Piers Morgan sparks backlash over ‘woke’ jibe at ITV stars' International Women's Day pic

Radio Times, the actress revealed that she doesn’t support their actions.The 75-year-old had strong feelings about the debate around the toppling of UK statues.When asked about her thoughts, Joanna commented: “All our ancestors were linked with something, so you can’t suddenly go, ‘But I don’t do that’.”She added: “If you eat sugar, you’re probably eating sugar that came from sugar factories that were worked by slaves, and so it goes round and round.“Lots of things were obviously reprehensible, the slave trade being one; you can’t defend that.“But there are different things that were done in the past which we can’t change.“We don’t do them now because we wouldn’t.”Joanna, who is hosting a new three-part ITV documentary series Great Cities of the World, where she explores the magnificent cities of Berlin, Paris and Rome, said: “So, I don’t know how much of the past you can smash up without finding that the wrecking ball has come very close to your own house.”Joanna has recently also spoken about the “distressing” impact she feels the Netflix series The Crown has had on the Royal Family.She told Radio Times that she can’t watch the show, because she “knows quite a lot of the Royal Family”.She continued: “I know how distressing it must be to have your life made up and then played out as truth.”The Absolutely Fabulous star was made an OBE in 1995 and became a Dame earlier this year, when she was given the honour as part of the New Years Honours list.Joanna, who is also a campaigner, said: “It comes as a complete and unexpected surprise and is the kindest and most beautiful present imaginable.”She also received the BAFTA TV Fellowship in 2017.With a career spanning over five decades, Joanna has appeared in everything from Ab

Alexa Chung wowed onlookers as she arrived at the Louis Vuitton show during Paris Fashion Week on Monday. The model, 38, put on a leggy display in a black miniskirt with a chic polka-dot white bow, while donning a coordinating leather studded jacket.

Line of Duty star Martin Compston in a thriller series that sees a woman arrive home to find her house has been sold behind her back - and new tenants are moving in. Martin stars as Bram Lawson, the ex-husband of Tuppence Middleton's character Fi.

Piers Morgan has shared an incredibly rare family snap with his loyal legion of Instagram followers. The 56-year-old former Good Morning Britain anchorman took to social media with a heartwarming image of himself with his three siblings.When it comes to uploading pictures of his wife Celia Walden or any of his children the ITV star has always been forthcoming, but snaps with his brother's and sister are far and few between.The foursome that included Piers, his brothers Rupert and Jeremy and sister Charlotte appeared to enjoy what seemed to be a long awaited reunion dinner.Smiling away, Piers and his siblings gathered at Italian restaurant 2 Veneti in Marylebone, London.Captioning the happy and infrequent get-together, Piers wrote: "Sibling reunion dinner… as always, I was the least opinionated one at the table."Soon after sharing, Piers' comments section erupted with feedback - with many fans all saying the very same thing.One person remarked: "One on the right is Piers with a wig, the one on the far left is Piers without a wig.

BBC EastEnders star John Partridge has released a heartbreaking statement after the death of his co star. Lynda Baron has died aged 82.

Holly Willoughby has hit out at mean co-stars after an underwear gaffe on Monday. Holly, aged 41, was left defending herself after cruel jibes from Phillip Schofield and Alice Beer. During the show, Holly shared: “You lot are very mean.

Coronation Street actress Susie Blake is happy with life as a single lady as she believes she is “far too difficult” for love.Susie once married fellow actor Martin Potter but the pair separated in 1998.Now, the 71-year-old has confessed she has not been looking to date anyone for more than two decades.But she is happy with the way her life has been in those years as she enjoys having a busy work schedule.She told Mirror.co.uk that she is “a romantic” but is “perfectly happy living alone”.Susie continued: "I am far too difficult. I haven’t dated since, I think, 2000.“I like watching an old romantic film.

Actress Lynda Baron, best known for the BBC sitcom Open All Hours, has died at the age of 82.

Holly Willoughby was unable to speak after a clip of a Ukrainian girl singing to the backdrop of war was played out on This Morning.

This Morning viewers got a bit more than they bargained for on the latest edition of the show.

She then added that the team is filled with women who “want the best for you” and she feels lucky to be part of the show.“You’ve got intelligent women who love this programme and only ever want the best for it and are there for you. “I learnt that pretty quickly and I’ve loved the ride ever since. “I feel really blessed to be a part of their clan.” She was also asked by OK! Magazine about the biggest misconception viewers have of the show.Co-star Nadia Sawalha chimed in, adding that the gang haven’t yet had a chance to party and get drunk. Charlene explained she’s heard a lot about “legendary” Loose Women parties, but has not yet had a chance to take part in one. Nadia said: “Now we just need to get drunk more – we haven’t had a chance to party!” Charlene added: “All I hear about is the legendary Loose Women parties and I’ve not been able to have one.”“When we can, we’ll hire a nice place and go and have fun.

Holly Willoughby was caught getting the giggles on live TV during Monday's edition of This Morning, as the star was forced to reveal she'd had a problem with her Spanx underwear. Unable to control her laughing following a brief ITV break, the 41 year old mum-of-three ignored the regular schedule to go off-cue. "You lot are very rude," she began, as co-host Phillip Schofield turned to her in surprise.

Dancing On Ice fans have been left making a very clear demand after dubbing Sunday's show the 'best episode ever' that even left some in tears.

Piers Morgan had been watching BBC War Correspondent Jeremy Bowen's report of "civilians fleeing an embattled town NW of Kyiv" and feeling horrified by the graphic images he saw.

This Morning agony aunt Vanessa Feltz has opened up about sex life with her toyboy fiancé Ben Ofoedu.Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield were back on presenting duty on Monday morning.The pair welcomed Vanessa to the show to open up about "having the best sext of her life" now she's 60.However, viewers of the ITV daytime show were left divided by the segment.Taking to Twitter, one fan penned: "I bloody love Vanessa. Always have and I hope I always will.

Charlie Sheen had to apologise to late cricket hero Shane Warne after admitting his ex Liz Hurley was the woman he would most like to seduce. The American actor made the error during an event in 2016 which saw him chat to TV loudmouth Piers Morgan about his romantic regrets - with Warne sitting metres away.

Holly Willoughby broke down in tears during the latest edition of This Morning as she watched a clip of a Ukrainian girl belting out Let It Go from Disney's Frozen.The video of the little girl's moving rendition of the hit song was recorded while she hunkered down in a bomb shelter in Kyiv and has gone viral as Ukrainian forces continue to fight off a Russian invasion.Footage of the girl, named Amelia, singing at the shelter was first posted on Facebook by Marta Smekhova, who says she filmed it with permission from the girl's mother.Holly and co-host Phillip Schofield watched the video live on air during Monday's edition of the ITV daytime show.The mother of three became overcome with emotion and began to shed a tear.This Morning contributor and royal editor Camila Tominey also cried while discussing the moving video.Fans watching at home were also left emotional after watching the video.Taking to Twitter, one fan penned: "Holly, I don’t think there’s any words to describe what’s going on in this world right now. Heartbreaking."Another added: "I was bought to tears along with Philip and Holly there watching that beautiful child sing Let It Go while sheltering from the Russian bombing.

Molly-Mae Hague's fans could have easily been mistaken for thinking the former Love Island star had tied the knot as they caught a glimpse of her posing in a white dress.

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle shook the world when they sat down for their explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey on March 7 last year.In the bare-all talk, they made a number of bombshell remarks about their life in the Royal Family and some family members themselves, including Kate Middleton.Since the historic TV moment, ITV legend Lorraine Kelly has made a number of comments about the royal couple, and she certainly hasn't held back.On the anniversary of the infamous Oprah chat, Daily Star has rounded up ITV favourite Lorraine's brutally honest takes on Harry and Meghan.Lorraine weighed in on the Duke and Duchess' chat on social media, and she clearly wasn't fond of it.She called the tell-all interview a "sad" and "unnecessary" affair in front of her 686,000 followers.The ITV host also believed neither party would come out well from the interview.Replying to a tweet about the upcoming exclusive, she wrote: "I don’t think either side is going to come out of this well."All so unnecessary and actually rather sad."The Scottish presenter went all in when she blasted Harry and Meghan's Lifetime movie.Escaping The Palace depicts Harry and Meghan's Oprah chat, meant as a sequel to A Royal Romance and Becoming Royal, which both starred different actors as the titular characters.However, Lorraine ripped into the film when she watched a trailer for the flick on her ITV show.Biting her lip, she said: "Oh god love them.

Holly Willoughby was left red-faced during the latest edition of This Morning.The 41-year-old presenter was back on our screens on Monday alongside co-host Phillip Schofield.At the top of the show, Holly was heard giggling off-camera as Phillip read through what was coming up on the programme.The mother of three later explained that she was forced to pull up her Spanx under her dress and co-star Alice Beer caught her.Consumer rights expert Alice went on to do an hilarious impression of Holly adjusting her wardrobe blunder.She told Holly it was very "Les Dawson" as she repeated her impression of Holly on-camera for viewers at home.Phillip, 59, told his co-host that she "didn't need to explain herself".However, Holly instead that people watching would be wondering what she was giggling at.

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