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Easter Sunday is only a couple of weeks away, meaning it is almost that time when you can stuff yourself silly with all the chocolate without feeling guilty.

Loose Women was suddenly cut short.But the ITV presenter and producer received some much-welcomed support from her Twitter followers.One, @lucylululastic, tweeted her to offer words of encouragement in the aftermath of the glitch."Saw you on LW [Loose Women] on the train and just wanted to say have the best time," she wrote."See, good things happen to good people, enjoy yourself, so never give those jealous weekend fools a second thought."She added the hashtag #YouMakeMyMumSmile.Charlene responded in view of over 62,000 followers to confirm she was "gutted the signal failed"."The joys of attempting to do a video call on a train to Birmingham," she groaned.However, she added: "But I’ll be co-presenting the ITV Evening News from ITV’s Concert for Ukraine tonight from 18.30… thankfully not on FaceTime!"The discussion sparked off a series of "Welcome to Birmingham" tweets from locals whose home city she had been heading to at the time of the mishap.Charlene has had a tense few days- not just with the connectivity problem on Loose Women, but with fielding off complaints that she had "profited" from slavery.She discovered last year during an ITV documentary named Empire's Child that a distant relative - her five times great grandfather - had been a slave owner."All wknd a few folk with nowt better to do were furiously tweeting to “out” me for “profiting” from the slave trade," she wrote in a tweet yesterday."Why? Cos my slave-ancestors birthed kids belonging to their slave owners."Kids who were born slaves."The aghast presenter added: "Is there a British education system complaints dept?!"Meanwhile the Loose Women star had another shock in store when she learnt one of her favourite radio broadcasters, Eddie Mair, is about to

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Kate Middleton was seen reassuring Princess Charlotte that she can "smile" in a sweet moment as they arrived at Prince Philip’s memorial service.The mother and daughter arrived hand in hand at the service honouring the late Duke of Edinburgh on Tuesday morning alongside Prince William and Prince George. However, six year old Charlotte looked a little nervous as she arrived with her family at Westminster Abbey, leading to Kate leaning over to her daughter to say something which seemed to cause her to look more cheerful.

Their appearance at the memorial service for their great-grandfather Prince Philip was a surprise but, despite their young age, Prince George and Princess Charlotte behaved perfectly.The elder Cambridge children, who are currently on Easter holidays from Thomas’s school in London's Battersea, were immaculately turned out for the moving service at Westminster Abbey. George, eight, wore a suit while his six-year-old sister looked smart in a navy coat and tights.They arrived at the service alongside their parents, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, with George holding 39 year old William’s hand and Charlotte doing the same with her 40 year old mother.The family were met by the Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, Dean of Westminster, who was conducting the service.

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Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentTikTok, which as become the official partner of the Cannes Film Festival, has assembled the prestigious jury of its inaugural #TikTokShortFilm, a global in-app competition of vertical shorts.Rithy Panh, the BAFTA-nominated Cambodian filmmaker of “The Missing Picture,” will preside over the international jury, which comprises Basma Khalifa, the Sudanese multi-disciplinary creative, Camille Ducellier, the artist and filmmaker of “Bachi-Bouzouk,” Angele Diabang, the screenwriter and producer of “Un air de kora,” as well as Khaby Lame, the Senegalese-born TikToker and content creator. Eligible short films will be between 30 seconds and 3 minutes in length.

Not like him? Will Smith‘s mother, Caroline Bright, is addressing her son’s behavior at the 2022 Oscars — and she’s just as surprised as the rest of the world.

Jada Pinkett Smith has spoken. Two days after husband Will Smith shockingly confronted Chris Rock live onstage at the 2022 Oscars, slapping him in the face over a joke the comedian made about Jada's shaved head, the 50-year-old actress has a message for her fans. «This is a season for healing,» she posted to Instagram on Tuesday, «and I'm here for it.» Jada's message comes on the heels of Will's apologetic statement issued Monday night, in which he told the public, «Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive.»«My behavior at last night's Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable. Jokes at my expense are a part of the job, but a joke about Jada's medical condition was too much for me to bear and I reacted emotionally,» the  star explained, referencing Jada's struggle with alopecia. A post shared by Jada Pinkett Smith (@jadapinkettsmith)The 53-year-old actor proceeded to issue Chris a direct apology, something he notably did not do when he addressed the audience at the Academy Awards to accept the Oscar for Best Actor. «I would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris,» he wrote.

Betty White championed for animals throughout her decades long career, and her legacy lived on Sunday evening when John Travolta's son, Ben, adopted the dog that was brought on stage by Jamie Lee Curtis at the Oscars during White's moving tribute.Travolta shared an adorable snap of Ben cradling the cute puppy and wrote: 'Ben adopted this dog from last nights Oscar tribute to Betty White.' He tagged Jamie Lee Curtis and the Paw Works rescue organization.Curtis first brought the pup— adorably named Mac N Cheese — in her arms onto the Dolby Theatre stage at the 94th Academy Awards during the in memoriam segment where she gave a few words about the on-screen legend and highlighted her work for the rescue animal community. Happy home: Betty White championed for animals throughout her decades long career, and her legacy lived on Sunday evening when John Travolta's son, Ben, adopted the dog that was brought on stage by Jamie Lee Curtis at the Oscars during White's moving tribute Sweethearts: Curtis first brought the pup — adorably named Mac N Cheese — in her arms onto the Dolby Theatre stage at the 94th Academy Awards during the in memoriam segment where she gave a few words about the on-screen legend and highlighted her work for the rescue animal communityTravolta proudly stood behind his youngest son in the social shared posted to his nearly four million followers, which garnered more than 214,000 likes in less than 24 hours after it was published online.'On a night of winners and losers, we think Mac N Cheese is the biggest winner of all,' the nonprofit wrote while sharing the same picture of John and Ben.

Kim Kardashian apologized for comments telling women in business they need to get up and work. The reality TV star explained her comments were taken out of context and explained that she was sorry for the way they were received. Kardashian faced backlash after comments made during a Variety interview went viral.

Tamra Judge claims Denise Richards tried to 'hook up with her' at BravoCon in November 2019, according to a report by Page Six.Tamra, 54, reportedly told Brandi Glanville about the alleged momentwhile they were filming the second season for The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip in September 2021.Sources close to Denise however denied the incident and said it was 'not true.'Tamra reportedly told Brandi because of her own alleged 'lesbian affair' with Denise in April 2019, which was reported in early 2020 and played out on RHOBH months later. Allegation:Tamra Judge claims Denise Richards tried to 'hook up with her' at BravoCon in 2019, according to a report by Page SixShe allegedly told Brandi at Dorinda Medley's Berkshires, Massachusetts estate during the filming of The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip.Page Six reported that multiple sources confirmed Tamra told Brandi about the alleged hook up with Denise.

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The trial of a music teacher accused of sexually assaulting eight teenage pupils at a series of secondary schools across Central Scotland began today with a claim from one ex-pupil that the peripatetic guitar instructor had told him to relax if he was struggling with a passage by having solo sex.

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Katherine Ryan and her husband Bobby Kootstral oozed glamour as they rocked The National Comedy Awards for Stand Up To Cancer red carpet. The couple were among the stars in attendance at Roundhouse, London, and looked ready to celebrate the UK’s most brilliant comedy content and creators. Katherine was wearing a silky yellow dress with a plunging V-shaped neckline, with her partner Bobby dressed to the nines in a white shirt that featured leaves embroidered in black thread, and a black blazer.

Katherine Ryan and her husband Bobby Kootstral oozed glamour as they rocked The National Comedy Awards for Stand Up To Cancer red carpet.The couple were among the stars in attendance at Roundhouse, London, and looked ready to celebrate the UK’s most brilliant comedy content and creators.Katherine was wearing a silky yellow dress with a plunging V-shaped neckline, with her partner Bobby dressed to the nines in a white shirt that featured leaves embroidered in black thread, and a black blazer.The couple, who entered into a civil partnership in 2019 and welcomed a son last year, posed for pictures as they entered the event, with Katherine wrapping her arm around her other half.The Duchess star’s appearance on the carpet comes just weeks after she admitted she really didn’t want to promote her tour, but was contractually obligated to do so.In a post shared to the comedian’s Twitter, she said: ‘Hi it’s me, Katherine Ryan, author of The Audacity, also available as an audiobook, here to fulfill my contractual obligation of promoting my tour.‘I don’t promote things because I just feel like if anyone wants to be there they will go.’Elsewhere, Greg Davies walked the carpet at the National Comedy Awards and flashed a stern look at the camera.Munya Chuwawa, who is on the shortlist for the comedy breakthrough of the year award, was also in attendance and beamed from ear to ear.The comedian wore a black polo neck top of the occasion, with a colourful blazer featuring anime characters.Elsewhere, comedian Rosie Jones dazzled in a floaty green tulle maxi dress. The Would I Lie to You? and The Last Leg star looked over the moon on the red carpet and punched the air in sheer delight as she had her picture taken.