Jamie Lee Curtis fondly recalls her late mother Janet Leigh's 'beauty, talent, grace, and grit'

Amir Khan admits he’s risking his legacy in the sport by fighting Kell Brook.But his wife, Faryal Makhdoom, only gave him the green light to take the gamble when he proved to her he was taking the fight seriously.Khan and Brook will finally settle their rivalry tonight at Manchester Arena in a clash which has been 19 years in the making.There are no titles on the line for the past-their-best welterweights but there is a lot to lose in terms of reputation.Both are at the end of storied careers and this fight has lingered throughout their time in the ring.Khan, 35, has won Olympic silver at 17 and became a unified light-welterweight champion as well as making a name for himself in America.But, should he suffer a sixth defeat tonight, then he may be more remembered for bowing out in defeat to his bitter rival, who he has been bickering with since a sparring session as amateurs when they were teenagers.“You’re always that one fight away from destroying your whole legacy,” said the Bolton fighter.“This is a fight that I could end up losing what I’ve done in my whole career.

UFC fighter Mike Perry is set to take on Julian Lane in the co-main event of the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) Knuckle Mania 2 event on Saturday and the pair had a heated show-down at the press-conference.The two fighters exchanged verbal barbs and needed to be separated when Perry pulled out a baseball bat and threatened Lane.After calling Lane a "little b****", Perry put down his microphone, picked up the bat and brandished it towards his opponent.As security personnel stepped between the two fighters to ensure things could not get physical, Lane said: "Oh yeah? You got a bat, b****? Look at this guy: he needs a bat."Lane and Perry previously got into a ringside scrap at the BKFC Fight Night: Tampa event in December, with Lane provoking Perry while he was speaking to the commentary team about his decision to join the promotion.Perry put down his headset and left the commentary booth to brawl with Lane in the crowd before security separated them and the pair are now set to fight in Perry's BKFC debut.Reflecting on the scrap ahead of their bout, Perry said: "When they brought me over – and I had a few drinks that night, so I wasn't fully clear-headed and wasn’t totally sober.What did you make of the scuffle? Let us know in the comments section."I tried to drink some water before I went over there to do the interview. I tried to take some deep breaths and be like, 'Oh man, I've got to try to sober up,' and I don’t know, he threw those cards at me."Whatever, bro.

Coronation Street fans found out that Max Turner spiked Amy Barlow’s drink at their school disco as police seized his video camera.During Friday’s (18 February) instalment of the popular ITV soap, viewers were glued to their screens after they noticed the student filmed the school dance on the big night.But when Daniel Osborne and David Metcalfe started pestering the him for the much-needed footage, Max managed to find ways out of handing the clip into evidence.As he went through the footage on his laptop, David stormed into the house and demanded the camera with a police officer hot on his tails.Yet when the doting dad attempted to look through the clips on the camera, he came up blank as he handed over the equipment to the officer.As he turned his back to the room and pulled out the SD card from his pocket before he ran out of the room.Later on, doting dad David asked what was getting his son so upset as he walked in on him watching back the hidden footage on his computer. It was at this point that he watched Max hide a bottle of GHB inside his cast where he went on to subtly spike one of the drinks.

Prince Harry’s old Army buddies has revealed why he and the Duke of Sussex don’t see each other following a 15-year relationship — even though they both live in California. Dean Stott, who has recently joined the directing team on this season's SAS Australia, first met Harry when they were on a training course for the British Army.The pair then went on tours to Afghanistan together but Dean admits to not seeing his royal pal as much as he used to.

Kell Brook believed he could beat Amir Khan from the moment his mentor Brendan Ingle told him he would as a teenager.Now the Sheffield star is ready to fulfil the late Ingle’s prophecy and finally earn the respect from Khan he has always craved.The pair will meet in the ring at Manchester Arena tonight to end their long-running feud.Famed Irish-born trainer Ingle - who helped Prince Naseem Hamed become a superstar - first predicted ‘Special One’ Brook would topple the Bolton fighter back in 2005 when he was just 18.Now, with both fighters at 35, Brook is ready to deliver on the promise.“Whatever Brendan said to me I believed,” said Brook, who is now trained by Ingle’s son Dom.“He’s my hero, Brendan Ingle.“He’s said that, but I grew up with confidence because I was a winner. I’ve always believed I have the beating of him.

The One Show's Alex Jones was ripped into by her co-star Rylan Clark after he told viewers about an awkward animal revelation of hers.On Friday's programme, the pair presented the show and discussed the happy news of a new baby aardvark at Chester Zoo.Alex introduced the segment and said: "But first though, another kind of celebration, his week Chester Zoo announce the arrival of a baby aardvark who has been nicknamed dobby after Harry Potter famous house elf.To which Rylan replied: "Keepers weren't initially too sure if Dobby was a boy or a girl. We weren't too sure what one looked like Alex thought on was a mythical creature."Alex then shouted: "Stop it!"Rylan then quipped: "And she thought it was just on CBBC, long live Otis the aardvark.

Duchess of Cambridge via a social media post after seeing her rendition of children's book The Owl Who Was Afraid Of The Dark on CBeebies Bedtime Stories.Though we might know Matt best these days for The One Show, Countryfile and, of course, Our Farm In The Dales, he first rose to fame presenting children's TV shows.The 44-year-old TV star had a seven year stint on Blue Peter earlier in his career, before leaving in 2006.His history left him well-placed to judge the performance of the duchess when she read out the much-loved kids' story - and his response left onlookers in no doubt that he was impressed."Welcome to the Childrens BBC Presenters Club!" he wrote, punctuating his feelings with a love-heart emoji.The Duchess is yet to respond to the comment publicly.However, the official CBeebies Instagram account replied with playful laughing emojis, while other fans shared in their approval of Matt.One joked: "I used to watch you a lot when I was an aupair. I think I've learnt the most of my English from CBeebies."After reading out the story about how the courageous little owl conquered his fears, Kate added a personal message of her own."Wow, what an encouraging tale!" she praised."We can all feel scared sometimes, just like our little owl friend, Plop," she continued."But, as Mrs Barn Owl said, it’s better to find out about the things that scare us before we make up our mind."And with the help of others, we can often face things that worry us."Now it's time for bed.

A case of mistaken identity. Hilary Duff was a good sport when a class of elementary school kids confused her with Lindsay Lohan.

While Maurissa Gunn is still staying mum on her split from Riley Christian, she’s continuing to fuel speculation that he was the one in the wrong.

designer clothes, luxury apartment and pricey cosmopolitans. Bushnell, 63, disclosed her journalist’s salary that she made back in the 1990s, putting an end to the yearslong chatter and confusion about Carrie’s finances.The New York native worked as a columnist for the New York Observer and as a writer for Vogue during the decade of “Friends” mania, dark lipstick and denim everything.“In the nineties, for me — it was a real time for media.

Sadly, this week brought news that “Halloween Kills,” which was scheduled to arrive in theaters this October, has been delayed until 2021. This news especially hurts because the last feature in the franchise, 2018’s “Halloween,” was such a shot in the arm for the series, the anticipation for the sequel has been immense.

Fred Willard, the Emmy-nominated actor who played clueless characters to perfection on Fernwood 2 Night and Everybody Loves Raymond, died Friday. He was 86.

Robin Wright and Jamie Lee Curtis are having an impromptu meet-up.

Fred Willard will be missed by his family, friends and fans.

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Jamie Lee Curtis has an exciting project in the works.

Two-time Golden Globe winner Jamie Lee Curtis took a barefoot stroll near her Los Angeles home on Wednesday.The 61-year-old daughter of Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis had a dish cloth draped over her shoulder as well as a cell phone lanyard, but she was not wearing a CDC-recommended COVID-19 face mask.Los Angeles County's stay-at-home order was extended through May 15 due to the 17,537 confirmed coronavirus cases in LA, which has led to 797 deaths as of Wednesday - according to Johns Hopkins University.

The Hollywood Reporter found a creative way to make art out of social distancing.

The Star Wars stand alone series The Mandalorian may have a new famous face for season two.A Monday report from MakingStarWars.net suggested that veteran actress Jamie Lee Curtis, 61, will likely join Pedro Pascal and Baby Yoda as she was seen on the set of the Disney+ show recently.Curtis, who is best known for her hit films A Fish Called Wanda and Halloween, is the daughter of Hollywood Golden Age vets Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh.The Star Wars franchise is known for casting veterans such as Alec Guinness in A New Hope and Laura Dern in The Last Jedi.

Jamie Lee Curtis is gearing up for another fright-filled Halloween installment, due out later this year on October 16.But in the meantime, the two-time Golden Globe winner is doing her best to stay safe from the growing coronavirus pandemic.She cut a COVID-19 chic look Thursday, covering her face with a black scarf while making a grocery run in the Pacific Palisades. COVID-19 chic: Jamie Lee Curtis cut a COVID-19 chic look Thursday, covering her face with a black scarf while making a grocery run in the Pacific PalisadesThe 61-year-old donned a fitted black pullover with patent leather accents, paired with matching pants.She completed the look with a pair of black Birkenstock sandals and disposable rubber gloves.

Jamie Lee Curtis, 61, thinks people would stay six feet away if you wore Michael Myers‘ ice hockey mask! The star of John Carpenter’s 1978 Halloween film brought comedic relief to Instagram when she shared a photo of one of the horror genre’s most notorious villains to Instagram on March 20. Instead of a suburban neighborhood in Haddonfield, Illinois, Mr. Myers was standing in a grocery store aisle selecting a bag of chips.