Romesh Ranganathan ‘not proud’ of past racist jokes: ‘I don’t know what I was thinking’

The newest Dragon to appear in the famous Den, Steven Bartlett, was caught off guard last night when he heard himself being mentioned by Coronation Street characters Shona Platt (Julia Goulding) and Amy Barlow (Elle Mulvaney). The social media businessman, 29, posted a clip of the Monday 21 March's episode on Twitter with the caption, "Ummm excuse me what ????", as he saw the Weatherfield residents refer to him as the same title of his book, "a happy sexy millionaire".

Back as an in-person gathering in the Canadian Rookies after a pandemic induced absence of two years, the Banff World Media Festival is bringing in some heavy hitters this summer.

Former Liberal minister and Independent NSW member of Parliament Gareth Ward (40) was on Tuesday charged over alleged historic allegations of sexual abuse of a man and a teenage boy. Ward, member for Kiama, attended Oak Flats Police Station on Tuesday. The NSW police charged him “with three counts of assault with act of indecency, and one count each of sexual intercourse without consent and common assault”.The police case is that Ward allegedly indecently assaulted a 17-year-old teenage boy at Meroo Meadow in February 2013, and sexually abused a 27-year-old man in Sydney in September 2015.NSW MP Gareth Ward was charged on March 22, 2022, with historic sexual abuse of a man and a teenage boy.

BET has renewed the top-rated Tyler Perry’s The Oval for a fourth season, just ahead of its Season 3 finale, and Tyler Perry’s Sistas for a fifth season. Sistas and The Oval are currently the No. 1 and No. 2 series, respectively, airing on cable with African Americans P2+, per Nielsen.

Loose Women host Ruth Langsford has taken to Instagram to share an update on her eyebrows after undergoing a microblading procedure a week ago.The ITV star, 62, appeared fresh-faced in a short clip which gave her fans a close look at her brows as they continued to heal.Addressing her one million followers, the mother-of-one shared an update on her freshly-tattooed brows.Ruth said: "Hello, now I said I would keep you up to date with the semi-permanent eyebrow situation."So, we are now one week, six days in."So, the first couple of days it was a bit red, not too sore and then they start to flake and you have to put coconut oil or grapeseed oil on them to keep them moisturised," she explained.A post shared by Ruth Langsford (@ruthlangsford)The ITV star told how they had started to "scab" over.Ruth continued: "Then the flakes start to come off and at first they look paler than they did.""However Ruth revealed that she was reassured by her make-up artist that the 'real colour' would appear after a few more days.The star went on: "So, you can see here it's a little bit scabby," she said while pointing to a patch on her eyebrow."Can you see that? I don't want to touch it," she said to her followers."But each day that flakiness comes off and you can see the kind of browny-red underneath."And eventually that real colour - so they won't be as dark as when I started, but they'll be a taupe brown."But I still love the shape," she added."So there you go, that is day five of semi-permanent, tattooed eyebrows," she ended her clip.Days ago, the star sparked a frenzy on social media after she revealed she was getting her eyebrows tattooed on.Taking to her Instagram, she told fans she had "finally bit the bullet" and undergone the beauty

“Where The Crawdads Sing” has all the makings of a big alternative summer hit. It’s a thriller based on a best-selling novel, Reese Witherspoon is a producer and really pushing it, and the movie will also star up-and-coming breakout star Daisy Edgar-Jones (“Normal People,” “Fresh“).

Mom’s favorite monikers! Kylie Jenner has given a lot of thought to naming her children, even changing her mind on multiple occasions.

not invited to the 2022 Oscars despite the Steven Spielberg-helmed musical scoring seven nods at the award show.But Russ Tamblyn — who played Riff in the 1961 adaption of the Broadway play — is not happy about the invite snub.“@TheAcademy As a voting member and the original Riff, let me say: it’s your duty to find Rachel a seat at the Oscars,” Tamblyn, 87, tweeted on March 21.“She STARS in #Westsidestory which is nominated across the board. When they say representation matters, this is what that means. Please do right by her,” he continued.Tamblyn tweeted his thoughts in response to a Los Angeles Times report regarding Zegler’s snub.@TheAcademy as a voting member and the original Riff, let me say: it’s your duty to find Rachel a seat at the Oscars.

Still Miss Independent — and Miss Clarkson! Kelly Clarkson spoke out after Us Weekly obtained documents requesting her legal name change to “Kelly Brianne,” noting her professional name isn’t going anywhere.

gala honorees including Vanessa Bayer (also of “SNL”), Mandy Patinkin, Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield. The organization offered free services to young cancer patients and their families; its focus expanded during the pandemic, and it’s now known as the Red Door Community (an homage to the building’s famous entrance).“It’s been a great space where kids can play and the family can spend time together while experiencing cancer,” says the group’s CEO, Lily Safani.

Lantern House — a new 22-story luxury condo complex in West Chelsea designed by Thomas Heatherwick, with two towers that link beneath the High Line. Two-bedroom units on the market (from 1,400 to 1,600 square feet) run from $3.65 million to $5.19 million, and are outfitted with bay windows, stunning water views, chef’s kitchens, wide-plank oak floors, high ceilings, walk-in closets and marble-clad bathrooms.

Starstruck” in March 2020, Rose Matafeo found herself onstage at London’s “Magic Mike: Live” having a surreal, more than slightly panicked conversation with a gyrating Australian dancer.“As he was making me touch his chest, he was like, ‘So do you think you’re gonna go back? The flights are all being canceled!’” Matafeo, who’s from New Zealand, recalls with a laugh that rings with disbelief even two years later. “It was the weirdest experience.”After a lengthy delay, she still got to shoot the first season of “Starstruck” later that year — and, not for nothing, come out the other side with a new appreciation for “Magic Mike: Live” that would eventually make it into the second season, which drops Thursday on HBO Max.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIn the wake of the not-entirely-unexpected news that Kanye West has been barred from performing at the Grammy Awards due to his “concerning online behavior,” he has not been barred from attending the show, sources tell Variety.That means West  — who is up for five awards around his “Donda” album, including the top prize of Album of the Year — can walk the red carpet, attend and accept awards at both the Premiere ceremony (the livestreamed event before the main show where non-televised awards are given out) and the main show itself.It’s also possible that he could hold a competing event that would draw viewers away from the Grammys — a spiteful if not out-of-character move that arguably would harm the many fellow artists performing on the show more than the show itself.  In fact, unconfirmed rumors state that he is planning just such an event with Drake, another artist with a rocky Grammy history.

Ed Meza @edmezavarIn their new Spanish series “Días Mejores,” showrunners Adolfo Valor and Cristóbal Garrido explore the difficulties of overcoming the loss of a loved one and the challenges of being left a single parent.They were inspired by the story of an acquaintance who, after the death of her partner, sought help in a grief therapy group. Hearing about the intense dynamics of the group and the participants’ struggles to move forward, Valor and Garrido concluded that it would make for riveting TV.“Días Mejores,” which translates to “Better Days,” premieres in the Malaga Festival’s ever more important Pantalla TV sidebar.The dramedy follows Sara (“Velvet” star Marta Hazas), a mother who suddenly finds herself a widow and unable to comfort her troubled young son.

Wyatte Grantham-Philips editorSony has released a new trailer for “Where the Crawdads Sing,” an upcoming thriller set to hit theaters July 24. The film, which is based off the novel of the same name by Delia Owens, follows Kya (Daisy Edgar-Jones) — a young woman from the North Carolina marshes who becomes a suspect in the murder of a man she was once involved with.“I fell so deeply in love with the world that Delia created, she has such a poetry to her writing.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla Nathan Lane has long been a master shapeshifter on theater and television. From donning garish red suits on “The Producers” to South Beach drag fabulosity on “The Birdcage” and personifying a sly and slim meerkat on “The Lion King,” Lane is always eye-catching, in a multitude of ways.

High street favourite Primark has sent shoppers wild with the launch of £12 seamfree sets - which feature characters all 90s babies will know and love. The retailer is known for showcasing brands from film and TV - like Harry Potter, Disney and Groovy Chick - and has now added a new set of familiar faces to its clothing line.

A nursery where fire exits are blocked and children ‘run around carrying hot soup’ has been rated as inadequate by Ofsted. The education watchdog found youngsters at Small World Nurseries, in Rochdale, were at risk of potential harm because of ineffective risk assessments.

Nothing gets past soap fans and eagle-eyed Coronation Street viewers think they've spotted a subtle yet poignant tribute in latest scenes.

spinoff which gives an update on cast members' lives after their journey — Tom proposed to his girlfriend, Mariah, and she tearfully told him no. Tom, who's known for dating  star Darcey and lives in England, said that he's been dating Mariah for a year and has been incredibly happy with the relationship. He described Mariah — who lives in Las Vegas — as «loving» and «romantic.» For her part, Mariah said that while their long-distance relationship was challenging, Tom was very «attentive.» Tom said he was asking Mariah, who has traveled to England to visit him 13 times, to marry him during her next visit. He said he was willing to move to Vegas because Mariah can't move to London because she has two sons.

2022 CMT Awards have been announced. The line-up is stacked with a roster of some of this year’s nominees.The CMT Awards is known for bringing some of the best world premiere performances and biggest collaborations and this year is no exception.  The first round of performers announced include Kelsea Ballerini, Kane Brown, Luke Combs, Cody Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Maren Morris, Carley Pearce and Keith Urban.