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pat down.As the days of shirtless acting drew near, Robert Pattinson was meticulously “counting sips of water” to prepare for his stripped-down scenes.The former “Twilight” actor, 35, stars as the Caped Crusader in the 2022 reboot of “The Batman.” But to play a death-defying, mysterious hunk takes intense preparation, including a strict diet.In fact, he undertook “months” of physical preparation for the acclaimed role.“I had about three months before the movie started, and then you’re working out before and after work all the time,” he told People on “The Batman” premiere red carpet Tuesday night. “You just cut down and cut down and cut down before the couple of scenes with your shirt off, and you’re counting sips of water.”Going shirtless in the movie, he said, was motivation to look his best.“Shame is my biggest motivator, 100%,” he joked.But Pattinson’s scenes aren’t all shirtless.

scream when she thought she encountered a ghost in her LA home.The “Scream” star, 57, recounted the horror tale on a recent episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” — and shared why she felt she had to actually sell her Laurel Canyon pad because of it.Cox stars in the upcoming Starz horror-comedy series “Shining Vale,” and host Jimmy Kimmel, 54, asked her if she ever saw a ghost herself.“I didn’t believe it at first,” she said, adding that her house once was owned by burlesque dancer Gypsy Rose Lee, as well as singer/songwriter Carole King.The “Friends” actress then revealed that King, 80, came over to have a séance with her to banish the spirit from the property. However, Cox was too awestruck by the Grammy-winner to pay attention to their supernatural activity.

Feel Good have reflected on their win at last night’s BandLab NME Awards 2022, and said how they “all wish we were musicians”.The Netflix show won Best TV Series Supported By 19 Crimes at the London ceremony last night (March 2).After winning the award, Martin and co-star Charlotte Ritchie, writer Joe Hampson and director Luke Snellin headed to the winners’ room backstage at the O2 Academy Brixton to chat to NME.Speaking of the award, Hampson said: “It feels nice to be given an award by the music industry, not TV. I don’t know what that means, but it feels nice.”Martin added “I think we all kind of wish we were musicians,” with Hampson saying musicians are “so much cooler than us”.“There’s music in the show, as well,” director Snellin clarified.After it was announced that Feel Good won’t be returning for a third season, the cast were asked whether this makes their award win feel like a nice ending to the story.“That’s a really nice way to think about it!” co-star Charlotte Ritchie responded.

Coronavirus to Kurt Cobain’s suicide.Yesterday (March 2) President Biden made his first State Of The Union address. Over the course of the 62-minute speech, Biden spoke about the economy, voting rights and the situation in Ukraine.However, following the address, Ben Shapiro took to his show on The Daily Wire to criticise Biden’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. “This is where the lies begin,” said Shapiro before saying that Biden has “had the worst 14 months of any president of the United States ever”.He went on to add ““Everything bad that has happened over the last 14 months is a completely self-inflicted wound.

BandLab NME Awards 2022, Best TV Actor winner Aisling Bea revealed that she is working on a movie about the music of Take That. Watch our full video interview above.The actor, comedian and writer was speaking to NME from the winner’s room, having just picked up the middle finger trophy for Best TV Actor for her portrayal of Áine in the dramedy This Way Up.“I am in an utter state of shock, needless to say,” Bea told NME after her win.

Soul II Soul legend Jazzie B was at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 to present the Godlike Genius award to FKA Twigs, whom he praised for innovation “off the Richter scale” and her “thespian-like” approach to her art. Watch our video interview with Jazzie B above.Jazzie B spoke to NME from the winner’s room at the awards show held March 2 at O2 Academy Brixton. It was his first time ever attending the Awards, which he joked, on the red carpet, made him “an NME virgin”.At 34, FKA Twigs is the youngest person to ever be crowned Godlike Genius, and also the first Black woman to receive the honour.

Abby Roberts has spoken in praise of her “great coach and mentor” Halsey at the BandLab NME Awards 2022.The Leeds TikTok star-turned-solo musician was in attendance at last night’s O2 Academy Brixton ceremony in London (March 2) to present Halsey with the Innovation Award alongside Jamz Supernova.Roberts spoke to NME on the red carpet prior to the Awards kick-off to discuss her friendship with Halsey, who she will support on the latter’s ‘Love And Power’ tour in the US this year.“We became friends a couple of months when I was just hanging about in LA,” Roberts explained. “I didn’t even know Halsey knew who I was whatsoever! But we hung out a bit, clicked straight away and became such good friends.“They’re honestly one of the sweetest people I’ve ever met, and such a great coach and mentor to me, especially [as I’m] just starting out in music now.

Instagram model shocked fashion fans yesterday by posting a sexy snap with her jeans pulled down.Tereze M Kalman, a singer and model, shared a series of snaps while wearing a Fashion Nova bikini with a pair of cool jeans. The brunette bombshell, who has over 493,000 Instagram followers, @terezekalman, shared the snap and it was quickly posted to the Fashion Nova page.

Rotherham Hospital in February 2021 "screaming" in agony from stomach pains that turned out to be appendicitis.But his wife, Julia, claims that it took more than a day before he was operated on. She told Yorkshire Live: "He was in A&E for more than 24 hours and then they took him for an MRI and that's how they knew he had appendicitis.

EastEnders Nick Cotton star star John Altman celebrated his 70th birthday this week.The actor, real name John Clarkson Stewart, was among the show's original cast members appearing in the first episode in February 1985 and appeared on the show on and off as a recurring character.His character, the son of Walford icon Dot Cotton (June Brown), was killed off in the 30th anniversary episode of the show which aired in February 2015.The soap star has also appeared in several films, television series and stage productions.In 2010, he became the new frontman of the band Heavy Metal Kids following the death of former frontman Gary Holton in 1985.As John turns another year older, Daily Star has taken a look into his career.Making his acting debut in the 1979 film The First Great Train Robbery, John also appeared in Quadrophenia and American Werewolf in London before being cast as Nasty Nick in EastEnders.The Albert Square bad boy was involved in a number of grisly storylines including killing Eddie Royle, drug addiction, causing the death of his son Ashley and several murder attempts on his own mother.Nick was responsible for the BBC soap’s first ever murder, with the body of his victim Reg Cox being discovered in the opening episode.John had a record six separate stints in the show over the years, appearing in the first episode in 1985 and continuing for another 30 years.Since leaving the soap in 2015, John has claimed that EastEnders is losing viewers because it has lost the ability to tell new stories or break new ground.The actor thinks most of the big shocking storylines have been done.He said: "EastEnders had dramatic divorces, drugs, it opened with a murder."It also had different cultures, different races, I don’t know if

EastEnders star Martine let her brunette tresses fall effortlessly to her shoulders as she beamed for the camera alongside her pooch Don.In another adorable snap, Martine lifted her pet up in the air to treat him to a quick cuddle, swiping off her shades to bare her natural makeup look to the lens.And Don couldn’t have looked happier as his mum leaned into blow him a kiss.Martine wrote alongside the snap: "Have the best [day] in this glorious sunshine! OMG I’m loving this weather!"Rafferty is off to see a mate for a play date so it’s time for me to have my own play time and quality time with @jackmcmanus1."Don wants to muscle in where he can of course! What are you all up to today? #TimeWithHubby #CantForgetDon."Martine’s fans instantly headed into the comments section to show the actress some love, with one writing: "So beautiful!""Another fab outfit - love the boots, they look very comfy!" another gushed.While a third fan echoed: "You look amazing!! You can see on here you’re sparkling."And someone else said: "You look lovely."Later in the week, Martine showed off Don’s new look after he headed to the grooming parlour for a "bath and blow dry".Posting an adorable picture of her dog reclining on the bed, she wrote: "The main man Don after his walk in the woods and then a bath and blow dry… his cute face is in there if you look closely, I promise!"Top knot time!" she joked as the pup’s fur fell into his eyes. For more of the latest showbiz news from Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.

Ukraine, WWE has said it will no longer broadcast events in the country. The wrestling association said that "effective immediately" it would shut down the WWE Network in Russia and remove access to its on-demand library.

Tipping Point fans were left distracted on Thursday (March 3) by one female contestant's beauty.Player Lucy joined Karen, Saeed and Seb to play for the coveted jackpot counter - though viewers were less taken in by the quiz questions put to players by host Ben Shephard, and more by Lucy's stunning looks.The young brunette player could be seen in a long-sleeved mustard top with her sleek tresses worn loose past her shoulders as she squared up to her fellow contestants to try and scoop the win.And taking to Twitter, a legion of swooning viewers were left speechless at her beauty, with one writing: "Lucy's got it all going on!""Well HELLO Lucy!" another fan fawned, as a third echoed: "Juicy Lucy!"Another viewer had rushed to catch the ITV game show just to catch a glimpse of her, penning: "Made it back to view Lucy! #TippingPoint.""Has anybody noticed Lucy?" someone else wondered."Lucy is [heart-eyed emoji]!" another social media user agreed.Someone else couldn't help comparing Lucy to one very famous Hollywood actress, as they tweeted: "Lucy has the same mouth as Keira Knightly."Things got tense in the second round after Seb was knocked out, however, as Lucy only managed to get two of her quick-fire questions correct.However, she did manage to scoop a mystery prize - which turned out to be a narrowboat trip.

Neighbours is set to come to a sad end soon, having catapulted the careers of stars we know and love today including Margot Robbie.Like many celebrities, including Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan, Neighbours was a great platform for young Australian talent to blossom into some of the world's biggest actors.Russell Crowe, Chris Hemsworth and Hollywood favourite Margot are all big-screen stars that began their acting careers on the Ramsay Street TV show, which will now be axed.The start of their careers is a world away from where they are now, Margot herself went from living in a "crack den of an apartment" to blowing audiences away in The Wolf of Wall Street, Suicide Squad and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.So what was life like back then for one of Australia's best-known acting talents?Margot Robbie played Donna Freedman from 2008 until 2011 and we initially saw her as a teenager obsessed with Ty Harper.A Neighbours fan site described the character as "lonely, needy and somewhat deluded".They said: "Teenager Donna Freedman filled a lot of her spare time avoiding her warring parents at home, instead developing obsessions with various musicians."Donna's bisexuality was perceived to be good progress for the show and was a step in the right direction.As a fan favourite that won numerous awards, Donna even had her own Twitter account set up in 2009 along with the most popular people on the show at the time.Neighbours helped Margot Robbie rise to fame in Australia before she left to pursue her career in America.People assumed that Margot, who according to celebrity Net Worth is believed to have around £19 million to her name, was living well when she was a Ramsay Street regular.As reported on Yahoo, she later said of her time

Princess Diana cheated first, so that people accept Camilla as Queen Consort, an expert has said. Journalist and presenter Kinsey Schofield believes this is all part of a PR strategy to elevate Camilla in the eyes of the public.There have been examples recently of people talking to the media and suggesting that the Princess of Wales cheated on her husband Prince Charles first, before his affair with Camilla started.Allan Peters, personal protection officer to the Prince of Wales for nine years, told a CNN documentary that Princess Di cheated first with a police bodyguard named Barry Mannakee.Peters told the show, titled Diana: "The popular perception is that the Prince of Wales was straying all the way through his marriage and that is definitely, unequivocally not the case."The first person that strayed was the princess.

A man was rushed to hospital after being attacked with a weapon on a Scots street.

A girl has been left traumatised after she was groomed and sexually abused by up to 300 men by the time she was just 17.

The Ukrainian FA have asked for their World Cup playoff with Scotland to be postponed.

A Lanarkshire MSP has encouraged local people to respond to a proposed bill to crack down on the scourge of fly-tipping.

A Ukrainian teacher working in Lanarkshire and fearing for her family's safety during the ongoing Russian invasion has appealed for locals to help.

an emotional tribute to one of her closest companions.MORE: Paris Hilton shares heartbreak after sad loss following fairytale wedding2 March marked the twenty year anniversary since the death of Paris Hilton's grandmother, Kathy Hilton's mother, Kathy Richards. Paris captioned a heartfelt video montage of sweet moments between the star and her dear grandmother with a lengthy tribute detailing just how close the two were.Paris explained that: "At this exact time 20 years ago at 3pm, I lost one of the most important people in my life to breast cancer." Kathy was 63.WATCH: Paris speaks candidly of her weddingMORE: Kathy Hilton reveals adorable details about Drew Barrymore and Paris Hilton's childhood togetherThe video starts off with clips of defining moments of the star's career, as a voice over of hers says: "I really believe that my grandma is up there making all this happen for me.