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Coronation Street star Ciaran Griffiths has tied the knot with his girlfriend in an Australian ceremony and shared a glimpse of the special day with a lovely photo. The actor, who played Damon Hay on the ITV soap, updated his social media profile with a stunning new picture that shows the newlyweds blissfully posing on a boat with the iconic Sydney Opera House in the background. In the picture, Ciaran wears a pale blue blazer with a white shirt and navy trousers, while his stunning bride donned a beautiful lace gown.

Married At First Sight Australia stars Eden Harper and Jayden Eynaud have announced they've ended their relationship after eight months together.The pair met on the eleventh series of the reality TV show last year and stayed together long after filming wrapped up. Eden, 28, has now announced her split from Jayden, 26, in a statement shared to Instagram. She sadly said they'd ended their romance shortly before the series had finished airing, but insisted she will "never regret" taking part in the experiment.

Singer Olly Murs and wife, Amelia Tank have welcomed a beautiful bouncing bundle of joy on Wednesday, 17 April and have revealed her sweet name as Madison, delighting fans with the perfect name choice. The 'courageous' name, according to Mummypages, is a popular English name but is also widely used in Australia, America and Ireland. Derived from "son of Matthew" or "Matthew's son", the name also means 'strength in battle' from the Old High German maht (strength) and hiltja (battle).

EXCLUSIVE: Channel 4 has axed its splashy version of U.S. survival format Alone after one season.

Coronation Street's Ciaran Griffiths has seemingly married his partner and confirmed the news by sharing a photo on social media. The 41-year-old actor, known for his role as Damon Hay, posted a picture of him posing with his new wife on a boat in front of the Sydney Opera House.

Michelle Keegan has been flooded with praise and support as she shared an update about her hit series Fool Me Once after returning to the UK. The actress has spent a number of weeks down under as she headed to Australia to film her next TV project.

An SNP MP has called for a ban on high street tanning salons to help reduce the number of Scots at risk from skin cancer.

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McDonald's is set to launch a new menu on Wednesday (April 17), featuring a twist on the classic Big Mac. The fast food giant will introduce the changes tomorrow, bringing back some old favourites and introducing exciting new options.

video from a recent show where he was joined by Sydney comedian Aleks Milinkovic.Things got off to a frosty start for Milinkovic – who was the opening act – with an American man in the audience brutally heckling him with barbs like, “I wish you had some talent” and “say something funny mate.”Milinkovic returned serve in witty fashion, asking, “Is property not enough for you that you have to come and ruin my night?”Relations deteriorated further when 22-year-old Pavey hit the stage, with the funny man not holding back after witnessing the audience member’s treatment of his support act.“How does the oldest c–t here have the lowest IQ?” Pavey said to roars of laughter. “That is so f–king rude, man.”The unidentified audience goer didn’t stop his tirade there, yelling out, “I’m still waiting to laugh.”Pavey responded, “Ah, an American being an entitled c–t, what a shocker.”Later, while Pavey was chatting to other members of the crowd, the man got up from his seat and went to leave, which Pavey clocked.“Sorry, I’m trying to listen but we have a dementia patient in the room,” Pavey said.As the ticket holder grabbed his things and exited by walking directly in front of the stage, he had some parting words for Pavey.“I wish you were funny, mate,” he said, to which Pavey responded, “I wish you weren’t a c**t but we can’t all have what we want.”The man then directed his middle finger at Pavey before exiting stage left.

EXCLUSIVE: UK sales outfit SC Films International has acquired world rights to Australian comedy The Way, My Way and will launch sales at the upcoming Cannes market. 

Australian producers are “at risk” of becoming “slaves” to international streamers, a top industry body has warned, as the debate around regulation heats up in the country.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor TikTok inked a partnership with ticketing provider AXS to let users of the popular video app discover and buy tickets to live events. The feature is going live initially in the U.S., U.K., Sweden and Australia, with additional markets to follow at an undetermined date. Now, any certified artist on TikTok can use the in-app ticketing feature to promote their AXS live dates, according to the company.

Hollow Knight: Silksong hopefuls have been waiting years for the game to launch, and after seeing it get rated in Australia, they may not have to wait much longer.A sequel to the beloved indie game Hollow Knight, Silksong was announced February 14, 2019. Since then it’s faced some delays and we still don’t have a fixed launch date. That’s why news of its rating in Australia, shared on Reddit, is important to fans of the series.It was classified April 2 and rated PG for mild violence.

Pokémon Go when their pleas to have their remote base added as a Pokéstop were answered by Niantic.Raimon Hennessy and Pete Rizzo both work at Davis Research Station, Australia’s southernmost Antarctic station. They discovered their love for Pokémon Go when Hennessy’s partner Alexandra successfully asked Niantic via Reddit to add the station to the game.Speaking to The Independent, Hennessey said, “My partner had asked a question on the official Reddit page – it was more of a shock when I found out our Doc, Rizzo, had requested a Pokestop too!”While Hennessey has been playing Pokémon Go since its launch in 2016, Rizzo is much more new to the game, and discovered it through his son.

Back in April 2014, Kate Middleton hit Manly Beach in Australia wearing a stunning white broderie anglaise midi dress from Zimmerman, and every year we’re reminded that it may just be the perfect spring dress. Although Kate’s exact one has long since sold out there have been plenty of other versions to hit retailers since, but this year Marks and Spencer may have just brought out the best one yet.

Queen Elizabeth II was here for the drama! It turns out Her Majesty “loved when things went wrong” because it made her life more spicy! Seriously!

bullying accusations leveled against the Duchess of Sussex.Cohen worked for the royal family since 2001 and was Markle’s private secretary in 2021 when the first complaint was made that the former “Suits” star created a hostile work environment. Although she would not elaborate in an interview with the Australian newspaper The Herald Sun, Cohen, an Aussie, told the outlet Monday, “I was only supposed to stay for six months but stayed for 18 — we couldn’t find a replacement for me and when we did we took them on tour to Africa with Harry and Meghan to show them the ropes but they left (quit) as well while in Africa.”Cohen stopped working for the royals in 2019.The Post has contacted reps for Markle and Buckingham Palace for comment.The allegations came just days before Markle and Prince Harry sat down for their bombshell tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey — in which the American Orchard Riviera founder claimed life in the royal family was “almost unsurvivable.” The HR review was privately funded by Queen Elizabeth II and carried out by an independent investigator in March 2021 after two royal staffers alleged they’d been bullied while working for her.Markle’s legal team denied any allegations of bullying — calling them a “calculated smear campaign.

according to Parents. “I’m sure we have many more surprises in store for you.”And the show’s executive producer, Daley Pearson, told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that the season finale was a “trial run” to see if viewers liked the longer length.The “Today” show reported that a show spokesperson “double-confirmed” to the Australian Broadcasting Company that they have “no plans to end the show.”The Australian series, created by Joe Brumm and based on his family’s own experiences, premiered in 2019 and runs on Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney+.

claimed to the Herald Sun. “If a cake was not cutting, or a plaque didn’t unveil, because everything was so perfectly organized, it spiced her life up when things went wrong.”Cohen worked for the royal family from 2001 until 2019. Per the Telegraph, some of the “best times” of her job came when Her Majesty toured Australia in 2002 and 2019.

The Married at First Sight couples have a set of rules to abide by whilst participating on the E4 show. Some of this includes always wearing their wedding rings to have 'production phones.'

Russell Crowe has revealed that he once was just “a phone call away” from purchasing Leeds United Football Club.The Gladiator star is a longtime fan of the club, after growing up watching them on Match of the Day while a young man in Australia.And now, in an interview with fellow Leeds fan Chris Moyles on Radio X, he has disclosed how close he came to buying the club outright.Crowe did in fact invest in the club as part of a corporate takeover by 49ers Enterprise in 2018, but he recalled how “seven or eight, maybe 10 years ago”, he “really did seriously pursue” buying the entire club.“I just sort of felt that they just needed a bit more focus,” he added. “And I don’t know if you know, but I own a Rugby League team in Australia.

Coming on the heels of Baz Luhrman’s decision to re-edit “Australia” into a mini-series for Hulu, taking an already long film and stretching it well beyond its breaking point in “Faraway Downs,” Veena Sud has chosen to do the opposite for the streaming service.

Kevin Costner (“Dances With Wolves”) is making his directorial comeback with the two-part Western “Horizon: An American Saga” coming to theaters this summer. And another mystery Western project, which could be a smaller-scale romance, may be in the cards for Costner Australian actor Chris Hemsworth (“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga”), best known for playing Marvel’s “Thor,” revealed to Entertainment Tonight during CinemaCon 2024 that he had hoped to work with Costner on an upcoming but unnamed film, and envisioned himself as the main lead.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Escapade Media has come on board to take international sales rights to ‘Follow the Rain,’ a feature-length documentary about unknown species of mushroom that has enjoyed theatrical release in its native Australia. The film is directed and produced by Catherine Marciniak and follows Marciniak and Stephen Axford, her partner in production company Planet Fungi, as they explore forests and wetlands charting some of the millions of undocumented forms of mushroom, fungus and mycelium.

Refresh for latest…: As it crossed the $1B international box office milestone this past weekend, Warner Bros again owned the frame with Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire and its third session haul of $33.7M from 71 markets. That was good for a 47% drop from the previous weekend and lifts the overseas cume to $278.6M and global to $436.6M. Meanwhile, WB and Legendary’s other major title in the marketplace, Dune: Part Two, now has a shot at getting to $700M worldwide.

A bishop was attacked during a knife rampage caught on camera during a sermon that was being live streamed. Several worshippers are also said to have been attacked in the incident.

Princess Andre has posted a poignant photo after making the 12,000-mile journey to Australia to keep her grandma company during a difficult time. Along with elder brother, Junior, she rushed halfway across the globe to support their paternal gran, Thea, who suffers from Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. Before jetting off, Princess and Junior spent a hectic week in Somerset with dad Peter Andre and step-mum Emily before welcoming their new half-sibling into the world.

Jon Richardson has been seen for the first time since his shock split from wife and fellow comedian Lucy Beaumont.The couple surprised fans when they announced their separation after nine years of marriage in a joint statement. Just days after sharing the heartbreaking news, Jon was spotted at a family event for children's TV cartoon Bluey, rubbing shoulders with other celeb guests.

Peter Andre shared a heartfelt post last week, telling fans his eldest children Junior, 18, and 16 year old Princess visited his mum - their grandmother - in Australia. The update came days after the birth of Pete's fifth child, who he shares with wife and doctor Emily Andre. Taking to his column in a new update, Pete shared his proud father moment that his children visited their grandmother, who has dementia, with readers.