Butterbean rejected Mike Tyson fight while battling depression - but he’s now ready

Shonka Dukureh, one of the stars of the new Elvis film, has died aged 44. The recently acclaimed actress was found dead in her apartment by one of her young children, just after recently drawing plaudits for her role as blues singer Big Mama Thornton in the Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis Presley biopic. TMZ reported she was found dead in the bedroom of her apartment in Nashville, Tennessee, on Thursday.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefLeading Korean film and TV star Song Hye-kyo will head the cast of “The Glory,” an epic revenge drama series being produced for Netflix. The series is a change of direction for Kim Eun-sook, a screenwriter billed as the queen of Korean romance.The project is also a reunion of sorts for the pair.

Taylor Swift took London’s O2 Arena by surprise when she stepped onstage during Haim’s concert on Thursday.

ESPYs were held at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, bringing out professional athletes across women’s and men’s sports for a night of music, laughs, and celebrating their peers.As football, basketball, hockey, and track & field stars walked the red carpet, we asked them for one piece of advice they’d share with the next generation of athletes at home watching them gathered together in a room in Hollywood hoping for a chance to one day be in their shoes. For pro wrestler Titus O’Neil, the answer to that question spoke more to the community activist side of being a professional athlete than it did the physical training and mental toughness that allows one to participate in sports on a national stage.“Let’s not be ignorant to the realities of our country,” the global ambassador for the WWE told ESSENCE.

Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for four regions of the UK, advising that power cuts and flash flooding could be on the way.The regions affected are mostly in the south west of England, and thunderstorms are set to hit the West Country, Wales, the south east and Herefordshire, between 10am and 10pm today (July 22). Following the heatwave at the start of the week, where temperatures soared to highs of 40C, the extreme weather turnaround is expected to result in disruptions to public transport and road closures.READ MORE: Huge 'canyon of fire' on Sun unleashes three-day solar storm on Earth starting todayThe east and parts of the south east are less likely to be hit by storms, however heavy rain in these areas are expected.Jim Dale, senior meteorologist at British Weather Services told the Daily Express: “The main rain for Friday will be in the English Channel – so East and West Sussex and South Kent are the main risk areas".

Kerry Katona has opened up about the financial struggles she faced in the past, including how at one point, she was unable to afford her children’s school uniforms. The former Atomic Kitten singer, 41, has been declared bankrupt twice, once in 2008 and again in 2013, due to tax reasons. Taking part in the Sun's Dear Deidrie podcast, Kerry discussed how she also struggled to make ends meet during the coronavirus pandemic.

leaving the show in April and recently filmed his final episode of the BBC knowledge show. Richard, who decided to leave the show to focus more on his writing, said how “lucky” he felt to have worked alongside Alexander since 2009. Read More: BBC's Pointless reveals huge format shake-up as Richard Osman steps down as hostDuring an episode which aired on Wednesday afternoon (July 20), Richard told Alexander: “I was just in an interview, and they always ask about Pointless at the end of it, they always say ‘and how’s Pointless and what’s Xander like?’ And I always say how lovely you are.“And it occurred to me that I don’t tell you in person often enough.

Love Island star Coco Lodge has admitted she “wishes she went all the way” with Andrew Le Page during her ITV stint.Andrew, who is in a relationship with Tasha Gouri, had his head turned by 24-year-old Coco while the islanders were split up during the epic Casa Amor twist.Coco, who opened up about her struggle to adjust to villa life, told radio hosts Bobby Norris and Stephen Leng on Access All Areas about her romantic ordeal with Andrew, 27.READ MORE: Love Island's Coco returning to day job next week as she 'needs to make money'She confessed: “I wish I just went the full way because the amount of hate I got anyway, like I might as well have, you know.”The islander opened up about her cheeky antics with Andrew while things became steamy during their time in Casa Amor.She said: “We did not have sex. I mean, he sucked on the t*t, there was probably like a**e groping and like, you know, maybe like a bit of I don’t know rubbing against each other, but that’s about it.”Coco also admitted that it was “quite hard to hold back” and added, “It’s not great when you’re so sexually attracted to someone like it’s really hard to not get carried away.”The axed islander also revealed that her dad had called the show’s producers to complain about her being misrepresented during her TV stint.For more of the latest showbiz news from Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.She told the radio presenters: “When I was in the villa, apparently my Dad called the producers and was like, you need to show her full personality because what you’re showing is causing so much hate...

prisoners were killed in a large-scale riot on July 18 that has also left two further people injured. READ NEXT: Dog catches notorious drug lord cowering in bushes as horror helicopter crash kills 14That uprising has now been linked to a breakaway fraction led by Jose Gregorio Ramirez Guerrero, alias “Goyo,” according to reports in the Ecuadorean media.

Vicky Pattison has admitted she once made a crude drunken proposal to legendary singer Sir Tom Jones.The former Geordie Shore queen said she fancied the Green Green Grass of Home singer so much she couldn’t hold back when she met him after a few drinks.But the 82-year-old “lady-killer” was stunned and “didn’t know what to do with himself”.READ MORE: Tom Jones denies collapse rumours after quitting show due to health concernsSpeaking on her The Secret To... podcast, Vicky, 34, said: “I met him once.“Olly Murs was doing The Voice with him and I went with my pal for the final and I low-key fancy Tom Jones – it’s not even low-key like, I f*** love him.

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Taylor Swift joined Haim onstage during their concert at the O2 Arena in London on Thursday evening.The 32-year-old singer and the band, which consists of sisters Danielle, Alana and Este, performed a mashup of their respective tracks Love Story and Gasoline during the show.The performers were also featured in a TikTok video that was shared to the Grammy-winning singer's account on Thursday afternoon. Doing the most: Taylor Swift joined Haim onstage during their concert at the O2 Arena in London on Thursday eveningIn the clip, the three members of Haim were seen while getting ready for their big show.The trio then looked behind them and appeared to be surprised by the presence of Swift in their dressing room.

Deborah 'Deb' Chubb and Courtney Boerner faced elimination after losing their boys to a pair of newcomers on Thursday's episode of Love Island: USA on Peacock.The third episode of season four opened with Valerie Bragg, 23, of Costa Rica, choosing to couple with Jesse Bray, 27, of Springfield, Ohio.She followed Mady McLanahan, 26, of Dallas, who stole Andy Voyen, 23, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, from Courtney, 24, at the end of the second episode. Facing elimination:Deborah 'Deb' Chubb and Courtney Boerner faced elimination after losing their boys to a pair of newcomers on Thursday's episode of Love Island: USA on PeacockDeb, 26, quickly received a text message after brunette beauty Valerie picked Jesse and read it aloud.'Deb and Courtney, you are now single.

Billy Joel poked fun at himself while playing one of his monthly shows at Madison Square Garden Wednesday night. Turning to the audience during a break between songs, Joel joked that fans «may be right» if they think he has a wooden leg, before assuring the crowd that his eyes are just fine.The legendary rocker shared with the audience that while he has «a leaky eye» — the result of one of his eyes not getting enough lubrication, he does not have a glass eye, despite what he says some of them may have heard.The 73-year-old singer went on to play some of his biggest hits for the sold-out crowd, including a cover of The Beatles' «A Day in the Life,» telling concertgoers that though he hadn’t written that song, he wishes he had.Joel continued to be self-deprecating throughout the night, making light of his age while entertaining the audience.Belting out his 1983 hit «An Innocent Man,» Joel told the crowd that he wrote the song before his voice deepened with age.

READ MORE: Mike Tyson leaves trainer with swollen lip after huge punch during 'comeback' training That defining triumph came with a win over Arthur Villanueva in 2017, and it was retained three times before defeat to John Riel Casimero, with Tete going on to beat Iddi Kayumba on his comeback trail.Although plenty of time has passed, Tete's promise following the win over Butler remains the most memorable moment from his success due to a promise he made his late mum Nomonde who had supported him from childhood.Following the first big pay day of his career in that win, he said in the ring that he would buy his mother a new leg following an amputation.What would you buy if you got a huge payday? Tell us in the comments section He has now said in a chat with talkSPORT this week: "My mother has been diabetic since 2012 and unfortunately back then she was amputated and her life has never been the same. "I could see in her eyes that she wanted to do things by herself but she couldn’t walk anymore, so I told myself that I wanted to do something for her because I wanted to see her living the life that she always wanted."So, I thought if I can make enough, let me try to give life back to my mother by giving her this leg and that’s exactly what I did.

Boxing legend Butterbean says he's ready to return to the ring following a dark battle with weight gain and depression.The 55-year-old - who last fought in 2013 - says he struggled to cope with life away from the sport and quickly ballooned to a whopping 35 stone (490lbs). He was offered the chance to face Mike Tyson two years ago when the former heavyweight champion came out of retirement, but had to turn it down due to the appalling state of his physical and mental health.He was heading for an early grave before former WWE star Diamond Dallas Page turned his life around by getting him back in the gym and putting him on a gluten and dairy free diet - and now he says he's ready to fight again.READ MORE: Boxing legend Butterbean overcame sex addiction that was 'crazy'"I went through a stage where I was looking at the end of my life - not that I was going to kill myself, but I was getting down, I was way overweight and just feeling down," Butterbean told The Sun."I took a challenge to accept a docuseries or a reality show with Diamond Dallas Page and I’ve been here the past four months.

Elle Brooke has deemed herself the "biggest c*nt in the world" in a post-match interview.Brooke, who was deemed the "future of boxing" by professional boxer Derek Chisora on Twitter, was seen in a post-match interview talking for the first time about the now-cancelled fight between her and Astrid Wett. The OnlyFans alumni revealed all about the fight that was meant to take place between her and fellow OnlyFans star Wett on July 16, which has now been canned following Wett backing out.

Mike Tyson is undoubtedly one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time, becoming the first heavyweight to hold all three major belts at one time with the WBA, WBC and IBF titles. However, despite being incredibly successful, Iron Mike’s reputation will always be marred by his disqualification against Evander Holyfield in their second fight. First time around, Holyfield stopped Tyson after 11 rounds, but it was the referee who made the stoppage in the second fight as Tyson bit his opponent and was rightly disqualified.

OnlyFans model Elle Brooke has slammed rival Astrid Wett as "naïve" and a "p***y" after the latter pulled out of their boxing fight.Elle made the comments in her first interview since Astrid announced she was pulling out of the bout earlier this month. The two porn stars and TikTok sensations were due to enter the ring on July 16 at the Indigo in London's 02 Arena. READ MORE: OnlyFans star Elle Brooke spotted with Derek Chisora and teases ‘pro boxing’ plansHowever, Astrid pulled out and cited a number of reasons as to why the event was a "freakshow".

Tommy Fury should copy Mike Tyson‘s fighting style against Jake Paul, according to UFC legend Bas Rutten. The former UFC heavyweight champion admitted that he is a ‘major fan’ of his more famous brother Tyson Fury. And the retired MMA fighter, 57, has even offered to help the Gypsy King’s younger sibling train for the bumper celebrity showdown.

Read more: The newest restaurants in North Wales and how diners have rated them according to Trip Advisor The father-of-two is originally from the small town of Piskorowice in southern Poland where he inherited his love of cooking from his mother, a fantastic baker and pastry maker. After training originally as an electrical engineer, he upped sticks nearly 20 years ago and, encouraged by his cousin who was already there, settled in Birmingham where his passion for food led him to change career and become a chef. Kris, 42, cut his culinary teeth working for his idol, Michelin-starred super chef Marco Pierre White, in his restaurant in the city’s iconic Cube building.