Hugh Grant is in secret talks to play Doctor Who in a daring BBC move to rebuild ratings.
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They have cemented themselves as one of Gogglebox's most-loved pairings after joining the show in 2015 and fans were fascinated to see throwback snaps of Giles Wood and Mary Killen.
The married couple quickly became popular on the hit Channel Four show because of their dry sense of humour.
Giles and Mary, who endeared themselves to Gogglebox fans by referring to each other as 'nutty', have been married more than 30 years.
Every Friday night viewers are invited into their Wiltshire cottage as they comment on the week's telly, and they deliver laughs with observations such as Mary wondering if Salford comic Jason Manford is a member of the folk band Mumford and Sons.
The pair have addressed the endearing reference behind the pet name and explained it happened because they're both 'neurotic.'
Giles has now delighed fans by sharing throwback photos of the couple from 1986, and viewers think they looked unrecognisable.
Some fans thought Giles looked like the late singing icon David Bowie as he struck a pose with his wife in black and white snaps shared on his Instagram.
And others reckoned he looked like a cross between the Hollywood stars Hugh Grant and Tom Cruise.
Another followed said Mary, who gazed up adoringly at her hubby in one of the snaps, had a look of Killing Eve's Jodie Comer.
poochmoochdogs wrote: "Thought that’s was David Bowie for a moment @giles__wood."
gem_mp_ said: "Hugh Grant crossed with Tom Cruise."
janetmichaeldrantch commented: "Beautiful young couple. And, a bit of Bowie thrown in."
lorna.x told him: "Look a bit like David Bowie here @giles__wood."
carolinestow told him: "Such a gorgeous couple both of you are good looking people."
And sarabagshaw76 said: "What a beautiful couple."
"She has Jodie
Hugh Grant is in secret talks to play Doctor Who in a daring BBC move to rebuild ratings.
Dave Grohl has recounted his first experience of seeing David Bowie perform live, as well as details of their subsequent conversations.Speaking to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s 7.30 programme earlier this month (March 8, per Billboard), the Foo Fighters frontman reminisced on the time both men appeared on the same festival bill, and Grohl witnessed the Thin White Duke live for the first time.“I stood in the photo pit and looked at him and it was like seeing an alien,” he recounts. “You know, it was like seeing a UFO for the first time, like, ‘Oh, my God, it’s real’.
Exhibition giant Cineworld reported its full-year 2021 earnings this morning in London, showing sharply narrowed losses and vastly improved revenues versus 2020. CEO Mooky Greidinger is bullish on the the outlook for the world’s second-largest exhibitor which also owns Regal in the U.S., as the company predicts admissions in 2022 could reach 85% of the record-breaking domestic levels seen in 2019 and as much as 95% in offshore markets including the UK and Central Europe where Cineworld operates.
before his death from cancer, aged 58, in August last year.Speaking on the show, the comedian said: “There was one moment when I went to see him where he just said to me – and he didn’t say this in a ‘I want to make you feel better’ or ‘I’m trying to convince myself’ way; I just knew it was 100 per cent true – he just said to me: ‘I’ve had a really good life, you know.’“It was really… it was so profound the way he said it, because I thought, ‘He really has,’ because he’s got this fantastic wife, three beautiful kids and he’s spent his life making millions of people laugh. It’s hard to argue with.”Gone at this about Sean Lock pic.twitter.com/d3dFOUaLNI— Nooruddean (@BeardedGenius) March 5, 2022After his death was announced last year, Mack released a statement which read: “I’ve known this day was coming for some time, but it’s no less heart-breaking.
Gogglebox firm favourites Giles Wood and Mary Killen have sent fans into a spin with throwback pictures of the pair from nearly 40 years ago. Giles took to his Instagram to share the three black and white snaps of the couple back in 1986.The popular TV couple first met at the age of 21. Giles was studying at Wimbledon Art School at the time, while Mary was a model.
Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentThe Cannes Film Festival is hoping to attract the likes of Baz Luhrmann, George Miller and David Cronenberg for its 75th anniversary. The milestone edition of the sun-dappled celebration of all things cinema may even land a megastar in the form of Tom Cruise, who festival organizers are banking can be convinced to unveil “Top Gun: Maverick,” giving Cannes the kind of blowout premiere that makes the French festival an unforgettable experience.The Cannes Film Festival runs from May 17 to May 28, and the full selection will be revealed in the third week of April.
David Bowie's son, Duncan Jones, had a brilliant comeback when Russia Today quoted a famous Bowie lyric in one of their tweets, displaying his support for Ukraine amid Russia's ongoing invasion of the country. In the tweet from the Russian state-owned news organisation, the media outlet referenced a famous lyric from Bowie's 1969 hit Space Oddity on Twitter to its 2.
Showtime offers the next step to the universe of The Man Who Fell To Earth with its upcoming series of the same name starring Chiwetel Ejofor and Naomie Harris. While not a remake Nicolas Roeg’s 1976 film starring David Bowie series, executive producer, writer and director Alex Kurtzman said the series seeks to pay tribute to previous forms of the sci-fi story.
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Sci-fi revivals are all the rage these days, and Showtime is looking to bring back a lesser-known classic that starred the late David Bowie as they’ve made a television series version of “The Man Who Fell To Earth.” The new version follows a new alien character who arrives on Earth at a turning point in human evolution and must confront his own past to determine our future.
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