Joyce Sims dies at 63

A British TV and theatre actress has died backstage after performing a play. 

Robert Gordon, a rockabilly devotee and singer whose band the Tuff Darts was a staple of New York City’s CBGB and Max’s Kansas City punk scene of the 1970s, died today. He was 75.

Marta Balaga Fifth Season has acquired international distribution rights to Elisa Viihde original series “The Man Who Died.” The company, formerly known as Endeavor Content, is behind “The Lost Daughter” or “Cha Cha Real Smooth.” It also handles global distribution for such hit shows as “Killing Eve,” “The Morning Show” or “Normal People.”  Based on the bestselling book by Antti Tuomainen, the six-episode series is led by Jussi Vatanen, who will next be seen in Aki Kaurismäki’s upcoming feature “Dead Leaves.” Saara Kotkaniemi and Sara Soulié, his co-star in Solar Films’ drama “Forest Giant,” also star.   

Mike Schank, a musician who was featured prominently in American Movie, the cult 1999 documentary that won a big prize at the Sundance Film Festival, has died. He was 53.

Demi Sims has admitted she feels "so much better" after getting her lip filler dissolved. The former TOWIE star, 26, who has revealed the poignant meaning behind her new back tattoo, has told OK! she decided to get them removed after receiving a string of troll comments about her pout. She explained that social media users told her they were "too big" and looked "ridiculous", so she wanted to put an end to the criticism.

Demi Sims has revealed she sees herself settling down with a woman and wants babies in four years.The former TOWIE star, 26, who has bared all for the first time in our powerful photoshoot as she embraces her vitiligo, has told OK! she has a "great connection" with women and would "love" to get married and have children. She told us: "I would love to get married and have kids. I don’t know what route I’m going to have to go down, as right now I see myself being with a woman.

Demi Sims has shared the meaning behind her gigantic new back tattoo after revealing it for the first time in a string of topless Instagram snaps.The former TOWIE star, 26, who has embraced her vitiligo in an empowering exclusive shoot, explained to OK! that the inking is about "love and mental health". She said: "My back tattoo is to do with love and mental health.

Demi Sims oozes confidence from the moment she arrives for our shoot – but it hasn’t always been that way.The 26-year-old was diagnosed with the skin condition vitiligo when she was 16, which she says was “devastating”. It left her crying and she often felt unable to leave the house. She admits she would use body make-up and do heavy edits on her photos to hide her vitiligo.

Demi Sims has opened up on changing her narrative and finally accepting herself for who she is - vitiligo included! Taking part in our incredibly empowering shoot, the TOWIE star shows just how far she's come - from the days of spending too much money on high coverage make-up to spending hours editing her pictures on social media. Here she explains how she came to the conclusion that loving every part of yourself is the way forward - and why other should follow.

NME has reached out to Sims’ representatives for comment.One of Sims’ sisters, Annette Ramsey wrote on social media: “my heart is broken” and wrote on Facebook: “I will always remember the happy times we’ve shared, the love and support you have given me will not go in vain. I Love you Big Sis RIP.”Another of her sisters, Debbie Sims Hall described the late singer as “a beautiful soul inside and out” who “will truly be missed”.Events organiser CJ Carlos wrote on Facebook last night (October 15): “Having spoken to her immediate family tonight, it’s with a heavy heart that i post this news Joyce Sims has passed away.

Noel Duggan, who helped bridge traditional Celtic music and pop as one of the founding members of Clannad, has died. A tweet from the group said he was 73 and “died suddenly in Donegal” on Saturday evening.

Joyce Sims, whose 1980s hit “Come Into My Life” reached the Top 10 in the US and UK, has died at 63, her family confirmed. No cause of death was given.

Jeff Barnaby, a filmmaker and member of the Mi’kmaw tribe who brought Indigenous cinema to greater attention, has died at 46. He had a yearlong battle with cancer, his representative confirmed.

Mi’kmaw filmmaker Jeff Barnaby, considered a visionary of modern Indigenous cinema, has died.

Sisters Frankie and Demi Sims have given some insight into how they plan to take on America with their new show House of Sims, which is set to air early next year. After shooting to fame on The Only Way is Essex, Frankie, 27, and Demi, 26, along with siblings Chloe, 40, and 30 year old Charlie - who dated Ferne McCann - and his fiancée Georgia Shults, are now taking their TV careers to another level by launching their very own Kardashian-style reality show. And as the stars' new lives in America will be filmed 24/7 over the weeks to come, Frankie and Demi are toying with the idea of relocating to the US full-time.

Award-winning movie and stage actor and gay icon, Angela Lansbury, has passed away at the age of 96, five days before her 97th birthday. She is best known for playing crime-solving mystery writer Jessica Fletcher in the crime mystery series Murder, She Wrote, for which she received 11 Emmy nominations.Lansbury also starred in numerous films such as The Portrait of Dorian Gray and The Manchurian Candidate, winning Golden Globes for both. In 1971 she starred in Disney’s Bedknobs and Broomsticks endearing herself to a generation of children. Lansbury’s breakout role came at the age of 19 when she acted in the psychological thriller, Gaslight, for which she received her first Oscar nomination.She made her Broadway debut in 1957 and over the course of her stage career was awarded five Tony Awards for roles in such plays as Mame and Blithe Spirit.  In 1945, Lansbury married actor Richard Cromwell. The marriage only lasted a year on the account of Cromwell being gay.In a 2017 interview with Radio Times, Lansbury recalled, “I had no idea that I was marrying a gay man,”“I found him such an attractive individual, a very glamorous person – he knew everybody, he was a friend of Joan Crawford’s, these people who I was fascinated by as a young actress.

Angela Lansbury has died at the age of 96 in her home.