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Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentDisney+ has commissioned a still-untitled TV series on Sicily’s Florio family who during the 19th century built an economic empire on the island and became known as the merchant princes of Europe.Casting is underway in Rome and Palermo, the Sicilian capital, on this high-end period epic to be directed by Italy’s Paolo Genovese whose hit dramedy “Perfect Strangers” has spawned countless remakes around the the world, including an Arab-language adaptation for Netflix.The Sicilian skein, which according to sources is expected to start shooting in July, is based on local bestseller “The Lions of Sicily,” by Stefania Auci, which has sold more than 500,000 copies in Italy and been translated in 30 languages. News that Genovese is directing this Disney+ Italian original has been reported in the Italian press and confirmed by multiple sources.The show, which marks the most high-end Disney+ Italian original to date, is being executive produced by Rome-based Lotus Productions — a unit of Leone Film Group. Both Leone in Rome and Disney in London declined to comment.The Florio’s, who moved to Sicily from Calabria following an earthquake in the late 19th century that had left them penniless, gradually built an empire on the island over the following two decades, becoming a dynasty of shipowners, winemakers, and tuna merchants but also creators of the Targa Florio, the world’s oldest endurance car race.

Zack Sharf Elisabeth Moss addressed her religious ties to the Church of Scientology in more detail than usual during an interview with The New Yorker. The “Mad Men” and “The Handmaid’s Tale” actor has been a Scientologist since before she was a teenager but has rarely spoken about her relationship to the group in press interviews.“I don’t want to come off as being cagey,” Moss said when the topic of Scientology was first brought up. “If you and I met, just hanging out as friends, I’m, like, an open book about it.

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Kendall Jenner and her boyfriend Devin Booker are picture perfect, but they likely won’t be posing for any photos together at the Met Gala on Monday. According to Hollywood Life, the 26-year-old model’s boyfriend of two years is dealing with injuries he sustained on the court last week.

Elsa Pataky, Chris Hemsworth, and the family recently enjoyed a family holiday, and the actress took her fresh tan to Spain right after. The Spanish beauty headed to Madrid, Spain, to present the latest Gioseppo Woman collection at the Polvora restaurant, and she looked radiant.

Johnny Depp's personal bodyguard has told a US court that the Hollywood star had visible scratches and swelling on his face while he enjoyed his honeymoon.Malcolm Connolly who works for the Pirates of the Caribbean actor, 58, said he saw Depp go from being happy in love to "quiet" as Amber Heard became more "demanding".Johnny decided to file a libel case against Heard, 35, after she wrote an opinion piece in 2018, detailing her experiences with domestic abuse.The article in question, initially published by the Washington Post does not name Mr Depp but legal representatives for Heard say it is protected by freedom of speech.Lawyers for Depp say it "falsely implies" that she was a victim of abuse during their marriage.Taking to the stand, remotely from the UK, Malcolm told a Fairfax courtroom: "At the beginning [it was] all lovey-dovey, everything was great, honeymoon period was on, and yeah it was good."It was great to see Johnny happy again, Amber was lovely, charming - as she usually is - and good as gold."The protection officer who started working for Depp in 2006 went on to say that things "started to change" between Johnny and Amber."Amber started to change, Amber started getting a bit more feisty, demanding, I could see that Amber wanted to wear the pants in this relationship, that was pretty obvious," he explained.Malcolm went on to say that Amber could "get frosty at the drop of a hat" while Johnny started to get "quieter".While he never witnessed any violence between the once-married couple, he claims that he would often hear Amber "screaming" and they fought "more often than not".However, he claimed he started to notice scratches and and injuries, as well as swelling on Depp'[s face but never saw any marks on

Premier League star Kevin McNaughton received a graphic sex advice pamphlet from the NHS after having his hip replaced.McNaughton took to Twitter on Thursday to confirm he was undergoing surgery on his hip before later sharing the amusing pamphlet he was given after his operation. During his career, the former Scotland international won promotion to the Premier League with Cardiff City in 2013 before playing several matches in the top flight for the Bluebirds.Tweeting from hospital, McNaughton uploaded an image of the front cover of a pamphlet he had been given titled: "Safe sexual positions following a hip replacement".The 39-year-old accompanied the image by writing: "Couldn't make it up", before he began reading the advice contained in the booklet.After reading through the advice, McNaughton later shared a paid which detailed sexual positions to be avoided, showing four cartoons of the prohibited positions.The reasons for not doing them were listed as "too much hip flexion", "too much hip abduction flexion and rotation" and "too much hip rotation".

TikTok users baffled.Lucy Moss, 24, owner of Glam Brownies, sparked off the realisation after she filmed a clip of herself with a scoop of cocoa powder on a silver spoon.As she wore her baby pink apron, the blonde business woman ran the spoon with the mixture under the tap –and it did nothing.It was not until Lucy started baking that she realised the mixture was "waterproof".In the clip that has racked up 115,000 views, the jazzed up brownie maker wrote: “When I first started baking and found out cocoa powder was waterproof.”She added in the caption: “Lmao I couldn’t understand why it was so hard to clean and then I realised.”But now, Lucy has caused mass confusion amongst the video app users who could not quite believe that the powder is "waterproof".One person admitted: “I just found out like right now. Lol.”Another user added: “Finding out through this TikTok.”Whilst a third person gasped: “I’m sorry what.”Someone else questioned: “But but…what?”And, a fifth person claimed: “I’m so confused.”If you are like the many people who are baffled by the ‘waterproof’ chocolate then fear not – we have answers.Well, it turns out that cocoa powder does not have some sort of superpower quality.But, it is hydrophobic – which means it repels water instead of being penetrated by the liquid.So, in short, the cocoa powder does not easily dissolve into the water like other substances would quickly do.This is because the powder contains fat and oils, which are both hydrophobic.However, not everyone was so confused by the "waterproof" chocolate powder.This user shared: “I used to work in a health food bar and we made drinks with it.

Katie Price, former glamour model and mum-of-five, plans to take her eldest son Harvey, 19, out clubbing, with drinks at the venue costing just 75p.It seems the 43-year-old media personality will be keeping to a strict budget at The Acapulco Club in Halifax, West Yorkshire on Friday, April 29, as she plans on holding a meet and greet for fans.The club posted to their website that Katie will be popping in, saying: “Reality legend Katie Price visits Acapulco Nightclub in Halifax once again, this time bringing her son Harvey to the party!“It's 75p drinks before 11pm making your night the most affordable night out in the country! Playing the songs you know the music you love, and loads of giveaways through the night.”Doors open to the club at 9:30pm, and entry closes at 1:30am. Attendees to Katie and Harvey’s meet and greet will be able to grab a ticket for fast track and guaranteed access, to save having to queue up.Katie has made several appearances at the club over the years, and seems to be a popular venue with her fans who can chat with Katie and pose for photos, providing they pay for a ticket.While she awaits her hearing for bankruptcy, after she declared herself bankrupt in 2019, Katie will be counting her pennies as some drinks are priced super cheap at just 75p.Ticket prices to attend Katie's bash will cost from as little as £5 for entry and up to £150 for the sold-out VIP booths, which includes a meet and greet with Katie and Harvey for five friends.Katie has however come under fire, after social media users have accused her of “exploiting” Harvey, who has Autism and Prader-Willi Syndrome.One Twitter user wrote: “Harvey’s only going to be there because she wouldn’t be booked on her own.

Peter Andre has posted a screenshot from an online biography which claims he also goes by a completely different name.The chart-topper, who's hit the top spot in the UK three times, was left shrugging his shoulders when he stumbled across a site bearing his personal info and discovered that he has a hitherto unknown alias. And the 49-year-old, who was actually born Peter Andrea, couldn't help sharing the info with his fans on Instagram.It stated that the singer also goes by the monicker "Peter Mirigliani", a detail which he then circled in marker pen and wrote above it: "Erm…am I?" The father-of-four, famed for number one hits such as Flava, I Feel You and - his biggest success - Mysterious Girl, seemed genuinely bemused by the claim.

Charlotte Hawkins hosted today's anniversary edition of Good Morning Britain alongside Ben Shephard, while regular Friday co-host Kate Garraway was nowhere to be seen. GMB marked its eight-year anniversary today (Friday 29th April), and no reason for popular presenter Kate's absence was given. However, Charlotte seamlessly covered for Kate and tackled some big topics on the show.Meanwhile, Kate recently enjoyed some much-needed downtime with her son Billy, 12, as they visited Legoland, Windsor for a fun half-term day out.

Liverpool need to win the Champions League if Sadio Mane wants to beat Karim Benzema to the Ballon d'Or.That is according to Reds manager Jurgen Klopp, who has spoken about the task facing Mane if he wants to take home the prestigious award for the first time. The Senegalese star is among the leading contenders for the prized individual accolade and improved his chances of scooping the gong with another goal in midweek. Mane brought up 20 goals for the season in all competitions with the second in Liverpool's 2-0 win over Villarreal in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final on Wednesday.

Russian troops as they were working to rescue a woman and two children trapped in in the Ukrainian city of Dniprorudne.The mum of one of the British volunteers, Paul Urey, has released a statement asking for help getting her son back home.Linda Urey wrote: "My family and I are extremely worried. "We know my son Paul and his friend who was humanitarian aid volunteer in Ukraine has been captured by the Russians.

Davina McCall, 54, has said that she initially thought making a documentary about the menopause would be “the biggest mistake” of her career.The documentary, called Davina McCall: Sex, Myths and the Menopause, aired in 2021 and was a deep dive into the affects of menopause on women’s body, and how it affects women not only physically but mentally.The former Big Brother presenter had been fighting to quash the stigma around the menopause, which is something almost half the population have been or will go through at some point, which can in some cases have debilitating effects.Menopause can cause brain fog, depression, hot flushes and mood swings, to name a few of the symptoms women have to face.As soon as the documentary filming came to a final close, Davina doubted whether it was something she should have done.Talking to the Metro, Davina said: “We filmed it and I was like ‘Oh my god, this was the biggest mistake of my life."I sat down to watch it on television and I thought, 'Oh my god what have I done?’ I was stopped by everyone, men, women, saying: ‘I watched that thing last night, it was amazing I sat down and cried, that’s what happened to me and nobody listened to me, and now I am going to my doctor!’“It was insane!”Davina wanted to educate people on the menopause, and how treatments such as Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) can be of great help for those who really suffer.She noticed talking about the menopause really helped herself and others to no longer feel shame or embarrassment of their symptoms and the stage of life they were in.The star said that having “dry vaginas” was one of the most common symptoms women leave out when they visit the doctors because they were too embarrassed to bring it up.Davina

Kris Jenner has come under fire for an "offensive" comment she made about her ex, Caitlyn Jenner on the latest The Kardashians episode on Hulu.The businesswoman, 66, shed light on one of her earliest encounters with her former partner who transitioned in June 2015, three months after she revealed she was a transwoman to Diane Sawyer.During the latest episode of The Kardashians, Kris referred to her former lover with her previous name.While discussing her days as a flight attendant and living in New York, the momager explained that her former husband, Robert Kardashian, had met Caitlyn before Kris did.Kris said: "Robert and OJ [Simpson] met me at the airport because they had just flown back from Montreal where they watched Bruce Jenner win the gold medal because OJ was doing the commentary."How about that f**king story? Isn't that wild"However, fans were not happy with her comments and took to Reddit to share their frustration, with one penning: "Even in the past tense, you should refer to Caitlyn as her even when she was still a man.""It really isn't too hard to understand why deadnaming is problematic and can be harmful," fumed a second.Before a third commented: "There's really no point in using Caitlyn's deadname."While another person described Kris' comments as "problematic."Elsewhere in the episode, Kris and Robert Kardashian's daughter, Khloé came under fire for her comments to her mum.Khloé shared a clip of the episode to her Instagram account, of Kris attempting to tell her about her younger years.Kris says: "So here's the deal. When I was a flight attendant, I had," before Khloé interrupted saying: "Ok wait, hold on, hold on.

Katie Price has teased her sister Sophie Price for getting them lost in the car.Posting to her Instagram stories on Thursday, the OnlyFans star, 43, complained about 'driving around the countryside in circles' while receiving a lift from her younger sibling. The mother-of-five is currently banned from driving and in a video message from the passenger seat, Katie playfully admonished Sophie, 32, for her geographical confusion.She later suggested her sister improve her multi-tasking abilities in the banter-filled exchange.

Ray J isn’t liking the way his age-old sex tape storyline is being portrayed on the KarJenner fam’s new Hulu series!

This needs to be on the soundtrack for the final season of Stranger Things.

KATIE Price is lining up her next luxury motor – despite still being banned from driving. The 43-year-old shared a picture of a blinged up pink Bentley, telling her fans: “Dreams do come true.” Katie added: “It may take a long time to design but I have time, dreams do come true.” At the start of the month we told how the mum-of-five had splashed £179,000 on a pink Ferrari.

After announcing its line-up, the Cannes Film Festival added more than two dozen new titles to the pack, right? Among them was “Don Juan,” a new Serge Bozon-directed musical romantic comedy starring Virginie Efira and Tahar Rahim. Co-starring Alain Chamfort, the film seems to put a twist on the “Don Juan” lothario character.

FANS of House of Games have gushed over celebrity contestant Jay McGuinness ahead of this week's final episode. Richard Osman presides over four new famous faces each week on the popular BBC Two show which tests celebs on their knowledge.