Queen's Elizabeth's surprising hobby - 'There was fun behind the formality'

The Who‘s Roger Daltrey has opened up about the one time he smashed a guitar and compared it to “killing his wife”.The rock icon has shared that he has only broken one of his instruments in his life which he regrets and likened the moment to the idea of murdering his wife. While appearing as a guest on Shawn Keaveny’s Daily Grind podcast, the 80-year-old musician said: “[Fans] never came to hear the music, they came to see the guitar being broken.”He continued: “The trouble is the guitar was worth 50 gigs.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Sydney Sweeney just premiered her latest movie, “Immaculate,” at SXSW, and it marks her third high profile release in four months. She conquered the box office opposite Glen Powell in the hit romantic comedy “Anyone But You” (which has earned more than $200 million worldwide), and then she experienced her first studio flop with the Sony comic book tentpole “Madame Web.” Not that Sweeney is too concerned. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, the actor was unfazed when asked about “Madame Web” being widely mocked.

Paramount+ may have culled a raft of international originals last month but UK commissioning appears to be continuing apace.

King Charles has shared a tender tribute to his late mother Queen Elizabeth II in honour of Mother's Day.

The Duke of Edinburgh is one of the hardest working members of the Royal Family and often goes without the worthy recognition. Prince Edward and his wife Sophie make up two of the seven-strong line up of senior royals who can represent The King - alongside the Queen, the Prince and Princess of Wales and the Princess Royal. While Prince Edward was incredibly important to his mother, the late Queen, and was often regarded as one of her closest family members, his time growing up at Buckingham Palace sounds far from perfect.

Addie Morfoot Contributor In the documentary “Resynator,” director Alison Tavel resurrects a synthesizer prototype that her late father, Don, invented. Tavel, who lost her father when she was just 10 weeks old, initially wanted to make a short film doc about the synthesizer, which her father called the Resynator. The late-1970s invention generated a lot of buzz but never reached mass production.

Kirsten Dunst is looking back at her time on the Spider-Man set, wishing she would’ve stood up for herself.

Jordan Moreau Peter Weber, known as Pilot Pete to Bachelor Nation, became the second person to trade in the “Bachelor” mansion for the Scottish castle of “The Traitors.” Weber joined Season 2 of Peacock’s competition series as a Faithful, someone who is covertly working to sniff out the three Traitors within the cast and banish them out to take home the cash prize. The “Bachelor” leading man follows in the footsteps of Arie Luyendyk Jr., who was a Faithful in Season 1 and nearly made it to the end of the game. Halfway through this season, Weber put a major target on his back by going after the Traitors (“Big Brother” star Dan Gheesling, “Survivor” queen Parvati Shallow and “Real Housewives of Atlanta” icon Phaedra Parks).

Kyle Kinane has released two soulful, uninhibited and often hilarious stand-up specials.Yet, for the 47-year-old comic, he sees his exceptional output as just part of the job.“I have an hour that I present, and when I think it’s at its best, I record it and put it out,” Kinane told the New York Post in an exclusive interview.“It’s similar to the UK model where you’re like, ‘alright, here’s this year’s offering,’ but while that’s being perfected, the new stuff is in the oven.”And, true to form, the hardworking Chicago native and current Portland resident is already back on the road after dropping the excellent, expertly constructed special “DirtNap” on Monday, March 4.As of now, Kinane has dates book from March all the way up until November on his nationwide ‘It’s Not A Tour, It’s The Job Tour.’That includes three shows at Albany’s Funny Bone on May 17-18. “On this run, I’m exploring the idea of fight or flight as a human response to threats,” Kinane explained.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's lives together have been well-charted ever since their relationship became public knowledge. Along with stories about their young family, a number of surprising claims have been made and revealed in tell-all books.

When movies come out, we grade them with reviews, define them by box office returns or eyeballs on streaming services, and maybe trophies down the line. But every successful, ambitious film starts with a dream, followed by compromise and adversity. Deadline offers the occasional peek into the creative aspirations, and the sweat and blood that propels ambitious films.

When movies come out, we grade them with reviews, define them by box office returns or eyeballs on streaming services, and maybe trophies down the line. But every successful, ambitious film starts with a dream, followed by compromise and adversity. Deadline offers the occasional peek into the creative aspirations, and the sweat and blood that propels ambitious films.

Jaden Thompson Oscar winners Cameron Crowe and Robert Richardson have boarded Yi Zhou‘s documentary “In Between Stars and Scars,” joining an extensive lineup of lauded creatives who will also be included in the artisans-focused film. Additionally, Zhou’s documentary will unveil music by composer Ennio Morricone and Bryan Ferry. The film’s official description reads, “’In Between Stars and Scars’ unveils the intricate world of filmmaking, with a special focus on the artisans who bring cinematic visions to life.

There was already a connection between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce even before they met — after he made her laugh during his prior appearance on Saturday Night Live!

Freddie Mercury could be on the way.Hints that a new hologram show featuring the late Queen frontman emerged after Mercury Songs Limited – the organisation which has ownership over the singer’s solo works – reportedly filed to trademark his moniker for virtual reality and 3D.News of the move was shared by The Sun newspaper’s Bizarre column, which obtained the filing and reported that it covers “immersive 3D virtual, augmented, and mixed reality experiences” for “virtual environments” (via Music News).With the filing, it seems possible that the musician could return to the stage as a digital avatar, similar to that seen in the hugely successful ABBA Voyage shows in London.It also wouldn’t mark the first time that Mercury has been depicted on stage in recent years, following his death from bronchial pneumonia, a complication of AIDS, back in 1991. Two years ago, an optical illusion of the frontman was shown during Queen’s ‘Rhapsody Tour’, which the band embarked on with Adam Lambert.

Prince Louis has cemented his reputation as the cheekiest young royal following his hilarious antics at Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee and later at King Charles' Coronation on May 6, 2023. During the historic celebrations to mark the late Queen's 70 years on the throne, Louis was filmed pulling funny faces on the Buckingham Palace balcony, running around the royal box during the final day of the celebrations, dancing in his chair, clambering up onto his family member's laps and covering his mother's mouth.

Jordan Moreau Netflix’s live-action adaptation of “Avatar: The Last Airbender” premieres on Thursday, Feb. 22, and fans of the original animated show have been patiently waiting to see their favorite characters faithfully brought to life after the “Last Airbender” 2010 film. The original “Avatar: The Last Airbender” debuted on Nickelodeon in 2005 and ran for three seasons, ending in 2008.

Barry Keoghan seems to be everywhere right now with the Saltburn star having become a hot property in the acting world.

A man died following a heart attack he suffered during a dispute with builders who turned up outside his property. Stephen Habberley is claimed to have suffered the cardiac arrest after rushing to his campervan which he intended to drive into a position to stop the builders transporting further vehicles onto land he rents

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Gael García Bernal and Renate Reinsve (“The Worst Person in the World”) star as lovers caught in an unusual bind in Italian director Piero Messina’s unconventional sci-fi film “Another End,” which is competing in Berlin. Set in a near-future when a new technology exists that can put the consciousness of a dead person back into a living body in an attempt to ease the grief of separation, the English-language film sees Bernal play Sal, a man who loses his wife. Reinsve plays Zoe, the woman who rents her body for the implantation of Bernal’s wife’s consciousness.