Coronation Street's Bill Roache battled Covid in rare break from soap

After vocal attempts to reconcile with his wife, Kanye “Ye” West is taking his attempts to the law.

Jake Gyllenhaal shared rare comments about his 'wonderful relationship' with his girlfriend Jeanne Cadieu.In a new interview with Esquire, the 41-year-old actor opened up about his nearly four year relationship with the 25-year-old model, which they both tend to keep very private.'In a lot of ways, we’re family,' he said of Jeanne. 'I’m in a relationship that is full of love and support.

After wowing fans with her recent Super Bowl halftime show performance, Mary J. Blige sat down with Good Morning America to discuss her latest album.The nine time Grammy Award-winning singer, 51, released her 14th studio album titled Good Morning Gorgeous on Feb 11.The No More Drama hitmaker revealed the meaning of the title, saying: 'It's a positive affirmation I had to speak over myself when I was in a really dark situation.' New music: Mary J.

Strictly Come Dancing star Ola, 43, branded the past two weeks "awful" as she and James addressed their daughter's issues.The dancer penned on Twitter: "It been a very difficult few weeks for us.(sic)"It’s horrible to watch your child being so ill."It comes after the Dancing on Ice winner and his wife-of-19-years, spoke about the traumatic experience of finding their 23-month-old daughter limp in her bed in their latest Hello! Magazine column.They rushed her to hospital where she was diagnosed with a slight heart murmur.However, the tot also suffered an allergic reaction around the same time, which caused her lips to swell up.Ola heartbreakingly discussed the traumatic incident in the column, where she went into detail about Ella's symptoms.Ola said: "She was coughing to a point where she'd wake up at 1am, but she'd be coughing so bad it would make her throw up."After she and James went in to check on her in the morning, Ola told of her horror at her daughter's condition."She was throwing up with her eyes closed. Her little body was just limp.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterCBS has ordered comedy pilots from “Jane the Virgin” creator Jennie Snyder Urman and Lonely Island crew Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone.The Urman-produced multi-cam project is called “Sober Companion” and follows Eliza, a hot-mess alcoholic who owns a bar with her uncle in New Orleans. She is forced to get her life together when the court appoints her an exhaustingly upbeat sober companion with whom she has to live 24/7.The potential series is based on a story by Urman, Gracie Glassmeyer and David Rosenthal.

Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentWe are in the midst of Hollywood’s two big film events. One is the Oscar race, in which film artists salute great work.The other is the surrounding mini-industry that involves campaigners, contenders, agents, journalists and Oscar pundits.There is always confusion because the latter event is also called the Oscar race — but in fact, the two are very different species.Oscar Race #1 features major names (this year including Nicole Kidman, Will Smith, Steven Spielberg), newcomer/vets (Troy Kotsur, Ciaran Hinds) plus top-of-the-line artisans.

Selome Hailu Netflix announced that “Chappelle’s Home Team,” a series of stand-alone comedy specials featuring comics chosen by Dave Chappelle, who serves as executive producer. The series will debut on Feb.

Dave Chappelle will executive produce four new stand-alone comedy specials featuring comics personally selected by him as part of his Chappelle’s Home Team series for Netflix.

EXCLUSIVE: His reps declined to comment, but word in publishing circles is that Elliot Page’s memoir Pageboy sold to Flatiron Books for north of $3 million. The deal was made based on a 49 page proposal shopped by UTA. Deadline read the document, and it sounds like Page has a truly compelling story to tell about a long struggle to find himself amidst a torrent of homophobic hatred, not only in his hometown of Halifax, Novia Scotia but also in Hollywood where Page first came to fame as an Oscar nominee for Juno. Before he transitioned, Page describes numerous occasions where he was set upon by homophobic bullies, with few willing to help. A beer thrown at Page in Toronto, a menacing loudmouth chasing Page into a restaurant in Hollywood, this was something that happened often to the diminutive Page. The loathsome industry people in Hollywood weren’t named, but there was the male film director who tried to seduce Page at age 16; and the time that a big movie star — who would later say he was ossified and blacked out in a clumsy apology — berated Page at a party in an outrageous homophobic rant. This was just after Page — then known as Ellen — had come out as queer. The actor accused Page’s bold announcement of being false. “You aren’t gay. You are just afraid of men…I’m going to fu*k you to make you realize you aren’t gay.” As the torrent grew louder and more graphic, nobody in the room, even Page’s closest friends, stood up for their friend. It was unclear if they were shocked, or afraid to say anything because the actor was one of the biggest stars in town.

Margaret Styne, the widow of Broadway composer Jule Styne who oversaw an estate and legacy that includes the much anticipated upcoming revival of Funny Girl, has died.

Staying supportive. Amid the news that Jennifer Grey is set to pen a tell-all memoir, her ex-husband, Clark Gregg, was seemingly nervous about what would be included.

Kanye West hasn't really been one to hold his tongue or his Twitter trigger. And in recent weeks, West – formally known as "Ye"  – has been increasingly vocal about his views on how estranged wife Kim Kardashian has been raising their oldest daughter, North West, one of their four children. In addition to publicly addressing Kardashian’s parenting habits, West, 44, has also expressed his love and adoration for the 41-year-old Skims founder while exhibiting his disdain for her current partner, comedian Pete Davidson, 28.

Don't miss out on the biggest soaps gossip! Get a daily email direct to your inbox with our newsletterVeteran Corrie star Bill Roache has been off-screen after falling ill with Covid - but has now "recovered well".The 88-year-old who plays Ken Barlow, tested positive for the disease and was written out of the soap as he took time to get better.But the star has got better and is set to return to the Cobbles “as soon as possible”.A Corrie spokeswoman said: “Following recent reports about his health, William Roache has asked us to clarify that he took time off work after testing positive for Covid.

CORONATION Street's Charlie Lawson has slammed ITV's tribute to late co-star Johnny Briggs – calling it "half-a***d" and "disappointing". Briggs – who died aged 85 last month – played cockney wheeler dealer lothario Mike Baldwin for 30 years on the hit soap.

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CORRIE star Bill Roache, 88, has revealed his secret battle with coronavirus. The Sun revealed the TV legend's ill health forced him to be written out of the ITV soap as he focused on his recovery.

He may hold the Guinness World Record for the longest  serving soap star but Corrie’s Bill Roache, aka Ken Barlow, is taking a bit of a break.

Coronation Street legend Bill Roache, 88, took time off from the ITV soap to battle covid-19. Bill, who plays Ken Barlow on Corrie, was forced to take a break from the cobbles after he contracted coronavirus.

"If you think positively, your cells will renew themselves all the time, if you go down, the renewal process will go down."If you stay up, the renewal process will go up, you don't have to age as much as people think, I'm not, anyway."Bill is the only remaining character who appeared on the show since it first hit the network in 1960.His character's time on the soap has seen him married to three women and has also been involved in several scandalous affairs.The soap was forced to close the doors to the Manchester-based set in January 2020 when the world suddenly went into lockdown following the outbreak of the coronavirus.In compliance with government guidelines, bosses made the tough decision to halt production which meant that several

Coronation Street actor Bill Roache, 88, has secretly battled Covid.The icon British actor fell ill earlier this year with the virus and was forced to take time away from the show.He has opted to keen details about the ordeal to his friends and family but after news broke, ITV decided to give more details on his behalf."Following recent reports about his health, William Roache has asked us to clarify that he took time off work after testing positive for Covid," a spokeswoman for ITV said.They added: "He has recovered well and is looking forward to returning to the cobbles as soon as possible.”A source told The Mirror that Coronation Street writers are currently penning new storylines which involve Ken.The unnamed insider added that they are

VETERAN Corrie star Bill Roache has been forced off screen for months after falling ill. The TV icon, 88, who plays Ken Barlow, asked bosses for time off after becoming unwell – and has been written out of the ITV soap.