Jamie Dornan 'hated' £10k a day job before finding fame in The Tourist

The ABC series, set in Eisenhower-Era Milwaukee, materialized on the heels of the 1950s nostalgia craze generated by the movie “American Graffiti.“The show revolved around the all-American, middle-class Cunningham family: loving parents Marion (Marion Ross) and Howard (Tom Bosley), their good-natured teenage son, Richie (Ron Howard, who co-starred in “American Graffiti”) and his kid sister, Joanie (Erin Moran).Howard, the future Oscar-winning director (“A Beautiful Mind”), was already familiar to television viewers as Opie Taylor on “The Andy Griffith Show” in the 1960s; both Ross and Bosley were seasoned showbiz veterans whose resumes dated back to the 1950s. The supporting cast members, though, were largely unfamiliar to viewers: Henry Winkler as loyal, tough-guy greaser with a heart of gold Arthur Fonzarelli — aka “Fonzie,” aka “The Fonz” (“Aaayyy!”) — and Richie’s pals, wide-eyed Potsie Weber (Anson Williams) and wiseguy Ralph Malph (Don Most).In its third season, the series went from a single-format sitcom (shot like a movie) to a three-camera setup with episodes filmed before a live audience — adding electric energy to a surging show already ingrained in American pop culture.By its fourth season, “Happy Days” shot to No.

Green Day have responded to claims that they are “anti-American” saying: “If we didn’t care about this country, we wouldn’t say anything.”On New Year’s Eve, the band – comprised of frontman Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist Mike Dirnt and drummer Tré Cool – played a set as part of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve – hosted by Ryan Seacrest.The gig then hit headlines when Armstrong, altered the ‘American Idiot’ lyric “I’m not a part of a redneck agenda” to hit out at Donald Trump, singing: “I’m not a part of the MAGA agenda”. Many including Elon Musk then criticised the gesture, with the X/Twitter boss saying: “Green Day goes from raging against the machine to milquetoastedly raging for it.”Since the band’s controversial performance, many have claimed that they are “anti-American”.

Ron Howard nearly left “Happy Days” after Henry Winkler’s popularity changed the course of the show.Howard almost quit when producers floated the idea of calling the hit show “Fonzie’s Happy Days” in an effort to capitalize on fans’ love of Winkler’s character, Arthur Herbert “The Fonz” Fonzarelli.“They came to me at ABC and they wanted to change the title to ‘Fonzie’s Happy Days,'” Winkler told the New York Times. “I said, ‘If you do that, it is an insult to everybody I’m working with.

Over thirty years on since she stunned shoppers around the globe as the face of Calvin Klein, super model Kate Moss barely appeared to have aged a day as she celebrated her 50th birthday party in the fashion capital of the world, Paris. The stunning fashionista was treated to a star studded bash on Tuesday as she celebrated the milestone birthday alongside her on-off again boyfriend Nikolai Von Bismark, 37.

a TikTok revealing some of the extremely unique baby names on her list. Smith, 22, shared that she’s interested in Odie, Pepper, Dawn, or Pear as first names for girls. “They’re all really cute to me,” she explained.

blind ambition.“The Bear” star Jeremy Allen White bared it all this month for his racy and utterly titillating Calvin Klein underwear campaign and the internet collectively swooned over the 32-year-old heartthrob’s rippling pectorals.Unfortunately, individuals who are visually impaired have been unable to properly appreciate all that White has to offer in his tighty whities until now.Thanks to the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), blind and partially sighted people have the opportunity to enjoy White’s ‘thirst trap’ too. RNIB created alt text, which accompanies images online and on social media platforms to help describe content and the content of images for those who may be unable to see them, for two of White’s sexiest photos, which were shot in New York City.“We’ve written image descriptions to help blind and partially sighted people decide which thirst trap is their favorite,” @RNIB wrote on X this week, along with two photos of the actor who won his second Golden Globe, for best performance by a male actor in a television series — musical or comedy, on Sunday.

FKA twigs, the British singer who will star in a reboot of The Crow, has slammed a decision by the UK’s advertising watchdog to ban her semi-nude Calvin Klein ad.

The current landscape is making it “increasingly hard” to fund British stories such as the Post Office drama that is currently dominating the news agenda, according to ITV‘s drama boss.

So many stars walked the red carpet at the 2024 Golden Globe Awards and we have photos of every celeb in attendance right here!

Kylie Jenner and Timothee Chalamet arrived late to the Golden Globes and had to be ushered in - before putting on several cute PDAs. Wonka actor Timothee, 27, brought makeup mogul and reality star Kylie, 26, as his date to the presitigious awards ceremony - in a clear sign that their love is going from strength to strength.

Meat is on the menu! And Jeremy Allen White is dishing it up!

Love Island star Alex Bowen gushed over his wife Olivia Bowen in a heartfelt tribute for her 30th birthday this week. Sharing an adorable video packed with snaps and clips of the couple and their son Abel, one, Alex took to Instagram to share his love for the star, whom he met during their appearance on the sun-soaked ITV2 dating show. In one clip, Olivia could be seen playing with their little boy in a pile of leaves, as the trio took a stroll through the woods in the crisp autumnal weather.

As The Tourist once again returns to our screens for a second nail-biting series this week, all eyes will undoubtedly be on stars Jamie Dornan and Danielle Macdonald as they continue to unravel the secrets of Jamie’s character Elliot Stanley’s mysterious past. While the first series took place in Australia, the second series picks up in Ireland instead and will continue to expand on the storyline that saw Elliot mysteriously lose his memory in a car accident and slowly piece together his identity with help from Danielle’s character Probationary Constable Helen Chambers.

Jamie Dornan is revealing a scary fan experience.

An EastEnders star has told how he was 'mortified' by having to do nude scenes in a role before achieving fame on the BBC soap. Ben Hardy, who celebrates his 33rd birthday today, Tuesday 2 January, played Peter Beale from 2013 to 2015, before actor Thomas Law's return to the role. But prior to his soap career, the star of Bohemian Rhapsody took on one of his most challenging roles.

BBC drama The Tourist returned for its second season last night in the lucrative New Year’s Day 9 p.m. GMT (1 p.m. PT) slot to just 2.2M viewers, beaten comfortably by ITV‘s post office drama.

Jamie Dornan has opened up about preparing for his role as a stalker in The Fall, admitting he briefly "followed" a woman after she exited the London Underground. The actor, 41, took on the role of murderer and stalker Paul Spector in the crime drama series, which he starred in alongside Gillian Anderson, Bronagh Waugh and Aisling Franciosi. Jamie, who is also famed for his roles in The Tourist and the Fifty Shades of Grey franchise, has now revealed how he tried to get into his character's mindset by following a woman "around a couple of street corners" in London.

Actor Jamie Dornan has revealed the scary moment a stalker turned up to his house.The Northern Irish star, who skyrocketed to fame during the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy, has spoken out about the "f***ing scary" situation he was put in. In an interview with the Independent, the 41-year-old opened up about the dark side of working on a film with a huge fandom. He said the frenzy that surrounded the Fifty Shades movies lead to some terrifying situations, one of which lead to a stalker turning up at this family home.

Jamie Dornan has revealed that he had an unsettling experience with a stalker.

The Met Office has discussed the possibility of an arctic blast hitting the UK, with the potential for a 15-day "snow bomb". Forecasters have said that weather maps have shown unsettled conditions will continue across the UK deep into the New Year, the Mirror reports.