Kirk Norcross 'pleased' he was one to find late dad's body: 'I hugged and thanked him'

It comes after the news that Bruce would be retiring from his acting career after a major health decline.A statement recently released by the family said Bruce had been diagnosed with aphasia.A Los Angeles Times report also revealed that concerns over his health have been circulating for years.Representing the family, daughter Rumer Willis shared a post to her Instagram account explaining the troubles Bruce has been facing.According to the post, the Die Hard star had been “experiencing some health issues and has recently been diagnosed with aphasia, which is impacting his cognitive abilities.“As a result of this and with much consideration, Bruce is stepping away from the career that has meant so much to him.”It continued: “This is a really challenging time for our family and we are so appreciative of your continued love, compassion and support.“We are moving through this as a strong family unit, and wanted to bring his fans in because we know how much he means to you, as you do to him.”

Bridgerton season three has already been confirmed but it has not yet been announced who will be leading the new series.The star of season two, Jonathan Bailey, has opened up to Express.co.uk and other media about how he already has some advice for them.As fans will know, Jonathan plays Anthony Bridgerton in the show, who is the focus of the second season’s love story.He finds himself swept up in a love triangle with Kate Sharma (played by Simone Ashley) and Edwina Sharma (Charithra Chandran) as the series picks up.This shifts the focus away from the first season, which focused on Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor) and the Duke of Hastings (Regé-Jean Page).Season three is set to do the same as it focuses on another of the Bridgerton family.While it has not yet been confirmed who’ll be taking over, Jonathan has opened up about his advice.The actor explained all at the press conference for the show last week.Speaking about being the lead, he said: "Obviously, we’ve got amazing actors all around the series.“So actually it didn’t feel at all like stepping into a role with a massive amount of pressure.“Everyone has so much and we are all a family.“And the knowledge of knowing how we’re going to pass the baton on forward [is exciting].“I've got a little notebook for whoever is next to read.“It could be Will Tilson getting married at a very young age!"Will is the star who plays the second youngest of the Bridgerton family, Gregory Bridgerton.Jonathan went on to add how he’s sure they’ll all keep supporting each other as the show goes on.He added: “It’s a big group effort and I just think that it’s such a once in a lifetime opportunity to be cast in a family like this.“We move as a unit and so the pressure was…“I mean, obviously

Chilly conditions will soon make way for "above average" April temperatures, according to a weather expert.

Will Smith has resigned from Hollywood’s Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences after slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars.

It's Scottish Grand National day and we’ve got 24 runners to look forward to in our feature race of the day.

Manchester United and and Tottenham during his iconic player, Sheringham became the latest in a long list of elite players who ended up seeing out their playing days in wildly underwhelming circumstances.But, on his 56th birthday, where does Sheringham rank alongside some of Europe's biggest names? From midfield enforcers who went from the Camp Nou to Barnet, and a double record-breaker who ended up dropping into the Championship in his mid-30s, Daily Star Sport takes a look at some of the biggest names in football who have ended up closing out their all-star careers in the naffest way.Sheringham had more than this fair share of clubs during his illustrious playing days - but he ended up seeing out his days with Colchester in the Championship. The ever-green forward penned a one-year deal at the age of 41 to make the U's the tenth and final club of his career.Sheringham bagged four goals in 20 games for the Essex outfit - and couldn't prevent them from slipping back into the third tier at the end of the season.

Russia’s leadership.The announcement, prompted by international sanctions over the war in Ukraine, is a major blow for the future of space exploration. The space station needs constant maintenance to maintain a stable orbit, and without Russia's contribution could have to be decommissioned far sooner than originally planned.Rogozin said: 'Sanctions from the US, Canada, the European Union and Japan are aimed at blocking financial, economic and production activities of our high-tech enterprises.

Bruno Fernandes has insisted that he doesn't want to see Juan Mata leave Manchester United anytime soon after telling supporters that he wants to take the shirt number of the veteran midfielder at some point in the future. Fernandes wore No 8 for each of this three seasons in Portugal with Sporting Lisbon, but was forced to take 18 after moving to Old Trafford because the iconic shirt number had worn by Mata since his move from Chelsea in 2014.

Myleene Klass opened up and got tearful about her tragic miscarriages, after suffering a total of four.Speaking at the W Channel Spring Launch, to celebrate the Channel moving onto Freeview (Channel 25) and Freesat (Channel 156) from Monday, March 28, Myleene shared her thoughts with the Daily Star.Myleene wiped an incoming tear and said: "Even now, it's not going to be easy to talk about with anybody."it's not as you plan it, you have an idea and when you're growing up but as you get older but it's certainly not the case. If it's one in four pregnancies, you think of the thousands of women it's happening to every single month.

Nadia Bokody exposed a bonkers trend, which involves guys bragging about not knowing about female anatomy.These chaps seemed to believe female pleasure is irrelevant when they're having sex – as all focus should be on them in their eyes.In her news.com.au column, the Australian writer wrote: “One of the strangest displays of fragile masculinity I’ve witnessed to date is the idea being a #RealMan means sexually disappointing women, on purpose.“I discovered this bizarre belief recently, via frequent protestations in the comment sections of TikToks I made joking about guys not being able to find the clitoris.“At first, I thought the comments were satire, but as they continued to pile in, I realised they were in fact deadly serious."Nadia added: “These men claim that, actually, they DEFINITELY DO KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THE CLITORIS IS, MMKAY? But, like, they just don’t care.

BBC Breakfast's Dan Walker called out Dragons' Den star Sara Davies for her April Fool's prank.The Strictly star posted a photo of herself getting a tattoo on April 1 which some celebrity faces fell for.However, the BBC news anchor wasn't one of them and was quick to jump into the comment section. The pair starred alongside each other in the 2021 series of Strictly Come Dancing and became good pals during their stint on the show.

Stacey Solomon was left in a bit of a pickle when she was forced to drop everything and join the Loose Women panel after a co-star fell ill.The ITV favourite explained she had just got home from Rotherham, where she has been filming her BBC series Sort Your Life Out.But, like a true professional, she quickly sorted her children out and got television ready as she joined Loose Women via video link.She shared a cute picture of her and Joe Swash's son Rex smiling as he cuddled up to the family's dogs.Stacey, 32, wrote over the top: "We are back from Rotherham and someone has called in sick to Loose Women so I'm scrambling around trying to sort the pickles out, drink my cold tea and put something on so I can cover today on Zoom."She went on: "I put a dress on.

Will Smith has resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences following backlash for slapping Chris Rock on-stage at the 94th Oscars on Sunday 27 March, according to reports.The 53 year old actor, whose wife Jada Pinkett Smith recently broke her silence following the ceremony, described his actions as 'shocking, painful and inexcusable' for his outburst during the star-studded evening and would accept any additional consequences from the Academy's Board of Governors. "The list of those I have hurt is long and includes Chris, his family, many of my dear friends and loved ones, all those in attendance, and global audiences at home," he said in a statement first obtained by Variety.

WATCH: Elizabeth Hurley reassures Shane Warne's heartbroken son Jackson with extremely emotional messageTaking to her Instagram account, the star sizzled as she posed pool-side, laying on her front at the edge of a luxurious infinity pool and shared more racy snaps taken by Patrick over the years.WATCH: Elizabeth wows in gold bikiniCaptioning the photos Elizabeth wrote: "RIP @patrickdemarchelier I shot so many covers, advertising campaigns and movie posters with you. You were a dream to work with and you will be so missed," with a red love heart.READ: Elizabeth Hurley stuns in low-slung dress as she marks special eventRELATED: Elizabeth Hurley sets social media alight in cheetah-print bikiniThe collection of impressive shots were featured on the cover of fashion magazines Harper's Bazaar and Esquire, in a campaign for Esteé Lauder, and even included a poster for the film Bedazzled.A post shared by Elizabeth Hurley (@elizabethhurley1)Elizabeth's sizzling tribute The photos also saw the former Austin Powers actress pictured beside A-listers Hugh Grant and Matthew Perry, as well as featuring some furry friends too, including a monkey and a lion.Friends and fans of the star rushed to comment on the tribute.

Ariana Grande has partnered with Pledge – a charity-centric fundraising platform – to launch the Protect & Defend Trans Youth Fund, which the singer and actress says was founded “to support organizations providing direct services and advocating for the rights of trans youth”.The fund was launched on Thursday (March 31), which marked this year’s International Transgender Day Of Visibility. It aims to fight back against a growing onslaught of transphobic legislation in the US, such as bills launched in Arizona and Texas to impede on the rights of transgender children. “Right now,” Grande said in a statement announcing the Protect & Defend Trans Youth Fund, “there hundreds of bills pending in state legislatures across the United States that target trans youth and aim to curb their rights.

It's almost time for what's likely to be one of the biggest celebrity events of the year - Brooklyn Beckham's wedding.

Miley Cyrus is the latest in an ever-growing list of artists testing positive for COVID-19, though in announcing it, she told fans that contracting the virus “was definitely worth it”.It’s assumed that Cyrus got COVID-19 during her recent tour of South America – her first in seven years – where she performed at Lollapalooza in Argentina, Chile and Brasil, as well as a headlining arena show in Bogotá, Colombia. Tweeting about her diagnosis overnight (April 1), Cyrus said she didn’t regret any of the trip: “Traveling around the world, playin for a 100,000 people a night & meeting hundreds of fans a day the chances of getting Covid are pretty high. I have Covid now but it was definitely worth it.”In a follow-up Tweet, Cyrus confirmed that as a result of her testing positive for the virus, she’s been forced to pull out of her scheduled performance at tomorrow night’s (April 3) Janie’s Fund event.

††† (Crosses), the side-project of Deftones frontman Chino Moreno and Far multi-instrumentalist Shaun Lopez, have spoken to NME about what to expect from their new album and upcoming live shows.The duo, who released their self-titled debut album in 2014, announced their return in December by signing a new deal with Warner Records and releasing a cover of Q Lazzarus’ ‘Goodbye Horses’. Then last month, they shared two brand new original songs, ‘Initiation’ and ‘Protection‘.

A talented New College Lanarkshire student has won the title of Student Scottish Nature Photographer of the Year in the annual Scottish Nature Photography Awards.

Former TOWIE star Kirk Norcross has paid tribute to his late father Mick and spoke of how he made a promise to make his dad “proud” after he took his own life. Kirk, 34, has previously been open about his experience of PTSD following his dad’s death by suicide last January at the age of 57. Now the star has opened up further about the heartbreaking experience and shared how he hopes he can help others through becoming an ambassador for suicide prevention charity, Papyrus.

TOWIE star Kirk Norcross has opened up about the heartbreaking moment he laid next to his dad's body after he died.Mick Norcross died by suicide aged aged 57 in January 2021 and Ryan discovered him and tried in vain to give him CPR.In an emotionally-charged interview Kirk said giving him CPR and lying with him “made me a man in that very moment” and revealed he told his dad after his death: “Thanks for all you did for us dad, I promise I’ll make you proud.”Brave Kirk, 34, said for the next five days he went on a five-day cocaine and drink bender and planned to take his life - before getting straight.He has now been booze and drug free for 10 months and was recently announced as an ambassador for suicide charity Papyrus.Through his charity work he now helps “10 to 20 people a day” online who are dealing with depression or thinking of taking their own life.In an exclusive interview with the The Mirror brave Kirk paid tribute to his dad as he describe his heartache over his death, saying: “My dad was my idol, he was my hero.“In some ways I’m pleased it was me who found him but it will be etched in my mind for the rest of my life. I tried to give him CPR but it was no good.“When I realised he’d passed, I lay next to his body, kissed him on the head and said: ‘thank you for everything you did dad and sorry for all I have done.