Anya Taylor-Joy Jokes About ‘Bringing Sexy Back To Chess’ With ‘The Queen’s Gambit’

In a recent documentary named Gemma Collins: Self-Harm, the former TOWIE star, 41, opened up on her 20-year battle with self-harm and shared a side to her we'd been yet to see. During the hard-hitting documentary, Gemma had a heartfelt and honest conversation with her mum as she asked: "But what's more important, life being busy or your daughter hurting herself?" The duo then spoke openly about Gemma’s experience with self-harm, as Gemma asked her mum: "Did you not want to get help?" To which Joan replied: "Well, no, because you’re my daughter and my eyes are on you the whole time.

John Barrowman has blasted cancel culture and said he’s ready to “move on” after being accused of inappropriate on-set behaviour. The 54-year-old was accused of exposing himself on set of Doctor Who and its spin off show, Torchwood.

Xtra Magazine that his daughter didn’t want to tell friends why she was forced to use the nurse’s bathroom, which is on the other side of school, and would instead pretend that her arm was “really hurting her” to try and deflect questions from students who saw her in the corridors.But Phelan said that his daughter’s frequent trips to the nurse’s office instead lead some of her friends to worry about her health.“Every time she went to the bathroom, she told me that her friends asked if she had cancer,” Phelan said. “That’s the only reason they could come up with that she would have to go to the nurse so often.

Lara Spencer put on a winning display in a sporty tennis outfit all eyes were on her!The GMA host, 52, dazzled in a very short, navy skirt and snug t-shirt in a snapshot she recently posted on Instagram. MORE: Lara Spencer models swimsuits and bikinis as she celebrates 'sunshine of her life'The athletic TV star was enjoying a match in the sun when something unexpected happened and the ball got wedged in the racket. WATCH: Lara Spencer and daughter perform jaw-dropping stunt She wrote: "Can someone tell me the odds of this happening? Clearly I was not watching the ball when I went to volley considering it went nowhere near my strings and instead I actually caught the ball w my racquet!!!!! "I don’t think I could do this in a million years on purpose!! Maybe I should buy a lottery ticket today too? #playwinlunch #tennis."MORE: Why 2022 will be a difficult year for Lara SpencerMORE: GMA's Lara Spencer has fans in hysterics after admitting major fashion faux pasWhile the point of Lara's post wasn't to show off her very toned physique, it didn't go unnoticed by fans. A post shared by Lara Spencer (@lara.spencer)Lara had a tennis mishap"You look great," wrote one, while another added: "Not only are you talented, you're also very hot."Others commented on her fluorescent sneakers and there were hoards of on-fire emojis. DISCOVER: Lara Spencer's immaculate kitchen inside Connecticut home is truly astoundingMORE: Lara Spencer teases adorable addition to her family - see photos Lara certainly doesn't look her age and stays in tip-top condition with a mixture of exercise including tennis, which she is passionate about.  Lara looks like a woman half her ageShe regularly shares photos of herself post-match and loves a good rally with

Naman Ramachandran Lorraine Burgess has been confirmed as chief financial officer at BBC Studios after serving as interim CFO since July 2021. Burgess will report into chief executive Tom Fussell.Producer-distributor BBC Studios is U.K. broadcaster BBC’s largest commercial subsidiary, which contributed sales of £1.25 billion ($1.7 billion) in the 2020/2021 financial year.

Warner Music India has announced a partnership with Indian pop star Armaan Malik which will see the major and the musician sign artists via his Always Music Global label. That venture will also release some of Malik’s own music, specifically his Hindi non-film music.The two companies say the partnership will seek to further their “shared vision to fuel the burgeoning music scene of India” and to “release, market and position Hindi pop music across the world”.Says Malik: “I’m humbled and honoured to embark on a new chapter of my career with this unique collaboration between my label Always Music Global and Warner Music India.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentNetflix has signed a three-year agreement with French film guilds to invest a minimum of €40 million ($45 million) in the financing of French and European movies which will be released in French theaters.Netflix previously signed a pact with France’s broadcasting authorities to start investing 20% of their annual revenues on French content, both series and movies, as part of a French decree which stemmed from the implementation of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (Avms). Tuesday’s milestone agreement will see Netflix investing 4% of its annual revenue made in France on the financing of French and European movies, with at least €30 million invested in French-language movies.

Wheelchair daredevil Aaron Wheelz performed a jaw-dropping stunt on the latest episode of “America’s Got Talent: Extreme”.

After a winter hiatus, Manchester United are scheduled to return to action in the Champions League this week with a knockout clash against Atletico Madrid.

Cruz Beckham has revealed that he's planning to launch a music career, after recently working with a songwriter favoured by many established artists. The 17 year old, who recently enjoyed a skiing trip with dad David and younger sister Harper, had previously been pursuing a career in football like his famous father, but has now decided he wants to follow in mum Victoria's footsteps.

A 'tenacious' independent councillor from Wigan who 'was still helping people in hospital' while he waited for a heart transplant has died at the age of 44.

There's often a lot of soap swapping between actors but it's not often viewers see another character in a rival soap.

A grandmother has been spared a jail sentence for her fourth conviction for drink-driving after telling a court she turned to the bottle to cope with a severe bout of loneliness.

Prince William and Kate Middleton will attend England and Wales' Six Nations match on Saturday as the teams clash for the first time since Kate was named as England Rugby's new patronage.The 40 year old's husband, Prince William, is the patron of Wales Rugby, meaning the married couple will be rivals as they watch on at Twickenham Stadium. Royal expert Katie Nicholl tells OK! there is a "competition" between the pair as they gear up to cheer on their respective teams.

A leader in Greater Manchester's Ukrainian community says that last night's news from Russia has left him 'distraught'.

Love Is Blind star Shayne Jansen has paid tribute to his partner on the show Natalie Lee, after their relationship came under the microscope during a recent episode of the show. The second series of the Netflix hit has seen Shayne caught in an explosive love triangle with partner Natalie and fellow show star, Shaina Hurley.This once again took centre stage in a recent instalment of the dating show, which sees singletons hunt for love by entering pods which allow them to speak to their date but not see them.

Rochelle Humes left her fans doing a triple take after posing with her lookalike sisters Sophie and Lilli Piper during a family holiday to Dubai. Former Love Island star Sophie, 23, shared a snap of herself with the This Morning presenter and Lili during a night out, and Rochelle’s fans couldn’t help but ask: “Who is who here?!" The trio look almost identical in the picture as they pose side by side in the United Arab Emirates.

The Queen’s Gambit star Anya Taylor-Joy has said she still hasn’t processed the success of the hit Netflix miniseries.In a new interview with Vanity Fair, the actress, who played chess prodigy Beth Harmon, reflected on the whirlwind triumph of the show over the last 12 months.“I think I’ll probably understand this year in about five years,” Taylor-Joy said of her experience.