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Naman Ramachandran Acclaimed Philippines actor Sharon Cuneta (“Caregiver”) will star in and executive produce the feature film adaptation of Marivi Soliven’s award-winning novel “The Mango Bride.”The novel chronicles the lives of two Filipino women — Amparo, a quiet socialite born into a wealthy family, and Beverly, a wide-eyed mail-order bride — who migrate to California and discover hidden truths as their stories meet and intertwine. It was published in 2013 in English by Penguin Random House, in Filipino by National Book Store and in Spanish by Grupo Planeta.

Loose Women star Brenda Edwards has bravely broken her silence following the devastating death of her son, Jamal.MORE: Inside Loose Women's Brenda Edwards' luxe home with daughter TanishaIt was reported on Sunday night that the 31-year-old had passed away suddenly. Now Brenda has confirmed the hearrbreaking news and spoken about the cause of his death.WATCH: Ruth Langsford reveals heartbreaking regretIn a statement shared with Good Morning Britain on Monday, Brenda shared: "It is with the deepest heartache that I confirm that my beautiful son Jamal Edwards passed away yesterday morning after a sudden illness.READ: The Repair Shop's Jay Blades shares heartbreaking personal postMORE: Loose Women's Denise Welch and Saira Khan heartbroken for Brenda Edwards after son's tragic death"Myself, his sister Tanish and the rest of his family and friends are completely devastated.

Loose Women panelist Brenda Edwards has confirmed that her 'beautiful' 31 year old son Jamal passed away 'after a sudden illness'. The 52 year old issued a statement after the devastating news that her son and SB.TV founder Jamal Edwards, who helped launch the careers of Ed Sheeran and Jessie J, died on Sunday 20 February. In a statement read out by Susanna Reid on Good Morning Britain, Brenda said: "It is with the deepest heartache that I confirm that my beautiful son Jamal Edwards passed away yesterday morning after a sudden illness.

Brave Girls are set to release new music next month.Today (February 21), the quartet’s agency Brave Entertainment confirmed that the group are preparing to make their return in March. Further details on the as-yet-unnamed release are expected in the coming weeks.The Korea Herald had first reported in January that Brave Girls were working on new music, citing an industry source.

Several roads have been closed off in and around Greater Manchester as Storm Franklin continues to batter the region.

Manchester United were made to fight hard for all three points at Elland Road to move them four points clear in the race for fourth place.

As far as comebacks go, Charlotte Church seems to be the master.The Welsh singing sensation, who was propelled to fame when she was just 12 years old, had hit the big time before she’d even reached her teens. But after selling millions of records, launching her own chat show, and even breaking America, Charlotte seemed to disappear from the public eye and has been keeping a relatively low profile for the past decade. Now, aged 35, Charlotte is ready to make her well-deserved return to the spotlight.

To say Jessica Hayes didn’t have the best 2021 would be an understatement.The star endured a heartbreaking split from fiancé Dan Lawry last spring, just six months after the couple lost their second child, a little boy named Teddy, to a late miscarriage at 19 weeks. Determined to pick herself up and carry on for two-year-old son Presley, the Love Island series one winner said she decided to make a huge change in her lifestyle. “I never focused on myself, I just wasn’t living a healthy lifestyle,” the 28-year-old explains.

Emily Andrea has revealed to her exclusive OK! column readers that none of her friends guessed she was pregnant aged 24, because she was "quite young". The 32 year old NHS doctor - who welcomed her first child in 2014 - said she managed to keep her pregnancy "in the dark" from everyone, so it came as quite a surprise for many that she and Peter Andre, 48, were expecting a baby. "I think maybe no one guessed with me because I was quite young when I got pregnant with Millie, so no one was expecting it!" she shared.

Former Love Island er Jessica Hayes is looking and feeling better than ever. Following a very tough year, after losing her second son Teddy to a late miscarriage at the end of 2020 and splitting with her fiancé Dan last winter, she now has a new lifestyle and new outlook on life, and it's all thanks to her diet plan with Muscle Foods. She's lost three stone, undergone breast surgery and has dyed her hair back to her signature red.

CLC member Sorn is set to return with new solo music later this week.On February 19, the Thai-born K-pop idol announced that she would be releasing an digital single soon through a teaser image uploaded onto her social media accounts, and later followed it up with a cover art for the song.

The Subways frontman Billy Lunn has shared a statement apologising for “shitty decisions” and revealing a Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) diagnosis.Taking to Twitter yesterday (February 20), Lunn shared a message to “fully disclose these last few years to you, now that I feel I’m finally on the right track”.He wrote: “You may have seen that I have been diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder, and that I’m now awaiting treatment and medication. This came about following a suicide attempt last summer (2021), after I was confronted with the fact that I was cheating on my wife whilst claiming we were separated.“This wasn’t an isolated incident,” he added.

They have a habit of trying to outdo each other with their striking fashion choices.And Megan Fox and her fiancée Machine Gun Kelly kept up the tradition on Sunday when they attended the NBA All-Star Game in Cleveland, Ohio.The 35-year-old Jennifer's Body star and the 31-year-old rapper-turned-rocker — who was part of the game's on-stage entertainment — led a dizzying array of stars, including singers Adele and Mary J. Blige and Kobe Bryant's widow Vanessa Bryant.

Just five months after his father Willie Garson passed away, his only son Nathen Garson paid tribute to his father on what would have been his 58th birthday.Garson adopted Nathen when he was just seven years old back in 2009, with the 21-year-old honoring his father on Sunday.The Sex and the City star passed away on September 21 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Tribute:Just five months after his father Willie Garson passed away, his only son Nathen Garson paid tribute to his father on what would have been his 58th birthday Adopted:Garson adopted Nathen when he was just seven years old back in 2009, with the 21-year-old honoring his father on SundayNathen shared an undated throwback snap of him with his father, adding, 'Happy birthday papa.

LeBron James made headlines as he smirked during Macy Gray's rendition of the National Anthem at the NBA All-Star Game at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland on Sunday.The NBA superstar, 37, was seen on camera seemingly restraining himself from laughing while Gray, a native of Canton, Ohio, delivered a slowed-down rendition of The Star-Spangled Banner in her trademark raspy voice while accompanied by a guitar player.The Los Angeles Lakers star was one of many celebs the crowd panned in on for reaction shots to the 54-year-old Grammy-winner's outing. The latest:LeBron James, 37, made headlines as he smirked during Macy Gray's rendition of the National Anthem at the NBA All-Star Game at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland on SundayKareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Murray and Steph Curry were also seen on camera during Gray's outing, though none seemed to register the same humorous response as James.A number of Twitter users pointed out that James had been laughing during Gray's performance, with GIFs of the NBA legend, whose team prevailed in a 163-160 victory over Kevin Durant's team.

Jennie Nguyen threw a glass at Mary Cosby in anger narrowly missing her on Sunday's season two finale of The Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City on Bravo.The altercation occurred at Lisa Barlow's 1980s-themed Vida Tequila event after Jennie, 45, tried to confront Mary about how she treated her and demanded to know what she had said about her.'I didn't sign up for you,' Mary said as she looked at Jennie. Glass throwing:Jennie Nguyen threw a glass at Mary Cosby in anger narrowly missing her on Sunday's season two finale of The Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City on Bravo'I didn't sign up for you either,' Jennie said.Mary walked away, but Jennie followed her.

Jennifer Hudson attended Sunday's NBA All-Star game at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio.The Grammy-winning musician, 40, sat courtside at the event with her son David Otunga Jr., 12, to her left, and rapper Fat Joe to her right.The Respect actress stood out in a zip-up purple fur jacket. Sporting event:Jennifer Hudson attended Sunday's NBA All-Star game in Los AngelesThe Chicago-born crooner look glamorous with a long, voluminous ponytail perched atop her head.The lengthy dark hair flowed down one side of her head and over her shoulder.

Bella Hadid had all eyes on her earlier this weekend when she arrived at Burberry's Rodeo Drive Takeover at its flagship store in Beverly Hills.The 25-year-old superstar model looked effortlessly chic in an all-beige ensemble featuring a bustier-inspired top that showcased her cleavage.The catwalk star wore her skimpy top — which had circular cutouts over her sides — tucked into her high-waisted beige leggings. Catwalk star: Bella Hadid, 25, led the stars earlier this weekend at Burberry's Rodeo Drive Takeover for its flagship store in Beverly Hills.

Felicity Huffman had a rare public outing on Sunday, as she stepped out to grab lunch with a friend.The 59-year-old actress was spotted in Santa Monica, California grabbing an outdoor lunch with a friend on Sunday afternoon.The Sports Night star stayed safe and masked up for her outdoor meal as her weekend came to a close. Outing:Felicity Huffman had a rare public outing on Sunday, as she stepped out to grab lunch with a friend.Huffman stepped out wearing a stylish dark grey sweater under a white button-down dress shirt for the lunch outing.She also wore gold hoop earrings, black sunglasses and a black face mask, which she had lowered over her chin while eating.

Rihanna celebrated her 34th birthday on Sunday and received an outpouring of tributes from her celebrity friends.Leading the pack was none other than Beyonce, who took to her website to share a throwback photo of the pop star.Little Rihanna wore a shirt with a floral print and her hair in pigtails as the Ivy Park founder wrote, 'Happy birthday Rihanna.' Birthday girl:Rihanna celebrated her 34th birthday on Sunday and received an outpouring of tributes from her celebrity friendsNicki Minaj took to Instagram Stories to share a recent photo of the pregnant businesswoman.Riri was clad in a camouflage trucker hat, plunging tie-front crop top, and animal print coat. Her growing baby bump was fully displayed in the bold getup, which she balanced with blue jeans.'Happy birthday @badgalriri,' the New York rapper wrote in yellow font above the photo.

Maggie Rhee took her revenge on the The Reapers by killing almost all the remaining members during the midseason premiere on Sunday of The Walking Dead on AMC.The explosive season 11 episode titled No Other Way opened with Leah Shaw [Lynn Collins] unleashing her machine weapon armed with hundreds of arrows impaling and killing the mass of walkers inside the Reapers compound.Leah also hoped the machines would also kill everyone inside the perimeter including all the members of Daryl Dixon's crew and especially Maggie [Lauren Cohan]. Leah was taking her vengeance against Daryl [Norman Reedus] for killing her leader Pope.