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Spider-Man star Tobey Maguire was one of Hollywood's biggest actors.The American burst onto our screens after landing the role of Peter Parker in 2002 - however, if you're wondering what he's up to these days, well, you're not alone.Yes he had a big role in the Marvel film Spiderman: No Way Home - but due to the fact he was an original web-slinger they sort of had to bring him backApart from some sporadic roles in movies over the last few years Maguire has pretty much dropped off of the radar entirely.A vegan, he was treated for a drinking problem early in his career but has remained sober since.Divorced Tobey, 46, is also a high-stakes poker player who organised the celeb-packed private games of the 2000s, which were featured in the film Molly’s Game.From Hollywood stinkers to accusations of making a woman "bark like a seal" here are some of the reasons Tobey Maguire is no longer appearing in films.It's funny to think that the franchise that kick-started Maguire's Hollywood career is also the same franchise that stunted it.Following the successes of Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2, hopes were incredibly high for the third instalment of the superhero story.Yet, Spider-Man 3 was an unbelievably bad movie and derailed the momentum that the first two had given the franchise.It was received poorly by critics and anyone that watched will have been desperately trying to erase the cringe memory of Peter Parker dancing on the big screen.Even director Sam Raimi conceded that the film had its shortcomings. In a 2014 interview with Nerdist, he said: "I messed up plenty with the third Spider-Man, so people hated me for years." One of Maguire's more infamous 'habits' has been his penchant for gambling.

pregnancy on Instagram where she has over 14.7million followers. Now with weeks left until she gets to meet her newborn with fiancé Matt Poole, the couple were out celebrating his birthday.To mark the special occasion, Tammy, 27, rocked a pink long-sleeve crop top and matching skirt.The crop featured a cut-out design while the skirt had a slit on the left.She teamed the look with a pair of pink heels which came with a butterfly design.While some of Tammy's followers branded the style "beautiful" and "amazing", model Belle Lucia said it was the "cutest outfit ever".Another fan wrote: "Okay you stay slaying pregnancy," while another gushed: "This outfit is so pretty wow."Others predicted that Tammy's "baby was coming soon".Meanwhile in an exclusive interview with news.com.au, Tammy's sister Amy, 31, said she was due in six weeks earlier this month.

darts. The Asset emerged as one of the top players in the world in the early 2010s, scoring some notable TV victories over Taylor, who was dominating the sport at the time.

West Ham United hero Jarrod Bowen admitted he was so intimidated by the 'shot-gun' and 'grenade' like blasts at Lyon, he briefly thought that he wasn't going to make it.Bowen scored the Hammers’ third and final goal against the French giants in what was a spectacular 3-0 away victory in the second leg of their Europa League quarter-final. The Lyon ‘Ultras’ were so furious with their team’s performance, they even tried to rush onto the pitch to confront their players.And Bowen was the most relieved person in the stadium when the supporter’s failed to get onto the pitch as he admitted he was rather spooked by the hostile atmosphere at the Groupama Stadium.

Amanda Holden has floored fans by posing in a glam dress with her lookalike mum.On Monday, the 51-year-old radio host appeared on her regular Heart FM radio breakfast show with an extra special guest.Welcoming her mother Judith Mary Hudson to the studio, Amanda posed for an adorable snap with her 72-year-old mother which she posted to her Instagram stories.In the picture, the mother-and-daughter duo look eerily alike, with the source of Amanda's youthful visage less of a mystery.Judith appears radiant in a periwinkle blue suit co-ord.Her daughter Amanda captioned the pic: "Bring your mama to work day."Not one to be left behind, Amanda matched her mum in the style stakes.The Britain's Got Talent judge looked stunning in a nautical blue-and-white striped ankle-length dress from Kate Spade NY.Amanda finished her look with a silver pendant necklace, glam eye makeup and a pair of strappy white stiletto heels, with a white pedicure to boot.She wore her dark blonde tresses in a straight style which stopped around her shoulders.Amanda was born in February 1971 to her parents Judith and Frank Holden.She grew up alongside her sister Debbie, 50.Writing in her 2013 autobiography No Holding Back, Amanda revealed she is now estranged from her father, who she labelled a drunk who abandoned the family home when she was just four-years-old.Judith is currently married to Amanda's step-father Leslie Collistor, 76.Earlier this month, Amanda made headlines for a less flattering reason.The former Wild At Heart star was labelled "undignified" by fans after sharing a hilarious TikTok video of herself letting out of "beast" of a burp after consuming a can of Sprite.

fitness influencer has taken to Instagram saying that she is 'sick' of people commenting on her baby bump.Ashy Bines, known as @ashybines online, is expecting her second child in June.And the mum has said that she is constantly faced with questions from strangers about her belly."When people say 'wow you've really popped'...

BBC announced in September 2021 that the school-based programme would be returning to screens based back in Manchester with the makers of New Tricks, Wall to Wall producing it alongside a Manchester-based label, Rope Ladder Fiction who had previously worked on the show.Earlier this year, it was announced that Angela Griffin would be returning alongside Katie Griffiths as Chlo Charles and Adam Thomas as Donte Charles.While Angela's character, Kim Campbell, may have been head of pastoral care – she's now stepped up as headteacher.Speaking exclusively about the show at the Pride of Manchester Awards, she told Daily Star: "It's bloody brilliant, she's very different this time."What's happened to Kim in the last six years? You'll have to wait to find out when it comes back."She's a different person, definitely, things have happened and it all comes out when we come back."Opening up about the changes in the show and working with Katie and Adam again, she said: "It's a little bit weird because he's married with two children."To me, I find that weird because he's still a student, he's 15 but yeah, all good."Reflecting on becoming headteacher, Angela said: "Stepping into Jack's shoes, Rachel's shoes, it's really good, I'm really quite enjoying it – I think I'm a great head."The lovely Kym Marsh who is presenting is on the team."Angela attended the awards ceremony alongside new co-star Vincent Jeremone who plays her deputy head, Lindon King.He said: "You make a great head."Discussing his latest role, Vincent said: "It's an experience, it's great, everybody is wonderful and I'm having a great time."Reminiscing on the previous seasons, he said he had "dipped in and out" of watching the show.Vincent continued: "I watched more of you

Johnny Depp is expected to take the stand again on Monday for his ongoing court case again ex-wife Amber Heard.The ex husband and wife are locked in a legal battle stemming from an op-ed Heard wrote in the Washington Post in 2018 in which she detailed her experience with alleged domestic abuse.Depp, 57, and Heard, 36, are suing each other for $50million (£40m) and $100m (£80.3m) respectively, with lawyers for Depp arguing the op-ed suggested Depp was abusive to Heard despite him not being named in the article.Heard is counter-suing Depp for libel after he labeled her a liar.Pirates of the Caribbean star Depp took the stand to testify two weeks ago, and is now set to return for quizzing under oath once again – this time as a witness for Heard’s case.A source reportedly told Deadline that Depp is set to be called as a witness for the defence on Monday, May 23.It suggests Depp will be the third person to take the stand when court resumes, after an anatomy expert and an Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) expert.The explosive trial began in Virginia on April 11 and is now entering its final week, wth Judge Penny Azcarte previously saying she wants closing arguments on May 27.Heard alleged during her testimony that she was beaten and threatened by her husband and accused him of abusing drugs and alcohol during their volatile marriage.The actor has denied his ex-wife’s allegations of abusive behaviour and recently declared in court he has lost ‘nothing less than everything’ as a result of the claims.Asked what he has lost following the publication of Heard’s essay, he said: ‘No matter the outcome of this trial, the second the allegations were made against me, the accusations, the second that more and more metastasised and turned

Henry Cavill posted a rare snap of himself and girlfriend Natalie Viscuso over the weekend, giving a little insight into their life together.The Witcher star shared a selfie of himself in a white T-shirt with sunglasses hanging from the collar, while Natalie stood next to him in a white top and pink-framed glasses, with her long hair loose.She smiled slightly for the camera as did Henry, while the background revealed them to be out in the woods.Henry captioned the picture of the two of them: ‘Our Durrell Challenge is officially complete! We decided to walk it today, mostly because I’ve had the nine shades of hell beaten out of me through two weeks of fight scenes, and ma body wasn’t ready for a 13km run!‘I also suspect that Natalie may have broken her foot a little while ago, so I’m utilising her injury as a convenient excuse for me!‘I hope you’ve all enjoyed your Durrell Challenge experiences so far!’The Durrell Challenge is a 13-kilometre race, just over eight miles, which took place in Jersey and virtually around the world this weekend, raising money to protect the planet’s threatened wildlife and habitats.The Man of Steel actor serves as an official ambassador for the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust.Henry, 39, and 33-year-old Hollywood executive Natalie have been dating for over a year, going Instagram official back in April 2021.Revealing their relationship, the actor posted a picture of the pair of them enjoying an intense game of chess, as he stared adoringly at his other half.He gushed in the caption: ‘This is me looking quietly confident shortly before my beautiful and brilliant love Natalie, destroys me at chess.’The feeling was certainly mutual, as Natalie shared the same picture with the caption: ‘Just

Amid all the Doctor Who news, Jodie has some news of her own, Metro.co.uk has confirmed, as she and her husband Christian Contreras have welcomed their baby.The couple were spotted out and about with none other than The Crown star Claire Foy – because who else should a baby meet in their first weeks of life than the Queen?!Jodie could be seen smiling, with the newborn strapped to her in a papoose.The couple and Claire were spotted chatting, all clutching hot drinks as they enjoyed what looked to be a much-needed catch-up.Jodie, who played the 13th Doctor in the BBC sci-fi, looked happy and relaxed, and donned a cosy outfit, with the baby wrapped up in her jacket. She also donned a baseball cap as she kept things low key.Claire, 38, also looked casual (but as chic as always), wearing some cuffed jeans and a grey cardigan, pairing the outfit with some sunnies.

Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney were hoping for a perfect Hollywood ending for Wrexham at Wembley on Sunday, after going wild to celebrate their team’s goal… which was later declared offside.The actors, who own the club after buying it in November 2020, were caught on camera cheering, hugging their families and jumping up and down for joy after the goal was scored – only to later find out that it didn’t count as the player was in an offside position.BT Sport shared the awkward moment in a clip on Twitter, and added the tweet: ‘Someone should get a message to the Wrexham owners box ASAP.’Rob was joined in the box by his It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia co-star and wife Kaitlin Olson, who laughed off the situation while Ryan look slightly disappointed as he stood with his arms crossed. It looked as though Rob was trying to describe the offside rule with his hands much to Hacks star Kaitlin’s amusement.

Adele Roberts has opened up on her cancer diagnosis, revealing that the devastating news allowed her to ‘appreciate her body’ more.The Radio 1 DJ shared in October last year that she’d been diagnosed with bowel cancer. She underwent surgery to have her tumour removed, and now has a stoma – an opening on the abdomen that can be connected to either your digestive or urinary system to allow waste (urine or faeces) to be diverted out of your body.Reflecting on her journey so far, Adele, 43, explained: ‘Being diagnosed with cancer has meant I’ve learned to appreciate my body; be grateful that it works; be grateful they found the tumour in time to remove it and be grateful (that modern medicine means I can) have a stoma.’As she covered Women’s Health, Adele added to the magazine: ‘I feel like I love my body more than ever.’She went on to say that she tries not to let it beat her mentally.The star has been open about her battle with cancer and recently shared that she’s waiting for a scan in six weeks which, she’s hoping, will show that she’s cancer-free.On Wednesday’s Loose Women, Adele joined the panel as a guest to talk about her treatment, having completed chemo earlier this week.To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 videoShe said that it had been an ‘amazing week’, saying: ‘It feels wonderful to be here with you ladies.

Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker are known for their heavy PDA and didn’t disappoint at their wedding reception. The newlyweds married at the stunning Castello Brown in Portofino, Italy on Sunday, marking their third time down the aisle following ceremonies in Las Vegas and Santa Barbara. After exchanging vows in custom-made Dolce & Gabbana, Kourtney, 43, and Travis, 46, partied the night away with their loved ones at the reception, with guests including the Poosh founder’s mum Kris Jenner and sisters Kim, Khloe, Kylie and Kendall, and the Blink-182 rocker’s children and bandmates. Travis’ close friend Machine Gun Kelly, who attended with fiance Megan Fox, was able to capture a sweet moment between the newlyweds as they hit the dancefloor wearing matching white leather jackets with Kourtney’s saying ‘Mrs Barker’ on the back. The lovebirds held hands and smiled at each other as they swayed to the music and shared a kiss, before Travis picked his wife up in his arms. MGK captioned the video: ‘Okay y’all cute @travisbarker @kourtneykardash not gonna say i called it from the beginning but…,’ taking credit for noticing the romantic connection between the two early on. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 videoWhile Kourtney and Travis’ gothic-themed nuptials were a little out of the ordinary as far as weddings go, they kept some tradition at the reception with the rocker seen on video removing Kourtney’s garter. Footage shared on Instagram by Travis’ daughter Alabama showed the couple snuggling on the dancefloor and cutting shapes with other guests.

bikini and knee-high boots to do her weekly shop (along with a bag that was actually a pair of jeans), Julia Fox was having another moment in her latest show-stopping outfit – this time a cutout dress exposing her waist and hip. The 32-year-old Uncut Gems star looked amazing in the white and red dress which featured a cutout section to reveal matching red underwear as she arrived at the Shattered Glass event at Jeffrey Deitch on Orange Drive in LA.

A mum who thought she was suffering from a stitch while holidaying in Scotland has been told she could have just months left to live after receiving a shock diagnosis.

Organisations came together to make strides towards tackling the stigma of mental health.

Moonage Daydream, a new documentary featuring the late David Bowie‘s personal archives and unseen performance footage, has been released.Helmed by Brett Morgen (Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, Jane), the docufilm promises to take viewers on an “immersive” journey through via “sublime, kaleidoscopic imagery, personal archived footage, unseen performances” that are anchored by Bowie’s music and words.In the teaser, Bowie speaks off-camera about the importance of life. “It’s what you do in life that’s important, not how much time you have,” he says as a montage of performance clips spanning his 50-year career and other behind-the-scenes imagery plays out.Moonage Daydream is the first film to be supported by the David Bowie Estate, which granted Morgen unprecedented access to its collection.

The Velvet Underground, has died at the age of 83.Dolph’s death was confirmed in a statement issued on Friday (May 20) by Planetary Group, who said that he had passed away on May 11 in New Haven, Connecticut after a battle with cancer (via Consequence).Dolph first encountered the Velvet Underground while working as a sales executive for Columbia Records in 1966, and he set about arranging the recording sessions which yielded the majority of the songs which featured on the band’s classic 1967 album ‘The Velvet Underground & Nico’.Those April 1966 sessions took place at Scepter Records Studios in Manhattan, New York City, which Dolph organised and co-financed.“I was not the producer in any sense that Quincy Jones is a producer,” Dolph later recalled about the sessions in an interview for Richie Unterberger’s White Light/White Heat: The Velvet Underground Day by Day. “The only thing I would say is because they were doing it on my money – and we had limited time resources fiscally, ’cause we were always bumping up against commitments that Scepter had in the studio – that I kept the thing on the rails.“And it’s also quite highly probable to say if they had made the same record, and I had not even been anywhere near it, it would have been ultimately played out the same way.

Ash have announced reissues of their ‘1977’ and ‘Free All Angels’ albums, as well as live shows for the latter with longtime guitarist Charlotte Hatherley.‘1977’, the band’s debut album from 1996, will be reissued for the first time on splatter vinyl on July 1, with 2001’s ‘Free All Angels’ arriving on September 16.The week the ‘Free All Angels’ reissue comes to shops, Ash will play three UK shows where they will perform the album in its entirety and be joined by Hatherley, who played with the Northern Irish rockers from 1997-2006 and reunited with them at London show last year.The gigs will begin at the O2 Ritz in Manchester on September 15, before the band play Birmingham’s O2 Institute (17) and the Kentish Town Forum in London (18).“We’re delighted to announce that we will be commemorating the 21st anniversary of the release of our 2001 classic, ‘Free All Angels’,” drummer Rick McMurray said in a statement. “Not least because we will be joined by the fourth member of Ash, guitarist extraordinaire, all-round Shining Light, the one and only, Charlotte Hatherley.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentLittle has been confirmed about “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” but much has been discussed in the rumor mill regarding the sequel to Marvel’s enormous hit, “Black Panther.”Following the tragic death of star Chadwick Boseman, who passed in Aug. 2020 after a private battle with colon cancer, various members of the “Black Panther” team have spoken about honoring Boseman’s legacy in the second film.

Described as a "brick masterpiece" with a tower which "rises majestically" above nearby houses, the abandoned All Souls church in Bolton was in a sorry state back in 2007 due to neglect and anti-social behaviour.