Coronation Street star says soap's first socially distant wedding proved tricky to film

Kevin Hart talks about the time his wife Eniko got bit by a shark as he chats to Ellen DeGeneres on her show Thursday.

The Academy Award nominations were announced early on Tuesday morning.And while there were many on the list that were expected to be there - Denzel Washington for Macbeth and Nicole Kidman for Being The Ricardos come to mind - several were left off that were surprises.Among those snubbed by the Oscars were Lady Gaga, Jared Leto and Al Pacino for House Of Gucci, Ben Affleck for his work in George Clooney's directorial effort The Tender Bar and Jennifer Hudson's role as Aretha Franklin in Respect.Scroll down for a list of nominations... No go:Lady Gaga was a force as Patrizia Reggiani in the Ridley Scott directed film House Of Gucci.

The Wendy Williams Show will reportedly be making some very big changes this year.Sherri Shepherd will become a 'permanent guest host' and take over the show in September, which will likely change the name of the chat fest, according to a Tuesday report from TMZ.This comes four months after 57-year-old Wendy took time off from her popular talk show to deal with her health issues reportedly connected to her longtime struggle with the autoimmune disorder Graves' disease. New on the scene:The Wendy Williams Show will reportedly be making some very big changes.

Kanye West had made a plea for his family to come back together just days after a war of words with estranged wife Kim Kardashian on social media.The 44-year-old rapper took to Instagram to share a gallery of snaps from Vogue magazine of his 41-year-old estranged wife with their children and the caption: 'GOD PLEASE BRING OUR FAMILY BACK TOGETHER.'This comes just days after the former power couple squabbled on Instagram over their daughter North's TikTok and after the reason for the standstill in their divorce was revealed.Scroll down for video Taking a stand:Kanye West (seen in Malibu on Monday night) had made a plea for his family to come back together just days after a war of words with estranged wife Kim Kardashian on social media The 44-year-old rapper took to Instagram to share a gallery of snaps of his 41-year-old estranged wife with their children and the caption: 'GOD PLEASE BRING OUR FAMILY BACK TOGETHER'As the reality star has been trying to get her married status dissolved to single for months, the artist's refusal to sign off on it is the reason the process has hit a snag according to a source for E! News on Monday.

Serena Williams is 'prepared' for retirement from tennis.The 40-year-old star has admitted she's been getting herself ready to step away from the sport 'for over a decade' after following the advice of her father Richard Williams, who is played by Will Smith in biopic King Richard.'I am prepared for that day, I've been prepared for that day for over a decade,' she told Entertainment Tonight. Time out?Serena Williams is 'prepared' for retirement from tennis.

Manori Ravindran International EditorIn a year when a festival darling like Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s “Drive My Car” was able to garner four Oscar nominations, including best picture, questions for the Berlin Film Festival jury — which includes Hamaguchi — centered on the role of film festivals in connecting both arthouse and mainstream audiences.Declaring that he “felt like a kid” at the Berlinale, where his jury will be watching 18 films in all, M. Night Shyamalan sat beaming next to Hamaguchi, who is fresh off his Oscar nomination for best director earlier this week.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe impact of COVID-19 was ingrained throughout the annual financial results of CJ ENM, the most diversified entertainment company in South Korea. Music gained ground, while film was lossmaking. Similarly, the group’s streaming business rapidly grew its top line, but its heavy investment costs kept the unit in the red.For the year to end of December 2021, CJ ENM recorded a 5% increase in sales, to KRW3.55 trillion ($2.97 billion), and a 9% increase in operating profit, at KRW297 billion ($248 million), it sais in a regulatory filing on Thursday.

Emiliano De Pablos Media giant Mediaset has acquired Italian distribution rights to Spanish writer-director Benito Zambrano’s drama “Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake,” produced and sold by Barcelona-based studio Filmax.News of the deal comes just before Filmax screens “Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake” to buyers at this year’s online European Film Market.Described as high-quality cinema for adults and predominantly female audiences, “Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake” adapts the novel of the same title by screenwriter and casting specialist Cristina Campos. It has sold more than 250,000 copies worldwide.A member of  Spain’s generation of directors that broke out in the 1990s,  helping Spanish movies find far larger favor with audiences at home, Zambrano’s breakout debut, 1999’s “Alone,” won the Panorama Audience Award at Berlin.

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The 72nd Berlin Film Festival kicks off in physical form today with M. Night Shyamalan leading the main competition jury. Also notable among panelists is Oscar nominee Ryusuke Hamaguchi whose Drive My Car this week became the first Japanese movie ever nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award. Hamaguchi was actually on a plane heading to Berlin when the nominations were announced, and only learned of the results upon landing.

the soap were confused when Shona appeared to have made a huge improvement in her first scenes filmed after lockdown.The character bounded into the Platt household dishing out love life advice to sister-in-law Sarah over being torn between her new husband Adam Barlow and her ex Gary Windass.A seemingly well-versed Shona told Sarah that Adam was "much fitter" than Gary.She said: "Look do you really want to throw your marriage away for a guy who is getting hitched to someone else?"Is it me or has Shona just magically got her memories back with no explanation? "When exactly did it happen?" asked one viewer on Twitter."Shona back and so is her memories now?" wondered another."Has Shona already forgot about her memory loss?" tweeted another

Soaps have had to adapt over the past few months amid the coronavirus pandemi to keep on top of social distancing rules, and one such example of where this was slightly trickier was during Maria Connor and Gary Windass’ wedding.The Coronation Street characters wed, even though Gary is still very much in love with ex Sarah Platt, and their ceremony consisted of only a handful of guests in adhering to government rules. Gary, played by Mikey North, looked the part in a grey suit, while Maria, played by Samia Longchambon, wore a beautiful white wedding dress as they wed at The Bistro.

Coronation Street fans were left in hysterics this evening after spotting an accidentally rude line during tonight's episode, featuring the very first socially distanced soap wedding.

Coronation Street character Gary Windass may seal his own exit if he does end up getting married to Maria Connor next week.Gary, played by Mikey North, and Maria, played by Samia Longchambon, are set to tie the knot on Monday, however Coronation Street spoilers haven't confirmed whether the ceremony will actually go ahead.If it does though, Gary may fall a victim to Maria's "black widow" charms, as her history with men isn't the best.Speaking to Daily Star Online, actress Samia joked that "everyone" that has a romantic link with Maria ends up leaving.She said: "James Burrows [who plays Ali Neeson], bless him, he's just left, hasn't he?"Everyone who gets with Maria either dies or just leaves."Mikey better watch his step.

Coronation Street favourite Maria Connor is preparing to marry her fiancé Gary Windass next week, but secrets are lurking.

Coronation Street star Samia Longchambon has seemingly given away some Coronation Street spoilers on This Morning, as she spoke of filming issues due to social distancing measures.

Coronation Street star Samia Longchambon has expressed hope that viewers will go easy on the soap after they filmed Maria Connor and Gary Windass' (Mikey North) wedding.The pair are due to tie the knot next week, though it seems that filming the scenes with social distancing measures in place presented challenges.Appearing on today's (August 12) This Morning, Samia explained: "It was quite tricky, and we're just hoping that obviously our lovely viewers will cut us a bit of slack and understand that even though Maria and Gary live together, me and Mikey don't."So we still have to keep two metres apart, so actually saying our vows, we're two metres apart.

Samia Longchambon has shared a peek inside her family on a road trip to France for their summer holidays.The Coronation Street actress and her husband Sylvain Longchambon decided to swap a plane for a motorhome as they travelled from the UK to visit with his French family. Sharing how the trip went on their return the 38 year old soap star said it was "something they had never done before" but made lots of "great memories".

Coronation Street's Gary Windass (Mikey North) finds himself at the centre of a love triangle on his wedding day to Maria Connor (Samia Longchambon).It’s the big day, and, in true soap fashion, both the bride and groom are running late.Disaster strikes when Audrey Roberts falls ill and David Platt (Jack P Shepherd) is forced to replace her as a witness.Having witnessed the closeness between Gary and Sarah (Tina O'Brien) ahead of the ceremony, David tells bad boy Gary that he needs to make a decision about whether he loves his former flame Sarah or his wife-to-be Maria.It is not only Gary that has a tough decision to make next week.Sarah is also feeling torn and has to decide whether she still has feelings for ex lover Gary or does she want

Coronation Street fans could be set to see Sarah Platt (Tina O'Brian) and Adam Barlow (Sam Robertson) split up as she continues to keep Gary Windass' (Mikey North) secret safe.Sarah has been staying quiet about Gary after the car accident which happened when she confronted him about him killing Rick Neelan.Since he was hit by the car, after pushing Sarah out of the way of it, she has been protecting him and it seems that won't be changing any time soon.Given her history with Gary, Sarah's husband Adam is pulling his hair out trying to get her to tell the truth – but she won't budge.On top of that, Adam is convinced that Gary killed Rick too – and viewers know he's right to think that.Speaking of her character's ongoing protection of Gary,

Coronation Street viewers have a shocking week ahead of them, as the biggest wedding day of the year finally arrives.Coronation Street spoilers have revealed Adam Barlow will find out the truth about Rick Neelan’s murder, as Sarah Platt crumbles under his questioning.Meanwhile, Gary Windass is forced to choose between his wife-to-be and his former flame, as Sarah brings up the past ahead of his wedding to Maria.