Bryan Cranston: ‘One of the things I’m most grateful about is that I was poor’

EastEnders star Balvinder Sopal, best known for playing Suki Panesar, has left fans shocked after they learned she is just seven years older than her on-screen sons.Actress Balvinder Sopal joined the BBC soap in January and fans have watched her rule her family with an iron fist.But many fans may not know the BBC star's real age is actually 41, making her only a few years older than her sons, Amar, 34, Jaz, 31, Shiv, 26 and 27-year-old Gurlaine.Now her on-screen son Amar Adatia is speaking out about the star’s shocking age, saying she’s barely old enough to be his big sister.He said: "Bal is lovely! We get along really well. It's funny cause there's only seven years between us so I don't look at her as a mother figure when we're not on set, she's a good friend."But as soon as we're on screen she's immediately the mum and matriarch of the family.

ITV's For the Love of Dogs, a show which fans, and dog lovers, absolutely adore.The 66-year-old host shared an update ahead of the episode as he posted a sweet snap of two pooches lounging on the sofa before wrapping up the final stint in the series.Paul took to Instagram to share the snap of the two pooches cuddled up on a blanket as he wrote: "Arfur and Conchita taking it easy on the Lisa Dingle Memorial Blanket."The chair is covered up because Sausage ate the arm and took a chunk out of the back. PogDogs is on at 7pm tongiht on ITV and it's the last one in the series."Fans immediately rushed to comments to share their frustration as it was confirmed that the series would be taking a break.One person wrote: "Sad it's the last in the series, but your dogs are so cute.

Good Morning Britain fans were left up in arms after Richard Madeley stopped much-needed updates on Ukrainian refugee camps to enquire about the pizzas on offer.During Tuesday’s (March 15) instalment of the popular ITV morning show, the 65-year-old welcomed viewers back with his co-host Susanna Reid as they discussed the latest news headlines. And one of the biggest stories of the day was the rush to rehome refugees fleeing the country at the Poland and Ukraine border as residents travelled in by train.

DEALSConcord Music Publishing has signed songwriter and producer Fred Ball to a worldwide publishing agreement. “I’m delighted to be part of Concord’s roster”, he says.

Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger left fans floored as she showcased her toned abs while on a romantic getaway with her partner Thom Evans.

Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice have reunited again ahead of their Comic Relief performance this week. However, the actress - who made Strictly history by being the first deaf person to win the show - has already irked her professional dance partner.MORE: Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice's close bond captured beautifully in unseen photoTaking to his Instagram Stories to share their backstage antics, Giovanni teased fans by revealing: "Wait and see.

Reality star Bear Brown has been arrested and charged with assault in the fourth degree for domestic violence, Fox News Digital has confirmed. Known for his role on the Discovery series "Alaskan Bush People," Brown – whose real name is Solomon Isiah Freedom Brown – was arrested on March 11, according to an inmate booking log located by Fox News Digital.

Energy prices are set to soar next month and many householders are already feeling the squeeze on their purse strings as the overall cost of living continues to rise.

Emmerdale fans were left disgusted during the latest trip to the Dales as Noah Dingle's latest outburst aired.

Billie Faiers has admitted she and Greg Shepherd have some regrets over their £1.4million mansion renovation.The Family Diaries star Billie, 32, admitted she and husband Greg, 37, "wouldn't do it again" as they were quizzed on the dream home build. Billie, who recently shared her shock as a stranger smacked her son Arthur, Greg and their two children Nelly, seven, and four year old Arthur are preparing to move into the dream home after months of work, which has faced delays.

Molly-Mae Hague has opened up on suffering with an "intense" illness ever since she flew back from her trip to Mexico.The PrettyLittleThing creative director shared a video with her fans as she came on to talk about her new product with Beauty Works. But before jumping in to skincare and makeup talk, the former Love Island star revealed she'd been quiet on social media because she'd been feeling really unwell. Molly-Mae, 22, said that she thought she must have contracted a bug during her business trip, where she spent most of it shooting a campaign for Filter, her fake tan brand and living the high life in a swanky hotel.

Erling Haaland's wages at Manchester City would reportedly make him a higher earner than both Cristiano Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah.In fact, the 21-year-old striking sensation would be the highest-paid player in the Premier League should he choose to join reigning champions City. According to the Daily Mail, Haaland will pocket over £500,000 a week at the Etihad.In contrast, Ronaldo is estimated to earn £385k-per-week at Manchester United, which is the current joint-most alongside Haaland's potential team-mate Kevin De Bruyne.

Health watchdog NICE has revealed a “landmark” initiative today to vastly improve the care of those exposed to alcohol in the womb.Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) affects around 3% of the UK population - three times as many as autism - yet more than half of Brits (53%) have NEVER heard of it.FASD is a neurodevelopmental condition that arises from alcohol exposure in the womb, with 428 associated conditions linked to “devastating consequences” - from brain damage to physical and developmental issues.Today, The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) said that any child thought to have been exposed should be given an assessment.Any child confirmed to have been exposed should be sent for a neurodevelopmental assessment, and those confirmed to have FASD should be given a management plan for their needs.It also said women should be given early advice not to drink in their pregnancy, and have their alcohol consumption noted on records.This is part of a 20-year fight by campaigners and families living with FASD, who feel they have been largely “unsupported”.The spokeswoman for National Organisation for FASD, Joanna Buckard, said: “The NICE Quality Standard is a major leap forward in the fight to reduce alcohol-exposed pregnancies by giving women the information and support they need and, vitally, to create brighter futures for those with FASD and their families.“Too many people with FASD up to now have been left undiagnosed and unsupported, with sometimes devastating and avoidable consequences.”Professor Raja Mukherjee, who heads the FASD National Specialist Clinic and was on the NICE Quality Standard Committee, said: “FASD is a complex condition which affects brain and body.“There are over 428

@ruby_taliaa, has bagged some incredible bargains and reckons that anyone else who loves to jet around the world should become a travel agent too as she’s saved over £20,000 since. Her bargains include a corner suite at the Radisson Blu Mercer Street for £56.86 instead of the usual rate of over £500, a holiday to Portugal for £1,624 instead of £3,443, and a stay at the W in London for £124 instead of £415.

TMZ, she said they decided that she would stay at home with their two-year-old daughter Asha-Leigh but that they would "probably switch when he gets back"."I'm really thinking about it, to go probably with my sister," Joanna, 42, said."Because I just want to hug these kids and these families and go see these, you know, all the different shelters with the animals that were rescued."The star spends a lot of time in Poland, where she is a judge on their version of America's Next Top Model.She said Douglas had visited with her many times and fell in love with the country.When Russia went into Ukraine he told her he could not sit back and do nothing, so flew over to help organise transport to get children and families out."I can't say too much because of the safety of everything going on but it warms my heart to see how much good is being done in this really emotional and critical and sad time," Joanna said.Earlier this week, the blonde shared a video on Instagram of her and Asha-Leigh saying goodbye to Douglas.She said in the caption that she was so "proud" of her hubby for stepping up.The pair got engaged in March 2018 and tied the knot in Krakow, Poland that summer.Their daughter was born in November 2019.

trial of alleged sex cult leader Larry Ray, appeared to show him grab a young girl around the neck, throw her to the floor and kneel on her as she begged for mercy.Ray, 60, moved into his daughter’s dorm at prestigious New York university Sarah Lawrence College and set himself up as the “father” of her housemates – providing expensive meals and cab rides after nights out.“He did all of our cleaning and definitely took on the dad role in the house in a big way,” one of the students said.But his behaviour soon took a sinister turn.US District Attorney Geoffrey Berman told Manhattan Federal Court that Ray “subjected his victims to almost unspeakable abuse”.The court was told that Ray tied one young student to a chair and placed a plastic bag over her head, almost suffocating her.He later coerced her into prostitution, demanding $500,000 [£380,000] of her earnings, which he laundered though his internet domain company.Mr Berman described how Ray gained his victims’ trust with gifts and “group therapy sessions” but then later falsely accused the impressionable students of “harming him by attempting to poison him or to deliberately damage his property”.Ray demanded money from them, encouraging them to drain their parents’ bank accounts, Mr Berman said, forcing them into making payments “they did not actually owe and could not possibly afford”Ray, who is charged with sex-trafficking, extortion, money laundering, violent crime in aid of racketeering, racketeering conspiracy and forced labour, suffered a seizure in court on Tuesday – delaying proceedings for several hours.One witness, Santos Rosario, claimed that on one occasion, Ray made his 'trusted lieutenant” Isabella Pollok put nappies on him and his sister Felicia as a

Vladimir Putin, Russia has lost another general, plus seven elite SWAT fighters from the feared Dzerzhinsky Division during their invasion of Ukraine.The sour news comes after a top Russian airman warned that his country’s forces have suffered losses on a scale that will “horrify” people when the figure - now a closely guarded secret - is revealed. Captain Alexander Garnaev - a famous military test pilot and recipient of the Kremlin’s highest honour, the Hero of Russia award - denounced the “completely incomprehensible” war before another top general was killed.

Older people with low levels of vitamin B9 have a higher risk of dementia, a study suggests.

The diet of the invading Russian army has been revealed after Ukrainian troops seized a fully-stocked battlefield kitchen.

Cops are hunting four men after three cars were petrol bombed on a residential street in Airdrie.

A new Easter treat from Sainsbury's has left shoppers divided - with some even suggesting the supermarket has "gone too far."