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A poster branding Dawn French a 'huge t**t' has been given the seal of approval following a string of 'serious offence' complaints. The message was part of an advert for the actress and comedian’s upcoming UK tour, seen in The Sunday Times Culture magazine on December 4.

BBC icon Dawn French has undergone such a drastic image transformation, it's made fans 'spit their coffee out'. The 65-year old has become a National treasure over the years thanks to roles in shows such as The Vicar of Dibley, French and Saunders and the Harry Potter films.

Gary Lineker. The corporation on Friday said it had “decided” the former England star would take a break from presenting the highlights programme until an “agreed and clear position” on his use of social media had been reached. The 62 year old became embroiled in a row over impartiality after using Twitter to compare the language used to launch a new Government asylum policy with 1930s Germany.

Celebrities and cultural figures including a Nobel literature laureate and comedian have voiced their thoughts on the BBC’s impartiality row involving Gary Lineker.The corporation on Friday said it had “decided” the former England star would take a break from presenting the highlights programme until an “agreed and clear position” on his use of social media had been reached.The 62 year old became embroiled in a row over impartiality after using Twitter to compare the language used to launch a new Government asylum policy with 1930s Germany. Many have used the hashtags #StandWithGary, #IStandWithGaryLineker OR #IStandWithGary to voice their support for Lineker.

Dawn French and Claudia Winkleman have officially joined forces to raise money for Comic Relief in an exciting Traitors themed sketch for the annual charity event. The Vicar Of Dibley star, 65, looked virtually unrecognisable as she posed alongside the Strictly Come Dancing host, 51, in a playful Instagram selfie on Friday. Dressed in one of Claudia’s iconic jumpers and sporting a black wig complete with signature blunt fringe, Dawn posed alongside Claudia in the cheeky selfie ahead of the sketch which is due to air next week.

Dawn French is famous for her exceptional impersonation skills but in her latest photo, shared on Thursday, she upped the ante with an unrecognisable transformation you will not believe.Taking to her Instagram account, the Vicar of Dibley star, 65, donned an a chunky black fringe, knitted grey roll-neck jumper and added lashings of concealer to her lips as she transformed into Strictly Come Dancing host, Claudia Winkleman, who was also captured in the photo giggling away. Dawn sent fans wild with the hilarious updateCaptioning the hilarious moment, the star penned: "Coming soon…#traitors #comicrelief." The image was also reshared by Claudia herself who couldn't get enough of her "hero's" new look.Claudia wrote: "Coming soon…#traitors #comicrelief.

Dawn French has gone back to basics as she stunned on the red carpet debuting her signature bob for the first time in years.

Dawn French debuted the much anticipated return to her signature bob whilst attending the opening of a West End show on Tuesday.The 65 year old comedian, who is best known for starring in Vicar of Dibley, had previously cut her hair short into a pixie cut whilst she was growing out her greys after revealing last year that she’d lost interest in dying her hair at home. Appearing on The One Show in December of last year, Dawn had said: "I just couldn’t be bothered to keep doing it.

Meghan Markle, 41, and Prince Harry, 38, have made headlines since the release of their explosive Netflix docuseries, Harry and Meghan, earlier this month.The show has divided opinion across the world, but the Sussexes still have a supporter in X Factor winner Alexandra Burke, 34.In an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk, Alexandra was asked for her thoughts on the doc.She said: “I actually haven’t had a chance to watch it.“I am looking forward to watching it because I absolutely love Meghan and Harry but I haven’t had the chance simply because of my workload, but I will watch it very soon.”Alexandra’s inability to watch the series is understandable given that she is currently performing 12 shows a week in pantomime at the London Palladium, all while raising her five month baby.The former Strictly Come Dancing star has taken on the role as the villain in this year’s production of Jack and the Beanstalk.In her Palladium panto debut she is also acting alongside comedy greats Dawn French and Julian Clary.On how it is going, Alexandra said: “Doing a show with the likes of Dawn French and Julian Clary is just amazing and I think for everyone, we have all been through a tough couple of years so to go into a theatre and laugh and smile is such a joyous moment that I think everyone needs. “And [Dawn and Julian] are just wonderful.

Screenwriter and executive producer Muirinn Lane Kelly has died aged 50.

Marks and Spencer has released the 2022 festive food advert featuring comedy duo Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders as Fairy and Duckie.

Richard Osman breaks silence on Pointless replacementAnt went on to tell Stephen to keep their trophy warm until they see each other again.However, he later posed with the gong on his Twitter page as he jokingly told the pair: "You've got too many!"He added: "I’ll look after this for a few years… All joking aside, nobody deserves it more! @antanddec."In response, Ant said: "You look well fit though!"The presenting duo have now won the award for the 21st year in a row.This year the pair were up against fellow hosts; Graham Norton, Bradley Walsh and Alison Hammond.Following This Morning's win, Alison took to the stage and joked that she should've won the gong instead.Clutching onto the trophy, the host said: “Lets be honest, I should've won one of these as well!”Johnny Depp looks unrecognisable as he tells NYC fans 'I'm good' [PICTURED]Strictly's Jayde Adams hits back at Paul Embery over weight jibe [REACTION]Dawn French blasts 'Kardashian-style figures' for ruining equality [OPINION]Despite missing out, she went on to praise This Morning for winning the award for Best Daytime show. Many took to Twitter to express their shock at Alison missing out on the gong.Twitter user Andy wrote: "Eh???? Alison Hammond definitely deserved it.She's brilliant!! #NTA #NTAAwards."BridgeStreetTroll commented: "Anyway, Alison Hammond is a National Treasure & f**k all the rest."Alex typed: "Alison Hammond winning would have been a breathe of fresh air #NTAs.""Alison Hammond is a national treasure and was absolutely robbed of Best Presenter at #NTAs," Dan Chevalier added.Others were in favour of Ant and Dec winning, including Shaun Fitzpatrick, who commented: "21 years in a row congratulations @antanddec on winning best Presenters of The Year

Sir Lenny Henry has cemented himself as a national treasure, and this was shown even more when he picked up a special recognition award at Thursday night's National Television Awards.The iconic comedian has had a 50-year long career and has been in shows from Broadchurch, Doctor Who and as a face of Comic Relief.We thought we'd take a closer look at the star, in particular, his love life. Many people will remember his high-profile marriage to fellow comedian Dawn French, but who else has Lenny dated?WATCH: Lenny opens up about amazing time in West End in throwback videoLenny married Vicar of Dibley star Dawn French in 1984 in London.

Dawn French was "terrified" of dating again after her divorce from Sir Lenny Henry. The 'Vicar of Dibley' star tied the knot with therapist and charity co-founder Mark Bignell in 2013, but she has admitted she dreaded looking for love after her 25-year marriage to fellow comedian Lenny, 64, ended in 2010, because she's not very good at flirting. She told New Zealand's Woman's Weekly magazine: "Dating was difficult as I'm not an accomplished flirter.

EXCLUSIVE: The cultural phenomenon that is Netflix’s hit drama Bridgerton will impact London Palladium pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk with the casting of Louis Gaunt — he played dashing Lord Lumley in Season 2 of the frothy Regency-era drama — who will take on the title role of the farm lad who trades in the beloved family cow for magic beans.

Lenny Henry has been open about his weight loss transformation over the years after debuting his slimmed down look on TV.

Holly Willoughby and Freddie Flintoff-fronted show The Games won’t be returning to ITV after scoring mixed reviews from viewers earlier this year. The Olympics-style game show saw a crop of celebrities take part in a series of events across a week of live broadcasting.  Stars such as Christine McGuinness, Love Island’s Wes Nelson and former Strictly Come Dancing pro, Kevin Clifton, competed in track and field events, as well as swimming, diving, climbing and slalom canoeing.

Spice Girls fans could not get enough of Geri Horner's latest update which saw fellow band member Mel C pen a special message to the star in celebration of her 50th birthday.MORE: Geri Horner's son Monty is his mum's double in new photo – see picTaking to her Instagram feed, the former Ginger Spice shared an incredible video with a montage of photos of herself alongside incredibly famous faces including the late Sir George Michael, Prince Charles and even Nelson Mandela!WATCH: Geri Horner celebrates England's win alongside daughter BluebellCaptioning the fabulous clip she penned: "I get to be 50! I’m so grateful to all the wonderful people and experiences I’ve had in my life. Thank you.

Dawn French took to social media on Thursday to reshare a very impressive post from her rarely-seen nephew Jack French who has an unbelievable talent.MORE: Dawn French debuts striking silver hairdo as she teases exciting newsTaking to her Instagram Stories, the 64-year-old reshared a clip of a brilliant clay sculpture of a chimpanzee cyclops, made by the graduate - and it is incredible!WATCH: Dawn French shares impressive video of rarely-seen nephew's talentBeaming with pride, Dawn captioned the post: "My nephew made this!" and reshared a video from the artist who updated his followers with a video panning around his impressive creation.SEE: Dawn French shares teeth transformation from the dentist – see photoREAD: Dawn French shares hilarious health quirk she's noticed in her 60s – fans reactThe mother-of-one also took to the comments of the original post from Jack which, as well as the video, had a selection of fabulous close-up photos of his masterpiece. The comedian penned: "AMAAAAZING JACK!" on the spectacular update.

Kardashian-style figures".Dawn revealed on the podcast that she thinks "peacocking" is fine during performance, but not in real life.Meanwhile in her everyday life, she admits she prefers the figure of a "crunchy w****r".The comedian continued that she will love imperfect people all the more for their flaws."I’m going to laugh so hard if you’ve made a bigger mistake than me," she exclaimed.“I will be sympathetic to your humiliation at your error and I will love you even more as a result."The star has also spoken about how she felt obliged to fit in with a feminine stereotype during her career as an author."I had to fight against the kind of book covers that were suggested to me only amiably by my publishers," she admitted."They would have loved me to have cupcakes, and kitten heels, and someone on a swing… and a girly, approachable, female, cosy, cardigan."In spite of her dislike of women choosing to work on an image of perfection, Dawn lost more than seven stone when she split up with ex-husband Lenny Henry.She achieved it with a strict regime of low-calorie meals and exercise.However, following her dramatic weight loss journey back in 2014, she now admits that she has piled the pounds back on.Initially she had been afraid for her health following advice that she was at risk from uterine cancer.She was forced to lose 7.5 stone from her 19 stone frame on doctors' orders before she could undergo a hysterectomy procedure to protect herself, but now she says she is back to her former self and has declared she "doesn't give a f***".

Big Brother fans were beside themselves when the news broke that the show WILL be making a big TV return. The reality TV programme aired for a whopping 18 years in the UK, on both Channel 4 and Channel 5, until it was axed in 2018.