Corrie pictures reveal Evelyn destroyed, Sarah cheats - and another murder

Prince William and Kate Middleton had a full plate on the eve of King Charles III's coronation ceremony, including playing host to a reception attended by first lady Jill Biden.The Prince and Princess of Wales mingled with Biden and a number of other guests at a special reception at Buckingham Palace on Friday that was also attended by Biden's granddaughter, Finnegan Biden. Other guests included foreign royal families as well as Ukraine's first lady, Olena Zelenska.Kate, 41, looked stunning in a blue draped dress.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor The jury is still out on whether Amazon Freevee’s mockumentary sitcom “Jury Duty” will be able to break into the Emmys race, but the excitement for the comedy has taken the TV world by storm, and Amazon sees an opening for it. Variety has learned exclusively Amazon plans to submit the eight-episode inaugural season for the Emmy comedy categories, seeking recognition in over a dozen key races including acting, writing and directing. Read: Variety’s Awards Circuit for the latest Emmy predictions in all categories. Created by Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky, the series follows the inner workings of a jury trial through the eyes of Ronald Gladden, a solar contractor from San Diego, who is unaware that his jury duty summons was not official and everyone on the jury aside from him, is an actor.

Jessica Kiang There comes a time in many lives when a kind of matter transference takes place in the relationship between parent and child. Like a sudden change of filter or aspect ratio, we see our mothers and fathers in new ways, realizing they existed before we did, thought thoughts and felt feelings entirely separate from our own. Almost always, it’s a flower of understanding that blossoms just a bit later than we would like and when it does, it asks of us an impossible question: what to do with this new knowledge, this strange flood of retrospective awe? Perhaps, when you’re far on the other side, looking back through the reverse end of time’s telescope, and if you’re Canadian director Anthony Shim, you make a film like “Riceboy Sleeps,” a familiar immigrant song sung in such an elegant, sincere voice that it feels like a whole new arrangement.

Super sub Mark McKenzie produced a last gasp moment of glory to send Ayr to the promised land of the play offs.

EXCLUSIVE: LA-based firm Jackrabbit Media is launching international sales on Nina Dobrev (The Vampire Diaries) comedy Sick Girl ahead of the Cannes market.

Deadline reports that “The Banshees Of Inisherin” actress Kerry Condon will join Brad Pitt in the cast of Joseph Kosinski‘s still-untitled F1 racing movie over at Apple. Of course, it was inevitable for Condon to land a big-budget follow-up role to “Inisherin” after her performance in that film nabbed the actress an Oscar nomination.

Kanye West has reportedly opened a new Yeezy office in Los Angeles next door to a building owned by Adidas.West partnered with Adidas under the Yeezy banner in late 2013, with their first joint collection then debuting in 2015.Last year, Adidas ended its long-running partnership with West and Yeezy in October over the rapper’s string of antisemitic comments, with the brand calling his actions “unacceptable, hateful and dangerous”.Now, a post from fan site Donda Times appears to reveal that the new Yeezy office is located on Los Angeles’ Melrose Avenue, between Laurel and North Edinburgh streets.All that separates the new office from the Adidas building is a hairdressers.A post shared by HipHopDX (@hiphopdx)Back in February, Adidas warned of potential major profit losses after severing ties with West last year.Following a “thorough review”, it was confirmed that the brand would immediately stop production of its line of Yeezy products and halt payments to the artist and his companies.Adidas said that it was expected to take a hit of up to €250million (£217million) to its net income in 2022 as a result of the decision. Now, as BBC News reports, Adidas has published its financial guidance for 2023 in which the sports giant refers to “the significant adverse impact from not selling the existing [Yeezy] stock”.Last November, it was reported that Adidas’ chief executive and other senior figures at the company had talked about the potential fallout from its relationship with West as long as four years prior.It came after a report from Rolling Stone made claims over the treatment of employees at Yeezy, with some ex-staff alleging a “cult-like atmosphere” at the brand’s office.

Mark Hamill and Billy Lourd paid an emotional tribute to the late Carrie Fisher as her Hollywood Walk of Fame star was unveiled on Star Wars Day (May 4).Before the Princess Leia star’s daughter, Lourd, delivered a moving speech, Hamill opened the ceremony with some words of his own about Fisher.“Carrie was one of a kind who belonged to us all, whether we liked it or not,” Hamill said. “She was our princess, dammit, and the actress who played her blurred into one gorgeous, fearlessly independent, ferociously funny, take charge woman who took our collective breath away.

Billboard has allowed specific merch bundles from artists to be able to count on their album charts starting this summer.“Bundling” is the act of selling merchandise along with a download of an album, usually for free, with the intention of boosting sales.In 2020, Billboard excluded merch and album bundling when calculating its 200 and Hot 100 chart scores.According to the publication, these specific bundles, referred to as “fan packs”, will allow fans to support their favorite artists on the charts but with “new rules” at play.They have been put in place to “prevent issues that led to the elimination” of bundles in the past.The Billboard 200 will count some package offerings of music and collectibles as fans seek to support their favorite acts through merch purchases https://t.co/xV3ku6cJwl— billboard (@billboard) May 4, 2023“The packs will be restricted to just two options per album release, a sweatshirt with an LP and a t-shirt with a CD, for example, with the requirement that each individual item must also be sold separately in the same web store,” Billboard said of the changes.They continued: “Fan packs will include only merch, not tickets, meet-and-greet opportunities, virtual items or non-tangible benefits and they must also contain a physical copy of an album: Combinations of digital downloads and merch will not count towards the charts. In addition, fan pack offerings must be approved in advance of their on-sale date by Luminate and Billboard.”The act of bundles was eliminated due to artists including their albums with anything and everything, from concert tickets to keychains, in an effort to boost sales numbers.

She has been part of some of the most emotional storylines on the cobbles since joined Coronation Street back in 2011, and Ellie Leach looked a far cry from all the drama in Weatherfield at Aintree Ladies' Day. Ellie, who plays Faye Windass in the ITV soap, beamed as she turned heads at Grand National weekend looking pretty in pink.

Antony Cotton's mother made a surprise appearance in Coronation Street on Friday, as villain Stephen Reid claimed the life of his third victim. Enid Dunn, who is mum to soap star Antony, 47, who plays Sean Tully in the hit ITV soap, starred as a housekeeper who found the dead body of Stephen's latest victim Rufus. In Friday's episode, Enid portrayed the unnamed housekeeper, who could be seen being comforted by police after her discovery before then being questioned.

Coronation Street fans have predicted that an innocent character will be 'going down for murder' after Rufus Donahue's death is confirmed. During Wednesday night's trip to the cobbles, viewers of the ITV soap saw the businessman face an unknown visitor at his home.

Damon Hay (Ciaran Griffiths) in Coronation Street, Sarah Platt (Tina O’Brien) tells Adam Barlow (Sam Robertson) that she’s ready to try for a baby…despite the fact a few weeks ago, she said she didn’t want anymore children. Sarah is somewhat in denial about the chemistry she has with Damon due to the fact he was responsible for dealing drugs through the Bistro deliveries and ruining Nick’s (Ben Price) life.

Coronation Street character Elaine Metcalfe made her debut on the cobbles as evil Geoff Metcalfe’s long-suffering wife in 2020. She was revealed to be Tim Metcalfe’s mum and her tragic story of how she fled Geoff’s abuse and had to leave her son behind to survive unravelled. Elaine – who Tim thought was dead as dad Geoff told him she had died from cancer – now has a good relationship with her only son.

Coronation Street is set for explosive scenes next week on the ITV soap when Sarah Barlow decides to cheat on husband Adam Barlow with Damon Hay. Fans will recall that Sarah recently spent a flirty night with Damon, without knowing who he was, but stopped before things went too far. However, Sarah throws caution to the wind next week when her car is blocked in and Adam is working, which results in Damon offering a lift to the hotel for her meeting.

She has been part of some of the most emotional storylines on the cobbles since joined Coronation Street back in 2011, and Ellie Leach is again at the centre of the drama after the return of her daughter Miley. Her character Faye Windass did a stint in prison for attacking Adam Barlow after mistaking him for sleazy boss Ray Crosby, collided with an elderly man on a driving lesson who later died, and she was then diagnosed with early menopause.

Coronation Street is set for explosive scenes next week when dodgy business man, Rufus, is found dead and his body in a swimming pool. Fans will recall that only recently, Stephen Reid, who has already murdered Leo and Teddy Thompkins, tried to kill Rufus after he threatened to expose the fact he's been spiking Carla Connor - but he was interrupted by an innocent and oblivious Michael Bailey. However, in upcoming scenes, Rufus will meet his demise.

Coronation Street star Tina O'Brien, who plays Sarah Platt on the ITV soap, is approaching 40 years old, but in her latest photos, she looked a fraction of her age - and a string of co-stars past and present rushed to compliment her, as did her many fans. The 39-year-old actress, who has been on the show since she was a teenager, shared the latest photos with more than half a million followers.

Tina O'Brien, best known for her portrayal of Sarah Platt in Coronation Street since she was just 16 years old, has surprised her fans by revealing her age. With her milestone birthday around the corner, the actress shared recent headshots on Instagram, prompting astonishment from followers who couldn't believe she was about to turn 40. On Instagram she wrote: "I'm turning 40 this year.

Maureen Lipman has become an iconic figure in Coronation Street since joining the soap in 2018 as Evelyn Plummer.The 76-year-old actress has won the hearts of many fans and while she is expected to take a temporary break from the show, landing the lead role in the play Rose set to run in London's West End for a month starting in May, she signed an extension on her contract last year for the soap. But what about her life away from the cobbles? Maureen’s late husband Jack Rosenthal, who she married in 1974, actually penned over 130 episodes of Coronation Street during the early days of the ITV soap and she said Evelyn is the sort of character her late husband would have created.

Coronation Street lines up another action-packed week, so get yourself a first look at all the upcoming drama with our picture gallery above. With big developments for Amy Barlow (Elle Mulvaney) and Stephen Reid (Todd Boyce), next week is not one to be missed. Tracy (Kate Ford) calls at the police station and glues herself to the counter, explaining to the desk sergeant that she’s not going anywhere until they take Amy’s rape allegation seriously.