Dawn French posts rare selfie as she shares latest health update with fans

Vanessa Hudgens and Blake Lively were in attendance.  Also attending the fashionable dinner were James Corden and his wife Julia Carey, who seemed in high spirits as they chatted with fashion guru Anna outside the venue.  Vanessa, 33, looked sensational as she arrived in a black Oscar de la Renta dress with a plunging neckline and sheer front panel that she teamed with an oversized blazer.

RuPaul's Drag Race UK, and now he's going to front a gameshow for ITV. It's been announced that Mama Ru will be hosting Celebrity Lingo, a prime time spin-off of the popular quiz show Lingo, which airs in the afternoons on weekdays with Good Morning Britain host and Ackley Bridge actor Adil Ray as host. The main show is still continuing with Adil, with 50 new episodes also just commissioned, while Ru's celebrity version is going to air seven episodes in the Autumn.

Princess Charlotte has been photographed with her arm around the family cocker spaniel in a picture taken to mark her seventh birthday. The young royal, surrounded by bluebells, was snapped by the Duchess of Cambridge in Norfolk this weekend enjoying the outdoors. Charlotte and pet dog Orla appear in one of three pictures released ahead of the princess turning seven on Monday.

curriculum, which will also see themes of religion, sex and gender embedded in day-to-day teaching, Denise said she thought "five is too young to be chatting about sex education. " Appearing on the ITV show, the actress and panellist put forward her thoughts, saying: "Why can't we just encourage children to know that they can be anything you want to be?" She added that "the thing about what we are allowing and what we are changing has become very politicised". She spoke about how she was someone that considered herself to be 'from the left' but that how in the last few years, "things have changed.

Bridgewater Hall is extra special for Lennie as it’s her homecoming, as her daughter puts it, as she grew up in Salford. Also for the evening, we’re graced with a surprise guest, who turns out to be the wonderful Adam Kay, of the adored This Is Going To Hurt book and BBC TV series.

Benefits Street. Stephen Smith, aka Smoggy, was one of the stars of the hit Channel 4 show which caused controversy when it was first aired in January 2014. The show centred around residents on James Turner Street in Winson Green.

A petition calling for the removal of Amber Heard from Aquaman 2 is nearing three million signatures as the defamation trial brought by Johnny Depp continues. The upcoming sequel will see the star reprise her role as Mera opposite Jason Momoa in the leading role. The movie, based on the well-known DC comic book superhero is slated to release in 2023.

Grimes called out Twitter’s “issues with public mental health” just days after her on-and-off again boyfriend Elon Musk announced he’d reached a deal to purchase the social media platform for $44bn. Canadian singer Grimes speaks with MIT podcast host Lex Fridman on his show, Lex Fridman Podcast.

Victoria Beckham has wished her ‘incredible’ husband David a ‘happy birthday’ in a gushing declaration of love on his big day. The fashion mogul, 48, and her ex-pro footballer husband David, who turns 47 today, married on July 4, 1999, and still maintain a united presence.

Danniella Westbrook has joked her toyboy fiancé 'keeps her young' as she discussed their 20-year age gap.  The former EastEnders star, 48, recently told how there will be 'many sleepless nights' once her secret jailbird fiancé David - who has never been pictured - is released from prison. Speaking to the Daily Star, the soap actress said she is 'living the dream' by dating a younger man.

Jessie J has opened up about her miscarriage for the first time, revealing how her baby died between having two scans in the same day.  The Price Tag singer announced the heartbreaking news that she had suffered a miscarriage in November. It was the first time the public had heard of Jessie’s pregnancy as she had chosen to keep the news private in its early stages.

Saturday, April 9 marks one year since the death of Prince Philip, and the Queen is paying tribute to the late Duke of Edinburgh.

The Vicar of Dibley star Dawn French has shared that she is "at the gates of hell" as she prepares to undergo a transformation with her teeth.The 64-year-old left her fans in stitches after she took to her Instagram to share snaps of herself in a dental chair.Appearing rather petrified in one of the photos, the star could be seen with her gnashers on full display while surrounded by the dental surgeon and nurse at Carriageworks Lostwithiel Dental.In another pic, Dawn could be seen wearing dark glasses with her mouth being opened widely with a teeth retractor in her mouth once again.Although she never informed her 443k followers of what she was about to get done, she did give the indication that she wasn't looking forward to the procedure.Captioning the snap, she penned: "There’s nowhere I’d rather be… than here…at the gates of hell…. Thanks to all @carriageworkslostwithieldental HERE GOES!"Rushing to the comment section, fans shared their thoughts on the pics, which some were clearly amused by.One person wrote: "Dawn wins the internet today, tooth-funny."Another said: "Jeez good luck.

Prince William once stuck pictures of Diana's love rival on his dartboard at Eton College, an author has claimed.The teenage Duke of Cambridge made the revelation during a conversation between him, Piers Morgan and his mother back in the mid-1990s, according to author Tina Brown writing in an excerpt of her book The Palace Papers published in Vanity Fair.His dartboard confession followed a highly public spat between Diana and journalist Julia Carling after the former supposedly began an affair with the latter's husband, rugby legend Will Carling.Diana first met the sports star at a posh gym in Chelsea in 1995, with her introducing him to William during meetings in the weeks and months that followed.According to Tina, William quickly bonded with him and they met again when he visited Kensington Palace, where he gifted him and Prince Harry a pair of England rugby shirts.Contact with the family then fizzled out after the fling was made public — but this didn't stop Julia saying her piece soon afterwards.In a not-so-subtle reference to Diana's scandal-ridden love life since the breakdown of her and Prince Charles' relationship in the early 1990s, Ms Carling said to reporters: "This has happened to [Diana] before."You hope she won’t do these things again, but obviously she does."But a lunch soon afterwards with Piers saw Diana hit back at the comments, Tina writes. Diana is said to have remarked: "She's milking it for all she’s worth, that woman.

Charles and Diana's marriage began to fall apart, Prince Philip, who died almost one year ago, pledged to "do his utmost" to help. Despite what biographies claim, Prince Philip remained on good terms with his daughter-in-law after she split from his son Prince Charles, according to letters written by the Duke himself.

Dawn French has made a whopping £4.3million after selling her Cornwall mansion to entrepreneur Sir Christopher Evans. The Vicar of Dibley star bought the stunning mansion in 2006 for £2.3million with then-husband and fellow actor Lenny Henry.After their divorce in 2010, the comedian remained in the house with their daughter Billie, and current husband Mark Bignell later joined them.Last year, the 64-year-old sold it for £6.6million, nearly triple the amount she bought it for 16 years ago.The historic three-storey Point Neptune House overlooks the harbour in Fowey which biotech businessman Sir Christopher Evans, who is worth an estimated £208million, can now enjoy.After reports emerged that she was selling the Grade-II listed building, a source said: "Yes, Dawn is selling up, but she’s very much staying in Cornwall.

Prince Charles was pictured offering a gentlemanly greeting to Queen Letizia of Spain as the pair carried out a joint public engagement in Country Durham on Tuesday.The 72 year old appeared in happy spirits as he greeted the Spanish royal, giving Queen Letizia a kiss on the cheek before squeezing her hand fondly during their arrival at Auckland Castle in Bishop Auckland. Queen Letizia was among the foreign royals along at Prince Philip ’s memorial service last week and reunited with the Prince of Wales again today.

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DAWN French looked almost unrecognisable with pigtails and glasses after testing positive for Covid last week. The Vicar Of Dibley actress, who is known for her signature brunette bob, overhauled her look during the coronavirus lockdowns when she revealed her new pixie cut and natural grey colour.

Those lockdown months taught us plenty of things about our hair: scrunchies are an acceptable hair accessory at any age, yes we CAN survive without our six-weekly highlights top-ups – and seeing naturally grey hair on display is no longer as taboo as it once was. In fact, in a recent poll Wella Professionals discovered that 57% of women feel that “grey is back in fashion”, with one in five seeing going grey as an “exciting new chapter” in their lives.

Saturday Night Takeaway fans were left dumbfounded as a contestant took to the stage to play Kiddie-oke and boasted the same name as Vicar of Dibley star Dawn French.The identical name caused quite a stir on the programme and online, with host Declan Donnelly, 46, jokingly asking the next player: "You're not Jennifer Saunders are you?"Fans of the ITV programme appeared to be even more baffled by the name coincidence and took to Twitter to comment.One person quipped: "Jennifer Saunders up next #SaturdayNightTakeaway," followed by laughing emojis.Another added: "I'll give Dawn credit there that was a hard song to sing #SaturdayNightTakeaway."A third said: "Yes, bring back French And Saunders on Saturday nights. #SaturdayNightTakeaway."While a fourth online user jibed: "Dawn French on #SaturdayNightTakeaway @Dawn_French."Dawn was hoping to be in with a chance of bagging the top prize of £500 as she attempted to guess the track.While the contestant who shared the same name with comedian and TV star Dawn French, seemed to know the words to the song, she failed to recall the title which was Summer Of 69.Another hilarious and unplanned moment arose during the game when Claire stepped up to the microphone.Rather than saying her name when asked by host's Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, she instead announced where she was from.