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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.

Dawn French has "confirmed" her "attendance" at King Charles III's proclamation event in a hilarious tweet.Following on from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's death on Thursday, September 8 - her son and heir to the throne instantly became King.Today (September 10), the City of London saw the Privy Council gather with King Charles, Camilla Queen Consort, and the Prince of Wales, in order to formerly announce Charles as the new Monarch.READ NEXT: BBC suffers awkward 'vagina' subtitle blunder during King Charles coverageWith the historic event airing on television for the first time, the nation watched on while mourning the late Queen as the Monarch was announced, formerly, on screens up and down the kingdom.Taking to Twitter, Dawn - who had clearly tuned into the event - posted a snap of a member from the procession at King Charles III's proclamation when she penned: "I’ve been quite busy this morning…"Making the hilarious jibe at herself, Dawn clearly saw a resemblance between herself and the lady dressed in uniform at the event which took place at St James' Palace.For more of the latest showbiz news from Daily Star, make sure you sign up for one of our newsletters here.Twitter went absolutely wild after the Vicar Of Dibley actress and comedian made the hilarious comment - which seemed to lighten the mood of the nation ever so slightly amid these dark days."I’m sorry but this is hilarious of Dawn French to say," penned one of her followers."God I love her," exclaimed another while a third said: "This has tickled me."A fourth declared: "The Vicar of Dibley has been promoted!!!!""Absolutely brilliant, although I thought it was Elton John at first," joked a fifth.While someone else branded Dawn "a national treasure" and

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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.

Dawn French looks completely unrecognisable from her recent edgy hair styling stints as she debuts a "new" hairstyle that pleases her fans and has left her branded as "youthful".Known for her short brunette bob and choppy fringe, the 61-year-old national treasure made the headlines when she ditched her trademark look for something a little more natural - shocking fans and embracing the grey.READ MORE: Dawn French, 64, wows fans with dramatic hair transformation as she styles grey locksThe Vicar Of Dibley actress and comedian, like so many of us, was faced with hair salon closures during the coronavirus lockdowns - which meant she needed to switch it up.During the pandemic, the actress revealed her new pixie cut, quiff and natural hair grey colour - but has now backtracked ever so slightly.Welcoming back her fringe and debuting her "new look", on Saturday (August 6) Dawn took to Twitter and shared a snap with her fanbase.Posing in her car after a hair appointment, Dawn snapped a high-angled selfie where she could be seen rocking a freshly chopped fringe."Ah, there she is …#returnofthefringe," she wrote alongside the photo.Fans were quick to comment on the nostalgic hair 'do, with many tweeting the star."Love your short hair too but, 'hello old friend'," penned one, as someone else said: "Just an ageless goddess really!"Another went on to urge: "Don't dye it though. As you are rocking the natural grey.""It's cute and weirdly youthful," added a fourth.A fifth then sweetly wrote: "@Dawn_French I actually smiled at your fringe this morning, thanks for that."While a sixth swooned: "You do look younger Dawn.

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***".

Dawn French has been left unimpressed with young women for turning themselves into "Jessica Rabbits".The French and Saunders comic, 64, compared the sexy toon from 1988 flick Who Framed Roger Rabbit to today’s trend among women for copying the Kardashians’ tans, pouting lips and curves.READ MORE: Dawn French, 64, wows fans with dramatic hair transformation as she styles grey locks Dawn said: “After all the fights women have had to be anywhere near equal to men. We’ve kind of gone and buggered it all up at the last minute by becoming Jessica Rabbits.” She added: “I cannot entirely love perfect people.“I cannot understand why people only want to show us how perfect they are.“It makes me sad actually, especially with young people.“I feel for my own daughter and Jennifer’s (Saunders’) daughters – and all the daughters – feeling like they’ve got to have the big lips and they’ve got to be orange and that they’ve got to have lashes on all the time.“And that they’ve got to have Kardashian shapes.

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grey hair, following in the footsteps of Helen Mirren and Dawn French in forgoing the dye to embrace her natural look. The 64-year-old Hollywood star has admitted that she went against the advice of others to go grey, because she "wants to be where I am and look my age". Discussing how it felt when her grey 'do made global news, Andie told The Sunday Times: "I was relieved people weren't cruel.

Paul Heaton. The former Beautiful South frontman, famed for marrying earworm hooks to barbed lyrics, released Still, a heartfelt ballad about a stillbirth. The poignant lyrics reference a child’s car seat that is left unused and the bereaved parents’ journey from blame and pain to acceptance.

Dawn French fans said the comedian was "looking hot" as she unveiled a dramatic hair makeover.The Vicar Of Dibley star, 64, is best known for having dark brown locks, which she has often worn in a tidy bob over the years.But in recent months she has allowed the grey to come through and now sports a full head of silvery hair, with a rather modern undercut.READ MORE: Dawn French admits she's at 'gates of hell' as she preps for teeth transformationTaking her transformation one step further, the French And Saunders star has now swirled her locks into a chic quiff.Unveiling her new look in a snap on Instagram she hinted that she'd been at some sort of event by teasing: "I done a sekrit fing last night… shhhh!"However, she didn't elaborate on what she'd been up to.Dawn looked seriously glam with her eye-catching hair-do and sultry eye make-up, including smoky shadow and lashings of black mascara, which she paired with a pale pink lipstick.She was dressed in some sort of ruffly black number and blinged up her look with a striking silver earring in the shape of a star.Fans thought the celeb looked "fabulous" in the snap, which had racked up more than 18,000 likes just a few hours after Dawn uploaded it to her grid."Absolutely stunning," one person posted in the comments section."What gorgeous fun looks you are achieving with your new look!!" said another, calling Dawn "inspirational".Someone else wrote: "You really suit the s*** out of your hair style and colour.

Jennifer, giggling, replied: "Dawn and I have played some Irish nuns in a sketch once."I do remember my accent went around the world and I am slightly ashamed of that."Jennifer then discussed her love for habits, the name of nuns' overalls.She continued: "A habit is a great thing because you don't have to think about your hair and makeup and you can get the size of a house inside a habit, it doesn't matter."All shapes and sizes, it's amazing!"Jennifer was referring to a French and Saunders sketch titled Three Irish nuns at the Vatican.In the short sketch, viewers were left in stitches as the nuns not only visit the Pope but also go to the Vatican store to pick up items like Pope bath salts.Jennifer will be playing Mother Superior in the West End musical.The production features Clive Role as Eddie Souther.Jennifer will also star alongside the likes of Beverley Knight, Keala Settle, and Lesley Joseph.Speaking about the delayed musical, producer James Wilson said: "Hallelujah! We are thrilled to be finally sharing the news of this stellar cast and cannot thank audiences enough for their patience and support for the production since we first announced way back in 2019."I am so excited that the immense talents of Jennifer Saunders and Beverley Knight will be leading the company."Also with the equally talented Keala Settle, Lesley Joseph, Clive Rowe and Lizzie Bea completing our all star principal cast."Based on the iconic movie, this tribute to the universal power of friendship, sisterhood and music tells the hilarious story of the disco diva whose life takes a surprising turn when she witnesses a murder.She is then forced to hide in a convent, where she has to become a nun.

There has been much talk about who has been honoured this year in The Queen's Birthday Honours.The honours are titles bestowed by The Queen on deserving people from all walks of life, in “public recognition of their merit, service or bravery”. However, despite the honour, there have been recipients who have snubbed the honour or handed them back. In 2001, chef Nigella Lawson was offered an OBE, however she turned it down.

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Jennifer Saunders has opened up about her “brutal” health battle.The French and Saunders star said “no one warned her” about her upcoming struggles and claimed she “just felt angry” at the time.Jennifer, 63, is best known for being one half of the comedy duo French and Saunders with fellow actress Dawn French, 64.After co-creating and starring in the comedy sketch show, she later received acclaim for her sitcom Absolutely Fabulous.While she has pointed out the benefits of “not taking yourself too seriously”, Jennifer has faced more than her fair share of health problems in the past.In 2010, the star announced she had been diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 51, undergoing a lumpectomy, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy.Speaking in a new interview, Jennifer reflected: “The cancer was caught early enough, and I had doctors I trusted.“I just had to make it easy for the doctors to do what they had to do, by doing what they told me and behaving myself.”While Jennifer lived through harsh rounds of chemotherapy and life-changing surgery, she went on to explain that “crushing into the menopause” was challenging.The actress explained was suddenly plunged into the menopause post-cancer after taking medication to treat the disease.“I did crash into menopause a bit,” she remembered. “It was quite brutal, especially because no one warned me.“Doctors deal with their own speciality and if you face cancer, they deal with the cancer.“But if you go on tamoxifen it stops you having any oestrogen and I don’t think they quite understand how that mentally affects you,” she added.“You don’t quite know what you should feel like, so you think, ‘Is this depression? I don’t know.

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Dawn French. The furniture restorer turned TV presenter met the funnywoman when he starred in a skit with her and double act partner Jennifer Saunders. Jay says: “After we did Comic Relief, acting is something I spoke to Dawn French about and she said she thought I’d be really good at it, so I’m having one-to-one lessons.” He got a video message from his idol David Jason when he jived to the Only Fools And Horses theme tune on last year’s Strictly Christmas special.