Sara Davies reveals what it was really like to meet Prince William and why she wasn't surprised by Aljaz Skorjanec's shock exit

John Mulaney and Andy Samberg stepped in for Jimmy Kimmel Wednesday night amid his ongoing COVID-19 battle. The comedians — both of whom were set to be guests on Wednesday's show — guest hosted  in light of Kimmel's absence.In their opening monologue, the pair, dressed head-to-toe in J merch, poked fun at Kimmel's double diagnosis.«I guess we should explain why we're hosting tonight,» Mulaney began.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent“The Pink Cloud,” a flagship feature from Brazil’s new generation of female filmmakers, has closed three more major territories for Paris-based MPM Premium, sealing France (Universciné), Japan (Senlis) and Germany (Lighthouse). With MPM Premium currently in discussions for the U.K., Australia and Latin America, the sales company is edging ever closer to selling out on all major territories around the world.Territories already secured include Brazil (O2), North America (Blue Fox), Taiwan (Digi Sky Entertainment), China (Beijing Hugoeast), Korea (K Entertainment) and Russia (World Vision).Senlis will stage a theatrical release in 2023 for “The Pink Cloud.” It has been dubbed and will be released in Germany and Austria on July 22. France’s Universciné (France) has launched the film as a premium VoD Release, with a specific promotion for what Universciné calls its “exclusive” titles.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefTV series adaptations of “Fearless” and “Cold War,” two of the highest-profile Hong Kong action movies of the 21st century, are now in development.The shift into TV represents a major expansion and diversification for Edko Films, the studio headed by legendary producer-financier-executive Bill Kong (“Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon,” “Monster Hunt,” “Mulan”).The original 2006 “Fearless” was an iconic portrait of martial arts ace Huo Yianjia that was directed by Ronny Tong and starred Jet Li. It received studio-level distribution in many territories through Buena Vista, UIP and Sony Pictures Releasing.“Cold War” is a 2012 crime action film involving a mole inside the Hong Kong police.

Christopher Vourlias Ukrainian director Olha Zhurba and producer Darya Bassel are teaming up on a documentary about Ukraine’s refugee crisis after their last collaboration, “Outside,” premiered at Copenhagen’s CPH:DOX festival this year.The project, with a working title “Displaced,” is being produced by Bassel’s Kyiv-based Moon Man production outfit in co-production with Germany’s Koberstein Film and Denmark’s Final Cut for Real.Zhurba began filming not long after the Russian invasion on Feb. 24, capturing footage of the thousands of Kyiv residents who had flocked to the capital’s railway station for safety.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentAlex de la Iglesia’s latest production, feature “Four’s a Crowd,” is being brought onto the Cannes Film Market by Filmax, which has acquired international sales rights.Described by Filmax as a “wild romantic comedy,” “Four’s a Crowd” turns on Julian, a 50-year-old divorced man who starts to use an app to share his car with strangers and most especially Lorena, a young woman with whom Julian would like to share much more.He’s about to open up to Lorena when he’s lumbered unexpectedly with a fourth passenger, possibly the most annoying person on the planet, who sparks a radical change in the course of events.“Four’s a Crowd” is “a very personal reflection on human joy and misery, where nothing is as it seems,” Filmax said in a statement. Written with De La Iglesia’s career-long co-scribe Jorge Guerricaechevarría, “Four’s a Crowd” is produced by Pokeepsie Films, Alex De la Iglesia’s own label, and Spanish production powerhouse Telecinco Cinema (“Pan’s Labyrinth,” “The Impossible”), It will be released at the end of 2022.

K.J. Yossman Barry Pepper (“Saving Private Ryan,” “Maze Runner”) is set to star in horror film “Scurry” from “Occupation Rainfall” director Luke Sparke.Film Mode Entertainment is launching world sales at Cannes.“Scurry” sees two injured strangers — a family man and a criminal — trapped underground while the city above is attacked by a monstrous threat.

Weather forecasters have revealed the exact moment that bizarre 'blood rain' will wash over the UK.A sweeping storm in the Sahara Desert could result in some surprising red rain making landfall across the country as sand is blown thousands of miles to the north.The unusual weather phenomenon occurs when dust is combined with water droplets as they form in the atmosphere, meteorologists say.Richard Miles of the Met Office said this would most likely fall in the early hours of this morning (May 19).The forecaster said: “There are some dust concentrations in the atmosphere above the UK at present which might well be washed out in the rain tonight, but it’s likely to be relatively small amounts on the whole.“There’s a warning out for thunderstorms for the south-eastern third of England tonight and a squally cold front will bring wind and sometimes heavy rain to Northern Ireland and north west Scotland this evening (May 18).“Away from these features it will be mostly fine and dry today (May 18) and tomorrow (May 19), temperatures up to 23-24C in London and the South East, high teens or low 20s elsewhere.”Heavy rain will continue to fall on Thursday in parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland, while showers will also hit areas in Wales and central and southwest England.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here.It comes after a night of chaotic thunderstorms in the south of England saw flights diverted from London Gatwick, with the airport's website showing that a British Airways and Vueling flight from Arrecife, Lanzarote, Spain had to change course.An easyJet flight from Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, scheduled to arrive just after midnight was also

Maisie Williams and Sydney Chandler stole the show as they arrived to the Vanity Fair and FX premiere of Pistol.The actresses both rocked long black dresses with distinctive cutouts as they graced the red carpet.Their new miniseries Pistol, a drama about the UK punk band Sex Pistols, is set to premiere on Hulu on May 31. Maisie will portray Pamela Rooke, aka 'Jordan' and SydneyChrissie Hynde.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorAidan Gillen, who played Littlefinger in “Game of Thrones,” and Sandrine Bonnaire, a best actress winner at Venice for “La cérémonie,” have joined Gabriel Byrne in Samuel Beckett biopic “Dance First,” directed by Oscar-winner James Marsh.Film Constellation has closed pre-sales on the film in Australia/New Zealand (Icon), Italy (Bim Distribuzione), Spain (Filmin), Portugal (Nos Audiovisuais), Greece (Filmtrade), Hungary (Vertigo Media), former Yugoslavia (Discovery) and Taiwan (Cai Chang). Pay TV outlet Sky developed the film as a Sky Original in the U.K.Marsh, best-known for “The Theory of Everything,” for which Eddie Redmayne won an Oscar, and Oscar-winner “Man on Wire,” will start shooting the film on May 30 in Budapest.

Manori Ravindran International EditorCannes is going Meta.The social giant formerly known as Facebook is taking the Croisette by storm and rolling out the red carpet for creators at the festival. Meta has unveiled its first creator villa, which will be powered by Instagram and host up to 300 content creators over two days at the iconic Palais Bulles.According to a blog post authored by Louise Holmes, director of creator partnerships for EMEA, the villa will offer “unique access to experiences and innovations.”Meta’s presence in Cannes follows similar events at U.S.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefIndonesian firm MSV Studio is well underway on production of “Ajisaka: The King and the Flower of Life,” the first of three hugely ambitious animated films it will work on this year.MSV Studio is the animation division of MSK Pictures, which itself is part of the larger, Indonesia-based Amikom Group. Since 2015, Amikom says it has invested $20 million into the research and development of computer animation technology.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle said 'I do' at St George's Chapel in Windsor in front of high-profile royals and celebrities.RELATED: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's sweet wedding detail you might have missedAround 11.5 million reportedly tuned in to watch the royal wedding from afar, but have you ever wondered what it was really like to attend their big day? As well as the royal's relatives such as the Queen and Prince Charles, the likes of Victoria Beckham and Serena Williams witnessed the special occasion.WATCH: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding singer opens up about working on the royal weddingOn their anniversary, which falls on 19 May, we take a look at what the stars have said about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's nuptials. Victoria and David Beckham were among those to get a golden ticket to this legendary royal occasion, and when speaking to the Evening Standard, Posh Spice gushed about the special day.She said: "It was such a beautiful, incredible wedding.

Naga Munchetty, 47, replied to a tweet her BBC co-star had posted only minutes earlier.

Arsenal man cost Rangers the Europa League.It was the Welshman's saved penalty that sent Eintracht Frankfurt on their way to victory in a tense shootout where the German side did not miss a single kick. Rangers had taken them all the way in the final at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium on Wednesday night.And on another day, it would have been the thousands of Glaswegians that had travelled to Seville this week that would be celebrating in the streets.

Sara Davies has admitted that her "good friend" pretended to be a contestant on Dragons' Den to bag her a place on the panel.The BBC entrepreneur, who has recently teamed with Hasbro to launch the children's game, My First Monopoly, has been a panel member on the BBC show since 2019.The Durham native also runs a successful crafting company which she founded in 2005 and is a loving mum to her two boys aged eight and five.In an exclusive chat with Daily Star, Sara revealed how she bagged the opportunity of a lifetime and wound up as one of the most well-known entrepreneurs in the country.The mum-of-two explained: "I was part of an all-female investment group in the Northeast called Gabriel Investors and the guy that had done our marketing support with us became a good friend of mine, and he said you'd be absolutely brilliant on Dragon's Den and I said you know what, I think I would too because I'd really enjoy it, and he said well why don't you put your name forward for it?"She explained: "Well you don't just put your name forward for the BBC and he said well what do you do? And I said well I'm hoping one day they might notice me and they might invite me to come and audition for the show."The business woman went on to say that her friend refused to wait until she got noticed and took it upon himself to ring the BBC because he thought she'd be "a really good dragon."She quipped: "The next day he rang and he went as though he was going through the application process to be a contestant on the show, and it was when he got through to one of the researchers to find out about his business, he said I'm not actually ringing about me, I'm ringing about my friend, I think she'd be a really good dragon on the show."Sara recalled that

Sara Davies has confessed she “resents” some of her competitors on Strictly Come Dancing who were lucky enough to drop their commitments to dedicate their time to the BBC One dance competition.

Strictly Come Dancing partner Aljaz Skorjanec - before the pair formed a sweet "bromance". Aljaz partnered up with the Dragons' Den star for the 19th series of Strictly but managed to win over Sara's husband. It was the last time Alijaz graced the Stricly ballroom floor after he announced he was hanging up his dancing shoes in an emotional statement.

Sara Davies revealed Aljaz Skorjanec has a secret “bromance” with her husband Simon after he managed to win him over when he partnered up with the Dragons' Den star for his final series of Strictly Come Dancing. The 38-year-old took part in the 19th series of the popular BBC One dance competition last year with beloved ballroom veteran, 32, as he waltzed his way through the competition one last time before hanging up his dancing shoes for good.And it’s fair to say that this dynamic duo won the hearts of the nation with their genuine friendship as their loyal legion of fans followed their journey on the show over a period of 14 weeks.But it wasn’t always plain sailing for the couple, after the blonde bombshell confessed in her book, We Can All Make It, how her entrepreneur husband initially felt “ratty” about their relationship on the show.The mum-of-two admitted that she heavily relied on her husband to take care of their two children and manage their business while she trained with the world champion.Writing in her new book, Sara says things came to a head when her doting husband became “ratty” after she failed to prepare for a crucially important business meeting because she had been “out strutting around with some dancer guy.”Now, in an exclusive interview with Daily Star, the entrepreneur has confessed that she was so “wrapped up” with Strictly that she started to neglect her husband.She explained: “I was full of all my Strictly stories, Aljaz was coming home every night and the kids just thought he was the coolest person ever.“I realised that not once has I considered what Simon had done that week or how he had been.

Writing in her new book, We Can All Make It, Sara gushes that she learned a lot from Deborah as she had been “flying the flag for women in business” and helped to “forge paths that made [Sara’s] journey smoother.”When it came to their first day together in the Den, Sara quickly discovered that the business tycoons had very different ways of doing things.She recalls her first ever pitch which consisted of a street-food truck parking up in the Den. Sara has now been on the BBC show for three years and her and Deborah have struck up a good friendship.  However, looking back on the awkward moment, Sara says Deborah “definitely put her in her place”.She told Express.co.uk: “I didn't feel intimidated, but I definitely felt put in my place!  “When I reflected on the situation I thought, wow, Deborah has had to lay the groundwork and the foundations for other female Dragons to come in that Den and be successful.

THE One Show's Alex Jones was seen fighting back tears during an emotional interview with Dragons' Den star Sara Davies. The former Strictly Come Dancing star was welcomed to the BBC talk show on Wednesday night to reveal details of her new book.

The One Show's Alex Jones shed a tear as she listened to TV guest and Dragon's Den star Sara Davies.On Wednesday (April 27), Sara was welcomed onto the BBC show by hosts Alex and Jermaine Jenas who opened the floor up for the Strictly star to talk about her new book.When explaining the details of her autobiography, Sara, spoke about her parents and how proud they were of her and her work.As producers played a clip of her parents on-screen, Sara said: "Look at my mum there, she's struggling not to get upset- we're all the same!"To which Alex interjected: "I'm getting upset, have we got a tissue?"Sara added: "I remember getting my dad to read the first proof of the book over Christmas, he was so emotional and ringing me every few hours and he said 'I've learnt so much there kid'."I said 'dad you were there for every chapter of the book!' But he said 'no, but I've never seen your life through your eyes and how you feel about things and how it made you the person that you are'."Honestly it was amazing! You will enjoy it," she told the hosts.She also revealed that she took a lot of inspiration from the other Dragon's Den stars' autobiographies.Sara explained how she took what she learned from their lives and applied it to her own when growing up.She continued: "I read all of the Dragon's autobiographies and I studied them thinking they would tell me how to run a business."However, I read Duncan Bannatyne's book and I thought you know what he is just a normal bloke."He didn't grow up with a silver spoon in his mouth, he just had a really big dream and loads of drive, it was called Anybody Can Do It and I look at what the impact that had on me as a young girl in my early 20s and I thought if I could touch just a handful of