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Film awards season may have been and gone, but BAFTA is rolling out the red carpet once again this week. This time, video games are in the spotlight – with everything from the biggest blockbusters to some of 2022’s most celebrated indie darlings in the running. PlayStation action epic God Of War Ragnarok leads the

Britain’s Royal Shakespeare Company is bringing back its barnstorming stage adaptation of famed Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki’s hand-drawn 1988 classic My Neighbour Totoro for a second season at London’s Barbican in November. The show will play 17 weeks at the arts venue located in the capital’s City district from November 21-March 23. It follows an inaugural 15-week run

Paul O’Grady was known for his drag queen persona Lily Savage, his TV presence, his campaigning and his love of animals.  But in a life that spanned almost seven decades and a career that took in cleaning, drag and Dr Who, there are many things you might not know about him. Sky News looks at

Tributes are being paid to Paul O’Grady after the TV star died “unexpectedly but peacefully” on Tuesday evening. ITV presenter Lorraine Kelly described O’Grady as “a really special man” adding that it was “such sad news”. She said Paul O’Grady was “funny, fearless, brave, kind and wise” and “will be sorely missed”. Commenting on Mr

Former Dragons’ Den star Kelly Hoppen has revealed she was diagnosed with breast cancer after eight years of avoiding mammograms. The 63-year-old shared that she was “out of the woods” after being given the all-clear, but acknowledged she could have had a “less happy outcome”. Writing in the Daily Mail, Hoppen said she could not

The producers of a new Lord Of The Rings spin-off show have been condemned after a horse died on the set. Amazon Studios revealed in a statement that the animal suffered a fatal cardiac arrest during filming for the second season of Prime Video series Lord Of The Rings: Rings Of Power. “We are deeply

Singer Linda Nolan has revealed her cancer has spread to her brain. The 64-year-old, who was part of girl group The Nolans, said she has now bought a wheelchair and is preparing for “the inevitable”. She told Good Morning Britain she learnt her cancer had spread last week and she has moved in with her

Emily Ratajkowski says she is planning to freeze her eggs and have a second child when she is in her late 30s. The Gone Girl star already has a son, Sylvester, two, with ex-husband Sebastian Bear-McClard. Speaking in a subscription-only question and answer with her fans, Ratajkowski said: “I think I definitely would like to

The man suing Gwyneth Paltrow over a 2016 skiing accident has said he heard a “blood-curdling scream” moments before the actress collided with him. Taking the stand for the first time, retired optometrist Terry Sanderson described the moment of impact at Deer Valley Resort, Utah. The 76-year-old said: “It takes my breath away – this

Sir David Jason has discovered he has a 52-year-old daughter and grandchild he knew nothing about. The Only Fools And Horses actor has spoken of his joy at discovering he is a father to actress Abi Harris and grandfather to Charlie, 10, saying he has welcomed them into his family and is making up for

Selena Gomez’s character in Disney Channel’s Wizards Of Waverly Place was meant to be bisexual, the show’s producer has revealed. Peter Murrieta suggested the programme makers were not allowed to give Gomez‘s character a same-sex love interest on the teen sitcom. The actress and singer had her breakthrough role on the show, which she starred

Gary Lineker has won his £4.9m tax appeal against HMRC. The Match Of The Day host was pursued for the cash by tax authorities, who said it should have been paid on income received between 2013 and 2018. HMRC said Lineker, 62, should have been classed as an employee of the BBC and BT Sport

Gail Porter was someone you would see regularly on big TV shows such as Top Of The Pops and Live & Kicking in the 1990s and 2000s, as well as on the cover of lads mags – famously the FHM cover that saw her naked image projected, without her prior knowledge, on to the Houses

EXCLUSIVE: House of the Dragon star Milly Alcock tells me that she will make her professional theater debut for London’s National Theatre playing the vengeful Abigail Williams in Arthur Miller’s powerful drama The Crucible. The 22-year-old admits that she’s “mortified” at the prospect of treading the boards at the Cameron Mackintosh-owned Gielgud Theatre for a strictly limited season from

BAFTA-nominated Mike Faist and Oscar-nominated actor Lucas Hedges will star in a London stage adaptation of Annie Proulx’s best-selling novel Brokeback Mountain. The production is described as a play with music and will run at the Sohoplace Theatre in the West End for a 12-week season from May 10. Theater owner and producer Nica Burns

Broadway’s Room stars Adrienne Warren and Ephraim Sykes, along with choreographer Galen Hooks, are speaking out on the the bizarre, last-minute “indefinite postponement” of the much anticipated spring production. “We do not know what happened,” says Warren, the Tina star who was to play the lead role in the Room stage adaptation that was to

The  Royal Shakespeare Company’s stage adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s best-selling novel Hamnet, a tale of love and heartbreak concerning Agnes Hathaway and her beloved one William Shakespeare, has taken the unheralded step of announcing its West End transfer before it has has even opened in the famous playwright’s place of birth. The play, adapted by Lolita Chakrabarti

Danny DeVito will return to the Broadway stage this October in a new play by Theresa Rebeck called I Need That. The It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia actor will star alongside his daughter Lucy DeVito and Ray Anthony Thomas in the Roundabout Theatre Company’s production of what the company describes as “a deeply human new

Broadway’s old and new teamed up last week to boost total box office nearly 20%, with The Phantom of the Opera (the old) posting a best-ever $3 million weekly gross and The Jonas Brothers (the new, to Broadway anyway) taking in $1.6 million for their five-concert residency. In all, Broadway’s 29 productions grossed a total

Smash is finally heading to Broadway. In an announcement long awaited by fans of the 2012 NBC series, a stage musical adaptation is planned tol arrive on Broadway during the 2024-25 season, with a lead producing team of Robert Greenblatt, Neil Meron and Steven Spielberg. A top flight creative team is attached, including director Susan