Emmerdale Ben Richard's TV past and the shows you'll recognise him from

CORONATION Street icon Amanda Barrie claims show bosses decided it would be best for her not come out publicly. Amanda, who played Alma Sedgewick on the ITV soap for 20 years, made the bombshell comments on Loose Women.

Linda Evangelista is sharing her story.

Ed Meza @edmezavarThe founder of the blockchain-based film sales platform Cinemarket is launching Cineverse, an ambitious start-up that will make it possible for filmmakers, distributors and producers to market films directly using blockchain and NFT tech.Established by Cinemarket CEO Adrian Lugol and partners Vincent Lopez and Daniel Siegler (pictured), Cineverse will allow users to buy, share, gift, sell and resell films over the platform.The idea for the project came to Lugol during Christmas of 2020, when he wanted to give his young nephew some DVDs of his favorite films. The plan was thwarted when he learned the family no longer owned an old-fashioned DVD player.“I was like, wow, how am I going to give you these movies in a simple way?” Lugol recalls.

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Reddit's ‘Casual UK’ forum, where someone branded the bank's resply as: "Such a British response.”A member of Starling bank called Sam emailed Joe, the culprit of the questionably named transfers, to warn him of the dangers of joking like this.The message read: “You have recently marked payments, ‘Taliban training’, ‘Jihad fee’ & ‘ISIS training’. "While we appreciate that you are probably having a joke with your friends, we are obliged to investigate such matters which is time consuming.“Be assured your friend’s banks will be doing the same.“This is a polite request to ask you to cease marking payments in this manner.

Duke of York has reached a 'settlement in principle' with accuser Virginia Giuffre after she launched a civil sex case against him. Ms Giuffre claimed he sexually abused her when she was 17 at the Manhattan home of his late paedophile friend Jeffrey Epstein, which Andrew has denied.

P.J. O’Rourke was a conservative political satirist, journalist, and author known for books including “Parliament of Whores.”This is a breaking news story.

Timothee Chalamet is seen on set in his full Willy Wonka look to film Wonka on Wednesday (February 16) at Oxford University in Oxford, United Kingdom.

“Happy Valentine’s Day,” Sabrina Dhowre Elba captioned the short clip she posted on Monday. In the Instagram video, Sabrina, 32, frolics along with her husband, Idris Elba, in the waters. The snow on the nearby rocks and moss indicate the two are out in the cold, but it’s warm in each other’s embrace. Set against Mega Kaggwa’s “Chariot” (“Just imagine, we woke up in paradise / Don’t need magic / let my force just carry us home tonight”), Idris, 49, and Sabrina snuggle, caress, and kiss.

“The Good Doctor” fans don’t have much longer to wait to watch the remainder of season 5 — the medical drama will return Monday, February 28.

Trevor Noah is taking a swipe at efforts to ban books that is spreading across America.

Bebe Rexha sure is flaunting what she’s got. The 32-year-old singer showed off her hot bikini body as she sent her Instagram followers some love from Hawaii on Valentine’s Day.  Bebe proudly posed for three different photos on the beach in a sexy red floral two-piece swimsuit. She styled her look with a few pieces of jewelry she wore on her neck, including a heart necklace that matched the color of her bikini.

Comedian Katherine Ryan has come under fire from mums after claiming her eight-month-old son is already potty trained.

Molly-Mae Hague got herself into a bit of bother at a McDonald's Drive Thru that left her wanting to 'sob'.

Sat in front of a computer, musician Nick Cave reads a few questions aloud. These are deeply existential musings sent in by people he has never met.

Amanda Holden has marked her 51st birthday in sizzling style.

A shop owner was caught on film dumping bags of rubbish in a quiet backstreet.

Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford has always been the subject of debate in the sports world. His wife, Kelly Stafford, is defending him from all the talk right now on the heels of his very first Super Bowl win.

The next generation! Judd Apatow and Leslie Mann’s 19-year-old daughter, Iris, is dating Kate Hudson’s 18-year-old son, Ryder.

Council tax is expected to rise by nearly 4 pc in Salford to balance the budget.

Emmerdale has had a lot of owners, and it looks like it could be changing hands again with Al preparing to buy the venue from Chas and Marlon.However, Al becomes frustrated in the soap this week, as local resident Gavin tries to convince him to offer less money for the pub.Gavin puts the pressure on Al to drop the price, and after Chas sees how much less she is being offered, she is furious.Will Al continue to listen to Gavin? Or will Gavin's actions turn villainous? Viewers will have to wait and see.Since joining the soap as Gavin in 2021, actor Ben Richards has delighted viewers in his latest soap role, following his stint as Sgt Ben Bradley in EastEnders.However in his private life, Ben has also had his share of heartbreak and happiness, as well as an audition for another famous soap.Before appearing in Hollyoaks and Emmerdale, Ben Richards auditioned for another popular soap, but sadly did not get the part.In an interview with RTE, he revealed that he auditioned for a part in Coronation Street, but said that his northern accent was "shocking."He said that the casting agent told him: "Ben if ever you are in this show, we’ll have to make it a London family coming in!"I read for a character who’s not in it anymore, I can’t remember and the lad that got it had a good nice strong Northern accent."However, this did not deter him, with Ben landing roles in rival soaps Emmerdale and Hollyoaks a few years later.Long before he starred as Gavin in Emmerdale, Ben Richards rose to fame as the hunky Bruno Milligan in popular ITV series Footballers Wives.From there he landed leading roles in programmes including Holby City as Justin Fuller and PC Nate Roberts in The Bill.He is also well known for his rival soap role as Sgt Ben