Dame Joan Collins stuns fans with very rare photo of her two daughters

Gogglebox fans were extremely surprised to discover that show favourites Pete and Sophie Sandiford and related to Chuckle Brothers duo, Paul and Barry Elliott. Siblings Pete and Sophie are well-loved for their banter on the Channel 4 show, and many Gogglebox viewers hadn’t realised they’ve inherited their humour from their great uncles, Paul and Barry.The comedy double act were well-known faces on British television following the release of popular BBC children’s programme ChuckleVision, which first aired in 1987. As well as ChuckleVision, the two brothers featured on shows like The Good Old Days and The Freddie Starr Showcase, as well as carrying out a stage tour in 2010 titled An Audience with the Chuckle Brothers.

“I think they’re f*cking losers,” spy veteran Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman) says with characteristic brutal honesty to Mi5 superior Diana Taverner (Kristen Scott Thomas) when asked if he really cares for his team of rejects, while they sit on a park bench at 2 am in the middle of a national crisis. “But they’re my losers,” he says with loyal punctuation.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentLondon-based Headline Pictures (“Kin”) and French banner Itineraire Productions (“Oussekine”) are set to produce together “Who Killed Lady Di?,” a drama mini-series set in the aftermath of Princess Diana’s death in Paris in 1997. The series re-teams Itineraire Productions with Julien Lilti, the up-and-coming creator and screenwriter of Disney Plus Star’s original series “Oussekine” and Canal Plus hit show “Hyppocrates.” Lilti is writing the scripts for “Who Killed Lady Di” with the collaboration of Martine Monteil, who led the criminal investigation division of the French police at the time of Diana Spencer’s death.

Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu is joining The Crown.

The Only Way is Essex star Gemma Collins, known as The GC, is said to be “in secret talks to join West End cast of Chicago”. Gemma, 41, is rumoured to be joining the cast of Chicago The Musical replacing 80s singer Sinitta as the larger-than-life prison mistress Mama Morton.The popular musical is touring the UK in 2022. A source told The Sun: “Gemma has been in secret talks about playing Mama Morton for some time and is very excited about the opportunity.

The BBC has apologised for the Princess Diana Panorama interview and paid the late royal's private secretary Patrick Jephson "substantial" damages as a result of how interviewer Martin Bashir obtained it. The British Broadcasting Corporation apologised "unreservedly" to Jephson and has agreed to pay a "substantial sum" in damages as the two parties agreed on a settlement.

Piers Morgan, who last week gave more details about his new 60-minute show for Rupert Murdoch’s Talk TV, revealed Thursday that his former American’s Got Talent co-host Sharon Osbourne is also joining the fledgling network.

Princess Diana’s private secretary over subterfuge used to get an explosive television interview with the late royal.The U.K.'s national broadcaster said it acknowledged that “serious harm” was caused to Patrick Jephson by the circumstances in which the 1995 interview, conducted by BBC journalist Martin Bashir, was obtained.“The BBC apologises unreservedly to Commander Jephson for the harm caused to him and has paid his legal costs,” it said in a statement. “The BBC has also paid Commander Jephson a substantial sum in damages, which he intends to donate in full to British charities nominated by him.”The 1995 interview, in which Diana discussed the breakdown of her relationship with Prince Charles — famously saying “There were three of us in this marriage” in reference to Charles’ relationship with Camilla Parker-Bowles — was watched by 23 million people in Britain and sent shockwaves through the monarchy.A report last year by a retired senior judge found Bashir used “deceitful behavior” to get the interview, including showing Diana’s brother fake bank statements that falsely suggested members of Diana’s inner circle were being paid to spy on her.

Nicolas Cage has stunned fans after turning up to his latest red carpet appearance in a tartan suit as he proclaimed his love for shortbread.

Simon Rex received a royal thank-you for turning down an alleged bribe. The actor claimed several UK tabloids offered him $70,000 to say he slept with Meghan Markle, who appeared alongside him in a 2005 episode of the sitcom "Cuts." The 47-year-old insisted that their off-screen interactions never went beyond a platonic lunch. "I was broke as f---!" Rex recently told The Guardian.

as the British Academy Film Awards returned Sunday with a live, black-tie ceremony after a pandemic-curtailed event in 2021.Jane Campion was named best director for “The Power of the Dog,” only the third woman to win the prize in the awards’ 75-year history.Lead acting trophies went to Hollywood star Will Smith and British performer Joanna Scanlan, as an event that has worked to overcome a historic lack of diversity recognized a wide range of talents — including the first deaf acting winner in Troy Kotsur for “CODA.”Last year’s awards ceremony was largely conducted online, with only the hosts and presenters appearing in person.

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A hero Scots dad who suffers from multiple sclerosis is set to appear on the new series of Masterchef.

EXCLUSIVE: Terry O’Neill, the British photographer behind legendary photographs of Faye Dunaway and Elton John, is getting the feature documentary treatment.