Stephen Wilhite, Inventor of the GIF, Passes Away at 74 From COVID-19 Complications

Elizabeth Hurley is no stranger to causing a stir with swimsuit selfies, but she divided fans with her latest - and not for a reason you would expect. The model stunned her social media followers when she posted a snapshot of herself wearing a turquoise two-piece while on vacation. MORE: Elizabeth Hurley dedicates emotional post to Shane Warne's daughters following his deathIn the image, Elizabeth showed off her fit physique but what she was holding almost stole the show. WATCH: Elizabeth Hurley wows in yellow string bikiniThe star was displaying two starfish and the caption read: "Found these magnificent starfish, alive but stranded, on the beach- they’re now happily back at the bottom of the sea."MORE: Elizabeth Hurley's son Damian pays tribute to his 'twin' in sweet Mother's Day postMORE: Elizabeth Hurley turns heads in racy tribute to photographer Patrick DemarchelierHowever, a number of fans were upset to see her holding them out of the water and wrote: "They are extremely delicate and most likely won't survive once you take them out of the sea and manipulate them… Google it," and, "never take them out of water. They will probably die once touched and taken out of the water.

Chelsea. The American billionaires have respectively joined Todd Boehly’s and Stephen Pagliuca’s respective consortium bids for the west Londoners.

OnlyFans mum whose children were kicked off their sports teams because of her job has claimed she “never cared” what her mum’s job was. Mum-of-four, Sara Cheek, 31, from Florida, US, lives with her husband and kids on a sprawling farm with animal and stables as she posts cheeky snaps on Instagram, @thesarablake.And, she can afford the dreamy lifestyle because of her career as an X-rated OnlyFans model.The blonde bombshell made around £22,800 a month when she started off and now earns more than £275,000 a year.But, life hasn’t been all roses since she started making big bucks on the sexy subscription site.

A mum was raging when she saw how one motorcyle was parked in the car park of her local Aldi store.

lockdown in parts of China has forced factories to shut.Pegatron, one of the few companies to assemble iPhones, has closed two of its assembly plants in the cities of Shanghai and Kunshan to comply with the Chinese government's strict new coronavirus curbs.The company makes around 20% to 30% of all iPhones worldwide, leaving a significant gap in Apple's supply chain. It says it hopes to "resume production soon".Quanta, a company that makes MacBooks, has also had to shut its doors, causing further mayhem for Apple.

F1 boss Giancarlo Minardi believes four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel “should retire” from the sport.The Aston Martin driver had a performance to forget at the Australian Grand Prix, which unravelled into one of his worst performances of all time. The German returned to the grid after missing the first two races of the season due to Covid-19, but got off to the worst start imaginable at Albert Park.After being penalised for his pre-race scooter ride around the track, he was deemed guilty of speeding in the pit lane.

Renee Zellweger opened up in a rare new interview about her career beginnings, especially with the project that gave her the push she needed, 1996's Jerry Maguire.MORE: Renee Zellweger and Ant Anstead stun fans with PDA packed photo during very special weddingIn an interview with Sirius XM's The Jess Cagle Podcast, the host talked to the actress about first seeing her make the press rounds when she was cast in the Tom Cruise-starrer.VIDEO: The Thing About Pam official trailer"They brought this young woman in, this is Renee, she's from Texas," he said. "And they said that she's going to be in this new movie with Tom Cruise.""You weren't a deer in the headlights, but I was like 'wow, this is a very different kind of person to be put into this big media machine'," he continued. MORE: Renee Zellweger reveals personal reason she stepped away from the spotlight"What was that time like for you, because it was suddenly going from not famous to being in the biggest movie with the biggest star and all of this attention?"Renee eventually paused before answering: "Yeah, that was weird," which elicited a chuckle from the hosts.

Victoria Beckham has had an action-packed few weekss what with her eldest son Brooklyn's wedding and her holiday in Miami with her family leading up to it. But it now looks as though it's going to get a whole lot busier!READ: Nicola Peltz's wedding nails revealed: the £5 polish used for 90s french tipsThe fashion mogul shared a video of herself wearing a gold foil facemask, which was applied by makeup legend Charlotte Tilbury.

A brand-new LGBTQ+ drama is coming to Netflix soon, based on the acclaimed million selling graphic novel series by writer Alice Oseman. Heartstopper began back in 2016 as a webcomic, amassing a huge following with over 52.1 million views.

High street DIY chain B&Q is selling a £6 plant that will keep your home free of mould.

Optical illusions can be really confusing at times. Some might leave you stumped for ages, while others are more easier to understand.Now one image circulating the internet can reveal a lot about how you love in a romantic relationship.There are four images hidden in the optical illusion, each one giving a glimpse into how you love and what's holding you back.A number of people might see the face of an old man first or others see a younger lad on horseback.Meanwhile, some spot a young girl lying down by the river or an archway over the river first.Each one determines your outlook on relationships, and how you act in them, according to Your Tango. If you see the face of an old man first, it means you never lose sight of the bigger picture.

An 18-year-old avoided prison 'by the skin of his teeth' after leading police on a high speed chase through Bolton and Salford. A judge told Sean Reilly that it was "by sheer fortune and good luck that no one was seriously injured or killed" during the pursuit on January 17.

People have just one more day to register to vote in time of this year’s local elections.

Zack Sharf Mark Wahlberg’s new movie “Father Stu” tells the true story of Stuart Long, an amateur boxer who becomes a Catholic priest while suffering from inclusion body myositis. The film is way more than just an acting gig for Wahlberg, who recently told Insider that he spent “millions and millions of dollars” of his own money to partially self-fund “Father Stu” when no other financial backer would take on the project.

The debut trailer for Netflix‘s The Lincoln Lawyer series has just dropped!

“Hello Molly!: A Memoir,” and stopped by Howard Stern’s eponymous radio show Tuesday.Shannon collaborated with Houston — who died in 2012 at age 48 — on a “Saturday Night Live” sketch in the ’90s involving the former’s infamous Catholic schoolgirl character, Mary Katherine Gallagher.The “Wet Hot American Summer” actress described to the shock jock, 68, how the sketch involving Houston came to be.“Whitney was so nice. They’re like, she’s not going to be in the sketch. She’s not going to do it,” Shannon said.

his prosthetic penis from Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Boogie Nights” almost 25 years later.The 50-year-old actor even divulged details about where he keeps the phallic trophy on Tuesday during a guest spot on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.”“Is it true that you still have the prosthetic you wore in ‘Boogie Nights’,” asked Ellen DeGeneres, 64.“Yes, yes. It’s in a safe locked away,” replied Wahlberg.

11 years after the film adaptation of Michael Connelly’s 2005 crime novel, “The Lincoln Lawyer,” the first in a series of novels featuring the roving lawyer, Mickey Haller has found a new home on Netflix. Matthew McConaughey, who took the reigns in the titular role in 2011, will be passing the baton down to “The Magnificent Seven” star, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, also known for his role in another series incarnation of a feature film, “From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series”.

Vladimir Putin only named one Russian player when picking out his three favourite football players of all time back in 2018.The Russian president revealed his three favourite footballers of all time whilst speaking to the media ahead of a trip to China before the 2018 World Cup in Russia. However, there was only space for one Russian in his top three, which also included World Cup winners and football icons Diego Maradona and Pele.According to Russian outlet Tass, Putin chose legendary former Soviet Union and Dynamo Moscow goalkeeper Lev Yashin as the third and final player in his top three favourites.Yashin, who was nicknamed the 'Black Spider', is regarded by many as the greatest goalkeeper in the history of football and is the only keeper to have ever won the Ballon d'Or.He spent his entire 20-year playing career with Dynamo Moscow, winning five Soviet league titles and three Soviet Cups during this period.For his country, he was part of a side which won the maiden Euros in France in 1960 as well as an Olympic gold medal at the 1956 games in Melbourne, Australia.Is Lev Yashin the greatest goalkeeper of all time? Let us know in the comments section below.In addition to his 1963 Ballon d'Or win, he was also named the European goalkeeper of the year on nine separate occasions during his 20 seasons as a professional.As well as naming Pele, Maradona and Yashin as his three favourite footballers of all-time, Putin also explained his dedication to sport, claiming: "I dedicate about two to two and a half hours to sports every day.”He is said to enjoy the gym, swimming and judo when it comes to his daily exercise, but also has a fondness for ice hockey, adding: "I also play hockey though not so often as I would like to.

Kim Kardashian didn’t speak to ex-husband Kanye West for eight months during their turbulent divorce.

The Verge, his wife explained that Wilhite passed away due to COVID, but she added that he was surrounded by his family when he died.The GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) wasn’t actually created for the thing it’s mostly used for in the modern era. Instead of internet memes, Wilhite invented the format as a solo project to create high quality visuals in colour, back when the internet speeds weren’t conducive to sending enormous files.His wife, Kathaleen, told The Verge, “He invented GIF all by himself — he actually did that at home and brought it into work after he perfected it.