Home Alone's pigeon lady Brenda Fricker says Christmas can be 'very dark'

Chelsea stars were once booted off their own training ground in order to make room for school children on their lunch break despite being in Champions League preparations.Before moving to the £20million Cobham base, which was officially opened in 2007, the club had trained at the Harlington training ground since the 1970s. Guy Poyet, who played for the club between 1997 and 2001, has now detailed how he enjoyed his time at Chelsea but explained how their time at Harlington would often be disrupted.Gus Poyet, speaking exclusively to Ladbrokes at the launch of its 5-A-Side bet on Chelsea v Newcastle, said: "We had a great balance at Chelsea, I really felt like there was a strong team spirit during my time at the club."We were great professionals who followed Dennis [Wise] - even as foreign players who were new to this country and the culture, we all knew that Dennis was our leader; he was our captain so we knew that we had to follow his example."The biggest shock for me at Chelsea was the training ground.

Celeste Barber had fans in stitches with her latest Instagram post.The social media star, who boasts 8.9million Instagram followers, is known for parodying celebrities online.And this time it was Kim Kardashian's turn to be in the firing line.Mum Celeste, 39, was seen taking on Kimmy K's bizarre bum-exposing snap which saw her flash her bare booty while letting a towel fall down.Kim, who was rocking a blank expression, paired this with a black bikini top and motorbike helmet as she posed in a tropical location.Sharing her version, Aussie star Celeste was seen looking unimpressed as she also bared her bum above a towel.She rocked a black bikini top too, and went for a kid's bike helmet on her head, which had fans giggling.Celeste's location wasn't quite as tropical either – as she posed in front of a garden plant and a brick wall!Captioning the post, Celeste wrote: "When your new boyfriend wants you to try something different."Fans were loving the cheeky parody, with the post racking up more than 529,000 likes.One exclaimed: "This woman makes me laugh my head off."While another quipped: "Who wore it better? Definitely @celestebarber."A third chimed in: "I don’t know how you keep a straight face doing these."While a fourth exclaimed: "Five stars for your helmet."This isn't the first time that Celeste has tried her version of a Kim Kardashian picture.She also took to Instagram last year to try out Kim's seductive pout pose while rocking a snakeskin-patterned string bikini.Her caption at the time read: "Strung ham but make it cute."Again, fans were loving the post, with it going down a storm.One fan told her at the time: "I love you Celeste.

Manchester United.PSG boss Pochettino suffered a huge blow this week as his side were beaten in dramatic fashion to be dumped out of the Champions League by Real Madrid.The Argentine is being linked with the vacant permanent managerial position at Manchester United.With Ralf Rangnick set to move into an upstairs role at the end of the season, several of the biggest names in management are being tipped to take over at Old Trafford.But Pochettino is thought to be one of those at the top of the club's wish list, along with Ajax coach Erik ten Hag.HAVE YOUR SAY! Would Pochettino be a good fit at Man Utd? Comment down belowAccording to The Athletic, Pochettino is showing signs that he is interested in taking over at United.It is claimed that the former Tottenham manager has asked his confidants about life in Manchester and the club structure at United in recent months.United are not thought to see the recent defeat to Real Madrid as too much of an issue with Pochettino, given PSG's history in the Champions League.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply type your email address into the box at the top of this article and hit 'subscribe'.And that's it, job done.

OnlyFans models have been given a chilling warning as hackers are able to obtain their sensitive information to use against them, according to an online expert. Zach Featherstone of Gold Coast Internet Removals in Australia said believes glamorous creators are getting 'doxxed' because they haven't taken the correct precautions when it comes to online privacy.Doxxing occurs when someone's personal information is stolen and then used to harass, threaten or seek revenge on the victim.

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@WeatherNick xxx."Nick replied, with a short quip about “working next to a jukebox".He said: “If I wanted to work next to a jukebox…” followed by a red love heart. @Johnofladublin responded to Nick’s reply with: “Sounds like you’re in for an experience quite like no other this morning Nick! “Would you do requests Carol?” Carol then responded with a series of laughing emojis. The tweet and its responses were in full view of Carol’s 219,600 followers. Other fans were quick to jump on to the tweet and offer their thoughts, too. @Joursans wrote: “That's not so bad. “The other week I had the theme from the Muppet Show stuck in my head - so embarrassing!”Similarly, @Kelbacon penned: “Morning! Nicer than the one I've had stuck in my head for DAYS. “It's the one that goes, 'now I'm 60 years old'. I don't even know who sings it! What a dirge.” @Pete_Yeates penned: “Good morning Carol it's lovely to see on this morning just a shame that the weather not so nice for the weekend x.” @Delroydr said: “No worries.

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P1Harmony have dropped an English-language version of their latest single ‘Do It Like This’.The K-pop boyband had unveiled the new version of ‘Do It Like This’ yesterday (March 10), alongside its music video, which is nearly identical to the original music video for the Korean version.“Come on, wake up, follow my lead, do it like this / Don’t you try to back up and just do it like this / We gon’ dream it louder together do it like this, like this,” member Intak raps on the chorus.The release of the English version of ‘Do It Like This’ coincided with the first stop of P1Harmony’s North American tour, ‘P1ustage H: Peace’, which took place in New York City. The boyband are set to perform in other major U.S cities throughout the month of March, before concluding their tour with two shows in Los Angeles.The orginal verison of ‘Do It Like This’ first appeared as the title track of the boy group’s third mini-album, ‘Disharmony: Find Out’.

(G)I-DLE have dropped the first teaser for the music video for their upcoming single, ‘Tomboy’.The new visual, which takes on the format of a movie trailer, begins with a shot of a red Jaguar car as its passengers begin exiting the vehicle. It then cuts to the five members of the K-pop group staring menacingly into the camera as they close the trunk down on it.Shots of (G)I-DLE running with luggage then follow, before they engage in a race outside the “I-dle Drive-Thru Theatre’.

Brenda Fricker is essentially synonymous to the Christmas holiday thanks to her role as the "pigeon lady" in the popular "Home Alone 2" opposite Macaulay Culkin. But the star recently opened up about how the holiday isn't as jolly for her as some may think.

Brenda Fricker is opening up about what she does for the holidays.

Irish actress Brenda Fricker is one of many people spending the holidays alone this year.

Home Alone catapulted Macaulay Culkin to superstardom and thirty years on is still (probably) the best-loved Christmas film of all time.

HOME Alone 2 star Brenda Fricker, who played New York's 'pigeon lady' has revealed she finds Christmas "very dark and lonely." Brenda, an Oscar-winning actress for her role in My Left Foot, found cult status as the homeless woman from Central Park who befriended Kevin McAllister and later helped him escape Marv and Harry. But speaking on Radio 1, the Dublin-based actress, now 75, revealed she would be "lying" if she said she had a "nice and happy Christmas" planned.

Brenda Fricker's iconic role as Home Alone's sad pigeon lady is a staple of Christmas viewing.

On Saturday Night Live‘s Christmas show, the sketch comedy spoofed a Christmas movie, the 1992 Home Alone 2: Lost In New York.