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Coronation Street actor Bill Roache has admitted he “really fancied” the Queen when he met her.The star, who is best known for playing Ken Barlow in the soap, also shared how he had gone on to meet the royal eight times over the years. Bill, who is set to turn 90 next week, first met the Queen, 95, during his younger years in the army, before his rise to fame in the ITV series.Speaking about their first encounter in a TV documentary, the actor said: “I’ve met the Queen eight times.”“I first met her when I was 21 and I was in the Army and we had the day with her which was very nice.“I really fancied her! I don’t know if that’s heresy but she was very attractive.”The soap actor spilled all about meeting the Queen in his new ITV documentary, Happy Birthday Bill, which celebrates his ninth decade around the sun. Bill, who will celebrate his birthday on April 25, also has “no intention of retiring”. He explained: “People will say when are you retiring? Are you going to take a break? But then what happens?“Whilst I can do it, and whilst they will have me, I have no intention of retiring. “I am so fortunate to work for an organisation that is happy to have me.”Bill has been a part of Corrie since the series first aired in 1960.His character Ken was involved in some major storylines a couple of years ago when the show celebrated an impressive 60 years of being on our screens. Heartbreaker Ken has notably been married three times, even reuniting with first on-screen wife Valerie Tatlock (Anne Reid) 50 years later, and well after she had left the show. Incredibly, Bill is in the Guinness World Records as the longest-serving television star in a continuous role.A young Bill joined the British Army and was commissioned into the

Green Day, Post Malone and SZA topping the poster.Returning for its 14th iteration, the festival will run over the weekend of Friday August 5 through Sunday 7, taking place at the Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. This year’s bill sports a total of 92 acts, with sub-headliners including Jack Harlow, Weezer, Phoebe Bridgers, Illenium, Lil Uzi Vert, Kali Uchis, Disclosure, Mitski and Anitta.Elsewhere throughout the line-up, standout acts include the likes of Mac DeMarco, Pusha T, 100 Gecs, Wet Leg, Sam Fender and Pussy Riot.

which was obtained by ESPN, demanded an apology, a retraction and damages from the network. It claims the show has made a “baseless” and “malicious assault” on the character of the former Lakers player, coach and executive.

J. Kim Murphy Mercedes Angelica LeAnza, a film and television producer who had been serving as a lead creative producer at Amazon Studios and Prime Video, died on April 10 of bile duct cancer.

Shocking footage has emerged of football fans involved in running battles on a busy road ahead of a match on Easter Monday.

J. Kim Murphy Los Angeles Lakers legend and NBA icon Jerry West has declared the portrayal of himself in HBO’s drama series “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” as “a deliberately false characterization” and a “baseless portrayal.”In a letter issued to executive producer Adam McKay, as well as HBO and its parent company Warner Bros.-Discovery, on Tuesday, West’s attorneys state that the series has “caused great distress to Jerry and his family,” demanding a legal retraction from HBO within two weeks.“Winning Time,” which was recently renewed for a second season by HBO, follows the Los Angeles Lakers at the beginning of the “Showtime” era in the 1980’s, a legacy led by players such as Earvin “Magic” Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, as well as leaders within the basketball organization such as Jerry Buss and Pat Riley.

Kerry Katona has revealed that the backlash to her April Fools' Day joke where she pretended to be pregnant drove her to tears.The reality TV star posted a now-deleted picture of an ultrasound scan on her Instagram account on April 1 in a prank aimed at her fiance Ryan Mahoney.But her joke sparked a fierce reaction from some social media users who branded the post as insensitive to people who have had miscarriages and those who are having difficulty trying to conceive.The furore prompted Kerry to immediately take down the post and apologise. The Atomic Kitten singer wrote about the fallout from the prank in her latest column in new magazine.

Jerry West only won one NBA championship in his career with the Lakers, but the hall-of-fame player-turned-GM was so respected around the league that it crafted the organization’s logo in his image. Now “the Logo,” as he’s admiringly called, is unhappy with his portrayal in HBO’s series Winning Time, according to multiple reports.

William "Bill" Roache admitted he "fancied" the Queen and grew fonder and fonder of the 95 year old monarch every time he met her. The Coronation Street actor, who celebrates his 90th birthday this month and was named in the New Year's Honours list, has met Her Majesty an incredible eight times. And from their very first meeting, the Ken Barlow icon was attracted to her.

The Great British Bake Off since 2017, replacing Mary Berry, 87, when the show moved to Channel 4. Presenter Matt Lucas, 48, couldn't help but make a sly jibe about the reason why Prue is on the show, joking that Paul Hollywood "ate" Mary.This evening's Stand Up To Cancer Bake Off saw a group of four celebrities try their best to take home the star apron.These included singer Ellie Goulding, comedian Mawaan Rizwan, actress Tracey-Ann Oberman and TV presenter Sophie Morgan.As presenters Noel Fielding and Matt Lucas introduced Paul and Prue they couldn't help but make a joke or two.Noel began: "Hello kids, welcome to the tent and welcome to the Great Stand Up To Cancer Bake Off."Matt continued: "For your signature challenge the judges would like you each to make an exquisitely decorated marble loaf cake."Marbles in a loaf, that's going to hurt your teeth isn't it?"Noel joked: "Paul will be fine.

Coronation Street fans are certain that teacher Daniel Osbourne could be ‘gaslighting’ his girlfriend Daisy Midgeley in an incredibly sinister plot twist. Daniel and Daisy rekindled their romance after a brief split, and looked set to be soulmates - until the arrival of former sex worker Nicky Wheatley back on the cobbles.Daniel used to pay Nicky for her time, asking her to dress up in his wife Sinead’s clothes after her tragic death, but the pair also grew closer romantically.Now training as a teaching assistant, Nicky and Daniel have grown closer while planning for a school trip - and he has maintained to Daisy that they are simply friends, while keeping quiet about her past.But fans reckon they’re now in for a sinister abuse twist, as Daniel keeps lying to his partner.The term gaslighting originally comes from the 1938 play Gas Light, in which a husband psychologically manipulates his wife with the goal of driving her into a mental breakdown and steal money from her.Taking to Reddit to air their theories, one fan penned: “I personally think Daniel is gaslighting Daisy.“He has had a relationship with Nicky in the past.

Coronation Street fans have predicted that Joanna Lumley could return to the cobbles - as a love interest for Ken Barlow. The Ab Fab star actually did a stint in Weatherfield back in the early 70s and her character Elaine was a love interest for Ken (Bill Roache).Joanna popped up in Happy Birthday Bill, ITV's documentary celebrating the actor and his career as he prepares to turn 90.And now fans think she could follow it up with a return to the soap - even considering her incredible Hollywood roots."Wouldn't it be fab if Joanna Lumley came back into #Corrie as Ken's old flame," one person poster on Twitter."Just need Joanna Lumley to return to the Street now...

last May at the age of 25. Paying tribute to the singer at the time, the remaining members said: “Søren was the sweetest, funniest, most beautiful human being who always looked out for everyone around him. We are devastated.”The band have since remained silent but they have now decided to release the debut album they completed with Holm before his death.In a lengthy statement on Instagram, the band said: “Last spring, before Søren passed away, we had just finished a record which was ready for release.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorA recent decision by parent company Warner Bros. Discovery will make it difficult to add viewers to CNN+.Warner Bros. Discovery has decided to suspend external marketing for the recently launched subscription streaming-news service, according to a person familiar with the venture, making the task of luring new subscribers exponentially more difficult.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterHBO’s “Winning Time” has landed a series high for the third week in a row, drawing 1.4 million viewers across HBO and HBO Max on Sunday.Per HBO, Episode 7 of the Los Angeles Lakers drama was up up 11% vs. last week’s episode and 59% above the season premiere.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar didn’t hold back as he revealed his thoughts on the HBO series “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty”.

Arsenio Hall is getting back into the late-night game. Temporarily.

Labour Party volunteers were out dropping leaflets in Birmingham.In the clip, filmed from the upstairs window of a house in Kenelm Road, Small Heath, people are shouting while standing on the driveways of two properties opposite.The row escalates and turns physical, with a man wearing a blue t-shirt jumping over a neighbouring wall and hurling punches and kicks.More men then join the fray, until witnesses step in to break the fight apart just minutes after it kicked off on Saturday (April 16).Labour activists and council candidates Mohammed Idrees and Saqib Khan were near the incident, Birmingham Live reports.Cllr Idrees told the title: "I was canvassing when it broke out 10 metres in front of us."A man was hurling abuse and inciting violence at Labour Party door knockers – he was bringing brothers and sisters into it."I was saying that we need to move on and avoid getting involved but then the punching started while others were trying to restrain him."A spokesperson for Birmingham Labour said: "This weekend a worrying video has come to light on social media appearing to show violent scenes in Small Heath.For more shocking stories from the Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here"Birmingham Labour is taking this matter seriously and an investigation is underway into the events of the day."Councillor Ian Ward, Leader of Birmingham’s Labour Group, has written to all of Labour’s candidates to remind them of their responsibilities as political candidates and to ensure that candidates are doing everything that they can to remain safe whilst out campaigning."The Labour Party absolutely condemns violence of any kind and calls on all those campaigning in the Birmingham local elections to do responsibly

Cardiff City and Luton Town.Luton travelled to the Welsh capital for a game in the Championship, with the visitors securing a much-needed 1-0 win. The Hatters currently sit in the play-off places in the second tier, while Cardiff have just about managed to avoid a battle against relegation.Harry Cornick headed Robert Snodgrass' cross past Dillon Phillips with 19 minutes remaining to hand Luton a crucial three points in their promotion push. But the game was soured by events that took place just before kick-off at the Cardiff City Stadium.According to Wales Online, a bus carrying Luton fans stopped outside the Ninian Park railway station, with supporters getting off.

Zack Sharf “How did so many talented people go so terribly wrong?” Kareem Abdul-Jabbar writes in a new blog post criticizing HBO’s drama series “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty.” The basketball icon goes on to call the series “deliberately dishonest” and “drearily dull.”  The show, which is executive produced by Adam McKay, tracks the 1980s Showtime era of the Los Angeles Lakers and stars Solomon Hughes as a younger Abdul-Jabbar.Abdul-Jabbar starts his blog post by clarifying that his critical reaction to “Winning Time” has nothing to do with how he is portrayed by Hughes in the show. Instead, he writes that the show “commits the sin” of being boring “over and over.” Abdul-Jabbar also knocked Adam McKay, whose work he used to admire.

These new streets signs put up directly behind battered old ones have left people scratching their heads. But council bosses have explained there's a method to the apparent madness.