Category: Entertainment

Matt Hancock was paid £45,000 to appear on Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins, it has emerged. The former health secretary declared the payment in an update to the MPs’ Register of Interests published today. The entry also revealed he spent 80 hours filming the programme while parliament was in recess, between 24 September and 8 […]

Richard Curtis says there are parts of his Christmas classic Love Actually that make him feel “a bit stupid”, including a lack of diversity in the film. For a special programme to celebrate 20 years since the film’s release, the cast sat down with ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer. Asked if there were any parts […]

An album of frog calls is hoping to overtake Taylor Swift and clinch the top spot in Australia’s music charts. Scientists want to raise awareness of the declining frog population – which has seen a steep fall since the 1980s – by releasing an album of frog sounds. The album features 43 of the most […]

Kim Kardashian and Ye have reached a settlement in their divorce, according to court documents filed in Los Angeles. The documents were asking for a judge’s approval of terms agreed on by the former couple, including $200,000 per month child support payments from Ye, formerly known as Kanye West. The two will have joint custody […]

Kim Kardashian and Ye have reached a settlement in their divorce, according to court documents filed in Los Angeles. The former couple will have joint custody of their four children, who are aged between three and nine years old. Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, will pay Kardashian $200,000 (£166,000) per month in child support […]

Davine Lee still has the birthday present she bought for her friend Molly five years ago, an unwrapped box containing a hoodie featuring her favourite TV show, that remains sitting untouched at home. She learned of her friend’s death, at the age of 14, after seeing her empty chair at school and wondering where she […]

When Warwick Davis made the 1988 film Willow, he was just 17 years old. Dreamed up by George Lucas and directed by Ron Howard, it went on to be a box office success, was nominated for Academy Awards and has an influence still felt today – the director of last year’s The Green Knight cited […]

Clarence Gilyard, known for roles in films including Die Hard and Top Gun, has died at the age of 66. Gilyard’s death was announced by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), where he worked in recent years as a film and theatre professor. The actor played Hans Gruber’s terrorist hacker Theo alongside Bruce Willis […]

The Brit Awards rising star nominees for 2023 have been revealed. Previously called the critics’ choice award, artists including Adele, Ellie Goulding, Florence & The Machine, Sam Smith, Celeste and Sam Fender all won in previous years before going on to become household names. The award aims to identify future stars of the UK music […]

Westlife singer Mark Feehily has revealed he has pneumonia and will miss some of the band’s upcoming shows. Feehily says his pneumonia is “under control” but that he needs to focus on recovery after already missing some of the scheduled gigs. After withdrawing from the tour on Friday and Saturday, Feehily said: “I really was […]