All the ways Kate Ferdinand hid her pregnancy, from savvy social media poses to oversized clothes

The obvious question in David Zaslav’s reveal today that Warner Bros/New Line intend to to head back into Middle-earth with rights owner Embracer and expand the Lord of the Rings franchise is this: What do the Kiwi creatives who architected the Oscar-winning, billion-dollar-grossing franchise feel about the whole thing?

Australian actor Pallavi Sharda has signed with ColorCreative and WME for representation in all areas. 

The motivation for continuing to offer Discovery+ as a stand-alone streaming service after a combined offering with HBO Max debuts later this spring, is largely financial, Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav says.

Tom Whitlock, who won a Best Song Oscar for co-writing the No. 1 smash ‘Take My Breath Away’ from Top Gun and also wrote the film’s other hit single “Danger Zone,” has died. He was 68.

EXCLUSIVE: AMC Studios is in early development on Diligence, a drama from Sheldon Turner and Jennifer Klein’s Vendetta Productions, for AMC and AMC+.

Addison Rae got so lucky!

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor David Zaslav sounds tired of taking lumps. After months of cost cutting, write-downs, and getting pilloried among Hollywood natives for killing projects, the Warner Bros. Discovery chief showed off some new truculence, making the case that while his newly-merged company has been having a tough time, so too were others. “‘Last year was a year of restructuring,” said Zaslav, during a call with investors Thursday. “This year will be a year of building.” Over the course of an hour, Zasalv and Gunnar Wiedenfels, Warner’s chief financial officer, made the case that their company was just as well-equipped as any of its rivals — perhaps even more so — to withstand a stormy era during which media companies are pressed to grow their streaming operations but maintain profitability. Zaslav elbowed Netflix for releasing all of the episodes for a program’s cycle all at once; suggested that a move to launch new “Lord of the Rings” movies would take away some of the momentum that Amazon had enjoyed from its launch of a series based on the novels; and told listeners Warner Bros. Discovery could launch an ad-supported streaming service without having to buy an outside asset, as Fox Corp. and Paramount Global had. “We can create a Tubi or a Pluto without having to buy anybody,” he boasted.

Zack Sharf Back in 2001, Sean Penn found himself next to Jack Nicholson in a speeding car on the way to meet Russian president Vladimir Putin. The two actors were in Russia for the world premiere of “The Pledge” at the Moscow Film Festival. The Penn-directed psychological drama starred Nicholson as a retiring police detective who vows to catch the killer of a young child. Penn recently spoke to The Independent about his anxiety-inducing journey to meet Putin. “We were put in a convoy,” Penn said. “We knew that Putin was going to be the honored guest. In the nature of that time and space, we accepted the invitation. We got in this convoy, and we were going as fast as they wanted to drive, with no care for whether it might have presented danger in the villages we drove through.”

Selena Gomez is done with social media (again!) after engaging in drama with some famous frenemies!

We’ve played Mandy daily on repeat for the last week!!

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages are Davis’ assessment of the current standings of the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any film or performance. Like any organization or body that votes, each category is fluid and subject to change.

Charna Flam Marvel’s the Avengers has recently teased via Twitter and TikTok that a new amusement park experience, “Rogers: The Musical,” will be coming to Disneyland California Adventure Park’s Hyperion Theater for a limited time this summer.  The teaser video features a woman in front of the Hyperion theater holding up the theater’s programming booklet, with “Rogers: The Musical” on the cover.

Ellen DeGeneres wants everyone to know: she guessed Paris Hilton‘s baby boy’s name first!

Lil Nas X changed up his look four times while on the set of a new project on Wednesday (February 22) in Los Angeles.

It was just announced that Warner Bros. is in the works on a new Lord of the Rings film franchise and original director Peter Jackson is sharing his thoughts.

Amanda Seyfried revealed how had the potential to be much different. During an interview with, the actress, who played Karen in the 2004 high school comedy, said that Blake Lively almost had her role.While watching clips from the film, Seyfried reflected on the moment she went in to audition for the movie, which also stars Lindsay Lohan, Lacey Chabert and Rachel McAdams. Prior to landing her role, she initially went out for Regina George — famously played by McAdams. «I had first auditioned for Regina,» she says. «I had flown out to LA for the first time with my mother, it was very exciting.

Bowing out. Selena Gomez plans to temporarily step away from social media after responding to rumors about her alleged feuds with Kylie Jenner and Hailey Bieber (née Baldwin).

Courteney Cox’s still got it! The actress gave herself a spunky makeover that was inspired by “Gen Z girls.” 

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Picking a side? Mya Allen came to Summer House costar Kyle Cooke’s defense after he claimed former coworker and friend Carl Radke was “coked out” during the early days of Loverboy.

Spilling the behind-the-scenes tea! Kaitlyn Bristowe just revealed some alleged “big, insider scoop” about The Bachelor on the Thursday, February 23, episode of her “Off the Vine” podcast.

STACEY Solomon gave her fans an update on social media after intense speculation around her new baby. Stacey's followers wondered whether the Loose Women star had already given birth after a brief period of inactivity. Stacey, 33, is expecting her fifth child, her third with husband Joe Swash.

MODEL Abby Clancy and Peter Crouch have escaped their busy Surrey lives in favour of a countryside escape. The married pair, who share four children together opted for a stay on the luxury Oxfordshire estate to relax and unwind. Abby, 37, has taken to her social media extensively to give her fans a glimpse of the duo's activities together.

CHRISTINE Lampard gave her fans a rare glimpse of her two children on Instagram. The TV presenter celebrated her milestone with her nearest and dearest. Christine, 44, shares two children with her husband, former footballer Frank Lampard.

HE’S cooked for more celebrities than most of us have had hot dinners.  And following his exciting return to the London restaurant scene after a decade away, top chef Aldo Zilli has been reminiscing about the old days. Italian-born Aldo, a former food writer for The Sun, opened his first ­restaurant in London’s Soho in the 1980s and it quickly became a popular hotspot for celebs including Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, fellow pop star George Michael, supermodels Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell and Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney.

KATE Ferdinand broke down in tears as she recalled husband Rio's late wife Rebecca's final gesture for her family before she died. Mum-of-three Rebecca died from breast cancer in 2015, aged just 34. She left behind children Lorenz, now 16, Tate, now 14, and Tia, now 11.

EXCLUSIVE: Jeremy Swift (Ted Lasso) and Leonardo Nam (Westworld) have joined the cast of The Pocketwatch (working title), a music- and dance-filled original movie sequel to the megahit Descendants franchise at Disney+. Production is underway in Atlanta.

DANI Dyer has given her fans more of an insight into her pregnancy by sharing special details with them. The former Love Island star, 26, announced she was expecting twins with footballer Jarrod Bowen last month and has now revealed they are identical girls, who will be born in just four months time.

PREGNANT Kate Ferdinand touched her bump in a glamorous snap after her shock baby announcement. On Sunday, the former Towie star, 31, revealed that she and her husband Rio, 44, are expecting their second child together.

KATE Ferdinand has shown off her baby bump after revealing she's expecting her second child. The former The Only Way Is Essex star took to her Instagram to pose for a mirror selfie and reveal her growing tum. Kate, 31, married football legend Rio, 44, in 2019 and the pair already share young son Cree, two.

Kate Ferdinand announced that she and her husband Rio are expecting their second child together as she showed off her blossoming bump in an Instagram video.

MOLLY-MAE Hague has broken her social media silence after being absent from the platform for several days. The stunning 23-year-old’s fans think she’s given birth after disappearing from her social platforms. But today the Love Island star returned to Instagram to congratulate a pal on her baby news.

KATE Ferdinand has revealed that she and her husband Rio are expecting their second child together. The former The Only Way Is Essex star took to her Instagram to confirm the news on Sunday morning.

AMANDA Holden and Rita Ora have been spotted screaming with excitement as they met a hunky male stripper. The pair were left in giggles after the Hot Right Now singer was surprised with a "hen party" at the Heart Radio studio.

RITA Ora has broken her silence on rumours she and husband Taika Waititi were in a 'throuple' with Tessa Thompson. The singer, 32, filmmaker Taika, 47, and actress Tessa, 39, first set tongues wagging when they were snapped getting close during a boozy day drinking session in 2021.