Star Trek actor Mickey Cottrell dead at 79 after heartbreaking Parkinson's disease battle

Ellie Leach has been seen cosying up to one of her Strictly Come Dancing co-stars as they hit the road. The BBC One dance contest winner has been reunited with her dance partner Vito Coppola as a number of stars of the 2023 series tour the country in the show's live tour.

Jolene Blalock, the Star Trek actress who was previously labelled one of the "world's sexiest women", has left fans gobsmacked in a new snap. The 48 year old star, who played T'Pol in Star Trek: Enterprise, looks like she's ageing in reverse as she shared the snap on Instagram. In the photo, Jolene is seen lounging in a Las Vegas casino, dressed in a tight red cocktail dress paired with white socks and Converse trainers.

Ahead of the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday, the Television Academy has compiled a list of the 75 Most Impactful TV Moments.

Celebrity Gogglebox favourite Woody Cook appears to have found love again after splitting from his girlfriend last year.The 23-year-old had suffered heartbreak over his long-term relationship with Nell Williams coming to an end, but now it seems he is moving on with a new romance. Woody, whose famous parents are Zoe Ball and DY Norman Cook - aka Fatboy Slim - has been quietly sharing photos of Ruby Prunstuke on social media, who Radio 2 DJ mum Zoe appears to have been following for a while.

The American Society of Cinematographers revealed the nominees for the 2024 ASC Awards, a precursor to the Oscar for Cinematography, and the results were somewhat as expected. Emphasis on “somewhat.” In the Theatrical Feature Film category, Matthew Libatique (“Maestro”), Robbie Ryan (“Poor Things”), Hoyte van Hoytema (“Oppeneheimer”), and Rodrigo Prieto (“Killers of the Flower Moon”) all earned nominations.

The ashes of a number of members of the Star Trek cast are set to float in space forever.The ashes of DeForest Kelley (Dr McCoy), James Doohan (Scotty) and Nichelle Nichols (Lt Uhura) were on boad The Peregrine spacecraft, which was set to give the actors a final resting place on the Moon. However, the jet has since suffered a fuel leak and now only has a few hours of power left. Astrobotic, the company behind the project tried an "improviesed manoeuver" to recharge the craft's batteries by pointing it towards the Sun.

New “Star Wars” films are on the table, new “Superman,” “Supergirl,” and even “28 Days Later” franchise films? Hell, why not throw new “Star Trek” movies into the mix.

Michaela Zee A new “Star Trek” film is in the works at Paramount with “Andor’s” Toby Haynes on board to direct and Seth Grahame-Smith penning the script, Variety has confirmed. While plot details are being kept under wraps, the upcoming feature is an origin story that is set decades before 2009’s “Star Trek,” and is an expansion of the “Star Trek” universe. J.J.

EXCLUSIVE: Even as they continue to develop the final chapter in its main Star Trek series, Paramount is looking to expand on the IPs universe as it has tapped Toby Haynes to direct a new film that expands on the Star Trek universe with Seth Grahame-Smith penning the script. J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot is producing and sources tell Deadline that while plot details are being kept under wraps this project is an origin story that takes place decades before the original 2009 Star Trek film. Insiders go on to add the final chapter in the main series, Star Trek 4 remains in active development.

Though we have yet to see a fourth “Star Trek” feature film in the rebooted continuity, that isn’t because the third film was horrible. Far from it, actually.

TikTok star Kyle Thomas’ makeshift ‘zoo’ in County Antrim, Northern Ireland has closed, his mother has said. Kyle, who has 35.3 million followers on TikTok and has amassed a whopping 1.6 billion likes on the platform, has shared videos on the app of himself alongside different exotic animals.

Halle Bailey, who starred in the recent film adaptation of the Little Mermaid, has revealed that she has given birth to a baby boy after keeping her pregnancy under wraps. The actress took to Instagram to share the happy news, where she revealed that she and her partner DDG, who is a musician, had become parents to a baby boy called Halo. Announcing the milestone moment, 23 year old Halle shared an adorable picture with her eight million followers that showed her lovingly holding onto her son’s hand while he wore a bracelet which spelled out his name ‘Halo’ in capital letters.

Love Island star Ellie Brown has gone Instagram official with her new boyfriend in a sweet snap, following her heartbreaking island dumping. Ellie, who featured on series four of the ITV dating show alongside Laura Anderson and Wes Nelson, shared an adorable snap where she planted a big kiss on her new man while standing on a beach.

news in a statement, saying that he passed away “after a valiant battle for life in the loving company of family.”“He shared many extraordinary gifts in the world as actor, singer, storyteller, creative artist and dear friend,” she added.“His smile, laughter and passion for life will be remembered by the many whose lives he has touched.”Soul suffered from a medley of health issues throughout his life, such as cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.The buddy cop drama aired from 1975 to 1979 alongside Paul Michael Glaser as David Michael Starsky.In February 2023, a reboot of the series with two females as the infamous police partners was announced. However, Soul penned on X (formerly known as Twitter) at them that him and Glaser, 80, should be the leads instead.

Deadline on Thursday.Johnson died in Los Angeles on Jan. 2 due to a long illness.The entertainer worked in Hollywood for more than four decades, with one of his early roles being “Battlestar Galactica” in 1978.He then appeared in several hit TV shows such as “M*A*S*H,” “Quincy M.E.,” “Law & Order,” “The Incredible Hulk,” “Days of Our Lives” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”Additionally, Johnson had memorable cameos in “Dynasty,” “Who’s the Boss?” “Thirtysomething,” “Melrose Place” and “Party of Five.”In 1981, he starred with “Batman” actor Adam West in the TV film “Time Warp.”In the 1990s, he did major voiceover work and starred in the Harry & Louise ads — commercials that opposed former president Bill Clinton’s healthcare plan.Johnson also did other narration work on “Law & Order” for more than 20 years.

Emmerdale's Sebastian Dowling, who played Heath Hope, has received an outpouring of support after speaking up about his departure from the popular ITV soap. The young actor made a dramatic exit from the show earlier this week when his character tragically died in a car crash.The shocking scenes aired over New Year showed Heath, his twin sister Cathy and their friend Angelica King stealing Wendy Posner's car to go to a party in Hotten.

Coronation Street star Daniel Brocklebank had declared his adoration for his co-star Peter Ash - and not for the first time - following fresh 'hard to watch' scenes for the pair. Fans of the ITV soap were saddened following Wednesday night's (January 3) trip to Weatherfield.

Hallie Clarke has faced 'surgery-shaming' on Instagram, after getting her lip filler topped up for the second time in a matter of weeks. The Big Brother star, who appeared on the first series of the ITV reboot, visited The London Aesthetics just last week after previously undergoing lip and cheek filler at the same venue in November. The clinic owner shared clips of both of Hallie's visits on Instagram, which she then shared on her own social media.

Mickey Cottrell has sadly passed away at the age of 79 on New Year's Day, his sister has announced. Mickey was perhaps best known for his roles as Chancellor Alrik Star Trek: The Next Generation and Dumah in Star Trek: Voyager, he also appeared in My Own Private Idaho, Hellraiser: Bloodline, and the video game Terror T.R.A.X.: Track of the Vampire. He also worked as a producer and publicist on a number of films and TV shows.

a veteran Hollywood publicist, who championed independent films for decades and also dabbled in acting, has died. He was 79.Cottrell died on New Year’s Day at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills in Los Angeles, California.His sister Suzy Cottrell confirmed his death and posted a tribute to her late brother on Facebook.“My adorable, fun, critical, foodie, particular, brilliant, loving brother passed on to the next life early on New Year’s Day,” she wrote.