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Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky each went on epic trips last weekend apart. The actress and their 10 year-old daughter India Rose attended the Magic Millions of British Eventing at Gatcombe Park, while the Thor star took their sons on a camping trip.

Love Island star Gemma Owen has inadvertently shown off her dad's impressive £290k luxury car collection whilst filming a TikTok at her family's £4m Cheshire mansion. The reality star featured in a video posted to TikTok of herself and Love Island beau Luca Bish, 23, outside the property, as she jumped into his arms.

EastEnders actress Lorraine Stanley has revealed her new elegant look after teaming up with a stylist this week. Lorraine, known for playing Karen Taylor on the popular soap, posted a photo on Instagram showing the glam-up.The 46 year old soap star was posing without makeup, showing off her long blonde hair in a selfie with her hair stylist. Lorraine was sporting a summery red dress with a beaming smile, giving a big thumbs up.The character Lorraine plays, Karen, is famously known for wearing casual clothes with her hair normally swept up in a messy bun.

Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu has said that she will be ditching the use of filters due to their lack of authenticity.The Love Island champion is keen to set a better example for young women and given her influencer status, many will look to her for the next trend. And it seems the Essex native has been reflecting on her newfound fame and the direct impact her large platform can have.Taking to her Instagram stories the star announced: "I’ve also decided I’m not going to be using filters anymore." She added: "No.

Will Young has paid tribute to his fellow Pop Idol finalist Darius Campbell Danesh, following his sad death last week at the age of 41. The singer, who became the first ever winner of the pop competition in 2002, appeared in the Pop Idol final alongside Darius and Gareth Gates. Sharing a throwback photo of the pair together, Will wrote: “For the past few days my thoughts have been with Darius's family and will continue to be so.

Alison Hammond is certainly making the most of her extended summer break from presenting duties on ITV's This Morning as she's been enjoying a sun-soaked break somewhere exotic.The 47 year old Brummie lass took to Instagram to post a video of herself blissfully splashing around in a pool as the sun shone brightly overhead. In true Alison style and Instagram Reel style, she put it to a background audio, and this one was one that's doing the rounds on social media at the moment - an Australian woman who can be heard saying: "I'm going to have a break, I've been working hard, I'll take a week off, get a sun tan and I'll be back." Alison didn't disclose where she is holidaying, but she did let her followers know that: "My tan is coming on".

Love Island star Jazmine Nichol has penned an update to fans about her sepsis battle which saw her rushed to the hospital last week. Jazmine, 21, underwent emergency surgery after she contracted sepsis and was left feeling “really unwell”, mere weeks after being dumped from the villa.The reality star, who appeared as a Casa bombshell on Love Island this year, spoke about her scary health experience as she took part in a Q&A on Instagram Stories. Jazmine mentioned before that she had been “vomiting uncontrollably” amid the illness and has since said she is “lucky to be alive”.

Kasabian claim their sixth UK Number 1 album with The Alchemist’s Euphoria this week.

Blake Shelton is on board with that.More than a year since the country star exchanged vows with his longtime love, Gwen Stefani, Shelton confirmed to ET's Cassie DiLaura he's in a «new phase» of his life. «Look, I love music and I love . I love all the cool things I get to do with my job, but those things all take a backseat now to Gwen and the kids and it’s just a new phase of my life,» he shares, referencing Stefani's three sons with ex Gavin Rossdale.As a result, Shelton said, he's not in the same rat race with his career and has the freedom of releasing singles. «I’m having fun putting out songs when I feel like it and luckily the record label allows me to do that,» he shares. «They always support it when I do it and my stupid ideas of doing a '90s country video — they're always on board and because of that, we have a 'God's Country' once in a while or a 'Happy Anywhere.'»The singer adds, «I just go, 'Hey, I want to do this.

, is expanding its cast as it starts filming all-new episodes for season 4. Among the notable new additions is co-creator and star Dan Levy, who joins as Thomas Molloy, a famous author who is tasked with being Maeve’s (Emma Mackey) U.S.

Muse have today (August 19) unveiled details of a new UK stadium tour for 2023.The band will hit the road in 2023, playing stadium gigs in Plymouth, Huddersfield, Glasgow and Milton Keynes. Royal Blood will support on each of the dates except Glasgow.Tickets for the gigs go on sale on August 26 at 9am here.

COVID pandemic.The London-listed company, which operates 751 sites in 10 countries including the Cineworld and Picturehouse chains in the UK, ran up debt of more than £4billion ($4.8billion) after its cinemas were closed during the global health crisis.News of the chain’s bankruptcy, as first reported in The Wall Street Journal, has contributed to its share price dropping from 20p to 2p.

Capes, a new “high-octane superhero drama,” with turn-based RPG elements. It is currently slated to release in 2023.Capes is currently available to Wishlist on Steam, and is described as a turn-based strategy game.

Ryan Giggs wrote a poem for his ex telling her she was “all he ever wanted”, a court has heard. The former Manchester United player, 48, wrote Kate Greville a poem based on the letters of her last name. He told Ms Greville on New Year’s Eve in 2017: “G for gorgeous, R for radiant, E for extraordinary, V for vivacious, I for idolised by me, L for legs.

Netflix is working on a “cloud gaming service” to go alongside its current mobile offering.Back in November 2021, Netflix released its Netflix Games App which offered five games, including two Stranger Things titles – Stranger Things: 1984 and Stranger Things 3: The Game – as well as Card Blast, Teeter Up, and Shooter Hoops. Currently the app offers 18 titles but according to a report, that number could be as high as 50 by the end of 2022.However, a new job listing suggests Netflix could also be working on a “cloud gaming service” like Xbox Game Pass or PlayStation Now.The company is hiring a senior software engineer with a focus on rendering engineering.“We are looking for a rendering engineer to support our cloud gaming service,” reads the listing.  “In this role, you will help optimise the rendering of games so we can render multiple games on our cloud gaming appliances.

Demi Lovato continued her three-night “Tonight Show” takeover on Thursday.

Arkane have spoken about the sheer scale of Redfall’s open-world, with one of its farms bigger than Prey’s entire map.In a video shared at Quakecon 2022, art director Karen Segars said that the size of Redfall was a “hold my beer” moment. “I think the Talos in Prey was five football fields, so we definitely challenged the whole team with making something this big” with Redfall.Arkane’s studio director Harvey Smith went on to say one developer  even “took Talos at scale and dropped it in the middle of the farm that’s [in Redfall’s second district area].

Sam Thompson and Zara McDermott have given fans a glimpse inside their lavish £1 million West London home. The Made In Chelsea star, 30, and the Love Island contestant, 24, first began renovating the property in January 2021 and have since spent their time renovating every room in the sprawling home. As part of the ongoing project, the couple have created a dedicated Instagram account to document the work and have given fans a look inside rooms including their bedroom, dining area and living room.

When it was announced that Michael Winterbottom would be making a series about the first pandemic lockdown in the spring of 2022, many assumed—or perhaps hoped—that the politically committed director would be holding the British government to account. However, speaking to Deadline at the 38th Sarajevo Film Festival, 25 years after his acclaimed war drama Welcome To Sarajevo screened there, Winterbottom revealed that, in common with many of his fictionalized but factual feature films, the six-part Sky series This England , which debuts 21 September, will be an ensemble piece, taking a bird’s-eye view of the British authorities’ initial response to COVID.

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