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Emily Maitlis.The Crown star opened up about this at a recent press conference, although she admitted she wasn’t going to weigh in on Emily’s Prince Andrew interview.Lesley plays Susan Ryland in the new series Magpie Murders, which is based on the novel by Anthony Horowitz.Speaking in an interview earlier this month, Lesley explained how she got into character.In particular, the star admitted she based one aspect of her performance on journalist Emily.She said: “I didn’t base it on Emily Maitlis but I’ve always looked at Emily.“I saw her once at the BBC, I was waiting in reception and she was running across the foyer doing things.“And I think she’s one of those handful of brilliant, brilliant women who are journalists, I’m fascinated by her mind.“But I just watched her run across the reception and she looked fantastic, she had an amazing outfit.“It was 10 o’clock in the morning and she had high heels and the lot on - and I just thought, that’s really interesting.“You can form images of what you think someone in that position may be dressing like.“And you could think about Susan Ryland [her character], she’s a publisher and maybe she could be a bit plain.“And I just thought, ‘No, come on, let’s go a little bit Emily with her.’”As a result, Lesley added during the recent Royal Television Society Q&A, how she wanted to channel the mixture of Emily’s “style and brilliant mind”.However, the actress, who is soon to play Princess Margaret in The Crown, admitted she wasn’t going to comment on Emily’s interviews.In particular, a fan asked what her character would think about Prince Andrew.This is because Emily famously interviewed him about the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.Speaking about this, Lesley laughed: “I’m not going there at

Weeks after suffering the heart attack, Bob was back to work on the Better Call Saul set as he expressed his joy over "living this specific life".He told his 814,000 followers: "Back to work on Better Call Saul!"So happy to be here and living this specific life surrounded by such good people."BTW this is makeup pro Cheri Montesanto making me not ugly for shooting!"(sic) he added.The Breaking Bad star shared a snap of himself in the make-up chair having powder applied to his face before he started to shoot.Bob himself took to his Twitter account shortly after the incident to thank everyone who had supported him and to confirm that he had suffered a “small heart attack”.Thanking family and friends for taking care of him, he went on: "And for the outpouring of love from everyone who expressed concern and care for me.

On the anniversary of the first album, Generation Terrorists, join us as we celebrate one of British music’s most iconic bands with...30 interesting facts you (probably) didn't know about the Manic Street Preachers.

Julia Fox has responded to Kanye West's comments that he wants his family to reunite, and seems completely unbothered by the rapper's apparent yearning for his estranged wife.Kanye, who is now legally known as Ye, has recently posted a photo of Kim Kardashian and their children from her March 2022 cover shoot for Vogue, writing a caption which reads: "GOD PLEASE BRING OUR FAMILY BACK TOGETHER."Racking up almost two million likes, the post caused a stir with followers and fans of Ye and his high-profiled family and estranged wife. Julia, 32, has now spoken out about her boyfriend, saying: “he’s with me now”.In a new interview on the Call Her Daddy podcast, Julia spoke with host Alex Cooper about her relationship with Ye, 44.

Holly Willoughby has given viewers plenty of comedy moments over the years, thanks to some hysterical blunders and slip-ups. The presenter has a devoted army of followers thanks to her hosting skills and good looks, but there are plenty who also tune in to see her roar with laughter when she puts her foot in it.She has also provided plenty of amusement for her This Morning co-host Phillip Schofield, who is frequently in stitches over her gaffes.Now, as she turns 41 (February 10), Daily Star is taking a look back at some of Holly's funniest ever TV bloopers.This Morning viewers couldn't stop laughing when Holly accidentally said the word "willy" as she and Ben Shephard were talking about welly-wanging.

Liberty Poole has revealed that she found a bouquet of red roses waiting for her in her hotel room - but she was worried as she didn't know had sent them.The Dancing on Ice star, 22, was baffled by the mystery flowers given they came without a card attached to them, and the rest of her room was left untouched.Liberty wondered if a secret admirer must have snuck into her room without her knowing to leave the gift for her.The blonde beauty quickly told her friends about the incident via voicenotes, and the pals were left howling.Liberty said: "So imagine I've just gone into the room and there was roses in my room but no card so I don't know who they're from."And the room's just been untouched apart from the roses put in there."And now I'm thinking 'oh my god, like, I don't know who these roses are from, how have they got in my room?'"Like is someone in my room, do you know what I mean?"Liberty shared a screenshot of her group chat to her Instagram Story, so her fans could get in on the gossip.The ITV ice skater wrote: "Just an average day in the life of Lib" with a laughing-face emoji.She added: "Imagine I walked all the way to reception asking who the hell had a key to my room and put the roses there"However, Liberty finally discovered the source of the flowers, and she took to Instagram to reveal the twist in a clip.Showing off the flowers in her room, she said: "So just a little update.

Countryfile presenter Helen Skelton has shared a sweet throwback pic from her friend's wedding with her fans online.The 38-year-old, who has been married to her rugby player beau Richie Myler since 2013, took to social media to share a sweet tribute to her close pal on her birthday.In the unearthed snap, the bride could be seen dancing in a traditional long white dress, while Helen wore a stylish printed V-neck gown and laughed as she helped to pick up the hem of her friend's frock while on the dancefloor. Captioning the black and white photo, Helen penned: "Happy Birthday gorgeous @soulsbyjane …..

We know and love (or sometimes love to hate) their characters on screen, but now it’s time to discover all the behind-the-scenes secrets from our favourite soap stars. In our exclusive interview, Soap Stars Coming Clean, OK!'s finding out all the juicy gossip about what happens when the cameras stop rolling, as well as the actors’ favourite memories with their co-stars so far. We recently caught up with EastEnders actress Milly Zero, who plays Dotty Cotton, to chat about joining the iconic soap, her famous school friends, and how she's already started a plan to get Rylan Clark to make a cameo in Albert Square.

Emily Atack and Giovanni Pernice reportedly enjoyed a snog at the afterparty of the Brit Awards 2022 on Tuesday 8 February evening.The 32 year old stand up comedian and Strictly Come Dancing star, 31, are said to have been "all over each other" while at nightclub The Box in London – where Giovanni travelled to from Glasgow. An onlooker told The Sun: “Gio and Emily were snogging the faces off each other.Their hands were everywhere and they were absolutely loving it." They went on to describe how the professional dancer had "been following her around the club" and eventually joined the star on Maya Jama's private table. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.

EMILY Atack was forced to laugh off a troll's cruel comment who asked if she's 'put on weight'. The 32-year-old comic made a light-hearted joke after the nasty jibe.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorThe kickoff of this week’s socially distanced Creative Arts Emmy Awards is Monday with the first of four virtual ceremonies to be livestreamed on the Emmys website over four consecutive nights. The Monday-Thursday digital-only ceremonies, an Emmys first, will be followed by a 90-minute ceremony to air live Saturday night on FXX.Nailed It! host and Emmy nominee Nicole Byer will host all five events the Creative Arts cycle, altered this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorThe New York Film Critics Circle will vote for its 2020 awards on December 18, the organization said Friday.Last year, Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman was named the NYFCC’s best film on December 4, a day after the National Board of Review bestowed the pic the same honor. Both critics groups are always among the first of the awards season to select their annual awards.The timing will be different this season thanks to the coronavirus pandemic.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorZachary Laoutides, Jaime Zevallos and Alexander James Rodriguez have been cast in Where Sweet Dreams Die, the Ave Fenix Pictures Studios dramatic thriller being directed by Mirza Esho. Production is now set to get underway in November in Chicago and New York with COVID-19 protocols in place.The pic follows an Italian American on the verge of losing his restaurant and wife to cancer.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorBlue Fox Entertainment has acquired She Is the Ocean, the new documentary from Inna Blokhina (On the Wave) that follows nine women from across the globe who share a deep and profound love of the ocean. Blue Fox will release the pic traditional and virtual cinemas on October 16.Among those featured in the doc: teen surfing prodigy Cinta Hansel; pro surfers Coco Ho, Keala Kennelly, Andrea Moller and Jeannie Chesser; German high diver and seven-time European cliff diving champ Anna Bader; free-diver and ballet dancer Rose Molina; shark conservationist and free diver Ocean Ramsey; and the first female chief scientist of the U.S., Sylvia Earle.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorNeon said Wednesday that it has acquired U.S. rights to writer-director Philippe Lacôte’s Night of the Kings, a deal that comes after the pic premiered earlier this week in the Horizons section of the Venice Film Festival.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorSaban Films has acquired U.S. rights to Fatman, the dark action comedy starring Mel Gibson as Santa Claus.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorApple on Tuesday countersued Fortnite creator Epic Games in California federal court, the latest move in the companies’ contentious battle over the uber-popular video game.At issue is the 30% of revenue that Apple and Google take from all downloads on their app stores. Epic integrated a feature that enabled users to pay directly through its apps; as a result, Apple last month banned Fortnite from its Apple Store, saying the direct pay feature “was not reviewed or approved by Apple” and that Epic had “the express intent of violating the App Store guidelines.” Google soon after followed in removing it from its Google Play store that services Android devices.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorThis Is Us star Susan Kelechi Watson has been set to host the 45th annual Gracie Awards, overseeing a night that will feature honors bestowed on Katy Perry, Geena Davis, Gayle King, Danai Gurira and Michelle Williams among others.Malin Akerman, Sanjay Gupta, Angélica Vale, Cassie DiLaura, Imani Walker and Elaina Doré Smith are among the presenters expected for Thursday’s virtual event, organizers the Alliance for Women in Media said Tuesday. Grey’s Anatomy is the night’s Special Honoree, and Mickey Guyton is scheduled to perform.The ceremony, like most others on the Hollywood awards calendar, will be a virtual affair this year.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorCBS’ Big Brother remained the big show in primetime Thursday, topping the night with a 1.0 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 4.06 million viewers. It teamed with a two-hour Love Island (0.4, 1.55M) to give the network a No.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorThe return of Tyler Perry’s House of Payne along with the series premiere of Tyler Perry’s Assisted Living both debuted Wednesday to solid ratings on BET, airing in a four-episode, two-hour block that was simulcast on BET Her.House of Payne, which originally ran for 254 episodes on TBS from 2006-2012, returned with what Perry is calling its seventh season, growing in the ratings each quarter-hour. Per Nielsen’s data encompassing premieres and encores, the first episode drew a 0.48 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 922,000 total viewers on BET, with the second growing to a 0.59 rating and 1.09 million viewers.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Saban Films has acquired North American rights to Ambush, the Vietnam War action thriller toplined by Aaron Echkart. Cody Christian, Dermot Mulroney and Jason Genao have also joined the cast of the pic, which is co-written and to be directed by Mark Earl Burman (Dog Eat Dog).