ITV Coronation Street Tommy Orpington star had a real life football career before cobbles fame

Netflix’s runaway hit series Baby Reindeer has been one of the most talked-about shows of 2024, but why are Martha’s email messages in the show spelt so poorly?Created by and starring Richard Gadd, the show brings his real-life experience of being stalked and sexually abused to screens, having previously told the story on stage in his acclaimed one-man show.Gadd plays a fictionalised version of himself named Donny who is obsessively stalked by a woman named Martha (Jessica Gunning) after he befriends her in a pub.As their unusual relationship begins to develop, we see some of the litany of emails sent from Martha to Donny printed on the screen, invariably with very poor spelling.Reflecting the real-life circumstances of the events in the show, the email correspondences we see on screen from Martha are taken verbatim from Gadd’s actual stalker.In total, the woman sent Gadd a total of 41,041 emails, over 350 hours of voicemail messages, 106 pages of letters and many social media messages.It is not known exactly why the real Martha’s messages were composed with such poor spelling and grammar, although it could be said that it reflects her psychological state at the time.Others have speculated that the messages could be the result of dyslexia or a series of manic episodes.

Moby has apologised to Smashing Pumpkins‘ Billy Corgan for calling him a “deadbeat” who “owes him a remix”.Back in 1997, the ‘Porcelain’ artist referred to the ‘1979’ singer as a “deadbeat” and told MTV News that Corgan owed him a remix, while on Corgan’s home turf at the Q101 Jamboree outside Chicago.“A lot of times when I do remixes, rather than get the artist to pay me, I work on a barter system,” Moby told the outlet. “Right now my debtors, people who owe me, are Soundgarden and the Smashing Pumpkins, I did remixes for them and they didn’t pay me anything for them.”He continued: “We did it with the understanding that they were supposed to do a remix for me, but unfortunately…with the Smashing Pumpkins I did a year and a half ago, and every time I see Billy I ask him where my remix is, but I can understand he’s kind of busy.”Now, Moby has opened up about his statement in a new interview with Stereogum.

standout soundtrack, Challengers is one of the best films of 2024.Directed by Luca Guadagnino, the spicy sports drama follows professional tennis champion Art Donaldson (Mike Faist) who is plotting a career comeback with the help of his wife Tashi Duncan (Zendaya), a former tennis rising star who was forced to retire due to an injury.At a tournament, however, Art is matched against Patrick Zweig (Josh O’Connor), who is his former best friend and his wife’s ex lover.Along with starring in the film, Zendaya also serves as a producer alongside Guadagnino, Rachel O’Connor and Amy Pascal.The entirety of Challengers is told in a nonlinear fashion, as the love triangle between Art Donaldson, Tashi Duncan and Patrick Zweig is unraveled through flashbacks in the build-up to the climactic tennis match in the present.A day prior to the match between Art and Patrick, Tashi tells her husband Art that if he loses the match, she will leave him – in what’s pitched as a motivator to spur him to win in order to get his tennis career back on track. Later on, Tashi meets with Patrick to ask him to throw the match in Art’s favour, and while he hesitantly agrees, the pair end up briefly rekindling their past romance and have sex in the back of a car.At the match in the present, just as Patrick looks to throw the match by losing points with foul serves, he communicates to Art that he had sex with his wife the night prior by placing his tennis ball against the centre of his racket before his serve – something he did years prior when he first started dating Tashi.

Slipknot have announced their ‘Here Comes The Pain’ 25th anniversary US tour with Knocked Loose and more.The legendary heavy metal band are set to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their 1999 self-titled debut album. The North American leg of their ‘Here Comes The Pain’ tour will see the masked members make stops in major cities such as Baltimore, New York City, Toronto, Ridgefield, Inglewood, Austin, Dallas and more before wrapping up in their hometown of Des Moines, Iowa for Knotfest.Knocked Loose, Orbit Culture and Vended will all serve as opening support on select dates.

previously dodged questions about wife Kate Middleton amid the uproar about her whereabouts and her cancer announcement — but he’s finally answering some questions. On Tuesday, the Prince of Wales, 41, chatted with some fans while he did a walkabout and stopped by James’ Place Newcastle.

One of Chorlton's most legendary spots is set to give away free Frankfurter sausages this week. The first 100 people through the door at Electrik will be able to claim their Wurst to celebrate the bar's new food collaboration with a German food vendor.

Ed Sheeran is digging into the archives.The popular singer-songwriter just announced a tenth-anniversary celebration of his sophomore album “X” at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Wednesday, May 22.“10th anniversary of Multiply (aka ‘X’) this year, which feels wild but also a lot has happened in that 10 years. This album was made from 2011 – 2014, and spanned my whole personal life through that time, which was a mad time,” Sheeran shared on Instagram.“Going from playing pubs and clubs to selling arenas in those years, falling in and out of love, travelling all round the world, working with some of the best producers in the world, it was a real rollercoaster, and it’s been amazing to revisit all the memories.

Greater Manchester is in store for a big night at the local elections. All 10 councils will be holding elections on Thursday (May 2) with Andy Burnham's job as Greater Manchester mayor also up for grabs while voters in Salford will also be electing their own city mayor.

And Angelina Jolie!” Moss recalled to host Kelly Ripa.“There were two camps. There was the Winona Ryder camp and the Angelina Jolie camp,” she went on. “I was so intimidated by the Angelina Jolie camp.

A third man has been arrested by officers investigating a burglary in the High Peak during which two men were shot. One man died and another was seriously injured in the incident Whaley Bridge, close to the Derbyshire border with Greater Manchester, in the early hours of this morning (Wednesday, May 1).

For the last two weeks, drag star The Vivienne has been donning the green make-up, styling out huge, glam gowns and perfecting her best witchy cackle in the Wizard of Oz at the Palace Theatre.

Larry David’s HBO show “Curb Your Enthusiasm” recently paid homage to in its own series finale). “Friends” aired for 10 seasons on NBC from 1994 to 2004, and although it also followed friends’ daily lives, it had more plot threads and a more upbeat rom-com style ending that gave Chandler (the late Matthew Perry) the last word.

When looking for a pretty duvet set, normally, Dunelm is always my first choice. But trying to find something different, while just as budget friendly, I took to Amazon for a browse, and found the dreamiest spring and summer bedding set.

It's the latest series that Netflix viewers can't get enough of - Baby Reindeer.

Alton Towers is hosting a celebration this month to mark the 10th anniversary of the UK’s only CBeebies Land.

EXCLUSIVE: Matt Lanter (Jupiter’s Legacy) and newcomer Sophia Esperanza have joined Prime Video‘s Motorheads cast in recurring roles, Deadline has learned exclusively.

Shogun director Jonathan van Tulleken will lead a TV adaptation of Andrew Michael Hurley‘s debut novel, The Loney.

Former UTA Partner, Co-Head of Independent Film and Head of Motion Picture Business Affairs Jim Meenaghan has joined Stampede Ventures as Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel, founder and CEO Greg Silverman announced on Wednesday.

Sophie Price - the sister of Katie Price - has announced that she's expecting her second child.The internet personality, who is Katie's younger half-sister, revealed the exciting news on Instagram. Sharing a picture of herself, her partner Harry and their son Albert, Sophie, 34, wrote: "Round two...Due November 2024 #pregnant #secondtrimester #babydue2024" Fans were quick to congratulate the couple, with one writing: "Ahh lovely news! Will enjoy updates on the pod!" Sophie currently co-hosts The Katie Price Show with her older sister.

Radio legend Wally Scott has died aged 79, with friend and fellow broadcaster Billy Butler leading heartbroken tributes. Wally Scott was a well-known radio host, particularly in Merseyside, where he was recognised for his participation in the radio quiz show 'Hold Your Plums', with DJ Billy Butler.The best pals and broadcaster also had their own show called the 'Billy and Wally Show'.

Hopefully Bre Tiesi saved up some of her Selling Sunset money, because she’s being sued for MILLIONS. Last Thursday, three of the reality star’s form