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Since the final episode of the show, the duo have worked together on various ventures.Some of their joint projects were a podcast and a radio programme.Dawn has previously spoken out on her friendship with Jennifer and how she was "conflicted" with jealousy when Jennifer’s sitcom Absolutely Fabulous gained success.The legendary duo had been set to make another series of French and Saunders in 1991, but Dawn and her then-husband Lenny Henry adopted their daughter Billie, and Dawn was unable to film.So Jennifer used the studio they had booked to try out her new show with Joanna Lumley instead.However, Dawn was a sounding board for ideas alongside US comedian Ruby Wax, 68, before the launch of Absolutely Fabulous.Speaking on Rylan Clark's Ry-Union podcast last year, Dawn explained: "When Jennifer got her scripts ready she used to pass them by me, and sometimes she used to pass them by Ruby."Ruby was definitely involved [in Ab Fab], and Jennifer really relied on Ruby as time went on."I did a few little bits in the show, obviously, and if she asked me to look at anything I would do that...but then she got confident with it and off she went."I got very conflicted about her massive success with Ab Fab. You know when your sister does really well at something? You're like, 'Oh good for you, good for you...

Lynda Baron has passed away at the age of 82, her agent has announced. Lynda was best known for her appearance on the sitcom Open All Hours, where she starred alongside Sir David Jason and Ronnie Barker as Nurse Gladys Emmanuel. Her agent of nearly 30 years Dawn French told PA: "It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved client Lynda Baron.

Dawn French's Good Morning Britain was scrapped Thursday morning as the show gave extensive coverage of Russia's invasion of the Ukraine. Putin ordered the attack on the country in the early hours - crossing its borders and bombing military targets near big cities - in a move which has been widely condemned by world leaders.Dawn was due to discuss her new solo show, Dawn French Is A Huge Tw*t - set to begin this autumn - and chat about her reunion with her French And Saunders co-star Jennifer Saunders.

This Morning host Holly Willoughby announced a big last-minute change to the ITV daytime TV schedules amid the news that Russia has invaded Ukraine. Thursday 24 February's episode of This Morning was running five minutes behind schedule, with an important news bulletin about the rising tension in Ukraine taking its place instead.

Good Housekeeping magazine, where she appears on the cover of April issue which is on sale now, the actress opened up how her new hair journey came about.And, of course, it all comes down to lockdown."The real trigger came during the lockdowns when I was dying my hair myself, and I just couldn’t be bothered to keep doing it," she explained."So I let my natural grey come through."I also cut some of it myself - to my hairdresser's alarm!"It’s much shorter than I’m used to now and I do have certain 'grrr' moments when I’m going out and I don’t know how to style it - I would literally give my old hair 13 minutes of my time each day - but the plan is to grow it again like my old hairstyle."She pondered the future of her hair, telling the publication: "I'm curious to see what the bob might look like with a good strong grey."Dawn previously spoke of her new do on Zoe Ball's Radio 2 show, where she admitted she does miss her signature bob.A post shared by Dawn French (@dawnrfrench)She has been rocking her chic dark bob for as long as we can remember, but since the change-up, she's very much feeling the low maintenance."We spend so much time and money on it; I'm very guilty of that, I loved my hair!" she told Zoe."Took me 13 minutes to do it everyday."I loved that bob but I'm ready for this now and not to be dying it anymore."She also spoke of her hopes for a full grey bob in the future, but admitted she will turn back to the dye if she doesn't like it.Dawn added: "If I get to the point - it'll take a while to grow - if we get there and I don't like it, guess what?""We're going to dye it!" she exclaimed as Zoe cheered.And a fresh look warrants a fresh project, as she returns to live comedy this year with her new one-woman

Comedienne Dawn French, 64, spoke about her style transformation on the Zoe Ball Breakfast Show today. Opening up about the new do' with the BBC Radio 2 presenter, Dawn revealed that she felt like her decision to go grey was no big deal.Zoe, 51, asked the French and Saunders star whether the new haircut felt “liberating” and whether she felt “fabulous” on her breakfast show this morning.In response, Dawn said: “Yeah, I do.

Dawn French has confessed to talking about her "beaver" to a member of the royal family.At the 2005 premiere of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Dawn revealed she had a rather awkward run-in with Prince Charles.During The Graham Norton Show on Friday (February 18th), the comical star explained that she made a naughty innuendo to his royal highness.When asked about her royal encounter, Dawn confessed: "I played Mr and Mrs Beaver in the Narnia films, and there was a big premiere at the Royal Albert Hall with Prince Charles. "He came up the row and began meeting us all and there's a picture of me meeting him, like 'ooooh'."And in fact, he was asking me what I did in the film and I said 'tonight your royal highness, you will see my beaver."I just smiled at him and he sort of twinkled at me and then moved on very very quickly like there was a bad smell...

The Mirror in 2017 that she was still "a bit broken".She added: “I have mended myself. I have seen what happens if you stay broken.“When I was single I found my new self.

Dawn French has released the dates for her upcoming solo UK show named after something quite graphic.The 64-year-old The Vicar of Dibley star has announced that her one-woman show is called Dawn French Is A Huge Tw*t.Leaving little to the imagination, the comedian has written the show herself and is looking forward to delighting fans with "buttock clenching embarrassing stories".Explaining the meaning behind the X-rated show's name, The French & Saunders star said: "This show is so named because, unfortunately, it's horribly accurate."There have been far too many times I have made stupid mistakes or misunderstood something vital or jumped the gun in a spectacular display of tw*ttery."The Vicar of Dibley star added: "I thought I might tell some of these buttock clenching embarrassing stories to give the audience a peek behind the scenes of my work life."This autumn, the award-winning actress will return to the stage following her most recent appearance in Kenneth Branagh's widely anticipated movie Death on the Nile alongside her celebrity pal Jennifer Saunders.Dawn will tour the UK from September 15 and perform a further 19 shows across the country until October 16.In an upcoming episode of The Graham Norton Show set to air on Friday, Dawn revealed that there are 'no plans' for her hit sketch show French and Saunders to return.Dawn and Jennifer, 63, first started working together when they met in their early 20s in 1978, with their hilarious sketch show French and Saunders first airing on BBC Two in 1987.Speaking on this week's dose of The Graham Norton show, she said: "There are no plans at the moment, but we are doing something for Comic Relief this year."I think the time for the sketch show is over, but Jen and I are

Death on the Nile (★★☆☆☆) miscalculates from the start, marching into a mystery Christie herself showed no interest in exploring: the origins of Hercule Poirot’s trademark mustache.Director and star Kenneth Branagh, helming his second Christie adaptation following the 2017 hit Murder on the Orient Express, digs into a black-and-white, WWI-set prologue that firmly establishes Belgian sleuth Poirot as the film’s romantic hero.Christie’s sturdy plots and colorful characters certainly invite inventive reinterpretation, but it feels misguided making this or any Poirot story more about the man solving the mystery, than about the mystery that Poirot must solve.The sprightlier 1978 version of Death on the Nile, directed by John Guillermin and scripted by Sleuth playwright Anthony Shaffer, struck a more satisfying balance between the famous detective and the cast of suspects all harboring motives for murder.That whodunnit boasted a lineup of eccentric legends — Bette Davis, Angela Lansbury, Maggie Smith, David Niven, and, of course, Peter Ustinov as Poirot — inhabiting Dame Agatha’s larger-than-life characters while swooning about in Anthony Powell’s Oscar-winning ’30s-era costumes.The result was gloriously camp, as much as it was wickedly intriguing.

EMMERDALE star Aaron Anthony waved goodbye to the soap this week as his character Ellis Chapman headed to Australia. Viewers and characters alike were left in tears as Ellis joined his former flame Priya Sharma in a taxi to the airport before leaving for good. Actor Aaron, 28, quit the ITV soap in December following a race probe into two of its other leading stars.

The long-awaited movie Death on the Nile has finally arrived in theaters and audiences checking out the film this weekend will probably wonder if they should stick around for an end credits scene.

Emmerdale fans were devastated this week, after Ellis Chapman decided to leave the village for Australia.Both viewers and the characters on screen were left in tears, as Ellis got a surprise visit from former flame Priya Sharma while waiting for a taxi to the airport.She later told him: "You know I love you, don't you?" to which Ellis replied: "I love you, I always did," before departing for good.Ellis Chapman's departure from Emmerdale follows allegations of a race probe about two of its stars, which reportedly left actor Aaron furious and led to his decision to quit the soap.Although Aaron may be leaving Emmerdale, it is certain it will not be the last time we see him, having already achieved huge success in his career opposite some famous names of stage and screen.Aaron graduated from the Bristol Old Vic in 2013, and, since then, the talented actor has not left our screens or theatre stages.However a few years before he landed his famous Emmerdale role, he also starred in another rival soap.From 2017 to 2018, he played Nathan Westwood in BBC daytime soap Doctors, alongside appearances in other popular TV programmes including Holby City and Hidden.His first acting role actually came when he was just six years old, when he starred in Midsomer Murders in 1997.He later went on to star in the crime drama once again in 2019, for one episode as Cal Ingallas.Aaron also received critical acclaim for his role as Adam Hesketh in Delicious, opposite Dawn French and Emilia Fox, as well as his role as Ian in the Netflix series Behind Her Eyes in 2021.Aaron Anthony joined Emmerdale in 2019 after former Ellis Chapman star Asan N'Jie was fired by soap bosses, following a confrontation with Hollyoaks star Jamie Lomas at the TV Choice

READ MORE: Dawn French’s life from 'best friend' Lenny Henry despite divorce and second marriage to therapist husband after dad’s ‘sign from the grave’ Given Vic’s success over the years, it is perhaps unsurprising that he has amassed a large and dedicated fan base who love to keep up-to-date with details of his life off camera. In terms of his love life, Vic married his first wife Sarah Vincent in the 1990s. In 1996, after three years of marriage and having had two children together, the pair went their separate ways.

Sheffield to star in the critically-acclaimed show The Play What I Wrote. The play, which sold out every show during its West End run, will be showing at the Lyceum Theatre from Monday, February 28 – Saturday, March 5. Famed for delighting critics and audiences alike, the show has a special twist: every performance features a mystery guest star.

The stars of Death on the Nile are gearing up for the release of their new movie!

DAWN French has joked she’s turning into the late ghosthunter Derek Acorah after embracing her natural grey hair. The 64-year-old couldn’t resist poking fun at her new look as she shared a snap of herself beside one of Derek – showing them both with slicked back grey hair.

Gary Barlow made sure he marked his 51st in style with his wife Dawn by his side. The couple appeared smitten as ever as they posed for photos with and without their friends at private members club, Harry's Bar.MORE: Gary Barlow shares intimate glimpse inside 22nd anniversary celebrations"Thank you so much for all the lovely Birthday wishes," the Take That star wrote on Instagram. "We had a very small dinner with my nearest and dearest.

Comedian Dawn French has spoken out against reality TV in a new interview, where she has said that broadcasters are more interested in producing “populist programmes”.The star added that money is now valued over quality, claiming that there is “no longer a budget to try more ambitious things”.Dawn, 64, explained how reality TV is cheap to make, as shows like Love Island are able to provide “hours” of television without having to pay anyone very much.She said: “We live in the world of reality TV where it's so cheap that even if you take everyone to Love Island, the people are costing you nothing.“A couple of houses and your cameras and your crew.

Dawn French looked completely at ease from her very own bathtub as she shared a completely naked selfie for her legion of loyal Instagram followers.The Vicar of Dibley star, 64, definitely had a more glamorous view than most in her bathroom, as she got to gaze out at a perfect blue sky and mountains covered in trees while lying back in the tub.Dawn shared a string of stunning selfies, and could first be seen from the back with her bare shoulders peeking out of the tub as she gazed out at the tree-strewn horizon.Instantly recognisable by her cloud of grey hair, Dawn kept the rest of her body underneath the warm bath water while enjoying the relaxing soak.Later, she switched things up for a cheeky natural selfie from the front, with her hair pulled back from her face and a relaxed grin for the lens.Going make-up free for the low-key snap, Dawn looked completely at ease in the naked snap.Captioning the photoset, she simply wrote: "Sometimes it’s ok to just watch a cloud pass by…"Fellow celebrities and fans couldn’t help but hop straight into the comments section to shower the star in love, with Fearne Cotton and Steph McGovern posting a string of love heart emojis.Spice Girls star Emma Bunton, meanwhile, wrote: "You beautiful lady.

Dawn French has been labelled an "inspiring icon" after posting a barefoot snap on social media.The 64-year-old comedian, best known for starring in The Vicar of Dibley, took to Instagram this weekend to share one of the snaps taken while enjoying a recent holiday in the sun - and clearly wasn’t afraid to get her feet in the water.In the snap, Dawn’s feet can be seen submerged in clear ocean water as she stepped onto the sand at a beach, with a bold scarlet manicure painting her nails for the occasion.Only half of Dawn’s feet were visible in the snap, which she simply captioned: "Hols."The comedy star’s fans quickly headed for the comments section to hail the star for her empowering behaviour, as one wrote: "I love you! I love how you are embracing life and being true to yourself.