Idris Elba appears to cryptically address ‘Luther’ diversity drama in new post

Shane Warne's mother Bridgette has broken her silence following the shock passing of her beloved son at age 52. Australian cricket legend Shane was in Thailand at the time when he passed away following a suspected heart attack. His management confirmed the news in a statement which said: "Shane was found unresponsive in his villa and despite the best efforts of medical staff, he could not be revived.

The fact Cristiano Ronaldo is 200/1 with Betfred to score a hat-trick at the Etihad tomorrow says it all.

Retailer Marks and Spencer has been praised over its plans to donate to the people of Ukraine.

Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick has confirmed that it is unlikely that Edinson Cavani will be fit enough to start Sunday's Manchester derby at the Etihad Stadium.

A man who set his mother on fire in a drunken temper and a double murderer who killed his ex-partner and her nine-year-old autistic son were just two of the notorious criminals from across the UK locked up last month.

Queen at the tender age of just 13, around the time that Diversity first rose to fame - and admitted to feeling terrified, exclaiming: "I was just a kid!"The 26-year-old had been picked to appear in the Royal Variety Show in 2009 as part of Diversity when he was a teenager.However, the royal protocol he was expected to abide by sent the bewildered youngster's heart racing."Obviously it was a prize for winning Britain's Got Talent to perform at the Royal Variety Show," he recalled."And I thought I was really, really, really excited up until the moment just before."You're all standing on stage in this big semi-circle and she goes around. [The Queen's] greeting everyone and there's rules," he explained."You need to speak to her a certain way."I don't even know what I'm supposed to say - it's 'Ma'am' like 'Jam' instead of 'Ma'am' [like 'Marm']," he elaborated."You can't say [the latter] because you've not met her before - and I was a kid."I was like 'Oh my God, I'm gonna get it wrong and get rugby tackled by some kind of security' - but luckily it went all right."He added: "It was nerve-wracking for sure."Nowadays, Perri has admitted he faces an ongoing struggle to ensure people see the adult he's evolved into, and not the former image of the fearful 13-year-old greeting the Queen."I get it to this day, 'Oh my God, you're the little kid from Diversity' - until I turn up or someone sees me in person," he laughed."[Then] the person gets a little bit of shock.They'd be like 'Oh! That is not what I ordered.That is not what I had in mind!'"The dancer is adamant that he wouldn't change a thing, as he declared: "That's a huge part of my life...

Welcome to Metro.co.uk‘s The Big Questions, where we ask, well, the big questions (and the smaller ones too) and this week, we’re diving deep with singer Charli XCX.In a nutshell: what a week.The superstar, 29, released her song Baby, was announced on the Glastonbury 2022 lineup, and is performing on Saturday Night Live tonight. She also announced she was pulling out of an NFT festival called Afterparty, following intense criticism that saw her step back from Twitter (sort of – more on that below).The work doesn’t stop though and as she prepares to drop her fifth studio album, Crash, later this month, which will be, she promises us, ‘cool as f**k’ Charli – real name Charlotte Aitchison – spoke to us about the perils of social media, her new campaign alongside designer Charles Jeffrey for Samsung and how the pandemic turned her from a member of the ‘straight-through-crew’ to someone with more of a proclivity for ‘good drinks and chic disco music’.It’s called growth.

Strictly Come Dancing star Giovanni Pernice has paid tribute to his former dancing partner Rose Ayling-Ellis in a beautiful social media post.The professional dancer gushed over the EastEnders star, as he praised Rose following her win at the Visionary Honours Awards, where she was given the International Person Of The Year award. Giovanni shared a photograph of Rose holding her trophy from the awards ceremony on Instagram, captioning the sweet snap: "Proud of you @rose.a.e," next to a red heart and rose emoji.The actress then thanked the professional dancer in her reply, saying: "Thank you @giovannipernice and huge congratulations for your opening last night."Rose Ayling-Ellis had earlier taken to social media to share the photograph of her holding the award, saying: "Had a wonderful evening yesterday at the Visionary Honours Awards, so lovely to meet such talented and creative people! "I am beyond flattered to have won the inspirational person of the year award."She added: "I always believe the most important people are the ones who we inspire.

cricket legend Shane Warne. The 52-year-old was found unresponsive in his villa on the island of Koh Samui, Thailand after suffering a 'massive heart attack' on Friday.He was rushed to a nearby hospital but was pronounced dead following a series of unsuccessful efforts to revive him.Following an investigation, Thai police officially ruled out foul play on Saturday morning.Warne’s long-time manager and close friend James Erskine has opened up about the spin bowler's final moments, and told Fox Cricket that he had to break the harrowing news to Warne's family."I got a phone call at 10.37 last night from our guy in Melbourne, a guy named Andrew Neophitou who was actually with Shane in Thailand," Erskine said."They’d only arrived the night before.

In the episode, which aired on BBC on January 13, the star spoke of how he “collapsed on the floor dead” after a “massive bilateral pulmonary embolism".The star added that he was due to get married just nine days after his health woes struck him down.He had also just suffered a knee injury a few weeks earlier. Explaining why he thinks he suffered the experience, he said that it was because he hadn’t been moving around enough. Peter said: “It was without a doubt because I wasn’t moving for a long period of time."Ever since, I’ve done exactly the same as you.

In the episode, which aired on BBC on January 13, the star spoke of how he “collapsed on the floor dead” after a “massive bilateral pulmonary embolism".The star added that he was due to get married just nine days after his health woes struck him down.He had also just suffered a knee injury a few weeks earlier. Explaining why he thinks he suffered the experience, he said that it was because he hadn’t been moving around enough. Peter said: “It was without a doubt because I wasn’t moving for a long period of time."Ever since, I’ve done exactly the same as you.

Idris Elba's portrayal of DCI John Luther in the hit BBC crime drama Luther "doesn't feel authentic" because has no Black friends and doesn't eat Caribbean food in the series, a diversity and representation manager at the public broadcaster said Wednesday. BBC's diversity manager Miranda Wayland discussed diversity in television and specificallyLuther in a prerecorded session for digital MIPTV.

With Daniel Craig departing the role of James Bond after “No Time To Die”, the rumour mill continues to turn, with every actor from Idris Elba and Rege-Jean Page to Richard Madden and Tom Holland spending time as the most-talked-about replacement. Among those constantly fending off 007 casting rumours is Tom Hiddleston, who has become very aware of what he says about stepping into Mr. Bond’s shoes.

LUTHER actor Idris Elba has hit back at the BBC Diversity Chief's controversial views on his character's race. Idris, 48, spoke out for the first time since Miranda Wayland said the detective "didn’t feel authentically black" because "he doesn't have any black friends or eat any Caribbean food".

Idris Elba has opened up about continuing rumours that he will be the next James Bond.Speaking to Robert Bruce on Capital XTRA, Elba said the rumours have “chased” him for some time but that he’s just happy playing in hit BBC show, Luther.Elba said: “I know the rumours about Bond have always chased me. Listen, my poor mum is like ‘One day you’re going to get it!’ I was like ‘Mum, I’m good, I’ve got Luther!’ I’m definitely doing that.”The actor and DJ has previously discussed the prospect of playing 007 in future.

The BBC’s diversity chief Miranda Wayland says “Luther” — the broadcaster’s hit crime series starring Idris Elba — isn’t “authentic” when it comes to storytelling surrounding its Black lead.

BBC diversity chief has assessed Idris Elba's popular detective John Luther - saying the character doesn't feel authentically black.BBC executive and Head of Creative Diversity Miranda Wayland praised the corporation's writing and casting of a "strong, black lead", but hinted that she now feels the show is superficially diverse.Speaking at the MIPTV conference, Miranda suggested that Luther should eat Caribbean food and have more black friends to seem more authentically black."When it first came out everybody loved the fact that Idris Elba was in there — a really strong, black character lead," The Times reports she remarked."We all fell in love with him.

THE BBC's Diversity Chief has said Idris Elba’s Luther ‘didn't feel authentically black because he had no black friends'. Idris, 48, has played the titular detective since 2010, however Miranda Wayland has now said that despite being a landmark moment for the BBC, the series is only superficially diverse and could have been even more authentic.

Luther “doesn’t feel authentic” due to the lack of representation of Black culture.According to Metro, Wayland addressed the diversity on the BBC show in a recent MIPTV conference.“When it first came out everybody loved the fact that Idris Elba was in there — a really strong, Black character lead,” Wayland began.“We all fell in love with him.

James Bond when current star Daniel Bond leaves the franchise – and you should always trust a mother’s instinct.A slew of actors have linked to the part such as Bridgerton star Rege-Jean Page and Outlander actor Sam Heughan.The actor insists he is ‘good’ just playing detective Luther in the hit BBC crime drama, but his mum says he has 007 in the bag.Speaking to Capital Xtra Idris acknowledged the rumours about Bond have ‘chased’ him for a while now.He said: ‘I know the rumours about Bond have always chased me. Listen, my poor mum is like “One day you’re going to get it!” I was like “Mum, I’m good, I’ve got Luther”.

Denise Gough is one half of the double-act currently captivating us all in ITV’s brand new drama Too Close. She stars in the show alongside Chernobyl’s Emily Watson as Connie - aka the “yummy mummy monster.” The mesmerising actress shone in the premiere of Too Close but what else has she been in and what do we know about her life offscreen? Here’s everything you need to know about the Olivier Award winning actress - including her American success in the theatre show People, Places and Things; her famous sister, who you might recognise from Casualty; and her ten other siblings… Become an OK! VIP and see all our exclusives - for free! Become an OK! VIP and you will unlock access to all of our big exclusives...