Kim Jong-un 'dead' rumours hit fever pitch after 'record absence' from public eye

EMILY Atack was forced to laugh off a troll's cruel comment who asked if she's 'put on weight'. The 32-year-old comic made a light-hearted joke after the nasty jibe.

SHE played the loveable little girl in the Dawson family for two series of Benidorm. But these days actress Honor Kneafsey looks very different to her character Jodie. The star, now 17, continues to work in TV and film but when she’s not onscreen she leads a very glamorous life.

EMOTIONS ran high in Weatherfield last night as Amy Barlow opened her gifts on the morning of her birthday. The first of a double serving of Coronation Street opened with Deirdre Barlow's brief and poignant return.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are "very money-driven", according to a former royal correspondent. According to Richard Mineards, who has moved close to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in Montecito, California, the couple are "very happy at the moment" in their grand LA mansion with their two children Archie, two, and baby Lilibet.

THE One Show's Alex Jones slapped herself after an embarrassing triple blunder with guest Joss Stone. Wednesday's edition of the BBC show saw singer Joss, 34, join presenters Alex and Jermaine Jenas via video link from Nashville, Tennessee.

Today is Holly Willoughby's 41st birthday, and she looks absolutely sensational as she opts for a retro print mini dress to wear today, proving Holly truly is our ultimate style icon. The birthday girl of course had to chose a special outfit for the day, and looks every inch ready for her special day in a floral print mini dress by Ted Baker.

We’ve heard some strange-sounding ingredients in skincare before, but never did we ever think we’d be choosing – and paying – to smother ourselves with a form of fashionable fungus. Yet here we are. Snow mushroom, also known more scientifically as Tremella fuciformis, is a seriously popular skincare addition at the moment, with the ingredient seeing a Google search increase of 250% in the past year.

BROOKLYN Beckham's eight-minute cooking show costs a staggering £74,000 an episode to make. Cookin' With Brooklyn sees the aspiring chef, 22, rustle up some of his favourite dishes on Facebook Messenger's streaming service Watch Together.

Soap star Sally Carman recently gave fans a glimpse inside her lavish home, and it's worlds away from Abi Franklin's abode at 13 Coronation Street. The actress, 40, first joined the hit ITV soap back in 2017, and over recent years she's found herself at the centre of several dramatic storylines. Away from the cobbles, Sally is engaged to co-star Joe Duttine, 51, who is famed for his portrayal of Tim Metcalfe, with the pair planning to tie the knot later this year.

Katie Price's family warned the former glamour model against going under the knife again as her children "don't like it".The 43 year old underwent further surgery last week in Belgium and was pictured with a massive bandage around her head and two black eyes as she returned home. At the time, a source told OK! that the decision was made in a bid to feel "young and fresh" for her new venture on X-rated subscription platform OnlyFans after she launched her account in January. Last summer, Katie also flew to Turkey to have full body liposuction, eye and chin lifts and a Brazilian bum lift.

My 600lb Life's first-ever transgender star Destinee Lashaee has died at the age of 30.The death of the reality star was confirmed by her brother Wayne Compton on Facebook as he shared several photos of his sibling before penning a heartbreaking tribute. "I accept you for who you are, I accept every flaw that come with you, I’m sorry you felt alone, I’m sorry you felt you had nobody else to turn too," he began the post.

GOOD Morning Britain was forced off air today as technical blunders left Kate Garraway and Ben Shephard scrambling for content. The ITV programme was thrown into chaos with the breakfast presenters forced to SCRAP an interview with Status Quo star Francis Rossi - and cut to Lorraine five minutes early. Ben Shephard and Kate Garraway were left red-faced as the live link to Rossi failed to work.

Sony Pictures Television and WarnerMedia have extended a content deal that will see the likes of Spider Man: No Way Home and Ghostbusters: Afterlife made available on HBO Max and HBO channels across Central Eastern Europe.

THE Bay viewers have been left raging that there's "only one decent character left" and "switched off" ahead of the series 3 finale. The drama saw a change of cast at the opening of the latest season, as DS Jenn Townsend, played by Marsha Thomason, came on the scene.

KIRSTIE and Phil's Love it or List it was hit with a major backlash as Kirstie's "anyone can afford a house" row rages on. It comes after the presenter, 50, sparked outrage over the weekend when she claimed anyone can buy a home – if they just give up their Netflix subscription, gym membership, low-cost flights and settle for a cheaper area.

AISLEYNE-Horgan Wallace had a hospital dash this week ahead of her late step-mum's funeral. The Big Brother star, 43, revealed she had a high fever and severe tonsillitis and was worried it would stop her from doing a reading at the funeral. She told her Instagram followers she had no option but to make the visit after a doctor failed to give her a call back.

David Tennant and his wife Georgia marked a major family milestone this week.Taking to Instagram, Georgia proudly celebrated the news that Kenneth Branagh's latest film, Belfast, has been nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture.David Tennant's daughter makes her movie debut!The movie holds special meaning for the couple; their ten-year-old daughter Olive appears in the film, alongside the likes of Jamie Dornan and Dame Judi Dench.Fans were quick to react with one remarking: “Tennants are always destined for greatness!” A second wrote: “Has the child already surpassed the entire family? Now that is a brag!”A post shared by Georgia Tennant (@georgiatennantofficial) A third sweetly asked: “How does she top that, Georgia? But wow! What a great experience this must be for her - and her very proud parents.” And a fourth joked: “Not bad for her first gig!”David and Georgia have been married since December 2011 and together share five children, including 19-year-old Ty, whom David adopted. Father and son recently appeared on screen together in hit miniseries, Around The World in 80 Days, in which Ty starred as a gang leader.

North Korea's Kim Jong-un has ended his month-long media blackout by appearing at a crucial coronavirus meeting.

FREE newsletter is just champion! Get the biggest and brightest stories sent straight to your inboxKim Jong-un has resurfaced after a months-long disappearance, attending a government meeting about North Korea's response to coronavirus.The dictator has appeared at a politburo (communist executive committee) meeting on protection measures against Covid-19, the first photographic evidence of him in public since June 8.Details of the agenda suggested inter-Korean relations weren't discussed despite recent tensions with Seoul, NK News reports."At the meeting, as the first agenda item they reviewed the work of the past 6 months for preventing the malignant contagious disease and discussed an issue on further consolidating the present

FREE newsletter is just champion! Get the biggest and brightest stories sent straight to your inboxNorth Korea Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un reportedly ordered for a liaison office with South Korea to be blown up after becoming furious at “dirty and insulting” depictions of his wife in an anti-Pyongyang leaflet campaign which is being orchestrated in the South. The North had originally threatened to close the inter-Korean liaison office and other projects if the South failed to stop North Korea defectors from sending the leaflets and other material into the country.

North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un is head of a shady cartel responsible for arms dealing, drugs smuggling and trafficking, it is claimed.