M&S Christmas Advert 2023: Hannah Waddingham and Sophie Ellis-Bextor go wild in hilarious festive video

Singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor opened up during an appearance on This Morning and revealed that her eldest son Sonny has moved out of the family home to live with his grandma, Janet Ellis. Sophie, 44, opened up about her 'chaotic' family life and admitted that she struggles with the idea of not having more children. She is mum to Sonny, 19, Kit, 14, Ray, 11, Jesse, seven, and Mickey, four, with husband Richard Jones, 43, a bassist in pop group The Feeling.

“Ted Lasso” stars Jason Sudeikis and Hannah Waddingham made things right with longtime fans by reuniting at his annual Thundergong! charity event Saturday evening.The yearly show benefits the Steps Of Faith Foundation, which “reconnects amputees to their communities, families, and workforces by relieving the financial burden of prosthetic care.”The Apple TV+ co-stars took the stage at the Uptown Theater, in his hometown of Kansas City, Missouri, for a spot-on rendition of Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s “Shallow” from “A Star Is Born.” Sudeikis, 48, was front and center with former “Saturday Night Live” co-star Will Forte before he began the duet, which won the 2019 Academy Award for “Best Original Song.”“There is nobody I would rather sing this song with,” Sudeikis said, which almost made it seem as if Forte was preparing to do his best Gaga impersonation. Thankfully, just in the nick of time, Waddingham, 49, appeared onstage to the delight of thousands of cheering fans.

Jason Sudeikis and his old Saturday Night Live cast mate Will Forte were all set for a reunion duet at a Kansas City benefit concert over the weekend when one of Sudeikis’ more recent costars arrived to, musically at least, save the day: Ted Lasso‘s Hannah Waddingham.

The first look at John Lewis's Christmas advert is a highlight of the festive season every year, and this year's is no exception. The 2023 John Lewis Christmas ad sees a young boy grow a mischievous Venus flytrap in place of a traditional Christmas tree with tenor Andrea Bocelli providing the rousing soundtrack. And if this has got you hankering for some new cosy clothes and festive knits, here's how you can buy one of the exact jumpers seen on screen – and for 20% off its usual price.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor has publicly apologised to Robbie Williams for being 'cruel and rude' after an old clip resurfaced.The clip in question was shown in 49 year old Robbie's recent Netflix documentary, titled Robbie Williams, and it shows a 19 year old Sophie being asked about Robbie during an interview with Jo Wiley. The Murder on the Dancefloor singer says: "To me he hasn't got any charm about him, why people embrace him, I find it baffling and it makes me a bit sad really," to which Jo replies: "His voice is not fantastic." On Sunday, 12 November, Sophie, now 44, took to Instagram to share a video as she spoke about her words, made back in 1998, as she revealed that she had received messages calling her out for being "unkind" since Robbie's documentary aired. In the caption, she wrote: "In 1998, aged 19, I was very rude about @robbiewilliams and the clip of me being horrid is included in his brilliant Netflix documentary.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor has apologised for being “cruel” to Robbie Williams after a clip of Ellis-Bextor resurfaced in Williams’ recent Netflix documentary.Addressing the clip in a new Instagram post today (November 12), Ellis-Bextor apologised to Williams and said she’d reached out to him “a few years back”, writing him a “note” apologising.Since then, Ellis-Bextor said the pair have become friends and she revealed they had even “made some songs together”.She wrote on Instagram: “In 1998, aged 19, I was very rude about @robbiewilliams and the clip of me being horrid is included in his brilliant Netflix documentary. I didn’t need to see it again to feel bad. I genuinely have felt crappy about how I spoke for the 25 years since I said it.“I thought it was clever to be gobby back then but it wasn’t cool then and it’s even worse to see it now.

The King and Queen unveiled statues of the late Queen Elizabeth II and Duke of Edinburgh at the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance in the Royal Albert Hall on Saturday. The life-sized bronze artworks, honoured the former Queen and her husband's dedication to the concert hall, andwere installed as part of its 150th anniversary celebrations.

Available today (November 9) via Decca, the new track ‘Festa’ is the latest to be featured in the annual advert by John Lewis – which has become a staple of the festive period in recent years.“I am delighted to take part in this wonderful and unique tradition of Christmas storytelling,” said Bocelli of his contribution. “It is very special for me given the great support this will bring to both the John Lewis and Andrea Bocelli foundations.

The John Lewis Christmas advert for 2023 has a heartwarming meaning behind its song with Italian lyrics. This year John Lewis has introduced us to a Venus flytrap named Snapper and is all about celebrating how Christmas traditions have changed and differ from home to home.To accompany the advert is the festive tune sung by opera legend Andrea Bocelli, which features the Italian phrase "La Vita e una festa", which means "Life is a celebration".

It's the most wonderful time of the year - and what better way to celebrate it than with the release of the annual Christmas adverts?

This year, John Lewis' Christmas advert centres around a young boy who wants to grow his own Christmas tree - but not everything is as it seems. The tree turns out to be a mischievous Venus flytrap which causes chaos for the family.

This year's John Lewis Christmas advert comes with a big range of merchandise, including ‘Snapper, The Perfect Tree.' The department store's festive advert is an exciting sign for many TV watchers that the festive season has finally begun.

Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham is ready to ring in the holidays. Apple dropped the trailer for Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas, set to debut globally on Nov. 22 on the streamer.

Prince William has shared that his youngest son, five year old Prince Louis, is a big fan of American band OneRepublic. Meanwhile, Prince George, 10, it seems, has a taste for rock and roll, with the Australian band AC/DC being his favourite.The revelation came as OneRepublic performed at William's Earthshot Prize awards event in Singapore, where the Prince of Wales, 41, had a chance to meet the band members backstage after their performance. He praised them saying: "I can't thank you enough.

Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo have shared an exciting announcement with fans, just six months after they tied the knot in a lavish wedding ceremony. Ahead of their wedding the couple recorded a podcast titled NearlyWeds, which has since been renamed NewlyWeds, which they will be touring around the country next year.

Michael Bublé is a classic part of every Christmas and now he's even landed a starring role in Asda's festive advert for 2023.

Marks & Spencer have released a new Christmas ad after their original one faced a lot of criticism. The British store was one of the first to release its festive advert for Christmas 2023, but it quickly received backlash. In response, Marks & Spencer have now launched another Christmas ad.

Adam Driver will be the guest of honor at this year’s Camerimage Film Festival, where he will receive the Special EnergaCAMERIMAGE Award for an Actor and present his Michael Mann-directed biopic, Ferrari.

Tan France has defended Marks & Spencer after a Christmas Instagram post sparked social media backlash.The controversy started when the high-street retailer posted a photo showing Christmas hats in green, red and silver being burned in a fireplace – with some social media users branding the post "disgusting" as the colours are similar to those of the Palestinian flag. Queer Eye star Tan, 40, who appears in the brand's Christmas advert alongside Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Hannah Waddingham, has now taken to social media to defend the post.Taking to his Instagram Story, Tan shared a close-up photo of his face, to which he added the text: "The ad was shot in AUGUST, so.....

Marks & Spencer has apologised after an outtake from its Christmas advert sparked outrage on social media.The video clip, which was posted to the high-street retailer's Instagram page, saw paper Christmas hearts burning in a fireplace, alongside the caption: "This Christmas, do only what you love...like saying no to paper hats." However, followers were quick to point out that the burning hats were the colours of the Palestinian flag, with many social media users labelling the video "disgusting." Replying to the original post, one commenter wrote: "This is absolutely vile you should be ashamed of yourselves." Another agreed writing: "Absolutely disgusting. Even if it was recorded in August you should have reshot this image or used technology to make changes.