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Sharon Osbourne has revealed that she underwent ketamine therapy to help her cope after leaving US panel show The Talk. Following her departure, the 69 year old, who claimed that her facelift left her looking “like a Cyclops”, says she began receiving death threats which led her to turn to the controversial therapy to deal with the backlash. “If you're a person that stuffs things [down] 'I'm fine, I'm fine,' this drug relaxes you,” the TV personality told The Times.

Actress Lucy Davis has been in the limelight since joining The Office as Dawn Tinsley in 2001 and has most recently played Hilda Spellman in The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. She’s been keeping her 794,000 fans up to date with all that happens in her life off screen on Instagram including her gruelling workouts. Lucy posted a snap to her feed while dressed in black gym leggings and a grey vest which highlighted her slim figure.

Pregnant former TOWIE star Lauren Goodger looked loved-up with her on-off boyfriend Charles Drury in a pool as they enjoyed a family holiday in Kent with their daughter, Larose, nine months. Lauren, 35, looked relaxed and happy as she donned a hot pink bikini and kissed Charles, 24, as they played with their little water baby.The reality star, who is due to give birth in June, kept her face natural and makeup-free for the outing, and wore her brunette hair swept up into a bun that was tied with a light pink scrunchie.

Molly-Mae Hague revealed her devastation after noticing that her incurable skin condition had returned overnight.The former Love Island star, who shared the "teething issues" at her £3.5million mansion's renovations, is currently in Spain, where she is shooting a campaign for her tanning brand, Filter by Molly-Mae. And the 22 year old took to her Instagram Story on Wednesday to share a snap of her pigmented arm. "I actually can't believe I've woken up this morning to my pigmentation having come back," Molly-Mae wrote.  "It took me a whole year to get rid of this last time.

The Wanted have re-released a new version of their 2011 Comic Relief song Gold Forever in honour of their late bandmate, Tom Parker. It has been a week since Tom was laid to rest after he passed away on March 30 at the age of 33 after a two year battle with brain cancer.The Wanted's 2011 hit Gold Forever could be heard playing in a clip filmed after Tom's funeral ceremony outside St Francis of Assis Church while fans lined the streets and emotionally clapped. And The Wanted have now made the decision to release a stripped-back version of the song on streaming services.

Kate Middleton and Princess Anne are stepping out on their first ever engagement as a pair.The two royals have visited the Royal College of Midwives and Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists headquarters in London, to hear about the ways they’re improving health care for women and their babies. It’s the first time the women, both patrons of the different organisations, have attended an official visit as a pair. But Royal Commentator Richard Fitzwilliams says their rare appearance together spells an exciting future for the dynamic duo.

Derry Girls fans went wild during episode three on Tuesday night after they spotted a Peaky Blinders star during a hilarious train scene. During the latest instalment, Erin (Saoirse-Monica Jackson), Orla (Louisa Harland), Clare (Nicola Coughlan), Michelle (Jamie-Lee O'Donnell) and James (Dylan Llewellyn) headed to Portrush with their family.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle shocked the world when they announced they were stepping away from royal duties in March 2020, prompting internet hackers to hold their Archewell website to ransom in April that year. The hackers took control of the domain name http://archewellcharity.com/, which turned out not to be the official Archewell domain, to demand Prince Harry came back to the UK, and vowed not to relinquish the website until their demand was met.

When Her Majesty the Queen sadly passes away, Buckingham Palace could look very different indeed. At 96 years old, our ageing yet much-loved monarch is celebrated around the world for her lengthy reign, sacrifice and dedication to her country. And when she’s gone, royal expert Duncan Larcombe says we’ll do everything to remember her - we might even make a shrine.

Amanda Holden is no stranger to pulling off incredible looks and it seems that her latest one has another celebrity fan who wore it on the same day as her by complete coincidence. The 51 year old stepped out in London after hosting her daily Heart FM radio show sporting a fabulous floral dress by Anne Louise Boutique and it seems that Holly Willoughby is also a keen admirer.

A consultant psychiatrist has told a murder trial about a "harrowing" interview he conducted with a man accused of killing his two-year-old son.

Vladimir Putin has sparked further rumours that his health is deteriorating, after footage seemed to show him suffering hand and leg tremors in a recent meeting.

An Alton Towers employee uploaded explicit videos of two women to an international porn website.

Cardross’ new speed camera may not become fully operational until June, a police inspector for Helensburgh and Lomond has said.

EXCLUSIVE: Camila Mendes (Riverdale) has signed on to star opposite Rudy Mancuso in the film Música, which he is directing for Amazon Studios and Wonderland Sound and Vision.

Sam Fender fan has got a scannable Spotify code for the singer’s album ‘Hypersonic Missiles’ tattooed on their leg.The North East singer-songwriter’s debut album was released in 2019, and Fender today (April 27) shared a video sent to him by a fan that shows a tattoo of an official Spotify Code.The codes are used like QR Codes, and scanned into phones to bring up a particular song, album or playlist on the streaming service.In the video, a fan with Spotify open goes up to his friend’s leg and scans the tattoo, before ‘Hypersonic Missiles’ suddenly shows up on his phone.Sharing the video, Fender branded the fans “legends”.

Will Young has announced a new documentary about the death of his twin brother Rupert.The singer’s brother died in 2020 after suffering from alcoholism for over 20 years.It is estimated that 1.6million are alcohol dependent, and only 18 per cent of people in need of specialist treatment are receiving it.“It was very enlightening and emotional to make this film and I am extremely proud of everyone ’s involvement in it,” Young said of the new film called Will Young: Losing My Twin Rupert, commissioned by Channel 4.“I hope it shines a light on the difficulties that so many people face today in the UK with addiction and getting the necessary help.”Young had previously spoken outside the court at his brother’s inquest, according to Birmingham Mail, saying he believes his brother  should have been seen by a psychiatrist and sectioned under the Mental Health Act.Rita Daniels, Commissioning Editor for Channel 4 added of the film: “We are very thankful to Will and his family for opening up about the sensitive and difficult topic of addiction and we hope Will’s profound tribute to his brother will go a long way to helping those going through similar issues.”There is no release date confirmed yet for Will Young: Losing My Twin Rupert – stay tuned for updates.Meanwhile, at the end of last year Will Young  handcuffed himself to the gates of a dog-breeding centre in Cambridgeshire.The pop star joined animal rights protesters from ‘Camp Beagle’ to campaign for the closure of MBR Acres in Wyton, near Huntingdon.

President Joe Biden still plans to attend this weekend’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner even after Vice President Kamala Harris has tested positive for Covid and health officials are warning that the most recent variant is especially contagious.

Longtime Saturday Night Live cast member Pete Davidson is staying in the NBCUniversal fold with his first TV starring vehicle. Peacock has closed a deal for Bupkis, a half-hour live action comedy written, starring and executive produced by Davidson and executive produced by SNL honcho Lorne Michaels. The project, a heightened, fictionalized version of Davidson’s life, was taken out to the marketplace in March, and NBCU’s streamer landed it in a competitive situation with a straight-to-series order.

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"You wanna get nuts? Let’s get nuts," Michael Keaton’s Batman says in the new "Flash"trailer shown Tuesday afternoon at CinemaCon – a complete homage to his hysterical line from the original 1989 Tim Burton film. There’s more Batman lore in the trailer as we see the Caped Crusader’s mansion and his secret library full of his suits. Oh, he’s also on his motorcycle, but it’s the one from the Christopher Nolan films.

Monica isn’t standing for racist attacks.

Clayton Echard is sharing what he learned from his journey on reality TV. The 28-year-old “Bachelor” alumtook to Instagram on Tuesday to share an emotional reflection with his followers.

Imelda Staunton is addressing her connection to “Bridgerton”. 

New York Times best-selling author, Elaine Welteroth and her husband, musician Jonathan Singletary, who welcomed their first child, a baby boy, into the world!The couple shared their exciting announcement via a joint Instagram post on Tuesday (April 27) with a caption reading, “Look who finally made his debut

K.J. Yossman Protagonist Pictures have boarded Riley Keough’s directorial debut “War Pony” (previously known as “Beast.”) Keough (“Mad Max: Fury Road”) co-directed the feature with Gina Gammell (“Manodrome”).

Joe Otterson TV ReporterPeacock has given a straight-to-series order to a semi-autobiographical comedy series starring Pete Davidson, Variety has learned.The series, title “Bupkis,” was first reported as being on the market back in March, with Peacock acquiring it in a competitive situation. Davidson serves as a writer and executive producer on the show in addition to starring. The half-hour comedy is described as a heightened, fictionalized version of Davidson’s real life.

Guy Lodge Film CriticWhat comes to mind when you picture the likely protagonist of a film titled “Anaïs in Love?” If it’s not a flighty, free-spirited young Frenchwoman, cycling around Paris with flowers in her bike basket, completing a Masters literature thesis (long past deadline) on “17th-century descriptions of passion,” and wearing bright floral sundresses in all weathers, you’ve tried too hard to avoid the obvious — not something you could easily accuse Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet’s blithe, gossamer-light debut feature of doing in imagining said heroine. Is it too on the nose if she’s played by reliably winsome starlet Anaïs Demoustier? Don’t answer that: she is.At first rosy blush, then, “Anaïs in Love” appears to gently parody an idealized screen vision of Gallic femininity (a manic pixie dream fille of sorts) that has endured in various incarnations from the French New Wave to “Amelie” and beyond.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticGerman composer and musician Klaus Schulze, a pioneer in the field of electronic music and leading figure in what came to be known as “Kraut-rock,” died Tuesday. He was 74 and the death was described in an announcement from his record label as coming “after a long disease, but all of a sudden.”Schulze was an early member of the groups Tangerine Dream, the Cosmic Joker and Ash Ra Tempel, in the beginnings of a career that grew to include more than 60 albums.Despite his illness, Schulze had new music in the pipeline.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorLady Gaga has announced the new song from “Top Gun: Maverick” “Hold My Hand.” The song written by Gaga, features in the film opening May 27 and will be released on May 3.In the highly-anticipated film, Tom Cruise returns as Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, a courageous test pilot who dodges the advancement in rank that would ground him. He finds himself training a detachment of TOPGUN graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen, Maverick encounters Lt.

NBA star Carmelo Anthony has lined up a new gig voicing a character in the upcoming “Lil’ Heroes” animated series.Anthony and his producing partner Asani Swann, of Creative 7, have also joined the show, from Exile Content and Spanish artist Edgar Plans, as executive producers.The animated series is based on the “Lil’ Heroes” NFT collection. “We are excited to be partnering with Exile on what we believe is one of the most unique and innovative ideas for an animated series in a long time,” Anthony said in a statement. “At Creative 7, we are always looking to support dynamic projects like this that are reinvigorating the traditional content landscape.

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A harrowing moment. New video footage shows Alec Baldwin receiving the news that Halyna Hutchins died after the shooting on the Rust set last year.