Vicar of Dibley fans laud 'lovely and heartwarming' BLM tribute as Geraldine takes knee

Holly Willoughby has shared a sweet tribute to 'patient and generous' Phillip Schofield as he makes career milestone.

Phillip Schofield's wife made a very rare TV appearance as he marked a career milestone.

The new - and additional - Michelin stars were announced last week, with the north receiving particular attention from the hallowed food guide this year.

KIMBERLY Hart-Simpson has opened up about working in charity shops when she's not filming for Coronation Street. The 35-year-old has taken up a volunteering position at the British Heart Foundation - and it's for a very personal reason.

BBC Breakfast's Dan Walker admitted he 'wasn't listening' to his co-star after spotting something VERY distracting behind her. In the final segment of today's show, Dan and co-host Sally Nugent spoke to reporter Sarah Corker who was visiting a cafe in Castle Donington.

RYAN Thomas' daughter Scarlett is joining Waterloo Road - playing his brother Adam's on-screen child. The Sun Online previously revealed how former Emmerdale actor Adam is returning to the BBC drama as Donte Charles.

Since announcing that his new album ‘Donda 2’ will only be available via his own Stem Player, Kanye West reckons that he’s sold more than $2 million worth of the devices.Initially that sounds like quite a lot of money. Though that’s equates to sales of around 8000 devices.

In 2022, if there’s a musical landmark that’s noteworthy, you generally note it by putting out a limited edition release on either a digital format most people don’t understand or a physical format most people can’t play. Iron Maiden have opted for the latter.Next month it will be 40 years since the release of ‘The Number Of The Beast’, the first Iron Maiden album to feature Bruce Dickinson on vocals, and the first to top the UK charts.

The Teenage Cancer Trust has announced details of its 2022 season of shows at London’s Royal Albert Hall, the charity’s first run of fundraising concerts since 2019, after COVID-19 caused the cancellation of its 2020 and 2021 programmes. They will run from 21-27 Mar.On the line-up this year are Don Broco, Yungblud, Madness, Liam Gallagher and Ed Sheeran, plus there’s an acoustic show from the band who played the charity’s first ever Albert Hall fundraiser back in 2000, that being The Who.

METRO WEEKLY: Let’s talk about your earliest years and what your family was like as a child.MELANIE WILLINGHAM-JAGGERS: I was raised by a single mother. She was single by choice, and a mother by choice. There’s some complexity here, because I actually come from a really big extended family.

Covid lockdown in March 2020, most of our lives have been flipped upside down - and some of us look a lot different too.To fill the void, some of us dyed our hair an array of different colours and others may have packed on a few extra pounds.And, for TikTok sensation Brooklyne Webb she now looks unrecognisable beyond recognition after she thought she was only going to get two weeks off school when the pandemic first struck.In a clip that has now racked up 9m views, 17-year-old Brooklyne has shared her jaw-dropping transformation.At first, the online star can be seen sporting a casual white crop top and a pair of black leggings.She also can be seen with her blonde hair tied back in a ponytail and with a face of natural makeup.In reference to the pandemic, Brooklyne wrote: “OMG Yay!! Two weeks off of school.”Fast forward two years later, the stunning influencer looks completely different as she sports a very new style.Now, Brooklyne has ditched her blonde hair for long black locks and a more porcelain themed makeup look with a sultry red lip.She also sports a curvy figure and has donned a more revealing clothing style.The online star is wearing a white mesh crop top, which features silver rings and cut-out shapes which sees her black bra poking through.Brooklyne also wears matching bottoms which have extreme slits at the side which reveal her curvaceous hips.The trousers that feature a red rose pattern also have a thong design, accentuating the dark haired beauties figure.Stunned at Brooklyne’s transformation, many fans fled to the comment to swoon over her new style.One person gasped: “Even more beautiful.”Another user added: “Love the confidence!!!”Whilst a third person praised: “Sis you're stunning.”Someone else noted:

THE BBC has been hit with 266 complaints over an episode of The Vicar Of Dibley about the Black Lives Matter movement. Last week's Christmas special saw Dawn French's character Geraldine Granger delivering a sermon on racism where she took the knee.

The BBC has confirmed that a sketch about Black Lives Matter included in a festive episodesof The Vicar Of Dibley has sparked hundreds of complaints from TV fans.

Dawn French says the emotional Vicar Of Dibley tribute to Alice Tinker was also a message to tragic co-star Emma Chambers.

Vicar of Dibley returned to our screens on Monday evening, with Dawn French reviving the role of Geraldine Granger 13 years after the show came to an end.Proving the show is moving with the times, in one scene, Dawn could be seen taking the knee during a sermon, acting in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.While a number of viewers were delighted to watch the scene unfold, certain fans of the show were outraged by the act and took to social media to complain.The movement, which gained momentum after the murder of George Floyd in Minnesota in May, encouraged millions to take to the streets in protest to campaign for equal rights for Black people.Though the protests began in the US, they soon travelled worldwide, with the UK

direct to your inboxThe Vicar of Dibley viewers have reacted after Dawn French took the knee in a Black Lives Matter sermon. Dawn French has reprised her role as vicar Geraldine Granger for three 10 minute lockdown specials on the BBC tackling issues the country has faced this year.

direct to your inboxVicar Of Dibley viewers were left in tears as Geraldine paid tribute to her best friend, Alice Tinker.Dawn French has reprised her role as vicar Geraldine Granger for three lockdown specials of the iconic show on the BBC.The latest 10 minute special showed Geraldine fighting back tears as she remembered Alice, following the death of actor Emma Chambers from a heart attack in 2018 at the age of 53.Speaking directly to the camera and the audience at home, Geraldine revealed that Alice had died of cancer three years ago."Who is the person I have loved most in my life?," she asked. "Well, I'm very fond of my handsome husband, but in the end it has got to be her.

FURIOUS Vicar of Dibley fans switched off as they slammed "woke" Dawn French for taking the knee during a Black Lives Matter sermon. Last month, it was confirmed the 63-year-old actress would be returning as beloved vicar Geraldine Granger - now Kennedy - in a series of Christmas Specials.

THE Vicar of Dibley fans broke down in tears with Dawn French as Geraldine paid a tearful tribute to Alice Tinker in a sad lockdown episode tonight. The second of the three 10-minutes specials aired this evening and saw Dawn return as bubbly vicar Geraldine.

Dawn French has posted a heartbreaking tribute to her late Vicar Of Dibley co-star Emma Chambers.

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine The new episodes of Vicar of Dibley in Lockdown have finally arrived on our screens, and we're loving seeing the stars of the beloved sitcom all over again. MORE: Remembering Vicar of Dibley castmates who have sadly passed awayThe episode, filmed during lockdown, will no doubt be filled with amazing reunions and hilarious one-liners from everyone's favourite vicar, Geraldine Granger, but it seems it was an emotional rollercoaster for leading star Dawn French.