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While some films perfectly lend themselves to a musical adaptation, others very much don’t…not that it’s stopped some daring creative types from trying!11:03, 24 Jun 2025Updated 11:03, 24 Jun 2025Slenderman prompted a musical rebootIt might not seem the most obvious inspiration for a musical. But Titanique – a comedy based on the sinking of the Titanic – opened the prestigious Champs Élysées Film Festival in Paris.The cult stage hit retells the story of James Cameron’s 1997 film from the perspective of Celine Dion. Here, we take a look at some more unlikely musicals…A Slenderman MusicalHe’s a folk tale for the internet age – a thin, unnaturally tall humanoid with a featureless white face, wearing a black suit. Tales of the sinister Slender Man been around on forums since 2009. So of course, in 2015 he got his own musical, released as a three-act audio album by Paul Shapera.Human Centipede: The Musical!You might think there’s nothing more shocking than the Human Centipede movies. They all involve a mad surgeon stitching people together, mouth to anus, to form the titular arthropod. But imagine if it started singing? Thanks to writers Liam Hartley and Oliver Catton, you don’t have to.The Human Centipede attracted outrage(Image: More

EXCLUSIVE: An EastEnders star, who played one of the show’s most recognisable characters, has weighed in on Michelle Ryan’s return to the soap after two decades11:00, 24 Jun 2025An EastEnders icon has broken their silence on Michelle Ryan’s return as Zoe Slater.In an exclusive chat with Daily Star, former EastEnders star Samantha Womack, who played the unforgettable Ronnie Mitchell, weighed in on Michelle’s return to the soap after she left the BBC show back in 2005.She told us: “I did see a little clip of it and I thought: ‘Well, that’s really exciting!’ because one of the most iconic [EastEnders scenes is]: ‘You’re not my mother!’ ‘Yes I am!””That’s kind of cool to have that back. Maybe that means they’re looking to the past? Maybe, who knows….nice!”Michelle left the BBC soap back in the early 2000s and fans are excited for her return(Image: More

EXCLUSIVE: Geordie Shore beauty Chloe Ferry has broken her silence after snaps were shared online of her and footballer Kieran Trippier partying with one another at Ibiza’s Ushuaia10:57, 24 Jun 2025Chloe shot to fame in Geordie Shore(Image: More

Hit horror sequel 28 Years Later has finally landed in cinemas, marking a new chapter in director Danny Boyle’s iconic film series, which began all the way back in 2002James Moore and Meg Jorsh10:44, 24 Jun 2025Updated 10:44, 24 Jun 202528 Years Later is in cinemas now(Image: More

Oliver White is on his final leg and hoping to get to set foot in Glastonbury tomorrow – after two years living in Spain and working as a content creator for La LigaVince Soodin Assistant Editor (Digital) and SWNSFilipaGaspar (Filipa Gaspar)10:24, 24 Jun 2025Oliver White using peddle power to get to Worthy FarmA barmy festival-goer has spent nearly a month cycling 1,000 miles from Spain to attend his first Glastonbury Festival.Oliver White has tackled mountains and hundreds of kilometres of coastline to arrive at Worthy Farm in time for the start of the world famous event on Wednesday.The 25-year-old, who was living in Madrid, has covered up to 100km each day on his first long-distance bikepacking trip crossing Spain and France. He has documented his trek every day in TikTok and Instagram videos which have amounted thousands of views.He is now on his final leg and hoping to get to set foot in Glastonbury tomorrow (Wednesday). Oliver said: “Knowing in the back of my head that the ultimate prize is getting to experience Glastonbury has been a huge motivator for me.”I have surprised myself with my resilience and how my body has held up. I’m 25-year-old so I’m trying to to make the most of these years but I really was expecting to have some aches and pains and up to this point that hasn’t been an issue.”Oliver spent the past two years living in Spain and working as a content creator for La Liga – the highest level of Spanish football. His journey to Glastonbury is part of a longer adventure to go back home to Sligo on Ireland’s west coast.Article continues belowHaving walked part of the Camino de Santiago last year to reach a festival in Bilbao, Tom decided to have a similar idea when he secured his Glastonbury tickets. He said: “We had a fantastic time and then once I found I had my Glastonbury ticket it was going to be my first Glastonbury I just came up with this idea.Oliver White has tackled mountains and hundreds of kilometres of coastline”I left my job in Madrid to do this trip and after Glastonbury I am going to continue travelling through the UK and back home to Sligo.”Glastonbury is on the way home so I just tried to tie it all together.”He left Madrid on May 28 and spent 10 days in Spain travelling through areas with a “low population density area” and “beautiful nature”.Throughout his trip in Spain he was able to connect with locals due to his fluent Spanish – where he was given free food and drinks.He crossed the border over the Pyrenees on June 8 on his 11th day of the trip.From France he went up the west coast where he had a couple of rests with family friends.In Roscoff, Brittany he got the ferry to Plymouth where he arrived on Monday.He said: “When I was living in Madrid I rode a bike everyday to get to work and get around in the city but I hadn’t done too many long distance trainings because I was so busy working.”The first ten days I used them to build up my fitness and the day I crossed the Pyrenees and I did like 120 kms and then since then my by biggest day was 138 kms and then two days I did 120 kms.”Apart from his everyday cycling Oliver has filmed and uploaded daily videos documenting his journey online – getting tens of thousands of views.He said that documenting his trips has given him memories for the rest of his life.”I’m a filmmaker and filmmaking is my art form so I wanted to challenge myself and just to keep improving my skills.”It has been challenging at times. You can imagine after a 100 km day and I am in a forest somewhere trying to transfer files from my SD card and editing it all.”It is not easy but in the end when I click on the upload button on Instagram or TikTok I am really happy with the final product.”As for the festival itself, Oliver said it has been a “dream” for his whole life to attend the event.He said: “My parents told me about their experiences in Glastonbury when they were younger and I watched all the videos every summer on TV, countless YouTube videos and performances.Article continues below”To know that I’m actually going to be there is really amazing and to get to see some of my favourite artists.”Oliver said he was most looking forward to catching Neil Young, Loyle Carner, Ezra Collective and Kneecap, as well as acts from his childhood such as Scissor Sisters and Kaiser Chiefs. More

The will of the former News at Six presenter revealed that George Alagiah had £49,387 to his name at the time of his death, with his widow Frances Alagiah receiving this sum10:12, 24 Jun 2025The late BBC newsreader George Alagiah left a humble £49,000 to his wife and family in his will. He tragically passed away on 24 July 2023 at the age of 67, after a decade-long fight with bowel cancer.The will of the former News at Six anchor revealed that George had £49,387 to his name when he died. His widow Frances Alagiah, who is the sole executrix, inherited this amount.The pair were wed for 39 years and have two sons, Adam and Matthew.As per the BBC, his earnings ranged between £335,000 and £399,999. The corporation reveals the salaries of its top earning stars, and these figures were disclosed just a fortnight before his death.George Alagiah and his wife(Image: More

Some stars can’t resist oversharing. From their love of stinky armpits to their romps with spectral lovers, they let us all know – and now you can, too09:57, 24 Jun 2025Updated 10:10, 24 Jun 2025Rihanna previously said she likes being submissive in bedBarbra Streisand “can’t remember” if she had sex with Warren Beatty, as the Daily Star revealed. The legendary diva is sure they shared a bed once, but that’s about it.And she’s not the first star to give us too much information about her love life. Here, we round up the celebrity overshares you’ll wish you could somehow unread…From Robert Pattinson’s armpit licking to Kesha bonking a ghost, these confessions go from the sublime to the completely ridiculous.Wham, bam, thank you nanKim Kardashian has revealed she once did the deed with ex Pete Davidson in front of a fireplace to ‘honour her grandmother’. If that wasn’t kreepy enough, she then confessed to her gran Mary Jo “MJ” Shannon on The Kardashians. She said: “We had sex in front of the fireplace, in honour of you.”Kim Kardashian’s fireside bonk was to ‘honour her nan'(Image: More

Brooklyn Beckham and his wife Nicola Peltz have put their ongoing family feud to the back of their minds as they celebrated a huge milestone in their relationship09:44, 24 Jun 2025Updated 09:45, 24 Jun 2025Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz have hit a major relationship milestone, celebrating their strong marriage since tying the knot in 2022. The lovebirds, who recently splashed out on a swanky pad in Hollywood, Los Angeles, are putting any family feud rumours behind them.Despite recent reports of a rift with his famous parents, Victoria and David Beckham, the 26-year-old aspiring chef and his 30-year-old billionaire heiress spouse are focusing on their union. On Monday, they commemorated the fifth anniversary of Brooklyn’s proposal with a cosy Instagram snap.In the photo, Brooklyn is seen planting a smooch on Nicola’s neck as she captures the moment with a mirror selfie.Nicola appeared chilled out, her hair set in rollers, while Brooklyn donned a casual snapback hat. Sharing the intimate moment with his followers, Brooklyn captioned the post: “It’s been 5 years since I asked this beautiful woman to marry me xx best decision ever x I love you so much.”The couple celebrated a milestone(Image: More