Author Michael Rosen says he was 'near to departing this planet' during coronavirus battle

Loose Women star Nadia Sawalha left her fans in stitches after she recreated Kim Kardashian's daring, yellow tape Balenciaga look. The former EastEnders star couldn't help but join in on the fun as she shared a video of herself dressed as the business mogul.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorColor wasn’t the only consideration for production designer Rona Liu and director Domee Shi when they were developing the look of Disney Pixar’s “Turning Red,” available on Disney Plus March 11. They also wanted “chunky cute.”That meant building everything to look bigger and rounder for the coming-of-age story of a middle school girl, Mei, voiced by Rosalie Chiang, who transforms into a giant red panda each time she feels anxiety or gets angry, as she navigates between being a free-spirited teen with her posse of best friends and an obedient, all-A student for her mom.Liu says it was Shi who wanted to use the idea of a red panda, an animal native to Asia that has not been widely portrayed in media.

Angus Finney While streamers continue to upend all and any traditional entertainment industry business models, they are now facing the power of the user over which services to choose and then potentially lose. Indeed, the challenge for all competing streamers is not just attracting new subscribers, but keeping existing ones — a phenomenon known in business speak as capturing long-term customer value, and right now that seems to be an elusive holy grail.“‘Field of Dreams’ is over. It’s no longer a case of ‘build it and they will come.’ Once they arrive, your job as a competitive streamer is to keep them there for life.

Selome Hailu South by Southwest has returned for 2022 with a lineup of films, concerts and conferences stronger than ever. But if you’ve ever been to the festival before, you know that the programming is only half the fun. Check out Variety‘s top recommendations for where to eat in Austin.Mornings in Austin are best begun with breakfast tacos.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterFocus Features has lined up an emotional tribute reel and some primo swag to celebrate its 20 years of prestige indie filmmaking.The Comcast-owned unit run by Peter Kujawski released a heart-tugging compilation featuring its most celebrated movies –including the Oscar-nominated “Brokeback Mountain,” “Promising Young Woman,” “Lost in Translation,” “Milk,” “The Kids Are All Right,” “Phantom Thread” and this year’s contender “Belfast.” In its lifetime, Focus has stacked 143 Academy Award nominations and netted 26 wins. Fourteen of those noms have been for best picture.In addition to unveiling a new logo marking the milestone, the studio is gifting talent, filmmakers and industry insiders with Away luggage packed with a selection of 20 Focus titles, Lingua Franca sweaters embroidered with iconic lines from their biggest hits, and, naturally, champagne.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorHulu is finally getting competitive with YouTube TV on the DVR front: The Disney-controlled streamer next month will unlock a new Unlimited DVR feature for all Hulu + Live TV subscribers for no additional fee.On April 13, Hulu will introduce Unlimited DVR for live TV customers available across the entire lineup of 80-plus channels, including broadcast networks ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox.Hulu’s upcoming Unlimited DVR — which will let customers store an unlimited number of live TV recordings for up to nine months — lets it match Google’s YouTube TV, which has offered unlimited cloud-based DVR storage for no extra cost since it debuted in 2017.The move follows Hulu’s bundling of Disney Plus and ESPN Plus with Hulu + Live TV subscriptions as of December (alongside an $5 monthly price hike). Hulu’s live TV service is $69.99/month (with ads in the subscription VOD content) or $75.99/month (no SVOD ads).

Eastenders star Gurlaine Kaur Garcha broke down in tears to her Instagram followers just weeks after quitting the soap. The actress - best known as Albert Square medic Ash Panesar - opened up to her followers after being left feeling "helpless and emotionally drained" as she embarks on life after the hit BBC soap.Gurlaine, 28, is currently spending time in Malawi with Khalsa Aid helping to provide relief to people living in poverty in the region.During her trip, she couldn't contain her emotions as she took to social media, revealing the true extent of the toll her visit has taken on her.The soap star was seen breaking down in tears as she shared a heart-wrenching update with her fans after promising to share all aspects of the trip with them after deciding to take a break from acting in order to carry out charity work in Africa.She captioned her videos: "On day four in Malawi we visited a hospital.

Nick Cannon’s self-titled talk show is being canceled after only one season.On Thursday morning (Mar. 10), Lionsgate’s Debmar-Mercury, the show’s producer-distributor, broke the news to the show’s crewmembers that the syndicated talk program would not be renewed for a second season, and that it would be the last day of production.According to Variety, the initial plan was for Nick Cannon to go on a five-week hiatus while Cannon filmed Wild ‘N Out for VH1, and Fox’s The Masked Singer; with the show’s crew and producers taking in a week’s worth of pay during the break.

Tini Stoessel is going through challenging times. The Argentine actress, singer, songwriter, dancer, and model is extremely worried about the worsening of her father’s health, who is hospitalized in serious condition.The star took to social media to share the news and ask her followers and friends to pray for her dad and understand her decision to pause her presentations.

Full Send podcast uploaded on Wednesday, Trump was asked about what music he likes to play when hosting events at his Florida resort, in response to a report from last month that Mar-a-Lago members had received a message touting the fact that the former president would be “playing the role of disc jockey” at select parties.Trump said that he does not physically DJ, or “spin” at the Mar-a-Lago parties, but is in charge of the song list.When asked what his “go-to banger” is, Trump replied: “I have a lot of them. You know a song that does get people moving? — I love Broadway stuff, Phantom of the Opera and Les Mis, etc. — You know what gets them rocking? ‘Y.M.C.A.’“‘Y.M.C.A.’, the gay national anthem.

Although Love Is Blind Season 2 has officially come to a close, that doesn’t mean the drama is over yet. Weeks after the reunion episode aired on Netflix, fans are now wondering if Natalie and Sal from Love Is Blind have started dating outside of the pods.

Conor McGregor has resumed his beef with Henry Cejudo, labelling him ‘fat midget novice’.The Irishman is infamous for his online insults - including Tyson Fury and Nate Diaz - and with the former UFC champion it was no different.Upon seeing a video of Cejudo holding the pads in training for Cris Cyborg, McGregor pulled up a former tweet of his, saying: "The audacity of this little fat midget novice to be holding a kick pad for Cris Cyborg. Look at the state of him omg.

The Queen will not attend the annual Commonwealth Day service due to be held at Westminster Abbey on Monday, Buckingham Palace has announced. Instead, the 95 year old monarch's eldest son Prince Charles will represent her.The Queen was hopeful she could attend the service alongside her son, grandson Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton, but unfortunately is remaining cautious about her health at this time.

Prince Harry has ruled out returning to the UK for Prince Philip's memorial but 'hopes to visit the Queen as soon as possible'. The Duke of Sussex, 37, who recently attended a rodeo in Texas despite his wife Meghan Markle's animal rights activism, will not be jetting back to the UK for the Service of Thanksgiving on March 29 at Westminster Abbey, a spokesman confirmed on Friday 11 March.

Kourtney Kardashian is opening up about her family’s new Hulu reality series and why she agreed to do another reality show so soon.

Shawn Levy has some big ideas!

Former EastEnders stars Preeya Kalidas and Marc Elliott have delighted fans by reuniting off screen 10 years after leaving the soap. Marc, 42, played Syed Masood on the hit BBC soap while 41 year old Preeya played his wife Amira.The pair were the focus of a huge storyline which saw Syed struggle with his sexuality and cheat on Amira with Christian Clarke, played by John Partridge.

Emilio Delgado – known for his role as Luis on the era-spanning children’s show "Sesame Street," has died, Fox News Digital can confirm. He was 81. "We are saddened by the news of Emilio’s passing," Robert Attermann, CEO of A3 Artists Agency told Fox News in a statement on Thursday.

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Glamour. “To me, it was like a bookmark in realizing that things are really changing.”When she was starting out, the Olympian knew that the skate scene had its pitfalls: the male athletes, for one, who tried to breed an exclusionary environment against women. The “kooks who say lame stuff," as she calls them.

John Caudwell has kindly offered up one of his homes to shelter refugees as Putin's war continues to rage through Ukraine. The Phones4U founder plans to welcome people fleeing the Russian invasion to stay at his Broughton Hall estate in Eccleshall.The generous-hearted businessman has previously detailed plans to donate 70% of his net worth - which works out at over £1 billion - to charity.The 69-year-old has urged other wealthy individuals to do the same as he criticised the current response from the Home Office, saying "we need to do better" after news emerged that just 500 visas have been issued.