Jennifer Saunders turned down 'ridiculous' Comic Relief role before call from producer

Alexandra Burke has revealed she is expecting her first child.

Greater Manchester will escape the worst of the 'very strong and disruptive winds' brought by Storm Dudley later this week - but will be hit by Storm Eunice on Friday.

Dancing On Ice fans think they've figured out the reason for numerous falls during the latest trip to the rink.

Eminem, Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg and more all wowed audiences with their performances during last night's Super Bowl.The landmark US event is one of the biggest sporting moments of the year and gains huge viewership for its entertaining sports and famous halftime entertainment.This year, NFL allowed hip-hop legends to grace the halftime performance with some rap classics - and megastar Eminem even caused a stir by symbolically taking the knee.The stage structure itself is reported to have cost over £5million, which helped Mary J Blige's soaring tones complement a surprise appearance from 50 Cent.Said stricture is known to have been funded by Dre himself and included various Compton landmarks - where the rapper hails from - such as a statue of Martin Luther King and the famous Tam’s Burger Joint.With so much invested in the performance, people have been left wondering how much the performers get paid for this once-in-a-lifetime show.Halftime show performers do not actually get paid for featuring in the NFL's biggest event, watching by millions across the globe.It may seem strange, but essentially the show is treated as one big advert.The Super Bowl is, of course, famed for its adverts and performers hope that by appearing on the show, they will still earn a huge wad of cash as impressed audiences turn to streams and music downloads during and after the performances instead.Around 118 million people are believed to have watched Katy Perry's roaring performance in 2015.Not that any of last night's performers necessarily need the extra cash. Dr Dre is already listed by Wealthy Gorilla as the fourth richest rapper in the world, and the combined net worth of Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Mary J.

Page 3 model, who saw her face on a billboard in the Big Apple this week, is now grabbing attention again.This is because the 22-year-old decided to take to the NY streets in some rather skimpy attire - despite the city experiencing snow.The bombshell, who is sometimes known by her model name of Barbi, was seen on her @apolloniallewellyn Instagram account wearing an underboob-flashing bikini as she crossed the road in the US city.Apollonia was also wearing a white puffa jacket, however it can't have been warming her up very much as she had the coat wide open - leaving her swimwear on display.Keeping things practical when it came to footwear, Apollonia opted for some grey trainers.She was also rocking a pair of dark sunnies, while she pulled her blond locks back into a chic low ponytail.The beauty finished off her look by accessorising with a silver cross necklace.Looking every inch the star, the model appeared ambivalent as she no doubt turned heads in her skimpy look.Captioning the post, she wrote: "When it snows in NYC, there’s only one thing for me to do…" as she also included a bikini emoji.Fans were loving the snap, with it racking up more than 10,000 likes.One exclaimed: "Incredible pic," as another chimed in: "This is iconic!!!"A third agreed the photo was amazing, adding: "The best pic ever of you and you've only done it in the middle of NYC - pic goals."As well as being in New York for fashion week, Apollonia is also making the most of her time in the city with tons of sponsored posts.It's seems like she's certainly busy for Valentine's Day this year, however she made sure she treated her fans to some sexy lingerie pictures to celebrate the occasion last week.Apollonia again exposed her underboob in some racy

unveiled the tatt in an exclusive interview with the Daily Star - before attracting headlines as far as America. The design was her 72nd tattoo - and runs from her baby finger to her elbow and is measured in inches.And since then, Tracy has been “overwhelmed” with men sliding into her DMs begging for measurements.

artificial intelligence expert has been criticised for saying that AI used for finance, research or medicine could have already developed a consciousness.OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever claimed on Twitter that: "It may be that today's largest neural networks are slightly conscious."Sutskever did not mention any specific developments but was likely referring to mega-scale neural networks, which is the language processing system built by OpenAI for translations, missing words and question answering.The expert was also unclear what "slightly conscious" means for the manmade machines, because the concept of consciousness in artificial intelligence is still considered a controversial idea.While AI has performed impressive tasks like driving cars, flying aircraft and creating an artificial voice or face, many believe machines having conscious thought is just "hype".AI researcher Toby Walsh at UNSW Sidney responded to Sutskever's claims, saying: "Every time such speculative comments get an airing, it takes months of effort to get the conversation back to more realistic opportunities and threats posed by AI."Thomas G Dietterich, an AI expert at Oregon State University in the US, said that he hasn't seen any evidence of consciousness in AI and suggested Stuskever could be "trolling" those on the social media platform.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here.He tweeted: "If consciousness is the ability to reflect upon and model themselves, I haven't seen any such capability in today's nets.

ghostly encounter with a foul-mouthed "woman in white" who told her to "f**ck off" while visiting a UK beauty spot. Ghosthunting couple Christine and Dave Thomas said they were investigating reports of an angry ghoul at Quantock Hills in Somerset when they were warned to back off by an eerie presence.

Kerry Katona has shut down Kirstie Allsopp's property comments after she claimed it was easy for young people to buy their own homes. The TV presenter came under fire last week when she suggested people should give up their gym memberships, Netflix subscriptions and daily coffees to save up and make it happen. Former Atomic Kitten star Kerry has slammed her "bulls**t" advice.

Twitter last night to thank everyone who had reached out to send their condolences over the death of his younger brother, Paul.The 49-year-old comedian described the messages sent to him by some of his 441,000 followers as “a big help”.He penned: “Thank you all for the lovely messages of condolence.“Too many to respond to directly, they have been a big help.“Normal service will be resumed eventually and I’ll go back to boring you all with photographs of me holding beers as soon as I can.”Fans promptly responded to Ed’s tweet, giving him some words of advice as he navigates grief.Twitter user RozBowden said: “I am so sorry for your sad loss.“As someone who fairly recently lost a sibling, I know how hard it is.“It was far worse for me than losing my parents, because of how much we had in common.“Much love and deepest condolences to you and your family.”TheChrisFarrell added: “Grief is the price we pay for love.The only way out is the passing of time.“We just have to keep getting up in the morning, put one foot in front of the other and meet the new day.“Then one day we realise the sun has come out again. It always does.”SezTPompey27 typed: “Sorry to read about your Brother Paul.

Jhené Aiko joined the celebrations for a rendition of ‘America The Beautiful’ – watch the performance below.For the performance, Aiko was joined by a harpist for a delicate rendition of the classic track, which came in a pre-game performance before  Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and Mary J.

that she would be singing ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ at the pre-game show, with singer-songwriter Jhené Aiko set to perform ‘America The Beautiful’. Guyton originally confirmed the news via Twitter, sharing, “I am shook, I am grateful, I am praise dancing.”.@MickeyGuyton’s incredible rendition of the National Anthem! #SBLVI pic.twitter.com/G6099dDz1U— NFL (@NFL) February 13, 2022Ahead of the performance, the singer was interviewed by The New York Post about what the opportunity meant to her.“It’s Black History Month, and a Black country singer gets to sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl. Wow,” she said. “This is a huge moment for me.

Arnold Schwarzenegger made an appearance as Zeus at the Super Bowl last night (February 13).The actor teamed up with Salma Hayek for a comical BMW commercial, which you can watch below.The clip sees Schwarzenegger and Hayek as Zeus and his wife Hera, sat on their throne talking about their plans to retire before the former is seen on a lilo in a swimming pool in Palm Springs.But the Greek god’s retirement doesn’t go to plan as he finds himself getting frustrated by people asking him to help them out with his electrical powers.It ends with the couple driving along singing Eddy Grant’s ‘Electric Avenue’.The ad comes after a poster of Schwarzenegger as Zeus was teased at the end of last month.A comedy teaser was later shared in which a barista has a difficult time pronouncing his name.A post shared by Arnold Schwarzenegger (@schwarzenegger)Schwarzenegger previously appeared in advertisements at the Super Bowl, including a commercial in 2014 for Bud Light and Mobile Strike in 2017.He is set to star in Triplets, a sequel to 1988 comedy film Twins. Tracy Morgan will play the third brother alongside Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito.

Katie Price will reportedly attend the High Court today (Monday) after failing to "fully engage" with creditors over the repayment of her multi-million pound debt.

Singer Alexandra Burke is pregnant with her first child.

Kanye West has assured fans that his Instagram account was "not hacked" after he went on another social media rant.The 44-year-old posed in a full-face balaclava as he held up a pad of yellow paper with the words "my account is not hacked" and the date scrawled on it.Over the weekend, the rapper, who legally changed his name to Ye, launched another attack on his estranged wife Kim Kardashian's new man Pete Davidson.He wrote in all uppercase: "My account is not hacked I will be at Sunday Service at noon and will be taking North and Saint to the Super Bowl shortly after."Ye then tagged Saturday Night Live star Michael Che in a dig at fellow SNL star Pete, writing: "I'll double whatever they paying you just so you don't have to look at that pawn ever again big love."The music star suggested he was starting a "civil war" with Kim and her new man as he shared a mock-up of the Captain America: Civil War poster with the faces of other celebrities on.On Kanye's side were his new flame Julia Fox, Kylie Jenner's man Travis Scott, and rapper friend Future.On the other side were Kim, Pete and others he has feuded with recently including Kid Cudi, Billie Eilish and Taylor Swift.He wrote: "The internet has still not found a decent picture of Skete," which fans believed was an attack on Pete.In another post, Kanye shared a screenshot of a private text message from Pete, which appeared to show the comedian trying to make peace.He posted an image of Pete in his underwear from a recent Calvin Klein livestream alongside Machine Gun Kelly, writing: "No you will never meet my children."In the text, which was not completely visible, Pete said: "...you as a man I'd never get in the way of your children. That's a promise.

Red Nose Day without The Vicar of Dibley, and this year, Geraldine caught up with a very special friend. Dawn French is synonymous with the BBC's fundraising event, whether it's reuniting with her comedy partner Jennifer Saunders or treating fans of her beloved sitcom to special visits to Dibley.

Speaking to the Daily Express in 2016, Sir Lenny said: "There’s generally a situation where one partner wants the marriage to finish more than the other.“I think maybe one of us did, then the other one did, and then the other did over a period of time and then, in the end, we thought, ‘Oh, actually maybe we both do’."Dawn also opened up during an interview with BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs back in 2012.She said: “Those last few months were pretty much like the first few months: we were good friends.“It was a tribute to the way we'd been married, the way we accomplished it."Dawn described being “broken” from their divorce in a 2017 interview with the Mirror.She said: “I have mended myself.

Jeremy Clarkson has topped a poll by Good Morning Britain viewers on who they most want to take Piers Morgan’s job.Jeremy topped the poll with over a fifth of the vote, followed by bookies favourite Ben Shephard with 19 per cent.The question was posed to a nationally representative poll of 2,000 by Find Out Now.When asked whether people sided with Piers or ITV in the wake of the split, the poll found more sided with Piers at 17.5 per cent than ITV at 15.35 per cent.However, nearly three times as many of people between the age of 18-24 agreed with ITV while the opposite was true for over 64s.The full list is as follows:1. Jeremy Clarkson: 21%2.

The Vicar Of Dibley cast has been rocked by tragedy as five of the main characters have died.

Jeremy Clarkson has taken a swipe at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.