‘Chernobyl’ Scores Best Mini-Series At BAFTA Awards; Jane Featherstone Says HBO Drama “Struck A Blow In Defense Of Truth & Transparency”

President Volodymyr Zelensky, Russia has unleashed a band of mercenaries renowned for war atrocities known as the Wagner Group into the conflict.While the world has marvelled at the brave Ukrainian resistance to the Russian invasion, Vladimir Putin has quietly slipped the elite group of killers into the country with President Zelensky their number one target.The shadowy organisation is believed to be owned by Putin's close friend Dmitry Utkin and has served as a private military in many of the world's bloodiest conflicts including Syria and the 2014 Donbas conflict. Perhaps in a bid to hammer home that they're the bad guys, the group's insignia bears a skull in the crosshairs of a gun - nice.

Kim Kardashian has fully embraced the single lifestyle after eagle-eyed fans spotted the star had made some substantial changes to her social media accounts.On Wednesday (2 March) the 41-year-old – who filed for separation from Kanye West back in December – officially returned to her single status after a Los Angeles court announced the former power couple are now legally separated.Although the pair still have issues of child custody and property to work out, the mum-of-four celebrated after she virtually attended a hearing and legally dropped the name “West” from her last name after six years of marriage.Judge Steve Cochran granted her request to have her maiden name restores, and he denied West’s motion to prevent Kardashian from transferring assets out of trusts set up during their marriage.At the hearing, the feuding couple had their high powered attorney’s in court including Laura Wasser for Kim and Samantha Spector for Kanye who was appointed last night after he fired his previous lawyer.After the news began to circulate online, the Keeping Up With Kardashian star went on to amend her social media accounts to her former name online.Now on her accounts the SKIMS founder goes by her maiden name “Kim Kardashian” as her loyal legion of fans congratulated her on the milestone moment online.One user penned: “@KimKardashian changing the name in her bio yess queen [three smiling emojis] I really hope you heal and move on from all the drama #healing #kimkardashian #KanyeWest.”Another added: “@KimKardashian Har removed the ‘West’ name! Good for her [two applause emojis].”A third chimed in with: “Happy Single AF!! Congrats Goddess!!” as one support wrote: “Congrats Kim!!!!!! [fire emoji u deserve to smile, be happy and

Good afternoon Insider team. Max Goldbart back in the saddle for your weekly dose of news as the Russia/Ukraine invasion continues to have huge ramifications for the film and TV world and vice versa.

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TOWIE star Kirk Norcross has opened up about the heartbreaking moment he laid next to his dad's body after he died.Mick Norcross died by suicide aged aged 57 in January 2021 and Ryan discovered him and tried in vain to give him CPR.In an emotionally-charged interview Kirk said giving him CPR and lying with him “made me a man in that very moment” and revealed he told his dad after his death: “Thanks for all you did for us dad, I promise I’ll make you proud.”Brave Kirk, 34, said for the next five days he went on a five-day cocaine and drink bender and planned to take his life - before getting straight.He has now been booze and drug free for 10 months and was recently announced as an ambassador for suicide charity Papyrus.Through his charity work he now helps “10 to 20 people a day” online who are dealing with depression or thinking of taking their own life.In an exclusive interview with the The Mirror brave Kirk paid tribute to his dad as he describe his heartache over his death, saying: “My dad was my idol, he was my hero.“In some ways I’m pleased it was me who found him but it will be etched in my mind for the rest of my life. I tried to give him CPR but it was no good.“When I realised he’d passed, I lay next to his body, kissed him on the head and said: ‘thank you for everything you did dad and sorry for all I have done.

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Jared Haris has revealed he was not the first choice for his Bafta-winning role in Chernobyl and bosses had wanted Daniel Day-Lewis instead.

The Netflix/Channel 4 series End of the F***ing World won the best drama series at the 2020 BAFTA Television Awards, its second honor of the night after Naomi Ackie landed the best supporting actress statuette. HBO/Sky's Chernobyl, meanwhile.

Chernobyl was the big winner at tonight’s (July 31) virtual TV BAFTAs.The Sky and HBO nuclear disaster series picked up two major awards for best mini-series and leading actor, for Jared Harris taking its total to 9 BAFTAs following the show’s recent victory at the BAFTA TV Craft Awards.

Jared Harris joked he has "ruined [his] losing streak" after winning the Leading Actor award at the 2020 TV BAFTAs. The 58-year-old actor took home the gong for his work on the hit HBO series 'Chernobyl' during the annual awards ceremony, which was held virtually on Friday (31.07.20) in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

Jodie Comer revealed Stephen Graham talked her out of dropping her Liverpudlian accent when she first started out in actingThe 27-year-old, who first worked with Graham in 2012 series Good Cop, revealed she was considering softening her natural dialect in order to be “taken more seriously.”Speaking to Tom Allen and Graham ahead of Virgin Media TV Bafta Awards, the Killing Eve actor said: “I always had this thing in my head that I needed to or that I would be taken more seriously if I did. And Stephen was like: ‘Are you kidding? Never, ever do that’.“I was so glad that you reminded me because he is so authentic in himself.

Naman Ramachandran HBO and Sky Atlantic’s “Chernobyl,” Channel 4’s “Stath Lets Flats” and Channel 4 and Netflix’s “The End of the F—king World” emerged with two BAFTAs apiece at this year’s awards.“Chernobyl” won for mini-series and leading actor for Jared Harris, adding two prizes to its existing haul of seven gongs at the BAFTA TV Craft Awards earlier this month.Meanwhile, BAFTA’s Leading Actress award was won by Glenda Jackson for her performance in BBC’s “Elizabeth is Missing,” her first television role for more than 25 years and the second BAFTA of her career.

Actor Stephen Graham had fans crying with laughter this evening when he revealed his clever fashion hack.

It turns out Jodie Comer has to thank her lucky stars for Stephen Graham's gesture that launched her acting career.

Stephen Graham was the king of Zoom calls as he wore a smart button-up shirt and red shorts for the Bafta TV awards.Year by year, the Baftas has been the best time to put on your fanciest suit and sexiest dress, but Covid-19 changed it all.The awards show this year has the stars Zooming in for interviews and awards acceptance and we’re loving this new format.Speaking to Tom Allen during the Bafta Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards pre-show, Stephen couldn’t help but get up to show off his business on top, pool party on the bottom outfit deal.‘Stephen, you got dressed up for the occasion, is that right?’ host of the pre-show Tom asked.Considering his top half looked suave, we thought he got dressed up too.‘Well, I’ve got…Look at

Rankin is used to dealing with difficult celebrities while shooting their portraits, but for his latest project he faced a different challenge: photographing them remotely.The photographer was commissioned by the Virgin Media Baftas to create portraits of this year’s nominees for the TV awards, which will be given out by Richard Ayoade on Friday – remotely, of course.Instead of stressing over setting up a studio, Rankin had to deal with strained phone calls with the stars’ partners, and in some cases their children, as he turned them into celebrity photographers for the day.The only apparatus the nominees were sent was a light, and then, via video call, Rankin directed the action.

BEST DRAMA SERIESThe Crown (Netflix)The End of the F***ing World (Netflix/Channel 4)Gentleman Jack (HBO/BBC One)Giri/Haji (BBC Two)BEST MINI-SERIESA Confession (ITV)Chernobyl (Sky Atlantic)The Victim (BBC One)The Virtues (Channel 4)BEST SINGLE DRAMABrexit: The Uncivil War (Channel 4)Elizabeth is Missing (BBC One)Responsible Child (BBC Two)The Left Behind (BBC Three)BEST SOAP AND CONTINUING DRAMACasualty (BBC One)Emmerdale (ITV)Coronation Street (ITV)Holby City (BBC One)BEST ACTORJared Harris – Chernobyl as Valery Legasov (HBO/Sky Atlantic)Takehiro Hira – Giri/Haji as Kenzo Mori (BBC Two)Stephen Graham – The Virtues as Joseph (Channel 4)Callum Turner – The Capture as Shaun Amery (BBC One)BEST ACTRESSJodie Comer – Killing Eve as Villanelle

Bafta nominees have posed for Rankin in a socially-distanced photoshoot.This year’s portraits saw the friends and families of those nominated taking part, as the shoot was done remotely and directed through a series of video calls.The results saw a fun and heart-warming collection of photos capturing the essence of some of our nominees; Stephen Graham leaps in the air on a trampoline dressed in a suit and trainers, Glenda Jackson sits in her garden with a cup of tea and Guz Khan is ambushed by his children with water pistols.Suranne Jones reads the paper in an armchair in her garden shed, barefoot while wearing a white trousersuit and flanked by the Bafta she won in 2016 for Doctor Foster.

This year’s BAFTA nominated TV stars have posed at home for celebrity photographer Rankin ahead of Friday’s ceremony at a closed studio.

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