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Just a year later, Dennis married actress Patricia Maynard, who he had two daughters with.One of his daughters is actress Hannah Waterman, best known for her role as Ian Beale's tragic wife Laura in EastEnders.The same year he divorced Patricia, Dennis married Rula Lenska and the marriage lasted 11 years until 1998.He addressed their turbulent romance on Pier's Morgan's Life Stories after claims of violence in their marriage but he shared she was "never beaten".Following their divorce, he found love with Pam after his three failed marriages.Reflecting on their relationship in 2006, Pam described the “total love” Dennis had for her after she underwent life-saving surgery for bladder cancer.She said: "Dennis has never made me feel that it has made the slightest difference to him. All I ever see in his eyes is total love."Dennis’ acting career spanned six decades after starting with childhood roles in film and theatre.Later in life, Dennis began to land parts on TV, film and in the West End.During his career, Dennis worked on a wide range of roles, which included everything from horror to comedy and drama to sports.The actor appeared in a total of 29 films throughout his lifetime.Dennis’ family confirmed his death yesterday in a statement.The statement read: "We are deeply saddened to announce that our beloved Dennis, passed away very peacefully at home.""The family kindly ask that our privacy is respected at this very difficult time," it concluded.Dennis was survived by his wife and children, Hannah and Julia Waterman.Following the news of his passing, fans of the actor took to Twitter to pay tribute.Broadcaster Kay Burley wrote: “RIP Dennis Waterman.

Carol also shared a story about how both her and Jane got engaged to their partners on the same day without being aware. She said that they didn’t want to come into work and announce it at the same time as it seemed disingenuous.Carol then asked Jane if she had started singing any of her husband’s songs at her shows. She replied saying she wasn’t quite there yet. Jane then went on to explain how she came to be reunited with her husband after 27 years. The star said she was approached by the guitarist for the band, The Searchers. Jane said she was approached by Frank Allen while having dinner at the Ivy, and the rockstar reminded her that she used to date “our drummer Ed.”She said on the show: “I said, ‘he's having you on, love, I've never been out with an Ed in my life.’“And he said: ‘You'll know him as Wally.’ And I thought, ‘Blimey’."

They then reportedly agreed not to cast Debra in the role. The actor told Variety in 2019 while marking the film’s 35th anniversary that they were scared Debra wouldn’t be fully committed to the role anyway. “We couldn’t get a direct answer whether Debra was committed or not," he claimed. “We had concerns after being down to Mexico with [Ropbert Zemeckis] on locations and seeing how difficult it was going to be. “We were going to need somebody to be a total team player.”Romancing the Stone was released in March 1984. The film quickly became a box office hit at $115 million worldwide. 1985 saw the release of a sequel called The Jewel of the Nile which saw Michael and Kathleen reprise their roles. Express.co.uk have reached out to Debra’s reps for comment. 

Emmerdale star Mark Charnock, 53, underwent extensive preparation to truthfully portray Marlon Dingle’s stroke on the ITV soap. Speaking to Express.co.uk and other media outlets, the actor revealed the "intense time" he went through behind-the-scenes of the storyline.Mark admitted that the preparation process was “exhausting”, but said he felt honoured to have been chosen to represent real life people who have suffered strokes.He said: “It's been exhausting and it's been very, very intense.“Everything is obviously highly emotional, highly charged, every moment is absolutely crucial.So it is all high stakes.“The cast have been fantastic and it's been a very rewarding thing to be a part of.“You feel honoured you try to represent so many people who've been through such hellish things.”Mark concluded: “I think there has been a real sense of purpose around set."In order to give viewers an accurate portrayal of a stroke, Mark worked closely with the Stroke Association.He described his work with the charity as an “eye-opener” as he stressed that the statistics of strokes in the UK left him surprised.Mark said: “It was extraordinarily helpful.

James Martin, 49, once dated Hollywood legend Barbara Broccoli, who is 12 years his senior.The Saturday Kitchen chef addressed why he called it quits with the James Bond producer back in 2008.James met Barbara, 61, at a charity auction and recalled how the pair “instantly clicked”.The pair went on to date for five years before they finally went their separate ways, with James admitting that there would always be “an imbalance” between them.James, who opened up about their break-up in 2008, confessed that the worlds they came from were just too different. The chef recalled often feeling starstruck in the presence of Hollywood stars like Bond Girl Halle Berry or Nicole Kidman.While James enjoyed plenty of gifts from Barabra over the years, he described how her generosity was eventually the straw that broke the camel’s back.Barbara, who has an estimated net worth of $400 million, had showered him with some incredible presents – including three genuine Picassos.But when she tried to buy James an £180,000 Aston Martin DBS with the chassis number 007, it all became too much for the British TV chef. “It wasn’t as if it was my birthday or Christmas – it was just a spur of the moment thought,” he wrote.“In the end I said, ‘If I want something, I’ll work for it. Just drop it or we’re going to fall out over this’.“It was a defining moment in our relationship.

A post shared by Daniel Bedingfield (@danielbedingfld)In the caption to the post, the performer wrote: “Loving the strength returning to my heart finally, after all that Trump, covid, stuck in America bull****.

“I remember once somebody said ‘I saw a child crying on their show’, well yeah go to a kids party, kids cry you know, they fall over and stuff.He added: “We had this famous incident where, I decided we would have a celebrity cage, instead of normal members of the public we pelted with rubbish, let’s get celebrities in there.“We had Status Quo, a rock band from America called Goldie and the Gingerbreads, Lemmy from Motorhead and the late splendid John Peel, the cage was rammed.“We pelted them with whatever and then I’m doing a sketch with Lenny and I suddenly thought that’s marijuana, I, a producer of a children’s show and somebody is smoking a spliff.”When asked “Did you find out who it was?”, Chris said: ”Yes, basically Lenny and I were doing the sketch, he was dressed up as a waiter and Lenny was like ‘where are you going’ and I said forget it and just pelted the cage with water and the offending item was put out.“I can’t tell you who it was… Rick Parfitt.”Tiswas, which stood for Today Is Saturday: Watch And Smile, ran between 1974 and 1982 with Chris at the helm for seven of those years.Featuring a stitch-together of competitions, film clips, pop promos and comedy sketches, the show left kids howling with laughter across eight series.Chris was joined by co-host Sally James as well as a young Sir Lenny Henry and occasional appearances from comedians such as Jim Davidson.Chris believes censors would pour cold water all over Tiswas today because of how some of the guests were treated.A popular segment on the show was “The Cage”, where, usually, a child in the audience who had applied, would be locked up and periodically doused in water.It became so popular that the 100th show featured several hundred fans lining the

Martin Lewis regularly advises the nation on how to find the best financial deals. However, his tweets took an unexpectedly emotional turn when he revealed his eyes "rimmed with tears" reading a sad story yesterday."The old fella who lives next door to me goes to our shopping centre and sits there until it closes," @JanTownsy revealed."He takes a flask and sandwiches and sits in front of the local TV shop."They even put his channel on for him and fill his flask."An emotional Martin tweeted back: "My eyes rimmed with tears after reading this."This is both wretched and sweet in equal measure."@JanTownsy elaborated after reading tweets from onlookers saying they lacked context about the elderly man's situation."He has no family, only his neighbours," Jan explained."We take it in turns to check on him and give him a warm meal - it's not a lot but it keeps him going."I only wish we could do more but we are all struggling."Some suggested he should downsize and buy a one-bedroom flat to cut costs.However others were more sympathetic, with @susyandthegang querying: "Has someone checked he’s getting all the benefits he’s entitled to?"They’re not a fortune, I know, but benefits for pensioners more generous than for those of working age."Local Citizens Advice could help, or try @entitledto online calculator."Meanwhile @mdbboyd raged: "In a G7 country this sort of thing should not be happening."Our Government should be embarrassed by stories like this."@WooShell1977 chimed in: "I've been emailing supermarkets to try to get their cafes to open longer."Warm, safe environments that are inexpensive, where people can nurse a cuppa & read the paper."However, no luck so far.They seem to be closing them earlier or closing down.

Emmerdale star Mark Charnock, 53, has reflected upon the show’s storyline that sees his character, Marlon Dingle, suffer a stroke.The actor spoke to Express.co.uk and other media outlets about the scenes that will change Marlon’s life “forever”.Speaking of Marlon’s perspective on life after the stroke, Mark explained that the character now thinks he “can’t be the dad he wanted to be” for his children.However, other characters, including Marlon’s love interest Rhona Goskirk, will support him following the traumatic experience.Mark said: “I don't think he’s going to get to where he wants to be for a long time, and we're just at the beginning of his journey.“He can't work anymore, and he feels, wrongly, that he can't be the dad he wants to be anymore, which is everything to him, because of his incapacitation.“But because of Rhona and Paddy and other characters who come into this story who are a big support, there's some comedy in it too, there's some fun to be had in it and some lovely scenes with Paddy, really funny and well written in the hospital quite early on.“There’s a great deal of hope that things can only get better from where they are, there’s positivity to be had from it too so hopefully apart from it being distressing, traumatic for the characters, also it will inspire them to get their lives back.”Mark went on to explain how he hopes the impactful storyline inspires viewers to make a positive change to their lives.He said: “And hopefully it will inspire the people watching to maybe change their lifestyles a little bit in order to head this off before it happens to them – because it happens to so many people."Elsewhere in the interview, Mark admitted that the new plot is set to change Marlon’s life “forever”,

Loose Women star Charlene White, 41, has congratulated a colleague who left their ITV team for an “even bigger role” in wider organisation, ITN.

Ben Shephard took to Twitter to reveal some sad news to almost 800,000 followers today. He announced that one of the contestants on this afternoon's episode of Tipping Point on ITV had died before she got to see herself on television."Today’s Tipping Point is a poignant one," he wrote."Since recording the show, lovely contestant Cath, pictured backstage here, has passed away."He added: "Our thoughts and love are with her family and friends x"Shocked fans gathered on the social media site to offer their condolences.More to follow...Astrology and sci-fi fan Cathy had impressed the studio audience with her knowledge of Star Wars and star signs, answering all questions correctly in the early stages, before exiting in third place.In response to Ben's tribute, @robin101962 replied: "Oh no.

Lorraine Kelly slammed a Twitter user for being "patronising" towards her daily viewers as she reacted to their post today. It comes after her colleague Susanna Reid's sit-down interview with Boris Johnson, which aired today on Good Morning Britain, the prime minister stunned audiences across the UK when he revealed he does not know who Lorraine is.The Scottish-born presenter, who has dominated daytime television for 39 years, took Mr Johnson's remark in her stride.Some Twitter users jokingly claimed the Conservative leader's comment could cost the Tories votes in the upcoming local elections.The 62-year-old has since reacted online after receiving a tweet on the micro-blogging site.In response to Mr Johnson potentially losing votes, a Twitter user, Simon Mitchell fumed: "The only people who watch Lorraine are the unemployed and the feckless..."People like you Pippa and your target audience.

 "There have been certain times when police have had to be called because there have been death threats."The star added that it was unnecessary to mention her son’s name. Michelle continued: “When they’re mentioning your son’s name and you’re just going ‘Really? I’m just in a soap you know – we’re not doing any harm to anybody'.“The root of it all is always because I’m gay, I’m a gay woman. “And it’s like, ‘Lesbians shouldn’t be on this Earth, just burn in hell and die.'"In August 2021, the Vanessa Woodfield actress revealed a number of homophobic messages she received from a social media user who called her a “d**e” and “l***o brat”. At the time, she issued a challenge to the fan, writing alongside the abuse: “Come on, show us who you really are, I dare you!” In full view of Michelle’s 116,400 Twitter followers, Kate also chimed in on the abuser’s comments.She wrote: "Hi ‘Michael’, the original Prisoner Cell Block H called from 1985. “They’d really like their insults back.Thanks a mill."Later that day, Michelle returned to her social media to thank her fans for their supportive messages in light of the incident. She added that she doesn’t “take it to heart”. Continuing, she said: “Thank you to every single person who took the time to message me whether I know you personally or not. “I promise I'll read them all."In the same interview to OK!, she revealed the pair would love to have another baby and one day meet Teddy’s biological father to thank him. Michelle has been married once before to Rosie Nicholl. The pair had married in 2015 and divorced in 2017. 

Express.co.uk and other publications how he would sometimes experience the “odd interaction” with members of the public where he would have to reassure them he is “nothing like” his character on Emmerdale.

Instagram earlier today to share a picture from her hospital bed.Kim could be seen sitting up in the hospital bed while using a paper bowl as a hat.She captioned the post in view of her 75,500 followers: "My hospital outfit."Do you like the hat? Home tonight! Yippeee!" (sic)Many social media users rushed to the comments to wish the star well, with the picture causing alarm.A post shared by Kim Woodburn (@kimwoodburn)The_best_vacuum_collector said: "Oh lord!! What ever happened? Hope you get well soon."Cattyderry added: "I hope you have a speedy recovery!"Emma_tetlow_96 commented: "Aww Kim, get well soon! You're one strong lady." (sic)Kim is a household name thanks to her cleaning show How Clean is Your House?.She and her co-star Aggie MacKenzie came onto our screens back in 2003 in the hit TV show.In 2017, Kim took part in Celebrity Big Brother, finishing in third place, but made sure to ruffle some feathers while there.During her time on the show, she came to blows with her fellow housemates and was involved in major arguments.One of the most memorable clashes with the other celebrities in the house was when she called them all "chicken livered s***s".Not long after this, Kim had a huge argument with Coleen Nolan on Loose Women in 2018, sparking over 3,000 Ofcom complaints.Kim appeared on the ITV chat show to confront Coleen after the pair fell out while appearing on Celebrity Big Brother the year before.Kim broke down in tears as she accused Coleen of making her life "hell" and bullying her during their time in the CBB house.She then left the set of Loose Women after she branded Coleen "lying trash" during the almighty row.The CBB star broke her silence months later over the explosive row as she admitted she doesn't

X Factor in 2018 and has spoken exclusively to Express.co.uk about the experience, comparing talent shows to The Hunger Games.Janice returned to the stage on the X Factor as a contestant, surprising the judging panel with the revelation that she was the voice and songwriter behind the hit Dreamer.However, the singer revealed she was "invited" onto the show, as they wanted to tell her story 20 years later.Speaking about X Factor and her thoughts on talent shows, she said: "I know people love it, but entertainment, and all the competition for me, it becomes this Hunger Games."We're all living in this Hunger Games type thing, all those talent competition shows because of the severity of how things end in the voting."I'm telling you it is like modern day Hunger Games.That's just my opinion."Express.co.uk has contacted representatives at ITV for comment.The Hunger Games trilogy follows a group of children who have to compete to the death in several challenges to the thrill of viewers.Janice then furthered her point on what she thought of talent shows and how they benefit the "obscurity".She continued: "I think talent competition shows and reality shows are wonderful for the public to experience the making of someone, I think it gives people a sense of hope."It gives people a good feeling to see someone go from obscurity to some type of notoriety."But there is a dark side to that because in the spotlight you have to have a foundation within yourself, you need to have a sense of yourself."As once the lights go out you have to navigate your own reality."The Dreamer singer then spoke about how she tried to nurture the young contestants on the show to make them feel better about the daunting world they were going to enter.She

Ben elaborated on the tragedy in his own Instagram post, telling the world how it felt to lose "our little Guinea Pig friends".In an emotional post featuring photos of the adorable fluffy animals, he continued: "They were taken by a fox who dug into their hutch.""I’m surprised by how sad I feel.They were so much more than just rodents."They were our friends, a part of our happy family."The Countrywise star added: "It’s amazing the relationship we can build with those we care for, no matter how big or small, hairy or scaly."They brought us so much happiness, joy and laughter."They taught the children so much about responsibility, love and now grief, but above all, they reminded us that however hard the pain of loss, it’s still worth it."He then quoted a famous children's author, quipping: "As the great Dr Seuss said, ‘don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened’.""Thank you for the sweetness you brought into our lives, I’ll miss your singing in the morning," he wrote in his affectionate open letter paying tribute to the pets."Fair wind little Cuy’s, I hope there’s lots of fresh spinach up there!" (sic) he joked.Our Farm In The Dales star Matt Baker replied to the post to offer some comfort, telling Ben: "I always say the reason we love our pets so much is because the only time they break our hearts is when they leave us!"@the.barbour.dogs then wrote back to Matt with their own account of what it's like to love an animal."I could cry for joy so many times when they are alive!" the Instagrammer elaborated."When they show how sensitive they are to human feelings and emotions.They know when we need cuddles, they cringe when we are upset or angry, they are pleased when we giggle."It just takes us so long to realise

Instagram this evening to speak about trying to “find comfort” following her difficult mastectomy.The former Countryfile presenter also apologised for not being able to get back to all her followers ahead of the debut of her new show on ITV tonight.Julia addressed her 210,000 followers this evening, two hours before her show was set to air.Next to the video, she wrote: “I couldn't think of a better clip to show you a couple of hours before my doc goes out.“This is me just a few months ago, giving some advice about how to find some comfort following a mastectomy.“I know there are so many women who are going through this, this week, or have just been diagnosed, or are going to be here soon.“I know because you've been messaging me,” she continued.Julia went on: “I'm sorry I can't respond to you all but I hope I can carry on raising awareness and discover more about this disease so we can all learn together.“All our stories are all different & the community is phenomenal.“Love and healing to you all. Namaste,” she added, tagging her new show Julia, Bradbury: Breast Cancer & Me.In the clip attached, the star shared some helpful advice with her followers that were going through a similar struggle to her own.“Hello everyone,” she began.

Emmerdale actress Rebecca Sarker took to Instagram this evening to share that she had been left “bruised and battered” after a gruelling day.The star admitted that she had “worries on her mind” as she uploaded a new selfie to the social media platform.Rebecca, 47, is best known for playing Manpreet Sharma in ITV’s Emmerdale.Taking to Instagram, the star opened up about the tiring day she had endured with her 28,500 followers.She posted a selfie lying down with her head on a pillow, while showing off her toned abs in a black crop top.Rebecca captioned the picture: “Bit bruised and battered today.“Ice on the ankle, heat on the back, worry on my mind…“Not long to go,” she added with a grimace emoji, with the tag @thegamestv.Rebecca is currently taking part in ITV’s competitive show The Games, which will see celebrities take on a host of challenges as they receive training from some of the UK’s top coaches.A number of Rebecca’s fellow celebrities reached out in the comments section as the star admitted her exhaustion with the process.Emmerdale’s Fiona Wade wrote: “You’re doing amazingly darling! A beautiful warrior!”Another Emmerdale star Kevin Mathurin penned: “You can do it, R.”“You got this mate,” added fellow castmate Ash Palmisciano, while ITV’s Lucrezia Millarini commented with a heart eyes emoji.In her story, Rebecca also showed some pictures of her training for The Games, including one of her hunched down and ready to run on the race track.Another snap showed the star applying ice to her painful ankle as she propped up her foot.“Out! Ice therapy,” Rebecca added with a cold face emoji.ITV’s The Games will see various celebrities slip on their swimsuits and hop on their bikes to try as they attempt to step out of their

Loose Women panelist Penny has since told how the rocker's "empathy" and excellent communication skills helped her to get through the hormonal changes.The 51-year-old confessed that she had suffered "major meltdowns".Penny recalled: "I couldn't justify my feelings and emotions, couldn't pull myself out of it and would collapse into a ball of tears of frustration and scream."She admitted that her behaviour was totally out of character, and rockstar Rod initially felt terrified.However, he soon grew to understand the reasons for the changes."He had empathy towards me and how I was suffering," Penny revealed."We've always been good at communicating with one another and explaining how we feel, so he got to understand."Then he wanted to encourage men to sit up and take note," she told The Telegraph."He's going: 'This isn't just a women's problem.

Piers Morgan, 57, has responded to a damning review of his new show Uncensored, which aired on TalkTV last night.The former Good Morning Britain presenter took to social media to react to the criticism that he resembled a “Jeremy Clarkson tribute act”. Journalist Piers Morgan returned to our screens last night, marking the occasion with an explosive interview from former US President Donald Trump, 75, and repeatedly slamming the idea of “cancel culture”. Today Piers informed his fans today that his bold comments had prompted a comparison to be made between himself and Jeremy Clarkson, 62.Jeremy is the star of Amazon Prime show Clarkson’s Farm and previously presented the BBC’s Top Gear for many years, before he was axed from the show after punching producer Oisin Tymon. Piers took to Twitter this morning to share an unfavourable review of last night’s show with his 7.9 million followers, referring to an incident at the 2004 Press Awards, when Jeremy punched Piers in the head.He wrote: “UPDATE: The Guardian review says I’m a ‘Jeremy Clarkson tribute act’. “Given my long-time respect and admiration for @JeremyClarkson (when he’s not punching me in the head), his fierce intelligence, razor-sharp wit and rakishly handsome looks, I take this as a massive compliment!”The ex-ITV presenter's tweet came as an update from his previous tweet on Sunday ahead of his TalkTV debut. At the time he wrote: “The only way the PR campaign for @PiersUncensored could possibly get any better is if the @guardian review it and say it’s terrible, unwatchable and the end of civilization as we know it. “Don’t let me down you whiny woke wastrels!” he added.The review in question didn’t hold back when it came to Piers’ new show and even addressed his