TOWIE's Junaid Ahmed claims parents 'kicked him out' after coming out as gay

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Patriotic action film “Homecoming” dominated cinemagoing in China over the weekend with a nearly $60 million haul. But the National Day holiday season is in a deep slump compared with recent years. Directed by Rao Xiaozhi, the film is yet another tale of a heroic rescue of Chinese citizens in danger in foreign lands. In this instance, two Chinese diplomats must return to war-torn 2011 Libya to save 125 people who have been left behind. The film opened on Friday and garnered an impressive $59.3 million (RMB421) according to data from consultancy Artisan Gateway. It accounted for a thumping 67% market share. Imax reported that the film had been shot with Imax-certified cameras and that $3 million of the total came from its screens in China.

Joe Alwyn‘s star continues to be on the rise and now he has the public endorsement of Ryan Reynolds!

John Oliver was back on HBO and HBO Max with a new episode of Last Week Tonight where Kim Kardashian got a special mention. The comedian gave the entrepreneur accolades for helping solve an art fraud scheme a couple of years ago.

Kanye West has made his debut as a catwalk model, repping Balenciaga for the band’s presentation at this year’s Paris Fashion Week.West made his appearance – which was not announced before the show started, nor acknowledged during it – strutting down the catwalk in a boxy black jacket and trouser combo. The jacket was lined all over with bulky, zippered pouches and a tag reading “SECURITY”, while the pants glistened with a glossy sheen.The rapper’s outfit matched the dystopian theme of Balenciaga’s showcase, with the catwalk itself being a shallow puddle in a muddy stage modelled after a battlefield.

Tom Brady showed it was business as usual Sunday while taking the field with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the team played at home in Florida against the Kansas City Chiefs just days after Hurricane Ian forced evacuations throughout the community and surrounding areas. But absent from Raymond James Stadium once again was his wife of 13 years, Gisele Bündchen, who has yet to attend one of her husband's games this season.Their three children were reportedly not spotted in the crowded arena either.

READ MORE: UK set for first White Christmas in 12 years according to first long range forecastsExacta Weather forecaster James Madden said: “The start of October will see temperatures rise much higher than the end of last month. It looks like we could be in for a blast of Indian summer.”Britain won't just face a rise of temperatures this week, but "something of everything", as a result of a of a jet stream that has been supercharged in the Atlantic by Hurricane Ian, which hit Florida very hard earlier this week.Jim Dale, meteorologist for British Weather Services, said: “We are going to get something of everything in the next few days, a complete smorgasbord of weather.“There will be wind, rain, showers and, from the start of the week, a rise in temperatures in southern parts of the country.”The remains of Ian will act like a pebble thrown into a lake sending out waves long after it hits.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.It will turbo-charge the jet stream to pull unsettled weather in to the UK by feeding it with warm tropical air.Mr Dale, author of Weather Or Not? said: “Ian is going to behave like a pebble dropped in water.“While it will not affect the UK’s weather directly, it will send out ripples, and will help to fire up the jet stream and in turn influence our weather.

Lauren Goodger has revealed that she recently took her daughter Larose to get her ears pierced, saying she was “wracked with nerves” throughout the process.But luckily, her 15-month-old daughter didn’t find the situation too much of an ordeal, with Lauren saying the tot “cried for 30 seconds” before being back to her usual happy self.The former TOWIE star, 36, took to Instagram to update her fans about the experience.READ MORE: Lauren Goodger 'adjusts to normal life' after heartbreaking loss of babyShe said: "So I got Larose's ears pierced yesterday, and everyone is asking how she got on. She was absolutely fine."I was obviously so nervous because I didn't want it to hurt her.

Savage x Fenty CEO Rihanna named House of the Dragon star Olivia Cooke the newest brand ambassador for her four-year-old lingerie line.In the sexy new campaign - which dropped Saturday - the English 28-year-old emerged from a red curtain wearing a single-strapped fishnet dress over black bra and panties.Olivia showcased her slim 5ft5in figure and pert posterior wearing three different looks in the video. 'Serving bawdy...

Next month Quavo and Takeoff will share Only Built For Infinity Links, a collaborative album that pointedly doesn't include fellow Migos member Offset. It's unclear quite what is going on with the Atlanta trio but Quavo and Takeoff have been busy dropping new music together and today brings another taste of their project in the shape of "Nothing Changed." Make what you will of that title and take a listen below. Speaking with GQ in July, Quavo insisted that Migos are just spreading their individual wings: “I feel like every group member has to establish themselves.

The activist Sacheen Littlefeather has died at the age of 75, weeks after she received an apology from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences for the organization's treatment of her at the 1973 Oscars when she declined an Academy award on Marlon Brando's behalf. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said that Littlefeather died at her home in Novato, California on Sunday, per her caretaker.The organization had held an event in Littlefeather's honor two weeks ago for an evening of 'conversation, healing and celebration.' The latest: The activist Sacheen Littlefeather has died at the age of 75, weeks after she received an apology from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences for the organization's treatment of her at the 1973 Oscars when she declined an Academy award on Marlon Brando's behalf. She was snapped September 17 in LA  The latest: Nearly 50 years after Sacheen Littlefeather stood on the Academy Awards stage on behalf of Marlon Brando to speak about the depiction of Native Americans in Hollywood films, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences apologized to her for the abuse she endured.

Just after a decade time jump in last week's episode of House of the Dragon, tensions continue to rise in Sunday night's seventh episode.After disappearing for several episodes after being removed as Hand of the King, Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans) returns in the seventh of 10 House of the Dragon episodes, entitled Driftmark.The episode's title is the island south of Dragonstone that is the home of House Velaryron, as tensions rise between Rhaenyra (Emma D'Arcy) and Alicent (Olivia Cooke), leading to a surprising attack from Alicent on Rhaenyra that has left House Targaryen more divided than ever and lead to a shocking wedding between Rhaenyra and her uncle Daemon (Matt Smith). Otto returns: After disappearing for several episodes after being removed as Hand of the King, Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans) returns in the seventh of 10 House of the Dragon episodes, entitled Driftmark Tensions: The episode's title is the island south of Dragonstone that is the home of House Velaryron, as tensions rise between Rhaenyra (Emma D'Arcy) and Alicent (Olivia Cooke) Attack: The episode's title is the island south of Dragonstone that is the home of House Velaryron, as tensions rise between Rhaenyra (Emma D'Arcy) and Alicent (Olivia Cooke), leading to a surprising attack from Alicent on Rhaenyra that has left House Targaryen more divided than ever and lead to a shocking wedding between Rhaenyra and her uncle Daemon (Matt Smith). The episode begins with a tomb being prepared, the body of Lady Laena, who had her dragon kill her after she could not bear her child.The Velaryon and Targaryen families are all present at the ceremony, when suddenly Prince Daemon (Matthew Smith) starts laughing for some reason.

Kylie Jenner showed off her impressive sense of style in a set of photos that was shared to her Instagram account on Sunday.In the clip, the 25-year-old influencer rocked a form-hugging outfit, as well as a set of blue contacts, and showed off her curves while heading to a Balenciaga afterparty. The beauty mogul was later seen while enjoying a bit of her sister Kendall's 818 Tequila while going for a ride with her older sister, Khloe. Va va voom: Kylie Jenner showed off her impressive sense of style in a set of photos that was shared to her Instagram account on SundayJenner wore a black body con dress that conformed tightly to her curvy form in Ariel's video.The bottom portion of the social media powerhouse's clothing obscured her sculpted legs and thighs.

Goldie Hawn uploaded a loving birthday post onto her Instagram earlier Sunday to celebrate her granddaughter, Rani's, fourth birthday.The talented actress, 76, donned a classic Cinderella costume along with a tiara, while her husband, Kurt Russell, 71, wore a prince costume. The Oscar-wining star's daughter, Kate Hudson, shares Rani with her fiance, Danny Fujikawa.   Birthday celebration: Goldie Hawn, 76, shared an Instagram post of herself, husband Kurt Russell, 71, and granddaughter Rani, 4, dressed in costumes for her birthday party The actress shared an adorable snap of herself wearing a blue Cinderella dress along with a silver tiara on top of her blonde hair.  Her husband and fellow actor, Kurt Russell, also joined in on the festivities, and dressed as a prince. He added a large, gold crown to complete his ensemble for the day. Goldie's granddaughter and birthday girl, Rani, matched her grandmother by wearing a Cinderella dress with a full skirt.

Native American activist Sacheen Littlefeather, whose historic and headline-making surprise appearance at the 1973 Academy Awards was heard around the world, has died at 75 years old. Littlefeather passed away Sunday in the Northern California city of Novato after a years-long battle with breast cancer that had metastasized in recent years, according to . It's been nearly 50 years since Littlefeather — then 26 — took the stage in place of Marlon Brando, who won the Best Actor Oscar for , and delivered a message on Brando's behalf about the mistreatment and oppression of Native Americans.On Sunday, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced her passing, tweeting, «Sacheen Littlefeather, Native American civil rights activist who famously declined Marlon Brando’s 1973 Best Actor Academy Award, dies at 75.»In August, The Academy shared an apology for the subsequent fallout from her act of protest. Academy president David Rubin issued a letter to Littlefeather on the Academy's behalf, praising her speech and the impact it had.«As you stood on the Oscars stage in 1973 to not accept the Oscar on behalf of Marlon Brando, in recognition of the misrepresentation and mistreatment of Native American people by the film industry, you made a powerful statement that continues to remind us of the necessity of respect and the importance of human dignity,» Rubin said of Littlefeather's remarks at the ceremony in the letter.«The abuse you endured because of this statement was unwarranted and unjustified.

Despite his upbringing, Dahmer’s faith was often left out of reports about him, something Dahmer seemed to take issue with.

Adam Levine made his return to the stage this weekend, less than two weeks after being accused of infidelity, and his wife Behati Prinsloo was by his side for support.

Brookside and the film adaptation of The Phantom Of The Opera, was eliminated from the SAS selection test programme on Sunday evening. Speaking about the experience, 39-year-old Ellison reflected on the egalitarian nature of the show. “It doesn’t matter how many followers you’ve got or what TV show you’re doing, they don’t care, they don’t differentiate at all, you’re all the same,” she told the PA news agency.

Nicola Peltz is sporting a dramatic bleached eyebrow look for Paris Fashion Week. The heiress, 27, showed off the look at the Valentino ready-to-wear Spring/Summer 2023 fashion collection on Sunday (02. 10.

READ MORE: Woman's panic as she gives birth 24 hours after discovering she was pregnant"Otherwise, we wouldn't have had bloodshed and wars, century after century, if we are so smart. "He quipped: "It's funny how a little invisible virus has zapped us, so figure that out. "Yet, in another moment, Sir Hopkins conceded: "Maybe I'm wrong.