Emmerdale's Jeff Hordley admits to 'trouble' behind the scenes due to busy schedule

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent“Little Nicholas – Happy As Can Be” scooped this year’s Annecy Animation Festival’s top Cristal Award for best feature in a 20 plaudit award adjudication which also saw Wes Anderson win a Jury Award for best commissioned film.The biggest winners at Annecy this year, however, was the Festival itself, animation at large and, when it came to movie prizes, France in particular.Directed by Benjamin Massoubre and Amandine Fredon, Annecy’s top feature winner is classic French animated feature fare in artistic and industrial terms: 2D, based on a literal source – writer René Goscinny and illustrator Jean-Jacques Sempé’s comic-strip, and featuring large Gallic IP: Little Nicholas, France’s quintessential schoolboy, who here meets his makers, Goscinny and Sempé. Produced by Aton Soumache, one of the dominant figures on France’s animation scene and producer of “The Little Prince,” France’s biggest movie export in 2015, “Little Nicholas” may look exquisite at times, but, family fare, packs a more modern pace and focus on entertaining than much arthouse 2D cinema.The top Cristal for “Little Nicholas” surprised some.

Hello, Eloise! Katherine Schwarzenegger shared the first photos of her second daughter with husband Chris Pratt on Saturday, June 18.

Michael Mann greeted guests via video at a retrospective screening of Heat, saying he’d tested positive for Covid so had to stay away. Producer Art Linson and stars Al Pacino and Robert De Niro took the stage at the United Palace Theatre in Washington Heights without the writer/director of the iconic crime drama.

Lauren Pope has welcomed her second child, another baby girl, with her boyfriend Tony Keterman.The former The Only Way Is Essex star, 39, took to Instagram to announce the birth of her and Tony's second daughter, and revealed that they have named her Leni Star. She shared a sweet photo of her eldest child Raine, one, holding onto her baby sister's hand, and told her followers: "Sisters Welcome to the world our beautiful little Leni Star," along with a star emoji and a hearts circling a smiling emoji.

Ekin-Su may have been left in tears after an argument with Davide, but it was another Islander that stole the show as the drama unfolded.The first part of the fiery row between Ekin-Su and Davide was shown on Thursday's episode of Love Island, with fans excitedly looking forward to part two on the Friday night.The row started after Ekin-Su went to the villa terrace with Jay to share a kiss, despite currently being coupled up with Davide. During the row, Ekin-Su said she took such a dramatic step because she felt Davide wasn't being as affectionate towards her, compared to Jay, making her feel that Davide didn't care about her. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter .

Love Island's latest bombshell was revealed during Friday night's episode during a racy segment called Sex-Sea. In a water-theme game, which saw the girls compete for the 'sexiest dancer' crown after emerging from a giant pink shell, newcomer Danica Taylor made her entrance.

Katherine Schwarzenegger is giving her fans their first glimpse of her newborn daughter Eloise!

After hiding for most of her life, Maybelle Blair has publicly come out to the world.

Holly Robinson Peete is making her return to “The Talk”, the first time she’s been back since spending a single year on the show during its inaugural season.

Khloe Kardashian is setting the record straight about dating rumors linking her to another NBA player.The 37-year-old reality TV star on Saturday responded to a popular Kardashian fan account that re-posted the anonymous submission sent to the gossip Instagram account DeuxMoi, claiming «she was seeing another NBA player.»The Kardashian fan account wondered in its post, «Who knows if this is true and I know she doesn't need anyone but I CANNOT WAIT for her to have someone like Kravis and Kete one day because I know she will,» referring to newlyweds Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker and the budding romance between Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson.In true Khloe fashion, the Good American founder quickly responded to the rumor and let it be known that she is not dating anyone.«Definitely NOT True !!!» she commented on the post. «I love you! Thank you for the nice wishes but I am not seeing a soul.

Wilson Chapman editorTribeca Enterprises will launch Tribeca Audio, a new podcast network dedicated to curating audio content year-round, this July. Jane Rosenthal made the announcement at the Tribeca Festival on Saturday during a special presentation of the upcoming Radiotopia podcast “My Mother Made Me.”Tribeca Audio will launch its flagship series, and Tribeca Enterprises’ first podcast, July 13.

Tyson Fury has slammed Manchester United as a team full of prima donnas before urging for a squad clearout this summer.The Manchester-born heavyweight boxing champion is a lifelong fan and has been spotted at Old Trafford on several occasions. But while Fury’s stock has continued to rise over the past decade into becoming arguably the greatest boxer in the world, United have declined significantly.And the Gypsy King, who is undefeated as a professional fighter, is self-confessedly sick of the Red Devils’ constant losing.

EastEnders star Max Bowden has reportedly left his pregnant ex feeling "heartbroken" after starting a relationship with his co-star.Max, who plays Ben Mitchell in the BBC soap, has become "inseparable" with his co-star Shona McGarty, who plays Whitney Carter in the soap.It comes after Max’s pregnant ex-lover, Roisin Buckle, revealed last month that the pair were having a baby boy.Max is said to have split from insurance executive Roisin earlier this year, but he's "thrilled" to become a father.Roisin has admitted she's suffered a "tough few weeks" as she took to social media with snaps of her baby bump.Now, Roisin has been left feeling "humiliated and disrespected" - according to reports in The Sun.A source told the publication: "It has been dreadful for Roisin, she feels humiliated and disrespected. She is expecting a baby and although she is a strong woman she feels very let down."She never expected Max to move on so quickly.

donating blood.Leslie Sinclair, who has donated around 125 pints of the red stuff across 50 years, grew irate when asked to state on a form if he was with child.He claimed that, as he was a man in his 60s, the question did not apply to him.But as a result, he was told he could not donate blood.According to the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service, all potential donors will be asked if they are pregnant.They claim that this is done to “promote inclusiveness”, and that pregnancy is “not always visually clear”,But Mr Sinclair slammed the policy as “nonsensical”, and told the Daily Mail that he was “angry about it”.The dad-of-two – to clarify, he did not give birth to the children – with wife Margaret said: “I am angry because I have been giving blood since I was 18 and have regularly gone along.“I'm very happy to do so without any problem.“There is always a form to fill in and that's fine – they tend to ask about medical conditions or diseases – and clearly that's because the blood needs to be safe.“This time around, there was a question I hadn't seen before: 'Are you pregnant, or have you been in the last six months?' which required a yes or no answer.“I pointed out to the staff that it was impossible for me to be in that position but I was told that I would need to answer, otherwise I couldn't give blood.“I told them that was stupid and that if I had to leave, I wouldn't be back, and that was it, I got on my bike and cycled away.“It is nonsensical and it makes me angry because there are vulnerable people waiting for blood, including children, and in desperate need of help, but they've been denied my blood because of the obligation to answer a question that can't possibly be answered.”Professor Marc Turner, director

Formula 1 fans were wondering if they’d travelled back in time after seeing Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel at the top of the timesheets at the Canadian Grand Prix.The veteran pair, who memorably battled for the championship 10 years ago – with Vettel snatching a third consecutive title at the final round – used all of their experience during the third practice session at a rash-lashed Gilles Villeneuve circuit. The drivers ran full wets for the majority of the hour-long session before conditions improved enough for intermediates to be fitted.

Hollyoaks stars fear the soap could be axed if Channel 4 is sold off.The Government plans to flog the ­network as part of controversial plans.Annie Wallace, who plays Sally St Claire in the show, said: “Obviously there is a worry.“Channel 4 gets bought and they might decide they want to move away from drama. We just don’t know.“At the moment we are forging ahead and hopefully we will be going for years and years.

Camilla Parker Bowles, aka the Duchess of Cornwall, is speaking out in a rare interview with British Vogue.

Despite continued skepticism from parents and some scientific advisers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday recommended Covid-19 vaccines for children as young as 6 months.

Rebel Wilson and her girlfriend Ramona Agruma looked as if they were on cloud nine as they enjoyed a luxury yacht trip off the coast of France on Friday.The 42-year-old Pitch Perfect star and the 38-year-oldLA-based fashion designer were spotted beaming ear-to-ear while snapping photos with friends and sharing some passionate kisses on the deck.Ramona was also glimpsed stripping down to her bikini for a dip in the sea, though Rebel appeared to sit it out despite debuting a lovely pink bikini earlier this week on social media. Loved-up vacation: Rebel Wilson and girlfriend Ramona Agruma looked as if they were on cloud nine as they enjoyed a yacht trip off the coast of France on Friday.

ITV’s hit show Emmerdale.The soap star spoke to Express.co.uk about how his hectic filming schedule can sometimes cause him “trouble” when it comes to being able to actually watch the show.Speaking about one recent scene involving a car crash, Jeff described how the show gets put together.“We had fun shooting it,” he recalled, going on to praise the team behind the camera.“We've got a fantastic director called Suri (Krishnamma) who's just the most fun and a very creative director on the show.“So, you know, I'm really intrigued to see what he does with the episode because it was written in a nice style with flash forwards and stuff like that.“And then there's plenty happening in the episode so it'll be really interesting to see what the finished product is,” he said, referring to the episode that saw Cain behind the wheel two weeks ago.Further on in the interview, Cain was asked if he would be looking forward to watching himself back in the dramatic car scene.“Yeah, I mean, as long as I'm not working,” he admitted.“I mean, that's the trouble - sometimes if you're still on set, you never really get to see when it goes out.“But yeah, there'll be some way shape or form. I'll catch up upon it.”Michael was also quizzed on what it was like to play out a rivalry with Al Chapman, who is portrayed by Michael Wildman.“It's been great fun,” he said in reference to his co-star.

Emmerdale fans think they have worked out a new twist involving Noah Dingle after he appeared to flee the village amid his court case for stalking ex Chloe Harris. Only recently, Charity Dingle decided to report her son Noah to the police after she discovered that he had been stalking his ex Chloe. Viewers will recall that during the flash forward week of episodes, which aired Monday 9 May to Friday 13 May, Chloe discovered Noah's sick lies and hundreds of photos he had taken of her, even using a drone.