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Come all ye faithful, as Manchester's famous Bridgewater Hall gets ready to host the events of the season once again. Raymond Gubbay's fantastic Christmas festival offers an unbeatable line-up that the whole family can enjoy.

Demi Sims has admitted she feels "so much better" after getting her lip filler dissolved. The former TOWIE star, 26, who has revealed the poignant meaning behind her new back tattoo, has told OK! she decided to get them removed after receiving a string of troll comments about her pout. She explained that social media users told her they were "too big" and looked "ridiculous", so she wanted to put an end to the criticism.

Rylan Clark has completely delighted Strictly Come Dancing viewers with his ‘perfect’ impersonation of Keira Knightly in Love Actually. Before Richie Anderson was eliminated after facing Fleur East in the dreaded dance off, the It Takes Two presenter appeared in a skit alongside his co-host Janette Manrara to promote the BBC Two spin-off show. The duo recreated the well-known cards on the doorstep scene from the 2003 Richard Curtis romcom, made famous by Keira’s Juliet and Andrew Lincoln’s Mark.

Emma Thompson said the late Alan Rickman could be “terrifying” – but when he was funny he was “hilarious”. The Oscar-winning actress, 63, worked alongside Rickman throughout his career, including playing his wife in the romantic comedy Love Actually. A collection of the Harry Potter star’s diaries have been published following his death in 2016 aged 69, giving readers an intimate look at his life and career.

A new rooftop cinema is set to screen a host of Christmas classic movies from Elf to Muppet’s Christmas Carol in the run up to the festive period. The season of movies will kick off on November 16 at Backyard Cinema, the immersive cinema experience that is setting up shop on the roof of Depot Mayfield, its first residency outside London.

Jaws dropped again along the celebrity panel on The Masked Dancer as the second celeb of the series was unmasked and sent home. Last weekend Former Strictly Come Dancing pro dancer Oti gasped and joked 'I'm dying' as her teen heartthrob was unmasked as the character Astronaut.

The Sims family are one of Essex’s most famous group of siblings having been on The Only Way is Essex for 11 years. Recently, the oldest Sims sibling, Chloe, 40, announced that she was leaving the ITV show. And it seemed she wasn’t the only one, with younger sisters Frankie , 27, and 25 year old Demi following suit.

The partner of famed British screenwriter Richard Curtis has shared shocking photos of their home being ravaged by a house fire.The 18th century property in Walberswick, Suffolk, is the home of the Love Actually director and partner, broadcaster Emma Freud, and caught fire on Sunday, July 10.The fire took hold of the ground and first floor of the property, as well as the attic, with 14 fire crews needed to tackle the blaze, now revealed to be 60 firefighters in total working for eight hours. At one point, firefighters had to rip the tiles off a section of the roof to dampen down hotspots which would stop the fire spreading further through the house.

Death in Paradise spin-off. The Love Actually actor delighted fans of the show last month when he revealed that he would be reprising his role as DCI Humphrey Goodman in a new BBC show. The spin-off in question, entitled Beyond Paradise, will be set in a "rural setting in the south west," according to Marshall.

Elon Musk's ex-wife, Talulah Riley, was seen looking loved up with Love Actually actor Thomas Brodie-Sangster.The couple met on the set of Disney Plus' new six-part series on the Sex Pistols, with Talulah, 36, playing fashion designer Vivienne Westwood and Thomas, 32, playing the band’s manager Malcolm McLaren respectively.They were first spotted in London having lunch together in February and then seemingly went public with their relationship when they attended a pre-Baftas party together in March.Their latest appearance has seen them attend the Serpentine Gallery Summer Party, an event which encompasses film, experimental music, poetry, spoken word, workshops and performances from June to October. The exhibition is held at Black Chapel, London, and features a performance from two-time Grammy award-winning singer Corinne Bailey-Rae and an installation from Brian Eno.

Hugh Grant has donated yet another £10,000 to a charity which provides free plumbing and heating services for the elderly and vulnerable. The founder of Depher, James Anderson, has hailed the British actor as a "god" after he donated a large sum of money to the charity for the third time on Thursday morning. James, 54, said that Hugh's donation had been verified by GoFundMe and was more important than ever with the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.The Burnley charity worker said: "If I could rename Jesus, I would call him Hugh.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorWhen Daryl McCormack told his mom he landed a starring role in Searchlight Pictures’ “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande,” he wasn’t sure what to tell her about first: the character he was playing or who his co-star was. “I think I said, ‘I’m playing a sex worker,’ the 29-year-old Irish actor recalls.

Emma Thompson, 63, has completely transformed for her new role as the iconic nasty teacher Miss Trunchbull in Matilda the Musical.The new Netflix project features the Love Actually actress in one of her least recognisable roles to date, but the nasty teacher has also had some changes since she last appeared on screen in the original Roald Dahl movie back in 1996. At the time, Miss Trunchbull was played by Pam Ferris, and wore a navy uniform throughout her scenes as principal, later putting on her Olympics jumper and trousers for the shot-put throwing.The new Trunchbull is more of a traditional-style schoolteacher, wearing a khaki and brown military-style coat over the top of a shirt and tie.

L.A. baby! Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards’ oldest daughter, Sami Sheen, has always been in the spotlight — and now she’s making headlines for her grown up choices.

supports HTML5 videoDame Emma Thompson has said the MeToo movement shouldn’t be measured on the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial, which she feels ‘isn’t representative’ of the wider cause. Edward Scissorhands actor Depp, 59, filed a lawsuit against ex-wife Heard, 36, claiming an op-ed she wrote about her domestic abuse experience defamed him by suggesting he was physically and sexually abusive towards her throughout their marriage, which ended in 2017. Aquaman star Heard then counter-sued her former husband, accusing him of defaming her by claiming her domestic abuse account was false. The pair hashed it out in court during a televised six-week trial, which resulted in a jury finding that Heard did defame Depp with the article, which was published by The Washington Post in 2018. In her first statement after the verdict last week, Heard said the jury’s decision was a ‘setback’ for victims of domestic violence. Dame Emma, 63, has been an outspoken campaigner for the MeToo movement, which gathered momentum when sexual misconduct allegations against Harvey Weinstein began to emerge in 2016. The Love Actually actress said she hasn’t been keeping up with the legal drama between Depp and Heard, but that it was important not to base the core of the MeToo movement on the case. ‘One of the things that’s very difficult to do is judge an issue like the MeToo issue brings to the fore when you’re dealing with very very famous people.

Martine McCutheon has revealed she and her husband will be renewing their wedding vows after their original big day took a terrifying turn. The Love Actually actress, 46, tied the knot with Jack McManus in Lake Como in 2012 but, the ceremony was ruined by uninvited guests as the mafia showed up and demanded money from the couple. Martine and Jack appeared on the Chris and Rosie Ramsey Show, discussing the "scary exchange" after the group made a series of financial demands for their big day to be able to go ahead.

19 years on from her villainous role in the iconic festive romance, Love Actually, Heike Makatsch looks completely different! Now 50, the German actress has ditched the famous bob Mia sported for an edgy blonde look. Heike played arguably the most hated character in the 2003 film, the sexy office seductress who was desperately trying to have an affair with her married boss Harry. It is never fully disclosed in the film if Harry, played by the late Alan Rickman, cheated on his wife Karen, however the storyline did not leave audiences without anger and heartbreak.

BBC’s foreign correspondent and Mastermind presenter has a fondness for accessorising his outfits with fetching chiffon scarves, even combining one with a T-shirt when he appeared on The One Show earlier this year. He also wore one on the red carpet at the National Television Awards last September when he sported a grey and black polka dot scarf with a traditional tuxedo. His fashion-forward style, which has been described as ‘London media attire’, certainly seems to chime with film and television celebrities – and not just when it’s chilly outside.

Bill Nighy is a national treasure who must be protected at all costs, and if you need further evidence of this then he has shared his passion for fashion in a new interview – and, in particular, cardigans.The renowned actor, 72, who has starred in films including Love Actually, Hot Fuzz and Emma, is always impeccably dressed and revealed that he ‘take[s] clothes very seriously as objects’.However, cardigans see things step up a gear for the Bafta-winner, who admitted to having a genuine physical reaction to the garments.The star, who buys them for his daughter Mary, has a soft spot for Prada’s women’s line as he claims ‘you can’t get chicer than that’.He’s also considering buying some house cardigans for himself, although he despairs at men’s cardigans always being ‘four inches too long’.Speaking about his serious yen for them, he explained: ‘I go weak about certain cardigans, I’m not exaggerating to be amusing. It’s for real.’‘I get a funny feeling, a physical sensation,’ he added to GQ.Nighy recalled his younger, poorer days too, saying that he knew he was doing well ‘when my shoes didn’t squelch’.‘Every night, I would put my Doc Martens on the windowsill to air and I would never wash my socks, because I only had one pair.

Oscar nomination for his role in Christmas film comedy, Elf.He made the comments ahead of this year’s Oscars ceremony and went on to say that he didn’t think comedy was represented enough in the nominations.The Love Actually director, who is also a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, said at the Oscar Wilde Awards in Los Angeles: “I always get very antsy about the fact that Will Ferrell didn’t get nominated for Elf.”“Or that Peter Sellers didn’t get nominated for Inspector Clouseau.”He added: “But it’s the price you pay, as it were. Comedies tend to make a bit of money, and then you don’t get the prizes.”Curtis went on to say that had Ferrell been nominated, he would have voted for him but that he “wasn’t given the chance”.He said that comedy is overlooked as a genre, “particularly the actors”.He continued: “I think it’s a real issue that comedy isn’t respected as much…but I do try and push for comedy performances whenever I can.” The 2022 Oscars takes place this Sunday (March 27).

Martine McCutcheon couldn't stop laughing in a hilarious video she shared on her Instagram which showed an illusion of a face on some new beautiful blue silk underwear.MORE: Martine McCutcheon gets candid about exercise struggle - and it's so relatableThe Love Actually actress took to her Instagram stories to reveal the face which was elegantly carved out in a pair of aquamarine blue knickers and fittingly dubbed the pair "sculptor knickers".WATCH: Martine shows Instagram a hilarious illusion she found in her silk underwearAccording to the star, she was inundated with responses from her 419,000 followers who could not get over the image. One of Martine's friends even thought the face looked like a member of the band, The Stone Roses.READ: Martine McCutcheon poses on Instagram in £46 LBD and sheer spotty tightsMORE: Martine McCutcheon rocks the wildest leggings - just look at that printTalking on her stories, Martine said: "I just love beautiful underwear and these have just arrived and they are my favourite colour too, I love that sort of baby aquamarine-blue it's my favourite colour."Can anyone else see a face look?! The lips, the nose, the hair line… it's like a sculptor's done it.