Brendan Cole says he's 'entitled to opinion' in row over 'irresponsible' face mask post

Kate Middleton "echoes Princess Diana" after the Duchess of Cambridge allegedly adjusted her body language to suit life in the Royal Family, an expert has said.A now trusted member of The Firm after her marriage to Prince William in 2011, body language expert Judi James discussed the changes Middleton has made in the ten years of adjusting to life in the family.Judi claimed: "Kate's non-verbal displays never suggested an assumption of status, power or even fame."She never fell into the trap of acting as anything other than a woman who had married into the royal firm."She continued: "Her signals of respect have always been obvious when she is with the Queen and other royals and even with the public, although her personal confidence does appear to have grown slowly and steadily, too."When it came to Kate's abilities in public speaking, Judi said: "Not surprisingly Kate is most animated in conversations when she is talking to people about things she has direct experience of."When being introduced to new parents, she sounds much more secure and interested than she does talking about bereavement."Tonally her voice drops and is flatter and less animated, and more concerned in the bereavement video from 2021 - but then the subject matter may well account for that."She added: "Her style of speech echoes that of Princess Diana, and she and Sophie Wessex as younger female royals sound most alike."Generationally there is much less difference between the two of them than say Princess Anne or the Queen.

Rosie O'Donnell made a major faux pas and managed to embarrass her son, Blake, his girlfriend, and her pal, Fran Drescher, in the process. While dining at Nobu in Malibu, California, over the weekend, the 59-year-old former talk show host ran into Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra Jonas.She spoke about the awkward encounter on TikTok, noting that Nick and Priyanka were seated next to her group at the restaurant. Rosie admitted that she didn't know the 39-year-old actress and «always assumed» that she was the daughter of author Deepak Chopra. «So I said, 'Hi, Nick Jonas, you were great in and, 'Hi, I know your dad,'» Rosie recalled of addressing Priyanka.

Britney Spears and Sam Asghari are hard at work. A source tells ET that the engaged pair is «very career focused right night, especially Sam.»«He's really pursuing all opportunities coming his way and wants to amp up his persona,» the source says of the 27-year-old actor.

BBC News’ veteran heavyweights Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel are leaving the corporation to launch a podcast for Global.

Many players are probably excited to get stuck into Elden Ring right away and if you have pre-ordered the game there is a way to ensure you can play as soon as possible.

A 'cost of living' rebate that would benefit thousands of homes in Stockport has been proposed ahead of a key budget meeting this week.

Tyson Fury took time out of his training camp with Dillian Whyte to send former opponent Deontay Wilder a brutal reminder of their second fight.

Despite all the storms, rain and nasty wind hitting the UK in recent weeks, the weather is set to improve as we approach spring, bringing with it Easter.

Wythenshawe Park’s planned cycle hub has received a boost in funding of £1.5m.

Scapegoats are a fact of football life when a team loses a game — even if that same team has just won 14 of the previous 15, and drawn the other one.

Former Manchester United centre-back Rio Ferdinand believes Manchester City would "blitz everything" if they were to sign Tottenham striker Harry Kane.

With Elden Ring launching this week, fans are excited to get their heads stuck into another story-rich world developed by FromSoftware.

A debut single is something of a delicate art in pop music. But some would say that a second single is even harder to get right.

Madonna has had one of the most successful music careers of all time. Fact.

Euphoria fans have taken to social media as they believe Tom Holland secretly featured in the new episode.The actor has recently been “petitioning to secure a role in the show”, opposite his Spider-Man co-star and romantic partner Zendaya.In the most recent episode, Maude Apatow’s character Lexi Howard put on her play at school, which most of the show’s other characters attended.Some fans on social media claimed one person in the audience looked eerily similar to Tom Holland, sat a few rows behind Cassie and Nate.Take a look at the post here, which has been liked over 225,000 times at the time of writing.DAMN LEXI EVEN GOT TOM HOLLAND AT HER PLAY?? pic.twitter.com/ztnsKYSG9v— nevaeh

Glastonbury organisers have announced the dates of two ticket resales for their 2022 festival.This year’s festival, which will be held from June 22-26, has already sold out after deposits that were initially paid for Glastonbury 2020 were rolled over for a second year following the cancellation of the 2021 festival.2022 ticketholders who have paid a deposit for either a general admission ticket or a coach package must pay their final balance of £230 (+ £5 booking fee) per ticket between 9am on March 1 and 11:59pm on March 7.Any tickets which have not been paid for in full by the March 7 deadline will be returned to the festival. A £25 refund per returned ticket (a £25 admin fee will be retained) will be automatically sent to the card on which the tickets were originally booked.Glastonbury has now confirmed that a ticket resale for their 2022 festival will then take place on the morning of March 27.

Another Life has been cancelled after two seasons on Netflix.The show starred Katee Sackhoff as astronaut Niko Breckinbridge “who is focused on searching for alien intelligence,” according to the show’s official description.“I’d like to thank everyone single person who watched & supported Another Life on Netflix,” Sackhoff tweeted on Monday (February 21) to announce the news.“To our crew & cast thank you for always working so hard & being prepared. I wish we could do more seasons but sadly it’s just not in the cards.

FOR millions of loyal viewers, it’s a safe, cosy daytime show fronted by friendly faces that are almost part of the family. But, in recent years, This Morning has been plagued by rumours of backstage sniping and bitter feuds, with host Phillip Schofield at the centre of the rows.

Strictly Come Dancing star has since deleted - was a re-share of a message from Dr Joseph Mercola. It read: "The first randomised trial of more than 6,000 individuals to assess the effectiveness of surgical face masks against SARS- CoV-2 infection did not statistically significantly reduce the incident of infection." Instagram bosses slapped the post with a warning, stating: "Independent fact-checkers say this information has no basis in fact."In his later statement, he told his 87.6k followers: "I am entitled to my opinion on the subject but if I have offended you, for this I am sorry."If you are indeed upset by it, I do understand.

Strictly Come Dancing star Brendan Cole has removed an Instagram post following fan outrage.MORE: Strictly's Oti Mabuse reveals unreal feature inside her dance studioOn Friday, the star reposted an image shared by Dr Joseph Mercola that questioned the efficiency of face masks when it comes to slowing the spread of coronavirus.However, the 44-year-old was met by anger from fans, eventually leading him to take down the post. WATCH: Brendan Cole and wife Zoe dance the night away as lockdown measures ease in SpainBrendan has since shared a response on social media, defending his right to free speech and also apologising profusely to any followers that he upset, pointing out that this was not his intention. RELATED: Brendan Cole shares romantic

Strictly Come Dancing star Brendan Cole has come under fire for his comments on face masks in the battle with coronavirus.The former pro, 44, shared a photo of two masks on Instagram, and questioned whether they are having an impact amid the pandemic, in the caption.He reposted a snap from Dr Joseph Mercola, which read: ‘The first randomised trial of more than 6,000 individuals to assess the effectiveness of surgical face masks against SARS-CoV-2 infection did not statistically significantly reduce the incident of infection.’The health expert’s comment continued: ‘The so-called “Danmask-19 Trial”, published November 18, 2020, in the Annals of Internal Medicine, included 3,030 individuals assigned to wear a surgical face mask and 2,994