Ricky Gervais says parents died before his rise to fame in heartbreaking admission

Lovehoney has launched a huge flash sale, with up to 50% off a range of sex toys, daring lingerie and accessories - how good is that?Better news? Customers can save that little bit extra today (February 25) with any purchases over £60. All you have to do is load up your shopping bag with £60 or more worth of products, then use code: EXTRA20 at the checkout for an additional 20% off.So what will you choose?The sale is live until Monday (February 28), so pleasure seekers still have a bit of time to find a bargain on something they like.There's currently up to 50% off couple's sex toys in the offer, which has products likes the Lovehoney Perfect Date Couple's Sex Toy Bundle (5 Piece) for just £70, down from £134.95.Whether you’re just starting your sex toy collection, or your play box is bursting at the seams, this five-piece bundle is a must-have for couples.

Arsenal’s stoppage-time win over Wolves on Thursday.The Gunners had been behind for most of the Premier League clash after seeing Hwang-Hee Chan latch onto Gabriel’s backpass before finishing from a tight angle just 10 minutes in.Mikel Arteta’s men struggled to find a way past the visitors’ resolute a defence, before Nicolas Pepe’s errant shot beat Jose Sa with just eight minutes of normal time remaining. And with just seconds left Sa touched Alexandre Lacazette’s shot into his own net to gift Arsenal three points, which saw them move into fifth place in the top-flight.The win comes just a few weeks after the reverse fixture, which the Gunners also won, though Wolves star Neves blasted them for their celebrations following that game.“We saw the way they celebrated the win and that shows the level we are.

If she isn't already, Mimi Webb's on the cusp of becoming the UK's new Main Pop Girl. All the makings of a proper, bona fide super star are there. Viral TikTok hit? Check. Celebrity fans including actual Charli D'Amelio? Yep. Huge, Cirkut-produced hit song? You bet.

Aldi is most likely not the gym - but this one woman shared that she got a “free membership” from the supermarket giant.And no, the budget supermarket store is not branching out into the world of fitness.Gym enthusiast Becky decided to save forking out on a gym membership with a little help from Aldi - and their middle aisle.The 30-year-old shared in a TikTok clip that she has been visiting Aldi to work out by using the kettlebell weights that are being currently sold in the shop - without paying for it.In the video, Manchester based Becky can be seen standing in the middle of the aisle in her workout gear whilst lifting the weight with the label attached.She really got stuck into her routine as she started to perform some squats and lunges with the kettlebell in the store.To no surprise the gym hack has left many people impressed and has now racked up 2.3million views.Left in stitches at Becky’s mid-shop work out session, many people fled to the comments to praise her on the creative trick.One person commented: “Go on girl.”Another user giggled: “This is why my dad takes 4 hours going to Aldi for bread!!!”While a third person voiced: “I can see the progress I think I need to go to Aldi."Someone else chuckled: “And this is why I haven’t started the gym…Aldi here I come.”Meanwhile, a fifth user expressed: “I work for Aldi, hope you come to my store so I can join you.”Since going viral, clothing brand Ellesse reached out to Becky on TikTok and asked: “Need some free gym gear to go with?”Well, that is one way to work out without making your bank account sweat! Get all the biggest Lifestyle news straight to your inbox. Sign up for the free Daily Star Hot Topics newsletter

news.com.au.Becki wrote that she had “replaced it, moved on, whatever,” and added: “It was mysterious but it was gone.”But, she explained that 10 years after the event the phone had been recovered… from the toilet.Becki noted that she and her husband had started hearing a “banging sound” when they flushed the loo.She said: “Initially we blamed it on the toilet being old or the house construction being terrible.”Eventually, they got so wound up that her husband decided to “plunge the f**k out of it”.After a short while he ran upstairs to find Becki saying she “wouldn’t believe what he found in our toilet”.He’d managed to pull an old iPhone 12 from the toilet’s pipes. Get all the biggest Lifestyle news straight to your inbox. Sign up for the free Daily Star Hot Topics newsletter Becki showed a photo of the broken phone on social media and added: “This was so, so far from what I was expecting.”The post went viral with hundreds of people commenting on the story.One person wrote: “There’s no way it was stuck in your toilet for 10 years and never caused an issue until it started making a sound.”While another added: “Now how come my glass screen breaks when I even so much as look at it funny but you can literally sh*t on yours for years and it’s perfect?”

Lewis Hamilton by claiming race director Michael Masi did “nothing wrong” at last season’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.The Alpine driver insisted there was no foul play involved as Mercedes driver Hamilton controversially lost out on a record-extending eighth Formula One world championship due to sketchy decision-making by Masi.Alonso developed a bitter rivalry with a rookie Hamilton during their singular shared season at McLaren in 2007, where he claimed the Brit was given preferential treatment.And his latest comments are unlikely to earn him a place in Hamilton’s good books as he went against the general consensus in relation to the title-deciding final race of last season.Speaking at Alpine’s 2022 car launch, the Spaniard said: "On the whole theme of Abu Dhabi, maybe I have a different opinion, I don't think that there was anything wrong [with Masi's decision] there.

If you have not watched all 10 episodes of Love Is Blind season 2, bookmark this for later or proceed with caution. In one of thewedding-packed finale's biggest shockers, Natalie Lee and Shayne Jansen, who had seemed set to tie the knot, had an explosive off-camera fight the night before their nuptials. Little was said about the fight during the episode, with Natalie revealing she'd asked Shayne if he'd had too much to drink and he got «really, really angry» with her. She tearfully shared that her fiancé had told her he «hated» her and that she was «the worst thing» to happen to him. The fight led Natalie to say no at the altar after Shayne had already said «I do,» leading to another tense exchange between the pair outside of the venue. ET's Will Marfuggi spoke with Natalie via Zoom about the fight, asking for some details on what went down behind the scenes. «It wasn't just one thing,» Natalie tells ET of the fight. «It was an accumulation of a lot of different things.

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos' youngest son, Joaquin, just rang in his 19th birthday, and with every year he looks more and more like his dad.The teenager was celebrated by his big brother, Michael, 24, who shared a pair of snapshots on Instagram in which he, Joaquin and Mark posed for some birthday photos.MORE: Kelly Ripa shares heartwarming photo of son Joaquin - and she's so proudWith their brown hair, dark complexions and muscular physiques the threesome could easily pass for brothers.WATCH: Kelly Ripa is full of emotion as she details 'brutal' moment involving son JoaquinHe simply captioned the post: "Happy birthday to the King," and he was immediately inundated with fans commenting on their likeness and their dashing good looks. "3 of the handsomest [sic] men in the world," wrote one, while another added: "Three good looking men right there," and a third said: "Gorgeous pic..

Oti Mabuse and her husband Marius Lepure are gearing up for their I Am Here tour – and the couple gave fans a sneak peek into rehearsals on Thursday, and wow!MORE: Strictly's Motsi Mabuse inundated with support after heartbreaking messageThe professional dancers, who have been married since 2014, showed off their skill as they shared a passionate embrace on their dancefloor. Wearing in black leggings and a coordinating top, Strictly Come Dancing star Oti looked fabulous whilst dancing with her man, who was also dressed in black.WATCH: Oti Mabuse makes joke about family judging her all her lifeTheir appearance comes days after Oti shocked fans when she confirmed her decision to leave Strictly after seven years on the show.MORE: Oti Mabuse's rare comment on marrying her 'beautiful' husband aged 23SEE: Strictly's Oti Mabuse melts hearts with romantic post to husband MariusOn Tuesday, the two-time Strictly champion wrote: "Lifting the glitter ball twice and having the best journey with all my celebrities, but also meeting and working with the best team, crew, producers, celebs and incredible professional dancers!"You are my family and I adore you all forever… Dance will always be my first love and to everyone, my family especially, friends, strictly fans and judges who have been my support throughout my Strictly journey, thank you for being incredible! You are irreplaceable in my heart and have made every day unforgettable! I love you." Oti and Marius will be doing on tour soonAlthough future plans for Oti are yet to be confirmed, the dancer has, of course, done plenty of TV work during her time on Strictly.

Madonna has already seen some of her more risqué photos banned by social media on "decency" grounds, but the steady stream of snaps has continued to come. Despite now being in her sixties, the Vogue hitmaker is more keen than ever before to pose, prompting some open-mouthed followers to claim that she looks "like a teenager" in the ageless pictures.In an apparent answer to critics who trolled her for her extraordinarily youthful photos and asked her to call a halt to the sexualised shoots, Madonna answered them all personally - with another photo.The 63-year-old gave a plump-lipped pout for the camera in her latest shot, while the phrase "Don't f**k with me" was scrawled across the front of her face in a defiant message.In another, she fiercely warned: "I'm sure I don't have stupid written across my forehead."Meanwhile, Madonna flaunted her golden-blonde locks in a third photo showcasing her chiselled cheekbones, which she had captioned: "Blonde ambition."The series of fiery shots were posted to her Instagram Stories, but other age-defying photos have been posted to her main page as well.Fans marvelled at the youthful look she projected, quipping that the singer looked younger than her 25-year-old daughter Lourdes.In one of her most recent posts, Madonna accompanied photos of herself with Frida Kahlo quotes.One read: “I am my own Muse.

Callum Kerr was formerly a Hollyoaks mainstay, playing PC George Kiss in the hit soap for over a year.The 27 year old landed the role in January 2020 and featured until May 2021 during which time he was involved in his fair share of dramatic storylines. Since leaving the show, the Scotland born star has set his sights on Hollywood and has been spending time carving out a successful acting career in the US.

The Duchess of Cambridge recently enjoyed a trip to a pub in London where she joined a host of other parents from her children's school. Kate, 40, headed to the Hollywood Arms in Chelsea along with parents of children who also attend Thomas's Battersea School, where Prince George, eight, and Princess Charlotte, six, both study.

Here come the girls! We absolutely love it when the ladies get to take over and take centre stage, so we couldn't be more excited to see both Alison Hammond and Josie Gibson take over This Morning presenting duties today. With International Women's Day fast approaching (8 March) - these two leading ladies took to our screens together this morning to show who really Runs The World. Alison, 47, and Josie, 37, look absolutely sensational as they opted for pretty frocks to take over our screens this morning on the ITV show.

Emiliano Granada Eliza Rycembel, star of Oscar-nominated “Corpus Christi,” and Panos Mouzourakis, whose credits include “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again,” have joined the cast of “Nasdrovia,” Season 2, which bows Feb. 25 on Movistar Plus, produced with The Mediapro Studio’s Globomedia – a powerful partnership of two of Spain’s biggest content creators.Variety has had exclusive access to a behind-the-scenes trailer where Rycembel and Mouzourakis talk about their characters, both contract killers: George, played by a tongue-in-cheek Rycembel and Mouzourakis’s Ringo, a charmingly ridiculous ‘70s throwback who, as he comments in the video, wants to take George under his wing, but still show her “who’s the man in the house.” Season 2 continues the downward spiral of Edurne (Leonor Watling) and Julian (Hugo Silva).

Naman Ramachandran Fifteen prominent Indian independent filmmakers have issued an open letter to the Mumbai Film Festival, appealing to festival chair Priyanka Chopra Jonas to lay on physical screenings at the canceled – but partially online – event.The letter is signed by several filmmakers whose films premiered at A-list festivals, including Aditya Vikram Sengupta (“Once Upon A Time In Calcutta,” Venice), Gurvinder Singh (“Adh Chanani Raat,” Rotterdam), Irfana Majumdar (“Shankar’s Fairies,” Locarno), Natesh Hegde (“Pedro,” Busan/London), Nithin Lukose (“Paka,” Toronto), Payal Kapadia and Ranabir Das (“A Night of Knowing Nothing,” Cannes) and Rahul Jain (“Invisible Demons,” Cannes).The physical edition of the festival was called off earlier this month, “due to a multitude of challenges brought upon by the continuing pandemic,” per a statement from the festival. “At this point, we do not know when, what form and shape the festival will take in the future,” the statement from the festival, run by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image popularly known as MAMI, added.

Naman Ramachandran Top Bollywood star Ajay Devgn, who has enjoyed a tremendously successful film career combining box office success with critical acclaim, is making his series acting debut with Disney Plus Hotstar series “Rudra: The Edge of Darkness,” the Indian adaptation of the BBC’s “Luther.” Devgn debuted with action drama “Phool Aur Kaante” (1991) and highlights of his acting career include the “Singham” cop universe films, “Othello” adaptation “Omkara” (2006), the comedy “Golmaal” franchise and historical film “Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior” the biggest Indian box office hit of 2020. In addition, He has directed “U Me Aur Hum” (2008) and “Shivaay” (2016) with “Runway 34” coming up, and he’s a prolific producer as well with more than 20 titles to his credit.

The Ukrainian President has hailed soldiers who died defending a remote island in the Black Sea as 'heroes' after they told a Russian warship to 'go f*** yourself.'

As announced back in March of last year, the second season of Resident Alien is now being released in the UK.

An inquest has opened into the death of a teenager at the centre of a murder investigation.

RICKY Gervais candidly reflected on both of his parents dying before his rise to fame in an open chat with fans this evening. The 59-year-old star has been doing daily livestreams on Twitter throughout lockdown, answering fan questions and passing the time.

RICKY Gervais and Jane Fallon "ignore their wealth" after once living above a brothel in London's Kings Cross. Best selling author Jane was asked what it's like to be "super rich" when she chatted to the Loose Women panel today about her new book, Queen Bee.