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Ronan Keating has shared a sweet tribute to his adorable granddaughter, Maya Ann, on her first birthday. Ronan’s son, Love Island star Jack, 24, welcomed a baby daughter last year in surprise news, making Boyzone singer Ronan, 46, a grandfather for the first time. Ronan marked little Maya’s first birthday on Monday 12 February with a snap of Jack holding her in his arms, as he and his wife Storm, 42, looked on smiling.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Choi Yoonhee has been named as the new CEO of Barunson E&A, the Korean sales and production firm that is making a splash at the European Film Market in Berlin this week. Choi, who joined the firm in 2021 from CJ ENM, takes over from Gene Hong (Brian) Park and Kwak Sin Ae.

While Americans have been independent from the reign of England for hundreds of years now, we (like much of the world) still carry a fascination with the Royals. We love all of the gossip and pageantry.

The BBC is “considering” the findings of a study that found production costs would increase by a minimal amount if the working day was reduced from 10 to eight hours.

“The View” to bring two formerly feuding co-stars together.Jon Cryer appeared Friday on the daytime talk show and revealed it’s where he and his “Pretty in Pink” costar, Andrew McCarthy, turned over a new leaf. “He and I famously did not get along when we were shooting ‘Pretty in Pink,'” Cryer, 58, reminisced to the ladies of the ABC talk show. “It was because there was tension,” he explained.

Kerry Katona has reportedly bagged her first ever movie role and is set to star in a new romantic comedy after going from bankruptcy to millionaire again following her success on OnlyFans.The mum-of-five, 43, recently signed with acting agent, Donia Youssef of Wonder Talent Management, and is believed to have already secured her spot in Finding Forever, which is due to start filming in spring. Rumour has it Kerry is set to play character Nina Bennet, the co-owner of a beauty salon, and she's now reported to be "training her butt off" to get in shape for the role.

Robson Green has won legions of fans for his roles in TV dramas including Casualty, Soldier Soldier and Wire in the Blood. And the actor is currently back on our screens as Detective Inspector Geordie Keating in ITV's Grantchester.

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has landed the Sundance Film Festival buzz title documentary Skywalkers: A Love Story. The film premiered January 18 at The Ray Theatre.

Recoupling on Love Island often ends in tears, misunderstanding and general confusion between couples, and Friday night's fire pit event was no different. After the most recent villa recoupling, not everyone was happy with who they ended up with, leaving some angry All Stars viewers to question whether they were watching "lie Island." There was one Love Island girl in particular who was rubbing viewers up the wrong way.

April Banbury has candidly opened up about being diagnosed with incurable condition spinal stenosis after being admitted to hospital with pain in her back and numbness in her leg. The Married At First Sight UK star, 34, took to Instagram to share an update with her followers after spending four days in hospital.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Three Japanese films enjoying their world premieres, along with festival favorites “City of Wind” and “Solids by the Seashore,” are set to appear in the 13-title competition section of the Osaka Asian Film Festival in March. The event will be held March 1-10 at venues including ABC Hall, Cine Libre Umeda, T-Joy Umeda and the Nakanoshima Museum of Art. The opening and closing films will be announced in early February. The 19th edition of the festival, which will eventually contain 55 feature and short films, is set to also include three special programs – a “Thai Cinema Kaleidoscope,” “Taiwan: Movies on the Move,” and “Special Focus on Hong Kong” – as well as its regular Spotlight Section on underrated Asian films and the Indie Forum of more challenging and innovative works. The competition titles are: “City of Wind,” by Mongolia’s Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir; “Fire on Water,” by Malaysia’s Sun-J Perumal; “Hyphen,” by The Philippines Joy Arnaldo; “The Lyricist Wannabe,” by Hong Kong’s Norris Wong; “The Missing,” by The Philippines’ Carl Joseph E.

Rochelle Humes' sister, Sophie Piper, is set to return to Love Island: All Stars.The reality star will be entering the TV villa in tomorrow's episode (January 24), four years after her first appearance on the show. Sophie - who was dumped from the villa alongside Wallce Wilson - shared her excitement about returning to the show, saying: "They are going to die seeing me back on their TV screens.

A nanny who was hired to look after Prince Archie by Harry and Meghan said she had a "surprising" first meeting with the couple before she started duties.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor The Oscars nominations might not have given everything the people wanted, but diversity in the acting categories had several high points to celebrate. Lily Gladstone made history as the first Native American nominated for best actress, for her towering role as Mollie Burkhart in the crime thriller “Killers of the Flower Moon.” Colman Domingo became the first Afro Latino nominated in best actor for his powerhouse performance in the civil rights drama “Rustin.” He’s joined by fellow Black nominee Jeffrey Wright for “American Fiction.” This is only the second time in Oscar history where more than one Black actor, who wasn’t either Will Smith or Denzel Washington, was nominated for the leading prize.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief The CinemAsia Film Festival in Amsterdam has unveiled titles from seven different Asian countries for its competition section. The festival will play at the Studio/K, Rialto De Pijp and Rialto VU venues March 5-10, 2024. The event will close with the out-of-competition screening of “Gaga,” a drama about indigenous communities in Taiwan, directed by Laha Mebow. “Gaga” documents the challenges faced by a commune after the death of a respected tribal elder who, while alive, had held things together.

A Manchester-born freelance journalist who was the main suspect in the murder of French producer Sophie Toscan du Plantier has died in Cork, Ireland, his solicitor has revealed.

Craig Gordon could end his 13-month Hearts absence against Spartans.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief “Mongrel,” a Taiwan-set drama film that has done the round of project markets, will appear at the International Film Festival Rotterdam as a work in progress. In addition to the screening of 15 minutes of footage, Taiwan-based Singaporean director Chiang Wei Liang has confirmed the film’s cast as being headed by Thai actor Wanlop Rungkumjad (“Eternity,” “Manta Ray”) alongside Taiwanese female actor Lu Yi-ching (“The River”, “Stray Dogs”) and rapper Hong Yu-hong (“Bad Education”, “Miss Shampoo”) from Taiwanese hip-hop group Nine One One. Other key cast include Atchara Suwan (“By the Time It Gets Dark”), and Guo Shu-wei in his debut role.

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