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Alec Baldwin went on dramatic diet for Blue Jasmine role

Alec Baldwin shed 25 lbs for his role in 'Blue Jasmine'.

The 67-year-old actor ditched pasta, potatoes and sugary foods to change his body shape to play Hal Francis in Woody Allen's 2013 comedy-drama - which follows rich Manhattan socialite Jasmine (Cate Blanchett) going to San Francisco to stay with her sister after falling on hard times.

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Serena Williams believes fame comes at a 'big cost'

Serena Williams' career comes with a "big cost" to her personal life.

The 43-year-old has been on top of the world - claiming 23 grand slam titles and becoming the world's number one women's singles player - with her tennis career, as well as becoming a successful businesswoman with her WYN Beauty make-up range.

However behind closed doors, ...Read more

Jeff Goldblum took singing lessons to prove teachers wrong

Jeff Goldblum took singing lessons throughout his career after his school music teacher declared he had a "limited range".

The 72-year-old Hollywood actor has made huge efforts to improve his voice for both his film and music work after being sent home from school with a note that criticised his vocal abilities.

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'I wouldn't tangle with his Punisher!': Ben Affleck compares his Marvel experience with Jon Bernthal

Ben Affleck thinks Jon Bernthal's Punisher is "good" - while his 'Daredevil' film was "an interesting story".

The 52-year-old actor portrayed 'The Devil of Hell's Kitchen' in the eponymous 2003 superhero movie, while Bernthal, 48, has played The Punisher since Netflix's 'Daredevil' show in 2016, and Affleck has now compared his differing ...Read more

28 Days Later writer Alex Garland explains why he sat out sequel before making series return

'28 Days Later' writer Alex Garland left the franchise because he "couldn't be in a cynical mindset" to make the sequel '28 Weeks Later'.

The 54-year-old scribe had worked with director Danny Boyle on the 2002 horror flick before both exited the series, allowing Juan Carlos Fresnadillo to step in and helm the 2007 follow-up.

Now, Garland and ...Read more

LE SSERAFIM recruit JADE for new remix of Hot

LE SSERAFIM and JADE have released a new version of 'Hot'.

The K-pop girl group have recruited the former Little Mix star - whose full name is Jade Thirlwall - for another remix of the title track from their recently released mini-album.

Jade sings the new lyrics: "Now I'm strong, you did mе wrong, kept stringing me along / I should've seen ...Read more

Benson Boone trolls Coachella crowd for lacklustre response to surprise guest Sir Brian May

Benson Boone has trolled the Coachella crowd after their lacklustre response to Queen's Sir Brian May performing 'Bohemian Rhapsody' with him.

The 22-year-old star was joined on stage by the guitar god at Friday's (11.04.25) opening night of this year's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, for a...Read more

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Smokey Robinson: 50 years of timeless hits and everlasting legacy

ANAHEIM, Calif. — There’s a reason Smokey Robinson is known as the “King of Motown.”

His voice — smooth, drenched in soul — has carried across generations, weaving through love stories, heartbreaks, and dance floors for more than five decades. Whether it was the unmistakable falsetto that made “The Tracks of My Tears” an anthem ...Read more

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Review: In its remake of the TV series, 'Smash' on Broadway is anything but

NEW YORK — In “Smash,” the 2012 NBC-TV series chronicling the fraught making of a Broadway musical about Marilyn Monroe, we learned about the two writers of the show-within-a-show having a sweet tradition. As played by Debra Messing and Christian Borle, the pair celebrated their new shows by visiting some lowly community staging of one of ...Read more

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A new generation gets hitched in 'The Wedding Banquet.' Its cast feels changed by the making of it

LOS ANGELES — When actors Kelly Marie Tran and Lily Gladstone met shortly before shooting their first scene together on "The Wedding Banquet," director Andrew Ahn tasked them with coming up with secrets about their characters — ones he wouldn't know about.

This included secrets their characters shared as a couple, as well as individual ...Read more

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Review: In 'Your Friends & Neighbors,' Jon Hamm is back in Don Draper territory

In "Your Friends and Neighbors," which premiered last week on Apple TV+, Jon Hamm plays Andrew Cooper, called Coop, a well-paid, well-placed hedge fund trader who is fired from his job, ostensibly for violating a company policy about fraternization in the ranks. He has already lost his wife, Mel (Amanda Peet), whom he discovered in bed with his ...Read more

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'The Ballad of Wallis Island' review: A tender song from the heart

A wee British charmer made with warmth and heart, "The Ballad of Wallis Island" is as comfortable and cozy as a soft blanket, the kind of low-key comedy Brits excel at and Americans don't even bother attempting.

Star and screenwriter Tim Key plays Charles, a wealthy and idiosyncratic lottery winner who lives on a Welsh island and pretty much ...Read more

Emilio Estevez 'passed out' after first meeting Breakfast Club co-stars

Emilio Estevez "passed out" after meeting his 'The Breakfast Club' co-stars for the first time because he was on "pain pills".

The 62-year-old actor - who played Andrew Clark alongside Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Anthony Michael Hall and Molly Ringwald in the 1985 John Hughes film - had four wisdom teeth pulled out "the night before" a script ...Read more

Kate Beckinsale thanks movie crew for 'holding her up' during 'tough time'

Kate Beckinsale has thanked the cast and crew of her latest movie for "holding her up" during "tough" days away from her sick mother.

The actress has been looking after her mom Judy as she battles cancer but she's been having to spend time apart from her as she's been busy working on a new film project - and Kate has now applauded her co-...Read more

Katy Perry's 'confirmations from the heavens' ahead of space jaunt

Katy Perry has received "confirmations from the heavens" ahead of her trip into space.

The 'Teenage Dream' singer will be part of an all-female crew - which also includes presenters Gayle King and Lauren Sanchez - when she blasts off on the next launch of Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket on Monday (14.04.25).

Katy, 40, believes "something bigger...Read more

Jacob Elordi says Adolescence actor Owen Cooper was 'intimidating' on Netflix's Wuthering Heights

Jacob Elordi says 'Adolescence' actor Owen Cooper was "intimidating" on the set of Netflix's 'Wuthering Heights'.

The 27-year-old actor will portray Heathcliff in the forthcoming film adaptation of Emily Brontë's 1847 novel, opposite Owen, who will play a younger version of the character.

Owen Cooper, 15, shot to fame in Netflix's recent ...Read more

Ed Sheeran admits building his own village is 'weird'

Ed Sheeran admits building his own village is "weird" but he just wanted to give his family some privacy.

The pop star spent millions snapping up land and other homes around his mansion in Suffolk, England to create one massive estate which boasts a pub, a chapel and a lake - and Ed has revealed he just wanted some space where he could relax ...Read more

Carrie Underwood 'honoured' and 'blessed' as she ends Las Vegas residency

Carrie Underwood felt "honoured" and "blessed" as she ended her three-year Las Vegas residency.

The country singer kicked off her 'Reflection' shows at the Resorts World Theatre in Sin City in December 2021 and she brought the run to an end on Saturday night (12.04.25) after 72 performances over three years - and she became emotional as she ...Read more

Jamelia gearing up for music comeback thanks to eldest daughter's words of wisdom

Jamelia is gearing up for a music comeback after returning to the studio.

The 'Superstar' singer admitted she is "absolutely" returning to music after the mother-of-four was inspired to make new tunes by her daughter Teja, 23.

Quizzed on Hits Radio if she will make a music comeback, she said: "Absolutely, I've been in the studio.

"At the end ...Read more

Jean Marsh dead at 90

Jean Marsh has died.

The 'Upstairs, Downstairs' co-creator and actress - who won an Emmy award in 1975 for her portrayal of maid Rose Buck in the TV drama - passed away at the age of 90 from complications of dementia in her London home on Sunday (13.04.25).

Jean's friend, director Sir Michael Lindsay-Hogg, said in a statement issued through ...Read more