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A Place in the Sun since she started late last year.The presenter has spoken exclusively to Express.co.uk about the moment she found out she got the "life changing role".After Leah's final interview there was a month-long wait to find out if she was successful in getting the role.Speaking to Express.co.uk, she said: "It was an anxious month-long wait for the decision, it was Easter as well and that added a week on."My heart was beating, I had so much anxiety, honestly!"And then out of nowhere I got the call from the head and I started crying, I was in the middle of the street actually.She continued: "I had my granny trolley with me and I was just about to go to my food shop and I had just come out of the dentist and I saw this call and I thought, do I answer it or do I wait till later?"As I know if it’s bad news I might cry and if it’s good news I will definitely cry."I was like, I can’t wait, I'm just going to call him back."Then I was told and I spent about two weeks in tears because it was a sigh of relief first and foremost because of everything I have been through with my mental health."Leah has been very vocal about her battle with bipolar disorder and is an ambassador for Bipolar UK.She uses her presenting platform and social media pages to normalise the conversation and to end the stigma around mental illness.Leah has admitted she has tried to commit suicide in the past as a result of her mental illness but is really happy she held on.She said: "I have been suicidal in the past and you know, on a couple of occasions have tried to take my own life unfortunately."But presenting is something I know I am good at and I have worked hard at."It makes me happy and I don’t do it for fame and fortune."She continued: "I

Victoria Beckham has left fans delighted by hinting she may be set to make a return to the Spice Girls, according to reports.The fashion designer wife of footballer David Beckham, 47, has fuelled rumours that she's getting ready to finally make a comeback as Posh Spice, just in time for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee concert later this year.It has been claimed that the mother-of-four has just signed documents which confirm she is still an active part of Spice Girls Ltd.A source has claimed the fashion mogul had a chance to "resign" from the company, but instead chose to remain an "active" member of the popular band.They claimed to The Sun: "If she wanted to quit the band and had no wish to perform again then she’d have resigned as a director last week."She’d still obviously get her cut of record sales but wouldn’t be involved in any decision-making like going on tour or performing.“Victoria signing the confirmation papers as a director for another year shows she’s still an active member of The Spice Girls," they added.Express.co.uk has contacted a representative for Victoria for comment.The Platinum Jubilee in June celebrates the monarch's 70 years on the throne with a four-day bank holiday weekend.The event scheduled in honour of Queen Elizabeth II promises to "bring together some of the world's biggest entertainment stars to celebrate the most significant and joyous moments from the Queen’s seven-decade reign”.George Ezra has been confirmed as the first act for the event.Victoria famously opted out of the Spice Girls reunion tour in 2019.The fashion designer cited work commitments as the reason she skipped the shows.However, the mother of daughter Harper and sons Brooklyn, Cruz, and Romeo told how it wasn't a decision

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Holly Willoughby has reacted to the Russia-Ukraine crisis, admitting she’s struggling to answer her young children’s questions. Taking to Instagram, the This Morning presenter, 41, who recently launched her brand Wylde Moon's first fragrance, posted a picture of troops in a tank after Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine.

Chloe Ferry showed off her huge new dragon inking and shared her regrets at previous tattoos. The Geordie Shore star gave her fans a glimpse of her massive new tattoo that covers all the side of her thigh and will also cover half of her bum cheek. Videoing herself on the treatment table, wearing just a peach-coloured crop top and a thong, the reality star talked through the latest piece of artwork to her 3.7 million followers.

West Side Story‘s Steven Spielberg, The Power of the Dog‘s Jane Campion, Dune‘s Denis Villeneuve, Licorice Pizza‘s Paul Thomas Anderson and Kenneth Branagh of Belfast have been nominated for the top feature film prize as the Directors Guild unveiled nominations Thursday for its 74th annual DGA Awards.

A day after “Succession” dominated the television nominations, the Directors Guild of America announced the key film nominees for the 2022 DGA Awards. To no surprise, “The Power of the Dog’s” Jane Campion, “Dune’s” Denis Villeneuve, and “Belfast’s” Kenneth Branagh made the list.

Clayton Davis After a stampede of awards announcements that include ACE Eddies, Producers Guild and Writers Guild of America Awards, the prestigious Directors Guild of America Awards finally weighs in with their own set of nominees that recognizes achievements in directing.In the motion pictures category, the group nominated Kenneth Branagh for “Belfast” (Focus Features), Jane Campion for “The Power of the Dog” (Netflix), Paul Thomas Anderson for “Licorice Pizza” (MGM/United Artists Releasing), Steven Spielberg for “West Side Story” (20th Century Studios) and Denis Villeneuve for “Dune” (Warner Bros).Notable snubs included Joel Coen (“The Tragedy of Macbeth”), Adam McKay (“Don’t Look Up”), Siân Heder (“CODA”), Guillermo del Toro (“Nightmare Alley”) and Ryûsuke Hamaguchi (“Drive My Car”). Campion is the second woman ever to receive a second nod from the Directors Guild.

Clayton Davis Since the early 2000s, the Oscars have been in a rhythm of awarding darker movies with tinges of death, depression, racism and violence, illustrated by best picture winners such as “Million Dollar Baby” (2004), “Crash” (2005), “The Departed” (2006) and “No Country for Old Men” (2007). They stopped the trend with the uplifting “Slumdog Millionaire” (2008), which nearly swept the ceremony, winning eight Oscars, the most of any film since that time.

“I have tennis elbow” Jane Campion says, stretching an arm out across the Zoom screen from her temporary Joshua Tree home. She’s in California for the release of her film The Power of the Dog—a Western set in Montana and shot in her native New Zealand.

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Jane Campion’s “The Power Of The Dog” is the big winner of the Alliance Of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ) annual EDA Awards.

Sasha Urban editorThe Alliance of Women Film Journalists has announced the 2021 AWFJ EDA winners for its 15th season. This year’s most-nominated film, “The Power of the Dog,” swept the awards with wins in 11 out of 25 categories including best film, best director for Jane Campion, supporting actress for Kirsten Dunst and adapted screenplay.“Although our beloved film industry was plagued by the pandemic, 2021 turned out to be a rather magnificent year for movies — especially for films made by and about women,” said AWFJ president Jennifer Merin.

The Art Directors Guild has announced nominations for the 26th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards in theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials, music videos and animation features, with nominees in the top categories including Licorice Pizza, Cruella, Dune, In The Heights, The White Lotus and Encanto.

Ripley with Sherlock actor Andrew Scott, was set to stay at the Hotel Danieli.But he was refused entry after his vaccination card was found to be out of date, according to the Gazzettino newspaper.A ‘Super Green Card’ is needed in Italy to provide proof of vaccination to enter all indoor venues in the country including restaurants, hotels and public transport.Vaccination passes are currently valid in Italy for nine months after the date of the last dose, whether that is the second or third jab.NME has contacted representatives for Malkovich for comment.Malkovich is expected to be in Italy for the next month filming the TV adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s novel The Talented Mr Ripley, which was made into a film in 1999 with Matt Damon taking up the lead role.Three years later, Malkovich played an older version of the lead character in Ripley’s Game.The forthcoming Showtime series will see Ripley played by Andrew Scott, with Malkovich and Dakota Fanning also starring.Set in the 1960s, the new show will see Ripley hired by a wealthy New Yorker to travel to Italy to convince his wayward son Dickie to return home. But along the way, Ripley starts to weave a complex web of deceit with murderous consequences.

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EXCLUSIVE: Jane Campion will have some new hardware on her mantel come March. The Power of the Dog writer-director and Oscar-winning The Piano scribe is set to receive the Art Directors Guild’s 2022 Cinematic Imagery Award.

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