Billy Porter to direct coming-of-age drama What If?

Strictly Come Dancing. Just as people were gearing up to watch her and her pro-partner Kai Widdrington dance together in the final, viewers across the nation were delivered a hard blow.The 33-year-old explained to fans that she'd suffered a "traumatic impact injury" to her right ankle which had affected the joint and ligaments.It all came out of the blue for AJ - who explained nothing had specifically happened in training that would have caused the pain to occur.Here, Daily Star explores what happened next to poor AJ.After a weekend of training, AJ knew something had not been right with her right ankle and sought medical intervention.Sharing a picture of herself with a bandage covering her foot while holding crutches, she explained: "I've got a repeated traumatic impact injury to my right ankle affecting the joint, capsule and ligaments themselves.

David Moyes saying that it could be a possibility.The organisation have said that they are still looking into the player - and that they have not received so far a donation from West Ham, who fined Zouma £250,000 and said that they would be sending an amount the charity’s way.The 27-year-old still could face charges for animal cruelty following a viral video that appeared to show the defender physically abusing his cat.Despite the uproar, Moyes has said that he will carry on selecting Zouma, as he had for the Hammers’ 1-0 win against Watford on February 8.The Scottish boss, 58, said: "In most drink-driving offences, they have to go to classes to learn from it."I think the RSPCA will provide us with some courses to help him understand how to treat animals."We will do everything we can to help Kurt get better. As a club, we will do everything we can so that we can resolve it."He is being treated the same way as any other player.

Manchester United legend Paul Scholes ahead of the early Premier League kick-off against Southampton.The former left-back was lurking around Old Trafford on Saturday morning as the Red Devils prepared to bounce back following their disappointing 1-1 draw to Burnley on Tuesday.Scholes arrived at the stadium ready to offer his insight on BT Sport as a pundit alongside Glenn Hoddle but was met by a scheming Evra outside the ground.The 40-year-old Frenchman was filmed hiding behind a team bus, waiting for his Scholes to pass before sneakily catching his former teammate off-guard from behind.Scholes, who eventually spotted him, embraced Evra as the two walked arm-in-arm and shared a joke.The official Manchester United account tweeted an initial clip, writing: “We see you @Evra,” before captioning the second clip in question: “As does Scholesy… eventually!”United fans at Old Trafford would no doubt wish their two former icons were back on the pitch following another poor result midweek.Do you think Man United would compete for the league if they had Scholes and Evra in their prime? Let us know in the comments section.The Red Devils went into the Southampton fixture knowing a win is vital to their hopes of achieving a top-four finish this season.Manager Ralf Rangnick, meanwhile, was positive on Friday ahead of the clash despite reports of a disgruntled dressing room.He said: “I can only tell you what I have experienced in the last few weeks.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply type

Christine McGuinness required hospital treatment after a dance routine with her husband, Paddy McGuinness went wrong.The happy couple had been hoping to recreate the iconic lift from the 1987 film, Dirty Dancing during a holiday in Spain.Christine, 33, ended up hitting the bottom of the swimming pool which required a dash to the hospital having sustained injuries to her chin.But her injury saw her lose more than just a day of her luxury break, doctors told her she was unable to swim or sunbathe underneath the glistening Mediterranean sun for the duration of their trip, leaving her frustrated.In an excerpt of her memoir, A Beautiful Nightmare, the Liverpudlian said: "He lifted me up and I sort of went over to go into the water and I cut my chin open at the bottom of the swimming pool."Then I had to go to the hospital and get stitches on the first day."She continued: "After that, I couldn't go into the water or sunbathe!"I just wanted to be in Dirty Dancing and I bloody cut my chin open."The former Real Housewives of Cheshire star later explained that their romantic trip happened before welcoming their three children when Paddy, 48, first started presenting ITV's Take Me Out.She recently opened up on Paddy's health after the Top Gear presenter underwent surgery on his knee after waiting six months for surgery.However, she joked that Paddy was "absolutely" fine and was instead "milking" the attention during his recovery.Speaking to OK! Magazine at the National Diversity Awards, she said: "He's a man he's got to try and rest as much as possible."It's an old injury and he's just been waiting for some time off work to get it sorted, and he has done now, so he's absolutely fine."His injury saw him pull out of Soccer Aid 2021

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teenager who idolised serial killers lured a man from a dating app before plunging a knife in his neck minutes after they met.The woman, known only as Sarah M, used a camping knife measuring 12cm and stabbed her victim - and she was arrested within an hour.On the night of the attack, she left a chilling voice message for a friend that said: “I'm going out now, I want to kill my first one. I'm excited.

LIAM Payne has revealed that son Bear, 4, came up with a cheeky excuse for getting out of attending school. Speaking on a Instagram Live Q&A session with fans, Liam revealed how Bear - who he shares with ex Cheryl - claimed to have covid to get a day off at home. When a fan asked how Bear is doing, Liam replied: "Bear is good.

money if she was skinny.Danielle, 33, who is single and lives with kids Noah, ten, and Leah, four, adores her curvy figure as says it allows her to model for big-name brands such as Nike and PrettyLittleThing.Talking to Fabulous, she said: “I get paid a fortune for being fat and I wouldn’t be modelling, or have 128,000 followers on Instagram, if I was slim. There are so many skinny models, I just wouldn’t have stood out.“I charge around £650 for a modelling shoot and usually do around two a week.“When I’ve modelled a bikini and shared photos on social media people have commented that I shouldn’t be wearing that for my size because I’m not ‘little or pretty’."I’ve been called a man, and told that I’m too fat to be modelling — all sorts.“I couldn’t care less because my size is what makes me successful.

Jimmy Carr revealed during one of his tours that he once sent a sickening letter to the late Stephen Hawking, and in an attempt to be funny, pretended to have a son with the same condition as the professor.Jimmy sent what he described as an "insane letter" to Professor Stephen Hawking, who suffered from motor neuron disease, claiming that his 'son' also had the same condition and was "severely disabled and has similar limitations to you."He then added that his 'son' had "a great spirit and refuses to give in on a world all too," before saying: "Anyway what he'd really like to know is can you come over and play?"The letter was then sent to Professor Stephen Hawking, but Jimmy Carr was left red-faced when Stephen's assistant called him and enquired about his 'son's' name.In his letter, Jimmy wrote: "He is severely disabled and has similar limitations to you. But equally he has a great spirit and refuses to give in on a world all too ready to dismiss him as a four-eyed, monotonal voice boxed, wheelchair-bound freak."Anyway what he'd really like to know is can you come over and play?"Jimmy then made up a name for his fake son and lied about his disability to Stephen's assistant.However, he revealed that two weeks later he received a "beautiful" letter from Professor Stephen Hawking, along with a photograph and a copy of his biography.The letter went on to say: "You're never too old to play but I'm afraid I'm very busy.

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Loose Women panellist Kelel Bryan has opened up about losing a fortune in a scam similar to the one seen in the Netflix show The Tinder Swindler. Appearing on the ITV daytime show on Thursday, the Eternal star, 46, claimed that like the victims of fraudster Shimon Hayut (Simon Leviev), she too knows what it's like to fall for a scam that came about as the result of a "coercive relationship".Speaking about the incident, the TV personality recalled how she was "young, dumb and in what I thought was love".However, a call from her bank soon made her realise what was going on.Talking to her Loose Women co-stars, Kelle said she didn't realise what was happening at the time.Addressing the Netflix show, she said: "Most definitely I can relate to those women because I was in that position.

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London bus into a mobile home has revealed she plans to go off-grid with her partner and pets.Hayley Rowson, 28, from North Wales, turned the double-decker vehicle into an epic home after earning thousands on OnlyFans.The delivery driver was able to reduce her working hours after her online success with her content priced from £11. She bought the bus for £3,250 and turned it into a home on wheels where she now hopes to ditch modern life to go "off-grid".

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Billy Porter is an Emmy, Grammy and Tony Award-winning actor and singer.And now the renown Broadway star will be taking on a new role when he makes his directorial debut in the drama film, What If?The coming-of-age romance, written by Alvaro García Lecuona, is the first project produced under MGM's recently relaunched Orion Pictures, which aspires to focus on features from underrepresented storytellers to raise the voices of underserved communities.

Billy Porter is taking on a new role as director.

Billy Porter is set to make his feature directorial debut with What If?, the first feature produced under the recently relaunched MGM label Orion Pictures. Described as being in the vein of Booksmart and Love, Simon, the logline reads: "Whenhigh school senior Khal posts on r/relationships about his crush on Kelsa, a trans girl at his school, the internet encourages him to go for it.

Dave McNary Film ReporterBilly Porter will make his feature directorial debut with the coming-of-age story “What If?” from a screenplay by Alvaro García Lecuona for MGM’s newly relaunched Orion Pictures.The story centers on a high school senior posting on social media about his crush on Kelsa, a trans girl at his school, resulting in the internet encouraging him to pursue the relationship. The two then navigate a senior year relationship that neither of them could have expected.Producers are Christine Vachon and David Hinojosa on behalf of Killer Films (“First Reformed”) along with Andrew Lauren and D.J.