BAFTA Appoints TV Producer Krishnendu Majumdar As Chair

Clive Myrie has spoken about how the Russia-Ukraine war is "on a different scale" to anything he's seen before in his 30 years of reporting. The conflict in the Eastern European country has prompted an outpouring of support and donations from celebrities and even royalty, with Kate Middleton making a rare political statement in support of Ukraine.

Coronation Street fans think they have already figured out Lydia Chambers' downfall as she is set to brutally attack ex Adam Barlow in upcoming scenes.The ITV soap released explosive spoiler photos over the weekend showing the moment Adam is left for dead after a deadly showdown with ex Lydia. Only recently, Lydia, who has been making Adam's life hell and scheming for weeks to get revenge, pretended that she was having an affair with the solicitor to his wife Sarah.

Maisie Smith has reportedly landed a lucrative new television gig after quitting her longtime role on EastEnders last year. While the 20 year old isn't quite done with her soap days, as a first look for her return cameo has been released, it appears she has been exploring other on-screen opportunities. And according to The Sun Online, the actress will soon be starring alongside presenters Alison Hammond and Vernon Kay on the reboot of the show Friends Like These.The gameshow was initially hosted by best friends Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly for two years on BBC before Ian Wright took over until 2003.

Coronation Street star Jack James Ryan has teased a devastating testicular cancer storyline for his character Jacob Hay.The star recently returned to the ITV soap after a break, and Jacob has since turned around his drug dealing past to strike up a romance with Amy Barlow - though it has had to be kept secret from her worried parents.But now, Jack wants to explore something on-screen that he has had plenty of experience in real life with - testicular cancer.The star has already beaten cancer once in his lifetime, and supported his former co-star Victoria Ekanoye - who played Jude Appleton’s wife Angie until 2019 - through her own battle with breast cancer.He explained on the Industry Minds podcast in 2020: “My brother and mum started crying and I was just kind of in the middle. It was weird, really weird, as though time had stopped.“And then I always had this feeling that 'this isn't going to be the thing that kills me', I don't know why I was so confident!”And, now in remission, he wants to explore that with his character.Jack explained to Inside Soap: “I like the idea of being able to tell stories that I have personal experience with.“When I was 18, I was diagnosed with testicular cancer - I’m fine and in remission now.

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Naga Munchetty shared a powerful message on violence against women - admitting she can "only imagine" the number of women affected by abusive situations.The BBC Breakfast presenter took to Twitter to speak out about the harrowing issue in front of her 267k followers.The broadcaster quote-tweeted a post by London Mayor Sadiq Khan, which raised awareness of violence against women.The informative video showed a young woman being harassed by a young man, before the clip cuts to the inner thoughts of the man's friend who can't decide whether or not to help the woman.Addressing his 3.2 million followers, the politician wrote: "Male violence against women and girls starts with words."If you see it happening, have a word with yourself—then your mates."#HaveAWord."Naga replied to the tweet, explaining she could only imagine how many women had suffered experience like that depicted in the video.She wrote: "I can only imagine the number of women who have been in this situation before."The BBC star added:"#speakup."Fans flocked to talk about the clip in the comments, with some feeling emotional about the topic.One wrote: "Wow, this made me cry and feel so very tense. Will share with my teenage son."A second commented: "Just watching that, just brings back so many occasions, that feeling of trying to make yourself invisible."A third added: "As a mum of boys, thank you for this video.

Crystal Palace and Premier League fans after admitting that he couldn't feel his legs after another lung-busting performance.The England international midfielder helped his team-mates keep Manchester City at bay on Monday evening against the odds - and stole in the show in his Sky Sports interview.Gallagher laughed as he admitted what his endless running had done to his extremities, having gone up against the likes of Kevin De Bruyne and Bernardo Silva.Gallagher told Sky Sports while chuckling: "We will take a point against them and it was really deserved. "I can't feel my legs, every one of the boys worked so hard, we gave everything and I'm proud of the team.

Christie Brinkley, 68, does not seem to age which she proved again on Sunday with an eye-popping 'how does she do it?' photo.The leggy Vacation actress was showing off her incredibly impressive figure in a light blue swimsuit while walking on the shore in the Caribbean.And on Instagram stories, the mother of three revealed to followers exactly what she eats to stay in such spectacular shape. Hint: her meals involve a lot of fruit.

stabbed two young art gallery employees after they refused to show him the 'Starry Night' painting, the fugitive appears to have confessed.Gary Cabana allegedly admitted to the crime in a series of bizarre Instagram messages exchanged with the New York Post since he became a wanted man following the incident at New York City's famous Museum of Modern Art on Saturday.The 60-year-old who is now on the run blamed the victims, saying they conspired with another member of staff to have his museum membership revoked.He wrote: "The stabbed girls were in on the BACKSTABBING too. I don’t backstab, I do the front side only.“It’s a WOMAN SCORNED scenario front-to-back.

Actress Heather Graham flaunted her youthful looks in amakeup-free selfie while rocking a white crop top with red hearts on Monday afternoon.Whileshowing plenty of skin in her tiny t-shirt, the52-year-oldDrugstore Cowboy starrocked her sexy, tousled hair swept over her right shoulder.'Feeling T-shirt vibes and listening to @khruangbin,' she captioned her sexy post, in which she tagged New York City as her location. Effortlessly cool:Heather Graham flaunted her youthful looks in a makeup-free selfie while rocking a white crop top with red hearts on Monday afternoonIn the photo, she is looking up at the camera while posing in her bathroom at home.

80s rock legend Billy Idol is battling a scary medical condition, the MRSA super bug, which is known to be resistant to antibiotics.The 66-year-old updated fans on his health in a series of tweets Sunday and Monday, revealing that he hopes his severe sinus infection will be cleared up in the next two weeks.Last month, the White Wedding singer was forced to bow out of his upcoming tour with Journey due to the chronic infection. Get well soon:80s rock legend Billy Idol is battling a scary medical condition, the MRSA super bug, which is known to be resistant to antibioticsThe rocker, whose real name isWilliam Michael Albert Broad, tweeted out a health update on Sunday, asking fans for their positive thoughts.'Had further sinus procedure but now need to have the IV treatment as MRSA I have is resistant to oral antibiotics..

D.L. Hughley snapped back at Kanye West on Sunday in response to the rapper's Instagram posts threatening him over the weekend.The 59-year-old comedian wrote on Instagram that 'mental health is no joke,' while adding that it wasn't acceptable to threaten the 'safety of a man’s home and family.'In a since-deleted post, West, 44, wrote that he could find Hughley's address, adding, 'I can afford to hurt u.' Fighting back: D.L.

Coronation Street star Antony Cotton has been working on the ITV soap for almost 20 years and he reckons the excitement isn't over yet for his character Sean Tully. The soap star, 46, opened up exclusively to the Daily Star about his character's future and what to expect from the show this year.When asked how long he sees himself staying on Corrie for, Sean said: "I've always said if it ain't broke don't fix it."I genuinely thought I'd be there a couple of months, maybe one-two weeks, but that initial few weeks turned into years and now it's 20 years and I don't feel like I look old enough but there we go..."Recently it had been confirmed that Sean's son Dylan is set to return to the cobbles, and Antony let us in on some TV gossip.He added: "I've got a busy year ahead my son is coming back.

The Duchess of Cambridge performed a huge "act of inconvenience" as she greeted her stepmother-in-law Camilla Parker Bowles at today's Commonwealth Day service, an expert has said. Both Kate Middleton and Camilla attended the Westminster Abbey service alongside Prince William and Prince Charles, who represented the Queen at the event after she pulled out of attending.

Judd Apatow is one proud dad! ET's Will Marfuggi spoke with the 54-year-old filmmaker at the 74th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards over the weekend, and he gushed over his oldest daughter's acting success on . Judd and wife Leslie Mann share two girls, Maude, 24, and Iris, 19.«I'm just in a puddle,» Judd told ET of watching Maude play Lexi on HBO's hit series. «I'm just bawling and crying.»«I'm excited to watch it again, because it was really emotional watching it the first time, because of the show and also because of how amazing she was in it, I thought,» he added.Judd noted that, as a parent, «you're always happy when your kids are doing well and have a job.»«She's doing the things she loves doing and doing an incredible job, so we're thrilled,» he added of himself and Leslie, 49.As for Judd, he was hard at work at the awards show, where he served as the host.«It's all directors jokes.

Evan Rachel Wood is sharing her experience ahead of the debut of her documentary “Phoenix Rising”.

Wendy Williams seems to be letting go of old grudges as she was shared a laugh with her ex-friend DJ Boof. The DJ. who was once a big part of The Wendy Williams Show, uploaded a hilarious pic of him covering his ears as Wendy playfully shoved him and burst into laughter. He jokingly captioned the pic, “I don’t wanna hear it.” The two kept it casual for their hang out as Wendy wore a black sweatshirt and leggings along with a huge studded ring and blinged-out cross while Boof twinned with her in a black sweatshirt topped with a red cap.

wrote. '[I] am sending support to all of the trans families across the US who are being targeted in this moment by conservative legislatures. This country was founded on freedom.

Lenny Kravitz shared a touching post dedicated to his daughter, Zoë Kravitz, after she made her Saturday Night Live hosting debut. During her trip to New York City over the weekend, The Batman star, 33, was accompanied by her father, 57. On 13 March, Lenny shared two photos on Instagram with Zoe on the set of SNL, in celebration of her first time hosting the comedy show.

Will Smith has broken cover to discuss Rebel Wilson's joke about his marriage to Jada. The King Richard actor, who won a gong at the BAFTAs last night, was ridiculed by the host. Rebel joked as his win was announced: “I thought his best performance over the past year was being OK with all his wife’s boyfriends.

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