Jill Murphy dead: The Worst Witch author dies age 72 after cancer battle

Maksim Chmerkovskiy has reached Poland.The Dancing With The Stars pro has been documenting his journey fleeing his native country after the Russian invasion.The star, who also revealed he was arrested in Kyiv, revealed that after a long 'claustrophobic' and 'traumatizing' train ride with women and children out of the war torn country.Maksim, 42, shared a detailed account of his trek to Warsaw, Poland, revealing he was starting his train journey on Monday after he got arrested in Kyiv. The father of one arrived to Warsaw after 31 hours of no sleep.

A stalker was reportedly arrested at Cindy Crawford's doorstep after flying from the UK to tell her about a 'child' they had together.Authorities told TMZ that a man was lurking around one of Cindy's California properties when security members found him 'banging on 'the door and windows.'The suspect, who flew thousands of miles to see Crawford, was trying to get 'Cindy's attention' to tell her about 'the kid' he said they had together. Scary:A stalker was reportedly arrested at Cindy Crawford's doorstep after flying from the UK to tell her about a 'child' they had together; seen in 2018Cindy was not home at the time and law enforcement officials arrested the manfor 'felony stalking.' It's unclear if the man has previously tried contacting Crawford or any of her family members before.DailyMail.com contacted Crawford's representatives for comment.

Hulk Hogan had to buy his ex-wife a car under the terms of their divorce.The 68-year-old wrestling legend revealed on Monday that his 11-year marriage to Jennifer McDaniel has ended, with it later being confirmed they parted ways last year, and now new details have emerged about the agreement the former couple made when they officially split.According to documents obtained by TMZ, the Suburban Commando actor was ordered to buy Jennifer a new car within 45 days and guarantee she has to make zero payments on the purchase, while the former WWE star got to keep the vehicle they had shared during their marriage. Let's hope it was cheap:Hulk Hogan had to buy his ex-wife a car under the terms of their divorce.

Blake Lively 'steers the ship' for her red carpet style.The 34-year-old star stepped out at the premiere for her husband Ryan Reynolds' new movie The Adam Project in New York this week and stunned in an Atelier Versace dress with a plunging neckline and pastel fabric, while she completed her look with a pink purse, silver heels, earrings and bracelets.Speaking to E! News, her makeup artist Kristofer Buckle said the way the actress styles herself is 'rare in the business' while adding who her inspirations are. She chooses her own look:Blake Lively 'steers the ship' for her red carpet style hermakeup artist Kristofer Buckle told E! News; seen Monday at the Adam Project premiere Idol:The artist revealed Blake took inspiration from Sharon Tate's aesthetic in the late 1960sThe artist revealed Blake took inspiration from both Bridgette Bardot and Sharon Tate's aesthetic in the late 1960s, especially with a 'smoky chocolate eye and brown lashes paired with a softer lips'.

The character posters for the new movie The Lost City were shared on Tuesday.The film's top star, Sandra Bullock, was seen in her fuchsia beaded gown as she looked scared while in the jungle. Her costar Channing Tatum came off as oblivious as he wore a shredded neck pillow after a flight.Though Brad Pitt has a riveting role in the action comedy film as her rescuer, he did not land his own stand alone poster.

A new trailer for the Hulu Kardashian reality show was released on Monday.There were all the regular players there:Kim, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashianas well as Kendall and Kris Jenner.And pregnant Kylie Jenner also made a quick cameo as she showed off her baby bump. The cosmetics mogul has not been seen much since her boyfriend Travis Scott's tragic Astroworld concert in Houston, Texas in November that saw 10 people die. She made it: Kylie Jenner has been laying low for the past few months but did pop up in the new Kardashian Hulu trailerKylie put a manicured hand up to her baby bump.The daughter of Kris Jenner had on a tight black dress with a beige teddy bear coat with black buttons over it.

A total of 28 of the most popular films of 2021 met the criteria to receive the ReFrame Stamp, the designation that confirms a movie production crew is gender-balanced. That is off one pic from last year’s 29 films, the most ever.

Jason Momoa and Channing Tatum got the last-minute hook-up to The Batman’s New York premiere to support Zoë Kravitz. On Monday the Aquaman star shared two photos looking stoked to travel to the east coast with his step-daughter’s boyfriend. The post comes a few days after a report that Momoa and Zoë’s mom Lisa Bonet have decided to give their marriage another shot.In the photos, Tatum and Mamoa look like a couple of besties at what looks like a private airport. “HEEEEHUUUUUUUU.

BBC University Challenge fans have been left taken aback by a contestant's daring outfit. Innes was on the programme on Monday night and fans could not help but comment on her outfit.

Megan Fox and Colson Baker, AKA Machine Gun Kelly, officially have their first child together. Fur child, that is.

paid an emotional tribute to Jamal Edwards during his concert at London’s O2 arena, telling the audience the SBTV founder was ‘the reason I’m standing in front of you guys here today’. The rapper, 23, paused his show at the 20,000-capacity venue on Monday night to deliver a speech hailing the work of the music entrepreneur, who died from a ‘sudden illness’ last month aged 31. Edwards, son of Loose Woman panellist Brenda Edwards, was also credited with helping to launch the careers of artists including Ed Sheeran and Jessie J through his influential YouTube channel.

Cannes Film Festival has released a statement in response to the war in Ukraine saying it will not accept “Russian delegations” this year. Scroll down to read it in full.

Ryan Reynolds would like to travel forward in time to check if his decisions have "landed right". The 45-year-old actor can next be seen in 'The Adam Project' as a man who lands in the past and has to turn to his 12-year-old self to fix his ship and the future but if time travel was a real concept, the hunky star - who has daughters James, seven, Inez, five, and Betty, two, with wife Blake Lively - would rather visit his older self. He told 'Entertainment Tonight': "I would be more curious to see what the future holds than the past.

brought Prince George along with them as a surprise. It was controversial because the Duke of Cambridge is patron to the Welsh Rugby Union, while his wife the Duchess of Cambridge was recently appointed patron to the English Rugby Football League and Rugby Football Union. Ahead of the game, Prince George was asked what side he was on, to which he shrugged, smile, and deferred to his dad.

Ukraine-born former Dancing With the Stars pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy has made it safely from Ukraine to Poland, posting an Instagram Story video and messages from his 90-minute train trip to the border.

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Coronation Street fans have pleaded for 'simpler storylines' as they complained about plots 'jumping back and forth' in the much-loved soap.

Elon Musk's private jet through a Twitter account has now set his sights on tracking Russian oligarchs.University of Central Florida freshman student Jack Sweeney set up a new Twitter account called @RUOligarchJets which he claims can track the movements of various aircrafts owned by Russian billionaires.The teen says the bots detect air traffic data and track them through the social media app. Sweeney, who says he knew very little about Russian billionaires or their planes, started the account after he received several requests to track the aircrafts of Russian oligarchs following the invasion of Ukraine.

showbiz gossip straight to your inbox with the Daily Star's FREE newsletterAmanda Holden has paid tribute to the author Jill Murphy, who wrote the successful The Worst Witch series. Jill tragically passed away at her family home in Cornwall this week after a lengthy battle with cancer.Amanda shared snap of herself in a witch's costume on-set for the TV adaptation of the book series.She joined the cast of the show back in 2016, playing Miss Pentagle.

showbiz gossip straight to your inbox with the Daily Star's FREE newsletterChildren's author Jill Murphy has died at the age of 72 after a lengthy battle with cancer.The author, who was most known for her best selling books The Worst Witch, sadly passed away at her family home in Cornwall with her son Charlie and niece Isabelle by her side.Her son announced the news with a touching tribute to his talented mother, which read: "I feel beyond lucky to have had a mum like mine and it's impossible to summarise the ways her absence will be felt. "She had a depth of character, a warmth and a life force like no other.