Kumail Nanjiani says he lost out on major movie role because he refused to play up his Pakistani accent

Harry Potter star, who played Lavender Brown, is pregnant with her fourth child, and has become increasingly unwell after testing positive for Covid a couple of weeks ago.The actress took to Instagram to share a picture of her legs from a hospital bed.She penned in view of her 209,000 followers: "Triage, once again……"Anyone else had covid in the 3rd trimester & had it hit them like a tonne of bricks for weeks?"She added: "Also - has anyone taken the anti-nausea drug and it made them feel worse?"A post shared by JeSsIe CaVE (@jessiecave)Many social media users took to the comments to wish the actress a speedy recovery and share their concern.Devonmurrayofficial said: "Jessie, I’m so sorry you’re going through this now.

EastEnders favourites have often changed their appearance after leaving the soap and moving on to other avenues in their careers, but some notable stars have had complete transformations. From the abusive Trevor Morgan, played by Alex Ferns, to Danny Dyer's evil Aunt Babe, played by Annette Badland some actors are unrecognisable from their days working on Albert Square. Fans will also remember Bradley Branning actor Charlie Clements became a fan-favourite on the BBC soap, but soon after his character's dramatic death the star opted to leave fame behind altogether.

Saturday Night Takeaway fans were left baffled on Saturday night as Ant and Dec apologised to viewers for “rude words” on their hit ITV show. The popular hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, both 46, apologised to the viewers of their family show for naughty language used.

"And then it's work and that's kind of the pecking order."And then it's fun," she added.Chemmy knows more than anyone the importance of prioritising health as she suffered horrific injuries following a skiing crash which saw her break her right leg in two places in 2010.As a result of that and other skiing accidents, the mother-of-two has been vocal about the pain she has faced throughout her life.However, while filming Ski Sunday last year, Chemmy started taking Dragonfly CBD, which she credits with helping her to get a better night's sleep and managing her pain.She said: "I couldn't believe the difference it made. I felt more flexible, had no pain, and my quality of sleep was so much better.

She went on to praise her home country and all it has done for refugees and immigrants from war-torn countries. “Very kindly and very humanely, Sweden has done the right thing by allowing in immigrants and refugees from poor and war-torn countries,” Ulrika wrote. But she added that they are sadly beginning to “buckle”. The presenter explained that she will never relent, despite being made to feel that she has to “earn” her passport. “So, I now have to effectively earn my Swedish passport by stating every time I’ve visited my home country.“But no matter how hard they try to make me give it up, I will never relent. I was born Swedish and wish to die Swedish.“So, over my dead body, Sweden.

Laura Hamilton, 39, has suffered fresh heartache after having to move house yet again yesterday following her split from her estranged husband Alex Goward. The star took to Instagram this morning to reveal her filming plans in Spain for A Place In The Sun had also been derailed due to an unfortunate health issue.The property expert shared a photo of herself holding a lateral flow test up to the camera, showing she had tested positive for Covid.Laura wrote alongside it in view of her 153,000 followers: “Was supposed to fly to Spain today to film!”The mum-of-two then issued an apology to her team from the Channel 4 show.She added: “Sorry to let my team down @aplaceinthesunofficial.”It comes after Laura detailed the hectic time she has been having, needing to move again as her house is about to become "uninhabitable".She penned on her Instagram Stories yesterday afternoon: "On the move again!"Next week my house will inhabitable so today is...

Shane Warne died at the age of 52 after a suspected heart attack while in Thailand.The sports star's long-time manager James Erskine has now provided a heartbreaking update on how his family are doing after such a devastating loss.Shane was married to Simone Callahan from 1995 to 2005, with the couple having three children together.They welcomed Jackson, 23, Brooke, 24, and Summer, 20, before their split.James told the Nine Network's Today morning show in Australia: "The three children are in complete shock."I spoke to them yesterday and... Jackson just said, 'We expect him to walk in the door.This is like a bad dream'."He continued: "Keith, Shane's father, is a pretty strong individual, but like everybody, he's just shattered, they can't believe what's happened."Shane's son Jackson recently spoke to Men's Health about the strong relationship he shared with his father.He said: "I can always remember just smiling."So, I think he did a great job.

Susanna Reid, 51, has been on Good Morning Britain since 2014, after she left BBC Breakfast, with Piers Morgan, 56, joining her in 2015.The presenter has spoken in a new interview about her time working with Piers and the "difficult" times they had on the show.Piers quit Good Morning Britain a year ago today after his argument with weatherman Alex Beresford about Meghan Markle's Oprah Winfrey interview.Reflecting on her time with Piers on the show, Susanna admitted it was "really difficult" at times, due to the stories they had to cover.Speaking to The Sun's Fabulous Magazine, she said: "I remember early on, the rows about the role of women and feminism, and those arguments felt like the big issue at the time, and then, of course, we moved on to Brexit and Trump."We went through some really difficult times together as a team and those were very powerful moments."And when it came to the lockdown, the pandemic and holding the government to account, he was just unrivalled at holding their feet to the fire, but then it ended."Susanna then spoke about how their relationship is going now following Piers' explosive GMB exit.She continued: "We stay in touch and he’s a really important person in my life."We had such an amazing time and that was an incredible dynamic."He really put his imprint on the programme and it was very powerful."All presenting gigs come to an end at some point, don’t they? As they will for all of us."He’s a friend of mine and that won’t change."Piers' work relationship with ITV ended shortly after the presenter stormed off set after his argument with Alex, where he insisted he did not believe anything the Duchess of Sussex had said in her Oprah interview.During the touching interview, Meghan admitted

Kaley Cuoco is the latest star supporting Pete Davidson after Kanye West appeared to bury him alive in the music video for his new song, Eazy.The Praise God rapper, 44, sparked intense backlash for the clip, released earlier this week, with fans branding it ‘disgusting’.The Saturday Night Live star – who is currently dating Ye’s ex-wife Kim Kardashian – has yet to address the video publicly, but a string of famous faces have lined up to defend him on social media, including pal James Gunn.Taking to Twitter, the Suicide Squad director penned: ‘For the record, Pete Davidson is one of the nicest, sweetest guys I know. ‘A truly generous, tender & funny spirit, he treats everyone around him with respect.’The CommentsByCelebs Instagram account highlighted that Kim had ‘liked’ his post, sharing a screenshot on their official page – where Kaley also slipped in to add her name to his supporters.Sliding into the comments below, the Big Bang Theory actress simply wrote: ‘Fact ❤️.’The pair have grown close since working on the upcoming comedy, Meet Cute, which wrapped last year.Pete has been embroiled in drama with Kanye over the last few months, following his budding relationship with Kim.Things have escalated in recent weeks, with the dad-of-four taking aim at the comedian in now-deleted Instagram posts, branding him a d**khead and begging for his ex-wife back.The Grammy-winner was met with fury this week when he released the music video for Eazy, and could be seen burying the actor in animated scenes.‘God saved me from the crash, just so I can beat Pete Davidson’s ass,’ he rapped as the accompanying video showed his animated character dragging what appeared to be a restrained Pete with a bag over his head.After removing the bag

Josh Hartnett and Tamsin Egerton have reportedly ‘tied the knot’ in a secret ceremony after being together for 10 years.The actor, 43, whose film credits include Pearl Harbour, Black Hawk Down and The Black Daliah, has been in a relationship with Tamsin, 33, since 2012. The pair are parents to three children, age six, four and two, and can now finally call themselves husband and wife.

Taron Egerton left fans concerned after he fainted on stage during the opening night of his new West End play, Cock.The 32-year-old was performing in a new production of Cock at the Ambassadors Theatre, in London on Saturday, when he passed out.According to reports, one of his co-stars stopped the performance and the safety curtain came down while he was treated.A doctor in the audience rushed backstage to help, with director Marianne Elliott appearing on stage with an update after a 40-minute break.She took the moment to quell everyone’s fears, explaining that Taron was ‘absolutely fine’ after the incident.Understudy Joel Harper-Jackson stepped in to his role when the play eventually continued.A statement from the play’s production read: ‘During this evening’s first preview of Mike Bartlett’s play Cock at the Ambassadors Theatre, Taron Egerton fainted towards the end of the performance.‘A doctor who was in the audience attended to Taron immediately after the incident, and whilst he felt fine, it was decided that Taron’s understudy, Joel Harper-Jackson would continue in the role to complete the performance.’Taron has yet to speak out publicly over his health scare.Cock will return to the stage for the next scheduled performance on March 7, and will run until June 4.Damian Hurley pays tribute to 'father figure' Shane Warne following his death aged 52Charli XCX gets real about perils of social media expectations: 'People see me as tough''Gutted' Ed Sheeran spoke to Shane Warne on phone days before 'amazing' friend's deathThe production, a rendition of Mike Bartlett’s 2009 play, also stars Jonathan Bailey, Jade Anouka and Phil Daniels.The synopsis reads: ‘John (Jonathan Bailey) is happy in himself, and with his boyfriend

UFC 272 on Saturday.Covington secured victory via unanimous decision after outmanoeuvring his opponent at a sold-out T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, but the feud between the fighters looks anything but over."He’s a b***h. The b***h can wrestle, though," Masvidal said in his post-fight press conference."To lose to a b***h like that, obviously no one wants to lose to a coward like that.

workout.The 53-year-old made headlines last month as she said she's often hit on by men half her age thanks to her hot body.And she showed exactly why that is in her latest Instagram post.Fitness coach Andrea was seen showing off her muscles as she wore a teeny outfit at the gym.This included a black sports bra, which displayed her cleavage as well as some tiny patterned shorts.Andrea was also rocking a white baseball cap and hand guards and accessorised her outfit with a silver heart-shaped necklace.The gran appeared to be makeup-free as she worked up a sweat, however kept it glam with bright red nails.Andrea also displayed her washboard abs in other snaps as she got to work on the machines.Captioning the post, Andrea, who is soon set to celebrate her 54th birthday, wrote: "Tic tac, tic tac, soon a new cycle starts in my life."Every new life cycle brings a lot of reflection at least for me."Life is wonderful and very exciting if you are believer."I am a believer, I am a prayer, I am connected with high sources of energy and exercising a lot the positive mindset and unconditional love. I am not better, not either worst, I am just my self, and as much I care for peoples life’s, I expect the same back…"Who says you get old with years are completely wrong.

Vladimir Putin’s forces are making less progress than he expected in Ukraine, and the Russian leader is facing a battle at home too as he bids to control public and political criticism. Despite public protests being illegal in Russia, many Russians have risked arrest to demonstrate against the war in the streets of Moscow and other major Russian cities.

Ghost hunters have been called in after the gobby ghoul began to abuse people soaking up the scenery.The spook - said to be a woman in white - shouts and whispers swear words, telling them to leave Dead Woman's Ditch in the Quantock Hills of Somerset.It got its name after the murder of local woman Jane Walford by her husband John back in 1789 - and now ghost hunters say the ghoul is back angrier than ever.Robert Pulme said: "I came down to have a look after I saw so many reports being made online in forums, and I can't quite believe what I found."There is definitely a presence and it is definitely angry. This is a woman scorned and she doesn't want anyone near where she is.

Kumail Nanjiani’s parents love to buy accessories featuring images of their son’s ripped physique.

How soon is now, is now, and the neon painted landscape strokes to the club beat. That night was more than a sweaty crowded dance floor your friends dragged you to—criminally packed bodies bumping, tossed together—searching for one another.

Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage, and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a splash on Blu-ray or 4K. This weekly column sifts through all of those choices to pluck out the movies most worth your time, no matter how you’re watching.

Kumail Nanjiani recently revealed that he lost out on a major role in a Hollywood film because he refused to play up his Pakistani accent. The Eternals star opened up about how he still struggles to find auditions where people don’t ask him to do a Pakistani accent to land “stereotypical brown guy roles.” Although the actor did mention that he would never shy away from flaunting his accent if the role demanded it, he asserted that he did not feel comfortable doing it just for comedy. 

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Kumail Nanjiani might be letting quarantine get to him! The 42-year-old star appeared on Monday's where he talked about his latest obsession while in quarantine from the coronavirus pandemic that has brought him to tears numerous times.