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An unexpected Happy Valley reunion took place on Thursday night as stars showed up to support James Norton in his A Little Life debut in London. James, 37, is starring in the much-anticipated West End adaptation of the cult novel and was centre stage at celebrations after the show's press night. The production, which lasts a whopping 3 hours and 40 minutes, has a star-studded cast including James, It's A Sin actor Omari Douglas and Bridgerton's Luke Thompson.The play is adapted from the Booker Prize winning novel, which explores the story of four classmates who move to New York.

Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham will present the BBC’s Eurovision Song Contest coverage later this year.

K.J. Yossman “Ted Lasso” star Hannah Waddingham is set to host the Eurovision Song Contest final in May, it has been revealed. Waddingham, who plays soccer club owner Rebecca Welton in the Apple TV drama, will host Eurovision alongside Graham Norton, “Britain’s Got Talent” judge Alesha Dixon and Ukrainian singer Julia Sanina. Norton is the BBC’s longtime commentator of Eurovision and on the night of the Grande Finale in Liverpool will be alternating hosting duties with commentating. Mel Giedroyc will fill in in the commentary box when Norton is on stage. Dixon started her career as a pop star in R&B group Mis-teeq before pivoting to television presenting following a stint on “Strictly Come Dancing.” Sanina is a singer and composer as well as frontwoman of rock band The HARDKISS.

The very first woman Prince Harry ever slept with has told of their five-minute romp in a field behind a pub on the night of her 19th birthday party in July 2001.

and Mr. James Bond himself, , the principal cast of Rian Johnson’s , is already a who’s who of Hollywood. And that’s before you get to the dozen or so cameos that Johnson sprinkled throughout the 140-minute film. Leslie Odom Jr., Kathryn Hahn, Dave Bautista, Janelle Monáe, Edward Norton, as well as Hudson and Craig, are joined by everyone from Ethan Hawke to Serena Williams, the latter two appearing in minor roles throughout the film.

While original adult films haven’t been faring well at the box office of late in the shadow of tentpoles, the one week Thanksgiving sneak preview of Netflix’s Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery looks to change the tide in its short run before hitting the service on Dec. 23.

James Norton has been set to lead the West End stage adaptation of Hanya Yanagihara’s bestselling novel A Little Life. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2015, the emotional story follows four college friends in New York City. Ivo van Hove (Network, Hedda Gabler) is directing the 12-week run at the Harold Pinter Theatre which begins on March 25.

Killing on the carpet! Kate Hudson and her Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery costars slayed at the movie’s Madrid premiere on Wednesday, October 19.

British presenting royalty Graham Norton has left Twitter soon after Harry Potter writer J.K. Rowling criticized him over comments about transgender people made in a recent interview.

Alison Hammond shared her true feelings for her co-host Dermot O'Leary as she appeared on This Morning. The presenter, who usually hosts the ITV daytime show on a Friday with the former X Factor host, made an early return to the programme on Thursday (October 13).

Victoria Beckham has cheekily promised fans she will let them know how her husband David’s “sticky stuff” tastes on a scale of 10. The 48-year-old fashion designer made the gag as she narrated a video of ex-footballer David, 47, collecting honey from bee hives at their £6 million Cotswolds estate. Victoria told her followers in a clip shared on her social media: “So, I’m here with David while he collects his sticky stuff.

The Queen's funeral will take place on Monday 19 September at Westminster Abbey. The day was announced to be a bank holiday by her heir King Charles III in one of his first addresses as the new monarch.The UK will say goodbye to the monarch, who reigned for an incredible 70 years, today with the televised proceedings to start at 11am.The State funeral has been planned for years, though in recent days conversation has turned to talk surrounding the cost of the large scale event.

My favorite Toronto premiere memory was the one where eventual Best Picture winner Spotlight played to a raucous crowd reaction at the Princess of Wales Theatre, the emotion ratcheted up even further when the Boston Globe journalists who cracked the Catholic Church pedophile scandals took the stage and stood next to the actors who played them onscreen. It has been several years since TIFF has been able to show why this is such a special festival, because of the Covid epidemic and Canada’s protective lockdown of its borders. Last night marked a turning point for TIFF as a preeminent showcase for awards season movies, with the back to back Princess of Wales Theatre world premieres of Netflix’s Rian Johnson-directed Knives Out sequel Glass Onion, followed by the premiere of Amblin/Universal’s Steven Spielberg love letter to his family and a movie camera, The Fabelmans. Both of these films land squarely in the awards conversation.

Tim Roth says he isn’t so sure that his much-publicized “She-Hulk: Attorney At Law” scene with Mark Ruffalo made the final cut. In a new interview, the actor — who starred opposite Edward Norton in Marvel’s first standalone Hulk film and reprises his role as Emil Blonsky/Abomination in the new series — says he’s not sure viewers will see the scene, which he says cheekily plays up Marvel’s recasting of the gargantuan superhero when Ruffalo took over from Norton starting with 2012’s “The Avengers.” “I’ve always wanted to work with him, and it just happened to be this, which was kind of fun,” Roth told The Hollywood Reporter.

Earnie Shavers, considered one of boxing’s hardest punchers during his long career, died Thursday at 78. No cause was revealed in reports.

J.K. Rowling has written a new book about a character being persecuted for transphobic views.The announcement of the book comes after previous comments from the Harry Potter author, in which she mocked an article with the phrase “people who menstruate” in its headline and published a 3,000-word essay titled JK Rowling Writes about Her Reasons for Speaking Out on Sex and Gender Issues, resulted in a significant backlash from the trans community and beyond.Among those to criticise Rowling were Harry Potter stars Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson.

Still chipper from his wedding ceremonies that took place in Bantry in July, Graham was, according to organizers, in "great form". Speaking to CorkBeo, Eilis Hodmett, Chairperson of the Ahakista Community Association said: "it was a fantastic night. ""Graham was fantastic.

Manori Ravindran International EditorAmy Winehouse biopic “Back to Black” is close to securing its lead.Multiple sources tell Variety that Marisa Abela, one of the stars of HBO and BBC drama “Industry,” is a frontrunner to play Winehouse. It’s believed Abela is in discussions, though the role isn’t yet locked in and a small group of other actors are also believed to be in the mix.As previously reported, the role was always intended to go to a newcomer, and producers have been keen to hire a fresh face rather than go down the pop-star casting route.The scene-stealing Abela plays the privileged but troubled Yasmin Kara-Hanani in the sexy, London-set financial thriller “Industry,” which returns next month for Season 2.

TV star Graham Norton has spoken about the 'terrible' decision to stop Ukraine hosting next year's Eurovision Song Contest after the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) concluded it cannot be held there due to the ongoing war.

Ukraine's Eurovision commentator has been broadcasting live from a bomb shelter - as the war torn nation's entry is the bookmakers' favourite to win the contest. Timur Miroshnychenko, the Ukrainian Graham Norton, has been broadcasting from a dank Kyiv bomb shelter to prevent Russian artillery from interrupting his broadcast during tonight's final in Turin, Italy. The gloomy shelter features a single light bulb, peeled plaster and exposed brick alongside a mass of unorganised wires.

ITV Britain's Got Talent star has admitted she is embarrassed after airing her dirty laundry about her cheating husband on national TV. Francine Lewis shared how her husband has been cheating on her with his best friend's girlfriend The BGT favourite has admitted she is "devastated.

ill-fated Las Vegas residency at Caesars Palace, and she's hired a new one in hopes of resurrecting the show. The Telegraph said Adele has hired Kim Gavin, artistic director for English pop group Take That, and Stufish, the team producing the Rolling Stones' upcoming anniversary tour. Adele reportedly wants to start her "Weekends With Adele" residency this summer "with a completely redesigned show," a source told the English outlet. Adele famously postponed her highly-anticipated residency show at the 11th hour, blaming COVID breakouts and delivery delays.

Bilingual babies! Chris Hemsworth, Rosamund Pike and more celebrity parents are raising their little ones to speak multiple languages.

The Witcher has started shooting for its third season.A new behind-the-scenes photo taken on the first day of filming has been shared by Netflix, showing Henry Cavill (Geralt of Rivia), Freya Allan (Princess Cirilla of Cintra) and Anya Chalotra (Yennefer of Vengerberg) sat on chairs amid a snowy landscape.The logline for the next series reads: “As monarchs, mages, and beasts of the Continent compete to capture her, Geralt takes Ciri of Cintra into hiding, determined to protect his newly-reunited family against those who threaten to destroy it.“Entrusted with Ciri’s magical training, Yennefer leads them to the protected fortress of Aretuza, where she hopes to discover more about the girl’s untapped powers; instead, they discover they’ve landed in a battlefield of political corruption, dark magic, and treachery. They must fight back, put everything on the line — or risk losing each other forever.”The news follows series protagonist Henry Cavill stopping by a Warhammer store in Nottingham earlier this year, surprising staff and customers in the process.It comes after the Superman actor revealed last December during an interview on The Graham Norton Show that he was a big fan of the tabletop miniature war game.When appearing on the show ahead of the launch of the second season that month, Cavill spoke enthusiastically about his passion for Warhammer.When asked about what he gets up to in his spare time, Norton stated: “You do fly your nerd flag with pride.

Naman Ramachandran Russell T. Davies’ Channel 4 series “It’s a Sin” led the field at the Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards with 11 nominations, while Ed Sinclair’s Sky show “Landscapers” followed with seven.

Manori Ravindran International EditorLondon-headquartered IP and production outfit Dominion of Drama has optioned YA supernatural romance novel “The Wanderer.”Written by Josie Williams, the pen name for author Kirsty Moseley, whose books have sold more than 860,000 copies in English, “The Wanderer” is described as a “heart-wrenching romance about first loves and lives lost.” Dominion of Drama will immediately begin developing the book for television.The deal was announced at Series Mania, Europe’s leading co-production forum for television development, which is currently underway in Lille, France.Norton previously oversaw the production company Awesome Media & Entertainment, and set up Dominion of Drama in 2020. The “Wanderer” deal marks a continuation of his work adapting literary properties for the screen.