2022 World Darts Championship: Michael van Gerwen among favourites for Ally Pally glory

Our lives would suck without her! Kelly Clarkson has experienced success in the music industry, a messy divorce and first-time motherhood since she became a star.

Romance rewind! Kelly Clarkson kept her love life relatively private before her relationship with Brandon Blackstock.

Fire crews were scrambled to a Go Outdoors store in Stockport after two signs came off during Storm Eunice.

As Oscar nominees circulate in theaters, exhibitors are studying where and when to play Best Picture contenders during the long run-up from nominations February 8 through the awards March 27, juggling holdovers and new releases. (See this weekend’s specialty box office offerings below).

“We have all come to understand what was not understood at the beginning of this crisis: that there is no end date, that there is not a moment where we declare victory,” said California Governor Gavin Newsom yesterday as he announced the state’s plan for the next phase of Covid.

Although it still remains to be seen if Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni’s characters from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit will end up being an item, the two actors sure did look like the perfect pair for the franchise’s press day. In red carpet snaps taken on Wednesday (Feb. 16) Mariska and Christopher were basically twinning in similar suits as they posed together. The 58-year-old actress was beaming as she looked up towards her co-star, 60. They were even holding hands!

Death in Paradise star Ralf Little was facing a "nervous atmosphere" as his plane prepared to land in perilous conditions not seen in Britain for years.The 41-year-old had been on a flight from Edinburgh to London earlier today amid an environment which saw many planes banned from even leaving the runway due to safety fears.The short jaunt was expected to be less than an hour long, but that didn't stop a wide-eyed Ralf from worrying - and sharing his concerns with his followers."Very nervous atmosphere on this flight", a grimacing Ralf Little began, mask fixed firmly over his face."People looking scared, tense - and we haven't even taken off yet!"In another Stories slide, the captain could be heard warning: "Take your seats for landing"."Yeah, sit down please!" Ralf announced to the rest of the plane, eyes wide with what appeared to be mild fear.He then shared footage from Big Jet TV of the plane he was on swaying in the air before gliding down safely onto the runway of the airport.However, the tension on their short flight must have paled in comparison with the experience he'd tweeted about the previous day, when a Delta passenger had attempted to prise open the emergency exit door on the plane as part of a political stunt.According to newspaper footage, the passenger had hoped to be filmed during the heart-pounding moment - a dubious moment of fame which he'd planned to use to announce his anti-vaxx views to the world.Meanwhile, the Two Pints of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps podcast star, whose latest episode of Death in Paradise airs tonight, previously started a Twitter rant after learning that his flight would be delayed.An adrenaline-fuelled Ralf had first promised that he was "totally going to film the landing" as

A.D. Amorosi Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard, who has curated a new Yoko Ono tribute album, “Ocean Child,” says that his first true introduction to Ono’s work came during a crate-digging session 20 years ago.“I found a copy of “Feeling the Space,” in the ‘O’ section of a dusty record store, thinking it would be what I imaged to have been her more challenging avant-garde stuff,” says Gibbard, talking about Ono’s self-produced 1973 album.

Inventing Anna is TV creator Shonda Rhimes‘ second series as part of her Netflix deal and she hired a lot of her friends for the new show.

Shaun White may have retired a week ago, but he’s already crossed one big thing off of his bucket list.According to the three-time Olympic gold medalist, who officially completed his last run on February 11, his girlfriend Nina Dobrev encouraged him to make a list of things that he wanted to do after his retirement. He stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Thursday to talk about his last run and everything he’s been up to since.A post shared by Nina Dobrev (@nina)“My girlfriend said, ‘If you’re retiring, you gotta make this list of things you wanna do,’” he explained.

Kristen Stewart earned her first Academy Award nomination this year. Her turn as Princess Diana in “Spencer” was critically revered and praised for showing a different take on a story that we’re all so acquainted with. She was featured as one of eight performers in Vanity Fair’s annual Hollywood Issue, discussing Princess Diana, her work in the set and how honored she feels to be recognized by her peers.How long has Kristen Stewart been engaged?Kristen Stewart talks about the time when Nicole Kidman gave her walkie talkies for ChristmasA post shared by Vanity Fair (@vanityfair)“Everyone wants to win an Oscar, you know?” she said in her interview.

Storm Eunice caused chaos across Greater Manchester, with trains suspended, roads blocked and buildings taking a battering.

Glamour. “She was like, ‘Send me products. I’ll promote it.’ And always in the back of your mind, you’re like, But you have a hair line—are you sure?” But then Henson pointed out: Union had been one of the very first people to post Henson’s line when it launched.

Glamour spoke with women in metropolises across the country on the status of women’s sense of safety throughout the U.S. Every woman interviewed described methods they’ve developed over time to keep themselves safe in public while navigating the challenges of being seen and not hurt in America.Luisa, 33, SeattleAs a woman in this world, are we ever truly safe? I think it was ingrained in me from a very early age that this is not a safe world and we have to do everything in our power to stay safe.

Dave Chappelle‘s relationship with Netflix is expanding.

darts' biggest names have made more of an effort to keep fit and healthy.As time has gone on it seems a number of the game’s modern stars have adopted a more athlete-like style of living in order to compete at the highest level.Take world champion Gerwyn Price for example.

Darts star Fallon Sherrock had to ask bar staff to Google her when she forgot her ID.The 27-year-old is due to play Steve Beaton in the first round of the 2022 PDC World Darts Championship tonight.She made history at the 2020 event when she became the first woman to win a match at darts’ premier tournament on her way to the last 32.Sherrock failed to qualify for the worlds last year, but will begin this year’s campaign at Alexandra Palace after an impressive 2021.She reached the final of the Nordic Masters, where she lost to Michael van Gerwen, before contesting a tight quarter-final with Peter Wright at the Grand Slam of Darts,How far will Sherrock go in the World Darts Championship? Let us know in the comments section.The Buckinghamshire

Michael van Gerwen has taken aim at rival Gerwyn Price after both men won their opening-round matches at Ally Pally.Van Gerwen saw off Chas Barstow 3-1 on Saturday night after reigning champ Price beat Ritchie Edhouse by the same scoreline on the opening night.The pair are on a collision course to meet in the final should they both maintain their 100 per cent records all the way to the January 3 showpiece.Price predicted he would meet Van Gerwen in the final where he said he would defeat 'the world's second-best player'.And the Welshman's mind games drew a response from his Dutch rival."He's got one thing right and that's playing me in the final but other thing is absolute nonsense," Van Gerwen blasted."We all know he's full of himself but

Michael van Gerwen has given compatriot Raymond van Barneveld's comeback short shrift, claiming: “I'm already the greatest Dutch darts player of all time.”To date, Van Gerwen has won three world titles to Barney's five – although four of Van Barneveld's triumphs were at the Lakeside, not the Professional Darts Corporation's bells-and-whistles version of the crown.But as he enters the William Hill PDC World Championship with a second round date against Winchester's Chas Barstow, ranked No.101 in the world, the green machine insists he has already eclipsed Barney's achievements.Van Gerwen said: “Don't get me wrong, I think I already went past him a long, long time ago.

Michael van Gerwen.Adams has a glistening list of achievements: from three BDO World Championship wins to Open wins across Europe.When the PDC (then the WDC) was created in 1993, all players that left to join were banned from playing county darts.Adams opted to stay, and he was named England captain - a position he held until 2013.And in his career outside of the PDC, Adams has raked in an estimated net worth of $13million (£9million).A vast majority of Adams' earnings will have come through prize money, especially from his eight BDO Major triumphs.On top of that, Adams has 71 Open titles that he was won on these shores and on the continent in competitions such as the Denmark Open and the Swiss Open.Adams' career has spanned over three

Elvis, one Elton, one Britney – and now there's only one Fallon.Ever since she became Queen of the Palace, first lady of darts Fallon Sherrock has been one of a kind.She's the woman who keeps taking on the big beasts of the oche – and beating them.After her Alexandra Palace debut two years ago, when she knocked Ted Evetts and No.11 seed Mensur Suljovic out of the William Hill PDC World Championship, Sherrock received VIP messages from Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker and tennis legend Billie Jean King.She has since reached the Nordic Darts Masters final, scaring the life out of former world No.1 Michael van Gerwen before going down 11-7, shocked former World Matchplay champion Dimitri van den Bergh and reached the Grand Slam