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Edinburgh's Festival Fringe will air on BBC Two in August, surrounding the stars who first found fame at the esteemed festival. The Fringe, Fame And Me is the story of how a small Scottish arts festival that began 75 years ago this year became a national institution - a crucible where new stars are forged, careers made, and sometimes, dreams dashed.

TV and film actress Miriam Margolyes has been a familiar face since the 1960s and is one of the world's best-known actresses. The 83-year-old star has enjoyed a hugely successful career as an actress across the globe, with many recognising her as Professor Pomona Sprout in the Harry Potter film series.

Queen‘s Brian May has announced that he has made the “painful decision” to resign from his role as RSPCA vice president.The legendary guitarist and Queen bandmember had been serving as the vice president of The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) since 2012 and yesterday (September 27), May took to his official Instagram account to share a statement explaining his resignation.“It is with profound sadness and not without massive soul-searching that today I have to offer my resignation as a vice-president of the RSPCA,” began the statement. “You have kept me informed through the Save-Me Trust of complaints that have been levelled in recent months at the RSPCA over appallingly bad standards of animal welfare in member farms of the RSPCA Assured scheme.”A post shared by Sir Brian May (@brianmayforreal)He continued: “I have understood that the RSPCA needed time to evaluate the evidence and make decisions on action to be taken.

pic.twitter.com/hKCiGL2i6G— m (@finest_lucifer) November 26, 2023these mf cut her mic when she showed the palestinian flag ?????? this is crazy pic.twitter.com/mzbx7mjqmV— ANTO (@929SELFISH) November 26, 2023Martinez is just one of many famous faces to speak out against the conflict in recent weeks.

Steve Coogan has defended his decision to sign an open letter calling for a ceasefire in Gaza amid the current Israel-Hamas conflict, while also condemning the “horrific” Hamas attacks.Coogan was among over 2,000 names from the arts world who signed the letter. Tilda Swinton, Massive Attack‘s Robert Del Naja and Miriam Margoyles are also among the signees.The letter condemns various governments for “not only tolerating war crimes but aiding and abetting them” amid the current conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, as well as “every act of violence against civilians and every infringement of international law whoever perpetrates them”.Citing Israeli Minister of Defence Yoav Gallant’s depiction of Palestinians as “human animals”, the letter goes on to argue that Palestinians “have become people to whom almost anything can be done”.However, some have criticised the letter for not openly condemning the actions of Hamas, who reignited tensions between Israel and Palestine when it launched its biggest ever attack on Israel on October 7, killing over 1,000 people.In response, Israel imposed a “total siege” on Gaza, threatening to cut off electricity, fuel and supplies of food and water.

Tilda Swinton, Steve Coogan and Massive Attack’s Robert Del Naja are some of the 2,000 people from across the arts and entertainment world who have signed an open letter calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.Miriam Margoyles, Maxine Peake, Frankie Boyle and Charles Dance are also among the signatories of the letter, which condemns various governments for “not only tolerating war crimes but aiding and abetting them” amid the current conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, as well as “every act of violence against civilians and every infringement of international law whoever perpetrates them”.Citing Israeli Minister of Defence Yoav Gallant’s depiction of Palestinians as “human animals”, the letter goes on to argue that Palestinians “have become people to whom almost anything can be done”.“We are witnessing a crime and a catastrophe. Israel has reduced much of Gaza to rubble, and cut off the supply of water, power, food and medicine to 2.3million Palestinians.

Steve Martin is speaking out after hearing of Miriam Margoyles‘ claims about working with him.

Loose Women favourite, OK! columnist and Love Island fanatic Judi Love has issued her thoughts on the ITVX dating show's ongoing series, predicting that semi-professional football player Tyrique Hyde or entrepreneur Whitney Adebayo will make it to the final and take home their half of the £50k prize. Writing in her weekly column, the stand-up comedian also predicts former Gogglebox regular Mica Venna will bag the top-spot on the upcoming series of Celebrity MasterChef 2023, has her say on actress Miriam Margoyles' recent British Vogue cover, reflects on her own appearance on the popular Off-Menu podcast and prepares for this year's Windrush Day, which celebrates the anniversary of the Windrush migration.

The Queen; a meeting she had dreamt about all her life.

Alan Cumming and Harry Potter star Miriam Margoyles visited for a new piece of a walking stick. Staff at the Shopmobility Highland office in Dingwall couldn't believe their eyes when the pair came in, with Margoyles asking for a new 'ferrule'- or rubber end of her walking aid.

Miriam Margoyles, 79, told the Loose Women panel that she "never had a problem" being gay, and did not know you "weren't suppose" to like the same sex.The star told the panel she "felt sorry" for those who have a problem with people being gay and hopes things get "better", during an appearance last week.Kay Burley addressed the Harry Potter actress: "You said that you have been with your partner Heather for 52 years, and I appreciate that Heather does not like being spoken about on tele."So you came out when you were 27, that's 50 years ago, my maths isn't so good, that must be so different from today."She asked: "What was that like?"Miriam responded: "Well I didn't know you weren't suppose to, it never occurred to me that liking somebody

Miriam Margoyles, 79, has spoken to Radio Times magazine on the difficulty of having frank discussions with transgender communities, following on from JK Rowling’s recent comments on the transgender community.The actress recalled a meeting with indigenous transgender people in Australia and admitted that she always “thought” someone who wanted to “become a woman” would have their genitals removed.Miriam has now realised that the topic is “hugely complicated” and can “offend people”.She told the publication: “I know I’m a lesbian and I know I’m a woman, so I’ve sorted it out.“But if you are on the way between one sex and another, how do you decide when you’ve arrived?“It’s hugely complicated.

Grounded with Louis Theroux podcast this week, the Harry Potter actress wasn’t shy in opening up about a whole range of subjects including her fears on dying from coronavirus, her homosexuality, and her feelings on sex.When it came to the latter, while Margoyles said she didn’t have ‘a lot of sex anymore’ – her partner lives in the Netherlands – the 79-year-old admitted she likes to use the subject in conversations as ‘you want to go to a shared place and sex is almost universal’.Speaking about sex and attraction, she said of one of her first memories of the feeling: ‘I know that I loved it.

coronavirus, just weeks after receiving backlash for her comments on previously wanting Prime Minister Boris Johnson to die after he contracted Covid-19.The Harry Potter star admitted her ‘morale is almost at rock bottom’ at the moment, as the 79-year-old continued to remain in lockdown amid the pandemic.Adding she’s ‘frightened’ of dying from the respiratory illness and is ‘coping very badly’ with the situation, Margoyles opened up on the Grounded With Louis Theroux podcast this week.She said: ‘My morale is almost at rock bottom, I get my pleasures from contact with people, that is what I enjoy and when I’m cut off from people as I have to be at the moment, I don’t do very well.‘I read, I watch television a lot, I think a bit, but I