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Outlander's Sam Heughan has expressed his desire to return to the theatre once the hit TV series concludes.
The Scottish actor, famed for his portrayal of Jamie Fraser, a determined Highland warrior, is eager to revisit his roots in stage acting.
Heughan, who honed his craft at the renowned Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, boasts an impressive theatrical resume with roles in classics like Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, and The Talented Mr Ripley.
With Outlander's final season currently in production and a prequel on the horizon featuring a new cast, fans are left wondering about the main character's future plans.
In an interview with Square Mile, a City of London lifestyle magazine, 44-year-old Heughan discussed his aspirations beyond the screen.
When asked about his career ambitions, he shared: "Yeah, I do. I started in theatre, I'd love to go back to theatre. I recently saw James McAvoy in Cyrano and he was brilliant. I know James from drama school and he was my mentor. I saw him onstage at drama school and to see him there is kind of an amazing journey. I feel like I've got it in me as well.", reports the Scottish Daily Express.
Heughan also opened up about one of his greatest professional disappointments failing to perfect a Welsh accent for an audition at the Donmar Warehouse in London for a Dylan Thomas play, calling it his "biggest career regret".
Reflecting on the experience, he lamented: "They gave me a day or a weekend to prep a Welsh accent. I just failed miserably."
Offering further insights, Heughan shared that the cast had been contemplating about what they would miss most once Outlander comes to an end.
In his words: "God, it's a funny one. We've been talking about it. What will I miss? I'll
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Not sure that I would equate Tom Holland and Zendaya with the same level of triple-A star firepower as Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, but the last time I witnessed sheer frenzied pandemonium outside the Duke of York’s Theatre was when Taylor went to see Burton read excerpts from Dylan Thomas’ Under Milk Wood in February 1982.
Ozzy Osbourne has revealed his greatest fear in an episode of The Osbournes podcast.In a clip of The Osbournes podcast shared on YouTube Shorts, the Prince Of Darkness’ son Jack asked his family – consisting of Ozzy, his mother Sharon and his sister Kelly – what their greatest fears are.Ozzy went first and revealed that he is scared of rats and then followed that by saying “And your mom,” referring to his wife and manager, Sharon. Rats seemed like an odd response following his legendary 1982 incident where he bit off the head of a live bat during a concert in Iowa.Kelly went on to respond to Ozzy saying that his fear was Sharon by calling him “such a dick”, with Sharon agreeing with her.Sharon went on to reveal that her greatest fear are both heights and fire and Kelly shared that she is currently “dealing with” being “faced with death in everything” that she does.Elsewhere, Sharon recently revealed that she “felt terrible” over her and Ozzy‘s daughter Aimee not being in their ’00s reality series The Osbournes.In an appearance on the Howie Mandel Does Stuff podcast, Osbourne was asked how she handled Aimee’s decision to stay out of the limelight.“Yes it was [a discussion] in the beginning,” she said.
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Richard Rankin is currently appearing as DS John Rebus in the BBC TV adaptation of Ian Rankin’s Inspector Rebus novels, and has spoken out about the moment that changed his life and career and led to him winning such an iconic role. The Scottish actor found everything changed for him when he accepted the part in 2015 of Roger Wakefield in Outlander, the hugely successful period fantasy drama that also stars Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe.
Jonnie Irwin's wife Jess has opened up about her late husband's final days, after he passed away earlier this year, following a battle with terminal cancer.The TV star, who had had presenting roles on A Place in the Sun and Escape to the Country had been diagnosed with lung cancer three years before his passing. Jess has since been open about her heartbreak and grief at losing her husband, previously sharing an emotional update in which she shared that his "death still doesn't feel real." Jess, who shared her three children, Rex and twins Rafa and Cormac, with Jonnie, also wrote: "I can't even let myself think what another week without Jonnie will be like let alone another year another 10 years." Now she has opened up to HELLO! about her husband's final days.
Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger are big fans of Usher. The 44-year-old Hollywood star revealed that his wife “knows every word” of Usher’s hit song ‘My Way’ and explained how he found out the singer is her “hall pass.”Katherine Schwarzenegger shades Met Gala with throwback photo of it when it was ‘chic and classy’Arnold Schwarzenegger reveals he’s recovering from surgeryChris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger are under fire for demolishing historic Los Angeles home“I didn’t even know that until we were doing a little road trip and she started putting on Usher,” he said during his recent interview with Entertainment Tonight, admitting that he “can’t blame her” for knowing “every word” of the popular song.“And man, she knows every single word, so I guess Usher’s her hall pass.
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Slash has opened up about which metal bands he would consider to be his favourites.As you can tell from his style of playing, the guitar icon and Guns N’ Roses star is most famously a fan of blues and classic rock. In fact, he has a blues album on the way, ‘Orgy Of The Damned’, which will include a number of blues covers.However, in a new interview ahead of the release, the guitarist has opened up about other artists he is vibing with at the moment – in particular, those from the metal scene.Speaking on the YouTube channel Coffee With Ola, he was asked about what he has been listening to lately, to which he revealed he is mainly listening to older bands who have been sharing new material.“AC/DC had a new record that was really good, Queens of the Stone Age have got a new record,” he said, referring to the 2020 album ‘Power Up’ and last year’s ‘In Times New Roman…’ respectively.Going on, he went on to name some heavier artists, including the eco-conscious French metal band Gojira, and thrash veterans, Metallica, as some of his current favourites.“I love Gojira, it’s great, and the new Metallica record [‘72 Seasons’] is fucking amazing,” he explained.
Fans of Starz’s hit series Outlander are sad that it will be coming to an end with the upcoming eighth season.
This Morning has undergone some huge changes over the past year, with former hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby stepping down and many new faces being introduced.The guests who appear on the show are ever-changing too, from experts to celebrities. One show regular has now revealed she's been axed from This Morning, admitting she's found it difficult to "move on" after leaving the programme. Holly Jay Smith was known as the Coupon Queen on the ITV show and provided money-saving tips for viewers.
Gok Wan has dished the dirt on his early days in the fashion world, revealing a hilarious mishap when he first met the iconic girl band All Saints.The fashion guru, who is now a household name, was tasked with styling the Rock Steady hitmakers for their chart comeback in 2006. Reminiscing about his love for the group this week, saying: "I was always a massive All Saints fan when I was growing up, I loved them.They were the cool girl band and exactly in my age gap era.
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