Alan Carr calls tour 'my therapy' after split from husband Paul Drayton

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorAidan Gillen, who played Littlefinger in “Game of Thrones,” and Sandrine Bonnaire, a best actress winner at Venice for “La cérémonie,” have joined Gabriel Byrne in Samuel Beckett biopic “Dance First,” directed by Oscar-winner James Marsh.Film Constellation has closed pre-sales on the film in Australia/New Zealand (Icon), Italy (Bim Distribuzione), Spain (Filmin), Portugal (Nos Audiovisuais), Greece (Filmtrade), Hungary (Vertigo Media), former Yugoslavia (Discovery) and Taiwan (Cai Chang). Pay TV outlet Sky developed the film as a Sky Original in the U.K.Marsh, best-known for “The Theory of Everything,” for which Eddie Redmayne won an Oscar, and Oscar-winner “Man on Wire,” will start shooting the film on May 30 in Budapest.

Manori Ravindran International EditorCannes is going Meta.The social giant formerly known as Facebook is taking the Croisette by storm and rolling out the red carpet for creators at the festival. Meta has unveiled its first creator villa, which will be powered by Instagram and host up to 300 content creators over two days at the iconic Palais Bulles.According to a blog post authored by Louise Holmes, director of creator partnerships for EMEA, the villa will offer “unique access to experiences and innovations.”Meta’s presence in Cannes follows similar events at U.S.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefIndonesian firm MSV Studio is well underway on production of “Ajisaka: The King and the Flower of Life,” the first of three hugely ambitious animated films it will work on this year.MSV Studio is the animation division of MSK Pictures, which itself is part of the larger, Indonesia-based Amikom Group. Since 2015, Amikom says it has invested $20 million into the research and development of computer animation technology.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle said 'I do' at St George's Chapel in Windsor in front of high-profile royals and celebrities.RELATED: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's sweet wedding detail you might have missedAround 11.5 million reportedly tuned in to watch the royal wedding from afar, but have you ever wondered what it was really like to attend their big day? As well as the royal's relatives such as the Queen and Prince Charles, the likes of Victoria Beckham and Serena Williams witnessed the special occasion.WATCH: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding singer opens up about working on the royal weddingOn their anniversary, which falls on 19 May, we take a look at what the stars have said about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's nuptials. Victoria and David Beckham were among those to get a golden ticket to this legendary royal occasion, and when speaking to the Evening Standard, Posh Spice gushed about the special day.She said: "It was such a beautiful, incredible wedding.

Naga Munchetty, 47, replied to a tweet her BBC co-star had posted only minutes earlier.

Arsenal man cost Rangers the Europa League.It was the Welshman's saved penalty that sent Eintracht Frankfurt on their way to victory in a tense shootout where the German side did not miss a single kick. Rangers had taken them all the way in the final at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium on Wednesday night.And on another day, it would have been the thousands of Glaswegians that had travelled to Seville this week that would be celebrating in the streets.

If Erik ten Hag gets his way, he could be followed to Manchester United by one of the stars who helped bring him success at Ajax.

Penelope Disick wants to put an end to Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker's PDA. On the latest episode of , Kourtney's 9-year-old daughter was less than pleased to find her mom making out with her then-fiancé. The couple has since tied the knot.«Mom, no kissing!» pleaded Penelope, who cried when she first learned of her mom's engagement.Kourtney and Travis kept kissing, though, with the reality star telling her daughter, «Just one.» Penelope still protested, groaning, «No!» as she went over to hug her mom.A family meal followed, and the couple couldn't help but share another smooch, which was this time pointed out by Kourtney's 7-year-old son, Reign.

Tristan Thompson didn't appreciate one basketball fan's comments about Khloe Kardashian. On the latest episode of , Khloe asked her on-and-off beau about the circulating rumors that he got a fan ejected from a November 2021 NBA game, when his then-team, the Sacramento Kings, were in Memphis taking on the Grizzlies.According to Tristan the fan in question told him, «She talks to different basketball players, you’re just the next one.»In turn, Tristan recalled telling the fan, «Listen here, man.

Teyana Taylor won season seven of The Masked Singer on Wednesday after performing as Firefly on the hit Fox show.Confetti rained down on her when she was crowned the winner and show host Nick Cannon, 41, asked her why she decided to be on the show.'I was like this would be something really nice to do, and just be able to just sing and it'll be fun again, and there's just no judgment,' the 31-year-old R&B artist said. 'Nobody knows who's behind the mask. You just get to sing your heart out.' Season champion:Teyana Taylor won season seven of The Masked Singer on Wednesday after performing as Firefly on the hit Fox show'That's what you did.

Khloe Kardashian compares her family to 'the mob' to on-and-off boyfriend Tristan Thompson on the sixth episode of Hulu's The Kardashians.The 37-year-old Khloe and the 31-year-old Thompson have been dating off and on since 2016, and share four-year-old daughter True Thompson together.While the couple were thought to have split in June 2021, Khloe revealed in the fourth episode that her and Tristan were back together... just months before it was revealed that he cheated on her AGAIN and fathered a THIRD child with personal trainerMaralee Nichols, that was uncovered in a paternity lawsuit in December 2021.

Kim Kardashian celebrated two huge personal victories on the sixth episode of The Kardashians - passing the 'baby bar exam' and helping secure clemency for Julius Jones.The 41-year-old reality star had been studying furiously for the exam throughout the early episodes of the Hulu series, finding out - at Red Lobster of all places - that she passed.She also found out that Julius Jones - an Oklahoma prisoner who has spent over 20 years on death row for a murder he insists he didn't commit - will not be executed, after a big push to grant him clemency. Victorious:'I'm so happy': Kim Kardashian sheds tears of joy as she passes the baby bar and celebrates with North at Red Lobster… after helping secure clemency for Julius Jones Passed:The 41-year-old reality star had been studying furiously for the exam throughout the early episodes of the Hulu series, finding out - at Red Lobster of all places - that she passedTowards the start of the episode, Kim meets with Scott Budnick, the founder of the Anti-Recidivism Coalition, who Kim has been working with over the past few years to help commute unjust prison sentences.'Scott Budnick is a good friend of mine and he's really dedicated his life to prison reform.

Christina Haack has continued sharing social media content with her son Hudson amid her custody battle with ex-husband Ant Anstead.The home improvement entrepreneur, 38, took to Instagram on Wednesday to post Hudson and her older son Brayden.It comes as the two parents go head-to-head over the reality TV star's mothering skills, which Anstead claims are not up to par. Unbothered: Christina Haack has continued sharing social media content with her son Hudson amid her custody battle with ex-husband Ant AnsteadThe blonde bombshell appeared on the photo-sharing app to post a picture of her two boys, one being her six-year-old son who she shares with ex-husband Tarek El Moussa.The brothers sat next to each other on a carpeted staircase and held hands.

Kim Kardashian used her celebrity clout for an incredibly worthy cause on the sixth episode of Hulu's The Kardashians... while also boasting that celeb athletes might want to hook up with her.The 41-year-old reality star hit the phones with Anti-Recidivism Coalition founder Scott Budnick as they tried to spread awareness about Julius Jones, an Oklahoma prisoner who has been on death row for over 20 years...

Kourtney Kardashian's constant kissing of Travis Barker has been a frequent topic of conversation on The Kardashians, with Kourtney's own kids now joining the conversation.The 43-year-old Kourtney and 46-year-old Barker are, more often than not, seen kissing when they're on camera, which lead to her two youngest children - Penelope, 9, and Reign, 7, though her oldest Mason, 12, was not seen in the episode.Kourtney was at Travis' house, playing some ping-pong with Penelope when Travis gets home and they start kissing, much to the chagrin of Penelope. Kissing:Kourtney was at Travis' house, playing some ping-pong with Penelope when Travis gets home and they start kissing, much to the chagrin of PenelopePenelope starts playing ping pong with Reign (who are both wearing full skeletal sweatsuits like Kourtney and Travis wore a few episodes earlier) when Kourtney and Travis start kissing, but it didn't take long for Penelope to object.'Mom, no kissing,' Reign protests, as Kourtney says, ‘Just one,’ but Penelope insists, ‘No.’Kourtney asks about the 'certificates you gave us,' as Penelope goes to give Kourtney a hugBoth Kourtney’s kids and Travis’ kids - stepdaughter Atiana, 23, son Landon, 18, and daughter Alabama, 16 - sit down for dinner, as Kourtney talks about vegan corn dogs she had.Kourtney adds in confession that she ‘loves the idea of a blended family,’ adding, ‘the more kids the merrier.’‘It’s like more people to love.

Alan Carr has told how he split from his ex husband Paul Drayton because their marriage "broke down" after finding the pandemic stressful.The funnyman, 45, announced in January the pair would be breaking-up after 14 years as a couple shortly before he went on tour.On Lorraine Kelly's snow today (April 27) Alan discussed the split, saying: "Oh me and Paul, 14 years"."That's a long time," Lorraine commentedAlan then joked: "Which in gay years, is 207 years!", adding: "I wrote the tour, and then our marriage broke down during Covid, because it was so stressful, everything ...."He went on to say: "And then I was going on stage and I was just like, 'Well this doesn't make sense, this doesn't make sense."So we're divorced now, he's excited about the future, I'm excited about the future."We're still always going to be friends because we've been through so much together."The pair announced their split in a statement, in which they explained: "After 13 years as a couple and three years of marriage, Alan Carr and Paul Drayton would like to announce they are separating."They have jointly and amicably made the difficult decision to divorce and go their separate ways."We request that their privacy is respected at this sensitive time."Later rumours circulated that their relationship never recovered after Paul shared a photo of his black eye on social media and claimed “we had a row”, The Sun reports.Alan is said to have believed Paul's Instagram post, shared last April, could lead to him losing his career and was the “final straw”.Paul later deleted the shocking image just an hour after he posted it and admitted in another post he actually punched himself.He explained how he hit himself during a drunken binge after “falling off the

ALAN Carr has revealed the reason behind his divorce from husband of 14 years Paul Drayton. The comedian, 45, announced his devastating break-up in January shortly before going on tour.

Alan Carr has opened up on his divorce from his husband Paul Drayton and gave an insight into his reasons behind the breakup. Comedian Alan, 45, and 50 year old Paul were together for 14 years before announcing their decision to part ways earlier this year. Following the announcement of their split, Alan has remained tightlipped on the breakdown of his marriage to Paul, who recently completed a rehab stint after his drink-drive crash.

Britain's Got Talent champ Jai McDowall has dished on his hunky transformation over a decade after winning the ITV talent show - and why he now feels more confident than ever.The Scottish singer-songwriter won the fifth series of Britain's Got Talent back in 2011, which bagged him £100,000 and a performing slot at the 2011 Royal Variety Performance.Jai narrowly beat bookies' favourite Ronan Parke after dazzling the nation with his singing voice as well as then-judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Michael McIntyre and David Hasselhoff.Since leaving the show, Jai's kept himself busy with a handful of projects, such as touring the UK with his star-studded theatre show Les Musicals with G4 frontman Jonathan Ansell.However, some fans might be wondering what the Scottish hunk looks like these days, given it's been over a decade since he first walked onto the stage to audition for the BGT judges.Jai spoke exclusively to Daily Star's Sam Huntley about nose surgery, fawning fans, and why he feels more confident in his appearance.He had fans swooning over his epic new look when he appeared on Britain's Got Talent: The Champions in 2019, a moment published in an array of outlets at the time.And it turns out Jai was surprised by his friends who messaged him about the news stories.Asked if he saw the comments, Jai said: "My friends did and sent it to me being like 'have you seen this?', and I was like 'no, because I don't Google myself!', but yeah I've got a few of that.

BBC Breakfast star Dan Walker, 45, is making his debut on a new show after news of his exit from the popular programme was announced earlier this month.The presenter seems to still be on good terms with his soon-to-be-former employer, however, as he is set to appear in BBC series The Wheel. Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel, is a game show hosted by the comedian and broadcasted on Saturday evenings on BBC One. Dan will join a host of other celebrities as they help contestants from the general public try to win a cash prize, all while sitting on a giant spinning wheel. Taking to Instagram on Friday, the presenter shared the news with his 274,000 followers. Dan shared a snap of himself smiling as he’s strapped into one of the chairs on the big wheel.“Well… That was intense!” the former Strictly Come Dancing star penned. “Can’t wait for you to watch it #TheWheel”. This exciting new show debut isn’t the only thing Dan’s fans will have to look forward to, however, as the journalist is also set to join the team at Channel 5 in the imminent future. The presenter will be lead anchor of the channel’s recently re-launched 5pm news bulletin.On the show he will join Claudia-Liza Vanderpuije who co-presents 5 News, which is produced by ITN. At the time, the father-of-three admitted that the opportunity was “too good to turn down.”He issued a statement about his career move, which said: “I can't wait to get stuck into the daily news show, but I am also excited about making some great new TV for Channel 5."I love their ideas and creativity and it’s rare to get an opportunity like this where paths and ambitions meet."The chance to do something different was too good to turn down.”He was also forced to address rumours that his motive for

CAROL Vorderman looked all partied out as she was snapped leaving a London restaurant with Alan Carr and Sally Lindsay. The 61-year-old looked incredible as she stepped out in a black jumpsuit that showed off her famous curves.