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Tom Hanks openly praised the BBC on The One Show this evening, claiming that you “don’t get that” on American TV.The Hollywood star made the observation after watching a clip of Chris Packham presenting Springwatch ahead of the programme's return tonight on BBC Two. Tom, 65, appeared on the BBC One show today with his co-star Austin Butler, 30, ahead of their upcoming Elvis Presley biopic, which is entitled Elvis.Speaking to Emma Willis, 46, and Jermaine Jenas, 39, Tom expressed his admiration for the BBC.During their interview, the presenters introduced Chris and his Springwatch co-host Michaela Strachan, 56, as they joined them remotely from a Norfolk field. Chris’ stepdaughter Megan McCubbin, 27, also made a brief cameo as she was shown getting up close to some tawny owls in the North East of England. After the presenters had given a preview of this year’s Springwatch, Tom had some thoughts on the show.As Emma started moving on the conversation with the two actors on the sofa, Tom couldn’t help but interrupt her. “Now, I know you’re both very busy…” Emma began. “Can we just say how great the BBC is,” Tom interjected, causing the presenters to laugh at the unexpected interruption.Speaking about Springwatch’s award-winning live coverage of animals in the British country, Tom explained how UK TV differs from shows in the USA.“Now, you’re not going to get that live every night in the United States,” Tom mused.“That is just something else,” he said with a smile, as Emma agreed, “You’re really not are you?”Tom’s praise for the broadcaster comes after calls to “defund the BBC” have succeeded, after the government promised to abolish the licence fee by 2027. The BBC will also be forced to make deep cuts to its show budgets,

Gary Neville following his comments on BT Sport's coverage of the Champions League final.The ex-Manchester United captain, 47, took issue with the lack of a live reporter outside the Stade de France after harrowing reports emerged of Liverpool fans being subject to tear gas and pepper spray by French police when making their way into the stadium.Replying to a post made by an Athletic journalist criticising the lack of coverage outside the ground, Neville commented: "Are you surprised? I’m not. They can’t react or aren’t agile to things like this happening."Liverpool fans have since told horror stories of how they were left stranded outside the stadium with valid tickets whilst riot police attacked them, ahead of their 1-0 defeat to Real Madrid.

Playboy model Victoria Bonya recently sparked controversy by saying it would be better for half the world's population to be wiped out than have us continuing to ruin the environment. The model-turned-actress, who represented Russia at the Miss Earth pageant in 2001, said in an Instagram video: “Sorry, but I just have to share this, it is all in our interest.

Manchester United and England ace Ben Foster revealed Mykonos is the place to go if you are an autograph hunter as it is “heaving with footballers”.With the Premier League campaign all wrapped up, many players have already jetted out for their post-season holidays for a well earned break. Manchester City’s £100m man Jack Grealish has already been spotted in Ibiza, while his team mate Phil Foden was pictured with Chelsea ace Mason Mount were spotted in Monaco.However, Foster stated Mykonos is the best hunting ground for those gregariously committed autograph hunters determined to get as many signatures as possible.

Rio Ferdinand's podcast co-host Stephen Howson has apologised after saying Ed Woodward was worse for Manchester United than the Munich air disaster.Mr Howson, who works with United legend Ferdinand on Vibe with Five, compared the impact which Woodward had in his near 10-year reign as executive vice-chairman to the fallout from the darkest day in the club's history, which saw eight players and three officials killed on February 6, 1958.Speaking on the Paddock Podcast, in a short clip which was widely shared on social media, he said: "I think where United are at the moment, f*** it I’m gonna say it on camera. I think Woodward was worse for us than Munich.

Jeff Gladney, Arizona Cardinals cornerback and former Minnesota Vikings first-round pick, died in a car accident Monday morning in Dallas, TX, his agent confirmed to media outlets. He was 25.

Amanda Holden was left screaming and fleeing the Britain’s Got Talent 2022 live semi-finals on Monday night during The Witch's terrifying audition. During the show, The Witch asked the judges Amanda, 51, Simon Cowell, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams to pick out a message in each box which had a "premonition" and would conjure their "deepest, darkest fears".

Tiffany Watson has showed off her stunning wedding ring as she jets off on honeymoon. The Made in Chelsea star married footballer Cameron McGeehan on Saturday 28 May in a rustic ceremony surrounded by friends, family and her MIC cast mates. Following their lavish do, the pair jetted off on honeymoon, but not before Tiffany showed off her gorgeous wedding ring on Instagram.The new bride shared a photo of her in the airport on her Instagram story, Tiff is wearing a denim jacket that had ‘Just Married’ written on the back in white marker with a heart, captioned: “Honeymoon time”.

Michael Owen's daughter Gemma Owen has opened up on the influence her dad's incredibly successful football career has had as she admitted she's got a competitive nature ahead of entering this year's Love Island. Following rumours the fashion designer, who set up her own bikini brand this year, would be the celebrity contestant entering the Spanish villa for the latest series, 19 year old Gemma has been confirmed to be one of the sizzling new Islanders.The stunning brunette, who is former Liverpool striker Michael's eldest child of four and left former Islanders Brad and Aaron swooning, told how sport has always been a "big thing" for her and her family as she shared her excitement for the experience.

Meghan Markle's sister Samantha has pleaded with the former Suits actress via a banana to make contact with their dad who recently suffered a stroke.Former Hollywood lighting director Thomas Markle has been left unable to speak but is surrounded by his son, Thomas, 24 hours per day.Now Samantha has issued a plea to her sister exclusively via the Daily Star after the bold image of Meghan writing messages on bananas to sex workers.Meghan wrote phrases including "you are brave" and "you are strong" on the yellow fruit during a visit to the One25 charity in Bristol, which delivered food packages to sex workers.Now, Samantha has used the same tactic and hopes that by writing on a banana, she can grab the attention of her younger sister.She penned: "Call dad" on the bright yellow fruit in a picture exclusively given to the Daily Star.Despite claims Meghan has attempted to contact Thomas, Samantha instantly shut these down, saying: "My brother and I know up to the minute, we're in contact 20-25 times a day and my brother is with dad."She has not reached out to dad, his phone number has not changed, Tom is with my dad around the clock."I talk to my dad by text and talk to Tom 20 times a day, there has been no reach out an effort from Meghan whatsoever – not true at all."All things considered, there has been nothing stopping her, PR pieces said she wanted to reach out privately, without her siblings being in the way."Reflecting on Meghan's bold claim, Samantha said: "That's funny because she told Oprah she had no siblings, so there's a paradox.

Jeff Gladney, a cornerback for the NFL team Arizona Cardinals, has tragically died at the age of 25.

Ant McPartlin left Britain's Got Talent viewers in hysterics on Monday night as he accidentally got stuck in his chair during a glamorous opening for the live semi-finals. During the episode, Ant, 46, and his co-host Declan Donnelly took part in an energetic performance with Moulin Rouge dancers where they entered the stage on an elevated heart platform.

Love Island is set to make a welcome return to screens on 6 June with a whole host of new singletons ready to search for love. Ahead of the launch of the new series, ITV bosses have now unveiled this year's line up on contestants who are heading to Mallorca to stay in the brand new villa.

Lisa Armstrong has shared a new loved up photo of her and boyfriend James Green and called him her "happy place" in a touching message. The makeup artist, who recently shared a heartfelt tribute to her late dad to mark three years since his death, shared the sweet snap on Instagram. She captioned the post: “Sunday night vibes @james_green83”.This was followed by several love heart emojis and the hashtag #happyplace.

Everton star Richarlison has admitted he's been rendered "speechless" by reports linking him with a move away from Goodison Park.The Brazilian forward, 25, has been a shining light in yet a bleak season for the Toffees, which almost culminated in relegation to the Championship. Frank Lampard's side maintained their top-flight status in the penultimate game of the season, finishing just four points clear of the drop zone.Without Richarlison's 10 goals and five assists, Everton would almost certainly be readying themselves for a first season outside the Premier League.

Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon ran away during a contestant's act. Semi-finalists The Witches took the stage with their terrifying performance where they spooked each of the judges with their scary activity.But as the one of the Witches asked Amanda to put her hand in its box, Amanda was left petrified when she discovered a mouse emerge.Screaming hysterically, Alesha and Amanda quickly fled the scene leaving their seats empty.Seeing the drama unfold, fans quickly took to Twitter to share their thoughts, one person writing: "I'd scream and run off too...! What a load of c**p."This is a live TV story and is being constantly updated.

Patricia Brake has died at the age of 79 after battling cancer.The actress played Ingrid, the daughter of Ronnie Barker’s wise-cracking lag Norman Stanley Fletcher on the hit 1970s prison sitcom.But what do you know about the iconic BBC show? Here Daily Star helps you get your oats by revealing 15 fascinating facts.1. The show was written by comedy legends Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, who also penned series such as The Likely Lads and Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. A pilot Porridge episode debuted in 1973 followed by the first series in 1974.2.

A complete transformation. Bradley Cooper is totally unrecognizable as legendary composer Leonard Bernstein in the first photos of his upcoming Netflix film, Maestro.

Snoop Dogg has cancelled all his non-US shows for the remainder of 2022 due to “unforeseen scheduling conflicts, including family obligations and upcoming tv and film projects”.That means his upcoming ‘I Wanna Thank Me’ tour that was set to hit the UK in August is no longer going ahead. The tour was originally meant to take place in 2020 to promote his 2019 album of the same name, but was rescheduled to 2022 due to coronavirus.

N-Dubz have added six new dates to their UK tour.It comes after the group announced their return last month while sharing details of a new single and UK arena tour.The London group, which consists of Dappy, Fazer and Tulisa, split in 2011 after releasing three albums together: ‘Uncle B’ (2008), ‘Against All Odds’ (2009) and ‘Love.Live.Life’ (2010).After reports about their 2022 reunion first emerged at the start of the year, N-Dubz officially confirmed that they’ve reformed in May.N-Dubz will tour in November and December on their ‘Back To The Future Tour’, marking the group’s first live shows together in 11 years.Now, in addition to those dates already announced, the group have unveiled six new further dates in Cardiff, Liverpool, Sheffield, Newcastle, Manchester and London.Tickets for the shows are on sale now and you can buy them here.

Top Gun: Maverick has brought in a huge box office haul on its opening weekend.The sequel to 1986’s Top Gun, which sees Tom Cruise return as Captain Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell, has already taken $248million (£196million) worldwide since its release on Friday (May 27).Of those takings, $151million (£119million) were in the US, with the film screening at a record-breaking 4,732 cinemas, the most for any film on its first weekend.This makes Maverick the highest-grossing opening for a non-superhero film since the COVID-19 pandemic began, as well as the first Cruise film to go over the $100million (£79million) mark on opening weekend.It sits behind last year’s Spider-Man: No Way Home ($206million/£162million), Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness ($148million/£116million) and The Batman ($106million/£83million).While Cruise returns for the blockbuster, original stars Kelly McGillis (Charlie Blackwood) and Meg Ryan (Carole Bradshaw) are both absent from the film.Explaining the decision not to include the characters, director Joseph Kosinski told Insider: “Those weren’t stories that we were throwing around.“I didn’t want every storyline to always be looking backwards.