Actor Jeremy Renner received a rapturous reception at the People’s Choice Awards, more than a year after a horrific snow plough accident. The Hawkeye star broke more than 30 bones after being accidentally run over by his own snow plough last January. Arriving on stage at Sunday’s ceremony, Renner told the audience: “I’ve got to…
After four tumultuous decades in the spotlight, Denise Welch is known as many things – a well-travelled television personality, a (reformed) party animal, an outspoken Loose Woman, a rock-star mum, a survivor. But speaking before rehearsals, in a dressing room above the intimate Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester, the 65-year-old is focused on nailing her return…
Katy Perry has revealed she is leaving American Idol after seven seasons as a judge on the talent show. Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Monday, the 39-year-old singer said: “I think this probably will be my last show, my last season for Idol.” Explaining her decision, she said she wanted to “go see the…
This year’s Super Bowl was watched by an average of 123.4 million people in the US, making it the most watched broadcast since the 1969 Moon landing. Preliminary US TV ratings put Sunday’s game just behind Apollo 11’s historic landing, which was seen by an estimated 125 to 150 million people. Kansas City Chiefs beat…
Monty Python actor Eric Idle has said he is still working at the age of 80 for financial reasons. The comedian, known as Sir Robin the-not-quite-so-brave-as-Sir-Lancelot in Monty Python And The Holy Grail, said he sold his home last year. On X, formerly Twitter, Idle added: “I don’t know why people always assume we’re loaded….
The Dad’s Army actor Ian Lavender, who played Private Pike in the hit TV series, has died at the age of 77. Birmingham-born Lavender was just 22 when he was cast as the guileless platoon member, in what was then a new BBC sitcom. But it made him a household name, and he ended up…
TV presenter Jonnie Irwin, who appeared on property shows Escape to the Country and A Place in the Sun, has died. Irwin, 50, was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2020 after the disease had spread from his lungs to his brain. A statement on his Instagram announcing his death said he touched “the lives of…
Sir Elton John and Sir Tony Blair are among the stars and politicians attending the funeral of Derek Draper, the author and former political adviser who died last month. Draper’s wife, TV presenter Kate Garraway, and their children were also in attendance at the private service. Draper had been living with extreme complications from Covid…
Suits, the hit legal drama starring the future Duchess of Sussex, set a new US streaming record after enjoying a resurgence in popularity in 2023. According to media analysts Nielsen, the show, which first ran from 2011 to 2019, was watched for a total of 57.7 billion minutes on Netflix last year. That beat The…
Jon Stewart is making a surprise return to US talk show The Daily Show after nine years, as host for one night a week during the US election campaign. Stewart took over Comedy Central’s late-night slot in 1999 and turned it into one of US TV’s most influential topical shows before leaving in 2015. His…