‘Spitting Image’ to tour the West End in 2022

Amir Khan admits he’s risking his legacy in the sport by fighting Kell Brook.But his wife, Faryal Makhdoom, only gave him the green light to take the gamble when he proved to her he was taking the fight seriously.Khan and Brook will finally settle their rivalry tonight at Manchester Arena in a clash which has been 19 years in the making.There are no titles on the line for the past-their-best welterweights but there is a lot to lose in terms of reputation.Both are at the end of storied careers and this fight has lingered throughout their time in the ring.Khan, 35, has won Olympic silver at 17 and became a unified light-welterweight champion as well as making a name for himself in America.But, should he suffer a sixth defeat tonight, then he may be more remembered for bowing out in defeat to his bitter rival, who he has been bickering with since a sparring session as amateurs when they were teenagers.“You’re always that one fight away from destroying your whole legacy,” said the Bolton fighter.“This is a fight that I could end up losing what I’ve done in my whole career.

UFC fighter Mike Perry is set to take on Julian Lane in the co-main event of the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) Knuckle Mania 2 event on Saturday and the pair had a heated show-down at the press-conference.The two fighters exchanged verbal barbs and needed to be separated when Perry pulled out a baseball bat and threatened Lane.After calling Lane a "little b****", Perry put down his microphone, picked up the bat and brandished it towards his opponent.As security personnel stepped between the two fighters to ensure things could not get physical, Lane said: "Oh yeah? You got a bat, b****? Look at this guy: he needs a bat."Lane and Perry previously got into a ringside scrap at the BKFC Fight Night: Tampa event in December, with Lane provoking Perry while he was speaking to the commentary team about his decision to join the promotion.Perry put down his headset and left the commentary booth to brawl with Lane in the crowd before security separated them and the pair are now set to fight in Perry's BKFC debut.Reflecting on the scrap ahead of their bout, Perry said: "When they brought me over – and I had a few drinks that night, so I wasn't fully clear-headed and wasn’t totally sober.What did you make of the scuffle? Let us know in the comments section."I tried to drink some water before I went over there to do the interview. I tried to take some deep breaths and be like, 'Oh man, I've got to try to sober up,' and I don’t know, he threw those cards at me."Whatever, bro.

Coronation Street fans found out that Max Turner spiked Amy Barlow’s drink at their school disco as police seized his video camera.During Friday’s (18 February) instalment of the popular ITV soap, viewers were glued to their screens after they noticed the student filmed the school dance on the big night.But when Daniel Osborne and David Metcalfe started pestering the him for the much-needed footage, Max managed to find ways out of handing the clip into evidence.As he went through the footage on his laptop, David stormed into the house and demanded the camera with a police officer hot on his tails.Yet when the doting dad attempted to look through the clips on the camera, he came up blank as he handed over the equipment to the officer.As he turned his back to the room and pulled out the SD card from his pocket before he ran out of the room.Later on, doting dad David asked what was getting his son so upset as he walked in on him watching back the hidden footage on his computer. It was at this point that he watched Max hide a bottle of GHB inside his cast where he went on to subtly spike one of the drinks.

Prince Harry’s old Army buddies has revealed why he and the Duke of Sussex don’t see each other following a 15-year relationship — even though they both live in California. Dean Stott, who has recently joined the directing team on this season's SAS Australia, first met Harry when they were on a training course for the British Army.The pair then went on tours to Afghanistan together but Dean admits to not seeing his royal pal as much as he used to.

Kell Brook believed he could beat Amir Khan from the moment his mentor Brendan Ingle told him he would as a teenager.Now the Sheffield star is ready to fulfil the late Ingle’s prophecy and finally earn the respect from Khan he has always craved.The pair will meet in the ring at Manchester Arena tonight to end their long-running feud.Famed Irish-born trainer Ingle - who helped Prince Naseem Hamed become a superstar - first predicted ‘Special One’ Brook would topple the Bolton fighter back in 2005 when he was just 18.Now, with both fighters at 35, Brook is ready to deliver on the promise.“Whatever Brendan said to me I believed,” said Brook, who is now trained by Ingle’s son Dom.“He’s my hero, Brendan Ingle.“He’s said that, but I grew up with confidence because I was a winner. I’ve always believed I have the beating of him.

The One Show's Alex Jones was ripped into by her co-star Rylan Clark after he told viewers about an awkward animal revelation of hers.On Friday's programme, the pair presented the show and discussed the happy news of a new baby aardvark at Chester Zoo.Alex introduced the segment and said: "But first though, another kind of celebration, his week Chester Zoo announce the arrival of a baby aardvark who has been nicknamed dobby after Harry Potter famous house elf.To which Rylan replied: "Keepers weren't initially too sure if Dobby was a boy or a girl. We weren't too sure what one looked like Alex thought on was a mythical creature."Alex then shouted: "Stop it!"Rylan then quipped: "And she thought it was just on CBBC, long live Otis the aardvark.

Duchess of Cambridge via a social media post after seeing her rendition of children's book The Owl Who Was Afraid Of The Dark on CBeebies Bedtime Stories.Though we might know Matt best these days for The One Show, Countryfile and, of course, Our Farm In The Dales, he first rose to fame presenting children's TV shows.The 44-year-old TV star had a seven year stint on Blue Peter earlier in his career, before leaving in 2006.His history left him well-placed to judge the performance of the duchess when she read out the much-loved kids' story - and his response left onlookers in no doubt that he was impressed."Welcome to the Childrens BBC Presenters Club!" he wrote, punctuating his feelings with a love-heart emoji.The Duchess is yet to respond to the comment publicly.However, the official CBeebies Instagram account replied with playful laughing emojis, while other fans shared in their approval of Matt.One joked: "I used to watch you a lot when I was an aupair. I think I've learnt the most of my English from CBeebies."After reading out the story about how the courageous little owl conquered his fears, Kate added a personal message of her own."Wow, what an encouraging tale!" she praised."We can all feel scared sometimes, just like our little owl friend, Plop," she continued."But, as Mrs Barn Owl said, it’s better to find out about the things that scare us before we make up our mind."And with the help of others, we can often face things that worry us."Now it's time for bed.

A case of mistaken identity. Hilary Duff was a good sport when a class of elementary school kids confused her with Lindsay Lohan.

While Maurissa Gunn is still staying mum on her split from Riley Christian, she’s continuing to fuel speculation that he was the one in the wrong.

“Imitation of Life,” according to the Sun. The pop queen, 40, and the “Spider-Man” star, 25, worked together six years ago on a music video and are allegedly eager to join forces once more. “Imitation of Life,” which is based on the best-selling novel by Fannie Hurst, revolves around a white woman who takes in an African-American widow and her daughter, Sarah Jane, whose fair skin allows her to pass as white.

designer clothes, luxury apartment and pricey cosmopolitans. Bushnell, 63, disclosed her journalist’s salary that she made back in the 1990s, putting an end to the yearslong chatter and confusion about Carrie’s finances.The New York native worked as a columnist for the New York Observer and as a writer for Vogue during the decade of “Friends” mania, dark lipstick and denim everything.“In the nineties, for me — it was a real time for media.

Coordinated.The and Uncharted stars attended a New York Rangers hockey game together in New York City on Thursday, February 17, in : Holland’s had “Zendaya” on the back, while ’s was emblazoned with “Holland.” Yes, Zendaya does have a last name—it’s Coleman, but she doesn’t use it, so why would he?Check out the pictures—and Z’s — There’s also another sweet detail on the jerseys some fans may have missed. The number 96, which is featured on both jerseys, likely refers to the year Holland and Zendaya were born. BTW, Zendaya’s Euphoria costar also came with them and also wore a jersey! It looks like Schafer’s jersey had her first name on the back, as well as the number 98 for her birth year.

Chloe Ferry has sparked speculation that she is engaged to her Johnny Wilbo after just three months of dating. In a snap shared to her Instagram account on Thursday evening, the former Geordie Shore star, whose romance with Johnny was confirmed in November, wowed in barely-there lingerie. While her flawless curves were front and centre in the racy pink and yellow floral two-piece, the enormous ring on her engagement figure was hard to miss.Taking the saucy snaps in the mirror with her perfectly manicured hands, the 26 year old's huge sparkler hinted that she and Johnny may have moved onto the next step of their whirlwind romance.

EXCLUSIVE: Kelsey Grammer, Anna Grace Barlow, and Jonathan Roumie have joined the cast of Jesus Revolution, the Kingdom Story Company and Lionsgate film inspired by the true story of a national spiritual awakening in the early 1970s and its origins within a community of teenage hippies in Southern California. Grammer will star alongside Joel Courtney as well as Barlow and Roumie, and Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Ally Ioannides, Julia Campbell, Nic Bishop, and Jolie Jenkins.

EXCLUSIVE: Erinn Hayes, River Drosche and Julianna Layne are set to join the cast of the Warner Bros. and Legendary’s A Christmas Story Christmas, the sequel to the classic holiday pic A Christmas Story, which will premiere on HBO Max. Deadline first reported that Julie Hagerty was in talks to join and sources now confirm she has also closed a deal to join the cast.  Peter Billingsley, who played Ralphie in the original, is set to return with Ian Petrella, Zack Ward, Scott Schwartz and R.D. Robb also reprising their roles from the original. The script was written by Nick Schenk, who also will executive produce, with Clay Kaytis on board to direct. Billingsley and Vince Vaughn will produce through their Wild West Picture Show productions. Cale Boyter and Jay Ashenfelter will oversee for Legendary.

EXCLUSIVE: Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson’s G-Unit Film & Television has optioned Christopher Priest’s DC comic Xerø for development alongside Color Farm Media as a live-action film franchise.

The Guardian in a 2016 profile of Hill. “He always took being a drag king to a new level, which was more fully realized than most kings.” As the years have gone by, Hill has become far more than a pioneering drag king, queer New York nightlife fixture, or campy, charismatic trans comedian/actor. The 50-year-old has long struggled to find the right words and terminology to describe himself.“I keep saying, when I talk to young people: We just didn’t have the language and the ID politics, we had nothing.

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, soon became one of the most viral clips of the year (it currently sits at 7.4 million YouTube views). Now, it has become Peacock’s buzziest new breakout drama series, Bel-Air, with a major co-sign from Will Smith himself. “When the idea came to me, I knew it was something special,” Cooper said of his original short film.

Steve Aoki and Grandson have teamed up for a wild new track, ‘KULT’, which also features rising rapper Jasiah.The crossover record is the first preview of Aoki’s yet-to-be-titled upcoming album, and showcases “some of the new and old sounds” that have recently inspired the superstar DJ.Lyrically, the track approaches the cynicism and pressure of having the world on your back and looking for a way out, while the explosive instrumental throws rock, rap and EDM into a blender.Speaking on the collaboration, Aoki said:”‘KULT’ is the first taste from my upcoming album and showcases some of the new and old sounds that have recently inspired me.“Grandson and Jasiah have both been killing it recently, so I was excited to get them together on a track. The energy and lyrics capture a certain kind of feeling that will shake you to your core and possibly even persuade you to join the ‘KULT’.”Watch the Ava Rikki-directed video for ‘KULT’ below:“‘KULT’ is about what happens when the imaginary world becomes more attractive than the real world we inhabit,” Grandson added.

Maya Angelou has died. He was reportedly 77 years old. The news was shared from the official Facebook for the iconic poet, with it being revealed that he passed away on Wednesday, Feb.

Naman Ramachandran “Spitting Image,” the iconic British satirical puppet show rebooted for streamer BritBox U.K., is set to make its stage debut at London’s West End in 2022. The target of the show will be beleaguered U.K.