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Brookside actress and reality star Jennifer Ellison has been rushed to hospital as she makes a tearful plea to her social media followers as she “just wants to be well now”12:01, 12 Feb 2025Updated 12:20, 12 Feb 2025Jennifer was taken to hospital after a health scare(Image: More

Jennifer Coolidge’s most iconic role was Stifler’s Mom in 1999’s American Pie, but the actress has confessed she made one “fatal flaw” after landing the iconic Hollywood character10:12, 12 Feb 2025Jennifer Coolidge made a “fatal flaw” after playing Stifler’s Mom.Film fans will remember the actress’ unforgettable performance in 1999’s American Pie, which is arguably her most famous role and the one that put her on the Hollywood map. Also known as Jeanine, Coolidge’s character was mother to Steve Stifler, played by Sean William Scott.She landed the role at 38 which led to her glittering career which included roles in Legally Blonde, Zoolander and The White Lotus. However, there’s one “mistake” Coolidge remembers from early on in her career.While chatting with Jeremy Allen White for Variety’s Actors on Actors series, she explained: “Now that I’m old enough to really look back at my life and certainly my mistakes, I see a lot of those, but I never had any strategy.”Jennifer’s role as Jeanine was arguably the franchise’s most iconic character(Image: More

Maya Henry has spoken out for the first time since her ex-fiancé Liam Payne died, as she made a number of shocking claims about the former One Direction singer10:09, 12 Feb 2025Updated 10:52, 12 Feb 2025Liam Payne’s ex fiancée Maya Henry has broken her silence with some bombshell revelations about her tumultuous times with the tragically deceased star after new developments were made this week.The former One Direction heartthrob passed away tragically at 31, after a horrifying fall from the third floor of a Buenos Aires hotel last October. At the time, Liam was loved up with his girlfriend Kate Cassidy, who he started seeing in 2022, following an on-off relationship with Maya that began back in 2018.The pair had even considered getting hitched but now Maya reveals the strains that tormented their would-be fairytale. She laid bare that she endured pain “for years” post-split due to their rocky past. In a fictionalised form, Maya spilled the tea on her experience in her novel, Looking Forward.Before Liam died, Maya fired off a TikTok accusing him of relentless harassment towards her and her circle via numerous iCloud accounts. Fast forward a few days, and Maya sent a lawyer-led cease and desist demanding he cut out the harassment.Liam and Maya were previously engaged(Image: More

The Vivienne was “found dead in his bathroom”, an inquest has been told. The RuPaul’s Drag Race star, real name James Lee Williams, was found dead on 5 January and an inquest into his death was opened on 12 February. Coroner’s officer Amanda Edgar said that James was found in the bathroom of his house […] More

Wynne Evans is reportedly planning to take the BBC to a tribunal to contest his dismissal from the Strictly Come Dancing live tour and his BBC Radio Wales show last month09:16, 12 Feb 2025Strictly’s Katya Jones addresses Wynne Evans ‘hand incident’Singer Wynne Evans is reportedly prepping for battle against the BBC with plans to drag them to a tribunal over his recent sacking from the Strictly Come Dancing live tour and his spot on BBC Radio Wales last month.The Welsh opera sensation, who faced flak for blurting out an “inappropriate and unacceptable” comment during the tour’s curtain-raiser in January, was left hanging his head in shame.An insider claims Wynne, 53, “wants to seek some recompense” as the fiasco has shredded his reputation. They said: “He said he is going to a tribunal with the BBC and will fight with every breath in his body. Wynne feels he has been treated unfairly and won’t go down without a fight.”As well as an unfair dismissal, Wynne thinks he has a case for loss of earnings, as well as a potential breach of contract. He is being advised by a legal team and thinks he has a strong case to take forward,” revealed the insider to The Sun.Wynne is not happy with the current outcome(Image: More

Jo Jordan, who starred in the hit reality series Dublin Wives, has tragically passed away at the age of 51 as colleagues and friends pay tribute to the beloved star09:14, 12 Feb 2025Updated 09:18, 12 Feb 2025Jo Jordan has sadly passed away(Image: More

Richard Osman has spoken out about the Gino D’Acampo scandal, saying the celebrity chef “had to go” after a number of allegations of inappropriate behaviour emerged08:10, 12 Feb 2025Updated 08:12, 12 Feb 2025Pointless maestro Richard Osman has weighed in on the hot water chef Gino D’Acampo’s found himself in, after the TV star’s shows got yanked off the airwaves. Speaking on his podcast, The Rest is Entertainment, with journalist Marina Hyde, he probed why it took donkey’s years for the claims about the ex-This Morning fave to come to light.Just last week, an ITV News threw light on allegations that Gino, 48, was accused of “distressing” and “sexually inappropriate” conduct with a list of individuals making claims over his “unacceptable” and “horrendous” behaviour from the past decade.Telly guru Osman – whose TV smarts span the likes of Deal or No Deal and Whose Line Is It Anyway – pondered on why ITV axed D’Acampo’s gigs following the bombshell reveal. The brainy host mused: “You could look at it on one level and some of the papers have done and certainly a lot of the commentators have done and say, ‘Oh my God, you can’t say anything anymore, this is a huge overreaction, yada yada yada.'”Before adding: “People do not lose their job just because they said a couple of things a couple of times. It’s a pattern of behaviour, it’s upset a number of people over a number of years,” according to a report from the Mirror.Richard Osman has given his opinion on the Gina D’Acampo scanalHe detailed how the persistent nature of the misconduct eventually led to people coming forward. “We’ve said before on this show, if you’re in trouble as a presenter but actually your crew loves you and people who work with you go ‘That’s just what they do and he’s a really decent guy,’ then you don’t get fired”, reports OK!He then clarified that it often requires more than one event for consequences to ensue: “There has to be a whole series of things that happen, it has to go on long enough and for it to be tiresome enough – which is the word we never use.”Gino feels betrayed by ITV(Image: More

EastEnders has welcomed back another two familiar faces to Walford ahead of the 40th anniversary celebrations in the form of legends Garry Hobbs and Minty PetersonTVAngie Quinn06:35, 12 Feb 2025EastEnders legend Ricky Groves has made a sensational return to the BBC soap.During Wednesday’s (February 12) episode, which is available to watch on BBC iPlayer, Garry Hobbs arrived at The Queen Vic alongside best pal Minty (Cliff Parisi) as the pair attended Billy Mitchell’s (Perry Fenwick) stag-do.The 56-year-old star became a household name when he arrived in Walford as mechanic Garry Hobbs in 2000, remaining on the show for an impressive nine years.During his tenure in Albert Square, Gary was involved in some huge storylines, including his on-off relationship with Lynne Slater (Elaine Lordan), which ended when their baby Vivienne was sadly stillborn after being born by an emergency caesarean following a fairground accident.After the heartbreaking loss, he had a near-fatal suicide attempt, only to be rescued by his close pal Minty. In 2009, Garry’s exit from the Square came when he and Dawn Swann (Kara Tointon), got together and decided to start a new life elsewhere, leading to their characters being written off.Ricky Groves arrived as Gary Hobbs in EastEnders back in 2000 (Image: More