Katie Holmes braves the brisk winter weather with a long coat and jeans while on a walk in New York

BBC Radio 1 star Fearne Cotton has slammed cancel culture, branding it "toxic" while reflecting on her career at the broadcaster. In a new interview, the radio DJ, 40 examined the effect that cancel culture has had on the entertainment industry, branding the phenomenon a "toxic little b*****d".Reflecting on her time as one of the last presenters of hit BBC show Top of the Pops, Fearne told Big Issue's guest editor, musician Yungblud, that there has been a "shift" in how bands present themselves.Looking back on how the music scene has changed since she hosted the show, Fearne branded it a "great time," adding: "You could kind of do whatever you wanted back then."Lots of bands were quite wild and just completely themselves, essentially, without any media training, without anyone saying: ‘This is what is popular right now'."The star added that she recognised the change as she was leaving her role at the BBC, claiming there was a "shift" around this time.The Happy Place Podcast host went on: "There was certainly a shift, maybe just as I was leaving Radio 1."It felt like it was getting trickier for artists to cultivate a space that was their own.“I think culturally, it’s harder because cancel culture exists, which is a horrible, toxic little b*****d.

K.J. Yossman As BBC Studios gears up for its annual showcase, where it introduces its upcoming hot projects to international buyers, U.K.-based Jonathan Blyth, BBC Studios’ director of comedy, and Kelly Miller, BBC Studios’ Los Angeles-based senior VP of scripted strategy, sat down with Variety to discuss what’s on their comedy slate, working with streamers and the biggest challenges they’re currently facing.What do you look for in a comedy?Kelly Miller (KM): It’s all about authentic storytelling, that lived-in experience, a talent who has something to say. Those are the comedies and the shows that are most resonant with audiences around the world, but particularly here in the U.S.Jonathan Blyth (JB): Talent is very much at the heart — front and centre.

The Tinder Swindler subject Shimon Hayut has said the women in the Netflix documentary “weren’t conned”.Hayut, who also went by the alias Simon Leviev in the recent film, recently spoke to Inside Edition about the allegations levelled against him by several women who met him on Tinder.The first part of the interview aired yesterday (February 21) with a second part due to be released today (February 22), also featuring Hayut’s girlfriend Kate Konlin.“I’m not this monster,” Hayut said of the claims of The Tinder Swindler. “I was just a single guy that wanted to meet some girls on Tinder.”The Netflix documentary alleges that Hayut convinced women he was the son and heir of diamond mogul Lev Leviev, before reportedly conning them out of millions of dollars.“They weren’t conned and they weren’t threatened,” Hayut said of the women featured in the doc, and said of the claims he was the son of Leviev: “No I am not, and I never presented myself [as such].”He went on to say he didn’t “feel bad” for the women who accused him as the allegatiosn were false, and said he is “a legit businessman” in terms of justifying his current lavish lifestyle.Hayut added: “I want to clear my name, I want to say to the world, this is not true.”Victims Cecilie Fjellhøy, Ayleen Koeleman and Pernilla Sjoholm recently set up a GoFundMe page to raise money to repay their debts after being conned.“You’re probably here because you’ve heard about our story, and we appreciate you taking the time to search and find this page,” they wrote.“The past few days have been a whirlwind, and we three (Ayleen, Pernilla and Cecilie) have been completely shocked and floored by the flood of compassion and support from everyone.

Pale Waves have announced new dates for their shows in Dublin and Belfast.

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America’s Got Talent judges have paid tribute to series star Jane Marczewski, who died on Sunday 19 February after being diagnosed with cancer. She was 31.

The Mysterious Girl singer celebrated Valentine's with wife Emily last week. Writing in his New magazine column Peter said : "Valentine’s for us is all about time together, we got each other a few little bits but the most special for me was the card Emily got me. " Peter added: "As part of this beautiful card, was hidden 12 things you love about your partner and she hid each one in different locations, and I had to find them.

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Chris Sutton believes Manchester City could regret signing Jack Grealish rather than Harry Kane last summer by the end of the season.

Coronation Street star Kimberly Hart-Simpson has recently revealed she is returning to the soap.

Katie Holmes was spotted taking a solo stroll through the streets of New York City on Monday afternoon.The Dawson's Creek actress was notably unaccompanied by her boyfriend Emilio Vitolo, Jr while stepping out; the two are often seen spending time with each other during shared walks.This comes after the 42-year-old beauty revealed she had received a dozen red roses from the beau on Valentine's Day. Stepping out: Katie Holmes was seen taking a solo stroll through the streets of New York City on Monday afternoon after the end of the Valentine's Day festivitiesThe 42-year-old actress was dressed in a long black overcoat that kept her torso warm amid the freezing temperatures; she paired her top with a matching set of leather shoes.

She posted a photo of a large bunch of red roses to her Instagram as she wished her fans a Happy Valentine's Day.But Katie Holmes appeared to be celebrating at least part of the romantic holiday without boyfriend Emilio Vitolo Jr.The ex-wife of Tom Cruise was spotted out in the Big Apple on Sunday by herself bundled up against the chilly weather. Bundled up: Katie Holmes kept warm in a double breasted herringbone trench coat as she stepped out on a solo Valentine's Day stroll in New York City on SundayKatie, 42, wore a double breasted herringbone trench coat with a pair of baggy black pants.She stepped out in white trainers and wore a dark green face mask.

Katie Holmes has been practically inseparable with boyfriend Emilio Vitolo Jr.But the Dawson's Creek star is also enjoying some 'me time' as she steps out in her city to run errands.She bundled up Thursday in a timelessly chic black overcoat, as she braved the New York City chill to grab some lunch and take in some retail therapy in the SoHo neighborhood.

 Katie Holmes  was once again spotted in New York City shopping with her chef boyfriend, Emilio Vitolo Jr. on Wednesday afternoon.

Katie Holmes has plenty of reasons to celebrate Valentine's Day this year and she was excited to tease fans with her romantic plans. The star was clearly getting into the heartfelt mood when she shared a post on Instagram on Thursday and it looks like love is in the air. MORE: Katie Holmes' sweet comments about daughter Suri give incredible insight into their bondKatie - who is dating chef Emilio Vitolo Jr.

Katie Holmes, 42, and Suri Cruise, 14, looked almost like twins during a recent outing in the Big Apple! The mother and daughter took a stroll in jackets and jeans while shopping and looked like the style icons that they are. Katie chose a dark olive green jacket, blue jeans, and brown boots while Suri wore a powder blue puffer jacket, blue jeans, and similar brown boots.

Katie Holmes has been pictured on a rare outing with her mini-me daughter Suri and it looks like the teenager is now nearly as tall as her mum.

Katie Holmes and Suri Cruiseenjoyed a mother-daughter shopping trip in the swanky SoHo area of New York City on Friday afternoon.As the42-year-old Dawson's Creek star walked down the street in an olive green jacket, her 14-year-old looked like a total fashionista in a light blue puffer coat and light-wash denim.The actress' mini-me completed her trendy look with a hot pink shirt and matching tote bag, which read: 'I don't use plastic bags' in white lettering.

Katie Holmes strolls alongside her boyfriend Emilio Vitolo Jr. while walking around the Soho neighborhood on Wednesday (February 3) in New York City.

Katie Holmes and her boyfriend Emilio Vitolo Jr were seen in NYC on Wednesday afternoon.The 42-year-old Dawson's Creek actress bundled up in a coat, adding a fun maroon hat with a pom pom on top.Her 33-year-old chef came had fun as he pulled out a camera to take several photos of the snowy streets after a storm. Fun in the city:Katie Holmes and her boyfriend Emilio Vitolo Jr were seen in NYC on Wednesday afternoonThe Secret actress wore a large dark grey overcoat on top of a white crewneck sweater.She paired her tops with a pair of light wide-legged grey jeans and black leather platform shoes.