Graham Norton's childhood lies backfired and led to him getting a major operation

Production workers at Rick and Morty and Solar Opposites have filed to join The Animation Guild (TAG) to collectively bargain for their first union contract. Rick and Morty, which airs on Adult Swim, and Solar Opposites, which airs on Hulu, are animated adult sitcoms.

The cast of Marvel's highly-anticipated Blade reboot is starting to come together, with The Underground Railroad star Aaron Pierre coming aboard.The 27-year-old South London native has signed on for an important role in the reboot, though no details about the character were given, via Deadline.While nothing about the role was revealed, it is said to be one of the more coveted roles in Hollywood, with Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige and Blade reboot director Bassam Tariq seeing dozens of actors for the role. New role:The cast of Marvel's highly-anticipated Blade reboot is starting to come together, with The Underground Railroad star Aaron Pierre coming aboard Important:The 27-year-old South London native has signed on for an important role in the reboot, though no details about the character were given, via DeadlineBlade, born Eric Cross Brooks, was created by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan, originally used as a supporting character in 1973's The Tomb of Dracula.The character's mother was bitten by a vampire while she was in labor, passing on 'vampire enzymes' to Eric when he was born, making him part vampire and immune from being turned by a vampire's bite.

Cirque du Soleil is planning a brand new, eye-popping show on the Las Vegas Strip this spring that appropriately flips its typical script.

BTS are set to return to the US with a four-night residency at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada.Today (February 23), the boyband’s agency Big Hit Music announced that the group would bring their ‘Permission To Dance On Stage’ concert to the nearly 65,000-capacity stadium on April 8, 9, 15 and 16.All four dates will be broadcast live at the nearby MGM Grand Garden Arena, in what’s being dubbed a “live play” event. Moreover, the final day of their residency will also be streamed online worldwide, per Billboard.In addition, the entertainment company has also released a promotional TV spot and poster for the upcoming concerts.

Kanye West is holding a live performance at LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida.The rapper, now legally known as Ye, announced the performance earlier this month with an image on social media that showed a house on stilts, engulfed in flames. The structure resembled the rapper’s childhood home, a recreation of which heavily featured during his third and final listening party for the original ‘Donda’ last year at Chicago’s Soldier Field stadium.Per a press release, the ‘Donda Experience’ event will feature a combination of music, art and fashion, with performances and “additional special guests”.

Tom Hardy sent Charlize Theron into a rage of fury during their filming of "Mad Max: Fury Road," according to a new oral history book centered on the movie’s production. In "Blood, Sweat & Chrome," a book that sheds light on the film that grossed nearly $375 million in worldwide box office, Theron, 46, explains the brother-sister dynamic she shared with Hardy and ultimately says the rift between the two A-list performers shouldn’t have spilled into production in the myriad of ways they allowed it to. "It was like two parents in the front of the car.

Dancing On Ice star Liberty Poole posted a mesmerizing snap on Instagram which had her gushing fans all making the same comment. The Love Island star posted a jaw-dropping picture to her 1.5million followers, with many commenting that she looked similar to the Keeping Up With The Kardashians star Khloe Kardashian.

Molly-Mae Hague beamed as she showed off her new hair transformation on Instagram. The Love Island star wowed fans as she cut off her long locks for a smart blonde bob.

Jacqueline Jossa has revealed she was forced to sell her house due to money struggles after exiting EastEnders four years ago.The 29-year-old who played Lauren Branning in the BBC soap opened up about her money issues while speaking with Sam and Billie Faiers.In a very honest chat on the Faiers sisters' podcast The Sam and Billie Show, Jac revealed she wasn't "embarrassed or ashamed" about any of her struggles.The mum-of-two said she had a huge shock after exiting the BBC soap as she lost her steady salary.Jac left EastEnders in 2018 and later was forced to sell her house due to the lack of income.She explained: "You're right about the hustle. I was on EastEnders for eight years where you got a set pay cheque every week."It was a set pay cheque and I didn't have to do anything else. It was my comfort blanket, it was what I knew.

Prince Harry and Prince William could make some compromises to attend the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations together this summer, according to a royal expert.The Duke of Sussex would also be looking to make it to a few other events while he is back in his home country, says royal commentator Katie Nicholl.What's more, he would likely find himself 'shoulder to shoulder' with his brother William during royal duties — forcing the two to revisit their once-close bond after things soured in the last few years.It would mark an occasion to iron out their differences or at least come to a cordial agreement, according to Ms Nicholl.The author of 'Harry And Meghan' told OK! magazine: "Harry will want to be a part of the celebratory weekend in June, and will almost certainly be required to appear with William at that time. "It seems to me that both brothers will have to make concessions.

Selome Hailu SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not seen “Step Class,” Episode 9 of “Abbott Elementary.”Janelle James punctuates everything she says with a long, loud laugh.She knows she’s funny. Her career trajectory proves it: Her standup career has earned her spots in Netflix specials including “The Comedy Lineup” and “The Standups,” and she’s written on the acclaimed TV series “Central Park” and “Black Monday,” also playing small acting roles in each.

London.  Hood up, zips undone, Iris also sported a beige shirt and grey baggy jeans, which tucked into a quirky pair of cream, platformed boots.  Wheeling her silver suitcases and accompanying hand luggage through arrivals, Iris maintained a low-profile while continuing to wear her safety covering.

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London Fashion Week never fails to deliver the team at Hello! Fashion have been people watching. After two years of covid-induced uncertainty in the fashion world this year has finally brought the glitterati back to London in a way we haven’t seen since pre-2019. Ozwald Boateng's show attracted a galaxy of stars including Naomi Harris, Tinie Tempah and Idris Elba, and elsewhere we spotted industry icons like Victoria Beckham who made an appearance at the Supriya Lele show flanked by Mia Regan (the young model who is currently dating Romeo Beckham and clearly has earned Victoria's seal of approval) and Jourdan Dunn on either side.

Claudia Winkleman is due to launch her new BBC Radio 2 show in just under three weeks time.The Strictly Come Dancing host is taking over Graham Norton's Saturday morning slot.The 57-year-old quit his programme after a decade back in November, and said goodbye on air the following month.The Celebrity Best Home Cook presenter will kick things off on February 27.Speaking in a new interview with Piers Morgan's wife Celia Walden, Claudia said "she'll know" if it isn't working.She stated she'll leave if that happens, as she discussed juggling her various work committments.The mother-of-three branded Graham "an absolute legend", before suggesting his departure might have left people feeling "fed up".When Strictly kicks off in the autumn, Claudia

Also on the programme, Graham shared another revelation.When he was a child he underwent a major operation instead owning up to a lie he had told his parents.At the age of seven, he told his mum he had a tummy ache in order to get out of school.She called his bluff and hotfooted him straight to the doctor’s surgery for a check-up.Graham continued to pretend he had a pain in his stomach and was diagnosed with appendicitis.The next week he had his appendix removed.He told Mel: “I thought I was really f****d because either I have an operation I don’t need or I tell the doctor there’s nothing wrong with me and there will be two very angry adults.“So I had the operation!”The 57-year-old admitted that he has only just confessed all to his mother.

BBC show to discuss her time on the popular vintage show.Flaunting her youthful appearance four decades after The Good Life, Felicity tells Graham that she loved acting drunk when she played Barbara on the iconic sitcom.She refers to her screen husband Tom, played by Richard Briers, and their neighbours, Penelope Keith's Margo and Paul Eddington's Jerry, as she shares stories from her time on the show.She says: "I love acting p****d and we thought it would be very funny if we became as drunk as Jerry and Tom."The head of the BBC said Barbara and Margot can't get drunk because they are so loved by the audience."We fought really hard to do it and eventually we did that scene.

BBC & PBS Team For ‘Unsolved Histories’ The BBC and PBS are co-producing a four-part series in which historian Lucy Worsley will attempt to shed light on some of British history’s biggest unsolved mysteries. Unsolved Histories with Lucy Worsley (working title) will ask questions including, who killed the Princes in the tower in 1483? What actually caused the Black Death? Why did a witch craze sweep 16th century Britain? BBC Studios is producing the series with Julia Harrington executive producing. Unsolved Histories was commissioned by Patrick Holland and Abigail Priddle, while Bill Gardner is overseeing for PBS.

As children, and even as adults, we all tend to tell little white lies in order to get out of things we really don’t want to do.

“Wow! You were prepared to have one of your internal organs removed.“Just for the sake of that lie,” she remarked.“You’ve got to commit I always feel,” Graham joked, before adding, “That’s a problem a lot of children make, they don’t commit to their lies.”Also on the programme was Desiree Burch and Alex Brooker.The former confessed to kissing her best friend’s boyfriend behind her back when she was at school, and Alex spoke about setting up a trap in his garden to catch a girl in his neighbourhood.Inspired by the film Home Alone, he said that he and his brothers wanted to catch a burglar, so he drew a plan in crayon and dug a hole in his garden.Luckily for the little girl, she never came close to falling in their hole, which had been dug

Graham Norton says he feels his chat show has got better than ever thanks to lockdown - despite being without a studio audience and having foreign stars appear via screen links. The host said the British studio guests are so delighted to get out of their homes and chat with new people outside of their family that they are opening up more and making the programme more entertaining.