Coronation Street star admits he worked at Asda before landing latest ITV role

Louise Fletcher, whose Oscar-winning performance as the sadistic Nurse Ratched in 1975’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest gave Hollywood one of its greatest all-time villains and provided the culture with a portrait of bureaucratic evil so indelible that the character’s last name could carry a TV series 45 years later, died Friday at her home in Montdurausse, France. She was 88.

EXCLUSIVE: Gravitas Ventures, an Anthem Sports & Entertainment Company, has acquired North American rights to distribute thriller Where Are You directed by Riccardo Spinotti and Valentina De Amicis from RED SEA MEDIA. Starring Anthony Hopkins, Camille Rowe, Irakli Kvirikadze, Ray Nicholson, Angela Sarafyan, Mickey Sumner, Melora Walters Christopher Ashman, Brad Greenquist and Madeline Brewer, ‘Where Are You’ is slated for a theatrical and on demand day and date release on October 21, 2022.

Helen Skelton dished out some "fighting talk" during her first Strictly Come Dancing appearance in a frosty exchange with judge Craig Revel Horwood. The mum-of-three, 39, who presents Countryfile and previously hosted Blue Peter, said she was not afraid of Craig's "tantrums".

Google Ads appeal that even used the names of a genuine doctor and hospital to add authenticity to their ruse even though neither were in anyway involved. The fraudsters claimed that India's Bangalore Baptist Hospital was asking for volunteers to sell their kidneys for life-changing sums of money to be supposedly used for transplant operations with Dr Antony Robert Charles named as the surgeon to further con people into believing that the advertisements were legitimate.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Netflix dismissed a copyright lawsuit on Friday that it had filed against the creators of “The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical.” The court filing did not indicate whether the streaming service had reached a settlement with Emily Bear and Abigail Barlow, the creators of the musical. However, the pair had earlier canceled a performance of the musical at Royal Albert Hall in London, which was to take place this week. Netflix sued in July, alleging that Barlow and Bear had infringed on its copyrights by putting on a for-profit stage show at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. The service argued that their conduct “stretches ‘fan fiction’ well past its breaking point.”

Cameron Diaz is opening up about husband Benji Madden in an upcoming interview on The Rachel Ray Show.

It looks to be over for Julia Michaels and JP Saxe.

Malina Saval Associate Editor, Features The rooftop terrace of Hollywood’s Neuehouse was abuzz Thursday night at a fete celebrating Scripted Israel, a social summit promoting Israeli television on the global stage. The inaugural four-day event, which ran Sept. 19-21, paired 28 Israeli delegates – selected by partners at Jerusalem’s esteemed Sam Spiegal Series Lab and the Israeli Producers Association – with development and content executives in Hollywood, served as a de facto workshop experience for TV writers and producers angling to make their splash Stateside.  Tchelet Semel, Director of Cultural Affairs, Consulate General of Israel, Los Angeles, and Daniel Susz, Director of Film & TV in North America, Israel Office of Cultural Affairs, Consulate General of Israel, were chief on-the-ground organizers of the summit. 

OK, OK, OK… We’re all thinking it, right? We’re at the end of a work week of this Adam Levine scandal — these five days of hell must have wrecked his marriage, right?

Vladimir Putin makes to carry out a nuclear strike against Ukraine and the West could lead to him being killed by his own generals, an expert has claimed.Professor Peter Duncan at the UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) shared his views with the Daily Express as sham referendums were staged by Moscow in large areas of Ukraine that are now expected to be annexed by Russia. Putin's thinly-veiled nuclear threats accompanied the state address earlier this week in which he confirmed that 300,000 reservists would be conscripted for the war in Ukraine.READ MORE: Russia's forbidden military testing region filled with bears, volcanos and missilesBut, whether the Russian president is bluffing or does not understand the peril of his own situation if he commanded the pulling of the nuclear trigger, is unclear with Prof Duncan saying: "The bottom line is that Putin is isolated from reality.

READ MORE: Model 'upgrades' to huge 32L boobs and flaunts jaw-dropping transformationAnd the 18-year-old loved the character’s “cool” image so much he planned out 42 different plastic surgery procedures.Felipe, from Sao Paulo in Brazil, wanted rib removal surgery and silicone implants to look more like the hunky doll.But after landing a surprising new job in the construction industry, he decided to stop “hiding behind the character” as it was putting him in a dark place.He said: "With all the difficulty to work and urgently needing a job, I ended up taking advantage of the opportunity they could give me.

Holly Willoughby is set to continue as the face of Marks & Spencer in the wake of "queue-gate" after the brand confirmed it had extended the This Morning presenter's contract. Fans of the ITV show were left incensed after Holly and co-presenter Phillip Schofield dodged the huge queues waiting hours to pay their last respects to the Queen as she lay in state at Westminster Hall because they were filming a segment for the show.

How Coco Austin saves time while getting herself and her daughter ready to go is 100% her call — but still, it has fans divided!

Elton John was all in on a plan to perform at the White House before the world-famous rockin' piano player hangs it up — he says — for good. John is stopping by the South Lawn on Friday night for a show he's calling "A Night When Hope and History Rhyme," a reference to a poem by Irishman Seamus Heaney that President Joe Biden often quotes. It will be John's first White House gig since he performed with Stevie Wonder at a state dinner in 1998 honoring British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

Selome Hailu Three of Dick Wolf’s franchises — “Law & Order,” “One Chicago” and “FBI” — were the most-viewed broadcast series of their respective season premiere nights on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. en they premiered. “FBI” brought in 6.8 million viewers while airing its Season 5 premiere on CBS at 8 p.m. Tuesday night, making it the most-watched broadcast series of the week excluding sports programming. The Season 2 premiere of “FBI: International” followed at 9 p.m. and was the second-most-watched program of the night with 5.3 million viewers. The last Wolf premiere of the night was “FBI: Most Wanted” Season 4 at 10 p.m., bringing in 5.1 million viewers, a time period high.

President Biden on Friday night will host a concert by superstar Elton John on the White House lawn — providing the exclusive venue for the filming of a TV special.Biden and first lady Jill Biden will speak at the 8 p.m. concert put on by A&E Networks, which will then air the special at an undisclosed future date.“Tonight, as you all know, we will be welcoming Sir Elton John,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said at her regular press briefing — after journalists heard mic checks from the adjacent driveway.

Apple TV+ has released a handful of new images from their upcoming holiday movie, Spirited!

Coronation Street viewers found it rather difficult to see the action during Wednesday night's episode as things became far too dark.The nail-biting episode which saw Kelly Neelan's hitman take Gary Windass to the woods to murder him in cold blood left viewers on the edges of their seats.But as the drama unfolded, many fans couldn't see what was going on as Gary was escorted to the woodland area to dig his own grave.READ MORE: Coronation Street Evelyn Plummer star Maureen Lipman had 'premonition' Queen would dieTaking to Twitter, viewers shared their thoughts on the deliberately low-lit scenes.One social media user penned: "Christ alive can barely see what’s happening, it’s so dark."Another shared: "Me trying to see what's going on because it's so dark in the woods."A third person asked: "Why is tonight's Coronation Street filmed in the dark?"Meanwhile a fourth viewer chimed: "Bit dark, isn’t it?"During Wednesday's episode, Kelly was caught in a rather difficult situation when hired hitman Kieron kidnapped Gary during her and Aadi's engagement party.Trying her best to keep her cool while the proceedings were taking place, Kelly appeared frantic as she continually dashed in and out of the party.But later on in the episode, although she told Gary that she knew he had murdered her father, she had a change of heart.Begging Keiron to change his mind and threatening him with the police, Kelly tried her best to convince him not to murder Gary.However things backfired at the end of the episode when Keiron appeared to take Kelly hostage by shoving her aggressively into the back of his van.Now that things are starting to reach boiling point, fans headed straight to Twitter to share their thoughts on Kelly's situation.One person

Coronation Street star Maureen Lipman says she had a "premonition" Queen Elizabeth II was going to die.Her Majesty passed away peacefully at the age of 96 on September 8, Buckingham Palace confirmed at the time.A state funeral was held for the Queen 11 days later on Monday, September 19.READ MORE: Corrie legend Maureen Lipman slams 'wokes' for trying to make everyone in TV 'an actor'Before and after the service, the BBC welcomed special guests including Maureen, who she discussed what the Queen’s reign meant to her and explained that she experienced a "premonition" before her passing.Speaking to presenter Kirsty Young at the time, the actress said: "I had a premonition, Kirsty, I actually texted a friend in Corrie and said 'I think the Queen is going to die'."I just had one of those strange experiences and then I thought the show [her one-woman show in Manchester] would be cancelled, I didn’t think anyone would play that night, but the directors came through and said we were all to carry on."ROSE, a production which serves as a reminder of some of the events that shaped the century, is the project Maureen is involved in alongside filming Corrie.Reflecting on the show that evening, she said: "It was very tender that night."My reaction was immediately visceral, I just sobbed, and then the show had to go on."It comes after former Celebrity Gogglebox star Maureen, 76, blasted the 'wokes' for trying to make everyone in the TV and film industry "an actor".The outspoken star thinks it is wrong that women in her profession are now often referred to by the traditional male noun.Maureen said: "I am an actress - not an actor."Yes, some of my views can be a little old-fashioned, but don't attack me for them."Consider my point of