EXCLUSIVE: Newcomer Hammer, a former professional footballer and champion rower, told fellow co-stars, ‘I am not to be messed with’ and revealed he used to go and watch the original series being filmed as a youngster17:35, 01 Mar 2025New Gladiator Hammer believes it was his destiny to be on the show(Image: More
BRIT predictionsWith the ceremony just hours away, many fans are looking towards who could be going home with a few awards under their belt.Charli XCX could win big this year as she is nominated five times – for artist of the year, best pop act, best dance act, song of the year for her hit Guess featuring US superstar Billie Eilish, and a coveted album of the year nod for Brat.Musicians vying with her for artist of the year include London rapper Central Cee, pop star Dua Lipa, multi-instrumentalist and DJ Fred Again, indie rock star Sam Fender, and remix artist and DJ Jamie xx.She will face tough competition for the album of the year gong as she goes up against Dua Lipa’s chart-topping third album Radical Optimism, Ezra Collective’s third release Dance, No One’s Watching, and Songs Of A Lost World by The Cure, the rock band’s first release in 16 years.It is the first time The Cure, also nominated in the group of the year category, have been recognised at the Brit Awards for more than three decades.They won best British video in 1990 and best British group in 1991, with their last nomination in 1993 in the video category for Friday I’m In Love.Song of the year nominees this year include Backbone by Chase And Status and Stormzy, Training Season by Dua Lipa, and Stargazing by rising star winner Myles Smith. The new Beatles song Now And Then, which was written and sung by John Lennon and later finished by Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Ringo Starr using overdubs and guitar tracks by George Harrison, has also been nominated in the category.It is the band’s first Brits nod since 1977, the year of the first Brit Awards, when they won best British album for Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and were nominated for British single of the year for She Loves You.The ceremony will feature performances from artists including pop star Jade, Messy singer Lola Young, US pop star Sabrina Carpenter, jazz quintet Ezra Collective, and R&B singer Jorja Smith.Last year Raye made history when she secured six gongs, the most by an artist in a single year.The Brit Awards will be broadcast live on ITV1 from 8.15pm. More
The lead singer of New York Dolls has died aged 75 following a battle with cancer. David Johansen, who used to front the iconic seventies punk band, was diagnosed with stage four cancer and a brain tumour in 2020. It was also revealed he had suffered a broken back in two places in November of […] More
BRIT Awards 2025 host and comedian Jack Whitehall has been dating fiancée Roxy Horner for five years, with the pair having welcomed their first child last yearTVDanni King Freelance Reporter 16:45, 01 Mar 2025Jack Whitehall with partner Roxy Horner (Image: More
Acting legend Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead at their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico this week and police have since uncovered a key piece of evidence16:44, 01 Mar 2025Gene Hackman and wife found dead at home with their dogPolice investigating Gene Hackman’s death have uncovered what is said to be a “significant” piece of evidence.The legendary 95-year-old actor was found dead at his Santa Fe home in New Mexico on Wednesday (February 26) with his wife Betsy Arakawa, 63, and one of their dogs. Their bodies were discovered in separate rooms of the mansion and were decomposed and partially mummified, with no obvious signs of trauma.Police have launched a probe into the triple death and believe the circumstances are “suspicious enough” to require a search warrant which has now been executed on the property. They suspect no” immediate” signs of foul play but are not ruling anything out at this stage.At a press conference on Friday (February 28), cops shared a number of insights into the probe and revealed the couple died around 10 days before they were discovered inside of the home. They explained Hackman’s pacemaker stopped working on February 17 and confirmed autopsy and toxicology reports on the couple were pending.Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa were discovered dead at home on Wednesday (February 26)(Image: More
The BRIT Awards have long been the stage for drunken exchanges, political statements and a few romance rumours – the Daily Star have looked back at some of the most iconic through the past 45 years16:00, 01 Mar 2025Updated 19:09, 01 Mar 2025Many iconic performances have graced the BRITs stage(Image: More
Loose Women presenter Linda Robson, who recently opened up about her friend Pauline Quirke’s dementia battle, is set to star in a spin-off of a beloved BBC comedy14:57, 01 Mar 2025Linda Robson is set to star in the Fawlty Towers musicalLinda Robson has landed a huge new job away from Loose Women.The 66-year-old ITV star recently revealed her good friend Pauline Quirke fails to recognise her due to her advanced dementia, which she was diagnosed with in 2021. However, the Loose Women panelist still keeps in touch with her Birds of a Feather co-star, who also struggles to recognise members of her own family.Linda is set to star in another beloved sitcom, but she’ll be gracing the West End stage instead of the small screen. She’s appearing in John Cleese’s Fawlty Towers play in the summer, with her first shows slated for aMay and June.Linda told The Sun: “I did ‘The Good Ship Murder’, and then I’m going into [John Cleese’s] ‘Fawlty Towers’, the play, for a couple of months, so I’m looking forward to that. Hopefully I won’t have to sing.”She will appear in John Cleese’s stage spin-off later this year, likely beginning in May or June(Image: More
Hollywood legend Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa were found deceased at their home in Santa Fe, New Mexico this week and police have been investigating their mysterious deaths14:08, 01 Mar 2025Updated 20:32, 01 Mar 2025Gene Hackman and wife found dead at home with their dogPolice are reportedly set to question Gene Hackman’s family members in a bid to find out more about the actor’s mysterious death. The Hollywood legend, 95, was found dead at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico on Wednesday (February 26) with his musician wife Betsy Arakawa, 63, and one of their dogs. Their bodies were decomposed and partially mummified and discovered in separate rooms of the property, with no obvious signs of trauma.Police have revealed the couple died around 10 days before they were discovered inside of their mansion. There were no signs of a gas leak and the bodies tested negative for carbon monoxide poisoning, despite a theory this could have caused their deaths.Cops are currently investigating their deaths and believe the circumstances are “suspicious enough” to require a search warrant which has now been executed on the property. This was obtained because the front door of Hackman’s mansion was open, although there were no signs of forced entry into the home and no signs of items out of place.Gene Hackman hadn’t spoken to his daughter Leslie for months before his death – police are speaking to members of the actor’s family to piece together his final days(Image: More
