Brave Michaela Coel says I May Destroy You is about her own sexual assault by strangers

Rangers have cancelled their controversial friendly with Celtic that was scheduled to take place in Sydney, Australia, ahead of the World Cup.It would have been the first time the Old Firm derby would have taken place on foreign soil. But fans were fuming at the announcement, and it sparked protests in Scotland.

Liverpool have won the race to sign 16-year-old hotshot Ben Doak after beating a host of Premier League clubs to his signature - and the Merseyside club will only pay a tiny compensation fee to Celtic.The Reds swooped quickly to pen a deal for Doak with reports that Europe's elite were ready to pounce and prize him away from Celtic Park. Earlier this week, the teenager netted a hat-trick for Scotland Under-17s to help them qualify for the European Championships.

Big Brother's Pete Bennett has revealed Catherine Tate sent a personal apology to him after his scene was scrapped from her new film.The reality star, 40, admitted he was "p***ed off" when he found out about his scene being cut from the comedy flick, called The Nan Movie, which came out earlier this month (March 18).The film stars Doctor Who actress Catherine and Gavin and Stacey actor Matthew Horne, and Pete travelled all the way to Dublin to shoot his scene for the film in 2019.Sadly, though, he found out his scene had been cut just before the film's premiere.Pete spoke out about Catherine's apology to him on FUBAR Radio - an interview which aired on Thursday (March 31).Dishing on the drama to hosts Bobby Norris and Stephen Leng on Access All Areas, Pete said Catherine reached out to tell him the scene had been axed due to technical difficulties, and that she was "gutted" about it.He said: "Just before the film came out, I got a very apologetic email from Catherine Tate saying due to purely technical reasons, our scene in the lift together has been cut out and she’s gutted."Confessing he was upset, he said: "I was like noooo, it’s such a shame, I was so p***ed off."However, he later came to terms with the decision and he appreciated Catherine reaching out to him directly to apologise.He said: "I took it on the chin and it was so sweet that Catherine apologised herself in the email."Chatting about how he landed the role, Pete explained his agent suggested he audition for the role, which saw him travel to London and audition in front of Catherine herself.He said "[Catherine] wanted people with Tourette’s in it.

Arsenal winger Jermaine Pennant are officially together.The pair had been linked after jetting to Tenerife together but hadn't yet commented on the status of their relationship – until now.Jess, 32, who found fame in 2016's Serial Kaller had been married to rugby ace Denny Solomona but the pair eventually divorced in 2018 after claims of extra-marital affairs emerged.However, keen to put an end to all speculation, Jess has finally broken her silence during an appearance on Fubar Radio's Access All Areas with Bobby Norris and Stephen Leng.When asked if they both enjoyed their holiday, Jess grinned and said: "Everyone had a nice time, everything's going well and I'm happy."Reflecting on her newfound love, she went on to say: "Having a divorce go so public, I thought, this is going to be different, I just want to focus on my career and that's how I've kind of kept it, I just want something for me now."It was not a discussion but when something's flowing nicely if it's not broken, don't fix it!"Earlier this month, it had been reported that Jess and Jermaine had started dating in 2021, with sources saying: "Jess and Jermaine have been dating since last November and things are going really well."They have both had really public relationships in the past, but are keen to keep this one away from the public eye."This holiday has really cemented their relationship and Jess's friends are really pleased to see her so happy."But Jess admits it wasn't easy for her to find love again, explaining: "I struggle with relationships, I'm not very trusting, I think everyone is out to hurt me."I had to work on myself in understanding why I feel like that."I never had that protection when I was a kid, so for me, it was always trying to find

family dog has been jailed. Steven Joynes, 36, was in the garden and partner Abigail Ellis in the loo when their dog attacked 12-day-old Elon as he laid on a living room sofa in September 2020.While left alone for a brief moment little Elon Jase Ellis-Joynes suffered between 30 and 40 puncture wounds and a cut to his abdomen from his father's chow chow-cross-Alsatian.

revealed earlier this month ahead of the Chancellor’s Spring Statement on March 23.VAT is currently charged at 12.5 per cent on tickets for live events but Rishi Sunak is restoring the tax return to its pre-pandemic level of 20 per cent.Music Venue Trust boss Mark Davyd wrote on Twitter: “Super soar-away non-sale sale final closing day! Tomorrow the U.K. Government will return to taxing live music gigs with one of the highest rates of VAT on tickets in the world.

JoJo Siwa just confirmed she's officially off the market four months after ending her first public same-sex relationship.'I am not single and I don't want to mingle. No, I'm a loyal lady,' the 18-year-old Dance Moms alum announced 19 minutes into Wednesday's Rachel Uncensored podcast.'I went around the block and I tried a lot and I learned a lot.

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The Kardashians unveiled a new glamorous poster for their Hulu reality show which premieres on April 14.In the image, each one of the ladies - Kim, Kourtney, Khloe, Kendall, Kylie and Kris - is seen in an ivory, cream or beige outfit as they sit in a group.'New home. Next level,' it says on the poster as the Kardashian Hulu Instagram page added, 'Now it feels official.

Not a great start to 2022 for Todrick Hall. The Celebrity Big Brother runner-up is being sued for $60,000 in back rent he owes his landlords.

George Lopez is weighing in on the drama surrounding Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars.Lopez - who is said to be a member of the Academy - told PEOPLE that the incident was like 'deciding which parent you want to live with.'The comedian and actor added that he is 'staying with my dad and Chris Rock.'Lopez, 60, has long been a friend of Rock, 57, and spoke about the support he's been receiving, saying: 'He's got a lot of great friends.' Opinion:Academy member George Lopez says Will Smith and Chris Rock slap drama is 'like deciding which parent you want to live with''I think what Wanda Sykes said on [The Ellen DeGeneres Show] was very, very powerful. They've been friends for a long time, and a comedian never really wants to show their vulnerability,' he said.'And I could tell that in Wanda, that it has affected her deeply that one of her best friends was struck like that.' He was also asked about the current state of comedy in light of the incident, to which Lopez replied: 'Well, nobody's been able to take a joke for the last five or six years.' Will Smith slapped Chris Rock on stage at the Oscars on Sunday, after the comedian made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith.

Jen Shah let loose on Wednesday night at the Latto concert in Salt Lake City, Utah where she was ushered on stage to twerk alongside the recording artist in videos shared on social media.The 48-year-old reality star proved to be on top of her game as she danced the night away both on stage and then hanging over the balcony at The Depot, a historic venue in the heart of downtown.Shah's rare night out marked the exact one-year anniversary of her arrest while Bravo cameras were rolling on Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, where she later pled not guilty to charges of coconspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Get low: Jen Shah let loose on Wednesday night at the Latto concert in Salt Lake City, Utah where she was ushered on stage to twerk alongside the recording artist in videos shared on social media Shah was dressed to impress for the night out, and wore a black and white jumpsuit with matching briefs attached to suspenders.

Teresa Giudice will be attending the upcoming Real Housewives Of New Jersey reunion, even after her recent emergency surgery to remove her appendix.Her daughter Gia Giudice revealed during an Instagram Live on Wednesday that her mother would be at the upcoming reunion taping, according to Page Six.The 21-year-old said her mother was 'doing good' but would need to refrain from yelling to avoid exacerbating her current condition. Don't count her out! Teresa Giudice will be attending the upcoming Real Housewives Of New Jersey reunion, even after her recent emergency surgery to remove her appendix'She can't yell 'cause her stomach might hurt,' Gia said.

By Peter White

The trailer for the BBC’s latest series I May Destroy You has dropped and we have all the details you need to know.

BAFTA award-winning actress Michaela Coel has created, written and executed produced a new HBO series about a writer searching for lost pieces to her own story in I May Destroy You. 

Michaela Coel isn’t about to give away the rights to her creation.

Netflix for I May Destroy You.The actress, who wrote and starred in all 12 episodes of the BBC/HBO drama – as well as co-directing nine – told Vulture that the show was initially offered $1million from Netflix. She explained that she refused the offer when the streaming giant wouldn’t allow her to keep any percentage of the copyright.She went on to explain how she fired her creative agency CAA after they “tried to push her to take the deal”, and would be “making an undisclosed amount on the back end”.Coel said she had conversations with “a senior-level development executive at Netflix in order to negotiate “at least 5 percent of the copyright”, and explained: “There was just silence on the phone.

HBO's I May Destroy You is one of this summer's most critically-acclaimed shows, though star/creator/writer/director Michaela Coel reveals how she turned down a lucrative $1 million deal to bring the show to Netflix.The 32-year-old London native first made waves with her U.K. series Chewing Gum, which was picked up by Netflix and gave her a bigger following in the U.S.When she started pitching I May Destroy You, Netflix offered $1 million, in the spring of 2017, but she revealed to Vulturethat she turned it down because they wouldn't let her retain any ownership rights to the series she created.

Michaela Coel is having another breakout moment with the BBC/HBO series I May Destroy You, which many people are already calling one of the best TV shows of the year.

Italian style moment in Normal People, the series which explored the heart-wrenching trials and tribulations of young love. So when episode three of I May Destroy You, the clever and compelling drama about consent and sexual assault now airing on BBC and iPlayer, took us to Ostia, the seaside town near Rome, for a flashback to the beginning of protagonist Arabella’s romance with drug dealer Biagio, I was hopeful for another Italy-based style hit. The show’s costume designer, Lynsey Moore - who worked with IMDY’s star and creator Michaela Coel on her previous show, the groundbreaking Chewing Gum - more than delivered with Arabella and her friend Terry’s edgy, glamorous party looks.