Melissa McCarthy said Jennifer Coolidge helped her land role: 'I didn't know she knew I was alive'

Emmerdale's Meena Jutla (Paige Sandhu) has reigned terror through the Yorkshire Dales and her latest plot has seen the kidnapping of newlyweds Dawn Taylor and Billy Fletcher. Fans saw Meena's ex Billy and Dawn exchange vows in an emotional ceremony that left everyone in tears of joy. However, as the villagers headed back to Home Farm for the reception, Dawn and Billy were nowhere to be seen...

It would be a huge understatement to say that Sheridan Smith is a versatile actress. In recent weeks alone, she’s been on screens as a mother desperate to free her son in ITV’s No Return, as well as a teacher accused of sexually assaulting a pupil in aptly named Channel 5 series, The Teacher.

BBC Radio 2 presenter admitted that the breakup “hit him round the face” as he “never thought’ he would experience something like it.Speaking on his podcast Ry-Union, the Strictly: It Takes Two host confessed the split was “really hard to deal with”.He explained: “I’ve never in my life thought that I would go through a crisis like that."But I did, ultimately, and it literally hit me round the face like a baseball bat, because I always thought I was too strong for it."Like, I’m never going to let anything like that happen to me, but then it does and it’s really, really hard to deal with.”Earlier this month, Rylan sparked concerns over his health after being rushed to hospital over a bout of ill health.The reason for his hospitalisation was not confirmed, but he previously told his fans he had come down with the flu and was bedridden for a few days.Due to his health issue, Rylan could be set to miss his Rylan On Saturday radio show for the second week in a row.He has been temporarily replaced on the BBC Radio 2 show by presenter OJ Borg.It has not yet been confirmed whether Rylan will be well enough to host the show this weekend.But yesterday the TV star shared a new update to let fans know he will be “back soon”.In an Instagram post, Rylan gave his 1.5 million followers an insight into how he is keeping his spirits up while he receives treatment.He uploaded a picture of a huge jar filled with Kinder Happy Hippos with a tower of boxes of the popular chocolate visible in the background.The snap also showed a pile of Nutella and breadsticks.Rylan captioned the post: “Whenever I feel ill I turn into such a child.“Resting up be back sooooooon.” (sic)Fans promptly took to the post’s comments section to send Rylan their

She fumed: "What world is she living in?"How many bleeding cups of coffee are people drinking to make it to the equivalent of buying a house?!"I've never heard so much bull s**t in my life," she wrote in her column for New! Magazine.She added that things were generally a lot easier for those who came from privileged backgrounds.The reality TV star explained that she was still struggling to buy a house.She concluded: "It's extremely hard to buy a house - I'm still struggling now!”Over the years, Kerry has had plenty of her own financial hardship.Kerry declared herself bankrupt in 2008, following a failure to pay a tax bill.In 2009, claims emerged where she accused ex-husband, Mark Croft, of “bleeding her dry.”"This has to end. Mark's bled me dry.

Danny Miller has jokingly revealed why Adam Thomas hasn't made it to best man at his wedding.

Manchester City fans know their side are all-but assured of their quarter-final place in the Champions League – and some are even daring to dream of going all the way.

Former Manchester City defender Micah Richards couldn't contain his excitement as Kylian Mbappe scored a stunning last-gasp winner to give Paris Saint-Germain a valuable lead over Real Madrid in the Champions League.

Wordle has become a massive hit over the past couple of months and has brought out everyone's love of word challenges.

The gathering of Russian troops at the border with Ukraine in recent weeks has given rise to fears that an invasion could be imminent.

Storm Dudley is set to hit Greater Manchester later today - bring fierce winds and a 'danger to life' Met Office warning.

Alokesh Lahiri aka Bappi Lahiri, the popular Indian singer, composer and record producer, has died at the age of 69.

It’s been more than five years since Paul Feig’s “Ghostbusters” reboot hit theaters in 2016. And since then, there have been a number of bad remakes, reboots, and sequels, but you’d be hard-pressed to think of any of them that received the backlash that the aforementioned reboot did when it was released.

Melissa McCarthy is a pro at reverse psychology!

Melissa McCarthy has become an expert at keeping her daughters in check.

Melissa McCarthy got her first film role with a little help from Jennifer Coolidge!

It’s been five years since the release of the 2016 reboot of “Ghostbusters” in which an all-female cast comprised of Melissa McCarthy, Kristin Wiig, Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon suited up and declared they weren’t afraid of no ghosts.

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The “Bridesmaids” cast has reunited.

Friends don’t let friends skip elections! That’s the message the women from Bridesmaids are sending to the public as they reunited over Zoom on Sept. 23., encouraging citizens everywhere to register to vote and nudge their friends to get registered. In the video message, posted to the @iamavoter Instagram account, Rose Byrne, Ellie Kemper, Melissa McCarthy, Maya Rudolph, Kristen Wiig, and Annie Mumolo gathered on the 10th anniversary of their hit movie to share a few laughs and also get down to the business of voting.

Melissa McCarthy has spoken about what it was like to work with Meghan Markle on her 40th birthday celebration video. The actress teamed up with the Duchess of Sussex in August to record a comedy skit for Meghan’s birthday that featured Prince Harry juggling in the background.

Melissa McCarthy spoke about starring in Meghan Markle’s special 40th birthday video during an appearance on “Lorraine”.