Al Roker On Telling Family About Cancer Diagnosis: ‘There Were Tears But They Rallied Around’

Frank Turner is on course to achieve his first Number One album this week.According to The Official Charts Company, ‘FTHC’, which stands for Frank Turner Hardcore – is currently leading the charts with more than double the sales of his closest competition, Alt-J’s ‘The Dream‘.It would be Turner’s highest-charting album to date following on from ‘Tape Deck Heart‘, which recached Number Two in 2013.Others looking to claim their highest UK albums chart entry include Slash and Myles Kennedy.Their latest collaboration ‘4’ is set to chart at Number Three, while James Morrison’s ‘Greatest Hits’ collection is on track to enter the charts at Number Five.Elsewhere in the charts, Viola Beach’s self-titled debut album is set to re-enter the chart at Number Seven, following a special vinyl release.The posthumously-released album debuted at Number One in August 2016 after the group suffered a fatal incident alongside their manager in February of that year. Last month, Turner shared his new single ‘A Wave Across A Bay’, written as a tribute to the late Frightened Rabbit frontman Scott Hutchison.The track has been released with the blessing of Scott’s younger brother Grant, and was first performed by Turner back in 2020 during a set of Frightened Rabbit covers.“I still miss my friend Scott every day,” Turner said about the single.

Game Of Thrones fans “lost their minds” over the show’s finale.The actor, who is currently starring in the sci-fi movie Moonfall, played Samwell Tarly in all eight seasons of the HBO fantasy drama.Fans had waited seven seasons for the climactic showdown between dragon queen Daenerys Targaryen and the ruling Lannister clan.The fans were left extremely disappointed to the point where they started a petition to remake the final season, which racked up 1.8million signatures.Speaking to NME in a new interview, Bradley said: “We were never going to please everybody. People had invested too much.”He also took umbrage with people who said the cast and crew “knew it was going to be rubbish”.Bradley added: “We genuinely wanted it to be great.

Bez has revealed that he once hid out in a cave for weeks after he was chased out of an area in Morocco where he’d shoplifted.The Happy Mondays percussionist/dancer said in a new interview that he’d turned to theft as a way to survive while travelling the world in his late teens, which was before he joined the band in 1985. Bez was “mostly homeless and sofa-surfing” at the time, and had intentions to move on from petty crime, for which he had served prison time.He told The Guardian: “By the time I was about 19, I decided I didn’t want to get caught up in the sort of shit I was doing again, so thought the best thing I could do was to have a huge adventure and go travelling.“I lived in Morocco for a bit and was shoplifting just to survive; pinching bars of chocolate.

Wilco‘s Jeff Tweedy has said the band are in the studio working on their 12th album.Tweedy, who revealed the news in his Substack on Friday (February 11), explained to fans that his correspondence had been more irregular of late owing to the fact that Wilco are making the follow-up to 2019’s ‘Ode To Joy‘.“I’ve been in the studio with Wilco making some new music, chipping away at a new record. It’s been very very very fun and exciting.

Wayne Rooney and his wife Coleen had flashbulbs popping at the premiere of their explosive tell-all documentary film Rooney last week.

Gerald Williams was a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Yankees, Brewers, Braves, Devil Rays, Marlins, and Mets. Gerald Williams was drafted by the Yankees in 1987 and made his major league debut with the club in 1992. He was known for his speed and defensive skill in the outfield and was nicknamed “Ice.” He was traded by the Yankees late in the 1996 season to the Brewers, so he did not play on the Yankees World Series winning team that year.

Trisha Paytas is expecting their first child with Moses Hacmon!

Page Six.The talk show host's mental state has been thrown into question of late since her bank froze her personal accounts amid claims she's being exploited, something she vehemently denies. Her attorney insisted that Wendy is "fine" and is "of sound mind.""[She is] disappointed about falsely circulated statements from an industry she has devoted her life to," LaShawn said.

An Ayr United starlet has won praise from Wayne Rooney - after his stunning overhead kick drew comparisons with the former England ace.

A dramatic car fire on a motorway slip road has sent smoke pouring across the motorway as Scotland's traffic agency begged motorists to find another way home.

The new phase of homes at Hamilton's popular Brackenhill Park development have now been released.

record-breaking romantic drama series “Bridgerton” is back for a second season March 25 — and a tantalizing, new teaser dropped in time for Valentine’s Day.The quick teaser for the Shonda Rhimes-produced series shows flashes of passionate scenes involving the characters and promises scandalous liaisons between them. Lady Whistledown is voiced by none other than Julie Andrews, who narrates the trailer.

Tam McManus reckons that Scott Brown could reunite with Neil Lennon to undertake an Aberdeen coaching apprenticeship.

A dad died of brain cancer after going to hospital when he recognised his symptoms in a patient featured on a 24 Hours in A&E episode.

Wendy Williams is clapping back at the recent dust-up involving Wells Fargo freezing her bank accounts — and now, she’s giving her side of the story in painstaking detail.

Whoopi Goldberg made her return to. After a two-week suspension, following comments she made about the Holocaust, the host returned to the desk on Monday, and addressed her time away. After giving the camera and the audience a friendly greeting, co-host Joy Behar noted, “We missed you.”  “I missed you all too,” Goldberg replied before speaking about her time away.

, viewers are also seeing just how messed up and complicated the parents are, including Suze, the wine drunk, single mother to Cassie (Sydney Sweeney) and Lexi (Maude Apatow) brought to life by Alanna Ubach. A familiar face onscreen, the 46-year-old actress has been seen in everything — notably,, and  -- going all the way back to the ABC afterschool specials she did with current co-star Eric Dane. Now, with much appreciation, she’s bringing her wicked comedic timing and amazing facial reactions to a dark and complex season 2.With Cassie going through quite the meltdown these past few episodes and Suze struggling to keep it together, Ubach hopped on the phone with ET to discuss why this good time gal may finally have to stop being everyone’s best friend.

Kanye West is back on Instagram again, but this time, he’s taking a more measured stance!

Kanye «Ye» West and Julia Fox are no more. A source tells ET that the pair «remain good friends and collaborators, but they are no longer together.»West and Fox first met in Miami during a New Year's Eve party. They were next photographed in New York City, where they enjoyed a date night, seeing a production of and having dinner at Carbone. Shortly thereafter, PDA pics of the pair were released in  magazine.

 is no different!The Fox drama released a new teaser on Monday teasing growing romantic tension between Thony (Elodie Yung) and Arman (Adan Canto). Though nothing is spoken during the 30-second spot, you can just the chemistry oozing off the screen as they nearly lock lips.On Monday's episode, titled «Mother's Mission,» Fiona (Martha Millan) and Thony’s relationship is strained following their brush with ICE as a result of Thony’s lies.

Jason Reitman is paying tribute to his father.

Naomi Campbell introduces fans to her adorable baby daughter in the new issue of British Vogue.

Mickey Guyton brought the house down with her performance of the National Anthem on Sunday (February 13) at the 2022 Super Bowl.

Jason Reitman is opening up about his father, Ivan Reitman, who sadly passed away over the weekend.

Al Roker's wife Deborah Roberts shared a beautiful throwback photo with Al and Al responded with an epic video of the two of them.The ABC News television journalist posted the old, undated, photo of her and her weatherman husband holding each other and laughing.She captioned the snap: "Reminiscing about those nights when we went out and twirled a bit." MORE: Al Roker shares sad news about daughter with heartfelt family photoWATCH: Al Roker's inspiring messageWell, Al being the romantic that he is, perfectly responded Valentine's Day morning.

Al Roker embarked on his epic weight loss journey, but his wife, Deborah Roberts, reminded fans just how far he's come when she shared an unbelievable throwback photo with the star on Instagram. The Today show weatherman - who, at his heaviest weighed 340 pounds - showcased a very different look in the snapshot posted by his journalist wife on Thursday. MORE: Al Roker's wife Deborah has a glamourous new makeover - and she looks stunning In the picture, Al was smiling broadly with Deborah by his side, and they couldn’t have looked happier.  WATCH: Today's Al Roker shares inspiring video Deborah captioned it with a heartfelt message: "Thankful Thursday.

Al Roker has had a rollercoaster of a year and being diagnosed with cancer was one of the toughest moments of not only the last few months, but of his life.Receiving the news from his doctor was just the beginning, as he admits telling his beloved wife, Deborah Roberts, and his children was one of the hardest things he’s ever had to do. MORE: Al Roker shares sad news about daughter with heartfelt family photoThe much-loved Today show weatherman revealed in November that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer in September, and in a new joint interview with Deborah in People magazine, he explained how he delivered the upsetting news to his loved ones. WATCH: Al Roker shares inspirational video The doctor had told Al he was suffering from

Al Roker has the loveliest family and fans were delighted on Sunday when his wife Deborah Roberts did an Instagram Live with their daughter Leila, who lives in Paris.MORE: Al Roker's home is a better take on the Hamptons - see inside The journalism student is in her final year of university in the French capital, and opened up about her day while catching up with her mum.Leila recently returned to her home after spending Christmas in New York with her family, and admitted that it took a while to settle back in. VIDEO: Today's Al Roker surprises daughter Leila during live video chatDoting mum Deborah said to her daughter: "You were just here a month ago and I can't believe it's been a month ago already. You're already settling back in.

Al Roker's wife, Deborah Roberts, stunned fans after sharing the results of her super-glam makeover – and she looks sensational!The ABC News star sported a divine, Victorian-inspired white, sheer, polka dot blouse and her hair was expertly styled in tight waves.SEE: Al Roker's wife films inside beautiful family homeRocking an enviable 'glow', Deborah looked dreamy with her highlighted cheeks and glossy lips.WATCH: Al Roker shares inspirational message with fans  Adding a depth of warmth to her makeup, her eyes had a light layer of deep brown swept across the lids and what appeared to be light pink dusted close to her inner corners for that wide-awake look.Beaming towards the camera, the 60-year-old proudly showed off the results from her