Lorraine fans in hysterics as Ricky Gervais' After Life dog howls her name

After Life fans have been left stunned as they discovered Emily Atack's mum Kate Robbins appears in the new series of Ricky Gervais'Netflix hit. Inbetweeners star Emily, 32, shared her pride over her mum appearing in the hit Netflix as Penny Spencer Wright, an author and medium, in the comedy. Emily, who recently moved home due to privacy issues, shared a photo of her mum in character on the set alongside a selfie showing her mum with the show's creator Ricky Gervais.

Lorraine Kelly, Janey Godley, Neil Oliver and Grant Stott were amongst the Scots who paid tribute to Meat Loaf following his death. at the age of 47.

Ricky Gervais has offered to host the Oscars for free – if he can say what he wants. The ‘After Life’ creator admitted he doesn’t think he’d ever be asked to anchor the Academy Awards because his comedy is too controversial, but he’d jump at the chance if he was offered the job and organisers allowed him the same freedom as he was given when he fronted the Golden Globes on five occasions. Speaking on ‘The View’, he said: “Well, I might be allowed to host it if I did what I was told.

The Oscars are looking for a host, but Ricky Gervais doesn’t believe he’s in contention.

Oscars buzz kicking off, Lorraine Kelly has had the chance to see one blockbuster that is generating a lot of hype - Sir Kenneth Branagh's new movie Belfast. Find out what the TV star thought of the film, based during The Troubles, in her exclusive HELLO! diary below...One of the best perks of my job is getting to see movies before they hit the cinema, and now things are getting back to some sort of normality we are seeing more films being released so people can enjoy them on the widescreen.READ: 9 must-see movies coming to cinemas I love going to the screening room and sitting there, usually on my own, but often in the company of the divine Graham Norton.

Ricky Gervais has never shied away from controversy when hosting the Golden Globes, but he’s had his doubts that his unfiltered brand of comedy would fly at the Oscars. Even though he didn’t think he’d be a contender for hosting, Ricky did admit that he’d love the job, if he could take the same approach to when he hosts the Globes during a hilarious Thursday January 20 interview on The View. 

Ricky Gervais has hosted the Golden Globes five times, but he doesn’t think he’ll ever host the Oscars — mostly because he’s pretty sure he’s a little too freewheeling for the Academy. But, if they were to give him the freedom to be himself, Gervais says he’d happily take the job, and for free at that.Gervais stopped by “The View” on Thursday, in support of the third and final season of his Netflix series “Afterlife,” which released on the streamer last Friday. During his interview, host Sunny Hostin asked him why exactly he thinks he wouldn’t be allowed to host the Oscars.“Well, I might be allowed to host it if I did what I was told,” Gervais said.

Lorraine Kelly has finally addressed her 2019 tax tribunal case.

Ricky Gervais has dismissed fan speculation that a character from Netflix series After Life is based on James Corden.In the show, Ethan Lawrence plays a character called James – with some fans noticing a resemblance to the chat show host.One viewer on Twitter wrote: “I’ve already laughed and cried more times I can remember over anything in a long long time. James ‘clearly Corden’ is stealing the show at this point.”Another wrote: “Will have to get on After Life season three this weekend.

Downton Abbey star Michelle Dockery has announced that she is now engaged to Jasper Waller-Bridge, brother of Fleabag star Phoebe. Jasper, 34, is a film and TV producer and was once Louis Tomlinson’s manager and the couple met in 2019. Their engagement was announced in The Times as reads: "The engagement is announced between Jasper, son of Michael Waller-Bridge of King's Lynn, Norfolk, and Teresa Waller-Bridge of Battersea, London, and Michelle Dockery, younger daughter of Michael and Lorraine Dockery of Gidea Park, Essex." The couple met through mutual friends and were first spotted together at the Rome Film Festival.

Lorraine Kelly has joined a host of fans to protest about Holby City's impending end.

David Furnish has delighted his followers by sharing a new picture of Elton John back on stage ahead of his farewell tour, which kicks off on Wednesday in New Orleans.Exclusive: David Furnish gives update on Elton John's health as he isolates ahead of surgeryFans of the star have had to wait at least two years to see Elton begin his final worldwide tour, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.WATCH: Elton John shares update on hip surgery in interview with Lorraine Kelly"Getting back in the groove @eltonjohn #EltonFarewellTour," remarked doting husband David alongside a snap, which showed the superstar belting out a tune as David watched on.MORE: 10 rare photos of Elton John's children with husband David FurnishMORE: Elton John shares rare photo of his sons during glamorous summer breakFans rushed to comment on the post, with one saying: "Not long now until I see my hero perform." Another remarked: "This picture makes me happyyy!!!" A third person said: "Back at it! We love to see it."Elton, 74, announced his final set of performances, titled the Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour - The Final Tour, in 2018, and had planned to take his music around the world one final time. However, due to the pandemic and ongoing health issues, the tour was pushed back on various occasions.

Lorraine Kelly slammed Prince Harry after hearing of his protection plan for returning to the UK, telling viewers, "You can't hire Scotland Yard!"

Netflix has donated benches to local councils around the UK as part of a mental health scheme to mark the third season of After Life.The benches were commissioned with suicide prevention charity the Campaign Against Living Miserably (Calm) and feature QR codes leading to online resources and a message of support.They’re also inscribed with a quote from the third season: “Hope is everything”.The benches can be found in various locations, including Bath, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Falmouth, Glasgow, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Minehead, Newcastle, Nottingham, Surrey Heath and Taunton. You can check out the full list below.Created by Ricky Gervais and set in Tambury, After Life stars the comedian as local newspaper journalist Tony as he contends with intense grief following the death of his wife.

Now that the Oscars are officially moving forward with a host for the first time in years, Ricky Gervais revealed what it would take for him to agree to take on the role.  Last week, it was announced that the 2022 Academy Awards show will have a host for the first time since Jimmy Kimmel held the position in 2017 and 2018. Gervais, who previously helmed controversial appearances as the host of the Golden Globes, appeared on the "Today" show Tuesday where the hosts asked if he would be open to hosting the Oscars.  Before they could even get the question out, Gervais began shaking his head in the negative.  "They’d never let me do what I wanted," he said.

Ricky Gervais’s beloved dog Anti has been stealing the show as his owner has been doing press for the third and final season of “After Life”.

Comedian Ricky Gervais has donated two benches to Scots parks as a part of a mental health campaign to mark the launch of Netflix's After Life season three.

Lorraine Kelly has taken a swipe at some of the contestants on Dancing On Ice after her co-star landed in the skate-off.

RICKY Gervais' interview on The One Show was thrown into chaos as his beloved canine co-star bolted off the set mid-interview. The After Life actor joined hosts Alex Jones and Alex Scott on Monday night to talk about the latest series of his hit Netflix show. Ricky, 60, opened up to viewers about the reasons behind him writing After Life and how he found inspiration from thinking about losing his own wife, Jane.

RICKY Gervais has revealed the reason behind why some of After Life’s best-loved characters are missing from the third season. Widower and straight-talking Tony Johnson returned for After Life’s third and final chapter last Friday, but two notable individuals were nowhere to be seen. In the first few episodes, local postman Pat gave Tony an update on his failing romance with Roxy, as he struggled to come to terms with her career as a sex worker.

Lorraine Kelly has given fans some good advice about New Year's resolutions and the importance of taking time for yourself.

Lorraine Kelly has revealed her most embarrassing live TV moment was accidentally flashing at British boy band The Wanted.

AFTER Life viewers were left open-mouthed after Ricky Gervais was seen looking "ripped" during an episode of the third season. The Netflix comedy-drama returned for its third and final chapter on Friday, with Ricky returning as widower Tony Johnson.  Still struggling to come to terms with his wife’s death, Tony is seen reminiscing as he watches old videos on his laptop in the second episode.

Lorraine Kelly revealed she is "too scared" to venture into cosmetically altering her looks with Botox or filler.

LORRAINE viewers were left seriously distracted by Ranvir Singh's appearance as she stepped in to host the show today. Lorraine Kelly was absent from this morning's show, with GMB presenter Ranvir, 44, filling in for.