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Radio Times: "I said, 'Look, I’m not Jewish – and really, really think about it because if you want to withdraw the offer to me, I have absolutely no hard feelings."'I would absolutely understand if you want to go another route.'"He did think about it and he said, 'Yes, I want you to do it,’ and so that gave me, in a way, the confidence to go forward.'The movie star added that casting has "sort of exploded from the inside out", but she does agree that "it’s all about opportunity"."Without opportunity, you can do nothing," she smiled."And if the discussion has to be had around my performance then – oh my God – I hope that I’m all right as Golda, because if I’m not..."While Mirren may feel a little apprehensive about her debut, we are without doubt that her portrayal will be nothing short of fantastic.She is undeniably one of Britain's most iconic actresses, having starred in countess movies and TV series, won an Oscar and 126 other awards alongside 134 nominations for her portrayals on-screen.While working on Golda, the 76-year-old has also got another film out this year; one that she hopes will help her "break free" from a character she's been associated with for a decade.The Duke, which is set in 1961, follows 60-year-old taxi driver Kempton Bunton, who steals Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London.He sends ransom notes saying that he will return the painting if the government invests more in care for the elderly.Mirren spoke about her character in the comedy-drama, the final film from director Roger Michell, who died last September.She plays Dorothy Bunton, a charlady who's married to real-life character Kempton Bunton, played by Jim Broadbent, and Dorothy's drab, worn-down

Jamie Oliver and wife Jools had a big reason to celebrate on Saturday as Jools' mum marked her 80th birthday!WOW: Jamie Oliver fans go wild for his 'Sean Connery lookalike' dad as he shares rare picture of him alongside sonsTo commemorate the event, Jamie shared a photo of the mother and daughter, alongside her sister and a family friend, but fans couldn't believe their eyes after they read Jamie's caption. The celebrity chef wrote: "Happy 80th birthday to my amazing mother-in-law Mrs Norton have a wonderful day surrounded by all your family we love you very much happy birthday!"WATCH: Jamie Oliver marks 21st wedding anniversary in best way possibleBut when his followers looked at the photo, they were certain that no one that age was in the black-and-white image.SEE: Jamie Oliver shares adorable video of son River – and his unexpected lookalike!MORE: Jamie Oliver surprises fans with adorable photo of 'cheeky' RiverOne puzzled person said: "I don't see anyone on this picture who could be 80… congrats!" and a second penned: "I'm sorry - is someone 80 in this photo?!"Another perplexed follower added: "Who's 80 on this photo?? I had to take my glasses off to have a closer look too!!!" and a fourth commented: "Happy birthday! Hope I look as glamorous as she does when I turn 80!"And for anyone who needs help, Jools' glamorous mum is the lady second from the left in the snap.

Gary Lineker, 61, has logged onto social media to announce he had tested positive for coronavirus following a flight from South Africa.The former professional footballer apologised to those sitting near him on the flight, while clarifying he had been wearing a mask during the journey.In view of his 8.3 million Twitter followers, Gary wrote: “Long time since I got between the lines.“Arrived back from Cape Town early this morning.“Started feeling a little unwell on the flight.“Sorry to those sitting near, although I wore a mask for the entirety of the journey as didn’t eat.“Hope I didn’t pass it on to anyone on BA42.” (sic)The BBC Sport star accompanied the tweet with a picture of a positive Covid test.MORE TO FOLLOW...

Naga Munchetty, 46, has thrown her support behind Rafael Nadal, 35, today as she tuned into the Australian Open final.

Maude Apatow had a serious obsession with One Direction and still gets starstruck by the teen-heartthrob boy band.

Strictly Come Dancing professional James Jordan, 43, after he faced backlash from Dancing On Ice viewers. James logged onto Twitter yesterday to comment on Brendan’s performance on the ice skating show.In view of his 302,000 followers, James tweeted: “Just watched @BrendanCole on catch-up on @dancingonice.“I hate to admit it but he’s bloody brilliant !“He was never the greatest dancer but when it comes to ice skating I think he’s going to be one of the best ever.“Well done mate - and we’ll done Vanessa for putting up with him.” (sic)However, some viewers did not take the comments well and they let James know as they responded to his tweet.Julietgrace5 said: “‘He was never the greatest dancer’ !!!“Not very sporting of you James.“I loved him on Strictly. He was very good tonight.”AmandaAbProp chimed in: “He’s a much better dancer than you ever were!”Lozza1806 added: “He did win strictly though James which is something you didn’t manage to do.”In defence of his friend, Brendan today quote-tweeted James’ post, explaining that he “was joking”.In view of his 186,000 followers, Brendan penned: “He was joking people.“He’s always told me that I was the most incredible, amazing abs gifted pro dancer strictly has ever had - after him of course.“Thanks James mate, it was epic to be out there.“Hope I can be almost as good as you again.”James promptly responded to Brendan sending him “big love”.He wrote: “Or was I.

Anna Faris isn’t ashamed to admit that her quality of competitiveness isn’t always the best for relationships. Anna had Gwyneth Paltrow on as her guest for her Unqualified podcast this week, and the ladies talked about their past failed marriages. “My two other marriages were with actors and I don’t think we did a great job at eliminating competitiveness,” Anna admitted. “Or at least, I didn’t, being a proud person and not wanting to reveal that vulnerability.”

Rocker Roger Daltrey reckons fans only buy The Who tickets to see which one of His Generation will drop dead on stage.

Radio Times: “I remember doing the first piece to camera when Monty Don was away – the man’s been doing it for such a long a time, when he wanders on-screen, half the nation thinks the world is all right;I hope I don’t cock it up.”However, Monty gave him some “good” advice to just be himself on camera.Adam recalled Monty's advice, adding: “He said, ‘Just be yourself’.“That’s good advice for most things in life.“Be yourself and then you’ll know who your friends are,” he added.The TV presenter also revealed that more people had been getting into gardening during the lockdown after spending more time at home.He admitted that he had noticed more people using their gardens and had even received a “number of social media messages” from fans.

Toni Cornell unveiled her take on Temple of the Dog's "Hunger Strike" for coronavirus relief during LiveXLive's Music Lives digital music festival on Sunday (April 19).

Steven Gerrard admitted he was on the floor after his Rangers side were sent tumbling out of the Scottish Cup at Tynecastle on the back of Alfredo Morelos  going AWOL.