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Kate Middleton was allegedly mortified over allegations that she made Meghan Markle cry ahead of the former American actress’s 2018 royal wedding to Prince Harry. On March 7, CBS aired a two-hour interview that Markle, 39, and her husband, 36, did with Oprah Winfrey.

direct to your inboxUp to 1,500 former Thomas Cook are in line for a pay-out after an employment tribunal judgement, their union has announced.The Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association said a decision over the holidaymaker’s failure to consult before making redundancies means former employees could claim as much as £4,200 each from the Insolvency Service. The union said there was no prior warning or consultation before Thomas Cook went into liquidation in September 2019, with around 1,500 employees in London, Manchester and Peterborough employees losing their jobs.

Coleen Rooney has hit out at Rebekah Vardy for their spiralling legal costs as part of their ongoing Wagatha Christie case – branding them 'grotesque'.Speaking in court on Tuesday, Rooney's lawyer John Samson said his client, Rooney, had told him the costs were 'grotesque'.She told him: "The sums are so huge".Legal costs revealed by Vardy's representation Sara Mansoori are currently said to be just shy of £1 million - £402,312 for Vardy and £465,842 for Rooney.Mansoori said the costs were 'necessarily high'.She added it was 'extremely complex legally' and involved the analysis of a large number of newspaper articles an social media posts.She added that both parties agree there would be a need for expert evidence.Court paperwork filed by

ASOS is selling the £140 over-the-knee boots that feature elasticated inserts, high heels, slim soles and pointed toes.While some love the quirky footwear, others were baffled by the quilted design.Parody style account @asbos_sos posted a screenshot of the shoes to its 37,500 followers.They captioned the image: “Reason for return: asked for balloon elephant. Got stupid Colin Caterpillar.

A court heard Coleen Rooney brand the legal costs involved in her Rebekah Vardy case as 'grotesque' in the latest round of the WAG's legal battle today.

Netflix series The Umbrella Academy and uses he/they pronouns, took to social media last December to confirm the news.In a new interview with TIME, Page spoke about his ongoing fight for trans equality and his privilege as a white, wealthy and famous person.“My privilege has allowed me to have resources to get through and to be where I am today,” Page said, “and of course I want to use that privilege and platform to help in the ways I can.”The actor spoke about the visibility gap for trans men, saying “there were no examples” when he was growing up.Regarding his duty as a role model, Page said: “They can see that and say, ‘You know what, that’s who I am too,’” and explained that a lack of role models lets “people make monsters of us”.Elliot

Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy will battle out their Wagatha Christie row in front of the world after failing to reach an agreement. The warring stars will now prepare for an almighty showdown at London's High Court , a preliminary hearing heard today.

THE latest Wagatha court showdown between Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney will unfold today. Becky, the wife of Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy, is suing Wayne Rooney's wife for libel damages after Coleen accused her of leaking information about her.

direct to your inboxLast week marked the one-year anniversary since the first coronavirus death was reported in the UK.Just days after it was reported, tragedy struck closer to home as the first Covid-related death was recorded in Greater Manchester.Since that first death, we have pledged to pay tribute to the people in our region who have lost their lives to the disease. The M.E.N has published countless tributes from families in our Loved and Lost series.

Gallery: She grows what?! 10 things you should know about Oprah Winfrey (BANG Showbiz)The 'Mamma Mia!' actress - who has Nina, three, and Thomas, six months, with husband Thomas Sadoski - didn't get much sleep the night the nominations were announced because she was so "excited and anxious", while she admitted being recognised by The Academy "deepens [her] clarity" that she chose the right career path. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, she said: "I'm in Georgia.

Coleen Rooney for allegedly leaking stories from her Instagram account to the media is back in court today. The wife of former England star Wayne Rooney accused fellow footballer’s wife Mrs Vardy, 39, of leaking “false stories” about her private life in October 2019 after carrying out a months-long “sting operation” which saw her dubbed “Wagatha Christie” on social media.Mrs Rooney, 34, said she planted three stories on her personal Instagram account, which all ended up in The Sun newspaper.

Roy Keane is no longer the man for Celtic and that his former club "need someone fresh" to carry the fight to Rangers.The 59-year-old has been a long-term advocate of the Manchester United legend and has publicly campaigned for him over the years to land the Parkhead top job.Keane is the hot name in the long and winding search to find Neil Lennon's successor after he intimated over the weekend he would be keen on the job he turned down in 2014.But Nicholas admits watching Steven Gerrard and his Rangers success has forced him into a rethink and now believes the Irishman no longer fits the criteria for Celtic.Get all the latest Celtic news sent straight to your Inbox every day by signing up to our newsletter.We cover every morsel of

Emmerdale favourite Liv Flaherty (Isobel Steele) plans to expose Paul Ashdale (Reece Dinsdale) in upcoming scenes after Vinny Dingle (Bradley Johnson) dumps her.

Amanda Seyfried has scored her first Oscar nomination, for her role as Marion Davies in David Fincher's biographical dramaMank. Her nod is one of 10 for the 1930s-set film aboutalcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finishCitizen Kane.

Her on-trend wellness and beauty brand has already created viral trends such as a vagina-scented candle, and even its own Netflix series.And on Monday, actress-turned-Goop founder Gwyneth Paltrow plugged a brand new venture from her company, called Goop Kitchen.In a post on Instagram, the Oscar winner, 48, shared a mouthwatering photo of various foods in their own individual plastic compartments in a tray next to some silverware.

 “I am very fortunate that, in the course of my career, I’ve migrated towards the people I have a good working relationship with, who are supportive and carry out their professional duties in the right way so we can address concerns in good time. “But there are people within the BBC who I avoid like the plague because they have been there a long time and they are fundamentally work-shy.”Jed declined to name the “work-shy” people he referenced when asked if he could do so during an interview about season six of Line of Duty with this week’s Radio Times. A BBC spokesperson told Express.co.uk: “The context of Jed’s quote is a comment about institutions, and as he said, he is working with people who he has ‘a good working relationship with, who

Governor Gavin Newsom has been seeking to reassure Californians that, as more and more of them get vaccinated, there is a “bright light is at the end of the tunnel.”

Southern Charm's Shep Rose seemed to back up co-star Madison LeCroy's claims she was DMing with Alex Rodriguez, allegedly causing the end of his engagement to Jennifer Lopez.The Charleston, South Carolina-based reality star addressed the 'crazy' rumorswhile appearing on Andy Cohen's Radio Andyshow on SiriusXM on Monday, telling the host Madison revealed her secret to the cast after a partylast July.Shep, 41, says that while cameras were around, she was able to keep her confession off the air by claiming she had signed an NDA to chat with the MLB legend, whose people denied he and Lopez had split over the weekend.

This year, hit group Hear’Say mark their 20th anniversary after winning ITV reality show Popstars.The successful band had four hit singles, two of which reached the No1 spot, and their biggest hit was debut song Pure and Simple. As well, they hd a sell-out tour, and performed at Prince Philip’s 80th birthday celebrations but after friction amongst the members, the group went their separate ways in 2002.The group consisted of Danny Foster, Myleene Klass, Noel Sullivan, Johnny Shentall, Kym Marsh and Suzanne Shaw, and since splitting they’ve all gone on to do different things, with some sticking in the showbiz industry.

Kyle Chandler is sharing his thoughts on his new movie Godzilla Vs. Kong and making it into People‘s Sexiest Men Alive issue in the “Sexy at Every Age” category.

Tom Hardy "made Charles Bronson look like a bit of a pansy" according to prison guards, the lag's son has claimed.Bronson 'tells the life story of Britain's most notorious prisoner but his son George Bamby claims guards remember him being 20 times the fighter seen in the blockbuster. But he said the 68-year-old lag himself was happy enough with the portrayal that Hardy carried out after getting to know him over the phone and later face to face.