an unexpected request. In a moment between plays, Kelce, now 34, is overheard asking a Chiefs staffer to call his mom, Donna, for a postgame food order adjustment.“Hey.

“JFK: One Day in America“HuluThis National Geographic three-part series — which premiered Nov. 5 and is now streaming on Hulu — is a comprehensive account of what happened in Dallas and was produced in collaboration with the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. It features archival footage, some colorized for the first, and interviews with the last surviving witnesses.“Capturing Oswald“Nov.

EXCLUSIVE: Bombay Berlin Film Productions (BBFP) has revealed that August Diehl has been cast to play the role of German Olympic athlete Otto Peltzer in upcoming biopic The Distant Near. 

ITV's I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! has been a staple of our telly schedules since 2002, with famous faces braving everything from skydives to munching on bugs in locations as diverse as the Aussie jungle, South Africa's Krueger Park and even rainy Gwrych Castle in Wales.This year, Jamie Lynn Spears, Sam Thompson, Josie Gibson, Fred Sirieix, Nella Rose, Nigel Farage, Grace Dent, Marvin Humes, Danielle Harold and Nick Pickard were all dropped into camp on Sunday, 19 November. As a new group of celebrities enter camp and the 23rd series gets underway, OK! remember some of the jungle favourites who are no long with us.

Susan Sarandon has gone viral after appearing in her son’s “Day in the life of a nepo baby” video, which was posted to Instagram on Wednesday. The satirical video begins with Sarandon’s son Jack Robbins introducing himself and detailing his morning routine. “Every day I wake up and I do some stretching, drink some water and meditate,” Robbins, 34, says while stretching near a massive photo of his Academy Award-winning mother above his bed.

The IDF’s ground war in Gaza to root out the Hamas perpetrators of the Oct 7 terror attack has prompted demonstrations as casualties and the death toll mounts. As tensions continue to mount, groups of benefactors have focused on not allowing Oct 7 to be dismissed. After 45 minutes of gruesome footage shot by terrorists was shown in Hollywood and New York, some survivors are being flown to Hollywood to speak. That happened Saturday at the home of producer Lawrence Bender, and more than 100 gathered to hear the experiences of several survivors. One was Ella Shani, a 14-year old survivor of the attack on her Kubbutz Be’eri. Her father and neighbors were murdered, and her 16 year old cousin was kidnapped and is being held hostage. Another is Tomer Peretz, an Israel American artist on holiday in Israel when he volunteered with the Zaka-Rapid response unit of volunteers for mass casualty disasters, and was one of the first men to witness the carnage. The third was Ariel Ein-Gal, who was on the beach asleep when the missiles started pounding the beach, and suddenly terrorists landed by boat, firing AK-47s at him and his friends. Here is Ariel’s account of his harrowing experience, written as a guest column for Deadline.

Darren Day has revealed that Robbie Williams saved his life after he was given just six months to live. During an appearance on Good Morning Britain, Darren, 55, candidly opened up about his battle with alcohol and drug addiction, and how he credits Robbie, 49, with saving his life. Speaking to hosts Richard Madeley and Susanna Reid, he revealed that he had relapsed during the first Covid-19 lockdown, after which he broke down to Robbie.The former I'm A Celebrity...

West End star Darren Day, who appeared in the very first series of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!, has revealed that he went "cold turkey" from alcohol and drugs while in the jungle.

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor The Cinema Eye Honors for achievement in nonfiction and documentary films and series has announced nominees for the 17th awards ceremony. “Kokomo City” from D. Smith led the nominees with six.

A woman who works for the NHS was delighted to find out she had been given Christmas Day off - but claims colleagues have made her feel like she doesn't deserve it as she has no children.

her father-in-law’s 75th birthday. Markle, 42, was spotted wearing a black top with the long sleeves casually rolled up to her elbow while also wearing belted grey pants and black flats. The former Duchess completed her look with black sunglasses, a ponytail and a poppy pin in honor of Remembrance Day in the UK and Veteran’s Day in the US.

Savina Petkova A vampire with qualms about killing to survive is no longer a figure exclusive to the “Twilight” franchise, when a Canadian French-language debut places a teenage girl in a tricky situation, torn between what the world demands of her and what she herself wants. The film’s title is eloquent enough — “Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person” — and it already won Ariane Louis-Seize the best director prize at this year’s Venice Days, and was praised for a “strong directorial vision.” The film screened as part of the main competition at the Thessaloniki Film Festival last week.

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has outdone himself, with Tiger 3 scoring his biggest opening day ever, as well as a new record for the top-grossing Diwali Day in the history of Hindi cinema. From Yash Raj Films, the latest in producer Aditya Chopra’s YRF Spy Universe grossed an estimated 94 crore ($11.35M) globally this weekend, including 52.5 crore ($6.3M) in India.

Naman Ramachandran U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has sacked Suella Braverman from the position of Home Secretary after a tumultuous weekend of marches and protests in London.

It was a very good night for Michael J. Fox Apple TV+’s Davis Guggenheim-directed documentary on the star’s life and battle with Parkinsons Disease won in all five categories for which it was nominated at the 8th Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards. It swept the board for Best Documentary Feature, Best Director, Editing for Michael Harte, Narration for Fox himself, and Biographical Documentary.The Critics Choice Documentary Awards, held tonight at the Edison Hotel in New York City and live streamed, recognizes the year’s finest achievements in documentaries released in theaters, on TV and on major digital platforms, as determined by the voting of qualified CCA members. 20 Days in Mariupol winning for Best First Documentary for director Msyyslav Chernov and Best Political Documentary picked up a pair of wins as did Netflix’s docus  American Symphony, and The Deepest Breath which each took home two awards. Jon Batiste was the subject of American Symphony which had a leading six nominations and won a prize as Best Music Documentary as well as for Batiste’s score. The Deepest Breath prevailed as Best Sports Documentary and for its Cinematography.

Former Spice Girl Melanie Chisholm, better known as Mel C or Sporty Spice, captured the crowd’s attention on Stakes Day in a casual yet visually striking ensemble.The 49-year-old pop star showed off her toned physique at Flemington Racecourse on Saturday, donning a form-fitting pastel mini dress paired with white sneakers.Ms. Chisholm was revealed in September to be headlining the event, performing at the Cup’s festival-inspired Palooza main stage.However, not all feedback on the casual race day outfit was positive.Instagram users have slammed Ms.