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Lorraine Bracco has revealed she is 'utterly shattered' following the shock death of her Goodfellas co-star Ray Liotta on Thursday.The actor - who was best known for the Martin Scorsese movie - died in his sleep in the Dominican Republic, where he was shooting the film Dangerous Waters, his reps confirmed.Deadlinewas the first to report the news.Soon after news broke, tributes rolled in for the New Jersey native.Bracco, who played his wife in the hit 1990 mobster movie, said: 'I am utterly shattered to hear this terrible news about my Ray.'I can be anywhere in the world & people will come up & tell me their favorite movie is Goodfellas. Then they always ask what was the best part of making that movie.

Kaley Cuoco have come to know that when it comes to her The Flight Attendant co-star, Zosia Mamet, their real life friendship is just as real and close as their on-screen one.ALSO: HELLO! launches Jubilee T-shirt collection to celebrate Queen Elizabeth in styleThough fans don't need any proof of how great they get along, they still got it, with the two even getting matching tattoos together in honor of their hit HBO Max showAmid the season two finale of the whimsical yet suspenseful series, their close bond made its ending all the more emotional.WATCH: Kaley is cheered on by new boyfriend during unusual date nightMORE: Kaley Cuoco marks bittersweet end of season two of The Flight AttendantKaley shared an adorable video of the two, cozying up on her couch as they relieved their performances as Cassie and Annie, watching the very last episode of the season once it aired.The clip of the show sees the two sharing a special moment – featuring their signature "handshake" of sorts – and as the actresses "boop" each other's noses, loud squeals emerge from the background, and the camera pans around to reveal the two next to each other snuggled in sweatshirts and blankets.Not only did the post attest to their true friendship, it also gave an impressive glimpse of Kaley's stunning house, which features wood beams on the impossibly tall ceilings, a modern floating staircase, and lots of minimal decor.The adorable moment between the two starsAs she turned the camera to herself and Zosia, she turned to her to ask: "Are you crying?"MORE: Kaley Cuoco recalls unbelievably supportive story about her beloved dadMORE: Kaley Cuoco shares exciting news from the bath"I am crying," she replied, and the Big Bang Theory star was quick to admit

BBC sitcom actress Patricia Brake has died aged 79 after a “very long” battle with cancer, her family have confirmed. The Porridge star’s agent said that she would be "sadly missed" by her friends, family, colleagues and fans.

EastEnders actor Max Bowden has been seen allegedly leaving his co-star Shona McGarty's home as the pair are reportedly "inseparable" after Max's split from his pregnant lover. Max, 27, who plays Ben Mitchell, and Shona, 30, who plays Whitney Dean in the long-running soap, appear to have been growing a bond away from the screen. Max was seen leaving Whitney’s £650,000 home in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, on Wednesday morning in pictures obtained by The Sun.

Worth the wait! Jensen Ackles and Danneel Ackles’ (née Harris) love story is reminiscent of a modern-day fairy tale, complete with a dream home and business in Austin, Texas.

robot which takes the form of a blob that can behave both as a solid and a liquid.The blob makes use of magnetic particles within its system to help it shift into different shapes and navigate through all sorts of tight and narrow spaces.Already picking up traction on the internet as a ‘magnetic slime robot’ after its creators at the the Chinese University of Hong Kong announced it at the end of March this year, some have likened it to the gooey form taken by Marvel character Venom.READ MORE: Robot dog named Spot to tackle tomb raiders in ancient Roman ruins of PompeiiOthers, taking a more comical approach, have compared it to Flubber, the 1997 sci-fi comedy film starring the late Robin Williams.However, some who have not been so kind in their comparisons, have called it a ‘magnetic turd’ based on its colour, texture and default appearance.The magnetic slime has already shown itself to have the ability to perform a range of impressive tasks in demonstration videos.It can expand and contract, twist and turn, and even form the shape of an O when other magnets are applied to it externally.The robot’s co-creator Prof Li Zhang said: “The ultimate goal is to deploy it like a robot.”The scientist added that the robot is still in its fundamental research phase and that they are still trying to “understand its material properties,” which Prof Zhang described as being “visco-elastic”, much like “mixing water with [corn] starch at home”.Prof Zhang added: “When you touch it very quickly it behaves like a solid.

Everyone has their special fuzzy memories of their favorite smashes over the years – but now and then, the artists themselves don’t exactly feel the same way about their own music.

Pop star Anne-Marie ran into some trouble in recent days after her boyfriend Slowthai was involved in a bust-up with bouncers at a popular London club. In photos shared by The Mirror, the 31 year old 2002 songstress was seen pulling her rapper boyfriend, real name Tyron Kaymone Frampton, away from the bouncers when he got confrontational outside Ronnie Scott’s jazz club. All For You singer John Legend had been performing at the club that night, and British rapper Stormzy was also in attendance.

Manchester United supporters have shared their concerns over the potential big-money signing of Darwin Nunez.

Celebrity Big Brother UK.The hunk, who appeared on the Channel 5 show back in 2017, made headlines for hooking up with Sarah Harding on the series, with the pair dating afterwards.However, as well as his time on CBB, he also appeared in a string of other reality shows including MTV's Ex on the Beach and US hits The Bachelorette, Bachelor in Paradise, and Famously Single.But despite finding fame on the shows, the reality star admitted TV left him "broke". This led Chad to turn to porn back in 2020, when he first started his OnlyFans account.

Gerwyn Price aimed a fresh dig at the format of Premier League darts after being left "gutted" by his early exit from the Dutch Championship. The Iceman lost a 6-5 to veteran Mervyn King in the second round as his difficult 2022 continued in Zwolle.

China's attempts to remove all traces of Covid from the country have now taken a strange twist.A new edict from officials has been given to funeral homes, and it demands that they test the dead for the virus which is still ravaging the country.The government-backed Shenzhen Funeral Home was given the order last week, after case numbers in the city continued to be reported.Across the entire country, new cases discovered were reported to be 6,392 yesterday (May 28), with around 64,488 active cases across the entire country.Since the pandemic began, China has had more than 1.2 million cases – but only 5,226 deaths.This hasn't stopped the Chinese government from pushing ahead with its “zero Covid” policy, which is something Labour's Richard Burgon pushed for in the UK throughout the pandemic.And now a funeral home in Shenzhen has been told to test the dead for Covid.The hope is, is that anyone who tests positive will be isolated so that mourners won't catch Covid at open-casket funerals.The edict was shown to website Sixth Tone, who said: “An operator at Shenzhen’s city service hotline said they were unable to locate official documents and policies requiring a nucleic acid test of the deceased.“Shenzhen has made negative results from the past 72 hours mandatory to access public transport and crowded spaces since early April.“Such requirements sometimes resulted in tragedies for those in urgent need of medical treatment during the lockdown in other cities.”The testing of the dead policy was slammed by some online locally as “ethically and emotionally unacceptable”, while being criticised for showing “little respect to the dead”.One user on Chinese social media site Weibo wrote: “I’m not sure if I would have to wear a mask for

The National have performed three new songs last night (May 28) as the band returned to live touring for the first time since 2019.Performing at Baluarte in Pamplona, Spain, Matt Berninger and co performed three new songs called ‘Grease In Your Hair (Birdie)’, ‘Tropic Morning News (Havisham)’ and ‘Bathwater (Mount Auburn)’ in the middle of a career-spanning set.You can see the full set-list and some footage and fan reaction from the gig below:The National en Pamplona pic.twitter.com/1wpWe6Rq7x— Iñigo Díaz de Cerio (@inigodcv) May 29, 2022El final del concierto de @thenational en ⁦#Pamplona no ha podido ser más bonito. pic.twitter.com/HPDPDYcdoX— Juan Ortiz Irache (@juanortizirache) May 28, 2022A post shared by Olatz Garmendia (@olatzgar)The National – Baluarte in Pamplona, Spain, Set List ‘Don’t Swallow the Cap’‘Mistaken for Strangers’‘I Should Live in Salt’‘Bloodbuzz Ohio’‘I Need My Girl’‘This Is the Last Time’‘The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness’‘Grease in Your Hair (Birdie)’ – new song‘Light Years’‘Slow Show’‘Guilty Party’‘Day I Die’‘Tropic Morning News (Haversham)’ – new song ‘Pink Rabbits’‘Rylan’‘England’‘Graceless’‘Fake Empire’‘About Today’Encore:‘Bathwater (Mount Auburn)’ – new song ‘Mr. November’‘Terrible Love’‘Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks’Recently, The National revealed that they’d been working on new music during rehearsals for their summer tour.In a new social media post, The National shared a photo from tour rehearsals while teasing the arrival of some new music.“Rehearsals are underway,” the band wrote yesterday (May 26).

Rich Flu.As reported in Variety, Culkin will join Daniel Brühl and Rosamund Pike in the new film, which is directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia.Filming will begin on the project this autumn and it’s described as a “high-concept social thriller in which a deadly disease starts killing off the richest people on the planet,” according to Variety.The description adds: “At first it strikes the billionaires, then the multi-millionaires, and so on. With the whole world panicking and headed for collapse, people are trying to flood the market with assets they no longer want, in hopes of saving their skin.”Gaztelu-Urrutia is directing Rich Flu from a script he co-wrote with Pedro Rivero, who he’d previously worked with on The Platform, as well as David Desola and Sam Steiner.Culkin had his breakthrough role in the Home Alone franchise and starred in other 90s films such as The Good Son, My Girl and Richie Rich. After taking a break from acting, he returned with roles in 2003’s Party Monster and 2007’s Sex and Breakfast.

Jimi Hendrix with another Blue Plaque.The plaque will be located at the Hard Rock Hotel in Marble Arch and will be unveiled on June 10 alongside the ‘Experience Hendrix L.L.C’ event.The location marks Hendrix’s last London residence, which was then known as the Cumberland Hotel. Hendrix also wrote the lyrics to ‘Look Over Yonder’ and ‘Suddenly November Morning’ on the hotel’s stationary.As part of the celebrations, there will be a screening of the Grammy-nominated documentary Music, Money, Madness… Jimi Hendrix In Maui as well as a question-and-answer session with Jimi’s sister Janie Hendrix, his producer and engineer Eddie Kramer, and the film’s director John McDermott.The first Blue Plaque honouring Jimi was unveiled in 1997 at his 1968-69 Mayfair residence.In a statement, Janie Hendrix said: “I’m so proud of my brother Jimi and his being honoured again in London. His mission was to spread love across the world through his music, and we continue to see that come to fruition all these years later.“Eddie, John and I all look forward to interacting with people on June 10, whose lives were touched by Jimi in London — a city that was so important to him and his career.”In other Jimi Hendrix news, Joni Mitchell announced last year that she would be releasing the recordings of two sets at a Canadian coffee shop that were recorded by Jimi Hendrix.The singer’s performances at Ottawa’s Le Hibou Coffee House were captured by Hendrix in March 1968 during a two week residency by Mitchell ahead of the release of her debut album, ‘Song To A Seagull’.The recording features on Mitchell’s collection ‘Joni Mitchell Archives Vol.

Daisy Campbell has become a staple on screens since joining the cast of Emmerdale as Amelia Spencer back in 2011. The 18 year old has been involved in some pretty big storylines since then and is set to be at the centre of one involving social media trolls soon. Outside of the soap, the blonde is no stranger to social media herself and often shares updates with her 45,200 followers including peeks into her home.

Ellen DeGeneres, 64, has admitted that she has no recollection of her first meeting with Meghan Markle, 40. The talk show host, whose long-running US show ended this week, is good friends with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, with Archie and Lilibet reportedly calling her “auntie”.

he spoke with Writers Digest and said, “I have no idea whether the book is true or not.

With the Queen's Platinum Jubilee approaching, most people are wanting to celebrate it in some way.

Oliver Hudson had some happy news to share with his social media followers this weekend - including his mom Goldie Hawn.MORE: Oliver Hudson shares crucial health update in new photoThe Hollywood star couldn't believe his luck after watching Jeopardy to discover that his family had made it as a question on the quiz show, and what's more, the focus was on him.The question to the contestants was "Oliver Hudson's mama," and he quickly took a picture of the TV screen to share on Instagram, alongside the caption: "Look Ma, I made it!"VIDEO: Oliver Hudson shares health update with his fansFans were quick to comment on the post, with one writing: "I've been waiting for this post after watching Jeopardy!" while another wrote: "That's one question I would have got right." A third added: "This is so cool!"MORE: Goldie Hawn's playdate with granddaughters at beautiful home is too cute for words MORE: Goldie Hawn's ex-husband Bill Hudson makes rare social media appearanceThe actor's post followed on from a hospital visit earlier in the week, where he took his fans along on his journey.The dad-of-three posted a video from his hospital bed, sharing his experience of a colonoscopy.Goldie Hawn's son Oliver Hudson was pleased to be recognised Wearing a hospital gown, Oliver urged his fans to book in too. "I look a little rough, but whatever," he began.

The Queen’s long-awaited Platinum Jubilee weekend is just around the corner, so now’s the perfect time to put your baking skills to the test. Whether you’re wanting to create your own Platinum Jubilee pudding, are hosting a picnic fit for the royals or are just looking for something to do to stay busy, conjuring up a patriotic treat is the perfect way for budding Dame Mary Berry wannabes to celebrate the regal occasion.