Kat Ahn reflects on playing a stereotypical punchline in the 'Asian Hooters' episode of The Office

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.

“Imitation of Life,” according to the Sun. The pop queen, 40, and the “Spider-Man” star, 25, worked together six years ago on a music video and are allegedly eager to join forces once more. “Imitation of Life,” which is based on the best-selling novel by Fannie Hurst, revolves around a white woman who takes in an African-American widow and her daughter, Sarah Jane, whose fair skin allows her to pass as white.

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.

Coordinated.The and Uncharted stars attended a New York Rangers hockey game together in New York City on Thursday, February 17, in : Holland’s had “Zendaya” on the back, while ’s was emblazoned with “Holland.” Yes, Zendaya does have a last name—it’s Coleman, but she doesn’t use it, so why would he?Check out the pictures—and Z’s — There’s also another sweet detail on the jerseys some fans may have missed. The number 96, which is featured on both jerseys, likely refers to the year Holland and Zendaya were born. BTW, Zendaya’s Euphoria costar also came with them and also wore a jersey! It looks like Schafer’s jersey had her first name on the back, as well as the number 98 for her birth year.

Chloe Ferry has sparked speculation that she is engaged to her Johnny Wilbo after just three months of dating. In a snap shared to her Instagram account on Thursday evening, the former Geordie Shore star, whose romance with Johnny was confirmed in November, wowed in barely-there lingerie. While her flawless curves were front and centre in the racy pink and yellow floral two-piece, the enormous ring on her engagement figure was hard to miss.Taking the saucy snaps in the mirror with her perfectly manicured hands, the 26 year old's huge sparkler hinted that she and Johnny may have moved onto the next step of their whirlwind romance.

EXCLUSIVE: Kelsey Grammer, Anna Grace Barlow, and Jonathan Roumie have joined the cast of Jesus Revolution, the Kingdom Story Company and Lionsgate film inspired by the true story of a national spiritual awakening in the early 1970s and its origins within a community of teenage hippies in Southern California. Grammer will star alongside Joel Courtney as well as Barlow and Roumie, and Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Ally Ioannides, Julia Campbell, Nic Bishop, and Jolie Jenkins.

EXCLUSIVE: Erinn Hayes, River Drosche and Julianna Layne are set to join the cast of the Warner Bros. and Legendary’s A Christmas Story Christmas, the sequel to the classic holiday pic A Christmas Story, which will premiere on HBO Max. Deadline first reported that Julie Hagerty was in talks to join and sources now confirm she has also closed a deal to join the cast.  Peter Billingsley, who played Ralphie in the original, is set to return with Ian Petrella, Zack Ward, Scott Schwartz and R.D. Robb also reprising their roles from the original. The script was written by Nick Schenk, who also will executive produce, with Clay Kaytis on board to direct. Billingsley and Vince Vaughn will produce through their Wild West Picture Show productions. Cale Boyter and Jay Ashenfelter will oversee for Legendary.

EXCLUSIVE: Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson’s G-Unit Film & Television has optioned Christopher Priest’s DC comic Xerø for development alongside Color Farm Media as a live-action film franchise.

The Guardian in a 2016 profile of Hill. “He always took being a drag king to a new level, which was more fully realized than most kings.” As the years have gone by, Hill has become far more than a pioneering drag king, queer New York nightlife fixture, or campy, charismatic trans comedian/actor. The 50-year-old has long struggled to find the right words and terminology to describe himself.“I keep saying, when I talk to young people: We just didn’t have the language and the ID politics, we had nothing.

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, soon became one of the most viral clips of the year (it currently sits at 7.4 million YouTube views). Now, it has become Peacock’s buzziest new breakout drama series, Bel-Air, with a major co-sign from Will Smith himself. “When the idea came to me, I knew it was something special,” Cooper said of his original short film.

Steve Aoki and Grandson have teamed up for a wild new track, ‘KULT’, which also features rising rapper Jasiah.The crossover record is the first preview of Aoki’s yet-to-be-titled upcoming album, and showcases “some of the new and old sounds” that have recently inspired the superstar DJ.Lyrically, the track approaches the cynicism and pressure of having the world on your back and looking for a way out, while the explosive instrumental throws rock, rap and EDM into a blender.Speaking on the collaboration, Aoki said:”‘KULT’ is the first taste from my upcoming album and showcases some of the new and old sounds that have recently inspired me.“Grandson and Jasiah have both been killing it recently, so I was excited to get them together on a track. The energy and lyrics capture a certain kind of feeling that will shake you to your core and possibly even persuade you to join the ‘KULT’.”Watch the Ava Rikki-directed video for ‘KULT’ below:“‘KULT’ is about what happens when the imaginary world becomes more attractive than the real world we inhabit,” Grandson added.

Maya Angelou has died. He was reportedly 77 years old. The news was shared from the official Facebook for the iconic poet, with it being revealed that he passed away on Wednesday, Feb.

Ginger Zee is consistently a ray of sunshine, which is fitting for a meteorologist, and on Friday she stunned fans with an emotional message sent in by one of her followers.PHOTOS: Meet the kids of the Good Morning America stars: Ginger Zee, Lara Spencer and moreThe message praised the Good Morning America star and revealed that she had inspired them to pursue a career in meteorology and that were currently in their second year at college to realize that ambition. The message also praised Ginger for her openness in dealing with her mental health struggles and how that inspired the sender when they were facing their own struggles and feeling like a "burden".WATCH: Ginger Zee and Robin Roberts have fans in tears with emotional updateThe message left the mom-of-two feeling very emotional, as she shared: "You have no idea how many lives you can touch — even when you are in your darkest place.

Joey Lawrence and Chandie Yawn-Nelson are officially divorced after being married for more than 15 years, Us Weekly confirms.

Doting on his daughters! Alex Rodriguez shares Natasha and Ella with ex-wife Cynthia Scurtis — and the former professional baseball player loves sharing their special moments on social media.

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Storm Eunice coming" after watching in horror when her trampoline and washing line was swept away by the wind.In a video recorded by Sally Cudmore, a large trampoline is lifted up into the air like it's made out of paper and hurled into a neighbour's garden.At first, the washing line is the only thing anchoring the trampoline as it buffeted up into the air then, seconds later, both the washing line and bouncing toy sail away over the garden fence.Stray pieces of clothing whiz off in all directions as the trampoline is buffeted about by the gales.The celebrity psychic, 50, quipped: "Being a psychic... I didn't see this coming."Posting the footage on social media, she added: "My trampoline and clothes have just blown into the neighbour's garden."The chaotic scenes unfolded on Friday (February 18) in Eltham, southeast London, with the UK capital being subjected to some of the most dangerous wind speeds.Commenting on the clip on social media, one user said: "Oh dear, should've taken the netting down.

The Office actress Kat Ahn has criticised the show’s portrayal of Asian American women.Ahn starred in the hit sitcom as Amy in the season three episode ‘A Benihana Christmas’ and has since called the story arc “#problematic”.In the episode, Steve Carell’s character Michael Scott invites two Asian waitresses from a popular Japanese steakhouse (which he calls “Asian Hooters”) to the Dunder Mifflin Christmas party.Scott marks one of the two women with ink in order to tell them apart, and then turns up with two different Asian women.Ahn said in a TikTok video that she and another Asian American Actress were the “uglier versions” of the women who played the waitresses from Benihana.Things I Learned as an Asian American actress on the

One of The Office‘s most memorable episodes is getting put on blast after one of the guest stars called out the Anti-Asian jokes featured on it.