'You can't shut me up!' Vera's Brenda Blethyn quashes past fears of 'saying wrong thing'

Shay Mitchell put her baby bump on full display on Saturday afternoon as she ran errands in Los Angeles.The actress, 34, cut a casual figure in a croppedGuns N' Roses tee and a pair of comfy black sweatpants.She is expecting her second child with her partner Matte Babel. The couple are already parents totwo-year-old daughter, Atlas.

Taylor Hawkins died, the Foo Fighters drummer was lured out of his Paraguay hotel room to meet a 9-year-old street drummer who was banging away on his songs.Emma Sofía and her father Julius Peralta had tickets to see the band at the Asunciónico music festival on March 22, but the event was canceled amid heavy flooding, according to Nexstar.The fans then got word that the Foo Fighters were staying at the Sheraton hotel in Asuncion.“We took her drum kit and went,” Peralta reportedly said.Viral singalongs of the band’s song “The Pretender” and Nirvana’s “In Bloom” ensued, as Sofía pounded the skins while throngs of fans accompanied her on vocals.The impromptu jam session eventually drew Hawkins out of the hotel to look for the talented and persistent young percussionist.A post shared by Emma Sofía (@emmasofiamusic)As the smiling late drummer posed for a now-viral picture with his awestruck apprentice, dozens of fans were in the background cheering for the beaming duo.“Dreams come true,” Peralta captioned the photo in English on Twitter.“Since my daughter found out that the Foo Fighters were coming, she started a campaign to meet them,” he wrote in Spanish. “Today we took her drums to play in front of the Sheraton and look who came out at her call.”Three days later, Hawkins was be found dead in a Columbia hotel room, reportedly filled with a cache of drugs, at the age of 50.Emma’s parents did not immediately inform the 9-year-old of his untimely death, explaining online they hoped to spare her “a lot of pain” before her Friday night debut performance.They “didn’t have the courage to break the magic of that unforgettable moment,” her father wrote.

Lorraine, 37, who lives in Hilton, Derbyshire, with her husband Steve, 38, and sons George, 12, Henry, three, and Alexander, two, shares her story... "This Mother’s Day will be extra special for me and my mum, Denise. We’ll be able to share a family lunch and put the difficulties of the past few years behind us.

Christian Horner’s wife, Geri Halliwell, 49, is often seen at the Grand Prix with her husband, but she has admitted she can’t divulge whether she prefers luxury or mass-market models of cars, because either answer would get her into trouble.In an unearthed interview, Geri joked that she would be “killed” if she gave her preference.In 2020, the Spice Girls star was quizzed on whether she preferred Ferrari or Ford, and she replied:“I’d be killed if I said either.”Geri married Christian Horner in 2015 at St Mary's Church in Woburn, Bedfordshire.She is mother to Bluebell, 15, (from a previous relationship) and Monty, five.Christian also has a daughter, Olivia, eight, from a previous relationship.Christian is the team principal of the Red Bull Racing Formula One team.Christian’s wife and former Spice Girl, Geri, frequently joins him at the races.The couple took to Instagram to share rare photos of their country estate last week, including snaps of their horses and luxury cars.Their property is in Oxfordshire.Geri prefers riding horses, while Christian joked in a separate interview with The Times that he would choose “horsepower”.Maybe the reason Geri won’t talk about cars is because she’s not the best driver - or so her husband has claimed.The 48-year-old, who won big in Abu Dhabi in December, told the publication last year that his wife doesn't have the best driving skills, but he did compliment her on her cooking skills.He explained: “...Geri isn’t a good driver — she thinks everybody else is wrong.”When the Red Bull Racing team won the Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi in December, an emotional Geri spoke to the press about how “proud” she was of the team.Christian’s team secured the Formula One world championship.Telling reporters

BBC show, said that criticism over the sitcom had been taken "too far", adding that nicknames on the show were simply "fun names".The star is set to appear on Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh today, where she may discuss her time on Gavin and Stacey alongside other acting projects.Alison has played Gavin's mum Pam since the first episode aired back in 2007.She starred opposite Larry Lamb, who played the role of her husband, Mick.Despite being loved by viewers generally, the favourite BBC programme recently sparked backlash due to Pam's friend's nickname, "Japanese Margaret".Addressing the criticism in autumn 2020, Alison said: "I was shocked and upset by it."It's like, Pam's got a friend called 'Japanese Margaret', but it's not because she is being racist."They are fun names and we all do it with friends," she added.However, the star also said she understood some of the backlash.Alison went on: "I can understand why suddenly people start going, 'Argh'."But come on, no one wants to be racist."No one wants to be disrespectful."I think sometimes we take political correctness too far," she said to Belfast Telegraph.Two years ago, the BBC confirmed that Gavin and Stacey episodes would be staying on iPlayer in spite of social media backlash over past episodes.The hit BBC comedy, written by James Corden and Ruth Jones, was criticised over the names of its characters, such as "Seth, the black fella", "Big Fat Sue" and "Chinese Alan".The broadcaster removed Little Britain from the streaming platform for its past blackface sketches, but is standing by Gavin and Stacey.Programme writer Ruth Jones, who also stars as Nessa on the show, previously defended an anti-gay slur in the Christmas special.Defending the remarks, she said

Lewis Hamilton would crash came to light.This weekend's showdown in Saudi Arabia has already been shrouded in controversy, with genuine fears that proceedings wouldn't go ahead after a fuel depot was struck by a missile on Friday evening. The incident occurred just six miles from the track, sparking safety fears.The incident caused delays, with drivers even meeting to discuss among themselves over whether or not the race should go ahead.

flight secrets and top tips with Reader's Digest where he said there's a time of the day to avoid a bumpy ride. Jerry revealed: "If you're a nervous flyer, book a morning flight."The heating of the ground later causes bumpier air, and it's much more likely to thunderstorm in the afternoon."Another unnamed pilot also suggested that passengers should sit in the back if they always feel cold.The cabin crew member, who works in Texas, said: "The general flow of air in any airplane is from front to back."They added: "So if you're concerned about breathing the freshest possible air or not getting too hot, sit as close to the front."Planes are generally warmest in the back."As for the smoothest place to sit, that should be over or near the wing.Pilot Patrick Smith said: "The bumpiest place is in the back.

Mariah Carey has sat on the pop charts for almost two decades with iconic hits such as Fantasy and One Sweet Day.But the five-time Grammy award winner is also known for treating fans to some incredible fashion moments throughout her career, proving her fashion game is just as memorable as her music. The 53-year-old mother-of-two has flaunted her famous figure in an array of skin-tight, plunging gowns and proven herself to be one of Hollywood’s top fashion icons.

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She shared her heartbreak over the unexpected death of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins on Friday night.And Miley Cyrus looked as if she was emotional on Saturday as she drove to her headlining performance for Lollapalooza Brazil inSão Paulo.The 29-year-old singer–songwriter appeared to be dabbing at her eyes as she was spotted riding in the backseat. Feeling it: Miley Cyrus, 29, looked emotional on Saturday as she drove to her Lollapalooza Brazil performance inSão Paulo after the death of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor HawkinsMiley appeared to favor a bright-colored ensemble with a tropical pattern and splashes of green, yellow and pink.The short-sleeve item highlighted her numerous arm and hand tattoos, though it wasn't clear if she would be wearing that look when she took to the stage.

Queen at the tender age of just 13, around the time that Diversity first rose to fame - and admitted to feeling terrified, exclaiming: "I was just a kid!"The 26-year-old had been picked to appear in the Royal Variety Show in 2009 as part of Diversity when he was a teenager.However, the royal protocol he was expected to abide by sent the bewildered youngster's heart racing."Obviously it was a prize for winning Britain's Got Talent to perform at the Royal Variety Show," he recalled."And I thought I was really, really, really excited up until the moment just before."You're all standing on stage in this big semi-circle and she goes around. [The Queen's] greeting everyone and there's rules," he explained."You need to speak to her a certain way."I don't even know what I'm supposed to say - it's 'Ma'am' like 'Jam' instead of 'Ma'am' [like 'Marm']," he elaborated."You can't say [the latter] because you've not met her before - and I was a kid."I was like 'Oh my God, I'm gonna get it wrong and get rugby tackled by some kind of security' - but luckily it went all right."He added: "It was nerve-wracking for sure."Nowadays, Perri has admitted he faces an ongoing struggle to ensure people see the adult he's evolved into, and not the former image of the fearful 13-year-old greeting the Queen."I get it to this day, 'Oh my God, you're the little kid from Diversity' - until I turn up or someone sees me in person," he laughed."[Then] the person gets a little bit of shock.They'd be like 'Oh! That is not what I ordered.That is not what I had in mind!'"The dancer is adamant that he wouldn't change a thing, as he declared: "That's a huge part of my life...

Jenny Ryan firmly shut down speculation that she had been given “easy questions” on The Chase yesterday evening after one viewer blasted the quizzer on Twitter.The Vixen had no time for the accusation and was backed up by her supportive fans. Jenny, 39, was left frustrated by one viewer after he claimed she was getting “easy questions” on last night’s episode of The Chase. Bradley Smith tweeted out to his 44 followers: “Tonight @jenlion said she played her A game. “Nah she got a load of easy questions,” he added with two laughing emojis.Jenny was cool and calm in her response, simply tweeting: “I thought we were past this.”The star also shared a gif of herself rolling her eyes on the popular ITV game show with her 107,300 followers.Jenny’s fans rallied round in support of the Chaser, who is employed by the show for her intellect. ChrisB wrote: “You can only answer the questions put in front of you. “Some people live a very negative existence and are intent on finding fault with anything and everything to try and make others feel as miserable as they are. “Can only feel sorry for them. Absolutely love the Chase,” he added with a thumbs up emoji.Carly Gillam commented: “Unfortunately some people just don’t know when to quit when ripping into others personally and sadly I think this is what this GIF is made for these occasions.

The tweet was accompanied by a picture of Putin laughing.Piers recently criticised the international community’s efforts in handling Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.The star posed the hypothetical question of what would be stopping Putin from “taking other countries.”On Tuesday, Putin ordered his military to move nuclear weapons to a "special mode of combat duty”.Piers wrote: “If Putin succeeds in taking Ukraine by scaring us all off with his bulls**t nuke threats, what’s to stop him taking other countries including those in NATO?“Once you cave to a bully, they keep bullying.

Holly Willoughby, 41, has made a candid confession about her previous relationships.She admitted during a chat with Alison Hammond on her Wylde Moon podcast that she’d even once dated a cowboy.During the tell-all chat with her ITV colleague, the presenter also admitted she rarely speaks to her exes.The star, known for fronting This Morning, shared this in the podcast released last week.Explaining how she found romance with a cowboy, she admitted he was “gorgeous”.Holly said: "I’d met him on a plane when he was wearing normal clothes and looked gorgeous."When we met later at a restaurant he was wearing all the gear.“I thought about turning round and doing a runner, but I have good manners.“I couldn’t go out with a cowboy because I don’t own any cowgirl outfits.”Holly then quipped: “At least he didn’t have the horse tied up outside."As well as this, the star opened up about her other romances as well.She admitted to Alison that they haven’t been in contact since she split up with them.Holly added: “I don’t think I’ve spoken to a single one of my exes, ever."I needed to leave more of a lasting impression, clearly I didn’t!"However, it’s not clear which of her ex-boyfriends Holly was talking about.This is because the star has kept her romantic life out of the spotlight.The Dancing on Ice host has been married to Dan Baldwin since 2007.The pair met on the set of Ministry of Mayhem back in 2004, which Dan was producing.Speaking about meeting him on Loose Women back in January, Holly said: "We met on Saturday mornings and we became really, ridiculously close friends.“It was like this intensity of friendship for about ten, 15 weeks or something and then I remember cheersing him with a glass and looking at him and I was like, 'Oh

Loose Women panellist Saira Khan has taken to Instagram to share a lengthy reflection on “fake friends” and the “deep unhappiness” they caused.The 51-year-old left the ITV programme in 2021 after being a regular panellist since 2015.Now, looking back on her years working on TV, Saira admitted she is now “concentrating on being authentic”.In view of her 103,000 Instagram followers, the TV star penned: “I've been in so many 'fake' environments over the years that I lost myself and started to become fake myself."I saw myself become someone I'm not.To please others.To make money and to fit in."Fake friends, fake opinions, fake smiles.“All led to one thing. Deep unhappiness.Self loathing.Self hate and self disrespect."In a follow-up post, Saira explained she had been "working on herself" since her 50th birthday.She continued: "Eliminating toxicity.Taking a step back."Connecting with my feelings and spending more time with people who love me for who I really am and doing the things I really love.“The weird thing is.

DIEHARD fans of Vera will have noted the crime drama's cast changes over the years. But with veteran actress Brenda Blethyn leading the team as Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope, viewers can always be sure of at least one familiar face.

He said that it was time to “grow up” and make a relationship “happen.”Olly said it was the “best decision” he ever made.Speaking to OK! this week, he said that he would “love to be a dad.”He said on his bucket list he had been a dad as well as picking up a Brit award once again.Olly Murs is hosting ITV’s new series, Starstruck.The show sees a trio of singers transform into their musical heroes with the chance of winning £50,000.Olly spoke to This Morning in February about the time when a trio impersonated him on the show.He said: “It was pretty surreal and I actually said to the judges if that was how I sing and dance I might retire now.“Genuinely it was really humbling, I was very emotional actually and I was really taken aback that these three guys had gone away to study me, study how I sing and how I perform.“It was slightly weird and it did throw me a little bit because I have these amazing judges in front of me and I’m trying to be cool and host the show and suddenly I’m judging myself.“

Good Morning Britain presenter Kate Garraway has been sent messages of support from fans following the release of her Caring for Derek documentary.The journalist posted an update on what she called a “frightening week” on Instagram this evening.Kate, 54, released her new documentary Kate Garraway: Caring for Derek on Tuesday as a follow-up to Finding Derek, which aired last year.Derek, 54, caught Covid in March 2020 and was put into an induced coma by doctors, spending a total of 374 days in hospital.Since then, he has been allowed to go home, but requires round-the-clock care from Kate.Posting an update to her 1.1 million Instagram followers, Kate wrote: “Well what a frightening week and I am sure I’m not alone in hugging my loved ones close, grateful - as our hearts go out to the people in Ukraine fearing for their lives.“Despite the horrifying news unfolding all around, I’ve been so moved by how many of you have got in touch about #caringforderek (available now on the ITV Hub).“Do keep sharing your stories of hope and your challenges too.“When the world feels out of control there is something so powerful in standing together - we can make a difference.“There are some wonderful groups that have helped me @access_care @carers_uk @carers.trust who are all great sources of support,” she concluded with heart and prayer emojis.Kate’s followers took to the comments section to send messages of support to the ITV presenter.SJ Axelby wrote: “You are such an inspiration to us all.

This Morning’s Martin Lewis has confessed that his wife is “way tighter” than he is.The ITV finance expert is married to presenter Lara Lewington, who works for the BBC.Martin, 49, is best known for his money saving advice, but the businessman has admitted that his wife Lara, 42, is a lot more frugal than he is.While many might know Martin from This Morning, Lara also works in TV as co-presenter for the BBC’s technology show Click.Martin has teased that he sometimes has to tell Lara to tip, as she is apparently a lot more concerned about saving money than he is.The financial expert is best known for providing consumer advice on saving money, often appearing on This Morning to provide important insights to the general public.Martin also famously founded the website MoneySavingExpert, which helped to make him hugely successful.The ITV star has been married to wife Lara for more than a decade, and recently spoke about her during a discussion with Nihal Arthanayake, 50, on his BBC Radio 5 Live show.On the programme, which aired earlier this week, Nihal asked listeners to get in touch to share how they manage their finances as part of a couple.During this discussion, one listener told Martin and Nihal that she and her partner were “quite similar” when it came to finance.In response, Martin opened up about his own marriage to Lara, admitting that she was “tighter” out of the two of them.He explained: “I've said it before and I shall say it again…“She's actually out of the country filming so I'm definitely safe to say it at the moment.“My wife is way tighter than I am,” he confessed cheekily.   He continued: “You have to unclasp her fingers to get you know a quid out.“I'm like, 'you could leave them a tip you know.'”Lara has

Death In Paradise star admitted he's also concerned about the eco-implications."That’s the thing," he shrugged.And when asked whether he meant the damage children could do to the planet or the kind of world they’ll grow into, he replied: "The latter."Again, these are things that keep me up at night."He and Lindsey already live across the pond from each other, with their career demands combined with Covid restrictions, meaning FaceTime has become a very important part of their relationship.The 32-year-old American playwright is based between New York and Florida, and when Ralf is filming the BBC murder mystery series, he's on the idyllic island of Guadeloupe.But he's very cautious about his carbon footprint, and has looked into the viability of crossing the Atlantic by cargo ship.He confessed: "Would it make any real-world difference?"No, it wouldn’t. But it would show how seriously I’m taking this."Ralf has also just turned vegan, but previously noted that by changing his lifestyle in this way, it would only contribute to around a four percent reduction to his carbon footprint.And of course, he needs to factor in the new diet when he's working."Though when I’m back in Guadeloupe, I may have to make it pescatarian," he chuckled of the endless fishing opportunities in the hidden paradise.Back in September, Ralf shared an alarming article highlighting the climate issues we're heading towards.He sighed: "This is why I will keep talking about it despite the many unpleasant responses I get."Because there is nothing bigger than 'a code red for humanity'."Some say 'offer solutions'.

Will Smith‘s longtime musical accomplice DJ Jazzy Jeff has lavished praise on the new Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air reboot, calling the show “mind-blowing”.Bel-Air sees newcomer Jabari Banks take on the role of Will as his life changes up following the move from West Philadelphia to Bel-Air in Los Angeles.Speaking in a recent interview with HipHopDX, Jeff spoke highly of Smith’s work as executive producer on the show.He said: “I wasn’t involved in the making [of the show], but I am one of the hosts of the official Bel-Air podcast that’s coming out. I am super-duper excited because, without giving any spoilers, if someone was to take The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air in the ’90s and move it to ’20 to ’22 and put a dramatic spin on it, I don’t think they could have done a better job.“I think more people are going to be talking about Bel-Air than the Super Bowl.