Dick Van Dyke, 96, feared fans would think younger wife, 50, was a 'gold digger'

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentCritics Week, the sidebar dedicated to first and second features which runs alongside the Cannes Film Festival, is launching a new award. Called The French Touch Prize of the Jury, the award is being backed by a French organization dedicated to promoting creative and cultural industries.

Aaron Cresswell's red card against Lyon should have been rescinded by VAR because of a foul on a West Ham player in the build-up to the incident.Cresswell received his marching orders after bundling over Fulham forward Moussa Dembele outside the box just before half-time. Hammers fans were furious as referee Felix Zwayer sent Cresswell off, judging him to be the last man. The red card itself was harsh enough for the hosts, who had to play half the rest of the game with 10-men.

Britain's Got Talent star Lagi Demetriou has become a father for the first time with his fiancée Annika Crawford. The star is best known from his appearance on the ITV talent show in 2009 as one half of Stavros Flatley alongside his dad Demi, when they put a Greek spin on a Lord of the Dance inspired routine.

Lottoland.co.uk, to highlight their Grand National Accumulator, where you can buy 20 horseshoe scratchcards to get 50 free spins on Starbust for £2.CEO Nigel Birrell said: “Like a massive lottery rollover, the Aintree Grand National really grabs the public imagination, and millions of people will likely be watching the action from Aintree from 5.15pm this Saturday.“Once again, we’ve put the Lottoland statisticians to work to find the key numbers and trends to follow for your Grand National quick picks.“Based on their late night research, the two to watch this year are Snow Leopardess and Deise Aba.”Looking at the last 50 winners of the big race, the average age of the horse first past the post has been nine years, which brings in multiple contenders this year.Horses of that age in this year's race include last year’s winner Minella Times, as well as Delta Work, Burrows Saint, Two For Gold, Good Boy Bobby, Lord du Mesnil, Mighty Thunder, Discorama, Agusta Gold, Phoenix Way, Deise Alba, and Domaine de L’Isle.Weight is also an important factor when deciding the winner of the world’s most famous horse race.The average weight of all the winners in the Grand National since 1950 was revealed to be exactly 10st 7lbs - which means the fancy based on this key factor suggests Death Duty at 28/1, and Domaine de L’Isle at 66/1.But if you choose your picks based on colour of the jockey’s silks alone then green is the colour, with 13 wins, followed closely by blue at 11.Minella Times and Deis Aba carry green and yellow, but favourite Snow Leopardess carries blue silks with her jockey Aidan Coleman.Nigel Birrell, from Lottoland, added: “Whether you usually use your favourite Irish Lotto lottery numbers, your zodiac sign, your birthdays,

Good Morning Britain's Kate Garraway and Adil Ray were left disappointed with their co-star Sean Fletcher's on-air joke.During a conversation about bird watching on Friday's (April 8th) show, Sean couldn't help himself from making a rather rude bird pun.Sean said: "I think we've done all the bird double entendres, haven't we?"To which Adil replied: "I think you've got another one, I can hear it twitching away."Kate then jumped in to express that she had enough of the jokes and added: "Oh, it's just petty. Go on Sean do it."Sean then took a breath and joked: "I did see pair of t*** in my garden the other day...

Jaime King is ready to help her fans celebrate Mother’s Day in a special way.

ITV talk show host Lorraine Kelly admitted to Express.co.uk she went from a size 10 to a size 14 over lockdown, and spoke about how her increased food and alcohol intake were partly to blame.The journalist has teamed up with WW (formerly known as Weight Watchers) in hopes of getting her confidence and “va va voom back”.Lorraine, 62, spoke about how she was dismayed to find that she had gone from a size 10 to a size 14 due to the change to her diet over lockdown. Speaking about how the pandemic affected her, Lorraine said: “Things were different. All of a sudden, the routine in our lives went. “I mean, I still had a routine, but there were no exercise classes - maybe once a day you could walk your dogs? “And comfort eating.

Loose Women panellist Denise Welch has taken to Twitter to break her silence after her stalker was jailed for seven years after being charged with stalking, among other offences.

Camila Cabello has officially dropped Familia, her third full-length album!

The royal residences aren’t short of ghostly guests and happenings – even the queen herself has seen a few spine-chilling sights. From a Poltergeist at Sandringham to an anxious King Henry VIII at Windsor, the palaces are castles are awash with nocturnal activity.There's even one which may be a little too close to home for William and Kate - with Prince Louis' Kensington Palace nursery said to be haunted. Read on for more...

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When you’ve spent most of your life in drafty castles and chilly palaces, a cosy and rather modest holiday home must be quite the tonic. Prince Charles and Camilla’s Welsh cottage, tucked away in the hills of Carmarthenshire, is their private haven. It’s also very much a family affair.

The Red Dress Collection Concert powered by Pandora went off in Los Angeles on Thursday.The star-studded event is part of the American Heart Association'ssignature women’s initiative, Go Red for Women.Among the celebrities to lend her support, which included delivering her vocals during a performance, was former Destiny Child star Kelly Rowland. Making a difference: Kelly Rowland was among the celebrities to lend their support to the American Heart Association's Go Red For Women Red Dress Collection concert in Los Angeles on ThursdayAnd in keeping with the fashion theme of these charity events, Rowland was decked out in a red dress for the red carpet portion of the the festivities.The full-length number hugged her toned curves from top to bottom, all while giving a hint of her cleavage with the plunging design that had four straps across the chest region that resembled bows.

Scots TV presenter John Leslie was the focus of a Channel 5 documentary this week charting his rise and fall.

BTS.On the most recent episode of The Joe Budden Podcast, was released on April 6, the 41-year-old rapper discussed his thoughts about the K-pop boyband with co-hosts Ice, Ish and Parks Vallely, during which he said: “You can get mad at me… but I hate them BTS n***as.”When asked by his co-hosts to elaborate, Budden said: “Do I need a reason? … I hate them n****s. I don’t have to divulge my reason to you, I just hate them n****s.

The Chase was back on-screens as ever on Thursday afternoon but viewers were once again distracted by host Bradley Walsh. The 61-year-old star was back to introduce the latest four contestants hoping to beat the chaser and walk away with some cash.

Hollywood legend Dick Van Dyke celebrated his 10th wedding anniversary with Arlene Silver last month, though the actor recently revealed he was worried about the public perception of marrying a much younger woman.Van Dyke was 86 years old when he married the 40-year-old Silver back in late February 2012.Now 96, the actor reminisced about his first meeting with the make-up artist, now 50, at the 2007 SAG Awards and admitted he was worried about his wife being perceived as a 'gold digger' during a new interview with Closer Weekly. Perception:Hollywood legend Dick Van Dyke celebrated his 10th wedding anniversary with Arlene Silver last month, though the actor recently revealed he was worried about the public perception of marrying a much younger womanVan Dyke was first married to Margie Willett from 1948 until 1984, and he was with actress Michelle Triola Marvin for more than 30 years until her death in 2009.Now married to Silver for a decade, Van Dyke credits her with his happiness and his vitality in this new interview.

Closer magazine, the “Mary Poppins” legend bluntly stated: “I thought there would be an outcry about a gold digger marrying an old man, but no one ever took that attitude.”Van Dyke — who has a reported fortune of $50 million — first met Silver at the 2007 Screen Actors Guild Awards. At the time, he was 81 and she was just 35.Silver — who was working as a make-up artist at the event — also spoke with Closer, recalling the moment she first laid eyes on her now-husband.“He said, ‘Hi, I’m Dick.’ The first thing I asked him was, ‘Weren’t you in ‘Mary Poppins’? We got along immediately as friends, so it didn’t feel like he was so much older than me,” she told the publication.The pair’s friendship subsequently turned romantic and they wed in February 2012.Van Dyke and Silver celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary last month, and it seems they’re still as loved up as the day they said “I do.”“We share an attitude,” Van Dyke cooed of his wife.