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BBC show, said that criticism over the sitcom had been taken "too far", adding that nicknames on the show were simply "fun names".The star is set to appear on Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh today, where she may discuss her time on Gavin and Stacey alongside other acting projects.Alison has played Gavin's mum Pam since the first episode aired back in 2007.She starred opposite Larry Lamb, who played the role of her husband, Mick.Despite being loved by viewers generally, the favourite BBC programme recently sparked backlash due to Pam's friend's nickname, "Japanese Margaret".Addressing the criticism in autumn 2020, Alison said: "I was shocked and upset by it."It's like, Pam's got a friend called 'Japanese Margaret', but it's not because she is being racist."They are fun names and we all do it with friends," she added.However, the star also said she understood some of the backlash.Alison went on: "I can understand why suddenly people start going, 'Argh'."But come on, no one wants to be racist."No one wants to be disrespectful."I think sometimes we take political correctness too far," she said to Belfast Telegraph.Two years ago, the BBC confirmed that Gavin and Stacey episodes would be staying on iPlayer in spite of social media backlash over past episodes.The hit BBC comedy, written by James Corden and Ruth Jones, was criticised over the names of its characters, such as "Seth, the black fella", "Big Fat Sue" and "Chinese Alan".The broadcaster removed Little Britain from the streaming platform for its past blackface sketches, but is standing by Gavin and Stacey.Programme writer Ruth Jones, who also stars as Nessa on the show, previously defended an anti-gay slur in the Christmas special.Defending the remarks, she said

Montana Brown has opened up on life after Love Island for many contestants, and said that some of those that don’t end up successful feel “embarrassed” about returning to their day jobs. Montana, 26, shot to fame on the popular ITV2 show in 2017 and lasted an impressive 50 days in the Love Island villa. While Montana has gone on to become a successful influencer, as well as launching her own swimwear line called Swim Society, not everyone ends up successful after leaving the show.

Kim Kardashian showed off a glitzy new personalized piece of jewelry in a carousel of photos that she shared with her 295 million Instagram followers on Saturday.The 41-year-old SKIMS founder rocked a massive white diamond 'KIM' nameplate chain choker that also featured pink diamond-encrusted hearts, hours after she had unveiled boyfriend Pete Davidson's 'My girl is a lawyer tattoo' on her Instagram Story.'K I M thx @ericdajeweler,' Kim wrote in the caption of her Saturday post, framing her name with pink revolving heart emojis. Glam: Kim Kardashian showed off a glitzy new personalized piece of jewelry in a carousel of photos that she shared with her 295 million Instagram followersIn the images, The Kardashians star donned silver halter bodysuit and a pair of metallic gray leggings.

Slash has announced that he’s doing a livestream event with Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators next month.The global event, shot on location this month at the group’s sold-out House Of Blues show in Boston, is set to take place on April 15 at 12:00pm PT (7:00pm GMT).The full production, multi-camera streaming event is being put on in association with premium concert livestream platform Veeps. The setlist will include fan favourites, as well as songs from ‘4’, the new album from the Guns N’ Roses guitarist, Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators.Released last month, the album features the tracks ‘Call Off The Dogs’, ‘The River is Rising’ and ‘Fill My World’.Tickets for Slash Ft.

BBC Radio 2 today. However, a couple of trolls tried to criticise Linda on Twitter, but her son was quick to shut any “waste of licence fee” claims down. Rylan, 33, took to Twitter today to fire back at a troll who questioned his mum Linda’s appearance on BBC Radio 2 in view of his 1.7 million followers. The Strictly It Takes Two presenter welcomed Linda into the studio, as they prepared to chat to a number of famous pals in honour of mother's day. The pair have previously appeared on Celebrity Gogglebox together, and many fans were thrilled to hear them on the radio together. However, a couple of Twitter users weren’t so keen on Linda’s appearance on the show. Yesterday, BBC Radio 2 posted a selfie of Rylan and Linda to promote their upcoming broadcast.The post was captioned: “We CAN'T WAIT for this! @Rylan has a very special co-host for his show on Saturday, the living legend, his Mum Linda!"She'll be chatting to some of her favourite stars and will be a lifeline in the Film & TV quiz Couch Potatoes.”An unimpressed John Sheehan then replied: “What a f***ing wate of licence fee money.

Liverpool's momentum, says John Barnes.The Reds are on an impressive run of form and have won their last five Premier League games on the bounce. A 2-0 win over Arsenal at the Emirates earlier this month means Jurgen Klopp's men sit just one point behind pacesetters and reigning Champions Manchester City.Pep Guardiola's outfit could only manage a 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace in their last top-flight fixture and also lost 3-2 to Tottenham back in February.

Lullaby” and “Utama,” shot on an awe-inspiring Bolivian Altiplano, swept the board at a historic, 25th Málaga Film Festival which said a lot about the current state of the Spanish film industry. Running March 18-26, the Festival proved a vibrant affair, galvanised by renewed interest in the Spanish cinema after a buoyant reception for its major movies at Berlin, as well as the joy of proving the first time many industry attendees had seen each other in person in two years and backing from Spain’s AVS Hub plan for a vastly larger industry presence. In Alauda Ruiz de Azúa’s “Lullaby,” coming after Sundance hit “Piggy” and Carla Simón’s Berlin Golden Bear triumph “Alcarrás,” Spain would look to have a third art pic breakout in just the first three months of 2022, all driven by a young generation of women cineastes, directors and producers. Carlota Pereda’s “Piggy” uses quite brilliantly a plus-size girl’s complicity with a serial killer to force home to audiences the terrifying hatred inspiredly bullying.

Popular soap Emmerdale is facing a fresh race row following the apparent firing of a security guard. The security guard was reportedly fired following claims he had ranted about the Qur’an and had allegedly insulted a group of Chinese tourists. The Sun reports that former soldier Duane Gardner, 49, was fired from his security role at the ITV soap following a disciplinary panel hearing.

Amy Schumer has never been one to hold back from having some pretty difficult conversations, especially around her health and body. The 40-year-old comedian has been open about everything from her liposuction surgery, her IVF journey, her endometriosis diagnosis, and so much more over the years. But apparently, there is one “big secret” that she has been keeping ever since she was a child.

After Todrick Hall broke his silence about his time on Celebrity Big Brother, Julie Chen, Teddi Mellencamp and Cynthia Bailey weighed in on his controversial approach to the game.

Cardi B  has secured yet another legal victory!

NASA and China could soon be competing in the latest 'Space Race' to find out if the planet Venus could support life.China is reportedly ramping up its space exploration efforts following NASA’s announcement that they will send two probes to Venus by 2030.The Houston-based space agency has high hopes for its DAVINCI+ and VERITAS missions that will aim to scan the chemistry of the Venusian atmosphere and map the terrain of the planet.The decision was made after the discovery of phosphine, a chemical “associated with life processes on Earth”, was discovered on a neighbouring planet.Experts believe Venus is very similar to Earth in its size and density.Dr James Garvin, the principal investigator for the DAVINCI+ mission to Venus, told the Sun: "That quest for habitability is part of our search for signs of life in the Nasa framework.

Emmerdale has been hit with a new race row – months after the last that involved actors Matthew Wolfenden and Isabel Hodgins.The latest race row comes after a security guard was fired for allegedly being "offensive and racist".Duane Gardner, 49 – a former soldier turned security guard, was sacked from his role after he attended a disciplinary hearing.The hearing came after claims were made that he had insulted a group of Chinese tourists and ranted about the Qu'ran.He reportedly worked on the long-running soap for two years before his work pals made claims that he made the "offensive and racist" comments while in the security office.The former soldier has said that he felt "victimised" because nothing was ever fully proven.It has been reported in The Sun however that a report cited an "onset car crash" as the reason for him losing his job.Duane, who served in Afghanistan is from Harrogate, North Yorkshire.The 49-year-old veteran appeared in front of an ITV disciplinary panel, following an alleged racial incident. Gardner has now left his position as a Minimal Risk Consultant but the reason for this is not clear.MailOnline reports that at the hearing Duane said: "I find it astonishing I was fired when that saga with the actors was brushed under the carpet."I’ve done absolutely nothing wrong.

Manchester Evening News reports.A statement from Greater Manchester Police reads: "Emergency services are currently in attendance at Owen Street in the Deansgate area of the City Centre, following the discovery of a potential suspicious item."A number of flats have been evacuated as a safety precaution and a 100m cordon is currently in place whilst EOD make their way to the scene to make an assessment."We are working closely with GMFRS and NWAS to ensure this incident is dealt with quickly and safely."A notification sent to residents reads: "Due to a police incident, please could you evacuate the building immediately, please could you message any communal WhatsApp groups please could you add it onto these and request all towers to evacuate."Reporter Lyell Tweed has been tweeting from the scene, writing: "This is the Whitworth Street West side, police tape is blocking every street into the towers."Residents are camped outside the towers as police carry out work."Much more police on Chester Road, can’t see too much going on but people so seem to be able to walk inside the cordon still."To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up for one of our newsletters here.Resident Hannah Whitehead told local news reporters: "We have an app for the Towers for announcements, and we got a few messages telling people to evacuate ASAP."It was telling people to let all their friends to evacuate. We evacuated and the police have turned up and told people where to go, and a cordon has been put in place."There's tape all around, there's lots of police and the bomb squad have turned up now.

Meghan Markle, 40, has split opinions since she married Prince Harry in 2018, with some criticism happening when the couple stepped back as senior members.

Strictly Come Dancing.The presenter and host, 56, shared the revelation on her podcast Push Your Peak and has said she has not ruled out appearing on the programme following her recent reality TV stints since leaving BBC Breakfast.She has already taken part in I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! at Gwyrch Castle in 2021, and has now hinted that she could follow in former BBC Breakfast co-host Dan Walker's shoes, who she cheered on in the previous series.Speaking on her recent podcast Push Your Peak with Strictly star Karen Hauer, 39, she said: "People say, 'are you ever going to do Strictly?"Although Louise said it was not on the cards at the moment - she has not ruled out a stint on the show - and said she can imagine how tough it is to take part.She said: "Because of what I've done with endurance sport I have an inclination of what that might feel like and I can imagine that it's sore, sore, sore."Louise also expressed her concerns about being in pain during the competition, to which Karen Hauer replied: "It is tough."I think that if anyone wants to do Strictly, as a professional or as a celebrity, your activity levels, your stamina, the way that your body is, has to be at a top peak."She added: "You can't come into Strictly cold."Especially for celebrities, for the people who are not used to doing what we're doing, they have to go to the gym."She concluded: "You have to go for runs. Getting movement into your body.

pub chains is hiking up their prices by as much as 45p - which will see some areas pay £4 per pint for the first time. Marston’s Brewery, which owns six breweries and operates more than 1,500 pubs, is introducing rises of between 20p and 45p.The current average cost of a pint is £3.96 - with the cheapest areas being in the Midlands and the North including Leeds (£3.83), Coventry (£3.86), Sheffield (£3.87) and Northampton (£3.91).However, more expensive areas have already broken the barrier with London's average price being £6, Edinburgh is at £5.10, Bristol £4.52, Liverpool £4.48 and Birmingham £4.46.

Ashley Greene has announced she's set to welcome her first child with husband Paul Khoury.The 35 year old, who is well known for starring in the Twilight series as Alice Cullen, took to her Instagram feed to share the happy news with her 1.9million followers as she shared a series of black and white snaps with an ultrasound in her hand. In one photo, the couple can be seen gazing into each other's eyes as she holds the ultrasound in one hand against his arm, ensuring her fans can see the picture clearly.

Gemma Chan is making things happen for an Anna May Wong biopic.

Britney Spears can’t wait to walk down the aisle with fiancé Sam Asghari, and she also can’t wait to step into her wedding dress! As Brit has noted, Versace designer Donatella Versace is set to craft the perfect look, so the 40-year-old is already meeting up with Italian designer for ideas. “Look who came to visit … these 2 bad bitches are up to no good

Channing Tatum is in a good mood while arriving on the set of Magic Mike 3 in London, England on Friday (March 25).