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Martin Lewis was upgraded to a CBE for his services to broadcasting and consumer rights in the Queen's New Year Honours back in July. Now with a new medal of recognition, the 50-year-old revealed to fans that he has had to send back his OBE.Taking to his Twitter, the finance expert shared a selfie of him holding up his medal to the camera.In view of his 1.8 million followers, he wrote: "They're taking my OBE off me!"Yep, I got a letter saying now I have been upgraded to a CBE, I need to send the OBE back.So off it goes."Many of his fans flocked to his post to comment, including Davina McCall, who wrote: "Oh Martin!!!Madonna, 64, causes stir in TikTok clip coming out as gay"I’m so chuffed for you.

Geena Davis' first interaction with her "Quick Change" co-star Bill Murray involved being greeted with a device she calls "The Thumper." In an interview with The Times on the precipice of her new book release, "Dying of Politeness," Davis recounted meeting Murray for the first time in a hotel suite. She alleges the "Ghostbusters" actor introduced himself with "a massage device he insisted on using on her, despite her emphatically refusing.

Oscar and Golden Globe Award for her acting prowess, claimed that Bill Murray, 72, had screamed at her in front of “hundreds” of people after he thought she was late to set.The pair’s relationship got off to a rocky start after their first meeting in a hotel room, as Geena claimed that the Ghostbusters actor had greeted her with a massage device that he insisted on using on her.According to a Times summary, “[Davis is] introduced to [Murray], she writes, in a hotel suite, where Murray greets her with something called The Thumper, a massage device he insists on using on her, despite her emphatically refusing.”The "bad" encounter was followed up by a more humiliating incident when the Royal Tenenbaums actor allegedly lost his temper with Geena while filming Quick Change, which Bill also co-directed.Assuming she was late to set, Bill let rip, without realising that Geena’s delay was due to a simple issue in the wardrobe department.The Times wrote: “Later, while they’re filming on location, Murray tracks Davis down in her trailer and begins screaming at her for being late (she’s waiting for her wardrobe), continues to scream at her as she hurries onto the set and even as she gets there, in front of hundreds of cast, crew, curious passers-by.”“That was bad,” Geena said of her audition with Bill, thinking about the ways in which she would have handled the situation differently.“The way he behaved at the first meeting… I should have walked out of that or profoundly defended myself, in which case I wouldn’t have got the part.“I could have avoided that treatment if I’d known how to react or what to do during the audition.“But, you know, I was so non-confrontational that I just didn’t…” she said.Not mincing her words, Geena soon

Geena Davis has detailed her unpleasant experiences working with Bill Murray on their 1990 crime comedy Quick Change in her new memoir Dying Of Politeness.The 66-year-old acting icon revealed on Friday to The Times of London how Murray allegedly created an uncomfortable atmosphere during her audition for the film, which he starred in and also co-directed with Howard Franklin.According to her, Murray, 72, also screamed at her in front of 'hundreds' of people on set because she was allegedly late, though she says she was merely delayed by the wardrobe department.  Bad time: Geena Davids, 66, wrote in her memoir Dying Of Politeness about her terrible experiences working with Bill Murray on their 1990 crime comedy Quick Change; seen in 2019 in LAAccording to a Times summary, '[Davis is] introduced to [Murray], she writes, in a hotel suite, where Murray greets her with something called The Thumper, a massage device he insists on using on her, despite her emphatically refusing.'The concerning encounter was followed up by a more humiliating incident when the Royal Tenenbaums actor allegedly lost his temper while filming Quick Change.

Geena Davis is opening up and recalling an audition with Bill Murray for Quick Change.

Geena Davis is opening up about a “bad” experience she had with Quick Change co-star Bill Murray on the set of the 1990 film. The star recalled in her new memoir Dying of Politeness an uncomfortable meeting with Murray, who co-directed the crime comedy with Howard Franklin.

“Dying of Politeness,” claiming that the now-72-year-old Murray allegedly greeted her in a hotel suite with a massage device that he insisted on using on her, even though she refused. “That was bad,” Davis told the Times. “The way he behaved at the first meeting… I should have walked out of that or profoundly defended myself, in which case I wouldn’t have got the part.“I could have avoided that treatment if I’d known how to react or what to do during the audition,” she said.

Bill Murray while making Quick Change in 1989.The Oscar-winning actress made the claim as part of her new memoir Dying of Politeness, saying that during their first meeting in a hotel suite, Murray greeted her with a massage device that he insisted on using on her, despite her refusing.Davis also alleges that Murray later tracked her down in her trailer during production and screamed at her for being late, and continued to do so as she hurried to set and when she arrived, witnessed by hundreds of colleagues.“That was bad,” Davis told The Times. “The way he behaved at the first meeting… I should have walked out of that or profoundly defended myself, in which case I wouldn’t have got the part.“I could have avoided that treatment if I’d known how to react or what to do during the audition. But, you know, I was so non-confrontational that I just didn’t…”.When it was suggested that she was blaming herself, Davis added: “Ha.

Susan Sarandon, Thelma just might have survived.Indeed, the Oscar-winning actress — who played Louise to Geena Davis’ Thelma in the 1991 road-trip classic “Thelma & Louise” — came up with some last-minute changes to the script that sealed the deadly fates of both characters. Until Sarandon intervened with director Ridley Scott, only Louise was set to die in the end.“[Scott] said, ‘Well, you definitely will die, but I’m not sure about the other character.

Geena Davis is gushing about more than her Emmy. On Monday, ET spoke with the actress after she took home the Governors Award, where she dished about working withZoë Kravitz andChanning Tatum in  “He, you know, was incredible,” Davis said about working with Tatum. “All the things that I saw him shoot.” As for Kravitz, who makes her directorial debut with the film, Davis noted that “Zoe was amazing."  “She’s a phenomenal director.

Lizzo‘s table to snap pics at such a furious pace that it looked like a strobe light to those who weren’t on the floor as part of the unusual ballroom-style seating for nominees and their entourages.

After the intensity and suspense of tonight’s Emmy broadcast, the winners, nominees and presenters gathered afterward to blow off some steam. From the Governors Ball to fetes thrown by HBO and Apple, many of the night’s biggest names were there — except for, of course, Jerrod Carmichael, who took his Emmy and his fur coat and went home.

Sandra Oh looks regal in royal purple at the 2022 Emmy Awards on Monday night (September 12) at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

Geena Davis attended the 74th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony, which was held at the Microsoft Theater on Monday.The 66-year-old performer made quite the impression at the star-studded event, during which she wore a seriously eye-catching outfit.The actress was also joined by one of her three children whom she shares with former partner Reza Jarrahy. Kian William Jarrahy, 18,  looked sharp in a black three-piece suit with buttoned up white shirt with no tie and with a white kerchief in his breast pocket. Showing up: Geena Davis attended the 74th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony, which was held at the Microsoft Theater on MondayDavis wore a gorgeous bright yellow dress that showed off her arms to the Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony.The Beetlejuice actress added an element of shine to her look for the evening with a set of sparkling earrings.

The Television Academy has named the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media as the 2022 Governors Award recipient for the organization’s efforts in promoting gender equality in the entertainment industry.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media will be honored with this year’s Governors Award at the Emmys, the Television Academy announced on Monday. The institute, which was founded by Oscar-winning actor Geena Davis in 2004, will be recognized for its work in promoting gender balance and fostering inclusion in the entertainment industry.First awarded in 1978, the Governors Award “honors an individual, company or organization that has made a profound, transformational and long-lasting contribution to the arts and/or science of television,” according to the Television Academy.

What to watch: 7 movies & shows to stream this week - August 5What to watch: 7 movies & shows to stream this week - July 29Abbi Jacobson is back with a program of her own. Following the end of “Broad City,” Jacobson took her time to deliver a new project, turning in “A League of Their Own,” a TV show based on the legendary Madonna, Rosie O’Donnell and Geena Davis movie. Jacobson is the co-creator of the series and stars in it, telling the story of a team of female baseball players in the 40’s, with an expanded scope that accounts for race and sexuality.

Prime Video series of the same name.The result is entertaining enough and should win over nostalgic fans — but it’s not quite a home run.Now streaming, “A League of Their Own,” has a similar premise to the movie, which starred Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Rosie O’Donnell, Madonna, and Jon Lovitz. Created by Will Graham (“Mozart in the Jungle”) and Abbi Jacobson (“Broad City”), who also stars, the series is set in 1943 and follows the Rockford Peaches, a women’s team in the new All American Girls Professional Baseball League, formed because World War II has threatened the existence of Major League Baseball with men off fighting overseas.The series begins with Carson Shaw (Jacobson) taking a train from Idaho to Chicago for baseball tryouts.

is the TV series adapted from Penny Marshall’s classic 1992  film about the formation of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) in the 1940s. Co-created by Will Graham and Abbi Jacobson, who also stars as catcher Carson Shaw, the series widens the lens to explore the authentic and diverse lives of the league's many players, with season 1 largely focused on the women that made up the Rockford Peaches. But it also feels very familiar, capturing the essence of what made the movie, which recently celebrated its 30th anniversary, such a long standing favorite. In fact, there are several homages and Easter eggs or what D’Arcy Carden, who plays Peaches player Greta, calls “little kisses to the movie” that many fans will instantly recognize.

Doris was always a talker! The Rockford Peaches may huddle in their locker room before hitting the field, but it was Rosie O’Donnell who they surrounded in-between takes of Prime Video’s A League of Their Own.

A League of Their Own” TV show, streaming on August 12.The show is a reboot of the classic baseball flick from 1992, but instead of the all-star team of Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Madonna and Rosie O’Donnell, this TV series adaptation will star a brand new lineup.Abbi Jacobson of “Broad City” fame, who co-created the show with Will Graham, stars in the series. Also in the dugout are Nick Offerman, Chanté Adams, Kelly McCormack and more.