Hyundai Mercury Prize 2021 shortlist unveiled

Ali Wentworth is going against her husband George Stephanopoulos' wishes – but for a great reason. MORE: Ali Wentworth delights fans with hilarious bed video taken from her New York homeIt's George's 61st birthday, and his wife posted an adorable tribute to him on Instagram. Ali admitted that the television host doesn't particularly love to celebrate his birthday, but she is commemorating him regardless, sharing on Instagram a sweet photo of her husband looking dapper wearing a white button-down shirt, a bow-tie, and glasses.The picture caught George sticking his tongue out, and so Ali fittingly captioned the post with: "This is how my husband feels about his birthday." Despite George's feelings about his special day, the mother-of-two clearly loves celebrating him anyways, and continued her caption by cheekily writing: "Which is why every year I overdo it."WATCH: A look at George and Ali's two decade old whirlwind romanceMORE: Ali Wentworth stuns in dreamy pink dress as she surprises BFF Mariska HargitayThe beloved GMA host hasn't been active on Instagram for over five years, but that didn't stop a slew of celebrities from inundating his wife's comment section with congratulations.A post shared by Ali Wentworth (@therealaliwentworth)Ali's sweet tribute to her husbandAll sorts of stars from Julianne Moore, Reese Witherspoon, and Jennifer Grey to Julianna Margulies, Amy Robach, and Derek Blasberg wished George a happy birthday.

Dan Walker let slip that Strictly Come Dancing professional Nadiya Bychkova had made a sweet promise to him after the show.The 44-year-old BBC Breakfast star appeared on The One Show on Thursday (February 10) to speak about his recent stint on the ballroom dancing programme.During a chat with hosts Alex Jones, 44, and Ronan Keating, 44, Dan opened up about a cute gesture that Nadiya had insisted was included in the recent Strictly tour.The duo had become incredibly popular with viewers and judges alike for their fun-loving lobster routine during their fight for the Glitterball trophy.Knowing that Dan was unable to attend the tour because of his conflicting work schedule, Nadiya promised Dan that she would honour her partner with the famous pincer move.Alex opened the discussion: "Dan, we'll have to talk Strictly first. Now Adam [Lambert - who was on screen], hopefully you saw Dan on Strictly he was fantastic."The host gushed: "His lobster dance...

Emmerdale fans believe they have worked out who Dawn Fletcher's stalker is days before her big wedding to Billy Fletcher - and that Jamie Tate could officially be returning to the Dales.During the second half of Thursday's (10 February) double bill, viewers were torn over the identity of the loving mum's stalker after her beautiful wedding dress was ruined with red spray paint.The blonde bombshell was devastated to see her dream dress ruined less than a week before she is set to walk down the aisle to the man of her dreams.With her dress in tatters, Billy was convinced the person behind the break in was Lucas' baby daddy, Alex, due to the fact that he had a key to the house.However his fiancée suspected "mad Meena" who has been stuck in the middle of the loving couple for the past six months.This is a live TV story and is constantly being notes updated.Please refresh the page regularly to get the latest TV updates.TV & Showbiz reporters are working to source the latest information, reaction, pictures and video related to this story.You can also follow us on Twitter @DailyStar, or follow us on Instagram @dailystar to get the latest TV and celeb gossip 24 hours a day.Or like our Daily Star Showbiz Facebook page to get the day's biggest stories, and have your say on them.Why not also subscribe to receive our regular Daily Star showbiz newsletters?You can do this on this page by simply entering your email address above and hitting 'subscribe'.Download the Daily Star app for flash alerts on the biggest stories of the day, so you don't miss out.Why not also subscribe to receive our regular Daily Star news bulletins? You can do this on this page by simply entering your email address above and hitting 'subscribe'.

BBC series saw budding entrepreneurs Georgia and Eli enter the Den first.As the founders of the eco-friendly brand Wipe, the duo pitched a specially formulated 99% natural gel which users would put on toilet paper before wiping their bottoms.The pair described it as an "eco-friendly way to clean up down there" and asked the Dragons for £50,000 for two percent equity. Explaining their product, Georgia said: "Dry doesn't clean.

Lottie Moss just revealed she has checked into rehab.In a recent video the 24-year-old posted to TikTok, Kate Moss’ sister mouths the words to Labrinth’s song, “Mount Everest”. At the top of the clip, she wrote, “When everyone’s glamourizing droog taking but you’re literally in r3h4b.”In her caption, she referenced the HBO series Euphoria, writing, “I think I took euphoria too literally u guys.”A post shared by Lottie Moss (@lottiemossxo)Though she seems to be in pretty good spirits, joking about the series, the model did not share what she was being treated for or how long she will be receiving in-patient treatment.Following reports about her trip to rehab, Lottie’s father Peter Moss told The Sun that his daughter is doing “just fine.”In the past, Lottie has been candid about her struggles with anxiety and using substances in an effort to self-medicate.In April 2020, the model shared on Instagram she was feeling much happier after “struggled a lot in the last few years with myself and anxiety and other things.”A post shared by Lottie Moss (@lottiemossxo)“My struggles have caused me to act out of character and ultimately I think I was becoming a person that I didn’t really like which is why I numbed myself with substances and put myself down through neglect of my mental health and my general health, going down that road made it very hard for me to get out,” she wrote.“I was surrounding myself with people who were a similar mental state to me and I can see now that was not helping, Manifest good things and good things will comeback!” the 24-year-old continued.

Guy Lodge Film CriticAs far-right sentiment surges in France ahead of April’s presidential elections — and lawmakers continue to concern themselves with hijab bans — the time is urgently right for artists to challenge the country’s enduring history of Islamophobia. On the face of it, “Nobody’s Hero” seems like a useful contribution in that regard.

Is Britney Spears releasing new music soon?! Based on her latest Instagram post, the answer seems to be YES!

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Police in the city of Jupiter, Florida have arrested a husband and wife and charged them with aggravated child abuse after they allegedly imprisoned their adopted son! The teenager was forced to live in a small compartment in his parents’ garage for the last five years — and not even allowed to use the bathroom.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaWith an image of a phoenix emblazoned on a screen behind him, Stacy Spikes, the founder of MoviePass, announced on Thursday that the controversial and defunct service will relaunch this summer. Spikes, a former film marketing executive and producer, who founded the ticketing service in 2011 before getting pushed out of the company after it was acquired by analytics firm Helios and Matheson in 2018, said that MoviePass is being reimagined as a cooperative. It will also use virtual currency and tiered pricing plans.

Naman Ramachandran Times Internet’s MX TakaTak and ShareChat’s Moj have revealed a strategic merger to create India’s largest short video platform. The combined platform will have 100 million creators, over 300 million Monthly Active Users (MAU), and nearly 250 billion monthly video views.

Kanye West track called ‘City Of Gods’ is set to arrive tonight (February 10), according to New York rapper Fivio Foreign.The new record, which might be the first preview of West’s upcoming new album ‘DONDA 2’, was announced by Fivio on social media earlier this evening. He also shared a pair of images including one that features himself stood alongside West and Alicia Keys.“City Of Gods ❗️2nite ❗️ @kanyewest @aliciakeys,” he captioned the image.

Jenna Dewan was clearly feeling nostalgic on Thursday.The 41-year-old fired up her Instagram to recreate childhood snap of herself striking poses while wearing a sparkly costume.In her new pictures, she managed to put together a new outfit in roughly the same colors as the old - and she appeared to be wearing the original glittering headband. Now: Jenna Dewan fired up her Instagram to recreate childhood snap of herself striking poses while wearing a sparkly costume Then:In her new pictures, she managed to put together a new outfit in roughly the same colors as the old - and she appeared to be wearing the original glittering headband'Then and now… who wore it better?' she wrote with a crying laughing emoji, adding: '(Also, all of this was somehow in my closet.)'Jenna recently struck a two-film deal with Lifetime, which she has starred in multiple projects for in years past.One of her upcoming TV movies, which she will produce as well as star in, will reportedly be a holiday-themed part of the It's A Wonderful Lifetime slate.

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She famously enjoyed a getaway with Pete Davidson in the Bahamas last month.And Kim Kardashian definitely seemed to soak in the freedom that comes with vacation as she opted to cut off communication to fully immerse herself in the experience.The 41-year-old reality star revealed that she and the group she was with in the Caribbean - including the 28-year-old Saturday Night Live funnyman - tossed their cell phones in the ocean so they couldn't be reached. Loving it: Kim Kardashianthat she and the group she was with in the Bahamas tossed their cell phones in the ocean so they couldn't be reached Loved up: The 41-year-old star was famously on the trip with 28-year-old Saturday Night Live funnyman Pete Davidson who she has been dating since OctoberShe explained in her recent cover story with Vogue: 'I was in the Bahamas, and the people I was with said, "We're on f***ing vacation.

Kim Kardashian and Larsa Pippen used to be the best of friends but, seemingly out of no where, the relationship fizzled.Pippen, 47, opened up about the abrupt end to her friendship with the billionaire mogul and admitted she really didn't 'even know what happened' but thinks that she 'knew too much' about Kim and Kanye's drama.Larsa said in a recent episode of Real Housewives of Miami that she was too close to the family and bore witness to what went out behind closed doors which made her 'a problem'. Her side: Larsa Pippen, 47, opened up about the abrupt end to her friendship with Kim Kardashian, admitting she really didn't 'even know what happened' but thinks that she 'knew too much' about Kim and Kanye's drama'What was the story between you and Kanye West, by the way,' Adriana de Moura inquired.Pippen tried to shrug off the question by saying they were 'just friends' but her co-star dug further and wanted to know what really went down with the Kardashian-West family.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe shortlist for the U.K.’s prestigious Mercury Prize have been announced, and includes such recent Variety favorites as indie singer-songwriter Arlo Parks (pictured above), alt-R&B outfit Sault, R&B singer Celeste and rock savants Wolf Alice, as well as instrumental vets Mogwai, rapper Ghetts and more.

The list of nominees for the 2021 Mercury Prize has been revealed with Arlo Parks, Wolf Alice, SAULT, and Celeste all featuring on this year's list. The annual prize rewards one outstanding British album.

Today is a day that will go down in history, as it's the first time a festival has gone ahead since the coronavirus pandemic brought the events industry to a halt.

Wolf Alice and Celeste are among the artists battling it out for the 2021 Hyundai Mercury Prize 'Album of the Year'.

Arlo Parks, Mogwai, Ghetts, Wolf Alice and Celeste are among the names nominated for the 2021 Mercury Prize.The year’s award will be handed out at a live ceremony at the Eventim Apollo in London on September 9.Also included on the 12-strong ‘Albums Of The Year’ shortlist are the likes of Black Country, New Road, Nubya Garcia, Laura Mvula and SAULT.On this year’s list are a number of debut albums including Arlo Parks’ ‘Collapsed In Sunbeams’, Black Country, New Road’s ‘For The First Time’ and Celeste’s ‘Not Your Muse’.The one previous Mercury Prize winning act on this year’s list is Wolf Alice, who won the 2018 prize for second album ‘Visions Of A Life’ and are back again with recent third album ‘Blue Weekend’.See the full list of Mercury