Jimmy Carr says meningitis left him “close to death” as a child

Country star Eric Church opened up about enduring back-to-back tragedies after a near-death experience. During a recent interview with "CBS Mornings," the 46-year-old musician recalled his near-fatal blood clot that required emergency surgery and months of recovery. Following his health crisis, Church fell into a depression as he coped with his devastation over the mass shooting in Las Vegas and mourned the loss of his younger brother Brandon.

Jimmy Fallon played video games on his Nicole Kidman date?The late-night host, 49, recalled the time Kidman revealed their supposed dating history during a recent episode of 20 Questions: On Deadline. In 2015, the Oscar winner joked about their awkward meet cute when she appeared on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.”At the time, a blushing Fallon cringed the more Kidman revealed how downright awful their interaction was.“Nicole Kidman totally blindsided me on my show,” he said of the viral moment.

Emma Stone is revisiting that moment she went viral during this year’s Oscars… You know, besides her big win we mean.

an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, she was reminded that “some people thought you called Kimmel a p—k.” The actress responded, “No! I didn’t call him a p—k. What did I say? I didn’t call him a p—k. I wasn’t upset with him at all.

Actress Tina Malone's husband Paul Chase tragically passed away last month at the age of 42 and now the Shameless star has paid an emotional tribute to him.The 61 year old bid farewell to her husband of 13 years at his funeral two weeks ago and now, six weeks on from his passing, Tina has opened up on her grief and says that the day that Paul died was when her "world fell apart". She wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter): "Six weeks ago today was the worst day of my entire life, my world fell apart, my hubby Paul is dead, but he lives forever in my heart x." Fans of the star were quick to show their support and replied to her message.

Ben Stiller is looking back at one of his box office misses.

Jimmy Carr has revealed that he nearly died as a child, as he opens up about battling meningitis.The comedian, 51, recalled the horrific time during an appearance on the podcast Where There's A Will, There's A Wake. Speaking to host Kathy Burke, he explained: "I had meningitis when I was a child. So my first memory is a lumbar puncture in Limerick in the General [hospital] "I was three, I think, and I was always told it was very close to death," he said, before explaining how his sense of humour helped him through the terrifying time.

Gemma Atkinson has opened up about her relationship with fiance Gorka Marquez, revealing that he's left home and she's in the dark about his whereabouts. The radio presenter, 39, and the professional dancer, 33, have been an item since Gemma's stint on Strictly Come Dancing in 2017.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Stephen Colbert stood up for Jimmy Kimmel following Donald Trump‘s latest social media outburst over the Oscars, where host Kimmel dissed Trump live on stage by reading the former president’s criticism of the ceremony and saying: “Thank you for watching, I’m surprised you’re still — isn’t it past your jail time?” In an April 17 post on Truth Social, Trump slammed “stupid Jimmy Kimmel” and called him a “horrendous” host. Trump also blamed Kimmel for the show’s “big ratings drop.” “You keep my friend Jimmy Kimmel’s name out of your weird little wet mouth, OK?” Colbert fired back during “The Late Show.” “I’m mad.

Jimmy Kimmel “might” be hosting the 2025 Oscars after Donald Trump said he was “a fool” and the “worst host ever” at this year’s ceremony. Kimmel, 56, kicked off his ABC talk show by revealing he received nearly a hundred messages after he appeared to have once again agitated “our Kentucky fried former president.” In a lengthy Truth Social media post made by the former president, Trump, 77, claimed that Kimmel “still hasn’t recovered from his horrendous performance and big ratings drop as Host of The Academy Awards.”Kimmel said on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” that his ratings had, in fact, been pretty high. “I don’t know.

Jimmy Kimmel wasn’t planning to host the Oscars next year. But now he might.

The Oscars took place more than a month ago, but former President Donald Trump continues to grouse about its host, Jimmy Kimmel.

Jimmy Carr appeared to confirm that he is now a dad-of-two in his recently released Netflix special Jimmy Carr: Natural Born Killer.The comedian, 51, has been in a relationship with Channel 5 exec Karoline Copping since 2001, and they are believed to have welcomed their first child, son Rockefeller, in 2019. It now seems the couple may have expanded their brood further, with Jimmy telling his audience: "I'm a father now. I had kids, I'm a dad," seemingly referencing more than one "kid".

We all know Bruno Tonioli as one of TV’s biggest personalities, whether he’s jumping up from the Strictly judging panel to give flamboyant feedback or fiercely grabbing the golden buzzer on Britain’s Got Talent.The Italian powerhouse is entering his second series of the ITV talent show and while it’s hard to imagine that Bruno, 68, would ever feel nervous on screen, he admits to some butterflies. “There is a lot to live up to when you’re the new kid, ” he says. “You can’t take anything for granted.” Bruno, who left Strictly in 2019 to focus on filming the US version Dancing With The Stars, joined the BGT judging panel last year, replacing David Walliams, who left the show after disrespectful comments he made about contestants came to light.

Robbie Williams has recalled the occasion where a badly-received joke on X/Twitter made him reconsider his use of the platform.The singer was speaking to Joe Lycett for an interview in The Guardian, in which spoke about their mutual love of art. They got on to talking about Twitter and Williams was asked if he still has an account.“It would ruin my career. The last time I was on it, I did a tweet that said: ‘I quite fancy getting into shoplifting.

Fire investigation teams remain at the scene of a devastating house blaze that left a man dead and a child fighting for their life in hospital.

Due to their roles as hosts of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!, Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly have never been able to take part – but that hasn't stopped them from giving the iconic Celebrity Cyclone a go.The fan-favourite Bushtucker trial sees the final four celebs attempt to climb a slippery slop and then remain in place with a giant star - but with wind machines, giant balls and paint bombs it's certainly not as easy as it sounds. Something Saturday Night Takeaway host Dec discovered when he was left needing six months of physio after sustaining a serious injury while attempting the trial.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Paul McCartney was the obvious headliner of the bill Thursday at the Hollywood Bowl. But it was Buffett-mania that was in full sway, as a cast of dozens of singers and celebrity presenters — from Jane Fonda to Snoop Dogg — saluted or parroted a fallen musical hero for the three-and-a-half-hour “Keep The Party Going: A Tribute to Jimmy Buffett.” Most of the night’s entertainers covered Buffett classics or obscurities, although McCartney, the Eagles and Snoop Dogg broke with that to regale the full Bowl house with their own material, while Zac Brown and (sending in a video contribution) Dave Matthews debuted brand new songs saluting Buffett.

on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Thursday, the Bon Jovi frontman, 62, said he and guitarist Richie Sambora were invited to party with the “Smooth Criminal” hitmaker while he was in Tokyo for the “Slippery When Wet” tour. “We walked into his hotel room, which was all done up in mirrors so he could dance,” the rocker explained.

Are Zendaya and Tom Holland thinking about kids? Well, maybe not so much yet. But Zendaya is reflecting on her own childhood as a TV star — and thinking about how she’ll do things differently if and when…