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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.

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.

Loose Women host Ruth Langsford ruffled viewers feathers as she issued a spoiler warning for Emmerdale, which had viewers switching over or muting their televisions. Ruth sat on the panel alongside Linda Robson, Coleen Nolan and Carol McGiffin, who welcomed Emmerdale actress Lisa Riley on to the show.Lisa plays Mandy Dingle in the long running ITV soap and is currently caught up in a huge plot line, with her son Vinny recently eloping with his now-wife Liv Flaherty.She joined via video link and discussed the upcoming story, but host Ruth had to interrupt and issue a spoiler alert before they played a clip from the upcoming show.Ruth, who wore her honey blonde locks in a bob style with a beige and brown jumper, addressed the audience: "All you Emmerdale fans, spoiler alert! I want to give you time to turn the telly down or look away, because we don't like to spoil it for everyone."She then went on to play the exclusive clip from the next day’s episode, in which - spoiler alert - Mandy Dingle found out that Vinny, her ex-boyfriend Paul’s son, is actually married to partner Liv.Lisa spoke on the storyline, joking that it was a "Loose Women dilemma".She also spoke about ITV’s new "super soap schedule" as Emmerdale shifts to a new 7:30pm time-slot, with fellow ITV soap Coronation Street shifting to 8pm from now on.And Lisa couldn't help but touch on whether comedian Miriam Margoyles would ever join Emmerdale as part of the Dingle family, and why she doesn’t want her character to reunite with Paddy Kirk.Riley tweeted out after her appearance: "So, so, so lovely being back with the girls on Loose Women.

Hollywood actor Alan Cumming in the lead role.The TV film can finally be enjoyed over again after being added as part of Britbox's Christmas collection, and Daily Star has taken a look at where the stars are now.Alan Cumming OBE starred as the lovable art dealer Bernard Bottle, who accidentally releases Lenny Henry's Genie from an antique lamp at home.A huge star of stage and screen, Alan has had roles in some of the biggest productions including Hamlet and Hollywood films Goldeneye, Eyes Wide Shut and Spice World: The Movie as documentary film maker Piers.He most recently starred as King James in Doctor Who, providing the voice of Owen in animated series The Prince and went on a road trip around Scotland with actress Miriam Margoyles for

James Blunt admits his Twitter page causes 'fear' at record labelSteph went on to query Miriam about the "derogatory" comments she said about herself, which prompted her to interrupt."I'm not saying derogatory comments about myself," she clarified."I'm a wonderful person and I'm a very good actress but I'm not beautiful, that's true, you have to accept these things darling."The actress went on to tell Steph that she wasn't beautiful "but had something that makes people want to watch" her."I've got the same, we're lucky," she added, implying that it was a good thing.The presenter took the comment well and replied: "I think you're onto something with this though because I think being beautiful is a hindrance, so I'm glad I'm not the beautiful

DON'T MISS...Alex Scott to 'replace' Paddy McGuinness amid 'unwatchable' debut [UPDATE]Susanna Reid reacts to ITV colleague's devastating cancer diagnosis [INSIGHT]Miriam Margoyles reprimanded by the Queen for interrupting [INSIGHT]"[Michael] came in right at the end of the day, admittedly, he looked almost as good as Mr Poldark, he said to me, 'Matt Baker made that look really easy'."The 43-year-old TV star was seen scything in an old episode of Countryfile which originally aired in 2016.After learning the skill from an expert, he said: “I really enjoyed that, now one question: how does my scything compare to that Poldark bloke?”“No comment there,” the guest star amusingly replied.Zoe is a keen gardener and caught the gardening bug during

DON'T MISS...Alex Scott to 'replace' Paddy McGuinness amid 'unwatchable' debut [UPDATE]Susanna Reid reacts to ITV colleague's devastating cancer diagnosis [INSIGHT]Miriam Margoyles reprimanded by the Queen for interrupting [INSIGHT]The following day, Becki gave her followers a tour of the room where she was receiving treatment."What a wonderful day.. in the penthouse I see so much of it," she penned.In her video, the singer spoke to camera before spinning her phone around to show the city skyline out of her window."Happy Sunday.

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.

Harry Potter star Miriam Margoyles OBE celebrates a landmark birthday today (May 18).The British-Australian actress, who just turned 80, was born in Oxford in 1941 and grew up in a Jewish familyShe's spent many years dividing her time between the United Kingdom, Australia, and Italy with her partner Heather Sutherland.Her earliest roles were in theatre and she went on to win a BAFTA Award for her role in Martin Scorsese's The Age of Innocence.With her distinctive voice, she went on to gain recognition for her work as a voice artist.In the 1970s she recorded a soft-porn audio called Sexy Sonia: Leaves from my Schoolgirl Notebook.She was later cast of Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter film series.Before flying off the Hogwarts, Miriam

MIRIAM Margoyles is about to make more Harry Potter fans cry than when JK Rowling killed off Dumbledore. Despite playing Hogwarts teacher Professor Pomona Sprout in the hugely successful movies, Miriam has confessed that she doesn’t like the franchise.

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.

Celebrities have backed calls for Home Secretary Priti Patel to end restrictions that prevent thousands of migrants in the UK from accessing financial support during the coronavirus crisis.

PHILLIP Schofield whispered "sorry" and Holly Willoughby fought back giggles after guest Miriam Margoyles swore TWICE on This Morning today. The award-winning Harry Potter and Call the Midwife actress appeared on the lunchtime show to discuss her life long battle with her weight.

This Morning presenters Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield were left very red-faced as Miriam Margoyles swore twice while talking about her Big Fat Adventure show.

CELEBRITIES have been raking in cash during lockdown from adoring fans who pay to be insulted and sworn at. Actors, musicians and sports stars — out of work over the pandemic — have been recording personalised videos on demand.