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died on Sept. 8 at 96 — did, in fact, view the Netflix royal family drama.The British actor, who portrayed the monarch’s late husband Prince Philip in Seasons 1 and 2, dished how she watched the show.“I heard the queen had watched it,” the “House of the Dragon” star, 39, said on a Thursday appearance on the Today show.

The Chase fans went wild after a contestant with an extremely rare name lived up to their expectations. Bradley Walsh welcomed four new hopefuls who were ready to go up against the Chaser during Thursday's instalment (September 15) of the hit ITV show.Introducing themselves, the fourth contestant revealed that his name was Success.READ MORE: The Chase's Bradley Walsh makes brutal dig at contestant over ‘obvious’ answerThe politics student from Romford admitted he loves watching world sports events and explained he would use any winnings to attend the next World Athletics Championships.Immediately, fans flocked to Twitter to point out the expectations that come with having that name as one exclaimed: "Success has a name to live up to!!!!" #TheChase.""Wonder if Success lives up to his name.

having sex with her husband, Mark Consuelos.But the daytime talk show host slammed accusations that she almost died while doing the deed at Jimmy Buffett’s house.Ripa denied the rumors on “Live With Kelly and Ryan” Wednesday, saying that she and her husband were not at the “Margaritaville” singer’s home when she passed out and woke up in the hospital with two ovarian cysts.“No, I did not almost die having sex at Jimmy Buffett’s house,” the 51-year-old host said.Reps for Ripa declined to comment to The Post.In “Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories,” which hits bookstores Sept. 27, Ripa tells the tale of when, about six months after the birth of her first child in 1997, she and her husband were engaging in an early-morning sex session.

Jay promoted his new book DIY with Jay, a book he hasn’t yet managed to read.The host of BBC’s The Repair Shop, Jay has spoken openly in the past about the obstacles dyslexia has put in his way.Sharing his own experience of learning to read in documentary Jay Blades: Learning to Read at 51, which aired in January of this year, Jay has since said that his skills have improved massively, but that he still has a “big-time problem with words”.During an interview from earlier this month, Jay explained that when he tries to look at a page, the words move about.Having hid that he had the reading age of an 11-year-old for numerous years, the star has come to terms with the difficulties he faces.He said: “I can’t read that well. I still have a big-time problem with words.”It is thanks to reading lessons, that the star is improving, and one day hopes to be able to read the book that he dictated to a ghostwriter.He added to The Times: “I have that as a goal, I want to read it myself.”On the surface, it seems that his limited reading ability has not stopped him from progressing in his career, but behind-the-scenes, Jay has secretly struggled within the television industry.One of the biggest challenges he faces being a television presenter is reading lines from a teleprompter.When once asked to present an award at the BAFTAs, Jay had to admit that he was unable to read the lines from the script producers handed to him.Yet, like a true performer, Jay has adapted, and has had huge well-deserved success.

King Charles sent her as Loose Women returned on Thursday (15 September).The ITV daytime show came back on air on today after taking a four-day break following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.Panellists were Brenda Edwards, Dame Kelly Jones, Ruth Langsford and Jane Moore spoke about the tragic passing of the Queen and shared their own personal experiences with the royals. READ MORE: Olympian Kelly Holmes to join Loose Women as new panellist for full-time roleIn an emotional part of the show, Brendashared a personal letter that the then Charles sent her following the death of her son Jamal earlier this year.Jamal had worked closely with the Prince's Trust and met King Charles and Queen Elizabeth II on a number of occasion.She said: "A few days after Jamal had passed away there was a knock at the door.

Lisa Faulkner, 50, has spoken out about the BBC’s decision to end Holby City for good back in March, after 23 years on the air.The former Celebrity MasterChef winner, who is married to the show’s judge John Torode, 57, admitted she was “really sad” to see the soap get axed, in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk. Lisa played Victoria Merrick on the show from January 1999 to June 2001.Victoria was a senior house officer who trained in cardiothoracic surgery and paediatrics at Holby City Hospital.Two years after joining the show, Lisa’s character was stabbed to death in her own home by the father of a patient whose life she could not save.The star appeared in 45 episodes of the show early on in her acting career, which meant it was a strange thing for the celebrity chef to hear it had been cancelled.Speaking about when she heard the news, Lisa reflected: “Yeah, it was really sad. “I think it’s such a great show and, for me and my two best friends…“You know, I met Angela (Griffin) and Nicola (Stephenson) on that show and we have been best friends ever since. “So to me, it’s been a really important show in my life,” she added.Apart from her job as a TV chef, Lisa is also known for her previous roles on soaps such as Brookside, where she played Louise Hope, and EastEnders, where she played Fi Browning.However, she’s also enjoyed some more recent roles, such as Murdoch Mysteries and BBC One’s The Girl Before.Speaking about her future in the world of television, Lisa explained: “You know, it’s really nice to be going up for auditions again, playing small parts in nice dramas. “It’s just been fun doing the auditioning again and getting the jobs.

BreAnna Bell Kevin Bray has inked a first-look deal with FX productions, the production company announced on Thursday. As part of the agreement, Bray will be developing new content for FX. The deal further expands Bray’s relationship with FX. Bray directed the first three episodes of FX’s “The Patient” as well as several episodes of “The Americans” and “Snowfall.” In partnership with Color Force, Bray will also executive produce and direct on “The Sterling Affairs,” FX’s limited series about the downfall of Los Angeles Clippers’ owner Donald Sterling starring Laurence Fishburne, Ed O’Neill and Jacki Weaver. “We’ve been fortunate to work with Kevin on some of FX’s most acclaimed series and he’s a gifted artist with the skills to create series of his own,” said Nick Grad, FX’s president of original programming. “Kevin’s a wildly accomplished director and producer whose latest work on The Patient is among his best and will be on display in The Sterling Affairs and the projects he develops in the future for FX.”

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Bobby Cannavale, Robert De Niro and Rose Byrne will share the screen in the upcoming road-trip comedy “Inappropriate Behavior.” Tony Goldwyn is directing the film, which also stars Vera Farmiga, Rainn Wilson, Whoopi Goldberg and newcomer William Fitzgerald. “Inappropriate Behavior” follows Max Bernal (Cannavale), a once-successful late-night comedy writer turned not-so-successful stand-up comic, who moves in with his father (De Niro), having recently blown up his career and marriage. When he and his ex-wife Jenna (played by Cannavale’s real-life partner, Byrne) find themselves at odds with how to address the needs of their 11-year-old autistic son Ezra (Fitzgerald), Max decides to kidnap his child and take him on a cross-country odyssey … with comically disastrous results.

Addie Morfoot Contributor “Nothing Compares,” a documentary about the life and career of Sinead O’Connor, will be released in theaters in New York and Los Angeles on Sept. 23 for a one-week run that qualify it for Academy Award consideration. The film’s theatrical release will come days ahead of the docu’s Sept. 30 Showtime streaming and on-demand debut. The 97-minute film, directed by Kathryn Ferguson, traces O’Connor’s rise to worldwide fame after “Nothing Compares 2 U” was released in 1990, as well as the Irish singer’s eventual exile from pop mainstream after she tore up a photo of Pope John Paul II on “Saturday Night Live” in 1992. The docu also examines other headline-grabbing controversies, like O’Connor’s refusal to perform at a New Jersey stadium amid the Persian Gulf War unless stadium officials agreed to forgo the playing of the national anthem. At the time, the star’s political and religious outrage was met with outrage. Told through a contemporary feminist lens, Ferguson’s portrait doc argues that O’Connor was 30 years ahead of her time.

EJ Panaligan editor The Los Angeles LGBT Center has announced the hire of Phillip Picardi as the organization’s chief marketing and communications officer. “I am so excited to be joining The Los Angeles LGBT Center at this urgent moment in our community’s history,” Picardi said in a statement Thursday morning. “After working for over a decade in the media, I know how powerful storytelling can be as a cultural salve. I’m thrilled to take the Center’s marketing and communications initiatives to new heights.” Picardi joins as a member of the Center’s executive team, working alongside newly-appointed CEO Joe Hollendoner, chief impact officers Terra Russell-Slavin and Sharon Brown, chief financial officer Ricardo DeLeon, chief development officer Saurabh Bajaj and chief health officer Dr. Ward Carpenter.

Boardwalk Empire’s Michael Pitt has been apprehended following a public outburst in NYC.

Jason Momoa is finally giving us a peek at his latest dramatic haircut — including a bold new head tattoo!

Robert Downey Jr and his wife Susan Downey were seen leaving Giorgio Baldi restaurant in Santa Monica in California after a romantic dinner date on Sunday.The pair first got together when Robert was starring in Gothika alongside Halle Berry, which Susan was producing. They have been married since 2005, share two children, Exton, 10, and Avri, seven, and celebrated their 17th wedding anniversary two weeks ago. Still romantic: Robert Downey Jr.

The Queen’s state funeral will be accompanied by all the pomp associated with a great royal state occasion.It will provide a stark contrast to her beloved Prince Philip’s funeral in April 2021, which was conducted with “minimum fuss” in accordance with his wishes, Buckingham Palace said at the time.Despite his 67 years of service at Her Majesty’s side, he was given a ceremonial funeral, not a state funeral, which was attended by just 30 of his closest family and friends due to Covid. READ MORE: Kate Middleton's sweet nod to Princess Diana at Queen's funeral processionThe Queen insisted on honouring Philip's final wishes as best she could given the pandemic, respecting his desire to have a low-key funeral, a wish that she had reportedly expressed for Princess Diana too.Diana died at the age of 36 in an horrific car crash that took not only her life but that of her boyfriend at the time, Dodi Fayed.Diana’s very public funeral has been criticised in recent years, and it has been said the Queen wanted her burial to be a private matter.Instead, Diana's ex-husband, now King Charles, reportedly insisted upon the funeral being a ceremonial event, against Her Majesty’s express wishes.Princess Diana was embalmed in France then taken back to England, where the Royal Family and her brother, Earl Spencer made arrangements for her burial.Operation Tay Bridge, the funeral plan for the Queen Mother, had been rehearsed for 22 years and was used as the basis for Diana's funeral.The event was not a state funeral; instead, it was a royal ceremonial funeral that included royal pageantry and Anglican funeral liturgy.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here.

Our Yorkshire Farm star and Amanda Owen’s eldest daughter Raven Owen was left in a sticky situation las week after her bank card got declined while she was eating at McDonalds.The 21-year-old beauty regularly updates her loyal legion of fans with her wild antics after she graduated from York St John’s University with a first-class degree in biomedical science.In her latest post, the Channel 4 star was seen jumping for joy in what appeared to be an overflowing car park in her casual chic ensemble.READ MORE:Our Yorkshire Farm Amanda Owen's eldest girl Raven posts cute pic of lookalike brotherShe rocked a pair of light wash skinny jeans which flared at the bottom and a green and white striped crop top which featured a halter neck design.Raven finished the look with a pair of simple black leather shoes and a ruby red scrunchy as the future vet confessed her awkward restaurant interaction online.In full view of her 30.8k followers, she captioned the cheeky snap: “My card got declined in McDonald’s :’).”Her adoring fans soon flooded to her comments section as they chuckled at her misfortune on social media.One user penned: “How rude, did you not say, but I'm Raven from Ravenseat...” as another agreed: “Do they not know who you are [cry laughing emoji] how rude of them.”A third chimed in with: “Lucky escape. An experience reserved for post- festival breakfasts.

Vladimir Putin is rumoured to have forced his sex-crazy gymnast lover to have an abortion. Olympic gold medallist Alina Kabaeva, 39, is thought to have already given birth to at least three of the Russian despot's children.

Erik ten Hag would reportedly be handed an extra £30million to boost his January transfer budget should Cristiano Ronaldo opt to leave Manchester United. The newly installed manager, 52, is reliant on shelving Ronaldo's eye-watering £450k-a-week wages if he wants to continue his heavy spree of spending after splashing out more than £200m in the summer transfer window.

The Crown's Erin Doherty has revealed she was under pressure to hide her sexuality after landing the role of playing Princess Anne.Erin, 30, became a household favourite after playing the quick-witted Princess who is known for not taking any nonsense from anybody.However, the star who has been open about her relationship with fellow actress Sophie Melville has explained that while she's comfortable in her sexuality, this wasn't always the case.READ MORE: The Crown resumes filming days after Queen's death amid funeral production delayIn a heartfelt admission, the star detailed the "gutting" moments she questioned if she and Sophie, should go public with their blossoming relationship.Erin said: "I'm not gonna lie, I won't name names, but when I got The Crown, I felt a lot of pressure to withhold my sexuality."She went on to tell The Daily Telegraph: "There was a period of time when I was like, do I get to be open about this in order to have a successful career? "And the fact that that question still went through my mind, and may still go through other people's minds, is so gutting."I'm really aware of all the people who have lived years and years and years, either in shame or denial, or just hiding - actors, actresses definitely stopping it getting out there in order to have a career - and I just want to be a part of trying to do something about that."The happy couple met in 2018 when they were both appearing in The Divide, written by Alan Ayckbourn but Erin refrained from going public about their relationship until 2019.During her time on The Crown, one scene saw her character, The Princess Royal confront the Queen played by Olivia Colman about her involvement in the then Prince Charles' affair with Camilla Shand and her

pageants, but more importantly, the Miss BumBum UK contest. The popular competition, which is originally from Brazil, is coming to the UK for the first time ever and we're all excited about it.It will feature a host of stunning women, including a ripped gran and Playboy model. READ MORE: Miss BumBum winner shows off stunning body as she relaxes on boat in just bikiniAs part of the competition, it's a battle of the likes which will come to an end on September 30.