Animal House producer and National Lampoon co-founder Matty Simmons dies at 93

BBC Radio 2 presenter Rylan Clark unexpectedly split from his husband Dan Neal in June, 2021, after five years together.

KERRY Katona got candid about her body image issues and said that its got so bad she cries looking at herself in the mirror "every day". The former Atomic Kitten star, 41, admitted she feels "really uncomfortable in her own skin" despite living a healthy lifestyle.

KELVIN Fletcher and his family were forced to sit in their car last night after a huge power cut at their home. The actor, pregnant wife Liz and their young children Milo and Marnie kept warm on their driveway while they waited for the outage to end so that they could watch the final episode of their BBC show Kelvin's Big Farming Adventure.

CELEBRITY SAS: Who Dares Wins' head soldier Ant Middleton revealed his most nail-biting mission yet as stars were set alight after being covered in petrol. The gritty reality series, currently airing in Australia, escalated a notch with the latest hell-raising challenge.

KATE Garraway said she broke down in tears seeing husband Derek Draper hugging their son Billy for the first time since his devastating Covid battle. An exclusive clip from new documentary Caring For Derek aired on Good Morning Britain today showing Derek, 54, lifting his arm to embrace his son.

GANGSTER thriller Peaky Blinders is back this week after a three-year break – and viewers want answers. Tommy Shelby – played by Cillian Murphy – and his mob were left in peril at the end of the last series after their attempt to kill Oswald Mosley’s ended in tragedy. The BBC1 production also faced hurdles due to Covid and the death of leading lady Helen McCrory.

RONAN Keating reunited with his ex-wife Yvonne Connolly for their daughter Missy's 21st birthday. The former couple - who divorced in 2010 - proved they've managed to stay friendly as they danced together at the bash in Dublin.

DANNIELLA Westbrook posed for a sexy selfie from bed after transforming her face with fillers. The 48-year-old has spent the last few weeks reflecting on her life after the BBC replaced her Albert Square character with a different actress.

STRICTLY Come Dancing’s Nadiya Bychkova has gone back to her ex — leaving pro dancer lover Kai Widdrington behind. Nadiya, 32, has travelled to her native Slovenia and is staying at the home of her former fiance, footballer Matija Skarabot. She was pictured enjoying a stroll in the sunshine with her mum and daughter — who also live with Matija.

JAMAL Edwards' cause of death was a heart attack at his mum's house just hours after playing a final DJ set, pals have claimed. The music mogul, 31, passed away on Sunday morning after his final DJ set at a bar the night before. His grief-stricken friends say he suffered a heart attack at his home in Acton, West London, as they told of their shock at his death.

Billie Eilish has once again temporarily stopped one of her live shows in order to check on the safety of her crowd.While performing at Madison Square Garden in New York City over the weekend, Eilish told her fans: “If you want to sit down, you are allowed. Go ahead, sit down, take a breath.”As shown in footage obtained by TMZ, the singer also asked her fans at the front to “take a step back and give everybody some room down here”.This followed a similar incident at an Eilish concert in Atlanta, Georgia, which saw an audience member suffer a medical emergency.Eilish halted her performance so that the fan could access an inhaler.

Dan Walker has given fans a glimpse inside his recent family trip to Rome, having jetted off for a half-term holiday. BBC Breakfast star Dan, 44, headed off to the capital city alongside his wife Sarah, and their three children, Joe, Susanna, and Jessica. While the Strictly Come Dancing star usually keeps his family life away from the spotlight, he shared a collection of photos from the sunny getaway on Instagram, as he gushed over the "lovely" trip.

The Wombats have announced a new set of UK and Ireland tour dates for August and October.The gigs will follow on from the three-piece’s upcoming UK arena tour, which will take place in April in support of their recent album ‘Fix Yourself, Not The World’.The Wombats have now announced further UK and Ireland tour dates for 2022, with a trio of headline shows set to take place in August in Edinburgh, Belfast and Dublin.The band will then hit the road again in October to play shows in Sheffield, Nottingham, Birmingham, Norwich and Manchester.UK! We're adding a bunch of new dates later this year to our All The Hits! Tour.

Gary Neville once delivered a 200 not-out cricketing masterclass for Greenmount Cricket Club alongside Australian icon Matthew Hayden. The Manchester United ace, 47, was a multi-talented sportsman in his younger years with both himself and older brother Phil enrolled in the Lancashire-based club.A teenage Gary recorded the feat in 1992 - the same year he made his senior debut for Man Utd in a 0-0 draw at home to Torpedo Moscow in the UEFA Cup - sharing a mammoth 236-run partnership with Hayden.The pair's partnership helped Greenmount battle back to victory after being reduced to 42/2.Neville scored 110 not out while Hayden ended unbeaten on 140.

weight loss - and the star looks dramatically different.Quinton played Michael Oher in the 2009 sports film - alongside huge Hollywood stars like Sandra Bullock.The star put on weight during the pandemic, but he's now shed nearly 100lbs in a remarkable body transformation - dropping from 559lbs to 462.He's not stopping there, either, because he plans on losing another 64lbs by May 10 to pay tribute to his late mother on her birthday.Quinton said he used to binge eat at home during lockdown as he opened up about his weight loss to TMZ.His diet used to involve two jumbo-sized KitKat packs and two packs of Reese's at the start of his day as he had a newfound craving for chocolate, and he'd usually finish with a chocolate dessert if he went out to eat.Quinton would also eat a lot of bread - occasionally going through 2 large sandwiches in one sitting.However, when the new year came, the actor decided to lose weight in a bid to aid his career goals - including his music and production company.He said: "I used the new year as a way to get a new me."Aaron's trimmed physique came after he cut bread and chocolate bars from his diet, ditching sweet foods for Cobb salads in a Keto diet.The actor has also been fasting, keeping himself active by walking and stretching.He's aiming to weigh between 300 and 325lbs by the end of his weight loss regime.During his career, Quinton has also appeared in Law and Order, One Tree Hill, Mercy and a supernatural horror film called The Appearing.He's also starred in the likes of Jason's Letter, Busy Day, Fishbowl California, Halfway and Greater.For more of the latest showbiz news from the Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.

Mexico have been given a chilling warning by a gang that is looking to wipe out all its rivals - and they say the 'purge has already begun'.Operativa Bélica – which translates literally as “War Operations” but who is also known as the “Bloodthirsty Operatives” – have hung the message from the bridge in San Luis Potosí City. The warning was aimed at all “independent traffickers” as well the Alemanes Cartel and its leaders Alfredo Alemán and Luis Alemán.

reports the Daily Record. Samad initially claimed nothing had happened in the car until it emerged his DNA was on the girl’s clothes.Although he was carrying a Just Eat bag, Just Eat insisted that Samad was not on their list of registered delivery drivers.A spokesman for Just Eat said the company did not have anyone with Samad’s name listed as a driver and could not establish if he was doing a delivery through its app on the night of the attack.She said: “Carrying a Just Eat bag is not evidence of somebody delivering on behalf of Just Eat – because many self employed couriers often deliver for multiple apps.” To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.

OnlyFans – simply by sipping Prosecco from her bedroom. Scarlett Jones pockets more than £7k a month on the raunchy subscription site – but she admitted her earnings do not represent hard work.The 25-year-old started dancing at a strip club while studying at the University of Sheffield before becoming an adult entertainer.And Scarlett said she can now be picky with her porn shoots – because of how much she makes on OnlyFans.She told Daily Star: “For me I don’t put that much time into it because I have a large fan base.“I don’t really do anything on there which sounds really bad.

Matty Simmons, who co-founded theNational Lampoonmagazine and produced films includingAnimal Houseand theVacationmovies starring Chevy Chase, died Wednesday, his daughter announced. He was 93.

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