Corrie fans 'praying' Peter Barlow is OK after wedding day collapse

Martin Offiah has opened up about his thoughts on the royals as the debate about the family’s role in 21st century Britain churns on.The rugby star spoke candidly on the red carpet for Nordoff Robbins Legends of Rugby Dinner.Martin, 56, was awarded his MBE in 1997 by Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace, whom he described as “fantastic".When asked for his thoughts on the royals, Martin gave a considered response on the subject.“You know, I think your history is your history regardless of whether you think it’s good or bad,” he said.“Similar to our own history, you have to understand it, and the royal family is part of British history.He went on to discuss the potential economic benefits of having a royal family.“It does bring a lot of money, for want of a better term, into the economy and the purse,” Martin explained.“Yeah, I wouldn’t say I’m a royalist as such, but I’m in favour of the royal family.“I think they’re a good thing for this country.That’s something that should be kept.”Ahead of being honoured along with legendary England captain Jason Robinson last Wednesday night, Martin reflected on his proudest sporting achievement.“My proudest moment is probably going to be scoring for Wigan,” he said.“Jason and I are here being honoured tonight.The Wigan club are here tonight and it's their 150th anniversary.“And obviously me scoring in that game with Jason in 1994 at Wembley is what I’m going to be remembered for when I’m no longer here.”Martin was inducted into the Rugby League Hall of Fame in 2013 after an incredibly successful career in the sport.The athlete played for English league clubs Wigan, London Broncos, Widnes and Salford City Reds, while in Australia he also played for Sydney's Eastern Suburbs and St.

Strictly Come Dancing partner, Johannes Radebe, were expecting to receive abuse when they took part in the BBC dance show as the first all-male couple.Speaking recently on That Gaby Roslin Podcast, John said: “I guess, we knew it was going to happen. We fully anticipated a bit of hate.“Johannes, being a black man as well, he anticipated a bit of racial hate, which he got.

Ben Croll “I asked myself, why was it so difficult to name a Quebecois film from the past 25 years that treated sexuality as its central theme?” Côté told Variety. “Why could France foster directors who filmed the human body in direct and unselfconscious ways, and Quebec could not? Were Quebecois more prudish than others?”And so the Montreal-based filmmaker started on his 14th feature, which follows three so-called “hypersexual” women, plagued with troubled histories and fragile mental states, as they participate in a month-long therapy retreat. But as he developed the script with a local sexologist, the filmmaker saw potential traps in two very different directions.“The film could never be meant to judge,” Côté explained.

Brett Bull Each January, the Motion Picture Producers Assn. of Japan holds a press conference to reveal the previous year’s box office data and its list of top-grossing films.One year ago — at what was then thought to be the height of the coronavirus pandemic — the event was a somber gathering: Receipts for 2020 were down a whopping 38% over the year before.On Jan.

Prince Frederic von Anhalt, Zsa Zsa Gabor’s ninth and final husband, was desperate for an heir – so he adopted an adult son and chronicled it on TV. The widower is one of many subjects featured on A&E’s "Adults Adopting Adults," which chronicles his quest to find someone in Beverly Hills who could inherit his estate and care for him. "I tried very hard to find somebody," the 78-year-old told Fox News Digital.

Naman Ramachandran Producer Shrihari Sathe of New York-based production company Dialectic is enjoying the best time of his life, with no less than three of his projects, each completely different in style, genre and tone, being selected at A-list festivals.The latest career high for Sathe began with Bangladeshi filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki’s continent-hopping, multilingual identity tale “No Land’s Man” being selected at Busan in October 2021, followed by Francisca Alegria’s Spanish-language magical realist drama “The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future” premiering at this year’s Sundance. Now, “Stay Awake,” an expansion of Jamie Sisley’s 2015 short film of the same name that premiered at the Berlinale and won the Jury Prize at Slamdance, makes its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival’s Generation 14plus strand on Feb. 12.

Hannibal Mejbri admitted he found it 'difficult' to understand his Manchester United team-mates' Mancunian accents in 2019.

It's a quick turnaround for Manchester City as they prepare to continue their Premier League title defence against Norwich City on Saturday afternoon.

Chelsea and Newcastle United star Gavin Peacock still felt there was something missing.Perhaps it was the thrill of playing in front of a 100,000 strong Wembley crowd in the 1994 FA Cup final. Maybe it was the irreplaceable day-to-day dressing room culture all footballers fall in love with?Whatever it was, it was missing, and Peacock found himself “in need of a saviour”.A flight to Calgary, and many years off studying later, Peacock overhauled his life, left the BBC sofas for good, and embarked on a spiritually fulfilling quest as a pastor.

Playboy star Melissa Howe has revealed that the infamous mansion Grotto saw that much sex, the water became infected.The Berkshire born model, 31, lived at Hugh Hefner's famous Los Angeles mansion between 2013 and 2017, alongside her twin, Carla.During her time at the famous residence, Howe saw a string of A-list celebs walk through the doors and attended Hefner's mega parties at the California home, which had been surrounded by zoo animals.But there is one stand out memory for Melissa that she explains repulsed her after discovering the gruesome news following a string of raunchy, yet 'normal' events.Speaking exclusively to Daily Star, she told me: "I knew things were going on because we had a grotto in the garden, there would be craziness going on in the grotto with random people hooking up."The water was infected because they shut the grotto off."She went on to add in further detail: "When we heard that we were like 'what the f**k?' because we would be going in there all the time."We'd be chilling in groups because it was like a sauna, boiling up but when we heard that we were like 'okay, we're not going in there', people were having sex in the grotto." Following the news that a poodle became addicted to cocaine at the mansion, Melissa added: "His animals would always be going around the mansion, so I'm not surprised.

Coronation Street spoilers have revealed chaos to come in the next seven days, as the residents of Weatherfield face gang crime, hospital heartache, and botched wedding plans.To kick things off, Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall) ends up pushing his nearest and dearest away in favour of his new romance with Alina Pop (Ruxandra Porojnicu) - will he come to regret it?Elsewhere, Sharon Bentley's (Tracie Bennett) real motive in returning to the street becomes clear, as she hunts down Leanne Battersby (Jane Danson) with a crooked scheme driving her forward.Sharon's meddling wreaks havoc for Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne), whose liver transplant is jeopardised by a harrowing hospital attack.And, George Shuttleworth (Tony Maudsley) shows Todd Grimshaw

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Coronation Street's Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne) - from receiving the news that he’ll need a liver transplant to collapsing at the altar during his wedding to Carla Connor (Alison King).And now that son Simon Barlow (Alex Bain) has been forced into hiding with his mum Leanne Battersby (Jane Danson) after a sting operation gone wrong, Peter’s definitely got a lot on his plate.But things are about to get even tougher for the soap stalwart as he is attacked while trying to protect son Simon from Harvey’s thugs.On Wednesday, Peter’s about to get the thrill of his life as wife Carla calls at number one and shrugs off her coat to reveal some very revealing lingerie.But their intimate time together is interrupted when Steve McDonald (Simon

Coronation Street fans were in tears on Friday evening as they tuned into the latest episode of the ITV soap.

Coronation Street fans were floored during tonight's episode as Carla Connor wore the 'same dress' as Meghan Markle.The character was set to tie the knot with Peter Barlow during Friday's episode and fans were gushing over her gorgeous frock made by Nina Lucas.Carla looked beautiful in a figure-hugging black frock with white lace flowers on it.It looked just like the black gown with white flowers the Duchess of Sussex wore for her tell-all Oprah Winfrey interview.Viewers went into meltdown on Twitter as one said: "Is Carla wearing a similar dress to Meghan from her interview with Oprah?"While another wrote: "@itvcorrie Carla's wedding dress has a touch of the Meghan Markle Oprah interview about it"."Carla's got Meghan's dress on", penned a

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Coronation Street character Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne) could be set to receive a major lifeline from Todd Grimshaw (Gareth Pierce) – or at least, that's what viewers are thinking.Peter was told he could be set to get a liver transplant which would save his life, though he had to make it clear he had no intentions of returning to booze and wasting the life-saving procedure.And viewers have suggested Todd, who now works at the undertakers, could be set to bump Peter to the top of the transplant list by stealing a liver from his work.Taking to Twitter, they shared their theories – even if they were a little dark."Maybe Todd could nick him a liver?" one Corrie fan wrote.Another said: "Peter needs a liver transplant, Todd works at the

Coronation Street spoilers have revealed, with wedding vows and relationship counselling on the horizon.Bringing one of Corrie’s greatest romances to a crescendo, Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne) and Carla Connor (Alison King) say “I do,” only for the groom’s ill health to leave wedding guests in a panic.Elsewhere, Craig Tinker (Colson Smith) is forced to decide between his blossoming romance with Faye Windass (Ellie Leach) and his career, as he suffers a conflict of interest.And, Tyrone Dobbs’ (Alan Halsall) feelings for Alina Pop (Ruxandra Porojnicu) get the better of him as he tries to patch things up with long-term partner Fiz Brown (Jenny McAlpine).Meanwhile, Ed Bailey (Trevor Michael Georges) fears his son is slipping away from him, as

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Coronation Street fans were left doing a double-take when they tuned in to Wednesday evening's episode, clocking Carla Connor's stylish new hairdo.The factory boss, played by Alison King, is due to marry her long-term love Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne) in upcoming scenes.Ahead of their special day, the sweethearts caught up in the living room, chatting about podcasts before Carla headed to work.While the attention has been on Peter and his health battle in recent months, it was Carla's hair that got viewers talking this evening.Taking to Twitter, soap fans gushed over her silky barnet, which had been chopped into layers and expertly blown out.One fan said: "What has Carla done with her hair? Looks nice!""Carla looks fantastic New hair doo,"