Caitriona Balfe shares struggles of shooting ‘very heavy’ Outlander scenes while pregnant

Richard Madeley has cleared up his comments after he came under fire for a remark about Kier Starmer on ITV Good Morning Britain.

Alison Hammond has stunned This Morning viewers after revealing her age on the show.

Manchester United have been told they will continue to have problems with teams like Brighton until they address their glaring problem in midfield.

Thousands of PlayStation 5 orders may be at risk following the announcement that retailer Studio is to call in administrators.

There will be exhilarating entertainment for all when renowned international ballet star Carlos Acosta brings his world-class dance company The Lowry.

Ronnie O'Sullivan, 46, and Laila Rouass, 50, began dating in 2012 but have called it quits on their relationship.The Holby City actress took to Instagram to tell her followers the news.In view of her 31,100 followers, Laila took to her Instagram story this morning to announce the pair had parted ways.She penned: "After nearly ten years of love and memories, Ronnie & I have parted ways."Peace & love to you all."Laila X."

LCD Soundsystem‘s James Murphy along with Jonathan Galkin and Tim Goldsworthy, and they’ve since released records by the likes of LCD Soundsystem, The Rapture and Hot Chip.Next month marks the 20th anniversary of DFA’s first releases – The Rapture’s ‘House of Jealous Lovers’ and The Juan MacLean’s ‘By The Time I Get To Venus’ – and the label is set to celebrate the milestone with a special event at the Knockdown Center in New York City on March 26.“Anniversaries, schmaniversaries, but given everything we’ve all collectively been through, this feels like a plausible excuse to throw a party. So that’s what we’re doing,” DFA said in a statement.It’s crazy, really.

Biffy Clyro have announced details of a new documentary called Cultural Sons Of Scotland, premiering on Amazon Prime Video next week (February 25).The new film is described as an “intimate documentary film showing the back-to-basics recording process they adopted to create their ninth studio album, ‘The Myth of the Happily Ever After’.“With unprecedented access to the band, the new feature length film takes viewers on the journey with Simon, Ben and James as they return to their home in Ayrshire to create their latest, critically acclaimed album in the most unusual of studio environments.”The synopsis adds: “The film explores how the experience of recording an album in Scotland for the first time prompted the band to reflect on the importance of where they’re from, how this has influenced their career to date and reinforced their lifelong bond as friends and bandmates.”Watch the first trailer for Biffy Clyro: Cultural Sons Of Scotland below.Speaking of the new film, which also traces Biffy Clyro’s 20-year history and sees them return to Glasgow for a massive 2021 show at Glasgow Green, frontman Simon Neil said: “In the same part of the world as I wrote my very first song is where we’re making this record, and there’s something really pure about that.”Drummer Ben Johnston added: “We don’t need all the bells and whistles for us to be fulfilled and happy, we just need the three of us to be making music together and have that vibe in a room – and that’s what keeps our hearts beating.”“Everyone should join a band…” bassist James Johnston said.

Futurama star John DiMaggio has said that he will only return for the show’s revival if the whole cast receives a pay rise.The voice actor, who plays chain-smoking robot Bender in the series, took to social media to explain his conditions to reprise his role.“I’ve been thinking about everything that’s been going on these past months and just to be clear, I don’t think that only I deserve to be paid more. I think the entire cast does,” DiMaggio wrote on Twitter yesterday (February 15).“Negotiations are a natural part of working in show business.

Madonna has revealed that the audition process is underway for her forthcoming film biopic.The singer and actor confirmed back in 2020 that she is co-directing and co-writing the forthcoming film, and later described the project as a “visual autobiography”.After announcing back in October that the script for the untitled biopic was “almost finished”, Madonna has now confirmed that auditions for the film are underway.Posting on Instagram overnight, the singer shared a clip of herself dancing to her track ‘Burning Up’, which was released in 1983.A post shared by Madonna (@madonna)“Auditions for my film are a surreal experience,” she wrote in the caption for the clip.

Future Islands have returned today (February 16) with a brand new track – listen to the groove-led ‘King Of Sweden’ below.The new song follows the standalone track ‘Peach’, which the band released last summer and was their first original track since their sixth album, ‘As Long As You Are’, came out in 2020.It’s not clear yet whether ‘King Of Sweden’ and ‘Peach’ are tasters of the band’s seventh studio album, which they confirmed in 2021 they had already started work on.For now, listen to ‘King Of Sweden’ below.Next week (February 21), Future Islands are set to head out on an extensive UK and European headline tour, their first since 2018.See the full list of dates, which include a show at London’s Alexandra Palace, below.FEBRUARY 202221 – Helsinki, The House Of Culture23 – Stockholm, Annexet24 – Oslo, Sentrum Scene26 – Copenhagen, VegaMARCH 20221 – Berlin, Columbiahalle2 – Warsaw, Palladium Warszawa4 – Munich, TonHalle5 – Zagreb, Tvornica Kulture6 – Milan, Fabrique8 – Barcelona, Razzmatazz9 – Madrid, La Riviera10 – Lisbon, Camp Pequeno12 – Nimes, La Paloma13 – Paris, Olympia15 – Utrecht, Ronda17 – Frankfurt, Batschkapp19 – Lille, Aeronef20 – Antwerp, De Roma21 – Cologne, E-Werk23 – Manchester, Academy25 – London, Alexandra Palace27 – Belfast, Ulster Hall28 – Dublin, Vicar Street31 – Newcastle, Northumbria SU InstituteAPRIL 20221 – Edinburgh, Usher Hall2 – Glasgow, O2 Academy Reviewing Future Islands’ new album ‘As Long As You Are’, NME wrote: “‘As Long As You Are’ maybe an unexpected handbrake turn for Future Islands and it may not be as hit-laden as its predecessor, but it’s a refreshing record in its own right and one that throws up plenty of existential quandaries.”

Here’s another walking-and-talking film from festival favorite Hong Sang-soo, encapsulating a sliver of Korean life with his customary elusive delicacy. Shot largely in creamy black and white, Berlin competition entry The Novelist’s Film centers on the meeting between two artists who, for different reasons, have simply stopped working.

Kirsten Dunst and Jamie Dornan go way back.

Kirsten Dunst (“The Power of the Dog”) and Jamie Dornan (“Belfast”) sat down for a virtual chat for Variety’s Actors on Actors, presented by Amazon Studios. For more, click here.Since their first meeting, Jamie Dornan and Kirsten Dunst have followed similar trajectories. They initially played off one another in Sofia Coppola’s 2006 film “Marie Antoinette” — his eligible Swedish count set off sparks with her teen queen of France.

best picture race continues to narrow, Variety staffers take a look at some of the individual scenes that made us laugh, cry and think — sometimes at the same time.“Being the Ricardos”(Amazon) Lucille Ball (Nicole Kidman) pulls Madeline (Alia Shawkat), the only female writer on Ball’s “I Love Lucy,” out of the writers room for a little one-on-one discussion about a scene that Lucy has been trying to make funnier — or at least make logical, and therefore funny. Like Madeline, Lucy is a smart, funny, strong women in the early 1950s — a unicorn in this man’s world in which they have mastered “work-arounds.” This scene from writer-director Aaron Sorkin is an honest yet sharp and somewhat frustrating talk about the TV character, the way the character is treated on the show and what type of comedy works.

Caitriona Balfe has opened up about the challenges of filming the latest instalment of Outlander while pregnant.

The cast of Outlander have reunited in America ahead of season 6 's March launch.

Saga Magazine, the acting legend was quizzed about if the role should be played by a woman.This comes after Daniel Craig appeared for the final time in the role last year.When asked about potential casting, Judi replied: “As things go, that’s fine.“But then should you call it ‘By Ian Fleming?’ Who knows?”The Oscar-winner also admitted she would not have wanted to play the super spy herself.Asked if she would have taken on the role, she replied: “Certainly not!“I haven’t got the energy to do all that jumping off the roof and onto motorbikes.”Elsewhere, in her chat with Saga Magazine, she admitted she didn’t mind being replaced by Ralph.Judi added: “I don’t mind hearing someone else in the role.“They said I cried when I stopped being M - I didn’t”“I’d done it eight times, it was high time someone else had a go.”The conversation about who will be the next Bond has been heating up since No Time To Die was released.The producers have been dropping hints as fans place their bets.Barbara Broccoli, who produces the films with her brother Michael G Wilson, recently addressed rumours as well.Speaking on Deadline's Crew Call podcast yesterday she admitted one favourite Idris Elba was “part of the conversation”.She explained: "Well, we know Idris, we're friends with him, and he's a magnificent actor."And, you know, it's been part of the conversation, but it's always difficult to have the conversation when you have someone in the seat."I think we have decided that until No Time To Die has had its run and Daniel has been able to - well, we've all been able to savour, reap the benefits of Daniel's wonderful tenure, we're not gonna think about.“Or talk about anybody else, actors to play the role or storylines, we just want to live in

Outlander's Caitriona Balfe opened up about meeting her surprising celebrity crush during a game of 'Never Have I Ever'.

She said that she kept the news of her pregnancy off social media, but announced the birth of her son in a slightly different way.The on-screen star took to Instagram on August 18 and uploaded a picture in black and white of a small hand holding her own.She reminded fans that she was not hiding her pregnancy, just that she preferred to be less clear about her personal life when it came to anyone outside of her immediate close friends and family.Caitriona said: “It’s not like I was hiding my pregnancy.“Everybody at work knew, all of my friends knew, anyone I came into contact with in my life knew.“But in terms of putting that out there, I don’t see the value in that.“I think there’s certain things that are nice to have for yourself.”Caitriona has been happily married to Scottish music manager Anthony McGill since their wedding in 2019.She also recently discussed how she had a difficult time during her pregnancy.Before working as an actress, the star was a catwalk model for high end fashion designers such as Channel and Givenchy.She gave an interview with Elle in December where she spoke about how she was pregnant for the entire sixth season of filming.She said: “Pregnant for the entire season, yeah!”The star added that she felt she could have timed things better.“I could’ve probably timed things a little better.

Jamie Dornan and Caitriona Balfe sat down with British Vogue to talk about their film “Belfast”, which has earned them awards buzz.