Priced out, losing hope, patronised by Kirstie: Manchester's millennials on life in a cost of living crisis

Priyanka Chopra, 39, whose bereaved character develops a habit of sending romantic texts to her late fiancé’s former cellphone as a way to cope with his loss. The number turns out to be reassigned to another man, played by Sam Heughan (“Outlander”), 41, who is grappling with his own loss.

HBO Max show “The Flight Attendant,” and there’s one star who is joining her in the spotlight: Sharon Stone.The “Big Bang Theory” star, 36, looked back on working with the Oscar nominee, 64, telling Jimmy Kimmel about some “very intense scenes.”As it turns out, the “Basic Instinct” star got handsy with Cuoco and slapped her several times while filming.“[Stone] was a fan of the show. She loved Season 1 and heard we were casting my mom, and she called casting herself and said, ‘I’d love to do this,’ ” Cuoco said on Monday’s episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”“And casting said we had a voicemail from Sharon Stone … I was like this can’t be real and found out it was,” she added.Cuoco noted that the scene where Stone smacked her across the face was improvised.

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Liam Gallagher has revealed that he needs a double hip replacement – but would rather be in pain and use a wheelchair than go through with the operation.The 49 year old was diagnosed with arthritis three years ago and has had to give up running and relies on herbal sleeping tablets to get through the pain. But the former Oasis star has insisted he will not have the surgery and would rather use a wheelchair to get around. He told Mojo magazine: "My hips are f***ed, I’ve got arthritis, bad.

Shoppers at Bury’s Mill Gate centre have welcomed the news the council could be about to revamp the 15-acre site.

will miss filming for Gogglebox this week after boyfriend Nat’s horrific accident. An insider told the Sun newspaper: "Ellie has been told to take all the time she needs - everyone on the show is hoping and praying Nat will be ok.

If you're paying your energy bills using a direct debit, then Martin Lewis is here with a warning ahead of the price hike.The Money Saving Expert founder has received a surged of questions from worried bill payers ahead of the price rise, which will see most bills rise by £693 from April 1. Martin, who donated £50,000 out of his own pocket after a This Morning phone-in, has been urging the government to do more to help people ahead of the rise, as well as providing a huge amount of advice for those in need. And he recent took to Twitter to address a question most have regarding their energy bills.

Location, Location, Location presenter Kirstie Allsopp took to Twitter yesterday and today to slam the negative reaction to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s strong words following her release from Iran.The star called those using the hashtag #sendherback “bl**** vile” and hailed Nazanin and her husband Richard as “extraordinary”. In a news conference this week, Nazanin declared that it should never have taken the government so long to secure her release from prison in Iran, and that she should have been freed six years ago. Kirstie, 50, took to social media to share her thoughts on Nazanin’s situation with her 426,000 followers.Yesterday she tweeted: “If a member of my family was held hostage by another country (regardless of whether they hailed from that country or not) I would expect my Government to do everything possible to secure their release, and if my Government was slow to do that, I wouldn’t hesitate to say so.“There is something thoroughly unpleasant about the idea that Nazanin should put up and shut up. “She had 6 especially precious years stolen from her and everyone she loves.  “Why the hell should she sit meekly and not speak her mind?” Kirstie asked incredulously.Today, Kirstie returned to Twitter to blast Nazanin’s critics once more for their “ignorant” reaction.She wrote: “Richard and Nazanin are two of the most extraordinary people I’ve ever come across.  “I’m so proud that Nazanin is a dual Iranian/British citizen, their family and friends, some of whom I’ve been lucky enough to meet, are the best of humankind.“If you think using the hashtag #sendherback is a good idea you are at best bloody ignorant, at worse just bl**** vile. “The world needs more Richards & more Nazanins,” she insisted.“We need more

It was contact from one mother to another that TV and radio presenter Amanda Holden has claimed truly brought the harrowing situation in the Ukraine home to her.The actress and telly star, who has just returned home from a Medyka refugee camp in Poland where she spoke with fleeing families for a brand new podcast 'Listening to Hidden Voices of Ukraine', joined Good Morning Britain to share her experience. A snippet from Amanda's podcast was played on the show, and heard the former Britain's Got Talent judge telling listeners: "As a wife and a mum of two daughters, seeing those families fighting to survive, pleading to TV news crews to help them, has been absolutely heartbreaking." The distressed voice of a refugee is then heard announcing: "Nobody is going to break us, we are strong.

If there was one comment Martin Lewis thought he'd not find himself having to respond to it would probably be one about his chest hair.

GOOD Morning Britain's Richard Madeley will take another day away from our screens. The 65-year-old telly veteran was replaced on the show by regular show contributor Martin Lewis on Monday.

Good Morning Britain viewers have thanked Martin Lewis for grilling the health secretary, Sajid Javid on Monday (21 March). The financial expert, who is filling in for Richard Madeley, took his time to ask key questions about how the government would support the most vulnerable, low income households and medically disabled with the rising cost of energy prices.

HE'S been serving up property porn on our screens for over two decades alongside his house hunting partner Kirstie Allsopp. And while it might look like Phil Spencer and Kirstie spend most of Location Location Location, and more recently Love It or List It, nosying around homes, there is plenty of hard graft behind-the-scenes that viewers don't see. Deals are famously concluded over a pint of beer or glass of wine at the pub.

Manchester’s night time economy tsar Sasha Lord has voiced concerns over the state of the hospitality industry ahead of the chancellor’s Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement. Many in the restaurant and bar business have expressed fears that when VAT increases back to pre-pandemic levels next month it could spell disaster for their businesses.

RANVIR Singh showcased a stylish hairdo on today's Good Morning Britain that had viewers claiming she looked years younger. The broadcaster, 44, paid a visit to the salon a few weeks ago adding some subtle colour to her glossy wavy locks.

Martin Lewis has warned the cost-of-living crisis will be "the worst" that Brits have faced in 22 years including covid and the financial crash.

@KirstieMAllsopp.....I expect better from you.” Kirstie replied to the fan, saying: “Absolutely, I expect better from myself.”After owning up to the error, she added: “We have already done terrible damage to the elderly, to children and to other vulnerable groups. “We focused so much on the risk from Covid and ignoring the toll that isolation & fear takes on people’s mental and physical health.”Fans responded with mixed feelings about the TV host’s views. @Hghopcroft said: “Agreed! I avoided the hospital for too long, which meant, unbeknown to me, my cancer was spreading. “Resulted in longer treatment. Could have been avoided.

As energy bills are set to soar even further as the cost of living crisis continues to pinch it can feel daunting to consider the arrival of your next bill. Next month, energy prices will increase by around 50% across the board affecting every user in the UK. Most energy firms are increasing their standard tariffs to the maximum allowed by the Ofgem price cap - £1,971.

A brand new property series is heading to Channel 4 this week and it is set to be completely different to any other TV show of its kind. Perfect House, Secret Location begins tonight, Thursday, March 17 and is hosted by Channel 4 F1 presenter Steve Jones.

Kirstie Allsopp took to Twitter and shared the news that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was returning to the UK - after being held in Iran for six years.The Location Location Location presenter reacted to the pictures of the journalist shared on BBC's Newsnight where she admitted it "made me cry".It comes as Nazanin and Anoosheh Ashoori were flown from Iran to the UK on Wednesday (March 16).Mum Nazanin was set to be reunited with her husband Richard and seven-year-old daughter Gabriella.She was first held in Iran in 2016 and accused of plotting to overthrow Iran's government, a claim she denied.Reacting to the news, Kirstie shared a candid tweet in view of her 426,000 followers.She penned: "Looking at the pictures on @BBCNewsnight of Nazanin landing in Oman, on route home, has made me cry.