Maxine Peake reflects on playing Nico: “She was a woman of huge contradictions”

Holly Willoughby, 41, has made a candid confession about her previous relationships.She admitted during a chat with Alison Hammond on her Wylde Moon podcast that she’d even once dated a cowboy.During the tell-all chat with her ITV colleague, the presenter also admitted she rarely speaks to her exes.The star, known for fronting This Morning, shared this in the podcast released last week.Explaining how she found romance with a cowboy, she admitted he was “gorgeous”.Holly said: "I’d met him on a plane when he was wearing normal clothes and looked gorgeous."When we met later at a restaurant he was wearing all the gear.“I thought about turning round and doing a runner, but I have good manners.“I couldn’t go out with a cowboy because I don’t own any cowgirl outfits.”Holly then quipped: “At least he didn’t have the horse tied up outside."As well as this, the star opened up about her other romances as well.She admitted to Alison that they haven’t been in contact since she split up with them.Holly added: “I don’t think I’ve spoken to a single one of my exes, ever."I needed to leave more of a lasting impression, clearly I didn’t!"However, it’s not clear which of her ex-boyfriends Holly was talking about.This is because the star has kept her romantic life out of the spotlight.The Dancing on Ice host has been married to Dan Baldwin since 2007.The pair met on the set of Ministry of Mayhem back in 2004, which Dan was producing.Speaking about meeting him on Loose Women back in January, Holly said: "We met on Saturday mornings and we became really, ridiculously close friends.“It was like this intensity of friendship for about ten, 15 weeks or something and then I remember cheersing him with a glass and looking at him and I was like, 'Oh

They were married in 2000 and had their daughter, Winnie, in 2001.Previously, Fern was married to her first husband, Clive Jones, until 1998. During this time, she gave birth to twins Harry and Jack and a daughter, Grace.Fern and Phil announced they were separating in January 2020.Fern said in a statement on Twitter: “After more than 20 happy years together, Phil and I have decided to go our separate ways.

Loose Women star Coleen Nolan was left in a flap after a tense face-off against Janet Street-Porter saw her complain about the "pressure" of the ITV show.

tennis pro has signed up to the Ukrainian reservist army following Russia's senseless invasion of Ukraine.Sergiy Stakhovsky has played at majors including the US and French Open, and even gained notoriety for defeating defending champion Roger Federer in the second round of Wimbledon in 2013.The Ukrainian only recently announced his retirement from the sport at the age of 36 after going out in a first round qualifying defeat to American Jeffrey John Wolf at the Australian Open in January. But, after Valdimir Putin ordered a Russian invasion of Ukraine, the former tennis pro signed up to fight with his country’s reservists.

golf babe Paige Spiranac has sizzled in a low cut top as fans joke she is "going to melt the snow".Spiranac stunned her fans as she uploaded a series of pictures and a clip to her Instagram account last Thursday, showing her ready to play a round of golf.Despite the snowy conditions, Spiranac was not fazed and braved the cold as she exposed her cleavage in a low cut black top.Fans of the professional golfer turned influencer lapped up the content as they joked that she was freezing cold as she posed in the snowy conditions.Spiranac captioned the post: “Rain, snow, or sunshine I’ve been making an effort to walk more on the golf course.“I feel like it makes my rounds better but it’s hard when you’re carrying massive jugs around… those water bottles add so much weight.”Her fans quickly flooded the comments section, whilst the post has since racked up almost 165,000 likes.One fan joked: “Girl you are going to melt the snow! No wonder you are not cold.”Is Paige Spiranac the best sports influencer in the world? Let us know in the comments section below.However, others were less convinced that Spiranac was not affected by the weather, as one wrote: "How are you not cold?"A third fan added: “Paige it’s like four degrees here, I know you cold as f***.”The 28-year-old has forged a successful career as a golf influencer since she retired from professional golf in 2016.Her Instagram account has over 3.2million followers and she has also become a podcast host with her Playing A Round Podcast.She regularly wows fans with her social media uploads, including a recent busty display ahead of the Super Bowl in February.Prior to walking away from professional golf, Spiranac competed in both the Ladies European Tour and Cactus Tour after

Russia's invasion.Faye Savage, 30, has rallied volunteers and fundraising to deliver critical medical equipment and household donations "for as long as we have to" for those in the Ukraine suffering from Russia's attack. Faye, who has given out her home address so it can be used as a "drop-in centre" for volunteers to bring aid, is located nearby to the iconic Oskar Schindler's factory.She has now taken volunteers to assist her in the journey to the Ukrainian border, which is usually a couple hours' drive but is now expected to take a lot longer.The group of volunteers are set to carry out deliveries to Ukrainians in need and will put posters up around the area to show their support.Faye has said the response to her fundraising efforts has been "absolutely incredible."She said: "My motivation, besides the completely unacceptable nature of what is going on, is that Ukraine has a close place in my heart."Poland has always welcomed me and treated me as part of the community - a community which also has a large Ukrainian gathering."My two best friends are Ukrainian and I work alongside Ukrainians every day, I am extremely fond of the country and have travelled there too, so wanted to return a favour."She continued: "I was just going to ask my parents and sister to donate at first but I have been inundated since I started the whole thing.

Holly Willoughby was delighted to show off her youngest son Chester's artwork to her millions of followers on Instagram.The proud mum-of-three, 42, gushed over seven-year-old Chester's drawing for her, which was addressed: "To mummy,".The brilliant drawing showed mum Holly and Chester enjoying a day out in the sun with their adorable pup Bailey, a golden retriever.This Morning presenter Holly was dressed in a pink jumper that said "Love", and young Chester was sporting a stylish blue t-shirt.Taking to Instagram to showcase Chester's artistic talent with her 7.6million fans, excited Holly wrote: "thank you Chester" with an affectionate heart-emoji.Holly's famous friends and fans loved Chester's drawing, and many praised his work in the comments.All Saints singer Nicole Appleton wrote: "Soo sweet"One fan wrote: "That's a keep sake. I've got bags upon bags of art of my kids when they were little"A second, who noticed Bailey in the picture, said: "Beautiful and Bailey there too"A third admitted: "It’s so amazing when they think of you enough to create something for you! Although I do find myself repressing the urge to stick is straight in the bin...

Big Brother's Glyn Wise was completely unrecognisable in a new picture of him with a shaved head preaching in church. The 34-year-old found fame at 18 when he was a housemate on the 2006 series of the reality show.But the star - who recently moved to London for training to become a priest for the Christian church - looks totally different nowadays.Fans could not believe the transformation after Glyn tweeted a snap of himself at the pulpit.The shot showed him in his robes as he spoke to the congregation.Glyn's curly brown hair was nowhere to be seen as his head had been shaved, and he sported a light sprinkling of facial hair.However, he was still flashing the same broad smile he was known for when he was on the show."Preached today at St.

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Amazon Prime Video is set to keep you rather occupied throughout March, 2022.The new offerings will feature a selection of brand new Amazon original series and films, as well as Oscar-nominated films and adaptations from classic novels.Thrill-seekers and racing enthusiasts will be treated to all the action from MotoGP as MotoGP: Unlimited series one will be available for Prime Video subscribers to watch from Monday, March 14.Meanwhile, sci-fi fans can get stuck into Star Trek: Picard Series 2 from Friday, March 4.Here's everything you can look forward to throughout the month, and exactly when the shows, films and documentaries will be available to watch.Fans of zombie drama The Walking Dead will be able to stream the penultimate series on Prime Video this month, which sees the group preparing for the war against the Whisperers.Patrick Stewart will be reprising his role as a now-94-year-old Admiral Jean-Luc Picard as and his crew race into the past to save the galaxy's future.This brand new Amazon Original series features eight stories from The Boys' universe, with the story from each animated episode created by a different writer.Series two of Amazon Original Upload is on its way this month as the futuristic show continues to follow the lives of Nathan, Nora and Ingrid. Created by Greg Daniels of The Office, this one's well worth getting stuck into.Adrenaline junkies can look forward to seeing all the action from the 2021 MotoGP World Championship in this new docuseries.

A group of global soccer stars from Ukraine have teamed to create a video calling for support for the war-torn nation. You can watch it in full below.

The European Film Academy (EFA) has joined growing calls in the international cinema community for a boycott of Russian films.

Antenna, a data firm tracking subscriptions in streaming and other sectors, has wrapped a $10 million Series A funding round, with backers including UTA Ventures and Dick Parsons’ Imagination Capital.

Lisa Kudrow is always there for her friends!Kudrow attended the premiere of Courteney Cox and Mira Sorvino's new STARZ television series,  Monday.Unlike the bright pink suit she wore to the 2022 Screen Actors Guild Awards Sunday night, Kudrow opted for a more toned-down look, wearing a black and white striped long-sleeved blouse and black pants. The  actress carried her coat and black purse in her hand as she posed on the red carpet.

Part of being a model is having very little control over the look you’re given to wear for a catwalk show – a downside of the job that supermodels and genetically blessed sisters Bella Hadid and Gigi Hadid will know all too well. Despite this, you can usually recognise either sister a mile off – even when they aren’t sporting their usual model-off-duty hair and makeup looks.

We may have just recovered from the chaos of Storms Dudley, Eunice and Franklin but Britons have been warned to expect a heavy downpour of rain in the coming weeks, so if your old raincoat is allowing water to seep through the seams, it may be time to re-waterproof it. Now, don’t fret.

We’re happy to report that it appears as if the Queen has recovered from COVID-19!

contained an 'antisemitic conspiracy theory'.Now the actress has responded to the storm that has ensued following the interview and the MP's sacking, saying that she 'finds racism and anti-Semitism abhorrent'.During the interview, Maxine Peake claimed that police in America who knelt on George Floyd's neck had learned the tactic from 'seminars with Israeli secret services'.Ms Peake also said that Labour supporters who didn't back Jeremy Corbyn should 'hang their heads in shame'.Mrs Long-Bailey, a longtime Corbyn ally, tweeted a link to the interview, calling the Bolton-born actress an 'absolute diamond'.

Maxine Peake has broken her silence after Rebecca Long-Bailey was sacked from the shadow cabinet today.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer had asked Rebecca Long-Bailey to step down from the shadow cabinet after she shared an article from Maxine Peake. Maxine has since said: ‘I feel it’s important for me to clarify that, when talking to The Independent, I was inaccurate in my assumption of American Police training & its sources.

The Independent, where she shared her thoughts on society today and called for a change to the way the country is run. Peake, a firm Labour supporter, hit out at Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the Conservative party and vented: ‘We’re being ruled by capitalist, fascist dictators.