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Strictly Come Dancing producers are reportedly keeping Anton Du Beke on the show's judging panel, meaning Bruno Tonioli might be axed.Due to the pandemic, the 66-year-old Italian native has not appeared on the BBC show in person for the last two years.In 2020 Bruno - who judges the US version of the dancing show Dancing With the Stars - appeared via video link from his home in LA.In 2021, Strictly saw dancer Anton hang up his dancing shoes and take his place at the judging panel alongside Craig Revel Horwood, Shirley Ballas and Motsi Mabuse.It's been teased that Bruno, who has starred on the show for 16 years and is currently on the Strictly tour as a judge, would not be returning to the hit BBC show this year.In an exclusive chat with The Sun, a source said: "We have been told Anton's contract as a judge is going to be renewed. The bosses were really happy with his performance.""It also hasn't escaped their notice his salary is considerably lower than Bruno's."They revealed that there is a "huge amount of affection" for him on the BBC show and that the decision will "ruffle some feathers".However, because the judging panel format worked well last year, it is believed that bosses are reluctant to switch it up again.The announcement comes after the Strictly judge Craig Revel Horwood showed his support for welcoming Bruno back to the show.

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coronavirus pandemic her fans may not be able to afford a ticket and theatres and other venues will struggle to keep their heads above water as things gradually become more normal after lockdown.She also feels that other performers of her generation will be left behind in the post-coronavirus ‘shakeout’ in the entertainment industry.Asked by The Hollywood Reporter whether she has ever thought about touring, Bette said: ‘You know the old expression “The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak”? I still have interest, but I don’t know whether I am strong enough anymore.‘And it’s a very hard question to answer, because you don’t know whether the audience will be there for you.‘A lot of my friends have called and said, “You know, it’s weird,

When Netflix released The Politician in 2019, one of the marquee names in Ryan Murphy's cast of heavy hitters sat on the bench until the season finale. Bette Midler, in a rare TV turn, was a guest in that episode —setting up a season two arc that finds her scheming political strategist at the center of the show's June 19 return.

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Bette Midler and Gloria Estefan are among the stars taking part in the virtual AIDS Walk: Live From Home livestream show, in support of those affected by HIV and AIDS.The benefit event is being organised by AIDS Walk New York and AIDS Walk San Francisco bosses, in place of annual walks that are usually held on both sides of the U.S.Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this year’s event is to be a combined effort, with both teams coming together for a 90-minute online event, which will see appearances and performances from Midler, Estefan, and Queer Eye’s Tan France, Bobby Berk, and Karamo Brown, among others.

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Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Arcade Fire and more will perform as part of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band live-stream tomorrow (June 20).The band will take their ‘Midnight Preserves’ festival jam sessions online this weekend in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.The group will instead host a live-stream from their respective homes on Saturday and are set to be joined by a number of special guests. Grohl, McCartney and Arcade Fire will appear alongside Elvis Costello, Dave Matthews, Beck, My Morning Jacket’s Jim James, Nathaniel Rateliff and more.The ‘Round Midnight Preserves’ stream will begin at 8pm EST (1am BST) and continue until 11pm EST (4am BST).

Bette Midler and Gloria Estefan are among the performers appearing at the first-ever AIDS Walk: Live at Home event in July. The 90-minute virtual event, presented in partnership with iHeart Media, is intended to raise money for 45 organizations including San Francisco's PRC and New York's GMHC nonprofits providing services for people affected by HIV/AIDS and the COVID-19 epidemic.

Bette Midler will take part in avirtual AIDS Walk: Live From Home edition to be live streamed next month.The benefit event is being organized byAIDS Walk New York and AIDS Walk San Francisco, each of whom have long upheld the tradition every year of hosting a walk in support of community members effected by HIV and AIDS.This year, due to the ongoing and more recent COVID-19 pandemic, the two organizationsare coming together for the first time for this 90-minute online event, which will seeappearances or performances from Midler, Gloria Estefan and Queer Eye's Tan France, Bobby Berk and Karamo Brown, among others.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorAIDS Walk New York and AIDS Walk San Francisco are coming together for the first time to present “AIDS Walk: Live From Home.”The 90-minute virtual event will be livestreamed on July 19 and benefit New York’s GMHC and PRC in San Francisco.“Live From Home,” executive produced by Erich Bergen, will feature appearances and performances by Bette Midler, Gloria Estefan, Matt Bomer, Vanessa Williams, Laura Linney, Alan Cumming, Skylar Astin, Alex Newell, and “Queer Eye” stars Tan France, Bobby Berk and Karamo Brown.The lineup also includes “RuPaul’s Drag Race” stars Nina West, Jackie Cox, Latrice Royale, Chi Chi DeVayne, The Vixen and Ginger Minj, along with judge Ross Mathews.“When the

Bette Midler, Issa Rae and Sarah Paulson are heading up the cast of an upcoming satirical HBO special called Coastal Elites.The show will be made up of a string of confessional monologues which allows the actors are able to film their segments separately while in lockdown.Unbelievable star Kaitlyn Dever and Schitt's Creek actor Dan Levy also star in the project, which covers coronavirus and the political scene, according to Deadline.

Coastal Elites, a satirical one-off about living through these *commercial announcer voice* trying and uncertain times. Playwright Paul Rudnick will write the script with Game Change's Jay Roach directing, and the entire special will be produced under quarantine, though HBO declined to go further into detail.

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many in Hollywood to figure out how to create in difficult circumstances. We’ve seen filmmakers create timely shorts, TV networks reuniting casts of past shows for specials, and now, thanks to HBO, a new special where an all-star cast comments on the lockdown in “Coastal Elites.” READ MORE: ‘Bully.

Will Thorne Staff WriterHBO is gathering a starry cast together for a quarantine special about politics and the coronavirus pandemic.The special, titled “Coastal Elites,” will star Bette Midler, Kaitlyn Dever, Dan Levy, Sarah Paulson and Issa Rae as a group of characters who will each deliver a confessional. “Coastal Elites” was produced entirely under quarantine, is slated to air in Sept., and explores “our current world of deeply divided politics and the universal pursuit of human connection.”The special hails from playwright and screenwriter Paul Rudnick, whose previous entertainment credits include “Addams Family Values” and the 1997 Kevin Kline film “In & Out,” and “Bombshell” director Jay Roach.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorHBO has set Coastal Elites, a comic satire special centered around five characters from New York to Los Angeles coping with politics and the pandemic. Bette Midler (Hello Dolly, The Rose), Kaitlyn Dever (Unbelievable), Dan Levy (Schitt’s Creek), Sarah Paulson (The People v.

Blossoms. To keep their fans entertained, Stockport’s finest shared joyous quarantined renditions of bangers by The Coral, Tame Impala, Courteeners, The Beatles, Babybird and Frank Ocean, with the world loved them so much, that the band decided to put together a whole album of their ‘Isolation Covers‘.