Helen Mirren used to lock herself in the bathroom over lack of confidence in acting

Fêted and eternally fabulous, Isabelle Huppert is this year’s Berlin Film Festival honorary Golden Bear laureate for her life’s work so far, with an accompanying program of some of her most celebrated films. About Joan is her newest, screened out of competition as a Berlinale Special gala (though Huppert was unable to make the trip to Berlin after testing positive for Covid). That is quite a lot of weight to carry for Laurent Larivière’s slender story about the malleability of memory. That subject in itself, broad and deep as it is, may be too much for this rickety film to bear, even with Huppert’s flickering brilliance in the title role.

Amanda Holden turned up the heat on Wednesday in honour of her 51st birthday.MORE: Amanda Holden's £35k wellness spends revealed: From fat-burning treatments to facialsThe Heart FM star took to Instagram to share a daring new snapshot with fans, showing her posing in a black bra.WATCH: Amanda Holden's 7 best bikinis and swimsuitsAmanda looks glamorous in the photo with her hair tousled into loose waves, heavy eye makeup, a nude lip and statement heart earrings. "Hello 51," she captioned the post.READ: Amanda Holden's pescatarian diet: the TV star's daily meals revealedMORE: Amanda Holden just did a workout in a mini dress and knee-high boots!The mum-of-two was quickly inundated with birthday well wishes from fans and friends – including Saira Khan, John Torode, Keith Lemon, Myleene Klass and Jess Wright.A post shared by Amanda Holden (@noholdenback)Amanda looks incredible in the daring photographAmanda is no stranger to risqué photographs.

Michelle Dockery! Not only has the Downton Abbey star got engaged, she will soon be seen on the big screen for the film's highly anticipated sequel - and now it has been announced that she will be teaming up with her co-star Michael Fox for an exciting new venture.MORE: Downton Abbey's Michelle Dockery confirms engagement to Phoebe Waller-Bridge's brotherThe pair, who first met on the set of hit TV period drama, have been signed by Decca Records Label Group.WATCH: Downton Abbey shares new trailer - but is there trouble ahead for one couple?After becoming firm friends during filming, they soon discovered their shared passion for music. Connecting immediately, both on voice and guitar, Micheal and Michelle started playing regularly as a duo.MORE: Downton Abbey's Elizabeth McGovern on watching on-screen daughters 'grow with confidence'READ: Downton Abbey writer Julian Fellowes on the difficulties of killing off beloved charactersNow, six years later, they make it official with their first record deal and debut EP, The Watching Silence, due for release on 6 May.

Carol Vorderman is used to updating her 210,000 Instagram fans with her daily adventures - but for the last ten days, the mother-of-two has been absent from social media.MORE: Carol Vorderman surprises fans with underwear picture – but it's all for a good causeOn Tuesday, however, fans would have been relieved to see her return to Instagram to share some news about her daughter Katie, who recently passed her PhD in Nanotechnology at Cambridge University.WATCH: Carol Vorderman glows in bikini videoTaking to her Stories, the former Countdown star wrote: "My girl @katie.science all animated, helping children to learn a bit of science with @techshecan."WOW: Carol Vorderman looks incredible in curve-hugging activewear on Portuguese health retreatREAD: Carol Vorderman addresses fan confusion with important messageIn her Story, Carol had embedded Katie's original post which saw a video of Katie animated alongside a dog called Tex.A post shared by Katie King (@katie.science)Katie proudly showed off her latest project"WAAAHHH!!!!!!!! The first episode and 'Katie and Tex' launched today," Katie wrote alongside it.She continued: "Animations to teach kids aged 5+ about tech. Do you recognise the voice of Katie? Watch this space… more to come. Couple of BTS shots from a few months back! CONGRATS TECH SHE CAN AND THANK YOU!"It's definitely been an exciting start to the year for Katie and her proud mother Carol.

THE Chase fans were so impressed with a player that they called for him to be offered a JOB on the show. Viewers called for the contestant to become the show's new Chaser after he banked £11,000 in the cash builder round.

K.J. Yossman RTL Deutschland has inked an exclusive multi-year content deal with Warner Bros.

Emmerdale fans have spotted a link between the location where Meena has taken Dawn and Billy hostage and the site of a previous murder on the soap. In the explosive showdown on Monday 14 February, serial killer Meena Jutla (played by Paige Sandhu) returned to kidnap Dawn Taylor (Olivia Bromley) only moments after she married Billy Fletcher (Jay Kontzle). Meena lured Dawn into a huge white limousine outside the church and whisked her away to a deserted viaduct, where it was revealed that Meena had already kidnapped Billy.

Scotrail is to end services early today (Wednesday) as Storm Dudley looks set to cause disruption across Scotland.

There’s been a lot of talk about levelling up in UK politics recently.

Train services will stop this afternoon as Storm Dudley brings heavy rain and high winds to Scotland.

A drug dealer who was supplying his own mum was found with almost £4,000 worth of heroin in a car.

Dame Helen Mirren is feeling proud of herself after scaring a black bear away from her retreat in Nevada.The Oscar winner and her husband had just moved into a new house in Lake Tahoe when the coronavirus lockdown began in March, and she has found herself really at one with nature in the past four months as all her neighbours moved indoors and visitors stayed away.“We’re not right on the lake but I can see it … It’s really pretty …,” The Queen star said during a recent appearance on Marc Maron’s WTF podcast.

Helen Mirren, Liam Gallagher, Simon Pegg and Paloma Faith are among the celebrities who have donated items to a charity auction.

Stay home, protect lives. It’s a phrase that we have all become far too familiar with hearing over the past few weeks, but what if staying home put your life in danger? That is sadly the reality for the many people that suffer domestic violence and the current lockdown measures have only compounded this further.

Dame Helen Mirren is feeling proud of herself after scaring a black bear away from her retreat in Nevada.

Helen Mirren needs your help! The 74-year-old actress is calling on her 814k Instagram followers to help support the UK Intensive Care Society.

Whether she's or schooling , always keeps it real.Despite this, when I join her for our interview in a Beverly Hills mansion fit for the queens she's played, nerves kick in. What do I call the legendary actor? Ms.

Helen Mirren wants women to use make-up to look like their best selves rather than try to “look beautiful”.

Helen Mirren, 74, is on top of the trends. She’s fully aware of how cool Billie Eilish is — having “discovered her” on YouTube a few years ago and she’s keen on all of the new products hitting the drugstore shelves this spring.

Helen Mirren is joining forces with Spice Girl Geri Horner, British track star-turned broadcaster Denise Lewis and models Iskra Lawrence and Neelam Gill to talk about self-worth as part of a new campaign from the Prince’s Trust and L’Oreal in honour of International Women’s Day on March 8.

Helen Mirren leans on Viola Davis in this cute pic from the L’Oreal Paris’s Age Perfect Cosmetics Launch on Tuesday (March 3) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

As most of the world begins slowly reopening after months of lockdown to quell the spread of the COVID-19 virus, air travel is ramping back up.